Canon PowerShot A620 - 7.1MP Digital Camera Software Starter Manual Download

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Software Starter Guide

(For the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk Version 26)

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Software Starter Guide For V

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You must install the software bundled on the Canon
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Summary of Contents for PowerShot A620 - 7.1MP Digital Camera

Page 1: ...e you agree to be bound by the terms of the agreement Software Starter Guide For the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk Version 26 CDI E204 010 2005 CANON INC PRINTED IN CHINA ENGLISH Windows Macintosh Software Starter Guide For Version 26 You must install the software bundled on the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk before connecting the camera to the computer Install the software Connect the ca...

Page 2: ... PST E mail support arcsoft com Other Regions Please see the ArcSoft web site http www arcsoft com maininternational html SAFETY PRECAUTIONS Warnings This symbol indicates topics that could lead to death or serious injury if ignored or handled incorrectly Warnings Do not play the supplied CD ROM s in any CD player that does not support data CD ROMs Playing the CD ROM s in an audio CD player music ...

Page 3: ...st 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 is your responsibility to choose maintain and match th...

Page 4: ...ct 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 York without reference to cho...

Page 5: ...ading Images to the Computer 16 Printing Images 21 Using the Software on the Windows Platform Advanced Techniques 27 The ZoomBrowser EX Windows 27 ZoomBrowser EX Features 33 Replaying Movies 36 Editing Movies 37 Converting RAW Images 38 Operating the Shutter Remotely 41 Merging Panoramic Images PhotoStitch 44 Enjoy Customizing Your Camera with the My Camera Settings 45 Using the Software on the Ma...

Page 6: ...9 Using the PDF Manuals The following PDF format manuals hereafter PDF manuals are provided to explain the features and procedures for using ZoomBrowser EX and ImageBrowser ZoomBrowser EX Software User Guide Windows ImageBrowser Software User Guide Macintosh Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat Reader must be installed to read the aforementioned PDF manuals If one of these applications is not already ins...

Page 7: ...out this Guide The explanations in this guide are based on Windows XP and Mac OS X v10 3 If you are using another version of these operating systems the actual screen contents and procedures may vary slightly from those shown The following terms are used in this guide Mac OS X is used for Mac OS X v10 2 v10 3 Memory card is used for CF cards SD cards MultiMediaCards and PC cards 00a Book book Page...

Page 8: ...Make Prints Right at Home Like a Pro See your Camera User Guide for shooting instructions Just install the software once at the beginning Shoot the images Install the software on the computer Windows p 11 Macintosh p 50 00a Book book Page 4 Thursday June 23 2005 5 43 PM ...

Page 9: ...computer Print the images Connect the camera to the computer Windows p 16 Macintosh p 52 Windows p 21 Macintosh p 56 Precautions for Connecting the Camera to the Computer p 10 00a Book book Page 5 Thursday June 23 2005 5 43 PM ...

Page 10: ...acintosh The examples shown are from ZoomBrowser EX and PhotoRecord Windows Stitch a Panorama Together Create a panoramic image from a series of images with PhotoStitch Confirm all your images in one glance with index contact sheet printing Make your pleasurable memories into photo albums collections with Layout Print With One Photo per Page Print printing images is also easy 00a Book book Page 6 ...

Page 11: ...edit movies linking movies and stills that have been downloaded to the computer adding text such as titles adding background music or applying various special effects Extract Stills from Movies You can extract a still from the displayed movie and save it as a new image file You can also specify a range of frames and extract multiple stills 00a Book book Page 7 Thursday June 23 2005 5 43 PM ...

Page 12: ... Free Hard Disk Space Canon Utilities ZoomBrowser EX 250 MB or more Including the PhotoRecord printing program PhotoStitch 40 MB or more Canon Camera TWAIN Driver 25 MB or more Canon Camera WIA Driver 25 MB or more ArcSoft PhotoStudio 50 MB or more Display 1 024 x 768 pixels High Color 16 bit or better OS Mac OS X v10 2 v10 3 Computer Model The above OS should be pre installed on computers with bu...

Page 13: ... VR type It is also required to play and edit movies on the Windows 98 SE Windows Me and Windows 2000 platforms QuickTime is included on the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk Macintosh software cannot be used on disks formatted in the UFS Unix File System format Compatible OS Windows 98 Windows Me Windows 2000 Windows XP Major Functions Program ZoomBrowser EX 3 Downloading displaying organizing a...

Page 14: ...r to go into standby sleep mode while a camera is connected via the USB interface If it does happen never disconnect the interface 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 sleep mode Please refer to your computer manual for instructions regarding the standby sleep mode Ensu...

Page 15: ...isk Interface cable supplied with the camera Installation Procedures 1 Confirm that the camera is NOT connected to the computer If it is disconnect the cable The software cannot be properly installed if the camera is connected to the computer at the start 2 Close any programs that are running You must install the software before you connect the camera to the computer Users of Windows XP and Window...

Page 16: ...tically Windows XP 1 Select My Computer from the Start menu 2 Right click the CD ROM icon and select Open 3 Double click the SETUP EXE icon Windows 2000 Windows Me Windows 98 SE 1 Double click the My Computer icon on the desktop 2 Right click the CD ROM icon and select Open 3 Double click the SETUP EXE icon Some computers may not display the EXE file name extension as shown above Follow any instru...

Page 17: ...r according to the software installed When Custom Installation is Selected The USB driver the software for connecting is required when the camera is connected to the computer with an interface cable Ensure that you select a USB driver from below the appropriate one for your operating system Windows 2000 Windows 98 SE Canon Camera TWAIN Driver Windows Me Canon Camera WIA Driver With Windows XP the ...

Page 18: ...e camera to the correct mode for connecting Users of Windows XP and Windows 2000 must log in as an Administrator computer system administrator after restarting to carry out the subsequent procedures If you installed a USB driver so far the required files have only been copied to your computer You must now connect the camera to the computer with the interface cable to complete the installation and ...

Page 19: ...ng you to set the default settings will display after installation See Using the Software on the Windows Platform The Basics p 16 for the subsequent procedures This concludes the software and USB driver installation and the procedures for connecting the camera to the computer You may now download camera images to the computer p 16 See USB driver installation not proceeding well in the Troubleshoot...

Page 20: ...nloading procedure is slightly different according to whether you are using a camera to computer connection see below or a memory card reader p 19 Camera to Computer Connection 1 Attach the supplied interface cable to the computer s USB port and the camera s DIGITAL Terminal Prepare the camera for communication with the computer The Camera Control Window will appear Camera Control Window Procedure...

Page 21: ...nnected to a Computer Set the following settings the first time you connect the camera to the computer These procedures are not required from the second connection onward Select Canon CameraWindow when a dialog Events dialog similar to that on the right displays and click OK Your camera model name or Canon Camera will appear here Different programs may display according to your computer setup If t...

Page 22: ...e LCD monitor In addition the Print Share button will light if your camera is equipped with one See the Camera User Guide for instructions regarding Direct Transfer settings and procedures By default all the images that have yet to be downloaded will download To download images that have had their transfer settings set with the camera click Preferences and select Images whose transfer settings wer...

Page 23: ...emory card reader for its connection and handling instructions 2 Select View Download Images using Canon CameraWindow when the dialog to the right appears and click OK The Camera Control Window will display If the dialog above fails to appear click the Start menu and select All Programs or Programs followed by Canon Utilities CameraWindow and CameraWindow and proceed to Step 3 1 Place the memory c...

Page 24: ...mages p 21 By default all the images that have yet to be downloaded will download to the My Pictures folder To download images that have had their transfer settings set with the camera click Preferences and select Images whose transfer settings were specified with the camera as the image type to be downloaded Click Lets you select and download images to show the memory card images in a list check ...

Page 25: ...xtracted from movies and saved to files To use the Index Print option click Print in the Main Window followed by Index Print If you have installed the Easy PhotoPrint program that accompanied a Canon brand printer you will proceed to the Easy PhotoPrint printing window shown at the right when you select One Photo Per Page Print according to the default settings If a window similar to it opens read...

Page 26: ... the categories as you feel necessary 4 Click 3 Print Printing will start The background of selected images changes to blue Selects the printer and the paper size etc Sets the number of print copies This button switches between images if multiple images were selected Sets printing to borderless etc Place a check mark here to print shooting date time information with images 00a Book book Page 22 Th...

Page 27: ...lease see the PhotoRecord Help menu for detailed instructions 1 Click Print in ZoomBrowser EX s Main Window followed by Layout Print 2 Confirm that 1 Select Images is selected and proceed to select images You can select multiple images by holding the Ctrl key down while clicking on successive images The background of the selected image s will turn blue 00a Book book Page 23 Thursday June 23 2005 5...

Page 28: ... 3 Open Layout Print PhotoRecord will start displaying the selected image and the information selected in Step 3 in the Album window In addition the steps that will take you through the printing process will display on the left side Follow the steps in order to proceed You can add a comment to an image in the Properties Window p 32 Album Window The selected images display here The printing procedu...

Page 29: ...of the image background and border as desired Click the Themes Backgrounds Photo Frames Text Frames or Clipart button to switch between selections Perform the procedures according to the instructions beside the symbol The Themes category provides consistent designs for use throughout an entire album You can also click Add Titles Captions to add text as a title or caption 00a Book book Page 25 Thur...

Page 30: ...ing to the printer in use Album Type Description One Photo Per Page Prints one image on each sheet of paper One Photo Per Sheet Free Form Allows images to be freely positioned on the page and printed Index Prints thumbnails of the images and their shooting information Exif data Fixed Size Photo Allows image heights and widths to be specified and prints Mosaic Lines up the specified number of image...

Page 31: ...the principal ZoomBrowser EX windows the Main Window Viewer Window and Properties Window Main Window This window is for displaying and organizing images downloaded to the computer To confirm whether your camera supports these functions please refer to Information about Your Camera p 98 Folders Area p 28 Task Area p 28 Browser Area p 28 Function Buttons p 30 Switches between showing and hiding the ...

Page 32: ...he image order in the Browser Area by file name shooting date or other characteristics by clicking the Tools menu and selecting View and Sort by The following icons will display around images according to their attributes Images shot with the camera s Stitch Assist mode RAW images Movies Images with sound memo attachments Protected images Images shot with the camera s AEB function Images shot with...

Page 33: ... images in multiple folders at once If the displayed folder is at the highest level then all thumbnails in the lower level folders also display You can change the folder level folder depth by clicking the Tools menu and selecting Preferences The images within nested folders also display Preview Mode This mode displays the image at a larger size as well as the image information Positioning the mous...

Page 34: ...ages in the Browser Area One of three Star Ratings can be assigned to an image in the Viewer Window the Properties Window or in the information column in the Preview Mode Select Button Use this to select images in Zoom mode Fit to Window Changes the thumbnail size to fit them into the window View Image Button Displays the selected image or movie in the Viewer Window Slide Show Button Starts a slid...

Page 35: ...lector Button Switches between images Full Screen Button Displays the image in the full screen mode Click the image or press any key on the keyboard to restore the normal display mode Synchronize Button Synchronizes the display settings when multiple images are displayed Star Rating Sets the Star Rating for an image Zoom Changes the image zoom setting Split Screen Button Displays multiple images a...

Page 36: ...mation about the shooting settings when the image was captured such as the shutter speed or exposure setting The camera model will determine what information is displayed Protect Prevents an image from being overwritten or deleted Comment You can type a comment here Keywords Sets the keywords used in searches Brightness Histogram A graph of the highlights and shadows distribution in an image Image...

Page 37: ...ra settings such as the My Camera settings p 45 It also uploads images from the computer to the camera memory card Remote Shooting Allows you to operate the camera shutter from the computer p 41 View Classify View as a Slide Show Starts a slide show of the images selected in the Browser Area Rename Multiple Files Changes the file names of the selected images in a single pass Classify into Folder C...

Page 38: ...you to change the image size or type and export it as a new image Export Movies Allows you to change the movie size or type and export it as a new movie Extract frames from a movie Extracts still images from movies over a specified interval and saves them as image files Windows XP only Export Shooting Properties Allows you to select the necessary data from the shooting information and export it as...

Page 39: ...ftware to use and then print Internet Email Images Converts the selected images to the appropriate size for transmission by e mail You can also use it to automatically start an e mail program after conversion To return to the previous screen after selecting a task click Return to Main Menu at the bottom of the task screen Various Help functions are available in ZoomBrowser EX Click the Help menu b...

Page 40: ...ocedures 1 Place the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk in the CD ROM drive If the installer panel fails to appear automatically display it using the procedures in the How to Display the Installer Panel section p 12 2 Click the QuickTime Install button Follow the onscreen instructions to proceed with the installation You can save the displayed scene as a still image by clicking here You can contro...

Page 41: ...rogram is required to replay or edit movies on the Windows 2000 Windows Me or Windows 98 SE platform Install it during procedures in the Replaying Movies topic in the Windows 2000 Windows Me and Windows 98 SE section p 36 Movies are saved as Motion JPEG AVI movies Click this button to play the movie being edited Follow these steps to proceed Storyboard Area Displays thumbnails of the selected imag...

Page 42: ...and the Image Quality Adjustment Window will display 3 Adjust the image quality as required in the Image Quality Adjustment Window This window is explained in the Functions of the Image Quality Adjustment Window section p 39 See Information about Your Camera p 98 to determine whether your camera model supports this function See the Camera User Guide for information about the camera settings for sh...

Page 43: ...s the white balance according to the light source and color temperature This section adjusts the digital exposure compensation photo effect contrast sharpness and saturation The effect of the settings above can be viewed immediately if you place a check mark here Tone Curve Tab You can set the levels for the RGB channels separately or together Advanced Adjustments Tab You can select such settings ...

Page 44: ...vert a RAW image You can also select preset color schemes such as Positive Film Furthermore you can add your own color schemes My Color to apply to other RAW images when they are being converted See the PDF manual for ZoomBrowser EX for more information p 2 00a Book book Page 40 Thursday June 23 2005 5 43 PM ...

Page 45: ...e correct mode for connecting The Camera Control Window will display 2 Open the lens cover or remove the lens cap on models equipped with them Proceed to the next step if your model does not have one 3 Click the Remote shooting tab 4 Click Starts Remote Shooting 5 Select a destination for the captured images and click OK Methods for connecting the camera to the computer and placing it in the corre...

Page 46: ... You can add comments to images by placing a check mark here and typing text in the boxes below Viewfinder Display Click the Start Stop Viewfinder button while a connection to the camera is open to display the image appearing in the camera s viewfinder Slide this to zoom the camera in or out Set the basic camera settings here Rotation Settings Sets the rotation parameters for images after they are...

Page 47: ...eed if the computer enters the standby mode If your camera is equipped with the Auto Rotate function and you set it to On the image will automatically be rotated and appear in the correct viewing orientation in the RemoteCapture Task window You can release the shutter by pressing the camera s shutter button or the keyboard s space key Other than the shutter button the camera s buttons and switches...

Page 48: ...he symbol below displays by the image in the Browser Area Starting PhotoStitch 1 Click Edit in the ZoomBrowser EX s Main Window and click Stitch Photos 2 Click 1 Select Images and select several images in the Browser Area 3 Click 2 Open PhotoStitch Instructions 4 Merge the images following the instructions in the guidance panel at the top of the PhotoStitch window See the Camera User Guide for inf...

Page 49: ...he supplied interface cable to the computer s USB port and the camera s DIGITAL terminal and place the camera in the correct mode for connecting The Camera Control Window will display 2 Click the Set to Camera tab 3 Click Set My Camera The My Camera window will display Methods for connecting the camera to the computer and placing it in the correct mode for connecting vary between camera models Ple...

Page 50: ...ys the list of settings files saved onto the computer Play Button Plays the audio from the selected settings file Delete Button Deletes a settings file from the computer Delete Button Deletes a settings file from the camera Displays the settings in the camera Play Button Plays the audio from the settings file in the camera Save to Camera Button Saves a computer settings file onto the camera Save t...

Page 51: ... My Camera window To set the start up image or sound individually click the Set individually tab and select it 2 Select the settings files from the Camera list that you wish to save to the computer 3 Click Save to PC 4 Add a name to the settings file you are saving and click OK This concludes the process of saving the My Camera settings to the computer Repeat steps 1 4 as required My Camera settin...

Page 52: ...gram 1 Click the Edit menu in the ZoomBrowser EX Main Window and select Manage My Camera The My Camera window will display 2 Click the Set individually tab in the My Camera window followed by the Create My Camera Data button My Camera Maker will start 3 Follow the instructions at the top part of the My Camera Maker window and create image or sound files Instructions Add File Button Adds images and...

Page 53: ...Compression Method JPEG Baseline JPEG Sampling Rate 4 2 0 or 4 2 2 Image Size w x h 320 x 240 pixels Use settings like those below when creating a sound file using a sound recording program other than My Camera Maker Compression Method WAV Monaural Quantifying Bits 8 bit Sampling Frequency 11 025 kHz or 8 000 kHz Use the following lengths as guidelines for the length of sound file that can be save...

Page 54: ...to Prepare Your camera and computer Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk Interface cable supplied with the camera Installation Procedures 1 Close any programs that are running 2 Place the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk in the computer s CD ROM drive 3 Double click the Canon Digital Camera Installer icon in the CD ROM window 4 Click the Digital Camera Software Install button See ArcSoft PhotoStud...

Page 55: ...ion settings and click Next Follow the onscreen instructions to proceed 8 When the installation is over click OK 9 Click Exit in the installer panel and remove the disk from the CD ROM drive This concludes the software installation Continue by downloading images to the computer p 52 See Uninstalling the Software p 84 to delete the software installed with these procedures 00a Book book Page 51 Thur...

Page 56: ...the computer s USB port and the camera s DIGITAL Terminal Prepare the camera for communication with the computer The Camera Control Window will appear If it does not open click the CameraWindow icon in the Dock the bar at the bottom of the desktop To set whether this window automatically opens when you connect the camera to the computer remove the check mark from the Start when a camera is connect...

Page 57: ...r Function Set the Direct Transfer settings on the camera and press the Print Share button or the SET button Using the Computer to Download Images Click Starts to download images If the conditions are right for the Direct Transfer function the Direct Transfer settings menu will appear in the LCD monitor In addition the Print Share button will light if your camera is equipped with one See the Camer...

Page 58: ...ownload To download images that have had their transfer settings set with the camera click Preferences and select Images whose transfer settings were specified with the camera as the image type to be downloaded Click Lets you select and download images to show the camera images in a list check the images before downloading and download only selected images Thumbnail The downloaded symbol displays ...

Page 59: ...aded images will display in ImageBrowser s Browser Window when downloading is complete Continue by printing out an image p 56 By the default settings all images are downloaded to the Pictures folder To download images that have had their transfer settings set with the camera click Preferences and select Images whose transfer settings were specified with the camera as the type of image for download...

Page 60: ...select multiple images it will print them on the corresponding number of pages 1 Select the images to print Clicking on an image selects it and displays a blue frame around it To select multiple images hold down the shift or command key while clicking on images 2 Click Print and select One Photo per page Print Movies cannot be printed but you can print stills after they have been extracted from mo...

Page 61: ...Browser Window Clicking on images selects them and changes the background to blue To select multiple images hold the shift or key down while clicking on images 2 Click Print and select Layout Print Selects a printer Selects options such as the paper size and orientation when you click Page Setup Place a check mark here to print the shooting dates times with the images Sets the number of copies pri...

Page 62: ...ng the number of copies and other settings click Print 7 After the printing finishes click to close the window To save the layout click Save To proceed without saving click Don t Save When the save operation is complete the original ImageBrowser window will be restored You can print a contact sheet of the thumbnails or print the image shooting information if you click Print in the Browser Window a...

Page 63: ... Items to Print in Caption category A PDF format manual for ImageBrowser is also available It provides further information about the program s features and procedures See Using the PDF Manuals p 2 ChangetheImage Size Drag the border to resize the image Change the default number of images printed per page Rotate the selected image Vertically and horizontally lines up images in the window Edit the P...

Page 64: ...wser Windows This section describes the principal ImageBrowser windows the Browser Window Viewer Window and File Information Window Browser Window This window is for displaying and organizing images downloaded to the computer To confirm whether your camera supports these functions please refer to Information about Your Camera p 98 Explorer Panel p 61 Browser Area p 61 Display Mode p 62 Display Con...

Page 65: ...ages shot with the camera s Stitch Assist mode RAW images Movies Images with sound memo attachments Protected images Images shot with the camera s AEB function Images shot with the camera on end that are rotated in the display only Methods for Registering a Favorite Folder If Favorite Folders is displayed click Add and select a folder If All Folders is displayed select a folder and click Add to Fa...

Page 66: ...e image information List Displays the images in the folder selected in the Explorer Panel section in rows and columns TimeTunnel Displays images in chronological order in a simulated time tunnel You can move along a timeline from the past to the present using the slider that appears at the window s right 00a Book book Page 62 Thursday June 23 2005 5 43 PM ...

Page 67: ...a Hide Buttons Left Hides the Explorer Panel Middle Hides the control panel Right Hides the image information in the Preview display mode Display Size Changes the size of the thumbnail in the Browser Area Filter Images This feature filters your images by their Star Ratings displaying only those images in the Browser Area One of three Star Ratings can be assigned to an image in the Viewer Window th...

Page 68: ...to start up other programs for editing Image Selector Button Switches between images Zoom Changes the image zoom setting Full Screen Button Displays the image in the full screen mode Click the image or press any key on the keyboard to restore the normal display mode Synchronize Button Synchronizes the display settings when multiple images are displayed Star Ratings Menu Sets the Star Rating for an...

Page 69: ...isplays detailed information about the shooting settings when the image was captured such as the shutter speed or exposure setting The camera model will determine what information is displayed Lock Prevents an image from being overwritten or deleted Comment You can type a comment here Keyword Sets the keywords used in searches Brightness Histogram A graph of the highlights and shadows distribution...

Page 70: ...t option or by selecting images before printing Set to Camera Sets camera settings such as the My Camera settings p 77 It also uploads images from the computer to the camera memory card Remote Shooting Allows you to operate the camera shutter from the computer p 73 View Image Displays the selected image or movie in the Viewer Window SlideShow Starts a slide show of the selected images Click the Vi...

Page 71: ...a screen saver file Export an Image as Wallpaper Exports the image as a wallpaper file Organize Images File menu Organize Image Sort Images sorts images according to criteria such as the shooting date or Star Rating and saves them into a specified folder Rename changes the files names of multiple images in a single pass Convert RAW Images File menu RAW image processing Converts RAW images You can ...

Page 72: ...mation beneath the thumbnail such as the file name or the shooting date and time Sort Images View menu Sort Arranges image order in the Browser Area according to criteria such as the filename file modification date file size or shooting date 00a Book book Page 68 Thursday June 23 2005 5 43 PM ...

Page 73: ...rowser s Browser Area The movie will appear in the Viewer Window Movie icon 2 Click the Play button You can save the displayed scene as a still image by clicking here You can control the movie s playback and sound volume 00a Book book Page 69 Thursday June 23 2005 5 43 PM ...

Page 74: ...lick the Edit menu and select Movie Edit 3 Follow the steps displayed in the middle of the window to edit the movie and save it Click this button to play the movie being edited Follow these steps to proceed Storyboard Area Displays thumbnails of the selected images Links images in order from left to right Click this button for detailed operational instructions Transition Effect Box Appears between...

Page 75: ...he Image Quality Adjustment Window will display 3 Adjust the image quality as required in the Image Quality Adjustment Window This window is explained in the Functions of the Image Quality Adjustment Window section See Information about Your Camera p 98 to determine whether your camera model supports this function See the Camera User Guide for information about the camera settings for shooting RAW...

Page 76: ...to other RAW images when they are being converted See the PDF manual for ImageBrowser for more information p 2 This section adjusts the white balance according to the light source and color temperature This section adjusts the digital exposure compensation photo effect contrast sharpness and saturation Restores all settings to the settings stored in the camera at the time of shooting The effect of...

Page 77: ... correct mode for connecting The Camera Control Window will display 2 Open the lens cover or remove the lens cap on models equipped with them Proceed to the next step if your model does not have one 3 Click the Remote shooting tab 4 Click Starts Remote Shooting 5 Select a destination for the captured images and click Choose Methods for connecting the camera to the computer and placing it in the co...

Page 78: ... You can add comments to images by placing a check mark here and typing text in the boxes below Viewfinder Display Click the Start Stop Viewfinder button while a connection to the camera is open to display the image appearing in the camera s viewfinder Slide this to zoom the camera in or out Set the basic camera settings here Rotation Settings Sets the rotation parameters for images after they are...

Page 79: ...eed if the computer enters the sleep mode If your camera is equipped with the Auto Rotate function and you set it to On the image will automatically be rotated and appear in the correct viewing orientation in the RemoteCapture Task window You can release the shutter by pressing the camera s shutter button or the keyboard s space key Other than the shutter button the camera s buttons and switches i...

Page 80: ...d from the camera In addition the symbol below displays by the image in the Browser Area Symbol displayed by images shot in Stitch Assist mode Starting PhotoStitch 1 Select a series of images in the ImageBrowser s Browser Area 2 Click the Edit menu and select PhotoStitch Instructions 3 Merge the images following the instructions in the guidance panel at the top of the PhotoStitch window See the Ca...

Page 81: ...tach the supplied interface cable to the computer s USB port and the camera s DIGITAL terminal and place the camera in the correct mode for connecting The Camera Control Window will display 2 Click the Set to Camera tab 3 Click Set My Camera The My Camera window will display Procedures for attaching the camera to the computer and placing it in the correct mode for connecting vary between camera mo...

Page 82: ...ings files saved onto the computer Play Button Plays the audio from the selected settings file Send to Trash Button Deletes a settings file from the computer Save to Camera Button Click here to save the settings onto the camera Delete Button Deletes a settings file from the camera Displays the settings in the camera Play Button Plays the audio from the settings file in the camera Save to Camera Sa...

Page 83: ...u wish to save to the computer from the Type list box 2 Select the setting in the Camera list that you wish to save to the computer 3 Click the button 4 Input a file name to the selected setting and click the OK button This concludes the process of saving the My Camera settings to the computer Repeat steps 1 4 as required My Camera settings can be selected and saved in either of two ways to the ca...

Page 84: ...k the File menu in the ImageBrowser Main Window and select Canon Camera and My camera The My Camera window will display 2 Select the Start up Image in Type 3 Click Add 4 Select the file you created and click Open This concludes the process for adding new data 5 To connect to the camera click Connect to Camera You can add the settings files you just added to the computer to the camera using the sam...

Page 85: ... Size w x h 320 x 240 pixels Use settings like those below when creating a sound file with a sound recording program Compression Method WAV Monaural Quantifying Bits 8 bit Sampling Frequency 11 025 kHz or 8 000 kHz Use the following lengths as guidelines for the length of sound file that can be saved to the camera Type Duration in Seconds 11 025 kHz 8 000 kHz Start Up Sound 1 0 sec or less 1 3 sec...

Page 86: ...ce the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk in the CD ROM drive If the installer panel displays click Exit to close it 3 Click the Start menu and select My Computer Windows 2000 Windows Me and Windows 98 SE users double click the My Computer icon on the desktop 4 Right click the CD ROM icon and select Open 5 Double click the ARCSOFT folder or right click it and select Open and double click the SETUP...

Page 87: ...e program list and click 3 Finish ImageBrowser 1 Select an image to edit click the Edit menu and select ArcSoft PhotoStudio Manual for ArcSoft PhotoStudio You can obtain the ArcSoft PhotoStudio manual from the ArcSoft Inc website Use your browser program to download the manual from the following URL http www arcsoft com support If you cannot select ArcSoft PhotoStudio register the program using th...

Page 88: ...ams With Windows 2000 Me 98 uninstall the program by clicking the Start menu and selecting Settings followed by Control Panel and Add Remove Programs You can remove other programs with the same procedures To uninstall CameraWindow be sure to follow the following procedures 1 Click the Start menu and select All Programs or Programs followed by Canon Utilities CameraWindow PowerShot IXY IXUS DVx and...

Page 89: ... with the computer For interface cable connection instructions see the Camera User Guide 2 Click the Finish button if the Camera Control Window displays 3 Click the Start menu and select Settings followed by Control Panel 4 Double click the Scanners and Cameras icon or folder It is essential to note that you will not be able to download images if you uninstall the USB driver You do not need to uni...

Page 90: ...the x x Windows 2000 Windows 98 SE Perform Step 6 with no substitutions Windows Me Substitute the following for the underlined portions of Step 6 Camera WIA Driver x x Uninstall WIA Driver The uninstall process will start To connect the camera to the computer and download after this point use the following procedures 1 Reinstall the driver 2 Connect the camera to the computer with the interface ca...

Page 91: ...TC_0003 JPG All folders except the xxxCANON folders contain image settings files Do not open or delete them IMG_xxxx JPG JPEG images _MG_xxxx JPG JPEG images recorded in the Adobe RGB color space CRW_xxxx CRW RAW images _RW_xxxx CRW RAW images recorded in the Adobe RGB color space CRW_xxxx THM STx_xxxx JPG Stitch Assist mode images MVI_xxxx AVI Movies MVI_xxxx THM SND_xxxx WAV Sound annotation The...

Page 92: ... the camera to the computer with an interface cable to easily download images using the Scanners and Cameras Wizard or other procedures However there are some inconveniences and limitations to this downloading method See the For Windows XP and Mac OS X Users leaflet for details Windows Me with the USB driver installed Easily download images using the Scanners and Cameras Wizard or Windows Explorer...

Page 93: ...to the playback mode some models only Some models require the camera to be set to the playback mode to transfer data See the Camera User Guide for details Is the battery sufficiently charged Check the battery charge if you are powering the camera with a battery You are recommended to use a household power source AC adapter to power the camera when it is connected to a computer if available for you...

Page 94: ...g the transmission speed for data by following the procedures below Solution Hold the MENU button on the camera down and press the Print Share button and FUNC SET button simultaneously In the displayed screen select B and press the FUNC SET button Camera not detected Events dialog won t display or images will not download to the computer when camera is connected to the computer via an interface ca...

Page 95: ... reinstall it Solution 2 If the problem is not resolved with the procedures in Solution 1 continue by implementing the following procedures The specific steps are explained below 1 Check to see if the camera is being recognized as an other device 2 Delete the driver and the setup information files if it is being recognized as an other device 3 Reinstall the driver This section explains the specifi...

Page 96: ...ne or more places in the Other devices or Imaging devices categories 6 Close the System Properties window Delete the setup information files 7 Double click the My Computer icon on the desktop followed by the C drive WINNT folder and inf folder There are other potential reasons for the problem if the Other devices or Imaging devices categories do not appear or your camera model name or Canon Camera...

Page 97: ...iles and folders 1 Open the WINNT folder 2 Click the Tools menu and select Folder Options 3 Click the View tab 4 In the Files and Folders category in the Advanced Settings section set Hidden files and folders to Show hidden files and folders Remove the check marks from Hide file extensions for known file types if it is present 5 Click OK to close the dialog This will make the hidden files and fold...

Page 98: ...zed as an other device 4 Select your camera model name or Canon Camera and click Remove 5 Click OK in the confirmation dialog Delete all instances of your camera model name or Canon Camera if it appears in one or more places in the Other devices or Imaging devices categories 6 Click OK to close the System Properties window Delete the setup information files 7 Double click the My Computer icon on t...

Page 99: ...ck the Tools menu and select Folder Options 2 Click the View tab 3 Windows 98 SE Set the Hide files section to Show all files Windows Me Set the Hidden files and folders section to Show hidden files and folders 4 Click OK to close the dialog This will make the hidden files and folders visible You do not need to delete anything if none of the above files are contained in the OTHER folder The INF fo...

Page 100: ...ng below Full and click OK 4 Restart the computer if prompted If You Were Using ZoomBrowser EX Version 2 or 3 Take the following steps if you were using ZoomBrowser EX version 2 or 3 with Windows If Titles and Comments Were Attached to Your Images Take the following steps to display in version 5 the titles and comments you input in version 2 3 1 Use Windows Explorer to open the Program folder with...

Page 101: ...om the Program Files folder to another folder e g Copy the image folders in C Program Files Canon ZoomBrowser EX Library One to another location The moved folder images can now be selected and displayed with ZoomBrowser EX 5 00a Book book Page 97 Thursday June 23 2005 5 43 PM ...

Page 102: ...TAL ELPH DIGITAL IXUS i zoom PowerShot A610 PowerShot A410 Non Supported Functions The camera does not record RAW images The camera does not support the Display AF Frame function in the View Window The camera shutter cannot be controlled from a computer The camera does not support the Sound Recorder function Applicable Camera Models PowerShot S80 PowerShot A620 Non Supported Functions The camera d...

Page 103: ...ows 16 E Easy PhotoPrint 21 E mail 7 Events Dialog 17 90 Extract Stills from Movies 7 F Favorite Folder Macintosh 61 Windows 28 File Information Window 65 Folders Area 27 28 Function Buttons 27 30 I Image Icon Attribute Macintosh 61 Windows 28 ImageBrowser 6 7 9 Index Print Windows 21 Index Printing Macintosh 58 Information about Your Camera 98 Installer Panel Macintosh 50 Windows 12 Installing So...

Page 104: ...ms and Compatible Operating Systems 9 Properties Window 32 PTP Picture Transfer Protocol Windows 88 Q QuickTime Windows 36 R Remote Shooting Macintosh 73 Windows 41 Replaying Movies Macintosh 69 Windows 36 S Scanners and Cameras Wizard 88 Searching Images Macintosh 67 Windows 33 Shooting Information Macintosh 65 Windows 32 Star Rating Macintosh 63 64 65 Windows 30 31 32 Stitch Assist Mode Macintos...

Page 105: ...101 MEMO 00a Book book Page 101 Thursday June 23 2005 5 43 PM ...

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