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[. . . ] 1 ZoomBrowser EX Software User Guide Table of Contents (1/2) Chapter 1 Try It!ZoomBrowser EX Starting ZoomBrowser EX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4 Downloading Images to a Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8 Printing Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ] (With Windows 2000/Windows Me/Windows 98 in web page view mode, click [Empty Recycle Bin] at the left side of the window. ) Select the folder and click [Delete]. 59 ZoomBrowser EX Software User Guide Chapter 4 Organizing Images Renaming Folders A dialog similar to that below will appear. This section explains the procedures for renaming folders. IMPORTANT · When you use ZoomBrowser EX to change a folder name, the name of the folder on the computer disk also changes to that name. Renaming Folders Select a folder to rename, click the [File] menu and select [Rename]. Input a new file name and click [OK] to set the name. After you select the folder, click [Rename]. 60 ZoomBrowser EX Software User Guide Chapter 4 Organizing Images Finding Folder Locations A window similar to that below will appear. You can check the location of the saved folder by looking at the categories below. This section explains methods for finding out which disks and folders contain your image folders. Viewing Folder Properties Select the folder and click (Properties). Click the (Close button) to close the window once you have checked it. Alternative Method Using the Menu to View Folder Properties Select the folder and click [Properties]. You can also find out where a folder is located by selecting the folder, clicking the [View] menu and selecting [Properties]. 61 ZoomBrowser EX Software User Guide Chapter 4 Organizing Images Viewing Image Properties (1/2) If you click on another image in the Browsing Area while this window is open, the displayed data will switch to that of the new image. This window can be used to check the date an image was revised, the file size, the image size, the file type, the file location, the shooting date and time and other detailed information. REFERENCE · You can select several images by clicking them in succession or by holding down the [Shift] key while you click the first and last images in a series. Then you can click (Properties) to view the properties of each image in succession. Use the [Previous] and [Next] buttons to switch between the information for each image. · You can also view image properties by selecting the image, clicking the [View] menu and selecting [Properties]. This procedure is for viewing various information about the selected image. REFERENCE · When an image taken by the camera is modified and saved by another program, information about the camera settings might be lost. Viewing Image Properties Select the image in the Browsing Area and click to open the Properties window. Shooting Information (The information in this area will vary according to your camera model. ) 62 ZoomBrowser EX Software User Guide Chapter 4 Organizing Images Viewing Image Properties (2/2) Alternative Method You can view the properties of an image by clicking the (View Mode) menu, selecting [Preview Mode] in the next menu and selecting the image. You can check the file name, comments, histogram and detailed shooting mode settings in the image properties window. You can also change the file name and add comments to the image. File Name Comments You can set settings for use in searches Histogram (graph showing the distribution of brightness data) Shooting Information (The information in this area will vary according to your camera model. ) 63 ZoomBrowser EX Software User Guide Chapter 5 Using the Camera Window Opening the Camera Window (1/2) IMPORTANT · ZoomBrowser EX may not start with the previous method the first time a connection is established after the computer is booted up when some versions of Windows are running. See the Starting ZoomBrowser EX section of Chapter 1 for details. This chapter explains how to use ZoomBrowser EX's Camera Window. It starts with the procedures for opening the window. Connecting the Camera and Opening the Camera Window A dialog similar to the following one will appear when you connect the camera to a computer using an interface cable and prepare the camera to communicate. If you select [List Images], the Camera Window will display. Click here. Camera Window 64 ZoomBrowser EX Software User Guide Chapter 5 Using the Camera Window Opening the Camera Window (2/2) A window like that below will open. Click [List Images] to open the Camera Window. Using the Task Buttons to Open the Camera Window IMPORTANT · Ensure that the camera and computer are connected with an interface cable and are ready to communicate before you perform this procedure. · If you are using a memory card reader, ensure that the memory card is loaded into the reader before performing the procedure. Click [Camera & Memory Card] in the main window and [Browse & Download Images] in the next menu. Click here. Click here. Main Window Camera Window 65 ZoomBrowser EX Software User Guide Chapter 5 Using the Camera Window Downloading Images (1/3) Specifying the Image File Destination Specify the location to which your image files are downloaded on the computer. This section explains the procedures for downloading images from a camera (memory card) to a computer disk. Downloading Images Select the image(s) and click [Download image]. Select the image(s). Specify the folder to which images are saved. Select this option to stick the downloaded images in a new folder created within the one specified above. Then select a naming option for the new folder to the right. Click here. If you selected the [Set as new] option, type in a folder name here. If this option is left unselected, the image file names are the same as those in the camera (file names assigned by the camera at the time of shooting, such as "IMG_XXXX. JPG, " where the "Xs" represent numbers). If you select this option and type in a root file name, the name becomes something like "ROOT+XXXX. JPG. " 66 ZoomBrowser EX Software User Guide Chapter 5 Using the Camera Window Downloading Images (2/3) Alternative Method REFERENCE · The My Pictures folder is set as the default destination. Click [OK] to start downloading. When the download is complete, the Camera Window will close and the main window will open. Downloading Multiple Images You can select several images by clicking them in succession. [. . . ] · Connect the Camera Click the [Start] menu and select [Programs] or [All Programs], followed by [Canon Utilities], [CameraWindow] and [CameraWindow]. This section explains how to troubleshoot problems. The event dialog box does not appear The dialog below fails to appear even though the camera is correctly connected to the computer via the interface cable and ready to transfer data. . . Check your Computer Ensure that your computer meets the following requirements. ZoomBrowser EX will not operate on computers failing to meet these requirements. · Built-in USB ports on a computer pre-installed with Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Me, or Windows 98 (First or Second Edition). Or, a message, such as "No camera was found", appears when you attempt to download images from the camera. . . Check the Connection between the Camera and Computer Confirm that the camera is correctly attached to the computer with an interface cable. [. . . ]