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  • Page 1 (PC Connection Manual) Enjoying Your Digital Camera Images On Your PC...
  • Page 2 Introduction This booklet explains how to view the images you took with the PENTAX Optio X on your PC. Keep this manual in a safe place. Regarding copyrights Images taken using the Optio enjoyment cannot be used without permission according to the rights as specified in the Copyright Act.

  • Page 3: Table Of Contents

    Panorama Image Stitching ... 41 Editing Movies... 47 Sharing Your Images and Movies Printing an Image ... 58 E-mailing Your Images from ACDSee for PENTAX... 62 Playing Your Movies Created with ACD Showtime! for PENTAX ... 63 Making the Most of ACDSee for PENTAX Using Help ...

  • Page 4: Enjoy Your Digital Camera Pictures And Movies On Your Computer

    Enjoy Your Digital Camera Pictures and Movies on Your Computer You can use a computer to organize and edit the pictures and movies captured with your digital camera. Direct Print Place the camera on the USB cradle and connect the cradle directly to a...
  • Page 5 • See the operating manual of your e-mail software for details • See the operating manual of the software you are using for • You can use the PC camera function if your computer runs ACDSee for PENTAX 1p.26-65 • View images • Play back movies •...

  • Page 6: Preparations For Enjoying Your Digital Camera Pictures And Movies

    USB cable. This section explains how to install the provided software “ACDSee for PENTAX” and the other necessary preparations for enjoying your digital camera pictures and movies on your computer.

  • Page 7: System Requirements

    You cannot install the PC camera driver unless Service Pack 1 has been installed first. The PC camera functions are not available in Russian. Application Software <ACDSee for PENTAX, ACD FotoCanvas, ACD photostitcher and FotoSlate 2.0> (9 languages: English, French, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian, Chinese [traditional and simplified], Korean, Japanese) •...
  • Page 8 * Some formats may require viewing with QuickTime 6.0 or later, DirectX 9.0 or later and Windows Media Player 9.0 or later. * To install ACDSee for PENTAX, Windows Installer Service Version 2.0 may be required. * ACD Showtime! for PENTAX is also installed when performing standard installation of ACDSee for PENTAX (if ACD Showtime! for PENTAX meets system requirements).

  • Page 9: Macintosh System Requirements

    The versions of Internet Explorer, Windows Media Player and Windows Installer Service required for use of ACDSee for PENTAX and ACD Showtime! for PENTAX are not included in the provided CD-ROM (S-SW24). These can be downloaded from the following sites and installed.

  • Page 10: Installing The Usb Driver And The Software (For Windows)

    Turn your PC on. Insert the CD-ROM (S-SW24) into the CD-ROM drive. The PENTAX Software Installer screen appears automatically, but no action is required at this stage. Click the Turn your camera off and place it on the USB cradle.
  • Page 11 Click [Next]. Select [Search for the best driver for your device] and click [Next]. Select [CD-ROM drive] and click [Next]. If another item has been selected, click the box to deselect it. Confirm that [PENSSTOR.INF] is displayed and click [Next]. Installation of the driver starts.
  • Page 12 Click [Next]. Select [Search for the best driver for your device] and click [Next]. Select [CD-ROM drive] and click [Next]. If another item has been selected, click the box to deselect it. Confirm that [PENSPDR.INF] is displayed and click [Next]. Click [Finish].
  • Page 13 Installing the Image Processing Software (ACDSee for PENTAX) This section describes the procedures for installing ACDSee for PENTAX, which lets you view and edit images transferred to your PC. When multiple accounts have been setup in Windows 2000 or Windows XP, log on with an account that has administrative rights before installing the software.
  • Page 14 In this case, follow the instructions below to update Internet Explorer before installing the software. 1 Cancel installation of ACDSee for PENTAX. Click [OK] and then click [Finish] to exit the installation window. 2 Install the latest version of Internet Explorer.
  • Page 15 The panoramic image software “ACD photostitcher”, the image layout and printing software “FotoSlate”, the image editing software “ACD FotoCanvas”, and the movie editing software “ACD Showtime! for PENTAX” are also installed when you install all program features of ACDSee for PENTAX (complete installation). Product Registration on the Internet...

  • Page 16: Installing The Software (For Macintosh)

    Macintosh. Installing the Image Processing Software (ACDSee for PENTAX) This section describes the procedures for installing ACDSee for PENTAX, which lets you view and edit images transferred to your computer. Turn your Macintosh on. Insert the CD-ROM (S-SW24) in the CD-ROM drive.

  • Page 17: Installing Acd Photostitcher

    Click [ACDSee™]. The setup screen appears. Follow the on-screen guidance to input registration information and install the software. If the message [CarbonLib-xxxxx could not be found] appears during installation; You must add the extension file “CarbonLib” to the Extension folder in the System folder in order to install the provided software in Mac OS 9.2.
  • Page 18 Select [Install Location] and click [Install]. Installation starts. When the message appears telling you that the software has been successfully installed, click [Quit]. Product Registration on the Internet Please click [Product Registration] on the software selection screen in step 7 (1p.15) A world map for Internet Product Registration is displayed.

  • Page 19: Setting Up Your Digital Camera

    Setting Up Your Digital Camera After installing the necessary software on your computer, you must now set up your digital camera to transfer images from the camera to your computer. Setting the USB Connection Mode to [PC] Press the MENU button.

  • Page 20: Transferring Digital Camera Images And Movies

    Transferring Images to a Windows PC When the digital camera is connected to your Windows PC and the camera is turned on, the PC automatically recognizes the camera and begins transferring images.
  • Page 21 When the digital camera is connected to a computer with the USB cable, the A button lights to indicate that the digital camera is communicating with the computer and the O button blinks to indicate that the SD Memory Card is being accessed.
  • Page 22 The image is copied to the PC, and the ACDSee for PENTAX Browser (1p.27) starts. The first time ACDSee for PENTAX is run, “ACDSee has detected that you do not have the following software installed on your computer: Ghostscript 7.0 (or later)” may appear in the [Components missing] dialog box.
  • Page 23 Double-click the [DCIM] folder. Images are stored in folder [xxxPENTX], where “xxx” is a three- digit folder number. When [Folder Name] on the [Set-up] menu is set to [Date], folders are displayed with a folder name indicating the date the images were taken.
  • Page 24 Disconnecting the Camera from Your PC Windows XP Double-click the [Safely Remove Hardware] icon in the task bar. The Safely Remove Hardware screen appears. Select [USB Mass Storage Device] and click [Stop]. The Stop a Hardware device screen appears. Select [USB Mass Storage Device] and click [OK].

  • Page 25: Disconnect The Usb Cable

    Disconnect the USB cable from the USB cradle and your PC. • If the camera (removable disk) is being used by an application such as ACDSee for PENTAX, the camera cannot be disconnected until the application is closed. • The camera will turn off automatically when the USB cable is disconnected.

  • Page 26: Transferring Images To A Macintosh

    [untitled]. A new unformatted SD Memory Card may show the manufacturer name or model number. • When the digital camera is connected to a computer with the USB cable, the A button lights to indicate that the digital camera is communicating with the computer and the O button blinks to indicate that the SD Memory Card is being accessed.

  • Page 27: Transferring Images

    Disconnect the USB cable from the USB cradle and your Macintosh. • If the camera (removable disk) is being used by an application such as ACDSee for PENTAX, the camera cannot be disconnected until the application is closed. • The camera will turn off automatically when the USB cable is...

  • Page 28: Viewing Images And Movies

    Viewing Images and Movies You can use ACDSee for PENTAX, the provided software that you just installed, to view and play back images and movies transferred from your digital camera to your computer. This section describes the basic functions of ACDSee for PENTAX for browsing images and movies. For a more detailed description of each function, see the online help (1p.64).

  • Page 29: Displaying A List Of Images And Movies

    For Windows Menu bar You can select and execute the various functions and settings of ACDSee for PENTAX by selecting the menu items from the menu bar. Browser toolbar Browser toolbar includes shortcut buttons for commonly used functions and tools. These buttons open dialog boxes or display further command buttons.
  • Page 30 Navigation pane Navigation pane displays a folder tree of the folders on your computer, external drive, or peripheral device. Navigation pane includes the Search, Calendar, Categories, Folders and Photo Discs tabs. You can select these tabs to display their respective contents in the File pane. You can also use the Folders tab in the same way as Windows Explorer to rename, delete, and move folders.
  • Page 31 For Macintosh Menu bar You can select and execute the various functions and settings of ACDSee for PENTAX by selecting the menu items from the menu bar. Browser toolbar Browser toolbar includes shortcut buttons for commonly used functions and tools. These buttons open dialog boxes or display further command buttons.
  • Page 32 Changing the Browser Display Method You can choose from any of the following seven methods for displaying lists of images in the File pane of the Browser. Select [Mode] in the [View] menu and then select a display method from the submenu.
  • Page 33 Changing the Image List Order You can change the order of image files displayed in the File pane. Selecting sort categories Select [Sort] from the [View] menu and then select a sort key category from the submenu. You can choose from the following categories: Extension, Name, Size, Type, Date, Image Properties, Description Specifying ascending/descending order Select [Sort] from the [View] menu and then select [Forward] or...
  • Page 34 Setting Detailed Display Categories You can specify items displayed in the list and change the category order when the File pane is set to Details display. Settings display categories Select [Columns] from the [View] menu and then select a display category from the submenu.
  • Page 35 Click • When the digital camera is connected with the USB cable, the camera appears in the Navigation pane as an external drive. The camera appears as [Removable disk] in Windows or [untitled] ([NO_NAME] in Mac OS X) in Macintosh, or if the SD Memory Card has a volume label name, that name appears.

  • Page 36: Viewing A Full-Size Image Or Movie

    Viewer. Menu bar You can select and execute the various functions and settings of ACDSee for PENTAX by selecting the menu items from the menu bar. Viewer toolbar Viewer toolbar includes shortcut buttons for commonly used functions and tools such as the Zoom tools.
  • Page 37 Viewer pane Viewer pane displays your images one at a time in full size. Status bar Status bar displays information and properties for the selected, file or files. When the Viewer is displayed, you can close the Viewer and switch to the Browser by performing any of the following.
  • Page 38 Media Window toolbar Media Window toolbar includes shortcut buttons for commonly used functions and tools such as for opening movie files. Click [Clipboard] to copy the currently displayed frame of a movie to the clipboard. Click [Properties] to display information of the movie or audio file being played back.

  • Page 39: Editing Images And Movies

    Editing Images and Movies In addition to viewing and playing back images and movies, ACDSee for PENTAX can also be used to edit images and movies to create unique works of art and other creative projects. This section describes the various image and movie editing functions of ACDSee for PENTAX.
  • Page 40 Adjust each slider to obtain the desired setting. [Brightness] controls the overall brightness of the image. [Contrast] controls the difference in brightness between the darker areas and the lighter areas. [Gamma] controls the transition (image grayscale) from the lighter areas to the darker areas. Adding Text and Color to the Image Text messages and colors can be added to the image to create an original work of art.
  • Page 41 From ACD FotoCanvas, open the picture you want to add to your image and select the [Edit] menu [As a New Selection]. The pasted image appears surrounded by a dotted line. While the image is surrounded by a dotted line, drag the image to the desired position.
  • Page 42 Clone You can use the [Clone] tool to copy an area of an image more naturally. By using the Clone tool to copy the background sky, for example, you can easily erase unwanted areas in the image. Filters You can choose from a variety of filters in the [Filter] menu to soften an image, distort an image, make an image look like a painting, and create other interesting...

  • Page 43: Panorama Image Stitching

    Windows XP, log on with an account that has administrative rights before using the software. • If you are using a Macintosh, install ACD photostitcher and ACDSee for PENTAX separately. (1p.15) • Panorama stitching cannot be performed on images of varying recorded pixels.
  • Page 44 Correct the image positioning. ACD photostitcher starts, and the selected images appear in panorama format. Move the mouse pointer over the image. It changes into a e symbol. Hold down the left mouse button and drag the images to adjust the stitching position (A).
  • Page 45 Trim the image. Move the mouse pointer over the dotted lines. It changes into a symbol. Hold down the left mouse button and drag the dotted lines to adjust the image trimming position (A). After the position has been adjusted, click the [Trimming] button (B). Save the image.
  • Page 46 Panorama Image Stitching on a Macintosh Start ACD photostitcher. Click the [Load] button in the window 1. The folder selection screen appears. Select the folder for panorama stitching, and then click the [Select] button. The image files in the selected folder appear (A). Select all the images for panorama stitching in the window 1, and then click the [Select images] button.
  • Page 47 Adjust the image positioning. In the window 2, click an image you want to move, and then the image is framed in red and able to move. Hold down the mouse button and drag the image to adjust the stitching position. For easier adjustment of two adjacent images, click the [Align 2 images] tab to enlarge the section where the images overlap.
  • Page 48 Save the image. Click the [Save] button in the Stitching result display window (window 3) to save the image.

  • Page 49: Editing Movies

    Editing Movies You can use ACD Showtime! for PENTAX to edit together movies captured with a digital camera. You can also put together still pictures with other still pictures or movies to create your own story with a time line.

  • Page 50: Creating Projects

    Creating Projects In ACD Showtime! for PENTAX, a project defines the method for editing together movies and still pictures as well as the display and playback time settings. To begin using ACD Showtime! for PENTAX, first create a new project.
  • Page 51 You can also add files by dragging and dropping them from ACDSee for PENTAX or the desktop into the [Edit Show] window. The area in the [Edit Show] window where video, images, and music/ audio files can be rearranged is called the [Timeline].
  • Page 52 Click the [Preview] button. The show you are editing is played back in the preview area. Editing Video You can select a movie file in the [Edit Show] window and add special effects or change the playback time. Select the video to edit. The [Video] menu appears on the left sidebar of the [Edit Show] window.
  • Page 53 Editing Images You can set the display time, enlarge an area of an image, add special effects, and perform other editing for still pictures loaded to a project. Select the image to edit. The [Image] menu appears on the left sidebar of the [Edit Show] window.
  • Page 54 Transitioning between Scenes When transitioning between movies and images loaded to the timeline, you can use various effects, such as the overlapping of images and fading in and out. These effects are called “transitions”. Click the [Toggle View Mode] button. The timeline changes to the display shown on the right.
  • Page 55 Click [Transitions] from the [Transition] menu. The transition selection dialog box appears. Select a transition and click [OK]. Click [Duration] from the [Transition] menu. The [Transition Duration] dialog box appears. Set the transition duration in milliseconds by adjusting the slider. The actual transition effect and duration can be previewed by clicking the [Preview] button to play back the show.
  • Page 56 Select the audio track to edit. The [Audio] menu appears on the left sidebar of the [Edit Show] window. Click [Trim] from the [Audio] menu. Specify the playback time of music/audio by setting the starting and ending points in the [Trim] window. Click the Play button to preview the adjusted starting time and playback time.
  • Page 57 From the [Snap to] menu, select [Start], [Previous], [Next], or [End]. Start Begins playback at the beginning of the timeline. Previous Begins playback at the beginning of the previous movie or image. Next Begins playback at the beginning of the next movie or image.
  • Page 58 Adjusting the volume balance You can adjust the volume balance between the audio on a movie and audio tracks 1 and 2. Click [Audio Mixer] from the [Timeline] menu on the [Edit Show] window. Adjust the volume balance in the [Audio Mixer] window.
  • Page 59 Once you have saved the project with [Save As], thereafter you can overwrite the project by clicking [Save] from the [Project] menu. You can also save a project in the [Save Video/Project] window explained below. Saving a video Click [Next] at the bottom right of the [Edit Show] window.

  • Page 60: Sharing Your Images And Movies

    Sharing Your Images and Movies You can print image files from the ACDSee for PENTAX Browser or the Viewer. You can also send images by e-mail, playback a show on a computer edited using ACD Showtime! for PENTAX, or share your original works in a variety of ways.

  • Page 61: Print Dialog Box

    Printing from the Viewer You can print the currently viewed image, or all images that reside in the same folder as the currently viewed image. Select [Print Image] or [Print All Images] from the [File] menu. Select [Print Image] to print the currently viewed image. Select [Print All Images] to print all images that reside in the same folder as the currently viewed image.
  • Page 62 Arranging and Printing Pictures With the FotoSlate software provided with ACDSee for PENTAX, you can layout pictures on a board, add text, and print the pictures. Here is an easy introduction to using FotoSlate. Select the image you want to use for a layout in...

  • Page 63: Enter Text

    Drag the image to the template. Drag and add the image on the left-hand side of the window to the template displayed on the right- hand side. Enter text. The area of the template indicated in dark gray is the space where text can be entered.

  • Page 64: E-Mailing Your Images From Acdsee For Pentax

    E-mailing Your Images from ACDSee for PENTAX You can send images directly from ACDSee for PENTAX without using an external e-mail application. Image files are converted to JPEG format then attached to an e-mail and sent. Images are compressed before transmission when the file size is large, but no changes are made to the original image.

  • Page 65: Playing Your Movies Created With Acd Showtime! For Pentax

    Playing Your Movies Created with ACD Showtime! for PENTAX Movies (video files) created with ACD Showtime! for PENTAX can be played on your computer. Here is an easy introduction to playing movies on your computer. Playing Back Movies with ACDSee for PENTAX Use the Navigation pane to locate the movie you want to play.

  • Page 66: Making The Most Of Acdsee For Pentax

    Making the Most of ACDSee for PENTAX ACDSee for PENTAX comes with many other features to allow you to enjoy using images and movies with your computer. This section introduces some interesting additional features and how to find help with operations of ACDSee for PENTAX.

  • Page 67: About Acdintouch

    About the ACDInTouch Services ACDInTouch is a service for sending information directly to ACDSee for PENTAX. When you connect, information is sent to you so that you can read up-to-date information directly in the ACDInTouch pane. This information is relevant to your product, such as upgrades, add-ons and related software from ACDSYSTEMS™...

  • Page 68: Using The Camera For Video Chats (Windows Xp Sp1 Or Later)

    You can use the standard OS driver. Turn your PC on. Insert the CD-ROM (S-SW24) into your CD-ROM drive. The PENTAX Software Installer screen appears automatically, but no action is required at this time. Click the screen. Select [My Computer] on the Windows Start menu.
  • Page 69 Select [Explore] on the menu. Double-click the [PC_ camera] folder. Double-click the [WinXP] folder.

  • Page 70: Using The Pc Camera

    Double-click the [Install] icon. The setup screen appears. Click [Yes]. Installation of the PC camera driver starts. When installation is finished, reboot your PC. Using the PC Camera You cannot take pictures while using an AC power supply. Charge the battery fully first. Set the camera’s USB Connection mode to [PC Camera].
  • Page 71 Memo...
  • Page 72 PENTAX France S.A.S. PENTAX Benelux B.V. PENTAX (Schweiz) AG PENTAX Scandinavia AB PENTAX Imaging Company A Division of PENTAX of America, Inc. PENTAX Canada Inc. • Printed on recycled paper • Specifications and external dimensions are subject to change without notice. 57393 2-36-9, Maeno-cho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 174-8639, JAPAN (http://www.pentax.co.jp/)

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