VQT9818
For Digital Camera
USB Connection Kit list
Operating Instructions
QuickTime and the QuickTime logo are trademarks
used under license. The QuickTime logo is
registered in the U.S. and other countries.
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Contents ......................................................................................2
Introduction ................................................................................4
Check the contents of the USB connection kit ............................. 4
Features ......................................................................................5
Supporting to OS .......................................................................6
Operating environment ..............................................................7
Install guide ................................................................................8
Installing the USB driver
(For Windows)
........................................... 8
When Uninstallation of the driver or software is necessary
(For Windows)
.. 9
Installing the supplied software
(for Macintosh)
.............................. 10
Connecting PC and Digital Camera ........................................11
Checking that the digital camera is recognized correctly ........... 12
Removing the USB cable safely ................................................. 13
Starting the SD Viewer for DSC ..............................................14
Starting the SD Viewer for DSC ................................................. 14
Closing the SD Viewer for DSC ................................................. 14
SD Viewer for DSC screen ......................................................... 15
Changing the picture display ..................................................16
Changing the display format in the picture display section ........ 16
Changing the thumbnail display size .......................................... 16
Rearrangement of pictures ......................................................... 17
Displaying only the desired pictures ........................................... 17
Operating pictures ...................................................................18
Selecting pictures ....................................................................... 18
Making the picture into Wallpaper .............................................. 18
Copying pictures to another folder ............................................. 19
Copying an image to the Memory card ...................................... 19
Moving pictures to another folder ............................................... 19
Deleting an image ...................................................................... 20
Renaming an image ................................................................... 20
Rotating an image ...................................................................... 20
Updating the display contents in the Folder Bar or the picture display section
.. 21
Updating the display of Memory card contents (connection) ..... 21
Changing the picture format ....................................................... 21
Contents
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DPOF Setting ............................................................................ 22
Adding print information to the picture
(Setting up DPOF)
...............22
Searching for pictures ............................................................. 23
Searching by file name ...............................................................23
Find by Date ...............................................................................24
SlideShow ................................................................................. 25
Playback slideshow ....................................................................25
SD SlideShow ............................................................................ 27
Saving the slideshow .................................................................27
Printing pictures ...................................................................... 29
Printing the picture .....................................................................29
Printing the list of pictures displayed ..........................................30
Display bar ............................................................................... 31
[Toolbars] ................................................................................... 31
[View Type Bar] ..........................................................................31
[Status Bar] ................................................................................31
Context menu ........................................................................... 32
Menu ......................................................................................... 33
Troubleshooting
(Q&A) .............................................................. 36
Caution for Use ........................................................................ 36
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Introduction
¥Microsoft
®
Windows
®
is the registered trademark of the Microsoft Corporation,
USA in America and other countries.
¥Apple, the Apple logo and Macintosh, MacOS are the registered trademarks of
the Apple Computer, Inc., USA.
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Incorporated.
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®
is the registered trademark of the Intel Corporation in various countries.
¥Further, various names, organization names, products etc. mentioned herein
are the registered trademarks or trademarks of respective organizations.
¥The actual contents and screen, and those described in these operating
instructions may differ depending on the PC operating environments used,
etc. Please be aware of this beforehand.
¥No information is provided about basic PC operations and terms. Please refer
to the relevant PC manual.
¥The contents of these operating instructions may be subjected to changes
without prior notice.
¥Reproduction of these operating instructions in part or in full without
permission is prohibited.
Check the contents of the USB connection kit
¥CD-ROM
[For Windows]
SD Viewer Version 1.1E for DSC
ArcSoft PhotoImpression
ArcSoft Panorama Maker
ArcSoft PhotoBase
QuickTime 5.0
USB device driver for digital camera
Operating instructions [PDF file]
Adobe
®
Acrobat
®
Reader
TM
5.0
[For Macintosh]
ArcSoft PhotoImpression
ArcSoft Panorama Maker
ArcSoft PhotoBase
QuickTime 5.0
¥USB cable
This is the cable for connecting the USB terminal of
the Panasonic digital camera to the A-type USB
terminal on the PC.
¥Operating instructions
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Features
[USB Connection kit]
The digital camera and PC are connected using the supplied USB cable and
pictures in the SD Memory card allowing the Multimedia Card can be
transferred to the PC. Moreover, by using the supplied software, the still
pictures in the Memory card can be edited and processed.
SD Viewer Version 1.1E for DSC (Windows only)
Thumbnail* of the pictures in the Memory card can be displayed.
In addition, a SlideShow for playback on camera can be created easily.
*Thumbnail means displaying pictures in small size.
ArcSoft Software Suite (Editing and processing software)
ArcSoft PhotoImpression
Editing, processing and printing of still pictures can be done. Pictures can be
stored in albums.
ArcSoft Panorama Maker
It is possible to combine several still pictures to make panoramic photos.
ArcSoft PhotoBase
Software which enables catalogue-making by bundling files together containing
still pictures, etc.
QuickTime (Picture playback software)
To playback motion images recorded with digital camera (motion JPEG format:
file extension.MOV).
¥For details about the supplied software and user support, please refer to the
Help files for the respective software.
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Supporting to OS
[USB Driver] Windows
®
98, Windows
®
98SE, Windows
®
Me, Windows
®
2000, Windows
®
XP, Mac OS 9.X*
1
and Mac OS X*
1
.
[SD Viewer for DSC] Windows
®
98SE, Windows
®
Me, Windows
®
XP.
[ArcSoft] Windows
®
98, Windows
®
98SE, Windows
®
Me, Windows
®
2000, Windows
®
XP, Mac OS 9.X and Mac OS X.
[QuickTime] Windows
®
98, Windows
®
98SE, Windows
®
Me, Windows
®
2000, Windows
®
XP*
2
and Mac OS 9.X.
[Acrobat Reader] Windows
®
98, Windows
®
98SE, Windows
®
Me, Windows
®
2000 and Windows
®
XP*
2
.
*
1
Use the standard driver equipped with Mac OS.
*
2
See the web site about QuickTime and Acrobat Reader. (QuickTime: http://
www.apple.com)(Acrobat Reader: http://www.adobe.com)
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Operating environment
[For Arcsoft Software Suite (PhotoImpression, Panorama Maker and PhotoBase)]
PC and OS:
[For Windows]
DOS/V PC having Pentium
®
II or Celeron
TM
CPU of 300MHz
or more (includes compatible CPU), and preloaded
Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP, Windows
®
2000, Windows
®
Me
and Windows
®
98 Second Edition
[For Macintosh]
iMac, iBook, Power Mac G3/G4, PowerBook G3/G4 with
Mac OS 9.0 or more
Graphics display: High Color (16bit) or more
Desktop environment 800 x 600 or more
Random Access Memory:
[For Windows]
64MB or more (128MB or higher recommended)
[For Macintosh]
64MB or more
Hard disk:
[For Windows]
254MB or more free space
[For Macintosh]
150MB or more free space
Disk drive: CD-ROM drive
Connection terminal: USB (A type)
Others: Mouse or equivalent pointing device
[For SD Viewer for DSC]
PC and OS: DOS/V PC having Pentium
®
II or Celeron
TM
CPU, and
preloaded Microsoft
®
Windows
®
XP, Windows
®
2000,
Windows
®
Me and Windows
®
98 Second Edition
Graphics display: High Color (16bit) or more
Desktop environment 800 x 600 or more
Random Access Memory: 32MB or more (64MB or higher recommended)
Hard disk: 20MB or more free space
Disk drive: CD-ROM drive
Connection terminal: USB (A type)
Others: Mouse or pointing device equivalent to mouse
¥Even if the above operating environments are satisfied, it may not be
possible to use with some PCs.
¥It is impossible to operate PC9821 Series.
¥When 2 or more USB devices are connected to one PC, or when devices
are connected through USB hub or by using extension cable, operation
is not guaranteed.
¥
When connected to the keyboard USB terminal, normal function may not be possible.
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Install guide
Installing the USB driver
(For Windows)
Be sure to install the driver before connecting the digital camera to the PC. (Only
for Windows
®
98 and Windows
®
98SE) Close all software programs (even
permanently resident software) running on Windows.
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Insert the CD-ROM
The Set Up menu starts automatically.
≥If the Set Up menu does not start
automatically, double click on the
[instmenu.exe] from the CD-ROM.
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2 2
2
Click on [USB Driver]
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3 3
3
Click on [Next]
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4 4
4
If the [Restarting Windows] dialog box
appears, click on [OK]
After restarting the PC, installation of the
driver will be finished.
¥If you click on icons other than the USB driver, installation of the respective
software begins.
¥For details about how to use the supplied software, please refer to the Help for
the respective software.
¥When starting [SD Viewer for DSC], a message that there is no supported
Memory card is displayed, confirm whether install of the USB driver has been
finished.
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When Uninstallation of the driver or software is
necessary
(For Windows)
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1 1
1
Click on [Start] >>> [Settings] >>> [Control Panel], and select
[Add/Remove Programs]
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2 2
2
Select the software or the driver which you want to uninstall
procedure
Select when uninstalling
[Arcsoft Software Suite] [PhotoImpression], [Panorama Maker] or
[PhotoBase]
[SD Viewer for DSC] [SD Viewer for DSC]
[QuickTime] [QuickTime]
[Acrobat Reader 5.0] [AcrobatReader]
[Panasonic USB Storage Driver] [USB Driver]
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3 3
3
Click on [Add/Remove]
≥Repeat 2-3 if you want to uninstall more driver or softwares.
ª Uninstalling the SD Viewer for DSC, the USB driver
On clicking [SD Viewer], [USB Driver] on the Set Up menu screen, uninstall
procedure begins automatically.
¥Depending on the OS, the uninstallation procedure may vary.
For details, please refer to operating instructions of the OS used.
¥When using a Macintosh PC, it is not necessary to uninstall the driver.
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Installing the supplied software
(for Macintosh)
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1 1
1
Insert the CD-ROM
The folder is automatically displayed.
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2 2
2
Double click on the folder containing the
software to be installed
[ArcSoft]/[English]:
Select 1 of the 3 software programs and
double click to start installation.
[QuickTime Installer]/[English]:
Installation of QuickTime begins.
≥After carefully reading the displayed contents, please
start the installation according to the instructions.
¥For details about how to use the supplied software, please refer to the Help
menu for the respective software.
¥When using a Windows PC, click on the software to be installed from the Set
Up menu (P8).
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Connecting PC and Digital Camera
Only connect after installing the driver (P8).
The DMC-F7 is used for illustration of Digital camera
A To USB terminal
B To USB connection terminal
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1 1
1
Install the driver in the PC (P8).
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2 2
2
Insert the Memory card in the digital camera, and set to
playback mode.
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3 3
3
Connect using the supplied USB cable.
Camera automatically changes to PC connection mode.
Please connect only after installing the driver. (P8)
≥When connecting, use the AC adaptor as the digital camera power
source.
¥When using a Macintosh PC, installation of the driver is not necessary.
¥When the status indicator of the digital camera is lit or flashing, please do not
disconnect the USB cable. The software may not function correctly and
damage the data being transmitted. Please refer to the digital camera
operating instructions.
¥During connection, if a message is displayed that the file is not found,
please see P36.
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Checking that the digital camera is recognized
correctly
[For Windows]
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1 1
1
Ensure that the [Removable Disk] is
included in [My Computer]
Drive name (H: etc.) varies with the PC
being used.
¥If the digital camera is connected to the PC before installing the driver, the
supplied driver with Windows may get installed, and the digital camera may
not be recognized correctly. (P36)
¥If camera does not operate correctly, check whether the driver has been
properly installed, and if required, please reinstall the driver. (P8)
[For Macintosh]
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1 1
1
Ensure that the [untitled] icon is
displayed on the desktop
¥If camera does not operate correctly, please
check the connection again.
ª Folders in the Memory card
Still pictures or motion images recorded with the digital camera are saved in the
following folders within the Memory card.
Names may automatically change as
[100_PANA] ([101_PANA], [102_PANA]...)
Saving still pictures (file extension .JPG), motion
images (file extension .MOV) recorded by digital
camera
[MISC]
Saving DPOF Set up data (AUTPLAY1.MRK)
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Removing the USB cable safely
[For Windows]
If the USB cable is removed or the power switched off while the PC is working, an
error dialog box may appear. In such cases, click on [OK] to close the dialog box.
To remove the USB cable without the error dialog box being displayed, proceed
as follows.
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1 1
1
Double click icon on the task tray
The Hardware removal dialog box
appears.
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2 2
2
Click on [USB Disk], and click on
[Stop]
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3 3
3
Confirm that the [USB Disk] is
selected, click on [OK]
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4 4
4
Click on [OK]
The connecting cable can be safely
removed.
¥Depending on OS Windows 98, SE, etc. the icon for safe removal may not be
displayed in the task tray. (There will be no display depending on the set up of
the OS) Make sure that the status indicator of the digital camera is off, then
remove the cable. Please refer to the digital camera operating instructions.
[For Macintosh]
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1 1
1
Drop the [untitled] icon which
appeared when you connected the
digital camera with the USB cable into
the recycle bin, then disconnect the
USB cable.
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Starting the SD Viewer for DSC
Before starting, install the SD Viewer for DSC from the Set Up menu (P8).
Starting the SD Viewer for DSC
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1
Click on [Start] >>> [Program]
>>> [Panasonic] >>> [SD Viewer
for DSC] >>> [SD Viewer for
DSC]
If the Memory card has been inserted,
the Memory card image is displayed.
Before using for the first time, click
on [Readme] from [Start] >>>
[Program] >>> [Panasonic] >>> [SD
Viewer for DSC], please read the
supplementary explanation or
updated information.
¥If the Memory card has not been inserted, a message is displayed.
On clicking [OK], SD Viewer for DSC starts.
¥It is also possible to start by double clicking on the shortcut icon on the
desktop.
¥Please do not disconnect the USB cable when SD Viewer for DSC is in use.
The software may not function correctly and damage the data being
transmitted.
¥To view the installed operating instructions, Adobe Acrobat
Reader 4.0 or
higher is required. Please install Adobe Acrobat Reader 5.0 from the supplied
CD-ROM.
Closing the SD Viewer for DSC
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1 1
1
Click on [File] >>> [Exit]
¥It is also possible to close by clicking on the [x] in
the top right-hand corner of the SD Viewer for DSC.
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SD Viewer for DSC screen
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[Folder Bar]
Folder structure in the Memory card or hard disk is displayed.
•If the bar at the top is double clicked, it is displayed in a separate window.
2
[View Type Bar] (P31)
It is possible to select the picture type displayed in the picture display section.
Pictures of only the type selected are displayed.
3
[Tool bars] (P31)
By clicking on the respective buttons, it is possible to perform various
operations.
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Picture display section
BMP, JPEG, TIFF, etc. files in the folder are displayed with thumbnail. Other
files are displayed as icons. File data, etc. is also displayed.
•If the number of pictures in a folder is large, it may take time displaying the
thumbnails.
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[Status Bar] (P31)
Displays the status of the selected folder.
[Files]: Displays the number of files present in the displayed folder.
[Displayed]: Displays the number of files shown in the picture display section.
[Selections]: Displays the number of files selected.
¥
To display anything other than the picture display section, select Display/Hide
from the [View] menu.
¥Depending on the PC being used, scrolling in the picture display section with a
scrolling mouse may not be possible.
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Changing the picture
display
Changing the display format in
the picture display section
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1 1
1
Select the display format from [View]
>>> [Image View Type]
[Thumbnail]
File names and thumbnails are displayed.
≥It is also possible to display by clicking on
[
] in the Tool bar.
[File Data]
Thumbnail and File Name, Type, File
Size, Creation (recorded) date, Date last
modified, Size of the Picture, and Number
of Colors used are displayed.
≥It is also possible to display by clicking on
[
] in the Tool bar.
[Details]
File name, Size, Type, Date and time last
modified (picture taken), Picture data (Picture
size, colors etc.) are displayed in a list.
≥It is also possible to display by clicking on
[
] in the Tool bar.
Changing the thumbnail
display size
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1 1
1
Select the size for display from [View]
>>> [Image Size]
≥5 types of sizes can be selected.
≥It is also possible to select the display size by
clicking on [ 4 ] in the Tool bar.
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Rearrangement of pictures
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1 1
1
Select the display order from [View]
>>> [Sort]
The display order changes.
≥Selection can be made from [File Name],
[File Type], [File Size], [File Date].
≥If [in Descending Order] is checked, the
selected display order is displayed in
descending order.
Displaying only the desired
pictures
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1 1
1
Select the type of the file to be
displayed from [View] >>> [Image
Format]
Only the selected type of files are
displayed.
[ALL] :Displaying all files
[IMAGE] :Displaying all picture formats
that can be displayed as
thumbnails in SD Viewer for
DSC
[JPEG] :Displaying JPEG format (file
extension.jpg)
[Selected Image]:Displaying a selected
picture (P18)
[Found] :Displaying pictures found
during search
¥It is also possible to select the format of the picture
for display by clicking on the button in the [View
Type Bar] (P31) at the bottom of the screen.
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