Canon Optura Pi, Software Starter Manual

Page 1: ...ware Starter Guide For the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk Version 29 CDI E263 010 xx04xxxx 2006 CANON INC PRINTED IN JAPAN ENGLISH Windows Macintosh You must install the software bundled on the Ca...

Page 2: ...ctly 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 player could damage the speakers It is also possibl...

Page 3: ...Windows Platform The Basics 16 Downloading Images to the Computer 16 Printing Images 21 Using the Software on the Windows Platform Advanced Techniques 24 The ZoomBrowser EX Windows 24 ZoomBrowser EX F...

Page 4: ...ing 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 Softw...

Page 5: ...otocol PTP With PTP and Windows XP or MaC OS X you can download images without having to install additional software However there are some inconveniences and limitations to this downloading method Se...

Page 6: ...Simple 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 W...

Page 7: ...puter Print the images Connect the camera to the computer Windows p 16 Macintosh p 46 Windows p 21 Macintosh p 50 Precautions for Connecting the Camera to the Computer p 10 See your Camera User Guide...

Page 8: ...able in ZoomBrowser EX Windows and ImageBrowser Macintosh The examples shown are from ZoomBrowser EX Windows Stitch a Panorama Together Create a panoramic image from a series of images with PhotoStitc...

Page 9: ...the computer to shoot images Remote Shooting The recorded images are downloaded directly to the computer Edit a Movie You can edit movies linking movies and stills that have been downloaded to the com...

Page 10: ...er processor RAM Windows 98 SE Windows Me 128 MB or more Windows 2000 Windows XP 256 MB or more Interface USB Free Hard Disk Space Canon Utilities ZoomBrowser EX 200 MB or more PhotoStitch 40 MB or mo...

Page 11: ...lay 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 t...

Page 12: ...mode while a camera is connected via the USB interface cable If it does happen never disconnect the interface cable Try to awaken the computer with the camera in the connected state Some computers wil...

Page 13: ...Prepare Your camera and computer Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk Interface cable supplied with the camera Installation Procedures 1 Confirm that the camera is NOT connected to the computer If it i...

Page 14: ...om Installation How to Display the Installer Panel Use the following procedures to display the installer panel if it does not appear automatically Windows XP 1 Select My Computer from the Start menu 2...

Page 15: ...the onscreen instructions to proceed 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 E...

Page 16: ...oncludes the software installation Continue by connecting the camera to the computer so that the USB driver can be utilized 10 Attach the camera to the computer with the interface cable and set the ca...

Page 17: ...tallation 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 cam...

Page 18: ...amera 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 Pre...

Page 19: ...Camera is Connected 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 Cam...

Page 20: ...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 th...

Page 21: ...of the downloaded images display in the Main Window when the downloading is complete Next print out the images p 21 Memory Card Reader Connection 1 Insert the memory card into the reader Use a separa...

Page 22: ...rea Next print out the images 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 th...

Page 23: ...n extracted 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 Can...

Page 24: ...ick 2 Printer and Layout Settings and adjust 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 pape...

Page 25: ...information about the program s features and procedures See Using the PDF Manuals p 2 Using Cameras That Support My Category When using cameras that support My Category in addition to classifying by S...

Page 26: ...s This section describes 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 comp...

Page 27: ...ill display here The display style will vary according to your Display Mode selection You can sort the image order in the Browser Area by file name shooting date or other characteristics by clicking t...

Page 28: ...here displays that folder zoomed in Scroll Mode The images within the selected folder and subfolders will display If you set the display folder depth level to 1 or greater the thumbnails of the images...

Page 29: ...rea Filter Tool Menu Displays only images that correspond to the specific conditions Select Button Use this to select images in Zoom mode Fit to Window Changes the thumbnail size to fit them into the...

Page 30: ...use it to start up other programs for editing Image Selector Button Switches between images Full Screen Button Displays the image in the full screen mode Click the image or press any key on the keyboa...

Page 31: ...mation Displays detailed information such as the shutter speed and exposure compensation setting The camera model will determine what information is displayed Protect Prevents an image from being over...

Page 32: ...g Allows you to operate the camera shutter from the computer p 35 Connect to EOS Camera This can only be used with EOS series cameras For details on this function see the user guide for your camera Ac...

Page 33: ...ges Allows 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...

Page 34: ...e 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...

Page 35: ...e follow these procedures 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...

Page 36: ...the window to edit the movie and save it The QuickTime program is required to replay or edit movies on the Windows 2000 Windows Me or Windows 98 SE platform Install it during procedures in the Replayi...

Page 37: ...nd place the camera in the 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...

Page 38: ...d resolution at which images are captured 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...

Page 39: ...cannot be guaranteed if the computer enters the standby mode If your camera s shooting mode is equipped with the Auto Rotate function and you set it to On the image will automatically be rotated and a...

Page 40: ...wnloaded from the camera In addition the 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...

Page 41: ...he 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 Cam...

Page 42: ...t setting Tabs Click here to switch between adjusting the settings individually or in themed sets Computer Displays the list of settings files saved onto the computer Play Button Plays the audio from...

Page 43: ...tup as a theme tab in the 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 t...

Page 44: ...ra Maker program Windows XP or Windows 2000 only 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...

Page 45: ...other than My Camera Maker Compression Method JPEG Baseline JPEG Data Sampling 4 2 0 or 4 2 2 Pixels w x h 320 x 240 pixels Use settings like those below when creating a sound file using a sound recor...

Page 46: ...the software from the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk Items to Prepare Your camera and computer Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk Interface cable supplied with the camera Installation Procedures...

Page 47: ...nt 7 Review the installation 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 t...

Page 48: ...o 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...

Page 49: ...oad Images Direct Transfer 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 ima...

Page 50: ...mera to the computer remove the check mark from the Start when a camera is connected in the File menu in the Camera Control window By default all the images that have yet to be downloaded will downloa...

Page 51: ...n image p 50 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 w...

Page 52: ...g 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...

Page 53: ...See Using the PDF Manuals p 2 Using Cameras That Support My Category When using cameras that support My Category in addition to classifying by Shooting Date My Category also displays at the top of th...

Page 54: ...sics chapter The ImageBrowser Windows This section describes the principal ImageBrowser windows the Browser Window Viewer Window and File Information Window Browser Window This window is for displayin...

Page 55: ...your Display Mode selection The following types of icon will display around images according to their attributes Images shot with the camera s Stitch Assist mode RAW images Movies Images with sound me...

Page 56: ...lays the image at a larger size as well as the image information List Displays the images in the folder selected in the Explorer Panel section in rows and columns TimeTunnel Displays images in chronol...

Page 57: ...the Control Panel Features section p 58 Selection Menu Click this to select deselect all images in the Browser Area Hide Buttons Left Hides the Explorer Panel Middle Hides the control panel Right Hide...

Page 58: ...also use it 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 You c...

Page 59: ...Shooting Information Displays detailed information such as the shutter speed and exposure compensation setting The camera model will determine what information is displayed Lock Prevents an image fro...

Page 60: ...l images print using DPOF settings or by selecting images before printing Set to Camera Sets camera settings such as the My Camera settings p 67 It also uploads images from the computer to the camera...

Page 61: ...xports the image as 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...

Page 62: ...w menu View Settings Hides or shows image information 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 acco...

Page 63: ...with a movie icon in ImageBrowser s Browser Area The movie will appear in the Viewer Window Movie icon 2 Click the button You can save the displayed scene as a still image by clicking here You can co...

Page 64: ...tills You can select multiple movies or stills 2 Click 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 p...

Page 65: ...d place the camera in the 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...

Page 66: ...d resolution at which images are captured 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...

Page 67: ...nnot be guaranteed if the computer enters the sleep mode If your camera s shooting mode is equipped with the Auto Rotate function and you set it to On the image will automatically be rotated and appea...

Page 68: ...to a single folder when it is downloaded 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 PhotoStit...

Page 69: ...e 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...

Page 70: ...My Camera setting to the factory default setting Type Select the settings type Computer Displays the list of settings files saved onto the computer Play Button Plays the audio from the selected setti...

Page 71: ...ct the type of setting you 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 t...

Page 72: ...ck 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 a...

Page 73: ...mpling 4 2 0 or 4 2 2 Pixels 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 Sampl...

Page 74: ...to delete the programs from your computer or when reinstallation is required to fix corrupted files Uninstalling the Software Windows This explanation uses ZoomBrowser EX to demonstrate how to uninsta...

Page 75: ...camera for communication 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...

Page 76: ...place of 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 T...

Page 77: ...A_0001 JPG STB_0002 JPG STC_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 A...

Page 78: ...t both ends Is the camera set 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...

Page 79: ...solved by lowering 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 simultaneousl...

Page 80: ...uninstall p 74 it first and then 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 expl...

Page 81: ...f it appears in one 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...

Page 82: ...owing procedures to show all files 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 Setting...

Page 83: ...is being recognized 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 C...

Page 84: ...Folder Options Windows Me Click 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...

Page 85: ...8 SE click the Display icon followed by the Settings tab Advanced button and Performance tab 3 Set the Hardware acceleration to a setting below Full and click OK 4 Restart the computer if prompted An...

Page 86: ...the Program Files Folder Image files in the Program Files folder or a subfolder cannot be displayed in ZoomBrowser EX 5 from that location To display these files first perform steps 1 3 above and then...

Page 87: ...ot A630 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 comput...

Page 88: ...PhotoPrint 21 E mail 7 EOS Utility 9 Events Dialog 17 77 Extract Stills from Movies 7 F Favorite Folder Macintosh 53 Windows 25 File Information Window 57 Filter Tool Macintosh 55 Windows 27 Folders...

Page 89: ...Window 29 Q QuickTime Windows 33 R Remote Shooting Macintosh 63 Windows 35 Replaying Movies Macintosh 61 Windows 33 S Searching Images Macintosh 59 Windows 30 Shooting Information Macintosh 57 Windows...

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