Panasonic PHOTOFUNSTUDIO-VIEWER-2.1 OPERATING INSTRUCTIONS

First, acquire pictures to PC!

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Operating Instructions

Digital photo management software

PHOTOfunSTUDIO -viewer- 2.1E

Thank you for using PHOTOfunSTUDIO.

Before use, please read these instructions completely.

Categorize pictures!

Process pictures!

Output pictures!

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Contents

Before Use

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

What can PHOTOfunSTUDIO do?...................................5

System requirements .......................................................6

Setting up

Connecting the digital camera to PC................................7

Starting PHOTOfunSTUDIO.............................................8

Basic operations

Switching among display modes.................................. ..1 1

List mode ..................... ... ... ... ...... ... ... .... ... ...... ... ... ... ... .. 12

Focus mode ................. ... ... ... ... ...... ... .... ... ... ...... ... ... ... .. 14

Full Screen mode .............................. .... ... ... ...... ... ... ... .. 15

Calendar Mode.......... ... ... ... ... ...... ... ... .... ... ...... ... ... ... ... .. 16

Selecting pictures...........................................................18

Marking on pictures........................................................19

Copying pictures....... ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ..2 1

Moving pictures............... ...... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ..2 2

Deleting pictures....... ....... ...... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ..2 3

Refreshing the display....................................................23

Displaying enlarged pictures..........................................29

Playing back slide shows...............................................30

Playing back pictures in an open folder as

a slide show................ ... ... ... ...... ... ... ... .... ...... ... ... ... ... ....30

Creating a slide show from your favorite pictures ... ...... .31

Opening the saved slide show.... ...... ... .... ...... ... ... ... ...... .31

Settings for slide shows .... ... ... ...... ... ... .... ... ... ...... ... ... ... .32

Playing music files .........................................................34

Categorization

Flow of categorization....................................................36

Details on categorization ............................. ...... ....... ..... 37

Categorization by recording date............. ...... ...... ......... .37

Categorization by recording scene ................................37

Categorization by face detecti on ...................... ... ...... ... .39

Categorization by model name ............ .... ...... ... ... ... ... ....39

Categorization by storage fo lder....... ... ....... ... ... ... ... ...... .40

Categorization by keywords ............. ... .... ...... ... ... ...... ... .40

Changing the keyword...................................................41

Deleting categorization ..................................................42

Deleting pictures from categorization .................. ...... ....42

Deleting a folder in a cat egori zation ................. ... ...... ... .43

Deleting all categorizations .............. ... .... ... ... ...... ... ... ... .44

Acquiring and displaying pictures

Acquiring pictures from a digital camera........................25

Displaying the acquired pictures in list view...................27

Displaying pictures by recording date ............................28

Process

Process flow ..................................................................46

Resizing a picture ..........................................................48

Converting picture format ..............................................49

Contents

Changing several picture file names at one time

(Batch renaming)............................................................50

Adding date and title information to a picture (Burn-in)..52

Changing the recording date........................................ ..5 4

Creating still pictures from motion pictures ....................55

Rotating picture (Rotate) ................................................57

Retouch

Start and exit the retouch function..................................59

Screen configuration for the retouch function.................60

Correcting pictures or add effects ..................................62

Saving retouched pictures..............................................65

Retouch function menu ..................................................66

Outputting

Output flow.....................................................................69

Printing picture ...............................................................70

Attaching pictures to e-mail............................................76

Using a picture as wallpaper ..........................................79

DPOF-setting..................................................................80

Writing pictures onto a memory card..............................81

Writing pictures to a CD or a DVD..................................83

Other settings

Customising picture display............................................86

Changing view format of pictur e browser

(View format)...... ... ....... ... ... ... ... ...... ... .... ... ... ...... ... ... ... .. 86

Changing order of display ( Sort).... ... ....... ... ... ... ... ...... ... .87

Setting types of pictures to be displayed in

picture browser (View type)........................ ......... ...... ....88

Registering application in Launcher...............................89

Managing folders ...........................................................91

Properties of picture file.................................................94

Setting the operations at the time of start......................96

Changing the settings of acquisition..............................97

Changing the settings of rotation...................................99

Convenient information

Tool bar........................................................................100

Picture browser view setting area................................100

Status bar ....................................................................101

Output view..................................................................101

Menu............................................................................102

Context menu ..............................................................106

Context menu on the picture brow ser ............ ...... ... ... ..106

Context menu on the folder view ............................... ..107

Picture files that can be displayed

by PHOTOfunSTUDIO.................................................108

Troubleshooting (Q&A)................................................109

Glossary.......................................................................111

Precautions for use......................................................112

Before Use

Introduction

Before Use Introduction

zPlease note that some of the explanation and screens

covered in these operating instructions may differ from actual ones depending on the operating environment of your PC. Please be aware of this beforehand.

zNo information is provided about basic PC operations

and terms. Please refer to the relevant PC manual.

zThe contents of these operating instructions may be

subjected to changes without prior notice.

zReproduction of these operating instructions in part or in

full without permission is prohibited.

zThe description of Windows

instructions is based on the Windows

zThe English, French, German, Spanish and simplified

in these operating

XP screen.

Chinese versions of this software are available to the OS of the corresponding languages. If you use an OS of other language, the English version of this software will be installed and become available.

zPages to be referred to are shown as “00”. zIn these operating instructions, PHOTOfunSTUDIO

-viewer- 2.1E is indicated as “PHOTOfunSTUDIO”.

zIn these operating instructions, a memory card refers to

an SD memory card, including the internal memory.

zThe usable operation items on the menu and context

menu depend on the operation status of PHOTOfunSTUDIO or status of the selection of the pictures. The unusable items are displayed in grey.

Please be aware of this beforehand.

zSome digital cameras may not be equipped with the

[BABY] mode, [PET] mode, [TRAVEL DATE] function, [DATE STAMP] function, [TEXT STAMP] function, RAW file function, etc. described in these operating instructions.

zMicrosoft

, Windows®, Windows Vista® and DirectX® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

zIBM

and PC/AT are registered trademarks of

International Business Machines Corporation of the U.S.

zIntel

, Pentium® and Celeron® are registered trademarks or trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries.

zQuickTime and the QuickTime logo are trademarks or

registered trademarks of Apple, Inc., used under license therefrom.

zMicrosoft product screen shot(s) reprinted with

permission from Microsoft Corporation.

zOther names of systems and products mentioned in

these instructions are usually the registered trademarks or trademarks of the manufacturers who developed the system or product concerned.

Before Use What can PHOTOfunSTUDIO do?

Acquire OutputDisplay

Categorize

Process

In thumbnail Enlarged view Slide show

By date By recorded scene By keyword, etc.

Resize Retouch, etc.

You can acquire still pict ur es or motion pictures all at once.

E-mail

CD/DVD

etc.

What can PHOTOfunSTUDIO do?

PHOTOfunSTUDIO allows you to easily acquire, di splay, categorize, process and output the pic ture on the personal computer.

System requirements

Before Use System requirements

J PHOTOfunSTUDIO -viewer- 2.1E

Personal computer

OS Preinstalled

RAM 256 MB or more

Display High Color (16 bit) or more

Free hard disk space

Necessary software

Sound Windows compatible sound device Drive

IBM® PC/AT compatible personal computer having Intel (including compatible CPU) (Intel® Pentium® III 800 MHz or higher CPU if using Windows Vista

Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional Microsoft Microsoft Microsoft Microsoft Microsoft Microsoft

(512 MB or more if using Windows Vista

Desktop resolution of 800k600 pixels or more (1024k768 pixels or more recommended)

200 MB or more

QuickTime 6.1 or later

-ROM drive (required to install t his pr ogram)

Pentium® III 500 MHz or higher CPU

)

Windows® XP Home Edition

Windows® XP Professional

Windows Vista® Ultimate

Windows Vista® Business

Windows Vista® Home Premium

Windows Vista® Home Basic

Interface USB port (USB2.0 or USB1.1)

(When devices are connected through USB hub or by using USB extension cable, ope rati on is not guaranteed.)

zEven if the system requirements mentioned in these

operating instructions are fulfilled, some personal computers cannot be used.

The operation of this software will not be guaranteed when fonts other than English fonts are selected and used.

zThis software cannot be used on Macintosh. zThis software cannot be used on Microsoft Windows

3.1, Windows Windows

zOperation on an upgraded OS is not guaranteed. zOperation on an OS other than the one pre-installed is

)

not guaranteed.

zMulti-boot environment is not supported. zLog on with an administrator account or standard user

95, Windows® 98, Windows® 98SE,

Me and Windows NT®.

account before using this software. You cannot use this software with a guest account.

zOnly the system administrator can install or uninstall this

software.

This software may not run properly on user-built computers.

If the settings for th e siz e of ch arac ters in the s cre en set ting s dialog box in Windows is larger than the standard size, some buttons may be displayed off-screen and cannot be operated. In this case, restore the font size to standard size.

zThis software cannot be used on 64-bit OS. zQuickTime is needed to play motion pictures.

Setting up

DIGITAL

AV OUT

DC IN

A: USB connection cable B: AC adaptor

Connecting the digital camera to PC

Setting up Connecting the digital camera to PC

 When you connect the digital camera to the PC, use

batteries with sufficient battery power or the AC adaptors. If the remaining battery power is exhausted during communication, the reco rded data may be damaged.

1 Prepare the digital camera.

• If you use the AC adapter, connect it.

• Turn on the digital camera.

2 Connect the digital camera

to the PC via the USB connection cable.

• Set the digital camera for connecting to a PC. (For details, refer to the operating instructions for the digital camera.)

3 Make sure that the digital camera is properly

recognized by the PC.

You may judge that the digital camera is properly recognized if a [Removable Disk] is added in [My Computer].

 PHOTOfunSTUDIO or LUMIX Simple Viewer may start

automatically. For details, refer to 9.

 Before removing the USB connection cable, make sure

that the digital camera is not accessing the card.

 Double-click [ ] icon in the system tray, and select the

USB connection cable ([USB Mass Storage Device]) and click [Stop]. Then you can safely remove the USB connection cable without causing any error message to appear.

 Do not operate the digital camera or disconnect the USB

connection cable while transferring data in the digital camera. The software may not function correctly and damage the data being transferred.

 The shape of the terminal varies depending on the digital

camera used. For details, refer to the operating instructions for the digital camera.

Starting PHOTOfunSTUDIO

Setting up Starting PHOTOfunSTUDIO

 Before using for the first time, select [start]  [All

Programs]  [Panasonic]  [PHOTOfunSTUDIO

-viewer-]  [Readme] and make sure to read the supplementary explanation and the latest information.

1 Select [start ]  [All P rograms ]  [ Panaso nic] 

[PHOTOfunSTUDIO -viewe r-]  [PHOTOfunSTUDIO

-viewer-].

• Or double-click the shortcut icon [ ] on the desktop.

J Automatic categorization of pictures

Whenever starting PHOTOfunSTUDIO, the [Automatic categorization] panel opens. Here, pictures saved on the personal computer are automatically categorized based on recording date, model of camera, recorded scene, stored folder, number of persons with detected faces and registered in PHOTOfunSTUDIO.

Caution

When automatic categoriza tion is execut ed, cat egoriza t ion d ata w hi ch has already been set for pi ctures in t he specifi ed folder will b e deleted , and the picture files will be recategorized based on data contained within the picture files themselves. Be aware that categorization data for pictures categorized with user-selected keywords will be lost.

1 Click [Browse] to select the folder where pictures are saved

on the PC.

2 Select whether pictures saved in the subfolder of the

selected folder (1) are categorized or not.

3 Select whether pictures on the desktop are categorized or not.

Click the [Start] button to start categorization.

Click [Cancel] while the [Registering] window is displayed to interrupt automatic categorization.

 PHOTOfunSTUDIO can be set to perform automatic

categorization on every startup. (96)

 For details on categorization, refer to 37.

Setting up Starting PHOTOfunSTUDIO

J Auto start

When a digital camera is connected to a PC or a memory card is inserted, the following window opens. (Depending on the settings)

• W in dow for PH OTO fu nST UD IO

When the auto start of PHOTOfunSTUDIO is enabled, the [Acquire from Memory Card] window opens. (25)

• W in dow for LUMIX Si mpl e Vie wer

When the auto start of LUMIX Simple Viewer is enabled, this opens. To use PHOTOfunSTUDIO, click [No] to close the window.

• Window for selecting the operation of Windows

Depending on the settings, the window shown in the left opens. Select the icon for PHOTOfunSTUDIO and click [OK] to start PHOTOfunSTUDIO; the [Acquire from Memory Card] window opens.

 Auto start operation can be changed in Setting screen.

(96)

J Exiting PHOTOfunSTUDIO

1 Select [File]  [Exit] on t h e m e nu .

• You may also exit the PHOTOfunSTUDIO by pressing the [Alt] key and the [F4] key at the same time when the picture browser is displayed.

Basic operations

The explanation of PHOTOfunSTUDIO screen and basic operation method is given.

 Switching among display modes 11

You can view in the following four modes.

-List mode 12

-Focus mode 14

-Full Screen mode 15

-Calendar mode 16

 Select pictures 18

You can select one or more pictures.

 Mark pictures 19

With the mark, you can select pictures in different folders at one time. Marked pictures become candidates for processing when you categorize, process or output pictures.

 Copy, move or delete pictures 21 22 23  Refresh the display 23

Even after pictures are copied, moved or deleted, the result of the processes may not be reflected on the screen. In this case, refresh the picture browser or the folder view.

Switching among display modes

You can also switch by double-clicking a picture.

You can also switch the mode by clicking [ ].

Switching mode with a single click! (86)

Basic operations Switching among display modes

With PHOTOfunSTUDIO, you can view in the following four modes.

1 List mode (12)

Displays pictures with reduced ones (thumbna il) in list fo rm.

•The thumbnail size can be cha nged in 5 l evels.

2 Focus mode (14)

A selected picture is displayed in the browser in enlarged view.

•Pictures information can also be displayed.

•Motion pictures can a lso be played.

3 Full Screen mode (15)

A selected picture is enlarged to full scr een .

•To return to the previo us screen ( mode), pr ess [Esc] key or click [ ].

4 Calendar Mode (16)

Sorts pictures by recording date and then displays them in the format for Monthly Calendar mode or the Daily Calendar mode.

You can also select each of the modes by selecting



[View]  [View Format] from the menu, or by right-clicking in the picture browser and selecting [View Format].

 If you switch to the Focus mode or the Full Screen mode

without selecting any picture, the first picture within the folder is displayed.

 For the file formats that can be displayed, consult

“Picture files that can be displayed by PHOTOfunSTUDIO” (108).

Basic operations Switching among display modes

1 2

List mode

1 Me nu ba r

The operating items in PHOTOfunSTUDIO are arranged according to the classifications such as [File], [Edit], [View] and [Output]. (102)

2 Tool bar

The operating items frequently used such as acquiring, categorizing, and processi ng ar e arrang ed with buttons to facilitate operations. (100)

3 Folder view

Folders can be displayed by type ([Categorize], [Explorer], [Memory Card] and [Music]). The pictures within the folder selected here are displayed in the picture browser.

• To open the window of any type, click its title bar (e.g., [Explorer]). The currently open window is closed when another window is opened.

• Nothing can be displayed in the picture browser when [My Computer] is selected on [Explorer].

• Thumbnails may not be displayed when you select a folder including more than 10,000 pictures.

•For more detailed setting, see 91.

z [Categorize] (35) z [Explorer]

All folders on the PC are displayed.

z [Memory Card]

Displays folders where pictures recorded by the digital camera are saved.

z [Music] (34)

4 Picture browser

The pictures within the folder selected in the folder view (3) are displayed.

• If there are many pictures in a folder, it may take time until they are thumbnail-displayed.

• Even incompatible files are indicated with data file icons of their associated applications, if installed.

Basic operations Switching among display modes

5 Output view

Operation it ems conc erned with pi cture ou tput are plac ed as buttons. (68)

• You can output in the following ways

-Printing

-Attaching t o E-mail

-Setting as Wallpap er

-DPOF Set ting

-Outputting to the memory card

-Writing to a C D/DVD

6 Sta tu s ba r

The total number of files in the selected folder, the number of files selected and the number of files marked are displayed.

7 Folder view open/close button

The folder view can be opened or closed by clicking this button.

8 Output view open/close button

The output view can be opened or closed by clicking this button.

9 Check box

This is the check box for marking. This is selected when you left-click the mouse in the box and the picture becomes marked. (19)

10 Identification icon

In the following cases, icons appear on the thumbnails. [ ]: Motion pictures [ ]: Pictures set to “My favorites” (40) [ ]: Pictures with tit le informati on []: RAW files

11 Folder name display area

Displays the name or location (path) of the folder whose pictures are displayed in the picture browser.

12 Picture browser vi ew setting area

-Changing the vie w format ( mode) (11) (86)

-Sorting pictures (87)

-Narrowing types o f pi cture s (88)

Basic operations Switching among display modes

Same as the List mode.

54 7

Focus mode

1 Folder name display area

The name or path of the folder whose pictures are being displayed in the picture browser are shown.

2 Thumbnail window

The picture selected here appears in enlarged view.

3 Enlarged picture window 4 Title information display area

Title information is displayed here, if it is included in the picture.

5 Motion picture PLAY/PAUSE button*

Each time this button is clicked, the motion picture switches between playback and pausing.

• Motion pictures automatically play when selected, and play repeatedly until pausin g.

6 Motion picture playback slider*

The playback position can be changed by dragging this slider.

7 Full Screen mode select button

When clicking this button, a selected picture is enlarged to full screen.

•For motion pictures, playback starts automatically.

8 Information window

Information about the pictur e is disp lay ed . Clicking each information tab switches the contents displayed.

• The contents displayed are the same as those on the Properties screen. (94)

* Displayed only when a motion picture is selected.

 When playing motion pictures, the pictures and/or

voice may be interrupted depending on the performance of your PC.

Basic operations Switching among display modes

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Full Screen mode

1 Motion picture PLAY/PAUSE button

Each time this button is clicked, the motion picture switches between playback and pausing.

• Motion pictures automat ically play, and play re peatedly u ntil pausing.

2 Restores the picture to the original size. 3 Fits to the window. 4 Zoom out 5 Zoom in 6 To the first picture in the previous folder.

(Displayed only when two or more folders are selected.)

7 To the previous picture. 8 To the next picture. 9 To the first picture in the next folder.

(Displayed only when two or more folders are selected.)

10 Returns to the previous scree n (mode ). 11 Check box

Sets/Cancels mark on the picture. (20)

 Only available buttons can be displayed. When the

mouse cursor is not operated, the buttons disappear.

 When the whole of the picture is not displayed, you

can move the position of the picture by dragging it with a mouse. (For still picture)

 When playing motion pictures, the pictures and/or

voice may be interrupted depending on the performance of your PC.

 Depending on the picture, a black band may appear

around it.

 Pausing playback and switching to the original

mode while motion pictures are playing back in Full Screen mode may result in audio being output momentarily. In that case, install QuickTime from the install CD-ROM for this software.

Basic operations Switching among display modes

Same as the List mode

(12).

However, some buttons are not available.

Calendar Mode

J Monthly calendar display

1 Folder name display area

Displays the location (path) of the folder containing the pictures displayed in Calendar mode.

2 Folder change button

Click this button to open the folder selection screen and change the folder displayed in Calendar mode.

3 Calendar display area

Pictures in the selected folder (including pictures in the sub folders) are sorted by recording date according to the Exif information (111) and displayed in thumbnail view on the calendar. Double-click the date displayed in thumbnail view to switch to the daily calendar display

(17), and display pictures recorded on that day.

• If there are two or more pictures recorded on the same day, the latest picture will be used in thumbnail view.

• Pictures with no recording date in Exif will be sorted according to the date the file was updated.

4 Month back/forward button

Click the [ ] button to display the previous month, and click the [ ] button to display the next month; however, a month with no picture to display will be skipped.

5 Month/Day button

Select a date with pictures in the calendar display area and click [Day] to switch the screen to the daily calendar display (17).

6 Picture browser display setting area

You can change the display format (mode). (11) (86)

• You cannot switch to Focus mode or Full Screen mode.

J Daily calendar display

Same as the List mode (12).

1 Picture browser

Pictures recorded on the selected day will be displayed in thumbnail view. You can select and mark pictures just like in List mode. Double-click a picture to enlarge it to full-screen mode.

2 Day back/forward button

Click the [ ] button to display the previous day, and click the [ ] button to display the next day; however, a day with no picture to display will be skipped.

3 Month/Day button

Click [Month] to switch the screen to the monthly calendar display. (16)

4 Picture browser display setting area

You can change the display format (mode). (11) (86)

•You cannot switch to Focus mode.

Basic operations Switching among display modes

 Only a calendar during the period from 1971 to 2037 can

be displayed. Pictures that were recorded/updated in 1970 or before or pictures that will be recorded in 2038 or after will be displayed collectively on the last page that can be displayed using the month forward/day forward buttons [ ]. (The year and date will be displayed with

`].)

[

 Since pictures are sorted according to the date when the

file is first created or updated with the calendar display function on the digital camera, the same pictures may be displayed with a different date in PHOTOfunSTUDIO.

Selecting pictures

Basic operations Selecting pictures

 Pictures cannot be selected while in the monthly

calendar display in the Calendar mode. Double-click a desired date to switch the screen to the daily calendar display.

1 Click a thumbnail of the picture to be selected on

the picture browser.

Clicked picture is enclosed by a frame and the picture is selected.

z To select two or more pictures

Click the pictures to be selected while holding down the [Ctrl] key.

z To select two or more successive pictures

Select the first picture, then hold down the [Shift] key while you select the last picture.

z To select all pictures in the displayed folder

Select [Edit]  [Select All] from the menu, or press the [A] key while holding down the [Ctrl] key after left-clicking the picture browser.

z To invert the selection

Select [Edit]  [Invert Selection] from the menu. The selected pictures will be deselected and the deselected pictures will be selected.

z To deselect pictures

Select [Edit]  [Deselect All] from the menu or click anywhere in the picture browser other than the thumbnails.

J In Focus mode and Full Screen mode

You can select only one picture in Focus mode. When in the Full Screen mode, you cannot bring any picture into selected state. To select multiple pictures in the Focus mode or select pictures in the Full Screen mode, mark them. (20)

Marking on pictures

Basic operations Marking on pictures

With the mark, you can select pictures in different folders at one time. Moreover, the marks are kept until PHOTOfunSTUDIO is stopped unless you cancel them. Therefore, you can prevent mistakes in operations such as canceling the selection after you select multiple pictures, etc.

 The mark function cannot be used for operations such

as Cut and Delete. Select files to execute these operations.

 It is impossible to mark pictures in the monthly calendar

display in the Calendar mode. Double-click a desired date to switch the screen to the daily calendar display.

1 Click the check box on the picture you wa nt to

mark on the picture browser.

The check box is selected and the picture is marked.

z Marking multiple pictures

Click the check box on the pictures you want to mark by turns.

• You can also mark multiple pictures by selecting multiple pictures you want to mark and then clicking the check box of any 1 picture.

z Canceling all marks

•Select [Edit]  [Cancel all marks] from the menu.

• Right-click on the picture browser and select [Cancel all marks] from the context menu.

 The marks are kept until PHOTOfunSTUDIO is stopped

unless you cancel them. When you select [Marked pictures] to operate files or output files, all of the marked pictures are processed at the same time even they are not displayed on the browser.

Basic operations Marking on pictures

J Switching marks with [Ctrl] key + [M] key

If you press the [M] key while holding down the [Ctrl] key with the picture selected, marks on the selected pictures are alternatively switched. When the conditions of the marks on the selected multiple pictures are different, all of the selected pictures follow the condition of the mark on the picture selected last.

1 Initial state.

2 Select the picture on the center.

3 Select the picture on the left.

•How to select multiple pictures: 18

4 Press [Ctrl] and [M] key.

Only the picture on the center is marked.

The picture on the left is marked . Along with it, the picture on the center i s also marked.

5 Press [Ctrl] and [M] key again.

6 Press [Ctrl] and [M] key once mor e.

Marks on both pictures are canceled.

Both pictures are marked again.

J Setting/Canceling marks in Focus mode

In Focus mode, click the check box on any thumbnail picture to set/cancel the mark.

• You can also set/cancel the mark of a picture in selected state (with focus), by pressing the [M] key while holding down the [Ctrl] key on the PC.

J Setting/Canceling marks in Full Screen mode

When in the Full Screen mode, click the check box at the top right corner to set or cancel the mark.

• You can also set/cancel the mark of a picture, by pressing the [M] key while holding down the [Ctrl] key on the PC.

Copying pictures

Basic operations Copying pictures

1 Select a picture to be copied in the picture browser.

2 Right-click the picture to open the context menu

and select .

3 Open a target folder, right-click in the picture

browser to open the context menu, and select .

• You cannot copy any picture into [Categorize].

• When you apply this operation to a file in the [Categorize], its registration itself is also copied.

• When you want to copy pictures into [Memory Card], refer to “Writing pictures onto a memory card” (81).

J Copying using Menu

1 )Select a picture to be copied in the picture browser. 2 )Select [Edit]  [Copy] from the menu.

3 )Open a target folder and select [Edit]  [Paste] from

the menu.

J Copying by dragging and dropping

In the case of the List mode or the Focus mode, pictures can be copied by dragging the desired picture while

pressing the [Ctrl] key on the picture browser and then dropping it into the destination folder in the folder view.

• When you copy a picture to a folder in a different drive, you can copy it by simply dragging and dropping it into the folder without holding down the [Ctrl] key.

J To copy marked pictures

1 )Select [Edit]  [Copying marked files] from the menu.

The folder selection screen will appear.

2 )Select the destination folder and click [OK].

Moving pictures

Basic operations Moving pictures

1 Select a picture to be moved in the picture

browser.

2 Right-click the picture to open the context menu

and select .

3 Open the target folder, right-click in the picture

browser to open the context menu, and select .

• You cannot move any picture into the [Categorize].

• When you apply this operation to files in the [Categorize], the original files are moved.

• No picture can be moved into [Memory Card]. To copy, refer to “Writing pictures onto a memory card” (81).

J Moving using Menu

1 )Select a picture to be moved in the picture browser. 2 )Select [Edit]  [Cut] from the menu. 3 )Open a target folder and select [Edit]  [Paste] from

the menu.

J Moving by dragging and dropping

In the case of the List mode or the Focus mode, pictures can be moved by dragging the desired picture on the picture browser and then dropping it into the destination folder in the folder view.

• When you move a picture to a folder in a different drive, hold down the [Shift] key while you drag and drop it into the folder. If you do not hold the [Shift] key while you drag and drop it, the file will be copied, not moved.

J To move marked pictures

1 )Select [Edit]  [Moving marked files] from the

menu.

The folder selection screen will appear.

2 )Select the destination folder and click [OK].

 If the result of moving is not reflected in the picture

browser after these operations, refresh the display on the picture browser. (23)

Basic operations Deleting pictures

Deleting pictures

1 Select a picture to be deleted in the pic ture brow ser .

2 Right-click the picture to open the context menu

and select .

The confirmation message will be displayed. Select [Yes] to delete the picture.

• You may also delete the picture by pressing the [Delete] key while the picture is selected.

• If you delete pictures in the [Categorize], the pictures will be deleted only from the registration. The original pictures themselves will not be deleted.

J Deleting using Menu

1 )Select a picture to be deleted in the picture browser. 2 )Select [File]  [Delete] from the menu.

The confirmation message will be displayed. Select [Yes] to delete the picture.

Refreshing the display

When the result of the operating such as copying, moving or deleting pictures, etc. is not reflected on the picture browser, refresh the display on the picture browser.

1 Click [ ] .

• The display on the picture browser is also refreshed by pressing [F5] key or selecting [View]  [Refresh] from the menu.

 When the operations to the files and folders performed

on the software except PHOTOfunSTUDIO are not reflected on the picture browser or the folder view, refresh the display on the picture browser or the folder view.

 When you eject a memory card from the digital camera

or re-insert a memory card to the digital camera, refresh the display.

 If the result of deleting is not reflected in the picture

browser after these operations, refresh the display on the picture browser. (23)

Acquiring and displaying pictures

 Acquire recorded pictures from the digital camera to the PC 25

Acquire pictures from a digital camera using PHOTOfunSTUDIO.

 Displaying the acquired pictures in list view 27

Acquired pictures can be displayed in a list by the picture browser.

 Displaying pictures by reco rd ing date 28

Pictures can be displayed by sorting in calendar format based on their recording date.

 Displaying enlarged pictures 29

Pictures can be displayed by enlarging them to full screen size.

 Playing back slide shows 30

Slide shows can playback using the acquired pictures. You can also set desired switching effect and music to the slide shows.

 Pictures may not be acquired normally if digital cameras other than Panasonic products are used. To acquire or to

categorize pictures properly, set the clock setting properly on the digital camera before recording. You can properly acquire pictures with recording dates from 1971 to 2037 with this software.

Acquiring pictures from a digital camera

B C

Acquiring and displaying pictures Acquiring pictures from a digital camera

 Connect a digital camera and a PC. (7)

1 Click [ ].

[Acquire from Memory Card] panel is opened.

• When two or more digital cameras are connected, select the appropriate drive letter (e.g., E, F) from 1 for the digital camera you wish to acquire from.

• Right-click the thumbnail of any picture and select [Properties], and you can see the picture information.

2 Check the acquisition destination folder. (2)

• The acquisition destination folder is [PHOTOfunSTUDIO] by default.

Folder path (when Windows

is installed on drive C):

C:\Users\(User Name)\Pictures\PHOTOfunSTUDIO (Windows Vista C:\Documents and Settings\(User Name)\ My Documents\My Pictures\PHOTOfu nS TUDIO (Windows

• When you change the folder to save the acquired pictures, click [Change] to select the desired folder.

)

2000/XP)

3 Set the classification (sub-folder). (3)

In the acquisition destination folder, pictures can be classified by creating sub-folders based on conditions.

A.Classifies and stores the pictures in sub-folders

created according to the acquisition date (today's date). (Example: 081225).

B.Classifies and stores the pictures in sub-folders

according to the month when recorded. (Example:

0812).

C.Classifies and stores the pictures in sub-folders

created according to the day when recorded. (Example: 081225).

D.Classifies and stores pictures in entered name

sub-folders.

Acquiring and displaying pictures Acquiring pictures from a digital camera

E F

Memory card

4 Set optional settings.

The following setting items are displayed by clicking on [Details] (4).

E.Method of handling files with the same file name F. File naming method G. Setting automatic categorization

Refer to 97 – 98 for these settings.

5 Set a keywor d.

The acquired picture ca n be categor ized by giv i ng a common keyword. (40) Keyword can be directly entered in 5 or selected from the existing keywords by

clicking .

6 Click [OK].

Pictures are acquired based on the above settings. After acquisition of picture is completed, the following

message will be displayed.

The picture file saved to the computer is deleted from the memory card, if [Yes] is clicked. Pictures will remain in memory card, if [No] is clicked.

• With some types of digital camera, it will not be possible to d elete pictures in the memory card using PC operations.

 If the message [Insert a memory card containing pictures

taken by a digital still camera.] appears, check the following:

-Whether the USB conn ection cable is secur ely inserted

into both the digital camera and the PC.

-Whether the d igital camera is po wered on .

-Whether the d igital camera is set for conn ecting to a PC.

(For details, refer to the op erat ing in struct ions for the digital camera.)

-Whether the folder shown below is present on the memory

card.

If there is no folder shown in the figure, the card is not recognized as the memory card. In such case s, insert the card into the card slot of the digital camera again and record pictures, and folders are automatical ly created and the card comes to be recognized as the memory card. (However, only the files stored in the folder enclosed in a red frame can be acquired.)

Acquiring and displaying pictures Displaying the acquired pictures in list view

Displaying the acquired pictures in list view

Displays pictures acquired from the digital camera in the picture browser.

1 Click [Explorer] title bar in the folder view to open

[Explorer] window.

2 Click the folder where acquired pictures are saved.

Acquired pictures are displayed in a list by the picture browser.

• For details about various kinds of icons to display on thumbnails, refer to 13.

• If [Explorer] is not displayed, select [View]  [Folder]  [Explorer] from the menu.

• If the whole folder view is not displayed, click folder view open/close button to display it. (12)

• To display folders in the picture browser, check [View subfolder] on [View] menu.

 When the screen display is distorted because the screen

saver is started or other reasons, refresh the screen display. (23)

 The acquisition destination folder is

[PHOTOfunSTUDIO] by default.

Folder path (when Windows

C:\Users\(User Name)\Pictures\PHOTOfunSTUDIO (Windows Vista C:\Documents and Settings\(User Name)\ My Documents\My Pictures\PHOTOfunSTUDIO (Windows

)

2000/XP)

is installed on drive C):

Displaying pictures by recording date

Acquiring and displaying pictures Displaying pictures by recording date

1 Select Calendar mode (1) from [View fo rma t ].

Pictures in the [My pictures] ([Pictures]) folder (including pictures in the sub folders) are sorted by recording date according to the Exif information (111) and displayed in the calendar.

• The calendar for a month wit h a picture with the latest recording date in the folde r will be displa yed. If there a re pictures from 1970 or before and 2038 or later, pages showing the se pic tu res co llective ly ar e displa ye d first.

• If there are two or more pictures recorded on the same day, the latest picture will be used in thumbnail view.

• Pictures with no recording date in Exif will be sorted according to the date the file was updated.

•To display pictures in other folders, click the folder selection button (2) to select and display the desired folder.

2 Click the [ ] or [ ] button to display a specific

month.

Double-click the thumbnail of the date to be displayed.

The calendar will switch to the daily calendar display and a list of the pictures recorded on that day will be displayed.

• You can switch to the daily calendar display by selecting the thumbnail view and clicking the [Day] button on the top of the calendar.



Only a calendar during the period from 1971 to 2037 can be displayed. Pictures that were recorded/updated in 1970 or before or pictures that will be recorded in 2038 or after will be displayed collectively on the last page that can be displayed using the month forward/day forward buttons [ ]. (The year and date will be displayed with [

 Since pictures are sorted according to the date when the

file is first created or updated with the calendar display function on the digital camera, the same pictures may be displayed with a different date in PHOTOfunSTUDIO.

 If displays on the screen are corrupted, such as after

starting the screen saver, update the display. (23)

].)

Displaying enlarged pictures

Acquiring and displaying pictures Displaying enlarged pictures

In the Focus mode or the Full Screen mode, pictures can be seen in enlarged view.

 You cannot enlarge pictures from the monthly calendar

display in Calendar mode. Switch to the daily calendar display or List mode. (86)

1 To enlarge a picture, click to select the picture in

the picture browser.

2 Select Focus mode (1) or Full Screen mode (2)

from [View format].

• You cannot switch from the daily calendar display to focus mode.

z Pictures can also be enlarged by the following

methods.

• Double-click a picture.

• Right-click a picture and select [Focus] or [Full Screen] from [View Format].

• Select a picture and select [View]  [View Format]  [Focus] or [Full Screen] from the menu.

z To return from the Full Screen mode (2) to the

previous screen (mode):

• Press [Esc] key.

• Double-click the picture.

• Click [ ] on the screen.

 When playing motion pictures, the pictures and/or voice

may be interrupted depending on the performance of your PC.

Playing back slide shows

1 2 3

Acquiring and displaying pictures Playing back slide shows

Pictures saved on the PC can be played back as a slide show.

 The number of pictures in any one slide show should be

restricted to 1000 or fewer. When there are more than 1000, the pictures may not play back correctly.

Playing back pictures in an open folder as a slide show

1 Display the folder to be played back as a slide

show in the picture browser.

2 Click [ ] on the toolbar and select [Start slide

show].

The slide show of pictures saved in the folder starts.

• If a slide show starts in the daily calendar mode, pictures recorded on the same day play back as a slide show.

J Operation handling during slide show

If the mouse is moved during the slide show, the operation button is displayed at the bottom of the screen.

1 Slide show settings button

Click this button to display the settings window for the slide show. (32)

2 Slide show start/stop button

Click this button to start the slide show. Click again to stop.

3 Exit button

Click this button to return to previous screen and terminate the slide show.

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