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ImageBrowser?
ImageBrowser Software User Guide
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Downloading and
What You Can Do with
Printing Images
a Camera Connected
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  • Page 1 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images ImageBrowser Software User Guide Chapter 3 Chapter 4 What You Can Do with Viewing Images Organizing Images a Camera Connected Click this button to advance to the next page. Click this button to return to the previous page.

  • Page 2: Table Of Contents

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Table of Contents (1/2) About the Printing Features Clicking the icon at the start of each topic prints out that topic. Chapter 1 What is ImageBrowser ? What Can ImageBrowser Do? ...
  • Page 3 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Table of Contents (2/2) Chapter 5 Organizing Images Selecting Images ... 59 Setting Star Ratings ... 60 Assigning Keywords ... 62 Sorting Images ... 64 Renaming Images ... 66 Searching Images ...

  • Page 4: Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Notations and Conventions Symbol Usage This guide uses the following symbols. Information essential to operations, such as explanations of functions or terminology, follows this symbol. Information about the steps to perform follows this symbol. Operating tips and convenient ways of using the program follow this symbol.

  • Page 5: Chapter 3 Chapter

    • Format images as screensaver and wallpaper files. • Export image shooting information as a text file. REFERENCE • The Canon CD-ROM supplied with the camera contains My Camera Settings files. These files are automatically copied to your computer when ImageBrowser is installed.

  • Page 6: A Camera Connected

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Guide to the ImageBrowser Windows (1/2) This section briefly introduces the purposes and features of the two main windows for operating ImageBrowser. Camera Control Window The Camera Control Window is the window that automatically opens when you connect a camera to the computer or insert a memory card into a memory card reader.

  • Page 7: Guide To The Imagebrowser Windows

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Guide to the ImageBrowser Windows (2/2) Using Contextual Menus When you hold down the [control] key and click the mouse button, a menu is displayed. This is a contextual menu. In ImageBrowser, you can access many useful functions through contextual menus.

  • Page 8: Printing Images

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Downloading Images to Your Computer (1/5) This chapter explains a sequence of ImageBrowser basic procedures in order, such as downloading images from the camera and printing downloaded images.

  • Page 9: Downloading Images To Your Computer

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Downloading Images to Your Computer (2/5) Using Camera Commands to Download Images Connect the camera to the computer with the interface cable. Please see your Camera User Guide for information on how to connect the camera to a computer.

  • Page 10: Features

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Downloading Images to Your Computer (3/5) Use the camera to set the direct transfer settings and press the (Print/Share) button or the SET button. REFERENCE • See your Camera User Guide for explanations of the settings and commands related to the Direct Transfer menu that appears in the camera’s LCD monitor.

  • Page 11: With A Camera Connected

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Downloading Images to Your Computer (4/5) Using Computer Commands to Download Images Connect the camera to the computer with the interface cable. Please see your Camera User Guide for information on how to connect the camera to a computer.

  • Page 12: Features

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Downloading Images to Your Computer (5/5) REFERENCE • A dialog will appear if multiple memory card readers are connected and loaded with memory cards, or if a camera and a memory card reader are both connected, to allow you to select the device from which...

  • Page 13: Features

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Printing a Single Image on a Single Page (1/2) This section explains how to print images downloaded to a computer. It describes the procedures for printing a single image on a single page. It is easy to print images like photo prints.

  • Page 14: Printing A Single Image On A Single

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Printing a Single Image on a Single Page (2/2) Click this button to switch between images if multiple images were selected. ImageBrowser Software User Guide Chapter 3 Chapter 4 What You Can Do with Viewing Images...

  • Page 15: Features

    Organizing Images Using Supplementary Features [CameraWindow] icon may not appear in the Dock. In this case, open the Camera Control Window by double-clicking the [Applications] folder, followed by the [Canon Utilities] and [CameraWindow] folders, and double-click the [CameraWindow] icon. Appendices Index...

  • Page 16: Camera Control Window

    Printing Images Camera Control Window (2/2) To open the Camera Control Window from ImageBrowser’s Browser Window, click [Canon Camera] in the Explorer Panel section or on the Control Panel. REFERENCE • You can also open the Camera Control Window by clicking the [File] menu and selecting the [Canon Camera] submenu, followed by [Connect to Camera].

  • Page 17: Downloading Images Automatically—Camera Operations

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Downloading Images Automatically—Camera Operations Starting Auto Downloading Set the Direct Transfer settings on the camera, and start the direct transfer. This will download images automatically to the computer. REFERENCE •...
  • Page 18 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Downloading Images Automatically—Computer Operations (1/3) Starting Auto Downloading Click [Starts to download images] in the Camera Control Window. This will download all the images automatically that have not yet been downloaded to the computer.

  • Page 19: Downloading Images Automatically—Computer Operations

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Downloading Images Automatically—Computer Operations (2/3) Select the type of image to download and click [Next]. Place a check mark here if you wish the original image in the camera to be deleted after downloading.
  • Page 20 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Downloading Images Automatically—Computer Operations (3/3) To initiate the selected auto download process immediately after the camera and computer are connected, place a check mark beside [Images are automatically downloaded to computer while camera is connected].
  • Page 21 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Checking Images in the Camera before Downloading (1/2) Selecting Images and Initiating the Download Click [Lets you select and download images] in the Camera Control Window. The Camera Browser Window will open and display the images contained in the camera.

  • Page 22: Checking Images In The Camera Before Downloading

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Checking Images in the Camera before Downloading (2/2) Confirm whether changes are required for the file destination or name. To make changes, click [Change Settings]. Click [Start Download]. The image will be saved.

  • Page 23: Deleting Images From The Camera

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Deleting Images from the Camera This section explains how to use the Camera Browser Window to delete images from the camera. REFERENCE • You cannot delete protected images (images bearing the symbol).
  • Page 24 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Downloading Sound Files from the Camera (1/3) This topic explains how to download sound files recorded with the camera's Sound Recorder feature to the computer. IMPORTANT •...

  • Page 25: Downloading Sound Files From The Camera

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Downloading Sound Files from the Camera (2/3) A list of sound files will display. This symbol appears if the file is protected. This symbol appears if the file has been downloaded to the computer previously.
  • Page 26 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Downloading Sound Files from the Camera (3/3) Confirm whether changes are required for the file destination or name. To make changes, click [Change Settings]. Click [Start Download]. The file(s) will download to the computer.

  • Page 27: Other Features Of The Camera Browser Window

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Other Features of the Camera Browser Window This section explains the other features of the Camera Browser Window. Changes the size of the image thumbnail (tiny version). Selects the image selection method.
  • Page 28 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Printing Images in the Camera (1/4) This function allows you to select images directly from the camera or memory card and print them. Four Printing Methods There are four ways to print images from the camera as listed below.

  • Page 29: Printing Images In The Camera

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Printing Images in the Camera (2/4) Print All Images The following print settings window will open if you selected [Print All Images]. Sets the auto trim (crops image edges according to the page proportions) settings.
  • Page 30 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Printing Images in the Camera (3/4) Print Contact Sheet of All Images A print settings window similar to the following will open if you select [Print Contact Sheet of All Images]. Sets the number of print copies.
  • Page 31 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Printing Images in the Camera (4/4) Select image and print The Camera Browser Window will open and display the camera images in a chart if you select [Select image and print]. Select images for printing from the Camera Browser Window.
  • Page 32 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Saving the “My Camera Settings” to the Camera (1/8) This section explains how to save the “My Camera Settings” on your computer to the camera or vice versa. IMPORTANT •...

  • Page 33: Saving The "My Camera Settings" To The Camera

    • You can also open the My Camera window when the ImageBrowser's Browser Window is open by clicking the [File] menu and selecting [Canon Camera], followed by [My Camera] from the submenu. • The theme in the [Type] list box contains a start-up image, start- up sound, operation sound, selftimer sound and shutter sound regrouped as a set.
  • Page 34 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Saving the “My Camera Settings” to the Camera (3/8) Saving the My Camera Settings to the camera This topic explains how to save the previously prepared My Camera Settings files to the camera.
  • Page 35 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Saving the “My Camera Settings” to the Camera (4/8) In the [Camera] list, select a setting that you would like to change and click When you click [OK] in the confirmation dialog, the settings file in the camera will now be replaced with the one you specified from the computer.
  • Page 36 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Saving the “My Camera Settings” to the Camera (5/8) REFERENCE • To delete settings files in the Camera list, select the file and click the [Delete] button. •...
  • Page 37 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Saving the “My Camera Settings” to the Camera (6/8) Click [ Assign a name to the settings file and click [OK]. The settings file will copy to the computer disk. If there is a settings file with the same name, it will be over-written.
  • Page 38 Click the [File] menu in the Browser Window of ImageBrowser and select [Canon Camera] followed by [My Camera]. The My Camera window will open. Open the My Camera window and select the settings type in the [Type] list box.
  • Page 39 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Saving the “My Camera Settings” to the Camera (8/8) Click [Add]. REFERENCE • The My Camera Settings file cannot be added when the Type list box is set to Theme. Select the file you created in the Open dialog and click [Open].

  • Page 40: Checking And Modifying The Camera Settings

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Checking and Modifying the Camera Settings You can check and modify the camera settings from the computer. Click the [Set to Camera] tab in the Camera Control Window.

  • Page 41: Adding Computer Images To The Camera

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Adding Computer Images to the Camera You can copy images (JPEG only) from the computer to the camera (or memory card). IMPORTANT • If you are using a memory card reader, ensure that a memory card is inserted in the reader.
  • Page 42 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Operating the Camera Shutter from a Computer (1/4) This section explains the procedures for remote shooting, the process of operating the camera shutter remotely from a connected computer. IMPORTANT •...

  • Page 43: Operating The Camera Shutter From A Computer

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Operating the Camera Shutter from a Computer (2/4) Features of the RemoteCapture Task Window Selects the image’s recording size and resolution Switches between showing and hiding the viewfinder and the detailed settings sections.
  • Page 44 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Operating the Camera Shutter from a Computer (3/4) Other Remote Shooting Features Interval Timer Shooting Interval timer shooting is the method of capturing images in which a set number of frames is recorded at set intervals of time. Click the [Edit] menu in the RemoteCapture Task window and select [Interval Timer Shooting].
  • Page 45 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Operating the Camera Shutter from a Computer (4/4) Remote Shooting Default Settings You can display the default settings for remote shooting by clicking the [RemoteCapture Task] menu and selecting [Preferences].

  • Page 46: Starting Imagebrowser

    Camera Browser Window. REFERENCE • Depending on the selections you make during installation, the Canon ImageBrowser icon may not appear in the Dock. In this case, start ImageBrowser by clicking the [Applications] folder, followed by the [Canon Utilities] and [ImageBrowser] folders, and double-click the [ImageBrowser] icon.
  • Page 47 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Selecting Folders (1/2) In this section, you will learn how to use the Explorer Panel Section to choose a folder containing the images that you want to see. How to select a folder Clicking a folder in the Explorer Panel section displays the images it contains in the Browser Area.

  • Page 48: Selecting Folders

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Selecting Folders (2/2) Registering a Folder as a Favorite Folder Favorites Selected Click [Add] at the bottom of the Explorer Panel section, select a folder in the window that opens and click [Select]. All Selected After you open the folder in the Explorer Panel section that you wish to register, click [Add to Favorites] at the bottom of the...
  • Page 49 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Changing the Display Mode (1/2) You can change the display mode in the Browser Window and Browser Area for ease of use. Three Display Modes The three display modes for the Browser Area are the Preview mode, List mode and TimeTunnel mode, which can be switched by clicking the buttons at the top of the Browser Area.

  • Page 50: Changing The Display Mode

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Changing the Display Mode (2/2) List Mode Uses the entire Browser Area to display image thumbnails (tiny versions). You can change the thumbnail size. REFERENCE • You can also change the thumbnail size by clicking the [View] menu and selecting the [Display] submenu, or [Enlarge] or [Reduce].
  • Page 51 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Changing the Browser Window Display (1/2) This section explains how to switch between showing and hiding each panel in the Browser Window and how to display information other than file names by the thumbnails.

  • Page 52: Changing The Browser Window Display

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Changing the Browser Window Display (2/2) Setting the Information Displayed with Thumbnails You can set the image information that displays beneath thumbnails when the display mode is set to the Preview or List mode. Click the [View] menu, select the [View Settings] submenu and place a check mark beside a display option.

  • Page 53: Opening Images

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Opening Images This procedure involves opening the Viewer Window from the Browser Window to open images. How to open an image Double-click the image that you want to open in the Browser Area to open it in the Viewer Window.
  • Page 54 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Using the Viewer Window (1/5) This section explains how to use the Viewer Window. Opening the Previous or Next Image You can display the image ahead or behind the displayed image by clicking [Back] or [Next] in the Viewer Window.

  • Page 55: Using The Viewer Window

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Using the Viewer Window (2/5) Displaying Multiple Images You can display two to four images at once in the Viewer Window by using the [Number of Displays] menu. Use it to compare images with the same subject shot with different settings or from different angles.
  • Page 56 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Using the Viewer Window (3/5) Displaying Image Shooting Information Clicking [Show Information] and selecting [Show Shooting Information] from the menu displays the shooting information for the images. ImageBrowser Software User Guide Chapter 3 Chapter 4...
  • Page 57 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Using the Viewer Window (4/5) Converting and Displaying RAW Images RAW images display in the Viewer Window like standard images, but not using the full RAW image data. An easily displayed version is used.
  • Page 58 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Using the Viewer Window (5/5) Printing Displayed Images You can print the displayed image by clicking the [Print] button. See “One Photo Per Page” in Chapter 2 for printing instructions. ImageBrowser Software User Guide Chapter 3 Chapter 4...

  • Page 59: Selecting Images

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Selecting Images This chapter explains the features in ImageBrowser for managing images. In this section we reintroduce the methods for selecting images in the Browser Area as one of the basic image management procedures. Selecting a Single Image Click an image to select it.

  • Page 60: Features

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Setting Star Ratings (1/2) This section explains the procedures for setting Star Ratings used in image searches and to display subsets of images. What is a Star Rating? You can assign one of three ratings [ image.

  • Page 61: Setting Star Ratings

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Setting Star Ratings (2/2) Viewer Window Method Display the image in the Viewer Window and set the Star Rating in the list box. ImageBrowser Software User Guide Chapter 3 Chapter 4 What You Can Do with...

  • Page 62: Features

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Assigning Keywords (1/2) This section explains the procedures for assigning keywords to images for searches. Keywords A keyword is information used to perform searches on images. Select a keyword that matches the image content from the keywords in categories such as People, Places, or Events.

  • Page 63: Assigning Keywords

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Assigning Keywords (2/2) Other Ways to Assign Keywords Menu Method Select an image in the Browser Area, click the [Edit] menu and select the [Keyword] submenu, followed by [Settings]. File Information Dialog Box Method Set the display mode to List or TimeTunnel.

  • Page 64: Features

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Sorting Images (1/2) You can sort selected images into folders by the shooting dates or by Star Ratings. Selecting a Sorting Method Select the images to sort in the Browser Area. Click the [File] menu and select the [Organize Image] submenu, followed by [Sort Images].

  • Page 65: Sorting Images

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Sorting Images (2/2) Sorting by Star Ratings Set the options and click [OK]. The program will start sorting the images. ImageBrowser Software User Guide Chapter 3 Chapter 4 What You Can Do with Viewing Images...

  • Page 66: Features

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Renaming Images (1/2) This section describes how to rename images. Renaming Images Click the name of the image that you want to rename. After a moment you can type the new name. Type the new name and press [return] key.

  • Page 67: Renaming Images

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Renaming Images (2/2) Changing Multiple Image File Names You can rename multiple image files at once. Select the images you wish to rename in the Browser Area.

  • Page 68: Features

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Searching Images (1/2) You can search images using such criteria as Star Ratings, shooting dates, keywords or comments. REFERENCE • For information about Star Rating settings, see the Setting Star Ratings and for information about keyword settings, see the Assigning Keywords in this chapter.

  • Page 69: Searching Images

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Searching Images (2/2) Click [Search Now] when you finish setting the crite- ria. A list of images found by the search will display. Check the search results and click [Finish]. To reset the search criteria, click [Back] and repeat steps 3-4.

  • Page 70: Features

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Moving and Copying Images (1/2) This section describes how to move and copy images between folders. REFERENCE • Moving or copying images in ImageBrowser affects the actual location in which those images are stored on your computer.

  • Page 71: Moving And Copying Images

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Moving and Copying Images (2/2) Moving or copying images using two Browser Windows You can display a second Browser Window by clicking [New Browser Window] on the [View] menu. You can move or copy images between folders by displaying different folders in two Browser Windows, then dragging images from one Browser Window to another.

  • Page 72: Features

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Deleting Images This section explains how to delete images and folders (send them to the Trash). How to delete an image Select an image in the Browser Area to delete. Click the [Send to Trash] button in the Control Panel.

  • Page 73: Features

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Rotating Images This topic explains the procedures for changing the orientation of images. How to rotate an image Select the image. Click the [Edit] menu and select [Rotate Image]. The rotation settings window will display.

  • Page 74: Features

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Viewing Image Information (1/2) You can click images and look at the various shooting information about them. How to view image information Set the display mode to List or TimeTunnel, and select an image in the Browser Area.

  • Page 75: Viewing Image Information

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Viewing Image Information (2/2) Viewing Information in the Viewer Window Shooting information will display overtop the image when you click the [Show Information] menu and select [Show Shooting Information] when an image is displayed in the Viewer Window.

  • Page 76: Creating Folders

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Creating Folders This section describes how to create folders within disks or other folders. How to create a folder In the Explorer Panel Section, click the disk or folder in which you wish to create the new folder On the [File] menu, click [New Folder].

  • Page 77: Features

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Editing Images (1/10) This chapter explains the methods for handling images managed by ImageBrowser. This section explains the procedures for editing images displayed in the Viewer Window. About the Editing Features You can perform the following editing procedures if you click [Edit] in the Viewer Window.

  • Page 78: Editing Images

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Editing Images (2/10) Trimming Use this to delete unnecessary portions of the image and leave only the necessary portions. Click [Edit] in the Viewer Window and select [Trim Image].

  • Page 79: Features

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Editing Images (3/10) Adjusting Color and Brightness Use this to adjust the RGB (red, green, blue) intensity, saturation and brightness of an image. Click [Edit] in the Viewer Window and select [Color/ Brightness Adjustment].

  • Page 80: Features

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Editing Images (4/10) Red-Eye Correction This corrects the red portion of eyes that appear red. Click [Edit] in the Viewer Window and select [Red-Eye Correction] to open the red eye correction window. REFERENCE •...

  • Page 81: Features

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Editing Images (5/10) Insert Text Use this to place text on the image. Click [Edit] in the Viewer Window and select [Insert Text]. The Insert Text window will open. REFERENCE •...

  • Page 82: Features

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Editing Images (6/10) Adjusting Levels You can adjust an image’s highlights (brightest portions), shadows (darkest portions) and mid-tones while viewing its histogram. Click [Edit] in the Viewer Window and select [Level Adjustment].

  • Page 83: Features

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Editing Images (7/10) Adjusting Tone Curves You can adjust image brightness and color balance using a tone curve (a revisable graph plotting the input and output brightness data).

  • Page 84: Features

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Editing Images (8/10) Adjusting Sharpness Use this to emphasize and clarify the outlines of people and objects. Click [Edit] in the Viewer Window and select [Sharpness]. The Sharpness window will open.

  • Page 85: Features

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Editing Images (9/10) Auto Adjustment Automatically adjusts the image color balance and brightness. Click [Edit] in the Viewer Window and select [Auto Adjustment]. The Auto Adjustment window will open. REFERENCE •...

  • Page 86: Features

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Editing Images (10/10) Saving images Save the edited image under a different name. After you modify an image, click [Save]. The file save dialog box will appear. Type a file name, specify the image type and click [Save].

  • Page 87: Editing Images With Other Programs

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Editing Images with Other Programs This section explains how to start other image editing programs to edit an image selected in ImageBrowser. REFERENCE • If you installed the image editing program included with your product (contained on a CD-ROM other than the Solution Disk), it should automatically be registered in the ImageBrowser menu.

  • Page 88: Features

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Creating Images for E-mail (1/2) This section explains how to create email with image or movie attachments. How to send an image by e-mail In the Browser Area, select the image that you want to send.

  • Page 89: Creating Images For E-Mail

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Creating Images for E-mail (2/2) Click [Next]. The last window appears. Save the image and select whether you want to start your e-mail program. Save the image and place a checkmark here if you want to start your e-mail program.

  • Page 90: Features

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Exporting Images (1/3) This section explains how to change the size, resolution or data type of a selected image and write it to a new file, and to export the shooting information to a text file.

  • Page 91: Exporting Images

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Exporting Images (2/3) Editing and Saving Images Click [Finish] after specifying the settings. Changes the Changes the image size. image type. Destination Folder Calculates the post- Changes the conversion file size.

  • Page 92: Features

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Exporting Images (3/3) Exporting as a Screen Saver Click [Finish] after specifying the settings. Input a screen saver name. Destination Folder REFERENCE • Use the Mac OS X System Properties window to select and configure a screen saver.

  • Page 93: Features

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Running Slide Shows (1/3) This section describes how to use slide shows that display multiple selections of images in sequence at full screen size. IMPORTANT • RAW images and movies cannot be shown in slide shows. Setting up a slide show First, you need to specify how to run the slide show.

  • Page 94: Running Slide Shows

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Running Slide Shows (2/3) How to run a slide show Select the images for the slide show in the Browser Area. Click [SlideShow] in the Control Panel. Slide show will start.

  • Page 95: Features

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Running Slide Shows (3/3) If you selected “Control with Mouse or keypad” in the Slide Show Options dialog box, you can control the slide show as follows: To move to the next image Press the [return] or [ ] key.

  • Page 96: Features

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Adding Sounds to Images (1/2) You can add sounds to your images and play them later. IMPORTANT • You cannot add sound files to movies. REFERENCE •...

  • Page 97: Adding Sounds To Images

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Adding Sounds to Images (2/2) How to play sound added to an image Select an image with a sound attached. Click the [File] menu and select the [Sound] submenu, followed by [Play].

  • Page 98: Features

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Printing Images Three Printing Methods You can select between the following three methods for printing images. Printing One Photo Per Page This method prints one image per page. You can use it to print images like photos with ease.

  • Page 99: Printing Images

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Printing Indexes (1/2) Select images in the Browser Area. Click [Print] in the control panel and select [Index Print] from the displayed menu. The Index Print window will open. Set the categories as desired.

  • Page 100: Printing Indexes

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Printing Indexes (2/2) Click [Print]. When the Print window opens, click [Print]. When the printing finishes, click the window. REFERENCE • You can also start printing by clicking the [File] menu and selecting the [Print] submenu, followed by [Index Print].

  • Page 101: Features

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Layout and Print (1/7) Select an image in the Browser Area. Click [Print] in the Control Panel and select [Layout Print] from the displayed menu. The Layout Print window will open. REFERENCE •...

  • Page 102: Layout And Print

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Layout and Print (2/7) Set the page layout. The settings will vary according to the selected print style. Lay out the image and text in the preview area. The layout settings are explained in “Setting the Layout in the Preview Area.”...

  • Page 103: Features

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Layout and Print (3/7) Setting the Layout in the Preview Area Adding Images You can add images by dragging them from the Browser Area and dropping them into the Print window. Deleting Images You can clear images from the Print window by selecting them and clicking [Clear].

  • Page 104: Features

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Layout and Print (4/7) Rotating Images This rotates images 90 degrees left or right. REFERENCE • You can also select a rotation angle on the [Rotate] submenu on the [Edit] menu.

  • Page 105: Features

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Layout and Print (5/7) Setting the Number of Images Per Page/Rearranging When [Custom layout printing] is selected from the [Print Style] menu, you can use the following functions. Specify the number of images that you want to see on each page.

  • Page 106: Features

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Layout and Print (6/7) Typing text You can type text anywhere you want in the layout. First, make sure that noting is selected and on the [Edit] menu, click [Add Text].

  • Page 107: Features

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Layout and Print (7/7) Typing a header You can type a page header. First, make sure that noting is selected and on the [Edit] menu, click [Edit Header]. The Edit Header window appears. Type your text and specify the font and its size, as well as any styles that you want.

  • Page 108: Printing Images Over Multiple

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Printing Images over Multiple Pages This function prints images, such as panoramic images created with PhotoStitch, over several pages. You can paste the printed pages together after printing to create one large print. Multiple page printing Select an image in the Browser Area for printing.
  • Page 109 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Sorting Images by Date and Time - TimeTunnel (1/2) This section describes how to use TimeTunnel to sort images by date and time, like arranging images in a time tunnel. Displaying images in TimeTunnel Select [View Mode], followed by [TimeTunnel] to perform the following operations in TimeTunnel display.

  • Page 110: Sorting Images By Date And Time - Timetunnel

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Sorting Images by Date and Time - TimeTunnel (2/2) Using the Control Panel menu The Control Panel menu allows you to control TimeTunnel. Click to display the tool panel. Enables or disables [Auto Cruise].

  • Page 111: Playing Sound Files

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Playing Sound Files Sound files recorded with the camera's Sound Recorder feature can be downloaded like regular image files to the computer. The sound file symbol will appear on the thumbnails in the Browser Area. ImageBrowser Software User Guide Chapter 3 Chapter 4...

  • Page 112: Playing Movies

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Playing Movies ImageBrowser supports movies. You can download movie files and display them in the Browser Area just like ordinary images. The movie thumbnail and movie icon will show in the Browser Area.
  • Page 113 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Editing Movies (1/3) You can create movies by adding various effects: linking movies and still images that have been downloaded to a computer, superimposing titles and other text, and adding background music. Editing Movies Select a file (movie or still image) to edit in the Browser Area.

  • Page 114: Editing Movies

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Editing Movies (2/3) Features of the [1. Arrange] Window Plays the entire movie Moves the selected image one being edited. position to the left or right. Adds images Rotates the selected image.
  • Page 115 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Editing Movies (3/3) Features of the [3. Audio] Window You can link MP3, AIFF and WAV format audio files as background music or sound effects. When you link a sound file using this procedure, a bar appears under the thumbnail in the storyboard area indicating the duration of the audio file.
  • Page 116 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Extracting Stills from Movies (1/2) This feature extracts still images from movies and saves them as image files. REFERENCE • You can also save the specified image as a still from the Viewer Window.

  • Page 117: Extracting Stills From Movies

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Extracting Stills from Movies (2/2) Click [2. Preview] and check the extracted stills. If you selected [Extract Specified Images] in the previous window, the movie will display in the left part of the window. Display the images you want and click the [ can add as many stills as you wish.) Rotates images (all).
  • Page 118 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Converting RAW Images (1/5) If your camera supports RAW images you can handle higher quality images. However, since they are a special type of image, they cannot be opened by many image editing programs.

  • Page 119: Converting Raw Images

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Converting RAW Images (2/5) Navigator Window You can change the area of a preview image that is zoomed in the main window by dragging the red mark. Image Quality Adjustment Window You can adjust the brightness, contrast and coloration of a RAW...
  • Page 120 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Converting RAW Images (3/5) Features of the Image Quality Adjustment Window The adjustable categories may vary according to your camera model. Adjusts the white balance by the light source or color temperature, etc.
  • Page 121 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Converting RAW Images (4/5) Registering Custom Color Schemes (My Color) If you register a custom color scheme as a “My Color” scheme, you can apply this scheme easily to additional images when you convert RAW images.
  • Page 122 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Converting RAW Images (5/5) Click [Select] beside the target image, select the post- adjustment image (target image that you have modified with an image editing program), and click [Create].

  • Page 123: Stitching Panoramic Images - Photostitch

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Stitching Panoramic Images - PhotoStitch If you have several images of the same scene with only a slight difference, you can use PhotoStitch to connect the images together to make a panoramic image.

  • Page 124: Supported Image Types

    Exif JPEG is an image type that adds information such as shooting data to a JPEG image. This is a proprietary image type provided by Canon. It allows the output of the image pixels from a digital camera without any deterioration in the quality of the image. Some cameras might not support this image type.
  • Page 125 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Customizing Preferences (1/4) You can simplify many ImageBrowser procedures by changing the Preference settings. This section explains the main features that can be adjusted in the Preferences dialog. Opening the Preferences Dialog Use the following procedures to open the Preferences dialog.

  • Page 126: Customizing Preferences

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Customizing Preferences (2/4) Viewer Window Dialog Place check marks beside the categories to be displayed as image information. You can select/deselect all at once. ImageBrowser Software User Guide Chapter 3 Chapter 4 What You Can Do with...
  • Page 127 Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Customizing Preferences (3/4) Thumbnail Cache Dialog When you select a folder from a peripheral, such as a CD-ROM or CD-R, in the Explorer Panel Section, ImageBrowser creates a file in a predetermined folder for the thumbnail displayed in the Browser Area.

  • Page 128: Color Management

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Customizing Preferences (4/4) Print Dialog Selects the information displayed as captions for each image in the Layout and Print process. When you select an image with the longer side on the horizontal axis, the image may be automatically rotated 90 degrees and displayed in the Print window depending upon the print style.

  • Page 129: Troubleshooting

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Troubleshooting This section describes how to troubleshoot problems. Camera is not detected or recognized • The “Camera not detected” message or a similar message displayed when you attempted to download images from the camera.
  • Page 130 Browser Area 7, 47 Browser Window 6 Camera Browser Window 21, 23, 24, 27, 31 Camera Control Window 6, 9, 11, 15 Camera Settings 40 Canon Camera 16 Caption 105 Clear 103 Color Management 128 Color/Brightness Adjustment 77, 79 Comment 74...

  • Page 131: Index

    Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Table of What is Downloading and Contents ImageBrowser? Printing Images Index (2/2) Moving Images 70 Multiple Page Print 108 My Camera Settings 32 My Camera Window 33 My Color 121 New Folder 76 Opening Images 53 Owner's Name 40 PhotoStitch 123 PICT 124...
  • Page 132 • While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this guide is accurate and complete, no liability can be accepted for any errors or omissions. Canon reserves the right to change the specifications of the hardware and software described herein at any time without prior notice.

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