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Toshiba PDR-M21 Software Manual

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  • Page 1 OFTWARE ANUAL ODE D’EMPLOI DU LOGICIEL OFTWARE- NLEITUNG PDR-M21 DIGITAL STILL CAMERA...
  • Page 2 OFTWARE ANUAL DIGITAL STILL CAMERA PDR-M21...
  • Page 3 (2) Use of the software and Instruction Manual packaged with this Software Application is allowed only on one personal computer. (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 4: Before Reading This Manual

    Still Camera and your personal computer that the Software Application is running on. For basic details on the PDR-M21 and your personal computer, refer to the Toshiba PDR-M21 Digital Still Camera’s Instruction Manual or the Instruction Manual for your personal computer.
  • Page 5 Before Reading This Manual (continued) Abbreviations Used In This Manual • Windows 98 This refers to the Microsoft • Windows 2000 This refers to the Microsoft • Windows ME This refers to the Microsoft • Images This refers to still images. ®...
  • Page 6 Before Reading This Manual (continued) Make sure that you have all of the items below before you start using your software application. CD-ROM (1 disk) USB cable (1.8 m <5.9 ft>) - 3 -...

  • Page 7: 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 (for Windows) ... 10 Using USB Cables (Windows 98/2000/ME) ...

  • Page 8: 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-M21 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 9: About Files

    About Files File Structure of SmartMedia™ The images taken on the Toshiba PDR-M21 Digital Still Camera are stored to the SmartMedia™ as shown below. root DCIM 100TOSHI PDRM0001.JPG PDRM0002.JPG PDRM0003.JPG PDRM0004.JPG 101TOSHI PDRM0001.JPG PDRM0002.JPG PDRM0003.JPG PDRM0004.JPG - 6 - Picture data...
  • Page 10 About Files (continued) About Picture Data On the PDR-M21, image data is saved in Exif format. This format is JPEG data that includes a thumbnail image and the photographic settings. Image data is saved as follows as shown on page 6:...

  • Page 11: 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. • 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 12: 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 13: Installation Procedure (For Windows)

    Installation Procedure (for Windows) 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. Memo •...
  • Page 14 Install this driver when the USB cable (provided) is used. 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 PDR-M21 driver”. Follow the on-screen instructions to continue the setup. - 11 -...

  • Page 15: Using Usb Cables (Windows 98/2000/Me)

    USB cable (provided). When you connect the PDR-M21 to your personal computer by USB cable, the connection can only be made with both the PDR-M21 and your personal computer turned ON. The PDR-M21 Mode Dial must be turned to the PC Connection Setting for the computer to recognize the camera USB connection.
  • Page 16 Using USB Cables (Windows 98/2000/ME) (continued) Set the mode dial to [ The “Add New Hardware Wizard” screen appears. Perform the following operation with Windows 98/2000/ME already booted up. When the Camio Viewer applet (the small camera icon on the Windows task bar) recognizes that the USB cable is connected, the “Camio Viewer Startup Options”...
  • Page 17 Using USB Cables (Windows 98/2000/ME) (continued) Click “Connection” in the Camera menu. Set Connect Via to “Serial/USB”, Port in Connection Settings to “USB” and click OK. - 14 -...
  • Page 18 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-M21 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 in the camera.
  • Page 19 “View images in the Camera” check box is checked, and click OK. The images stored on the PDR-M21 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 20: Using The Floppy Disk Adapter (Windows 98/2000/Me)

    Using the Floppy Disk Adapter (Windows 98/2000/ME) You can use a sold separately floppy disk adapter (FlashPath) to import images stored on SmartMedia™ to your personal computer from the floppy disk drive. The floppy disk adapter is a 3.5" adapter for SmartMedia™ that is to be inserted into the floppy disc drive on your personal computer.
  • Page 21 Using the Floppy Disk Adapter (Windows 98/2000/ME) (continued) Click “Connection” in the Camera menu. Set Connect Via to “FlashPath” and click OK. The camera icon on the tool bar changes to the FlashPath icon. JPEG images taken with another camera or stored under a different folder name can also be downloaded using this method.
  • Page 22 Using the Floppy Disk Adapter (Windows 98/2000/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. Starting Up Camio Viewer and Importing Images In Windows, you can also start up Camio Viewer to import images.

  • Page 23: Using The Pc Card Adapter

    Using the PC Card Adapter (Windows 95/98/2000/ME) You can use a sold separately PC Card Adapter to quickly import images stored on SmartMedia™ into your personal computer from the PC Card. The PC Card Adapter is an adapter for the SmartMedia™ that is to be inserted into the PC Card slot on your personal computer.
  • Page 24 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. Starting Up Camio Viewer and Importing Images Insert the SmartMedia™...

  • Page 25: Changing The Camio Viewer Settings

    All images in the PDR-M21 are displayed after they are automatically downloaded to the album. Copy all images and delete them from FlashPath All images in the PDR-M21 are displayed after they are automatically downloaded to the album, and all images recorded to the SmartMedia™ in the FlashPath are deleted.
  • Page 26 Copy all images and delete them from the PC Card Adapter All images in the PDR-M21 are displayed after they are automatically downloaded to the album, and all images recorded to the SmartMedia™ in the PC Card Adapter are deleted.

  • Page 27: 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 28 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” images using the sliders in split windows.

  • Page 29: Pasting Images To Other Applications (Windows)

    Pasting Images to Other Applications (Windows) If you have another application that is OLE-compatible, you can easily paste images in the Image Expert and Camio Viewer album’s into that application by dragging-and-dropping them. If you double-click the 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 image.
  • Page 30 For customers outside of the United States and Canada, please contact the nearest Toshiba company for assistance. Country/Region Company name United Kingdom Toshiba (UK) Ltd. Germany Toshiba Europe Gmbh Italy Toshiba Consumer Products (Italia) France Toshiba Systèmes France Switzerland Toshiba Europe Gmbh Swiss Branch...
  • Page 31 NOTICE This CD-ROM contains the following important items: • USB Drivers for the PDR-M21 Digital Camera. • The complete Operation Manual for the PDR-M21 in PDF file format. The complete operation manual is provided as an Adobe Acrobat Reader PDF file. Please install the free Adobe Acrobat Reader to access the operation manual, unless it is already installed in your system.
  • Page 32 Toshiba America Information Systems, Inc. Imaging Systems Division 9740 Irvine Boulevard, Irvine, California 92618-1697 For customers in the U.S.A. For technical support, please contact: (800)829-8318 5:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. PST, Monday to Friday except holidays, or e-mail us at: dsc.support@tais.toshiba.com * Address and telephone number are subject to change without notice.

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