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Shooting
1.
Attach the supplied USB cable to the computer’s USB port and the camera’s
DIGITAL terminal. Prepare the camera for communication with the computer.
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Windows 98/Windows 2000:
the event dialog will appear, allowing you to
select an application program to start.
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Windows Me:
the Scanners and Cameras Wizard will appear. Click the [Cancel]
button and double-click the [Canon ZoomBrowser EX] icon on the desktop to
start ZoomBrowser EX. From its [Edit] menu, select [RemoteCapture]. The
Shooting - RemoteCapture window will display. Proceed to Step 6.
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Windows XP:
ZoomBrowser EX will start immediately when it has been set to
auto start in the “Setting an Event to Start Automatically (Windows XP only)”
section (p. 29). In this case, proceed to step 3 below. If the Scanners and
Cameras Wizard has been set to auto start, the [Scanners and Cameras Wizard]
dialog will display. Click the [Cancel] button and double-click the [Canon
ZoomBrowser EX] icon on the desktop to start ZoomBrowser EX. After
ZoomBrowser EX starts, click the [Edit] menu and select [RemoteCapture].
When the Shooting-RemoteCapture window opens, proceed to Step 6 below.
2.
Select [Canon ZoomBrowser EX] and click [OK].
ZoomBrowser EX will start and open the ZoomBrowser EX Automation Wizard.
3.
Click the [Modify Settings] button.
• The ZoomBrowser EX Automation Wizard dialog will display.
4.
Select [Launch RemoteCapture] and click the [Finish] button.
• RemoteCapture will start and display the “Connect to Camera?” dialog.
• If ZoomBrowser EX is already running, click the [Edit] menu and select
[RemoteCapture] to start RemoteCapture.
5.
Click [Yes].
• Shooting-RemoteCapture window will display.
6.
Set the Size/Quality, Flash, Macro, White Balance and Exposure
Compensation settings.
• If you turn the camera on either side to shoot, you can rotate the recorded
image 90º either way when it is saved by selecting [90 degrees left] or [90
degrees right] in the Rotation section. To change where the image is saved, see
“Changing the Save Location and Other Preferences” (p. 57).
7.
If you click the [Viewfinder On] or [Test Shot] button, you can check the image
composition in the Viewfinder Display or Test Preview Area of the Shooting-
RemoteCapture window.
• You can change the focal length with the Zoom slider. If the focal distance or
the brightness changes, click the [AF/AE Reset] button to refresh the image.
(Not supported by some camera models.)
8.
Click the [Release] button.
• The image will record and be automatically saved to the computer. You can also
release the shutter by pressing the camera’s shutter button directly or pressing
the space bar on the computer keyboard.