User manual CANON POWERSHOT G9 - POWERSHOT G9 CAMERA USER GUIDE

ENGLISH Camera User Guide Getting Started Learning More Components Guide Basic Operations Commonly Used Shooting Functions Shooting Using the Mode Dial Advanced Shooting Functions Playback/Erasing Print Settings/Transfer Settings Connecting a TV set Customizing the Camera Troubleshooting List of Messages Appendix Ensure that you read the Safety Precautions (pp. 224­229). DIGITAL CAMERA Camera User Guide CDI-E328-010 XX07NiXX © 2007 CANON INC. PRINTED IN JAPAN Workflow and Reference Guides The following guides are available. Refer to them as necessary according to the flowchart below. : This Guide Confirming the package contents Prepare the camera for use Camera User Guide Getting Started Using the camera Learn more about the camera Camera User Guide Learning More Connect the camera to other devices · Connecting to a printer · Connecting to a TV set · Connecting to a computer Camera User Guide Direct Print User Guide Software Starter Guide ZoomBrowser EX/ ImageBrowser Software User Guide · PDF manuals available on the Canon website. http://web.canon.jp/Imaging/information-e.html Confirming the Package Contents 1 Confirming the Package Contents Your camera package includes all of the following items. If any of these items are missing, please contact the dealer for assistance. a b c Digital Camera Battery Pack NB-2LH (With Terminal Cover) Battery Charger CB-2LW/CB-2LWE d Memory Card (32MB) e Interface Cable IFC-400PCU f AV Cable AVC-DC300 g Neck Strap NS-DC6 h Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk i Warranty Card j User Guides · Camera User Guide · Direct Print User Guide · Software Starter Guide · "Canon Customer Support" Leaflet · "Use of Genuine Canon Accessories Recommended" Leaflet You may not be able to achieve the full performance of this camera with the included memory card. You can use SD memory cards, SDHC memory cards, MultiMediaCards, MMCplus cards and HC MMCplus cards with this camera. These cards are collectively called memory cards in this guide. 2 Table of Contents Table of Contents Items marked with a are lists or charts that summarize camera functions or procedures. Please Read . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7 Getting Started Preparations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shooting Still Images ( Auto Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . Viewing Still Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shooting Movies ( Standard Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . Viewing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erasing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Downloading Images to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . System Map. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Learning More Components Guide 40 Using the Control Dial . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43 Indicators . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44 Power Saving Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45 10 16 19 20 22 23 24 26 34 Basic Operations Menus and Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Menus and Default Settings. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Switching between Shooting Mode and Playback Mode . . Using the LCD Monitor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . LCD Monitor Brightness. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Customizing Display Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Information Displayed on the LCD Monitor . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting the World Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Resetting Settings to Their Default Values . . . . . . . . . . . . 46 46 48 54 55 56 57 59 65 68 Table of Contents 3 Formatting Memory Cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69 Commonly Used Shooting Functions 70 Using the Optical Zoom . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70 Using the Digital Zoom/Digital Tele-Converter . . . . . . . . . 71 Using the Flash . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74 Shooting Close-ups (Macro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75 Using the Self-Timer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76 Changing the Recording Pixels and Compression (Still Images) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78 Changing the Image Type . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80 Setting the Image Stabilizer Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82 Adjusting the ISO Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84 Checking the Focus and Peoples' Expressions (Focus Check) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86 Shooting Using the Mode Dial 88 Mode Dial. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88 Shooting Modes for Specific Scenes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89 Program AE. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93 Setting the Shutter Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94 Setting the Aperture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96 Manually Setting the Shutter Speed and Aperture . . . 98 Shooting Panoramic Images (Stitch Assist) . . . . . . . 100 Movie Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102 Setting the Recording Functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108 Saving Custom Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 109 Advanced Shooting Functions Continuous Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting the Red-Eye Reduction Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . Setting the Slow Synchro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Switching between Focus Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Selecting an AF Frame Mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Shooting Hard-to-Focus Subjects (Focus Lock, AF Lock, Manual Focus, Safety MF). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Focus Bracketing (Focus-BKT Mode) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111 111 113 114 115 116 123 127 4 Table of Contents Locking the Exposure Setting (AE Lock) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128 Shooting with FE Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130 Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB Mode). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131 Using the ND Filter. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 132 Reducing the Effects of Camera Shake (Auto ISO Shift). 133 Adjusting the Exposure Compensation. . . . . . . . . . . . 135 Switching between Metering Modes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136 Adjusting the Tone (White Balance) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137 Shooting in a My Colors Mode. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140 Changing the Colors and Shooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143 Switching between Flash Adjustment Settings . . . . . . . . 148 Compensating the Flash Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149 Setting the Flash Output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150 Switching the Timing at which the Flash Fires. . . . . . . . . 151 Adjusting Exposure for Built-in Flash Shooting (Safety FE) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152 Registering Settings to the Shortcut Button . . . . . . . . 153 Setting the Auto Rotate Function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Creating an Image Destination (Folder). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156 Resetting the File Number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158 Playback/Erasing 160 Viewing Magnified Images. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160 Viewing Images in Sets of Nine (Index Playback) . . . 161 Checking the Focus and Peoples' Expressions (Focus Check Display) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162 Jumping to Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165 Organizing Images by Category (My Category). . . . . . . . 167 Viewing Movies (Operating the Movie Control Panel) . . . 170 Editing Movies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172 Rotating Images in the Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 174 Playback with Transition Effects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175 Automated Playback (Slide Shows). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176 Red-Eye Correction Function. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180 Adding My Colors Effects. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185 Resizing Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187 Table of Contents 5 189 190 192 195 Attaching Sound Memos to Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sound-Only Recording (Sound Recorder). . . . . . . . . . . . Protecting Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erasing Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Print Settings/Transfer Settings 198 Setting the DPOF Print Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198 Setting the DPOF Transfer Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203 Connecting a TV set Customizing the Camera (My Camera Settings) 205 207 Viewing Images on a TV set . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205 Changing My Camera Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207 Registering My Camera Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208 Troubleshooting List of Messages Appendix Safety Precautions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Preventing Malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Battery Handling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Handling the Memory Card . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Power Kits (Sold Separately). . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using the Lenses (Sold Separately) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Using an Externally Mounted Flash (Sold Separately) . . Using an Externally Mounted Flash (Sold Separately) . . Camera Care and Maintenance. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Specifications. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210 220 224 224 229 229 232 234 236 242 249 251 252 INDEX Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode 264 270 6 Symbol Conventions in this Guide Advanced Shooting Functions 131 Auto Exposure Bracketing (AEB Mode) See Functions Available in Each Shooting Mode (p. 286). Shooting Mode In this mode, the camera automatically changes the exposure within a set range to take three shots as the same interval as continuous shooting (p. 111). The images are shot in the following order: Standard exposure, underexposure and overexposure. Mode: Shooting ( Playback ( ) )/ Available shooting modes 1 Select AEB. 1. Press the button. 2. Use the or button to select and use the or button to select . 3. Press the button. These modes are available. These modes are not available. 2 Adjust the compensation range. 1. Adjust the compensation range with the or button. 2. Press the button. : This mark denotes issues that may affect the camera's operation. : This mark denotes additional topics that complement the basic operating procedures. Explanations in this guide are based on the camera's default settings at time of purchase. Please Read 7 Please Read Test Shots Before you try to photograph important subjects, we highly recommend that you shoot several trial images to confirm that the camera is operating and being operated correctly. Please note that Canon Inc., its subsidiaries and affiliates, and its distributors are not liable for any consequential damages arising from any malfunction of a camera or accessory, including memory cards, that results in the failure of an image to be recorded or to be recorded in a way that is machine readable. Warning Against Copyright Infringement Please note that Canon digital cameras are intended for personal use and should never be used in a manner that infringes upon or contravenes international or domestic copyright laws and regulations. Please be advised that in certain cases the copying of images from performances, exhibitions, or commercial properties by means of a camera or other device may contravene copyright or other legal rights even if the image was shot for personal use. Warranty Limitations This camera's warranty is only effective in the country of sale. If a problem arises while the camera is in use abroad, please convey it back to the country of sale before proceeding with a warranty claim to a Canon Customer Support Help Desk. For Canon Customer Support contacts, please see the customer support list supplied with your camera. 8 Please Read Camera Body Temperature If your camera is used for prolonged periods, the camera body may become warm. Please be aware of this and take care when operating the camera for an extended period. About the LCD Monitor The LCD monitor is produced with extremely high-precision manufacturing techniques. More than 99.99% of the pixels operate to specification. Less than 0.01% of the pixels may occasionally misfire or appear as red or black dots. This has no effect on the recorded image and does not constitute a malfunction. Video Format Please set the camera's video signal format to the one used in your region before using it with a TV monitor (p. 205). Language Setting Please see Setting the Display Language (p. 15) to change the language setting. Getting Started Preparations Shooting Still Images Viewing Still Images Shooting Movies Viewing Movies Erasing Printing Downloading Images to a Computer System Map 10 Preparations Getting Started Preparations Charging the Battery 1. Insert the battery into the battery charger. 2. Plug the battery charger (CB-2LW) into a power outlet, or attach the power cord to the battery charger (CB2LWE, not shown) and plug it into a power outlet. Charge Indicator Charging: lights orange 3. Remove the battery after charging is complete. Charging takes approximately 1 hour 45 minutes. Charge Indicator Charging Complete: lights green To protect the battery and prolong its life, do not charge it for longer than 24 hours continuously. Preparations 11 Getting Started Installing the Battery 1. Slide the cover (a) and open it (b). b a 2. Push the battery lock in the direction of the arrow (a) and insert the battery until it locks. Battery Lock b a 3. Close the cover (a) and slide it until clicks (b). a b To Remove the Battery Push the battery lock in the direction of the arrow and hold it while pulling the battery out. Battery Lock 12 Preparations Getting Started Inserting the Memory Card 1. Slide the cover (a) and open it (b). b a 2. Insert the memory card until it clicks into place. Back Write Protect Tab (For SD memory card) · Confirm that the write protect tab is unlocked (only SD memory cards). · Check the card for the correct orientation. 3. Close the cover (a) and slide it until clicks (b). a b Ensure that the memory card is correctly oriented before inserting it in the camera. Inserting it backward may cause the camera to fail to recognize the memory card or to malfunction. Preparations 13 To Remove the Memory Card Push the memory card with your finger until the memory card clicks and then release it. Getting Started Attaching the Neck Strap c b a Pull the strap tight in the buckle so that it does not slip. Perform the same steps on the other side of the camera. In order to avoid dropping the camera, we recommend attaching the neck strap before using the camera. 14 Preparations Getting Started Setting the Date and Time The Date/Time settings menu will appear the first time the power is turned on. Set the date and time as shown in Steps 3 and 4 in the explanation below. Power Button Buttons Button Button 1. Press the power button. 2. Select [Date/Time]. 1. Press the button. 2. Use the or button to select the (Set up) menu. 3. Use the or [Date/Time]. 4. Press the button to select button. 3. Select the year, month, day and time, and the display order. 1. Use the or an option. 2. Use the value. or button to select button to set the 4. Press the 5. Press the button. button. Preparations 15 Getting Started A rechargeable lithium battery is built into the camera to save such settings as the date/time. This battery charges when the main battery is in the camera. When you purchase the camera, place the main battery in it for approximately four hours or use AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC20 (sold separately) to charge the lithium battery. It will charge even if the camera is turned off. The date/time settings may be lost after approximately three weeks if you remove the main battery. Reset the date/time settings if this occurs. Setting the Display Language You can change the language displayed in the LCD monitor menus and messages. Button Buttons Button Button 1. Press the 3. Use the 4. Press the , (Playback) button. button and press the or button. 2. Hold down the , button to select a language. button. 16 Shooting Still Images Getting Started Shooting Still Images ( Mode) Shutter Button Power Button Microphone Button Mode Dial Indicators 1. Press the power button. · The start-up sound will play and the start-up image will display in the LCD monitor. · Pressing the power button again turns the power off. 2. Select a shooting mode. 1. Set the mode dial to . 3. Aim the camera at the subject. Shooting Still Images 17 4. Press the shutter button lightly (halfway) to focus. · When the camera focuses, it beeps twice and the indicator lights green (orange when the flash will fire). Shooting Preparations Complete: lights green Getting Started · An AF frame will display in green on the LCD monitor at the point of focus. AF Frame 5. Press the shutter button fully (all the way) to shoot. · The shutter sound will play once and the image will record. · The indicator will blink green and the file will record to the memory card. Recording: blinks green Mute Setting When you hold down the (Microphone) button while turning on the camera, the mute setting will be set to [On]. All sounds except for warning sounds will be disabled. You can change the setting in [Mute] in the Set up menu (p. 51). 18 Shooting Still Images Getting Started Reviewing an Image Right After Shooting (Rec. Review) Recorded images are displayed on the LCD monitor for approximately 2 seconds immediately after shooting. Shutter Button Button You can also use the following methods to continue displaying the image immediately after shooting so that you can check it. Keep the shutter button pressed fully. Press the displayed. button while the recorded image is Confirm that the camera beeps. You can shoot by pressing the shutter button even when an image is being displayed. You can change the interval for which images are displayed by configuring the [Review] item in the (Rec.) menu. Viewing Still Images 19 Viewing Still Images Getting Started Button Buttons Control Dial 1. Press the 2. Use the or to view. (Playback) button. button to display the image you wish The last recorded image will display. · Use the button to move to the previous image and the button to move to the next image. · The images advance more quickly if you keep the button pressed, but they will appear coarse. · You can also select images by turning the control dial. Turning it counterclockwise displays the previous image while turning it clockwise displays the next image. If you have played back images, the last image viewed will display (Resume Playback). If the memory card has been switched, or the images on the memory card have been edited with a computer, the newest image on the memory card appears. 20 Shooting Movies Getting Started Shooting Movies ( Standard Mode) Microphone Shutter Button Power Button Indicators Mode Dial Control Dial 1. Press the power button. 2. Select a shooting mode. 1. Set the mode dial to (Movie). 2. Turn the control dial to select (Standard). 3. Aim the camera at the subject. Do not touch the microphone while recording. Do not press any buttons other than the shutter button. The sound that buttons make will be recorded in the movie. Shooting Movies 21 4. Press the shutter button lightly (halfway) to focus. · When the camera focuses, it beeps twice and the indicator lights green. · The exposure, focus and white balance are automatically set. Getting Started Shooting Preparations Complete: lights green 5. Press the shutter button fully (all the way) to shoot. · Recording starts. · During the recording, the elapsed recording time and [ Rec.] will display in the LCD monitor. Elapsed Time 6. Press the shutter button fully again to stop recording. · The indicator will blink green and the data will be recorded onto the memory card. · Recording will stop automatically when the maximum recording time elapses, or the built-in memory or memory card become full. Recording: blinks green 22 Viewing Movies Getting Started Viewing Movies Button Buttons Control Dial Button 1. Press the 2. Use the the (Playback) button. or button to display a movie and press button. · Images with a icon are movies. · You can also select images by turning the control dial. 3. Use the or button to select (Play) and press the button. · The movie will start playing. · If you press the FUNC./SET button during playback, you can pause and restart the movie. · You can adjust the playback volume with the or button. Erasing 23 Erasing Getting Started Button Button Control Dial Buttons Button 1. Press the 2. Use the press the (Playback) button. or button to select an image to erase and button. You can also select images by turning the control dial. 3. Confirm that [Erase] is selected and press the button. To exit instead of erasing, select [Cancel]. Please note that erased images cannot be recovered. Exercise adequate caution before erasing an image. 24 Printing Getting Started Printing Button Button Terminal Cover Buttons Control Dial 1. Connect the camera to the printer*1. · Open the terminal cover and plug the interface cable in all the way. · See the printer's user guide for connection instructions. Canon Brand Printers SELPHY Series Compact Photo Printers*2 Camera Interface Cable PIXMA Series Bubble Jet Printers *1 Since this camera uses a standard protocol (PictBridge), you can use it with other PictBridge-compliant printers in addition to Canon-brand printers. *2 You can also use the CP-10/CP-100/CP-200/CP-300 card photo printers. Printing 25 2. Turn on the printer. 3. Press the (Playback) button to turn on the camera. · The button will light blue. ·A , or icon will appear in the LCD monitor if the connection is correct (the displayed icons differ according to the connected printer). · Images with a icon are movies. Getting Started 4. Use the or press the button to select an image to print and button. · The button will blink blue and printing will start. · You can also select images by turning the control dial. After you finish printing, turn off the camera and the printer and disconnect the interface cable. 26 Downloading Images to a Computer Getting Started Downloading Images to a Computer Items to Prepare · Camera and computer · Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk supplied with the camera · Interface cable supplied with the camera System Requirements Please install the software on a computer meeting the following minimum requirements. Windows OS Windows Vista Windows XP Service Pack 2 Windows 2000 Service Pack 4 The above OS should be pre-installed on computers with built-in USB ports. Windows Vista : Pentium 1.3 GHz or higher Windows XP / Windows 2000 : Pentium 500 MHz or higher Windows Vista : 512 MB or more Windows XP / Windows 2000 : 256 MB or more USB · Canon Utilities - ZoomBrowser EX : 200 MB or more - PhotoStitch : 40 MB or more · Canon Camera TWAIN Driver : 25 MB or more 1,024×768 pixels/High Color (16 bit) or better Computer Model CPU RAM Interface Free Hard Disk Space Display Macintosh OS Computer Model CPU RAM Interface Free Hard Disk Space Display Mac OS X (v10.3 ­ v10.4) The above OS should be pre-installed on computers with built-in USB ports. PowerPC G3/G4/G5 or Intel Processor 256 MB or more USB · Canon Utilities - ImageBrowser : 300 MB or more - PhotoStitch : 50 MB or more 1,024 × 768 pixels/ 32,000 Colors or better Downloading Images to a Computer 27 Preparing to Download Images Ensure that you install the software first before connecting the camera to the computer. Getting Started 1. Installing the software. Windows 1. Place the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk in the computer's CD-ROM drive. 2. Click [Easy Installation]. Follow the onscreen messages to proceed with the installation. 3. Click [Restart] or [Finish] once the installation is complete. When the installation is finished, [Restart] or [Finish] will display. Click the button that appears. 4. Remove the CD-ROM from the drive when your normal desktop screen appears. Macintosh Double-click the icon in the CD-ROM window. When the installer panel appears, click [Install]. Follow the onscreen instructions to proceed. 28 Downloading Images to a Computer Getting Started 2. Connecting the camera to a computer. 1. Connect the supplied interface cable to the computer's USB port and to the camera's DIGITAL terminal. Open the camera's terminal cover and insert the interface cable all the way into the connector. USB Port DIGITAL Terminal 3. Preparing to download images to the computer. 1. Press the (Playback) button to turn the camera on. Interface Cable Always grasp the sides of the connector when disconnecting the interface cable from the camera's DIGITAL terminal. If the Digital Signature Not Found window appears, click [Yes]. The USB driver will automatically finish installing onto the computer when you attach the camera and open a connection. Downloading Images to a Computer 29 Windows Select [Canon CameraWindow] and click [OK]. Getting Started If the window above does not appear, click the [Start] menu and select [All Programs] or [Programs], followed by [Canon Utilities], [CameraWindow], [CameraWindow] and [CameraWindow]. CameraWindow appears. Preparations for downloading images are now finished. Please proceed to the Downloading Images Using the Camera section (p. 31) (except Windows 2000). With Windows 2000, you can download images using the computer. Please refer to the Software Starter Guide for details. 30 Downloading Images to a Computer Getting Started Macintosh The following window will appear when you establish a connection between the camera and computer. If it fails to appear, click the [CameraWindow] icon on the Dock (the bar which appears at the bottom of the desktop). Preparations for downloading images are now finished. Please proceed to the Downloading Images Using the Camera section (p. 31). Please refer to the Software Starter Guide regarding how to download images using the computer. Downloading Images to a Computer 31 Downloading Images Using the Camera (Direct Transfer) Install the software before downloading images via the direct transfer method for the first time (p. 27). Use this method to download images using camera operations (except Windows 2000). Button Getting Started Buttons Button Button All Images New Images DPOF Trans. Images Select & Transfer Transfers and saves all images to the computer. Transfers and saves to the computer only the images that have not been previously transferred. Transfers and saves to the computer only the images with DPOF Transfer Order settings. Transfers and saves single images to the computer as you view and select them. Transfers and saves single images to the computer as you view and select them. The transferred images display as the background on the computer desktop. Wallpaper 32 Downloading Images to a Computer Getting Started 1. Confirm that the Direct Transfer menu is displayed on the camera's LCD monitor. · The button will light blue. · Press the MENU button if the Direct Transfer menu fails to appear. Direct Transfer Menu 2. Use the the All Images/New Images/DPOF Trans. Images or button to select button. , or and press · The images will download. The button will blink blue while downloading is in progress. · The display will return to the Direct Transfer menu when the download is complete. · Pressing the FUNC./SET button will cancel a download in progress. 2. Use the Select & Transfer/Wallpaper or button to select button (or button). or and press the 3. Use the or and press the button to select images to download button. 4. Press the · The images will download. The button will blink blue while downloading is in progress. button after downloading finishes. · You will return to the Direct Transfer menu. Downloading Images to a Computer 33 Getting Started Only JPEG images can be downloaded as wallpaper for a computer. The option selected with the button is retained even when the camera's power is turned off. The previous setting will be in effect the next time the Direct Transfer menu is displayed. The image selection screen will appear directly when the [Select & Transfer] or the [Wallpaper] option was last selected. Click [×] at the bottom right of the window to close CameraWindow, the downloaded images will display on the computer. Windows Macintosh ZoomBrowser EX ImageBrowser By default, the downloaded images are saved into folders according to their shooting dates. 34 System Map Getting Started System Map Speedlite 220EX Speedlite 430EX Speedlite 580EX II*6 Speedlite Transmitter ST-E2 High-Power Flash HF-DC1 Supplied with Camera Neck Strap NS-DC6 Interface Cable IFC-400PCU*1 Memory Card (32 MB) AV Cable AVC-DC300*1 Battery Pack NB-2LH*1 (With Terminal Cover) Battery Charger CB-2LW/CB-2LWE*1*5 Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk AC Adapter Kit ACK-DC20 Soft Case SC-DC55 series Compact Power Adapter CA-PS700 DC Coupler DR-20 Car Battery Charger CBC-NB2 Waterproof Case WP-DC21