Canon PowerShot A50 Software User Guide

Softwar e S tarter Guide

This guide explains the installation method and features of

the software for loading and processing images shot

with a Canon PowerShot Digital Camera on a computer.

Read the agreement in this Guide before using the software on

the CD-ROM in this box. By using the software,

you agree to be bound by the terms of the agreement.

Windows

Macintosh

READ CAREFULLY BEFORE USING!

CANON SOFTWARE LICENSE AGREEMENT

IMPORTANT - READ THIS AGREEMENT BEFORE USING THE SOFTWARE ON THE CD-ROM IN THIS BOX. BY USING THE SOFTWARE, YOU AGREE TO BE BOUND BY THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT.

THIS CD-ROM ALSO CONTAINS THE ULEAD PHOTOIMPACT 4.2 SOFTWARE (THE “ULEAD SOFTWARE”) WHICH IS PRODUCED AND COPYRIGHTED BY ULEAD SYSTEMS, INC. THE TERMS OF THIS AGREEMENT DO NOT APPLY TO USE OF THE ULEAD SOFTWARE. THE TERMS FOR USE OF THE ULEAD SOFTWARE MAY BE FOUND SEPARATEL Y IN THE FILE APPEARING ON THE CDROM IN THIS BOX.

This is a license agreement (the “Agreement”) between you and Canon Inc. (“Canon”). IF YOU DO NOT AGREE TO THE TERMS AND CONDITIONS OF THIS AGREEMENT, DO NOT USE

THE SOFTWARE PROGRAM ON THE CD-ROM AND THE USER MANUAL IN THIS BOX (COLLECTIVELY, THE “SOFTWARE”) AND RETURN THE SOFTWARE WITHIN 30 DAYS FROM THE DATE OF PURCHASE TO YOUR POINT OF PURCHASE FOR A REFUND.

In consideration of the right to use the SOFTWARE, you agree to abide by the terms and conditions of this Agreement.

1. LICENSE: Canon grants you the non-exclusive right to use the SOFTWARE only on a single computer . You may physically transfer the SOFTW ARE from one computer to another provided that the SOFTWARE is used on only one computer at a time. You shall not install or use the SOFTWARE on a network, multiple CPU, multiple site arrangement, or any other hardware configuration where the SOFTWARE is accessible to more than one CPU or to more than one user .

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Introduction

Thank you for purchasing a Canon PowerShot A50 digital camera. The PowerShot A50 Solution Disk supplied in your package contains various software

programs that can be used to load, organize, retouch and process images shot with your PowerShot A50. We invite you to use this guide and its companion Hardware Guide to maximize your enjoyment of the new world of high-quality digital imaging.

For instructions on using the Windows® and Macintosh operating systems, please refer to the manuals that accompanied them.

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 Inc. 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 prior written permission of Canon Inc.

Canon Inc. makes no warranties for damages resulting from corrupted or lost data due to a mistaken operation or malfunction of the camera, the software, the CompactFlash (CF cards), personal computers, peripheral devices, or use of non-Canon CF cards.

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Trademark Acknowledgments

• Canon and PowerShot are trademarks of Canon Inc.

• Adobe, the Adobe logo and Acrobat Reader are trademarks of Adobe Systems Incorporated.

• CompactFlash is a trademark of SanDisk Corporation.

• IBM is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corporation.

• Macintosh, Power Macintosh and QuickTime are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc. in the

United States and other countries.

• Microsoft, Windows and Windows NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the

United States and other countries.

• PhotoImpact is a trademark of Ulead Systems, Inc.

• Other names and products not mentioned above may be trademarks or registered trademarks of

their respective companies.

Loading Images onto a Windows Computer

This chapter introduces the software contained on the PowerShot A50 Solution Disk, explaining how to install each program and load images onto the computer. For instructions on using a PC card slot or PC card reader to load images, refer to the respective on-screen guides (p. 20).

Bundled Software and Guides........................................... 4

Computer System Requirements ....................................... 5

Installing the Software.......................................................6

Connecting to the Computer.............................................9

Loading Images

Loading Images with ZoomBrowser .....................................10

Loading Images with TimeTunnel.........................................12

Loading Images with PhotoStitch.........................................14

Handling Images with SlideShowMaker ...............................16

Loading Images with Ulead PhotoImpact .............................18

Viewing On-Screen Guides .............................................. 20

Opening the PhotoImpact User Guide.................................. 21

Windows

The interaction of your particular computer system with the camera may result in the display of some messages or dialogs not described herein. Please consult the on-screen guides and help files accompanying each software program for assistance.

Bundled Software and Guides

Action

Programs to

Install

Where to

Look for

Instructions

Guides

Search and

Organize

Images

ZoomBrowser

*TWAIN Driver

**Acrobat Reader **Acrobat Reader **Acrobat Reader **Acrobat Reader

Pages 10-11

of this Guide

Using

ZoomBrowser

(Page 20)

Display Images

Chronologically

TimeTunnel

Pages 12-13

of this Guide

Using

TimeTunnel

(Page 20)

Merge Images

into

Panoramas

PhotoStitch

Pages 14-15

of this Guide

Using

PhotoStitch

(Page 20)

Edit Camera

Slide Shows

SlideShowMaker

Pages 16-17

of this Guide

Using

SlideShowMaker

(Page 20)

Help Files

See the

Help File

* For instructions on the TWAIN Driver, please refer to the help file.

** Adobe Acrobat Reader must be installed to view on-screen guides in the Portable Document

Format (PDF). This program can be installed from the PowerShot A50 Solution Disk. Click [About the On-Screen Software Guides] and [Install Adobe Acrobat Reader] to begin the installation (p. 6).

See the

Help File

See the

Help File

See the

Help File

Retouch

Images

PhotoImpact

*TWAIN Driver

**Acrobat Reader

Computer System Requirements

Please install the software on a computer meeting the following system requirements.

Hardware

IBM® PC/AT compatible

Windows® 95, Windows® 98 or Windows NT

CPU

Pentium or better

RAM

Windows® 95/98: 24 MB or more Windows NT

4.0

4.0: 32 MB or more

Windows

Pages 18-19

of this Guide

PhotoImpact

User Guide

(Page 21)

See the

Help File

Connectors

Standard RS-232C Interface (For PowerShot A50) D-SUB 9-Pin Connector

(IBM

PC/AT compatible)

Free Hard Disk Space

TWAIN Driver 2.4: 15 MB or more ZoomBrowser 1.1: 30 MB or more SlideShowMaker 1.3: 20 MB or more TimeT unnel 2.4: 30 MB or more PhotoStitch 2.3: 40 MB or more Ulead PhotoImpact 4.2: 130 MB or more

Monitor

640 x 480 pixels, 256 colors or more (1024 x 768 pixels, 24 bit color or more recommended)

• A CD-ROM drive is required to install the software.

• QuickTime 3.0 or higher is required to save images in the QuickTime VR format that have been merged in PhotoStitch.

Installing the Software

1. Start your computer.

2. Place the PowerShot A50 Solution Disk in the CD-ROM drive.

The setup menu will automatically display a list of software.

• The setup menu will not display if the [Auto Insert Notification] setting is deselected for your CD-ROM drive. Use the following procedures to work around this. Double-click the [My Computer] icon on the desktop to open it and then the CD-ROM icon. Double-click the [Setup] icon.

3. Click any underlined item.

Click the items with “ - ” to read about the software.

4. To install a program, carefully read its description and click the corresponding [Install...] button.

5. Read the dialog contents carefully and proceed with the installation procedures.

ZoomBrowser Setup Dialog

6. Click the [Finish] button when the Setup Complete dialog is displayed.

7. Click the [Contents] or [Back] button on the toolbar, or the [Return to the Main Menu] button at the bottom to return to the main menu.

Windows

8. Repeat steps 3 to 7 for each program that you wish to install.

9. Click the [Exit] button.

10. Remove the PowerShot A50 Solution Disk from the CD-ROM drive.

About Uninstalling the Software

You can delete the installed programs by clicking the Windows [Start] menu and selecting [Settings] and [Control Panel]. Double-click the [Add/Remove Programs] icon. ZoomBrowser can also be uninstalled by clicking the [Start] menu and selecting [Programs], [PowerShot Utilities ZoomBrowser] and [ZoomBrowser Uninstall].

Connecting to the Computer

To Load Images onto the Computer by Cable

1. Shut off the computer and turn the camera’ s Mode Dial to the L (Lock) position.

2. Attach the PC interface cable to a serial port (COM port) on your computer

and the DIGITAL terminal on your camera as shown below.

Serial Port (COM Port)

PC Interface Cable

VIDEO

DIGITAL

DIGITAL Terminal

3. Turn on the computer and start Windows.

This completes the setup required to load camera images onto your computer.

To Load Images Directly from a CompactFlashTM Card (CF Card)

Remove the CF card from the camera and insert it directly into an optional CF card reader, or insert it directly into an optional PC card reader or the computer’s PC card slot using an optional PCMCIA adapter (PC card adapter) as shown below.

1. Place the CF card from the camera into the PC card adapter.

2. Insert the assembly into the computer’s PC card slot or a PC card reader attached to the

computer.

➜

Windows

Place in Adapter Insert into Slot

Please refer to the documentation for your computer or PC card reader to ascertain whether the computer should be turned off or can be left running when the PC card adapter assembly is inserted into the slot.

Loading Images with ZoomBrowser

ZoomBrowser is a visually based image database program. You can sort, search and display full-sized versions of the images residing on your computer while looking at their thumbnails. The TWAIN Driver is used to load images into ZoomBrowser from your camera.

1. Attach the camera to the computer (p. 9).

2. T urn the camera’ s Mode Dial to the [PC] position.

3. Start ZoomBrowser.

Click the Windows [Start] menu and select [Programs], [PowerShot Utilities ZoomBrowser] and [ZoomBrowser].

4. Click the [IMPORT IMAGES] button at the bottom and select [1: From Canon PowerShot].

The TWAIN Driver window will appear.

5. Confirm or select the correct camera model and communication settings (communications port and baud rate).

• Confirm that [PowerShot A50] is showing in the

Camera Model list box. If it is not, click the list box arrow and select it.

• Click the [Communication Settings] button to

display the Communication Settings dialog. Select the COM port to which the interface cable is connected. If you are not sure, click the [Detect] button. Select the [115.2K] baud rate (transmission speed) unless you have trouble establishing a connection. If you have trouble, try progressively slower speeds.

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