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1ZoomBrowser EX Software User Guide

Table of Contents (1/2)

Chapter 1 What is

What Can ZoomBrowser

Guide to the ZoomBrowser

Task Buttons and Main

Chapter 2 Downloading

Downloading Images

Printing Images

Chapter 3 What You Can

Camera Control Window

Downloading Images

Downloading Images

Checking Images in the

Deleting Images from

Other Features of the

Setting the My Camera

Setting up Slide Shows

Setting the DPOF Print

Checking and Changing

Copying Images to the

Operating the Camera

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Table of Contents (2/2)

Chapter 6 Using

Editing Images

Editing Images with

Sending Images by E-

Exporting Images

Running a Slide Show

Adding Sounds to Images

Creating a My Camera

Playing Movies

Editing Movies

Exporting Movies

Converting RAW Images

Stitching Panoramic

Saving Images to CD-

Appendices

Supported Image Types

Customizing Preferences

Customizing Menus

Troubleshooting

Index

Index

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Notations and Conventions

Symbol Usage

This guide uses the

Information essential to functions or terminology,

Information about the

Operating tips and follow this symbol. Read

IMPORTANT

Points that you need to other important topics topics.

REFERENCE

Supplementary explanations

Read these topics as you

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this guide as indicated below.

card memory card

screen shots and procedures in and procedures may appear another version of Windows.

Chapter 1

What is ZoomBrowser EX? What Can ZoomBrowser EX Do?

This section provides a brief features.

What You Can Do with a

Download images

Save computer images

Operate the camera (only on models

Set up camera slide available on some

Check and change

Set the My Camera operation sound, self

View Images

Display the downloaded information.

Switch between display

Organize Images

Assign a Star Rating

Organize images

Perform image searches

images (only available on

and wallpaper files. as a text file.

(Windows XP only).

the camera contains My are automatically copied to

EX is installed.

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Canon POWERSHOT SD500, POWERSHOT SD400 Manual

Chapter 1

What is ZoomBrowser EX? Guide to the ZoomBrowser EX Windows (1/2)

This section briefly introduces main windows for operating

Camera Control

The Camera Control opens when you connect memory card into a

the camera or memory can also use the computer

ZoomBrowser EX. The Main organizing downloaded images.

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Chapter 1

What is ZoomBrowser EX? Guide to the ZoomBrowser EX Windows (2/2)

Using the Right-Click

With ZoomBrowser EX using the right mouse

For example, you can in the Browser Area and following.

Browser Area

Right-click

collection of the most

menu commands that apply to a

ZoomBrowser EX more familiar with ZoomBrowser EX, try

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Chapter 1

What is ZoomBrowser EX? Task Buttons and Main Window Features (1/4)

Task Area and Task

There are six task buttons the Main Window, you tasks.

Acquire & Camera

Use this button to open allows you to perform camera, such as

Settings, changing camera

View & Classify

Use this button to display classify images into

Edit

Use this button to edit together and convert

Export

Use this button to export various formats or back

Print

Click this to print images

Internet

Click this to attach images to e-mail messages.

you click each respective

corresponding task button. right when there are too many the Task Area.

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Chapter 1

What is ZoomBrowser EX? Task Buttons and Main Window Features (2/4)

Using the Task

When you select an item in the Task Area.

Orange Button

This color marks the right-hand side of the procedure, click a different

REFERENCE

In general, you are

in order. You can return button for that step.

To return to the first appears below the menu

at the present time. Switch

selecting an image and you for Printing] task, you must

reselect the image.

Letters)

that are not available at the underway, the buttons will once

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Chapter 1

What is ZoomBrowser EX? Task Buttons and Main Window Features (3/4)

Function Buttons

The following buttons

View Image

Displays the

Properties

Displays the the selected

Slide Show

Starts a slide

Search Button

Searches images revision date,

Delete Button

Deletes selected

Rotate Button

Rotates the

90° Right or 180

Browser Area display modes.

the following buttons.

Browser Area displayed

Browser Area displayed prior

.

folder when you have folder.

or deselect all of the images in

.You can also use it to select shot with the camera’s AEB

function).

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Chapter 1

What is ZoomBrowser EX? Task Buttons and Main Window Features (4/4)

Show/Hide

Use this to show the file name, thumbnail.

Selection Tool

Restores the Zoom In or Zoom

Zoom In Button

Zooms in to

Zoom Out Mode)

Zooms out from

Display Size

Mode)

In Zoom mode, the entire Browser In Scroll mode,

that are assigned a special Star in the Browser Area.

buttons are discussed in

.

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Chapter 2

Downloading and Downloading Images to a Computer (1/8)

Printing Images

This chapter explains a sequence

 

ZoomBrowser EX

 

 

downloading images from the

 

images. This section starts by

 

ZoomBrowser EX: “Auto Start” and

downloading images from the

 

 

 

 

the Icon.” The “Auto Start”

 

 

 

convenient for downloading

 

IMPORTANT

 

 

icon method under the

 

 

 

 

• This guide assumes

 

 

 

and drivers have been

 

a camera or memory card

 

you have not yet

 

 

 

 

 

your product and install

 

a camera or memory card

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the program has been closed.

 

 

 

the Auto Start function has

 

 

 

program when the camera is

you may not be able to use first time the camera is

has been booted up (due to a icon method in this case. You

from the second time onward.

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Chapter 2

Downloading and

Printing Images

Auto Start

Downloading Images to a Computer (2/8)

Your camera model name or “Canon Camera” will appear here.

You can start ZoomBrowser the camera to the

Set the following Auto you connect the camera them, proceed to the

Settings for the First

1.Use the interface computer.

Please see your Camera connect the camera to you must set the camera connection to a computer

A dialog similar to the If it does not, read the

Appendices.

Your computer system will determine which programs appear.

and click [OK].

to have ZoomBrowser EX’s automatically when the camera

will cause the Camera next page to open.

Events dialog will appear each Images using Canon

Camera Control Window.

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Chapter 2

Downloading and

Printing Images

Downloading Images to a Computer (3/8)

Procedures for

connect the camera to the

IMPORTANT

With some versions this method of starting

the camera is connected (The dialog shown to connect the camera

In this case, use the

REFERENCE

If the Scanners and the icon method to

A device selection dialog and a memory card

that your camera model the list box and click

for information on how to

. With some camera models, Playback mode to establish a

been set according to the Window will open just by

computer with the interface

images (if you wish to proceed Window), click [Finish] and

ZoomBrowser EX.

method should be used automatically is contained in the “Downloading Images Automatically” section in Chapter 3.

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Chapter 2

Downloading and Downloading Images to a Computer (4/8)

Printing Images

This section describes two methods

Download Images

the camera to a computer.

Downloading Images

camera commands if your

You can use this method

function (camera has a

that support the direct

 

Downloading Images

This method uses commands download images from memory card reader. This whether your camera

.

to the one below opens, camera features a (Print/ Direct Transfer menu similar to the camera’s LCD monitor.

IMPORTANT

Check to ensure that card reader are in the

REFERENCE

This section uses the Downloaded” method, Chapter 3 explains in downloading from a perform tasks such as

If images shot on card, ZoomBrowser EX to the computer and

not appear in the camera’s images using camera

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Chapter 2

Downloading Images to a Computer (5/8)

 

Downloading and

 

Printing Images

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

REFERENCE

. The downloaded images

 

 

 

to the shooting date.

• If a remote shooting

Window when the

will not open. Please

 

A dialog will appear if connected concurrently which images are shown box and click [OK].

2.

Set the Direct transfer

 

 

 

push the

 

 

 

 

 

 

REFERENCE

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

• See your Camera User

Downloaded Images

and commands related in the camera’s LCD

• If you click Settings on destination folder for Automatically” in

the destination folder.

• By the default settings, Pictures folder.

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Chapter 2

Downloading and Downloading Images to a Computer (6/8)

Printing Images

Using Computer

Settings] in the Main

Images].

1. Read the dialog that

 

If a Camera Control

 

proceed to Step 3.

 

reader, check to ensure that the reader.

memory card readers are concards, or if a camera and a concurrently, to allow you to select which device. In that case, select

box and click [OK].

Proceed to Step 2 if

REFERENCE

If you are using a memory card reader, a Camera Control Window similar to the following will open.

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Chapter 2

Downloading and Downloading Images to a Computer (7/8)

Printing Images

3. Click [Starts to

. The downloaded images

to their creation dates.

 

the downloaded images will

REFERENCE

If you click [Preferences], destination folder and for changing the settings Automatically” in

By the default settings, downloaded are saved

Downloaded Images

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Chapter 2

Downloading and

Printing Images

Downloading Images to a Computer (8/8)

Starting by Clicking

Use the following methods desktop icon or a menu

The Icon Method

1.Double-click the

ZoomBrowser EX will

select [All Programs] or [Canon Utilities],

[ZoomBrowser EX]. open its Main Window.

this are described in (6/8).”

the (close box) in the Main and select [Exit]. To close the

[Finish] button.

The downloading

“Downloading Images to a Computer (6/8).”

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Chapter 2

Downloading and

Printing Images

Printing Images (1/6)

You will use the PhotoRecord

is selected, and choose

 

 

 

REFERENCE

 

 

• Images recorded in the

image(s) changes to blue.

 

 

 

unsaturated when

 

 

settings are only available

 

 

• Please see the PhotoRecord

 

 

this program.

 

1.

Click [Print] in the

 

 

Print].

 

pressing and holding the [Ctrl] images. To deselect images, click

the [Ctrl] key down.

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Chapter 2

Downloading and Printing Images (2/6)

Printing Images

3.

Click [2. Select Captions

the procedures displayed at the

 

check mark beside printed with the

REFERENCE

• See Viewing Image

append comments to

4. Click [3. Open Layout

This will start PhotoRecord

album window.

Album Window

 

REFERENCE

If the PhotoRecord sary.

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Chapter 2

Downloading and Printing Images (3/6)

Printing Images

5.

Click [2 Select Printer

 

 

printer and an album

types. (The displayed album

 

Select

printer in use.)

 

 

 

 

 

 

Per Sheet

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

of paper.

 

 

 

 

positioned on the page and

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

their shooting information (Exif

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

shooting information displayed in

 

 

 

 

data that can be printed using

 

 

 

 

widths you specify.

 

 

 

 

images in a spread.

 

 

 

 

paper.

 

 

 

 

.

 

 

 

 

type, you can set the detailed Detailed in the area below, such as the

the number of images in an

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Chapter 2

Downloading and Printing Images (4/6)

Printing Images

6.

Click [3 Select Paper]

change the image back-

 

paper size and paper

design elements as desired.

change.

REFERENCE

The settings categories ing to the printer in use

include the themes (a unified frames and text frames, etc.)

frames, and clip art.

text first when choosing a background, photo frame or text frame.

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Chapter 2

Printing Images (5/6)

 

Downloading and

 

Printing Images

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8. Click [Add Titles &

page and input the text.

 

 

and text as desired.

Click on text that is

the page.

Edit it

size, justification and color as

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Chapter 2

Downloading and Printing Images (6/6)

Printing Images

9.

Change the size and

number of copies and

 

or clip art as desired

[Print].

The following operations window.

Move Items

You can move images,

Change Size or

You can change the size art by dragging the

(close box), or click the [File]

You can change size by dragging one of these

Sets it to the state at the (rotation mode).

support the Exif 2.2 standard function) have the shooting settings

and shooting mode, better prints by using this

.

image correction (default that support the Exif 2.2

types, providing you with better

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Chapter 3

 

Camera Control Window

What You Can Do

 

with a Camera Connected

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

This chapter explains the operations

 

 

 

Window

 

Camera Control Window.

 

 

 

 

This explains the procedures for

 

 

 

automatically open when the

downloading camera images using

 

 

 

computer using the interface

the camera’s Direct Transfer function.

 

 

 

Main Window is open, click

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

the Task Area, followed by any

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Control Window.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

You can download images in a single pass using a computer operation.

You can check images first before downloading using a computer operation.

If you remove the check mark from here, Events dialog (p. 13) will appear the

the camera is connected to the computer

does not open, click the [Start] or [Programs], followed by

and [CameraWindow].

Window

Control Window.

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Chapter 3

What You Can Do

with a Camera Connected

Downloading Images Automatically—Camera Operations

Starting Auto

download destination

 

1. Set the Direct Transfer start the direct transfer

This will download images

REFERENCE

See your Camera User and commands related in the camera’s LCD

Changing the Auto

for the downloaded

creation method for

Change the destination

.

 

computer.

 

1. Click [Preferences].

 

.

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Chapter 3

What You Can Do

with a Camera Connected

Downloading Images Automatically—Computer Operations (1/3)

Starting Auto

Settings

download or the destination

1. Click [Starts to Control Window.

settings] and click

This will download all yet been downloaded

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Chapter 3

What You Can Do

with a Camera Connected

3. Select the type of

Downloading Images Automatically—Computer Operations (2/3)

after the images are

.

ZoomBrowser EX’s Browser

at the save destination]. To select [Perform selected

[Select] and select a process in

4. Select a destination images and set the for downloads, then

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What You Can Do Downloading Images Automatically—Computer Operations (3/3)

with a Camera Connected

6. To initiate the selected immediately after connected, place a automatically

is connected].

7. Click [Finish].

This concludes the settings

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