Detailed instructions for use are in the User's Guide.
Digital Video Software
Version 31 Instruction Manual
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Contents
Read This First ........................................................................................................... 4 Checking Supplied Accessories ............................................................................ 4 System Requirements ............................................................................................... 5 What is Digital Video Software? ............................................................................... 6 Windows ..................................................................................................................... 7 CameraWindow ..................................................................................................... 7 [Acquire Images] Tab ........................................................................................ 7 [Print] Tab .......................................................................................................... 8 [Set to Camera] Tab .......................................................................................... 9 Camera Browser Window ............................................................................... 10 Browser Window...................................................................................................11 [Image Viewer] Window ....................................................................................... 15 [Trim Image] Window ...................................................................................... 16 [Color/Brightness Adjustment] Window ........................................................... 16 [Red Eye Correction] Window ......................................................................... 17 [Insert Text] Window ........................................................................................ 17 [Level Adjustment] Window ............................................................................. 18 [Tone Curve Adjustment] Window ................................................................... 18 [Sharpness] Window ....................................................................................... 19 [Auto Adjustment] Window .............................................................................. 19 Installing the Digital Video Software ...................................................................... 20 Before Downloading Still Images ........................................................................... 23 Connecting the Camcorder to a Computer .......................................................... 23 Settings on the camcorder .............................................................................. 23 Connecting the camcorder .............................................................................. 24 Downloading Still Images........................................................................................ 25 Using the Computer to Download Still Images (CameraWindow) ....................... 26 Auto-downloading ........................................................................................... 26 Applying Auto-downloading Settings .............................................................. 27 Downloading the Selected Still Images from the CameraWindow .................. 30 Using the Camcorder to Download Still Images (Direct Transfer Function) ........ 32 Setting the Direct Transfer Download Destination Folder ............................... 32 Direct Transfer ................................................................................................ 33 Using a Card Reader/Writer ................................................................................ 34 Auto-downloading ........................................................................................... 35 Applying Auto-downloading Settings .............................................................. 35 Downloading the Selected Still Images from the ImageBrowser .................... 36 Printing Still Images................................................................................................. 38 Printing Still Images without Downloading Them................................................. 38 Printing Still Images Already Downloaded to the Computer ................................ 43 [Photo Print] .................................................................................................... 43 [Index Print] ..................................................................................................... 45 [Layout Print] ................................................................................................... 47 Organizing Images ................................................................................................... 49 Applying Star Rating ............................................................................................ 49 Specifying the Keywords...................................................................................... 50 Classifying the Images......................................................................................... 51 Sort by the Shooting Date ............................................................................... 51 Sort by the Star Rating .................................................................................... 52
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Renaming Multiple Files ...................................................................................... 54 Searching for Images........................................................................................... 55 Exporting Images ..................................................................................................... 57 Changing the File Type and Saving..................................................................... 57 Uploading Still Images to the camcorder ............................................................. 60 Using Various Functions ......................................................................................... 62 Attaching Images to E-mail Messages ................................................................ 62 Running a Slide Show ......................................................................................... 64 Adding Sound to a Still Image.............................................................................. 65 Reviewing and Changing the Owner Name of the Camcorder............................ 66 Uninstalling the Software ........................................................................................ 67 Uninstalling ImageBrowser .................................................................................. 67 Troubleshooting ....................................................................................................... 68
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Disclaimer
· While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this guide is accurate and complete, no liability can be accepted for any errors or omissions. Canon reserves the right to change the specifications of the hardware and software described herein at any time without prior notice. · No part of this guide may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form, by any means, without the prior written permission of Canon. · Canon makes no warranties for damages resulting from corrupted or lost data due to mistaken operation or malfunction of the camcorder, the software, memory cards (SD, SDHC and miniSD Cards), personal computers, or peripheral devices, or due to use of a memory card not initialized by a Canon camcorder.
Trademark Acknowledgments
· Macintosh, Mac OS and iPhoto are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries. · miniSDTM is a trademark of SD Card Association. · The SD logo is a trademark. The SDHC logo is a trademark. · Intel is a trademark or a registered trademark of Intel Corporation or its subsidiaries in the United States and other countries. · Other names and products not mentioned above may be registered trademarks or trademarks of their respective companies. © Canon Inc. 2008 All rights reserved.
Safety Precautions
Do not play the supplied CD-ROM(s) in any CD player that does not support data CD-ROMs. Playing the CD-ROM(s) in an audio CD player (music player) could damage the speakers. It is also possible to suffer from hearing loss from listening with headphones to the loud sounds of a CD-ROM played on a music CD player.
Checking Supplied Accessories
Use the following accessories to download recorded still images from the camcorder to your computer. · DIGITAL VIDEO Solution Disk · Supplied USB cable The cable supplied with your camcorder may be different from the one described in this manual.
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The explanations in this manual use mainly Mac OS X version 10.3 screen shots. The steps and windows may vary depending on your computer.
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System Requirements
OS: Computer Model: CPU: RAM: Interface: Free Hard Disk Space: Display: Mac OS X (v10.3 - v10.5) Computers that come with above OS preinstalled PowerPC G3/G4/G5, or Intel processor 256 MB or more USB Canon Utilities - ImageBrowser 300 MB or more 1024 × 768 pixels/32,000 colors or better
Proper operation is not guaranteed on any particular system, even if it meets the requirements outlined above. ImageBrowser does not operate on disks initialized with the Unix File System (UFS). A CD-ROM drive is required to install the software.
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What is Digital Video Software?
Digital Video Software allows you to download still images you recorded with the camcorder to a computer and manage, print, and edit them.
ImageBrowser
· · · · · · · · · Viewing still images as thumbnails Managing by shooting date folders with still images Categorizing, organizing, and searching large volumes of still images Printing still images Editing still images Changing the data for still images and save them as new files Attaching still images to e-mail Viewing still images in a slide show Adding sound to a still image
CameraWindow
· Downloading still images to your computer · Viewing still images directly from the camcorder, without downloading them · Printing still images directly from the camcorder, without downloading them to the computer This instruction manual explains how to install the software, what you can do with the main features and how to operate them. For more detailed operational instructions, refer to the Help menu of each software program. Your camcorder may not support some features of the software.
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CameraWindow
After you connect the camcorder to your computer, you can use CameraWindow to download still images to the computer. Furthermore, you can print still images directly from the camcorder, without having to download them to the computer ( 38), and you can confirm and change the owner's name of the camcorder you specify ( 66). Refer to Using the Computer to Download Still Images (CameraWindow) ( 26) for launching the software. The Remote capture function is not supported by the camcorder. Click the [CameraWindow] icon in the Dock (bar appearing at the bottom of the desktop) if the Camera Control window does not appear. When the [CameraWindow] icon is not in the Dock, double click the [Canon Utilities] folder on the drive where the program was installed, followed by the [CameraWindow] folder and the [CameraWindow] icon.
[Acquire Images] Tab
After you connect the camcorder to your computer, use this tab to download still images to the computer.
Camera Control window Selects a function in the Camera Control window.
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Specify the image type to be downloaded and the destination folder. Images in the camcorder are displayed allowing you to select images. Images will be downloaded to the computer, and ImageBrowser starts.
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[Print] Tab
After connecting the camcorder to your computer, use this tab to print still images without downloading them to the computer first. The window varies depending on the selected printing type. Refer to Printing Still Images without Downloading Them ( 38).
Camera Control window Prints all still images, one image per page.
Displays a list of the still images in the camcorder (built-in hard disk/memory or memory card), allowing you to select which ones to print. Prints according to the DPOF print settings set by the camcorder. Prints all still images as an index page (rows of images with file names and image information).
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[Set to Camera] Tab
This tab is used for confirming and changing the owner's name of the camcorder you can specify ( 66) and uploading the still images to the camcorder. My Camera function is not supported by the camcorde ...
