Canon PowerShot A460 Guide

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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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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 ..... 19
Checking Images in the Camera before Downloading ............22
Deleting Images from the Camera .......................................... 24
Downloading Sound Files from the Camera ............................25
Other Features of the Camera Browser Window ....................28
Printing Images in the Camera ................................................29
Saving the “My Camera Settings” to the Camera ....................33
Checking and Modifying the Camera Settings ........................41
Adding Computer Images to the Camera ................................42
Operating the Camera Shutter from a Computer ...................43
Chapter 4 Viewing Images
Starting ImageBrowser ............................................................47
Selecting Folders ..................................................................... 48
Changing the Display Mode ....................................................50
Changing the Browser Window Display ..................................52
Opening Images ...................................................................... 55
Using the Viewer Window ......................................................56
What Can ImageBrowser Do? .................................................. 5
Guide to the ImageBrowser Windows ..................................... 6
Downloading Images to a Computer ....................................... 8
Printing a Single Image on a Single Page ................................ 13
Chapter 1 What is ImageBrowser ?
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Printing Images
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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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Index
Appendices
Chapter 5 Organizing Images
Selecting Images ...................................................................... 61
Setting Star Ratings ................................................................. 62
Using the My Category Function .............................................64
Assigning Keywords ................................................................ 65
Sorting Images ........................................................................ 67
Renaming Images .................................................................... 69
Searching Images .................................................................... 71
Moving and Copying Images ................................................... 73
Deleting Images ...................................................................... 75
Rotating Images ...................................................................... 76
Viewing Image Information .................................................... 77
Creating Folders ...................................................................... 79
Chapter 6 Using Supplementary
Features
Editing Images ......................................................................... 80
Editing Images with Other Programs ......................................90
Creating Images for E-mail ...................................................... 91
Exporting Images .................................................................... 93
Running Slide Shows ...............................................................96
Adding Sounds to Images ........................................................99
Printing Images ..................................................................... 101
Printing Indexes ..................................................................... 102
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Supported Image Types ......................................................... 127
Customizing Preferences ....................................................... 128
Troubleshooting .................................................................... 132
Layout and Print .................................................................... 104
Printing Images over Multiple Pages ..................................... 111
Sorting Images by Date and Time - TimeTunnel ....................112
Playing Sound Files ................................................................ 114
Playing Movies ...................................................................... 115
Editing Movies ....................................................................... 116
Extracting Stills from Movies ................................................. 119
Converting RAW Images ....................................................... 121
Stitching Panoramic Images - PhotoStitch ............................. 126
Index ..................................................................................... 133

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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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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.
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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.

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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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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 models
supporting RAW images).
•Extract stills from movies.
•Format images as screensaver and wallpaper files.
•Export image shooting information as a text file.
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•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.

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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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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 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)
The displayed window may vary slightly for a wireless
connection.
Explorer Panel Browser Area

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What is
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Chapter 2
Downloading and
Printing Images
Chapter 3
What You Can Do with
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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

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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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Downloading Images to a 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.
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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.
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•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."

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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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Downloading Images to a Computer (2/5)
Using Camera Commands to Download Images
1. Set the camera to the playback mode with it
connected to the computer.
Please see your Camera User Guide for information on how to
connect the camera to a computer.
The Camera Control Window will open.
The displayed window may vary slightly for a wireless
connection.
If your camera features a (Print/Share) button, it will light
and a Direct Transfer menu similar to the lower right one will
appear on the camera’s LCD monitor.
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• 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
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•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].

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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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Downloading Images to a Computer (3/5)
2. Use the camera to set the direct transfer settings and
press the (Print/Share) button or the SET button.
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•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 Browser Window when the
download is complete.
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•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].
Downloaded ImagesFolders with newly acquired images
display the symbol shown.
Displays newly downloaded images by shooting date
or My Category (only models supporting this feature).

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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 Computer Commands to Download Images
1. Set the camera to the playback mode with it
connected to the computer.
Please see your Camera User Guide for information on how to
connect the camera to a computer.
The Camera Control Window will open.
The displayed window may vary slightly for a wireless
connection.
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•If you are using a memory card reader, you can set it using the
same procedures as with the camera to have the Camera
Control Window open automatically. After you set the settings,
the Camera Control Window will open automatically when you
insert a memory card into the reader. As shown, the Camera
Control window appears slightly different from the camera
version, but functions similarly.
Downloading Images to a Computer (4/5)
Camera Control
Window with a
Camera Connected
Camera Control
Window with a
Memory Card
Reader Connected
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•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.
•Different windows from those shown here may appear for some
camera models. In that case, please read the user guides
provided with the software bundled with the camera.

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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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•If a dialog allowing you to
select between a camera or
memory card reader appears,
select the desired device and
click [OK].
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2. Click [Starts to download images].
The images will display in the Browser Window when the
download is complete.
Downloaded ImagesFolders with newly acquired images
display the symbol shown.
Displays newly downloaded images by shooting date
or My Category (only models supporting this feature).

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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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This section explains how to print images downloaded to a computer. It
describes the procedures for printing a single image on a single page. It
is easy to print photo-quality prints.
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•The procedural explanation for printing indexes and the layout
and print function are explained in the Chapter 6 topics,
“Printing Indexes” and “Layout and Print.”
1. Click an image in the Browser Window to print.
A blue frame appears around the image.
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•You can select multiple images by pressing and holding the
[shift] key or [ ] (command) key while clicking on images. If
you hold down the [option] and [shift] keys together and click
on two images, you can select all the images between them.
2. Click [Print] and select [One Photo per page Print]
from the displayed menu.
Printing a Single Image on a Single Page (1/2)
3. Set the settings in the desired categories.
Selects a printer. Selects the paper size and orientation.
Sets the auto trim (crops
image edges according to the
page proportions) settings.
Sets the shooting date/time
imprint and color settings.

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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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4. Click [Print].
Printing a Single Image on a Single Page (2/2)
Sets the number of print copies.
Click this button to switch
between images if multiple
images were selected.
Rotates
images
Click this to use the
trimming function
(crops a portion of
the image).
5. If the Print dialog appears, click [Print].
Printing will start.

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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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Opening the Camera Control Window
■Auto Start Settings Selected
When you connect the camera to the computer and prepare it
for communication, the Camera Control Window will
automatically open.
■Auto Start Settings Not Selected
After the camera is connected, click the [CameraWindow] icon
in the Dock (bar appearing at the bottom of the desktop) and
the Camera Control Window will open.
Camera Control Window (1/2)
This chapter explains the procedures performed with the Camera
Control Window.
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•Depending on the selections you make during installation, the
[CameraWindow] icon may not appear in the Dock. In this case,
open the Camera Control Window by double-clicking the
[Applications] folder, followed by the [Canon Utilities] and
[CameraWindow] folders, and double-click the
[CameraWindow] icon.
To download using camera operations, press
the camera’s button (direct transfer).
Selects a Camera Window
function.
You can download all
images at once using
computer procedures.
Or you can check the
images and then
download them using
computer procedures.
Sets the attributes and
destination for images targeted
for automatic downloading.
The Camera Control
Window will close.*
* It will gray out if you are connected wirelessly.

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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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Camera Control Window (2/2)
To open the Camera Control Window from ImageBrowser’s
Browser Window, click [Canon Camera] in the Explorer Panel
section or on the Control Panel.
Closing the Camera Control Window
Click [Quit] to close the Camera Control Window.
When the camera is connected wirelessly, the Camera Control
Window will close when the connection is closed. See the user
guides for your camera for instructions on closing a wireless
connection.

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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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Downloading Images Automatically—Camera Operations (1/2)
Starting Auto Downloading
1. Set the Direct Transfer settings on the camera, and
start the direct transfer.
This will download images automatically to the computer.
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•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.
•Sound files recorded using the Sound Recorder feature cannot
be downloaded using the Direct Transfer feature. The
downloading procedures are explained in "Downloading Sound
Files from the Camera."
Changing the Auto Downloading Settings
Change the destination folder for images downloaded to the
computer.
1. Click [Preferences].
2. Select [Change direct transfer download destination
folder] and click [Next].
3. Select a destination folder for the downloaded
images and set the new folder creation method for
downloads, then click [Next].
Proceed to Step 5 if [Finished] displays.

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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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Downloading Images Automatically—Camera Operations (2/2)
4. To connect a camera to a computer over a wireless
connection to use [Print via a Computer], click
[Settings] and configure the printer to be used, as
well as other settings such as the paper size. Proceed
directly to Step 5 if you are not using the [Print via a
Computer] function over a wireless connection.
5. Click [Finish].
The settings have been configured.
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•The printer settings for printing via a computer can only be
configured for a wireless connection. They cannot be configured
when the camera is connected via an interface cable.
•See the user guides for your camera for explanations of the
settings and commands related to the Direct Transfer menu.

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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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Downloading Images Automatically—Computer Operations (1/3)
Starting Auto Downloading
1. Click [Starts to download images] in the Camera
Control Window.
Under the default settings, all images not yet downloaded will
automatically download to the computer.
Changing the Auto Download Settings
Change the type of image to download or the destination
folder.
1. Click [Preferences].
2. Select [Change auto download settings] and click
[Next].
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•Sound files recorded using the Sound Recorder feature cannot
be downloaded using the Auto Download feature. The
downloading procedures are explained in "Downloading Sound
Files from the Camera."

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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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Downloading Images Automatically—Computer Operations (2/3)
3. Select the type of image to download and click [Next].
4. Select a destination folder for the downloaded
images and set the new subfolder creation method
for downloads, then click [Next].
5. Set the process to initiate after the images are
downloaded and click [Next].
To simply display the images in ImageBrowser's Browser
Window, select [Display the folder at the save destination].
To have a different process initiated, select [Perform selected
processes consecutively] and select a process in the
ImageBrowser Automation wizard window.
Place a check mark here if you wish the original image
in the camera to be deleted after downloading.