Canon FS100, FS11, VIXIA HF10 User Manual
Digital Video Software
Instruction Manual
Version 30
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English
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
Creating a Movie from the Still Images.................................................................. 57
Editing Movies (MovieEdit Task).......................................................................... 57
Playing Back Movies............................................................................................ 59
Exporting Images ..................................................................................................... 60
Changing the File Type and Saving..................................................................... 60
Extracting Still Images from Movies (MovieFrame Task)..................................... 63
Uploading Still Images to the camcorder ............................................................. 65
Using Various Functions ......................................................................................... 67
Attaching Images to E-mail Messages ................................................................ 67
Running a Slide Show ......................................................................................... 69
Adding Sound to a Still Image.............................................................................. 70
Reviewing and Changing the Owner Name of the Camcorder............................ 71
Uninstalling the Software ........................................................................................ 72
Uninstalling ImageBrowser .................................................................................. 72
Troubleshooting ....................................................................................................... 73
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Read This First
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, iPhoto and QuickTime are trademarks of Apple Inc.,
registered in the U.S. and other countries.
• miniSD™ 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.
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Checking Supplied Accessories
Use the following accessories to download recorded still images from the camcorder
to your computer.
• Supplied USB cable
The cable supplied with your
camcorder may be different from the
one described in this manual.
• DIGITAL VIDEO Solution Disk
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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.
Read This First
System Requirements
OS: Mac OS X (version 10.3/10.4)
Computer Model: Computers that come with above OS preinstalled
CPU: PowerPC G3/G4/G5, or Intel processor
RAM: 256 MB or more
Interface: USB
Free Hard Disk Space: Canon Utilities
- ImageBrowser 300 MB or more
Display: 1024
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.
u 768 pixels/32,000 colors or better
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System Requirements
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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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What is Digital Video Software?
Windows
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 ( 71).
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 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 ( 71) and uploading the still images to the camcorder. My Camera
function is not supported by the camcorder.
Camera Control window
Uploading the images from the computer.
Enter or change the name of the camcorder’s owner.
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Camera Browser Window
Camera Browser window
Still image information and a histogram
Starts ImageBrowser.
Prints the selected still images.
Selects the still image selection method. Changes the size of the thumbnail.
If your camcorder supports wide size still image (16:9 such as 1920 x 1080
pixels) recording, the thumbnails that appear in this window will be also 16:9
images. The sample images used on this instruction manual are normal size
still images (4:3).
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Selects whether to show or hide
the image frame and file name.
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Browser Window
ImageBrowser is a software program used for organizing, printing and editing the
downloaded still images. To start ImageBrowser, click the [ImageBrowser] icon in the
Dock. If the ImageBrowser icon is not in the Dock, double-click the [Canon Utilities]
folder on the drive on which the program was installed, followed by the
[ImageBrowser] folder and the [ImageBrowser] icon.
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1 Explorer View
In the [Last Acquired Images] panel, the newly downloaded still images are placed
into virtual folders classified by recording date. In the panel below, the folders that
the downloaded still images are actually saved in are displayed. Selecting the
[Favorite Folders] tab shows only the folders that are registered as favorites. The
[All Folders] tab shows all available folders. indicates that newly downloaded
still images are in the folder.
Clicking the triangle symbol besides the folder name displays/hides the folder
contents. To register a folder as Favorites, follow the instructions below.
When you have selected the [Favorite Folders] tab:
Click [Add] and specify a folder.
When you have selected the [All Folders] tab:
Select a folder and click [Add to Favorites].
To remove the registered folder, select the folder, and click [Remove].
2 Browser Area
This area displays the images contained in the selected folder.
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3 View Mode
You can select a view mode of images in the Browser Area.
[Preview Mode]: The thumbnails are displayed at the bottom of the Browser Area,
and the Information Panel is displayed in the upper part.
Preview Image
Information Panel
Selected Thumbnail
[List Mode]: The images are displayed as thumbnails. The thumbnails can be
enlarged/reduced by selecting [Enlarge] or [Reduce] from the [View] menu.
Context Menu
When you click on a thumbnail while pressing the [control] key on the keyboard,
a context menu will appear. The context menu allows you to select several
functions directly without using the menu bar located on top of the window.
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Context menu
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[File Information]
When the view mode is set to [List Mode], select [Get Info] from the [File] menu
to display the following window.
You can rename files.
Hides the information display at the right.
Input a comment.
Shooting information
Sets a star rating.
You can switch and view the shooting
information of the next or previous
image by clicking these buttons.
Placing a check mark here prevents the image from being overwritten or deleted.
You can play sounds if they are attached to images.
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Histogram
Sets a keyword.
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4 Image display control panel
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1 Filter Tool Allows you to select which still images to display
according to the star rating. When you download the
images, the star rating is set to two stars as a default. To
change the star rating, refer to Applying Star Rating
( 49).
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Enlarge/Reduce Enlarges/Reduces the thumbnails in the Browser Window.
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Selecting Images Allows you to select all images and deselects images.
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Display Pattern Allows you to change the appearance of the Browser
Window.
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1 Canon Camera Opens CameraWindow.
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View Image Displays a selected image in the [Image Viewer] window.
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SlideShow Displays still images in a slide show.
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Print & Email After you download still images to a computer, use this to
print them or to attach them to e-mail messages.
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Send to Trash Deletes the selected images.
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[Image Viewer] Window
The [Image Viewer] window appears when you select an image and click [View Image]
or double click an image.
Changes the
zoom ratio of
the image.
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1 Back/Next Displays the previous/next image in the current folder.
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Save Allows saving the edited image.
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Edit Allows you to perform the following operations: red-eye
correction, auto correct, color and brightness correction,
sharpness adjustment, trimming, inserting text, or
registering external image editing applications. Unable to
use when the multiple images are selected.
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Number of
Displays
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Synchronize Synchronizes View functions across all displayed images.
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Full Screen Displays an image in full screen size. To return to Browser
Allows you to display multiple images at the same time.
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Window, click the full screen sized image or press any
key.
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Changes
the star rating.
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Print Prints the selected still image. Refer to [Photo Print]
( 43).
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Show Shooting
Information
The shooting information of the image will be displayed.
[Show AF Frame] cannot be used for the images recorded
by the camcorder.
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[Trim Image] Window
Select [Trim Image] from the icon located at the bottom of the [Image Viewer]
window. Specify the area in the still image to crop and click [Trim Image] to trim the
image.
[Color/Brightness Adjustment] Window
Select [Color/Brightness Adjustment] from the icon located at the bottom of
the [Image Viewer] window. Use this to change the image’s properties by adjusting
the RGB intensity, saturation and brightness.
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[Red Eye Correction] Window
Select [Red Eye Correction] from the icon located at the bottom of the [Image
Viewer] window. Use this to correct still images in which people’s eyes appear red.
[Insert Text] Window
Select [Insert Text] from the icon located at the bottom of the [Image Viewer]
window. Use this to write text on still images.
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[Level Adjustment] Window
Select [Level Adjustment] from the icon located at the bottom of the [Image
Viewer] window. Use this to adjust the levels in a still image to change its
appearance.
[Tone Curve Adjustment] Window
Select [Tone Curve Adjustment] from the icon located at the bottom of the
[Image Viewer] window. Use this to adjust the tone curve for a still image to change
its appearance.
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[Sharpness] Window
Select [Sharpness] from the icon located at the bottom of the [Image Viewer]
window. Use this to emphasize and clarify the outlines of people and objects.
[Auto Adjustment] Window
Select [Auto Adjustment] from the icon located at the bottom of the [Image
Viewer] window. Use this to automatically correct the color balance of the still
image.
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Installing the Digital Video Software
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Before you connect the camcorder to the computer with the USB cable for the
first time, you must install the Digital Video Software.
Your digital video camcorder is equipped with the standard Picture Transfer
Protocol (PTP). This protocol enables you to download still images by simply
connecting the camcorder to a computer with the USB cable (using software
such as iPhoto or Image Capture preinstalled on Mac OS X).
However, note that there are several limitations to downloading still images
with this method.
It may take a few minutes, after connecting the camcorder, until you can
download still images.
Still images protected on the camcorder may lose this setting once they are
downloaded to the computer.
When downloading the still images by Image Capture that comes with Mac
OS, the Exif version may change to 2.1 and image information may be
modified. Either install ImageBrowser to download the still images or use the
following procedure.
1) Connect the camcorder to the computer, and start Image Capture.
2) Click [Options].
3) Remove the checkmark from [Embed Colorsync profile] in the
[Download Options] tab and click [OK].
Close all programs that are running, and check that the
camcorder is not connected to the computer.
Set the DIGITAL VIDEO Solution Disk in the computer’s
CD-ROM drive.
Double click the CD-ROM icon and the [Canon Digital Video
Installer] icon.
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Installing the Digital Video Software
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Click [Install] under Digital Video Software.
Installer Panel
Select [Easy Installation] and click [Next].
To install the software individually, select [Custom Installation].
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When installing the software by selecting [Easy Installation], EOS Utility
(software for downloading still images from the Canon EOS Digital SLR
Cameras) will be installed. This software is used only for compatible Canon
EOS Digital SLR Cameras, and the camcorder does not support this software.
Read the license agreement and click [Agree] to accept the
terms.
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Review the installation settings and click [Next].
When the “Installation has finished.” message appears,
click [Finish].
After the installation is complete, restart the computer as prompted.
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Remove the DIGITAL VIDEO Solution Disk from the CD-ROM
drive.
When installation is complete, remove the DIGITAL VIDEO Solution Disk before
you connect the camcorder to the computer.
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Installing the Digital Video Software
Before Downloading Still Images
Connecting the Camcorder to a Computer
Be sure to install the Digital Video Software before you connect the
camcorder to the computer.
Make sure the camcorder is being powered using the power adapter before
connecting it to a computer.
Connect the USB cable directly to one of the computer’s main USB ports.
The interface may not function correctly if the camcorder is connected 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. If this occurs,
disconnect the other devices from the computer and try reconnecting the
camcorder.
Do not connect two or more camcorders to the same computer via the USB
interface. The connections may not operate correctly.
Never allow the computer to go into standby (sleep) mode while a
camcorder is connected via the USB interface.
Refer to your computer manual for the location of the computer’s USB ports.
For details about changing settings on the camcorder and connecting the
camcorder to the computer, see the camcorder’s instruction manual.
Settings on the camcorder
Before connecting the camcorder to the computer, change the following camcorder
settings in advance.
• In the still images index screen, select which still images to play back (built-in
memory or memory card).
• In the [SYSTEM SETUP] menu, set [USB SETTING] to one of the following options.
- [PC/PRINTER]:
To simply connect the camcorder to the computer without further operations.
- [CONNECT&SET]:
Select [PC/PRINTER] on the camcorder every time you connect it to a computer.
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