Pentax Photo browser Operating manual
Operating manual
Thank you for buying a Pentax Digital Camera.
This is the manual for “PENTAX PHOTO Browser” and “PENTAX PHOTO
Laboratory”, software for your Windows PC or Macintosh for enjoying
images created with your camera. Please read the separate camera
operating manual and this manual before using your camera, “PENTAX
PHOTO Browser”, or “PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory”, in order to get the
most out of all the features and functions. Keep the camera operating
manual and this manual safe, as they can be valuable tools in clarifying
and helping you to understand all the camera’s capabilities.
Regarding trademarks
CompactFlash and CF are trademarks of SanDisk Corporation.
Adobe Acrobat Reader is a trademark of Adobe Systems, Inc.
PENTAX is a trademark of PENTAX Corporation.
PENTAX PHOTO Browser and PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory. PENTAX
REMOTE Assistant are trademarks of PENTAX Corporation.
All other brands or product names are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective companies.
Provided software
The provided CD-ROM (S-SW10) contains the following software:
• PENTAX PHOTO Browser
• PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory
• Adobe Acrobat Reader
• Manual (PDF file)
• Symbols used in this manual have the following meanings:
Gives page numbers explaining related operations.
Gives information that is useful to know.
Gives cautions and notes about the operation.
The screen pictures shown in this manual may differ depending on the
type of computer used.
Contents
Your Digital Camera:
From Image Capture to Photo Prints ................................. 2
What the PENTAX PHOTO Browser can do ...................... 4
System Requirements..............................................................................5
Installing the PENTAX PHOTO Browser ............................ 6
When using Windows...............................................................................6
When using Macintosh.............................................................................8
Saving images on your computer ...................................... 9
Saving images by connecting your camera and PC (using Windows).....9
Saving images by connecting your camera and Macintosh (using a
Macintosh)..............................................................................................13
Other methods for saving images ..........................................................15
PENTAX PHOTO Browser ................................................. 16
Opening the PENTAX PHOTO Browser ................................................16
About the PENTAX PHOTO Browser window .......................................17
Viewing Images......................................................................................22
Main image window................................................................................24
Saving a List of Image Data...................................................................33
Changing the PENTAX PHOTO Browser settings .................................34
Managing image files and folders ..........................................................36
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PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory............................................. 44
Opening the PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory ............................................44
Closing the PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory..............................................45
About the PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory window ...................................46
Viewing Images......................................................................................49
Setting RAW image data processing conditions ....................................51
Saving image files ..................................................................................55
Changing the PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory settings.............................56
Glossary.............................................................................. 57
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Your Digital Camera: From Image Capture to Photo Prints
Here are some ways to use the images captured with your digital camera.
Is your computer...
• equipped with a standard USB
interface?
• using WindowsMe/2000/XP as
your OS?
Or Mac OS 9/X?
Use your monitor
Connect your camera to a TV
with an AV cable to enjoy your
pictures on the screen.
“Digital Camera w
Operating Manual” (p.130)
Use your photo shop
Have prints made from your
card images at a photo shop.
• Set DPOF settings on your
camera, and get prints from
your photo shop. Camera
Operating Manual
• Select the images for prints.
Connect your camera
and computer with a USB
cable, and copy the
entire folder of camera
images to your computer.
P.9
Is your computer...
• using Windows 95/98/NT, Mac
OS 8.6, or an earlier OS?
Transfer your images
using a built-in card slot +
PC card adaptor or a card
reader.
Use your image data
Use your e-mail software to attach
images to e-mails, or use them on your
homepage.
• See the operating manual of your
e-mail software for details on how to
make attachments to emails.
• See the operating manual of the
software you are using for details on
how to use images on your
homepage.
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PENTAX PHOTO Browser
PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory
• View Image
• RAW Image data processing
• Save processed images
Use optional image
editing software to:
• Manipulate images
• Print images
Images sent to the computer can be saved onto a CD-R or other
media.
Regarding copyrights
Images taken using the w that are for anything other than personal enjoyment
cannot be used without permisson according to the rights as specified in the Copyright
Act. Please take care, as there are even cases where limitations are placed on taking
pictures even for personal enjoyment during demonstrations, industrial enterprise or as
items for display. Images taken with the purpose of obtaining copyrights also cannot be
used outside the scope of use of the copyright as laid out in the Copyright Act, and care
should be taken here also.
Use your printer
Use commercially
available image software
to print images from your
computer to your printer.
Some printers can print
directly from cards.
• For details, see the
operating manual of the
software or printer you
are using.
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What the PENTAX PHOTO Browser can do
PENTAX PHOTO Browser is software for viewing and managing images
taken on your digital camera and saved on your computer.
When you select a folder containing saved images, PENTAX PHOTO
Browser compatible images in the folder automatically appear as
thumbnails.You can select a thumbnail image to view an image.
(Files with extensions [.PEF (RAW)], [.TIF (TIFF)], and [.JPG (JPEG)] are
supported)
PENTAX PHOTO Browser also does the following tasks:
• Save image files under a new name, change file names, copy, cut,
delete and paste.
• Create new folder, change folder name, copy, cut, delete and paste.
• Save Image Data List
• Check Image Data
• View RAW image data easily.
You can also start RAW image data editing software PENTAX PHOTO
Laboratory and camera control software PENTAX REMOTE Assistant
from within PENTAX PHOTO Browser.
PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory
Performs color separation processing and other processing on CCD RAW
image data recorded in PENTAX digital camera dedicated format,
enabling them to appear on commercially available image viewing and
editing software.
PENTAX REMOTE Assistant
This software has an additional function that controls the camera from a
computer. To use PENTAX REMOTE Assistant, you will need to purchase
and install PENTAX REMOTE Assistant separately. (Available soon)
PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory and PENTAX REMOTE Assistant can also
be run as standalone applications.
System Requirements
We recommend the following system requirements to install and use
PENTAX PHOTO Browser.
For Windows
• OS: Windows Me / 2000
Windows XP Home Edition / Professional
• CPU: Pentium III or later recommend
• Memory: 256MB or more
• Monitor: 1024 × 768 in 24 bit full color
(approx. 16.77 million colors)
• Free Disk Space: 70MB or more
• USB port must be standard equipment.
• In Windows 95/98/NT, you cannot conduct file transfers via a USB cable or
use PENTAX REMOTE Assistant.
• We recommend using the AC adapter D-AC10 when the camera is
connected to the PC. If the batteries become depleted during image transfer,
image data, the CF card or the micro drive may be damaged.
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For Macintosh
• OS: Mac OS 9.0 or high (CarbonLib 1.5 or later)
Mac OS X 10.1.3 or later
• CPU: Power PC G3 or later
• Memory: 256MB or more
• Monitor: 1024 × 768 in 24 bit full color
(approx. 16.77 million colors)
• Free Disk Space: 70MB or more
• USB port must be standard equipment.
• We recommend using an AC adapter D-AC10 when the camera is connected
to the PC. If the batteries become depleted during image transfer, image
data, the CF card or the micro drive may be damaged.
• In Mac OS 8.6, you cannot conduct file transfers via a USB cable or use
PENTAX REMOTE Assistant.
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Installing the PENTAX PHOTO Browser
Here is the procedure for installing PENTAX PHOTO Browser.
PENTAX PHOTO Laboratory is automatically installed when PENTAX
PHOTO Browser is installed.
Login as the administrator before installing on Windows 2000 / XP or
Mac OS X.
When using Windows
1
Turn on your PC.
Close any other software that is open.
2
Place the provided CD-ROM (SSW10) into the CD-ROM drive on
your PC.
Select your applicable language and click
[OK] when the language setting screen is
appeared.
Some operating environments select the language automatically. If so, the
installer in 3 will start. Continue with the installation.
3
The installer starts. Click [Next].
4
Confirm that the folder name to
install. Click [Next].
5
Confirm that the group name to
register in the start menu. Click
[Next].
6
Confirm file copy. Click [Next].
7
Start copping the file.
7
The completion message appears
after installing the software is
finished. Click [Finish] to quit the
installation program.
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When using Macintosh
1
Turn on your Macintosh.
Close any other software that is open.
2
Place the provided CD-ROM (S-SW10) into the CD-ROM
drive on your Macintosh.
3
Double-click the [CD-ROM (SSW10)] icon.
The contents of the CD-ROM are displayed.
4
Double-click your applicable
language.
5
Double-click the [PENTAX
Installer] icon.
The selected language installer
starts.
6
When [Installation was
successful....] appears. Click
[Quit].
Saving images on your computer
Here is the procedure for saving images captured with your digital camera
onto your computer.
This section describes the method for saving images by connecting your
camera and PC with the USB cable, as well as other methods.
Saving images by connecting your camera and PC (using Windows)
Connecting your camera to your PC
1
Turn on your PC.
2
Turn off your camera and use the USB cable to connect
your camera and your PC.
Confirm that a CF card is inserted into your camera.
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3
Turn on your camera.
The camera is recognized as a [Removable Disk] under [My Computer].
When using Windows XP, if the CF card has a volume label, the content of the
volume label name appears instead of [Removable Disk].The manufacturer
name or model number may appear on new unformatted CF cards.
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Saving camera images on your PC
1
Double-click the [My Computer]
icon on your PC Desktop.
For Windows XP, this is in the [Start Menu].
2
Double-click the [Removable Disk
(F:)] icon.
3
Double-click the [DCIM] icon.
The [XXXPENTX] (XXX is a three-digit
number) folder appears.
The camera image files are in this folder.
4
Drag and drop the [XXXPENTX]
folder into any desired folder, such
as the PC Desktop or the [My
Documents] folder.
The camera images are saved on your PC
as an entire folder.
Disconnecting your camera from your PC
Windows Me / 2000
1
Double-click the (hot plug icon)
on the status bar at the lower right
of the Desktop.
The [Unplug or Eject Hardware] screen
appears.
2
Confirm that [USB Mass Storage
Device] is selected and then click
[Stop].
The [Stop a Hardware Device] screen
appears.
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3
Select [USB Mass Storage Device]
and click [OK].
A message box appears.
4
Click [OK].
5
Turn off the camera and disconnect the USB cable from
your camera and PC.
The USB mass storage device will not stop when applications or other files
stored on the removable disk are in use.
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Windows XP
1
2
3
Double-click the [Safely Remove
Hardware] icon on the task bar.
The [Safely Remove Hardware] screen appears.
Confirm that [USB Mass Storage
Device] is selected and then click
[Stop].
The [Stop Hardware Device] screen
appears.
Click [USB Mass Storage Device]
and click [OK].
A message box appears.
4
Turn off the camera and disconnect
the USB cable from your camera and
PC.
Saving images by connecting your camera and Macintosh (using a Macintosh)
Connecting your camera to your Macintosh
1
Turn on your Macintosh.
2
Turn off your camera and use the USB cable to connect
your camera and your Macintosh.
Confirm that a CF card is inserted into your camera.
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3
Turn on your camera.
Your camera is recognized on the desktop as [Untitled (the volume label
of the CF card if one is registered)]. You can change the folder name.
For Mac OS X, it is recognized as [No_NAME] (the volume label of the CF card
if one is registered).
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Saving camera images on your Macintosh
1
Double-click the [Untitled] or
[NO_NAME] icon on the Desktop.
2
Double-click the [DCIM] icon.
The [XXXPENTX] (XXX is a three-digit
number) folder appears.
The camera image files are in this folder.
3
Double-click the [Hard Disk] icon
on the Desktop.
This opens the [Hard Disk] folder.
4
Drag and drop the [XXXPENTX]
folder into the [Hard Disk].
The camera images are saved into the
[Hard Disk] folder as an entire folder.
Disconnecting your camera from your Macintosh
1
Drag [NO_NAME] (or the CF
volume label name if available) on
the Desktop to the trash can.
2
Turn off the camera and disconnect the USB cable from
your camera and Macintosh.
Other methods for saving images
Use a card reader or card adapter to send image files directly to your
computer from a card with saved images without connecting your camera
and your computer with a USB cable.
For details, please refer to the user's manual for your computer or card
reader.
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PENTAX PHOTO Browser
This section describes opening and closing PENTAX PHOTO Browser
and viewing the PENTAX PHOTO Browser window, and explains its
functions.
Opening the PENTAX PHOTO Browser
For Windows
1
Select [Start Menu] on the desktop screen.
2
Select [PENTAX PHOTO Browser] from the [PENTAX
Digital Camera Utility] in the [program menu].
PENTAX PHOTO Browser is opened and the PENTAX PHOTO Browser
window appears.
For Macintosh
1
Double-click the [PENTAX PHOTO Browser] folder in the
[PENTAX Digital Camera Utility] on the hard disk.
2
Double-click the [PENTAX PHOTO Browser] program
icon.
PENTAX PHOTO Browser is opened and the PENTAX PHOTO Browser
window appears.
• Closing PENTAX PHOTO Browser
Select [Quit Application].
To open [PENTAX PHOTO Browser], you need to install [PENTAX PHOTO
Browser] on your computer. See “Installing the PENTAX PHOTO Browser” on
P.6 for the installation procedure.
About the PENTAX PHOTO Browser window
This section explains the PENTAX PHOTO Browser window layout,
names and functions.
Tree view
Menu bar
Toolbar
Thumbnail pane
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Preview pane
Image data pane
• Tree view
Internal data on your computer appears here as a folder tree.
Select the folder containing saved image files here.
Also, the tree view handles operations such as creating new folders,
erasing folders or moving/copying folders. (Applies only to Windows)
• Thumbnail pane
Images in the folder selected in the tree view appear here as thumbnails.
The size of thumbnails can be selected from four sizes. When a thumbnail
image is selected in the thumbnail pane, the image appears in the preview
pane and the image data appears in the image data pane.
• Preview pane
An image selected in the thumbnail pane appears in this view.
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