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Canon DIGITAL IXUS V3 Software Starter Manual

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Software Starter Guide
(For the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk Version 11)
PowerShot G3
PowerShot S45
PowerShot S230 DIGITAL ELPH / DIGITAL IXUS v
• This guide explains how to install the software programs and briefly
introduces their functions and operating procedures. For more detailed
explanations, see the Help menu for each program.
• Please read the software license agreement in this guide before using the
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You must install the sofware bundled on the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk
before connecting the camera to the computer
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  • Page 1 PowerShot S45 PowerShot S230 DIGITAL ELPH / DIGITAL IXUS v You must install the sofware bundled on the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk before connecting the camera to the computer • This guide explains how to install the software programs and briefly introduces their functions and operating procedures.

  • Page 2: Safety Precautions

    Canon. • Canon makes no warranties for damages resulting from corrupted or lost data due to a mistaken operation or malfunction of the camera, the software, the CompactFlash™ cards (CF cards), personal computers, peripheral devices, or use of non-Canon CF cards.
  • Page 3 In consideration of the right to use the SOFTWARE, you agree to abide by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. 1. LICENSE: Canon grants you the personal, non-exclusive right to use the SOFTWARE only on a single computer. You may physically transfer the SOFTWARE from one computer to another provided that the SOFTWARE is used on only one computer at a time.
  • Page 4 SOFTWARE is subject to the laws of the United States, and Canada, and other applicable copyright and trademark laws, and nothing in this Agreement constitutes a waiver of the rights of Canon, its affiliated corporations and third party licensors under such laws. You only own the CD-ROM media in which the Software is stored.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Compatibility Charts for Each Operating System and the Bundled Software ... 4 What Can Be Accomplished with the Software ... 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 ...

  • Page 6: Overview Of Image Downloading Preparations

    Follow each of the steps below in order. List of Things to Prepare • Camera and computer • Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk provided with the camera • USB cable (use the cable provided with the camera) Steps to Follow Communication Setting: Normal 1.
  • Page 7 Mac OS 8.6–9.2 : ImageBrowser will 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 connected after computer start-up.

  • Page 8: Compatibility Charts For Each Operating System And The Bundled Software

    Check the chart below to see which programs are available for your camera and compatible with your computer’s operating system. • Programs Supplied with All Models The following programs are supplied on the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk. Program ZoomBrowser EX...
  • Page 9 • PowerShot S230 DIGITAL ELPH / DIGITAL IXUS v The following programs are supplied on the ArcSoft Camera Suite 1.2 CD-ROM. Program ArcSoft PhotoImpression ArcSoft VideoImpression Compatible Operating System Windows Macintosh 2000 OS 8.6-9.2 • • OS X • •...

  • Page 10: What Can Be Accomplished With The Software

    ZoomBrowser EX (Windows)/ImageBrowser (Macintosh) You can start either of these programs and display the camera images automatically simply by connecting the digital camera to the computer’s USB port. Download the camera’s still images or movies by selecting the thumbnails (tiny images) shown on the computer display.
  • Page 11 • Categorizing and Organizing Large Volumes of Images ZoomBrowser EX (Windows)/ImageBrowser (Macintosh) These programs display downloaded images in an index format and allow you to sort and organize them by criteria such as the content or shooting date. ZoomBrowser EX also allows you to display all the images within folders nestled within other folders as thumbnails, providing an intuitive, easy-to-use interface for organizing your pictures.
  • Page 12 • Creating Mail Attachments from Images ZoomBrowser EX (Windows)/ImageBrowser (Macintosh) These programs can start your email program* and send images as file attachments to it. Since the file size and compression rate can be controlled, you can reduce large image files to sizes 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.
  • Page 13 • Laying Out and Printing Images PhotoRecord (Windows)/ImageBrowser (Macintosh) These programs permit you to add backgrounds and borders (Windows only), as well as titles and comments, and print out the images. You can enjoy preparing prints of your images appearing as if they were pasted into a photo album. Naturally, you can also use them to make artistic single-image layouts.
  • Page 14 • Merging Panoramic Images PhotoStitch This program takes images shot over several frames in the camera’s Stitch Assist mode, automatically arranges them in order and stitches them together in one simple procedure. You can shoot and stitch 360º scenes together and save them in the QuickTime VR format to make them appear to surround you as you view them.

  • Page 15: Adobe Photoshop Le Cd-Rom

    Adobe Photoshop LE CD-ROM This CD-ROM is distributed with PowerShot G3 digital cameras. • Special Effects and Image Editing for Various Purposes Adobe Photoshop LE This program can be used to correct colors or brightness levels, apply special effects, and edit and print images. Photoshop LE is a limited edition of Adobe Systems Inc.’s popular Photoshop program, the standard for image editing programs.

  • Page 16: Camera And Software Compatibility

    Add start-up images or sounds to camera (My Camera Settings) * Although the PowerShot S230 DIGITAL ELPH/DIGITAL IXUS v the RAW format, RAW images shot with other Canon cameras can be converted with the bundled software. Software ZoomBrowser EX TWAIN Driver ●...

  • Page 17: About The Other Manuals

    • Card Photo Printer CP-100/CP-10 Printer Driver User Guide This PDF format manual is 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.

  • Page 18: How To Install Adobe Acrobat Reader

    How to Install Adobe Acrobat Reader • Windows 1. Place the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk in the CD-ROM drive. 2. Open the [Readme], [English] and [Acrobat] folders. 3. Double-click the [ar405eng.exe] file to start the installer. Follow the onscreen instructions to install Adobe Acrobat Reader.

  • Page 19: System Requirements

    • QuickTime 3.0 or a higher version is required to play the camera’s movies or save images merged with PhotoStitch in the QuickTime VR format. QuickTime is included on the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk. • A sound card is required to play movie audio tracks.

  • Page 20: Macintosh

    Macintosh: Computer Model Interface Free Hard Disk Space • Canon Utilities Display • A CD-ROM drive is required to install the software. • ImageBrowser, PhotoStitch, RemoteCapture and the CP-100/CP-10 printer driver are compatible with Mac OS X (version 10.1). However, they are not compatible with disks formatted with the Unix File System (UFS).
  • Page 21 Using the Software on the Windows Platform Installing the Software ... 18 Installing from the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk ... 18 Installing Adobe Photoshop LE ... 22 Installing Arcsoft Camera Suite 2.0 ... 22 Installing Arcsoft Camera Suite 1.2 ... 22 Installing the Printer Driver for Card Photo Printer CP-100/CP-10 (Sold Separately) .

  • Page 22: Installing The Software

    Installing from the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk Before you attach the camera to the computer with the USB cable for the first time, you must install the appropriate driver from the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk listed below onto the computer.
  • Page 23 Click [Software Installation]. Click [Next]. Read the software license agreement and click [Yes] if you consent to all the conditions. Confirm the installation destination and click [Next]. Select the programs you wish to install and click [Next]. • Confirm that there is a check mark beside the names of the programs you wish to install.
  • Page 24 Select your camera model name and click [Next]. Review the installation settings and click [Next]. • The installation will start. Follow the onscreen instructions to proceed. If you installed the WIA driver or the TWAIN driver, the following screen will appear once the installation is complete. Click [OK]. Place a check mark beside your camera model name.
  • Page 25 When the installation is over, select [Yes, I want to restart my computer now.] and click [Finish]. • Remove the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk once the installation is complete and before you connect the camera to the computer so that the proper driver can be installed.

  • Page 26: Installing Adobe Photoshop Le

    For installation instructions, please see the Card Photo Printer CP-100/CP- 10 Printer Driver User Guide contained as a PDF file on the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk (p. 13).

  • Page 27: Uninstalling The Software

    Uninstalling the Card Photo Printer CP-100/CP-10 Printer Driver For instructions to delete the printer driver, please see the Card Photo Printer CP-100/ CP-10 Printer Driver User Guide contained as a PDF file on the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk (p. 13).

  • Page 28: Installing The Twain Driver/Wia Driver

    Installing the TWAIN Driver/ WIA Driver • Be very careful to follow the steps below in order to install the driver software. 1. Install one of the following drivers from the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk (p. 18). Windows 98 / Windows 2000: Windows Me / Windows XP: - Copy the required files to your computer.

  • Page 29: Connecting The Camera To A Computer

    • You must select the [Normal] option when you are using the software from the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk to download images from the camera. See the Camera User Guide for the settings procedures.
  • Page 30 Windows XP • Users of Windows XP Professional must first log in as an Administrator (computer system administrator) to install programs. After a few moments, the following dialog will appear and the WIA Driver will automatically install. See Downloading and Printing Images with ZoomBrowser EX (p. 30) for the next steps. Windows 2000/Windows Me/Windows 98 •...

  • Page 31: Troubleshooting The Twain Driver/Wia Driver Installation

    Troubleshooting the TWAIN Driver/ WIA Driver Installation First, Check the Following 1. Does your computer comply with these requirements? Does the system have a built-in USB port and did it come with Windows 98 (First or Second Edition), Windows Me, Windows 2000, or Windows XP preinstalled? (The USB interface is not supported for systems not complying with the above conditions.) 2.

  • Page 32: Uninstalling The Twain Driver/Wia Driver

    Uninstalling the TWAIN Driver/WIA Driver You can uninstall the TWAIN Driver (Windows 98 / Windows 2000) or the WIA Driver (Windows Me / Windows XP) with the following procedures. Use these uninstall procedures when the USB driver is no longer necessary or when it does not work properly.
  • Page 33 Driver], [TWAIN Driver Uninstall] or [WIA Driver Uninstall]. - PowerShot S230 DIGITAL ELPH/DIGITAL IXUS v S230, IXUS v3 TWAIN Driver] or [IXY 320, PowerShot S230, IXUS v3 WIA Driver], [TWAIN Driver Uninstall] or [WIA Driver Uninstall]. • The uninstall process will start.

  • Page 34: Downloading And Printing Images With Zoombrowser Ex

    Downloading and Printing Images with ZoomBrowser EX This topic briefly explains how to use ZoomBrowser EX to perform a range of operations from downloading the camera’s images to printing them. If the Continue Connection Confirmation Message Displays • A message asking whether you wish to remain connected may appear when the power-saving function is set to [On], the camera and computer are connected via the USB interface, and the connection is idle for a set period of time (usually about 5 minutes).
  • Page 35 Select [Canon ZoomBrowser EX] and click [OK]. • ZoomBrowser EX will start and open the Camera Window, displaying the camera images as thumbnails (tiny versions) (p. 34). • If a camera and CF card reader are connected at the same time, a dialog allowing you to select the camera model will display.
  • Page 36 Start ZoomBrowser EX. • Double-click the [ZoomBrowser EX] icon on the desktop. Click [Camera & Memory Card] and [Browse & Download Images]. • 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 a PC card reader are connected, a selection dialog will appear before the Camera window opens.

  • Page 37: Cf Card Folder Structure And File Names

    CF Card Folder Structure and File Names The images on a CF card are placed in subfolders named [xxxCANON], where the “xxx” represents a number from 100 to 998, within the [DCIM] folder. DCIM xxxCANON CANONMSC The folder created when DPOF settings are set. It holds the DPOF settings files.

  • Page 38: Downloading And Saving Images From The Camera

    Downloading and Saving Images from the Camera Select the images you wish to download from the Camera window and click [Download image]. • Click images to select them. You can select multiple images by clicking on successive images. To deselect an image, click it again. “RAW”...

  • Page 39: Printing Images

    Printing Images Select the image(s) you wish to print. • Click images to select them. You can select multiple images by clicking on successive images. To deselect an image, click it again. • Movie images cannot be printed. Click [Print] and select [Layout Print]. •...
  • Page 40 The other print modes allow you to do such things as tile the images for printing or arrange them for printing on Canon perforated paper. In the next dialog, set the paper size and other settings and click [Next].

  • Page 41: Adjusting Image Quality And Printing (Exif 2.2 Compliant)

    Adjusting Image Quality and Printing (Exif 2.2 Compliant) The PhotoRecord utility features functions that allow you to print images with image quality adjustments and also supports the Exif 2.2 standard (or Exif Print). This function automatically selects optimal image correction settings to produce better prints.

  • Page 42: Zoombrowser Ex Features

    ZoomBrowser EX Features This topic introduces additional, convenient ZoomBrowser EX features. Camera Window This section provides a brief introduction of the names and functions of the Camera window parts. Task Buttons Task Buttons Select a procedure you wish to carry out from those below. •...

  • Page 43: Delete Button

    • Deselect Button Deselects images. • Rotate Button Rotates selected images. • Delete Button Deletes images from the camera. • Properties Button Displays the image information for the selected image. • Help Button Displays help topics. Download Settings Window The following window will display when you download images from the Camera window.

  • Page 44: Main Window

    Main Window ZoomBrowser EX’s main window features various buttons and an image display area. This section introduces the names and functions of the various window parts. Task Buttons Task Buttons Select a procedure you wish to carry out from those below. When you click a button, an additional menu of functions will display.

  • Page 45: Function Buttons

    Function Buttons The following functions can be performed on images selected in the Browser Area. • View Mode Button Switches between the Zoom Mode and Scroll Mode to suit your requirements. Zoom Mode When a folder has been created within a folder, this mode can be used to display all the images within the nestled folder.

  • Page 46: Converting Raw Format Images

    Select a RAW image. • Select a RAW image in the Browser Area of ZoomBrowser EX. Click [View & Modify] and select [Process RAW Images] from the displayed menu. • The following window will display. * As measured by standard Canon test conditions.
  • Page 47 • File Viewer Utility Components Save Button Preferences Button Converts and saves the Use this button to select image. image transfer applications. Selection Button You can also use it to adjust RAW image processing Selects the method for selecting settings. images.
  • Page 48 • The following screen will appear on top of File Viewer Utility. Select the name of your camera and click [OK]. (First time connection only) Select the name of your camera from File Viewer Utility’s model-specific processing list box. Adjust the image quality as required. Select [Save File] from the [File] menu and select [Convert and save in file].

  • Page 49: Replaying Movies

    QuickTime Player will start and replay the movie. • If QuickTime 3.0 or a later version is not already installed, install the QuickTime program from the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk. Place the disk in the CD-ROM drive and click [QuickTime Installation] in the installer panel.

  • Page 50: Merging Panoramic Images With Photostitch

    Merging Panoramic Images with PhotoStitch To Merge Images Registered in ZoomBrowser EX You can merge a series of overlapping images into a single, seamless panorama. Select the images in the Browser Area, click the [View & Modify] button, followed by the [Stitch Photos] button to start PhotoStitch. Follow the instructions in the guidance window to merge the images.

  • Page 51: Shooting With Remotecapture

    Shooting with RemoteCapture RemoteCapture allows you to control the camera’s shutter remotely from the computer to shoot still images when the camera is connected to the computer. • You can also save images directly to the computer by pressing the camera’s shutter button.
  • Page 52 • Shooting-RemoteCapture Window Recordable Image Counter Displays the number of images that will fit onto the computer or CF card in the camera. Viewfinder Display Click the [Viewfinder On] button while a connection to the camera is open to display the image appearing in the camera’s viewfinder.
  • Page 53 Replay mode and then turn on the power. The Event dialog will display, allowing you to select which application to start. Select [Canon ZoomBrowser EX] and click [OK]. When the ZoomBrowser EX Camera window displays, close this window. This will display ZoomBrowser EX’s main window.

  • Page 54: Interval Timer Shooting

    Interval Timer Shooting You can shoot a specified number of frames at set intervals. In the Shooting-RemoteCapture window, click the [Interval Timer Shooting] tab. • The Interval Timer Shooting dialog will display. Set the number of frames and the interval value and click [Start]. •...
  • Page 55 Changing the Save Location and Other Preferences You can change where and how image files are saved. In the save RemoteCapture window, click the [File] menu and select [Preferences]. • The Preferences dialog will display. Select the way images are saved and the folder to which they are saved and click [OK].

  • Page 56: Downloading Images With Twain-Compliant Software (Windows 98/Windows 2000)

    Downloading Images with TWAIN-Compliant Software (Windows 98/Windows 2000) This section explains how to download images with Adobe Photoshop LE, ArcSoft PhotoStudio and ArcSoft PhotoImpression once you have connected the camera to a computer. For more detailed instructions, please see the respective manual for each program or its help menu.

  • Page 57: Downloading Images With Arcsoft Photostudio

    Downloading Images with ArcSoft PhotoStudio Starting the TWAIN Driver from within ArcSoft PhotoStudio 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. • For USB cable connection instructions, see Connecting the Camera to a Computer (p.
  • Page 58 Select your camera model from the [Select Source] list. Click the • The TWAIN Driver will start. Loading Images from the Camera with the TWAIN Driver • The TWAIN Driver can display still images only. To download movies to a computer, start ZoomBrowser EX. •...

  • Page 59: Downloading Images With The Wia Driver (Windows Me/Windows Xp)

    Downloading Images with the WIA Driver (Windows Me/Windows XP) If you are using Windows Me or Windows XP (and installed the WIA Driver), you have the following alternatives for downloading images to the computer. Downloading with the Scanner and Camera Wizard Follow the Wizard’s step-by-step instructions to download images to the computer.
  • Page 60 Specify a file name prefix and destination for the image files. Click [Next]. • The images will start downloading to the computer. Select [Nothing, I’m finished working with these pictures] and click [Next]. Click [Finish]. • This concludes the download. Specify a file name here.

  • Page 61: Downloading With Windows Explorer

    Downloading with Windows Explorer Images can be downloaded to the computer with Windows Explorer just as you would copy any other file. RAW images can also be downloaded this way. Attach the supplied USB cable to the computer’s USB port and the camera’s Digital Terminal.

  • Page 62: Downloading With The File Dialog

    Downloading with the File Dialog You can select an image with the Open dialog, load it into the program and save it to the computer. This topic explains how to load images using ArcSoft PhotoStudio. • RAW images will not show in the Open dialog. Accordingly, RAW images cannot be downloaded with this method.

  • Page 63: Easy Downloading Method For Windows Xp

    Windows XP. Also, difficulties may be encountered when trying to download 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 information, please read the supplied “Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) Mode”...
  • Page 64 Select [Nothing, I’m finished working with these pictures] and click [Next]. Click [Finish]. • This concludes the download. • To 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 applications cannot be used with the PTP mode.
  • Page 65 Using the Software on the Macintosh Platform Installing the Software ... 62 Installing from the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk ... 62 Installing Adobe Photoshop LE ... 63 Installing Arcsoft Camera Suite 2.0 ... 64 Installing Arcsoft Camera Suite 1.2 ... 64 Installing the Card Photo Printer CP-100/CP-10 Printer Driver ...

  • Page 66: Installing The Software

    Installing from the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk Mac OS 8.6-9.2 Close any programs that are running. Place the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk in the computer’s CD-ROM drive. Double-click the CD-ROM icon, followed by the [Mac OS 8/9] and [Canon Digital Camera Installer] icons.

  • Page 67: Installing Adobe Photoshop Le

    Mac OS X. To install it, switch to OS 9.1- 9.2 and restart the computer. Then double-click the CD-ROM icon, followed by the [Mac OS 8 / 9] folder and the [Canon Digital Camera Installer] icons to install the program.

  • Page 68: Installing Arcsoft Camera Suite 2.0

    Installing Arcsoft Camera Suite 2.0 The Arcsoft Camera Suite CD-ROM is distributed with PowerShot S45 digital cameras. Installing ArcSoft PhotoStudio Close any programs that are running. Place the Arcsoft Camera Suite disk in the CD-ROM drive. Double-click the CD-ROM icon, followed by the [PhotoStudio 4] folder, the [English] folder and the [PhotoStudio Installer] icon.

  • Page 69: Installing The Card Photo Printer Cp-100/Cp-10 Printer Driver

    CP-100/CP-10 connected to the computer.* For installation instructions, please see the Card Photo Printer CP-100/CP-10 Printer Driver User Guide contained on the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk as a PDF file (p. 13). Interface Cable PIF-100 (sold separately)** is required to connect the Card Photo Printer CP-10 to a computer.

  • Page 70: Connecting The Camera

    • You must select the [Normal] option when you are using the software from the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk to download images from the camera. See the Camera User Guide for the procedures for adjusting this setting.

  • Page 71: Downloading And Printing Images With Imagebrowser

    Downloading and Printing Images with ImageBrowser This topic briefly explains how to use ImageBrowser to perform a range of operations from downloading the camera’s images to printing them. If the Continue Connection Confirmation Message Displays • A message asking whether you wish to remain connected may appear when the auto power down function is set to [On], the camera and computer are connected via the USB interface, and the connection is idle for a set period of time (usually about 5 minutes).
  • Page 72 Confirm that [USB port] and your camera model name are selected and click the [Set] button. • The Camera Window will 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.

  • Page 73: How To Set Imagebrowser To Not Start Automatically

    Computer (p. 66). Double-click the [Canon ImageBrowser] icon on the desktop. • If the Canon ImageBrowser icon does not appear on the desktop, double-click the [Canon Utilities] folder on the drive on which the program was installed, followed by the [ImageBrowser] folder and [ImageBrowser] icon.
  • Page 74 Confirm that [USB Port] and your camera model name are selected and click the [Set] button. This dialog will only appear for the first connection. The Camera window will open and display the camera images as thumbnails (tiny versions) (p. 72). CF Card Reader / PC Card Reader Connection Insert the CF card into the CF card reader or PC card reader.
  • Page 75 Mac OS 8.6 - 9.2 • If the icon does not appear on the desktop, double-click the folder in which you installed the program, followed by the [Canon Utilities] and [ImageBrowser] folders and the [ImageBrowser] file. Double-click the [DCIM] folder in the Explorer View Section.

  • Page 76: The Imagebrowser Camera Window

    The ImageBrowser Camera Window When a connection is opened to a CF card in a camera or a reader, the card’s images display as thumbnails in the Camera window. Your camera model name will appear here. An image of the connected camera or CF card will display here.

  • Page 77: Downloading And Saving Images From The Camera

    Downloading and Saving Images from the Camera With Mac OS 8.6-9.2, select [Macintosh HD] in the Explorer View Section. With Mac OS X, select the [your name] subfolder of the [Users] folder in the startup disk. Mac OS 8.6 - 9.2 Create a new folder for saving images from the camera.
  • Page 78 Select images in the Camera window and click the [Download] button. • Click a thumbnail to select it. Thumbnail Downloaded images are saved to the computer and 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.

  • Page 79: Printing Images

    Click the [Print] button and select [Layout printing] from the displayed menu. Layout Options Window • The [Canon perforated paper printing] option can not be selected with Mac OS X. In the Layout Options window, select the desired layout and click the [Next] button.
  • Page 80 In the next window, select a paper size and click the [OK] button. • The Layout Options window will close and the Print window will open, allowing you to change the layout and printing settings. • The settings available in Step 4 will vary according to the type of layout selected in Step 3.

  • Page 81: Imagebrowser Features

    ImageBrowser Features This topic introduces additional, convenient ImageBrowser features. Adjusting Image Quality and Printing (Exif 2.2 Compliant) ImageBrowser features functions that allow you to print images with image quality adjustments. ImageBrowser also supports the Exif 2.2 standard (or Exif Print). •...
  • Page 82 Mac OS X Click the [ImageBrowser] menu in ImageBrowser and select [Preferences]. In the Preferences window, select [Print], set the image quality settings and click [OK]. See Printing Images for the next steps (p. 75). A check mark must be placed here to automatically correct the image quality.

  • Page 83: Converting Raw Format Images

    • File Viewer Utility cannot be installed onto Mac OS X. To install it, switch to OS to 9.1-9.2 and restart the computer. Then double-click the CD- ROM icon, followed by the [Mac OS 8 / 9] folder and the [Canon Digital Camera Installer] folders to install the program.
  • Page 84 • The following screen will appear on top of File Viewer Utility. Select the name of your camera and click [OK]. (First time connection only) Select the name of your camera from File Viewer Utility’s model specific processing list box. Adjust the image quality as required.
  • Page 85 • File Viewer Utility Components Save Button Preferences Button Converts and saves the image. Use this button to select image transfer applications. Selection Button You can also use it to adjust RAW image processing Selects the method for settings. selecting images. Comment Box A description of up to 60 characters can be input here.

  • Page 86: Replaying Movies

    Replaying Movies When you double-click an image with a movie icon in the Browser Window, QuickTime Player will start and replay the movie. Double-click an image with a movie icon. • QuickTime Player will start. Click the play button in QuickTime Player. •...

  • Page 87: Merging Panoramic Images With Photostitch

    Merging Panoramic Images with PhotoStitch To Merge Images Registered in ImageBrowser You can merge a series of overlapping images into a single, seamless panorama. Select the images in the Browser Window, click the [Edit] menu and select [PhotoStitch] to start the program. Follow the instructions in the guidance window to merge the images.

  • Page 88: Shooting With Remotecapture

    Shooting with RemoteCapture RemoteCapture will start if you click the [Edit] menu in ImageBrowser and select [RemoteCapture] when the camera is connected to the computer via a USB interface. RemoteCapture lets you control the camera’s shutter remotely from the computer to shoot still images.
  • Page 89 • Shooting-RemoteCapture Window Recordable Image Counter Displays the number of images that will fit onto the computer or CF card in the camera. Viewfinder Display If you click the [Viewfinder On] button while a connection to the camera is open, the image appearing in the camera’s viewfinder will appear in this area.
  • Page 90 Shooting 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. • For USB cable connection instructions, see Connecting the Camera to a Computer (p. 66). • PowerShot S45: open the lens cover after connecting. •...
  • Page 91 Interval Timer Shooting You can shoot a specified number of frames at set intervals. In the Save-RemoteCapture window or Shooting-RemoteCapture window, click the [File] menu and select [Interval Timer Shooting]. • The Interval Timer Shooting dialog will display. Set the number of frames and the interval value and click [OK]. •...
  • Page 92 Changing the Save Location and Other Preferences You can change where and how image files are saved. In the Save-RemoteCapture window or Shooting-RemoteCapture window, click the [File] menu and select [Preferences]. The Preferences dialog will display. Select the way images are saved and the folder to which they are saved and click [OK].

  • Page 93: Downloading Images With The Usb Mounter (Compatible With Mac Os 9.0 - 9.2 Only)

    To download images with the USB Mounter, first enable it with the following procedures. Select [Control Panels] from the Apple menu Driver]. • The Canon USB Camera Driver control panel will display. Select [Card Reader Mode] and close the control panel.

  • Page 94: Downloading Images

    Downloading Images Attach the supplied USB cable to the computer’s USB port and the camera’s Digital Terminal. • For USB cable connection instructions, see Connecting the Camera to a Computer (p. 66). • The camera icon will display on the desktop. Double-click the camera icon.

  • Page 95: Easy Downloading Method For Mac Os X

    Mac OS X. Also, difficulties may be encountered when trying to download certain types of images. 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 supplied “Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) Mode”...
  • Page 96 You have now downloaded the images to the computer. When the images have 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 [Communication] setting to [Normal].
  • Page 97 Using the My Camera Settings (Windows / Macintosh) My Camera Settings ... 94 Windows ... 94 Macintosh ... 102...

  • Page 98: My Camera Settings

    My Camera Settings The start-up image, start-up sound, shutter sound, operating sounds, and self-timer sound are called the My Camera Settings. You can add your favorite images and sounds from your computer to the My Camera Settings in the camera. This topic explains how to upload the My Camera Settings saved onto your computer to the camera.
  • Page 99 • The My Camera Window Tabs Click here to switch between adjusting the settings individually or in themed sets. If the [Set individually] tab is selected, the Data Type can also be selected. Displays the list of My Camera Settings files saved onto the computer.

  • Page 100: Saving The Data To The Camera

    Saving the Data to the Camera You can save the My Camera Settings displayed in the My Camera window to the camera. • My Camera Settings files can be added individually or in [Theme] sets. With the Theme sets, each file shares a common theme. The “Animal” theme, for example, features an animal in the start-up image and animals calls in each of the sound files.
  • Page 101 Saving the Camera’s My Camera Settings to the Computer The My Camera Settings on the camera can be saved to the computer. • The settings can be saved individually as separate settings or as together as a set. Confirm that the [Setup as a theme] tab is selected in the My Camera window.

  • Page 102: Adding New Data To The My Camera Window

    Adding New Data to the My Camera Window To add new data to the My Camera Window, you need to create it, save it to the computer and add that file to the My Camera window. Create a File before Adding It (Image File) Start by creating the image file that will become the start-up image and save it to the computer.
  • Page 103 Create a File before Adding It (Sound File) You can create sound files easily using My Camera Sound Maker. The following example shows how to create a start-up sound file. QuickTime is required to play the recorded sound. In the My Camera window, select [Set individually], select a sound type in the [Data Type] and click the [Create Sound] button in the My Camera window.
  • Page 104 When the recording is complete, click the [Stop] button, followed by the [Close] button. • Recording will stop after 30 seconds elapses even if the Stop button is not clicked. In that case, just click the [Close] button. • The following window will appear. Volume Control Click the [Sound Format] button as required and select a sound format.
  • Page 105 Click the [Add File] button in the My Camera window. • In the Open dialog, select the file you created and click [Open]. • The selected file will appear in the Computer list. This concludes the process for adding a file to the My Camera settings. You can add the file to the camera with the procedures described in the Saving the Data to the Camera section (p.

  • Page 106: Displaying The My Camera Window

    Macintosh Displaying the My Camera 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. Connect the camera to the computer, start ImageBrowser and display the Camera window.
  • Page 107 • The My Camera Window Type Select the My Camera Settings type. Displays the list of My Camera Settings files saved onto the computer. Add Button Click here to add a file as one of the My Camera Settings to the My Computer list.
  • Page 108 Saving the Data to the Camera You can save the My Camera Settings displayed in the My Camera window to the camera. • My Camera Settings files can be added individually or in [Theme] sets. With the Theme sets, each file shares a common theme. The “Bird Theme”, for example, features a bird in the start-up image and birds calls in each of the sound files.
  • Page 109 Saving the Camera’s My Camera Settings to the Computer The My Camera Settings on the camera can be saved to the computer. • The settings can be saved individually as separate settings or as together as a set. Select the type of setting that you wish to save to the computer in the [Type] list box.
  • Page 110 Adding New Data to the My Camera Window To add new data to the My Camera Window, you need to create the new data, save it to the computer and add that file to the My Camera window. Creating Files Before Adding them to the My Camera Window (Image Files) Start by creating the image file that will become the start-up image and save it to the computer.
  • Page 111 Creating Files Before Adding them to the My Camera Window (Sound Files) Record and save a sound using a program such as SimpleSound (Mac OS 8.6–9.2 only), which is included with the Macintosh operating system, and then use a program such as ArcSoft VideoImpression to convert it to the WAV format. Then add it to the My Camera window using the procedures on the preceding page.
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  • Page 113 Troubleshooting (Windows / Macintosh) This topic explains some of the causes for and solutions to problems with the software.
  • Page 114 Can’t download images, camera is not recognized or the Event dialog does not display when the camera is connected via the USB interface. Cause #1 Computer doesn’t support the USB interface. The USB interface is not supported for computers not in compliance with the following requirements.
  • Page 115 Cause #6 Communications settings incorrect (Windows only). The communications settings are incorrect if the following dialog displays when a USB cable is connected. In the [Port Type] section, select [USB] and in the [Detected Camera Models] section, select your camera model name. Cause #7 Camera recognized as an “other”...
  • Page 116 • Windows 2000/Windows XP • Users of Windows 2000 or Windows XP Professional must first log in as an Administrator (computer system administrator) to uninstall the driver. Check to see if the camera is being recognized as an “other” device and delete the driver if it is.
  • Page 117 Please note that there may be several sets of files starting with “Oem*” in the “Inf” folder, so confirm that you have selected the set for Canon digital cameras. To do this, double-click each [Oem*.inf] file, which will display the contents in the Windows Notepad program, until you find one that has [;***...
  • Page 118 Delete the [Oem*] file set. • Delete the [Oem*.inf] and [Oem*.pnf] files confirmed to be the Canon digital camera set. • The Inf folder contains numerous files critical to the computer’s operation. Be extremely careful to delete the correct files. If you delete the wrong files, you may be unable to restart Windows.
  • Page 119 Find and delete the [Drvdata.bin] and [Drvidx.bin] files. In the [Inf] folder, double-click the [Other] folder to open it. Find and delete the [Canon.IncCAP_G3], [Canon.IncCAP_S45], or [Canon.IncCAP_S230]. files. • If none of the above files are contained in the Other folder, you do not need to delete anything.
  • Page 120 • The Inf folder contains numerous files critical to the computer’s operation. Be extremely careful to delete the correct files. If you delete the wrong files, you may be unable to restart Windows. Reinstall the Driver Reinstall the driver according to the instructions in Installing the TWAIN Driver/WIA Driver (p.
  • Page 121 If you were using ZoomBrowser EX version 2 or 3 Use the following procedures if titles and comments were attached to your images. In Windows Explorer, open the [Program] folder under the folder in which you installed ZoomBrowser EX 4.0 (C:\Program Files\Canon\ZoomBrowser EX\Program). In this folder, double-click [dbconverter.exe].
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  • Page 123: Canon Customer Support

    Canon Customer Support For Canon Customer Support contacts, please see the Canon Limited Warranty supplied with your camera. Adobe Customer Support Adobe Systems Inc. technical support information is available in the PDF file format on the supplied CD-ROM. PDF File Location and Opening Instructions...

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