Pentax S4i User Manual
(PC Connection Manual)
Viewing Your Digital
Camera Images
On Your PC
Introduction
This booklet explains how to view the images you took with the
PENTAX Optio S4i on your PC. Keep this manual in a safe place.
Regarding copyrights
Images taken using the Optio S4i that are for anything other than personal
enjoyment cannot be used without permission 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.
Regarding trademarks
• The SD logo is a trademark.
• PENTAX is a trademark of PENTAX Corporation.
• Optio is a trademark of PENTAX Corporation.
• All other brands or product names are trademarks or registered
trademarks of their respective companies.
• Apple, the Apple logo, AppleScript, the Apple Store, Mac, the Mac logo,
Mac OS, Macintosh, and QuickTime are trademarks of Apple Computer,
Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
• This product supports PRINT Image Matching II.
When used in combination, PRINT Image Matching II enables digital still
cameras, printers and software help photographers to produce images
more faithful to their intentions.
Copyright 2001 Seiko Epson Corporation. All Rights Reserved.
PRINT Image Matching is a trademark of Seiko Epson Corporation.
• “PictBridge” allows the user to connect the printer and digital camera
directly, using the unified standard for the direct printout of images. You
can print images directly from the camera through a few simple operations.
• Symbols used in this manual have the following meanings:
Gives page numbers explaining related operations.
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Gives information that is useful to know.
Gives cautions and notes about the operation.
The PC screenshots in this booklet may differ from your PC, depending on
your model.
Contents
How to Use the Captured Images 2
Viewing Digital Camera Images on a Windows PC 4
System Requirements ............................................................... 4
Installing the Software............................................................... 6
Copying Images to your PC ...................................................... 9
Disconnecting the Camera from your PC .............................. 14
Viewing Digital Camera Images on a Macintosh 16
System Requirements ............................................................. 16
Installing the Software............................................................. 17
Installing ACD Photostitcher .................................................. 20
Copying Images to your Macintosh ....................................... 21
Disconnecting the Camera from your Macintosh ................. 22
About ACDSee for PENTAX 23
Launching ACDSee for PENTAX ............................................ 23
Viewing Using the Browser 24
About the Browser................................................................... 24
Viewing Images in Other Folders ........................................... 28
Sorting Image Files.................................................................. 29
Setting Detailed Display Categories....................................... 30
Viewing a Large Version of an Image (Viewer) 31
About the Viewer...................................................................... 31
Panorama Image Stitching with ACD Photostitcher 33
Panorama Image Stitching on a Windows PC....................... 33
Panorama Image Stitching on a Macintosh........................... 36
Printing an Image 39
Printing from the Browser....................................................... 39
Printing from the Viewer.......................................................... 39
Creating and Printing Contact Sheets ................................... 40
E-mailing your Images from ACDSee for PENTAX 41
About ACDInTouch 42
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How to Use the Captured Images
Here are some ways to use the images captured with your digital camera.
Direct Print
Connect your camera and a printer that
is compatible with "PictBridge" directly
with the USB cable, and print images.
1Camera Operating Manual (p.103)
View images on a TV
Connect your camera and TV with
the AV cable and display images
on the TV.
1Camera Operating Manual (p.99)
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.
1Camera Operating Manual
(p.100)
• Select the images for prints.
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Is your computer…
•
equipped with a standard USB interface?
•
using Windows 98/98 SE/Me/2000/XP as
your OS? Or Mac OS 9.0-9.2/10.1 or later?
Connect your camera
and computer with the
USB cable, and copy
the camera images.
Is your computer…
• using Windows 95/NT,
Mac OS 8.6
Transfer your images using
a built-in card slot + PC card
adapter or a card reader.
• Remove the card from the
camera. When transferring
images on the card to a PC
with another device, make
sure to review the user
manual accompanying
that device.
Use your image data
Use your e-mail software to attach images to e-mails, or
use them on your homepage.
ACDSee for PENTAX 1p.23-42
• View Images • Edit Images
• Save processed images • E-mail Images
• Manipulate images • Print images
• These operations also can be performed
using commercially available image editing
software. See the instructions provided with
the software for more details.
• See the operating manual of your
e-mail software for details on how
to make attachments to e-mails.
• See the operating manual of the
software you are using for details on
how to use images on your
webpage.
Use your printer
Print images from your
computer to your printer.
Some printers can print
directly from cards.
• For details, see the
operating manual of the
printer you are using.
Save your image data
Images sent to the computer can be
saved onto a CD-R or other media.
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Viewing Digital Camera Images on a
Windows PC
You can use the provided USB cable (I-USB7) or a card reader to
transfer your digital camera’s images to the PC, and you can edit and
print your images using the image viewing software. Here, the
method for viewing images with the provided software (S-SW20) is
explained.
Software Provided
The following software is included in the CD-ROM (S-SW20)
provided.
• USB driver
• Image viewing / editing software (ACDSee for PENTAX)
•QuickTime
System Requirements
USB connection
• USB mass storage class
• USB 1.1
• OS: Windows 98 / 98 SE / Me / 2000
Windows XP Home Edition / Professional
• USB port must be standard equipment
Application Software
<ACDSee for PENTAX>
(9 languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Russian,
Chinese [traditional and simplified], Korean, Japanese)
• OS: Windows 98 / 98 SE / Me /
NT (latest version) / 2000
Windows XP Home Edition / Professional
• CPU: Pentium or higher recommended
• Memory:64MB minimum
• Hard Disk space:40MB minimum
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• Display adapter capable of displaying a minimum of 256
colors
• Internet Explorer 4.0.2 or later
* Some formats may require viewing with QuickTime 6.0 or later and
DirectX 8.0 or later.
* To install ACDSee for PENTAX, Windows Installer Service
Version 2.0 may be required.
i
You can download DirectX and Windows Installer Service from
the following website.
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx
http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/
howitworks/management/installer.asp
<QuickTime>
(6 languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese)
• OS: Windows 98 / 98 SE / Me /
NT (latest version) / 2000
Windows XP Home Edition / Professional
• CPU: Pentium or higher recommended
• Memory:128MB minimum
* Operation is not guaranteed on all PCs meeting the system
requirements.
You may play moving pictures using the provided software
[ACDSee for PENTAX] (QuickTime 6.0 or later required).
• The software cannot be used on Windows 95.
• We recommend using the AC Adapter D-AC5 (optional) when
connecting your camera to your PC. Your image data could be
corrupted if your batteries run out during image transfer.
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Installing the Software
The procedures for installing the necessary software are explained.
If you are using Windows 2000 or Windows XP, please login as an
administrator user before starting installation. Refer to your PC’s
operating manual for instructions on how to login.
Installing the USB Driver
1 Turn on your computer.
2 Insert the CD-ROM (S-SW20) into your CD-ROM drive.
The PENTAX Software Installer screen is displayed on the
desktop.
• When the PENTAX Software Installer screen is not displayed
Display the PENTAX Software Installer screen following the steps
below.
1) Double-click [My Computer] on the desktop.
2) Double-click the [CD-ROM Drive (S-SW20)] icon.
3) Double-click [Setup.exe].
3 Click your applicable
language.
You can choose the languages from
the displayed screen.
A selection screen to install your
desired software is displayed.
4 Click [USB Driver] on the
Software Installer screen.
The InstallShield Wizard screen will
appear.
Follow the instruction on the screen.
Complete InstallShield Wizard
screen will appear.
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5 Click [Finish].
Reboot your computer after the screen closes.
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Turn your camera off and plug the USB cable into your
camera and into an available USB port on your computer.
Confirm that the USB Connection mode is set to [PC] before
connecting the USB cable. (1p.9)
7 Turn your camera on.
Your computer will automatically detect the camera as new
hardware and window will display a notification confirming
[Hardware Found : PENTAX OPTIO S4i] (Windows XP) or [Search
for the best driver for your device (Recommended)] (Windows 98 /
98SE / Me / 2000) in the task bar recognized area to begin the
installation.
8 Double-click [My Computer] on the desktop.
When the installation is completed, your camera can then be found
in the [My Computer] window as [Removable Disk].
Make sure that “Removable Disk” is displayed in the [My computer]
window.
In the case of Windows XP, if the SD Memory Card has a volume
label attached, the content of the volume label will be displayed
instead of [Removable Disk]. If the SD Memory Card is new and has
not been formatted, the manufacturer and capacity of the card may
be displayed.
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Installing the image processing software (ACDSee for PENTAX)
This section describes the procedures for installing ACDSee for PENTAX
which lets you view and edit recorded images on your computer.
If you are using Windows 2000 or Windows XP, please login as an
administrator user before starting installation. Refer to your PC’s
operating manual for instructions on how to login.
1 Turn your computer on.
2 Insert the CD-ROM (S-SW20) into your CD-ROM drive.
The PENTAX Software Installer screen is displayed on the desktop.
• When the PENTAX Software Installer screen is not displayed
Display the PENTAX Software Installer screen following the steps below.
1) Double-click [My Computer] on the desktop.
2) Double-click the [CD-ROM drive (S-SW20)] icon.
3) Double-click [Setup.exe].
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Click your applicable language.
You can choose the languages from the displayed screen.
A selection screen to install your desired software is displayed.
4 Click [ACDSee™].
The Setup screen will appear.
Follow the on-screen guidance and
enter the registration information.
Reboot your PC after installation is
finished.
• If QuickTime or later is not
already installed in your PC, a
message such as the one shown
on the right is displayed before
the Setup screen appears. Click
[Install QuickTime] to first install
QuickTime.
The panoramic image software “ACD Photostitcher”, the image layout
and printing software “FotoSlate”, and the image editing software
“FotoCanvas” are also installed when you install ACDSee for PENTAX.
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Product Registration on the Internet
Please click [Product Registration] on
the CD-ROM screen in step 4 on page 6
of this PC manual.
A world map for Internet Product
Registration is displayed.
If your PC is connected to the Internet,
click the displayed country or region and
then follow the instructions to register
your product.
Thank you very much for your cooperation.
Only customers in displayed countries and regions can register their
products on the Internet Product Registration.
Copying Images to your PC
An explanation of how to display/copy images using ACDSee for
PENTAX is shown below.
Setting the USB Connection mode to [PC]
1 Press the MENU button.
The [A Rec. Mode] menu or the [Q Playback] menu will be
displayed.
2 Press the four-way controller (5) to display [B Set-up]
menu.
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3 Use the four-way controller (23)
to select [USB Connection].
4 Use the four-way controller (45)
to select [PC] .
5 Press the OK button.
Video Out
Sleep Timeout
Auto Power Off
Custom Function
Quick Button
USB Connection
MENU
Exit
Set-up
NTSC
1 min
3 min
EV Compensation
Green mode
PC
OK
OK
Copying Images to your PC
1 Turn your computer on.
2 Turn your camera off and connect it to the PC with the
USB cable.
Confirm that the SD Memory Card is inserted in the camera when
the images in the SD Memory Card are copied.
3 Turn your camera on.
The Device Detector screen is displayed automatically.
If the Device Detector screen is not displayed, display / copy the
images following the steps in “When the Device Detector screen is
not displayed” on page 12.
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4 Confirm that [Copy images to
hard drive] and [Launch
ACDSee] are checked, and
click [Next].
5 Click [Browse].
The [Browse For Folder] screen is
displayed.
6 Select a destination folder and
click [OK].
7 Click [Next].
The image is copied to the PC, and
the ACDSee for PENTAX Browser
starts.
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When the Device Detector screen is not displayed
4 Double-click the [ACDSee for
PENTAX] icon on the desktop.
5 Double-click [My Computer].
6 Double-click [Removable Disk]
(If the SD Memory Card has a
volume label name, then select
that name).
7 Double-click the [DCIM] folder.
8 Click the [xxxPENTX] folder.
(xxx is a 3-digit number.)
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9 Select [Copy To…] from the
[Edit] menu.
The Copy Files screen is displayed.
10 Click [More>>] and select the
destination folder.
11 Click [OK].
The image is copied to the PC.
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