User manual CANON POWERSHOT A640

[. . . ] ENGLISH Software Starter Guide (For the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk Version 29) You must install the software bundled on the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk before connecting the camera to the computer. Windows/Macintosh Windows Install the software. Connect the camera to the computer. Windows Macintosh p. 44 Macintosh · This guide explains how to install the software programs and briefly introduces their functions and operating procedures. SAFETY PRECAUTIONS The precautions noted within this guide are intended to instruct you in the safe and correct use of the products and to prevent injuries or damage to yourself, other persons and property. Please read and ensure that you understand them before proceeding to other sections of the guide. Warnings This symbol indicates topics that could lead to death or serious injury if ignored or handled incorrectly. Warnings · Do not play the supplied CD-ROM(s) in any CD player that does not support data CDROMs. Playing the CD-ROM(s) in an audio CD player (music player) could damage the speakers. [. . . ] 2 Place the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk in the 3 computer's CD-ROM drive. Double-click the [Canon Digital Camera Installer] icon in the CD-ROM window. 4 Click the Digital Camera Software [Install] button. Macintosh Installer Panel Using the Software on the Macintosh Platform ­ Preparations 5 45 Select [Easy Installation] and click [Next]. Select [Custom Installation] to select programs individually for installation. 6 Click [Agree] if you agree to all of the terms of the software license agreement. 7 Review the installation settings and click [Next]. Follow the onscreen instructions to proceed. 8 When the installation is over, click [OK]. 9 Click [Exit] in the installer panel and remove the disk from the CD-ROM drive. This concludes the software installation. Macintosh See Uninstalling the Software (p. 46). 46 Using the Software on the Macintosh Platform ­ The Basics This chapter explains the procedures for using ImageBrowser to download the camera's images to the computer and print them. Read this chapter after completing the preparations in the Using the Software on the Macintosh Platform ­ Preparations section. Downloading Images to the Computer Begin by downloading the images to your computer. The downloading procedure is slightly different according to whether you are using a camera to computer connection (see below) or a memory card reader (p. You may not be able to download images when the camera is connected to a computer if there are a large number of images (approximately 1000) on the memory card. Use a memory card reader to download in that case. Camera to Computer Connection 1 Attach the supplied interface cable to the computer's USB port and the camera's DIGITAL Terminal. Procedures for attaching the camera to the computer and placing it in the correct mode for connecting vary between camera models. If it does not open, click the [CameraWindow] icon in the Dock (the bar at the bottom of the desktop). To set whether this window automatically opens when you connect the camera to the computer, remove the check mark from the [Start when a camera is connected] in the [File] menu in the Camera Control window. Macintosh Using the Software on the Macintosh Platform ­ The Basics 2 47 Download images. By default, the downloaded images are saved into the [Pictures] folder. Camera Control Window You can adjust the settings, such as the type of image downloaded and the destination folder, by clicking [Preferences]. Using the Camera to Download Images (Direct Transfer Function) · If the conditions are right for the Direct Transfer function, the Direct Transfer settings menu will appear in the LCD monitor. In addition, the (Print/Share) button will light if your camera is equipped with one. · See the Camera User Guide for instructions regarding Direct Transfer settings and procedures. Set the Direct Transfer settings on the camera and press the (Print/Share) button or the [SET] button. Using the Computer to Download Images Click [Starts to download images]. Macintosh Using the Software on the Macintosh Platform ­ The Basics 48 · By default, all the images that have yet to be downloaded will download. · To download images that have had their transfer settings set with the camera, click [Preferences] and select [Images whose transfer settings were specified with the camera] as the image type to be downloaded. · Click [Lets you select and download images] to show the camera images in a list, check the images before downloading and download only selected images. The downloaded images are saved into folders according to the shooting date. At the same time, they will also appear grouped by date in the [Last Acquired Images] at the top of the Explorer Panel. [Last Acquired Images] Clicking the shooting date displays the images last downloaded. Explorer Panel Destination for the downloaded images The downloaded symbol displays on downloaded folders. Thumbnail According to the default settings, the thumbnails (tiny versions) of the downloaded images display in the Browser Window when the downloading is complete. Continue by printing out an image (p. [. . . ] Double-click [dbconverter. exe] found in this folder to start this utility. Appendices 84 3. Select the database file you were using up to this point and click the [Start] button. C:\Program Files\Canon\ZoomBrowser EX\Database\My Database. zbd) This will display the titles and comments input in the earlier versions in the comments section of ZoomBrowser EX 5. If You Had Images in a Folder Below the Program Files Folder Image files in the [Program Files] folder or a subfolder cannot be displayed in ZoomBrowser EX 5 from that location. [. . . ]