Canon PowerShot A40 Software Starter Manual Download

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Page 1: ...see the Help menu for each program Please read the software license agreement in this guide before using the software By using the software you agree to be bound by the terms of the agreement ENGLISH CDI E041 010 XXXXCHXX 2002 CANON INC PRINTED IN JAPAN To Download Images to a Computer for Windows for Macintosh Install the Software p 22 p 74 Connect the Camera to a Computer p 15 p 15 Start the Sof...

Page 2: ...f the SOFTWARE is a violation of this Agreement You must reproduce and include the copyright notice on the back up copy 3 SUPPORT AND UPDATES Neither Canon nor its subsidiaries dealers or distributors will be responsible for providing maintenance or support for use of the SOFTWARE No updates fixes or support will be made available for the SOFTWARE 4 LIMITED WARRANTY AND LIMITATION OF LIABILITY It ...

Page 3: ...e null and void with respect to the jurisdiction of that court or tribunal and all the remaining provisions of this Agreement shall remain in full force and effect 9 CONTROLLING LAW The terms of this Agreement as it relates to purchases of the Software in the United States of America shall be governed and construed in all respects in accordance with the laws and regulations of the State of New Yor...

Page 4: ...amera Solution Disk 6 Arcsoft Camera Suite CD ROM 11 Adobe Photoshop LE CD ROM 11 Camera and Software Compatibility 12 System Requirements 13 Windows 13 Macintosh 14 Connecting the Camera to a Computer 15 Selecting a Downloading Method 15 Connecting to a USB Port 16 Connecting to a CF Card Reader or PC Card Reader 18 ...

Page 5: ...eatures of ZoomBrowser EX Windows and ImageBrowser Macintosh ZoomBrowser EX Software User Guide Windows ImageBrowser Software User Guide Macintosh The manuals in PDF format provide a relatively detailed description of the operating procedures for the ZoomBrowser EX program for Windows and the ImageBrowser program for Macintosh Read this Manual for the Following When you wish to organize and search...

Page 6: ...he Following When you wish to install uninstall the printer driver required to use the CP 10 When you wish to install uninstall the USB driver When you wish images saved onto the computer to be printed with the CP 10 When you wish to print original photo cards When you wish to print on labels 8 label sheets Each software program is also supplied with an onscreen Help menu that explains detailed op...

Page 7: ...ce the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk in the CD ROM drive The installer panel will display 2 In the installer panel click Using the Software and ZoomBrowser EX The guide will display If the installer panel does not display automatically open the Readme and English folders on the CD ROM and double click the ZOOMBROWSER EX GUIDE PDF file Macintosh 1 Place the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk i...

Page 8: ... pdf file Macintosh 1 Place the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk in the CD ROM drive 2 Double click the Canon Digital Camera Installer icon in the CD ROM window The installer panel will display 3 In the installer panel click Using the Software and CP 10 Printer Driver The Card Photo Printer CP 10 Printer Driver User Guide Windows Macintosh will display You can also display it by opening the Read...

Page 9: ...SB port Download the camera s still images or movies by selecting the thumbnails tiny images shown on the computer display For Windows systems the ZoomBrowser EX auto start function is only supported for Windows 98 Windows 2000 Windows XP It is not supported for Windows Me TWAIN Driver Windows This driver for Windows 98 and Windows 2000 loads camera images into TWAIN compliant programs such as Arc...

Page 10: ...ntent They allow you to search and organize images as if they were spread out on your desktop Searching and Organizing Images Chronologically ZoomBrowser EX Windows ImageBrowser Macintosh These programs can display images in order according to the creation date As the images display in a simulated time tunnel you can zoom the tunnel forward and backward in time as if you were moving through time C...

Page 11: ...izes small enough for easy transmission The automatic start of email programs is only supported by Windows and the email programs must be enabled as MAPI clients Programs for Saving New Start Up Images and Start Up Sounds to the Camera ZoomBrowser EX Windows ImageBrowser Macintosh These programs can add various camera settings such as start up images start up sounds and shutter sounds collectively...

Page 12: ...to make artistic single image layouts Programs for Printing Indexes PhotoRecord Windows ImageBrowser Macintosh These programs can output an index of the computer or camera s image thumbnails tiny versions to a printer Programs for Printing with Card Photo Printer CP 10 PhotoRecord Windows ImageBrowser Macintosh These programs can output your original photo cards with added text or design or labels...

Page 13: ...e You can shoot and stitch 360º scenes together and save them in the QuickTime VR format to make them appear to surround you as you view them Computer Controlled Camera Shooting RemoteCapture This program allows your camera s shutter to be controlled by the computer when the two are connected The recorded images are loaded directly into the computer Depending on your camera model the screen may sl...

Page 14: ...vies or stills and for editing out unwanted frames from movies Adobe Photoshop LE CD ROM Editing and Applying Special Effects to Images Adobe Photoshop LE This program allows you to edit and apply various special effects to images such as changing color to sepia tones as well as to print images You can also prepare images as Web graphics The model of camera you purchased will determine whether or ...

Page 15: ... in PhotoStitch 3 The camera s shutter button can also be used to shoot Shooting from the Computer Merging Images Shot in Stitch Assist Mode Using the Camera as a Read Only Card Reader RAW Image Conversion Downloading Movies Downloading Camera Images Function ZoomBrowser EX TWAIN Driver ImageBrowser Plug In Module 1 ZoomBrowser EX TWAIN Driver ImageBrowser Plug In Module 1 USB Mounter Macintosh on...

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

Page 17: ...Camera Plug In Module 15 MB or more Canon CP 10 Printer Driver 3 8 MB or more space required for installation Adobe Photoshop LE 40 MB or more ArcSoft PhotoImpression 120 MB or more ArcSoft VideoImpression 30 MB or more Display 800 x 600 pixels 256 colors or better 1 024 x 768 pixels 32 000 colors or better is recommended 800 x 600 pixels 32 000 colors or better is required to use ArcSoft PhotoImp...

Page 18: ...ra to a Windows computer at this point The USB Driver must be installed before the camera is connected to the computer via the USB interface The USB Driver can be installed very easily so please wait until the driver is installed before connecting the camera You should use a household power source to power the camera when it is connected to the computer Downloading Method Page Reference P 16 P 18 ...

Page 19: ...terface If it does happen never disconnect the USB cable Try to awaken the computer with the camera in the connected state Some computers will not awaken properly if you disconnect the camera while they are in standby mode Please refer to your computer manual for instructions regarding its standby mode 1 Install the software first time connection only Windows users see p 22 Macintosh users see p 7...

Page 20: ...t with RemoteCapture ensure that you open the camera s lens cover With Windows the driver software will install the first time only you connect via the USB interface Precautions for Detaching the Cable Always hold down the Push button on the cable or hold the connector by its sides when you detach it from the camera s Digital Terminal USB Cable Camera End Computer End Digital Terminal on the Camer...

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

Page 22: ... that holds the settings files for images in the DCIM folder MISC The folder created when DPOF settings are set It holds the DPOF settings files Files with the THM extension are the thumbnail image files for the camera s index replay mode Each successive file shot in Stitch Assist mode is assigned a letter starting from A which is inserted as the third digit in the name I E STA_0001 JPG STB_0002 J...

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Page 24: ...X 37 The ZoomBrowser EX Camera Window 41 Downloading and Saving Images from the Camera 42 Printing Images 43 ZoomBrowser EX Features 46 Using the ZoomBrowser EX Buttons 46 Converting RAW Format Images 48 Replaying Movies 52 Merging Panoramic Images with PhotoStitch 53 Shooting with RemoteCapture 54 Loading Images into TWAIN Compliant Programs 59 Loading Images into PhotoImpression 59 Loading Image...

Page 25: ...re you install it please read WIA Driver Installation Precautions p 25 Users of Windows 2000 and Windows XP Professional must first log in as an Administrator computer system administrator to install programs 1 Close any programs that are running 2 Set the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk in the computer s CD ROM drive The installer panel will display automatically If the installer panel does no...

Page 26: ...ouble click the My Computer Photosle English and Photosle folders followed by the Setup exe file Follow the on screen instructions to continue with the installation A product serial number is required to install Adobe Photoshop LE You may use either SDM501B4164785 650 or the number listed on the CD ROM case if there is one The model of camera you purchased will determine whether or not an image ed...

Page 27: ...X folder PhotoRecord PhotoStitch RemoteCapture and other programs can be removed with the same procedures You can uninstall ArcSoft PhotoImpression or ArcSoft VideoImpression by clicking the Start menu and selecting Programs ArcSoft Camera Suite and Uninstall You can uninstall Adobe Photoshop LE by clicking the Start menu and selecting Programs Adobe Adobe Photoshop 5 0 Limited Edition and Uninsta...

Page 28: ...he following to appear TWAIN data source not found Reinstall the scanner software If this happens select WIA camera model in the application program as the TWAIN device Your camera model name will appear in place of the camera model in the brackets above Windows Me users cannot use ZoomBrowser EX s auto start function when the WIA Driver is installed TWAIN Driver is the driver software for USB con...

Page 29: ...k the Browse button The Open dialog will display 4 Click the Browse button and select the appropriate folder for your camera model listed below on the drive where the software has been installed PowerShot S110 S300 DIGITAL ELPH or DIGITAL IXUS 300 DIGITAL IXUS v PowerShot A20 A10 ProgramFiles Canon DC USB TWAIN CAMERA2 PowerShot G2 PowerShot S40 S30 ProgramFiles Canon DC USB TWAIN CAMERA3 PowerSho...

Page 30: ...S300 DIGITAL ELPH or DIGITAL IXUS 300 DIGITAL IXUS v you would double click the Program Files folder followed by the Canon DC USB TWAIN and CAMERA2 folders 5 Click the OK button once you have selected the last folder The window in Step 3 will reappear 6 Click the OK button The TWAIN Driver will install itself automatically Double click the C drive Double click the Program Files Canon DC USB TWAIN ...

Page 31: ...strator to install programs 1 Attach the supplied USB cable to the computer s USB port and the camera s Digital Terminal Prepare the camera for communication with the computer For USB interface connection instructions see Connecting to a USB port p 16 The Found New Hardware Wizard will appear after a moment and automatically install the WIA Driver Once the installation is complete the ZoomBrowser ...

Page 32: ...cable Please set the computer to start either ZoomBrowser EX or the Scanners and Cameras Wizard If neither of these is selected the computer will not operate properly 1 Connect the camera to the computer If the Event Dialog appears click Cancel to close it 2 From the start menu click Control Panel and click the Printers and Other Hardware icon 3 Click the Scanners and Cameras icon ...

Page 33: ...e Actions section set Start this program to Canon ZoomBrowser EX When you want to start the Scanners and Cameras Wizard automatically 1 Set Select an event to Default In the Actions section set Start this program to Microsoft Scanners and Cameras Wizard 2 Now repeat the above however this time set the Select an event to camera name Connected and set the Actions section to Take no action 6 Click OK...

Page 34: ...u should use a household power source to power the camera when it is connected to a computer If the Problem Lies in the Above The Add New Hardware Wizard in Windows 2000 the New Hardware Found Wizard may display If that happens click Cancel to close it Then disconnect the camera from the computer before reinstalling the WIA Driver according to the procedures in Installing the TWAIN Driver WIA Driv...

Page 35: ...as icon or folder use the procedures on the next page to uninstall the driver 5 Delete the camera model name from the Scanners and Cameras Properties list in Windows 98 or Windows 2000 or the camera icon from the Scanners and Cameras folder in Windows Me or Windows XP Windows 98 or Windows 2000 Select the name of your camera model and click the Remove button Windows Me or Windows XP Select the ico...

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

Page 37: ... the hidden files and folders visible This example shows Windows 98 screen shots 4 Find and delete the Drvdata bin and Drvidx bin files 5 In the Inf folder double click the Other folder to open it The Inf folder contains numerous files that are critical to the computer s operation Be extremely careful not to delete the wrong files If you delete the wrong file you may be unable to restart Windows 6...

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

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

Page 40: ...er source or if the Auto Power Down Power Save function is turned off only PowerShot A40 A30 Press the camera s shutter button or main switch to reconnect Please see the Camera User Guide for more information Starting ZoomBrowser EX USB Port Connection Windows 98 Windows 2000 Windows XP 1 Attach the supplied USB cable to the computer s USB port and the camera s Digital Terminal Prepare the camera ...

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

Page 42: ...mBrowser EX to start automatically the next time the camera is connected If you wish to shut off the auto start place a check mark in the Disable device events or Do nothing options USB Port Connection Windows Me 1 Attach the supplied USB cable to the computer s USB port and the camera s Digital Terminal Prepare the camera for communication with the computer For USB interface connection instructio...

Page 43: ...ble click the Canon ZoomBrowser EX icon on the desktop If you are using Windows Me a confirmation message will appear the first time ZoomBrowser EX starts asking whether you wish to register the My Pictures folder in ZoomBrowser EX Click Yes if you plan to use the My Pictures folder 3 Click the Import Images button and select From Dcim Thumbnail versions of the camera images will display in the Ca...

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

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

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

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

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

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

Page 50: ...on The folder will be registered as an Image Folder The folder is registered as an Image Folder Refreshing a Folder Only image files that are added copied or edited using ZoomBrowser EX will display correctly in a folder that is part of a ZoomBrowser EX image folder If you move or copy image folders with the Windows Explorer program or edit images with another application the information contained...

Page 51: ...t is high quality images In contrast image data recorded in the RGB TIFF and other standard uncompressed file formats is irrevocably processed in the camera and again by an application program when you change the file attributes which reduces the image quality As measured by standard Canon test conditions Please see the Camera User Guide to learn how to shoot RAW images ZoomBrowser EX RAW Image Co...

Page 52: ...at all images included in the selection are from the same camera before attempting to adjust the attributes The white balance may not adjust properly if images from different cameras are mixed even if the Manual white balance option is selected in the RAW Image Parameter Settings dialog or a white portion of the first image is selected in the Preview Area Place a check here to stop color correctio...

Page 53: ...nnel or BMP format To select TIFF 16 bits channel you must first select 16 bits per color channel in the Image Bit Count After Conversion section of the Conversion Settings dialog 5 Select a RAW image file from the list and click Start The selected RAW image will be converted to the specified file format and saved to the desktop If you selected Convert with RAW image quality conversion in the Conv...

Page 54: ...LE and a few other advanced programs can read the files some applications cannot Click an option to set the bit count for each RGB channel during conversion Select 8 bits per color channel to save images in the TIFF 8 bits channel or BMP format Select 16 bits per color channel to enable the TIFF 16 bits channel format To process images more quickly remove this check mark if you do not need to have...

Page 55: ...ace the disk in the CD ROM drive and click QuickTime 5 0 Installation in the installer panel p 22 1 Double click an image with a movie icon QuickTime Player will start 2 Click the play button in QuickTime Player The movie will replay Do not double click a movie file AVI extension in the Windows Explorer to play it That will start Windows Media Player which may not support this file type To replay ...

Page 56: ...ls Images shot in Stitch Assist mode with a wide converter teleconverter or close up lens cannot be merged accurately Images Shot in Stitch Assist Mode PhotoStitch automatically arranges images shot with the camera s Stitch Assist mode in their correct order and orientation making it easy to merge them Stitch Assist mode images appear in the Camera window as shown below Follow the instructions to ...

Page 57: ...is slightly longer when RemoteCapture is used to shoot than when the camera is used in the normal fashion Images shot with RemoteCapture are automatically saved to the folder selected in ZoomBrowser EX Save RemoteCapture Window View Button Select an image in the Thumbnail View and click here to display it in the Image Display Area Delete Button Select an image in the Thumbnail View and click here ...

Page 58: ... On button while a connection to the camera is open the image appearing in the camera s viewfinder will appear in this area The focus and exposure do not update unless you click the AF AE Reset button if the distance to the subject or the lighting changes Set the basic camera settings here Release Button Click here to release the camera s shutter and record the image Recorded images are automatica...

Page 59: ... and open the ZoomBrowser EX Automation Wizard 3 Click the Modify Settings button The ZoomBrowser EX Automation Wizard dialog will display 4 Select Launch RemoteCapture and click the Finish button RemoteCapture will start and display the Connect to Camera dialog If ZoomBrowser EX is already running click the Edit menu and select RemoteCapture to start RemoteCapture 5 Click Yes Shooting RemoteCaptu...

Page 60: ...ing dialog will display 2 Set the delay in seconds and click Start RemoteCapture will start timer shooting recording an image after the specified delay You can specify a delay from 2 to 30 seconds Precautions for Shooting with RemoteCapture If your computer is set to go into standby mode there is no guarantee that RemoteCapture will continue to function after the computer enters standby mode Alway...

Page 61: ... View area of Save RemoteCapture window you can print them in an index like a contact sheet 1 Select the images click the File menu and select Print Index The file name and shooting date are printed along with each image in the index providing a convenient record and means of checking your images Click an option to determine whether images are saved to the camera s CF card as well as the computer ...

Page 62: ...mera Suite p 23 Installing Adobe Photoshop LE p 23 and Installing the USB TWAIN Driver USB WIA Driver p 25 Loading Images into PhotoImpression Starting the TWAIN Driver from within PhotoImpression USB Connection 1 Attach the supplied USB cable to the computer s USB port and the camera s Digital Terminal Prepare the camera for communication with the computer For USB interface connection instruction...

Page 63: ...rd adapter into the reader 2 Click the Windows Start menu and select Programs ArcSoft Camera Suite and PhotoImpression PhotoImpression will start 3 Click the Camera Scanner button at the lower left of the PhotoImpression window 4 Select your camera model from the Select Source list 5 Click the button The TWAIN Driver will start p 62 ...

Page 64: ...urce 4 Choose your camera model name and click Select 5 Click the File menu and select Import and TWAIN_32 The TWAIN Driver will start p 62 CF Card Reader PC Card Reader Connection 1 Insert the CF card or loaded PC card adapter into the reader 2 Click the Windows Start menu and select Programs Adobe Photoshop Limited Edition and Adobe Photoshop Limited Edition Photoshop LE will start 3 Click the F...

Page 65: ...ay Area Display Area for Image Folder Selection Image Display Area Images display here when a camera is connected Comment Box Input a comment of up to 120 characters here You cannot input a comment while the camera is connected Image Transmission Mode List Box Click here to select to transmit the selected images as a single image or as an index sheet Display Mode List Box Click here to select betw...

Page 66: ... Area Displays the image thumbnails from a connected camera Main Buttons Click these buttons to perform the main tasks such as loading images and closing the TWAIN Driver Help Button Display Style Button Loading Images with the TWAIN Driver The TWAIN Driver only displays still images To download movies use ZoomBrowser EX p 35 Loading from the Camera 1 Click the Camera Connection button or Camera b...

Page 67: ...e the acquired image s click the File menu of the image editing software and select Save as Input a file name and change the file location and format settings if necessary How to Convert RAW Images with the TWAIN Driver 1 Select a RAW image in the TWAIN Driver and click the Transfer Image button or Acquire button The RAW image will be automatically converted and sent to the application program as ...

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

Page 69: ...dures Copy by Specifying a Folder Select an image in the Explorer window right click the mouse select Save and specify a folder The image and its thumbnail will be downloaded to the specified location Copy by Dragging and Dropping Select an image in the Explorer window drag it to the target folder and drop it This will download the image and its thumbnail RAW image files converted and downloaded i...

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

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

Page 72: ... is being saved to the camera Displays the image here when the View button is clicked Delete Button Deletes data from the Computer list Type Selects the type of My Camera Settings Displays the My Camera Settings saved to the computer Add Button Adds data as My Camera Settings to the Computer list when clicked View Play Camera Button Displays the thumbnail tiny version of the selected image data in...

Page 73: ...shutter sound operating sounds and self timer sound all begin with the same root name ANIMAL BASEBALL etc If you select the settings that start with the same name after they have been saved to the camera you can select settings with a common theme 4 Repeat steps 1 3 to replace all the contents you wish to add to the camera 5 Click the Save to Camera button Settings in the Camera list will be saved...

Page 74: ...e of 320 x 240 pixels Creating a Sound Record a sound using a Sound Recorder such as the one commonly bundled with Windows Record the sound as a 11 025 kHz or 8 000 kHz 8 bit mono sound and save it in the WAV format Furthermore the sound duration should conform to the following Please note that files not meeting the above criteria cannot be saved to the camera To learn how to create a sound file s...

Page 75: ...file you created in the Open file dialog and click the Open button The selected file will appear in the Computer list This concludes the process for adding new data You can save the newly created data to the camera using the procedures described in the Saving the Data to the Camera section p 69 To delete a data file select it and click the Delete button The newly added data will appear here ...

Page 76: ...s from the Camera 81 Printing Images 83 ImageBrowser Features 85 Converting RAW Format Images 85 Replaying Movies 89 Merging Panoramic Images with PhotoStitch 90 Shooting with RemoteCapture 91 Loading Images into Plug In Compliant Programs 96 Loading Images into Adobe Photoshop LE 96 Downloading Images with the USB Mounter 101 Enabling the USB Mounter 101 Downloading Images 102 Saving the My Camer...

Page 77: ...nscreen instructions to proceed with the installation 6 After the installation is complete restart the computer as prompted Installing ArcSoft Camera Suite Installing ArcSoft PhotoImpression 1 Close all other programs that are running 2 Place the ArcSoft Camera Suite CD in the computer s CD ROM drive 3 Double click the CD ROM icon followed by the English and PhotoImpression Installer icons Install...

Page 78: ...toshop LE CD ROM icon and open the English folder and the Install file 1 Close any programs that are running 2 Set the Adobe Photoshop LE disk in the computer s CD ROM drive 3 Double click the CD ROM icon followed by the English Adobe Photoshop 5 0 LE and Install Photoshop LE icons The installation will start A product serial number is required to install Adobe Photoshop LE You may use either SDM5...

Page 79: ...folder into the Trash to uninstall programs such as ImageBrowser PhotoStitch RemoteCapture RAW Image Converter USB Mounter ArcSoft PhotoImpression ArcSoft VideoImpression and Adobe Photoshop LE If the program folders contain subfolders into which images have been saved be careful not to accidentally delete those subfolders Uninstalling the Plug In Module For instructions to uninstall the Plug In M...

Page 80: ... and the camera will not disconnect if the camera excluding the PowerShot A40 A30 A20 A10 models is powered from a household power source or if the Auto Power Down Power Save function is set to off PowerShot A40 A30 only Press the camera s shutter button or main switch to reconnect Please see the Camera User Guide for more information Starting ImageBrowser USB Port Connection 1 Attach the supplied...

Page 81: ...ide p 4 What to Do the Next Time ImageBrowser is Started A dialog with the previously selected automated settings will display the next time you start ImageBrowser To use these settings unchanged click the Start button To do nothing click Cancel To change the settings click Settings Change For more detailed instructions for changing settings please see the PDF manual ImageBrowser Software User Gui...

Page 82: ...ear the check mark here to stop ImageBrowser from starting automatically CF Card Reader PC Card Reader Connection 1 Insert the CF card or loaded PC card adapter into the reader 2 Start ImageBrowser Double click the Canon ImageBrowser icon on the desktop 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 ImageBro...

Page 83: ...ttings button to open the Camera Settings dialog p 99 2 Check or change the settings Upload Button Copy images from the computer onto the CF card in the camera or reader An image of the connected camera or CF card will display here Thumbnail Setup Options Button Set various camera settings see inset below Delete Button Delete selected images Download Button Load the selected images onto the comput...

Page 84: ...orer View Section 2 Create a new folder for saving images from the camera 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 3 In the Explorer View Section click the newly created folder Explorer View Section ...

Page 85: ...lso download images to the computer by dragging them from the Camera window and dropping them on the Browser area or the Explorer View Section To disconnect the camera click the close box at the upper left of the Camera window The Camera window will close The movie icon displays on movie thumbnails Thumbnail RAW displays on RAW images RAW displays on RAW images Browser area The movie icon displays...

Page 86: ...Next button Select the Custom layout printing option for the purposes of this example The Custom Layout printing option in the Layout Options window allows you to freely change the size and position of the images for printing The other options allow you to print an index or print onto Canon perforated paper For more details on the Layout Options window please see the PDF manual ImageBrowser Softwa...

Page 87: ...start printing Print Window When the Custom layout printing option is selected in the Layout Options window you can freely change the size and position of the images for printing Add Text Open the Edit menu and select Add Text Add Captions to Images Click the image and then the Edit menu and select Edit Caption Displays the Layout Options window Display the Print dialog Change the default number o...

Page 88: ...e attributes of the original data before conversion to retain the degree of image quality appropriate to your purposes The result is high quality images In contrast image data recorded in the RGB TIFF and other standard uncompressed file formats is irrevocably processed in the camera and again by an application program when you change the file attributes which reduces the image quality As measured...

Page 89: ...mages included in the selection are from the same camera before attempting to adjust the attributes The white balance may not adjust properly if images from different cameras are mixed even if the Manual white balance option is selected in the RAW Image Parameter Settings dialog or a white portion of the first image is selected in the Preview Area Place a check here to stop color correction except...

Page 90: ... channel you must first select 16 bits per color channel in the Image Bit Count After Conversion section of the Conversion Settings dialog 5 Select a RAW image file from the list and click Start The selected RAW image will be converted to the specified file format and saved to the desktop If you selected Convert with RAW image quality conversion in the Conversion Options for Image Quality section ...

Page 91: ...oshop LE and a few other advanced programs can read the files some applications cannot Click an option to set whether images convert automatically or are adjusted for image quality Click the Convert with RAW image quality conversion option to display the RAW Image Parameter Settings dialog and make adjustments before conversion p 86 Click an option to set the bit count for each RGB channel during ...

Page 92: ...or a later version is not already installed install the QuickTime 5 0 program from the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk Place the disk in the CD ROM drive and click QuickTime 5 0 Installation in the installer panel p 74 1 Double click an image with a movie icon QuickTime Player will start 2 Click the play button in QuickTime Player The movie will replay Play Button ...

Page 93: ...s shot in Stitch Assist mode with a wide converter teleconverter or close up lens cannot be merged accurately Images Shot in Stitch Assist Mode PhotoStitch automatically arranges images shot with the camera s Stitch Assist mode in their correct order and orientation making it easy to merge them Stitch Assist mode images appear in the Camera window as shown below Please see the Camera User Guide to...

Page 94: ...teCapture is used to shoot than when the camera is used in the normal fashion Images shot with RemoteCapture are automatically saved to the folder selected in ImageBrowser You cannot use RemoteCapture when the USB Mounter is running p 101 Save RemoteCapture Window View Button Select an image in the Thumbnail View and click here to display it in the Image Display Area Delete Button Select an image ...

Page 95: ... a connection to the camera is open the image appearing in the camera s viewfinder will appear in this area The focus and exposure do not update unless you click the AF AE Reset button if the distance to the subject or the lighting changes Set the basic camera settings here Release Button Click here to release the camera s shutter and record the image Recorded images are automatically saved to the...

Page 96: ... Flash Macro White Balance and Exposure Compensation settings If you turn the camera on either side to shoot you can rotate the recorded image 90º either way when it is saved by selecting 90 degrees left or 90 degrees right in the Rotation Settings section To change where the image is saved see Changing the Save Location and Other Preferences p 95 6 If you click the Viewfinder On or Test Shot butt...

Page 97: ...oot after a specified number of seconds 1 In the Save RemoteCapture window or Shooting RemoteCapture window click the File menu and select Timer Shooting The Timer Shooting dialog will display 2 Set the delay in seconds and click OK RemoteCapture will start timer shooting recording an image after the specified delay You can specify a delay from 2 to 30 seconds Precautions when Shooting with Remote...

Page 98: ...ect Video Out Terminal instead you can view the subject on a TV monitor Please see the Camera User Guide to learn how to connect to a TV Printing an Index of the Thumbnail Images If you select images in the Thumbnail View area of Save RemoteCapture window you can print them in an index like a contact sheet 1 Select the images click the File menu and select Print Index The file name and shooting da...

Page 99: ...der in which you installed the program followed by the Canon Utilities and Camera Plug In folders to open them 2 Copy the Canon Camera Plug In 4 file to the Adobe Photoshop Import Export folder Starting Adobe Photoshop LE USB Connection 1 Attach the supplied USB cable to the computer s USB port and the camera s Digital Terminal Prepare the camera for communication with the computer For USB interfa...

Page 100: ... check mark 3 Close the Settings for USB Connection dialog This will prevent the ImageBrowser Not Found dialog from appearing the next time the camera is connected You can also open the Settings for USB Connection dialog by clicking the Apple menu and selecting Control Panels and Canon ImageBrowser Auto Launch CF Card Reader PC Card Reader Connection 1 Insert the CF card or loaded PC card adapter ...

Page 101: ...le To save the loaded images click the Adobe Photoshop LE File menu and select Save As Input a file name and change the file location and format settings if necessary Downloading from a Card Reader 1 Click the Adobe Photoshop LE File menu and select Import and Canon Camera Plug In 4 2 Click the Open Folder button 3 Select the folder containing the images and click OK The images on the CF card will...

Page 102: ... if you press the Select button after adding a check mark Play Memo Button Click here to play a voice memo associated with an image Help Button Main Buttons Click these buttons to perform the main tasks such as loading images and closing the TWAIN Driver Explained on the next page Image Data Display Area Display Area for Image Folder Selection Image Display Area Images display here when a camera i...

Page 103: ...ther or not the False Color Filter is used Remove the check mark from this option if you do not need to reduce the false colors in the image Image Transmission Mode List Box Click here to select to transmit the selected images as single images or as an index sheet Display Mode List Box Click here to select between the Thumbnail and Preview display modes Display Size List Box Click here to select a...

Page 104: ...ddition images cannot be deleted from the camera and the computer images cannot be uploaded to the camera Enabling the USB Mounter To download images with the USB Mounter first enable it with the following procedures 1 Select Control Panels from the Apple menu and Canon USB Camera Driver The Canon USB Camera Driver control panel will display 2 Select Card Reader Mode and close the control panel A ...

Page 105: ...download them Never turn off the power or detach the USB cable while copying The equipment may not operate correctly How to Download Images from ImageBrowser and the Plug In Module while the USB Mounter is Enabled When the USB Mounter is enabled use the card reader downloading procedures in ImageBrowser or the Plug In Module to download from the camera See CF Card Reader PC Card Reader Connection ...

Page 106: ...re User Guide p 4 Displaying the My Camera Window To save the My Camera Settings to the camera you use the My Camera window The following explains the procedures for displaying the My Camera window 1 Attach the supplied USB cable to the computer s USB port and the camera s Digital Terminal For USB interface connection instructions see Connecting to a USB Port p 16 ImageBrowser will start and displ...

Page 107: ... image file in the Computer list the image thumbnail tiny version will appear on the right of the window when you click the View button If you select a sound in the Computer list the sound will play when you click the Play button Displays the image here when the View button is clicked Type Selects the type of My Camera Settings Displays the My Camera Settings saved to the computer Add Send to Tras...

Page 108: ...d to the camera you can select settings with a common theme 4 Repeat steps 1 3 to replace all the contents you wish to add to the camera 5 Click the Save to Camera button Settings in the Camera list will be saved to the camera 6 Click the Close button to close the window This concludes the process for saving the My Camera Settings to the camera To use this data on the camera change the start up im...

Page 109: ...only bundled with Macintosh computers Record the sound as a 11 025 KHz or 8 0000 KHz 8 bit mono sound and save it in the WAV format Please note that files not meeting the above criteria cannot be saved to the camera If you are using SimpleSound which comes as a standard part of the Mac OS you cannot save a sound file directly as a WAV file First record and save the sound with SimpleSound then use ...

Page 110: ... the file you created in the Open file dialog and click the Open button The selected file will appear in the Computer list This concludes the process for adding new data You can save the newly created data to the camera using the procedures described in the Saving the Data to the Camera section p 104 To delete a data file select it and click the Delete button The newly added data will appear here ...

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Page 112: ...This topic explains some of the causes for and solutions to problems with the software Troubleshooting Windows Macintosh ...

Page 113: ...that its connectors are in good shape Insufficient battery charge If you are powering the camera with a battery pack ensure that the charge is sufficient You should power the camera with a household power source while it is connected to the computer USB Driver is not installed properly Windows only First uninstall the USB Driver and then reinstall it To learn how to uninstall it see Uninstalling t...

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Page 115: ...acintosh Place the Adobe Photoshop LE CD ROM in the drive and double click the Adobe Photoshop LE icon on the desktop Double click the appropriate language folder from among those displayed followed by the Support pdf file To read PDF files Adobe Acrobat Reader must already be installed on your computer An installer for this program is on the Adobe Photoshop LE CD ROM within each language folder i...

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