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Basic Functions  

& Features

Contents

Things to  

Remember

Mastering  

the Basics

More Advanced 

Techniques

Appendices

10

Downloading Images

Downloading Images by Connecting the Camera to a Computer

Download the camera images to the computer.

 IMPORTANT

• The instructions in this software manual assume that you have correctly installed 

the software. See the guides supplied with your product package for software 
installation procedures.

• If CameraWindow fails to open when you connect the camera, click the 

[CameraWindow] icon in the Dock (the bar at the bottom of the desktop).

 1

Connect the camera to the computer 

with the supplied interface cable. 

 2

Set the camera to the Playback mode 

and switch on the power. 

 3

Click [Transfer Untransferred 

Images Automatically]. 

The images will start to 

download.

CameraWindow 

Summary of Contents for 40D - EOS 40D DSLR

Page 1: ...ents Things to Remember Mastering the Basics More Advanced Techniques Appendices 1 for Macintosh Software User Guide ImageBrowser PhotoStitch How to Use This Manual New Features in This Version Click...

Page 2: ...The screen shots and procedures may appear slightly different if you are using another version of Mac OS The displayed screens and procedures may also differ slightly from the examples depending upon...

Page 3: ...oad images with a single click 100 0031 100 0032 100 0033 100 0034 100 0035 100 0036 100 0037 100 0038 ABC 200X 09 09 To Print Printing p 13 Print with the layouts you want To View Magnifying the Disp...

Page 4: ...29 Merging Images into Panoramas p 28 Formatting Images as Wallpaper p 31 Extracting Still Images from Movies p 32 Resizing Images p 30 Editing Movies p 28 To Connect to a Camera Uploading to a Camera...

Page 5: ...to a Computer 10 Printing 13 Printing a Single Image on a Single Page 13 Index Print 15 How to Use CameraWindow 17 First Window to Open 17 Screen Showing the Image Index List and Image View 18 How to...

Page 6: ...Images into Folders by Shooting Date 35 Classifying Images Into Star Ratings Folders 36 Configuring Image Information Settings 37 Setting Star Ratings 37 Inserting Comments 37 Assigning Keywords 38 S...

Page 7: ...ad window which opens when a camera is connected CameraWindow View of camera images You can download all or a selection of images from the connected camera CameraWindow closes and the screen changes a...

Page 8: ...ons folder followed by the Canon Utilities folder ImageBrowser folder and the ImageBrowser icon Names of the Browser Window Parts Menu Bar Display Modes Last Acquired Images Displays the last images d...

Page 9: ...es 9 How to Perform Tasks Selecting and Using Functions You can use many ImageBrowser functions by selecting them from the Control Panel or a menu and then following the instructions in the window tha...

Page 10: ...you have correctly installed the software See the guides supplied with your product package for software installation procedures If CameraWindow fails to open when you connect the camera click the Cam...

Page 11: ...y select models only classification These are virtual folders Folders containing newly acquired images Images from memory cards with large numbers of images more than 1 000 may not download correctly...

Page 12: ...nloading Using Camera Commands You can use the camera s Print Share button to download the images to the computer Direct Transfer See the Camera User Guide for Direct Transfer settings and procedures...

Page 13: ...ntents Things to Remember Mastering the Basics More Advanced Techniques Appendices 13 2 Click Print Email and Photo Print 1 Select images for printing Printing Printing a Single Image on a Single Page...

Page 14: ...Sets the shooting date time imprint settings 4 Click Print Print window will display 5 Click Print Printing will start HINT Laying Out and Printing You can also select multiple images add captions and...

Page 15: ...tions Features Contents Things to Remember Mastering the Basics More Advanced Techniques Appendices 15 Index Print Prints an index of the images 1 Select images for printing 2 Click Print Email and In...

Page 16: ...Printing will start 3 Set the categories as desired Sets the printer paper size and number of print copies settings Rotates selected images Click here to crop a portion of the selected image and prin...

Page 17: ...anced Techniques Appendices 17 How to Use CameraWindow First Window to Open This is the first screen to appear in CameraWindow Downloads all images that have not yet been downloaded Closes this window...

Page 18: ...Thumbnail Window View Window Aligns the windows Switches between window display modes Configures settings such as the thumbnail size and download folder Configures the name of the camera owner Upload...

Page 19: ...ys CameraWindow View Image Displays the selected image in the Viewer Window Slide Show Displays the selected images in succession in the window Rotate Image To rotate images click the Edit menu and se...

Page 20: ...thumbnail size Scroll mode with the slider Functions Used in the Browser Area Create New Folder To create a new folder in the Browser Area click the File menu and select New Folder Select Images Click...

Page 21: ...the shooting information You can configure the information display by clicking the ImageBrowser menu and selecting Preferences Display at full screen size Shooting information Set the Star Rating The...

Page 22: ...also start the same process by clicking the Edit menu and selecting Edit still image Trimming Cropping a Portion of an Image Use this to delete unnecessary portions of the image and leave only the ne...

Page 23: ...ovies and RAW images cannot be edited Inserting Text Use this to insert text onto the image Procedures 1 Double click an image 2 Edit and Insert Text Placing a checkmark in the Antialias box causes th...

Page 24: ...age while viewing its histogram Correcting Tone Curves You can adjust the color balance and brightness of an image using its tone curve input output conversion graph of image brightness Tone Curve Adj...

Page 25: ...es images appear sharper by emphasizing the outlines of subjects such as people and objects Procedures 1 Double click an image 2 Edit and Sharpness Movies and RAW images cannot be edited Auto Adjustme...

Page 26: ...an Editing Program Register the program so it can be started from within ImageBrowser Procedures 1 ImageBrowser and Preferences 2 Register Application ImageBrowser Other Image Editing Program Editing...

Page 27: ...d check that recording is enabled in the System Preferences Sound window To delete a recorded sound click the File menu and select Sound followed by Send to Trash To record a new sound for an image th...

Page 28: ...making it easier to merge the images Some camera models may not feature the Stitch Assist mode Editing Movies You can create original movies by linking movie clips and still images You can even add ti...

Page 29: ...contain raw data that differs from the usual JPEG images by not having any image adjustment or compression processing performed in the camera they can be converted on a computer with a lossless proces...

Page 30: ...Procedures 1 Select an image 2 File and Export Image 3 Edit and Save Image 4 Next You will lose the shooting information if you save images as a type other than JPEG bmp jpg tif Exporting Shooting In...

Page 31: ...ver Images You can export images to serve as computer screen savers Creating Computer Wallpaper Images You can export images to serve as computer wallpaper images Procedures 1 Select an image 2 File a...

Page 32: ...the Basics More Advanced Techniques Appendices 32 Extracting Stills from Movies You can extract and save stills from your favourite frames recorded in a movie Extract your best shots as stills Proced...

Page 33: ...and Create Image for Email You can configure how the email program automatically starts up after the image is created by opening the Applications folder and double clicking the Mail icon to start the...

Page 34: ...cedures 1 SlideShow You can configure the slide show display method by clicking the View menu and selecting Slide Show Options HINT Slide Show Button Functions The following buttons appear at the bott...

Page 35: ...xx_05 Procedures 1 Select an image 2 File Organize Image and Rename You can change individual file and folder names by clicking on the file name in Preview mode or with the File Information Window Cha...

Page 36: ...ssifying Images Into Star Ratings Folders You can classify images according to their Star Ratings into separate folders You can organize the images you have recorded according to their Star Ratings Pr...

Page 37: ...dures 1 Select an image 2 Switch to Preview Mode 3 Set Star Rating You can also set the Star Ratings by accessing the Edit menu the File Information Window or the Viewer Window Inserting Comments You...

Page 38: ...nformation This chart shows the information other than shooting information that can be added to images Information Type My Category Star Ratings Comments Keywords Content Categories such as People Sc...

Page 39: ...Comment Date Keyword Favorite photo Procedures 1 File and Search After a search the correlated images display in the Search Results folder HINT Tasks Related to Search Results You can select images i...

Page 40: ...to display only images meeting the selected parameters in the Browser Area Star Ratings My Category Procedures 1 Filter Tool This section is used to specify the filter criteria Sorting Images You can...

Page 41: ...ferences can be detected Procedures 1 Select several images to compare 2 View Image 3 Select a view method from Number of Displays 4 Synchronize Selecting Synchronize causes actions such as increasing...

Page 42: ...r CameraWindow folder and double click the RemoteCapture DC icon IMPORTANT Remote shooting is only available with certain camera models that list it as one of the features in the Specifications sectio...

Page 43: ...menu and select Interval Timer Shooting Short intervals may be insufficient for image transmission and saving resulting in the failure to capture images at the specified interval Timer Shooting This...

Page 44: ...age Start up Sound Operation Sound Selftimer Sound Shutter Sound Procedures 1 Connect the camera to the computer 2 Set the camera to the Playback mode and switch it on 3 If CameraWindow opens click Op...

Page 45: ...in the camera HINT Creating My Camera Settings Comply with the following specifications if you create My Camera Settings in image editing or sound editing software Start up images Compression Method...

Page 46: ...the Playback mode and switch it on 3 Click Operate using this computer Show favorite images to friends or connect a TV to show them on a large screen IMPORTANT Only images compliant with Design rule f...

Page 47: ...izing ImageBrowser You can configure ImageBrowser to operate according to your preferences Overall coloring such as window appearances Processing methods for images shot with the camera on end Categor...

Page 48: ...gher Exif JPEG is an image type that adds information such as shooting data to a JPEG image RAW This is a proprietary image type provided by Canon It allows the output of the image pixels from a digit...

Page 49: ...rol Window was used in prior versions to download images from memory card readers From this version onward these downloads are performed as an ImageBrowser function in the Browser Window The data read...

Page 50: ...rein at any time without prior notice No part of this guide may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form by any means without the...

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