User manual CANON POWERSHOT A710 IS - ZOOMBROWSER EX 5.7 SOFTWARE USER GUIDE

Table of Contents Chapter 1 What is ZoomBrowser EX? Chapter 2 Downloading and Printing Images Chapter 3 What You Can Do with a Camera Connected Chapter 4 Viewing Images Chapter 5 Organizing Images Chapter 6 Using Supplementary Features Appendices Index 5.7 Click these tabs to jump to the Table of Contents, Index or start of each chapter. Click this button to advance to the next page. Click this button to return to the previous page. (Since this is the starting page, the [Back] button cannot be used.) ZoomBrowser EX Software User Guide 1 Back Next Table of Contents Chapter 1 What is ZoomBrowser EX? Chapter 2 Downloading and Printing Images Chapter 3 What You Can Do with a Camera Connected Chapter 4 Viewing Images Chapter 5 Organizing Images Chapter 6 Using Supplementary Features Appendices Index Table of Contents (1/2) About the Printing Features Clicking the icon at the start of each topic prints out that topic. Clicking this button prints the entire guide. 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Print this chapter What Can ZoomBrowser EX Do? .............................................. 5 Guide to the ZoomBrowser EX Windows ................................. 6 Task Buttons and Main Window Features ................................ 8 Camera Control Window ........................................................ 22 Downloading Images Automatically--Camera Operations ......... 24 Downloading Images Automatically--Computer Operations ..... 26 Checking Images in the Camera before Downloading ............29 Deleting Images from the Camera .......................................... 31 Downloading Sound Files from the Camera ............................32 Other Features of the Camera Browser Window ....................35 Printing Images in the Camera ................................................ 36 Setting the My Camera Settings .............................................. 40 Checking and Changing Camera Settings ............................... 48 Copying Images to the Camera ............................................... 49 Operating the Camera Shutter from the Computer ................51 Chapter 4 Viewing Images Print this chapter Chapter 2 Downloading and Printing Images Print this chapter Downloading Images to a Computer ...................................... 12 Printing a Single Image on a Single Page ................................ 20 Selecting Folders ..................................................................... 55 Changing the Display Mode .................................................... 57 Changing the Displayed Folder ............................................... 60 Changing the Main Window Display Mode ............................63 Checking Images in a Pop-Up Window ................................... 68 Opening Images ...................................................................... 69 Using the Viewer Window ...................................................... 70 ZoomBrowser EX Software User Guide 2 Back Next Table of Contents Chapter 1 What is ZoomBrowser EX? Chapter 2 Downloading and Printing Images Chapter 3 What You Can Do with a Camera Connected Chapter 4 Viewing Images Chapter 5 Organizing Images Chapter 6 Using Supplementary Features Appendices Index Table of Contents (2/2) Chapter 5 Organizing Images Print this chapter Selecting Images ...................................................................... 75 Setting Star Ratings ................................................................. 76 Assigning Keywords ................................................................ 78 Classifying Images ................................................................... 80 Renaming Images .................................................................... 81 Searching Images .................................................................... 83 Moving or Copying Images ..................................................... 85 Deleting Images ...................................................................... 89 Rotating Images ...................................................................... 91 Viewing Image Properties ....................................................... 92 Creating Folders ...................................................................... 95 Refreshing Folders ................................................................... 96 Printing Images ..................................................................... 117 Index Print ............................................................................. 118 Using My Camera Maker (Windows XP and Windows 2000 only) ................................. 120 Playing Sound Files ................................................................ 123 Playing Movies ...................................................................... 124 Editing Movies ....................................................................... 125 Exporting Movies .................................................................. 129 Extracting Frames from a Movie (Windows XP only) ............. 131 Converting RAW Images ....................................................... 133 Stitching Panoramic Images - PhotoStitch ............................. 139 Saving Images to CD-R/RW Disks (Windows XP Only) ............ 140 Appendices Print this chapter Chapter 6 Using Supplementary Features Print this chapter Editing Images ......................................................................... 97 Editing Images with Other Programs .................................... 107 Sending Images by E-mail ...................................................... 108 Exporting Images .................................................................. 110 Running a Slide Show ............................................................ 114 Adding Sounds to Images ...................................................... 116 Supported Image Types ......................................................... 141 Customizing Preferences ....................................................... 142 Customizing Menus ............................................................... 146 Troubleshooting .................................................................... 147 Index Print this chapter Index ..................................................................................... 152 ZoomBrowser EX Software User Guide 3 Back Next Table of Contents Chapter 1 What is ZoomBrowser EX? Chapter 2 Downloading and Printing Images Chapter 3 What You Can Do with a Camera Connected Chapter 4 Viewing Images Chapter 5 Organizing Images Chapter 6 Using Supplementary Features Appendices Index Notations and Conventions Symbol Usage This guide uses the following symbols. Information essential to operations, such as explanations of functions or terminology, follows this symbol. Information about the steps to perform follows this symbol. NOTE · This manual uses Windows XP screen shots and procedures in the explanations. The screen shots and procedures may appear slightly different if you are using another version of Windows. · The displayed screens and procedures may also differ slightly from the examples depending upon the camera or printer model in use. Operating tips and convenient ways of using the program follow this symbol. Read these topics as you see fit. IMPORTANT Points that you need to follow to perform the procedures and other important topics follow this symbol. Always read these topics. REFERENCE Supplementary explanations and procedures follow this symbol. Read these topics as you see fit. ZoomBrowser EX Software User Guide 4 Back Next Table of Contents Chapter 1 What is ZoomBrowser EX? Chapter 2 Downloading and Printing Images Chapter 3 What You Can Do with a Camera Connected Chapter 4 Viewing Images Chapter 5 Organizing Images Chapter 6 Using Supplementary Features Appendices Index What Can ZoomBrowser EX Do? This section provides a brief explanation of the ZoomBrowser EX features. Organize Images · Assign a Star Rating or keywords to images. · Organize images according to their shooting dates. · Perform image searches. What You Can Do with a Camera Connected · Download images from the camera to the computer. · Download sound files that you record using the Sound Recorder feature (only on products supporting the Sound Recorder feature). · Save computer images to the camera. · Select images directly in the camera or memory card and print them. · Operate the camera shutter remotely from the computer (only on models supporting remote shooting). · Check and change camera settings. · Set the My Camera Settings (start-up image, start-up sound, operation sound, self-timer sound and shutter sound). (Only on models supporting My Camera Settings) Use Additional Features · · · · · · · · · Print images that have been downloaded to a computer. Edit images and movies. Stitch panoramas together. Convert RAW images to standard images (only available on some models). Extract stills from movies (Windows XP only). Format images as screensaver and wallpaper files. Export image shooting information as a text file. Copy images to CD-R/RW disks (Windows XP only). Create images and sound files as My Camera Settings files using the My Camera function (Windows XP and Windows 2000 only). View Images · Display the downloaded images and their shooting information. · Switch between display modes (zoom, scroll and preview). REFERENCE · The Canon CD-ROM supplied with the camera contains My Camera Settings files. These files are automatically copied to your computer when ZoomBrowser EX is installed. ZoomBrowser EX Software User Guide 5 Back Next Table of Contents Chapter 1 What is ZoomBrowser EX? Chapter 2 Downloading and Printing Images Chapter 3 What You Can Do with a Camera Connected Chapter 4 Viewing Images Chapter 5 Organizing Images Chapter 6 Using Supplementary Features Appendices Index Guide to the ZoomBrowser EX Windows (1/2) This section briefly introduces the purposes and features of the two main windows for operating ZoomBrowser EX. Main Window This window opens when you start ZoomBrowser EX. The Main Window is for displaying and organizing downloaded images. Task Area Camera Control Window The Camera Control Window is the window that automatically opens when you connect a camera to the computer or insert a memory card into a memory card reader. You can download the camera or memory card images in a few easy steps. You can also select and print camera or memory card images directly and change camera settings from the computer. Folder Area Browser Area The window that appears for a wireless connection may differ slightly. ZoomBrowser EX Software User Guide 6 Back Next Table of Contents Chapter 1 What is ZoomBrowser EX? Chapter 2 Downloading and Printing Images Chapter 3 What You Can Do with a Camera Connected Chapter 4 Viewing Images Chapter 5 Organizing Images Chapter 6 Using Supplementary Features Appendices Index Guide to the ZoomBrowser EX Windows (2/2) Using the Right-Click in Operations With ZoomBrowser EX you can access many useful functions by using the right mouse button (right-click). For example, you can position the mouse pointer over an image in the Browser Area and right-click to display a menu like the following. A shortcut menu is a convenient collection of the most common window buttons and menu commands that apply to a given situation. The right-click allows you to use ZoomBrowser EX more efficiently. After you become familiar with ZoomBrowser EX, try right-clicking in many situations. Browser Area Right-click anywhere on the image to display a shortcut menu. ZoomBrowser EX Software User Guide 7 Back Next Table of Contents Chapter 1 What is ZoomBrowser EX? Chapter 2 Downloading and Printing Images Chapter 3 What You Can Do with a Camera Connected Chapter 4 Viewing Images Chapter 5 Organizing Images Chapter 6 Using Supplementary Features Appendices Index Task Buttons and Main Window Features (1/4) Task Area and Task Buttons There are six task buttons in the Main Window's Task Area. Use these buttons to start performing tasks. The following menus appear when you click each respective task button. Acquire & Camera Settings The Camera Control Window will open. Connect the camera to the computer with the interface cable and use the window to download the camera images to the computer and print them. View & Classify Use this button to display slide shows of Browser Area images, classify images into folders and perform image searches. Edit Use this button to edit images and movies, stitch panoramas together and convert RAW images. Export · To switch between tasks, click the corresponding task button. · A scroll button will appear at the right when there are too many menu items to display at once in the Task Area. Use this button for such tasks as exporting images and image information, extracting multiple images from movies and backing up images to a CD. REFERENCE Print Use this button to print images that have been downloaded to a computer. Internet Use this button to attach and send images as email messages and to upload images. ZoomBrowser EX Software User Guide 8 Back Next Table of Contents Chapter 1 What is ZoomBrowser EX? Chapter 2 Downloading and Printing Images Chapter 3 What You Can Do with a Camera Connected Chapter 4 Viewing Images Chapter 5 Organizing Images Chapter 6 Using Supplementary Features Appendices Index Task Buttons and Main Window Features (2/4) Using the Task Windows When you select an item in the menu, the related steps appear in the Task Area. Gray Buttons (Black Letters) This is the step that you can select at the present time. Switch to it by clicking the button. However, if you have already finished selecting an image and you switch to the [2. Printer and Layout Settings] task, you must click [1. Select Images] again to reselect the image. Orange Button This color marks the current step. Follow the instructions in the right-hand side of the window to proceed. Once you finish a procedure, click a different button to proceed to the next step. Grayed Out Buttons (Gray Letters) REFERENCE · In general, you are recommended to proceed through the steps in order. You can return to the previous step by clicking the button for that step. In addition, you can also advance to the next or previous step by clicking the [Previous] or [Next] buttons at the window's bottom right. (These buttons may not appear for some tasks.) · To return to the first menu, click [Return to Main Menu], which appears below the menu items. Grayed out buttons indicate tasks that are not available at the time. When you finish the task underway, the buttons will once again become selectable. ZoomBrowser EX Software User Guide 9 Back Next Table of Contents Chapter 1 What is ZoomBrowser EX? Chapter 2 Downloading and Printing Images Chapter 3 What You Can Do with a Camera Connected Chapter 4 Viewing Images Chapter 5 Organizing Images Chapter 6 Using Supplementary Features Appendices Index Task Buttons and Main Window Features (3/4) Function Buttons The following buttons are available in the Main Window. Display Modes Use the tabs to switch between Browser Area display modes. View Image Button Displays the selected image in a viewer window. Properties Button Displays information for the selected image or folder in the Properties window. Display Control Panel The display control panel offers the following buttons. Slide Show Button Starts a slide show of the selected images. Back Button Returns to the view of the Browser Area displayed immediately prior. Search Button Searches images using criteria such as the Star Rating, revision date, shooting date, comments or keywords. Forward Button Returns to the view of the Browser Area displayed prior to use of the Back button. Delete Button Deletes selected images or folders from the computer. Rotate Button Rotates the selected image. Choose between 90° Left, 90° Right or 180°. Up Button Advances to a higher level folder when you have navigated to a lower level folder. Advanced Select Menu Use this menu to select or deselect all of the images in the Browser Area at once. You can also use it to select bracketed images (images shot with the camera's AEB function). ZoomBrowser EX Software User Guide 10 Back Next Table of Contents Chapter 1 What is ZoomBrowser EX? Chapter 2 Downloading and Printing Images Chapter 3 What You Can Do with a Camera Connected Chapter 4 Viewing Images Chapter 5 Organizing Images Chapter 6 Using Supplementary Features Appendices Index Task Buttons and Main Window Features (4/4) Show Information Menu Use this to show or hide image information--such as the file name, shooting date or Star Rating--below the thumbnail. You can also use it to show/hide the attribute icons around the folder or thumbnail edges and the pop-up window. Display Size (Operative only in Zoom or Scroll Mode) In Zoom mode, it changes the display magnification of the entire Browser Area. In Scroll mode, it changes the thumbnail display size. Selection Tool Button (Operative only in Zoom Mode) Restores the mouse pointer to a "pointer" when the Zoom In or Zoom Out button is being used. Zoom In Button (Operative only in Zoom Mode) Zooms in to folders or images in the Browser Area. Filter Tool Displays only the images meeting the specified criteria. The task buttons and other function buttons are discussed in more detail from Chapter 4 onward. Zoom Out Button (Operative only in Zoom Mode) Zooms out from folders or images in the Browser Area. Pan Button (Operative Only in Zoom Mode) Changes the area displayed when you zoom in on a folder or image in the Browser Area and drag the thumbnail list. Zoom to 100% Button (Operative Only in Zoom Mode) Changes the size of the thumbnail list to fit the window. ZoomBrowser EX Software User Guide 11 Back Next Table of Contents Chapter 1 What is ZoomBrowser EX? Chapter 2 Downloading and Printing Images Chapter 3 What You Can Do with a Camera Connected Chapter 4 Viewing Images Chapter 5 Organizing Images Chapter 6 Using Supplementary Features Appendices Index Downloading Images to a Computer (1/8) This chapter explains a sequence of basic procedures in order, such as downloading images from the camera and printing downloaded images. This section starts by explaining the procedures for downloading images from the camera. IMPORTANT · This guide assumes that all the relevant software programs and drivers have been correctly installed on your computer. If you have not yet installed them, read the guide supplied with your product and install them. Starting Methods for ZoomBrowser EX There are two ways to start ZoomBrowser EX: "Connecting the Camera and Computer" and "Starting ZoomBrowser EX from the Icon." The "Connecting the Camera and Computer" method is generally the most convenient for downloading images from the camera. Use the icon method under the following circumstances. · To use ZoomBrowser EX when a camera or memory card reader is not connected. · To restart ZoomBrowser EX with a camera or memory card reader already attached after the program has been closed. · To use ZoomBrowser EX when the Auto Start function has been set to start a different program when the camera is connected. IMPORTANT · With some versions of Windows, you may not be able to use the "Connecting the Camera and Computer" method the very first time the camera is connected after the computer has been booted up (due to a Windows limitation). Use the icon method in this case. You can use the "Connecting the Camera and Computer" method from the second time onward. ZoomBrowser EX Software User Guide 12 Back Next Table of Contents Chapter 1 What is ZoomBrowser EX? Chapter 2 Downloading and Printing Images Chapter 3 What You Can Do with a Camera Connected Chapter 4 Viewing Images Chapter 5 Organizing Images Chapter 6 Using Supplementary Features Appendices Index Downloading Images to a Computer (2/8) Connecting the Camera and Computer This method involves connecting the camera to the computer and preparing it to exchange data. First Time Camera is Connected to a Computer Configure the following settings the first time you attach the camera to the computer using an interface cable. This step is not required from the second connection onward. 1. With the camera attached to the computer, set the camera to the Playback mode. See the user guides for your camera for the method for connecting the camera and computer. The Camera Control Window will open. The window that appears for a wireless connection may differ slightly. When a window similar to the following one (Events dialog) opens, select [Canon CameraWindow] and click [OK]. The purpose of these settings is to have ZoomBrowser EX's Camera Control Window open automatically when the camera is connected to the computer. Your camera model name or "Canon Camera" will appear here. Camera Control Window Your computer system will determine which programs appear. If you place a check mark here, this window automatically opens when the camera is connected to the computer. If the Events Dialog does not open, see "Troubleshooting" in the Appendices. ZoomBrowser EX Software User Guide 13 Back Next Table of Contents Chapter 1 What is ZoomBrowser EX? Chapter 2 Downloading and Printing Images Chapter 3 What You Can Do with a Camera Connected Chapter 4 Viewing Images Chapter 5 Organizing Images Chapter 6 Using Supplementary Features Appendices Index Downloading Images to a Computer (3/8) REFERENCE · With a memory card reader, the Events dialog will appear each time. Select [View/Download Images using Canon CameraWindow] to open the Camera Control Window. IMPORTANT · With some versions of Windows, you may not be able to use this method of starting ZoomBrowser EX the very first time the camera is connected to the computer after it is booted up. (The Camera Control Window will not display even if you connect the camera to the computer correctly.) In this case, use the icon method to start ZoomBrowser EX. REFERENCE · If the Scanners and Cameras Wizard displays, close it and use the icon method to start ZoomBrowser EX. · When a camera model selection window opens, confirm that your camera model or [Canon Camera] is selected and click [OK]. ZoomBrowser EX Software User Guide 14 Back Next Table of Contents Chapter 1 What is ZoomBrowser EX? Chapter 2 Downloading and Printing Images Chapter 3 What You Can Do with a Camera Connected Chapter 4 Viewing Images Chapter 5 Organizing Images Chapter 6 Using Supplementary Features Appendices Index Downloading Images to a Computer (4/8) This section describes two methods for downloading images shot from the camera to a computer. Using Camera Commands to Download Images Downloading Images with Camera Commands You can use this method to download images with cameras that support the direct transfer function. 1. Read the dialog that displays. Proceed to Step 2 if the Camera Control Window opens on the computer. (Print/Share) button, the (Print/ If your camera has a Share) button will blink and a Direct Transfer menu, like the one shown below right, will appear on the camera's LCD monitor. Downloading Images with Computer Commands This method uses commands entered on the computer to download images from a memory card in a camera or in a memory card reader. This method can be used regardless of whether your camera supports the direct transfer function or not. IMPORTANT · Check to ensure that the computer and the camera or memory card reader are in the correct state for communication. REFERENCE · This section uses the "Download All Camera Images Not Yet Downloaded" method, a simple method, to download images. Chapter 3 explains in greater detail how to select images for downloading from a camera or memory card and how to perform tasks such as changing the file destination. · You can also download sound files to the computer that were recorded using the Sound Recorder feature. The downloading procedures are explained in Chapter 3 "Downloading Sound Files from the Camera." REFERENCE · If the Direct Transfer menu does not appear on the camera's LCD monitor, you cannot download images using camera commands. · The content of the LCD monitor screen and the method for displaying the Direct Transfer menu may differ between camera models. ZoomBrowser EX Software User Guide 15 Back Next Table of Contents Chapter 1 What is ZoomBrowser EX? Chapter 2 Downloading and Printing Images Chapter 3 What You Can Do with a Camera Connected Chapter 4 Viewing Images Chapter 5 Organizing Images Chapter 6 Using Supplementary Features Appendices Index Downloading Images to a Computer (5/8) REFERENCE · When a camera model selection window opens, confirm that your camera model or [Canon Camera] is selected and click [OK]. Displays newly acquired images. You can display the images arranged by their shooting dates. (This is a virtual folder) 2. Use the camera to set the direct transfer settings and press the (Print/Share) button or the SET button. REFERENCE · See the user guides for your camera for explanations of the settings and commands related to the Direct Transfer menu that appears on the camera's LCD monitor. · You can change the destination folder for images by clicking [Settings] in the Camera Control Window that appears on the computer monitor. See "Downloading Images Automatically" in Chapter 3 for instructions on how to change the destination folder. · By the default settings, downloaded images are saved to the My Pictures folder. Folders with newly acquired images display the symbol shown. Downloaded Images REFERENCE · You can hide the download mark by clearing the check mark for [Show Download Marks] in the (Show Information) menu. The images will display in the Main Window when the download is complete. The download mark will display on the folder(s) in which the images are downloaded. They will also display in the [Last Acquired Images] area in the upper part of the Folder Area, arranged according to shooting dates. ZoomBrowser EX Software User Guide 16 Back Next Table of Contents Chapter 1 What is ZoomBrowser EX? Chapter 2 Downloading and Printing Images Chapter 3 What You Can Do with a Camera Connected Chapter 4 Viewing Images Chapter 5 Organizing Images Chapter 6 Using Supplementary Features Appendices Index Downloading Images to a Computer (6/8) Using Computer Commands to Download Images 2. Click [Acquire & Camera Settings] in the Main Window, followed by [Connect to Camera]. 1. Read the dialog that displays. If a Camera Control Window similar to the one below appears, proceed to Step 3. If you are using a memory card reader, check that the card is correctly inserted in the reader and then click [Acquire & Camera Settings], followed by [Acquire Images from Memory Card]. REFERENCE · When a camera model selection window opens, confirm that your camera model or [Canon Camera] is selected and click [OK]. Proceed to Step 2 if ZoomBrowser EX's Main Window displays. REFERENCE · If you are using a memory card reader, a Camera Control Window similar to the right will open. ZoomBrowser EX Software User Guide 17 Back Next Table of Contents Chapter 1 What is ZoomBrowser EX? Chapter 2 Downloading and Printing Images Chapter 3 What You Can Do with a Camera Connected Chapter 4 Viewing Images Chapter 5 Organizing Images Chapter 6 Using Supplementary Features Appendices Index Downloading Images to a Computer (7/8) 3. Click [Starts to download images]. Displays newly acquired images. You can display the images arranged by their shooting dates. (This is a virtual folder) REFERENCE · If you click [Preferences], you can change settings such as the destination folder and type of image to download. The methods for changing the settings are explained in "Downloading Images Automatically" in Chapter 3. · By the default settings, all images that have not yet been downloaded are saved to the My Pictures folder. Folders with newly acquired images display the symbol shown.