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Merging Images with PhotoStitch

You can merge multiple JPEG images to create a panorama shot.

Double-click the [Canon Utilities] folder

the [PhotoStitch] folder

the [PhotoStitch Launcher] icon.

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[PhotoStitch Launcher] appears.

Click the [Merge Images] button.

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PhotoStitch starts up.

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Follow the instructions in the guidance window to merge the images.

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Please refer to the PhotoStitch Help menu for more details.

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You cannot merge RAW images in PhotoStitch.

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Up to four images can be merged using PhotoStitch.

Summary of Contents for Eos 1ds mark ii

Page 1: ...Macintosh Windows E INSTRUCTION MANUAL Software Instruction Manual ...

Page 2: ...er and retain the original for back up purposes Any other copying of 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 Canon is not 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 ...

Page 3: ... jurisdiction such provision shall be 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 8 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...

Page 4: ...ble application Explanations for transferring images from EOS Viewer Utility described in these instructions and the explanations for TWAIN Driver compatible applications all use examples from Adobe Photoshop 7 0 The explanations given below describe the type of content indicated by the respective icons Marks information that should be read before use to prevent problems that would interfere with ...

Page 5: ... specifying the camera settings such as personal functions and remote shooting Can be used for downloading images saved on the memory card in the camera to your computer displaying single frame or thumbnail images checking shooting information or histograms Capable of rotating protecting and saving images playing sound printing image indexes and transferring images to the retouching software Can b...

Page 6: ...other countries iBook iMac and QuickTime are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Macintosh PowerBook Power Macintosh and FireWire are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc registered in the United States and other countries Other names and products not mentioned above may be registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies Operation Flow Install the software W 4 M 4 Start up EOS Viewer Ut...

Page 7: ... name and date time the Personal Functions the Parameters and the Personal White Balance in the camera 5 Remote Shooting in EOS Viewer Utility W 87 Describes how to use the Remote Shooting function in EOS Viewer Utility for taking shots and specifying the camera settings remotely from your computer 6 Downloading JPEG Images with the Driver W 97 Describes how to download JPEG images using the WIA D...

Page 8: ...00 Windows 98 SE Computer PC with one of the above OS preinstalled and equipped with an IEEE1394 port Upgraded machines not supported CPU Windows XP 300 MHz Pentium or better Windows Me 2000 98 SE 150 MHz Pentium or better RAM Windows XP Minimum 256 MB Windows Me 2000 98 SE Minimum 128 MB Interface IEEE1394 Hard disk space EOS Viewer Utility EOS Capture 300 MB or more WIA Driver 25 MB or more TWAI...

Page 9: ...apter describes how to install the bundled software If you were unable to successfully install the software using the procedure given in this manual see Troubleshooting W 104 Installing the Software W 4 Correct Installation Procedure W 4 ...

Page 10: ...installed correctly You must connect the camera to your computer after removing the CD If you connected the camera to your computer before installing the software see Troubleshooting W 107 1 Start up your computer Exit any programs that are running 2Insert the CD EOS DIGITAL Solution Disk The Installer panel appears 3 Click the Install button The Preparing to Install window appears and after a bri...

Page 11: ...Easy Installation and click the Next button 6Check the details of the License Agreement and then click the Yes button 7 Check the software and the folder in which the software will be installed and then click the Next button Installation begins It will be complete in approx 2 to 3 minutes ...

Page 12: ...the Exit button 10Remove the CD Connect the camera to your computer and complete the installation referring to the procedures in Chapter 2 If you were unable to successfully install the software using the procedure given in this manual see Troubleshooting W 104 ...

Page 13: ...omplete the installation If you were unable to successfully install the software using the procedure given in this manual see Troubleshooting W 105 Connecting the Camera to Your Computer W 8 Connecting the Camera to Your Computer for the First Time W 8 Connecting the Camera to Your Computer the Second Time or Later W 9 Using Your Card Reader W 10 ...

Page 14: ...the installation follow the procedure below right after performing Installing the Software W 4 1 Plug the dedicated cable into the computer Plug the cable into the IEEE1394 port Refer to the computer User s Manual for information on the terminal areas 2Plug the dedicated cable into your camera Open the cover and plug the cable into the terminal 3 Set the camera s power switch to ON When the pop up...

Page 15: ...nect the camera to your computer the second time or later Never perform the following operations while the software installed from the Solution Disk is running after connecting the camera to the computer as a communications error may occur Set the camera s power switch to OFF Open the memory card slot cover Disconnect the dedicated cable remove the battery and then remove the DC coupler Disconnect...

Page 16: ...ss the shutter button down halfway or set the camera s power switch to OFF and then back to ON Do not put your computer to sleep while it is connected to the camera If your computer goes into the sleep mode never disconnect the dedicated cable while your computer is still in the sleep mode Always wake your computer up while it is connected to the camera On some types of computer disconnecting the ...

Page 17: ...23 Selecting Images in the Main Window W 23 Selecting Images in the Preview Window W 23 Attaching Check Marks to Images W 24 Selecting Images by Condition W 24 Bringing Sending the Main Window to the Front Back of Window Stack W 25 Equalizing the Display Sizes in the Preview Window W 25 Editing Images W 26 Protecting Images W 26 Rotating Images W 26 Deleting Images W 27 Checking the Image Informat...

Page 18: ...ner and Camera Wizard dialog box appears Click the Cancel button to close the open window 2Click the Start button select All Programs Programs in other versions of Windows Canon Utilities EOSViewerUtility xx EOSViewerUtility The main window appears You can also start EOS Viewer Utility by double clicking the EOSViewerUtility icon on the desktop EOS Viewer Utility version information is displayed i...

Page 19: ...w Help menus Histogram Shows the distribution of the brightness of an image Selecting the tab switches the histogram display values between Brightness and RGB Path display Displays the connected camera drive and folder on your computer Image display area Status bar Comment input box W 27 Bookmark area W 19 Detailed Image information display area W 27 Folder Tree Area W 16 RGB value display When yo...

Page 20: ...emove protect button W 26 Transfer images button W 48 Protect button W 26 Erase images button W 27 Save File button W 45 Select images button W 24 Thumbnail Frames button Shows hides the information display frame of thumbnail images Add Check Mark button W 24 Rotate left 90 degrees button W 26 Show Hide Image Information button Shows hides the histogram image information display area and comment i...

Page 21: ...e list box If the RAW adjustment tool palette is hidden select the View menu Tool palette to show it Camera type W 30 Displays the name of the camera on which the selected RAW images were taken Advanced tab sheet W 43 Digital Exposure Compensation slider W 31 Color Temp input box W 33 White Balance list box W 32 W 33 LB Filter slider W 35 CC Filter slider W 35 Tone Curve button W 37 Standard tab s...

Page 22: ...der select New folder to create a folder and enter a name for the folder The Photo folder is created in the My Pictures folder here as an example 2Display a folder to be copied Double click the camera icon the 1 folder CF card or the 2 folder SD card the DCIM folder The xxxEOSXXX folder is displayed 3 Copy the folder to the hard disk Drag and drop the xxxEOSXXX folder to the destination folder The...

Page 23: ...icated cable You cannot display images in the preview window W 20 or edit RAW images W 29 saved on a memory card in the camera directly Before working images with EOS Viewer Utility be sure to download images saved on a memory card to your computer For displaying images saved in a third party card reader follow the same procedure to download the target folder to your computer The images that are p...

Page 24: ...menu that appears You can drag and drop folders from the Folder Tree Area to the other folders For JPEG images that were shot with Adobe RGB setting the first character shows _ under bar according to Exif 2 21 regulations Opens the selected folder Creates a new folder Note that you cannot create a new folder in the memory card in the camera Allows you to change the folder name Memory Card Folder S...

Page 25: ...own on the right The folder icon appears in the Bookmark area when it is registered To delete the registered folder right click the folder and select Delete from the menu that appears You can also reorder the folders in the Bookmark area by dragging and dropping them When you delete the registered folder it just disappears from the Bookmark area The actual data of the folder and the images in that...

Page 26: ...iew window Main Window Thumbnail Display Digital exposure compensation value W 31 Protect mark W 26 This mark is displayed on protected images Recording quality The RAW and RAW JPEG symbols are displayed for RAW and RAW JPEG images respectively No symbol is displayed for JPEG images File name or shooting date time The items selected in the Image Lower Display Item list box in the General Settings ...

Page 27: ...r computer For some images it may take some time to change to the high resolution image Display Size list box W 22 Show Next Image button W 23 Rotate left 90 degrees button W 26 Remove Check Mark button W 24 Remove protect button W 26 Save File button W 45 Erase images button W 27 Transfer images button W 48 Protect button W 26 Add Check Mark button W 24 Rotate right 90 degrees button W 26 Show Pr...

Page 28: ...iew window the available image sizes are Fit to window and 100 When you select 100 you can change the display position by dragging the image 1 Display the image in the preview window W 20 2Click the AF point button The AF point is displayed Clicking the button again hides the AF point When the shot was taken with automatic AF point selection multiple active AF points might be displayed Selecting t...

Page 29: ...e first image and then hold down the Shift key and click the last image Alternatively you can use the arrow keys on the keyboard to select images Click the target image The selected image is displayed on the top window When only one preview window is displayed you can click the Show Previous Image button or the Show Next Image button to select the image to be displayed Selecting Images in the Main...

Page 30: ...k button removes the icon from the frame of the image and erases the check mark You cannot attach the check mark for any images other than RAW images When multiple RAW images are selected the check mark is attached to all the selected RAW images Alternatively you can perform the same operation using the menu that appears by right clicking Click the Select images button and select the condition fro...

Page 31: ...he Window button The main window is brought sent to the front back of window stack 1 Select the image whose size is the desired size W 23 2Click Standardize window size from the menu that appears by clicking the Window button All the displayed preview windows are set to the same size as the selected image Bringing Sending the Main Window to the Front Back of Window Stack Equalizing the Display Siz...

Page 32: ...cally displayed for images that were protected on the camera Protection only prevents images from being deleted Other types of image operations can still be performed for protected images Alternatively you can perform the same operation using the menu that appears by right clicking Click the Rotate right 90 degrees or Rotate left 90 degrees button The image rotates 90 degrees in the selected direc...

Page 33: ...nt them from being accidentally deleted Alternatively you can perform the same operation using the menu that appears by right clicking Image information display area The shooting information is displayed The number of items displayed differs depending on the camera settings You can copy the information as text data and paste it into another application Clicking the button can hide the detailed ima...

Page 34: ...The Audio Note dialog box appears 2Adjust the sound with the buttons and slider 1 Select images to be printed in index format W 23 2Select the File menu Print Index Printing begins If you wish to specify the printer settings select the File menu Page Setup Plays back the recorded sound Pauses sound playback Click the button to resume Closes the dialog box Stops sound playback Indicates the sound p...

Page 35: ...hen the images are processed it takes a while to display them Approximate processing times The processing times given here are only approximations Actual processing times vary widely depending on the images and the computer system Processing times are based on Canon testing standards OS Windows XP CPU 2 2 GHz Pentium 4 RAM 256 MB The processing time in the retouching software includes starting up ...

Page 36: ...menu Tool palette to show it 2Specify the processing parameters W 31 to W 44 Clicking the Reset to Shot Settings button restores the settings to the values used when the shot was taken If you click the Preview checkbox the specified processing parameters are applied to the RAW images in real time 3 Click the Update button The RAW images are processed according to the specified processing parameter...

Page 37: ...ty You can adjust the brightness of an image in the range of 2 stops in 0 1 stop increments Drag the slider left or right to adjust the brightness The adjusted value is specified in the RAW adjustment tool palette Adjusting the Brightness Digital Exposure Compensation ...

Page 38: ...vin Auto Automatically adjusts the white balance Approx 3000 to 7000 Daylight For sunny daylight outdoors Approx 5200 Shade For shaded areas outdoors Approx 7000 Cloudy For cloudy or hazy days and during sunset Approx 6000 Tungsten For tungsten light bulb light Approx 3200 Fluorescent For fluorescent light Approx 4000 Flash When flash is used Approx 6000 Color Temp You can manually set color tempe...

Page 39: ...an specify the color temperature to adjust the white balance 1 Select Color Temp from the list box 2Enter a color temperature Enter the color temperature in the Color Temp input box in the range of 2800K to 10000K in 100K increments The entered color temperature is specified in the RAW adjustment tool palette ...

Page 40: ...rt of the image The white balance is adjusted so that the point clicked appears white If you click on another point over the image the white balance is adjusted again To exit the click white balance click the Click White Balance button When you use Click White Balance Function even though you do not select the Preview checkbox the adjusted white balance is applied to the images in real time When y...

Page 41: ...nsating filter Drag the slider left and right to adjust the white balance LB Filter slider Equates to the LB Light Balancing filter for color temperature conversion Dragging the slider toward B side adds blue hue and toward A side amber hue CC Filter slider Equates to the CC Color Compensation filter for color correction Dragging the slider toward G side adds green hue and toward M side magenta hu...

Page 42: ...W 32 to W 35 2Click the Save White Balance Settings button The Save As dialog box appears 3 Select the destination folder enter the file name and then click the Save button The white balance data is saved Windows Macintosh compatibility for white balance data White balance data saved on your computer is compatible with EOS Viewer Utility for both Windows and Macintosh Saving the White Balance ...

Page 43: ...the Tone Curve button The Tone Curve dialog box appears 2Select the channel from the list box Adjusting the Color and Brightness Adjust Tone Curve Tone Curve Input box Output box Open button W 39 Save button W 39 Shot Settings button Restores the image to its original condition when shots were taken Close button Tone curve settings list box Adjusts all the channels Adjusts the red channel Adjusts ...

Page 44: ... by selecting on the tone curve and entering values directly into the Input Output box 4Click the Update button on the RAW adjustment tool palette The adjusted tone curve is applied to the image While checking the adjusted tone curve repeat steps 2 and 4 to make further adjustments 5 Click the Close button The Tone Curve dialog box closes Windows Macintosh compatibility for tone curve data Tone cu...

Page 45: ...37 2Click the Save button The Save As dialog box appears 3 Select the destination folder enter the file name and then click the Save button The tone curve is saved 1 Click the Open button The Open dialog box appears 2Open the folder containing the tone curve select the file and then click the Open button The tone curve is loaded 3 Click the Update button on the RAW adjustment tool palette The tone...

Page 46: ... each color individually You can use the Tone curve settings list box to switch between the different channels as you make your adjustments The horizontal axis shows the brightness and color saturation for the unadjusted input image with the left hand end indicating shadow darker areas of the image and the right hand end indicating highlights brighter areas of the image The vertical axis shows the...

Page 47: ...er Utility Use the procedure below to select the film equivalent hue chroma and color range the range of colors that can be reproduced 1 Click the Standard tab The Standard tab sheet appears 2Select the color matrix from the list box Selecting the Color Matrix ...

Page 48: ...RGB Mainly used for printing for business purpose Not recommended for users who do not have a knowledge of image processing and Adobe RGB DCF 2 0 Exif 2 21 With a printer that does not support the sRGB PC environments or DCF 2 0 Exif 2 21 the images are printed with moderate color tone So you need to process the images after shooting 5 L saturat Reproduces low color saturation Effective for making...

Page 49: ... The selected setting is specified in the RAW adjustment tool palette Selecting a negative value for Color Tone makes the color tone reddish and a positive value yellowish Adjusting the Color 2 strongly adjusts the colors so that skin tones appear redder while 1 makes the same adjustment less strongly 0 applies the standard color matching adjustment 2 strongly adjusts the colors so that skin tones...

Page 50: ...djust the edge sharpness of an image Select an adjustment value from the list box Higher values give higher levels of edge sharpening The selected adjustment value is specified in the RAW adjustment tool palette Selecting the Sharpness ...

Page 51: ... and select Convert and save in file from the menu that appears The Save File dialog box appears 3 Specify the settings and click the OK button The images are saved in the selected folder When you convert RAW images to the TIFF images and save them the ICC profile is attached to each of images automatically When you wish to display the images with the ICC profile attached in the retouching softwar...

Page 52: ...ession Ratio Higher values give higher quality of the JPEG image If some of the images to be saved are RAW images select Do not convert JPEG or TIFF for the conversion format If you select TIFF you can select the number of bits used when you save images from 8bit ch 16bit ch or 16bit ch linear If you select JPEG the images are saved in the 8bit ch format The extensions used for the saved files are...

Page 53: ... in the Example field below the text box When the image files to be saved include images with sound this option can save the sound files with the respective images Click this checkbox when saving the file after converting a RAW image to a JPEG image or TIFF image adds one of the following at the end of the file name Enter the number of digits in the sequential number that attaches to the file and ...

Page 54: ...tware such as Adobe Photoshop Be sure to specify the image transfer settings before transferring images 1 Click the Transfer images button The Image Transfer dialog box appears 2Click the Browse button The Open dialog box appears 3 Select the retouching software Photoshop 7 0 to which the image will be transferred Select the C drive Program Files Adobe Photoshop 7 0 Photoshop Then click the Open b...

Page 55: ...lder that you have selected in step 4 It is recommended that you should use the retouching software third party product that supports 16 bit images for the one to be specified for the transfer image function When you convert RAW images to the TIFF format and transfer them the specified color space data W 41 to W 43 is attached to each of the images as the ICC profile automatically Alternatively yo...

Page 56: ...tton The settings are applied and the General Settings dialog box closes Allows you to select whether the folder that was open the last time is displayed or the specified folder is always displayed when EOS Viewer Utility starts up Select the information to be displayed below images from File Name and Shooting Date Time Restores the settings to their original ones and closes the General Settings d...

Page 57: ...ion and apply it to other images 1 Select a JPEG image W 23 2Click the IPTC information button The IPTC information dialog box appears 3 Enter information W 52 W 53 Select any of IPTC 1 IPTC 2 or IPTC 3 tab to display the tab sheet and enter the information The entered IPTC information can be saved on the dialog box that appears by clicking the Save As button The saved IPTC information can be load...

Page 58: ...n multiple images are selected this button displays the IPTC information for the next image Displays the image No in a sequence Closes the IPTC information dialog box Settings on the IPTC 1 tab sheet You can enter up to 64 characters You can enter up to 32 characters You can enter up to 32 characters You can enter up to 2000 characters You can enter up to 32 characters You can enter up to 32 chara...

Page 59: ...ity 8 from the list box You can enter up to 256 characters You can enter up to 8 characters You can enter up to 11 characters You can enter up to 32 characters Settings on the IPTC 3 tab sheet You can enter up to 3 characters You can enter up to 32 characters You can enter up to 32 characters You can enter up to 256 characters You can enter up to 32 characters You can enter up to 32 characters ...

Page 60: ...ge Images button PhotoStitch starts up Follow the instructions in the guidance window to merge the images Please refer to the PhotoStitch Help menu for more details You cannot merge RAW images in PhotoStitch Up to four images can be merged using PhotoStitch You will need QuickTime 3 0 or later to save merge images made using PhotoStitch in the QuickTime VR format If QuickTime 3 0 or later is not a...

Page 61: ... in the camera Specifying the Camera Settings W 56 Basic Settings W 57 Personal Function Settings W 58 Description of Personal Functions W 62 Checking Saving and Loading Personal Function Settings W 75 Shot Settings W 77 Specifying the Parameters W 78 Specifying the Tone Curve W 80 Specifying the Personal White Balance W 82 Specifying the Color Matrix W 84 Specifying the JPEG Quality W 86 ...

Page 62: ...log box appears Click the Cancel button to close the open window 2Start up EOS Viewer Utility W 12 3 Click the Camera Settings button The Camera settings dialog box appears 4Select a tab and specify the camera settings Sets up to 26 Personal Functions and applies the settings to the camera W 58 You can specify owner s name and shooting date time on the camera and check the camera properties data a...

Page 63: ...mory card is loaded in the camera along with the available space on the card and its total capacity Enter the name of a camera owner You can enter up to 31 characters The battery level of the camera is indicated by or When you are using the DC Coupler Kit is displayed Restores the parameters to their original ones and closes the Camera settings dialog box Applies the settings that you have specifi...

Page 64: ...dow appears In the Combination window you can check the specified personal function settings and the status of whether or not the settings are applied to the camera You can also save and load the personal function settings W 75 Loads the details of the Personal Functions that have been specified on the camera Removes all the check marks from the windows Applies the settings that you have specified...

Page 65: ... W 66 Sets the number of shots to be bracketed W 66 Changes the bracketing sequence for C Fn 09 2 3 to increased exposure standard exposure and decreased exposure W 66 Retains the shift amount for program shift W 67 AF functions Disables focus detection search driving by the lens drive W 68 Disables the AF assist beam from being emitted W 68 Enables automatic shooting when focus is achieved at the...

Page 66: ...ou to check the settings W 75 Allows you to save the settings W 76 Allows you to load the saved settings W 76 Omission of P Fn 11 12 13 22 and 29 To match the numbers and descriptions for the Personal Functions to the EOS 1 series some numbers have been omitted 4Set up the Personal Function W 62 to W 74 If you select the checkbox the selected item takes effect If you enter a numerical value values...

Page 67: ...ings in EOS Viewer Utility 5 Check the settings and save them on your computer if necessary W 75 W 76 6Click the OK button Applies the settings and closes the Camera settings dialog box When a Personal Function is applied to the camera appears on the LCD panel ...

Page 68: ... you do not want to use Unwanted shooting modes can be skipped while you are selecting the shooting mode This makes selecting the desired shooting mode faster Disables the metering modes Click the metering modes you do not want to use Unwanted metering modes can be skipped while you are selecting the metering mode This makes selecting the desired metering mode faster At least one checkbox must be ...

Page 69: ...r speed and 1 60 sec as the slowest the shutter speed range will be 1 2000 to 1 60 sec This makes shutter speed selection faster and prevents a slow speed sync in aperture priority AE mode with the flash If you set the maximum and or minimum shutter speed to one that is not a full stop increment such as 1 750 sec the controllable and settable shutter speed range might not be as exact as you set it...

Page 70: ...ooting situation such as backlit or front lit conditions Specify a minimum aperture value that is smaller than the maximum aperture setting If you select a minimum aperture value that is larger than the maximum aperture a warning message appears and the setting reverts to the default value If you set the maximum and or minimum aperture to one that is not a full stop increment such as f 4 5 the con...

Page 71: ...shooting If P Fn 03 has been set to specify the metering mode for manual exposure and P Fn 06 is used to register the manual exposure mode and a metering mode different from the one specified with P Fn 03 you can select the metering mode specified with P Fn 03 by pressing the button If P Fn 04 and or P Fn 05 has been set set the shutter speed and aperture within the range specified with P Fn 04 an...

Page 72: ...g for the shots is 2 1 0 1 and 2 This function is useful for adjusting the range of bracketing Changes the bracketing sequence for C Fn 09 2 3 to increased exposure standard exposure and decreased exposure The bracketing sequence when C Fn 09 2 3 is selected decreased exposure standard exposure increased exposure changes to increased exposure standard exposure decreased exposure This function is u...

Page 73: ...he program line toward the left to set a slower shutter speed and a smaller aperture higher f number P Fn 10 retains the amount of program shift Select the appropriate amount of shift for the level of priority you want to give to the shutter speed or aperture setting The program shift amount remains in effect until you set it back to the standard program manually or replace the battery or press th...

Page 74: ...sult in grossly inaccurate focus This subsequent lens driving operation is turned off P Fn 14 is especially suited for super telephoto lenses Disables the AF assist beam from being emitted This disables the external Speedlite s built in AF assist beam At a joint photo session etc this prevents the AF assist beam s pattern projected on the subject from being photographed by other photographers If a...

Page 75: ... on standby at full charge Consequently the flash batteries are used up more quickly The Speedlite s SE mode is disabled When you use a flash with this function set the drive mode to single frame shooting If you select continuous shooting the flash will be unable to charge in time for successive shots and will not fire at full charge If you set the drive mode to continuous shooting set the number ...

Page 76: ...s shooting By reducing the maximum continuous shooting speed AI Servo AF continuous shooting can be more stable Limits the number of shots during continuous shooting This enables you to enter the maximum number of shots to be exposed during continuous shooting while the shutter button is pressed fully Convenient when you do not want to shoot an unwanted scene that follows If P Fn 17 Disables autom...

Page 77: ...ivation time can be set from 0 to 3600 sec 1 hour If the standard activation time is too short or too long you can adjust it If you select continuous shooting the camera operates normally Setting mirror lockup with C Fn 12 will further reduce the shooting noise 6 sec Timer After you press the shutter button halfway or the button 16 sec Timer FE lock time after you press the button Post shutter rel...

Page 78: ... to instantly switch to frequently used settings Shortened release time lag Normally the shutter release time lag is controlled for stability This Personal Function eliminates this control As a result the shutter release time lag can be reduced by as much as about 20 percent when the aperture needs to be stopped down by no more than 3 stops This is effective when a shorter shutter release time lag...

Page 79: ...cular operation the operation can feel more intuitive Prevents exposure compensation with the Quick Control Dial The Quick Control Dial cannot be used to set exposure compensation This prevents exposure compensation from being set accidentally while the AF point is being selected Enables Quick Control Dial switch to turn on off Main Dial too Setting the Quick Control Dial switch to OFF disables th...

Page 80: ... Shooting information INFO the icon showing the captured image with Original image verification data is displayed For more details refer to Shooting Information Display in the camera s Instruction Manual For the decision of the original image you will need the dedicated accessory optional The original decision data cannot be added to the JPEG or TIFF image converted from the RAW image ...

Page 81: ...lso save the settings on your computer and then load the saved settings and apply them to the camera 1 Specify the personal functions W 62 to W 74 2Select Combination from the list box The Combination window appears 3 Check the settings save and load them W 76 You can check the Personal Function settings and check if these settings are applied on the camera Checking Saving and Loading Personal Fun...

Page 82: ...are saved To update an existing file click the Save button 1 Click the Open button The Open dialog box appears 2Open the folder containing the settings select the file and then click the Open button The Personal Function settings data saved in that file are loaded Windows Macintosh compatibility for Personal Function settings data Personal Function settings data saved on your computer is compatibl...

Page 83: ...es specify the sharpness and contrast and then register these settings on the camera W 78 Loads the saved tone curves and allows you to select color channels and register them on the camera W 80 Loads the personal white balance settings and then registers them on the camera W 82 Allows you to select color matrix settings and then register them on the camera W 84 Allows you to specify JPEG quality ...

Page 84: ...ick the Parameters button W 77 The Parameters settings dialog box appears 2Select the Set 1 Set 2 or Set 3 tab 3 Specify the tone curve sharpness and contrast Specifying the Parameters Standard The standard tone curve is set TCD 1 through TCD 3 The tone curve that has been selected in Specifying the Tone Curve W 80 is set Drag the slider left or right to specify the sharpness Higher values give hi...

Page 85: ...in EOS Viewer Utility 4Click the Applay to camera button The Confirm settings dialog box appears 5 Confirm the settings and click the Yes button The parameter is registered on the camera 6Click the Close button The Parameters settings dialog box closes ...

Page 86: ...ters W 78 For more information on registering the tone curve data TCD 1 through TCD 3 on the camera refer to Setting the Processing Parameters in the camera s Instruction Manual 1 Click the Tone curve button W 77 The Tone curve settings dialog box appears 2Select the TCD 1 TCD 2 or TCD 3 tab 3 Click the Open button The Open dialog box appears 4Open the folder containing the tone curve select a fil...

Page 87: ...ecifying Camera Settings in EOS Viewer Utility 5 Select a channel from the list box 6Click the Apply to camera button The tone curve is registered on the camera 7 Click the Close button The Tone curve settings dialog box closes ...

Page 88: ... is displayed on the panel located on the back of the camera For more information on setting the personal white balance on the camera refer to Selecting the White Balance in the camera s Instruction Manual 1 Click the Personal white balance button W 77 The Personal white balance settings dialog box appears 2Select the PC Personal White Balance to be registered from the list Specifying the Personal...

Page 89: ...lect the file and then click the Open button The white balance is loaded Displays the setting status for the PC Personal White Balance registered on the camera along with their titles Registers the selected PC Personal White Balance settings on the camera Deletes the selected PC Personal White Balance from the camera Enter a title for the personal white balance to be registered ...

Page 90: ...balance is registered on the camera To register another setting repeat steps 2 to 6 You can register up to 3 settings PC 1 PC 2 and PC 3 To delete a registered setting select the PC Personal White Balance from the list and click the Delete from camera button 7 Click the Close button The Personal white balance settings dialog box closes 1 Click the Color matrix button W 77 The Color Matrix settings...

Page 91: ...g Camera Settings in EOS Viewer Utility 3 Select desired settings from the list boxes 4Click the Apply to camera button The color matrix is registered on the camera 5 Click the Close button The Color Matrix settings dialog box closes ...

Page 92: ...e recording Quality in the camera s Instruction Manual 1 Click the JPEG quality button W 77 The JPEG quality settings dialog box appears 2Drag the slider left or right to adjust the JPEG quality Higher values give a lower compression ratio and higher image quality for any size 3 Click the Apply to camera button The JPEG quality is registered on the camera 4Click the Close button The JPEG quality s...

Page 93: ...ing refer also to the source listed below Readme Click the Start button select All Programs Programs in other versions of Windows Canon Utilities EOS Viewer Utility xx xx is the version EOS Capture Readme Starting the Remote Shooting Function W 88 Remote Shooting W 90 Single frame Shooting W 90 Timer Shooting W 91 Interval Timer Shooting W 92 Specifying the Camera Settings W 93 Specifying the Save...

Page 94: ...isplayed in EOS XXX For Windows Me the Scanner and Camera Wizard dialog box appears Click the Cancel button to close the open window 2Start up EOS Viewer Utility W 12 3 Select the folder to save the image in Select a folder in the Folder Tree Area to save the image in or create a new folder W 16 The Capture folder is created in the My Pictures folder here as an example ...

Page 95: ...ng function select the File menu Exit EOS Capture is one of the functions of EOS Viewer Utility Therefore when you exit EOS Viewer Utility EOS Capture also exits 5 Click the Release button to take a shot W 90 Allows you to check and specify the camera settings W 94 Release button W 90 Status Displays the status while specifying the settings button W 96 Shows hides the set processing parameters dia...

Page 96: ...ens is not attached etc you cannot perform the operation as shown below 1 Set the camera up ready to shoot 2Make various settings See Camera Settings W 94 and Processing Parameters W 96 for information on how to specify the camera settings See Specifying the Save Destination W 93 for information on how to specify the settings for saving images 3 Click the Release button The shot images are display...

Page 97: ...Hz Pentium 4 RAM 256 MB When the camera is set to One Shot AF you cannot take shots if the camera cannnot focus If you cannot take shots with the auto focusing focus manually and then take a shot If you take remote shooting while you are using the Explorer in the WIA Driver to display images on the camera Remote Shooting function may not operate correctly The number of available shots changes depe...

Page 98: ...utes 59 seconds in 1 second increments You can set up to a maximum of 1999 shots Interval timer shooting is performed using the specified interval between shots and the specified number of shots On some types of computers if you set a short interval between shots and there is insufficient time to download and save the images it may not be possible to take shots at the specified interval If this oc...

Page 99: ...ngs The Save settings dialog box appears 2Specify desired settings and click the OK button Specifying the Save Destination Allows you to change the destination folder to which images will be saved The name of the destination folder is displayed next to the Browse button Applies the settings and closes the Save settings dialog box Cancels all the settings and restores the settings to their original...

Page 100: ...n Aperture priority AE or Program AE is specified for the shooting mode Save destination display Displays the destination folder to which images will be saved When you select the Save also on the camera s memory card checkbox the camera PC icon is displayed and when you deselect the checkbox the PC icon is displayed Color temp Specify the color temperature in a range of 2800K to 10000K Metering mo...

Page 101: ...ion as an example 3 Use the button to change a value The changed settings are applied to the camera 1 step down settings button Allows you to decrease the value by 1 step Minimum settings button Specifies the minimum value 1 step up settings button Allows you to increase the value by 1 step Maximum settings button Specifies the maximum value ...

Page 102: ... the button Change the settings Use the slider and list box to specify the settings The changed settings are applied to the camera Processing Parameters CC Filter slider Allows you to correct the white balance using the digital color filter for green magenta hue LB Filter slider Allows you to correct the white balance using the digital color filter for blue amber hue ...

Page 103: ...ows Me Canon Utilities EOS XXX WIA Driver WIA Driver Readme For more information on the restrictions of the TWAIN Driver refer also to the sources listed below Readme Click the Start button select Programs Canon Utilities EOS XXX TWAIN Driver TWAIN Driver Readme Help Displayed by clicking the Help button in the TWAIN Driver main window Your camera model is displayed in EOS XXX Downloading Images w...

Page 104: ...to your computer W 8 The dialog box on which the camera model is displayed appears For Windows Me the Scanner and Camera Wizard dialog box appears Proceed to step 3 2Select Microsoft Scanner and Camera Wizard and then click the OK button The Scanner and Camera Wizard dialog box appears Your camera model is displayed in EOS XXX 3 Click the Next button The Choose Pictures to Copy dialog box appears ...

Page 105: ... enter the file name and click the Next button The images are downloaded and the Other Options dialog box appears If you do not select the destination folder a new folder is created in My Pictures and images are saved in that folder For Windows Me select the destination folder enter the file name and click the Finish button The images are saved and the Picture Destination dialog box closes 6Select...

Page 106: ...from the menu that appears In the Explorer view double click the connected camera s icon CF_SLOT folder and then click the xxxEOSXXX folder For Windows Me double click the xxxEOSXXX folder xxx represents a number between 100 and 999 and EOSXXX represents the camera model on which shots were taken The camera s images will be displayed as thumbnails in the Explorer view 3 Save the image Drag and dro...

Page 107: ...r Click the Cancel button to close all the open windows 2Start Photoshop Click the Start button select All Programs Programs in Windows Me Adobe Photoshop 7 0 Photoshop starts up 3 Select the File menu Import WIA EOSXXX The Get Pictures from Canon EOS XXX dialog box appears 4Select the image s you wish to download and click the Get Pictures button The selected image s will be downloaded to Photosh...

Page 108: ...ton select Programs Adobe Photoshop 7 0 Photoshop starts up 3 Select the File menu Import Canon EOSXXX The TWAIN Driver starts and the JPEG image in the camera is displayed To exit the TWAIN Driver select the File menu Exit 4Select the image to be transferred and select the File menu Transfer Images The image transferred to Photoshop is displayed You cannot display or download the images saved on ...

Page 109: ...stallation This chapter provides troubleshooting and describes the software uninstallation procedures Troubleshooting W 104 Uninstalling the Software W 108 Uninstalling the Software W 108 Uninstalling the Driver W 109 Index W 117 ...

Page 110: ...able are securely plugged into the ports on the camera and computer when you connect the camera to your computer W 8 Are the camera and computer set up correctly for communication Is the camera s power switch set to ON Even when the camera s power switch is set to ON operation of the Auto power off function will automatically switch the camera off To prevent this set the Auto power off function to...

Page 111: ... with Windows XP Windows 2000 Windows Me or Windows 98 SE preinstalled and equipped with an IEEE1394 port W 2 Operation is not guaranteed when an IEEE1394 connection is used on computer systems other than those listed above Are the camera and computer connected correctly Connect the camera to your computer correctly using the dedicated cable W 8 Is there sufficient charge left in the camera batter...

Page 112: ...rocedure to re install the driver 1 Disconnect the dedicated cable and delete the driver W 109 2 Re install the driver W 4 When the X or symbol is displayed beside the connected camera part of the driver is missing or corrupted Use the following procedure to re install the driver 1 Delete the camera displayed in Imaging devices 2 Disconnect the dedicated cable and delete the driver W 109 3 Re inst...

Page 113: ...ed as follows 1 If Found New Hardware Wizard or any other dialog boxes appear click the Cancel buttons to cancel all the dialog boxes 2 Set the camera s power switch to OFF 3 Disconnect the dedicated cable from the camera and computer 4 Install the Solution Disk software on your computer using the correct installation procedure W 4 and then connect the camera to your computer to complete the insta...

Page 114: ...sional or Windows 2000 log in using computer Administrator privileges To prevent computer malfunctions always restart your computer after you have uninstalled the software Re installing the software without first restarting your computer is likely to result in computer malfunctions 1 Click the Start button select All Programs Programs in other versions of Windows Canon Utilities EOSViewerUtility x...

Page 115: ...or Windows XP or Windows Me click the Start button select All Programs Programs in Windows Me Canon Utilities EOS XXX WIA Driver WIA Driver Uninstall For Windows 2000 or Windows 98 SE click the Start button select Programs Canon Utilities EOS XXX TWAIN Driver TWAIN Driver Uninstall 2Proceed with the uninstallation as directed by the on screen messages The driver is uninstalled 3 Connect the camera...

Page 116: ...8 SE select the camera that you are using and click the Remove button If the camera that you are using is not displayed in the Scanners and Cameras dialog box or the Scanners and Cameras Properties dialog box close the dialog box and proceed as follows If drivers for other devices such as scanners are already installed those device names are displayed Take particular care not to delete the wrong d...

Page 117: ... and Windows 98 SE users If the camera that you are using is displayed when you click the plus symbol to the left of Imaging devices or Other devices select the camera that you are using and click the Remove button When the confirmation message appears click the OK button If the camera that you are using is displayed in both Imaging devices and Other devices or multiple cameras are displayed in Ot...

Page 118: ... The Folder Options dialog box appears 2Select the View tab The View tab sheet appears 3 Select the Show hidden files and folders radio button and then deselect the Hide extensions for known file types checkbox If these settings are already selected simply proceed to the next step 4Click the OK button to close the Folder Options dialog box Previously hidden folders and files now become visible 5 C...

Page 119: ... file to display the file contents Check that Canon Camera Driver Setup File appears on the first line If there are multiple Oem inf files repeat this procedure Once you have identified the target file or files make a note of the file names 9Delete the Oem inf and Oem pnf files you identified The Inf folder contains a large number of files Mistakenly deleting the wrong files can cause Windows to m...

Page 120: ...o because Oem inf and Oem pnf files come in pairs substitute the same number for the asterisk in each pair e g Oem2 inf and Oem2 pnf The Inf folder may contain multiple pairs of Oem files 8Check the contents of the Oem inf files Double click an Oem inf file to display the file contents Check that Canon Camera Driver Setup File appears on the first line If there are multiple Oem inf files repeat th...

Page 121: ...b The View tab sheet appears 3 Select the Show hidden files and folders radio button the Show all files radio button in Windows 98 SE and then deselect the Hide file extensions for known file types checkbox If these settings are already selected simply proceed to the next step 4Click the OK button to close the Folder Options dialog box Previously hidden folders and files now become visible 5 In My...

Page 122: ... Canon IncCAP_1DM2 inf file if it exists 1DM2 is displayed in place of XXX in the file name The Canon IncCAP_1DM2 inf file may not exist depending on your computer system The INF folder contains a large number of files Mistakenly deleting the wrong files can cause Windows to malfunction Check the file names carefully before deleting any files ...

Page 123: ...mages with the WIA Driver W 98 E Editing Images W 26 Editing RAW Images W 29 EOS Capture Main Window W 89 EOS Viewer Utility Main Window W 13 I ICC W 45 Installing the Software W 4 L Loading the Personal Function Settings W 76 Loading the Tone Curve W 39 M Main Functions of the Software EOS Viewer Utility EOS Capture 4 PhotoStitch 4 TWAIN Driver 4 WIA Driver 4 Merging Images with PhotoStitch W 54 ...

Page 124: ... Owner s Name W 57 Specifying the Parameters W 78 Specifying the Personal White Balance W 82 Specifying the Preferences W 50 Specifying the Processing Parameters W 30 Specifying the Processing Parameters EOS Capture W 96 Specifying the Save Destination EOS Capture W 93 Specifying the Tone Curve W 80 Starting EOS Viewer Utility W 12 Starting the Remote Shooting Function W 88 Supported Image Formats...

Page 125: ... Describes how to specify the owner s name and date time the Personal Functions the Parameters and the Personal White Balance in the camera 5 Remote Shooting in EOS Viewer Utility M 87 Describes how to use the Remote Shooting function in EOS Viewer Utility for taking shots and specifying the camera settings remotely from your computer 6 Troubleshooting and Uninstallation M 97 Provides a troublesho...

Page 126: ...ion OS Mac OS X version 10 2 recommended Mac OS 9 0 to 9 2 Mac OS 9 2 recommended Computer Macintosh with one of the above OS installed and a FireWire IEEE1394 port as a standard feature CPU Power PC RAM Mac OS X Minimum 256 MB Mac OS 9 0 to 9 2 Minimum 128 MB Interface FireWire IEEE1394 Hard disk space EOS Viewer Utility EOS Capture 300 MB or more PhotoStitch 30 MB or more Display Resolution 1024...

Page 127: ...M 1 Installing the Software This chapter describes how to install the bundled software Installing the Software M 4 ...

Page 128: ...uit any programs that are running 2Insert the CD EOS DIGITAL Solution Disk The CD icon appears on the desktop 3 Start installation Double click the CD icon the Mac OS X folder Then double click the icon on the right For OS 9 double click the Mac OS 9 folder in the CD window and then double click the icon on the right The Installer panel appears 4Click the Install button OS X OS 9 ...

Page 129: ...ct Easy Installation and click the Next button 6Check the details of the License Agreement and then click the Agree button 7 Check the folder in which the software will be installed and then click the Next button Installation begins It takes approx 2 to 3 minutes ...

Page 130: ...Installing the Software M 6 8Finish the installation Click the OK button 9Click the Exit button 10Once the installation is complete remove the CD Connect the camera to your computer in Chapter 2 ...

Page 131: ...reparation for Downloading Images This chapter explains how to connect the camera or a card reader third party product to your computer Connecting the Camera to Your Computer M 8 Using Your Card Reader M 10 ...

Page 132: ... camera while your computer is running 1 Plug the dedicated cable into the computer Plug the cable into the FireWire IEEE1394 port Refer to the computer User s Manual for information on the terminal areas 2Plug the dedicated cable into your camera Open the cover and plug the cable into the terminal 3 Set the camera s power switch to ON The camera is now ready to communicate with your computer Proc...

Page 133: ...ter The connections may not operate correctly While the camera and your computer are communicating the camera s LCD panel may blink or the image on the monitor may flicker However this is not a malfunction When unplugging the dedicated cable be sure to grip the sides of the plug as you pull it out If you do not perform any operation while the camera and computer are connected a confirmation messag...

Page 134: ...r can download images directly from a memory card to the computer 1 Remove the memory card from the camera 2Load the card into the card reader Proceed to Chapter 3 For information on connecting the card reader to your computer refer to the card reader User s Manual ...

Page 135: ...23 Selecting Images in the Preview Window M 23 Attaching Check Marks to Images M 24 Selecting Images by Condition M 24 Bringing Sending the Main Window to the Front Back of Window Stack M 25 Equalizing the Display Sizes of the Preview Window M 25 Editing Images M 26 Protecting Images M 26 Rotating Images M 26 Deleting Images M 27 Checking the Image Information and Entering Comments M 27 Playing Ba...

Page 136: ...ra to your computer M 8 2Double click the Canon EOS Viewer Utility icon on the desktop The main window appears You can also start EOS Viewer Utility by double clicking the Canon Utilities folder the EOS Viewer Utility folder the EOS Viewer Utility icon ...

Page 137: ... the File menu Quit Main window tool bar Histogram Shows the distribution of the brightness of an image Selecting the tab switches the histogram display values between Brightness and RGB Path display Displays the connected camera drive and folder on your computer Image display area Status bar Comment input box M 27 Bookmark area M 19 Detailed Image display area M 27 Tree View Area M 16 RGB value d...

Page 138: ...e Check Mark button M 24 Transfer images button M 48 protect button M 26 Erase images button M 27 Save File button M 45 Select Image button M 24 Show Hide Thumbnail Frames button Shows hides the information display frame of thumbnail images Add Check Mark button M 24 Rotate left 90 degrees button M 26 Show Hide Image Information button Shows hides the histogram image information display area and c...

Page 139: ...x If the RAW adjustment tool palette is hidden select the View menu Tool palette to show it Digital Exposure Compensation slider M 31 Camera type M 30 Displays the name of the camera on which the selected RAW images were taken Advanced tab sheet M 43 Color Temp input box M 33 White Balance list box M 32 M 33 LB Filter slider M 35 CC Filter slider M 35 Contrast list box M 40 Standard tab sheet M 41...

Page 140: ...ressing the control key select New folder to create a folder and enter a name for the folder Enter Photo in the folder name field here as an example 2Display a folder to be copied Double click the camera icon the 1 folder CF card or the 2 folder SD card the DCIM folder The xxxEOSXXX folder is displayed 3 Copy the folder to the hard disk Drag and drop the xxxEOSXXX folder to the destination folder ...

Page 141: ...icated cable You cannot display images in the preview window M 20 or edit RAW images M 29 saved on a memory card in the camera directly Before working images with EOS Viewer Utility be sure to download images saved on a memory card to your computer For displaying images saved in a third party card reader follow the same procedure to download the target folder to your computer The images that are p...

Page 142: ...nd then select an option from the menu that appears You can drag and drop folders from the Tree View Area to the other folders For JPEG images that were shot with Adobe RGB setting the first character shows _ under bar according to Exif 2 21 regulations Opens the selected folder Creates a new folder Note that you cannot create a new folder in the memory card in the camera Allows you to change the ...

Page 143: ...ht The folder icon appears in the Bookmark area when it is registered To delete the registered folder click the folder while holding down the control key and select Delete from the menu that appears You can also reorder the folders in the Bookmark area by dragging and dropping them When you delete the registered folder it just disappears from the Bookmark area The actual data of the folder and the...

Page 144: ...review window Main Window Thumbnail Display Digital exposure compensation value M 31 Protect mark M 26 This mark is displayed on protected images Recording quality The RAW and RAW JPEG symbols are displayed for RAW and RAW JPEG images respectively No symbol is displayed for JPEG images File name or shooting date time The items selected in the Image Lower Display Item list box in the Preferences di...

Page 145: ...ter For some images it may take some time to change to the high resolution image Window button M 25 Display Size list box M 22 Select Next Image button M 23 Rotate right 90 degrees button M 26 Remove Check Mark button M 24 Remove protect button M 26 Save File button M 45 Erase images button M 27 Transfer images button M 48 protect button M 26 Add Check Mark button M 24 Rotate left 90 degrees butto...

Page 146: ...window the available image sizes are Fit to window and 100 When you select 100 you can change the display position by dragging the image 1 Display the image in the preview window M 20 2Click the Display AF point button The AF point is displayed Clicking the button again hides the AF point When the shot was taken with automatic AF point selection multiple active AF points might be displayed Selecti...

Page 147: ...t image and then hold down the option shift keys and click the last image Alternatively you can use the arrow keys on the keyboard to select images Click the target image The selected image is displayed on the top window When only one preview window is displayed you can click the Select Previous Image button or the Select Next Image button to select the image to be displayed Selecting Images in th...

Page 148: ...ves the icon from the frame of the image and erases the check mark You cannot attach the check mark for any images other than RAW images When multiple RAW images are selected the check mark is attached to all the selected RAW images Alternatively you can perform the same operation using the menu that appears by holding down the control key and clicking Click the Select Image button and select the ...

Page 149: ...he Window button The main window is brought sent to the front back of window stack 1 Select the image whose size is the desired size M 23 2Click Standardize window size from the menu that appears by clicking the Window button All the displayed preview windows are set to the same size as the selected image Bringing Sending the Main Window to the Front Back of Window Stack Equalizing the Display Siz...

Page 150: ...that were protected on the camera Protection only prevents images from being deleted Other types of image operations can still be performed for protected images Alternatively you can perform the same operation using the menu that appears by holding down the control key and clicking Click the Rotate right 90 degrees or Rotate left 90 degrees button The image rotates 90 degrees in the selected direc...

Page 151: ...entally deleted Alternatively you can perform the same operation using the menu that appears by holding down the control key and clicking Image information display area The shooting information is displayed The number of items displayed differs depending on the camera settings You can copy the information as text data and paste it into another application Clicking the button can hide the detailed ...

Page 152: ...ote dialog box appears 2Adjust the sound with the buttons and slider 1 Select images to be printed in index format M 23 2Select the File menu Print Index The Printer Setup dialog box appears 3 Select the printer to be used specify the print settings and print images Plays back the recorded sound Closes the dialog box Stops sound playback Indicates the sound playback position Pauses sound playback ...

Page 153: ...en the images are processed it takes a while to display them Approximate processing times The processing times given here are only approximations Actual processing times vary widely depending on the images and the computer system Processing times are based on Canon testing standards OS OS X 10 2 CPU Power PC G4 700 MHz RAM 256 MB The processing time in the retouching software includes starting up ...

Page 154: ...menu Tool palette to show it 2Specify the processing parameters M 31 to M 44 Clicking the Reset to Shot Settings button restores the settings to the values used when the shot was taken If you click the Preview checkbox the specified processing parameters are applied to the RAW images in real time 3 Click the Update button The RAW images are processed according to the specified processing parameter...

Page 155: ...ty You can adjust the brightness of an image in the range of 2 stops in 0 1 stop increments Drag the slider left or right to adjust the brightness The adjusted value is specified in the RAW adjustment tool palette Adjusting the Brightness Digital Exposure Compensation ...

Page 156: ...vin Auto Automatically adjusts the white balance Approx 3000 to 7000 Daylight For sunny daylight outdoors Approx 5200 Shade For shaded areas outdoors Approx 7000 Cloudy For cloudy or hazy days and during sunset Approx 6000 Tungsten For tungsten light bulb light Approx 3200 Fluorescent For fluorescent light Approx 4000 Flash When flash is used Approx 6000 Color Temp You can manually set color tempe...

Page 157: ...an specify the color temperature to adjust the white balance 1 Select Color Temp from the list box 2Enter a color temperature Enter the color temperature in the Color Temp input box in the range of 2800K to 10000K in 100K increments The entered color temperature is specified in the RAW adjustment tool palette ...

Page 158: ... of the image The white balance is adjusted so that the point clicked appears white If you click on another point over the image the white balance is adjusted again To quit the click white balance click the Click White Balance button When you use Click White Balance Function even though you do not select the Preview checkbox the adjusted white balance is applied to the images in real time When you...

Page 159: ...nsating filter Drag the slider left and right to adjust the white balance LB Filter slider Equates to the LB Light Balancing filter for color temperature conversion Dragging the slider toward B side adds blue hue and toward A side amber hue CC Filter slider Equates to the CC Color Compensation filter for color correction Dragging the slider toward G side adds green hue and toward M side magenta hu...

Page 160: ...e M 32 to M 35 2Click the Save White Balance Settings button The Save dialog box appears 3 Select the destination folder enter the file name and then click the Save button The white balance data is saved Windows Macintosh compatibility for white balance data White balance data saved on your computer is compatible with EOS Viewer Utility for both Windows and Macintosh Saving the White Balance ...

Page 161: ...Adjust Tone Curve button The Tone Curve dialog box appears 2Select the channel from the list box Adjusting the Color and Brightness Adjust Tone Curve Tone Curve Input box Output box Read button M 39 Save button M 39 Apply button Tone curve settings list box Shot Settings button Restores the image to its original condition when shots were taken Adjusts all the channels Adjusts the red channel Adjus...

Page 162: ... by selecting on the tone curve and entering values directly into the Input Output box 4Click the Update button on the RAW adjustment tool palette The adjusted tone curve is applied to the image While checking the adjusted tone curve repeat steps 2 and 4 to make further adjustments 5 Click the Apply button The Tone Curve dialog box closes Windows Macintosh compatibility for tone curve data Tone cu...

Page 163: ...ick the Save button The Save dialog box appears 3 Select the destination folder enter the file name and then click the Save button The tone curve is saved 1 Click the Read button The Choose a File dialog box appears 2Open the folder that containing the tone curve select the file and then click the Choose button The tone curve is loaded 3 Click the Update button on the RAW adjustment tool palette T...

Page 164: ... each color individually You can use the Tone curve settings list box to switch between the different channels as you make your adjustments The horizontal axis shows the brightness and color saturation for the unadjusted input image with the left hand end indicating shadow darker areas of the image and the right hand end indicating highlights brighter areas of the image The vertical axis shows the...

Page 165: ...er Utility Use the procedure below to select the film equivalent hue chroma and color range the range of colors that can be reproduced 1 Click the Standard tab The Standard tab sheet appears 2Select the color matrix from the list box Selecting the Color Matrix ...

Page 166: ... Mainly used for printing for business purpose Not recommended for users who do not have a knowledge of image processing and Adobe RGB DCF 2 0 Exif 2 21 With a printer that does not support the sRGB computer environments or DCF 2 0 Exif 2 21 the images are printed with moderate color tone So you need to process the images after shooting 5 L saturat Reproduces low color saturation Effective for mak...

Page 167: ... The selected setting is specified in the RAW adjustment tool palette Selecting a negative value for Color Tone makes the color tone reddish and a positive value yellowish Adjusting the Color 2 strongly adjusts the colors so that skin tones appear redder while 1 makes the same adjustment less strongly 0 applies the standard color matching adjustment 2 strongly adjusts the colors so that skin tones...

Page 168: ...djust the edge sharpness of an image Select an adjustment value from the list box Higher values give higher levels of edge sharpening The selected adjustment value is specified in the RAW adjustment tool palette Selecting the Sharpness ...

Page 169: ... and select Convert and save in file from the menu that appears The Save File dialog box appears 3 Specify the settings and click the OK button The images are saved in the selected folder When you convert RAW images to the TIFF images and save them the ICC profile is attached to each of images automatically When you wish to display the images with the ICC profile attached in the retouching softwar...

Page 170: ...G format are also to be saved If some of the images to be saved are RAW images select Do not convert JPEG or TIFF for the conversion format If you select TIFF you can select the number of bits used when you save images from 8bit ch 16bit ch and 16bit ch linear If you select JPEG the images are saved in the 8bit ch format The extensions used for the saved files are shown below Conversion Format Ext...

Page 171: ...ample appears in the Example field below the text box When the image files to be saved include images with sound this option can save the sound files with the respective images Enter the number of digits in the sequential number that attaches to the file and the starting number used A maximum of 9 digits can be specified Click this checkbox when saving the file after converting a RAW image to a JP...

Page 172: ...op Be sure to specify the image transfer settings before transferring images 1 Click the Transfer images button The Transfer Images dialog box appears 2Click the Browse button The Select application dialog box appears 3 Select the retouching software Photoshop 7 0 to which the image will be transferred Select the drive in which Photoshop 7 0 is installed the Adobe Photoshop 7 folder Adobe Photosho...

Page 173: ...u have selected in step 4 It is recommended that you should use the retouching software third party product that supports 16 bit images for the one to be specified for the transfer image function When you convert RAW images to the TIFF format and save them the specified color space data M 41 to M 43 is attached to each of the images as the ICC profile automatically Alternatively you can perform th...

Page 174: ...ck the OK button The settings are applied and the Preferences dialog box closes Allows you to select whether the folder that was open the last time is displayed or the specified folder is always displayed when EOS Viewer Utility starts up Select the information to be displayed below images from File Name and Shooting Date Time Restores the settings to their original ones and closes the Preferences...

Page 175: ...ion and apply it to other images 1 Select a JPEG image M 23 2Click the IPTC information button The IPTC information dialog box appears 3 Enter information M 52 M 53 Select any of IPTC 1 IPTC 2 or IPTC 3 tab to display the tab sheet and enter the information The entered IPTC information can be saved on the dialog box that appears by clicking the Save As button The saved IPTC information can be load...

Page 176: ...mation for the previous image When multiple images are selected this button displays the IPTC information for the next image Displays the image No in a sequence Closes the IPTC information dialog box Displays the IPTC information entered before the Previous or Next button was clicked Applies the entered IPTC information to the image You can enter up to 64 characters You can enter up to 32 characte...

Page 177: ... Priority 1 Normal 5 or Low Priority 8 from the list box You can enter up to 256 characters You can enter up to 8 characters You can enter up to 11 characters You can enter up to 32 characters You can enter up to 3 characters You can enter up to 32 characters You can enter up to 32 characters You can enter up to 256 characters You can enter up to 32 characters You can enter up to 32 characters ...

Page 178: ...otoStitch folder the PhotoStitch Launcher icon PhotoStitch Launcher appears 2Click the Merge Images button PhotoStitch starts up Follow the instructions in the guidance window to merge the images Please refer to the PhotoStitch Help menu for more details You cannot merge RAW images in PhotoStitch Up to four images can be merged using PhotoStitch ...

Page 179: ... in the camera Specifying the Camera Settings M 56 Basic Settings M 57 Personal Function Settings M 58 Description of Personal Functions M 62 Checking Saving and Loading Personal Function Settings M 75 Shot Settings M 77 Specifying the Parameters M 78 Specifying the Tone Curve M 80 Specifying the Personal White Balance M 82 Specifying the Color Matrix M 84 Specifying the JPEG Quality M 86 ...

Page 180: ...e Camera Settings button The Camera settings dialog box appears 4Select a tab and specify the camera settings Sets up to 26 Personal Functions and applies the settings to the camera M 58 You can specify owner s name and shooting date time on the camera and check the camera properties data and the status of the battery and the memory card M 57 Specifies parameters M 78 tone curve M 80 personal whit...

Page 181: ...e DC Coupler Kit is displayed This box shows whether a memory card is loaded in the camera along with the available space on the card and its total capacity Applies the settings that you have specified in the Basic settings tab sheet to the camera Restores the parameters to their original ones and closes the Camera settings dialog box Applies the settings that you have specified in all the tab she...

Page 182: ...dow appears In the Combination window you can check the specified personal function settings and the status of whether or not the settings are applied to the camera You can also save and load the personal function settings M 75 Loads the details of the Personal Functions that have been specified on the camera Restores the parameters to their original ones and closes the Camera settings dialog box ...

Page 183: ... M 66 Sets the number of shots to be bracketed M 66 Changes the bracketing sequence for C Fn 09 2 3 to increased exposure standard exposure and decreased exposure M 66 Retains the shift amount for program shift M 67 AF functions Disables focus detection search driving by the lens drive M 68 Disables the AF assist beam from being emitted M 68 Enables automatic shooting when focus is achieved at the...

Page 184: ...s function to be used in the reverse direction M 73 Prevents exposure compensation with the Quick Control Dial M 73 Enables Quick Control Dial switch to turn on off Main Dial too M 73 Add original decision data M 74 Combination Allows you to check the settings M 75 Allows you to save the settings M 76 Allows you to load the saved settings M 76 Omission of P Fn 11 12 13 22 and 29 To match the numbe...

Page 185: ...ings button acquires the settings with the Personal Function settings on the camera Clicking the Reset button removes all the check marks from the windows If the Personal Function settings are saved on your computer the saved settings can be loaded M 76 5 Check the settings and save them on your computer if necessary M 75 M 76 6Click the OK button Applies the settings and closes the Camera setting...

Page 186: ... you do not want to use Unwanted shooting modes can be skipped while you are selecting the shooting mode This makes selecting the desired shooting mode faster Disables the metering modes Click the metering modes you do not want to use Unwanted metering modes can be skipped while you are selecting the metering mode This makes selecting the desired metering mode faster At least one checkbox must be ...

Page 187: ...r speed and 1 60 sec as the slowest the shutter speed range will be 1 2000 to 1 60 sec This makes shutter speed selection faster and prevents a slow speed sync in aperture priority AE mode with the flash If you set the maximum and or minimum shutter speed to one that is not a full stop increment such as 1 750 sec the controllable and settable shutter speed range might not be as exact as you set it...

Page 188: ...ooting situation such as backlit or front lit conditions Specify a minimum aperture value that is smaller than the maximum aperture setting If you select a minimum aperture value that is larger than the maximum aperture a warning message appears and the setting reverts to the default value If you set the maximum and or minimum aperture to one that is not a full stop increment such as f 4 5 the con...

Page 189: ...shooting If P Fn 03 has been set to specify the metering mode for manual exposure and P Fn 06 is used to register the manual exposure mode and a metering mode different from the one specified with P Fn 03 you can select the metering mode specified with P Fn 03 by pressing the button If P Fn 04 and or P Fn 05 has been set set the shutter speed and aperture within the range specified with P Fn 04 an...

Page 190: ...g for the shots is 2 1 0 1 and 2 This function is useful for adjusting the range of bracketing Changes the bracketing sequence for C Fn 09 2 3 to increased exposure standard exposure and decreased exposure The bracketing sequence when C Fn 09 2 3 is selected decreased exposure standard exposure increased exposure changes to increased exposure standard exposure decreased exposure This function is u...

Page 191: ...he program line toward the left to set a slower shutter speed and a smaller aperture higher f number P Fn 10 retains the amount of program shift Select the appropriate amount of shift for the level of priority you want to give to the shutter speed or aperture setting The program shift amount remains in effect until you set it back to the standard program manually or replace the battery or press th...

Page 192: ...sult in grossly inaccurate focus This subsequent lens driving operation is turned off P Fn 14 is especially suited for super telephoto lenses Disables the AF assist beam from being emitted This disables the external Speedlite s built in AF assist beam At a joint photo session etc this prevents the AF assist beam s pattern projected on the subject from being photographed by other photographers If a...

Page 193: ... on standby at full charge Consequently the flash batteries are used up more quickly The Speedlite s SE mode is disabled When you use a flash with this function set the drive mode to single frame shooting If you select continuous shooting the flash will be unable to charge in time for successive shots and will not fire at full charge If you set the drive mode to continuous shooting set the number ...

Page 194: ...s shooting By reducing the maximum continuous shooting speed AI Servo AF continuous shooting can be more stable Limits the number of shots during continuous shooting This enables you to enter the maximum number of shots to be exposed during continuous shooting while the shutter button is pressed fully Convenient when you do not want to shoot an unwanted scene that follows If P Fn 17 Disables autom...

Page 195: ...ivation time can be set from 0 to 3600 sec 1 hour If the standard activation time is too short or too long you can adjust it If you select continuous shooting the camera operates normally Setting mirror lockup with C Fn 12 will further reduce the shooting noise 6 sec Timer After you press the shutter button halfway or the button 16 sec Timer FE lock time after you press the button Post shutter rel...

Page 196: ...Convenient when you want to monitor the elapsed bulb exposure time Sets the default settings when the CLEAR button is ON You can use this function to select the default mode selected when you press the CLEAR button QUALITY WB Convenient when you want to instantly switch to frequently used settings Taking bulb shots for long periods speeds up battery charge depletion and reduces the number of avail...

Page 197: ...otational function can be reversed for selecting the AF point and setting the shutter speed and aperture By matching the dial s rotation direction to the particular operation the operation can feel more intuitive Prevents exposure compensation with the Quick Control Dial The Quick Control Dial cannot be used to set exposure compensation This prevents exposure compensation from being set accidental...

Page 198: ... Shooting information INFO the icon showing the captured image with Original image verification data is displayed For more details refer to Shooting Information Display in the camera s Instruction Manual For the decision of the original image you will need the dedicated accessory optional The original decision data cannot be added to the JPEG or TIFF image converted from the RAW image ...

Page 199: ...lso save the settings on your computer and then load the saved settings and apply them to the camera 1 Specify the personal functions M 62 to M 74 2Select Combination from the list box The Combination window appears 3 Check the settings save and load them M 76 You can check the Personal Function settings and check if these settings are applied on the camera Checking Saving and Loading Personal Fun...

Page 200: ...e saved To update an existing file click the Save button 1 Click the Open button The Open dialog box appears 2Open the folder containing the settings select the file and then click the Open button The Personal Function settings data saved in that file are loaded Windows Macintosh compatibility for Personal Function settings data Personal Function settings data saved on your computer is compatible ...

Page 201: ...es specify the sharpness and contrast and then register these settings on the camera M 78 Loads the saved tone curves and allows you to select color channels and register them on the camera M 80 Loads the personal white balance settings and then registers them on the camera M 82 Allows you to select color matrix settings and then register them on the camera M 84 Allows you to specify JPEG quality ...

Page 202: ...ick the Parameters button M 77 The Parameters settings dialog box appears 2Select the Set 1 Set 2 or Set 3 tab 3 Specify the tone curve sharpness and contrast Specifying the Parameters Standard The standard tone curve is set TCD 1 through TCD 3 The tone curve that has been selected in Specifying the Tone Curve M 80 is set Drag the slider left or right to specify the sharpness Higher values give hi...

Page 203: ...S Viewer Utility 4Click the Apply to camera button The Confirm settings dialog box appears 5 Check the settings and click the Apply to camera button The parameter is registered on the camera 6Click the Close button The Parameters settings dialog box closes ...

Page 204: ...ters M 78 For more information on registering the tone curve data TCD 1 through TCD 3 on the camera refer to Setting the Processing Parameters in the camera s Instruction Manual 1 Click the Tone curve button M 77 The Tone curve settings dialog box appears 2Select the TCD 1 TCD 2 or TCD 3 tab 3 Click the Open button The Open dialog box appears 4Open the folder containing the tone curve select a fil...

Page 205: ...ecifying Camera Settings in EOS Viewer Utility 5 Select a channel from the list box 6Click the Apply to camera button The tone curve is registered on the camera 7 Click the Close button The Tone curve settings dialog box closes ...

Page 206: ... is displayed on the panel located on the back of the camera For more information on setting the personal white balance on the camera refer to Selecting the White Balance in the camera s Instruction Manual 1 Click the Personal white balance button M 77 The Personal white balance settings dialog box appears 2Select the PC Personal White Balance to be registered from the list Specifying the Personal...

Page 207: ... setting repeat steps 2 to 6 You can register up to 3 settings PC 1 PC 2 and PC 3 To delete a registered setting select the PC Personal White Balance from the list and click the Delete from camera button 7 Click the Close button The Personal white balance settings dialog box closes Enter a title for the personal white balance to be registered Displays the setting status for the PC Personal White B...

Page 208: ...e information on setting the color matrix on the camera refer to Selecting the Color Matrix in the camera s Instruction Manual 1 Click the Color matrix button M 77 The Color matrix settings dialog box appears 2Select CM set1 or CM set2 from the list box This activates the Color space Saturation and Color tone list boxes If you select any color matrix setting other than CM set1 or CM set2 you canno...

Page 209: ...g Camera Settings in EOS Viewer Utility 3 Select desired settings from the list boxes 4Click the Apply to camera button The color matrix is registered on the camera 5 Click the Close button The Color matrix settings dialog box closes ...

Page 210: ...e recording Quality in the camera s Instruction Manual 1 Click the JPEG quality button M 77 The JPEG quality settings dialog box appears 2Drag the slider left or right to adjust the JPEG quality Higher values give a lower compression ratio and higher image quality for any size 3 Click the Apply to camera button The JPEG quality is registered on the camera 4Click the Close button The JPEG quality s...

Page 211: ...n the restrictions of remote shooting refer also to the source listed below Readme Double click the Canon Utilities folder the EOS Viewer Utility folder EOSUtility ReadMe Starting the Remote Shooting Function M 88 Remote Shooting M 90 Single frame Shooting M 90 Timer Shooting M 91 Interval Timer Shooting M 92 Specifying the Camera Settings M 93 Specifying the Save Destination M 93 Camera Settings ...

Page 212: ...nnect the camera to your computer M 8 2Start up EOS Viewer Utility M 12 3 Select the folder to save the image in Select a folder in the Tree View Area to save the image in or create a new folder M 16 The Capture folder is created here as an example ...

Page 213: ...uit EOS Capture For OS 9 to quit the Remote Shooting function select the File menu Quit EOS Capture is one of the functions of EOS Viewer Utility Therefore when you quit EOS Viewer Utility EOS Capture also quits 5 Click the Release button to take a shot M 90 Allows you to check and specify the camera settings M 94 Release button M 90 button M 96 Shows hides the set processing parameters dialog box...

Page 214: ...ens is not attached etc you cannot perform the operation as shown below 1 Set the camera up ready to shoot 2Make various settings See Camera Settings M 94 and Processing Parameters M 96 for information on how to specify the camera settings See Specifying the Save Destination M 93 for information on how to specify the settings for saving images 3 Click the Release button The shot images are display...

Page 215: ...button in the EOS Capture main window using the following OS OS X CPU Power PC G4 700 MHz RAM 256 MB When the camera is set to One Shot AF you cannot take shots if the camera cannot focus If you cannot take shots with the auto focusing focus manually and then take a shot The number of available shots changes depending on the available capacity on your computer s hard disk You can check the number ...

Page 216: ...inutes 59 seconds in 1 second increments You can set up to a maximum of 1999 shots Interval timer shooting is performed using the specified interval between shots and the specified number of shots On some types of computers if you set a short interval between shots and there is insufficient time to download and save the images it may not be possible to take shots at the specified interval If this ...

Page 217: ...log box appears 2Specify desired settings and click the OK button Save settings dialog box Specifying the Save Destination Allows you to change the destination folder to which images will be saved The name of the destination folder is displayed next to the Browse button Applies the settings and closes the Save settings dialog box Cancels all the settings and restores the settings to their original...

Page 218: ...when Aperture priority AE or Program AE is specified for the shooting mode Save destination display Displays the destination folder to which images will be saved When you select the Save also on the camera s memory card checkbox the camera PC icon is displayed and when you deselect the checkbox the PC icon is displayed Color temp Specify the color temperature in a range of 2800K to 10000K Metering...

Page 219: ...ion as an example 3 Use the button to change a value The changed settings are applied to the camera 1 step down settings button Allows you to decrease the value by 1 step Minimum settings button Specifies the minimum value 1 step up settings button Allows you to increase the value by 1 step Maximum settings button Specifies the maximum value ...

Page 220: ... the button Change the settings Use the slider and list box to specify the settings The changed settings are applied to the camera Processing Parameters CC Filter slider Allows you to correct the white balance using the digital color filter for green magenta hue LB Filter slider Allows you to correct the white balance using the digital color filter for blue amber hue ...

Page 221: ...M 6 Troubleshooting and Uninstallation This chapter provides troubleshooting and describes the software uninstallation procedures Troubleshooting M 98 Uninstalling the Software M 100 Index M 101 ...

Page 222: ...ly Connect the camera to your computer correctly using the dedicated cable M 8 Is there sufficient charge left in the camera battery Your computer does not supply power to the camera Connect the DC Coupler Kit to the camera or load a fully charged battery into the camera before connecting it to your computer Do you have more than one camera connected to your computer If you connect more than one c...

Page 223: ...k the startup disk click the Home button the Library folder Preferences to open the Preferences folder and delete the target preference files For OS 9 double click the startup disk the System Folder the Preferences folder to open the Preferences folder and then delete the target preference files Canon CameraCom Pref Communications and default settings file shared by all software programs CanonEOSV...

Page 224: ...to be deleted to the Trash select Empty Trash from the Finder menu For OS 9 select Empty Trash from the Special menu and empty the Trash You cannot reinstall the software until you have emptied the Trash 1 Display the folder in which the software is saved Open the Canon Utilities folder 2Drag the folder for the software to be uninstalled to the Trash 3 Select the Finder menu on the desktop Empty T...

Page 225: ...OS Viewer Utility EOS Capture 4 PhotoStitch 4 Merging Images with PhotoStitch M 54 O Operation Flow 5 P Personal Function Settings M 58 Playing Back Sound M 28 Preview Window M 20 Printing Images M 28 Processing RAW Images M 29 Protecting Images M 26 R RAW Adjustment Tool Palette M 15 Remote Shooting Interval Timer Shooting M 92 Single frame Shooting M 90 Timer Shooting M 91 Rotating Images M 26 S...

Page 226: ...ying the Processing Parameters EOS Capture M 96 Specifying the Save Destination EOS Capture M 93 Specifying the Tone Curve M 80 Starting EOS Viewer Utility M 12 Starting the Remote Shooting Function M 88 Supported Image Formats M 17 System Requirements M 2 T Thumbnail Display M 20 Tone Curve M 40 Transferring Images to Retouching Software M 48 Troubleshooting M 98 U Uninstalling the Software M 100...

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