Canon VIXIA HF R10 Black Instruction Manual for Macintosh
Photo Application
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Instruction Manual
Version 34
English
Contents
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Read This First ........................................................................................................... 4
Checking Supplied Accessories ............................................................................ 4
System Requirements ............................................................................................... 5
What is Photo Application? ...................................................................................... 6
Windows ..................................................................................................................... 7
CameraWindow ..................................................................................................... 7
[Import Images from Camera] Window ............................................................. 7
[Organize Images on Camera] Window ............................................................ 8
[Import Images from Camera] Window ............................................................. 9
[Organize Images on Camera] 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 Photo Application.................................................................................... 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
Downloading Still Images to the Computer.......................................................... 26
Downloading Untransferred Images ............................................................... 26
Downloading Selected Images ....................................................................... 27
Downloading All the Images on the Camcorder .............................................. 29
Using a Card Reader/Writer ................................................................................ 30
Auto-downloading ........................................................................................... 31
Applying Auto-downloading Settings .............................................................. 31
Downloading the Selected Still Images from ImageBrowser .......................... 32
Printing Still Images................................................................................................. 34
[Photo Print] .................................................................................................... 34
[Index Print] ..................................................................................................... 36
[Layout Print] ................................................................................................... 38
Organizing Images ................................................................................................... 40
Applying Star Rating ............................................................................................ 40
Specifying the Keywords...................................................................................... 41
Classifying the Images......................................................................................... 42
Sort by the Shooting Date ............................................................................... 42
Sort by the Star Rating .................................................................................... 43
Renaming Multiple Files ...................................................................................... 45
Searching for Images........................................................................................... 46
Exporting Images ..................................................................................................... 48
Changing the File Type and Saving..................................................................... 48
Uploading Still Images to the Camcorder ............................................................ 51
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Deleting Still Images on the Camcorder .............................................................. 52
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Organizing Images on the Camcorder ............................................................ 52
Using Various Functions......................................................................................... 53
Attaching Images to E-mail Messages ................................................................ 53
Running a Slide Show ......................................................................................... 55
Adding Sound to a Still Image.............................................................................. 56
Reviewing and Changing the Owner Name of the Camcorder............................ 57
Uninstalling the Software ........................................................................................ 58
Uninstalling ImageBrowser .................................................................................. 58
Troubleshooting ....................................................................................................... 59
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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 and SDHC 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 and iPhoto are trademarks of Apple Inc., registered in the
U.S. and other countries.
• 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. 2010 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.
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.
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The explanations in this manual use mainly Mac OS X version 10.5 screen shots.
The steps and windows may vary depending on your computer.
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System Requirements
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OS: Mac OS X (v10.4 - v10.6)
Computer Model: Computers that come with above OS preinstalled
CPU: PowerPC G4/G5, or Intel processor
RAM: Mac OS X v10.6 1 GB or more
Mac OS X v10.4 - v10.5 512 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 can only be used on disks formatted in the Mac OS Extended
(journaled) format.
A CD-ROM drive is required to install the software.
× 768 pixels/32,000 colors or better
System Requirements
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What is Photo Application?
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Photo Application 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 saved on the camcorder and deleting them
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 Photo Application?
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CameraWindow
After you connect the camcorder to your computer, you can use CameraWindow to
download still images to the computer. Furthermore, you can delete still images saved
on the camcorder, without having to download them to the computer, and you can
upload still images from the computer to the camcorder ( 51). You can also confirm
and change the owner’s name of the camcorder you specify ( 57). Refer to
Downloading Still Images to the Computer ( 26) for launching the software.
Click the [CameraWindow] icon in the Dock (the bar at the bottom of the
desktop) if the CameraWindow menu screen 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.
[Import Images from Camera] Window
After you connect the camcorder to your computer, use this window to download still
images to the computer.
Download selected images.
Download only the images not yet imported to the computer.
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Download all images.
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[Organize Images on Camera] Window
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Delete still images saved on the camcorder, without having to download them to the
computer, and upload still images from the computer to the camcorder.
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[Import Images from Camera] Window
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Return to the CameraWindow menu screen. Display the Help menu.
Configure Preferences settings
(camcorder owner's name and download destination, etc.).
Adjust the size of the thumbnails.
Toggle the shooting date/time and file name displays.
Select all still images.
Clear still image selections.
Download images to the computer.
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[Organize Images on Camera] Window
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Return to the CameraWindow menu screen. Display the Help menu.
Configure Preferences settings
(camcorder owner's name and download destination, etc.).
Adjust the size of the thumbnails.
Toggle the shooting date/time and file name displays.
Upload selected still images to the camcorder.
Delete still images on the camcorder.
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Browser Window
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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
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This area displays the images contained in the selected folder.
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3 View Mode
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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.
Context menu
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[File Information]
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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.
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
( 40).
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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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CANON iMAGE
GATEWAY
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Print & Email After you download still images to a computer, use this to
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Send to Trash Deletes the selected images.
Use this to connect to CANON iMAGE GATEWAY.
print them or to attach them to e-mail messages.
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[Image Viewer] Window
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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
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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.
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]
( 34).
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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
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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
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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
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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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