Downloading Images To A Computer - Canon Powershot SD400 Digital ELPH Quick Start Manual

6
Preparing to Download Images to a Computer
Never connect the camera to the computer before the
software is installed.
List of Things to Prepare
• Camera and Computer
• Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk provided with the
camera
• Interface Cable (use the cable provided with the camera)
A.
Confirm that the computer meets the system
requirements.
See the Camera User Guide.
B.
Install the software.
a.
Place the Canon Digital Camera Solution
Disk into your computer's CD-ROM drive.
• Double-click the [Canon Digital Camera Installer] (
icons in the CD-ROM window.
b.
Click the Digital Camera Software [Install] button
and click [Next].
7

Downloading Images to a Computer

➜
Camera User Guide, Software Starter Guide
A dialog allowing you to set the default settings will display when you attach the camera and open a connection.
A.
Select [Canon CameraWindow]
and click [OK] (first time only).
If the window shown above does not
appear, click the [Start] menu, then
select [Programs] or [All Programs],
followed by [Canon Utilities],
[CameraWindow] and
[CameraWindow].
Getting the Most out of the Software
What you can do with ZoomBrowser EX (Windows) / ImageBrowser (Macintosh)
■ Downloading Images to a Computer
You can easily download images saved in the camera to a
computer.
■ Checking Images
You can magnify images and check the information on them
(the shooting date and time, the shooting settings, etc.)
■ Sending Images by E-mail
You can start your e-mail program from ZoomBrowser EX
(Windows) / ImageBrowser (Macintosh) and attach images to
e-mail messages that you send.
■ Editing Movies
You can create and edit movies: link movies and stills that
have been downloaded to your computer, add background
music, superimpose titles and other text, and apply various
effects to the movies.
■ Using the My Camera Settings
Your favorite images and sounds can be registered as
startup-up images and sounds with My Camera Settings.
➜
c.
Select [Easy Installation] and click
[Next].
Proceed with the installation while reviewing
installation settings.
d.
When the installation is complete,
select [Yes, I want to restart my
computer now.] as shown in the screen
below, and click [Finish].
)
Once the installation is complete, click
[Quit].
e.
Remove the disk from the CD-ROM
drive after restarting.
a.
B.
Download the images.
b.
Download the images using the camera
or the computer.
By default, the downloaded images are
saved into the [My Pictures] folder.
You can set the type of image to
download and the destination
folder by clicking [Preferences].
The downloaded images will appear as thumbnails
(tiny versions) in the Main Window of
ZoomBrowser EX. By default, the downloaded
images are saved in separate folders according to
the date on which they were shot.
Thumbnail
➜
Software Starter Guide,
Camera User Guide, Software Starter Guide
Set the ImageBrowser auto start settings before you connect the camera to the computer for the first time.
ImageBrowser Auto Start Settings
OS X (v10.2/v10.3)
1. Start Image Capture, click the [Image Capture]
menu and select [Preferences].
2. In the next menu, click the [When a camera is
connected, open:] list box and select [Other].
The window will appear slightly different in v10.2.
3. Select [CameraWindow] in the program
selection window.
CameraWindow is generally installed into the folder
opened by selecting the [Applications], [Canon
Utilities] and [CameraWindow] folders.
4. Click [OK] and then close Image Capture.
C.
Connect the camera to the computer.
a.
Connect the supplied interface cable to the
computer's USB port and the camera's DIGITAL
terminal.
1. Open the terminal cover with the translucent toggle
on the wrist strap.
2. With the facing in the direction shown, insert the
interface cable until it clicks into place.
Treat the connector area with great care while you attach
and remove the interface cable.
b.
Slide the mode switch to
power button to turn the camera on (
The camera and computer will be ready to communicate with
each other.
If the Digital Signature Not Found window appears, click [Yes].
The USB driver will automatically finish installing onto the computer when you attach the camera and open a connection.
7
Downloading Images Using Camera Operations (Direct Transfer)
Confirm that the button lights blue.
When the Direct Transfer menu appears in the camera's LCD monitor, use
the or button to select (All Images) and press the
All the images on the camera's memory card will download. To selectively download
images, select (Select & Transfer).
Downloading Images Using Computer
Operations
a.
Click [Starts to download images].
By default, all the images that have yet to be
downloaded will download.
I m a g e d o w n l o a d i s c o m p l e t e .
ZoomBrowser EX / ImageBrowser Software User Guide
What you can do with other software
You can use this software in even more advanced ways by linking it
with other software.
■ Printing Images with Different Layouts
With PhotoRecord (Windows)/
ImageBrowser (Macintosh), you can
lay out images as desired and then
print them.
■ Stitching Panoramic Images
With PhotoStitch, you can
connect or "stitch" multiple
images together into a
seamless panoramic view.
OS X (v10.1)
1. Start Image Capture and select [Other] from
the [Hot Plug Action] list box.
2. Select [CameraWindow] in the program
selection window.
CameraWindow is generally installed into the folder
opened by selecting the [Applications], [Canon
Utilities] and [CameraWindow] folders.
3. Close Image Capture.
Terminal cover
(Playback) ( ) and press the
).
Downloading Images to a Computer
➜
Camera User Guide, Software Starter Guide
The following window will display when the camera and computer are set to the correct mode for
communicating.
Double-click the [Canon CameraWindow] icon on the desktop if the window does not appear.
A.
Download the images.
Download the images using the camera
button.
or the computer.
By default, the downloaded images are
saved into the [Pictures] folder.
You can set the type of image to
download and the destination
folder by clicking [Preferences].
The downloaded images will appear as thumbnails
(tiny versions) in the Browser Window of
ImageBrowser. By default, the downloaded images
are saved in separate folders according to the date
on which they were shot.
Thumbnail
A Guide to the Manuals
■ Basic Methods: Software Starter Guide
■ Advanced Methods: PDF Manuals
The manuals in PDF format shown below are available
on the Canon website. Please download them from
the following URL:
http://web.canon.jp/Imaging/information-e.html
• ZoomBrowser EX Software User Guide (Windows)
• ImageBrowser Software User Guide (Macintosh)
Viewing the PDF Manuals
The software application Adobe Reader or Adobe
Acrobat Reader is required to view the PDF manuals.
If one of these applications is not already installed on
your computer, download it from the following website.
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
USB port
Interface cable
To DIGITAL
terminal