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Summary of Contents for DIM-521A

Page 1: ...E F Es DIGITAL VIDEO SOLUTION DISK Version 5 Mode d emploi du logiciel Manual de Instrucciones del software PUB DIM 521A Software Instruction Manual ...

Page 2: ...PDATES 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 is your responsibility to choose maintain and match the hardware and software components of your computer system Thus Canon does not gu...

Page 3: ...ll 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 York without reference to choice of law principles The terms of this Agreement as it relates to purchases of the Software in Canada ...

Page 4: ... From a Memory Card 27 Running a Slide Show 28 Attaching Still Images to E mail Messages 30 Printing Still Images PhotoRecord 33 Selecting the Print Layout and Album Design 36 The PhotoRecord Window 37 Adjusting Image Quality and Printing Exif 2 2 Compliant 39 Selecting the Print Mode and Number of Copies DPOF Print Settings 40 Merging Panoramic Images PhotoStitch 41 Adding Still Images from Your ...

Page 5: ...ages in TimeTunnel 78 Playing Back Movies From a Memory Card 79 Running a Slide Show 80 Attaching Still Images to E mail Messages 81 Printing Still Images ImageBrowser 83 The Print Window 85 Adjusting Image Quality and Printing Exif 2 2 Compliant 86 Selecting the Print Mode and Number of Copies DPOF Print Settings 88 Merging Panoramic Images PhotoStitch 89 Adding Still Images from Your Computer to...

Page 6: ...nction of the camcorder the software memory cards MultiMediaCards or SD Memory Cards personal computers or peripheral devices or due to use of a memory card not formatted by a Canon camcorder Trademark Acknowledgments Canon is a registered trademark of Canon Inc Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer Inc registered in the United States and other countries QuickTime is a trademark of Apple Comp...

Page 7: ...essories to download recorded images from a memory card to your computer IFC 300PCU USB Cable DIGITAL VIDEO SOLUTION DISK Windows users Move on to p 8 Macintosh users Move on to p 60 The explanations in this manual use mainly Windows 98 and Mac OS 9 2 screen shots ...

Page 8: ...ections may not operate correctly Not all operations performed with a connection to a USB 2 0 compatible board can be guaranteed Please install the software on a computer meeting the following minimum requirements OS Windows 98 First or Second Edition Windows Me Windows 2000 Windows XP Home Edition Professional Proper operation is not guaranteed on an OS that has been upgraded from a previous vers...

Page 9: ...oading still images movies from a memory card to a computer ZoomBrowser EX 17 Downloading still images movies from a memory card to your computer Categorizing and organizing large volumes of images Creating mail attachments from images Your e mail program needs to be enabled as MAPI client PhotoRecord 33 Laying out and printing still images Printing indexes Creating still image albums PhotoStitch ...

Page 10: ...L VIDEO SOLUTION DISK in the computer s CD ROM drive The installer panel opens automatically If the installer panel does not appear automatically use the following procedures to display it Windows 98 Windows Me Windows 2000 1 Double click the My Computer icon 2 Right click the CD ROM icon and select Open from the displayed menu 3 Double click the Setup exe icon Windows XP 1 Select My Computer from...

Page 11: ...ent and click Yes 7 Confirm the installation destination and click Next Normally select C Program Files Canon 8 Select the programs you wish to install and click Next Confirm that there is a check mark beside the name of the program you wish to install ...

Page 12: ... check mark beside your camcorder model name 10 Review the installation settings and click Next Installation starts 11 When the following window appears click OK This window only appears if you installed the TWAIN Driver or the WIA Driver Installing the Software ...

Page 13: ...yed remove the DIGITAL VIDEO SOLUTION DISK from the CD ROM drive When installation is complete remove the DIGITAL VIDEO SOLUTION DISK before you connect the camcorder to the computer At this point the files for the TWAIN Driver or WIA Driver have only been copied to your computer To download still images movies via USB connection finish installing the TWAIN driver or the WIA driver ...

Page 14: ...ies into the camcorder 2 Connect the Power Adapter to the camcorder 3 Turn the POWER switch to PLAY VCR and move the TAPE CARD switch to CARD Wait until the card access indicator stops flashing 4 Connect the camcorder to the computer using the supplied USB cable 16 After a few moments a message such as New Hardware Found appears and the TWAIN driver will be installed automatically If you are promp...

Page 15: ...ntil the card access indicator stops flashing 4 Connect the camcorder to the computer using the supplied USB cable 16 After a few moments a message such as Found New Hardware appears and the WIA driver will be installed If you are prompted to restart the computer restart the computer Windows Me When installation is complete the Scanners and Cameras Wizard starts See Downloading Still Images Movies...

Page 16: ...disconnect the USB cable Try to awaken the computer with the camcorder in the connected state Some computers will not awaken properly if you disconnect the camcorder while they are in standby mode Please refer to your computer manual for instructions regarding its standby mode 1 Insert a memory card into the camcorder 2 Connect the power adapter to the camcorder 3 Turn the POWER switch to PLAY VCR...

Page 17: ...mportant original data files Create a copy of the file first before working on it on your computer When an enormous volume of still images movies such as 500 or more is recorded onto one memory card transferring them to a computer may take very long For Windows XP Users Do not rotate the image in the Windows Picture and Fax Viewer or in the explorer view The file format of the original image will ...

Page 18: ...ndow appears allowing you to select the camcorder model Confirm that your camcorder model name is displayed and click OK 1 Insert a memory card containing still images movies into the camcorder 2 Connect the Power Adapter to the camcorder 3 Turn the POWER switch to PLAY VCR and move the TAPE CARD switch to CARD Wait until the card access indicator stops flashing 4 Connect the camcorder to the comp...

Page 19: ...mages as thumbnails small images Downloading Still Images Movies to the Computer 1 In the Camera Window select the still image movie you wish to download and click Download image An orange frame appears around the selected still image movie You can select multiple images by continuously clicking on the images Click on the image again to deselect ...

Page 20: ...he Download Settings window confirm the settings and click OK 23 The Camera Window closes and the Main Window opens The downloaded images appear in the Main Window Downloading Still Images Movies ZoomBrowser EX ...

Page 21: ...Browser EX icon on the desktop Windows XP When a window appears allowing you to select an application program to start select ZoomBrowser EX and click OK ZoomBrowser EX starts 3 Click Camera Memory Card 4 Click Browse Download Images The Camera Window opens displaying the memory card images as thumbnails small images If multiple PC card readers loaded with memory cards are connected or if a camcor...

Page 22: ...nternet Attaches selected still images to an e mail message Toolbar Set Adjusts the connection settings and camcorder settings Menu options Reconnect Camera Settings Slide DPOF Add Image s and My Camera The SLIDE My Camera 47 function cannot be used Select Selects still images movies Menu options Select All Select New Select Print mark Select Send mark Select Slide Show mark and Invert Selection D...

Page 23: ...a Window Select a folder in which you wish to download and save the still image movie If you wish to create a new folder select Create new folder and select the item you wish to use as folder name If you leave the box without check mark the folder will be named in the form of 100 0001 JPG If you put a check mark in the box you can designate a file prefix The folder will be named file prefix 0001 J...

Page 24: ...rints selected still images Menu options Layout Print and Index Print View Modify Use this to view or edit images Menu options View as a Slide Show Edit Image and Stitch Photos Internet Attaches selected still images to an e mail message Task Area Toolbar Folders Area Select image folders here As in Windows Explorer you can view the contents of the folders Browser Area Displays the images containe...

Page 25: ...r level You can also zoom up by double clicking an empty part of the Browser Area or the tab of a folder name Thumbnail Size Selects the size at which images are displayed in the Browser Area Menu options 80 80 160 160 and Column Number It can only be selected in Scroll Mode View Image Displays a still image in the Image Viewer window or opens a window for playing back a movie Properties Displays ...

Page 26: ...lor Brightness and Contrast You can adjust the color brightness and contrast by dragging the respective slide Zoom You can change the zoom ratio Crop You can extract a part of the image 1 Click on the image and drag to form a rectangular frame You can move or change the size of the frame 2 Click this button to extract the area within the frame The extracted part of the image appears ...

Page 27: ...e QuickTime 5 0 program from the DIGITAL VIDEO SOLUTION DISK Place the disk in the CD ROM drive and click QuickTime 5 0 Installation in the installer panel Do not double click a movie file AVI extension in Windows Explorer That will start Windows Media Player which may not support this file type To play back movies double click the thumbnail with a movie icon in the Main Window s Browser Area 1 In...

Page 28: ...de Show You can view selected still images in a slide show Movies cannot be selected for a slide show 1 Click View Modify in the Main Window 2 Click View as a Slide Show 3 Select the images and select Setup Slide Show ...

Page 29: ...lly When you select Every 3 seconds you can select the interval in the control below from 1 to 120 seconds Loop Select to stop the slide show after the last image or to continuously run it in a loop Effect Select the transition effect to be used when moving from one slide to another When you click an effect you can check the effect in the preview window 5 Click Start Slide Show Click in the lower ...

Page 30: ... can attach selected still images to an E mail message To use this function the e mail program must be enabled as MAPI client For details refer to the instruction manual of the e mail software 1 Click Internet in the Main Window 2 Click Email Images ...

Page 31: ...nd or Save If you wish to send the image without changes select Send images unchanged Normally select Resize and compress images into JPEG format Resize Image Select the reduction ratio to the original image Image quality The lower the quality the coarser becomes the image and smaller the file size Pressing Apply displays the file size after the compression as Total size of changed images You can ...

Page 32: ... message window Input address subject and your comments and send the message E mail programs not supporting MAPI do not start automatically In this case go back to step 5 and select Save the images in a folder If you select Save the images in a folder click Browse and select the destination folder Start your e mail program and attach the saved image to a message Attaching Still Images to E mail Me...

Page 33: ...ause memory card data to become corrupted If you are using a network printer and the printer name including the network path exceeds 31 characters it may not be possible to print from PhotoRecord If this happens open Control Panel on the Start menu Click the Printers icon and change the name of the your printer limiting its length to within 31 characters Movies cannot be printed 1 Click Print in t...

Page 34: ...deselect 4 Select the image information you wish to include in the print and click Open Layout Print Place a check mark beside the items you wish includ in the print If you wish to add a comment right click the mouse button on the still image select Properties from the displayed menu and type in a comment PhotoRecord starts and the PhotoRecord Print Modes window appears 36 5 Select a print mode an...

Page 35: ...cord window appears If you wish to change the layout select the layout in this window 8 Click PRINT in the PhotoRecord window The Print window appears If you wish to save it as an album select Save As from the File menu select the destination folder and input the file name 9 Click Print in the Print window Printing starts ...

Page 36: ... paper size appears Artwork Layout album You can create a colorful and fun design Fixed photo size printing You can squeeze pictures into the paper size for printing Tiled photo printing The program lays out and prints the specified number of images with no gaps between images on the page Canon perforated paper printing 2 Select the paper size When you click Next a window for selecting the layout ...

Page 37: ...lay the Print Dialog Page title To change the page title click on the left side of the window and on the menu that appears click Title and Edit Image caption To change the image caption right click the image and on the shortcut menu click Caption and Edit Then type a description about the image Text box To add text to the page click on the left side of the window and on the menu that appears click...

Page 38: ... the image that you want to change then use the following operations to change its size or angle You cannot alter the size or rotation angle if you selected Fixed photo size or Canon perforated paper as the print mode Changing the number of images on a page You can change the number of images on one page On the Edit menu click Preferences and specify the number of images you want to have on one pa...

Page 39: ...rints Still images recorded with camcorders complying with the Exif 2 2 standard incorporate recording settings information such as the recording conditions and scene mode along with the image data The Exif Print adjustment protocol uses this information to correct the image quality more accurately to reflect the recording settings 1 Right click an image you wish to print and select Clip Correct P...

Page 40: ... limited to a maximum of 200 still images In that case all DPOF print settings on the 201st still image and onward will be erased 1 Click Set in the Camera Window and select Slide DPOF in the displayed menu The Edit Slide DPOF window appears 2 Select the still image you wish to print the print mode and the number of copies Standard Print Prints selected images in the specified number of copies Use...

Page 41: ...rder Instruction Manual to learn how to record in Stitch Assist mode The following instruction explains how to merge still images recorded in Stitch Assist mode with the camcorder Still images recorded in Stitch Assist mode with Wide converter or Tele converter attached cannot be merged correctly 1 Click the arrow in the Camera Window 2 In the confirmation window click OK PhotoStitch starts 3 Arra...

Page 42: ...led on your computer If it is not already installed install it from the DIGITAL VIDEO SOLUTION DISK Place the disk in the CD ROM drive and click QuickTime 5 0 Installation in the installer panel Please refer to the ZoomBrowser EX and PhotoStitch Help menu for more details Merging Panoramic Images PhotoStitch 4 Click Start 5 Select 3 Save and then click Save Select the destination folder input the ...

Page 43: ... the computer to a memory card You can also add sample images for card mix and card animation from the DIGITAL VIDEO SOLUTION DISK Only still images in JPEG format can be added to the memory card Adding Still Images to the Memory Card 1 Click Camera Memory Card in the Main Window 2 Click Upload Images ...

Page 44: ...nd click Add The selected images will be recorded to the memory card When recording is complete the images will appear in the Camera Window 3 Select the images you wish to add and click Open Camera Window You can select multiple images by continuously clicking on the images Click on the image again to deselect ...

Page 45: ...MA and 4 images for CARD ANIMATION are provided on the DIGITAL VIDEO SOLUTION DISK 1 Insert the DIGITAL VIDEO SOLUTION DISK to the computer s CD ROM drive 2 Click Camera Memory Card 3 Click Upload Images 4 In the Folders Area of the Main Window select the CD ROM icon followed by DVC CARD IMAGE Sample images or folders for CARD CHROMA CARD LUMINANCE CAMERA CHROMA or CARD ANIMATION appear in the Bro...

Page 46: ...s by continuously clicking on the images Click on the image again to deselect 6 In the Add Image window click Add The selected images will be recorded to the memory card When recording is complete the sample images will appear in the Camera Window Adding Still Images from Your Computer to the Memory Card ...

Page 47: ...Do not detach the USB cable turn the camcorder power off or disconnect the camcorder from the computer while the start up image is being saved to the memory card 1 Click Camera Memory Card in the Main Window 2 Click My Camera Settings The Select My Camera window appears 3 Select My Camera for Digital Video Cameras and click OK The DVC My Camera window appears displaying the start up images saved o...

Page 48: ...ard from the Computer list and click the button The selected start up image is displayed in the preview area to the right The file name of the saved start up image appears in the Camera list Start up images will be saved to the Dcim folder in the memory card 7 Click Close Follow the instructions in Customizing the Camcorder in the Camcorder Instruction Manual and change the My Camera setting ...

Page 49: ...uter use the following procedures to add it to the DVC My Camera window 1 Open the DVC My Camera window and click Add 2 Select the file you created in the Open file dialog and click Open The selected file appears in the Computer list You can save the newly created file to the memory card using the procedures described in Adding a Start up Image to the Memory Card 47 To delete a start up image sele...

Page 50: ...he supplied USB cable 16 When a window appears allowing you to select an application program to start click Cancel 5 Click the Windows Start menu and select Settings and Control Panel 6 Double click the Scanners and Cameras icon If you cannot find the Scanners and Cameras icon see Troubleshooting the TWAIN Driver WIA Driver Uninstall 55 7 Make sure that your camcorder model is selected and click P...

Page 51: ...nd Cameras Wizard opens click Cancel 5 Click the Windows Start menu and select Settings and Control Panel 6 Double click the Scanners and Cameras icon If you cannot find the Scanners and Cameras icon see Troubleshooting the TWAIN Driver WIA Driver Uninstall 55 7 Double click the icon of your camcorder model 8 Click the Events tab 9 In the Actions section select Start this program set it to Canon Z...

Page 52: ...nnect the Power Adapter to the camcorder 3 Turn the POWER switch to PLAY VCR and move the TAPE CARD switch to CARD Wait until the card access indicator stops flashing 4 Connect the camcorder to the computer using the supplied USB cable 16 A window appears allowing you to select an application program to start 5 Select Canon ZoomBrowser EX place a check mark next to Always use this program for this...

Page 53: ... of Windows 2000 and Windows XP must first log in as an Administrator to uninstall the driver and other programs Uninstalling ZoomBrowser EX 1 Click the Windows Start menu and select Programs Canon Utilities ZoomBrowser EX and ZoomBrowser EX Uninstall The uninstall utility starts and removes ZoomBrowser EX Uninstall the Camera Window with the same procedure Uninstalling the TWAIN Driver WIA Driver...

Page 54: ...eras icon see Troubleshooting the TWAIN Driver WIA Driver Uninstall 55 8 Windows 98 Windows 2000 1 Delete the camcorder model name from the Scanners and Cameras Properties list 2 Click OK to close the window 3 Click the Windows Start menu and select Programs Canon Utilities TWAIN Driver and TWAIN Driver Uninstall The model name of your camcorder appears in place of the asterisks Windows Me Windows...

Page 55: ...con The System Properties dialog appears 3 Click the Device Manager tab 4 If your camcorder model name appears under the Other Devices and or Imaging Devices categories use the following procedures to delete it 1 Select the name of the camcorder model and click Remove 2 In the confirmation dialog click OK 3 Click OK to close the System Properties dialog 5 Double click the My Computer icon on the d...

Page 56: ...nable to restart Windows Leave the camcorder connected to the computer 1 Windows 2000 Click the Windows Start menu and select Settings and Control Panel Windows XP Click the Windows Start menu and select Control Panel and Performance and Maintenance 2 Double click the System icon 3 Click the Hardware tab 4 Click the Device Manager button 5 If your camcorder model name appears under the Other Devic...

Page 57: ...f folders visible 7 Look for the file starting with OEM A number such as 0 or 1 will appear in place of the asterisk above You will also find another file called Oem pnf which will have the same number as the Oem file The two constitute one set There may be many file sets starting with Oem If you double click the Oem file the Windows Notepad program will start and show the file contents Click each...

Page 58: ...onal problems detach the USB cable from the camcorder and computer and terminate the connection Restart the computer and then reconnect the camcorder TWAIN Driver or WIA Driver is not installed properly First uninstall the TWAIN Driver WIA Driver then reinstall the driver from the DIGITAL VIDEO SOLUTION DISK remove the check marks from the other programs when prompted to select the programs to be ...

Page 59: ...gram Files Canon ZoomBrowser EX Program 2 Double click dbconverter exe 3 Select the database you were using until now C Program Files Canon ZoomBrowser EX Program and click the Start button Please note that with ZoomBrowser EX 4 0 both titles and comments appear in the comment list Cannot find the image folders saved on the prior version of ZoomBrowser EX 4 0 Image folders saved under the Program ...

Page 60: ...tion is not guaranteed on any particular system even if it meets the requirements outlined above A CD ROM drive is required to install the software Connect the USB cable directly to one of the computer s main USB ports The interface may not function correctly if the camcorder is connected via a USB hub The connection may not operate correctly if you are using other USB devices excluding USB mice o...

Page 61: ...OLUTION DISK ImageBrowser 65 Downloading still images movies recorded onto a memory card to your computer Categorizing and organizing large volumes of still images movies Searching and organizing images chronologically Creating mail attachments from still images Laying out and printing still images Printing indexes PhotoStitch 89 Merging panoramic images ...

Page 62: ...le click the CD ROM icon followed by the Mac OS 9 and Canon Digital Video Installer icons Mac OS X 10 1 10 2 Double click the CD ROM icon followed by the Mac OS X and Canon Digital Video Installer icons The installer panel appears 4 Select your language 5 Click Digital Video Software Installation 6 Select the programs you wish to install and click Install Confirm that there is a check mark beside ...

Page 63: ... agreement and click Agree 8 Select the installation destination and click Choose Installation starts 9 When the message Installation has finished appears click OK 10 After the installation is complete restart the computer as prompted ...

Page 64: ...ep mode while a camcorder is connected via the USB interface If it does happen never disconnect the USB cable Try to awaken the computer with the camcorder in the connected state Some computers will not awaken properly if you disconnect the camcorder while they are in standby mode Please refer to your computer manual for instructions regarding its standby mode 1 Insert a memory card containing sti...

Page 65: ...etach the USB cable Do not turn off the camcorder or the computer Do not change the position of the POWER switch or the TAPE CARD switch Format the memory card with the camcorder or from the Camera Window 73 Still images movies recorded onto the memory card or downloaded to the hard disk are important original data files Create a copy of the file first before working on it on your computer Startin...

Page 66: ...ngs will appear the next time you start ImageBrowser 1 To use these settings unchanged click the Start button 2 To do nothing click Cancel 3 To change the settings click Settings Change select the action and click OK 5 Select Display Images and click OK The Communications Settings window appears This window only appears the first time the camcorder is connected 6 Confirm that USB port and your cam...

Page 67: ...cease to start automatically thereafter Click here to close the dialog Mac OS X 10 1 10 2 Do not connect the camcorder while the Classic environment is started Likewise do not start the Classic environment while the camcorder is connected 1 Insert a memory card containing still images movies into the camcorder 2 Connect the Power Adapter to the camcorder 3 Turn the POWER switch to PLAY VCR and mov...

Page 68: ...le click the Canon ImageBrowser icon on the desktop If the Canon ImageBrowser icon does not appear on the desktop double click the Canon Utilities folder on the drive on which the program was installed followed by the ImageBrowser folder and ImageBrowser icon 6 Click Canon Camera in the Explorer View section The Communications Settings window appears This window only appears the first time the cam...

Page 69: ...ow 1 Mac OS 9 0 9 2 Select Macintosh HD in the explorer view section Mac OS X 10 1 10 2 Select the user name subfolder of the Users folder in Macintosh HD 2 Create a new folder for saving images from the memory card in the camcorder Click the File menu and select New Folder A folder with the name Untitled will be created Click it to change the folder name as you wish In this example we will input ...

Page 70: ...round the selected still image movie Downloaded still images movies are saved to the computer and appear in the Browser area To disconnect the camcorder click the close box Mac OS 9 0 9 2 or the red close box Mac OS X 10 1 10 2 at the upper left of the Camera Window The Camera Window will close Thumbnail Explorer View Section Browser area ...

Page 71: ... 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 CANON_DV and DCIM folders in the Explorer View Section The Camera Window opens displaying the memory card images as thumbnails small images Double clicking a still image movie on the camera window imports it to the computer Yo...

Page 72: ...the camcorder to the computer SELECT Selects still images movies Menu options Select All and Deselect All DELETE Deletes selected still images movies DOWNLOAD Downloads selected image to the computer PRINT Prints selected still images Menu options Layout printing and Index printing ROTATE Rotates still images Menu options 90 degrees right 90 degrees left and 180 degrees UPLOAD Adds selected still ...

Page 73: ...w click the Setup Options button and select Camera Settings from the displayed menu 2 Check or change the settings Click OK to close the window Input a camcorder owner name here up to 31 characters Set the date and time here Click this button to synchronize the camcorder to the computer s date and time settings Check the battery status here Click this to format the memory card in the camcorder Che...

Page 74: ...w you to perform a variety of functions Browser Area This is the area where thumbnails of still images movies in the selected folder are displayed Movies are displayed with an movie icon Browser Window This section describes the various parts of the Browser Window display CANON CAMERA Displays the Camera Window SELECT ALL Selects all still images movies in a folder SEND TO TRASH Deletes selected s...

Page 75: ...image 1 Click on the image and drag to form a rectangular frame You can move or change the size of the frame 2 Click this button to extract the area within the frame The extracted part of the image appears ADJUST COLOR Click here to display the Adjust Color window to adjust hue saturation and lightness of the image by dragging the respective slide Enlarge or reduce the image Current zoom ratio ...

Page 76: ...h you wish to display the information 2 From the File menu select Get Info The File Information window appears If you wish to add a comment input it in the Comment area Click OK to close the window It depends on your camcorder model which image information will be displayed When you modify and save an image using another program shooting information or comments may be lost ...

Page 77: ...ew of a still image in the Browser Area To stop displaying the preview image select View Mode followed by List in the View menu Allows you to enlarge and reduce the size of the thumbnails Allows you to enlarge or reduce the size of the thumbnails Allows you to select the information displayed under the thumbnails Allows you to select the operating panel displayed below the Browser Area ...

Page 78: ...window similar to the one below appears Specify the new date time Click to display the control panel Display Tool Panel Select to display or hide the tool panel Auto Cruise Enables or disables Auto Cruise When Auto Cruise is active the time movement continues even after you have moved and released the bar Switch to Browser View Exit TimeTunnel and returns to the previous screen Tool Panel Allows y...

Page 79: ...the first scene as a still image with a movie icon When you double click the thumbnail in the Browser Area QuickTime Player starts and plays back the movie 1 In the Browser Area double click a thumbnail with a movie icon QuickTime Player starts 2 Click the e play button in QuickTime Player The movie will be played back ...

Page 80: ...Mouse or Keypad Advances the slide show manually with the mouse or keyboard Repeat Continuously Runs the slide show in a loop Hide buttons Hides the buttons during the slide show Transition Effect Select the transition effect to be used when moving from one slide to another When you select an effect you can check the effect in the preview window 3 Select the images and select Slide Show from the V...

Page 81: ...uction ratio and image quality and click Next Resize Select the reduction ratio relative to the original size of the image Quality Select the image quality The lower the quality the rougher the image becomes but the size of the file also becomes smaller Compress Use it to check the file size when you actually compress the image The file size appears next to Total Size After Compression Select this...

Page 82: ...omatically in step 5 Note that some e mail programs may not start automatically Mac OS 9 0 9 2 From the Apple menu select Control Panel followed by Internet and click the Email tab Change the setting in the displayed window Mac OS X 10 1 10 2 From the Apple menu select System Preferences followed by Internet and click the Email tab Change the setting in the displayed window The images in the Email...

Page 83: ...to become corrupted 1 Select the still image s you wish to print in the Browser Window Movies cannot be printed 2 Click PRINT and select Layout printing from the displayed menu The Layout Options window and Print window appears If the Layout Options window does not appear display it by clicking LAYOUT OPTIONS in the Print window Printing Still Images ImageBrowser You can select the layout when pri...

Page 84: ...llow you to print an index or print onto Canon perforated paper Canon perforated paper cannot be selected with Mac OS X 10 1 10 2 Layout Options Window 4 Select a paper size and click OK The Print window opens allowing you to change the layout and printing settings The settings available will vary according to the type of layout selected in Step 3 5 Click PRINT in the Print window The Print dialog...

Page 85: ... this to reset the layout Edit the Page Title Open the Edit menu and select Edit Header Change the Layout Drag the still image to change the layout Click this to select a layout type Click this to display the Print dialog Add Text Open the Edit menu and select Add Text Add Captions to Still Images Click the still image and then the Edit menu and select Edit Caption The Print Window ...

Page 86: ...tion to correct the image quality more accurately to reflect the shooting settings When printing from ImageBrowser the image quality adjustment settings are active for all images 1 Click the Edit menu in ImageBrowser and select Preferences 2 In the Preferences window select Print set the image quality settings and click OK See Printing Still Images for the next steps 83 Select this option to autom...

Page 87: ...nd click OK See Printing Still Images for the next steps 83 Select this option to automatically correct only images shot with Exif 2 2 compliant camcorders Select this option to automatically correct images shot with Exif 2 2 compliant camcorders and other images A check mark must be placed here to automatically correct the image quality Mac OS X 10 1 10 2 ...

Page 88: ...rint settings are limited to a maximum of 200 still images In that case all DPOF print settings on the 201st still image and onward will be erased 1 Click SLIDE DPOF in the Camera Window The Edit Slide DPOF window appears 2 Select the still image you wish to print the print mode and the number of copies Standard Print Prints selected images in the specified number of copies Use the arrows next to ...

Page 89: ...nstruction Manual to learn how to record in Stitch Assist mode The following instruction explains how to merge still images recorded in Stitch Assist mode with the camcorder Still images recorded in Stitch Assist mode with Wide converter or Tele converter attached cannot be merged correctly 1 Click the green stitch mark in the Camera Window 2 In the confirmation window click Yes PhotoStitch starts...

Page 90: ... You can record the surroundings in 360 degrees and stitch them together later to form a 360 degrees cylinder In 1 Selection and Arrangement select Arrange and 360 degrees By saving this stitched image in QuickTime VR format you can then get a virtual view of the surroundings For more details please refer to the ImageBrowser and PhotoStitch Help menu Merging Panoramic Images PhotoStitch 4 Click St...

Page 91: ...ows bitmap format can be added to a memory card However the still images will be saved in JPEG format on the memory card You can also add still images to a memory card by using drag and drop to move it from the browser area to the Camera window Adding Still Images to the Memory Card 1 In the camera window click UPLOAD 2 Select the still image you wish to add and click Open You can check the select...

Page 92: ...ight and Adjust Width are deselected When Adjust Height and Adjust Width are both selected the aspect ratio of the still image the ratio between the height and width of the image may change when the still image is resized When you have selected multiple images in step 2 Save subsequent images with the same settings will be activated Click this button to apply the current settings to subsequent ima...

Page 93: ...LUMINANCE 2 images for CAMERA CHROMA and 4 images for CARD ANIMATION are provided on the Canon DIGITAL VIDEO SOLUTION DISK 1 In the camera window click UPLOAD 2 Insert the DIGITAL VIDEO SOLUTION DISK to the computer s CD ROM drive 3 Double click the CD ROM icon followed by the DVC CARD IMAGE folder The folders CARD CHROMA CARD LUMINANCE CAMERA CHROMA or CARD ANIMATION appear ...

Page 94: ...isplayed under Camera model When you have selected multiple images in step 2 Save subsequent images with the same settings will be activated Click this button to apply the current settings to subsequent images 6 Click Save to Camera The selected images will be recorded to the memory card When recording is complete the images will appear in the Camera Window Adding Still Images from Your Computer t...

Page 95: ...he DVC My Camera window cannot be saved to the camcorder Do not detach the USB cable turn the camcorder power off or disconnect the camcorder from the computer while the My Camera Settings is being saved to the camcorder 1 From the Edit menu in the Browser Window select My Camera for Digital Video Cameras The DVC My Camera window appears 2 Click View Camera ...

Page 96: ...tton The selected start up image is displayed in the preview area to the right The file name of the saved start up image appears in the Camera list Start up images will be saved to the Dcim folder in the memory card 4 Click Close Follow the instructions in Customizing the Camcorder in the Camcorder Instruction Manual and change the My Camera setting ...

Page 97: ...uter use the following procedures to add it to the DVC My Camera window 1 Open the DVC My Camera window and click Add 2 Select the file you created in the Open file dialog and click Open The selected file appears in the Computer list You can save the newly created file to the memory card using the procedures described in Adding a Start up Image to the Memory Card 95 To delete a start up image sele...

Page 98: ... is required to fix corrupted files Uninstalling ImageBrowser and PhotoStitch Move the program s folder into the Trash to uninstall programs such as ImageBrowser and PhotoStitch If the program folders contain subfolders into which still images movies have been saved be careful not to accidentally delete those subfolders ...

Page 99: ... memory card in the camcorder Insert a memory card into the camcorder The camcorder is not set to the correct mode Slide the POWER switch to PLAY VCR and the TAPE CARD switch to CARD Camcorder is not correctly connected to the computer Read Connecting the Camcorder to a Computer 64 and check the connection Ensure that you are using the correct cable and that its connectors are in good shape If you...

Page 100: ...S 1 800 828 4040 Mon Fri 9 AM to 8 PM Eastern Time CANADA Canon Canada Inc Tel Canada 1 800 OK CANON 1 800 652 2666 ASIA Canon Hong Kong Co Ltd 9 F The Hong Kong Club Building 3A Chater Road Central Hong Kong Phone 852 2739 0802 Fax 852 2369 7701 Printed on 100 reused paper Document réalisé avec du papier recyclé à 100 El papel aqui utilizado es 100 reciclado ...

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