Canon PowerShot SX1 IS Software Manual
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- Page 1 Basic Functions Things to Mastering More Advanced Contents Appendices & Features Remember the Basics Techniques Click a tab to jump to that chapter. Software User Guide for Windows • ZoomBrowser EX • PhotoStitch How to Use This Manual New Features in This Version...
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Page 2: About This Manual
& Features Remember the Basics Techniques About this Manual Notation Conventions The contents of this manual are classified according to the following symbols. IMPORTANT • The “Important” sections contain operating precautions or important topics. Ensure that you read them. HINT • The “Hint” sections contain procedural suggestions and tips for your convenience. Read them as necessary. Operating Environment • This manual uses Windows XP screen shots and procedures in the explanations. The screen shots and procedures may appear slightly different if you are using another version of Windows. • The displayed screens and procedures may also differ slightly from the examples depending upon the camera or printer model in use. • The explanations in this guide are based on the premise that a Canon compact camera will be used with the software. Word Searches This document is provided as an Adobe Reader document. Use Adobe Reader’s Search functions to find specific words or phrases that you recall but cannot find. To access this function, in Adobe Reader click the [Edit] menu and select the [Search] option. If you are using Adobe Reader 8 or later, you can also perform searches with the [Find] function right on the toolbar. Input search text here... - Page 3 Basic Functions Things to Mastering More Advanced Contents Appendices & Features Remember the Basics Techniques This page and the next present the basic functions of ZoomBrowser EX as well as some of its special features. To Download Downloading Download images (p. 10) with a single click. To Print Print with the layouts you want. Printing (p. 13) To View Displaying Shooting Magnifying Information the Display (p. 21) (p.
- Page 4 Basic Functions Things to Mastering More Advanced Contents Appendices & Features Remember the Basics Techniques To Edit Adjusting Red-Eye Color and Correction Brightness (p. 22) (p. 23) Inserting Trimming TEXT Text (p. 24) (p. 24) Converting Merging Images RAW Images into Panoramas (p.
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Page 5: Table Of Contents
Basic Functions Things to Mastering More Advanced Contents Appendices & Features Remember the Basics Techniques Table of Contents About this Manual ......................2 Basic Functions & Features ................3 Things to Remember ..................7 The Two ZoomBrowser EX Windows ................7 Download Window/Organizing Window ............... - Page 6 Basic Functions Things to Mastering More Advanced Contents Appendices & Features Remember the Basics Techniques Exporting ........................29 Changing Image (Stills) Sizes and Types ..............29 Exporting Shooting Information ................29 Creating Computer Screen Saver Images ............. 30 Creating Computer Wallpaper Images ..............30 Saving to CDs ......................31 Email ..........................32 Attaching Images to Email ..................32 Slide Shows ........................33 Viewing Images in Slide Shows .
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Page 7: The Two Zoombrowser Ex Windows
Basic Functions Things to Mastering More Advanced Contents Appendices & Features Remember the Basics Techniques The Two ZoomBrowser EX Windows Download Window/Organizing Window The following two windows are the main ones used for ZoomBrowser EX procedures. Download window, which opens when a camera is connected. CameraWindow View of camera images You can download all or a selection of images from the connected camera. CameraWindow closes and the screen changes after the images are downloaded from the camera. Organizing window for downloaded images. Main Window Double-click this icon on the desktop. -
Page 8: Main Window
Basic Functions Things to Mastering More Advanced Contents Appendices & Features Remember the Basics Techniques Main Window How to Display the Main Window The Main Window will display after camera images are downloaded and CameraWindow closes. You can also display it by double-clicking the ZoomBrowser EX icon on the desktop. Names of the Main Window Parts Display Control Panel Function Buttons Menu Bar Task Buttons Selects tasks to perform. -
Page 9: How To Perform Tasks
Basic Functions Things to Mastering More Advanced Contents Appendices & Features Remember the Basics Techniques How to Perform Tasks Selecting Tasks and Task Window Procedures Many ZoomBrowser EX functions can be accessed by selecting a task in the Main Window and following the instructions in the guidance section of the new window. Select a task. The major steps for the task appear here. Follow the steps in order. You can return to a previous step. An overview for the selected task appears here. Cancels the procedure and returns to the previous window. Follow the instructions to perform the task. -
Page 10: Downloading Images
Turn on the camera power, set it to playback mode and prepare it to communicate with the computer. When a window similar to the one at the right appears, select [Canon CameraWindow] and click [OK]. With Windows Vista, click [Downloads Images From Canon Camera using Canon CameraWindow] in the AutoPlay window. - Page 11 Basic Functions Things to Mastering More Advanced Contents Appendices & Features Remember the Basics Techniques CameraWindow Click [Transfer Untransferred Images]. Only images that have not yet been downloaded will start to download. When you click [OK] in the dialog that indicates the transfer is complete, the downloaded images will display in the Main Window. You can select the newly downloaded images by their shooting dates or My Category (select models only) classification. (These are virtual folders.) : Folders containing newly acquired images • Images from memory cards with large numbers of images (more than 1,000) may not download correctly. If this happens, please use a memory card reader to download. HINT Changing the Download Destination Folder The default settings save downloaded images into the [Pictures] or [My Pictures] folders. To change the destination folder, select [Operate Images on Camera] in Step 4 as described above, then click the button...
- Page 12 Appendices & Features Remember the Basics Techniques HINT Selecting Images to Download To download only a selection of images from the camera, select [Operate Images on Camera] in CameraWindow that first appears and then perform the following procedures. 1 Select images to download. 2 Start the download. Downloading Using Camera Commands You can use the camera’s (Print/Share) button to download the images to the computer (Direct Transfer). See the Camera User Guide for Direct Transfer settings and procedures. Downloading from a Memory Card Reader An action selection window will open when you insert a memory card into the memory card reader. If you select [View/Download Images Using Canon ZoomBrowser EX], ZoomBrowser EX will start and display the following window. Use this window to perform the downloading procedures. Downloads all images that have not yet been downloaded. Allows you to select and download images. Prints images. Configures the download folder and other settings.
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Page 13: Printing
Basic Functions Things to Mastering More Advanced Contents Appendices & Features Remember the Basics Techniques Printing Printing a Single Image on a Single Page Prints one image per page. Click the [Print & Email] task button in the Main Window. Click [Photo Print]. Confirm that [1. Select Images] is chosen and select images for printing. - Page 14 Basic Functions Things to Mastering More Advanced Contents Appendices & Features Remember the Basics Techniques Click [2. Printer and Layout Settings] and set the categories as desired. Sets the printer, paper Click here to crop and print a portion of an image. size and borderless printing settings. Click here to insert text onto an image and print. Sets the shooting date/time imprint settings. Click [3. Print]. Printing will start. HINT Printing Using Other Software If you have specialized printing software installed on the computer, you can also use it to print the images. Click the [Print & Email] task button in the Main Window, followed by [Print Using Other...
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Page 15: Index Print
Basic Functions Things to Mastering More Advanced Contents Appendices & Features Remember the Basics Techniques Index Print Prints an index of the images. Click the [Print & Email] task button in the Main Window. Click [Index Print]. Confirm that [1. Select Images] is chosen and select images for printing. -
Page 16: Mastering The Basics
Basic Functions Things to Mastering More Advanced Contents Appendices & Features Remember the Basics Techniques Click [2. Printer and Layout Settings] and set the categories as desired. Sets the printer and Rotates selected Click here to crop a paper size settings. images. portion of the selected image and print it. Select an image to rotate or trim. Sets the number of Configures the printing of the shooting information, rows or columns. comments, headers, footers or page numbers. Click [3. -
Page 17: How To Use Camerawindow
Basic Functions Things to Mastering More Advanced Contents Appendices & Features Remember the Basics Techniques How to Use CameraWindow First Window to Open This is the first screen to appear in CameraWindow. Downloads all images that have not yet been downloaded. Closes this window and opens a camera image browser window that lets you select and download images. -
Page 18: Screen Showing The Image Index List And Image View
Basic Functions Things to Mastering More Advanced Contents Appendices & Features Remember the Basics Techniques Screen Showing the Image Index List and Image View The Thumbnail Window on the left of the screen displays the images on the memory card in the camera as “thumbnails” or small versions of the images in an index list. When you select an image from the Thumbnail Window, the image displays in the View Window on the right. Switches between Uploads computer window display modes. images to the camera. Configures settings Aligns the windows. such as the thumbnail size and download folder. Thumbnail Window View Window Configures the name of the camera owner. -
Page 19: How To Use The Main Window
Basic Functions Things to Mastering More Advanced Contents Appendices & Features Remember the Basics Techniques How to Use the Main Window Main Window This is the main window for performing tasks in ZoomBrowser EX. Search Delete Performs searches on images. Deletes the selected images or folders. • Deleted images are sent to the Recycle Slide Show Bin on the desktop. Displays the selected • The association between a sound memo images in succession in the and an image cannot be recovered from window. a file restored from the Recycle Bin. Properties Rotate Displays information... -
Page 20: Browser Area Tasks
Basic Functions Things to Mastering More Advanced Contents Appendices & Features Remember the Basics Techniques Browser Area Tasks Display Mode Selects a display mode for the Browser Area. Zoom Mode: suited for Scroll Mode: allows Preview Mode: allows the surveying many images. thumbnails to be viewed at a image information to be read size suited for easy viewing. while viewing the image. Change the Folder Level Change the Display Size The level of folder displayed can be changed with the You can change the following procedures. -
Page 21: Viewer Window
Basic Functions Things to Mastering More Advanced Contents Appendices & Features Remember the Basics Techniques Viewer Window Double-clicking an image in the Main Window displays it in this window. Edit an image. Change the display magnification. Zooming in displays the Navigator window Display the shooting information. to show the relative position on the image. You can configure the information display by clicking the [Tools] menu and selecting [Preferences]. Display multiple images side by side. Shooting Display at full information screen size. Set the Star Rating. • The following window will appear when a movie is displayed. You can extract You can cut stills from movies. portions at either end of a movie clip. You can control movie playback and sound volume. -
Page 22: Editing Images
Basic Functions Things to Mastering More Advanced Contents Appendices & Features Remember the Basics Techniques Editing Images IMPORTANT • The original image will be overwritten after an image is edited unless the file name is changed before saving it. To preserve the original image intact, change the file name when saving the edited image. • This section introduces the procedures started by clicking the Edit task button. Images can also be edited in a similar way by clicking the [Edit] button in the Viewer Window. -
Page 23: Color/Brightness Adjustment
Basic Functions Things to Mastering More Advanced Contents Appendices & Features Remember the Basics Techniques Color/Brightness Adjustment You can adjust image color balance and brightness using a variety of methods. Brightness, Procedures Saturation, Select a task from the left Contrast side of the window (p. 9): RGB Adjustment [Edit] and [Edit Image]. Select an image. -
Page 24: Trimming–Cropping A Portion Of An Image
Basic Functions Things to Mastering More Advanced Contents Appendices & Features Remember the Basics Techniques Trimming–Cropping a Portion of an Image Use this to delete unnecessary portions of the image and leave only the necessary portions. Procedures Select a task from the left side of the window (p. 9): [Edit] and [Edit Image]. Select an image. -
Page 25: Using Other Editing Software
Basic Functions Things to Mastering More Advanced Contents Appendices & Features Remember the Basics Techniques Using Other Editing Software If you register another image editing program with ZoomBrowser EX in advance, you can use that software to edit an image selected in ZoomBrowser EX. Registering an Editing Program Procedures Register the program so it can be started from Select a task from the left within ZoomBrowser EX. side of the window (p. 9): [Edit] and [Edit Image]. -
Page 26: Attaching Sounds
Basic Functions Things to Mastering More Advanced Contents Appendices & Features Remember the Basics Techniques Attaching Sounds You can add sound effects or background music to images and play back the sounds. Adding Sound Procedures Select an image. [Edit] and [Add/Remove Sound]. Symbol displayed on image thumbnails to which sound • WAVE type sound files (extension files have been added. “.wav”) can be attached to images. • Attaching a sound file to an image results in the selected sound file being copied into the same folder as the image file. Playing an Image Sound File Procedures Select an image. -
Page 27: Creating Panoramic Images–Photostitch
Basic Functions Things to Mastering More Advanced Contents Appendices & Features Remember the Basics Techniques Creating Panoramic Images–PhotoStitch You can create wide panoramic images by moving the camera slightly when recording a series of images and merging them into one image. Procedures Select a task from the left side of the window (p. 9): [Edit] and [Stitch Photos]. • Movies and RAW images cannot be edited. Use the PhotoStitch program to create panoramic images. -
Page 28: More Advanced Techniques
Basic Functions Things to Mastering More Advanced Contents Appendices & Features Remember the Basics Techniques Converting RAW Images–Digital Photo Professional You can convert RAW images to JPEG and TIFF images. Image type suited for pasting Image type retaining Procedures into general programs, such as the detailed image Select a task from the left word processors and spreadsheet data from the initial applications, and for sending by email. -
Page 29: Exporting
Basic Functions Things to Mastering More Advanced Contents Appendices & Features Remember the Basics Techniques Exporting Changing Image (Stills) Sizes and Types You can change an image’s size and format when exporting it so that it can be published on the Internet or attached to an email message. Procedures Select a task from the left side of the window (p. 9): [Export] and [Export Still Images]. -
Page 30: Creating Computer Screen Saver Images
Basic Functions Things to Mastering More Advanced Contents Appendices & Features Remember the Basics Techniques Creating Computer Screen Saver Images You can export images to serve as computer screen savers. Procedures Select a task from the left side of the window (p. 9): [Export] and [Export as a Screen Saver]. Creating Computer Wallpaper Images You can export images to serve as computer wallpaper images. -
Page 31: Saving To Cds
Basic Functions Things to Mastering More Advanced Contents Appendices & Features Remember the Basics Techniques Saving to CDs You can save images along with their shooting information to CD-R/RW discs. Procedures Select a task from the left side of the window (p. 9): [Export] and [Backup to CD]. Back up important images or distribute your vacation photos on discs. -
Page 32: Email
Basic Functions Things to Mastering More Advanced Contents Appendices & Features Remember the Basics Techniques Email Attaching Images to Email You can send images as email file attachments. Procedures You can configure Select a task from the left the image size and side of the window (p. 9): quality settings. -
Page 33: Slide Shows
Basic Functions Things to Mastering More Advanced Contents Appendices & Features Remember the Basics Techniques Slide Shows Viewing Images in Slide Shows A multiple selection of images can be shown at full size on the screen in succession as a slide show. You can freely configure the Procedures transition effects, information displayed and display time settings. Select a task from the left side of the window (p. -
Page 34: Image Management
Basic Functions Things to Mastering More Advanced Contents Appendices & Features Remember the Basics Techniques Image Management Changing File Names in Batches You can change the file names of multiple images in one procedure. Procedures Select a task from the left side of the window (p. 9): [View & Classify] and Name + Number [Rename Multiple Files]. - Page 35 Basic Functions Things to Mastering More Advanced Contents Appendices & Features Remember the Basics Techniques...
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Page 36: Assigning Keywords
Basic Functions Things to Mastering More Advanced Contents Appendices & Features Remember the Basics Techniques Assigning Keywords You can set Keywords for use in image searches. Procedures Switch to [Preview Mode]. Insert [Keywords]. • Keywords can also be managed from the Select keywords [Tools] menu or Properties Window. • To add keywords, click the [Tools] menu and select [Manage Keywords]. HINT About Image Information This chart shows the information other than shooting information that can be added to images. Information Type My Category Star Ratings Comments Keywords... -
Page 37: Searching, Filtering And Sorting Images
Basic Functions Things to Mastering More Advanced Contents Appendices & Features Remember the Basics Techniques Searching, Filtering and Sorting Images Searching Images You can search images using parameters extracted from the information associated with them. Procedures Select a task from the left side of the window (p. 9): [View & Classify] and [Search]. -
Page 38: Filtering Images
Basic Functions Things to Mastering More Advanced Contents Appendices & Features Remember the Basics Techniques Filtering Images You can use filters to display only images meeting the selected parameters in the Browser Area. Procedures [Filter] Star Ratings My Category This section is used to specify the filter criteria. Sorting Images You can sort images in the Browser Area based on the specified parameters. Procedures Name Type Shooting Date [View] and [Sort by]. Star Rating Modification Ascending/ Date... -
Page 39: Comparing Images
Basic Functions Things to Mastering More Advanced Contents Appendices & Features Remember the Basics Techniques Comparing Images Comparing Multiple Images When a good photo opportunity arises, you can shoot the same subject using different shutter speeds and exposures. In ZoomBrowser EX, it is easy to compare images so that minute differences can be detected. Procedures Select several images to compare. Click View Image. Select in the Viewer Window. Click Synchronize. • Selecting [Synchronize] causes actions such as increasing/reducing the magnification level or scrolling around the image to apply to all of the selected... -
Page 40: Remote Shooting
[Cancel] (or in Windows Vista). If CameraWindow opens, click [Operate Images on Camera], followed by Click [Start], followed by: [All Programs] or [Programs], [Canon Utilities], [CameraWindow], [RemoteCapture DC3], [RemoteCapture DC]. IMPORTANT • Remote shooting is only available with certain camera models that list it as one of the features in the “Specifications” section of the Camera User Guide . • Ensure that you turn off your computer’s standby feature before you begin remote shooting. The results cannot be guaranteed if the computer enters the standby mode while remote shooting. - Page 41 Basic Functions Things to Mastering More Advanced Contents Appendices & Features Remember the Basics Techniques Remote Shooting Window Sets the rotation setting of the image being recorded. This setting cannot be adjusted Selects the image’s recording if the [Auto Rotate] function of size and compression. your camera is set to [On]. You can add a comment Releases the camera shutter (you to an image. can also release it by pressing the camera’s shutter button or the space bar on the keyboard). Viewfinder Sets the camera’s zoom. Turns the viewfinder display on or off. Resets the exposure, focus and white balance settings. Sets the shooting settings. HINT Interval Timer Shooting This method captures a set number of frames recorded at set intervals of time. Click the [Shooting] menu in the remote shooting window and select [Interval Timer Shooting]. (Short intervals may be insufficient for image transmission and saving, resulting in the failure to capture images at the specified interval.)
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Page 42: My Camera Settings
[Cancel] (or in Windows Vista). If CameraWindow opens, click [Operate Images on Camera], followed by Click [Start], followed by: [All Programs] or [Programs], [Canon Utilities], [CameraWindow], [MyCamera], [MyCamera]. Click [Connect to Camera]. IMPORTANT • My Camera Settings are only available with certain camera models that list them as features in the “Specifications” section of the Camera User Guide . • Do not interrupt the connection between the camera and computer when My Camera Settings are being transmitted between them. - Page 43 Basic Functions Things to Mastering More Advanced Contents Appendices & Features Remember the Basics Techniques You can register the start-up image, start-up sound, shutter sound, operation sound and self-timer sound collectively if you select [Setup as a theme]. My Camera Settings My Camera Settings in the computer. registered in the camera. After selecting a My Camera Settings file from the left-hand list, select a My Camera Settings file to replace in the right-hand list and click this button to register it in the camera. HINT Creating My Camera Settings You can create your own original My Camera Settings files using My Camera Maker, a supplied program. To start My Camera Maker, select the [Set individually] tab in the My Camera window and click [Create My Camera data]. * The volume control knob in My Camera Maker sets the volume level in the saved sound file itself. If you think the volume is too loud when replayed on the computer and set it low when you save the file, the sound may not be audible when it is registered to the camera. To adjust the playback volume on the computer, please use the volume controls for the computer or speakers. Use the following specifications to create My Camera Settings files if you are using an alternative program to My Camera Maker.
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Page 44: Uploading Images
Connect the camera to the computer. Turn on the camera power, and set it to playback mode. Select [Canon CameraWindow] (with Windows Vista, select [Downloads Images From Canon Camera using Canon CameraWindow]. Show favorite images to friends or connect Click [Operate Images on a TV to show them Camera]. -
Page 45: Preference Settings
Basic Functions Things to Mastering More Advanced Contents Appendices & Features Remember the Basics Techniques Preference Settings Customizing ZoomBrowser EX You can configure ZoomBrowser EX to operate according to your preferences. • Overall themes, such as Procedures window appearances • Processing methods for images shot with the camera on end [Tools] and [Preferences]. • Categories of shooting information displayed • Show/hide messages • Print settings... -
Page 46: Appendices
Contents Appendices & Features Remember the Basics Techniques Supported Image Types The following is a list of image types supported by ZoomBrowser EX. JPEG (.JPG) Most cameras use this image type. It compresses at very high ratios, taking advantage of the characteristics of the human eye. However, because it is an irreversible compression method (part of the data is lost during compression), if you process and save an image repeatedly using this method, the image may become rougher. RAW (.CRW/.CR2) This is a proprietary image type provided by Canon. It saves 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. Windows bitmap (.BMP) This image type comes standard with Windows. Most Windows programs support it. TIFF (.TIF) This is a relatively popular image type. It is widely supported by non-Windows programs (such as Macintosh). PhotoCD (.PCD) This is the image type used for Photo CDs. AVI (.AVI) Standard Windows movie image type. The movie thumbnail and a movie icon show in ZoomBrowser EX’s Browser Area. MOV (.MOV) Movie image type. The movie thumbnail and a movie icon show in ZoomBrowser EX’s... -
Page 47: New Features In This Version
Basic Functions Things to Mastering More Advanced Contents Appendices & Features Remember the Basics Techniques New Features in This Version The following features were added or changed in this version of ZoomBrowser EX. Changes from Ver. 6.1 to 6.2 [Cut Movie] Button Added [Cut Movie] button added to the Viewer Window for movies, allowing you to cut portions at either end of a movie clip. RAW Image Conversion Method Changed RAW image conversion is no longer performed within ZoomBrowser EX, instead Digital Photo Professional is now used. If you are already using a RAW image compatible camera, the [Digital Photo Professional Process RAW Images] task button will be added. Only RAW images recorded on cameras bundled with Digital Photo Professional can be converted with this task button. Process RAW images recorded... - Page 48 Basic Functions Things to Mastering More Advanced Contents Appendices & Features Remember the Basics Techniques Software User Guide Windows (ZoomBrowser EX, PhotoStitch) Disclaimer • While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this guide is accurate and complete, no liabilitycan 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. • No part of this guide may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form, by any means, without the prior written permission of Canon. • Canon makes no warranties for damages resulting from corrupted or lost data due to a mistaken operation or malfunction of the camera, the software, memory cards, personal computers, peripheral devices, or use of non-Canon memory cards. CDA-E017-010 © CANON INC. 2008...