Downloading Images Without Installing The Software - Canon Power Shot A 720 IS User Manual

Downloading Images without Installing the
Software
If you are running Windows Vista, Windows XP or Mac OS X (v1 0.3/v1 0.4), download images
by simply connecting the camera to a computer, without installing the software bundled on the
Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk.
However, please note that there are several limitations .
• • This function cannot be used onthe WindowslOOO plat.form. You must install
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bundled software for downloading with this platform.
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If you use the bundled software, the following limitations do not apply.
-It
may take a few minutes, after connecting to the camera, until you can download images.
- The camera information (firmware version, etc.) may not display correctly. In this case, use the
software -from the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk.
- Sound files attached to still images as sound memos and sound files recorded with the Sound
Recorder function may not download depending on file size and software used.
- RAW imalJes or
JPEG
images recorded at the same time as RAW images may not be
downloadable with some software programs or operating systems.
- Movies may not download correctly if the file size or software program is incompatible.
-Images shot in the vertical orientation may be downloaded in the horizontal position.
- The protection setting for images protected in the camera may be lost when transferred to
the computer.
-In addition, there may be problems with downloading images or image information correctly
dependinl~
upon the version of the operating system in use, the file size or the software in
use.
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