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3.

Double-click the CD-ROM icon, followed by the [DVC CARD
IMAGE] folder.

The folders [CAMERA CHROMA], [CARD ANIMATION], [CARD CHROMA] or
[CARD LUMINANCE] appear.

4.

Open the  [CAMERA CHROMA], [CARD ANIMATION], [CARD
CHROMA] and [CARD LUMINANCE]  folder, select the image
you wish to copy to the camcorder and click [Open].

5.

In the Add Image window, click [Add].

• 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 to the Memory Card

Summary of Contents for Optura 30 - Optura 30 MiniDV Camcorder

Page 1: ...Digital Video Software Macintosh Version 12 Instruction Manual Mode d emploi Manual de Instrucciones E F Es ...

Page 2: ...LE OR IN PART EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY PROVIDED IN THIS AGREEMENT 2 BACK UP COPY You may make one copy of the SOFTWARE solely for back up purposes or copy the SOFTWARE onto the permanent storage device e g a hard disk of your computer 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...

Page 3: ...of the terms of this Agreement and you must then promptly return the SOFTWARE In addition Canon may enforce its other legal rights 6 U S GOVERNMENT RESTRICTED RIGHTS NOTICE The SOFTWARE is a commercial item as that term is defined at 48 C F R 2 101 Oct 1995 consisting of commercial computer software and commercial computer software documentation as such terms are used in 48 C F R 12 212 Sept 1995 ...

Page 4: ...on any ownership rights in any images graphics or textual material that you save in connection with the Software You may not modify remove or delete any or all copyright notices i which are contained in the Software including any copy thereof and ii which are on the original CD ROM and on the medium of a back up copy made pursuant to Section 2 above 11 ACKNOWLEDGEMENT BY USING THE SOFTWARE YOU ACK...

Page 5: ...ovies MovieEdit Task Mac OS X Only 28 Running a Slide Show 30 Adding Sound to a Still Image 31 Adding Sound to a Still Image 31 Playing Back the Sound 32 Using the Sound Panel 32 Attaching Images to E mail Messages 33 Printing Still Images ImageBrowser 36 The Print Window 38 Adjusting Image Quality and Printing Exif 2 2 Compliant 39 Selecting the Print Mode and Number of Copies DPOF Print Settings...

Page 6: ...MediaCards 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 and Mac OS are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc registered in the United States and other countries iPhoto and QuickTime are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Other names and products...

Page 7: ... Use the following accessories to download recorded images from a memory card to your computer IFC 300PCU USB Cable DIGITAL VIDEO SOLUTION DISK For Macintosh The explanations in this manual use mainly Mac OS X version 10 2 screen shots ...

Page 8: ...titch 30 MB or more Display 800 600 pixels 32 000 colors or better 1024 768 pixels 32 000 colors or better is recommended Proper operation is not guaranteed on a user built PC Proper operation is not guaranteed on any particular system even if it meets the requirements outlined above ImageBrowser and PhotoStitch do not operate on disks formatted with the Unix File System UFS A CD ROM drive is requ...

Page 9: ...chments from images Exporting images Adding a title and a comment and printing still images Printing indexes MovieEdit Task 28 Linking images Inserting text and background music and adding effects Changing the size or file format of selected movies and saving them as new files PhotoStitch 42 Merging panoramic images This instruction manual explains how to install the software what you can do with ...

Page 10: ...in the camcorder for example MVI_0001 AVI and MVI_0001 THM MVI_0001 THM files cannot be downloaded but movies can still be played back on the computer Mac OS X version 10 2 You may not be able to download images with iPhoto if the memory card contains an enormous volume of images approx 900 or more The Exif version may change to 2 1 and image information may be modified when downloading images wit...

Page 11: ...OS X version 10 1 10 2 10 3 Double click the CD ROM icon followed by the Mac OS X and Canon Digital Video Installer icons The installer panel opens 4 Select your language 5 Click Digital Video Software Install 6 Select Easy Installation and Click Next To install the software individually select Custom Installation Installer Panel ...

Page 12: ...gree 8 Review the installation settings and click Next Installation starts 9 When the Installation has finished message appears click OK 10 After the installation is complete restart the computer as prompted Installing the Digital Video Software ...

Page 13: ...ecting the camcorder Do not connect two or more camcorders to the same computer via the USB interface The connections may not operate correctly Never allow the computer to go into standby sleep mode while a camcorder is connected via the USB interface Refer to your computer manual for the location of the computer s USB ports See your camcorder instruction manual for connecting instructions 1 Inser...

Page 14: ...e 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 Starting ImageBrowser 1 Connect the camcorder to the computer 13 ImageBrowser starts and the ImageBrowser Automation Wizard dialog appears In the ImageBrowser Automation Wizard dialog you can select the action that is carried out after ImageBrowser st...

Page 15: ...g will display 2 Click The application program below will start to remove the check mark 3 Click the close box at the upper left to close the dialog ImageBrowser will cease to start automatically thereafter 3 Confirm that USB port and Canon Camera are selected and click Set The Camera Window opens displaying the camcorder images as thumbnails small images Click here to close the dialog ...

Page 16: ...r 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 3 Click Canon Camera in the Explorer View section The Communications Settings window appears This window only appears the first time the camcorder is connected 4 Confirm that USB port and a Canon camcorder are selected and click Set The ...

Page 17: ...e 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 ZOO 3 In the Explorer View Section click the newly created folder Explorer View Section Explorer View Section ...

Page 18: ...ile clicking A blue frame appears around the selected image Downloaded images 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 version 10 1 10 2 10 3 at the upper left of the Camera Window The Camera Window will close Thumbnail Explorer View Section Browser area ...

Page 19: ...ImageBrowser icon on the desktop ImageBrowser starts If the icon does not appear on the desktop double click the folder in which you installed the program followed by the Canon Utilities and ImageBrowser folders and the ImageBrowser file 3 Double click the CANON_DV and DCIM folders in the Explorer View Section The Camera Window opens displaying the memory card images as thumbnails small images Dou...

Page 20: ... the computer SELECT Selects images Menu options Select All and Deselect All DELETE Deletes selected images 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 images to the memory card IMAGE INFO Displ...

Page 21: ... the Camera Window 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 Check this box to synchronize the camcorder to the computer s date and time settings Check the power status here Click this to format the memory card in the c...

Page 22: ...options Layout printing and Index printing Image Name This is where the file name of each individual image is displayed Explorer View Section Displays the disks and folders that you can use on your computer If you click the disclosure triangle on the left edge of the display you can switch between collapsing and expanding the contents of that folder You can drag this line to change the position of...

Page 23: ...ick on the still 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 still image appears ADJUST COLOR Click here to display the Adjust Color window to adjust hue saturation and lightness of the still image by dragging the respective slide Enlarge or reduce the still image Current ...

Page 24: ...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 25: ... display a preview of an 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 26: ...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 27: ...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 28: ...e images and click 2 Effect To change the order of images select an image and click Move Left or Move Right Operational instructions are displayed in the upper section of the window Storyboard Area Displays thumbnails of the selected images The images will be linked from left to right Transition Box Displays the symbol of the transition effect between linked images Plays back the movie being edite...

Page 29: ...elect a transition box in the Storyboard Area 5 Set the audio and click 4 Save You can add an MP3 AIFF or WAV file as audio 6 Select a file format and click Save Select the destination folder input the file name and click Save To exit MovieEdit Task from the MovieEdit Task menu select Quit MovieEdit Task ...

Page 30: ...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 31: ...ge 1 In the Browser Area select a still image and select Record from the Sound menu The recording window appears 2 Click and start recording when the Save button is enabled 3 Click Save to stop recording appears on the still image The sound file will be copied in AIFF format extension AIF to the same folder as the still image To remove sound from a still image select Send to Trash from the Sound m...

Page 32: ... Browser Area select the still image with the sound attachment and select Play from the Sound menu The sound will be played back You can control playback by selecting Pause or Stop from the Sound menu Using the Sound Panel You can use the sound panel to record playback and adjust the volume 1 From the View menu select View Settings and select Sound Panel from the displayed menu Adding Sound to a S...

Page 33: ...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 Attaching Images t...

Page 34: ...r e mail software starts automatically Open a new e mail message and attach the image With some types of e mail software you can attach images to e mail messages simply by dragging them from the Browser Area to the new message window Click Preview to check the changed image The image will be saved to the Email Images folder in the explorer view section Explorer View Section ...

Page 35: ...S X version 10 1 10 2 10 3 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 Images folder are saved in the following location Mac OS 9 0 9 2 Open the folder you installed ImageBrowser or the Document folder followed by ImageBrwoserUserData and Mail Mac OS X version 10 1 10 2 10 3 Open the U...

Page 36: ...rd data to become corrupted 1 Select the still image s you wish to print in the Browser Window 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 You can select the layout when printing still images Movies cannot be printed Printing...

Page 37: ...ages for printing The other options allow you to print an index or print onto Canon perforated paper Canon perforated paper cannot be selected with Mac OS X version 10 1 10 2 10 3 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 ...

Page 38: ... images printed per page Click this to rotate the selected still image Click 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...

Page 39: ...t the image quality more accurately to reflect the shooting settings When printing from ImageBrowser the image quality adjustment settings are active for all still 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 36 Mac OS 9 0 9 2 Select this option t...

Page 40: ...ngs and click OK See Printing Still Images for the next steps 36 Mac OS X version 10 1 10 2 10 3 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 ...

Page 41: ...ders DPOF print 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 and the number of copies Standard Print Prints selected images in the specified number of copies Use the arrows next to the ...

Page 42: ...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 Merging Pa...

Page 43: ...lick Yes The Viewer window opens and displays the merged image To exit PhotoStitch from the PhotoStitch menu select Quit PhotoStitch 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 surr...

Page 44: ...e export type and click Next Resave the image Converts still images to another file format resizes and saves them as new files You can select the file format from JPEG PICT TIFF and BMP You can also specify a prefix to be added to the exported images Write the image info Exports selected movie and still image information to a text file Rename the file and copy Renames and copies selected movies an...

Page 45: ...rt settings and click Finish The options for the export settings vary according to the export type Follow the instructions displayed in the window In each case specify the destination folder and file name for the images to be exported ...

Page 46: ...y 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 selected still image Mac OS 9 0 9 2 Click Show Preview Mac OS X version 10 1 10 2 10 3 Click the file name Adding Still ...

Page 47: ...and CAMERA CHROMA are provided on the DIGITAL VIDEO SOLUTION DISK For Macintosh 1 Insert the DIGITAL VIDEO SOLUTION DISK For Macintosh to the computer s CD ROM drive 2 In the Camera Window click UPLOAD 3 In the Add Image window select the image size and click Add The selected images will be recorded to the memory card When recording is complete the images will appear in the Camera Window ...

Page 48: ... the CAMERA CHROMA CARD ANIMATION CARD CHROMA and CARD LUMINANCE folder select the image you wish to copy to the camcorder and click Open 5 In the Add Image window click Add 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 to the Memory Card ...

Page 49: ...e word e g Animal Baseball You can use the pre recorded My Camera Settings 52 or add still images to the My Camera Settings 53 Observe following precautions while the My Camera Settings are saved to the camcorder Do not open the memory card cover or remove the memory card Do not detach the USB cable Do not turn off the camcorder or computer Do not change the position of the POWER switch or TAPE CA...

Page 50: ...up Sound Operation Sound Selftimer Sound and Shutter Sound and click OK 3 Click View Camera to display the My Camera Settings of the camcorder Alternatively you can display the My Camera window from the Camera Window by clicking SETUP OPTIONS and selecting My Camera from the displayed menu ...

Page 51: ... My Camera Settings saved on the computer Adds an image sound file to the Computer list Plays back the sound setting selected in the Computer list Plays back the sound setting selected in the Camera list Deletes a setting from the Camera list Saves the setting from the computer to the camcorder Deletes a setting from the Computer list Saves the setting from the camcorder to the computer ...

Page 52: ... list To change the settings individually select the setting type in the Type list A window appears when you select a theme set and plays back the start up operation self timer and shutter sound 2 Select the setting you wish to replace in the Camera list and click 3 On the confirmation window click OK The selected setting replaces the old setting and appears in the Camera list 4 Click Save to Came...

Page 53: ...o the computer before you can add them to the My Camera Window 1 In the My Camera window select Start up Image in the Type list and click Add The Select an image to add window appears 2 Select the still image file JPEG you wish to add and click Open The selected file appears in the Computer list You can now save the newly added file to the camcorder using the procedures described in Saving the My ...

Page 54: ...eBrowser 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 images have been saved be careful not to accidentally delete those subfolders For more details on how to uninstall ImageBrowser refer to Read Me Uninstalling the Software ...

Page 55: ...o CARD Camcorder is not correctly connected to the computer Read Connecting the Camcorder to a Computer 13 and check the connection Ensure that you are using the correct cable and that its connectors are in good shape If you are experiencing operational problems detach the USB cable from the camcorder and computer and terminate the connection Restart the computer and then reconnect the camcorder I...

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