Canon PowerShot A420 Safety guide

Table of
Contents
Chapter 1
What is
ImageBrowser?
Chapter 2
Downloading and
Printing Images
Chapter 3
What You Can Do with
a Camera Connected
Chapter 4
Viewing Images
Chapter 5
Organizing Images
Chapter 6
Using Supplementary
Features
Appendices Index
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Table of
Contents
Chapter 1
What is
ImageBrowser?
Chapter 2
Downloading and
Printing Images
Chapter 3
What You Can Do with
a Camera Connected
Chapter 4
Viewing Images
Chapter 5
Organizing Images
Chapter 6
Using Supplementary
Features
Appendices Index
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Chapter 3 What You Can Do
with a Camera Connected
Camera Control Window ........................................................15
Downloading Images Automatically—Camera Operations ....17
Downloading Images Automatically—Computer Operations 18
Checking Images in the Camera before Downloading ............21
Deleting Images from the Camera ..........................................23
Downloading Sound Files from the Camera ............................24
Other Features of the Camera Browser Window ....................27
Printing Images in the Camera ................................................28
Saving the “My Camera Settings” to the Camera ....................32
Checking and Modifying the Camera Settings ........................40
Adding Computer Images to the Camera ................................41
Operating the Camera Shutter from a Computer ...................42
Chapter 4 Viewing Images
Starting ImageBrowser ............................................................46
Selecting Folders ..................................................................... 47
Changing the Display Mode ....................................................49
Changing the Browser Window Display ..................................51
Opening Images ...................................................................... 53
Using the Viewer Window ...................................................... 54
What Can ImageBrowser Do? .................................................. 5
Guide to the ImageBrowser Windows ..................................... 6
Downloading Images to Your Computer .................................. 8
Printing a Single Image on a Single Page ................................13
Chapter 1 What is ImageBrowser ?
Chapter 2 Downloading and
Printing Images
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Contents
Chapter 1
What is
ImageBrowser?
Chapter 2
Downloading and
Printing Images
Chapter 3
What You Can Do with
a Camera Connected
Chapter 4
Viewing Images
Chapter 5
Organizing Images
Chapter 6
Using Supplementary
Features
Appendices Index
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Index
Index ..................................................................................... 130
Appendices
Chapter 5 Organizing Images
Selecting Images ...................................................................... 59
Setting Star Ratings ................................................................. 60
Assigning Keywords ................................................................62
Sorting Images ........................................................................ 64
Renaming Images .................................................................... 66
Searching Images .................................................................... 68
Moving and Copying Images ................................................... 70
Deleting Images ...................................................................... 72
Rotating Images ...................................................................... 73
Viewing Image Information .................................................... 74
Creating Folders ...................................................................... 76
Chapter 6 Using Supplementary
Features
Editing Images ......................................................................... 77
Editing Images with Other Programs ......................................87
Creating Images for E-mail ...................................................... 88
Exporting Images .................................................................... 90
Running Slide Shows ............................................................... 93
Adding Sounds to Images ........................................................96
Printing Images ....................................................................... 98
Printing Indexes ....................................................................... 99
Layout and Print .................................................................... 101
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Supported Image Types ......................................................... 124
Customizing Preferences ....................................................... 125
Troubleshooting .................................................................... 129
Printing Images over Multiple Pages ..................................... 108
Sorting Images by Date and Time - TimeTunnel ....................109
Playing Sound Files ................................................................ 111
Playing Movies ...................................................................... 112
Editing Movies ....................................................................... 113
Extracting Stills from Movies ................................................. 116
Converting RAW Images ....................................................... 118
Stitching Panoramic Images - PhotoStitch ............................. 123

Table of
Contents
Chapter 1
What is
ImageBrowser?
Chapter 2
Downloading and
Printing Images
Chapter 3
What You Can Do with
a Camera Connected
Chapter 4
Viewing Images
Chapter 5
Organizing Images
Chapter 6
Using Supplementary
Features
Appendices Index
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Notations and Conventions
Symbol Usage
This guide uses the following symbols.
Information essential to operations, such as explanations of
functions or terminology, follows this symbol.
Information about the steps to perform follows this symbol.
Operating tips and convenient ways of using the program
follow this symbol. Read these topics as you see fit.
IMPORTANT
Points that you need to follow to perform the procedures and
other important topics follow this symbol. Always read these
topics.
REFERENCE
Supplementary explanations and procedures follow this symbol.
Read these topics as you see fit.
Terminology Usage
The following terms are used in this guide as indicated below.
• CF card, SD memory card, PC card, MultiMediaCard ➜memory
card
NOTE
• This guide uses Mac OS X v10.3 screen shots and procedures in
the explanations. The screen shots and procedures may vary
slightly if you are using another version of the Mac OS.
• The displayed screens and procedures may also differ slightly
from the examples depending upon the camera or printer model
in use.

Table of
Contents
Chapter 1
What is
ImageBrowser?
Chapter 2
Downloading and
Printing Images
Chapter 3
What You Can Do with
a Camera Connected
Chapter 4
Viewing Images
Chapter 5
Organizing Images
Chapter 6
Using Supplementary
Features
Appendices Index
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What Can ImageBrowser Do?
This section provides a brief explanation of the ImageBrowser features.
What You Can Do with a Camera Connected
• Download images from the camera to the computer.
• Download sound files that you record using the Sound
Recorder feature (only on products supporting the Sound
Recorder feature).
• Save computer images to the camera.
• Select images directly in the camera or memory card and
print them.
• Operate the camera shutter remotely from the computer
(only on models supporting remote shooting).
• Check and modify camera settings.
• Set the My Camera Settings (start-up image, start-up sound,
operation sound, self-timer sound and shutter sound). (Only
on models supporting My Camera Settings)
View Images
• Display the downloaded images and their shooting
information.
• Switch between display modes (Preview, List and TimeTunnel)
Organize Images
• Assign a Star Rating or keywords to images.
• Sort images according to their shooting date or Star Rating.
• Perform image searches.
Use the Additional Features
• Print images that have been downloaded to a computer.
• Edit images and movies.
• Stitch panoramic images.
• Convert RAW images to standard images (only available on
some models).
• Extract stills from movies.
• Format images as screensaver and wallpaper files.
• Export image shooting information as a text file.
REFERENCE
• The Canon CD-ROM supplied with the camera contains My
Camera Settings files. These files are automatically copied to
your computer when ImageBrowser is installed.

Table of
Contents
Chapter 1
What is
ImageBrowser?
Chapter 2
Downloading and
Printing Images
Chapter 3
What You Can Do with
a Camera Connected
Chapter 4
Viewing Images
Chapter 5
Organizing Images
Chapter 6
Using Supplementary
Features
Appendices Index
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This section briefly introduces the purposes and features of the two
main windows for operating ImageBrowser.
Camera Control Window
The Camera Control Window is the window that automatically
opens when you connect a camera to the computer or insert a
memory card into a memory card reader. You can download
the camera or memory card images in a few easy steps. You
can also use the computer to change some camera settings.
You can also select and print camera or memory card images
directly and change camera settings from the computer.
Browser Window
This window opens when you start ImageBrowser. The Browser
Window is for displaying and organizing downloaded images.
Guide to the ImageBrowser Windows (1/2)

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Chapter 1
What is
ImageBrowser?
Chapter 2
Downloading and
Printing Images
Chapter 3
What You Can Do with
a Camera Connected
Chapter 4
Viewing Images
Chapter 5
Organizing Images
Chapter 6
Using Supplementary
Features
Appendices Index
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Using Contextual Menus
When you hold down the [control] key and click the mouse
button, a menu is displayed. This is a contextual menu.
In ImageBrowser, you can access many useful functions through
contextual menus.
For example, the following contextual menu appears when you
press and hold the [control] key and click an image in the
Browser Area.
A contextual menu is, as its name implies, a menu whose
options vary according to the context. It is a collection of the
most commonly used buttons and commands that apply to a
given situation.
Contextual menus allow you to use ImageBrowser more
efficiently. When you feel comfortable with ImageBrowser, try
using the contextual menus in different situations.
Guide to the ImageBrowser Windows (2/2)
Contextual menuBrowser Area

Table of
Contents
Chapter 1
What is
ImageBrowser?
Chapter 2
Downloading and
Printing Images
Chapter 3
What You Can Do with
a Camera Connected
Chapter 4
Viewing Images
Chapter 5
Organizing Images
Chapter 6
Using Supplementary
Features
Appendices Index
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Downloading Images to Your Computer (1/5)
This chapter explains a sequence of ImageBrowser basic procedures in
order, such as downloading images from the camera and printing
downloaded images. This section starts by explaining the procedures for
downloading images from the camera.
IMPORTANT
• This guide assumes that all the relevant software programs
and drivers have been correctly installed on your computer. If
you have not yet installed them, read the guides for the
software supplied with your camera and install them.
Connecting the Camera to Download
This section describes two methods for downloading images
shot with the camera to a computer.
■Downloading Images with Camera Commands
You can use this method to download images with cameras
that support the direct transfer function.
■Downloading Images with Computer Commands
This method uses commands entered on the computer to
download images from a memory card in a camera or in a
memory card reader. This method can be used regardless of
whether your camera supports the direct transfer function or
not.
These methods are explained starting on the next page.
REFERENCE
• This section uses the “Download All Camera Images Not Yet
Downloaded” method, a simple method, to download images.
Chapter 3 explains in greater detail how to select images for
downloading from a camera or memory card and how to
perform tasks such as changing the file destination.
• You can also download sound files to the computer that were
recorded using the Sound Recorder feature. The downloading
procedures are explained in Chapter 3 "Downloading Sound
Files from the Camera."

Table of
Contents
Chapter 1
What is
ImageBrowser?
Chapter 2
Downloading and
Printing Images
Chapter 3
What You Can Do with
a Camera Connected
Chapter 4
Viewing Images
Chapter 5
Organizing Images
Chapter 6
Using Supplementary
Features
Appendices Index
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Downloading Images to Your Computer (2/5)
Using Camera Commands to Download Images
1. Connect the camera to the computer with the interface
cable and set the camera to the playback mode.
Please see your Camera User Guide for information on how to
connect the camera to a computer.
If your camera features a (Print/Share) button, it will blink
and a Direct Transfer menu similar to the lower right one will
appear on the camera’s LCD monitor.
REFERENCE
• If the Direct Transfer menu does not appear on the camera's LCD
monitor, you cannot download images using camera procedures.
• The content on the LCD monitor and the method for displaying the
Direct Transfer menu may differ between camera models.
Camera Control Window
REFERENCE
• Click the [CameraWindow] icon in the Dock (bar appearing at
the bottom of the desktop) if the Camera Control Window does
not display.
• If you do not wish the Camera Control Window to open
automatically when you start up the camera, click the [File]
menu and clear the check mark from the [Displays this screen
when the camera is connected] option.
• If a dialog allowing you to select between a camera or memory
card reader appears, select the desired device and click [OK].

Table of
Contents
Chapter 1
What is
ImageBrowser?
Chapter 2
Downloading and
Printing Images
Chapter 3
What You Can Do with
a Camera Connected
Chapter 4
Viewing Images
Chapter 5
Organizing Images
Chapter 6
Using Supplementary
Features
Appendices Index
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Downloading Images to Your Computer (3/5)
Downloaded Images
2. Use the camera to set the direct transfer settings and
press the (Print/Share) button or the SET button.
REFERENCE
• See the user guides for your camera for explanations of the
settings and commands related to the Direct Transfer menu that
appears on the camera’s LCD monitor.
• You can change the destination folder for images by clicking
[Preferences] in the Camera Control Window that appears on
the computer. See “Downloading Images Automatically” in
Chapter 3 for instructions on how to change the destination
folder.
• By the default settings, downloaded images are saved to the
[Pictures] folder.
The images will display in the Main Window when the
download is complete.
The download mark will display on the folder(s) in which the
images are downloaded. The mark will disappear when you
quit ImageBrowser.
Mark indicating there are newly
downloaded images in the folder.
REFERENCE
• You can hide the download mark by clicking the [View] menu,
selecting the [View Settings] submenu and clearing the check
mark from [Show download folder mark]. In addition, you can
clear the already displayed download marks by selecting [Clear
download folder mark].