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Toshiba PDR-M81 Software Manual

Toshiba PDR-M81 Software Manual

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ODE D'EMPLOI DU LOGICIEL
PDR-M81
DIGITAL STILL CAMERA

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  • Page 1 OFTWARE ANUAL ODE D’EMPLOI DU LOGICIEL PDR-M81 DIGITAL STILL CAMERA...
  • Page 3 OFTWARE ANUAL DIGITAL STILL CAMERA PDR-M81...
  • Page 4 (3) Toshiba Corporation is not liable whatsoever for any damages to the user or a third party as a result of use of a device by the software and Instruction Manual packaged with this Software Application.

  • Page 5: Before Reading This Manual

    To ensure that you use this Software Application correctly, read this Instruction Manual carefully before you start using the Software Application. This document has been written assuming that you basically understand how to use the Toshiba PDR-M81 Digital Still Camera and your personal computer that the Software Application is running on.
  • Page 6 Before Reading This Manual (continued) Abbreviations Used In This Manual • Windows 98 This refers to the Microsoft • Windows 95 This refers to the Microsoft • Windows NT This refers to the Microsoft • Windows 2000 This refers to the Microsoft •...
  • Page 7 Before Reading This Manual (continued) Make sure that you have all of the items below before you start using your software application. PDR-M81 DIGITAL STILL CAMERA CD-ROM (1 disk) Software Manual (this manual) USB cable (1.5 m <4.9 ft>) - 3 -...

  • Page 8: Table Of Contents

    Contents Getting Ready Before Reading This Manual ... 1 Contents ... 4 Features of This Software Application ... 5 About Files ... 6 About the Software ... 8 Pre-installation Checks ... 9 When Using Windows Installation Procedure ... 10 Using USB Cables (Windows 98/2000/ME) .. 15 Using the Floppy Disk Adapter (Windows 95/98/NT 4.0/2000/ME) ...

  • Page 9: Features Of This Software Application

    If you install the software and drivers on your personal computer, you can perform the following: • Importing Images You can import images taken on the Toshiba PDR-M81 Digital Still Camera into your personal computer. To import images, you need to use the USB cable (packaged with this camera), or the FlashPath floppy disk adapter, or PC card adapter.

  • Page 10: About Files

    About Files File Structure of SmartMedia™ The images taken on the Toshiba PDR-M81 Digital Still Camera are stored to the SmartMedia™ as shown below. root DCIM 100TOSHI 101TOSHI - 6 - PDRM0001.JPG PDRM0002.JPG PDRM0003.JPG PDRM0004.JPG PDRM0005.AVI PDRM0001.JPG PDRM0002.JPG PDRM0003.JPG PDRM0004.JPG...
  • Page 11 About Files (continued) About Still Picture Data On the PDR-M81, still image data is saved in Exif format. This format is JPEG data that includes a thumbnail image and the photographic settings. Still image data is saved as follows as shown on page 6:...

  • Page 12: About The Software

    About the Software You can install the following software from the CD-ROM: • Image Expert This software allows you to edit and print imported still images and to playback movies. • USB driver Install this driver when you use the USB connector on your personal computer to import images. Install this driver when you are using the USB Software Application (CD-ROM).

  • Page 13: Pre-Installation Checks

    Pre-installation Checks To install the software supplied on the CD-ROM, your personal computer must conform to the system requirements in the table below. Check the following items before you install the software. Minimum system requirements Memory Free space on hard disk Color monitor CD-ROM drive When connecting by USB cable...

  • Page 14: Installation Procedure

    Installation Procedure Installing Image Expert Insert the CD-ROM supplied with this software package into the CD-ROM drive. The screen for selecting the display language appears. Click “English”. Click “Install Image Expert”. Follow the on-screen instructions to continue the setup. QuickTime is installed after Image Expert has been installed. About QuickTime Memo •...
  • Page 15 Install this driver when the USB cable is used. (The USB driver provided on the CD-ROM is exclusively for Windows 98. Installing the USB driver for use in Windows 2000/ME is not necessary.) Connect one end of the USB cable to the DIGITAL terminal on the PDR-M81. Connect the other end of the USB cable to your personal computer or to the USB port on the USB hub.
  • Page 16 Installation Procedure (continued) Select “Search for the best driver for your device. (Recommended)”, and click the Next button. The next screen appears. Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive, check the “CD-ROM drive” check box, and click the Next button. Follow the on-screen instructions to install the driver.
  • Page 17 Installation Procedure (continued) Click the Next button. Select “Search for the best driver for your device. (Recommended)”, and click the Next button. - 13 -...
  • Page 18 1 Right click the drive icon in My Computer and select Eject. 2 Make sure that the viewfinder lamp on the PDR-M81 is not lit, and remove the SmartMedia™. If you remove the SmartMedia™ without doing this, the USB connection will be broken and may cause your personal computer to malfunction.

  • Page 19: Using Usb Cables (Windows 98/2000/Me)

    USB cable. When you connect the PDR-M81 to your personal computer by USB cable, the connection can only be made with both the PDR-M81 and your personal computer turned ON. The PDR-M81 Mode Dial must be turned to the PC Connection Setting for the computer to recognize the camera USB connection.
  • Page 20 Using USB Cables (Windows 98/2000/ME) (continued) Set the mode dial to [ Perform the following operation with Windows 98/2000/ME already booted up. When the Camio Viewer applet (the small camera icon the USB cable is connected, the Camio Viewer Startup Options screen appears. If this is the first time for an image to be imported using the USB cable, the Add New Hardware Wizard screen appears.
  • Page 21 In the Camio Viewer Startup Options screen, make sure that “Copy all images from the Camera to the Computer” check box is checked, and click OK. All images stored on the PDR-M81 are downloaded to the personal computer. When downloading is completed, the screen on the right appears asking you whether or not to delete all pictures on the storage card.
  • Page 22 “View images in the Camera” check box is checked, and click OK. The images stored on the PDR-M81 are displayed on screen without being downloaded to the personal computer’s hard disk. If you double-click an image, the Select Album screen appears.

  • Page 23: Using The Floppy Disk Adapter (Windows 95/98/Nt 4.0/2000/Me)

    Using the Floppy Disk Adapter (Windows 95/98/NT 4.0/2000/ME) The floppy disk adapter (sold separately) is a 3.5" adapter for SmartMedia™. Use of this floppy disk adapter allows you to import images stored on SmartMedia™ to your personal computer from the floppy disk drive. For details Instruction Manual for Floppy Disk Adapter Starting Up Image Expert and Importing Images...
  • Page 24 Using the Floppy Disk Adapter (Windows 95/98/NT 4.0/2000/ME) (continued) Click “Connection” in the Camera menu. Set Camera Type to “Toshiba PDR-M71, M81”, Connect Via to “FlashPath” and click OK. The camera icon on the tool bar changes to the FlashPath icon.
  • Page 25 Using the Floppy Disk Adapter (Windows 95/98/NT 4.0/2000/ME) (continued) Double-click that image you want to import, and click Open in the Select Album screen. The images are imported and downloaded to the album you selected. For details on playing movies Starting Up Camio Viewer and Importing Images In Windows, you can also start up Camio Viewer to import images.

  • Page 26: Using The Pc Card Adapter (Windows 95/98/2000/Me)

    The PC Card Adapter is an adapter for the SmartMedia™ that is to be inserted into the PC Card slot on your personal computer. The PC Card Adapter for SmartMedia™ allows you to quickly import images on the PDR-M81 into your personal computer from the PC Card.
  • Page 27 Using the PC Card Adapter (Windows 95/98/2000/ME) (continued) Click The images in the SmartMedia™ are displayed. Double-click that image you want to import, and click Open in the Select Album screen. The images are imported and downloaded to the album you selected. For details on playing movies Starting Up Camio Viewer and Importing Images Insert the SmartMedia™...

  • Page 28: Changing The Camio Viewer Settings

    All images in the PDR-M81 are displayed after they are automatically downloaded to the album. Copy all images and delete them from FlashPath All images in the PDR-M81 are displayed after they are automatically downloaded to the album, and all images recorded to the SmartMedia™ in the FlashPath are deleted.
  • Page 29 All images in the PDR-M81 are displayed after they are automatically downloaded to the album. Copy all images and delete them from the PC Card All images in the PDR-M81 are displayed after they are automatically downloaded to the album, and all images recorded to the SmartMedia™ in the PC Card are deleted.

  • Page 30: Installation Procedure

    Installation Procedure Installing Image Expert Insert the CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. Install Image Expert icon appears on the desktop. Double-click the Double-click the “Install Image Expert” installer. The screen for selecting the display language appears. Select “English” and click OK. Follow the on-screen instructions to continue the setup.
  • Page 31 Installation Procedure (continued) Installing the USB Driver The PDR-M81 conforms with USB Mass Storage Class. When a Mass Storage Class-compliant USB driver is already installed on the Macintosh, the USB driver need not be installed again. • To check if a Mass Storage Class-compliant USB driver is already installed 1.
  • Page 32 Install Image Expert icon appears on the desktop. Double-click the Install Image Expert. Double-click the “Install Toshiba USB” installer. The screen for selecting the display language appears. Select “English” and click OK. Follow the on-screen instructions to continue the setup.

  • Page 33: Using Usb Cables

    To enable importing of images on the PDR-M81 to your personal computer, the PDR-M81 must be connected to your personal computer by cable. When you connect the PDR-M81 to your personal computer by USB cable, the connection can be made with both the PDR-M81 and your personal computer turned on.
  • Page 34 M81 sometimes is not mounted on the desktop. If this happens, use the USB driver with only the Macintosh and the PDR-M81 connected. • Before you remove SmartMedia™ from the PDR-M81, be sure to drag the SmartMedia™ icon on the Macintosh desktop to Trash, and wait for the confirmation dialog box to appear.
  • Page 35 Using USB Cables (continued) Double-click the image that you want to load to your personal computer. The Select Album screen is displayed. Either select the album, or enter the album name and click OK. The image is downloaded to your personal computer, and is displayed on the album window.
  • Page 36 Using USB Cables (continued) <To load multiple images at once> Click the still image that you want to load with the Option key held down. Click the Load Image icon on the tool bar. The Select Album screen is displayed. Either select the album, or enter the album name and click OK.

  • Page 37: Using The Floppy Disk Adapter

    Using the Floppy Disk Adapter The floppy disk adapter (sold separately) is a 3.5" adapter for SmartMedia™. Use of this floppy disk adapter allows you to import images stored on SmartMedia™ to your personal computer from the floppy disk drive. However, a special import tool attached to the floppy disc adapter is necessary when using a Macintosh Operating System.

  • Page 38: Using The Pc Card Adapter

    The PC Card Adapter is an adapter for the SmartMedia™ that is to be inserted into the PC Card slot on your personal computer. The PC Card Adapter for SmartMedia™ allows you to quickly import images on the PDR-M81 into your personal computer from the PC Card.
  • Page 39 Using the PC Card Adapter (continued) Click The images in the SmartMedia™ are displayed. Double-click that image you want to import, and click OK in the Select Album screen. The images are imported and downloaded to the album you selected. For details on playing movies “Playing Movies”...

  • Page 40: Button Functions

    Button Functions • New Album button ( This button displays the New Album screen. When you create a new album name, a window opens so that you can add images. • Open Album button ( This button displays the Open Album screen. It allows you to open any specific album from the albums currently saved on your personal computer.
  • Page 41 Button Functions (continued) • Corrections button ( Pressing this button displays a menu tab dialog box in which you can fine-adjust images. This button allows you to correct Contrast/Brightness, Color and Hue/Saturation, and adjust Sharpness and Equalization. Before you apply the results of editing an image, you can check the differences between “before” and “after”...

  • Page 42: Appending Still Images With Audio Files

    Appending Still Images With Audio Files You can append still images with audio files. Click the still image you want to append the audio file to. Click Record Audio in the Annotation menu. The Record screen appears. Click Record New. This starts recording.
  • Page 43 Appending Still Images With Audio Files (continued) Editing Audio Files Click Edit Audio in the Annotation menu. The waveform of the audio file is displayed. Use Cut, Copy, Delete and other commands in the Edit menu to edit the audio file.

  • Page 44: Pasting Still Images To Other Applications (Windows)

    Pasting Still Images to Other Applications (Windows) If you have another application that is OLE-compatible, you can easily paste still images in the Image Expert and Camio Viewer album’s into that application by dragging-and-dropping them. If you double-click the still image pasted into the OLE-compatible application, the application will be replaced with the Image Expert menu bar and tool bar, and you can correct the still image.

  • Page 45: Playing Movies

    Playing Movies You can play imported movies with Image Expert. Double click on the movie in the album. Start Movie Projector. Click on Movie Projector’s play button Start playing the movie. While the movie is playing, the play button become the pause button .
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  • Page 49: Global Contacts

    Global Contacts Country/Region Company name Canada Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. China Hong Kong Toshiba Hong Kong Ltd. France Toshiba Systems (France) Germany Toshiba Europe Gmbh Italy Toshiba Consumer Products (Italia) Singapore Toshiba Singapore Pte. Switzerland Toshiba Europe Gmbh Swiss...
  • Page 50 * Address and telephone number are subject to change without notice. * For customers outside of Canada, U.K. and the U.S.A., please refer to the "Global Contacts" before this page and contact the nearest Toshiba company for assistance. Toshiba European Service Centre...

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