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for Windows

Software User Guide

•ZoomBrowserEX

•PhotoStitch

How to Use This Manual

New Features in This Version

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About this Manual

Notation Conventions

Thecontentsofthismanualareclassifiedaccordingtothefollowingsymbols.

IMPORTANT

•The“Important”sectionscontainoperatingprecautionsorimportanttopics.

Ensure that you read them.

HINT

• The“Hint”sectionscontainproceduralsuggestionsandtipsforyourconvenience.Readthemas

necessary.

Operating Environment

•ThismanualusesWindowsXPscreenshotsandproceduresintheexplanations.The

screenshotsandproceduresmayappearslightlydifferentifyouareusinganother

versionofWindows.

•Thedisplayedscreensandproceduresmayalsodifferslightlyfromtheexamples

dependinguponthecameraorprintermodelinuse.

•TheexplanationsinthisguidearebasedonthepremisethataCanoncompact

camerawillbeusedwiththesoftware.

Word Searches

ThisdocumentisprovidedasanAdobeReaderdocument.UseAdobeReader’sSearch

functionstofindspecificwordsorphrasesthatyourecallbutcannotfind.Toaccess

thisfunction,inAdobeReaderclickthe[Edit]menuandselectthe[Search]option.

IfyouareusingAdobeReader8orlater,youcanalsoperformsearcheswiththe[Find]

functionrightonthetoolbar.

Inputsearchtexthere

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ThispageandthenextpresentthebasicfunctionsofZoomBrowserEXaswellassome

ofitsspecialfeatures.

To Download

Downloading

(p. 10)

Downloadimages

withasingleclick.

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100-0033 100-0034

100-0035 100-0036

100-0037 100-0038

ABC

200X/09/09

To Print

Printing

(p. 13)

Printwiththelayoutsyouwant.

To View

Magnifying

the Display

(p. 21)

Displaying

Shooting

Information

(p. 21)

Comparing

Images

(p. 40)

Slideshows

(p. 34)

To Organize

Backing Up

to a CD

(p. 32)

Changing

File Names in

Batches

(p. 35)

Using Star Ratings

(p. 36)

Deleting

(p. 19)

Using Comments

(p. 36)

Performing

Searches

(p. 38)

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RAW

To Edit

Adjusting

Color and

Brightness

(p. 23)

Red-Eye

Correction

(p. 22)

Inserting

Text

(p. 24)

Trimming

(p. 24)

Converting

RAW Images

(p. 28)

Merging Images

into Panoramas

(p. 27)

Formatting

Images as

Wallpaper

(p. 31)

Extracting Still

Images from

Movies

(p. 30)

Resizing

Images

(p. 29)

Editing Movies

(p. 27)

To Connect to a Camera

Uploading

to a Camera

(p. 45)

Configuring My

Camera Settings

(p. 43)

Youcanchangethe

camera’sstart-upimage

andshuttersound.

Controlling Shooting

from the Computer

(p. 41)

To Send Email

Attaching

Images to Email

(p. 33)

Youcanreduce

imagefilesizes.

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Table of Contents

About this Manual ......................................................................................................... 2

Basic Functions & Features ........................................................................... 3

Things to Remember ....................................................................................7

The Two ZoomBrowser EX Windows ........................................................................... 7

DownloadWindow/OrganizingWindow............................................................... 7

Main Window ................................................................................................................ 8

HowtoDisplaytheMainWindow.......................................................................... 8

NamesoftheMainWindowParts........................................................................... 8

How to Perform Tasks ................................................................................................... 9

SelectingTasksandTaskWindowProcedures........................................................ 9

Mastering the Basics .................................................................................. 10

Downloading Images .................................................................................................. 10

DownloadingImagesbyConnectingtheCameratoaComputer...................... 10

Printing ......................................................................................................................... 13

PrintingaSingleImageonaSinglePage............................................................. 13

IndexPrint............................................................................................................... 15

How to Use CameraWindow ...................................................................................... 17

FirstWindowtoOpen............................................................................................ 17

ScreenShowingtheImageIndexListandImageView........................................ 18

How to Use the Main Window ................................................................................... 19

MainWindow......................................................................................................... 19

BrowserAreaTasks................................................................................................ 20

ViewerWindow...................................................................................................... 21

More Advanced Techniques .......................................................................22

Editing Images ............................................................................................................. 22

RedEyeCorrection................................................................................................. 22

AutoAdjustment.................................................................................................... 22

Color/BrightnessAdjustment................................................................................. 23

AdjustingSharpness–EmphasizingOutlines......................................................... 23

Trimming–CroppingaPortionofanImage.......................................................... 24

InsertingText.......................................................................................................... 24

UsingOtherEditingSoftware................................................................................ 25

AttachingSounds................................................................................................... 26

CreatingPanoramicImages–PhotoStitch.............................................................. 27

EditingMovies........................................................................................................ 27

ConvertingRAWImages........................................................................................ 28

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Exporting ...................................................................................................................... 29

ChangingImage(Stills)SizesandTypes................................................................ 29

ChangingMovieSizesandTypes........................................................................... 29

ExtractingStillsfromMovies................................................................................. 30

ExportingShootingInformation........................................................................... 30

CreatingComputerScreenSaverImages............................................................. 31

CreatingComputerWallpaperImages.................................................................. 31

SavingtoCDs.......................................................................................................... 32

Email ............................................................................................................................. 33

AttachingImagestoEmail..................................................................................... 33

Slide Shows .................................................................................................................. 34

ViewingImagesinSlideShows.............................................................................. 34

Image Management .................................................................................................... 35

ChangingFileNamesinBatches........................................................................... 35

SortingImagesintoFoldersbyShootingDate..................................................... 35

Configuring Image Information Settings ................................................................... 36

SettingStarRatings................................................................................................ 36

InsertingComments............................................................................................... 36

AssigningKeywords............................................................................................... 37

Searching, Filtering and Sorting Images .................................................................... 38

SearchingImages.................................................................................................... 38

FilteringImages...................................................................................................... 39

SortingImages........................................................................................................ 39

Comparing Images ....................................................................................................... 40

ComparingMultipleImages.................................................................................. 40

Remote Shooting ......................................................................................................... 41

OperatingtheCameraUsingComputerCommands............................................ 41

My Camera Settings .................................................................................................... 43

ChangingtheShutterSoundandStart-UpImage............................................... 43

Uploading Images ........................................................................................................ 45

UploadingImagestoaCamera............................................................................. 45

Preference Settings ...................................................................................................... 46

CustomizingZoomBrowserEX............................................................................... 46

CustomizingtheTaskButtons................................................................................ 46

Appendices .................................................................................................. 47

Supported Image Types ............................................................................................... 47

New Features in This Version ...................................................................................... 48

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The Two ZoomBrowser EX Windows

Download Window/Organizing Window

ThefollowingtwowindowsarethemainonesusedforZoomBrowserEXprocedures.

Download window, which opens when a camera is connected.

CameraWindow

Viewofcameraimages

Youcandownloadalloraselectionofimagesfromtheconnectedcamera.

CameraWindowclosesandthe

screenchangesaftertheimagesare

downloadedfromthecamera.

Organizing window for downloaded images.

Main Window

Double-clickthisicon

onthedesktop.

Youcanview,editandprinttheimagesinthecomputer.

Double-click

animage.

TheViewerWindowthatappears

whenyouviewanimage.

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Main Window

How to Display the Main Window

TheMainWindowwilldisplayaftercameraimagesaredownloadedand

CameraWindowcloses.Youcanalsodisplayitbydouble-clickingthe

ZoomBrowserEXicononthedesktop.

Names of the Main Window Parts

Menu Bar

Function Buttons

Display Control Panel

Task Buttons

Selectstasksto

perform.

Last Acquired Images

Displaysthelastimages

downloaded.

Folder Area

Selectsafolder

todisplay.

Browser Area

Iconsthatindicate

imagepropertiesdisplay

aroundimages,as

shownontheleft.

Properties Icon (Displays image properties)

 :Imagerecordedusingthecamera’sStitchAssistmode

 :RAWimage

 :Movie

 :Imagewithsoundmemoattached

 :Protectedimage

 :Imagerecordedusingthecamera’sAEBfunction

 :Rotatedimage(rotatedindisplayonly)

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How to Perform Tasks

Selecting Tasks and Task Window Procedures

ManyZoomBrowserEXfunctionscanbeaccessedbyselectingataskintheMain

Windowandfollowingtheinstructionsintheguidancesectionofthenewwindow.

1

Select a task.

Themajorstepsforthe

taskappearhere.

Followthestepsinorder.

Youcanreturntoa

previousstep.

Anoverviewforthe

selectedtaskappearshere.

Cancelstheprocedureand

returnstotheprevious

window.

2

Follow the instructions

to perform the task.

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Downloading Images

Downloading Images by Connecting the Camera to a Computer

Downloadthecameraimagestothecomputer.

IMPORTANT

•Theinstructionsinthissoftwaremanualassumethatyouhavecorrectlyinstalled

the software and driver software. See the guides supplied with your product

package for software installation procedures.

•WithsomeversionsofMicrosoftWindows,CameraWindowmaynotopenwhen

the camera is connected. In this case, double-click the ZoomBrowser EX icon on the

desktop to start ZoomBrowser EX and open the Main Window. Click the [Acquire &

Camera Settings] task button, followed by [Connect to Camera].

1

Connect the camera to the computer

with the supplied interface cable.

2

Turn on the camera power, set it to

playback mode and prepare it to

communicate with the computer.

3

When a window similar to the one at the right

appears, select [Canon CameraWindow] and

click [OK].

WithWindowsVista,click[DownloadsImages

FromCanonCamerausingCanonCameraWindow]

intheAutoPlaywindow.

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CameraWindow

4

Click [Transfer Untransferred

Images].

Theimageswillstartto

download.

Whenyouclick[OK]inthe

dialogthatindicatesthetransfer

iscomplete,thedownloaded

imageswilldisplayintheMain

Window.

Youcanselectthenewly

downloadedimagesbytheir

shootingdatesorMyCategory

(selectmodelsonly)classification.

(Thesearevirtualfolders.)

:Folderscontaining

newlyacquiredimages

•Imagesfrommemorycardswithlargenumbersofimages(morethan1,000)maynotdownload

correctly.Ifthishappens,pleaseuseamemorycardreadertodownload.

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Changing the Download Destination Folder

Thedefaultsettingssavedownloadedimagesintothe[Pictures]or

[MyPictures]folders.Tochangethedestinationfolder,select[Operate

ImagesonCamera]inCameraWindow,thenclickthebuttonshown

ontheright,andselectafolder.

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Selecting Images to Download

Todownloadonlyaselectionofimagesfromthecamera,select[OperateImagesonCamera]in

CameraWindowthatfirstappearsandthenperformthefollowingprocedures.

1Selectimagestodownload.

2Startthedownload.

Downloading Using Camera Commands

WithWindowsVistaorWindowsXP,youcanusethecamera’s (Print/Share)buttontodownload

theimagestothecomputer(DirectTransfer).Seethe

CameraUserGuide

forDirectTransfersettingsand

procedures.

Downloading from a Memory Card Reader

Anactionselectionwindowwillopenwhenyouinsertamemorycardintothememorycardreader.Ifyou

select[View/DownloadImagesUsingCanonZoomBrowserEX],ZoomBrowserEXwillstartanddisplaythe

followingwindow.Usethiswindowtoperformthedownloadingprocedures.

Downloadsallimagesthathavenotyetbeen

downloaded.

Allowsyoutoselectanddownloadimages.

Printsimages.

Configuresthedownloadfolder

andothersettings.

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Click [Photo Print].

1

Click the [Print & Email] task button in the Main

Window.

Printing

Printing a Single Image on a Single Page

Printsoneimageperpage.

3

Confirm that [1. Select

Images] is chosen and select

images for printing.

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Click [2. Printer and Layout Settings] and set the categories as desired.

Setstheprinter,paper

sizeandborderless

printingsettings.

Clickheretocropandprintaportionofanimage.

Clickheretoinsert

textontoanimage

andprint.

Setstheshootingdate/timeimprintsettings.

5

Click [3. Print].

Printingwillstart.

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Printing Using Other Software

Ifyouhavespecializedprintingsoftwareinstalledonthecomputer,youcanalsouseittoprintthe

images.Clickthe[Print&Email]taskbuttonintheMainWindow,followedby[PrintUsingOther

Software].

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Index Print

Printsanindexoftheimages.

1

Click the [Print & Email] task button in the Main

Window.

2

Click [Index Print].

3

Confirm that [1. Select

Images] is chosen and select

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Click [2. Printer and Layout Settings] and set the categories as desired.

Setstheprinterand

papersizesettings.

Rotatesselected

images.

Clickheretocropa

portionoftheselected

imageandprintit.

Selectanimageto

rotateortrim.

Setsthenumberof

rowsorcolumns.

Configurestheprintingoftheshootinginformation,

comments,headers,footersorpagenumbers.

5

Click [3. Print].

Printingwillstart.

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How to Use CameraWindow

First Window to Open

ThisisthefirstscreentoappearinCameraWindow.

Downloadsallimagesthathave

notyetbeendownloaded.

Closesthiswindowandopensa

cameraimagebrowserwindowthat

letsyouselectanddownloadimages.

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Screen Showing the Image Index List and Image View

TheThumbnailWindowontheleftofthescreendisplaystheimagesonthememory

cardinthecameraas“thumbnails”orsmallversionsoftheimagesinanindexlist.

WhenyouselectanimagefromtheThumbnailWindow,theimagedisplaysinthe

ViewWindowontheright.

Thumbnail Window View Window

Alignsthewindows.

Switchesbetween

windowdisplaymodes.

Configuressettingssuchasthe

thumbnailsizeanddownloadfolder.

Configuresthename

ofthecameraowner.

Uploadscomputer

imagestothecamera.

Selectsallimages/images

notyetdownloaded.

Downloadsimagesselected

intheThumbnailWindow.

Thesearrowsswitchthe

imageintheViewWindow.

Closes

CameraWindow.

Printsimagesselectedin

theThumbnailWindow.

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Use the Help Function

TheHelpbutton orHelpmenuisavailableinmostZoomBrowserEXwindows.Itisthereforwhen

youareunsurehowtoproceed.

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Basic Functions

& Features

Contents

Things to

Remember

Mastering

the Basics

More Advanced

Techniques

Appendices

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How to Use the Main Window

Main Window

ThisisthemainwindowforperformingtasksinZoomBrowserEX.

Slide Show

Displaystheselected

imagesinsuccessioninthe

window.

Properties

Displaysinformation

aboutaselectedimage.

View Image

Displaystheselectedimage

intheViewerWindow.

Task Buttons

Selectsatasktoperform.

Search

Performssearchesonimages.

Delete

Deletestheselectedimagesorfolders.

• DeletedimagesaresenttotheRecycle

Binonthedesktop.

• Theassociationbetweenasoundmemo

andanimagecannotberecoveredfrom

afilerestoredfromtheRecycleBin.

Rotate

Rotatesaselectedimage.

• Clickthe[Edit]menuandselect[Rotate

AccordingtoRotationInformation]to

rotatetheoriginalimageaswellinthe

displayeddirection.

• Moviescanberotatedbyclickingthe

[Export]taskbuttonfollowedby[Export

Movie].

Last Acquired Image/Folder Area

Selectsafoldertodisplay.

• Youcanregisterfoldersyouuse

oftenasFavoriteFolders(

).

Registerbyclicking[Add].

Browser Area

Displaystheimages

inanindexlist.

Display Control Panel

Configuresthesettingsfor

displayingimagesintheBrowser

Area.

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Things to

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Mastering

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More Advanced

Techniques

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Browser Area Tasks

Display Mode

SelectsadisplaymodefortheBrowserArea.

Zoom Mode: suitedfor

surveyingmanyimages.

Scroll Mode: allows

thumbnailstobeviewedata

sizesuitedforeasyviewing.

Preview Mode: allowsthe

imageinformationtoberead

whileviewingtheimage.

Change the Folder Level

Theleveloffolderdisplayedcanbechangedwiththe

followingprocedures.

• InZoommode,positionthemousecursoroverthe

folderandclickthe

iconwhenitdisplays.

• InScrollorPreviewmode,double-clickthe

icon.

• Toadvancetoahigherfolderlevel,clickthe icon.

Change the Display Size

Youcanchangethe

displayratio(Zoommode)

orthumbnailsize(Scroll

mode)withtheslider.

Select Images

ClickinganimageintheBrowserAreaselectsthat

image.Toselectmultipleimages,holddownthe[Ctrl]

keywhileclickingimages,orholddownthe[Shift]key

andclickastartingandendingimagetoselectarange

ofadjacentimages.

Display Images

Double-clickinganimageintheBrowserArea(or

selectingtheimageandclicking

(DisplayImage)),

displaysitintheViewerWindow.

Move, Copy Images

Tomoveanimagebetweenfolders,dragitoverthe

destinationfolderandreleasethemousebutton.

Tocopyanimage,holdthe[Ctrl]keywhilereleasing

themousebuttonasabove.

Youcanalsousethesameprocedurestocopyimages

betweenWindowsExplorerandtheMainWindow.

Create New Folder

TocreateanewfolderintheBrowserArea,

clickthe[File]menuandselect[NewFolder].

HINT

Right-Click Context Menus

Right-clickingoverawindoworimagedisplayscontextualmenus.Thesemenuscontainthefunctions

availableinthecurrentcontextaswellasotherconvenientfunctions.Usetheright-clickmenusto

increaseyourefficiency.

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