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Page 1: ...more detailed explanations see the Help menu for each program Please read the software license agreement in this guide before using the software By using the software you agree to be bound by the terms of the agreement ENGLISH CDI E042 010 XXXXCHXX 2002 CANON INC PRINTED IN JAPAN To Download Images to a Computer for Windows for Macintosh Install the Software p 20 p 76 Connect the Camera to a Compu...

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Page 3: ...f the SOFTWARE is a violation of this Agreement You must reproduce and include the copyright notice on the back up copy 3 SUPPORT AND UPDATES Neither Canon nor its subsidiaries dealers or distributors will be responsible for providing maintenance or support for use of the SOFTWARE No updates fixes or support will be made available for the SOFTWARE 4 LIMITED WARRANTY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY It ...

Page 4: ...e null and void with respect to the jurisdiction of that court or tribunal and all the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect 9 CONTROLLING LAW The terms of this Agreement as it relates to purchases of the Software in the United States of America shall be governed and construed in all respects in accordance with the laws and regulations of the State of New Yor...

Page 5: ...Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk 6 Arcsoft Camera Suite CD ROM 11 Camera and Software Compatibility 12 System Requirements 13 Windows 13 Macintosh 14 Connecting the Camera to a Computer 15 Selecting a Downloading Method 15 Connecting to a USB Port 16 Connecting to a CF Card Reader or PC Card Reader 17 ...

Page 6: ...eatures of ZoomBrowser EX Windows and ImageBrowser Macintosh ZoomBrowser EX Software User Guide Windows ImageBrowser Software User Guide Macintosh The manuals in PDF format provide a relatively detailed description of the operating procedures for the ZoomBrowser EX program for Windows and the ImageBrowser program for Macintosh Read this Manual for the Following When you wish to organize and search...

Page 7: ...he Following When you wish to install uninstall the printer driver required to use the CP 10 When you wish to install uninstall the USB driver When you wish images saved onto the computer to be printed with the CP 10 When you wish to print original photo cards When you wish to print on labels 8 label sheets Each software program is also supplied with an onscreen Help menu that explains detailed op...

Page 8: ...ce the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk in the CD ROM drive The installer panel will display 2 In the installer panel click Using the Software and ZoomBrowser EX The guide will display If the installer panel does not display automatically open the Readme and English folders on the CD ROM and double click the ZOOMBROWSER EX GUIDE PDF file Macintosh 1 Place the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk i...

Page 9: ... pdf file Macintosh 1 Place the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk in the CD ROM drive 2 Double click the Canon Digital Camera Installer icon in the CD ROM window The installer panel will display 3 In the installer panel click Using the Software and CP 10 Printer Driver The Card Photo Printer CP 10 Printer Driver User Guide Windows Macintosh will display You can also display it by opening the Read...

Page 10: ...mputer s USB port Download the camera s still images or movies by selecting the thumbnails tiny images shown on the computer display For Windows systems the ZoomBrowser EX auto start function is only supported for Windows 98 Windows 2000 Windows XP It is not supported for Windows Me TWAIN Driver Windows This driver for Windows 98 and Windows 2000 loads camera images into TWAIN compliant programs s...

Page 11: ...They allow you to search and organize images as if they were spread out on your desktop Searching and Organizing Images Chronologically ZoomBrowser EX Windows ImageBrowser Macintosh These programs can display images in order according to the creation date As the images display in a simulated time tunnel you can zoom the tunnel forward and backward in time as if you were moving through time Convert...

Page 12: ...izes small enough for easy transmission The automatic start of email programs is only supported by Windows and the email programs must be enabled as MAPI clients Programs for Saving New Start Up Images and Start Up Sounds to the Camera ZoomBrowser EX Windows ImageBrowser Macintosh These programs can add various camera settings such as start up images start up sounds and shutter sounds collectively...

Page 13: ...to make artistic single image layouts Programs for Printing Indexes PhotoRecord Windows ImageBrowser Macintosh These programs can output an index of the computer or camera s image thumbnails tiny versions to a printer Programs for Printing with Card Photo Printer CP 10 PhotoRecord Windows ImageBrowser Macintosh These programs can output your original photo cards with added text or design or labels...

Page 14: ...e You can shoot and stitch 360º scenes together and save them in the QuickTime VR format to make them appear to surround you as you view them Computer Controlled Camera Shooting RemoteCapture This program allows your camera s shutter to be controlled by the computer when the two are connected The recorded images are loaded directly into the computer Depending on your camera model the screen may sl...

Page 15: ...ms for Editing Stills and Movies ArcSoft VideoImpression This program provides simple procedures for compiling a movie from multiple movies or stills and for editing out unwanted frames from movies The model of camera you purchased will determine whether or not an image editing program was supplied with your product as well as the specific program included in the software bundle Please refer to th...

Page 16: ...amera models can be converted with the software included with the PowerShot S330 DIGITAL ELPH DIGITAL IXUS 330 the PowerShot S200 DIGITAL ELPH DIGITAL IXUS v2 and the PowerShot A100 Shooting from the Computer Merging Images Shot in Stitch Assist Mode Using the Camera as a Read Only Card Reader RAW Image Conversion 2 Downloading Movies Downloading Camera Images Function ZoomBrowser EX TWAIN Driver ...

Page 17: ...hotoStitch 40 MB or more RemoteCapture 20 MB or more RAW Image Converter 15 MB or more Canon Camera TWAIN Driver 25 MB or more Canon Camera WIA Driver 25 MB or more Canon CP 10 Printer Driver 1 MB or more space required for installation ArcSoft PhotoImpression 125 MB or more ArcSoft VideoImpression 30 MB or more Display 800 x 600 pixels 256 colors 8 bit or better 1 024 x 768 pixels High Color 16 b...

Page 18: ...e 15 MB or more Canon CP 10 Printer Driver 3 8 MB or more space required for installation ArcSoft PhotoImpression 120 MB or more ArcSoft VideoImpression 30 MB or more Display 800 x 600 pixels 256 colors or better 1 024 x 768 pixels 32 000 colors or better is recommended 800 x 600 pixels 32 000 colors or better is required to use ArcSoft PhotoImpression or ArcSoft VideoImpression Only ImageBrowser ...

Page 19: ...ra to a Windows computer at this point The USB Driver must be installed before the camera is connected to the computer via the USB interface The USB Driver can be installed very easily so please wait until the driver is installed before connecting the camera You should use a household power source to power the camera when it is connected to the computer Downloading Method Page Reference P 16 P 17 ...

Page 20: ...en never disconnect the USB cable Try to awaken the computer with the camera in the connected state Some computers will not awaken properly if you disconnect the camera while they are in standby mode Please refer to your computer manual for instructions regarding its standby mode 1 Install the software first time connection only Windows users see p 20 Macintosh users see p 76 2 Attach the supplied...

Page 21: ...apter PCMCIA adapter before placing it into the card slot on the computer or reader 1 Remove the CF card from the camera and if required insert it into a PC card adapter 2 Place the card in the CF card reader or the loaded adapter into the card slot on the computer or PC card reader Since the requirement for the power to be on or off varies widely between computers and card readers please refer to...

Page 22: ...ich is inserted as the third digit in the name I E STA_0001 JPG STB_0002 JPG STC_0003 JPG The xxxx in file names represent four digit numbers All folders except the xxxCANON folders contain image settings files Do not open or delete them IMG_xxxx JPG JPEG format images CRW_xxxx CRW RAW format images CRW_xxxx THM STx_xxxx JPG Stitch Assist mode images MVI_xxxx AVI Movies MVI_xxxx THM DCIM xxxCANON ...

Page 23: ...ages to a Computer 36 Starting ZoomBrowser EX 36 The ZoomBrowser EX Camera Window 40 Downloading and Saving Images from the Camera 41 Printing Images 42 ZoomBrowser EX Features 45 Using the ZoomBrowser EX Buttons 45 Converting RAW Format Images 47 Replaying Movies 52 Merging Panoramic Images with PhotoStitch 53 Shooting with RemoteCapture 54 Loading Images into TWAIN Compliant Programs 59 Loading ...

Page 24: ... to the use of the WIA Driver Before you install it please read WIA Driver Installation Precautions p 23 Users of Windows 2000 and Windows XP Professional must first log in as an Administrator computer system administrator to install programs 1 Close any programs that are running 2 Set the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk in the computer s CD ROM drive The installer panel will display automatica...

Page 25: ...My Computer icon on the desktop followed by the ArcSoft folder and Setup exe icon Follow the on screen instructions to install ArcSoft PhotoImpression VideoImpression The model of camera you purchased will determine whether or not an image editing program was supplied with your product as well as the specific program included in the software bundle Please refer to the System Map supplied with your...

Page 26: ... the Database folder which can be found within the C Program Files Canon ZoomBrowser EX folder PhotoRecord PhotoStitch RemoteCapture and other programs can be removed with the same procedures You can uninstall ArcSoft PhotoImpression or ArcSoft VideoImpression by clicking the Start menu and selecting Programs ArcSoft Camera Suite and Uninstall Please see page 30 for instructions for uninstalling t...

Page 27: ...milar to the following to appear TWAIN data source not found Reinstall the scanner software If this happens select WIA camera model in the application program as the TWAIN device Your camera model name will appear in place of the camera model in the brackets above Windows Me users cannot use ZoomBrowser EX s auto start function when the WIA Driver is installed TWAIN Driver is the driver software f...

Page 28: ...Camera Solution Disk and click OK 3 Click the Browse button The Open dialog will display 4 Click the Browse button and select the appropriate folder for your camera model listed below on the drive where the software has been installed PowerShot S330 DIGITAL ELPH DIGITAL IXUS 330 ProgramFiles Canon IXY300A PSS330 IXUS330 TWAIN PowerShot S200 DIGITAL ELPH DIGITAL IXUS v2 ProgramFiles Canon IXY200A P...

Page 29: ...llowing folders in the order Program Files Canon and PowerShot A100 TWAIN 5 Click the OK button once you have selected the last folder The window in Step 3 will reappear 6 Click the OK button The TWAIN Driver will install itself automatically The Event dialog will display when the installation is complete allowing you to select a program to start p 36 Double click the C drive Double click the Prog...

Page 30: ...essional must first log in as an Administrator computer system administrator to install programs 1 Attach the supplied USB cable to the computer s USB port and the camera s Digital Terminal Prepare the camera for communication with the computer For USB interface connection instructions see Connecting to a USB port p 16 The Found New Hardware Wizard will appear after a moment and automatically inst...

Page 31: ...cable Please set the computer to start either ZoomBrowser EX or the Scanners and Cameras Wizard If neither of these is selected the computer will not operate properly 1 Connect the camera to the computer If the Event Dialog appears click Cancel to close it 2 From the start menu click Control Panel and click the Printers and Other Hardware icon 3 Click the Scanners and Cameras icon ...

Page 32: ...e Actions section set Start this program to Canon ZoomBrowser EX When you want to start the Scanners and Cameras Wizard automatically 1 Set Select an event to Default In the Actions section set Start this program to Microsoft Scanners and Cameras Wizard 2 Now repeat the above however this time set the Select an event to camera name Connected and set the Actions section to Take no action 6 Click OK...

Page 33: ...hould use a household power source to power the camera when it is connected to a computer If the Problem Lies in the Above The Add New Hardware Wizard in Windows 2000 the New Hardware Found Wizard may display If that happens click Cancel to close it Then disconnect the camera from the computer before reinstalling the USB Driver according to the procedures in Installing the TWAIN Driver WIA Driver ...

Page 34: ...ndows Start menu and select Settings and Control Panel If you are using Windows XP from the start menu click Control Panel and click the Printers and Other Hardware icon 4 Double click the Scanners and Cameras icon or folder If you cannot find the Scanners and Cameras icon or folder use the procedures on page 32 to uninstall the driver 5 Delete the camera model name from the Scanners and Cameras P...

Page 35: ...330 and TWAIN Driver IXY 300a PowerShot S330 IXUS 330 TWAIN Driver Uninstall TWAIN Driver DIGITAL IXUS 330 and WIA Driver IXY 300a PowerShot S330 IXUS 330 WIA Driver Uninstall WIA Driver DIGITAL IXUS v2 and TWAIN Driver IXY DIGITAL 200a PowerShot S200 IXUS v2 TWAIN Driver Uninstall TWAIN Driver DIGITAL IXUS v2 and WIA Driver IXY DIGITAL 200a PowerShot S200 IXUS v2 WIA Driver Uninstall WIA Driver P...

Page 36: ...e before you installed the other software on the CD ROMs Windows 98 Windows Me 1 Open the System Properties dialog and check the Device Manager tab 1 In the Control Panel double click the System icon 2 Click the Device Manager tab 2 If your camera model name appears under the Other devices and or Imaging Devices categories use the following procedures to delete it 1 Select the name of your camera ...

Page 37: ... close the dialog This will make the hidden files and folders visible This example shows Windows 98 screen shots 4 Find and delete the Drvdata bin and Drvidx bin files 5 In the Inf folder double click the Other folder to open it The Inf folder contains numerous files that are critical to the computer s operation Be extremely careful not to delete the wrong files If you delete the wrong file you ma...

Page 38: ...camera model name appears under the Other devices or Imaging Device category use the following procedures to delete it 1 Select the name of your camera model right click the mouse button and select Delete 2 In the confirmation dialog click OK 3 Click OK to close the System Properties dialog Remove all copies of your camera model name that appear in the Other devices or Imaging Device categories or...

Page 39: ... Oem pnf which will have the same number as the Oem file The two constitute one set i e Oem0 and Oem0 pnf Please note that there may be many file sets starting with Oem so take care to get the correct set 5 Confirm that it is the correct Oem file set for Canon digital cameras Double click the Oem file The Windows Notepad program will start and show the file contents Click each Oem file until you f...

Page 40: ...hutter button or main switch to reconnect Please see the Camera User Guide for more information Starting ZoomBrowser EX USB Port Connection Windows 98 Windows 2000 Windows XP 1 Attach the supplied USB cable to the computer s USB port and the camera s Digital Terminal Prepare the camera for communication with the computer For USB interface connection instructions see Connecting to a USB Port p 16 A...

Page 41: ...For more details see the PDF manual ZoomBrowser EX Software User Guide p 4 What to Do the Next Time ZoomBrowser EX is Started A dialog with the previously selected automated settings will display the next time you start ZoomBrowser EX To use these settings unchanged click the Start button To do nothing click Cancel To change the settings click Modify Settings For more detailed instructions for cha...

Page 42: ...a is connected If you wish to shut off the auto start place a check mark in the Disable device events or Do nothing options USB Port Connection Windows Me 1 Attach the supplied USB cable to the computer s USB port and the camera s Digital Terminal Prepare the camera for communication with the computer For USB interface connection instructions see Connecting to a USB Port p 16 The Scanners and Came...

Page 43: ... the first time ZoomBrowser EX starts asking whether you wish to register the My Pictures folder in ZoomBrowser EX Click Yes if you plan to use the My Pictures folder Canon ZoomBrowser EX Icon 3 Click the Import Images button and select From Dcim Thumbnail versions of the camera images will display in the Camera window p 40 If the message The error EX_Exception ocurred in the program appears the f...

Page 44: ...ck the Camera Settings button to open the Camera Settings dialog 2 Check or change the settings Upload Button Copy images from the computer onto the CF card in the camera or reader An image of the connected camera or CF card will display here Thumbnail Setup Options Button Set various camera settings see inset below Delete Button Delete selected images Download Button Load the selected images onto...

Page 45: ...lect the images you wish to download from the Camera window and click the Download button Click on thumbnails to select them Downloaded images are saved to the computer disk and appear in the Browser Display Area The folder you created above normally appears within the C Program Files Canon ZoomBrowser EX Image Library One folder The downloaded image files are saved to the folder you created Tree ...

Page 46: ... the Camera window to close it Printing Images 1 Select the image s you wish to print Movie images cannot be printed 2 Click the Print button and select Layout from the displayed menu Tree View Area RAW displays on RAW images Browser Display Area The movie icon displays on movie thumbnails The PhotoRecord printing utility will start and automatically display the selected image s in a page layout ...

Page 47: ...PDF file for a detailed explanation of the print modes 4 In the next dialog set the paper size and other settings and click Next 5 In the last dialog set the fine settings and click Finish The PhotoRecord window will display 6 If you wish to change the layout set the printing settings in the PhotoRecord window 7 Click the PhotoRecord Print button The Print dialog will display 8 Click OK to start p...

Page 48: ...ages to change the layout Slide this left to shrink the image size and right to increase it Stop importing images Switch between control panel sizes with this Display Help Display the Print Dialog Undo or restore the previous action Change the page background or borders Import images Select a layout pattern for each page Click the arrow to display a pop up menu PhotoRecord Window ...

Page 49: ...er EX window contains the buttons that control various functions This topic describes four of those buttons that are particularly convenient Switching the Display Mode You can change between the Zoom and Scroll modes to suit your purposes when images are displayed in the Browser Display Area Zoom Mode When you create a folder within a folder use this mode to display all the images inside the sub f...

Page 50: ...The folder will be registered as an Image Folder Refreshing a Folder Only image files that are added copied or edited using ZoomBrowser EX will display correctly in a folder that is part of a ZoomBrowser EX image folder If you move or copy image folders with the Windows Explorer program or edit images with another application the information contained in ZoomBrowser EX will not be up to date To up...

Page 51: ...in the RGB TIFF and other standard uncompressed file formats is irrevocably processed in the camera and again by an application program when you change the file attributes which reduces the image quality As measured by standard Canon test conditions Please see the Camera User Guide to learn how to shoot RAW images ZoomBrowser EX RAW Image Converter or the TWAIN Driver Windows 98 Windows 2000 is re...

Page 52: ...lay 3 Select the file location and format The available formats are Exif JPEG Exif TIFF 8 bits channel and TIFF 16 bits channel Please note that images shot with cameras that do not support output in the TIFF 16 bits channel format are saved in the Exif TIFF 8 bits channel format if the 16 bit format is selected Click this to display the Open dialog Select RAW image files to add to the conversion ...

Page 53: ... Although it produces an image with more color data than the 8 bit channel format the resulting file is larger Moreover some image editing programs may have limited handling capabilities for images in this format or may not be able to open them Adobe Photoshop supports the 16 bit channel format Setting the Preference Settings You can set the general preferences for the conversion settings window a...

Page 54: ...es Dialog Select this when you wish to use linear processing with tone curves in Photoshop 5 0 LE or other programs This setting allows you to reduce image quality deterioration associated with tone curve adjustments and to fine tune saturation levels False colors may be generated in an image under specific conditions during conversion This function reduces the false colors when checked When unche...

Page 55: ...eft or right 90º Image Selection Buttons Click here and then select a white area in the preview image to set the white balance to that value Click one of these to change from left to right the White Balance Contrast or Saturation Converting RAW Images with Quality Adjustment 1 Select a RAW image in the RAW Image Selection list in the RAW Image Converter main window 2 Click List for Development Con...

Page 56: ...ace the disk in the CD ROM drive and click QuickTime 5 0 Installation in the installer panel p 20 1 Double click an image with a movie icon QuickTime Player will start 2 Click the play button in QuickTime Player The movie will replay Do not double click a movie file AVI extension in the Windows Explorer to play it That will start Windows Media Player which may not support this file type To replay ...

Page 57: ...ls Images shot in Stitch Assist mode with a wide converter teleconverter or close up lens cannot be merged accurately Follow the instructions to merge the images Stitch Assist mode images have a green stitch mark Click the stitch mark to start PhotoStitch and merge the image series Images Shot in Stitch Assist Mode PhotoStitch automatically arranges images shot with the camera s Stitch Assist mode...

Page 58: ...is slightly longer when RemoteCapture is used to shoot than when the camera is used in the normal fashion Images shot with RemoteCapture are automatically saved to the folder selected in ZoomBrowser EX Save RemoteCapture Window View Button Select an image in the Thumbnail View and click here to display it in the Image Display Area Delete Button Select an image in the Thumbnail View and click here ...

Page 59: ...lick here to release the camera s shutter and record the image Recorded images are automatically saved to the computer Viewfinder On Off Button Click here to turn the viewfinder display on or off Recordable Image Counter Displays the number of images that will fit onto the computer or CF card in the camera AF AE Reset Button Click here to reset the focus exposure Click here to select how images ar...

Page 60: ...ard dialog will display Click the Cancel button and double click the Canon ZoomBrowser EX icon on the desktop to start ZoomBrowser EX After ZoomBrowser EX starts click the Edit menu and select RemoteCapture When the Shooting RemoteCapture window opens proceed to Step 6 below 2 Select Canon ZoomBrowser EX and click OK ZoomBrowser EX will start and open the ZoomBrowser EX Automation Wizard 3 Click t...

Page 61: ...splay 2 Set the number of frames and the interval value and click OK RemoteCapture will start Interval Timer shooting capturing the specified number of frames at the specified interval You can capture up to the number of recordable frames displayed in the RemoteCapture Shooting window to a maximum of 9999 frames Timer Shooting You can use the timer feature to shoot after a specified number of seco...

Page 62: ...es will be saved Select the drive on the computer where images will be saved How to Display the Subject in the Camera s LCD Monitor Not supported by some camera models You can view the subject you are shooting in the camera s LCD monitor 1 In the Shooting RemoteCapture window click the Camera menu and select Camera Display Settings The Camera Display Settings dialog will display 2 Select Camera LC...

Page 63: ...ting the TWAIN Driver from within PhotoImpression USB Connection 1 Attach the supplied USB cable to the computer s USB port and the camera s Digital Terminal Prepare the camera for communication with the computer For USB interface connection instructions see Connecting to a USB Port p 16 The Event dialog will display and allow you to select an application program to start 2 Click Cancel 3 Click th...

Page 64: ...the CF card or loaded PC card adapter into the reader 2 Click the Windows Start menu and select Programs ArcSoft Camera Suite and PhotoImpression PhotoImpression will start 3 Click the Camera Scanner button at the lower left of the PhotoImpression window 4 Select your camera model from the Select Source list 5 Click the button The TWAIN Driver will start p 61 ...

Page 65: ...ton Main Buttons Click these buttons to perform the main tasks such as loading images and closing the TWAIN Driver Image Data Display Area Display Area for Image Folder Selection Image Display Area Images display here when a camera is connected Comment Box Input a comment of up to 120 characters here You cannot input a comment while the camera is connected TWAIN Driver Window Image Transmission Mo...

Page 66: ... name and change the file location and format settings if necessary Loading from a Card Reader 1 Click the Open Folder button The Image Folder Selection dialog or the My Computer dialog will display 2 Select the folder containing the images and click OK The CF card images will display in the Thumbnail Display Area Please see page 18 for a description of the CF card file structure 3 Select the imag...

Page 67: ...format in the TWAIN Driver s main window p 61 You can also refer to the Converting RAW Format Images section p 47 Please note that image attribute settings revert back to the default settings when you close the TWAIN Driver Using the False Color Filter Click the TWAIN Driver s Preferences menu to open the Preferences dialog In it you can select whether or not the false color filter is used Remove ...

Page 68: ... s USB port and the camera s Digital Terminal For USB interface connection instructions see Connecting to a USB Port p 16 The Scanners and Cameras Wizard will open automatically 2 Click the Next button 3 Select the image s you wish to download and click the Next button To select multiple images press and hold the Ctrl or Shift key on the keyboard while clicking on images To select all the images c...

Page 69: ...become CRW_0001 on the computer Converting RAW Images with Windows Explorer If you double click a RAW image in Explorer or right click it and select Convert RAW Image Converter will start to allow conversion of the image For more on converting RAW images read Converting RAW Format Images p 47 Downloading with Windows Explorer Images can be downloaded to the computer with Windows Explorer just as y...

Page 70: ...y 6 Select the image s you wish to download and click the Open button The selected image s will load into the program To save the loaded image s click the File menu and select Save As Input a file name and change the file location and format settings if necessary Loading Images with Windows TWAIN Source You can also load images excluding RAW images into a program not ArcSoft PhotoImpression with W...

Page 71: ...lease see the ZoomBrowser EX Help menu or PDF manual ZoomBrowser EX Software User Guide p 4 Displaying the My Camera Window To save the My Camera Settings to the camera you use the My Camera window The following explains the procedures for displaying the My Camera window 1 The Camera Window will open after you have connected the camera to the computer and started ZoomBrowser EX For starting instru...

Page 72: ...n each of the sound files The My Camera Window Displays the image here when the View button is clicked Delete Button Deletes data from the Computer list Type Selects the type of My Camera Settings Displays the My Camera Settings saved to the computer View Play Camera Button Displays the thumbnail tiny version of the selected image data in the camera The button s name changes to the Play button whe...

Page 73: ...amera Settings start up image start up sound shutter sound operating sounds and self timer sound all begin with the same root name ANIMAL BASEBALL etc 4 Repeat steps 1 3 to replace all the contents you wish to add to the camera This step is not necessary if the Data Type is set to Theme 5 Click the Save to Camera button Settings in the Camera list will be saved to the camera 6 Click the Close butt...

Page 74: ...format at a size of w 320 x h 240 pixels Once you have created the data and saved it to the computer use the following procedures to add it to the My Camera window 1 Open the My Camera window and click the Add button 2 Select the file you created in the Open file dialog and click the Open button The selected file will appear in the Computer list This concludes the process for adding new data You c...

Page 75: ...sk Place the disk in the CD ROM drive and click QuickTime 5 0 Installation in the installer panel p 20 1 Click the Create Sound button in the My Camera window The My Camera Sound Maker dialog will display 2 Click the tab of the sound file you will be creating followed by the Record button The Start up Sound tab is selected in this example The My Camera Sound Maker dialog will display To open a sou...

Page 76: ...orms to the time limits Adjust the time of the recording with the blue or red switch The extra data outside the starting and finishing switches can be erased by clicking the Cut button Repeats steps 3 7 as required to create sound files for the shutter sound operation sounds and selftimer sound 7 Click the Save tab confirm that the sound file was created input a file name and then save it 8 Click ...

Page 77: ...the bottom of the Computer list You can also create sounds using programs such as Sound Recorder which is commonly bundled with Windows without using the My Camera Sound Maker In that case ensure that they are recorded as 11 025 kHz or 8 000 kHz 8 bit mono sounds in the WAV file format Furthermore the sound duration should conform to the following The newly added file will display in the list Type...

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Page 79: ...Features 89 Converting RAW Format Images 89 Replaying Movies 94 Merging Panoramic Images with PhotoStitch 95 Shooting with RemoteCapture Compatible with Mac OS 8 6 9 2 only 96 Loading Images into Plug In Compliant Programs Compatible with Mac OS 8 6 9 2 only 101 Loading Images into Adobe Photoshop LE 101 Downloading Images with the USB Mounter Compatible with Mac OS 9 0 9 2 only 106 Enabling the U...

Page 80: ...era Installer icons The installer panel will display 4 Click Digital Camera Software Installation 5 Follow the onscreen instructions to proceed with the installation 6 After the installation is complete restart the computer as prompted Mac OS X 1 Close any programs that are running 2 Set the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk in the computer s CD ROM drive 3 Double click the CD ROM icon followed b...

Page 81: ...m Installing ArcSoft Camera Suite Compatible with Mac OS 8 6 9 2 only Installing ArcSoft PhotoImpression 1 Close all other programs that are running 2 Place the ArcSoft Camera Suite CD in the computer s CD ROM drive 3 Double click the CD ROM icon followed by the English and PhotoImpression Installer icons Installation will start Follow the onscreen messages to proceed with the installation 4 Click...

Page 82: ... image editing program was supplied with your product as well as the specific program included in the software bundle Please refer to the System Map supplied with your camera for this information NOTICE Installing the Card Photo Printer CP 10 Printer Driver The driver for Card Photo Printer CP 10 sold separately must be installed to print from a CP 10 connected to the computer For installation ins...

Page 83: ...bfolders into which images have been saved be careful not to accidentally delete those subfolders Uninstalling the Plug In Module For instructions to uninstall the Plug In Module please open the Canon Utilities and Camera Plug In folders and read the Readme file Uninstalling the Card Photo Printer CP 10 Printer Driver For instructions to delete the printer driver please see the Card Photo Printer ...

Page 84: ...out 5 minutes If the connection remains idle the camera will disconnect after approximately 1 minute Press the camera s shutter button or On Off Button to reconnect Please see the Camera User Guide for more information Starting ImageBrowser USB Port Connection Mac OS 8 6 9 2 1 Attach the supplied USB cable to the computer s USB port and the camera s Digital Terminal Prepare the camera for communic...

Page 85: ...ar here The Camera Window will open and display the camera images as thumbnails tiny versions p 84 In the ImageBrowser Automation Wizard dialog you can select the action that is carried out after ImageBrowser starts For more details see the PDF manual ImageBrowser Software User Guide p 4 What to Do the Next Time ImageBrowser is Started A dialog with the previously selected automated settings will ...

Page 86: ...Browser from starting automatically USB Port Connection Mac OS X 1 Attach the supplied USB cable to the computer s USB port and the camera s DIGITAL Terminal Prepare the camera for communication with the computer For USB interface connection instructions see Connecting to a USB Port p 16 2 Double click the Canon ImageBrowser icon on the desktop If the Canon ImageBrowser icon does not appear on the...

Page 87: ...ageBrowser Double click the Canon ImageBrowser icon on the desktop Your camera model name and the USB port number i e 1 will display here For example PowerShot A100 1 If the icon does not appear on the desktop double click the folder in which you installed the program followed by the Canon Utilities and ImageBrowser folders and the ImageBrowser file 3 Double click the DCIM folder in the Explorer V...

Page 88: ...t a camera owner name here up to 31 characters Set the date and time here Click this button to synchronize the camera to the computer s date and time settings Check the battery charge here Click this to format the CF card in the camera Check the remaining memory capacity here How to Check and Change Various Camera Settings You can adjust the date time and owner settings in the Camera Settings dial...

Page 89: ...o change the folder name as you wish 3 In the Explorer View Section click the newly created folder Downloading and Saving Images from the Camera 1 With Mac OS 8 6 9 2 select Macintosh HD in the Explorer View Section With Mac OS X select the your name subfolder of the Users folder in the startup disk Mac OS 8 6 9 2 Mac OS X Explorer View Section Mac OS 8 6 9 2 Mac OS X ...

Page 90: ...n the Browser area or the Explorer View Section 4 Select images in the Camera window and click the Download button Click a thumbnail to select it or press Shift and click to select multiple thumbnails To disconnect the camera click the close box Mac OS 8 6 9 2 or the red close box Mac OS X at the upper left of the Camera window The Camera window will close RAW displays on RAW images Browser area T...

Page 91: ...ting option for the purposes of this example The Custom Layout printing option in the Layout Options window allows you to freely change the size and position of the images for printing The other options allow you to print an index or print onto Canon perforated paper For more details on the Layout Options window please see the PDF manual ImageBrowser Software User Guide p 4 The Canon perforated pa...

Page 92: ... printing Print Window When the Custom layout printing option is selected in the Layout Options window you can freely change the size and position of the images for printing Add Text Open the Edit menu and select Add Text Add Captions to Images Click the image and then the Edit menu and select Edit Caption Displays the Layout Options window Display the Print dialog Change the default number of ima...

Page 93: ...egree of image quality appropriate to your purposes The result is high quality images In contrast image data recorded in the RGB TIFF and other standard uncompressed file formats is irrevocably processed in the camera and again by an application program when you change the file attributes which reduces the image quality As measured by standard Canon test conditions Please see the Camera User Guide...

Page 94: ...nter you can also start RAW Image Converter by dragging a RAW image from the camera and dropping it on the RAW Image Converter icon Mac OS 8 6 9 2 only Converting Images with RAW Image Converter This program converts RAW format images that have been downloaded to a computer into standard image formats such as the TIFF 8 bit channel or 16 bit channel and JPEG formats The RAW Image Converter Main Wi...

Page 95: ...el format if the 16 bit format is selected If you wish to change the file name click the Do not modify box in the Rename file section to remove the check mark and then input a new name 4 Click OK The selected RAW image will be converted and saved in the specified format 5 Click Quit in the RAW Image Converter main window About the 16 Bit Channel Format Selecting the 16 bit channel format converts ...

Page 96: ...s in the folder with the highest number within the DCIM folder display in the list when the List of Conversion Settings button is clicked p 93 When unchecked the images from the folder with the smallest number display in the list Select this when you wish to use linear processing with tone curves in Photoshop 5 0 LE or other programs This setting allows you to reduce image quality deterioration as...

Page 97: ...and other functions appear here Image Information Display Area Click here to select your camera model Help Button Sound Memo Play Button Click this to play sound memos attached to images Protection On Off Button Checkmark On Off Button Click here to choose the selection method when the check mark is selected and the Select button is clicked Display Size List Box Click here to select an image displ...

Page 98: ...e not already installed QuickTime 3 0 or a later version can install QuickTime 5 0 from the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk Place the disk in the CD ROM drive and click QuickTime 5 0 Installation in the installer panel p 76 1 Double click an image with a movie icon QuickTime Player will start 2 Click the play button in QuickTime Player The movie will replay Play Button ...

Page 99: ...ls Images shot in Stitch Assist mode with a wide converter teleconverter or close up lens cannot be merged accurately Follow the instructions to merge the images Mac OS X Images Shot in Stitch Assist Mode PhotoStitch automatically arranges images shot with the camera s Stitch Assist mode in their correct order and orientation making it easy to merge them Stitch Assist mode images appear in the Cam...

Page 100: ...c OS 8 6 9 2 only RemoteCapture will start if you click the Edit menu in ImageBrowser and select RemoteCapture when the camera is connected to the computer via a USB interface RemoteCapture lets you control the camera s shutter remotely from the computer to shoot still images You can also save images directly to the computer by pressing the camera s shutter button However if you press the camera s...

Page 101: ...e rotated when saved to the computer Click here to change more detailed camera settings not supported by some camera models The button name will vary according to your camera model as follows Viewfinder Display Test Preview A preview of the test shot displays Viewfinder On Off Button Test Shot Button Takes a test shot Test shots are not saved to the computer AF AE Reset Button Change Settings Butt...

Page 102: ...to shoot you can rotate the recorded image 90º either way when it is saved by selecting 90 degrees left or 90 degrees right in the Rotation Settings section To change where the image is saved see Changing the Save Location and Other Preferences p 100 More detailed settings can be set with some camera models 6 If you click the Viewfinder On or Test Shot button you can check the image composition in...

Page 103: ...to shoot after a specified number of seconds 1 In the Save RemoteCapture window or Shooting RemoteCapture window click the File menu and select Timer Shooting The Timer Shooting dialog will display 2 Set the delay in seconds and click OK RemoteCapture will start timer shooting recording an image after the specified delay You can specify a delay from 2 to 30 seconds Precautions when Shooting with R...

Page 104: ...ect Video Out Terminal instead you can view the subject on a TV Please see the Camera User Guide to learn how to connect to a TV Printing an Index of the Thumbnail Images If you select images in the Thumbnail View area of Save RemoteCapture window you can print them in an index like a contact sheet 1 Select the images click the File menu and select Print Index The file name and shooting date are p...

Page 105: ...otoshop LE must be correctly installed onto the computer Copy the Plug In Module into the Adobe Photoshop Plug Ins Folder 1 Double click the folder in which you installed the program followed by the Canon Utilities and Camera Plug In folders to open them 2 Copy the Canon Camera Plug In 4 file to the Adobe Photoshop Import Export folder Starting Adobe Photoshop LE USB Connection 1 Attach the suppli...

Page 106: ...click the The application program below will start option to clear the check mark 3 Close the Settings for USB Connection dialog This will prevent the ImageBrowser Not Found dialog from appearing the next time the camera is connected You can also open the Settings for USB Connection dialog by clicking the Apple menu and selecting Control Panels and Canon ImageBrowser Auto Launch Click here to clea...

Page 107: ...n Module To save the loaded images click the Adobe Photoshop LE File menu and select Save As Input a file name and change the file location and format settings if necessary Downloading from a Card Reader 1 Click the Adobe Photoshop LE File menu and select Import and Canon Camera Plug In 4 2 Click the Open Folder button 3 Select the folder containing the images and click OK The images on the CF car...

Page 108: ...n Click here to adjust or check camera settings p 84 Image Selection Button Protection On Off Button Check Mark On Off Button You can choose an image selection method if you press the Select button after adding a check mark Play Memo Button Click here to play a voice memo associated with an image Help Button Main Buttons Click these buttons to perform the main tasks such as loading images and clos...

Page 109: ...ge transmission format in the Plug in Module s main window p 104 Please note that image attribute settings revert back to the default settings when you close the Plug In Module Using the False Color Filter Click the Plug in Module s Preferences button to open the Preferences dialog In the Conversion Settings section you can select whether or not the False Color Filter is used Remove the check mark...

Page 110: ...eCapture In addition images cannot be deleted from the camera and the computer images cannot be uploaded to the camera Enabling the USB Mounter To download images with the USB Mounter first enable it with the following procedures 1 Select Control Panels from the Apple menu and Canon USB Camera Driver The Canon USB Camera Driver control panel will display 2 Select Card Reader Mode and close the con...

Page 111: ... reader downloading procedures in ImageBrowser or the Plug In Module to download from the camera See CF Card Reader PC Card Reader Connection p 83 for ImageBrowser and Downloading from a Card Reader p 103 for the Plug In Module How to Convert RAW Images while the USB Mounter is Enabled 1 Double click the camera icon 2 Select RAW images in the camera and drag and drop them onto the RAW Image Conver...

Page 112: ...ou use the My Camera window The following explains the procedures for displaying the My Camera window 1 Attach the supplied USB cable to the computer s USB port and the camera s Digital Terminal Mac OS 8 6 9 2 ImageBrowser will start and display the ImageBrowser Automation dialog 1 Confirm that Display Images is selected and click OK Mac OS X 1 Double click the ImageBrowser icon on the desktop 2 C...

Page 113: ...lly or in Theme sets With the Theme sets each file shares a common theme The Bird Theme for example features a bird in the start up image and birds calls in each of the sound files The My Camera Window Displays the image here when the View button is clicked Type Selects the type of My Camera Settings Displays the My Camera Settings saved to the computer Add Send to Trash Buttons Add button adds da...

Page 114: ...amera Settings to the camera Delete Button Deletes data added to the Camera list View Play Button Displays image data or plays sound data in the Camera list The names of the prepared files for the various My Camera Settings start up image start up sound shutter sound operating sounds and self timer sound all begin with the same root name ANIMAL BASEBALL etc 5 Repeat steps 1 3 to replace all the co...

Page 115: ...bundled with Macintosh computers Record the sound as a 11 025 KHz or 8 0000 KHz 8 bit mono sound and save it in the WAV format If you are using SimpleSound Mac OS 8 6 9 2 only which comes as a standard part of the Mac OS you cannot save a sound file directly as a WAV file First record and save the sound with SimpleSound then use a program such as ArcSoft VideoImpression to convert the sound into a...

Page 116: ...ed data will appear here 2 Select the file you created in the Open file dialog and click the Open button The selected file will appear in the Computer list This concludes the process for adding new data You can save the newly created data to the camera using the procedures described in the Saving the Data to the Camera section p 109 To delete a data file select it and click the Delete button ...

Page 117: ...The underlined instructions above differ according to the computer s OS Windows 98 Windows 98SE From the Start menu select Programs and Windows Explorer The C drive will display Windows Me From the Start menu select Programs Accessories and Windows Explorer Click the button of My Computer The C drive will display Windows 2000 Windows XP From the start menu select All Programs Accessories and Windo...

Page 118: ...and that its connectors are in good shape Insufficient battery charge If you are powering the camera with a battery pack ensure that the charge is sufficient You should power the camera with a household power source while it is connected to the computer USB Driver is not installed properly Windows only First uninstall the USB Driver and then reinstall it To learn how to uninstall it see Uninstalli...

Page 119: ...will appear If your camera model name does not appear or if Other devices and or Imaging Devices do not appear the cause lies elsewhere Proceed to step 6 to end this operation and refer to the other causes p 117 4 Select the name of your camera model and click Remove 5 In the confirmation dialog click OK Remove all copies of your camera model name that appear in the Other devices or Imaging Device...

Page 120: ...Professional must first log in as an Administrator computer system administrator to uninstall the driver Checking whether the camera is being recognized as an Other device and deleting the driver 1 Windows 2000 In the Control Panel double click the System icon Windows XP In the Control Panel click Performance and Maintenance and click System 2 Click the Hardware tab and the Device Manager button 3...

Page 121: ...ine When you find the correct file note down its name and close the Notepad window 9 Delete the Oem file set Delete the Oem and Oem pnf files taking great care to delete the correct files Reinstalling the Driver 10 Refer to Installing the TWAIN Driver WIA Driver and reinstall the driver p 23 The Inf folder contains numerous files that are critical to the computer s operation Be extremely careful n...

Page 122: ...ng the TWAIN Driver WIA Driver p 30 For more details on how to install the USB driver refer to Installing the TWAIN Driver WIA Driver p 23 Cause 3 The camera is not set to replay mode Refer to the table below and set your camera to replay mode Cause 4 The Communications Settings are incorrect If the following screen appeared when you connected the camera with the USB cable the Communications Setti...

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