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What You Can Do with

a Camera Connected

Chapter 4

Viewing Images

Chapter 5

Organizing Images

Chapter 6

Using Supplementary

Features

Appendices

Index

ImageBrowser Software User Guide

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Setting Star Ratings (2/2)

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Viewer Window Method

Display the image in the Viewer Window and set the Star
Rating in the list box.

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Slide Show Method

While a slide show is in play, use the menu at the bottom of the
window to set the Star Rating for the displayed image.

Summary of Contents for SD30 - PowerShot Digital ELPH Camera

Page 1: ...pter 5 Organizing Images Chapter 6 Using Supplementary Features Appendices Index ImageBrowser Software User Guide 1 Back Next 5 5 Click these tabs to jump to the Table of Contents Index or start of ea...

Page 2: ...era 28 Saving the My Camera Settings to the Camera 32 Checking and Modifying the Camera Settings 40 Adding Computer Images to the Camera 41 Operating the Camera Shutter from a Computer 42 Chapter 4 Vi...

Page 3: ...ges 73 Viewing Image Information 74 Creating Folders 76 Chapter 6 Using Supplementary Features Editing Images 77 Editing Images with Other Programs 87 Creating Images for E mail 88 Exporting Images 90...

Page 4: ...ys of using the program follow this symbol Read these topics as you see fit IMPORTANT Points that you need to follow to perform the procedures and other important topics follow this symbol Always read...

Page 5: ...upporting remote shooting Check and modify camera settings Set the My Camera Settings start up image start up sound operation sound self timer sound and shutter sound Only on models supporting My Came...

Page 6: ...Browser Camera Control Window The Camera Control Window is the window that automatically opens when you connect a camera to the computer or insert a memory card into a memory card reader You can downl...

Page 7: ...u In ImageBrowser you can access many useful functions through contextual menus For example the following contextual menu appears when you press and hold the control key and click an image in the Brow...

Page 8: ...ra Commands You can use this method to download images with cameras that support the direct transfer function Downloading Images with Computer Commands This method uses commands entered on the compute...

Page 9: ...ash and a Direct Transfer menu similar to the lower right one will appear on the camera s LCD monitor IMPORTANT If the Direct Transfer menu does not appear in the camera s LCD monitor you cannot downl...

Page 10: ...he destination folder for image files See Downloading Images Automatically in Chapter 3 for instructions on how to change the destination folder By the default settings downloaded images are saved to...

Page 11: ...indow open automatically After you set the settings the Camera Control Window will open automatically when you insert a memory card into the reader The window appears slightly different from the camer...

Page 12: ...from which images are shown Select the desired device from the list box and click OK 2 Click Starts to download images REFERENCE According to the default settings folders named according to the image...

Page 13: ...nt function are explained in the Chapter 6 topics Printing Indexes and Layout and Print 1 Click an image in the Browser Window to print A blue frame appears around the image REFERENCE You can select m...

Page 14: ...ary Features Appendices Index ImageBrowser Software User Guide 14 Back Next 4 Click Print PrintingaSingleImageonaSinglePage 2 2 Sets the number of print copies Click this button to switch between imag...

Page 15: ...desktop and the Camera Control Window will open CameraControlWindow 1 2 This chapter explains the procedures performed with the Camera Control Window REFERENCE Depending on the selections you make dur...

Page 16: ...ndex ImageBrowser Software User Guide 16 Back Next CameraControlWindow 2 2 To open the Camera Control Window from ImageBrowser s Browser Window click Canon Camera in the Explorer Panel section or on t...

Page 17: ...NCE See your Camera User Guide for explanations of the settings and commands related to the Direct Transfer menu that appears in the camera s LCD monitor Sound files recorded using the Sound Recorder...

Page 18: ...ting Auto Downloading 1 Click Starts to download images in the Camera Control Window This will download all the images automatically that have not yet been downloaded to the computer Changing the Auto...

Page 19: ...oad and click Next 4 Select a destination folder for the downloaded images and set the new subfolder creation method for downloads then click Next 5 Set the process to initiate after the images are do...

Page 20: ...ly after the camera and computer are connected place a check mark beside Images are automatically downloaded to computer while camera is connected 7 Click Finish This concludes the settings procedure...

Page 21: ...iating the Download 1 Click Lets you select and download images in the Camera Control Window 2 Select images for downloading in the Camera Browser Window A blue frame displays around selected images Y...

Page 22: ...for the file destination or name To make changes click Change Settings Specify a folder as the destination for downloaded images Set whether or not to create a subfolder and specify the name 5 Click S...

Page 23: ...cannot delete protected images images bearing the symbol 1 Click Lets you select and download images in the Camera Control Window 2 Select images for deleting in the Camera Browser Window A blue fram...

Page 24: ...eature to the computer IMPORTANT See your Camera User Guide to find out whether or not your camera supports the Sound Recorder feature Sound files cannot be deleted using the Camera Browser Window REF...

Page 25: ...ears if the file has been downloaded to the computer previously REFERENCE You can also display the list of sound files by clicking the File menu in the Camera Browser Window and selecting Download Sou...

Page 26: ...ck Next DownloadingSoundFilesfromtheCamera 3 3 5 Confirm whether changes are required for the file destination or name To make changes click Change Settings Specify a folder as the destination for dow...

Page 27: ...ction explains the other features of the Camera Browser Window REFERENCE You can also download images displayed in the Camera Browser Window by dragging and dropping them into ImageBrowser s Browser A...

Page 28: ...ra in the format of one image per page Print Contact Sheet of All Images Prints all images from the camera in an index format rows of images on one page Print according to DPOF settings Prints accordi...

Page 29: ...a 2 4 Rotates images Sets the auto trim crops image edges according to the page proportions settings Sets the shooting date time imprint and color settings Click this to use the trimming function crop...

Page 30: ...g to DPOF Settings Index A print settings window similar to the following will open if you select Print According to DPOF Settings and the index option for DPOF print settings has been set using the c...

Page 31: ...nt 1 Select images for printing from the Camera Browser Window Selected images display a blue frame You can select multiple images by pressing and holding the Ctrl key while you click on successive im...

Page 32: ...our model to determine whether or not it supports the My Camera function What are the My Camera settings The start up image for the camera and sounds such as the start up sound the shutter sound opera...

Page 33: ...s list as My Camera Settings to your camera REFERENCE You can also open the My Camera window when the ImageBrowser s Browser Window is open by clicking the File menu and selecting Canon Camera followe...

Page 34: ...This topic explains how to save the previously prepared My Camera Settings files to the camera 1 Select a settings type 2 In the Computer list select a setting you would like to add to the camera When...

Page 35: ...eplaced with the one you specified from the computer REFERENCE Please note that the original settings file in the camera is overwritten and permanently erased To restore the original settings file you...

Page 36: ...ick here to check the camera settings sounds Displays the camera settings when an image file is selected Saving the Settings to the Computer In this procedure opposite to the previous one you save the...

Page 37: ...the computer 5 Click Close to close the My Camera window This completes the copying process IMPORTANT Never detach the interface cable turn off the camera power or do anything to stop communication be...

Page 38: ...File menu in the Browser Window of ImageBrowser and select Canon Camera followed by My Camera The My Camera window will open 3 Open the My Camera window and select the settings type in the Type list...

Page 39: ...era Settings file cannot be added when the Type list box is set to Theme 5 Select the file you created in the Open dialog and click Open The selected file will appear in the Computer list The newly ad...

Page 40: ...ftware User Guide 40 Back Next You can check and modify the camera settings from the computer 1 Click the Set to Camera tab in the Camera Control Window 2 Click Confirms changes camera settings Checki...

Page 41: ...ow similar to the following opens select an option as required and click Add This will add the image REFERENCE If multiple images have been selected then the selected resizing option will affect all t...

Page 42: ...ORTANT See your Camera User Guide to check whether your camera supports the remote shooting function or not On camera models with lens covers open the lens cover before remote shooting Ensure that you...

Page 43: ...image s recording size and resolution Sets the rotation setting of the image being recorded This setting cannot be adjusted if your camera s Auto Rotate function is set to On Viewfinder Sets the camer...

Page 44: ...ng is the method by which a single image is recorded after a set number of seconds Click the Edit menu in the RemoteCapture Task window and select Timer Shooting to open a window like the one shown he...

Page 45: ...ettings Tab REFERENCE If you select Computer only in the Save Images On category you can record images when the memory card in the camera is full and will not accept more images or when it is not pres...

Page 46: ...l start and open its Browser Window if you click the ImageBrowser icon in the Dock bar appearing at the bottom of the desktop Closing ImageBrowser Click the ImageBrowser menu and select Quit ImageBrow...

Page 47: ...display You will find it convenient to register a folder that you use regularly as a favorite If you select All all the disks that are connected to your computer will display along with their folders...

Page 48: ...ow that opens and click Select All Selected After you open the folder in the Explorer Panel section that you wish to register click Add to Favorites at the bottom of the Explorer Panel section REFEREN...

Page 49: ...y clicking the View menu and selecting the Display submenu or Enlarge or Reduce ChangingtheDisplayMode 1 2 You can change the display mode in the Browser Window and Browser Area for ease of use Three...

Page 50: ...splay image thumbnails tiny versions REFERENCE You can also change the thumbnail size by clicking the View menu and selecting the Display submenu or Enlarge or Reduce TimeTunnel Mode Displays image th...

Page 51: ...ar Rating You use the Display Control Panel menu to display only star rated images REFERENCE See the Setting Star Ratings in Chapter 5 for the settings procedures ChangingtheBrowserWindowDisplay 1 2 T...

Page 52: ...on that displays beneath thumbnails when the display mode is set to the Preview or List mode Click the View menu select the View Settings submenu and place a check mark beside a display option Sorting...

Page 53: ...selecting View Actual Image How to open an image Double click the image that you want to open in the Browser Area to open it in the Viewer Window Opening several images You can select multiple images...

Page 54: ...n also switch to the full screen display by double clicking the image display area in the Viewer Window This section explains how to use the Viewer Window Opening the Previous or Next Image You can di...

Page 55: ...ndow by using the Number of Displays menu Use it to compare images with the same subject shot with different settings or from different angles When multiple images are displayed in the Viewer Window c...

Page 56: ...and selecting Show AF Frame from the menu displays the position of the focal frame at the time of shooting IMPORTANT Please see the guide for the software bundled with your camera to see whether your...

Page 57: ...ges but not using the full RAW image data An easily displayed version is used Click the Show Original Image to convert the original RAW data and display it in the Viewer Window REFERENCE RAW images ca...

Page 58: ...endices Index ImageBrowser Software User Guide 58 Back Next Closing the Viewer Window Click to close the Viewer Window or click the File menu and select Close REFERENCE See the Editing Images in Chapt...

Page 59: ...olor of the selected image s will change to blue Selecting All the Images Select all the images in a folder at once by clicking Selecting Images in the Control Panel in the Browser Window and selectin...

Page 60: ...n image When a camera image is downloaded to the computer it is assigned a two star rating Setting the Star Rating To set a rating for an image set the display mode in the Browser Area to Preview sele...

Page 61: ...rganizing Images Chapter 6 Using Supplementary Features Appendices Index ImageBrowser Software User Guide 61 Back Next SettingStarRatings 2 2 Viewer Window Method Display the image in the Viewer Windo...

Page 62: ...ches the image content from the keywords in categories such as People Places or Events For example if you have an image from a family holiday to the ocean you might assign keywords such as Family in t...

Page 63: ...meTunnel Select an image in the Browser Area click the File menu and select Get Info In the File Information dialog box click View Modify Keywords and assign keywords Managing Keywords 1 Click the Edi...

Page 64: ...elect the images to sort in the Browser Area 2 Click the File menu and select the Organize Image submenu followed by Sort Images The Sort Images dialog will appear 3 Select the shooting date option or...

Page 65: ...6 Using Supplementary Features Appendices Index ImageBrowser Software User Guide 65 Back Next SortingImages 2 2 Sorting by Star Ratings 1 Set the options and click OK The program will start sorting th...

Page 66: ...ng Images Chapter 5 Organizing Images Chapter 6 Using Supplementary Features Appendices Index ImageBrowser Software User Guide 66 Back Next Renaming Images 1 2 This section describes how to rename ima...

Page 67: ...d select the Organize Image submenu followed by Rename The renaming settings window will display 3 Set the options in this window and click OK The image file names will change Renaming Folders 1 In th...

Page 68: ...ds or comments REFERENCE For information about Star Rating settings see the Setting Star Ratings and for information about keyword settings see the Assigning Keywords in this chapter 1 Select a folder...

Page 69: ...f images found by the search will display 5 Check the search results and click Finish To reset the search criteria click Back and repeat steps 3 4 This concludes the search When you click OK in the co...

Page 70: ...es are stored on your computer When you use the Finder to modify files or folders while ImageBrowser is open those changes might not be reflected in the ImageBrowser window To remedy this click Refres...

Page 71: ...ore releasing the mouse button to drop the image Up to two Browser Windows can be open simultaneously Other Methods Moving or Copying Multiple Images You can move or copy multiple images at once Selec...

Page 72: ...le onto its original folder in the Finder window not in the Explorer Panel section Deleting Folders 1 Select the folder in the Explorer Panel section 2 Click the Send to Trash button in the Control Pa...

Page 73: ...the Rotate actual images option only the image display is rotated and the original image is left unchanged The symbol to the right displays whenever there is a difference between the orientation of t...

Page 74: ...selection How to view image information 1 Set the display mode to List or TimeTunnel and select an image in the Browser Area 2 Click the File menu and select Get Info File Information dialog box will...

Page 75: ...ing Images Chapter 6 Using Supplementary Features Appendices Index ImageBrowser Software User Guide 75 Back Next Viewing Image Information 2 2 Viewing Information in the Viewer Window Shooting informa...

Page 76: ...o create folders within disks or other folders Creating Folders How to create a folder 1 In the Explorer Panel Section click the disk or folder in which you wish to create the new folder 2 On the File...

Page 77: ...to adjust the tone curve for an image to change its appearance Sharpness Use this to emphasize and clarify the outlines of people and objects Auto Adjustment Use this to automatically correct the imag...

Page 78: ...r Window and select Trim Image The Trim Image window will open 2 Position the mouse pointer over the image and drag it to select the trimming area 3 Click Trim Image The specified area is trimmed 4 Ch...

Page 79: ...olor Brightness Adjustment The Color Brightness Adjustment window will open 2 Use the sliders to adjust the color attributes and then click OK REFERENCE You can also start the color brightness adjustm...

Page 80: ...uto Mode 1 Select Auto Mode and click Start Red eyes will automatically be corrected 2 Click OK when it finishes correcting Manual Mode 1 Select Manual Mode 2 Move the mouse cursor over the red eye po...

Page 81: ...he image to its pre correction state Click Undo to cancel the action immediately preceding Click Redo to reinstate an action canceled with the Undo button Dragging or clicking on the window displays a...

Page 82: ...ow and select Level Adjustment The Level Adjustment window will open REFERENCE You can also start the levels correction process by clicking the Edit menu and selecting the Edit Still Image submenu fol...

Page 83: ...raph plotting the input and output brightness data 1 Click Edit in the Viewer Window and select Tone Curve Adjustment The Tone Curve Adjustment window will open REFERENCE You can also start the tone c...

Page 84: ...ing Sharpness Use this to emphasize and clarify the outlines of people and objects 1 Click Edit in the Viewer Window and select Sharpness The Sharpness window will open REFERENCE You can also start th...

Page 85: ...diting Images 9 10 Auto Adjustment Automatically adjusts the image color balance and brightness 1 Click Edit in the Viewer Window and select Auto Adjustment The Auto Adjustment window will open REFERE...

Page 86: ...close its window a confirmation dialog will display to confirm whether or not you wish to save it To save the changes click Save In the save dialog box type a name and specify the image type that you...

Page 87: ...he Solution Disk it should automatically be registered in the ImageBrowser menu To register other programs click the ImageBrowser menu and select Preferences and Browser Window and add the program to...

Page 88: ...e mail 1 In the Browser Area select the image that you want to send You can also select several images 2 Click Internet in the Control Panel and select Create Image for Email 3 Specify the compression...

Page 89: ...auto startup You can send the image you just created by opening a new e mail and attaching the image to the e mail message With e mail programs you can attach images to e mail messages simply by dragg...

Page 90: ...rt Images A dialog for selecting the export options will open 3 Select an export option and click Next Export Options The following types of image export options are available Edit and Save Image You...

Page 91: ...and Saving Images Click Finish after specifying the settings Exporting Shooting Properties Click Finish after specifying the settings Changes the image size Changes the image type Changes the image f...

Page 92: ...re User Guide 92 Back Next ExportingImages 3 3 Exporting as a Screen Saver Click Finish after specifying the settings REFERENCE Use the Mac OS X System Properties window to select and configure a scre...

Page 93: ...you want the slide show to proceed automatically and go to the next slide after a predetermined number of seconds Select the Control with Mouse or keypad option if you want to control the progress of...

Page 94: ...ges menu in the Display Control Panel and select Select All You can also start a slide show by clicking the View menu and selecting Slide Show Slide Show Control Panel While running a slide show you c...

Page 95: ...t image Press the return or key Click the image To return to the previous image Press the key Hold the shift key and click the image To end the show Press the esc key REFERENCE The operations marked w...

Page 96: ...lowing mark appears when an image is accompanied by sound REFERENCE You use the Mac OS X recording function to record ImageBrowser sounds Prepare the microphone if one is provided with your computer a...

Page 97: ...dialog box To delete a recorded sound select the image to which it is attached click the File menu and select the Sound submenu followed by Send to Trash You can record a new sound by selecting an ima...

Page 98: ...Per Page This method prints one image per page You can use it to print images like photos with ease If you select more than one image the corresponding number of pages are printed This method is expl...

Page 99: ...wser Area 2 Click Print in the control panel and select Index Print from the displayed menu The Index Print window will open 3 Set the categories as desired Rotates images Selects a printer Sets the n...

Page 100: ...Organizing Images Chapter 6 Using Supplementary Features Appendices Index ImageBrowser Software User Guide 100 Back Next 4 Click Print 5 When the Print window opens click Print 6 When the printing fin...

Page 101: ...options have check marks in the Preferences dialog Click the ImageBrowser menu and select Preferences and in the Print category place a check mark in the Shooting Date and or File Name options 3 Sele...

Page 102: ...in Setting the Layout in the Preview Area 6 Click Print when you finish adjusting the settings 7 When the Print window opens click Print 8 When the printing finishes click the to close the window IMPO...

Page 103: ...w Area Adding Images You can add images by dragging them from the Browser Area and dropping them into the Print window Deleting Images You can clear images from the Print window by selecting them and...

Page 104: ...lect a rotation angle on the Rotate submenu on the Edit menu Trimming Images Trimming is a function that crops a portion of the image When the image displays drag one of the corner or edge points of t...

Page 105: ...Caption window appears Type your caption and specify the font and its size as well as any styles that you want Click OK The location of the caption differs depending on what kind of print style you ha...

Page 106: ...ext appears Type your text and specify the font and its size as well as any styles that you want Click OK The text appears in the center of the page Text surrounded by a frame is called a text box You...

Page 107: ...r You can type a page header First make sure that noting is selected and on the Edit menu click Edit Header The Edit Header window appears Type your text and specify the font and its size as well as a...

Page 108: ...s 3 Adjust the print settings in the dialog box illustrated below and click Print Printing starts REFERENCE If you are going to change the print size you must make the change before you print over mul...

Page 109: ...iew Mode followed by TimeTunnel to perform the following operations in TimeTunnel display Point at an image and wait a moment The information about the image is displayed The date time at which the im...

Page 110: ...l on the Control Panel menu Adjusting settings from the Display menu On the View menu you can also select the View Settings submenu to adjust the settings Click to display the tool panel Enables or di...

Page 111: ...er The sound file symbol will appear on the thumbnails in the Browser Area PlayingSoundFiles Sound File Symbol You can replay a sound file by selecting it clicking the File menu and the Sound submenu...

Page 112: ...n download movie files and display them in the Browser Area just like ordinary images The movie thumbnail and movie icon will show in the Browser Area You can play the movie displayed at the larger si...

Page 113: ...ect multiple movies or still images 2 Click the Edit menu and select Movie Edit 3 Edit the movie by following the steps displayed on the tabs in the window s midsection then finish by saving it The fe...

Page 114: ...the playback range start and stop points for a movie by selecting it and clicking this button You can set the play duration of a still image by selecting it and clicking this button Removes the selec...

Page 115: ...umbnail in the storyboard area indicating the duration of the audio file You can adjust the volume or set the fade in or fade out effect for a movie or its linked audio file by selecting the movie or...

Page 116: ...ct a movie from the Browser Area 2 Click the Edit menu and select Extract frames from a movie 3 Set the still image extraction method Extract all frames Extracts all frames in the movie as stills Plea...

Page 117: ...If you selected Extract Specified Images in the previous window the movie will display in the left part of the window Display the images you want and click the button You can add as many stills as you...

Page 118: ...the window showing the procedures for converting and adjusting RAW images appears click OK As shown below and on the following pages the main window navigator window and Image Quality Adjustment Windo...

Page 119: ...age as it is converted See the Features of the Image Quality Adjustment Window on the following page for details 3 Adjust the image quality as required in the Image Quality Adjustment Window 4 Click t...

Page 120: ...or color temperature etc Adjusts the exposure compensation photo effect contrast saturation and sharpness With a check mark here settings changes in this window are immediately reflected in the image...

Page 121: ...additional images when you convert RAW images 2 When the Create My Color window displays click Next ConvertingRAWImages 4 5 IMPORTANT To register a My Color scheme two images are required the pre adj...

Page 122: ...e 5 Check the Preview My Color Applied to the image and click Next 6 Type a name or comment and click Finish REFERENCE You can apply the registered My Color scheme to additional RAW images when you co...

Page 123: ...image This section describes how to use this program to stitch images REFERENCE For detailed information on how to use PhotoStitch refer to the PhotoStitch Help accessible from the Help menu You can...

Page 124: ...ks in the Browser Area of ImageBrowser Readable data types ImageBrowser can read the following image types JPEG Most cameras use this image type It compresses at very high ratios taking advantage of t...

Page 125: ...ces 1 4 Browser Window Dialog Opening the Preferences Dialog Use the following procedures to open the Preferences dialog Click the ImageBrowser menu and select Preferences to display the Preferences d...

Page 126: ...eBrowser Software User Guide 126 Back Next Customizing Preferences 2 4 Confirmation Dialog This sets whether confirmation dialog boxes show or remain hidden when the following actions are taken Folder...

Page 127: ...te unnecessary thumbnails thumbnails for files on a CD ROM or a CD R that you have already looked at and probably will not look at again To delete the thumbnails click the appropriate disk name in thi...

Page 128: ...Print in Caption category Then select an image in the Browser Area and use the layout print procedures to automatically display the shooting date Color Management Use this to set the units used for m...

Page 129: ...file Use it when you want to learn how to do an operation or when you want to know about the features of the application You can access Help by clicking ImageBrowser Help on the Help menu Camera is n...

Page 130: ...Deselecting All Images 59 Destination for Downloaded Images 22 Destination for Downloaded Sounds 26 Direct Transfer Function 8 15 17 Display Magnification 54 Display Mode 49 Displaying Multiple Image...

Page 131: ...Explorer Panel 51 Slide Show 93 M Moving Images 70 Multiple Page Print 108 My Camera Settings 32 My Camera Window 33 My Color 121 N New Folder 76 O Opening Images 53 Owner s Name 40 P PhotoStitch 123...

Page 132: ...any time without prior notice No part of this guide may be reproduced transmitted transcribed stored in a retrieval system or translated into any language in any form by any means without the prior w...

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