Casio PHOTO LOADER 1.1 User Manual

Photo Loader

Version 1.1

CASIO LCD Digital Camera Image Loading
Software
Macintosh version

Instruction manual

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contact us if there are any queries or errors.

Photo Loader is published by CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD., and CASIO
COMPUTER CO., LTD. retains all copyrights and other related rights except
for those described above.
This document may not be copied in part or in entirety without permission.
We assume no responsibility for any damage or loss or claims from third
parties resulting from the use of Photo Loader.

Important!

• Install Photo Loader only in your computer's hard disk drive. Photo Loader
will not function correctly if installed in a removable disk drive or a CD-R.

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Table of contents

Introduction ................................................................... 4

■ To first-time users of Photo Loader ....................................... 4

■ Features of Photo Loader ....................................................... 4

Automatically loads recording images from a digital camera or

memory card. .......................................................................... 4

Handling high-volume image data as a library ........................... 5

Automatically creates an HTML file in which recorded images

can be searched in calendar format........................................ 5

■ New functions of Photo Loader 1.1 ........................................ 5

■ Continuing use of Photo Loader 1.0 library .......................... 5

■ How to read this instruction manual ...................................... 6

Operation conventions ............................................................... 6

Display screens .......................................................................... 6

Starting Photo Loader .................................................. 7

■ Checking communication status between digital camera

and Photo Loader (for Serial connection) ............................. 8

Using Photo Loader .................................................... 10

■ Loading an image .................................................................. 10

Loading an image automatically .............................................. 10

Setting up automatic loading .................................................... 11

Manually loading images (for Card/USB connection) .............. 18

Manually loading images (for Serial connection) ..................... 19

Loading images other than those recorded

by digital cameras ................................................................. 22

Handling image loading errors

(for “Sort by recording date”) ................................................. 25

■ Viewing a library .................................................................... 27

Viewing a library from Photo Loader ........................................ 27

■ Deleting a library .................................................................... 29

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■ Copying a library .................................................................... 31

■ Moving a library ..................................................................... 33

■ Editing a library ...................................................................... 35

Changing the title of a library ................................................... 35

Rebuilding a library .................................................................. 37

Changing Photo Loader preferences ........................ 39

■ General.................................................................................... 39

Library sort method .................................................................. 39

Folder to save library ................................................................ 40

Enter title after loading ............................................................. 40

Execute [View library] after saving ........................................... 40

Selecting built-in template ........................................................ 40

Browser for viewing the library ................................................. 40

■ Loading images in camera .................................................... 41

Set up automatic loading ......................................................... 41

Confirmation ............................................................................. 41

Original image .......................................................................... 41

Convert image aspect based on rotation information .............. 42

■ Version .................................................................................... 42

Viewing help ................................................................ 43

Exiting from Photo Loader ......................................... 44

Troubleshooting .......................................................... 45

Glossary ....................................................................... 46

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Introduction

This document describes the CASIO LCD digital camera image loading
software, Photo Loader (hereafter called Photo Loader in this document).
Photo Loader is a software application that runs on Macintosh. This
document does not describe how to use Macintosh.
This document assumes that Photo Loader users are familiar with the
following basic operations.

• Mouse operations such as clicking, dragging, dragging and dropping

• Menu operation using the mouse

• Character entry using the keyboard

• Macintosh operation

Read the instruction manual of your Macintosh and Mac OS for these basic
operations.

■ To first-time users of Photo Loader

Read the “Read me” file in the CD-ROM provided. This describes how to
check the system requirements for Photo Loader and how to install it on your
Macintosh.
Check your operating environment and Mac OS version to be used before
installing Photo Loader.

■ Features of Photo Loader

Automatically loads recording images from a digital camera or memory card.

Recording images can be automatically loaded into your Macintosh from a
digital camera or memory cards.

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Important!

• Recording images that can be loaded using Photo Loader are images
saved in JPEG format and animation files saved in AVI format.

Handling high-volume image data as a library

Loaded image files will be managed in a folder by date, which is handled as
a library.

Automatically creates an HTML file in which recorded images can be searched in calendar format.

An HTML file will be automatically created to allow searching of recorded
images loaded manually or automatically and for viewing the contents of the
library using a browser.

■ New functions of Photo Loader 1.1

Photo Loader 1.1 includes several new functions. For details, see the
“readme” file on the CD-ROM.

■ Continuing use of Photo Loader 1.0 library

Users of Photo Loader 1.0 upgrading to version 1.1 must read the
“Important” file on the CD-ROM to check the procedure before starting
installation. Failure to install as directed may result in not being able to view
previous library management data and calendar format HTML files in Photo
Loader, or losing image files loaded.

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■ How to read this instruction manual

Operation conventions

The description assumes that a mouse is used.

In this document, the buttons in dialog boxes are described as follows.

[View] button

[Load image] button
[Edit] button

[Delete] button
[Copy] button
[Move] button
[Preferences] button

[Help] button

[Exit] button

Display screens

• Note that the display screens used in this document may differ slightly
from the actual screens, but this does not mean that the contents will be
different.

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Starting Photo Loader

Photo Loader must be installed on your Macintosh before starting. If not yet
installed, install Photo Loader on your Macintosh.

1. Switch on your Macintosh.

2. Open the destination folder and double-click “Photo Loader

1.1E”.

Photo Loader starts and the function buttons is displayed.

Photo Loader function buttons

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■ Checking communication status between digital

camera and Photo Loader (for Serial connection)

Important!

• A serial connection may not be possible depending on the digital camera
model. For details, refer to the digital camera's user's guide.

• Before loading image data from a digital camera, check that
communication between the digital camera and Photo Loader is
successful using the following steps.

*

Connect a digital camera to your Macintosh before checking the
communication status. Read the instruction manual of the digital camera
for connection details.

*

“Serial connection” means the connection to the modem port or printer

port.

1. Click the [Load image] button from the function buttons.

2. Select “Serial connection” and click [Load image in

camera…] button.

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3. Click the [Setting] button.

Click the [Cancel] button to cancel the operation.

• Check that the serial port on the Macintosh to which the cable is
connected is the same as the serial port (modem port or printer
port) displayed in the configuration dialog box.

• Read the Macintosh instruction manual for details of the serial
port on your Macintosh.

• If the serial port connected is different from the port in the
configuration dialog box, select the serial port connected.

4. Click the [Test] button.

• When “The camera has been recognized.” dialog box is
displayed, click the [OK] button and then click the [OK] button in
the preferences dialog box.

• When an error message is displayed, the digital camera is not
communicating correctly with Photo Loader. See Photo Loader

1.1 Help for dealing with this.

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Using Photo Loader

This section describes how to use Photo Loader.

■ Loading an image

This sub-section describes how to load image data onto your Macintosh
using Photo Loader. You can choose from “Loading images automatically”
and “Loading images manually”.
*

Images to be loaded using Photo Loader should be image files saved in
JPEG format or animation files saved in AVI format.

*

Connect peripheral units to your Macintosh before loading images. Read
the instruction manual for the digital camera for connection details.

*

There are two methods of sorting images to be loaded: “Sort by recording
date” and “Sort by date”. See “Library sort method” on page 39 for details.

Loading an image automatically

You can have a supervisory program start and load images automatically
from the digital camera connected to your Macintosh by setting automatic
loading.

The automatic loading function only works in the following conditions.

Peripheral unit

connected

Digital camera

PC card adapter

Card reader

Connection method

USB connection

PC card slot

USB connection or parallel
connection

Devices used for connection

Special USB cable
* The shape of the cable may vary

depending on the digital camera used.

• Using a CompactFlash card
PC card adapter CA-10 (optional)

• Using an SD memory card/
MultiMediaCard (MMC)
Commercially available PC card adapter

• Using a CompactFlash card
Commercially available CF card reader/
writer

• Using an SD memory card/
MultiMediaCard (MMC)
Commercially available SD memory card
reader/writer

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Note

• It is recommended that the peripheral devices listed above be used to
automatically load images recorded with digital cameras. To load images
not from a digital camera, see “Loading images other than those recorded
by digital cameras” on page 22.

• Images can be automatically loaded from the following cameras in addition
to this camera.
DCF-compatible digital cameras or memory cards* (JPEG files only)
memory cards* of QV-7000SX and QV-5500SX (JPEG and AVI files)

Must be mounted on Macintosh as a drive.

*

• Automatic loading is not available using serial connection.

Setting up automatic loading

1. Click the [Preferences] button from the function buttons.

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2. Click the <Load images in camera> tab.

3. Select “Automatic loading ON” from “Set up automatic

loading”.

• “Automatic loading ON” is specified as the default.

• Select “Automatic loading OFF” to disable automatic loading.

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4. Restart Photo Loader (Restarting is not necessary unless the

settings have been changed.).

This completes the automatic loading settings.

Images will be automatically loaded, when you connect the digital
camera to the USB port of your Macintosh, or when you mount
the memory card used to record pictures with the digital camera.

It will be turned “ON”.

Important!

• Be sure to re-start Photo Loader after changing the Auto
download settings. The changes will not take effect if Photo
Loader is not restarted

• Check that the
indicates that the monitoring program is running. If the
icon is displayed, click .

icon is displayed on the control bar. This

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When the screen above is displayed, highlight “Pausing loading”
and click with the mouse. “Pausing loading” will be unchecked.

If the icon with the camera only (
program is not running. In this case, open the folder in which
Photo Loader is to be installed and double-click “Desktop Watcher

1.1E” to run the monitoring program.

• To display a library after loading an image, you must first specify
the browser to be used by selecting [Preferences]→“Browser to
display libraries”. The browser will not be launched if it is not
specified.

) is displayed, the monitoring

5. Connect the digital camera to the USB port or mount the

memory card used to record pictures on your Macintosh.

• Displays the confirmation dialog.

• If the confirmation dialog is not required, change the setting by

referring to page 41.

6. Click the [OK] button to start automatic loading.

• Images will be loaded from the digital camera, and a library will
be created.

• Click the [Suspend] button to disable automatic loading.

• The operation 7 screen will be displayed if the digital camera (or

memory card) has multiple image folders.

Note

Go to step 9 if the digital camera (or memory card) has only one
image folder.

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