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Software Starter Guide
(For the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk Version 31/32)
Windows/Macintosh
You must install the software bundled on the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk before connecting the camera to the computer.
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•This guide explains how to install the software programs and briefly introduces their functions and operating procedures.
You may download images without installing this software on recent operating systems other than Windows 2000. However, there are several limitations (p. 85).
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
The precautions noted within this guide are intended to instruct you in the safe and correct use of the products and to prevent injuries or damage to yourself, other persons and property. Please read and ensure that you understand them before proceeding to other sections of the guide.
Warnings This symbol indicates topics that could lead to death or serious injury if ignored or handled incorrectly.
Warnings
•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.
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 a mistaken operation or malfunction of the camera, the software, the memory cards, personal computers, peripheral devices, or use of non-Canon memory cards.
Trademark Acknowledgments
•Microsoft, Windows Vista and the Windows Vista logo are trademarks or registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
•Macintosh, the Mac logo, Quicktime and the Quicktime logo are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
Canon Customer Support
For Canon Customer Support contacts, please see rear of the European Warranty System (EWS) Booklet supplied with your camera.
Copyright © 2007 Canon Inc. All rights reserved.
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Precautions ......................................................................................... |
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It’s so Simple! Make Prints Right at Home Like a Pro ...................... |
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Unbounded Possibilities with Entertaining Software ..................... |
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Downloading Images to the Computer .......................................... |
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Printing Images ................................................................................ |
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The ZoomBrowser EX Windows ...................................................... |
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Editing Movies ................................................................................. |
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Operating the Shutter Remotely (Remote Shooting) .................... |
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Merging Panoramic Images - PhotoStitch ...................................... |
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Converting RAW Images ................................................................. |
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Installing the Software .................................................................... |
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This chapter explains what you can accomplish using the camera with the software contained on the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk.
It also lists the computer system configurations required to use the software.
About this Guide
•The explanations in this guide are based on Windows XP and Mac OS X v10.4. If you are using another version of these operating systems, the actual screen contents and procedures may vary slightly from those shown.
•The following terms are used in this guide.
Mac OS X is used for Mac OS X (v10.3-v10.4)
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Precautions
Ensure that you have installed the software from the supplied Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk before you connect the camera to the computer.
Precautions for Connecting the Camera to the Computer
•The connection may not operate correctly if you attach the camera to the computer with an interface cable via a USB hub.
•The connection may not operate correctly if you are using other USB devices, excluding USB mice or keyboards, at the same time as the camera. If this occurs, disconnect the other devices from the computer and try reconnecting the camera.
•Do not connect two or more cameras at the same time to the same computer. The connections may not operate correctly.
•Never allow the computer to go into standby (sleep) mode while a camera is connected via the USB interface cable. If it does happen, never disconnect the interface cable. Try to awaken the computer with the camera in the connected state. Some computers will not awaken properly if you disconnect the camera while they are in standby (sleep) mode. Please refer to your computer manual for instructions regarding the standby (sleep) mode.
•You are recommended to use an AC adapter (sold separately) when connecting to a computer. Ensure that you use fully charged batteries if you cannot use an AC adapter.
•See the Camera User Guide for procedures connecting the camera to the computer.
Read This First
It’s so Simple! Make Prints Right at Home Like a Pro
Shoot the images
See your Camera User Guide for shooting instructions.
Install the software on the computer
Just install the software once at the beginning.
Windows (p. 9)
Macintosh (p. 45)
Connect the camera to the computer
See your Camera User Guide for connecting instructions.
Precautions for Connecting the
Camera to the Computer (p. 3)
Download images to the computer
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Macintosh (p. 47)
Print the images
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Read This First
Unbounded Possibilities with Entertaining Software
ZoomBrowser EX (Windows)/ImageBrowser (Macintosh)
Versatile image management software for downloading images, editing still images and movies, and printing.
Experiment with diverse printing techniques
Print a variety of layouts. Change paper sizes and print your photos with date stamps and comments to enjoy an expanded range of possibilities.
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Printing images is easy
Print date stamps with your photos
Print comments with your postcards and invitations
Check multiple photos at a glance with the index printing.
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Edit a Movie
You can edit movies, linking movies and stills that have been downloaded to the computer, adding text, such as titles, adding background music or applying various special effects.
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Extract Stills from Movies
You can extract a still from the displayed movie and save it as a new image file. You can also specify a range of frames and extract multiple stills.
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Shoot and control the camera’s shutter from a computer. You can save the recorded images directly to the computer. (Certain models only)
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Enjoy Customizing Your Camera (My Camera)
Set your favorite images and sounds as the camera’s start-up image or shutter sound. (Certain models only)
Windows (p. 39) Macintosh (p. 70)
PhotoStitch (Windows/Macintosh)
A program for merging multiple images into dramatic panoramas.
Stitch a Panorama Together
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Please install the software on a computer meeting the following minimum requirements.
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Read This First
•A CD-ROM drive is required to install the software.
•Even when system requirements are met, not all computer functions can be guaranteed.
•A sound card is required to play movie file audio tracks under Windows. •With Windows, QuickTime is required to save images merged with
PhotoStitch as QuickTime VR images. It is also required to play and edit movies on the Windows 2000 platform.
•With Windows, Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 or later is required. This will be automatically installed with ZoomBrowser EX.
•Macintosh software cannot be used on disks formatted in the UFS (Unix File System) format.
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Using the Software on the Windows Platform – Preparations
This chapter explains the basic procedures for installing the software and connecting the camera to a computer. Read this material before you connect the camera to the computer.
Installing the Software and USB Driver
Start by installing the software from the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk.
•You must install the software before you connect the camera to the computer.
•You must have authorization as a Computer System Administrator to install programs.
Items to Prepare
•Your camera and computer
•Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk
•Interface cable supplied with the camera
Installation Procedures
1 Confirm that the camera is NOT connected to the computer.
If it is, disconnect the cable. The software cannot be properly installed if the camera is connected to the computer at the start.
2 Close any programs that are running.
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3 Place the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk in the computer’s CD-ROM drive.
If the [User Account Control] window appears, follow the on-screen instructions to proceed. If the installer panel does not appear automatically, use the following procedures.
How to Display the Installer Panel
Use the following procedures to display the installer panel if it does not appear automatically.
Windows Vista
1.Select [Computer] from the [Start] menu.
2.Right-click the CD-ROM icon and select [Open].
3.Double-click the [SETUP.EXE]* 
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4.When [User Account Control] window displays, follow the on-screen instructions to proceed.
Windows XP
1.Select [My Computer] from the [Start] menu.
2.Right-click the CD-ROM icon and select [Open].
3.Double-click the [SETUP.EXE]* 
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Windows 2000
1.Double-click the [My Computer] icon on the desktop.
2.Right-click the CD-ROM icon and select [Open].
3.Double-click the [SETUP.EXE]* 
icon.
* Some computers may not display the [.EXE] file name extension as shown above.
4 Click the Digital Camera Software [Easy Installation] button.
To individually select the software to install, click [Custom Installation].
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5 If other software is running, close each program before clicking [OK].
6 Review the installation settings and click [Install].
The items displayed here differ according to the software installed.
When [Custom Installation] is Selected with Windows 2000
The USB driver (the software for connecting) is required when the camera is connected to the computer with an interface cable. Ensure that you select the USB driver [Canon Camera TWAIN Driver].
*With Windows Vista and Windows XP, the USB driver supplied with the Windows operating system is used so there is no need to install a USB driver.
7 Click [Yes] if you agree to all of the terms of the software license agreement.
The installation will start.
Follow the on-screen instructions to proceed with the installation.
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8 When the installation is over, select [Restart computer immediately (Recommended)] and click [Restart].
At this stage, do NOT remove the Solution
Disk from the CD-ROM drive yet.
If there is no need to restart the computer, the [Finish] screen will display. Click [Finish], remove the Solution Disk from the CD-ROM drive and proceed to Step 10.
9 Remove the disk from the CD-ROM drive when your normal desktop screen appears after restarting.
This concludes the software installation.
Continue by connecting the camera to the computer so that the USB driver can be utilized.
If you installed a USB driver, so far the required files have only been copied to your computer. You must now connect the camera to the computer with the interface cable to complete the installation and prepare the driver for use.
See Uninstalling the Software (p. 75) to delete the installed programs.
10 Attach the camera to the computer with the interface cable and set the camera to the correct mode for connecting.
Procedures for attaching the camera to the computer and placing the camera in the correct mode for connecting vary between camera models. See the Camera User Guide.
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If the Digital Signature Not Found window appears, click [Yes].
The USB driver will automatically finish installing onto the computer when you attach the camera and open a connection.
Dialogs similar to the following will appear during this process (first time the camera is connected to a computer only).
Windows Vista
The dialog on the right will appear after a few moments.
Windows XP
The dialog on the right will appear after a few moments.
Windows 2000
Restart the computer according to the instructions if you are prompted to do so by a message.
•If you experience problems installing the USB Driver, first uninstall it (p. 76) and then reinstall it. (Windows 2000)
•See Uninstalling the USB Driver (p. 76) to delete the USB driver installed with these procedures. (Windows 2000)
•See If You Were Using ZoomBrowser EX Version 2 or 3 (p. 84) if you were previously using either version.
This concludes the software and USB driver installation and the procedures for connecting the camera to the computer.
To ensure security on computers with Microsoft .NET Framework installed, it will be necessary to update the computer using Windows Update.
You may now download camera images to the computer (p. 14).
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Using the Software on the Windows Platform – The Basics
This chapter explains the procedures for using ZoomBrowser EX to download the camera's images to the computer and print them.
Read this chapter after completing the preparations in the Using the Software on the Windows Platform – Preparations section.
Downloading Images to the Computer
Begin by downloading the images to your computer. The downloading procedure is slightly different according to whether you are using a camera to computer connection (see below) or a memory card reader (p. 17).
You may not be able to download images when the camera is connected to a computer if there are a large number of images (approximately 1000) on the memory card. Use a memory card reader to download in that case.
Camera to Computer Connection
1 Attach the supplied interface cable to the computer’s USB port and the camera’s DIGITAL Terminal. Prepare the camera for communication with the computer.
Procedures for attaching the camera to the computer and placing it in the correct mode for connecting vary between camera models. See the
Camera User Guide.
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2 Select [Canon CameraWindow] when a dialog (Events dialog) similar to that on the right displays and click [OK].
In Windows Vista, select [Downloads Images From Canon Camera] using Canon CameraWindow from the AutoPlay dialog.
Your camera model name or [Canon Camera] will appear here.
Different programs may display according to your computer setup.
If this Events dialog does not appear, click the [Start] menu and select [All Programs] or [Programs], followed by [Canon Utilities], [CameraWindow], [CameraWindow] and [CameraWindow].
CameraWindow displays when the camera and computer are set to the mode to communicate. (Images are not downloaded at this point.)
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3 Download the images using the camera or the computer.
By default, the downloaded images are saved into the [Pictures] or [My Pictures] folder.
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Using the Camera to Download Images (Windows Vista or Windows XP only)
Download images using the camera’s Direct Transfer function.
•When it is possible to use the Direct Transfer function, the Direct Transfer settings menu will appear on the LCD monitor and the (Print/Share) button will light.
•See the Camera User Guide for instructions regarding Direct Transfer settings and procedures.
Set the Direct Transfer settings on the camera and press the 
(Print/Share) button or the FUNC./SET button.
Using the Computer to Download Images
Click [Transfer Untransferred Images].
CameraWindow
Click this button to close the start screen.
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•To download images that have had transfer settings set with the camera, use the camera (Windows Vista or Windows XP only) or a memory card reader.
•To check images in the camera or to download only a portion of the images, click [Operate using this computer].
•You can also click 
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When you click [OK] in the image transfer completion window, the transferred images will display in the Main Window.
The downloaded images are saved into folders according to the shooting date.
The last downloaded images will display here according to both their shooting dates and categories.
Folders Area
The downloaded symbol displays on downloaded folders.
Thumbnail
Next, print out the images (p. 19).
Memory Card Reader Connection
1 Insert the memory card into the reader.
Use a separately sold card adapter if required.
See the manual for the memory card reader for its connection and handling instructions.
2 Select [View/Download Images using Canon ZoomBrowser EX] when the dialog to the right appears and click [OK].
If the dialog above fails to appear, click the [Start] menu and select [All Programs] or [Programs], followed by [Canon Utilities], [ZoomBrowser EX Memory Card Utility], [ZoomBrowser EX Memory Card Utility], and proceed to Step 3.
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3 Click [Download Images].
You can adjust the settings, such as the type of image downloaded and the destination folder, by clicking [Preferences].
•By default, all the images that have yet to be downloaded will download to the [Pictures] or [My Pictures] folder.
•To download images that have had their transfer settings set with the camera, click [Preferences] and select [Images whose transfer settings were specified with the camera] as the image type to be downloaded.
•Click [Lets you select and download images] to show the memory card images in a list, check the images before downloading and download only selected images.
•See Memory Card Folder Structure (p. 78) for information about memory card folder structures and file names.
The downloaded images are saved into folders according to the shooting date.
At the same time they will also appear grouped by date and category in the [Last Acquired Images] section.
Next, print out the images (p. 19).
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Printing Images
There are three methods for using ZoomBrowser EX to print images: [Photo Print], [Index Print] and [Print Using Other Software]. This section explains how to use the [Photo Print] option.
•Movies cannot be printed, but with Windows Vista and Windows XP you can print stills after they have been extracted from movies and saved to files.
•To use the Index Print option, click [Print & Email] in the Main Window, followed by [Index Print].
Photo Print
Prints one image on each page.
1 Click [Print & Email] in ZoomBrowser EX's Main Window, followed by [Photo Print].
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2 After confirming that [1. Select Images] is selected, select images.
You can select multiple images by holding the [Ctrl] key down while clicking on successive images.
The background of selected images changes to blue.
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3 Click [2. Printer and Layout Settings] and adjust the categories as you feel necessary.
Text can be inserted here to print with this photo.
Selects the printer and the paper size etc.
Selects a printing method for the shooting date/time information.
Sets the number of print copies.
This button switches between images if multiple images were selected.
4 Click [3. Print].
Printing will start.
This chapter explained the ZoomBrowser EX basics.
Once you have mastered them, try the advanced techniques.
Using the Software on the Windows Platform – Advanced Techniques (p. 21).
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This chapter explains various ZoomBrowser EX features.
Proceed to this chapter once you have mastered the basic ZoomBrowser EX procedures in the
Using the Software on the Windows Platform – The Basics chapter.
The ZoomBrowser EX Windows
This section describes the principal ZoomBrowser EX windows: the Main Window, Viewer Window and Properties Window.
Main Window
This window is for displaying and organizing images downloaded to the computer.
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Task Buttons
•ZoomBrowser EX's tasks are arranged here like an index.
•Click a Task button to carry out the desired task.
These features are described in ZoomBrowser EX Features (p. 27).
Folders Area
•Use this area to select folders. The selected folders and the images within the selected folders display in the Browser Area.
If you select a network drive in advance with Windows Explorer, you can display network folders, but you cannot add, change or delete those folders in the Browser Area.
•If you selected Favorite Folders, only the folders registered in advance as Favorite Folders will display. You are recommended to register a folder that you use frequently as one of the Favorite Folders. If you selected All Folders, all the folders will display.
Methods for Registering a Favorite Folder
•If [Favorite Folders] is displayed: click [Add] and select a folder.
•If [All Folders] is displayed: select a folder and click [Add to Favorites].
•To delete a folder in the Favorite Folders area, select a folder and click the [Delete] button.
Last Acquired Images
• You can check images grouped according to the shooting date or My Category.
Browser Area
•The folders and the images within the folders selected in the Last Acquired Images section or Folders Area display here.
•You can sort the image order in the Browser Area by file name, shooting date or other characteristics by selecting [View] and [Sort by].
•The following icons will display around images according to their attributes.
Images shot with the camera's Stitch Assist mode
RAW images
Movies
Images with sound memo attachments
Protected images
Images shot with the camera's AEB function
Rotated Images (In display only)
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Display Mode
•Selects the display style for the Browser Area.
Zoom Mode
Displays all the images in a folder as thumbnail images. This mode is convenient for searching for images since many can be displayed at once.
If additional folders are nested within a folder, their images are displayed as thumbnails as well.
If you move the mouse cursor over a folder, 
will display on the upper right. Clicking here displays that folder zoomed in.
Scroll Mode
The images within the selected folder and subfolders will display. If you set the display folder depth (level) to [1] or greater, the thumbnails of the images in the folder will also display. You can change the folder depth in the [Tools] menu under the [Preferences] option.
Preview Mode
This mode displays the image at a larger size as well as the image information.
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• These buttons are available for executing various functions.
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Properties Button |
Search Button |
Delete Button |
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Searches for images |
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Viewer Window
Double-click an image in the Browser Area to display it in the Viewer Window.
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•RAW Image is Displayed
The [Display Original Image] button displays beneath the image. Clicking this button displays the converted image in the Viewer Window.
•Movie is Displayed
Buttons will appear beneath the movie, allowing it to be played or the sound adjusted. With Windows Vista or Windows XP, the (Capture Still Frame) button will display beside the Star Ratings. Clicking this button extracts still images from movies.
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Properties Window
The Properties Window displays when you select an image in the Browser Area and click the Properties button. The Properties Window does not display in the Preview Mode.
Shows or hides categories.
File Name
The file name can be changed.
Star Rating and My Category
Sets the rating for an image. An icon will display if a My Category is set.
Shooting Information
Displays detailed information, such as the shutter speed and
exposure compensation setting. The camera model
will determine what information is displayed.
Plays a sound memo attached to an image.
Protect
Prevents an image from being overwritten or deleted.
Comment
You can type a comment here.
Keywords
Sets the keywords used in searches.
Brightness Histogram
A graph of the highlights and shadows distribution in an image.
Image Selector Buttons
If multiple images are selected with the Properties Window displayed, you can switch between the images for which the information is displayed.
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