Starting ImageBrowser by connecting a camera to your computer
You can start ImageBrowser by connecting a camera and enabling it for communication with your computer, using the following procedure. IMPORTANT This method applies only when you connect the camera to your computer through a USB port. When you connect the camera through a serial port or use a card reader, see the Using Non-USB Connections section in the Appendices. REFERENCE You can prevent ImageBrowser from starting automatically. For setting details, see Preventing ImageBrowser from Starting Automatically in the Appendices.
The model name of the camera that you are using appears here.
If the window above does not appear, see the Troubleshooting section in the Appendices.
Click [Set]. ImageBrowser starts.
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REFERENCE Depending on the selections you make during installation, the Canon ImageBrowser icon may not appear on the desktop. In this case, start ImageBrowser by double-clicking on the application using the following sequence. Locate and open the [Canon Utilities] folder, then open the [ImageBrowser] folder and double-click on the [ImageBrowser] icon.
Starting from the ImageBrowser icon
Use these methods when you want to start ImageBrowser without connecting a camera, or when you want to start ImageBrowser again after you exit it. Double-click the [Canon ImageBrowser] icon on the desktop. ImageBrowser starts.
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Creating a destination folder
Lets begin with how to create a new folder to use as the destination folder for images imported from the camera.
This section explains how to import images to your computer (how to copy images to your computer from a camera).

About the Camera Window

When you connect a camera to your computer and start ImageBrowser, the following window appears.
Click the Browser Window to bring it to the front. In the Explorer View Section, click the disk where you want to create new folders, as shown in the figure below. New folders are created in the disk that you select here.

Browser Window

Browser Area The model name of the camera that you are using and its images appear here. Images stored in the camera are displayed in the order in which they were taken.
REFERENCE The Camera Window does not appear when you start ImageBrowser from the desktop. However, when you connect the camera and make it ready for communication with your computer, the Camera Window appears.

Explorer View Section The disks that you can use to create destination folders on your computer are displayed in the Explorer View Section.
If you make the camera ready for communication with your computer and the Camera Window does not appear, click [Canon Camera] at the lower left of the Browser Window.
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Importing Images to Your Computer
Use the following procedure to import (copy) images to the newly created folder on your computer.
On the [File] menu, click [New Folder]. A new folder is created.
Click the Camera Window to bring it to the front. Click the image that you want to import. A blue frame appears around the image. REFERENCE You can select several images by holding down the [Shift] key and clicking the images that you want to copy. To download all images in the Camera Window, click [Select] in the toolbar below the images, choose [Select All], then click [Download].
Click [Untitled Folder]; after a moment, you can type the name of the folder. After you have typed the name of the new folder, press [return]. The name of the new folder is entered.

Click [Download].

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Try to import all the images that you want.
The selected images are copied into the [My Favorite Pix] folder. Thumbnails for the corresponding images appear in the Browser Area of the Browser Window.
Image imported from the camera
Next, lets try to print the images. REFERENCE For detailed information on how to use the Camera Window, see Chapter 5. If you want to use a CF card reader (CompactFlash card reader) or a computer card reader, see the Using Non-USB Connections in the Appendices.

Printing Images

Click [Print].
This section explains how to print the images that you imported into a folder.
Click the image that you want to print. A blue frame appears around the image. REFERENCE You can select several images by holding down the [Shift] key and clicking the images that you want to print.

Click [Print Layout].

The Print Settings dialog box appears. Select the print options that you want and start printing. REFERENCE The Print options window opens and the print layout is displayed automatically. For the moment, just print the images without making any changes. For details on print operations, see the Printing Images section in Chapter 6.

Supplementary Information
When a connection message appears
When no operation is performed for some time (usually about 5 minutes) with a camera still connected to your computer, a message appears to ask you whether you wish to stay connected or cut the connection.
We recommend that you memorize the following information before you begin using ImageBrowser.

If You Have a Problem

ImageBrowser comes with online Help. Use it when you want to learn to do an operation, or when you want to know about the features of the application. You can access Help by clicking [ImageBrowser Help] on the [Help] menu.

Displays Help

Exiting ImageBrowser
You can exit ImageBrowser by clicking [Quit] on the [File] menu. Alternatively, click the Close Box in the Browser Window.

Close Box

This feature is designed to help save the power of the camera batteries. If you want to stay connected, click [Yes]. To cut the connection, click [No]. If you do not respond to the message within approximately one minute, the connection is automatically cut. After disconnecting the camera, use the following method when you want to connect it again. Press the main switch or the shutter button of the camera to make the camera ready for communication with your computer. (Note that this operation may differ depending on the camera.) The Camera Window then appears. If the Camera Window does not appear, click [Canon Camera] in the Browser Window. However, if the Camera Window is already open, click [Connect Camera] in the window.
Chapter 2 What is ImageBrowser ?
What Can ImageBrowser Do?
By using other applications:
ImageBrowser gives you additional power when you use it together with the following applications. (You can start these applications from within ImageBrowser.)
This chapter explains the various basic skills required to master ImageBrowser. Lets begin with an overview of the main features of ImageBrowser.
By connecting a camera with your computer, you can:
View a list of images stored in the camera. View information (shooting date and camera settings, for example) about images stored in the camera. Use your computer to set up a slide show or DPOF (print settings) on the camera (available with some models only). Import images stored in the camera to your computer. Save images from your computer to the camera.

s Copying to a camera

You can copy images to a camera. When you open the Camera Window and drag an image from the Browser Area into the Camera Window, the image is copied to the camera. For details on this feature, see the Copying Images to a Camera section in Chapter 5. REFERENCE REFERENCE To copy an image, proceed as above, but press and hold the [option] key before releasing the mouse button to drop the image. By clicking (Select All) on the control panel, you can select all the folders or images displayed in the Browser Area at once. By clicking [Deselect All] on the [Edit] menu, you can cancel selection of all images that have been selected in the Browser Area.

Deleting Images

REFERENCE You can recover images that you accidentally delete. Doubleclick the [Trash] icon to open it, and use the drag and drop function to return the file to its original folder.
This section describes how to delete images that you no longer need. REFERENCE Deleting images in ImageBrowser results in the actual file being moved to the [Trash] folder of your computer. To delete the image completely after performing this operation, click [Empty Trash] on the Finders [Special] menu.
More ways of deleting images
s Deleting multiple images
You can select several images at once by holding down the [Shift] key and clicking the images that you want to delete. When you have selected all the images that you want to delete, clicking (Send to Trash) deletes all the selected images at once.

How to delete an image

Click the image that you want to delete and click Trash). (Send to
s Deleting images from the File menu
Click an image. Then, click [Send to Trash] on the [File] menu to delete the image.
1. Click the image that you want to delete.

2. Click here.

Rotating Images
REFERENCE [90 degrees right] is a clockwise rotation and [90 degrees left] is a counterclockwise rotation.
This section describes how to rotate images to the desired orientation. This is useful for images taken by holding the camera sideways. IMPORTANT Rotating an image in ImageBrowser changes (rotates) the image in file on your computer. Some image degradation may result when rotating a JPEG file with ImageBrowser. This is because the JPEG file is decompressed prior to rotation, then is recompressed to restore it to JPEG format after rotation has been completed.

This section describes how to edit open images.

Editing functions

Using ImageBrowser, you can perform the following editing operations.

s Crop

You can extract part of an image, leaving out parts that you dont need.

s Adjust colors

You can change the appearance of an image by adjusting its hue, saturation, and lightness.

s Save

After you have modified an image, you can save it under a different name with this function.

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REFERENCE When an area is selected for cropping, the following information is displayed at the bottom of the window.

Cropping

Use this function to extract only part of an image, leaving out the parts that you do not want. Place the mouse pointer within the image you want to crop. Drag the mouse to form a rectangular frame. Then, click (Crop) to extract the area within the frame.
1. Drag to frame the area that you want to crop.
This is the size of the area that you selected (horizontal vertical, in pixels)
These are the coordinates of the mouse pointer in the cropped area

2. Click this button.

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Adjusting colors

You can change the appearance of an image by adjusting its colors. Click (Adjust Color) to display the Adjust Color dialog box. In the dialog box, you can adjust the hue, saturation and lightness, and click [OK].

Click here.

Decrease Hue

Increase Hue

Decrease Saturation

Increase Saturation

Decrease Lightness

Increase Lightness

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REFERENCE After you have modified an image, if you try to close the image window without saving your changes, a message appears to prompt you to save the edited image.

Saving images

After you have modified an image, you can save it under a different name so that the original image remains intact. In this case, click (Save). In the save dialog box, type a new name and specify the file format you wish to use. Then, click [Save]. After you have modified an image file, you can save it under the same file name (overwriting the original image). To do this, type the original file name of the image under Save File in the save dialog box, then click [Save].
To save the changes, click [Save]. In the save dialog box, type a name and specify the file format that you want to use. Then, click [Save]. If you do not want to save the changes, click [Dont Save].

Click this button.

Editing Images with Other Programs
It is possible to edit images that you have selected in ImageBrowser using a different image editing program that you have registered. This section describes how to perform this operation. REFERENCE If you have not installed an image editing program such as the one that may have been supplied with your Canon digital camera, then you cannot select this function. If this is the case, you need to install the program. Also, if you want to use other image editing programs, you need to register them on the [Browser] tab of the Preferences dialog box. Depending on the camera that you are using, the program supplied with the camera might vary. (Some camera models do not come with an image editing program.)

1. Select an image.

Camera name

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REFERENCE If an image is taken in the Stitch Assist mode (some camera models do not come with this feature), it appears in the Camera Window as follows:
This mark indicates that the image was taken in the Stitch Assist mode. (You can click the wave line to start PhotoStitch.)
Other ways of importing images

s Double-click

You can double-click the thumbnail of an image in the Camera Window. The image is then imported into ImageBrowser.

s Drag-and-drop

Drag an image in the Camera Window and drop it into a folder in the Browser Window. The image is then imported into ImageBrowser. Further, you can import an image directly into a recognized folder by dragging an image in the Camera Window and dropping it into a folder in the Explorer View Section.
s Importing multiple images
You can select several images by holding down [shift] key and clicking the images that you want to import. When the images are selected, perform the importation. All the images that you selected are imported.
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:
s Importing all the images
Click (Select) and click [Select All] on the menu. All the images of the folder are selected and when you perform the importation procedure, they are all imported at once.
This mark indicates that the image was taken in the RAW mode.
If an image is taken in the Movie mode (some camera models do not come with this feature), it appears in the Camera Window as follows:
This is the mark that indicates movie
Deleting Images on the Camera
Other ways of deleting images
You can select several images by holding down the [shift] key and clicking the images that you want to delete. When you have selected all the images to be deleted, perform the deletion. All the selected images are deleted.

This section describes how to delete images stored on the camera (CF card).
How to delete an image on the camera
Select the image that you want to delete and click to delete it. (Delete)
s Deleting all the images
Click (Select) and click [Select All] on the menu. When you proceed with the deletion, all the images contained in the folder are deleted at once.
A message appears, click [OK]. The image is deleted.
REFERENCE 90 degrees left is a counterclockwise rotation and 90 degrees right is a clockwise rotation. The Rotate function affects only the image displayed in the Camera Window. The image stored on the camera is not changed at all. However, when you import the image, the change is reflected in the actual file stored on your computer. Some image degradation may result when rotating a JPEG file with ImageBrowser. This is because the JPEG file is decompressed prior to rotation, then is recompressed to restore it to JPEG format after rotation has been completed.
This section describes how to rotate images (stored on the camera) to the desired orientation.
In the Camera Window, select the image that you want to rotate. Click (Rotate) and click the rotation angle that you want to use on the menu.
Another way to rotate images
You can select several images at once by holding down the [shift] key and clicking the images that you want to rotate. When all the images are selected, perform the rotation operation. All the selected images are rotated at the same time at the same rotation angle.
1. Select an image. 2. Click (Rotate) and click a rotation angle
Copying Images to a Camera (1/2)
When the Save to Camera dialog box appears, set up all the necessary options. Then, click [Save to Camera]. The selected image is copied to the camera.
This section describes how to copy images from your computer to the camera (CF card). Then you can display the images on your camera. This is useful when, for example, you want to use your computer to create a presentation, copy it to the camera, and use the camera to give a presentation to your clients.
How to copy an image to the camera

Click (Upload).

Specify the size of the image. Specify how to adjust size of the image.
A dialog box appears. In the dialog box, select an image you want to copy to the camera and click [Open].
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In the Browser Area, drag an image that you want to copy into the Camera Window. You can also use this method to copy several images all at once to the camera. When you copy several images, the [Save subsequent images with the same setting] button in the Save to Camera dialog box is enabled. By using this button you save time because you do not need to make settings for each image.

Specify the reduction ratio relative to the original size of the image. (50% means the size of the image is reduced by half both vertically and horizontally.)
This chapter describes how you can use the images stored in ImageBrowser in various situations. First, lets begin with how you can reduce image files so they can be attached to e-mail.
How to send an image in e-mail
In the Browser Area, select the image that you want to send. You can select several images by using the [shift] key On the [File] menu, click [Create Image for Email]. Specify the compression method that you want to apply to the image.
Specify the image quality. (The lower the quality, the rougher the image becomes, but the size of the file also becomes smaller.)
Use it to check the file size when you actually compress the image. (The file size appears next to Total Size after compression.)
Use this option when you do not want to reduce the size of the image. Normally, we recommend that you select this option.
Click [Next]. The last window appears.
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When you click [Finish], if you have selected Start email application after closing in step 7, your e-mail program starts automatically. You can send the image you just created by opening a new e-mail and attaching the image to the e-mail message. With Outlook Express or other types of e-mail programs, you can attach images to e-mail messages simply by dragging them from the Browser Area to the new message window. REFERENCE With Mac OS 8.6 or later, you can change the e-mail program so that this procedure starts automatically. To do so, click the [Internet] icon in the Control Panel and change the program on the [E-mail] tab. However, your e-mail program might not start automatically, depending on the e-mail program you are using. Images in the [Email Images] folder can be located in the ImageBrowser.mail subfolder of the [ImageBrowser] folder.
Save the image and select whether you want to start your e-mail program.
Save the image and place a checkmark here if you want to start your e-mail program.

Click [Finish]. If this is the first time you send an image in e-mail, the [Email Images] folder appears in the Explorer View Section, and the image is saved in that folder. If the [Email Images] folder already exists, the image is saved in that folder.
New folder for e-mail images.
Running Slide Shows (1/2)
This section describes how to use images to run slide shows, displaying images in sequence in full-screen mode.

Setting up a slide show

First, you need to specify how to run the slide show, as follows: On the [Display] menu, click [Slide Show Options] to set up the options.
Select the Auto Play option if you want the slide show to proceed automatically and go to the next slide after a predetermined number of seconds. Select the Control with Mouse or keypad option if you want to control the progress of the slide show manually.
Select the transition effect to be used when moving from one slide to another. (When you click an effect, you can get a preview of how the effect looks in the area to the right.) If you want the transition effects to be randomly assigned, select [Random].
Select this option if you want to continue running the slide show when it ends.
When you have completed the slide show settings, click [OK].
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If you selected Control with Mouse or keypad in the Slide Show Options dialog box, you can control the slide show as follows: (You can use this method even if you selected Auto Play.)

How to run a slide show

First, in the Browser Area, select images that you want to use in the slide show. Next, on the [Display] menu, click [Slide Show]. The slide show starts.
s To move to the next image
Press the [return] or [] key. Click the image.
s To return to the previous image
Press the [] key. Hold the [shift] key and click the image.

s To end the show

Press the [esc] key.
s To display the contextual menu
Hold the [control] key and click the image. (You can control the slide show using the contextual menu illustrated below.)

Selecting a layout

You can select from the following 3 layout types:

s Free

Allows you to specify the size and location of the images freely.

s Fixed Photo Size

All images are laid out at standard photo print size. Since the images are printed without gaps between them, they look like photo prints when they are cut with a cutting knife.

s Canon Perforated Paper

You can only use Canon Perforated Paper in some Canon BJ printers that support Canon Perforated Paper media. You can obtain photo-like prints by simply separating images at the perforations.
Select a layout type and adjust the settings.

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Reorganizing and rotating images, and specifying the number of images per page
When the layout type is Free, you can use the following functions:
Specify the number of images that you want to see on each page. If you change this value, the images are reorganized. Click to reorganize the images according to their file size. Click here to change the orientation of an image. Select an image, click the button and click a rotation angle on the menu.
Moving or changing the size of an image
When the layout type is Free, you can move or change the size of an image. To do so, perform the following procedure.
Drag the image that you want to move.
REFERENCE You can also select a rotation angle on the [Rotate] submenu on the [Edit] menu.
Drag any side of the frame of the image to change its size.

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The location of the caption differs depending on what kind of layout you have selected.

Free layout:

Typing a caption
You can type captions for individual images. Select an image and on the [Edit] menu, click [Edit Caption]. The Edit Caption window appears. Type your caption and specify the font and its size, as well as any styles that you want. Click [OK].
Specify the font (typeface). Specify the size of the font. Specify the alignment of the text.

Fixed Photo Size layout:

Specify the style of the font.
Specify spacing between characters.
Specify the color of the characters.

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Text surrounded by a frame is called a text box. You can control text boxes as follows:

Typing text

You can type text anywhere you want in the layout. First, make sure that no images are selected and on the [Edit] menu, click [Add Text]. A window where you can type text appears. Type your text and specify the font and its size, as well as any styles that you want. Click [OK].

s Moving text boxes

You can move text boxes by dragging them.
s Changing the size of text boxes
You can change the size of a text box by dragging its left or right edge. The number of lines in the text box changes automatically according to its size.0

s Editing text boxes

First select a text box and on the [Edit] menu, click [Edit Text]. A window where you can edit your text appears. Edit your text. Another way to open this window is to double-click the text box.
The text appears in the center of the page.

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Duplicating images
You can duplicate images by selecting the image that you want, and clicking [Copy Image] on the [Edit] menu. The image is duplicated.

Typing a header

You can type a page header. First, make sure that no images are selected and on the [Edit] menu, click [Edit Header]. The Edit Header window appears. Type your text and specify the font and its size, as well as any styles that you want. Click [OK].

Clipping images

You can clip part of an image. Select an image, and click [Clipping] on the [Edit] menu. When the image appears, specify the area for clipping by dragging a box around it. Click (Close).
The header appears at the top of the page.

Clipping area

REFERENCE You can also clip an image by double-clicking it.

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When the Print dialog box appears, make your print settings and start printing. IMPORTANT The time it takes to print depends on the number and size of your images. REFERENCE To start printing, on the [File] menu, point to [Print] and click [Print].

Printing

Once you have finished making all the adjustments that you want in the Print window, click (Print).

Multiple Page Printing

Adjust the print settings in the dialog box illustrated below and click [Print] to launch the print job.
This section describes how to divide images for multiple page printing. Multiple page printing allows you to divide panoramic images, that you created using PhotoStitch, and print them on several pages. You can create a large photo by pasting the printed images together.

Plug-In Module

By installing a Canon Digital Camera Plug-In Module for the Canon camera, you can use programs such as Adobe PhotoDeluxe and Adobe Photoshop to directly import images stored on the camera.
Click this button to display the images stored on the camera.
Click to download the selected images to your computer.
A list of the images stored on the camera is displayed.
Using Non-USB Connections
This section describes how to use a CF card reader or a PC card reader to import images, and how to connect a camera to your computer using a serial port. REFERENCE For information on connection and setup, refer to the documentation that comes with the appropriate product.
Double-click this folder.
Using a CF card reader or PC card reader
Connect the card reader to your computer, and install any necessary drivers or programs. Then, remove the CF card from the camera and insert it into the card reader (with a PC card reader use an adapter). Insert the CF card in your computers CF card reader and start ImageBrowser. Open the CF card displayed in the Explorer View Section and double-click the [DCIM] folder. When the Camera Window appears, the images stored on the CF card are displayed. Subsequent operations are identical to when you are using a USB connection.
Connecting the camera using a serial port
You can connect some Canon digital cameras to your computer through its serial port. When the connection is set up correctly and the communication between the camera and computer is ready, subsequent operations are identical to when you are using a USB connection. However, you should note the following differences. When you connect the camera to your computer and make the communication between them ready, ImageBrowser does not start automatically. Therefore, to start ImageBrowser, you need to double-click the icon on the desktop. You cannot use RemoteCapture.

Supported File Formats

s Windows Bitmap files
This format is standard on Windows. Most Windows programs support it.
The following is a list of file formats supported by ImageBrowser.

Readable files

ImageBrowser can read the following file formats.

s QuickTime files

This is a movie file format. The file appears as a movie mark in the Browser Area of ImageBrowser. When you click the movie mark or a thumbnail, QuickTime Player starts and plays the movie. (You must install QuickTime Player before you can use it.)

s JPEG files

Most digital cameras use this file format. It takes advantage of the characteristics of the human eyes to achieve a high compression rate. 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.

s RAW files

This format is a proprietary file format provided by Canon. It allows 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 file format.

File Format tab.. 68 Fixed Photo Size.. 51 Format CF card... 43 Free... 51

New Folder.. 25

Open image... 29 Owner's Name.. 43
Header.. 55 Help... 10 Hue... 33

Index (2/2)

PC card reader... 63 PhotoDeluxe.. 62 Photoshop.. 62 PhotoStitch.. 60 PICT file.. 64 Play movie... 70 sound... 49 Plug-In Module.. 62 Preferences.. 66 Preview image.. 15 Print... 50 Print Layout.. 50 Print Order.. 74 Print resolution.. 57 Print window.. 50 Saturation.. 33 Save image.. 34 Save to Camera.. 41 Select folder... 28 Send to Trash.. 20, 27 Serial port.. 63 Setup Options.. 43 Shooting Settings.. 61 Slide Show on Camera.. 73 on Computer.. 47 Slide Show Options.. 47 Sound.. 49 Standard print.. 75 Start.. 4 Stitch Assist mode. 38

Zoom ratio.. 30

QuickTime file.. 64 QuickTime Player.. 70 Quit... 10
Thumbnail Cache.. 67 Thumbnails.. 14 TIFF file... 64 TimeTunnel.. 58 Tool Panel.. 59 Transition effect... 47 Type text.. 54
RAW file... 64, 71 RAW mode.. 38 Record sound.. 49 Reduce... 30 Refresh... 17 RemoteCapture.. 61 Rename folder.. 26 image... 23 Rotate.. 21, 40
Units... 69 Upload image.. 41

Windows Bitmap file.. 64

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In the Layout Options dialog, leave the [Custom layout printing] option selected and click [Next].

Print Window

Click the image you want to print.
You can select several images by holding down the [shift] key and clicking the images that you want to print. If you hold down the [option] and [shift] keys together and click on two images, you can select all the images between them.

Layout Options Dialog

Click [Print] and select [Layout Printing] from the displayed menu.
The Layout Options dialog and Print window open.

Printing Images (2/2)

The Print Settings dialog box appears. Select the print options that you want and start printing. REFERENCE
You cannot click [Print] in the Print window while the Layout Options dialog is open. For details on print operations, see the Printing Images section in Chapter 6.
When the Page Setup dialog box appears, click [OK].
The Layout Options dialog closes.
In the Print window, click [Print].
Supplementary Information

Exiting ImageBrowser

With Mac OS X, you can exit ImageBrowser by clicking [Quit ImageBrowser] from the [ImageBrowser] menu. Alternatively, click the red button in the Browser Window.

Close Button

We recommend that you memorize the following information before you begin using ImageBrowser.

If You Have a Problem

ImageBrowser comes with a Help file. Use it when you want to learn how to do an operation, or when you want to know about the features of the application. You can access Help by clicking [ImageBrowser Help] on the [Help] menu.
With Mac OS 9, you can exit ImageBrowser by clicking [Quit] on the [File] menu. Alternatively, click the Close Box in the Browser Window.

Close Box Displays Help

Chapter 2 What is ImageBrowser?
What Can ImageBrowser Do? (1/2)
Use the file management features to:
Categorize, sort and manage image files on your computer with easy procedures. Move or copy images. Perform simple editing such as cropping images or adjusting their colors. Run a slide show displaying the images in sequence in fullscreen mode. Use the TimeTunnel feature to display images in a tunnel-like arrangement in the order of their shooting dates. Create and edit movies, adding various effects: link movies and still images, superimpose titles and other text, and add background music (supported by Mac OS X only).
This chapter explains the various basic skills required to master ImageBrowser. Lets begin with an overview of the main features of ImageBrowser.

You can set the date and time from here.
After you have checked the camera settings and made the necessary changes, click [OK]. This will open the Camera Settings dialog, which can be used to change the settings shown on the right.
Other Functions of the Camera Window
This section describes the additional functions of the Camera Window that you can use.
On the [Setup Options] menu, click [Communication Settings] to adjust the communications settings for the port connecting the camera. Click the [Setup Options] button and select [My Camera] to display the Select My Camera dialog, which can be used to change the start-up image, shutter sound and other camera settings (which are explained in Saving the My Camera Settings to the Camera section in Chapter 6). Click this button to reconnect the camera and computer after a connection is broken. Click this button to print the selected image (For detailed information on this operation, see the Printing Images section in Chapter 6). Click this button to check the various shooting information. Click this button to run a camerabased slide show or set the DPOF print settings (see the Setting Up Slide Shows on the Camera and Print Settings sections in the Appendices). * * Some camera models do not support this button.
Creating Images for E-mail (1/2)

Click [Next].

The Create Image for Email dialog box appears. (However, if you selected the Send without changing the file size option, the Send Email dialog box appears and you can proceed to step 7.)
This chapter describes how you can use the images stored in ImageBrowser in various situations. First, lets begin with how you can reduce image files so they can be attached to e-mail.
How to send an image by e-mail
Specify the reduction ratio and the image quality.

1. 2. 3.

In the Browser Area, select the image that you want to send.
You can select several images by holding down the [shift] key or the [option] + [shift] keys.
On the [Internet] menu, select [Create Image for Email]. Specify the compression method that you want to apply to the image.
Specify the reduction ratio relative to the original size of the image (50% means the size of the image is reduced by half both vertically and horizontally.)
Use this option when you do not want to reduce the size of the image. Normally, we recommend that you select this option. Confirm the total size of the file for transmission here.
Use it to check the file size when you actually compress the image. (The file size appears next to Total Size after compression.)
Click here to preview how the image will appear after.
Specify the image quality. (The lower the quality, the rougher the image becomes, but the size of the file also becomes smaller.)

The last window appears.

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When you click [Finish], your e-mail program starts automatically if you have selected Start email application after closing in Step 7. Please note that some e-mail programs may not support auto startup. You can send the image you just created by opening a new email and attaching the image to the e-mail message. With e-mail programs, you can attach images to e-mail messages simply by dragging them from the Browser Area to the new message window. REFERENCE
Changing the Email Program that Starts Automatically - Mac OS X v10.1/10.2 Open [System Preferences] and select [Internet]. Use the [Email] tab to set the program. - Mac OS X v10.3 Open the [Applications] folder on the startup disk and doubleclick [Mail] within it to start the Mail program. Click the [Mail] menu and select [Preferences]. Use the [General] tab to set the program. - Mac OS 9 Open [Control Panels] and select [Internet]. Use the [Email] tab to set the program. In Mac OS X, open the following folders to find the folder containing e-mail images. On the startup disk open [Users], [your user log-in name], [Library], [Preferences], [ImageBrowserUserData] and [Mail]. In Mac OS 9, open the folder into which ImageBrowser was installed or the [Documents] folder, followed by [ImageBrowserUserData] and [Mail].
Save the image and select whether you want to start your e-mail program.
Save the image and place a checkmark here if you want to start your e-mail program
To change the file A warning size, click [Back]. message displays when the file size is large.
Click here to check an image after changing it.

Click [Finish].

If this is the first time you send an image in e-mail, the [Email Images] folder appears in the Explorer View Section, and the image is saved in that folder. If the [Email Images] folder already exists, the image is saved in that folder.

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Exporting Images
This section explains how to change the size, resolution or file format of a selected image and write it to a new file, and to export the shooting information to a text file.

Export Options

The following types of image export options are available.
Select the image(s) in the Browser Area.
You can use the [shift] key or the [option] + [shift] keys to select multiple images.

Resave the Image

You can change the file format and/or image size and save it to a new file. Select one of four file formats: JPEG, PICT, TIFF or BMP. You can also add identifying characters to the start of the file name.

Click the [Edit] menu and select [Write a still image].
A dialog for selecting the export options will open.
Select an export option and click [Next].

Write the Image Info

You can select specific items from the shooting information and export it to a text file.

Rename the File and Copy

You can save a copy of the selected image. At this point, you can also add identifying characters to the start of the file name.

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This completes the image export.

Set the export settings.

The export settings will vary with the option selected. Follow the onscreen instructions to set the settings. Whichever option you select, ensure that you note the file name and destination when exporting so that you do not lose track of the exported file.

Destination folder

File Name
Running Slide Shows (1/3)
This section describes how to use slide shows that display multiple selections of images in sequence at full screen size.

Setting up a slide show

First, you need to specify how to run the slide show, as follows: On the [View] menu, click [Slide Show Options] to set up the options.
Select this option if you want to continue running the slide show when it ends. Place a check here if you do not wish the buttons to show while a slide show is in progress. Select the transition effect to be used when moving from one slide to another. (When you click an effect, you can get a preview of how the effect looks in the area to the right.) If you want the transition effects to be randomly assigned, select [Random].
Select the Auto Play option if you want the slide show to proceed automatically and go to the next slide after a predetermined number of seconds. Select the Control with Mouse or keypad option if you want to control the progress of the slide show manually.
When you have completed the slide show settings, click [OK].
Running Slide Shows (2/3)
While a slide show is underway, you can use the buttons at the bottom of the screen to do the following.

Click here to return to the previous image. Click here to return to the first image. Click here to move to the next image. Click here to jump to the last image.

How to run a slide show

First, in the Browser Area, select images that you want to use in the slide show. Next, on the [View] menu, click [Slide Show]. The slide show starts.
Click here to pause the slide show (click again to resume).
Click here to end the slide show.
Print Settings Button Click this button during a slide show when you see an image you would like to print (a check mark appears beside the button to indicate marked images). After the slide show finishes, a dialog for printing the marked photos will automatically appear. Image Selection Button Click this button during a slide show to select/deselect images (a check mark on the button indicates a selected image). After the slide show finishes, the deselected images are no longer selected in the Browser Window. You can also use this function to place a check mark on needed images while they are displayed in the slide show. This is useful when you wish to move selected images (images with a check mark) in the Browser Area to a different folder.
If you want to view all the images contained in the folder, click (Select All).
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If you selected [Hide buttons] in the Slide Show Options dialog, you can display a contextual menu for controlling the slide show by holding down the [control] key and clicking the mouse. This feature is available even if you selected [Auto Play] in the Slide Show Options dialog.
If you selected Control with Mouse or keypad in the Slide Show Options dialog box, you can control the slide show as follows:
To move to the next image
Press the [return] or [ Click the image.* ] key.
To return to the previous image
Press the [ ] key. Hold the [shift] key and click the image.*

To end the show

Press the [esc] key. REFERENCE
The operations marked with an asterisk can only be used when [Hides buttons] has been selected in the Slide Show Options dialog. (The mouse actions are disabled when the buttons are displayed.)

Select a settings type.

Saving the My Camera Settings to the Camera (4/10)
In the Camera list, select the settings file you would like to replace and click.
The settings file in the Camera list will be replaced by the settings file from the Computer list. If a settings file with the same name has already been added, it will be overwritten.
In the Computer list, select a setting you would like to add to the camera.
When you select a start-up image, it will be displayed in the preview area to the right. When you select a sound file, it will automatically be played. When you select a theme, it will be displayed in the preview area to the right and the start-up sound, shutter sound, operation sound and self-timer sound will be played in succession.
Select the setting you want to replace and click.
Repeat steps 1-3 to replace all the settings files with those you wish to save to the camera. Up to this stage, only the settings in the Camera list change, not those in the camera itself.
Click the [Save to Camera] button.
The settings files in the Camera list are saved to the camera.
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Adding new files to the My Camera Settings
Create a new image or sound file and save it to the computer and then add that file as a My Camera Settings file.
Click the [Close] button to close the window.
This concludes the procedure for adding settings to the camera. Next, change the settings on the camera itself to use the new start-up image and sounds. See the guide supplied with your camera for instructions for changing the settings. IMPORTANT
Never detach the interface cable, turn off the camera power, or do anything to stop communication between the camera and computer while the My Camera Settings are being saved to the camera.
To delete settings files in the Camera list, select the file and click the [Delete] button. You can check the settings in the camera (sounds) by clicking [Play].
Click here to delete a file from the list. Click here to check the camera settings (sounds).
Displays the camera settings when an image file is selected.
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The settings file will copy to the computer disk. If there is a settings file with the same name, it will be over-written. Repeat steps 1-4 as required to save the settings files you wish to copy to the computer.
Select an option from the [Type] list box. Select the setting you would like to copy from the Camera list.
If you selected the start-up image in the Type list box in Step 1, the preview image will display in the area to the right. If you selected a sound, it will automatically play. If you selected Theme as the Type, the start-up image will preview in the area to the right and the start-up sound, the shutter sound, the operation sound and the self-timer sound will play in order.
Click [Close] to close the My Camera window.
This completes the copying process. IMPORTANT
Never detach the interface cable, turn off the camera power, or do anything to stop communication between the camera and computer while the settings files are being copied.

Printing Images (1/8)

This section explains the procedures for printing.
Displaying the print layout
After you select the images you want to print in the Browser Area, click (Print) and select [Layout printing] from the displayed menu. The Layout Options dialog and Print window will open. The selected images will automatically be laid out in the Print window. You can select a layout option in the Layout Options dialog. REFERENCE
To select several images, hold down the [shift] key, or the [option] and [shift] key, and click the images you want. Further, you can select all of the images in a folder by clicking the (Select All) button. You can also start printing by clicking the (Print) button in the Camera Window. When the Print window is open, the shooting date and file name appear as captions under the image when the respective options have check marks in the Preferences dialog. Click the [ImageBrowser] menu (in Mac OS 9, click the [Edit] menu) and select [Preferences], and in the [Print] category place a check mark in the [Shooting Date] and/or [File Name] options.

Select images Click here

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When you finish selecting a layout, click [OK].

Click here to change the orientation of an image. Select an image, click the button and click a rotation angle on the menu.
You can also select a rotation angle on the [Rotate] submenu on the [Edit] menu.
Drag any side of the frame of the image to change its size.

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The location of the caption differs depending on what kind of layout you have selected.

Custom Layout Example

Typing a caption
You can type captions for individual images. Select an image and on the [Edit] menu, click [Edit Caption]. The Edit Caption window appears. Type your caption and specify the font and its size, as well as any styles that you want. Click [OK].
Specify the font (typeface). Specify the size of the font. Specify the alignment of the text.

Fixed Photo Size Example

Specify the style of the font.
Specify spacing between characters.
Specify the color of the characters.

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Text surrounded by a frame is called a text box. You can control text boxes as follows:

Typing text

You can type text anywhere you want in the layout. First, make sure that no images are selected and on the [Edit] menu, click [Add Text]. A window where you can type text appears. Type your text and specify the font and its size, as well as any styles that you want. Click [OK].

Moving text boxes

You can move text boxes by dragging them.
Changing the size of text boxes
You can change the size of a text box by dragging its left or right edge. The number of lines in the text box changes automatically according to its size.

Editing text boxes

First select a text box and on the [Edit] menu, click [Edit Text]. A window where you can edit your text appears. Edit your text. Another way to open this window is to double-click the text box.
The text appears in the center of the page.

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Duplicating images
After selecting an image, click the [Edit] menu and select [Copy Image] to display the copy dialog. Specify the number of copies in this dialog and click [OK] to create only the specified number of copies.

Selects images that will be saved with the same settings (All images, or images marked with a check in the main window)
Image Quality Adjustment Window
You can adjust the brightness, contrast and coloration of a RAW image as it is converted. See Features of the Image Quality Adjustment Window on the following page for details.
Selects the image file format Sets the destination folder for the image file You can change the image file name
Click the [3. Finish] tab and click [OK].
Converting RAW Images (3/4)
Scrolling Tab Titles Click the arrowhead to display the other tab titles. Click a tab title to change tabs and access the other settings
Features of the Image Quality Adjustment Window
Tone Curve Tab You can adjust the RGB channel settings together or individually Adjusts the white balance by the light source or color temperature, etc.
Advanced Adjustments Tab You can set the settings for noise reduction processing, fading correction and the output color
Adjusts the exposure compensation, photo effect, contrast, saturation and sharpness
Selects preset color schemes or My Color custom color schemes (see next page for explanation)
With a check mark here, settings changes in this window are immediately reflected in the image Restores all adjustments to the initial shooting settings
Applies the settings to the displayed image
Converting RAW Images (4/4)
Click [Select] beside the target image, select the postadjustment image (target image that you have modified with an image editing program), and click [Create].
The program will calculate the differences between the original and target images, apply those corrections to the original image and display the results as the Preview My Color image.
Registering Custom Color Schemes (My Color)
If you register a custom color scheme as a My Color scheme, you can apply this scheme easily to additional images when you convert RAW images. IMPORTANT
To register a My Color scheme, two images are required: the pre-adjustment image and the post-adjustment image. Use ImageBrowsers image editing functions to prepare the two images before proceeding. Save the two images in the BMP, TIFF or JPEG format.
Click the [Edit] menu and select [My Color]. Select [Create and Add My Color] from the next menu, followed by [Next].

5. 6. 3.

Click [Select] beside the original image, select the pre-adjustment image (original image) and click [Next].
Check the Preview My Color image and click [Next]. Type a name or comment and click [Create My Color].
You can apply the registered My Color scheme to additional RAW images when you convert them by selecting it from the Photo Effect menu in the Image Quality Adjustment Window.

Release Hotkey Tab

Remote Shooting Default Settings
You can display the default settings for remote shooting by clicking the [RemoteCapture Task] menu (in Mac OS 9, the [File] menu) and selecting [Preferences].

File Settings Tab

You can release the shutter using the key specified here
Sets whether images are saved only to the computer, or also to the cameras memory card Sets the root file name for saved images. For example, if you type Capture, file names are automatically assigned in ascending order starting from Capture_00001.jpg. You can also change the number of assigned digits and the starting number
Folder to which recorded images are saved (folder selected at the point when remote shooting was started)
If you select [Computer only] in the [Save Images On] category, you can record images when the memory card in the camera is full and will not accept more images or when it is not present.
Stitching Panoramic Images with PhotoStitch
You can also start PhotoStitch by clicking the wavy line above images shot in Stitch Assist mode in the Camera Window.
The following sections describe how to open and use programs in ImageBrowser. If you have several images of the same scene with only a slight difference, you can use PhotoStitch to connect the images together to make a panoramic image. This section describes how to use this program to stitch images. REFERENCE
For detailed information on how to use PhotoStitch, refer to the PhotoStitch Help (accessible from the [Help] menu). You can make it easier to stitch images together by using the cameras Stitch Assist mode to shoot them.
Then, follow the instructions on the upper part of the PhotoStitch window, and stitch your images together.

Opening PhotoStitch

In the Browser Area, select the images that you want to stitch together. On the [Edit] menu, click [PhotoStitch].
Decide the order in which the images should be stitched.

Perform stitching.

Save the image.

Supported File Formats

Windows Bitmap files
This format is standard on Windows. Most Windows programs support it.
The following is a list of file formats supported by ImageBrowser.

Readable files

ImageBrowser can read the following file formats.

QuickTime files

This is a movie file format. The file appears as a movie mark in the Browser Area of ImageBrowser. When you click the movie mark or a thumbnail, QuickTime Player starts and plays the movie.

JPEG files

Most cameras use this file format. 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. The Exif JPEG format is a variety of JPEG file that contains additional information, such as the shooting data.

Confirm that the camera is correctly attached to the computer with an interface cable. Please refer to the guide supplied with your product for information regarding connecting.

Check the Camera

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

When ImageBrowser does not start even though you have enabled communication, or when you try to import images from the camera and the No camera detected. message appears, check the following, in that order. 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.

Index (1/2)

Adjust Color 39 Adobe RGB color space 12, 18 Auto Launch 95 Automation Wizard Feature at Startup 97 Preventing 96 Starting ImageBrowser 4, 6 Browser Window 10, 18 Browser Area 10, 18 Control Panel 18 Explorer View Section 10, 18 View Mode 20 Buttons Canon Camera 9, 42 Close 14 Delete 45 Download 43 Rotate 46 Select 45 Camera Settings 49 Camera Window 9, 11, 42 Connecting 50 Deleting Images 45 Downloading Images 43 Opening 42 Printing 50 Setup Options 50 Slide Show/DPOF Print Settings 50 Close Button 35 Connecting 4, 6 Contextual Menus 22 Control Key 22 Control Panel 18 Copy image 23 Create folder 31 Crop 38
Delete Folder 45 Image 26 Download 9, 43 Duplicate image 28 E-Mail 51 Exiting 14 Explorer View Section 10, 18 Exporting Images 53 File Formats 94 Folders Collapse and Expand folder 34 Copying 25 Creating 10, 31 Deleting 33 Duplicating 28 Moving 25 Refresh 23 Renaming 32 Selecting 34 Format 49 Help 14 Histogram 21 Hue 39
Icon 4, 8 ImageBrowser Automation Wizard 97 Quit 14 Starting 4, 95 Starting with Mac OS Images Adding Sounds 58 Adding to the Camera 47 Closing 35 Color 37, 39 Copying 23 Cropping 38 Deleting 26, 45 Downloading 9, 43 Duplicating 28 Editing 37 Enlarge 36 Information 30 Magnification 36 Moving 23 Opening 35 Printing 12, 70 Reduce 36 Renaming 29 Rotating 27, 46 Saving 40 Sorting 79 Stitching 93 Storing 17 Information Display Panel 20

Index (2/2)

JPEG Images 27, 94 Lightness 39 Magnification 36 Movies 44, 81 Editing 82 Playing 81 My Camera Settings 60 Adding new files 64 Saving 62 New Folder 31 Open image 35 Owner's Name 49 PhotoStitch 44, 93 Play Movies 81 Sounds 58 Preferences Browser Window Dialog 101 Camera Window Dialog 102 Print Dialog 103 Thumbnail Cache Dialog 102 Units Dialog 103 Web Browser Dialog 103 Print resolution 78 Print Settings Index Print 106 Standard Print 106 Printing Images 12, 70 Add text 75 Alignment 74 Canon Perforated Paper 71 Caption 74 Clipping 76 Custom layout printing 71 Fixed photo size printing 71 Header 76 Index printing 71 Layout Options Dialog 12, 70 Print Window 12, 70 Tiled photo printing 71 Type text 75
Saturation 39 Send to Trash 26, 33 Slide Show Auto Play 55 on the Camera 104 Options 55 Transition Effect 55 Sound Panel 20 Sounds 58 Adding 58 Record 58 Sound Panel 59 Startup 4, 8 Stitch Assist Mode 44, 93 Storing Images 17 Thumbnails 19 TimeTunnel 79 Control Panel 79 Tool Panel 80 Troubleshooting 107 Undo 37 Upload image 47 USB Connection 4 Detected Camera 5 Port 5 Zoom ratio 36
QuickTime Player 81, 94 RAW Images 44, 85, 94 Converting 85 Redo 37 Rename folder 32 image 29 Renaming Folders 32 Images 29 Rotate 27, 46
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