Canon IXUS V3, Software Starter Manual

Page 1: ...more detailed explanations see the Help menu for each program Please read the software license agreement in this guide before using the software By using the software you agree to be bound by the term...

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Page 3: ...the SOFTWARE is a violation of this Agreement You must reproduce and include the copyright notice on the back up copy 3 SUPPORT AND UPDATES Neither Canon nor its subsidiaries dealers or distributors...

Page 4: ...null and void with respect 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 A...

Page 5: ...tware 6 Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk 6 Adobe Photoshop LE CD ROM 11 ArcSoft Camera Suite 2 0 CD ROM 11 ArcSoft Camera Suite 1 2 CD ROM 11 Camera and Software Compatibility 12 About the Other Man...

Page 6: ...ital cameras with an overview of the procedures for downloading images from the camera to a computer Do not connect the camera to a computer before installing the software Connecting the camera before...

Page 7: ...ll start and open the ImageBrowser Automation Wizard Mac OS X Double click the Canon ImageBrowser icon on the desktop With Windows XP the Event dialog does not appear the first time the camera is conn...

Page 8: ...File Viewer Utility in the Classic environment PowerShot G3 The following program is supplied on the Adobe Photoshop LE CD ROM PowerShot S45 The following programs are supplied on the ArcSoft Camera S...

Page 9: ...DIGITAL ELPH DIGITAL IXUS v3 The following programs are supplied on the ArcSoft Camera Suite 1 2 CD ROM Program ArcSoft PhotoImpression ArcSoft VideoImpression Windows 98 Me 2000 Macintosh OS 8 6 9 2...

Page 10: ...l images or movies by selecting the thumbnails tiny images shown on the computer display TWAIN Driver Windows This driver for Windows 98 and Windows 2000 loads camera images into TWAIN compliant progr...

Page 11: ...or organizing your pictures Searching and Organizing Images Chronologically ImageBrowser Macintosh This programs can display images in order according to the creation date As the images display in a s...

Page 12: ...es small enough for easy transmission The automatic start of email programs is only supported by Windows and the email programs must be enabled as MAPI clients Programs for Uploading New Start Up Imag...

Page 13: ...ws ImageBrowser Macintosh These programs can output an index of the computer or camera s image thumbnails tiny versions to a printer Programs for Printing Photo Cards and Adhesive Labels with Card Pho...

Page 14: ...e You can shoot and stitch 360 scenes together and save them in the QuickTime VR format to make them appear to surround you as you view them Computer Controlled Camera Shooting RemoteCapture This prog...

Page 15: ...and edit and print images ArcSoft PhotoStudio is Arcsoft Inc s high performance user friendly image editing program Programs for Editing Stills and Movies ArcSoft VideoImpression This program provide...

Page 16: ...Canon cameras can be converted with the bundled software Shooting from the Computer Merging Images Shot in Stitch Assist Mode Using the Camera as a Read Only Card Reader RAW Image Conversion Download...

Page 17: ...s for the separately sold Card Photo Printer CP 100 or Card Photo Printer CP 10 It is contained on the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk The following procedures can be used to read the manual Window...

Page 18: ...click the ar405eng exe file to start the installer Follow the onscreen instructions to install Adobe Acrobat Reader Macintosh 1 Place the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk in the CD ROM drive 2 Open...

Page 19: ...r Utility 100 MB or more PhotoStitch 40 MB or more RemoteCapture 20 MB or more Canon Camera TWAIN Driver 25 MB or more Canon Camera WIA Driver 25 MB or more Canon CP 100 CP 10 Printer Driver 1 MB or m...

Page 20: ...Canon CP 100 CP 10 Printer Driver 3 8 MB or more space required for installation Adobe Photoshop LE 40 MB or more ArcSoft PhotoStudio 50 MB or more ArcSoft PhotoImpression 275 MB or more ArcSoft Vide...

Page 21: ...er EX 30 Starting ZoomBrowser EX 30 Downloading and Saving Images from the Camera 34 Printing Images 35 Adjusting Image Quality and Printing Exif 2 2 Compliant 37 ZoomBrowser EX Features 38 Camera Win...

Page 22: ...administrator to install programs These instructions show Windows XP screen shots They may slightly differ from the screens that appear on your computer according to your operating system 1 Close any...

Page 23: ...all and click Next Confirm that there is a check mark beside the names of the programs you wish to install Installer Panel 4 Click Next 5 Read the software license agreement and click Yes if you conse...

Page 24: ...s displayed here differ according to the software installed Place a check mark beside your camera model name The installation will start Follow the onscreen instructions to proceed If you installed th...

Page 25: ...an be installed At this point the required TWAIN Driver or WIA Driver has only been copied to your computer When you connect the camera to the computer with the USB cable the actual installation will...

Page 26: ...s Follow the onscreen messages to install PhotoStudio and VideoImpression Installing ArcSoft Camera Suite 1 2 The ArcSoft Camera Suite CD ROM is distributed with PowerShot S230 DIGITAL ELPH DIGITAL IX...

Page 27: ...ecord click the Windows Start menu and select All Programs Canon PhotoRecord and PhotoRecord uninstall You can uninstall Adobe Photoshop LE by clicking the Start menu and selecting All Programs follow...

Page 28: ...similar to the following to appear TWAIN data source not found Reinstall the scanner software If this happens select WIA camera model in the application program as the TWAIN device Your camera model n...

Page 29: ...waken the computer with the camera in the connected state Some computers will not awaken properly if you disconnect the camera while they are in sleep standby mode Please refer to your computer manual...

Page 30: ...ows 2000 Windows Me Windows 98 Users of Windows 2000 must first log in as an Administrator to install programs After a few moments a dialog such as the Add New Hardware Wizard will display and automat...

Page 31: ...t the communication setting 4 Is the battery charge sufficient You should use a household power source to power the camera when it is connected to a computer If the Problem Lies in the Above The Add N...

Page 32: ...e computer s USB port and the camera s Digital Terminal Prepare the camera for communication with the computer For USB cable connection instructions see Connecting the Camera to a Computer p 25 A dial...

Page 33: ...river Uninstall or WIA Driver Uninstall The content of the underlined items will vary according to your camera model as follows PowerShot G3 PowerShot G3 TWAIN Driver or PowerShot G3 WIA Driver TWAIN...

Page 34: ...ect after approximately 1 minute Please see the Camera User Guide for information on what to do if the camera powers down because of the power saving function Starting ZoomBrowser EX Camera to Compute...

Page 35: ...g you to select the camera model will display Confirm that your camera model name is displayed and click OK CF Card Reader PC Card Reader Connection 1 Insert the CF card into the CF card reader or PC...

Page 36: ...op This will display the Camera window The images on the CF card will display in the Camera window as thumbnails p 34 If multiple PC card readers loaded with CF cards are connected or if a camera and...

Page 37: ...ted as the third digit in the name i e STA_0001 JPG STB_0002 JPG STC_0003 JPG The xxxx in file names represent four digit numbers All folders except the xxxCANON folders contain image settings files D...

Page 38: ...ing you to select the image destination folder will display If you are downloading images previously selected with the camera s Transfer Order setting click Select and select Select Send Mark 2 Make s...

Page 39: ...images To deselect an image click it again Movie images cannot be printed 2 Click Print and select Layout Print A dialog allowing you to select the type of information that will be printed with the im...

Page 40: ...y 7 If you wish to change the layout set the printing settings in the PhotoRecord window 8 Click the PhotoRecord Print button The Print dialog will display 9 Click Print to start printing When you cli...

Page 41: ...tter prints 1 Right click an image you wish to print and select Clip Correct Photo 2 Place a check mark beside Exif Print or Auto Photo Perfect and click Close The selected image will be corrected Ima...

Page 42: ...ts the printing process after downloading the selected images to the computer View as Slideshow Button Automatically starts a slide show after downloading the selected images to the computer Connect t...

Page 43: ...et to On or manually by the camera or that have been rotated in the Camera window two images are saved onto the computer the pre rotation image and the post rotation image This setting can be changed...

Page 44: ...Print Button Use this to print an image Clicking this button opens the menu with options such as Layout Print and Index Print View Modify Button Use this to view or edit images Clicking this button o...

Page 45: ...der only at a large easy to view size When there are more images than can fit in the Browser Area scroll bars appear at the right of the Browser Area When a folder has been created within a folder it...

Page 46: ...File Viewer Utility from ZoomBrowser EX you can adjust the attributes of the original data before conversion to retain the degree of image quality appropriate to your purposes The result is high quali...

Page 47: ...in use Display Size List Box Selects the size at which images display Adjusts image color saturation Adjusts image contrast Adjusts white balance settings Click this button and then a white portion of...

Page 48: ...ecific processing list box Step 3 refers to this box 4 Adjust the image quality as required 5 Select Save File from the File menu and select Convert and save in file The Save File dialog appears 6 Sel...

Page 49: ...Place the disk in the CD ROM drive and click QuickTime Installation in the installer panel p 19 1 Double click an image with a movie icon QuickTime Player will start 2 Click the play button in QuickT...

Page 50: ...tails Images shot in Stitch Assist mode with a wide converter teleconverter or close up lens cannot be merged accurately Follow the instructions to merge the images Stitch Assist mode images have a bl...

Page 51: ...e to the Disconnect button while a connection is open Click it to close the connection Image Display Area Displays the image selected in the Thumbnail View Shooting with RemoteCapture RemoteCapture al...

Page 52: ...ture Recordable Image Counter Displays the number of images that will fit onto the computer or CF card in the camera Release Button Click here to release the camera s shutter and record the image Reco...

Page 53: ...lick Connect The Shooting RemoteCapture window will display 4 Set the Size Quality Flash and Rotation settings If you are shooting with the camera on end to either the right or left at 90 you can set...

Page 54: ...can use the timer feature to shoot after a specified number of seconds 1 In the Shooting RemoteCapture window click the Interval Timer Shooting tab The Timer Shooting dialog will display 2 Set the del...

Page 55: ...lect a folder where images will be saved How to Display the Subject in the Camera s LCD Monitor You can view the subject you are shooting in the camera s LCD monitor 1 In the Shooting RemoteCapture wi...

Page 56: ...JPEG format image files can be downloaded using the TWAIN Driver Use ZoomBrowser EX to download RAW images or movies Downloading Images with Adobe Photoshop LE Starting the TWAIN Driver from within A...

Page 57: ...hotoStudio and choose Select Source 5 Select your camera model name and click OK 6 Click the File menu and select Acquire The TWAIN Driver will start p 54 Downloading Images with ArcSoft PhotoImpressi...

Page 58: ...ct images for downloading click the File menu and select Transfer Image You can also download images by double clicking them 2 Click close box Depending on the software you are using the TWAIN driver...

Page 59: ...amera s Digital Terminal For USB cable connection instructions see Connecting the Camera to a Computer p 25 If the Event dialog which allows you to select an application to start appears p 30 select M...

Page 60: ...les 5 Click Next The images will start downloading to the computer 6 Select Nothing I m finished working with these pictures and click Next 7 Click Finish This concludes the download Specify a file na...

Page 61: ..._0001 on the computer In Windows XP RAW images are saved with their original file name Converting RAW Images in Windows Explorer You can convert a RAW image by right clicking it and selecting Convert...

Page 62: ...g the Camera to a Computer p 25 If the Event dialog which allows you to select an application to start p 30 or if the Scanner and Camera Wizard appear click Cancel 2 Start an application For these ins...

Page 63: ...oad certain types of images If this happens set the camera s communication setting to Normal and use the software bundled on the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk to download the images For more info...

Page 64: ...download images using the applications on the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk such as ZoomBrowser EX or File Viewer Utility you must reset the camera s Communication setting to Normal These applic...

Page 65: ...ing Images with ImageBrowser 67 Starting ImageBrowser 67 The ImageBrowser Camera Window 72 Downloading and Saving Images from the Camera 73 Printing Images 75 ImageBrowser Features 77 Adjusting Image...

Page 66: ...staller icons The installer panel will display 4 Click Digital Camera Software Installation 5 Follow the onscreen instructions to proceed with the installation 6 After the installation is complete res...

Page 67: ...ributed with PowerShot G3 digital cameras For detailed installation instructions double click the Adobe Photoshop LE CD ROM icon followed by the English folder and the Install file 1 Close any program...

Page 68: ...sh folder and the VideoImpression Installer icon Installation will start Follow the onscreen messages to proceed with the installation 2 Restart the computer when the installation is complete This con...

Page 69: ...00 sold separately is required to connect the Card Photo Printer CP 10 to a computer Not sold in some regions Uninstalling the Software The procedures for uninstalling the software are only required w...

Page 70: ...will not awaken properly if you disconnect the camera while they are in sleep mode Please refer to your computer manual for instructions regarding the sleep mode Connecting the Camera to a Computer 1...

Page 71: ...will disconnect after approximately 1 minute Please see the Camera User Guide for information on what to do if the camera powers down because of the power saving function Starting ImageBrowser USB Po...

Page 72: ...ill open and display the camera images as thumbnails tiny versions p 72 In the ImageBrowser Automation Wizard dialog you can select the action that is carried out after ImageBrowser starts What to Do...

Page 73: ...eBrowser from starting automatically USB Port Connection Mac OS X 1 Attach the supplied USB cable to the computer s USB port and the camera s DIGITAL Terminal Prepare the camera for communication with...

Page 74: ...humbnails tiny versions p 72 CF Card Reader PC Card Reader Connection 1 Insert the CF card into the CF card reader or PC card reader Use a PC card adapter PCMCIA adapter if required See the manual for...

Page 75: ...geBrowser file 3 Double click the DCIM folder in the Explorer View Section The images from the CF card will display as thumbnails in the Camera window p 72 Mac OS 8 6 9 2 Mac OS X Explorer View Sectio...

Page 76: ...Settings You can adjust the date time and owner settings in the Camera Settings dialog using the computer when the camera is connected You can also check the battery charge and remaining memory capaci...

Page 77: ...change the folder name as you wish 3 In the Explorer View Section click the newly created folder Downloading and Saving Images from the Camera 1 With Mac OS 8 6 9 2 select Macintosh HD in the Explore...

Page 78: ...d appear in the Browser area You can also download images to the computer by dragging them from the Camera window and dropping them on the Browser area or the Explorer View Section 4 Select images in...

Page 79: ...nd click the Next button Select the Custom layout printing option for the purposes of this example The Custom Layout printing option in the Layout Options window allows you to freely change the size a...

Page 80: ...printing Print Window When the Custom layout printing option is selected in the Layout Options window you can freely change the size and position of the images for printing Add Text Open the Edit menu...

Page 81: ...rint adjustment protocol uses this information to correct the image quality more accurately to reflect the shooting settings When printing from ImageBrowser the image quality adjustment settings are a...

Page 82: ...settings and click OK A check mark must be placed here to automatically correct the image quality Select this option to automatically correct images shot with Exif 2 2 compliant cameras and other ima...

Page 83: ...file formats is irrevocably processed in the camera and again by an application program when you change the file attributes which reduces the image quality As measured by standard Canon test conditio...

Page 84: ...ile menu and select Convert and save in file The Save File dialog appears 6 Select a file destination and a file format for the image you wish to process Images can be saved in the JPEG format or in t...

Page 85: ...Box Selects the thumbnail or preview display mode Display Size List Box Selects the size at which images display Model specific Processing Mode List Box Selects the model of camera in use Adjusts ima...

Page 86: ...image with a movie icon in the Browser Window QuickTime Player will start and replay the movie 1 Double click an image with a movie icon QuickTime Player will start 2 Click the play button in QuickTi...

Page 87: ...n Stitch Assist mode with a wide converter teleconverter or close up lens cannot be merged accurately Follow the instructions to merge the images Images Shot in Stitch Assist Mode PhotoStitch automati...

Page 88: ...are automatically saved to the folder selected in ImageBrowser You cannot use RemoteCapture when the USB Mounter is running p 89 Save RemoteCapture Window View Button Select an image in the Thumbnail...

Page 89: ...Reflect Changes Button Updates the settings Recordable Image Counter Displays the number of images that will fit onto the computer or CF card in the camera PowerShot S230 DIGITAL ELPH DIGITAL IXUS v3...

Page 90: ...emoteCapture window will display 5 Set the Size Quality and Rotate settings If you turn the camera on either side to shoot you can rotate the recorded image 90 either way when it is saved by selecting...

Page 91: ...ng You can use the timer feature to shoot after a specified number of seconds 1 In the Save RemoteCapture window or Shooting RemoteCapture window click the File menu and select Timer Shooting The Time...

Page 92: ...l instead you can view the subject on a TV Please see the Camera User Guide to learn how to connect to a TV Printing an Index of the Thumbnail Images If you select images in the Thumbnail View area of...

Page 93: ...ion images cannot be deleted from the camera and the computer images cannot be uploaded to the camera Enabling the USB Mounter To download images with the USB Mounter first enable it with the followin...

Page 94: ...opying The equipment may not operate correctly How to Download Images from ImageBrowser while the USB Mounter is Enabled When the USB Mounter is enabled use the card reader downloading procedures for...

Page 95: ...es If this happens set the camera s communication setting to Normal and use the software bundled of the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk to downloard the images For more information please read the...

Page 96: ...ve been downloaded the destination folder will open To download images using the applications bundled on the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk such as ImageBrowser you must reset the camera s Communi...

Page 97: ...Windows Macintosh Using the My Camera Settings Windows Macintosh My Camera Settings 94 Windows 94 Macintosh 102...

Page 98: ...era Window To save the My Camera Settings to the camera you use the My Camera window The following explains the procedures for displaying the My Camera window 1 The Camera Window will open after you h...

Page 99: ...sound file for use as the start up sound shutter sound operating sounds or self timer sound Delete Button Click here to delete a setting from the My Computer list Play Button Click here to play the s...

Page 100: ...u wish to save to the camera from the My Computer list If you are working in the Setup as a theme tab the thumbnail tiny version of the start up image will display to the right and the sound files wil...

Page 101: ...ttings file s from the Camera list that you wish to save to the computer If you are working in the Setup as a theme tab the thumbnail tiny version of the start up image will display to the right and t...

Page 102: ...Once you have created the data and saved it to the computer use the following procedures to add it to the My Camera window 1 Open the My Camera window click the Set individually tab select Startup Ima...

Page 103: ...select a sound type in the Data Type and click the Create Sound button in the My Camera window The My Camera Sound Maker window will display 2 Click the tab of the sound file you will be creating foll...

Page 104: ...ms to the time limits Adjust the time of the recording with the blue or red switch The extra data outside the starting and finishing switches can be erased by clicking the Cut button 7 Click the Save...

Page 105: ...the Saving the Data to the Camera section p 96 To delete a setting select the file name and click the Delete button at the bottom of the My Computer list Record the sound as an 11 025 KHz or 8 000 KH...

Page 106: ...Connect the camera to the computer start ImageBrowser and display the Camera window See Starting ImageBrowser for instructions p 67 2 Click Setup Options in the Camera window and select My Camera for...

Page 107: ...lete Button Click here to delete a setting from the Camera list Save to Camera Button Click here to save the settings onto the camera Send to Trash Button Click here to delete a setting from the My Co...

Page 108: ...n the Type category the thumbnail tiny version of the start up image will display to the right and the sound files will play in the order of start up sound shutter sound operating sounds and self time...

Page 109: ...o save to the computer If you selected Theme in the Type category the thumbnail tiny version of the start up image will display to the right and the sound files will play in the order of start up soun...

Page 110: ...t Create the file in the JPEG format at a size of 320 x 240 pixels After creating the file add it to the My Camera window with the following procedures 1 Open the My Camera window and click the Add bu...

Page 111: ...to convert it to the WAV format Then add it to the My Camera window using the procedures on the preceding page Record the sound as an 11 025 KHz or 8 000 KHz 8 bit mono sound in the WAV format It shou...

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Page 113: ...Windows Macintosh This topic explains some of the causes for and solutions to problems with the software Troubleshooting Windows Macintosh...

Page 114: ...ed to the computer Read Connecting the Camera to a Computer p 25 for the correct connection method Ensure that you are using the correct cable and that both connectors are firmly attached Cause 3 Came...

Page 115: ...icon does not display in the Scanners and Cameras Properties dialog or the Scanners and Cameras folder First try the following procedures 1 Install the TWAIN Driver or WIA Driver with the installer u...

Page 116: ...click Device Manager 3 Click the sign beside the Other devices or Imaging devices category If your camera is being recognized as an other device its model name will appear If your camera model name d...

Page 117: ...known file types is selected remove its check mark 5 Click OK to close the dialog This will make the hidden files and folders visible 8 Look for files for Canon digital cameras that start with Oem A n...

Page 118: ...ndows Me Check to see if the camera is being recognized as an other device and delete the driver if it is 1 Click the Start menu and select Settings followed by Control Panel Double click the System i...

Page 119: ...click the View menu and select Folder Options For Windows Me click the Tool menu and select Folder Options 2 Click the View tab 3 For Windows 98 set the Hide files section to Show all files For Windo...

Page 120: ...tart Windows Reinstall the Driver 11 Reinstall the driver according to the instructions in Installing the TWAIN Driver WIA Driver p 24 Cause 8 Driver not installed correctly Windows only Uninstall the...

Page 121: ...k the Start button Please note that with ZoomBrowser EX 4 0 both titles and comments appear in the comment list With ZoomBrowser EX 4 0 images files in the Program Files folder cannot be displayed If...

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Page 123: ...riate language folder and the Support pdf file within it Macintosh Place the Adobe Photoshop LE CD ROM in the drive and double click the Adobe Photoshop LE icon on the desktop Double click the appropr...