Canon PowerShot A520 User manual

1ZoomBrowser EX Software User Guide
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Table of Contents (1/2)
Chapter 1 What is ZoomBrowser EX?
What Can ZoomBrowser EX Do? .............................................. 4
Guide to the ZoomBrowser EX Windows ................................. 5
Task Buttons and Main Window Features ................................ 7
Chapter 2 Downloading and Printing Images
Downloading Images to a Computer ......................................11
Printing Images ....................................................................... 19
Chapter 3 What You Can Do with a Camera Connected
Camera Control Window ........................................................25
Downloading Images Automatically—Camera Operations ....26
Downloading Images Automatically—Computer Operations 27
Checking Images in the Camera before Downloading ............30
Deleting Images from the Camera ..........................................32
Other Features of the Camera Browser Window ....................33
Setting the My Camera Settings ..............................................34
Setting up Slide Shows on the Camera ....................................41
Setting the DPOF Print Settings ............................................... 42
Checking and Changing Camera Settings ...............................44
Copying Images to the Camera ...............................................45
Operating the Camera Shutter from the Computer ................46
Chapter 4 Viewing Images
Selecting Folders ..................................................................... 50
Changing the Display Mode ....................................................52
Changing the Displayed Folder ...............................................55
Changing the Main Window Display Mode ............................58
Checking Images in a Pop-Up Window ...................................62
Opening Images ...................................................................... 63
Using the Viewer Window ...................................................... 64
Chapter 5 Organizing Images
Selecting Images ...................................................................... 67
Setting Star Ratings ................................................................. 68
Assigning Keywords ................................................................ 70
Classifying Images ...................................................................72
Renaming Images .................................................................... 73
Searching Images .................................................................... 75
Moving or Copying Images ..................................................... 77
Deleting Images ...................................................................... 81
Rotating Images ...................................................................... 83
Viewing Image Properties ....................................................... 84
Creating Folders ...................................................................... 86
Refreshing Folders ...................................................................87

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NOTE
• This manual uses Windows XP screen shots and procedures in
the explanations. The screen shots and procedures may appear
slightly different if you are using another version of Windows.
• In this manual, the term “memory card” is used for CF cards, SD
cards and PC cards.
Chapter 6 Using Supplementary Features
Editing Images ......................................................................... 88
Editing Images with Other Programs ......................................93
Sending Images by E-mail ........................................................ 94
Exporting Images in Different Formats ...................................96
Running a Slide Show ..............................................................99
Adding Sounds to Images ...................................................... 101
Creating a My Camera Sound ................................................ 102
Playing Movies ...................................................................... 104
Editing Movies ....................................................................... 105
Exporting Movies .................................................................. 109
Converting RAW Images ....................................................... 111
Stitching Panoramic Images - PhotoStitch ............................. 116
Saving Images to CD-R/RW Disks (Windows XP Only) ............ 117
Appendices
Supported File Formats ......................................................... 118
Customizing Preferences ....................................................... 119
Customizing Menus ............................................................... 121
Troubleshooting .................................................................... 122
Index ..................................................................................... 127

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Chapter 1
What is ZoomBrowser EX?
What Can ZoomBrowser EX Do?
This section provides a brief explanation of the ZoomBrowser EX
features.
What You Can Do with a Camera Connected
• Download images from the camera to the computer.
• Save computer images to the camera.
• Operate the camera shutter remotely from the computer
(only on models supporting remote shooting).
• Set up camera slide shows or DPOF print settings (only
available on some models).
• Check and change camera settings.
• Set the My Camera Settings (start-up image, start-up sound,
operation sound, self-timer sound and shutter sound).
View Images
• Display the downloaded images and their shooting
information.
• Switch between display modes (zoom, scroll and preview).
Organize Images
• Assign a Star Rating or keywords to images.
• Organize images according to their shooting dates.
• Perform image searches.
Use the Additional Features
• Print images.
• Edit images and movies.
• Stitch panoramas together.
• Convert RAW format images to standard formats (only
available on some models).
• Format images as screensaver and wallpaper files.
• Export image shooting information as a text file.
• Copy images to CD-R/RW disks (Windows XP only).
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REFERENCE
• The Canon CD-ROM supplied with the camera contains several
prepared My Camera Settings files. These files are automatically
copied to your computer when ZoomBrowser EX is installed.

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Guide to the ZoomBrowser EX Windows (1/2)
This section briefly introduces the purposes and features of the two
main windows for operating ZoomBrowser EX.
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.
Main Window
This window opens when you start ZoomBrowser EX. The Main
Window is for displaying and organizing downloaded images.

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Guide to the ZoomBrowser EX Windows (2/2)
Using the Right-Click in Operations
With ZoomBrowser EX you can access many useful functions by using
the right mouse button (right-click).
For example, you can position the mouse pointer over an image
in the Browser Area and right-click to display a menu like the
following.
A shortcut menu is a convenient collection of the most
common window buttons and menu commands that apply to a
given situation.
The right-click allows you to use ZoomBrowser EX more
efficiently. After you become familiar with ZoomBrowser EX, try
right-clicking in many situations and you will be impressed with
its convenience.
Right-click anywhere on the image to display a shortcut menu.

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Task Buttons and Main Window Features (1/4)
Task Area and Task Buttons
There are six task buttons in the Main Window’s Task Area. In
the Main Window, you use these buttons to start performing
tasks.
■Acquire & Camera Settings
Use this button to open the Camera Control Window, which
allows you to perform tasks requiring a connection to the
camera, such as downloading, changing the My Camera
Settings, changing camera settings and remote shooting.
■View & Classify
Use this button to display slide shows of Browser Area images,
classify images into folders and perform image searches.
■Edit
Use this button to edit images and movies, stitch panoramas
together and convert RAW images.
■Export
Use this button to export images and image information in
various formats or back up images to a CD.
■Print
Click this to print images.
■Internet
Click this to attach images to e-mail messages.
The following menus appear when you click each respective
task button.
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REFERENCE
• To switch between tasks, click the corresponding task button.
• A scroll button will appear at the right when there are too many
menu items to display at once in the Task Area.

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Using the Task Windows
When you select an item in the menu, the related steps appear
in the Task Area.
■Orange Button
This color marks the current step. Follow the instructions in the
right-hand side of the window to proceed. Once you finish a
procedure, click a different button to proceed to the next step.
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REFERENCE
• In general, you are recommended to proceed through the steps
in order. You can return to the previous step by clicking the
button for that step.
• To return to the first menu, click [Return to Main Menu], which
appears below the menu items.
■Gray Buttons (Black Letters)
This is the step that you can select at the present time. You can
switch to it by clicking the button.
However, if you have already finished selecting an image and you
switch to the [Select Captions for Printing] task, you must click
[Select Images] again to reselect the image.
■Grayed Out Buttons (Gray Letters)
Grayed out buttons indicate tasks that are not available at the
time. When you finish the task underway, the buttons will once
again become selectable.

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Function Buttons
The following buttons are available in the Main Window.
View Image Button
Displays the selected image in a viewer window.
Properties Button
Displays the shooting information and other data for
the selected image in the Properties window.
Slide Show Button
Starts a slide show of the selected images.
Search Button
Searches images using criteria such as the Star Rating,
revision date, shooting date, comments or keywords.
Delete Button
Deletes selected images or folders from the computer.
Rotate Button
Rotates the selected image. Choose between 90°Left,
90°Right or 180°.
Display Modes
Use the tabs to switch between Browser Area display modes.
Display Control Panel
The display control panel offers the following buttons.
Back Button
Returns to the view of the Browser Area displayed
immediately prior.
Forward Button
Returns to the view of the Browser Area displayed prior
to use of the Back button.
Up Button
Advances to a higher level folder when you have
navigated to a lower level folder.
Selection Menu
Use this menu to select or deselect all of the images in
the Browser Area at once. You can also use it to select
bracketed images (images shot with the camera’s AEB
function).

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Show/Hide Image Information Menu
Use this to show or hide image information—such as
the file name, shooting date or Star Rating—below the
thumbnail.
Selection Tool (Operative only in Zoom Mode)
Restores the mouse pointer to a “pointer” when the
Zoom In or Zoom Out button is being used.
Zoom In Button (Operative only in Zoom Mode)
Zooms in to folders or images in the Browser Area.
Zoom Out Button (Operative only in Zoom
Mode)
Zooms out from folders or images in the Browser Area.
Task Buttons and Main Window Features (4/4)
Display Size (Operative only in Zoom or Scroll
Mode)
In Zoom mode, it changes the display magnification of
the entire Browser Area.
In Scroll mode, it changes the thumbnail display size.
Filter Images
Extracts only the images that are assigned a special Star
Rating and displays them in the Browser Area.
The task buttons and other function buttons are discussed in
more detail from Chapter 4 onward.