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Canon Powershot A50 Software Starter Manual

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Software Starter Guide
This guide explains the installation method and features of
the software for loading and processing images shot
with a Canon PowerShot Digital Camera on a computer.
Read the agreement in this Guide before using the software on
the CD-ROM in this box. By using the software,
you agree to be bound by the terms of the agreement.

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  • Page 1 This guide explains the installation method and features of the software for loading and processing images shot with a Canon PowerShot Digital Camera on a computer. Read the agreement in this Guide before using the software on the CD-ROM in this box. By using the software,...
  • Page 2 In consideration of the right to use the SOFTWARE, you agree to abide by the terms and conditions of this Agreement. 1. LICENSE: Canon grants you the non-exclusive right to use the SOFTWARE only on a single computer. You may physically transfer the SOFTWARE from one computer to another provided that the SOFTWARE is used on only one computer at a time.
  • Page 3 Canon, its affiliated corporations and third party licensors under such laws. Nothing contained in Paragraph 1 shall be construed to give Canon any ownership rights in any images, graphics or textual material that you save in connection with the Software.
  • Page 4 PowerShot A50. We invite you to use this guide and its companion Hardware Guide to maximize your enjoyment of the new world of high-quality digital imaging.

  • Page 5: Table Of Contents

    Loading Images onto a Windows Computer This chapter introduces the software contained on the PowerShot A50 Solution Disk, explaining how to install each program and load images onto the computer. For instructions on using a PC card slot or PC card reader to load images, refer to the respective on-screen guides (p.

  • Page 6: Bundled Software And Guides

    ** Adobe Acrobat Reader must be installed to view on-screen guides in the Portable Document Format (PDF). This program can be installed from the PowerShot A50 Solution Disk. Click [About the On-Screen Software Guides] and [Install Adobe Acrobat Reader] to begin the installation (p. 6).

  • Page 7: Computer System Requirements

    Windows 95/98: 24 MB or more ® Windows NT 4.0: 32 MB or more Connectors Standard RS-232C Interface (For PowerShot A50) D-SUB 9-Pin Connector ® (IBM PC/AT compatible) Free Hard Disk Space TWAIN Driver 2.4: 15 MB or more ZoomBrowser 1.1: 30 MB or more SlideShowMaker 1.3: 20 MB or more...

  • Page 8: Installing The Software

    Installing the Software 1. Start your computer. 2. Place the PowerShot A50 Solution Disk in the CD-ROM drive. The setup menu will automatically display a list of software. • The setup menu will not display if the [Auto Insert Notification] setting is deselected for your CD-ROM drive.
  • Page 9 5. Read the dialog contents carefully and proceed with the installation procedures. 6. Click the [Finish] button when the Setup Complete dialog is displayed. 7. Click the [Contents] or [Back] button on the toolbar, or the [Return to the Main Menu] button at the bottom to return to the main menu.
  • Page 10 9. Click the [Exit] button. 10. Remove the PowerShot A50 Solution Disk from the CD-ROM drive. About Uninstalling the Software You can delete the installed programs by clicking the Windows [Start] menu and selecting [Settings] and [Control Panel]. Double-click the [Add/Remove Programs] icon. ZoomBrowser can also be uninstalled by clicking the [Start] menu and selecting [Programs], [PowerShot Utilities ZoomBrowser] and [ZoomBrowser Uninstall].

  • Page 11: Connecting To The Computer

    Connecting to the Computer To Load Images onto the Computer by Cable 1. Shut off the computer and turn the camera’s Mode Dial to the L (Lock) position. 2. Attach the PC interface cable to a serial port (COM port) on your computer and the DIGITAL terminal on your camera as shown below.

  • Page 12: Loading Images With Zoombrowser

    5. Confirm or select the correct camera model and communication settings (communica- tions port and baud rate). • Confirm that [PowerShot A50] is showing in the Camera Model list box. If it is not, click the list box arrow and select it.
  • Page 13 6. Click the [Camera] button. • If you are loading images from a CF card in a PC card slot, select the [My Computer] button instead (p. 9). • The Communication Settings dialog may appear the first time you use ZoomBrowser. Confirm that the settings are set according to the instructions in Step 5.

  • Page 14: Loading Images With Timetunnel

    (communications port and baud rate). • To select the camera model, click the [File] menu and select [Connection Settings] and [Select Camera Model]. Confirm that [PowerShot A50] is highlighted in the list box. If not, select it. • To select the communication settings, click the [File] menu and select [Connection Settings] and [Communication Settings] to display the Communication Settings dialog.
  • Page 15 7. Select [Connect to Camera] and click the [OK] button. A connection to the camera will open and the camera images will display on the monitor. • If you are loading images from a CF card in a PC card slot, select the [Connect to Computer] option instead (p.

  • Page 16: Loading Images With Photostitch

    PhotoStitch is a program for merging images into panoramas. Images can be merged horizontally, vertically, in matrices or in 360-degree strips. It is easy to shoot images for merging using the PowerShot A50’s Stitch Assist mode. The following procedures explain how to load and merge images shot in Stitch Assist mode.
  • Page 17 7. Click the [OK] button once you see an image you wish to merge. • If the wrong image appears, click the [Skip] button until you see the right image. • The message to the right will appear if QuickTime 3 is not installed on your computer.

  • Page 18: Handling Images With Slideshowmaker

    (communications port and baud rate). • To select the camera model, click the [File] menu and select [Connection Settings] and [Select Camera Model]. Confirm that [PowerShot A50] is highlighted in the list box. If it is not, select it. • To select the communication settings, click the [File] menu and select [Connection Settings] and [Communication Settings] to display the Communication Settings dialog.
  • Page 19 8. Select a show from slide shows 1 to 3. 9. Drag and drop images to add them to the slide show. Drag images from the area on the left and drop them into the area on the right. 10. Click the [Save Slide Show to Camera] button. The slide show will be saved to the CF card in the camera under the name selected in Step 8.

  • Page 20: Loading Images With Ulead Photoimpact

    6. Click [Canon PowerShot] and the [Select] button. Steps 4 to 6 are not required from the second time onward. 7. Click the [File] menu and select [Digital Camera] and [Canon PowerShot]. 8. Click the button beside “Click to begin acquiring using default settings.”...
  • Page 21 9. Confirm or select the correct camera model and communication settings (communications port and baud rate). • Confirm that [PowerShot A50] is showing in the Camera Model list box. If it is not, click the list box arrow and select it.

  • Page 22: Viewing On-Screen Guides

    To view the electronic files, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 or higher installed on your computer. You can install it from the PowerShot A50 Solution Disk (p. 4). Hand Tool...

  • Page 23: Opening The Photoimpact User Guide

    Opening the Ulead PhotoImpact User Guide The PhotoImpact 4.2 User Guide (UPI4-MANUAL) is contained on the PowerShot A50 Solution Disk. Use the procedures below to view the guide. 1. Place the PowerShot A50 Solution Disk in the CD-ROM drive. 2. Click the [Exit] button at the bottom of the setup menu.
  • Page 25 Loading Images onto a Macintosh Computer This chapter introduces the software contained on the PowerShot A50 Solution Disk, explaining how to install each program and load images onto the computer. Refer to the respective on-screen guides (p. 34) for instructions about using a PC card slot or PC card reader to load images.

  • Page 26: Bundled Software And Guides

    ** Adobe Acrobat Reader must be installed to view on-screen guides in the Portable Document Format (PDF). The program can be installed from the PowerShot A50 Solution Disk. Click [About the On- Screen Software Guides] and [Install Adobe Acrobat Reader] to begin the installation (p. 26).

  • Page 27: Computer System Requirements

    Computer System Requirements Please install the software on a Macintosh computer meeting the following system requirements. • A CD-ROM drive is required to install the software. • A PC card reader with a USB interface is required on iMac computers and other Macintosh computers not equipped with a printer port or modem port.

  • Page 28: Installing The Software

    Installing the Software 1. Start your Macintosh computer. 2. Place the PowerShot A50 Solution Disk into the CD-ROM drive. 3. Double-click the CD-ROM icon. 4. Open the folder of a program you wish to install by double-clicking it. Plug-In Module is automatically copied for use with TimeTunnel.

  • Page 29: Connecting To The Computer

    Connecting to the Computer To Load Images onto the Computer by Cable 1. Shut off your Macintosh computer and turn the camera’s Mode Dial to the L (Lock) position. 2. Attach the Macintosh interface cable to the printer port or modem port on your computer and the DIGITAL terminal on your camera as shown below.

  • Page 30: Loading Images With Timetunnel

    • To load images from the computer, select the folder containing the images and click the [Add Folder] button or the [Open] button. 7. Open the [Options] menu and select [Canon PowerShot PPC]. The Plug-In Module window will appear. • You do not require Steps 8-9 from the second time onward because the “Connect to camera?”...
  • Page 31 8. Confirm or select the correct communication settings (communications port and baud rate). • Click the [Communication Settings] button to display the Communication Settings dialog. • Select the port to which the interface cable is connected. • Select the [115.2K] baud rate (transmission speed) unless you have trouble establishing a connection.

  • Page 32: Loading Images With Photostitch

    360-degree strips. It is easy to shoot images for merging using the PowerShot A50’s Stitch Assist mode. To load images from a CF card in a camera, first start TimeTunnel and use the Plug-In Module to acquire them. The following procedures explain how to load and merge images shot with the Stitch Assist mode.
  • Page 33 8. When the merge is complete, input a file name, select a file format, select a folder and click the [Save] button. The merged image has now been added to the tunnel file. Double-click the merged image in TimeTunnel to display it at a larger size.

  • Page 34: Handling Images With Slideshowmaker

    Handling Images with SlideShowMaker SlideShowMaker is a program that augments the slide show function of your PowerShot A50. You can specify the order in which slides are shown or add images from your computer. The edited slide shows can then be loaded back onto the CF card for viewing with the camera.
  • Page 35 10. Read the message that appears and click the [OK] button. 11. Drag and drop images to add them to the slide show. Drag images from the area on the left and drop them into the area on the right. 12.

  • Page 36: Viewing On-Screen Guides

    ‘Using’ can be accessed by double clicking its icon in the respective program’s folder. To view the on-screen guides, you must have Adobe Acrobat Reader 3.0 or higher installed on your computer. You can install it from the PowerShot A50 Solution Disk (p. 26). Hand Tool...

  • Page 37: Canon Customer Support

    Canon U.S.A., Inc. Canon Customer Care Center Phone (US): 1-800-423-2366 (Automated Support: 24 hours/day, 7 days/week) Canon Canada Inc. Phone (Canada): 1-800-OK-CANON (1-800-652-2666) (24 hours/day, 7days/week) EUROPE Canon (UK) Ltd. Helpdesk Tel No.: 0990 143 723 (Calls may be recorded.) Fax No.: 0990 143 340...

  • Page 38: Ulead Customer Support

    Ulead Customer Support INTERNATIONAL Ulead Systems, Inc. (Taiwan) Tel: +886-2-8787-6740 NORTH AND SOUTH AMERICA Ulead Systems, Inc. (USA) Tel: +1-310-523-9393 EUROPE Germany Ulead Support Center Tel: +49-2602-917-329 France Centre d’Assistance Ulead Tel: +33-1-49-46-23-46 BIT (UK) Limited Tel: +44-1420-83811 Internet: 100111.3424@compuserve.com World Wide Web http://www.ulead.com Fax: +886-2-8787-6741 Internet: support@ulead.com.tw...
  • Page 40 H-IE-022-V1 0599Nixx © 1999 CANON INC. PRINTED IN JAPAN...

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