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Using Various Functions

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Reviewing and Changing the Owner Name of the 

Camcorder

You can change and confirm the owner’s name of the camcorder.

1

Connect the camcorder to the computer (

25).

2

Click [

Preferences] in the CameraWindow menu screen.

3

Click the [General] tab, and then click the [Connected 

Camera] tab.

4

Click [Edit] and enter the camcorder’s owner’s name and 

click [Set]

[OK].

Input the camcorder’s owner’s  
name here (up to 31 characters).

COP

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Summary of Contents for VIXIA HF M32

Page 1: ...English Photo Application Version 34 Instruction Manual COPY ...

Page 2: ...mcorder 25 Downloading Still Images 27 Starting CameraWindow 28 Downloading Still Images to the Computer 29 Downloading Untransferred Images 29 Downloading Selected Images 30 Downloading All the Images on the Camcorder 32 Using a Card Reader Writer 33 Auto Downloading 34 Auto Downloading Settings 34 Downloading the Selected Still Images from ZoomBrowser EX 36 Printing Still Images 37 Photo Print 3...

Page 3: ...ts Windows Running a Slide Show 60 Adding Sound to a Still Image 62 Reviewing and Changing the Owner Name of the Camcorder 63 Uninstalling the Software 64 Uninstalling ZoomBrowser EX 64 Troubleshooting 65 COPY ...

Page 4: ...r registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and or other countries SD SDHC and SDXC logos are trademarks of SD 3C LLC Other names and products not mentioned above may be registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies Canon Inc 2010 All rights reserved Safety Precautions Do not play the supplied CD ROM s in any CD player that does not support data CD ROM...

Page 5: ...ted as follows OS Windows 7 Windows Vista including Service Pack 1 or 2 Windows XP Service Pack 2 or 3 Proper operation is not guaranteed on an OS that has been upgraded from a previous version Computer Model Computers that come with above OS preinstalled and have built in USB ports CPU Pentium 1 3 GHz or better RAM Windows 7 64 bit 2 GB or more Windows 7 32 bit Windows Vista 1 GB or more Windows ...

Page 6: ...diting still images Changing the data for still 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 to your computer Viewing still images saved on the camcorder and deleting them This instruction manual explains how to install the software what you can do with the main features a...

Page 7: ...ter and you can upload still images from the computer to the camcorder 56 You can also confirm and change the owner s name of the camcorder you specify 63 Refer to Starting CameraWindow 28 for launching the software Import Images from Camera Window After you connect the camcorder to your computer use this window to download still images to the computer Download selected images Download all images ...

Page 8: ...8 Windows Organize Images on Camera Window Delete still images saved on the camcorder without having to download them to the computer and upload still images from the computer to the camcorder COPY ...

Page 9: ...ng date time and file name displays Adjust the size of the thumbnails Configure Preferences settings camcorder owner s name and download destination etc Download images to the computer Image with sound Image that has not yet been downloaded to the computer Protected image Select all still images Clear still image selections COPY ...

Page 10: ...en Display the Help menu Configure Preferences settings camcorder owner s name and download destination etc Adjust the size of the thumbnails Toggle the shooting date time and file name displays Upload selected still images to the camcorder Delete still images on the camcorder COPY ...

Page 11: ...ea Acquire Camera Settings Use this to display the Camera Control window to download still images to print still images without having them downloaded to the computer and to configure the camcorder settings View Classify Use this to view and organize still images Edit Use this to edit still images Export Use this to change the data for still images and save them as new files back up to CD R RW or ...

Page 12: ...ifferent images while holding down the Ctrl key selects multiple images 4 Image display control panel The menu items vary depending on the View Mode When the Favorite Folders tab is selected Click Add and select a folder When the All Folders tab is selected Select a folder and click Add to Favorites 1 Previous Next Displays the previous next image in the current folder 2 Up Displays the folder in ...

Page 13: ...Double clicking a folder shows thumbnails of the still images inside Preview Mode Double clicking the folders at the bottom of the window opens the folder and shows a large still image in the folder along with detailed information You can change file name and comments To display another image click Previous Next or select an image shown at the bottom of the window COPY ...

Page 14: ...ifferent image while the Properties window is open the information switches to the one of the selected image The Properties window cannot be displayed in Preview Mode 3 Slide Show Displays still images in a slide show 4 Search Allows you to search for images 46 5 Delete Deletes selected images 6 Rotate Rotates selected still images A movie cannot be rotated 1 2 3 4 5 6 COPY ...

Page 15: ...ill image Refer to Photo Print 37 5 Edit Allows you to perform the following operations red eye correction auto correct color and brightness correction sharpness adjustment trimming inserting text or registering external image editing applications 6 Auto Focus Frame This function cannot be used for the images recorded by the camcorder 7 Shooting Information The shooting information of the image wi...

Page 16: ...ple s eyes appear red 10 Fit to Window Matches the image size to the size of the Image Viewer Window 11 Restore Restores the standard display size 12 Zoom Slider Allows you to enlarge reduce the displayed image 13 Show Image Full Screen Displays an image in full screen size 14 Change the Star Rating Allows you to change the star rating 1 Auto Mode Clicking Start corrects the red eye effect automat...

Page 17: ...Use this to automatically correct the color balance of the still image Color Brightness Adjustment Window Select Color Brightness Adjustment from the Edit menu or click the icon and select Color Brightness Adjustment Use this to adjust the brightness saturation contrast intensity levels tone curve and RGB of the still image COPY ...

Page 18: ...ck the icon and select Sharpness Use this to emphasize and clarify the outlines of people and objects Trim Image Window Select Trim from the Edit menu or click the icon and select Trim Specify the area in the still image to crop and click Trim Image to trim the image COPY ...

Page 19: ...indow Select Insert Text from the Edit menu or click the icon and select Insert Text Use this to write text on still images These image correction tools can be selected by clicking Edit Edit Image in Task Area of the main window COPY ...

Page 20: ...the camcorder may lose this setting once they are downloaded to the computer 1 Check that the camcorder is not connected to the computer While a camcorder is connected to the computer the software cannot be installed normally If a camcorder is connected detach the USB cable from the computer 2 Set the Instruction Manual Photo Applications Ver 34 Music Data Disc Photo Applications Ver 34 Music Data...

Page 21: ...t menu 2 Right click the CD ROM icon and select Open from the displayed menu 3 Double click the setup exe icon Depending on your computer s settings the file extension exe may not appear 3 Select your country or region 4 Select your language 5 Click Easy Installation under Photo Application To specify the installation folder click Custom Installation 6 If other software is running close all progra...

Page 22: ...22 Installing Photo Application 7 Review the installation settings and click Install 8 Read the license agreement and click Yes to accept the terms and to start installation COPY ...

Page 23: ...ecommended is selected and then click Restart When you do not need to restart the computer the Finish screen will be displayed Click Finish remove the Instruction Manual Photo Applications Ver 34 Music Data Disc Photo Applications Ver 34 Music Data Disc from the CD ROM drive and proceed to Before Downloading Still Images 25 COPY ...

Page 24: ...Instruction Manual Photo Applications Ver 34 Music Data Disc Photo Applications Ver 34 Music Data Disc from the CD ROM drive When installation is complete remove the Instruction Manual Photo Applications Ver 34 Music Data Disc Photo Applications Ver 34 Music Data Disc before you connect the camcorder to the computer COPY ...

Page 25: ...y 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 For details about changing settings on the camcorder and connecting the camcorder to the computer see the camcorder s instruction manual Settings on the Camcorder Before connecting the camcorder to the computer change the following camcorder settings in advan...

Page 26: ...ompted to restart it the first time you connect the camcorder to the computer A window appears allowing you to select an application program to start For instructions on how to start ZoomBrowser EX and download images to the computer see Downloading Still Images 27 USB Cable USB Terminal on the Camcorder Camcorder End Computer End USB Port on the Computer COPY ...

Page 27: ... changed and the image can no longer be displayed in ZoomBrowser EX or on the camcorder If the Server Busy window appears when you connect the camcorder to the computer click Retry If the built in memory or the memory card contains a large number of images the correct connection to the computer may not be possible The maximum number of images depends on the camcorder used so please refer to the re...

Page 28: ... camcorder and card reader are connected at the same time a dialog appears allowing you to select the camcorder model Confirm that Canon Camera or your camcorder model name is displayed and click OK The CameraWindow menu screen opens If the camcorder is already connected to the computer you can start CameraWindow and display the CameraWindow menu screen by clicking Acquire Camera Settings followed...

Page 29: ...erred Images Download only the images not yet imported to the computer 1 Connect the camcorder to the computer 2 Click Import Images from Camera in the CameraWindow menu screen 3 Click Import Untransferred Images When the download completion screen appears click OK to close the CameraWindow screen The downloaded images will appear in the main window of ZoomBrowser EX COPY ...

Page 30: ...30 Downloading Still Images Downloading Selected Images Download only the images that you select 1 Click Import Images from Camera in the CameraWindow menu screen 2 Click Select Images to Import COPY ...

Page 31: ...mages for download in the Import Images from Camera window and click the Import button When the download completion screen appears click OK to close the CameraWindow screen The downloaded images will appear in the main window of ZoomBrowser EX COPY ...

Page 32: ...the images saved on the camcorder 1 Click Import Images from Camera in the CameraWindow menu screen 2 Click Import All Images When the download completion screen appears click OK to close the CameraWindow screen The downloaded images will appear in the main window of ZoomBrowser EX COPY ...

Page 33: ... card reader writer and connect it to the computer When a window appears allowing you to select an application program to start select View Download Images using Canon ZoomBrowser EX and click OK Clicking Acquire Camera Settings Acquire Images from Memory Card in the main window of ZoomBrowser EX also opens the image download window 2 Select a downloading method Download Images A progress bar will...

Page 34: ... set the Auto download settings see Auto Downloading Settings 34 Click Exit to close the window after downloading images Auto Downloading Settings Select the setting for downloading images by operating your computer You can change the image type and the destination folder 1 Click Preferences COPY ...

Page 35: ...onfigure the settings and click OK The window below will be displayed when you select Perform selected processes consecutively or Select under Action After Download Select a process to perform after the image is downloaded and click OK COPY ...

Page 36: ...Browser EX opens 2 In ZoomBrowser EX select the image you wish to download and click Image Download Clicking on 2 images while holding down the Shift key selects also all images between the 2 images Clicking on different images while holding down the Ctrl key selects multiple images A blue frame appears around the selected image COPY ...

Page 37: ... Index Print Prints selected images in rows with file names and image information You can select the program to use for printing by clicking Print Email in the main window and selecting Print Using Other Software Photo Print 1 Click Print Email in the main window and click Photo Print 2 Select still images you wish to print and click Printer and Layout Settings COPY ...

Page 38: ...d click Print Click this button to switch between still images if multiple images are selected Selects the printer Sets the shooting date time imprint and color settings Sets the paper size settings Sets the number of print copies of the displayed image COPY ...

Page 39: ...39 Printing Still Images Windows Index Print 1 Click Print Email in the main window and click Index Print 2 Select the still images you wish to print and click Printer and Layout Settings COPY ...

Page 40: ... printer Rotates still images Sets the print settings for shooting information comments headers footers and page numbers Sets the paper size and orientation Sets the number of print copies of the contact sheets Sets the number of rows and columns Click this to use the trimming function crops a portion of the still image COPY ...

Page 41: ...lect the image to which you wish to apply the star rating or keyword and select View Modify Keywords from the Tools menu 2 Place a check mark next to the keyword you wish to apply or click on the stars for rating The default setting of the star rating is two stars You can add and delete keywords or change the keyword list in the Manage Keywords window by selecting Manage Keywords from the Tools me...

Page 42: ...ges This task allows you to classify selected images according to the shooting date 1 Click View Classify in the main window 2 Click Classify into Folder 3 Select the images you wish to classify and click Specify Classification Settings COPY ...

Page 43: ...43 Organizing Images Windows 4 Specify the folder structure and the saving folder and click Finish The selected images are classified into the specified folder COPY ...

Page 44: ...his task allows you to rename multiple files at the same time or to rename and copy multiple files 1 Click View Classify in the main window 2 Click Rename Multiple Files 3 Select the images you wish to rename and click Specify Rename Settings COPY ...

Page 45: ...nish To rename a folder select a folder and open the Rename Folder window by selecting Rename from the File menu Input the new name and click OK Placing a check mark here makes copies of images with new names The name of the original images will not be changed COPY ...

Page 46: ...es by star rating modification date shooting date comment or keywords 1 Click View Classify in the main window You can also search for images by clicking Search on the Application Tool Bar Skip to step 3 2 Select folders and images from which you wish to search and click Search COPY ...

Page 47: ... conditions and click Start Search The search results are displayed as thumbnails Select at least one search condition 4 Click Finish To change the search parameters and perform another search click Specify Search Conditions and repeat steps 3 4 COPY ...

Page 48: ...ts folder You can print or copy these images to another folder The searched images will remain in this folder until ZoomBrowser EX 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 Folders Area COPY ...

Page 49: ... export selected movies and still image properties to a text file or copy and rename movies and still images Furthermore you can export still images for use as a screen saver or a wallpaper Changing the File Type and Saving 1 Click Export in the main window 2 Select the export type If you selected Backup to CD refer to Saving on CD R RW Discs 53 COPY ...

Page 50: ...he window varies depending on the selected export type in step 2 When you have selected Export Still Images You can convert still images to another file type resize and save them as new files You can select the file type from BMP JPEG and TIFF You can also specify a prefix to be added to the exported still images COPY ...

Page 51: ... When you have selected Export Shooting Properties You can select the information you wish to export and save as a text file When you have selected Export as a Screen Saver You can export and save the image as a screen saver COPY ...

Page 52: ...52 Exporting Images When you have selected Export as a Wallpaper You can export and save the image as Windows wallpaper This task cannot be performed if you have selected multiple images COPY ...

Page 53: ...iscs The shooting information is copied along with the images This function can only be used on a computer that came with a CD R RW drive as standard equipment 1 Place a CD R RW disc in the computer s CD R RW drive 2 If the following window appears click Cancel 3 Click Export in the main window COPY ...

Page 54: ...54 Exporting Images 4 Click Backup to CD 5 Select the folders or images you wish to save and click Specify Backup Settings COPY ...

Page 55: ...porting Images Windows 6 Set the backup settings and click Start Backup The disc will be ejected from the drive when copying is complete You can add images to a CD R RW disc that already contains images COPY ...

Page 56: ...n Camera Organize Images in the CameraWindow menu screen 3 Click Upload 4 Select the still images you wish to save and click Open If the camcorder is already connected to the computer and the main window of ZoomBrowser EX is displayed immediately after download for example you can start CameraWindow and display the CameraWindow menu screen by clicking the Acquire Camera Settings task button follow...

Page 57: ...on the Camcorder Organizing Images on the Camcorder 1 Click Organize Images on Camera Organize Images in the CameraWindow menu screen 2 Click the still image you want to delete and click Delete Still images cannot be restored once they are deleted COPY ...

Page 58: ...ages to E mail Messages You can attach selected still images to an e mail message If necessary you can make the image file size smaller 1 Click Print Email in the main window 2 Click Email Images 3 Select the still images you wish to send and click Change Image Size COPY ...

Page 59: ...ustom Settings screen and select a destination folder for the still images If you select Using custom settings change the settings in Custom Settings and click OK To use this function the e mail software must be enabled as MAPI client For details refer to the instruction manual of the e mail software This function uses the e mail software configured in Internet Options To change the software first...

Page 60: ...ew selected still images in a slide show 1 Click View Classify in the main window You can also view a slide show by clicking Slide Show on the Application Tool Bar Skip to step 4 2 Click View as a Slide Show 3 Select the images and click Setup Slide Show COPY ...

Page 61: ...matically When you select Every 3 second s you can select the interval in the control below from 1 to 120 seconds Loop Select to stop the slide show after the last image or to continuously run it in a loop Transitions Select the transition effect to be used when moving from one slide to another When you click an effect you can check the effect in the preview window 5 Click Start Slide Show Click i...

Page 62: ...and select Add Remove Sound from the Edit menu 2 Click Add 3 Select the sound file and click Open 4 Click OK The sound file will be copied to the same folder as the image To play back the sound select an image with a sound icon and select Play Sound from the Edit menu To remove sound from an image select Remove on the Sound window in step 2 disappears and the copied sound file will be deleted The ...

Page 63: ...owner s name of the camcorder 1 Connect the camcorder to the computer 25 2 Click Preferences in the CameraWindow menu screen 3 Click the General tab and then click the Connected Camera tab 4 Click Edit and enter the camcorder s owner s name and click Set OK Input the camcorder s owner s name here up to 31 characters COPY ...

Page 64: ...older can also be uninstalled in the same way 1 Click the Windows start menu and select All Programs Canon Utilities ZoomBrowser EX and ZoomBrowser EX Uninstall Uninstall also Canon Internet Library for ZoomBrowser EX when you have uninstalled ZoomBrowser EX 1 Windows 7 Windows Vista Open the Start menu and select Control Panel and Uninstall a program Windows XP Open the start menu and select Cont...

Page 65: ... 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 ZoomBrowser EX Operation Cannot download still images Î The camcorder is not set to the correct mode Set the camcorder to still image playback mode Image files or folders do not appea...

Page 66: ...stern 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 Tel 852 3191 2333 Fax 852 2428 3963 The information in this manual is verified as of 1 June 2010 DIE 0368 000W CANON INC 2010 COPY ...

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