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for WindowsSoftware Guide•ZoomBrowserEX•PhotoStitch
AABC
Transfer Images and Movies
Insert Text Save Still Images From Movies
Edit Movies
Print Images Back Up to a CD Attach Images to Email
Special Features
Plus many other useful features
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About this Manual
Notation Conventions
Thecontentsofthismanualareclassifiedaccordingtothefollowingsymbols.
IMPORTANT•The“Important”sectionscontainoperatingprecautionsorimportanttopics.Ensurethatyoureadthem.
HINT• The“Hint”sectionscontainproceduralsuggestionsandtipsforyourconvenience.Readthemasnecessary.
Operating Environment
•ThismanualusesWindowsVistascreenshotsandproceduresintheexplanations.ThescreenshotsandproceduresmayappearslightlydifferentifyouareusinganotherversionofWindows.
•Thedisplayedscreensandproceduresmayalsodifferslightlyfromtheexamplesdependinguponthecameraorprintermodelinuse.
•TheexplanationsinthisguidearebasedonthepremisethataCanoncompactdigitalcamerawillbeusedwiththesoftware.
•Somefunctionsmaynotbeavailabledependingonthecameramodel.
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ThisdocumentisprovidedasanAdobeReaderdocument.UseAdobeReader’sSearchfunctionstofindspecificwordsorphrasesthatyourecallbutcannotfind.Toaccessthisfunction,inAdobeReaderclickthe[Edit]menuandselectthe[Search]option.
IfyouareusingAdobeReader8orlater,youcanalsoperformsearcheswiththe[Find]functionrightonthetoolbar.
Inputsearchtexthere
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Precautions for Connecting the Camera to the Computer•Whenconnectingthecameratothecomputerwithaninterfacecable,makesuretoconnectthecabledirectlytothecomputer’sUSBport.TheconnectionmaynotoperatecorrectlyifyouattachthecameratothecomputerviaaUSBhub.
•TheconnectionmaynotoperatecorrectlyifyouareusingotherUSBdevices,excludingUSBmiceorkeyboards,atthesametimeasthecamera.Ifthisoccurs,disconnecttheotherdevicesfromthecomputerandtryreconnectingthecamera.
•Donotconnecttwoormorecamerasatthesametimetothesamecomputer.Theconnectionsmaynotoperatecorrectly.
•Donotallowthecomputertogointosleep(standby)modewhileacameraisconnectedviatheUSBinterfacecable.Ifthisdoeshappen,donotdisconnecttheinterfacecable.Trytoawakenthecomputerwiththecameraintheconnectedstate.Somecomputerswillnotawakenproperlyifyoudisconnectthecamerawhiletheyareinsleep(standby)mode.Pleaserefertoyourcomputermanualforinstructionsregardingthesleep(standby)mode.
•DonotdisconnectthecamerafromthecomputerifCameraWindowisdisplayedonthescreen.
IMPORTANT•YouarerecommendedtouseanACadapter(soldseparately)whenconnectingtoacomputer.EnsurethatyouusefullychargedbatteriesifyoucannotuseanACadapter.
•SeetheCamera User Guide for procedures on connecting the camera to the computer. CO
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Table of ContentsAbout this Manual................................................................................................................... 2Precautions for Connecting the Camera to the Computer.................................................... 3
Things to Remember............................................................................................ 6The Two ZoomBrowser EX Windows...................................................................................... 6
WindowsThatCommunicateWiththeCameraandManageImages........................................ 6Main Window........................................................................................................................... 7
HowtoDisplaytheMainWindow................................................................................................ 7NamesoftheMainWindowParts................................................................................................. 7
How to Perform Tasks.............................................................................................................. 8SelectingTasksandTaskWindowProcedures.............................................................................. 8
Mastering the Basics............................................................................................ 9Transferring Images................................................................................................................. 9
TransferringImagesbyConnectingtheCameratoaComputer................................................. 9Printing.................................................................................................................................... 12
PrintingaSingleImageonaSinglePage................................................................................... 12IndexPrint..................................................................................................................................... 14
How to Use CameraWindow................................................................................................. 16FirstMenuScreentoOpen........................................................................................................... 16ImageTransferScreen.................................................................................................................. 17OrganizeImagesScreen............................................................................................................... 18
How to Use the Main Window.............................................................................................. 19MainWindow............................................................................................................................... 19DisplayModes.............................................................................................................................. 20DisplayControlPanel................................................................................................................... 20BrowserAreaTasks....................................................................................................................... 21PropertiesWindow....................................................................................................................... 22ViewerWindow............................................................................................................................ 23
More Advanced Techniques.............................................................................. 24Editing Images........................................................................................................................ 24
RedEyeCorrection....................................................................................................................... 24AutoAdjustment.......................................................................................................................... 24Color/BrightnessAdjustment....................................................................................................... 25AdjustingSharpness–EmphasizingOutlines............................................................................... 25Trimming–CroppingaPortionofanImage................................................................................ 26InsertingText................................................................................................................................ 26UsingOtherEditingSoftware...................................................................................................... 27AttachingSounds.......................................................................................................................... 28CreatingPanoramicImages–PhotoStitch.................................................................................... 29EditingMovies.............................................................................................................................. 30ConvertingRAWImages–DigitalPhotoProfessional................................................................. 31
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Exporting................................................................................................................................ 33ChangingImage(Stills)SizesandTypes...................................................................................... 33ChangingMovieSizesandTypes................................................................................................. 33ExtractingStillsfromMovies........................................................................................................ 34ExportingShootingInformation................................................................................................. 34CreatingComputerScreenSaverImages................................................................................... 35CreatingComputerWallpaperImages........................................................................................ 35SavingtoCDs................................................................................................................................ 36
UploadingMoviestoYouTube.............................................................................................. 37UploadingtoYouTube................................................................................................................. 37
Email........................................................................................................................................ 38AttachingImagestoEmail........................................................................................................... 38
Slide Shows............................................................................................................................. 39ViewingImagesinSlideShows.................................................................................................... 39
Image Management............................................................................................................... 40ChangingFileNamesinBatches................................................................................................. 40SortingImagesintoFoldersbyShootingDate........................................................................... 40
Configuring Image Information Settings............................................................................. 41SettingStarRatings...................................................................................................................... 41InsertingComments...................................................................................................................... 41AssigningKeywords...................................................................................................................... 42
Searching, Filtering and Sorting Images............................................................................... 43SearchingImages.......................................................................................................................... 43FilteringImages............................................................................................................................ 44SortingImages.............................................................................................................................. 44
Comparing Images................................................................................................................. 45ComparingMultipleImages......................................................................................................... 45
My Camera Settings............................................................................................................... 46ChangingtheShutterSoundandStart-UpImage...................................................................... 46
Transferring Images............................................................................................................... 48TransferringImagestoaCamera................................................................................................. 48
CANONiMAGEGATEWAY..................................................................................................... 49AboutCANONiMAGEGATEWAY(forU.S.A.customersonly)................................................... 49Registering.................................................................................................................................... 49AvailableServices.......................................................................................................................... 50
Preference Settings................................................................................................................ 51CustomizingZoomBrowserEX..................................................................................................... 51CustomizingtheTaskButtons...................................................................................................... 51
Appendices......................................................................................................... 52List of Available Functions..................................................................................................... 52Supported Image Types......................................................................................................... 54Uninstalling the Software..................................................................................................... 55Memory Card Folder Structure.............................................................................................. 56Troubleshooting..................................................................................................................... 57
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HINTUse the Help FunctionThe (Help)buttonorHelpmenuisavailableinmostCameraWindowandZoomBrowserEXwindows.Itisthereforwhenyouareunsurehowtoproceed.
The Two ZoomBrowser EX Windows
Windows That Communicate With the Camera and Manage Images
ThefollowingtwowindowsarethemainonesusedforZoomBrowserEXprocedures.
Transferwindow,whichopenswhenacameraisconnected.CameraWindow
Youcanview,editandprinttheimagesinthecomputer.
Organizingwindowfortransferredimages.Main Window
Youcantransferalloraselectionofimagesfromtheconnectedcamera.
CameraWindowclosesandthescreenchangesaftertheimagesaretransferredfromthecamera.
Double-clickthisicononthedesktop.
Double-clickanimage.
TheViewerWindowthatappearswhenyouviewanimage.
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Main Window
How to Display the Main Window
MainWindowwillappearafterthecameraimagesaretransferredandCameraWindowcloses.Youcanalsodisplayitbydouble-clickingtheZoomBrowserEXicononthedesktop.
Names of the Main Window Parts
Menu Bar Function Buttons Display Control Panel
Task ButtonsSelectstaskstoperform.
Last Acquired ImagesDisplaysthelastimagestransferred.
Folder AreaSelectsafoldertodisplay.
Browser Area Iconsthatindicateimagepropertiesdisplayaroundimages,asshownontheleft.
PropertiesIcon(Displaysimageproperties)
:Imagerecordedusingthecamera’sStitchAssistmode
:RAWimage
:Movie
:Imagewithsoundmemoattached
:Protectedimage
:Imagerecordedusingthecamera’sAEBfunction
:Rotatedimage(rotatedindisplayonly)
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How to Perform Tasks
Selecting Tasks and Task Window Procedures
ManyZoomBrowserEXfunctionscanbeaccessedbyselectingataskintheMainWindowandfollowingtheinstructionsintheguidancesectionofthenewwindow.Forfurtherdetailsonthefunctions,referto“ListofAvailableFunctions”intheappendix.
1 Selectatask.
Themajorstepsforthetaskappearhere.Followthestepsinorder.Youcanreturntoapreviousstep.
Anoverviewfortheselectedtaskappearshere.
Cancelstheprocedureandreturnstothepreviouswindow.
2 Follow the instructions toperformthetask.
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IMPORTANT•Theinstructionsinthissoftwaremanualassumethatyouhavecorrectlyinstalledthesoftware.SeetheCamera User Guideforsoftwareinstallationprocedures.
•Fordetailsonhowtoconnectthecameratoacomputer,refertotheCamera User Guide.Pleasealsoreferto“PrecautionsforConnectingtheCameratotheComputer”.
•WithsomeversionsofMicrosoftWindows,CameraWindowmaynotopenwhenthecameraisconnected.Inthiscase,double-clicktheZoomBrowserEXicononthedesktoptostartZoomBrowserEXandopentheMainWindow.Clickthe[Acquire&CameraSettings]taskbutton,followedby[ConnecttoCamera].
1 Connectthecameratothecomputerwiththesuppliedinterfacecable.
2 Turn on the camera power, set it to playback mode and prepare it to communicatewiththecomputer.
3 When a window similar to the one at therightappears,click[DownloadsImages From Canon Camera using Canon CameraWindow].WithWindowsXP,click[CanonCameraWindow]then[OK]intheAutoPlaywindow.ForWindows7,usethefollowingstepstodisplayCameraWindow.1. Click onthetaskbar.2. Inthescreenthatappears,clickthe linktomodifytheprogram.3. Click[DownloadsImagesFromCanonCamerausingCanonCameraWindow],then
click[OK].4. Doubleclick .
Transferring Images
Transferring Images by Connecting the Camera to a Computer
Transferthecameraimagestothecomputer.
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CameraWindow(MenuScreen)
4 Click[ImportImagesfromCamera], and then click [ImportUntransferredImages].Onlyimagesthathavenotyetbeentransferredwillstarttotransfer.
Afteryouclick[OK]inthedialogthatindicatesthetransferiscompleteandclosetheCameraWindowscreen,thetransferredimageswilldisplayintheMainWindow.
YoucanselectthenewlytransferredimagesbytheirshootingdatesorMyCategory(selectmodelsonly)classification.
:Folderscontainingnewlyacquiredimages
• Imagesfrommemorycardswithlargenumbersofimages(morethan1,000)maynottransfercorrectly.Ifthishappens,pleaseuseamemorycardreadertotransfer.Fordetailsontransferringimagesfromamemorycardreader,referto“TransferringImagesUsingaMemoryCardReader”.
•Moviefilestaketimetotransfersincethefilesarelarge.
HINTChanging the Transfer Destination Folder Thedefaultsettingssavetransferredimagesintothe[Pictures]or[MyPictures]folders.Tochangethedestinationfolder,clickthe buttonshownontherightinStep4asdescribedabove,thenclickthe[Import]button.Inthe[FolderSettings]tab,click[Browse]tocompletesettingsinthescreencurrentlydisplayed.
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HINTSelect Images to ImportTotransferonlyaselectionofimagesfromthecamera,click[ImportImagesfromCamera]inCameraWindow(menuscreen),thenselectimagesintheimagetransferscreen,andclickthe (Import)button.Fordetails,referto“ImageTransferScreen”.
Import All ImagesTotransferallimagesonthecamera,click[ImportImagesfromCamera]inCameraWindow(menuscreen)then,[ImportAllImages].
Automatically Transferring Images on ZoomBrowserEXStart-UpToautomaticallytransferimageswhenCameraWindowstartsup,clickthebuttonshownontherightinCameraWindow(menuscreen),thenclickthe[Import]button,andthe[AutoImport]tab.Addacheckmarkto[Startimportingimagesautomaticallywhenthissoftwareislaunched.].
Transferring Images Using a Memory Card ReaderAnactionselectionwindowwillopenwhenyouinsertamemorycardintothememorycardreader.Ifyouselect[View/DownloadImagesUsingCanonZoomBrowserEX],ZoomBrowserEXwillstartanddisplaythefollowingwindow.Usethiswindowtoperformthetransferringprocedures.
Transfersallimagesthathavenotyetbeentransferred.
Allowsyoutoselectandtransferimages.
Printsimages.
Configuresthetransferfolderandothersettings.
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2 Click[PhotoPrint].
1 Clickthe[Print&Email]taskbuttonintheMainWindow.
Printing
Printing a Single Image on a Single Page
Printsoneimageperpage.
3 Confirmthat[1.SelectImages] is chosen and selectimagesforprinting.
HINTPrinting MoviesMoviescannotbeprinted,butyoucanextractstillimagesfrommovies,andprintthemaftertheyhavebeensaved.Fordetailsonhowtosavestillimagesfrommovies,referto“ExtractingStillsfromMovies”.
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4 Click[2.PrinterandLayoutSettings]andsetthecategoriesasdesired.
Setstheprinter,papersizeandborderlessprintingsettings.
Clickheretocropandprintaportionofanimage.
Clickheretoinserttextontoanimageandprint.
Setstheshootingdate/timeimprintsettings.
5 Click[3.Print].Printingwillstart.
HINTPrinting Using Other SoftwareIfyouhavespecializedprintingsoftwareinstalledonthecomputer,youcanalsouseittoprinttheimages.Clickthe[Print&Email]taskbuttonintheMainWindow,followedby[PrintUsingOtherSoftware].
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Index Print
Printsanindexoftheimages.
1 Clickthe[Print&Email]taskbuttonintheMainWindow.
2 Click[IndexPrint].
3 Confirmthat[1.SelectImages] is chosen and selectimagesforprinting.
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4 Click[2.PrinterandLayoutSettings]andsetthecategoriesasdesired.
Setstheprinterandpapersizesettings.
Rotatesselectedimages.
Clickheretocropaportionoftheselectedimageandprintit.
Selectanimagetorotateortrim.
Setsthenumberofrowsorcolumns.
Configurestheprintingoftheshootinginformation,comments,headers,footersorpagenumbers.
5 Click[3.Print].Printingwillstart.
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How to Use CameraWindow
First Menu Screen to Open
Thisscreenappearswhenthecameraisconnectedtoyourcomputer.Clickeachbuttontodisplaytheavailableoptions.
Displaysin-cameramemorycardinformation. Displayscamerainformation.
Startsoperationsfortransferringimagesfromthecameratoyourcomputer.
Startsoperationsforprotecting,rotating,anddeletingimagesonthecamera.Alsotransfersimagesfromyourcomputertothecamera.
Startsoperationsforsettingthecamerastart-upscreen,start-upsound,andvariouscamerasounds.Fordetails,referto“MyCameraSettings”in“MoreAdvancedTechniques”.Thismenumaynotappeardependingonyourcameramodel.
HINTCustomizing CameraWindow FunctionsIfyouclickthe buttonasshownintheupperrightofthescreen,youcancustomizevariousfunctionstomakeCameraWindoweasiertouse.Youcanchangetheautomatictransfersettings,thestart-upscreenthatappearswhenstartingCameraWindow,andthetransferdestinationfolder.
Startsoperationsforuploadingmoviesonthecameratowebservices.
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ReturnstotheMenuscreen.
Turnstheshootingdateandfoldernamebelowthethumbnailsonandoff(wheninthumbnaildisplay).
Image Transfer Screen
Thisscreenappearswhenyouclick[ImportImagesfromCamera]ontheMenuscreen,thenclick[SelectImagestoImport].Selecttheimageyouwanttotransferandclickthe buttontotransfertheimagetoy.ourcomputer.
Changesthumbnailsize(wheninthumbnaildisplay).
ViewerWindow(thumbnaildisplay)
ClosesCameraWindow.
Switchesbetweenwindowdisplaymodes.
Thumbnaildisplay
Previewdisplay
Fullscreendisplay
Double-clickinganimageswitchestopreviewdisplay.
TransferstheimagechoseninViewerWindowtoyourcomputer.
Imagesonthecamerathatmatchtheselectedfilterdisplayintheareatotheright.
Thebackgroundofchosenimagesturnsblue.
Thismarkappearsonimagesthathavenotyetbeentransferred.
Cancelsimage selection.
Rotateschosenimages90°totheleftorright.
Selectsallimages.
IMPORTANT•Thefunctions(buttons)thatdisplaywilldifferdependingonthecameramodel.
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Organize Images Screen
Thisscreenappearswhenyouclick[OrganizeImagesonCamera]ontheMenuscreen,thenclick[OrganizeImages].Clickingafolderontheleftwilldisplayallimageswithinthefolderasthumbnails(smallimages)ontherightofthescreen.
IMPORTANT•Thefunctions(buttons)thatdisplaywilldifferdependingonthecameramodel.•Clickingthe (Delete)buttonwilldeletetheimagefromthecamera.Exerciseadequatecaution,asyoucannotretrievethedeletedimages.
ReturnstotheMenuscreen.
Turnstheshootingdateandfoldernamebelowthethumbnailsonandoff(wheninthumbnaildisplay).
Changesthumbnailsize(wheninthumbnaildisplay).
ViewerWindow(thumbnaildisplay)
ClosesCameraWindow.
Switchesbetweenwindowdisplaymodes.
Thumbnaildisplay
Previewdisplay
Fullscreendisplay
Double-clickinganimageswitchestopreviewdisplay.
DeletestheimagechoseninViewerWindow.
Imagesonthecamerathatmatchtheselectedfilterdisplayintheareatotheright.
Thebackgroundofchosenimagesturnsblue.
Thismarkappearsonimagesthathavenotyetbeentransferred.
Protects/cancelsprotectionfortheimagechoseninViewerWindow.
Rotateschosenimages90°totheleftorright.
Transfersimagesonyourcomputertothecamera.
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How to Use the Main Window
Main Window
ThisisthemainwindowforperformingtasksinZoomBrowserEX.
Slide ShowDisplaystheselectedimagesinsuccessioninthewindow.
PropertiesDisplaysinformationaboutaselectedimage.
View ImageDisplaystheselectedimageintheViewerWindow.
Task ButtonsSelectsatasktoperform.
SearchPerformssearchesonimages.
DeleteDeletestheselectedimagesorfolders.• DeletedimagesaresenttotheRecycleBinonthedesktop.
• TheassociationbetweenasoundmemoandanimagecannotberecoveredfromafilerestoredfromtheRecycleBin.
RotateRotatesaselectedimage.• Clickthe[Edit]menuandselect[RotateAccordingtoRotationInformation]torotatetheoriginalimageaswellinthedisplayeddirection.
Folder AreaSelectsafoldertodisplay.• YoucanregisterfoldersyouuseoftenasFavoriteFolders( ).Registerbyclicking[Add].TodeleteafolderintheFavoriteFoldersarea,selectafolderandclickthe[Remove]button.
Browser AreaDisplaystheimagesinanindexlist.
Display Control PanelConfiguresthesettingsfordisplayingimagesintheBrowserArea.
Last Acquired ImagesYoucancheckimagesbyshootingdateorMyCategory.
Display ModeSelectsadisplaymodefortheBrowserArea.CO
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Display Modes
Selectabrowserareadisplaymodetofityourpurposes.
Zoom Mode: suitedforsurveyingmanyimages.
Scroll Mode: allowsthumbnailstobeviewedatasizesuitedforeasyviewing.
Preview Mode: allowstheimageinformationtobereadwhileviewingtheimage.
HINTMagnify Thumbnails to Check ImagesInzoommodeorscrollmode,positioningthemousepointeroverathumbnailcausestheimagetoappearatahighermagnificationinaMouseOverwindow.YoucanalsosettheMouseOverwindowtonotshowinthe (ShowInformation)menu.
Display Control Panel
ThispaneladjuststhedisplaysettingsfortheBrowserArea.
Selection MenuClickthistoselect/deselectallimagesintheBrowserArea.
Select ButtonUsethistoselectimagesinZoommode.
Display SizeChangesthesizeofthethumbnailintheBrowserArea.
Show/Hide Image Information MenuSelectheretoshow/hidesuchimageinformationasthefilenameorshootingdateorratingbeneaththethumbnail.
Fit to WindowChangesthethumbnailsizetofitthemintothewindow.
Filter Tool MenuDisplaysonlyimagesthatcorrespondtospecificconditions.
Zoom ButtonUsethistozoominandoutonanimage.
Scroll ButtonUsethiswheninzoommodetomovethedisplayedportionoftheimage(draginsidethebrowserarea).
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Change the Folder LevelTheleveloffolderdisplayedcanbechangedwiththefollowingprocedures.• InZoommode,positionthemousecursoroverthefolderandclickthe iconwhenitdisplays.
• InScrollorPreviewmode,double-clickthe icon.• Toadvancetoahigherfolderlevel,clickthe icon.
Change the Display SizeYoucanchangethedisplayratio(Zoommode)orthumbnailsize(Scrollmode)withtheslider.
Select Images ClickinganimageintheBrowserAreaselectsthatimage.Toselectmultipleimages,holddownthe[Ctrl]keywhileclickingimages,orholddownthe[Shift]keyandclickastartingandendingimagetoselectarangeofadjacentimages.
Display ImagesDouble-clickinganimageintheBrowserArea(orselectingtheimageandclicking (ViewImage)),displaysitintheViewerWindow.
Move, Copy ImagesTomoveanimagebetweenfolders,dragitoverthedestinationfolderandreleasethemousebutton.Tocopyanimage,holdthe[Ctrl]keywhilereleasingthemousebuttonasabove.YoucanalsousethesameprocedurestocopyimagesbetweenWindowsExplorerandtheMainWindow.
Create New FolderTocreateanewfolderintheBrowserArea,clickthe[File]menuandselect[NewFolder].
HINTRight-ClickContextMenusRight-clickingoverawindoworimagedisplayscontextualmenus.Thesemenuscontainthefunctionsavailableinthecurrentcontextaswellasotherconvenientfunctions.Usetheright-clickmenustoincreaseyourefficiency.
Using the NavigatorIfyouchangethedisplayedzoomfactorinZoomMode,aNavigatorWindowthatshowsthecurrentpositionwillappear.IntheNavigatorWindowyoucanchangethepositionbydragging orclickinginsidethewindow.
Browser Area Tasks
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Properties WindowThePropertiesWindowdisplayswhenyouselectanimageintheBrowserAreaandclickthePropertiesbutton.ThePropertiesWindowdoesnotdisplayinthePreviewMode.
Showsorhidescategories.
File NameThefilenamecanbechanged.
Star Rating and My CategorySetstheratingforanimage.AniconwilldisplayifaMyCategoryisset.
ProtectPreventsanimagefrombeingoverwrittenordeleted.
CommentYoucantypeacommenthere.
KeywordsSetsthekeywordsusedinsearches.
Brightness HistogramAgraphofthehighlightsandshadowsdistributioninanimage.
Shooting InformationDisplaysdetailedinformation,suchastheshutterspeedandexposurecompensationsetting.Thecameramodelwilldeterminewhatinformationisdisplayed.
Image Selector ButtonsWhenmultipleimagesareselected,youcanswitchbetweenimagesthatdisplayinformationinthePropertiesWindow.
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Viewer Window
Double-clickinganimageintheMainWindowdisplaysitinthiswindow.
Changethedisplaymagnification.ZoomingindisplaystheNavigatorwindowtoshowtherelativepositionontheimage.
Editanimage.
Displaytheshootinginformation.Youcanconfiguretheinformationdisplaybyclickingthe[Tools]menuandselecting[Preferences].
Displayatfullscreensize.
SettheStarRating.
Displaymultipleimagessidebyside.
Shooting information
•The[DisplayOriginalImage]buttonwilldisplaybeneathRAWimagesintheViewerWindow.ClickthisbuttontodisplaytheconvertedimageintheViewerWindow.
•Thefollowingwindowwillappearwhenamovieisdisplayed.
Youcanextractstillsfrommovies.
Youcancutportionsateitherendofamovieclip.
Youcancontrolmovieplaybackandsoundvolume.
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Editing Images
IMPORTANT•Theoriginalimagewillbeoverwrittenafteranimageiseditedunlessthefilenameischangedbeforesavingit.Topreservetheoriginalimageintact,changethefilenamewhensavingtheeditedimage.
•ThissectionintroducestheproceduresstartedbyclickingtheEdittaskbutton.Imagescanalsobeeditedinasimilarwaybyclickingthe[Edit]buttonintheViewerWindow.
Red Eye Correction
Restoreseyeappearancetotheoriginalcolorwhenlightreflectedfromtheflashmakesthemappearred.
Procedures
1 Select a task from the left side of the window: [Edit]and[EditImage].
2 Selectanimage.
3 [2.SelectEditingTool]
4 [RedEyeCorrection]
5 [3.Finish]
•MoviesandRAWimagescannotbeedited.
•Click[Start]whenAutomodeisselected.•SwitchtoManualmodeifAutomodecannotcorrecttheimage,andselectthelocationoftheeyetocorrect.
Auto Adjustment
Automaticallyadjuststheimagecolorbalanceandbrightness.
Procedures
1 Select a task from the left side of the window: [Edit]and[EditImage].
2 Selectanimage.
3 [2.SelectEditingTool]
4 [AutoAdjustment]
5 [3.Finish]
•MoviesandRAWimagescannotbeedited.
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Color/Brightness Adjustment
Youcanadjustimagecolorbalanceandbrightnessusingavarietyofmethods.
Procedures
1 Select a task from the left side of the window: [Edit]and[EditImage].
2 Selectanimage.
3 [2.SelectEditingTool]
4 [Color/BrightnessAdjustment]
5 [3.Finish]
•MoviesandRAWimagescannotbeedited.
Adjusting Sharpness–Emphasizing Outlines
Makesimagesappearsharperbyemphasizingtheoutlinesofsubjects,suchaspeopleandobjects.
Tone Curve Adjustment
Level Adjustment
RGB Adjustment
Brightness, Saturation, Contrast
Procedures
1 Select a task from the left side of the window: [Edit]and[EditImage].
2 Selectanimage.
3 [2.SelectEditingTool]
4 [Sharpness]
5 [3.Finish]
•TheUnsharpMask[Radius]isthesizeatwhichtheoutlineisdetectedandthe[Threshold]isthestandardvalueatwhichtheoutlineisdetermined.
•MoviesandRAWimagescannotbeedited.
Unsharp Mask
Sharpen
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Trimming–Cropping a Portion of an Image
Usethistodeleteunnecessaryportionsoftheimageandleaveonlythenecessaryportions.
Procedures
1 Select a task from the left side of the window: [Edit]and[EditImage].
2 Selectanimage.
3 [2.SelectEditingTool]
4 [Trim]
5 [3.Finish]
•Youcanalsoinputvaluesoranaspectratiotospecifythetrimarea.
•MoviesandRAWimagescannotbeedited.
Inserting Text
Usethistoinserttextontotheimage.
Procedures
1 Select a task from the left side of the window: [Edit]and[EditImage].
2 Selectanimage.
3 [2.SelectEditingTool]
4 [InsertText]
5 [3.Finish]
•Placingacheckmarkinthe[Antialias]boxcausesthetextedgestoblendinwiththeunderlyingimage.
•MoviesandRAWimagescannotbeedited.
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Youcanfreelyadjustthefont,size,colorandtextattributes.
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Using Other Editing Software
IfyouregisteranotherimageeditingprogramwithZoomBrowserEXinadvance,youcanusethatsoftwaretoeditanimageselectedinZoomBrowserEX.
Registering an Editing Program
RegistertheprogramsoitcanbestartedfromwithinZoomBrowserEX.
Procedures
1 Select a task from the left side of the window: [Edit]and[EditImage].
2 Selectanimage.
3 [2.SelectEditingTool]
4 [Editwithexternalimageeditor]
5 [ManageList]
ZoomBrowser EX Other Image Editing Program
Procedures
1 Select a task from the left side of the window: [Edit]and[EditImage].
2 Selectanimage.
3 [2.SelectEditingTool]
4 [Editwithexternalimageeditor]
5 [3.Finish]
•Theshootinginformationmaybelostfromimagesrecordedwiththecameraandthenprocessedandsavedwithanotherimageeditingprogram.
•MoviesandRAWimagescannotbeedited.
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Playing an Image Sound File
Attaching Sounds
Youcanaddsoundeffectsorbackgroundmusictoimagesandplaybackthesounds.
Adding Sound
Symboldisplayedonimagethumbnailstowhichsoundfileshavebeenadded.
Procedures
1 Selectanimage.
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[Edit]and[Add/RemoveSound].
•WAVEtypesoundfiles(extension“.wav”)canbeattachedtoimages.
•Attachingasoundfiletoanimageresultsintheselectedsoundfilebeingcopiedintothesamefolderastheimagefile.
Procedures
1 Selectanimage.
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[Edit]and[PlaySound].
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Creating Panoramic Images–PhotoStitch
Youcancreatewidepanoramicimagesbymovingthecameraslightlywhenrecordingaseriesofimagesandmergingthemintooneimage.
HINTUsing the Stitch Assist Mode Ifyouusethecamera’sStitchAssistmodetorecordtheimages,PhotoStitchcanautomaticallydetecttheimageorderandmergedirection,makingiteasiertomergetheimages.(SomecameramodelsmaynotfeaturetheStitchAssistmode.)
IMPORTANT•Ifamessageappears,notifyingyouthatthecomputerhasinsufficientmemory,tryoneofthefollowingmethodstosolvetheproblem.•CloseallotherapplicationsotherthanPhotoStitch.•Reducethesizeornumberofimagestocombine.•Inthe[Save]tab,select[Adjustimage...],thenin“SavedImageSize“reducethesize.
Procedures
1 Select a task from the left side of the window: [Edit]and[StitchPhotos].
•MoviesandRAWimagescannotbeedited.
UsethePhotoStitchprogramtocreatepanoramicimages.
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ABC Procedures
1 Select a task from the left side of the window: [Edit] and [Edit Movie].
Editing Movies
You can create original movies by linking movie clips and still images. You can even add titles and other text, background music and various special effects to the movie.
HINTRecordable Movie Length • Thelengthofmoviesyoucansaveisshownatright.Amessagewillappearifyoutrytosavealongermovie.Reducethelengthorsizeofthemovieifthishappens.
IMPORTANT•Movieseditedwiththisfunctioncannotbetransferredbacktothecamera.•Savingmoviestakestime,especiallyMOVtypemoviesselectedwith[Saveimagetype]takesaconsiderableamountoftime.
Movie Size Max. Length1920x1080 Under10minutes
1280x720 Under20minutes
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Procedures
1 Select a task from the left side of the window: [Edit]and[DigitalPhotoProfessional Process RAW Images].
2 Select a RAW image in Digital Photo Professional’s MainWindow.
3 Click (Editimagewindow).
4 Adjust the image brightness and white balance in the toolpalette.•Themodifiedcontents(theinformationforimageprocessingrequirements)aresavedalongwiththeimageasa“recipe”.
•WithDigitalPhotoProfessional,youcanadjustimagestoachievethebestresultsforyourdesiredsceneorsubjectbyspecifyingapicturestyle.
•Theitemsavailabletobemodifieddifferdependingonthecameramodel.
5 [File]and[Convertandsave].•Aftersettingthefiletype,size,anddestinationfolder,click[Save].
•OnlyRAWimagescompatiblewithDigitalPhotoProfessionalcanbeprocessed.
•EnsurethatyouusetheRAWimageconversionsoftwareincludedwithyourcamera.
Converting RAW Images–Digital Photo Professional
YoucanconvertRAWimagestoJPEGandTIFFimages.
Digital Photo Professional’s Main Window
Selectsfolderscontainingimages.
Digital Photo Professional’s Tool Palette
YoucanadjustallthreeRGBchannellevelstogetherorseparatelywiththeToneCurve.
Reducesnoisethatoccurswhenshootingnighttimescenery,orwhenshootingatahighISOspeed.
Adjuststhebrightness,whitebalanceandpicturestyle.
Adjuststhecontrast,colortone,colorsaturationandsharpness.
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ProcessingintheCamera
StandardImageCapture
Image Adjustment
Compression JPEG Image
Image sensor data from shutter release
Imageadjustment&compressionautomaticallyperformed
RAWImageCapture RAW Image
ProcessingbyComputer
• Canbeusedwithgeneralprograms.• Imageissubjecttodegradationwhenadjustedbecauseithasbeencompressed.
JPEG Image,TIFF Image
• Youcanviewtheimagewhilemakingadjustmentswithoutworryingaboutqualityloss.
• ProcessingwithDigitalPhotoProfessionalisrequiredtoviewtheimageswithgeneralprograms.
Image Adjustment
Compression
Digital Photo Professional RAW Image Processing
Toprint,usingDigitalPhotoProfessional,selectanimageintheMainWindow,thenclickthe[File]menuandselecttheprintfunction.DigitalPhotoProfessionaloffersthefollowingprintingmethods.
Printing Method Description
Single Print Automaticallysetsthelayoutforprintingasingleimageonasinglepage.
Detailed Setting Givesyouthefreedomtosetthelayout,addtitles,orprintwithshootinginformation.
Contact SheetPrintsaline-upofmultipleimagesononepage(alsoallowsyoutoselectthenumberofimages,layout,andaddtitles).
IMPORTANT•RAWimagescanonlybecapturedoncertaincameramodelsthatlist“RAW”asoneofthedatatypesincludedinthe“Specifications”sectionoftheCamera User Guide.
•OnlyRAWimagescompatiblewithDigitalPhotoProfessionalcanbeprocessed.Checkthe“DataType”itemofthe“Specifications”sectionoftheCamera User Guide for compatibility.
•For a more detailed explanation of operating procedures, download the Digital PhotoProfessionalmanual(PDFformat)fromtheCanonwebsite.
HINTAbout RAW ImagesRAWimagescontainthedatacapturedbythecamera’simagesensorwithoutmodification.SincetheycontainrawdatathatdiffersfromtheusualJPEGimagesbynothavinganyimageadjustmentorcompressionprocessingperformedinthecamera,theycanbeconvertedonacomputerwithalosslessprocess. CO
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Exporting
ChangingImage(Stills)SizesandTypes
Youcanchangeanimage’ssizeandformatwhenexportingitsothatitcanbepublishedontheInternetorattachedtoanemailmessage.
Procedures
1 Select a task from the left side of the window: [Export]and[ExportStillImages].
•YouwilllosetheshootinginformationifyousaveimagesasatypeotherthanJPEG.
Changing Movie Sizes and Types
Youcanchangeamovie’ssizeandformatwhenexportingitsothatitcanbepublishedontheInternetorattachedtoanemailmessage.
Procedures
1 Select a task from the left side of the window: [Export]and[ExportMovies].
•Youcanalsousethisfunctiontorotatemovies.
IMPORTANT•Exportingmoviesmaytakeaconsiderableamountoftime.
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1 Select a task from the left side of the window: [Export]and[Extractframesfromamovie].
Extracting Stills from Movies
Youcanextractandsavestillsfromyourfavoriteframesrecordedinamovie.
Exporting Shooting Information
Youcanexporttheshootinginformationrecordedwithanimage,suchastheshutterspeedandexposure,asatextfile.
Extract your best shots as stills
Ascertain the causes of failed photos or compare the settingsforseveralimages.
Procedures
1 Select a task from the left side of the window: [Export]and[ExportShootingProperties].
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Creating Computer Screen Saver Images
Youcanexportimagestoserveascomputerscreensavers.
Creating Computer Wallpaper Images
Youcanexportimagestoserveascomputerwallpaperimages.
Procedures
1 Select a task from the left side of the window: [Export]and[ExportasaScreenSaver].
Procedures
1 Select a task from the left side of the window: [Export]and[ExportasaWallpaper].
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Saving to CDs
YoucansaveimagesalongwiththeirshootinginformationtoCD-R/RWdiscs.
Back up important images or distribute your vacation photosondiscs.
Procedures
1 Select a task from the left side of the window: [Export]and[BackuptoCD].
IMPORTANT•Thisfunctioncanonlybeusedwithcomputersthatsatisfythefollowing
requirements:
•EquippedwithaCD-R/RWdriveasstandardequipment•WritingtotheCD-R/RWdriveoperatescorrectlywithWindows
• IfawindowsimilartothatshowntotherightappearswhenanewCD-R/RWdiscisplacedinthedrive,click ([Cancel]whenusingWindowsXP)toclosethewindow.CO
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Procedures
1 Connect the camera to a computer to start CameraWindow.•Fordetails,refertosteps1-3in“TransferringImages”.
2 [UploadImagesfromCamera]
3 [UploadMoviestoYouTube]
4 Selectmovies.
5 Click (Next).
6 Input a title and description, then click (Upload).
7 EnteryourYouTubeusername and password, andsignin.
Uploading Movies to YouTube
UploadingtoYouTube
YoucanuploadmoviesyouhaveshottoYouTube.Youcanuploadmoviessavedonthecameraoracomputer.
HINTUploading Movies Saved on a ComputerClickthe[Start]menuatthebottomleftofthescreenandselect[AllPrograms]or[Programs]followedby[CanonUtilities],[CameraWindow],[MovieUploaderforYouTube]and[MovieUploaderforYouTube].Click[Add]inthescreenthatappears,thenafteraddingmoviestotheuploadlist,clickthe (Upload)button.
IMPORTANT•DependingonYouTubespecifications,orfuturechangestospecifications,thisfunctioncannotbeguaranteed.
•Themaximumlengthforuploadablemoviesislessthan10minutes,andthemaximumfilesizeislessthan1GB.
•Moviesthathavebeeneditedonacomputercannotbeuploaded.•Internetaccessisrequiredtouploadmovies(YoumustalreadyhaveanaccountwithanInternetserviceprovider(ISP),browsersoftwareinstalledandanInternetconnection).
•AnyISPaccountchargesandaccessfeesmustbepaidseparately.
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Procedures
1 Select a task from the left side of the window: [Print&Email]and[EmailImages].
2 Selectanimagetosend.•Youcanalsoselectmultipleimagesorallimagesinafolder.
3 Click[2.ChangeImageSize]•Youcanchangetheimagesizeandqualitysettings.
4 Click[3.Finish]•Themailsoftwarewillstart,andthesendscreenwillappear.Theselectedimagewillappearasanattachedfile.
• In[CustomSettings],if[SavetoFolder]isselectedin“AfterFinishingtheTask”,theselectedimageswillbesavedintheindicateddestinationfolder.
HINTAutomaticStart-upSettingsforE-mailSoftware• WhenusingWindows7,youmustpre-installane-mailprogram.Whenchangingsettings,setthedefaultprogramintheControlPanel.
• WhenusingWindowsVista,configurethesettingsinyoure-mailsoftware.Forexample,youcanconfigureWindowse-mailbystartinge-mail,thenclickingthe[Tools]menu,followedby[Options],[DefaultMessagingPrograms],[ThisapplicationisnotthedefaultMailhandler],and[MakeDefault].
• WhenusingWindowsXP,settingscanbeconfiguredbystartingtheInternetExplorerprogram,andclickingthe[Tools]menu,followedby[InternetOptions],[Programs]tab,andthe[E-mail]pull-downmenu.
IMPORTANT•Thee-mail’sMAPIclientmustbepresetforthee-mailsoftwaretostartautomatically.•Ifthee-mailsoftwaredoesnotstartautomatically,firstsavetheimagestoyourcomputer,thenstartyoure-mailsoftwaretoattachandsendtheimages.Thedestinationfolderforsavedimagescanbesetwith[CustomSettings].
Attaching Images to Email
Youcansendimagesasemailfileattachments.
Clickhereformostimages. Clickherewhenyouwanttochangetheimagesizeorimagequalitysettings,thenclick[CustomSettings]tochangesettings.
Clickheretochecktheoptionscurrentlyset.
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Slide Shows
Viewing Images in Slide Shows
Amultipleselectionofimagescanbeshownatfullsizeonthescreeninsuccessionasaslideshow.
Youcanfreelyconfigurethetransition effects, information displayedanddisplaytimesettings.
Procedures
1 Select a task from the left side of the window: [View&Classify]and[ViewasaSlideShow].
HINTSlide Show Button FunctionsThefollowingbuttonsappearatthebottomofthescreenwhileaslideshowisplaying.
YoucansettheStarRatingforanimagewhileitisdisplayed. Rewind Pause Forward
Aftertheslideshow,theimagesyouclickedduringtheshowremainselected.
Aftertheslideshow,theimagesyouclickedduringtheshowappearinaprintingwindow.
Stopstheslideshow.
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Image Management
Changing File Names in Batches
Youcanchangethefilenamesofmultipleimagesinoneprocedure.
Name + Number
Shooting Date + Number
Name + Shooting Date + Number
Shooting Date + Name + Number
Change randomly numbered images and received images into consecutively numberedimages.
xxx_01 xxx_02 xxx_03 xxx_04 xxx_05
Procedures
1 Select a task from the left side of the window: [View&Classify]and[RenameMultipleFiles].
•Youcanchangeindividualfileandfoldernamesbyclickingthe[File]menuandselecting[Rename]orbyclickingonthefilenameinPreviewmode.
•ChangingtheimagenameinZoomBrowserEXalsochangestheactualfilenameonthedisk.
Sorting Images into Folders by Shooting Date
Youcansortimagesintofoldersbytheirshootingdates.
Images predating your use of ZoomBrowser EX can alsobemanagedtogether.
Procedures
1 Select a task from the left side of the window: [View&Classify]and[ClassifyintoFolder].
200x/05/15
200x/05/16
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Configuring Image Information Settings
Setting Star Ratings
YoucansettheStarRatingsusedinsearchinganddisplayingimagesintheindexlist.
: Ultimate: Moderate: Okay
Procedures
1
Switchto[PreviewMode].
2 Set[StarRating].
•YoucanalsosettheStarRatingsbyaccessingthe[Edit]menu,thePropertiesWindowortheViewerWindow.
Inserting Comments
YoucanfreelyinsertyourchoiceoftextasComments.
Triptothebluesea
Endlesswhite
sandybeaches
Relaxingafternoonsnooze
Yourchoiceoftextas comments
Procedures
1
Switchto[PreviewMode].
2 Insert[Comment].
•CommentscanalsobemanagedinthePropertiesWindow.
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Family,Animals
Family,Trips
Friends,Holidays
Assigning Keywords
YoucansetKeywordsforuseinimagesearches.
Select keywords
Procedures
1
Switchto[PreviewMode].
2 Insert[Keywords].
•Keywordscanalsobemanagedfromthe[Tools]menuorPropertiesWindow.
•Toaddkeywords,clickthe[Tools]menuandselect[ManageKeywords].
HINTAbout Image InformationThischartshowstheinformationotherthanshootinginformationthatcanbeaddedtoimages.
Information Type My Category Star Ratings Comments Keywords
ContentCategoriessuchasPeople,Scenery,etc.
Categorizedonabasisof3rankings:, ,
Textinputwithoutrestrictionregardingtheshootingcircumstancesorassociatedmemories.
Selectionsaremadefromalist(editable)ofkeywords,suchasthephotographicsubject,placeoraction.
Configuration Method
ConfiguredinCamera
ConfiguredinZoomBrowserEX
Used in Searches — O O O
Used as Filter Criteria
O O — —
Display beneath Thumbnail
O O O —
Categoriesdisplayedbeneaththumbnailscanbeselectedbyclicking intheDisplayControlPanel.
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Searching, Filtering and Sorting Images
Searching Images
Youcansearchimagesusingparametersextractedfromtheinformationassociatedwiththem.
Star Ratings
Shooting Dates
Revision Dates
Comments
Keywords
Procedures
1 Select a task from the left side of the window: [View&Classify]and[Search].
•Afterasearch,thecorrelatedimagesdisplayinthe[SearchResults]folder.
HINTTasks Related to Search ResultsYoucanselectimagesinthe[SearchResults]folderandperformoperationsonthem,suchasprintingorcopyingthemtootherfolders.
IMPORTANT•Pleasenotethatdeletinganimagefromthe[SearchResults]folderdeletestheoriginalimage.Usecautionindeletingitemsfromthisfolder.
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Procedures
1
[View]and[Sortby].
Filtering Images
YoucanusefilterstodisplayonlyimagesmeetingtheselectedparametersintheBrowserArea.
Star Ratings My Category
Procedures
1
[Filter]
Thissectionisusedtospecifythefiltercriteria.
Sorting Images
YoucansortimagesintheBrowserAreabasedonthespecifiedparameters.
Name
Star Rating
Shooting Date
Modification Date
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Ascending/Descending
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Comparing Images
Comparing Multiple Images
Whenagoodphotoopportunityarises,youcanshootthesamesubjectusingdifferentshutterspeedsandexposures.InZoomBrowserEX,itiseasytocompareimagessothatminutedifferencescanbedetected.
Procedures
1 Select several images to compare.
2 Click [ViewImage].
3 Select , , or in theViewerWindow.
4 Click [Synchronize].
•Selecting[Synchronize]causesactionssuchasincreasing/reducingthemagnificationlevelorscrollingaroundtheimagetoapplytoalloftheselectedimagesinlockstep,makingiteasytocheckminutedetailsoffocus,coloringandotherimagecharacteristics.
Actionsperformedonanimage,suchasscrollingorchangingthemagnification,areperformedontheotherimageaswell.
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My Camera Settings
ChangingtheShutterSoundandStart-UpImage
Youcanselectfromdedicatedscreenstoregistertothestart-upscreenthatappearswhenturningthecameraon,anddedicatedsoundstoregistertovariouscameraoperationsounds(MyCameraSettings).
My Camera Settings• Start-upImage• Start-upSound• ShutterSound•OperationSound• SelftimerSound
Procedures
1 Connect the camera to a computer to start CameraWindow.•Fordetails,refertosteps1-3in“TransferringImages”.
2 [CameraSettings]
IMPORTANT•MyCameraSettingsareonlyavailableoncertainmodels,when[CameraSettings]displaysinCameraWindow.
Select the desired item from the following and make settings.u[SetStart-upImage]u[SetSounds]u[SetTheme]
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Youcanregisterthestart-upimage,start-upsound,shuttersound,operationsoundandself-timersoundcollectivelyifyouselect[Theme].
MyCameraSettingsregisteredinthecamera.
MyCameraSettings
AfterchoosingaMyCameraSettingsfilefromtheleft-handlist,selectaMyCameraSettingsfiletoreplaceintheright-handlistandclickthisbuttontoregisteritinthecamera.
HINTDownloading My Camera Settings FilesYoucanalsodownloadvariousfilestouseinMyCameraSettingsfromCANONiMAGEGATEWAY.CO
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Transferring Images
Transferring Images to a Camera
Imagestransferredoncetoacomputercanbetransferredbacktothecamera.
Procedures
1 Connect the camera to a computer to start CameraWindow.•Fordetails,refertosteps1-3in“TransferringImages”.
2 [OrganizeImagesonCamera]
3 [OrganizeImages]
4 (Upload)
5 Selectimages.
• IftheMainWindowisopenwhenthecameraisconnected(directlyaftertransferringforinstance),opentheCameraWindow(menuscreen)byclickingthe[Acquire&CameraSettings]taskbutton,followedby[ConnecttoCamera].
ShowfavoriteimagestofriendsorconnectaTVtoshowthemonalargescreen.
IMPORTANT•Camerasthatusethe“MOV”datatypecanplaybackmoviestransferredbacktothecameraifmoviesweretakenwiththatcamera.Refertothe“DataType”itemin“Specifications”neartheendoftheCameraUserGuidetoseeifthecamerausesthe“MOV”datatype.Youmaynotbeabletoplaybackmoviestakenwithanothercamera.
•OnlystillimagescompliantwithDesignruleforCameraFilesystemstandardscanbetransferredtoyourcamera’smemorycard.
•Youmaynotbeabletotransferimagesbacktothecameraiftheyhavebeeneditedonacomputer,oriftheimageinformationhasbeenmodified.
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Procedures
1 Select[CANONiMAGEGATEWAY]fromtasksonthe left of the window, thenselect[Register/AddProduct].
•YoucanregisteronlineusingthesuppliedCD-ROM.Todothis,intheinstallerpanel,click[Register]underneathCANONiMAGEGATEWAY.
CANON iMAGE GATEWAY
AboutCANONiMAGEGATEWAY(forU.S.A.customersonly)
CANONiMAGEGATEWAYisanonlinephotoserviceforthepurchasersofthisproduct.Registeringonlineallowsyoutousethevariousservices.
IMPORTANT•InternetaccessisrequiredtouseCANONiMAGEGATEWAY(YoumustalreadyhaveanaccountwithanInternetserviceprovider(ISP),browsersoftwareinstalledandanInternetconnection).
•Seethehomepageforinformationregardingbrowserversions(MicrosoftInternetExplorer,etc.)andsettingstobestconnecttoCANONiMAGEGATEWAYonlinephotoservices.
• AnyISPaccountchargesandaccessfeesmustbepaidseparately.
Registering
First,registerasaCANONiMAGEGATEWAYmember.
Register
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Procedures
1 Select[CANONiMAGEGATEWAY]fromtasksontheleftofthewindow.Select the desired item from the following and make settings.u[Register/AddProduct]u[TopPage]u[ViewOnlinePhoto
Album]u[UploadImages]u[DownloadMyCamera
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Available Services
CANONiMAGEGATEWAYoffersavarietyofconvenientandusefulservices.
Upload and share images
Create your own photo album onCANONiMAGEGATEWAY
E-mailnotificationsof album uploads
Friends and family can freely browse images
Access even from mobile phones
Order printsOrder an original collection of photos
My Camera Settings Files on CANONiMAGEGATEWAY
Download files for My Camera Settings(certainmodelsonly)
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Preference Settings
Customizing ZoomBrowser EX
YoucanconfigureZoomBrowserEXtooperateaccordingtoyourpreferences.
•Overallthemes,suchaswindow appearances
• Processingmethodsforimages shot with the camera on end
• Categoriesofshootinginformation displayed
• Show/hidemessages• Printsettings• Zoomspeed
Customizing the Task Buttons
Youcanhideitemsthatyoudonotusuallyusetostreamlinethetaskbuttons.
Procedures
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List of Available Functions
CameraWindow Functions
FunctionNames DescriptionofFunction
ImportImagesfromCamera
ImportUntransferredImagesOnlytransfersimagesfromthecamerathathavenotyetbeentransferred.
SelectImagestoImport Onlytransferschosenimagesfromthecamera.
ImportAllImages Transfersallimagesfromthecamera.
OrganizeImagesonCamera
OrganizeImagesProtect,rotate,anddeleteimagesonthecamera.Alsotransfersimagesbacktothecamerafromyourcomputer.
UploadImagesfromCamera
UploadMoviestoYouTube UploadsmoviesonthecameratoYouTube.
CameraSettings
SetStart-upImage Setsthecamerastart-upscreen.
SetSoundsSetscamerasoundeffects(start-upsound,shuttersound,operationsounds,self-timersound).
SetThemeSetsthecamerastart-upscreenandsoundeffectsinMyCameraSettings.
Preferences
General(General/ConnectedCamera)
Setsthecameraownername,andstart-upscreenwhenCameraWindowstarts.
Import(AutoImport/FolderSettings/AfterImport)
Setstheautomatictransfersettingsanddestinationfolder.
ZoomBrowser EX Functions
TaskButtonNames DescriptionofFunction
Acquire&CameraSettings
ConnecttoCameraConnectstothecameratoopenCameraWindow(menuscreen),anduseCameraWindowfunctions.
AcquireImagesfromMemoryCard
Transfersimagesfromamemorycard.Youcanalsoselectimagesonthememorycardandprintthem.
TransferImagestoMemoryCard Transfersimagesfromthecomputertoamemorycard.
View&Classify
ViewasaSlideShow StartsaslideshowoftheimagesselectedintheBrowserArea.
RenameMultipleFiles Changesthefilenamesoftheselectedimagesinasinglepass.
ClassifyintoFolder Classifiesimagesandsavesthemintoaspecifiedfolder.
Search
PerformsimagesearchesusingcriteriasuchastheStarRating,modificationdate,shootingdate,commentsorkeywords.StarRatings,commentsandkeywordscanbesetintheimageinformationcolumninthePreviewModeorinthePropertiesWindow.
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TaskButtonNames DescriptionofFunction
Edit
EditImageAllowsyoutoperformimageediting,suchascropping,imagecorrection,insertingcomments,andred-eyecorrection.Youcanalsouseittostartotherimageeditingprograms.
StitchPhotosMergesmultipleimagesandcreatesasinglelargepanoramicimage.
EditMovieEditsmoviesorstillimagesstrungtogether.Youcanaddtextastitles,orbackgroundmusic,andapplyvariouseffects.
DigitalPhotoProfessionalProcessRAWImages
ConvertsRAWimagesintoJPEGorTIFFimages.Youcanadjusttheimagebrightness,contrastandcolorbalanceamongotherattributesduringconversion.
Export
ExportStillImagesAllowsyoutochangetheimagesizeortype,andexportitasanewimage.
ExportMoviesAllowsyoutochangethemoviesizeortype,andexportitasanewmovie.
ExtractframesfromamovieExtractsstillimagesfrommoviesoveraspecifiedintervalandsavesthemasimagefiles.
ExportShootingPropertiesAllowsyoutoselectthenecessarydatafromtheshootinginformationandexportitasatextfile.
ExportasaScreenSaver Exportstheimageasascreensaverfile.
ExportasaWallpaper Exportstheimageasawallpaperfile.
BackuptoCD CopiesimagestoaCD-R/RWdiskforbackup.
Print&Email
PhotoPrint Printsoneimageperpage.Youcanprint“photos”easily.
IndexPrint Linesupsmallversionsoftheimagesinrowsandprints.
PrintUsingOtherSoftware Selectthesoftwaretouseandthenprint.
EmailImagesConvertstheselectedimagestotheappropriatesizefortransmissionbye-mail.Youcanalsouseittoautomaticallystartane-mailprogramafterconversion.
CANONiMAGEGATEWAY
Register/AddProductConnectstoCANONiMAGEGATEWAYandopenstheregistrationpage.
TopPageConnectstoCANONiMAGEGATEWAYandgoestothetopofthepage.
ViewOnlinePhotoAlbumConnectstoCANONiMAGEGATEWAYanddisplaysalbumscreated.
UploadImages ConnectstoCANONiMAGEGATEWAYanduploadsimages.
DownloadMyCameraContentsConnectstoCANONiMAGEGATEWAYanddownloadsimagesandsoundsforusewithMyCameraSettings.
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Supported Image TypesThefollowingisalistofimagetypessupportedbyZoomBrowserEX.
JPEG(.JPG)Mostcamerasusethisimagetype.Itcompressesatveryhighratios,takingadvantageofthecharacteristicsofthehumaneye.However,becauseitisanirreversiblecompressionmethod(partofthedataislostduringcompression),ifyouprocessandsaveanimagerepeatedlyusingthismethod,theimagemaybecomerougher.
RAW(.CRW/.CR2)ThisisaproprietaryimagetypeprovidedbyCanon.Itsavestheoutputoftheimagepixelsfromadigitalcamerawithoutanydeteriorationinthequalityoftheimage.Somecamerasmightnotsupportthisimagetype.
Windowsbitmap(.BMP)ThisimagetypecomesstandardwithWindows.MostWindowsprogramssupportit.
TIFF(.TIF)Thisisarelativelypopularimagetype.Itiswidelysupportedbynon-Windowsprograms(suchasMacintosh).
PhotoCD(.PCD)ThisistheimagetypeusedforPhotoCDs.
AVI(.AVI)StandardWindowsmovietype.ThemoviethumbnailandamovieiconshowinZoomBrowserEX’sBrowserArea.
MOV(.MOV)Movietype.ThemoviethumbnailandamovieiconshowinZoomBrowserEX’sBrowserArea.
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Uninstalling the SoftwareTheproceduresforuninstallingthesoftwareareonlyrequiredwhenyouwishtodeletetheprogramsfromyourcomputerorwhenreinstallationisrequiredtofixcorruptedfiles.
IMPORTANT•Computeradministratorstatusisrequiredtoperformthefollowingoperation.
ThisexplanationusesZoomBrowserEXtodemonstratehowtouninstallaprogram.Youcanremoveotherprogramswiththesameprocedures.
1 ClicktheWindows[Start]menuandselect[AllPrograms]or[Programs],followedby[CanonUtilities],[ZoomBrowserEX]and[ZoomBrowserEXUninstall].
TheuninstallutilitywillstartandremoveZoomBrowserEX.
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Memory Card Folder StructureImagesonthememorycardareineitherthe[DCIM]folder’s[xxx___mm]folder,orthe[xxx_mmdd]folder(xxx:numbers100to999,mm:shootingmonth,dd:shootingday).
•*Thesefilesarethethumbnailimagefilesforthecamera’sindexreplaymode.Ifyoudeletethesefiles,youwillbeunabletotransfermoviestothecamerafromacomputer.
•The“xxxx”infilenamesrepresentfour-digitnumbers.•**EachsuccessivefileshotinStitchAssistmodeisassignedaletterstartingfrom“A,”whichisinsertedasthethirddigitinthename.i.e.[STA_0001.JPG],[STB_0002.JPG],[STC_0003.JPG]...
•Allfoldersexceptthe“xxx__mm”or“xxx_mmdd“folderscontainimagesettingsfiles.Donotopenordeletethem.
•Dependingonthecamera,somedatatypescannotberecorded.
IMG_xxxx.JPG(JPEGimages)_MG_xxxx.JPG(JPEGimagesrecordedintheAdobeRGBcolorspace)IMG_xxxx.CR2(RAWimages)_MG_xxxx.CR2(RAWimagesrecordedintheAdobeRGBcolorspace)STx_xxxx.JPG**(StitchAssistmodeimages)MVI_xxxx.MOV,MVI_xxxx.THM*(Movies)MVI_xxxx.AVI,MVI_xxxx.THM*(Movies)
DCIM xxx___mm or
xxx_mmdd
CANONMSC
ThefolderthatholdsthesettingsfilesforimagesintheDCIMfolder.
MISC
ThefoldercreatedwhenDPOFsettingsareset.ItholdstheDPOFsettingsfiles.
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TroubleshootingPleasereadthissectionifyouencounteraproblemusingthesoftware.
Start by Checking This
Investigatethefollowingpointsfirstifyouencounteraproblem.
Does your computer satisfy the requirements listed in the System Requirements section?See“SystemRequirements”intheCameraUserGuide.
Is the camera correctly connected to the computer?SeetheCameraUserGuideforthecorrectconnectionprocedures.Alsochecktoensurethatyouareusingthecorrectcableandthatitissecurelyattachedatbothends.
Are the camera and computer in the correct modes to transfer data?Somemodelsrequirethecameratobesettotheplaybackmodetotransferdata.SeetheCameraUserGuidefordetails.
Is the battery sufficiently charged?Checkthebatterychargeifyouarepoweringthecamerawithabattery.YouarerecommendedtouseanACadapter(soldseparately)topowerthecamerawhenitisconnectedtoacomputer.
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Problems
Trythesuggestedsolutionstothecommonproblemslistedbelow.
Youcan’tfindtransferredimages.Referto“ChangingtheTransferDestinationFolder”toconfirmwherethedestinationfolderis.
Add New Hardware Wizard displays when the camera is connected to the computerwithaninterfacecable.Click[Cancel]toclosethewindow.Temporarilydisconnectthecamerafromthecomputer.Next,readStartbyCheckingThisonthepreviouspageandresolvetheproblem.
Camera not detected, Events dialog/AutoPlay/Device Stage won’t display orimageswillnottransfertothecomputer(whencameraisconnectedtothecomputerviaaninterfacecable).Thecameramayhavebeenrecognizedasanotherdevice.
Solution:Deletethedevicewiththefollowingprocedures.
IMPORTANT•Computeradministratorstatusisrequiredtoperformthefollowingoperation.
1 Displaythe[DeviceManager]dialog.
Windows 7, Windows Vista:Clickthe[Start]menu,[ControlPanel],[SystemandMaintenance],[System],and[DeviceManager].
Windows XP:Clickthe[Start]menu,[ControlPanel],[PerformanceandMaintenance],[System],[Hardware]tab,andthe[DeviceManager]button.
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2 Clickthe[+]symbolbesidethe[Otherdevices],[PortableDevices]and/or[Imagingdevices]category.Yourcameramodelnameor[CanonCamera]willdisplayinthesecategoriesifitisbeingrecognizedasan“other”device.
Thereareotherpotentialreasonsfortheproblemifthe[Otherdevices],[PortableDevices]or[Imagingdevices]categoriesdonotappearoryourcameramodelnameor[CanonCamera]doesnotappear.ProceedtoStep5,andtemporarilyquittheprocedures.
3 Selectyourcameramodelnameor[CanonCamera],right-clickandselect[Delete].
4 Click[OK]intheconfirmationdialog.Deleteallinstancesofyourcameramodelnameor[CanonCamera]ifitappearsinoneormoreplacesinthe[Otherdevices]or[Imagingdevices]categories.
5 Close[DeviceManager]or[SystemProperties].
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Software Guide Windows(ZoomBrowserEX,PhotoStitch)
Disclaimer•Whileeveryefforthasbeenmadetoensurethattheinformationcontainedinthisguideisaccurateandcomplete,noliabilitycanbeacceptedforanyerrorsoromissions.Canonreservestherighttochangethespecificationsofthehardwareandsoftwaredescribedhereinatanytimewithoutpriornotice.
•Nopartofthisguidemaybereproduced,transmitted,transcribed,storedinaretrievalsystem,ortranslatedintoanylanguageinanyform,byanymeans,withoutthepriorwrittenpermissionofCanon.
•Canonmakesnowarrantiesfordamagesresultingfromcorruptedorlostdataduetoamistakenoperationormalfunctionofthecamera,thesoftware,memorycards,personalcomputers,peripheraldevices,oruseofnon-Canonmemorycards.
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