Canon IXUS 300 HS User manual

Brand: Canon

Model: IXUS 300 HS

Type: User manual

How to Use this ManualTable of Contents

for Windows

Software Guide

•ZoomBrowserEX

•PhotoStitch

ABC

Transfer Images and Movies

Insert Text Save Still Images

From Movies

Edit Movies

Print Images Back Up to a CD Attach Images to

Special Features

Plus many other useful features

Things to

Remember

Mastering

the Basics

More Advanced

Techniques

Appendices

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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Vista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

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 ZoomBrowser EX Windows ...................................................................................... 6

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

Main Window ........................................................................................................................... 7

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

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

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

SelectingTasksandTaskWindowProcedures.............................................................................. 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 Main Window .............................................................................................. 19

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

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

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

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

PropertiesWindow....................................................................................................................... 22

ViewerWindow............................................................................................................................ 23

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

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

RedEyeCorrection....................................................................................................................... 24

AutoAdjustment.......................................................................................................................... 24

Color/BrightnessAdjustment....................................................................................................... 25

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

Trimming–CroppingaPortionofanImage................................................................................ 26

InsertingText................................................................................................................................ 26

UsingOtherEditingSoftware...................................................................................................... 27

AttachingSounds.......................................................................................................................... 28

CreatingPanoramicImages–PhotoStitch.................................................................................... 29

EditingMovies.............................................................................................................................. 30

ConvertingRAWImages–DigitalPhotoProfessional................................................................. 31

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Exporting ................................................................................................................................ 33

ChangingImage(Stills)SizesandTypes...................................................................................... 33

ChangingMovieSizesandTypes................................................................................................. 33

ExtractingStillsfromMovies........................................................................................................ 34

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

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

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

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

Configuring Image Information Settings ............................................................................. 41

SettingStarRatings...................................................................................................................... 41

InsertingComments...................................................................................................................... 41

AssigningKeywords...................................................................................................................... 42

Searching, Filtering and Sorting Images ............................................................................... 43

SearchingImages.......................................................................................................................... 43

FilteringImages............................................................................................................................ 44

SortingImages.............................................................................................................................. 44

Comparing Images ................................................................................................................. 45

ComparingMultipleImages......................................................................................................... 45

My Camera Settings ............................................................................................................... 46

ChangingtheShutterSoundandStart-UpImage...................................................................... 46

Transferring Images ............................................................................................................... 48

TransferringImagestoaCamera................................................................................................. 48

CANON iMAGE GATEWAY ..................................................................................................... 49

AboutCANONiMAGEGATEWAY................................................................................................ 49

Registering.................................................................................................................................... 49

AvailableServices.......................................................................................................................... 50

Preference Settings ................................................................................................................ 51

CustomizingZoomBrowserEX..................................................................................................... 51

CustomizingtheTaskButtons...................................................................................................... 51

Appendices ......................................................................................................... 52

List of Available Functions ..................................................................................................... 52

Supported Image Types ......................................................................................................... 54

Uninstalling the Software ..................................................................................................... 55

Memory Card Folder Structure .............................................................................................. 56

Troubleshooting ..................................................................................................................... 57

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HINT

Use the Help Function

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

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

The Two ZoomBrowser EX Windows

Windows That Communicate With the Camera and Manage Images

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

Transfer window, which opens when a camera is connected.

CameraWindow

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

computer.

Organizing window for transferred images.

Main Window

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

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

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

Double-clickthisicon

onthedesktop.

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

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

transferred.

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

 :SuperSlowMotion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.

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

appendix.

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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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”.

• 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, click [Downloads

Images From Canon Camera using Canon

CameraWindow].

WithWindowsXP,click[CanonCameraWindow]

then[OK]intheAutoPlaywindow.

ForWindows7,usethefollowingstepstodisplay

CameraWindow.

1. Click

onthetaskbar.

2. Inthescreenthatappears,clickthe

linktomodifytheprogram.

3. Click[DownloadsImagesFromCanonCamerausingCanonCameraWindow],then

click[OK].

4. Doubleclick

Transferring Images

Transferring Images by Connecting the Camera to a Computer

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

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CameraWindow (Menu Screen)

4

Click [Import Images from

Camera], and then click

[Import Untransferred

Images].

Onlyimagesthathavenotyet

beentransferredwillstartto

transfer.

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Main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.

HINT

Changing the Transfer Destination Folder

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

the[Pictures]or[MyPictures]folders.Tochangethe

destinationfolder,clickthe buttonshownonthe

rightinStep4asdescribedabove,thenclickthe[Import]

button.Inthe[FolderSettings]tab,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

ZoomBrowser EX 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the

[AutoImport]tab.Addacheckmarkto[Start

importingimagesautomaticallywhenthis

softwareislaunched.].

Transferring Images Using 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transferringprocedures.

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

transferred.

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

Printsimages.

Configuresthetransferfolderand

othersettings.

IMPORTANT

• Movies transferred with the Windows 7 transfer function may not be correctly

processed in ZoomBrowser EX. Use the above procedures when transferring

movies from a memory card reader.

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2

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.

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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4

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

images for printing.

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4

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 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.

HINT

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.

Startsoperationsfor

uploadingmoviesonthe

cameratowebservices.

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ReturnstotheMenuscreen.

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

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

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y.ourcomputer.

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.

 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.

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.

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.

 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.

Thismarkappearsonimagesthat

havenotyetbeentransferred.

 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.

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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.

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.

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.

Browser Area

Displaystheimagesin

anindexlist.

Display Control Panel

Configuresthesettings

fordisplayingimagesin

theBrowserArea.

Last Acquired Images

Youcancheckimages

byshootingdateorMy

Category.

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.

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.

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Magnify Thumbnails to Check Images

Inzoommodeorscrollmode,positioningthemousepointeroverathumbnailcausestheimageto

appearatahighermagnificationinaMouseOverwindow.YoucanalsosettheMouseOverwindowto

notshowinthe (ShowInformation)menu.

Display Control Panel

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

Selection Menu

Clickthistoselect/deselectall

imagesintheBrowserArea.

Select Button

Usethistoselectimages

inZoommode.

Display Size

Changesthesizeofthe

thumbnailintheBrowserArea.

Show/Hide Image Information Menu

Selectheretoshow/hidesuchimage

informationasthefilenameorshooting

dateorratingbeneaththe

thumbnail.

Fit to Window

Changesthethumbnailsize

tofitthemintothewindow.

Filter Tool Menu

Displaysonlyimages

thatcorrespondto

specificconditions.

Zoom Button

Usethistozoomin

andoutonanimage.

Scroll Button

Usethiswhenin

zoommodetomove

thedisplayedportion

oftheimage(drag

insidethebrowser

area).

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Canon IXUS 300 HS User manual

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