Canon PowerShot SD600 User Manual page 341

English
Yourdigital camera isequipped with the Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) standard. If you are running WindowsXP or Mac OS X (v10.2/v10.3/v10.4},this
protocol enables you to 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 to downloading images with this method. If you encounter any problems during image
download, use the software applications bundled on the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk to download images.
Windows XI> and Mac
as
X
eltmay take a few minutes, after connecting the camera, until you can
download images.
• Sound files (WAV)*1 associated with still images may not display.
*1 :Two data types will appear in the camera (for example: [IMG_0001.JPG] and
[SND-"0001.WAV~.
• Only movies (AVI)
2
can be downloaded. Thumbnails cannot be
downloaded.
*2 : Two data types are created in the camera (for example: (MVL0001.AVI] and
[MVL0001.THM]). Also, [MVL0001.THM] files cannot be downloaded but movies
can still be replayed in the computer.
WindowsXP
• You may not be able to download the camera images if there are more
than approximately 1000 images in the camera.
• Protected images on the camera may lose this setting once they are
downloaded onto the computer.
e Sound files (WAV) cannot be downloaded with the Scanners and
Cameras Wizard.
• If a
protected individual sound file (WAV) recorded with the Sound
Recorder function exists, individual sound files will not be deleted from
the protected WAV file onward even when
II
Delete all pictures on
camera
II
is selected from Camera Tasks.
RAW image download differs according to your Windows XP system as
shown below.
~
If Service Pack 1 or Service Pack 2 is installed
Use Windows Explorer to download RAW images since the Scanners
and Cameras Wizard cannot download them. Please note, however,
that RAW images with sound memo attachments cannot be
downloaded. Also, other images of different types may not be
downloadable if the camera contains RAW images with sound memo
attachments.
~
If a Service Pack is not installed
RAW images*3 cannot be downloaded. Also, other images of·
different types may not be downloadable if the camera contains
RAW images.
*3: With Windows Explorer, RAW images display as 8MP images but they cannot be
opened or downloaded. Please note, however, that RAW images with sound memo
attachments will not display.
• Movies exceeding 210 MB cannot be downloaded.
Mac
as x
(Mac OS X v10.2/v10.3/v10.4)
• You may not be able to download the camera images if there are more
than approximately 1000 images in the camera. Use a memory card
reader to download in that case.
• Images shot with the shutter speed set to the range of 0.3 to 15 seconds
will not display correctly in Image Capture. (They will display correctly in
v10.4.)
e Images shot in Adobe RGB color space cannot be downloaded with this
operating system. (They can be downloaded if you upgrade to Mac OS X
10.3.4. or higher.)
• When downloading images with Image Capture, images taken with the
camera held vertically might not be rotated correctly.
• Sound files (WAV) recorded with the Sound Recorder function cannot
be downloaded using iPhoto, therefore please use Image Capture.
(Mac OS X v10.2)
• Movies exceeding 15 MB cannot be downloaded. (They can be
downloaded if you upgrade your operating system to Mac OS X 10.2.8)
• When displaying the detailed shooting information of camera images
with Image Capture, the flash setting displays a's [On] even if the flash
was not used.
• RAW imapes cannot be downloaded.
• The Exif* version may change to 2.1 and image information may be
modified when downloading images with Image Capture (if you
upgrade your QuickTime version to 6.4/6.5, information will display
correctly). To download images without any information changes, use
the following procedures:
1. Connect the camera to the computer and prepare it to transfer data.
2. Start Image Capture.
3. In the screen that appears, click [Options].
4. Remove the checkmark from [Embed Colorsync profile] in the [Download Options]
tab and click [OK].
*4: Images shot with cameras complying with Exif Print incorporate shooting settings
information, such as the shooting conditions and scene mode, along with the image
data.
(Mac OS X v10.3/v10.4)
• Do not use iPhoto to download RAW images. Use Image Capture
instead.
• RAW images that could not be downloaded will also be deleted from
the camera when you are downloading images with iPhoto*5 if you
place a check mark beside [Erase camera contents after transfer] and
select [Delete Originals].
*5: iPhoto Version 2.0.1/4.0.3 will not delete RAW images from the camera that have
not yet been downloaded.
Canon has confirmed the above information with Mac
as x
versions 10.2.8/
10.3.9/10.4.2.