This guide assumes that all the relevant software programs and drivers have been correctly installed on your computer. If they have not been installed yet, read the guides that accompanied your camera and install them before proceeding further.
Starting ZoomBrowser EX (2/4)
Your camera model name or Canon Camera will appear here.
Starting by Connecting the Camera to the Computer
You can start ZoomBrowser EX with this method by attaching the camera to the computer and preparing it to transfer data. Set the following Auto Start Settings the first time (only) that you connect the camera to a computer. If you have already set them, proceed to the steps on the next page. IMPORTANT
This method can only be used when the camera is connected to the computer with the interface cable.
Settings for the First Connection to a Computer
Use the interface cable to connect the camera to the computer.
Please see the manual supplied with your camera for connection instructions. With some models, the camera may need to be set to the playback mode to communicate with a computer. Consult the manual for these models to set the camera to the correct mode for communication. A dialog similar to the following one (Events dialog) will appear. If it does not, read the Troubleshooting section in the Appendices.
Select [Canon CameraWindow] and click [OK]. Click [Set].
Once you click the Set button, this dialog will no longer appear when the camera is connected.
The dialog for Step 1 shown on the next page will now appear.
Starting ZoomBrowser EX (3/4)
Procedures for Subsequent Connections to a Computer

IMPORTANT

With some versions of Windows, you may not be able to use this method of starting ZoomBrowser EX the very first time the camera is connected to the computer after it is booted up. (The dialog shown to the right will not display even if you connect the camera to the computer correctly.) In this case, start the program with the Starting by Clicking an Icon or Menu method.

Please see the manual supplied with your camera for connection instructions. With some models, the camera may need to be set to the playback mode to communicate with a computer. Consult the manual for these models to set the camera to the correct mode for communication. A dialog like the ones below will display.

REFERENCE

If the Scanners and Cameras Wizard displays, close it and use the Starting by Clicking an Icon or Menu method to start ZoomBrowser EX. A device selection dialog will display if you have both a camera and a memory card reader connected at the same time. Confirm that your camera model name or [Canon Camera] appears in the list box and click [OK].

The images will begin to download. The downloaded images will be saved into folders according to the shooting date. The images will display in the main window when the download is complete.

Printing Images (1/6)

You will use the PhotoRecord printing utility to print. REFERENCE
Images recorded in the Adobe RGB color space will appear unsaturated when printed using PhotoRecord. (Color space settings are only available on select camera models.) Please see the PhotoRecord Help menu for more details on using this program.

Select the images you wish to print and click [Next].
The background of the selected images will turn orange.

Click [Print].

More than one image can be selected by clicking on successive images. To deselect an image, click it a second time.
Click [Layout Print] in the next menu.

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To operate PhotoRecord, follow the procedures displayed at the windows left.
Place a check mark in the boxes of the data you wish to include with the print (multiple selections are possible) and click [Finish].
See Viewing Image Properties in Chapter 4 to learn how to append comments to images.

This will start PhotoRecord and display the print image in the album window. REFERENCE
If the PhotoRecord Guide displays at startup, read it as necessary.

The Steps in Order

Album Window

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Select among the following album types. AlbumBooklet Arranges pages with a margin for binding multiple printed pages together and white spaces at the left or top. AlbumSimple Album Creates margins of equal size at the top, bottom and sides. OtherContact Sheet Prints the images in a table format. OtherOne Photo Per Page Prints one image on each page. OtherFixed Size Photo Prints images at a set size. OtherMosaic Prints a specified number of images in a spread. After you have selected the album type, you can set the detailed parameters for each album type in the area below, such as the margin placement and width and the number of images in an arrangement.

Select an album type

Click [2 Select Printer & Album Type] and select a printer and an album type.

Select a printer

Detailed settings for each album type

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Click [Decorate Album] and change the image background, frame and other design elements as desired.

Select an item to change

Click [3 Select Paper] and choose the media type, paper size and paper orientation.
Media Type and Paper Size Settings

Select a design

The settings categories shown in this window may vary according to the printer in use.
The items that can be changed include the themes (a unified design for the background, photo frames and text frames, etc.) backgrounds, photo frames, text frames, and clip art. Select the target page, image or text first when choosing a background, photo frame or text frame.

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To add new text, click the target page and input the text.

Select the page

Click [Add Titles & Captions] and change or add titles and text as desired.
Click on text that is already displayed to change it.

Select the text.

Input the text
You can also adjust the font, font size, justification and color as desired.

Edit it here.

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10. Click [4 Print], confirm the number of copies and other print settings and click [Print].
Change the size and rotation angle of the image, text or clip art as desired.
The following operations can be performed in the album window.

Move Items

You can move images, text or clip art by dragging them.
Change Size or Rotation Angle
You can change the size or rotation angle of images, text or clip art by dragging the following points on them.
This starts the printing process. To close PhotoRecord, click the menu and select [Exit]. REFERENCE
Images captured by cameras that support the Exif 2.2 standard (nicknamed the Exif Print function) have the shooting settings data, such as the shooting conditions and shooting mode, embedded in them. You can obtain better prints by using this data to correct and print the images. PhotoRecord automatically performs image correction (default setting) on images shot by cameras that support the Exif 2.2 standard and on other image types, providing you with better print results.
(close box), or click the [File]
You can change the size by dragging one of these points. Sets it to the state at the right (rotation mode).
Sets it to the state at the left (sizing mode) You can change the rotation angle by dragging this point.

Changing the Display

You can hide the Task Area and Folder Area to make the Browsing Area larger.

Hiding the Task Area

Click the button in the upper right of the Task Area to hide it and make the Browsing Area larger. Click the button to redisplay the Task Area.
You can also hide the Folder Area by clicking the [View] menu, selecting [Folder Area] and removing the check mark beside it. Both the Task Area and Folder Area can be hidden at the same time.
You can also hide the Task Area by clicking the [View] menu, selecting [Task Area] and removing the check mark beside it.

Camera Window (1/2)

The Task Area contains the four task buttons: Download images, Print, View as slideshow and Connect to internet. Click one of these buttons to perform the related task.
The Camera Window is used to view images contained in the camera (memory card) and to select and download images to a computer. REFERENCE
Images recorded in the Adobe RGB color space will appear unsaturated when displayed in ZoomBrowser EX. (Color space settings are only available on select camera models.) Methods for displaying and using the Camera Window are explained in Chapter 5.

Download Image

Downloads the selected images to the computer.

Camera Window Components

Close button Click to switch back to the main window.
After the selected images have been downloaded to the computer, this button starts the printing process. A submenu like the one to the right appears when you click this button.

View as Slideshow

After the selected images have been downloaded to the computer, this button starts an automated slide show.

Connect to Internet

After the selected images have been downloaded to the computer, this button starts the process for creating e-mail attachments. A submenu like the one to the right appears when you click this button.
Task Area Contains buttons for frequently used tasks.
Function Buttons Buttons that perform various functions on the images in the Camera Window.

Camera Window (2/2)

Deselect Button
Deselects a selected image.

Moving or Copying Images (2/4)
Copying an image within the Browsing Area
To copy an image, before you drop the image you are dragging, press and hold the [Ctrl] key and release the mouse button, while still holding the key.
A Drag the image you want to copy.
B While holding down the [Ctrl] key, drop it at the desired location.
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Copying by Dragging a File Icon from a Windows Window
You can also copy an image by dragging its file icon from an open Windows window and dropping it onto the ZoomBrowser EX window.
Moving or Copying an Image from the Browsing Area to the Folder Area
You can move or copy images between different folders by dragging them from the Browsing Area to the Folder Area and dropping them in the target folder.
A Drag the image you wish to move.
A Drag the image you wish to move. B Drop it in the target folder. B Drop it in the target folder.
To copy an image from the image folder you are in at the moment to a different image folder, proceed the same way. Hold down the [Ctrl] key before dropping the image and release the mouse button while holding the key over the target library.
On the other hand, when you drag an image from the Browsing Area of ZoomBrowser EX to Windows Explorer, the image is automatically copied.
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Copying from the menu

Select one or more images, click the [Edit] menu and select [Copy]. Next, select the target folder in the Folder Area, click the [Edit] menu and select [Paste]. (This operation is not available with Windows 98.) REFERENCE
You can select all the folders or images displayed in the Browsing Area at once by clicking (Select All) at the top of the Browsing Area or by clicking the [Edit] menu and selecting [Select All].
Additional ways of moving or copying images
Moving or copying many images at once
You can select several images by clicking them in succession. You can also select a series of adjoining images in one step by holding down the [Shift] key while you click the first and last images. Once the images are selected, you can move or copy them all together with standard drag and drop procedures.
Moving or copying a complete folder
In addition to moving or copying individual images, you can move or copy an entire folder. In the Zoom display mode, select the folder by clicking inside it where there are no images. Then move the folder by dragging and dropping it, or copy the folder by first pressing down and holding the Ctrl key, and then dragging and dropping the folder. Display modes and folder selection procedures are explained in Selecting Folders - Browsing Area in Chapter 3.

Deleting Images (1/2)

Click [Yes] when a confirmation dialog like the one below appears.
This section explains how to delete images that you no longer need.

How to delete an image

Click the image you want to delete, and click (Delete).
If you accidentally delete a required image, double-click the [Recycle Bin] icon on the Windows desktop to open it. Select the image and, in the Recycle Bin Tasks section, click [Restore this item]. (With Windows 2000/Windows Me/Windows 98 in web page view mode, select the image and then click [Restore this item back to its original location] at the left side of the window.) When you switch back to ZoomBrowser EX and click the [View] menu and select [Refresh Current Folder], the image will reappear in its original location.

A Click an image.

B Click [Delete].

Deleting Images (2/2)

Other ways of deleting images

Deleting multiple images

You can select several images by clicking them in succession or by holding down the [Shift] key while you click the first and last images in a series. When you have selected all the images that you want to delete, clicking deletes all of the selected images at once.
Deleting images from the File menu
Click an image. Then, click [Delete] on the [File] menu to delete the image.
Deleting an Entire Folder of Images
This procedure is explained later in this chapter in the Deleting Folders topic. REFERENCE
To completely delete images from the computer after completing the procedures above, double-click the [Recycle Bin] on the Windows desktop to open it and, in the Recycle Bin Task section, click [Empty the Recycle Bin]. (With Windows 2000/Windows Me/Windows 98 in web page view mode, click [Empty Recycle Bin] at the left side of the window.)

Rotating Images

90-degrees left is a counterclockwise rotation and 90-degrees right is a clockwise rotation. There are two methods for rotating images. With the default setting, the original image is rotated. To set the rotation settings, refer to Rotate Tab of the Customizing Preferences (3/3) section.

This section explains the procedures for changing the image order.
To change the image order in the Browsing Area, click the [View] menu, select [Arrange] and then one of the sorting options.

By Type

Sorts images in alphabetical order by the file type.

By Date

Sorts images in order from the oldest modification date to the newest.
Click [Arrange] and select a menu item.

Searching Images (1/3)

Set the search parameters.
This section explains how to perform searches on images.

Searching Images

You can search for images marked as Favorites or search by such parameters as the modification date, shooting date or keywords. The procedures for marking images as Favorites or adding keywords to them are explained in the following pages.
Sets whether images are searched according to all the parameters or just one Clicking here allows you to hide the search parameters
Select a folder to search in the Browsing Area.
Click [Select All] to search all of the images and folders displayed in the Browsing Area.
Click [View & Modify], followed by [Search] in the next menu.
Set the search parameters here. First, place a check mark in the parameter you wish to use. Next, if you selected the modification or shooting date, set the date range. If you selected the keyword option, select the keywords.
Click [Next] after you have set the parameters.
A set of images corresponding to the search parameters will display.

Searching Images (2/3)

Adding Keys for Image Searches
Adding the Favorites Symbol to Images
It is easier to find your favorite images if you mark them with a Favorites symbol. The Favorites symbol is shown below.
Images satisfying the search parameters Favorites Symbol
If the search results are satisfactory, click [Finish].
If you wish to modify the search parameters, click [Previous] and repeat steps 34.
This concludes the search process. Images satisfying the search parameters will display in the folder named Search Results in the main window. You can select and print these images, or copy them to other folders. These images will remain registered in the Search Results folder until you close ZoomBrowser EX or perform another search.
There are several methods to mark your favorite images. Use any one of the following procedures after you have selected one of your favorite images in the Browsing Area. Click the [Tool] menu and select [View/Modify keywords]. Click to place a check mark in the [Favorite Photo] option in the next window. Click (Properties) and click to place a check mark in the [Favorite Photo] option in the next window. Click (View Mode) and select [Preview Mode], then select an image and place a check mark in the [Favorite Photo] option. Click the symbol at the bottom right of the window that displays while a slide show is playing.

Folder containing the images satisfying the search parameters

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Managing Keywords
The following window displays when you click the [Tool] menu and select [Manage keywords].
Adding Keywords to Images
Add keywords to images for use in searches.
Select the image in the Browsing Area. Click (Properties) and [View/Modify keywords] in the next window.
Instead, you can also click the [Tool] menu and select [View/ Modify keywords]. A window for setting keywords will display.
Click to place a check mark beside a keyword.
You can use the following functions in this window.
Place a check mark beside a keyword

Add Keywords

Type a new keyword in the box beneath the list and click [+].

Delete Keywords

Click to place a check mark beside the keyword to delete and click [Delete].
To add a new keyword, type it in the box at the left and click [+].

Click [OK].

This concludes the keyword settings process.

Restore Keyword List

This function restores the keyword list based on the images assigned keywords. This can be used when you deleted a keyword that was used in the past but want it back.

Refreshing Folders

Click the [View] menu and select [Refresh Current Folder]. This will update ZoomBrowser EXs information about all the folders.
This section explains how to refresh or update a folder.
What Does It Mean to Refresh a Folder
Adding, moving, copying or editing an image or a folder within ZoomBrowser EX ensures that it is updated and appears correctly in the Browsing Area. However, the information ZoomBrowser EX possesses and the actual file contents can be different when an image file is moved or copied using Windows functions or edited with a separate program. In this case, the current state of the folders has to be checked and updated. This is what is meant by refreshing a folder.
Click [Refresh Current Folder].

Deleting Folders

You can select several images by clicking them in succession or by holding down the [Shift] key while you click the first and last images in a series. Then you can click (Properties) to view the properties of each image in succession. Use the [Previous] and [Next] buttons to switch between the information for each image. You can also view image properties by selecting the image, clicking the [View] menu and selecting [Properties].
This procedure is for viewing various information about the selected image. REFERENCE
When an image taken by the camera is modified and saved by another program, information about the camera settings might be lost.

Viewing Image Properties

Select the image in the Browsing Area and click to open the Properties window. (Properties)
Click this button. Shooting Information (The information in this area will vary according to your camera model.)
Viewing Image Properties (2/2)
You can view the properties of an image by clicking the (View Mode) menu, selecting [Preview Mode] in the next menu and selecting the image. You can check the file name, comments, histogram and detailed shooting mode settings in the image properties window. You can also change the file name and add comments to the image.
File Name Comments You can set settings for use in searches Histogram (graph showing the distribution of brightness data)
Shooting Information (The information in this area will vary according to your camera model.)
Opening the Camera Window (1/2)
ZoomBrowser EX may not start with the previous method the first time a connection is established after the computer is booted up when some versions of Windows are running. See the Starting ZoomBrowser EX section of Chapter 1 for details.
This chapter explains how to use ZoomBrowser EXs Camera Window. It starts with the procedures for opening the window.
Connecting the Camera and Opening the Camera Window
A dialog similar to the following one will appear when you connect the camera to a computer using an interface cable and prepare the camera to communicate. If you select [List Images], the Camera Window will display.

Click here.

Camera Window
Opening the Camera Window (2/2)
A window like that below will open. Click [List Images] to open the Camera Window.
Using the Task Buttons to Open the Camera Window
Ensure that the camera and computer are connected with an interface cable and are ready to communicate before you perform this procedure. If you are using a memory card reader, ensure that the memory card is loaded into the reader before performing the procedure.

Click [Camera & Memory Card] in the main window and [Browse & Download Images] in the next menu.

Downloading Images (1/3)

Specifying the Image File Destination
Specify the location to which your image files are downloaded on the computer.
This section explains the procedures for downloading images from a camera (memory card) to a computer disk.

Downloading Images

Select the image(s) and click [Download image].

Select the image(s).

Specify the folder to which images are saved. Select this option to stick the downloaded images in a new folder created within the one specified above. Then select a naming option for the new folder to the right.
If you selected the [Set as new] option, type in a folder name here. If this option is left unselected, the image file names are the same as those in the camera (file names assigned by the camera at the time of shooting, such as IMG_XXXX.JPG, where the Xs represent numbers). If you select this option and type in a root file name, the name becomes something like ROOT+XXXX.JPG.

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The My Pictures folder is set as the default destination.
Click [OK] to start downloading. When the download is complete, the Camera Window will close and the main window will open.
Downloading Multiple Images
You can select several images by clicking them in succession. Once the images are selected, you can download them all together in a single step.
The Camera Window after Downloading
Images that have been downloaded are marked with a downloaded symbol like that below.
This symbol indicates that the image has been downloaded.
Selecting Images for Downloading
Click (Select) to open the selection menu, which contains the following options.
Select All Selects all the images in the camera (memory card). Select New Selects only the images that have not yet been downloaded to the computer. Select Print mark Selects only the images that have be marked with print settings by the camera.

Downloading Images (3/3)

If an image is taken in the RAW mode (some camera models do not come with this feature), it appears in the Camera Window as follows:

A remote shooting window like that below will open. Clicking the [Release] button in this window records the image.
See the Help menu (it can be opened from the [Help] menu in the remote shooting window) for detailed operating procedures for remote shooting. Images captured while remote shooting are saved into the folder that was selected when [Remote Shooting] was clicked.
The image captured by the camera displays here This button turns the display on or off
Operating the Camera Shutter from the Computer (2/4)
Features of the RemoteCapture Task Window
Selects the images recording size and compression Sets the rotation setting of the image being recorded. This setting cannot be adjusted if your cameras Auto Rotate function is set to On. Switches between showing and hiding the viewfinder and the detailed settings sections. You can add a comment to an image by clicking to place a check mark here and inputting text in the box below. Releases the camera shutter (you can also release it by pressing the cameras shutter button or the space bar on the keyboard) Viewfinder

Sets the cameras zoom

Turns the viewfinder display on or off Refreshes the exposure, focus and white balance settings (these settings remain fixed until this button is clicked) Sets the shooting settings. It is divided into the Field angle/ flash tab and the Shooting settings tab. (The settings categories vary according to your camera model)
Operating the Camera Shutter from the Computer (3/4)
Saving and Recalling Shooting Settings
You can save the current zoom settings and the settings in the Field angle/flash and Shooting settings tabs by clicking the [File] menu in the RemoteCapture Task window and selecting [Save Shooting Settings]. Later when you wish to recall those settings, click the [File] menu in the RemoteCapture Task window and select [Batch Shooting Settings].
Other Remote Shooting Features

Interval Timer Shooting

Interval timer shooting is the method of capturing images in which a set number of frames is recorded at set intervals of time. Click the [Shooting] menu in the RemoteCapture Task window and select [Interval Timer Shooting] to open a confirmation dialog. Click [OK] to open a window like the one shown here. Set the values and click [Start] to start shooting. The interval may be set to a range from 5 seconds to 60 minutes. REFERENCE

Select a slide show number.

Print Settings (1/2)

You can use ZoomBrowser EX to register print settings on a memory card, including the images to print and the number of copies. IMPORTANT
This feature does not work with unconverted RAW images. If you want to print RAW images, convert them first, copy them to the camera and perform this operation. Ensure that the camera and computer are connected with an interface cable and that the camera is ready to transfer data before you perform this procedure.

Select the print type.

DPOF is a standardized format for recording print settings, such as the image selection and number of copies. After DPOF print settings have been set, you can take a CF card or PC card to a camera store or developing laboratory and have the images printed according to the settings. You can also set the print settings by clicking (Set) in the Camera Window and selecting [Slide/DPOF] in the next menu.

Standard Print

Prints the specified number of copies of the images that you selected.
How to make DPOF print settings
Click the [Camera] menu in the main window and select [Edit Slide/DPOF]. Click the [Print Order (DPOF)] button at the top left of the next window and select the print type.
You can also click [Edit] and then click [Include in index print] to include the image date and file number in the prints.

Index Print

Prints only thumbnails of the images that you selected.

Both (Standard/Index)

Prints the specified number of copies and thumbnails of the images that you selected. In addition, it produces an index print of small versions of all the images. REFERENCE

Print Settings (2/2)

Index printing
To include images in an index print, select the check box under the image.

Standard printing

The number under each image indicates the number of copies to print. Use the arrows next to the boxes to select the number of copies you want.
The standard print icon displays when a number of copies is specified.
Specify number of copies to print.
The index print icon displays when a check mark is added to the image.
Select the check box to include the image in the index print.
When you are done with your selections, click [Save to Camera] to save the information. REFERENCE
The procedure explained above also applies when the print type is Both (Standard/Index).
When you are done with your selections, click [Save to Camera] to save the information.

Troubleshooting (1/4)

In either case, confirm the status of each of the following items in order. IMPORTANT

With some versions of Windows, this dialog may not appear the very first time the camera is connected to the computer after it is booted up. (It will display subsequently.) In that case, use either of the following procedures. Start ZoomBrowser EX Double-click the [ZoomBrowser EX] icon on the desktop. Connect the Camera Click the [Start] menu and select [Programs] or [All Programs], followed by [Canon Utilities], [CameraWindow] and [CameraWindow].
This section explains how to troubleshoot problems.
The event dialog box does not appear
The dialog below fails to appear even though the camera is correctly connected to the computer via the interface cable and ready to transfer data

Check your Computer

Ensure that your computer meets the following requirements. ZoomBrowser EX will not operate on computers failing to meet these requirements. Built-in USB ports on a computer pre-installed with Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows Me, or Windows 98 (First or Second Edition). Or, a message, such as No camera was found, appears when you attempt to download images from the camera
Check the Connection between the Camera and Computer
Confirm that the camera is correctly attached to the computer with an interface cable. For information on the connection, refer to the documentation that comes with the camera.

Troubleshooting (2/4)

If You Were Using ZoomBrowser EX Version 2 or 3
Images Were Assigned Titles or Comments
Use the following procedures to display titles and comments previously input in ZoomBrowser EX Ver. 2/3.

Check the Camera Status

Confirm that the camera is on and in the correct mode to transfer data. Because the procedures for preparing the camera for communication differ among camera models, refer to the documentation that accompanied your camera for more information.

Check the battery

You are recommended to use a household power source (AC adapter) for the camera when connecting it to the computer. If the camera is running on batteries, ensure they are fully charged. If the problem does not rest in the four areas above, the driver may not be properly installed. Uninstall the driver and then reinstall it. For instructions for this task, refer to the Software Starter Guide. REFERENCE