Canon PowerShot PRO70 Software User Guide

Software Guide

This guide explains the installation method and features of the software for loading and
processing images shot with a Canon PowerShot Pro70 Digital Camera on a computer.

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Introduction

Thank you for purchasing a Canon PowerShot Pro70 Digital Camera. A number of software
tools have been bundled with the camera to enable you to load images onto a computer
for retouching and editing. These tools are all you need to enjoy connecting with a
computer and retouching, editing and organizing your images.

Please read this guide and the Hardware Guide to get the most out of your new PowerShot
Pro70 and the wonderful world of high-quality digital imaging.

• Please refer to the guides that accompanied your Windows or Macintosh operating system for
instructions on their basic operation.

• This guide explains how to connect to a computer and load images with the driver software.
For instructions past this stage, such as image retouching, please refer to the quick start guides
for each individual software program, which have been provided as electronic manuals (PDF
files that can be read with Adobe Acrobat Reader).

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• Canon and PowerShot are trademarks of Canon Inc.

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Table of Contents

List of Supplied Accessories for Connecting to a Computer 3

Optional Accessories 3

Software Overview 4

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Chapter 1

Chapter 2

Loading Images onto a Windows Computer 5

The Software Programs 6

Loading Images from a Digital Camera onto a Computer 6
Composing Slide Shows on a Computer 6
Searching for Images Using the Shooting Date/Time as a Clue 7
Merging Several Images to Create a Panorama 8
Organizing Large Numbers of Images Intuitively 8
Image Processing: From Retouching to Web Site Design 9

Installing the Software 10

Computer System Requirements 10
Installation Procedures 10

Connecting the Camera to the Computer to Load Images 13

Connecting to the Computer 13
Precautions to Observe while Connected 14
Loading Images with TWAIN-Compliant Application Programs 14

Loading Images Directly from a CF Card 20

Installing the CF Card 20
Precautions to Observe while Connected 21
Loading Images with TWAIN-Compliant Application Programs 21

How to Read the Quick Start Guides for Application Programs 22

Loading Images onto a Macintosh Computers 23

The Software Programs 24

Loading Images from a Digital Camera onto a Computer 24
Searching for Images Using the Shooting Date/Time as a Clue 24
Merging Several Images to Create a Panorama 25

Installing the Software 26

Computer System Requirements 26
Installation Procedures 26

Connecting the Camera and Computer to Load Images 28

Precautions to Observe while Connected 29

Loading Images Directly from a CF Card 30

Precautions to Observe while Connected 30

Loading Images into Application Programs 31
How to Read the Quick Start Guides for Application Programs 33

Supplied Accessories for Connecting to a Computer

The following items, which are bundled with your PowerShot Pro70 Digital Camera, are
required to connect to a computer.

• PC Interface Cable IFC-100PC

• Macintosh Interface Cable IFC-100MC

• PowerShot Pro70 Solution CD-ROM

• Software Guide (this guide)

Optional Accessories

The following optional item is available for use with the PowerShot Pro70 to
load images onto a computer. Purchase it according to your needs.

PCMCIA Card Adapter

This device enables you to insert a CF card into a PC card slot or reader.
Purchase this item if your computer is equipped with a PC card slot or reader
to achieve even faster image transfers.

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Software Overview

The PowerShot Solution CD-ROM contains application programs featuring a host of
capabilities with which to process images, ranging from data transfer to advanced image
retouching. Install the programs as required to satisfy your individual needs.

Windows Platform

Save to Disk

Display

on

Computer

TimeTunnelZoomBrowser PhotoImpact PhotoStitch SlideShowMaker

PowerShot Pro70

Display

on

Computer

Plug-In Module

TimeTunnel

TWAIN DriverTWAIN Driver

Load Images

Load Images

Process

with

Computer

Process

with

Computer

PhotoStitch

Save to Disk

Macintosh Platform

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Chapter 1

Loading Images onto
a Windows Computer

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application programs for Windows
that are contained on the
PowerShot Solution CD-ROM. In
addition to explaining how to
install the software, it describes
the techniques for loading images
onto the computer.

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The Software Programs

Loading Images from a Digital Camera onto a Computer

Loading Images onto a Windows Computers

TWAIN Driver

Driver software is required to transfer image data from your camera so that it
can be processed and edited on your computer. The PowerShot Pro70 software
package includes a TWAIN Driver for Windows that serves this purpose.

The TWAIN Driver can be used with various TWAIN-compliant application
programs, such as PhotoImpact and ZoomBrowser, to load images directly into
the application program from the camera.

Use the TWAIN Driver in conjunction with your TWAIN-compliant applications.
PhotoImpact and ZoomBrowser are two such programs bundled with the
PowerShot Pro70.

TWAIN is an acronym for a set of standards used to transfer graphic data between
computers and digital cameras, scanners or other digital imaging devices. The
TWAIN Driver supplied with your camera conforms to these standards.

Composing Slide Shows on a Computer

PowerShot Utilities SlideShowMaker

PowerShot Pro70 is equipped with a slide show function that permits the
selective viewing of the images shot by the camera. SlideShowMaker is an
application program that allows you to edit slide shows on a computer
running Windows. The program makes it simple to specify slide order and edit
existing slide shows.

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SlideShowMaker also simplifies the process of copying slides to the camera that
have been created or retouched with a computer, a feature that is handy for
making sophisticated slide show presentations complete with title screens. After
editing the slide show, you can copy it back to the camera for presentation.

Loading Images onto a Windows Computers

Searching for Images Using the Shooting Date/Time as a Clue

PowerShot Utilities TimeTunnel

“I’d like to find that photo. Lets see... Maybe it was last summer...”
“I want to find that picture of that scene we saw on the third or fourth day of
our trip two years ago...”
TimeTunnel is the browser utility that makes such searches possible. When
you shoot an image with your PowerShot Pro70, it automatically records the
date and time of shooting. TimeTunnel uses this data to organize and display
tiny versions of your images, called thumbnails, in chronological order on
rings so that you can easily search and find specific images. As you watch the
images scroll past on the screen, you receive the impression of being in a time
tunnel. When you find the target thumbnail, all you need do is double-click it
to view the original image.

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Merging Several Images to Create a Panorama

Loading Images onto a Windows Computers

PhotoStitch

Ever tried to capture a panoramic scene with a camera only to find it doesn’t
fit a single frame? Or had difficulty photographing a document so it fits a
single frame and can still be read?
PhotoStitch is the powerful application program that remedies these situa­tions, allowing you to capture an entire scene and assemble legible photo­graphic documents. Using PhotoStitch, you can create one large image by
merging several images or documents photographed in horizontal or vertical
sequences, or in a matrix format. PhotoStitch is also furnished with an
electronic manual, the PhotoStitch Shooting Guide, with hints on how to
shoot to obtain better images for merging.

Organizing Large Numbers of Images Intuitively

ZoomBrowser

ZoomBrowser is a digital image database program with powerful features for
organizing and searching the image files that soon proliferate as you discover
the joys of digital imaging. File names alone do not reveal much about
images. That’s where ZoomBrowser shines. It permits you to display all of the
registered images simultaneously on the screen. Use the zoom function to
expand and shrink sets of images to instantly sort through them visually. Its
almost like having all of your images spread out on a table so that searching
and organizing becomes easy. ZoomBrowser is also equipped with a range of
advanced search functions.

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Image Processing: From Retouching to Web Site Design

Ulead PhotoImpact

“Since I have entered the delightful world of digital imaging with my
PowerShot Pro70, why stop at just viewing my images? Why not try some
special effects?” If you have shared these thoughts, the PhotoImpact photo
retouching application program is your answer. It features an abundant array
of special effects and retouching, processing and editing functions that can be
performed with a single click using such innovations as the ‘EasyPalette.’
Discover how to broaden your horizons in digital imaging with PhotoImpact,
which even makes web site design easy with its deceptively simple but far­reaching capabilities.

Loading Images onto a Windows Computers

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Installing the Software

Installing the software contained on the PowerShot Solution CD-ROM is the first procedure

Loading Images onto a Windows Computers

to complete before you can start loading images onto your computer.

Computer System Requirements

Your computer system must satisfy the following requirements to operate the
bundled software.

Operating System: Windows 95, Windows 98 or Windows NT 4.0
CPU: 486DX2/66 MHz or higher (Pentium recommended)
RAM: 24 MB or more (32 MB or more recommended)

32 MB or more recommended for Windows NT

Free Disk Space: TWAIN Driver 2.3: 15 MB or more

ZoomBrowser 1.1: 30 MB or more
SlideShow Maker 1.2: 20 MB or more
TimeTunnel 2.3: 30MB or more
PhotoStitch 2.2: 40 MB or more
PhotoImpact 4.0: 130 MB or more

Ports: Standard RS-232C interface (PowerShot Pro70)

D-SUB 9-PIN connector

Monitor: 640 x 480 pixels, 256 colors or more

(1,024 x 768 pixels, 32,000 colors or more recommended)

Sound Card: Required to play sound annotations

• CD-ROM Drive is required for software installation.

• QuickTime Version 3.0 or later is required to save PhotoStitch images in
QuickTime VR format.

Installation Procedures

The following programs can be installed from the PowerShot Solution CD-ROM.

• TWAIN Driver 2.3

Install this program if you intend to use PhotoImpact, ZoomBrowser or
other TWAIN-compliant application programs to load images from the
camera.

• Slide Show Maker 1.2

• TimeTunnel 2.3

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