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Windows

4 Image display control panel

5 Control panel

Filter Tool

Allows you to select which still images to display
according to the star rating. When you download the
images, the star rating is set to two stars as a default. To
change the star rating, refer to

Applying Star Rating

(

48).

Enlarge/Reduce

Enlarges/Reduces the thumbnails in the Browser Window.

Selecting Images

Allows you to select all images and deselects images.

Display Pattern

Allows you to change the appearance of the Browser
Window.

Canon Camera

Opens CameraWindow.

View Image

Displays a selected image in the [Image Viewer] window.

SlideShow

Displays still images in a slide show.

Print & Email

After you download still images to a computer, use this to
print them or to attach them to e-mail messages.

Send to Trash

Deletes the selected images.

Summary of Contents for ZR950

Page 1: ...English Digital Video Software Version 28 Instruction Manual ...

Page 2: ...ll Images CameraWindow 25 Auto downloading 25 Applying Auto downloading Settings 26 Downloading the Selected Still Images from the CameraWindow 29 Using the Camcorder to Download Still Images Direct Transfer Function 31 Setting the Direct Transfer Download Destination Folder 31 Direct Transfer 32 Using a Card Reader Writer 33 Using the Computer to Download Still Images ImageBrowser 34 Auto downloa...

Page 3: ...ting Still Images from Movies MovieFrame Task 62 Adding Still Images to the Memory Card 64 Adding Still Images to the Memory Card in the Camcorder 64 Using Various Functions 66 Attaching Images to E mail Messages 66 Running a Slide Show 68 Adding Sound to a Still Image 69 Reviewing and Changing the Owner Name of the Camcorder 70 Uninstalling the Software 71 Uninstalling ImageBrowser 71 Troubleshoo...

Page 4: ...rks of Apple Inc registered in the U S and other countries and are trademarks of SD Card Association Intel is a trademark or a registered trademark of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries Other names and products not mentioned above may be registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies Canon Inc 2008 All rights reserved Safety Precaution...

Page 5: ...erate on disks initialized with the Unix File System UFS A CD ROM drive is required to install the software OS Mac OS X version 10 3 10 4 Computer Model Computers that come with above OS preinstalled CPU PowerPC G3 G4 G5 or Intel processor RAM 256 MB or more Interface USB Free Hard Disk Space Canon Utilities ImageBrowser 300 MB or more Display 1024 u 768 pixels 32 000 colors or better ...

Page 6: ...till images and save them as new files Attaching still images to e mail Viewing still images in a slide show Adding sound to a still image CameraWindow Downloading still images from a memory card to your computer Viewing still images recorded in a memory card Printing still images recorded on a memory card without downloading the still images to the computer This instruction manual explains how to...

Page 7: ...er Click the CameraWindow icon in the Dock bar appearing at the bottom of the desktop if the Camera Control window does not appear When the CameraWindow icon is not in the Dock double click the Canon Utilities folder on the drive where the program was installed followed by the CameraWindow folder and the CameraWindow icon Acquire Images Tab After you connect the camcorder to your computer use this...

Page 8: ...to Printing Still Images Recorded on the Memory Card 37 Camera Control window Prints all still images in the card one image per page Prints all still images in the card as an index page rows of images with file names and image information Displays a list of the still images in the card allowing you to select which ones to print Prints according to the DPOF print settings set by the camcorder to th...

Page 9: ...and changing the owner s name of the camcorder you can specify 70 and uploading the still images to the card My Camera function is not supported by the camcorder Camera Control window Enter or change the name of the camcorder s owner Uploading the images from the computer ...

Page 10: ...dow will be also 16 9 images The sample images used on this instruction manual are normal size still images 4 3 Camera Browser window Prints the selected still images Starts ImageBrowser Selects the still image selection method Changes the size of the thumbnail Selects whether to show or hide the image frame and file name Still image information and a histogram ...

Page 11: ...low the folders that the downloaded still images are actually saved in are displayed Selecting the Favorite Folders tab shows only the folders that are registered as favorites The All Folders tab shows all available folders indicates that newly downloaded still images are in the folder Clicking the triangle symbol besides the folder name displays hides the folder contents To register a folder as F...

Page 12: ...e images are displayed as thumbnails The thumbnails can be enlarged reduced by selecting Enlarge or Reduce from the View menu Context Menu When you click on a thumbnail while pressing the control key on the keyboard a context menu will appear The context menu allows you to select several functions directly without using the menu bar located on top of the window Preview Image Selected Thumbnail Inf...

Page 13: ...star rating Sets a keyword Placing a check mark here prevents the image from being overwritten or deleted You can play sounds if they are attached to images You can rename files Hides the information display at the right You can switch and view the shooting information of the next or previous image by clicking these buttons Shooting information Input a comment ...

Page 14: ...ces the thumbnails in the Browser Window 3 Selecting Images Allows you to select all images and deselects images 4 Display Pattern Allows you to change the appearance of the Browser Window 1 Canon Camera Opens CameraWindow 2 View Image Displays a selected image in the Image Viewer window 3 SlideShow Displays still images in a slide show 4 Print Email After you download still images to a computer u...

Page 15: ...editing applications Unable to use when the multiple images are selected 4 Number of Displays Allows you to display multiple images at the same time 5 Synchronize Synchronizes View functions across all displayed images 6 Full Screen Displays an image in full screen size To return to Browser Window click the full screen sized image or press any key 7 Print Prints the selected still image Refer to P...

Page 16: ...pecify the area in the still image to crop and click Trim Image to trim the image Color Brightness Adjustment Window Select Color Brightness Adjustment from the icon located at the bottom of the Image Viewer window Use this to change the image s properties by adjusting the RGB intensity saturation and brightness ...

Page 17: ...on from the icon located at the bottom of the Image Viewer window Use this to correct still images in which people s eyes appear red Insert Text Window Select Insert Text from the icon located at the bottom of the Image Viewer window Use this to write text on still images ...

Page 18: ...of the Image Viewer window Use this to adjust the levels in a still image to change its appearance Tone Curve Adjustment Window Select Tone Curve Adjustment from the icon located at the bottom of the Image Viewer window Use this to adjust the tone curve for a still image to change its appearance ...

Page 19: ...e bottom of the Image Viewer window Use this to emphasize and clarify the outlines of people and objects Auto Adjustment Window Select Auto Adjustment from the icon located at the bottom of the Image Viewer window Use this to automatically correct the color balance of the still image ...

Page 20: ... connecting the camcorder until you can download still images Still images protected on the camcorder may lose this setting once they are downloaded to the computer When downloading the still images by Image Capture that comes with Mac OS the Exif version may change to 2 1 and image information may be modified Either install ImageBrowser to download the still images or use the following procedure ...

Page 21: ...stom Installation When installing the software by selecting Easy Installation EOS Utility software for downloading still images from the Canon EOS Digital SLR Cameras will be installed This software is used only for compatible Canon EOS Digital SLR Cameras and the camcorder does not support this software 6 Read the license agreement and click Agree to accept the terms Installer Panel ...

Page 22: ...Installation has finished message appears click Finish After the installation is complete restart the computer as prompted 9 Remove the DIGITAL VIDEO Solution Disk from the CD ROM drive When installation is complete remove the DIGITAL VIDEO Solution Disk before you connect the camcorder to the computer ...

Page 23: ...her devices from the computer and try reconnecting 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 instructio...

Page 24: ...ontains more than approximately 1000 images In this case use a card reader writer to download images For instructions on how to connect a card reader writer see Using a Card Reader Writer 33 Observe the following precautions when the camcorder s access indicator is flashing Failure to do so may cause memory card data to become corrupted Do not remove the memory card or detach the USB cable Do not ...

Page 25: ...e displayed If it does not appear automatically click the CameraWindow icon in the Dock the bar at the bottom of the desktop If you do not wish the Camera Control window to open automatically when you connect the camcorder click the File menu and clear the check mark from the Displays this screen when the camera is connected 2 Click Starts to download images Click Quit to close the Camera Control ...

Page 26: ...s This task allows you to apply auto downloading settings You can specify the types of still images and the destination folder 1 In the Camera Control window click the Acquire Images tab and click Preferences 2 Select Change auto download settings and click Next ...

Page 27: ...ext 4 Specify the destination folder settings and click Next Place a check mark here if you wish the original image in the memory card to be deleted after downloading Click this button to browse where you want to save the images Destination Folder Select to specify the name of the subfolder ...

Page 28: ...ll be displayed when you select Perform selected processes consecutively you can redisplay the window by clicking Select Select a process to perform after the image is downloaded and click OK 6 Click Finish Placing a check mark here makes images in the camcorder to be automatically downloaded when the camcorder is connected ...

Page 29: ... and download images 2 Select images you wish to download and click Download Images Clicking on 2 images while holding down the option shift key selects also all images between the 2 images Clicking on different images while holding down the shift key selects multiple images A blue frame appears around the selected image ...

Page 30: ...dow appears To make changes click Change Settings Specify Folder Tab Specify File Name Tab Settings for the file prefix and the consecutive numbers Settings for the folder and the subfolder for downloaded images Specify the settings of the folder and subfolder Specify the file name with which to save the images ...

Page 31: ...mcorder supports the Direct Transfer function you can use the camcorder to download images Setting the Direct Transfer Download Destination Folder 1 Click the Acquire Images tab and click Preferences Click Quit to close the Camera Control window 2 Select Change direct transfer download destination folder and click Next ...

Page 32: ...ttings on the camcorder screen after starting the Camera Control window See your camcorder instruction manual for how to set and operate the camcorder to transfer images The button cannot be used when it is not lighted Click this button to specify the destination folder Destination Folder Select to specify the name of the subfolder ...

Page 33: ... you are using SDHC cards you need to use a card reader writer compatible with SDHC cards 1 Insert a memory card containing images recorded with the camcorder into the reader and connect it to the computer 2 Select a method to download the images Download Images A progress bar will be displayed and images will be downloaded to the computer and ImageBrowser starts To apply auto downloading settings...

Page 34: ...od in the image download window Auto downloading 1 Click Download Images Click Exit to close the window after downloading images Applying Auto downloading Settings This task allows you to apply auto downloading settings You can specify the types of still images and the destination folder 1 Click Preferences ...

Page 35: ...35 Downloading Still Images Macintosh 2 Configure the settings and click OK Downloading the Selected Still Images from the ImageBrowser 1 Click Lets you select and download images ...

Page 36: ... and click Download Images Clicking on 2 images while holding down the option shift key selects also all images between the 2 images Clicking on different images while holding down the shift key selects multiple images A blue frame appears around the selected image ...

Page 37: ...the connected camcorder or in a card reader writer one image per page Print Contact Sheet with All Photos Prints all still images recorded on a memory card in the connected camcorder or in a card reader writer in an index rows of images with file names and image information Print according to DPOF settings Prints according to the DPOF print settings set by the camcorder Select image and print A li...

Page 38: ...38 Printing Still Images 3 Click on one of the 4 printing methods 4 Specify the print settings and click Print The window varies depending on the selected printing method in step 3 ...

Page 39: ...d Print All Photos Selects the printer Sets the paper size settings Sets the shooting date time imprint and color settings Sets the number of print copies of the displayed image Click this button to switch between still images if multiple images are selected ...

Page 40: ...in the previous section When you have selected Print All Photos 39 will be displayed Click this to use the trimming function crops a portion of the still image Selects the printer Sets the printer and paper size settings Rotates still images Sets the print settings for shooting information comments headers footers and page numbers Click these buttons to switch between pages Sets the number of prin...

Page 41: ... Print the same window described in the previous section When you have selected Print Contact Sheet with All Photos 40 will be displayed If you selected One Photo Per Page Print the same window described in the previous section When you have selected Print All Photos 39 will be displayed instead Set the print settings and print the still images 5 When the print window opens click Print 6 When the ...

Page 42: ...Prints one still image per page Index Print Prints selected images in rows with file names and image information Layout Print Allows you to lay out the selected still images in special arrangements and add text and decorations printing them as one page in a fancy album Photo Print 1 Select the still images you wish to print and click Print Email Photo Print from the displayed menu ...

Page 43: ...ettings and click Print Selects the printer Sets the shooting date time imprint and color settings Sets the number of print copies of the displayed image Click this button to switch between still images if multiple images are selected Sets the paper settings ...

Page 44: ...ll Images 3 When the print window opens click Print 4 When the printing finishes click to close the window Index Print 1 Select still images you wish to print and click Print Email Index Print from the displayed menu ...

Page 45: ... Click this to use the trimming function crops a portion of the still image Selects the printer Rotates still images Sets the print settings for shooting information comments headers footers and page numbers Click these buttons to switch between pages Sets the number of print copies of the contact sheets Sets the number of rows and columns Sets the paper size and orientation ...

Page 46: ... of the all still images Tiled photo printing Allows you to have the program lay out and print the specified number of images per page with no gaps between still images on the page Selecting Edit Add Text allows you to write some text on a still image You can move added text boxes on the still image by dragging them Selecting Edit Edit Header allows you to insert a header 1 Select still images you...

Page 47: ...ill Images Macintosh 2 Select a print style from the pull down menu and click Print after specifying the print settings 3 When the print window opens click Print 4 When the printing finishes click to close the window ...

Page 48: ... The star rating can be used as one of the search conditions or for the selection of images to be displayed in the Browser Window The default setting of the star rating is two stars 1 Select the image to which you wish to apply the Star Rating 2 Select Change Star Rating from the Edit menu The default setting of the star rating is two stars ...

Page 49: ...elect an image to which you wish to apply the keyword 2 Select Keyword Settings from the Edit menu 3 Place a check mark next to the keyword you wish to apply and click OK You can add and delete keywords or change the keyword list in the Manage Keywords window by selecting Keyword Manage from the Edit menu ...

Page 50: ...ages into a folder according to the shooting date or star rating Sort by the Shooting Date 1 Select the images you wish to classify and select Organize Image Sort Images from the File menu 2 Select The files will be separated into folders for each shooting date and click Next ...

Page 51: ...tosh 3 Specify the sort settings and click OK The selected images are classified into the specific folder Sort by the Star Rating 1 Select the images you wish to classify and select Organize Image Sort Images from the File menu ...

Page 52: ...52 Organizing Images 2 Select The files will be organized by Star Rating and click Next 3 Specify the sort settings and click OK ...

Page 53: ...ame and copy multiple files 1 Select the images you wish to rename and select Organize Image Rename from the File menu 2 Specify the settings and click OK The images are renamed according to the settings specified Placing a check mark here makes copies of images with new names The name of the original images will not be changed ...

Page 54: ...mment or keywords 1 Select a folder in the explorer view 2 Select Search from the File menu 3 Specify the search conditions and click Search Now The search results are displayed as thumbnails Select at least one search condition Clicking the icon discloses the parameters of settings Clicking this button allows you to specify a folder ...

Page 55: ...images of the search result are displayed in the Search Results folder You can print or copy these images to another folder The searched images will remain in this folder until ImageBrowser is closed or another search is performed but if you delete an image in this folder the corresponding original image will be deleted as well Explorer View ...

Page 56: ...ct images in the Browser area 2 From the Edit menu select Movie Edit 3 Arrange 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 Plays back the movie being edited Storyboard Area Displays thumbnails of the selected images The images will be linked from left to right Tra...

Page 57: ...Area 5 Set the audio and click 4 Save You can add an MP3 or WAV file as audio 6 Select a file type 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 Select this to save as Motion JPEG compressed AVI Select this to save as either Motion JPEG compressed AVI or QuickTime movie ...

Page 58: ...wser Area movies are displayed with the first scene as a still image with a movie icon 1 In the Browser Area double click a thumbnail with a movie icon Clicking the Play icon at the bottom of the image in the Main Window also plays back the movie 2 Click the icon in the Image Viewer window ...

Page 59: ... still images and save them as new files and allows saving the shooting properties of the still image to a text file or copying the still images with new names Furthermore you can export still images for use as a screen saver or a wallpaper 1 Select an image you wish to export and Export Image from the File menu 2 Select exporting type and click Next ...

Page 60: ...ed Edit and Save Image You can convert still images to another file type resize and save them as new files You can select the file type from BMP PICT JPEG and TIFF You can also specify a prefix to be added to the exported still images When you have selected Export Shooting Properties You can select information you wish to export and save as a text file ...

Page 61: ...d Export as a Screensaver You can export and save the image as a screen saver When you have selected Export an Image as Wallpaper You can export and save the image as a desktop wallpaper This task cannot be performed if you have selected multiple images ...

Page 62: ... all frames Extracts all frames in the movie as still images Specify an interval and extract frames Extracts frames as still images from a specified frame range or time interval Specify the number of copies and extract frames Extracts a specified number of still images from the entire movie The extraction interval is calculated based on an equal distribution of the specified number of still images...

Page 63: ...be extracted images with check marks and click 3 Save 4 Specify the file name and the folder where you wish to save it and click Save Select the destination folder and click Open or Choose To exit MovieFrame Task from the MovieFrame Task menu select Quit MovieFrame Task ...

Page 64: ...mcorder or card reader writer Adding Still Images to the Memory Card in the Camcorder 1 Connect the camcorder to the computer 23 2 Click the Set to Camera tab in the Camera Control window and Uploads images to the camera 3 Select the still image you wish to add and click Open You can check the selected image by clicking the file name ...

Page 65: ...ting Images Macintosh 4 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 CameraWindow ...

Page 66: ... mail Messages You can attach selected images to an e mail message If necessary you can make the image file size smaller 1 Select the images you wish to send in the Browser Area 2 From the Internet menu select Create Image for Email 3 Specify the image size and click Finish ...

Page 67: ...nu of the OS you are using You can also set the e mail software that starts automatically after the image is created To do so click the Applications folder on the drive where the OS was installed and then double click the Mail icon Next in Mail preferences click General and then configure Default Email Reader The images in the Email Images folder are saved in the following location Open the Users ...

Page 68: ...ypad Advances the slide show manually with the mouse or keyboard Repeat Continuously Runs the slide show in a loop Hides 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 View menu C...

Page 69: ...ord from the File 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 type extension AIF to the same folder as the still image To play back the sound select an image with a sound icon and select Sound Play from the File menu To remove sound from a still image se...

Page 70: ...nd confirm the owner s name of the camcorder 1 Connect the camcorder to the computer 23 2 Click the Set to Camera tab and click Confirms changes camera settings in the Camera Control window 3 Enter the camcorder s owner s name and click OK Input the camcorder s owner s name here up to 31 characters ...

Page 71: ... is required to fix corrupted files Uninstalling ImageBrowser Move the program s folder and subfolders into the Trash to uninstall programs such as ImageBrowser 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 ...

Page 72: ...nection Ensure that you are using the correct cable and that its connectors are in good shape Î 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 ImageBrowser Operation Cannot download still images Î The camcorder is not set to the correct mode Set the camcorder to sti...

Page 73: ... Eastern Time CANADA Canon CANADA Inc Tel Canada 1 800 OK CANON 1 800 652 2666 ASIA Canon Hongkong Co Ltd 19 F The Metropolis Tower 10 Metropolis Drive Hunghom Kowloon Hong Kong Phone 852 2170 2828 Fax 852 2723 9684 The information in this manual is verified as of 1 January 2008 DIE 297M CANON INC 2008 ...

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