Canon PowerShot A490 User manual

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Table of Contents How to Use this Manual

for Macintosh

Software Guide

•ImageBrowser

•PhotoStitch

AA

ABC

Special Features

Plus many other useful features

Transfer Images and Movies

Insert Text Save Still Images

From Movies

Edit Movies

Print Images Attach Images to Email

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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v10.5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

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

•Somefunctionsmaynotbeavailabledependingonthecameramodel.

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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Precautions for Connecting the Camera to the Computer

•Whenconnectingthecameratothecomputerwithaninterfacecable,makesuretoconnect

thecabledirectlytothecomputer’sUSBport.Theconnectionmaynotoperatecorrectlyif

youattachthecameratothecomputerviaaUSBhub.

•TheconnectionmaynotoperatecorrectlyifyouareusingotherUSBdevices,excluding

USBmiceorkeyboards,atthesametimeasthecamera.Ifthisoccurs,disconnecttheother

devicesfromthecomputerandtryreconnectingthecamera.

•Donotconnecttwoormorecamerasatthesametimetothesamecomputer.The

connectionsmaynotoperatecorrectly.

•Donotallowthecomputertogointosleep(standby)modewhileacameraisconnected

viatheUSBinterfacecable.Ifthisdoeshappen,donotdisconnecttheinterfacecable.Try

toawakenthecomputerwiththecameraintheconnectedstate.Somecomputerswillnot

awakenproperlyifyoudisconnectthecamerawhiletheyareinsleep(standby)mode.Please

refertoyourcomputermanualforinstructionsregardingthesleep(standby)mode.

•DonotdisconnectthecamerafromthecomputerifCameraWindowisdisplayedonthe

screen.

IMPORTANT

•YouarerecommendedtouseanACadapter(soldseparately)whenconnecting

toacomputer.Ensurethatyouusefullychargedbatteriesifyoucannotusean

ACadapter.

•Seethe

Camera User Guide

for procedures on connecting the camera to the

computer.

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

Precautions for Connecting the Camera to the Computer.................................................... 3

Things to Remember............................................................................................ 6

The Two ImageBrowser Windows.......................................................................................... 6

WindowsThatCommunicateWiththeCameraandManageImages........................................ 6

Browser Window...................................................................................................................... 7

HowtoDisplaytheBrowserWindow........................................................................................... 7

NamesoftheBrowserWindowParts............................................................................................ 7

How to Perform Tasks.............................................................................................................. 8

SelectingandUsingFunctions....................................................................................................... 8

Mastering the Basics............................................................................................ 9

Transferring Images................................................................................................................. 9

TransferringImagesbyConnectingtheCameratoaComputer................................................. 9

Printing.................................................................................................................................... 12

PrintingaSingleImageonaSinglePage................................................................................... 12

IndexPrint..................................................................................................................................... 14

How to Use CameraWindow................................................................................................. 16

FirstMenuScreentoOpen........................................................................................................... 16

ImageTransferScreen.................................................................................................................. 17

OrganizeImagesScreen............................................................................................................... 18

How to Use the Browser Window........................................................................................ 19

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

DisplayModes............................................................................................................................... 20

DisplayControlPanel................................................................................................................... 20

BrowserAreaTasks....................................................................................................................... 21

FileInformationWindow............................................................................................................. 22

Viewer(ViewImage)Window..................................................................................................... 23

More Advanced Techniques.............................................................................. 24

Editing Images........................................................................................................................ 24

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

Color/BrightnessAdjustment....................................................................................................... 24

RedEyeCorrection....................................................................................................................... 25

InsertingText................................................................................................................................ 25

CorrectingLevels........................................................................................................................... 26

CorrectingToneCurves................................................................................................................ 26

AdjustingSharpness–EmphasizingOutlines............................................................................... 27

AutoAdjustment.......................................................................................................................... 27

UsingOtherEditingSoftware...................................................................................................... 28

AttachingSounds.......................................................................................................................... 29

CreatingPanoramicImages–PhotoStitch.................................................................................. 30

EditingMovies.............................................................................................................................. 31

ConvertingRAWImages–DigitalPhotoProfessional................................................................. 32

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Exporting................................................................................................................................ 34

ChangingImage(Stills)SizesandTypes...................................................................................... 34

ExportingShootingInformation................................................................................................. 34

CreatingComputerScreenSaverImages.................................................................................... 35

CreatingComputerWallpaperImages........................................................................................ 35

ExtractingStillsfromMovies........................................................................................................ 36

UploadingMoviestoYouTube.............................................................................................. 37

UploadingtoYouTube................................................................................................................. 37

Email........................................................................................................................................ 38

AttachingImagestoEmail........................................................................................................... 38

Slide Shows............................................................................................................................. 39

ViewingImagesinSlideShows.................................................................................................... 39

Image Management............................................................................................................... 40

ChangingFileNamesinBatches................................................................................................. 40

SortingImagesintoFoldersbyShootingDate........................................................................... 40

ClassifyingImagesIntoStarRatingsFolders............................................................................... 41

Configuring Image Information Settings............................................................................. 42

SettingStarRatings...................................................................................................................... 42

InsertingComments...................................................................................................................... 42

AssigningKeywords...................................................................................................................... 43

Searching, Filtering and Sorting Images............................................................................... 44

SearchingImages.......................................................................................................................... 44

FilteringImages............................................................................................................................ 45

SortingImages.............................................................................................................................. 45

Comparing Images................................................................................................................. 46

ComparingMultipleImages......................................................................................................... 46

My Camera Settings............................................................................................................... 47

ChangingtheShutterSoundandStart-UpImage...................................................................... 47

Transferring Images............................................................................................................... 49

TransferringImagestoaCamera................................................................................................. 49

CANONiMAGEGATEWAY..................................................................................................... 50

AboutCANONiMAGEGATEWAY(forU.S.A.customersonly)................................................... 50

Registering.................................................................................................................................... 50

AvailableServices.......................................................................................................................... 51

Preference Settings................................................................................................................ 52

CustomizingImageBrowser......................................................................................................... 52

Appendices......................................................................................................... 53

List of Available Functions..................................................................................................... 53

Supported Image Types......................................................................................................... 55

Uninstalling the Software..................................................................................................... 56

Memory Card Folder Structure.............................................................................................. 57

Troubleshooting..................................................................................................................... 58

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Use the Help Function

The (Help)buttonorHelpmenuisavailableinmostCameraWindowandImageBrowserwindows.Itis

thereforwhenyouareunsurehowtoproceed.

The Two ImageBrowser Windows

Windows That Communicate With the Camera and Manage Images

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

Clickthisicon

intheDock.

Transferwindow,whichopenswhenacameraisconnected.

CameraWindow

CameraWindowclosesandthescreenchanges

aftertheimagesaretransferredfromthecamera.

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

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.

Organizingwindowfortransferredimages.

Browser Window

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Browser Window

How to Display the Browser Window

BrowserWindowwillappearafterthecameraimagesaretransferred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

transferred.

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

ManyImageBrowserfunctionscanbeaccessedbyselectingthemfromtheControl

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

furtherdetailsonthefunctions,referto“ListofAvailableFunctions”intheappendix.

1

SelectafunctionfromtheControlPaneloramenu.

2

Follow the instructions

toperformthetask.

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Transferring Images

Transferring Images by Connecting the Camera to a Computer

Transferthecameraimagestothecomputer.

IMPORTANT

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

thesoftware.Seethe

Camera User Guide

forsoftwareinstallationprocedures.

•Fordetailsonhowtoconnectthecameratoacomputer,refertothe

Camera

User Guide

.Pleasealsoreferto“PrecautionsforConnectingtheCameratothe

Computer”.

•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

Turn on the camera power, set it to

playback mode and prepare it to

communicatewiththecomputer.

3

Click [Import Images from

Camera] and then click [Import

UntransferredImages].

Onlyimagesthathavenotyetbeen

transferredwillstarttotransfer.

CameraWindow(MenuScreen)

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Afteryouclick[OK]inthedialogthatindicatesthetransferiscompleteand

closetheCameraWindowscreen,thetransferredimageswilldisplayinthe

BrowserWindow.

Youcanselectthenewlytransferred

imagesbytheirshootingdatesorMy

Category(selectmodelsonly)classification.

:Folderscontaining

newlyacquiredimages

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

correctly.Ifthishappens,pleaseuseamemorycardreadertotransfer.Fordetailsontransferring

imagesfromamemorycardreader,referto“TransferringImagesUsingaMemoryCardReader”.

•Moviefilestaketimetotransfersincethefilesarelarge.

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Changing the Transfer Destination Folder

Thedefaultsettingssavetransferredimagesintothe

[Pictures]folder.Tochangethedestinationfolder,click

the buttonshownontherightinStep3asdescribed

onthepreviouspage,thenclickthe[Import]button.In

[FolderSettings],click[Browse]tocompletesettingsinthe

screencurrentlydisplayed.

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Select Images to Import

Totransferonlyaselectionofimagesfrom

thecamera,click[ImportImagesfrom

Camera]inCameraWindow(menuscreen),

thenselectimagesintheimagetransfer

screen,andclickthe (Import)button.

Fordetails,referto“ImageTransferScreen”.

Import All Images

Totransferallimagesonthecamera,

click[ImportImagesfromCamera]in

CameraWindow(menuscreen)then,[Import

AllImages].

Automatically Transferring Images on

ImageBrowser Start-Up

Toautomaticallytransferimageswhen

CameraWindowstartsup,clickthebutton

shownontherightinCameraWindow

(menuscreen),thenclickthe[Import]

button,and[AutoImport].Addacheckmark

to[Startimportingimagesautomatically

whenthissoftwareislaunched.].

Transferring Images Using 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transferringprocedures.

Transfersallimages.

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

Printsimages.

Configuresthetransferfolderand

othersettings.

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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.

HINT

Printing Movies

Moviescannotbeprinted,butyoucanextractstillimagesfrommovies,andprintthemaftertheyhave

beensaved.Fordetailsonhowtosavestillimagesfrommovies,referto“ExtractingStillsfromMovies”.

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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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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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Customizing CameraWindow Functions

Ifyouclickthe buttonasshownintheupperrightofthescreen,youcancustomizevariousfunctions

tomakeCameraWindoweasiertouse.Youcanchangetheautomatictransfersettings,thestart-up

screenthatappearswhenstartingCameraWindow,andthetransferdestinationfolder.

How to Use CameraWindow

First Menu Screen to Open

Thisscreenappearswhenthecameraisconnectedtoyourcomputer.

Clickeachbuttontodisplaytheavailableoptions.

Displaysin-camera

memorycard

information.

Displayscamerainformation.

Startsoperationsfor

transferringimagesfromthe

cameratoyourcomputer.

Startsoperationsfor

protecting,rotating,and

deletingimagesonthe

camera.Alsotransfersimages

fromyourcomputertothe

camera.

Startsoperationsforsetting

thecamerastart-upscreen,

start-upsound,andvarious

camerasounds.Fordetails,

referto“MyCamera

Settings”in“MoreAdvanced

Techniques”.Thismenumay

notappeardependingonyour

cameramodel.

Startsoperationsfor

uploadingmoviesonthe

cameratowebservices.

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Image Transfer Screen

Thisscreenappearswhenyouclick[ImportImagesfromCamera]ontheMenuscreen,

thenclick[SelectImagestoImport].Selecttheimageyouwanttotransferandclick

the buttontotransfertheimagetoyourcomputer.

ReturnstotheMenuscreen.

 Turnstheshootingdateandfoldernamebelowthe

thumbnailsonandoff(wheninthumbnaildisplay).

Changesthumbnailsize

(wheninthumbnaildisplay).

ViewerWindow(thumbnaildisplay)

ClosesCameraWindow.

Switchesbetweenwindowdisplay

modes.

Thumbnaildisplay

Previewdisplay

Fullscreendisplay

Double-clickinganimageswitches

topreviewdisplaywhenasingle

imageisselected.

 Transferstheimagechosen

inViewerWindowtoyour

computer.

Imagesonthecamera

thatmatchtheselected

filterdisplayinthearea

totheright.

Thebackgroundofchosenimagesturnsblue.

Thismarkappearsonimagesthat

havenotyetbeentransferred.

Cancelsimage selection.

  Rotateschosenimages

90°totheleftorright.

 Selectsallimages.

IMPORTANT

•Thefunctions(buttons)thatdisplaywilldifferdependingonthecameramodel.

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Organize Images Screen

Thisscreenappearswhenyouclick[OrganizeImagesonCamera]ontheMenuscreen,

thenclick[OrganizeImages].Clickingafolderontheleftwilldisplayallimageswithin

thefolderasthumbnails(smallimages)ontherightofthescreen.

ReturnstotheMenuscreen.

 Turnstheshootingdateandfoldernamebelowthe

thumbnailsonandoff(wheninthumbnaildisplay).

Changesthumbnailsize

(wheninthumbnaildisplay).

ViewerWindow(thumbnaildisplay)

ClosesCameraWindow.

Switchesbetweenwindowdisplay

modes.

Thumbnaildisplay

Previewdisplay

Fullscreendisplay

Double-clickinganimageswitches

topreviewdisplaywhenasingle

imageisselected.

 Deletestheimagechosen

inViewerWindow.

Imagesonthecamera

thatmatchtheselected

filterdisplayinthearea

totheright.

Thebackgroundofchosenimagesturnsblue.

 Protects/cancelsprotection

fortheimagechosenin

ViewerWindow.

  Rotateschosenimages

90°totheleftorright.

 Transfersimagesonyour

computertothecamera.

Thismarkappearsonimagesthat

havenotyetbeentransferred.

IMPORTANT

•Thefunctions(buttons)thatdisplaywilldifferdependingonthecameramodel.

•Clickingthe

(Delete)buttonwilldeletetheimagefromthecamera.Exercise

adequatecaution,asyoucannotretrievethedeletedimages.

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How to Use the Browser Window

Browser Window

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

Last Acquired Images

Youcancheckimagesby

shootingdateorMyCategory.

Browser Area

• Displaystheimages

intheselectedfolder.

Image Information Panel

WheninPreviewMode:Displaysinformationabout

theselectedimage.

Whenin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].

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.

Folder Area

Selectsafoldertodisplay.

• Youcanregisterfoldersyouuseoften

asFavoriteFolders(

).Registerby

clicking[Add].Todeleteafolderinthe

FavoriteFoldersarea,selectafolder

andclickthe[Remove]button.

Display Mode

Selectsadisplaymode

fortheBrowserArea.

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Display Modes

Selectabrowserareadisplaymodetofityourpurposes.

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.

Display Control Panel

ThispaneladjuststhedisplaysettingsfortheBrowserArea.

Display Size

Changesthesizeofthethumbnail

intheBrowserArea.

Selection Menu

Clickthistoselect/deselectall

imagesintheBrowserArea.

Filter Tool Menu

Displaysonlyimagesthatcorrespond

tospecificconditions.

Hide Buttons

Left: HidestheFolderAreaandtheLast

AcquiredImages.

Middle:Hidesthecontrolpanel.

Right: HidestheShowShootingInformation

panelinthe[Preview]displaymode.

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