Canon PowerShot A720 IS Owner's manual

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Software User Guide

•ImageBrowser

•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MacOSXv10.4screenshotsandproceduresintheexplanations.

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

anotherversionofMacOS.

•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ImageBrowseraswellassomeof

itsspecialfeatures.

To Download

Downloading

(p. 10)

Downloadimages

withasingleclick.

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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. 41)

Slideshows

(p. 34)

To Organize

Changing

File Names in

Batches

(p. 35)

Using Star Ratings

(p. 37)

Deleting

(p. 19)

Using Comments

(p. 37)

Performing

Searches

(p. 39)

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RAW

To Edit

Adjusting

Color and

Brightness

(p. 22)

Red-Eye

Correction

(p. 23)

Inserting

Text

(p. 23)

Trimming

(p. 22)

Converting

RAW Images

(p. 29)

Merging Images

into Panoramas

(p. 28)

Formatting

Images as

Wallpaper

(p. 31)

Extracting Still

Images from

Movies

(p. 32)

Resizing

Images

(p. 30)

Editing Movies

(p. 28)

To Connect to a Camera

Uploading

to a Camera

(p. 46)

Configuring My

Camera Settings

(p. 44)

Youcanchangethe

camera’sstart-upimage

andshuttersound.

Controlling Shooting

from the Computer

(p. 42)

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 ImageBrowser Windows ................................................................................ 7

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

Browser Window ........................................................................................................... 8

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

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

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

SelectingandUsingFunctions................................................................................. 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 Browser Window .............................................................................. 19

BrowserWindow.................................................................................................... 19

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

Viewer(ViewImage)Window............................................................................... 21

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

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

Trimming–CroppingaPortionofanImage.......................................................... 22

Color/BrightnessAdjustment................................................................................. 22

RedEyeCorrection................................................................................................. 23

InsertingText.......................................................................................................... 23

CorrectingLevels.................................................................................................... 24

CorrectingToneCurves.......................................................................................... 24

AdjustingSharpness–EmphasizingOutlines......................................................... 25

AutoAdjustment.................................................................................................... 25

UsingOtherEditingSoftware................................................................................ 26

AttachingSounds................................................................................................... 27

CreatingPanoramicImages–PhotoStitch............................................................ 28

EditingMovies........................................................................................................ 28

ConvertingRAWImages........................................................................................ 29

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Exporting ...................................................................................................................... 30

ChangingImage(Stills)SizesandTypes................................................................ 30

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

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

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

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

ClassifyingImagesIntoStarRatingsFolders......................................................... 36

Configuring Image Information Settings ................................................................... 37

SettingStarRatings................................................................................................ 37

InsertingComments............................................................................................... 37

AssigningKeywords............................................................................................... 38

Searching, Filtering and Sorting Images .................................................................... 39

SearchingImages.................................................................................................... 39

FilteringImages...................................................................................................... 40

SortingImages........................................................................................................ 40

Comparing Images ....................................................................................................... 41

ComparingMultipleImages.................................................................................. 41

Remote Shooting ......................................................................................................... 42

OperatingtheCameraUsingComputerCommands............................................ 42

My Camera Settings .................................................................................................... 44

ChangingtheShutterSoundandStart-UpImage............................................... 44

Uploading Images ........................................................................................................ 46

UploadingImagestoaCamera............................................................................. 46

Preference Settings ...................................................................................................... 47

CustomizingImageBrowser................................................................................... 47

Appendices .................................................................................................. 48

Supported Image Types ............................................................................................... 48

New Features in This Version ...................................................................................... 49

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The Two ImageBrowser Windows

Download Window/Organizing Window

ThefollowingtwowindowsarethemainonesusedforImageBrowser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

Clickthisicon

intheDock.

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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Browser Window

How to Display the Browser Window

TheBrowserWindowwilldisplayaftercameraimagesare

downloadedandCameraWindowcloses.Youcanalsodisplayitby

clickingtheImageBrowsericonintheDock(the bar at the bottom of

the desktop).

•IftheImageBrowsericonisnotdisplayedintheDock,double-click

theApplications]folder,followedbythe[CanonUtilities]folder,

[ImageBrowser]folderandthe[ImageBrowser]icon.

Names of the Browser Window Parts

Menu Bar

Display Modes

Last Acquired Images

Displaysthelastimages

downloaded.

Folder Area

Selectsafoldertodisplay.

Browser Area

Iconsthatindicateimageproperties

displayaroundthumbnailimages,as

shownonthebottomleft.

Control Panel Display Control Panel

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 and Using Functions

YoucanusemanyImageBrowserfunctionsbyselectingthemfromtheControlPanel

oramenuandthenfollowingtheinstructionsinthewindowthatopens.

1

Select a function from the Control Panel or a menu.

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. See the guides supplied with your product package for software

installation procedures.

•IfCameraWindowfailstoopenwhenyouconnectthecamera,clickthe

[CameraWindow] icon in the Dock (the bar at the bottom of the desktop).

1

Connect the camera to the computer

with the supplied interface cable.

2

Set the camera to the Playback mode

and switch on the power.

3

Click [Transfer Untransferred

Images Automatically].

Theimageswillstartto

download.

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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.

HINT

Changing the Download Destination Folder

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

Tochangethedestinationfolder,select[Operateusingthiscomputer]

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usingthiscomputer]in

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

1Selectimagestodownload.

2Startthedownload.

Downloading Using Camera Commands

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

ImageBrowserwillstartwhenyouinsertamemorycardintothememorycardreader,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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2

Click [Print & Email], and

[Photo Print].

1

Select images for printing.

Printing

Printing a Single Image on a Single Page

Printsoneimageperpage.

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3

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.

4

Click [Print].

Printwindowwilldisplay.

5

Click [Print].

Printingwillstart.

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Laying Out and Printing

Youcanalsoselectmultipleimages,addcaptionsandprintfreelycomposedlayoutsonasinglepage.

Click[Print&Email]intheControlPanelandselect[LayoutPrint].Theshootingdatewillautomatically

appearwhenyouperformalayoutprintifyouclickthe[ImageBrowser]menu,followedby[Preferences]

and[LayoutPrint],andplaceacheckmarkbeside[ShootingDate].

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Index Print

Printsanindexoftheimages.

1

Select images for printing.

2

Click [Print & Email], and

[Index Print].

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4

Click [Print].

Printwindowwilldisplay.

5

Click [Print].

Printingwillstart.

3

Set the categories as desired.

Setstheprinter,paper

sizeandnumberof

printcopies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.

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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.

HINT

Use the Help Function

ImageBrowserisequippedwithaconvenient“Help”function.Useitwhenyouareunsurehowto

proceed.Toviewit,clickthe[Help]menuandselect[ImageBrowserHelp].

Basic Functions

& Features

Contents

Things to

Remember

Mastering

the Basics

More Advanced

Techniques

Appendices

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How to Use the Browser Window

Browser Window

ThisisthemainwindowforperformingtasksinImageBrowser.

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

theselectedfolder.

Image Information

PreviewMode:Displaysinformation

abouttheselectedimage.

IndexListMode:Displaysimage

informationifyouclickthe[File]

menuandselect[GetInfo].

Canon Camera

DisplaysCameraWindow.

View Image

Displaystheselectedimagein

theViewerWindow.

Slide Show

Displaystheselectedimagesin

successioninthewindow.

Rotate Image

• Torotateimages,clickthe[Edit]menuandselect[RotateImage].

• Torotatetheoriginalimageinthedisplayeddirection,clickthe

[Edit]menuandselect[RotateAccordingtoRotationInformation].

• Rotatemoviesbyclickingthe[Edit]menuandselecting[MovieEdit].

Display Control Panel

Configuresthesettings

fordisplayingimagesin

theBrowserArea.

Send to Trash

Deletesselectedimagesorfolders

• DeletedimagesareplacedintheTrash.

• Ifyoumistakenlysendanimagetothe

Trash,clickthe[Trash]iconintheDock

andrestoretheimagetoitsoriginal

folderintheFinder.

Print & Email

Printstheselectedimage(s).

Orcreatesanimageattachmentforemail.

Basic Functions

& Features

Contents

Things to

Remember

Mastering

the Basics

More Advanced

Techniques

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Browser Area Tasks

Display Mode

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

Preview Mode: allowsthe

imageinformationtoberead

whileviewingtheimage.

List Mode: allows

thumbnailstobeviewedata

sizesuitedforeasyviewing.

HINT

Right-Click Context Menus

Right-clicking(or[ctrl]keyand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

contextmenustoincreaseyourefficiency.

Change the Display Size

Youcanchangethedisplay

ratio(Zoommode)or

thumbnailsize(Scrollmode)

withtheslider.

Functions Used in the Browser Area

Create New Folder

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

[File]menuandselect[NewFolder].

Select Images

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

image.Toselectmultipleimages,holddownthe

[shift]keyor[

](Command)keywhileclicking

images,orholddownthe[option]and[shift]key

together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

),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[option]keywhile

releasingthemousebuttonasabove.

Show Window

Youcanswitchbetween

showing/hidingtheFolder

Area,ControlPaneland

InformationPanel.

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