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for Macintosh
Software User Guide
•ImageBrowser
•PhotoStitch
How to Use This Manual
New Features in This Version
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About this Manual
Notation Conventions
Thecontentsofthismanualareclassifiedaccordingtothefollowingsymbols.
IMPORTANT
•The“Important”sectionscontainoperatingprecautionsorimportanttopics.
Ensure that you read them.
HINT
• The“Hint”sectionscontainproceduralsuggestionsandtipsforyourconvenience.Readthemas
necessary.
Operating Environment
•ThismanualusesMacOSXv10.4screenshotsandproceduresintheexplanations.
Thescreenshotsandproceduresmayappearslightlydifferentifyouareusing
anotherversionofMacOS.
•Thedisplayedscreensandproceduresmayalsodifferslightlyfromtheexamples
dependinguponthecameraorprintermodelinuse.
•TheexplanationsinthisguidearebasedonthepremisethataCanoncompact
camerawillbeusedwiththesoftware.
Word Searches
ThisdocumentisprovidedasanAdobeReaderdocument.UseAdobeReader’sSearch
functionstofindspecificwordsorphrasesthatyourecallbutcannotfind.Toaccess
thisfunction,inAdobeReaderclickthe[Edit]menuandselectthe[Search]option.
IfyouareusingAdobeReader8orlater,youcanalsoperformsearcheswiththe[Find]
functionrightonthetoolbar.
Inputsearchtexthere

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ThispageandthenextpresentthebasicfunctionsofImageBrowseraswellassomeof
itsspecialfeatures.
To Download
Downloading
(p. 10)
Downloadimages
withasingleclick.
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To Print
Printing
(p. 13)
Printwiththelayoutsyouwant.
To View
Magnifying
the Display
(p. 21)
Displaying
Shooting
Information
(p. 21)
Comparing
Images
(p. 41)
Slideshows
(p. 34)
To Organize
Changing
File Names in
Batches
(p. 35)
Using Star Ratings
(p. 37)
Deleting
(p. 19)
Using Comments
(p. 37)
Performing
Searches
(p. 39)
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To Edit
Adjusting
Color and
Brightness
(p. 22)
Red-Eye
Correction
(p. 23)
Inserting
Text
(p. 23)
Trimming
(p. 22)
Converting
RAW Images
(p. 29)
Merging Images
into Panoramas
(p. 28)
Formatting
Images as
Wallpaper
(p. 31)
Extracting Still
Images from
Movies
(p. 32)
Resizing
Images
(p. 30)
Editing Movies
(p. 28)
To Connect to a Camera
Uploading
to a Camera
(p. 46)
Configuring My
Camera Settings
(p. 44)
Youcanchangethe
camera’sstart-upimage
andshuttersound.
Controlling Shooting
from the Computer
(p. 42)
To Send Email
Attaching
Images to Email
(p. 33)
Youcanreduce
imagefilesizes.
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Table of Contents
About this Manual......................................................................................................... 2
Basic Functions & Features........................................................................... 3
Things to Remember .................................................................................... 7
The Two ImageBrowser Windows................................................................................ 7
DownloadWindow/OrganizingWindow............................................................... 7
Browser Window ........................................................................................................... 8
HowtoDisplaytheBrowserWindow..................................................................... 8
NamesoftheBrowserWindowParts...................................................................... 8
How to Perform Tasks ................................................................................................... 9
SelectingandUsingFunctions................................................................................. 9
Mastering the Basics ..................................................................................10
Downloading Images .................................................................................................. 10
DownloadingImagesbyConnectingtheCameratoaComputer...................... 10
Printing ......................................................................................................................... 13
PrintingaSingleImageonaSinglePage............................................................. 13
IndexPrint............................................................................................................... 15
How to Use CameraWindow ...................................................................................... 17
FirstWindowtoOpen............................................................................................ 17
ScreenShowingtheImageIndexListandImageView........................................ 18
How to Use the Browser Window.............................................................................. 19
BrowserWindow.................................................................................................... 19
BrowserAreaTasks................................................................................................. 20
Viewer(ViewImage)Window............................................................................... 21
More Advanced Techniques....................................................................... 22
Editing Images ............................................................................................................. 22
Trimming–CroppingaPortionofanImage.......................................................... 22
Color/BrightnessAdjustment................................................................................. 22
RedEyeCorrection................................................................................................. 23
InsertingText.......................................................................................................... 23
CorrectingLevels.................................................................................................... 24
CorrectingToneCurves.......................................................................................... 24
AdjustingSharpness–EmphasizingOutlines......................................................... 25
AutoAdjustment.................................................................................................... 25
UsingOtherEditingSoftware................................................................................ 26
AttachingSounds................................................................................................... 27
CreatingPanoramicImages–PhotoStitch............................................................ 28
EditingMovies........................................................................................................ 28
ConvertingRAWImages........................................................................................ 29

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Exporting...................................................................................................................... 30
ChangingImage(Stills)SizesandTypes................................................................ 30
ExportingShootingInformation........................................................................... 30
CreatingComputerScreenSaverImages.............................................................. 31
CreatingComputerWallpaperImages.................................................................. 31
ExtractingStillsfromMovies................................................................................. 32
Email ............................................................................................................................. 33
AttachingImagestoEmail..................................................................................... 33
Slide Shows .................................................................................................................. 34
ViewingImagesinSlideShows.............................................................................. 34
Image Management .................................................................................................... 35
ChangingFileNamesinBatches........................................................................... 35
SortingImagesintoFoldersbyShootingDate..................................................... 35
ClassifyingImagesIntoStarRatingsFolders......................................................... 36
Configuring Image Information Settings................................................................... 37
SettingStarRatings................................................................................................ 37
InsertingComments............................................................................................... 37
AssigningKeywords............................................................................................... 38
Searching, Filtering and Sorting Images .................................................................... 39
SearchingImages.................................................................................................... 39
FilteringImages...................................................................................................... 40
SortingImages........................................................................................................ 40
Comparing Images....................................................................................................... 41
ComparingMultipleImages.................................................................................. 41
Remote Shooting ......................................................................................................... 42
OperatingtheCameraUsingComputerCommands............................................ 42
My Camera Settings .................................................................................................... 44
ChangingtheShutterSoundandStart-UpImage............................................... 44
Uploading Images........................................................................................................ 46
UploadingImagestoaCamera............................................................................. 46
Preference Settings...................................................................................................... 47
CustomizingImageBrowser................................................................................... 47
Appendices.................................................................................................. 48
Supported Image Types............................................................................................... 48
New Features in This Version...................................................................................... 49

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The Two ImageBrowser Windows
Download Window/Organizing Window
ThefollowingtwowindowsarethemainonesusedforImageBrowserprocedures.
Download window, which opens when a camera is connected.
CameraWindow
Viewofcameraimages
Youcandownloadalloraselectionofimagesfromtheconnectedcamera.
CameraWindowclosesandthe
screenchangesaftertheimagesare
downloadedfromthecamera.
Organizing window for downloaded images.
Main Window
Clickthisicon
intheDock.
Youcanview,editandprinttheimagesinthecomputer.
Double-click
animage.
TheViewerWindowthatappears
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Browser Window
How to Display the Browser Window
TheBrowserWindowwilldisplayaftercameraimagesare
downloadedandCameraWindowcloses.Youcanalsodisplayitby
clickingtheImageBrowsericonintheDock(the bar at the bottom of
the desktop).
•IftheImageBrowsericonisnotdisplayedintheDock,double-click
theApplications]folder,followedbythe[CanonUtilities]folder,
[ImageBrowser]folderandthe[ImageBrowser]icon.
Names of the Browser Window Parts
Menu Bar Display Modes
Last Acquired Images
Displaysthelastimages
downloaded.
Folder Area
Selectsafoldertodisplay.
Browser Area
Iconsthatindicateimageproperties
displayaroundthumbnailimages,as
shownonthebottomleft.
Control Panel Display Control Panel
Properties Icon (Displays image properties)
 :Imagerecordedusingthecamera’sStitchAssistmode
:RAWimage
 :Movie
 :Imagewithsoundmemoattached
 :Protectedimage
 :Imagerecordedusingthecamera’sAEBfunction
 :Rotatedimage(rotatedindisplayonly)

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How to Perform Tasks
Selecting and Using Functions
YoucanusemanyImageBrowserfunctionsbyselectingthemfromtheControlPanel
oramenuandthenfollowingtheinstructionsinthewindowthatopens.
1 Select a function from the Control Panel or a menu.
2 Follow the instructions
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Downloading Images
Downloading Images by Connecting the Camera to a Computer
Downloadthecameraimagestothecomputer.
IMPORTANT
•Theinstructionsinthissoftwaremanualassumethatyouhavecorrectlyinstalled
the software. See the guides supplied with your product package for software
installation procedures.
•IfCameraWindowfailstoopenwhenyouconnectthecamera,clickthe
[CameraWindow] icon in the Dock (the bar at the bottom of the desktop).
1 Connect the camera to the computer
with the supplied interface cable.
2 Set the camera to the Playback mode
and switch on the power.
3 Click [Transfer Untransferred
Images Automatically].
Theimageswillstartto
download.
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Whenyouclick[OK]inthedialogthatindicatesthetransferiscomplete,the
downloadedimageswilldisplayintheMainWindow.
Youcanselectthenewlydownloaded
imagesbytheirshootingdatesorMy
Category(selectmodelsonly)classification.
(Thesearevirtualfolders.)
:Folderscontaining
newlyacquiredimages
•Imagesfrommemorycardswithlargenumbersofimages(morethan1,000)maynotdownload
correctly.Ifthishappens,pleaseuseamemorycardreadertodownload.
HINT
Changing the Download Destination Folder
Thedefaultsettingssavedownloadedimagesintothe[Pictures]folder.
Tochangethedestinationfolder,select[Operateusingthiscomputer]
inCameraWindow,thenclickthebuttonshownontheright,and
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Selecting Images to Download
Todownloadonlyaselectionofimagesfromthecamera,select[Operateusingthiscomputer]in
CameraWindowthatfirstappearsandthenperformthefollowingprocedures.
1Selectimagestodownload.
2Startthedownload.
Downloading Using Camera Commands
Youcanusethecamera’s (Print/Share)buttontodownloadtheimagestothecomputer(Direct
Transfer).Seethe CameraUserGuide forDirectTransfersettingsandprocedures.
Downloading from a Memory Card Reader
ImageBrowserwillstartwhenyouinsertamemorycardintothememorycardreader,anddisplaythe
followingwindow.Usethiswindowtoperformthedownloadingprocedures.
Downloadsallimagesthathavenotyetbeen
downloaded.
Allowsyoutoselectanddownloadimages.
Printsimages.
Configuresthedownloadfolder
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2 Click [Print & Email], and
[Photo Print].
1 Select images for printing.
Printing
Printing a Single Image on a Single Page
Printsoneimageperpage.

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3 Set the categories as desired.
Setstheprinter,paper
sizeandborderless
printingsettings.
Clickhereto
cropandprint
aportionofan
image.
Clickheretoinsert
textontoanimage
andprint.
Setstheshooting
date/timeimprint
settings.
4 Click [Print].
Printwindowwilldisplay.
5 Click [Print].
Printingwillstart.
HINT
Laying Out and Printing
Youcanalsoselectmultipleimages,addcaptionsandprintfreelycomposedlayoutsonasinglepage.
Click[Print&Email]intheControlPanelandselect[LayoutPrint].Theshootingdatewillautomatically
appearwhenyouperformalayoutprintifyouclickthe[ImageBrowser]menu,followedby[Preferences]
and[LayoutPrint],andplaceacheckmarkbeside[ShootingDate].

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Index Print
Printsanindexoftheimages.
1 Select images for printing.
2 Click [Print & Email], and
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4 Click [Print].
Printwindowwilldisplay.
5 Click [Print].
Printingwillstart.
3 Set the categories as desired.
Setstheprinter,paper
sizeandnumberof
printcopiessettings.
Rotatesselected
images.
Clickheretocropaportionofthe
selectedimageandprintit.
Selectanimagetorotateortrim.
Setsthenumberof
rowsorcolumns.
Configurestheprintingof
theshootinginformation,
comments,headers,
footersorpagenumbers.

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How to Use CameraWindow
First Window to Open
ThisisthefirstscreentoappearinCameraWindow.
Downloadsallimagesthathave
notyetbeendownloaded.
Closesthiswindowandopensa
cameraimagebrowserwindowthat
letsyouselectanddownloadimages.

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Screen Showing the Image Index List and Image View
TheThumbnailWindowontheleftofthescreendisplaystheimagesonthememory
cardinthecameraas“thumbnails”orsmallversionsoftheimagesinanindexlist.
WhenyouselectanimagefromtheThumbnailWindow,theimagedisplaysinthe
ViewWindowontheright.
Thumbnail Window View Window
Alignsthewindows.
Switchesbetween
windowdisplaymodes.
Configuressettingssuchasthe
thumbnailsizeanddownloadfolder.
Configuresthename
ofthecameraowner.
Uploadscomputer
imagestothecamera.
Selectsallimages/images
notyetdownloaded.
Downloadsimagesselected
intheThumbnailWindow.
Thesearrowsswitchthe
imageintheViewWindow.
Closes
CameraWindow.
Printsimagesselectedin
theThumbnailWindow.
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Use the Help Function
ImageBrowserisequippedwithaconvenient“Help”function.Useitwhenyouareunsurehowto
proceed.Toviewit,clickthe[Help]menuandselect[ImageBrowserHelp].

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How to Use the Browser Window
Browser Window
ThisisthemainwindowforperformingtasksinImageBrowser.
Last Acquired Image/Folder Area
Selectsafoldertodisplay.
• Youcanregisterfoldersyouuse
oftenasFavoriteFolders( ).
Registerbyclicking[Add].
Browser Area
• Displaystheimagesin
theselectedfolder.
Image Information
PreviewMode:Displaysinformation
abouttheselectedimage.
IndexListMode:Displaysimage
informationifyouclickthe[File]
menuandselect[GetInfo].
Canon Camera
DisplaysCameraWindow.
View Image
Displaystheselectedimagein
theViewerWindow.
Slide Show
Displaystheselectedimagesin
successioninthewindow.
Rotate Image
• Torotateimages,clickthe[Edit]menuandselect[RotateImage].
• Torotatetheoriginalimageinthedisplayeddirection,clickthe
[Edit]menuandselect[RotateAccordingtoRotationInformation].
• Rotatemoviesbyclickingthe[Edit]menuandselecting[MovieEdit].
Display Control Panel
Configuresthesettings
fordisplayingimagesin
theBrowserArea.
Send to Trash
Deletesselectedimagesorfolders
• DeletedimagesareplacedintheTrash.
• Ifyoumistakenlysendanimagetothe
Trash,clickthe[Trash]iconintheDock
andrestoretheimagetoitsoriginal
folderintheFinder.
Print & Email
Printstheselectedimage(s).
Orcreatesanimageattachmentforemail.

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Browser Area Tasks
Display Mode
SelectsadisplaymodefortheBrowserArea.
Preview Mode: allowsthe
imageinformationtoberead
whileviewingtheimage.
List Mode: allows
thumbnailstobeviewedata
sizesuitedforeasyviewing.
HINT
Right-Click Context Menus
Right-clicking(or[ctrl]keyandclicking)overawindoworimagedisplayscontextualmenus.Thesemenus
containthefunctionsavailableinthecurrentcontextaswellasotherconvenientfunctions.Usethe
contextmenustoincreaseyourefficiency.
Change the Display Size
Youcanchangethedisplay
ratio(Zoommode)or
thumbnailsize(Scrollmode)
withtheslider.
Functions Used in the Browser Area
Create New Folder
TocreateanewfolderintheBrowserArea,clickthe
[File]menuandselect[NewFolder].
Select Images
ClickinganimageintheBrowserAreaselectsthat
image.Toselectmultipleimages,holddownthe
[shift]keyor[ ](Command)keywhileclicking
images,orholddownthe[option]and[shift]key
togetherandclickastartingandendingimageto
selectarangeofadjacentimages.
Display Images
Double-clickinganimageintheBrowserArea(or
selectingtheimageandclicking ),displaysitin
theViewerWindow.
Move, Copy Images
Tomoveanimagebetweenfolders,dragitoverthe
destinationfolderandreleasethemousebutton.
Tocopyanimage,holdthe[option]keywhile
releasingthemousebuttonasabove.
Show Window
Youcanswitchbetween
showing/hidingtheFolder
Area,ControlPaneland
InformationPanel.