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Chapter 1
What is
ZoomBrowser EX?
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
ZoomBrowser EX?
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 (1/2)
Chapter 1 What is ZoomBrowser EX?
What Can ZoomBrowser EX Do? .............................................. 5
Guide to the ZoomBrowser EX Windows ................................. 6
Task Buttons and Main Window Features ................................ 8
Chapter 2 Downloading and
Printing Images
Downloading Images to a Computer ......................................12
Printing Images ....................................................................... 20
Chapter 3 What You Can Do
with a Camera Connected
Camera Control Window ........................................................26
Downloading Images Automatically—Camera Operations ......... 27
Downloading Images Automatically—Computer Operations ..... 28
Checking Images in the Camera before Downloading ............31
Deleting Images from the Camera ..........................................33
Downloading Sound Files from the Camera ............................34
Other Features of the Camera Browser Window ....................37
Setting the My Camera Settings ..............................................38
Setting up Slide Shows on the Camera ....................................45
Setting the DPOF Print Settings ............................................... 46
Checking and Changing Camera Settings ...............................48
Copying Images to the Camera ...............................................49
Operating the Camera Shutter from the Computer ................51
Chapter 4 Viewing Images
Selecting Folders ..................................................................... 55
Changing the Display Mode ....................................................57
Changing the Displayed Folder ...............................................60
Changing the Main Window Display Mode ............................63
Checking Images in a Pop-Up Window ...................................67
Opening Images ...................................................................... 68
Using the Viewer Window ...................................................... 69
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Contents
Chapter 1
What is
ZoomBrowser EX?
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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Playing Sound Files ................................................................ 110
Playing Movies ...................................................................... 111
Editing Movies ....................................................................... 112
Exporting Movies .................................................................. 116
Converting RAW Images ....................................................... 118
Stitching Panoramic Images - PhotoStitch ............................. 124
Saving Images to CD-R/RW Disks (Windows XP Only) ............125
Chapter 5 Organizing Images
Selecting Images ...................................................................... 73
Setting Star Ratings ................................................................. 74
Assigning Keywords ................................................................ 76
Classifying Images ................................................................... 78
Renaming Images .................................................................... 79
Searching Images .................................................................... 81
Moving or Copying Images ..................................................... 83
Deleting Images ...................................................................... 87
Rotating Images ...................................................................... 89
Viewing Image Properties ....................................................... 90
Creating Folders ...................................................................... 92
Refreshing Folders ................................................................... 93
Chapter 6 Using Supplementary
Features
Editing Images ......................................................................... 94
Editing Images with Other Programs ......................................99
Sending Images by E-mail ...................................................... 100
Exporting Images .................................................................. 102
Running a Slide Show ............................................................ 105
Adding Sounds to Images ...................................................... 107
Creating a My Camera Sound ................................................ 108
Appendices
Supported Image Types ......................................................... 126
Customizing Preferences ....................................................... 127
Customizing Menus ............................................................... 129
Troubleshooting .................................................................... 130
Index
Index ..................................................................................... 135
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Table of
Contents
Chapter 1
What is
ZoomBrowser EX?
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 card, PC card, MultiMediaCard ➜memory card
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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.

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Contents
Chapter 1
What is
ZoomBrowser EX?
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 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.
• 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.
• 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 images to standard images (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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• The Canon CD-ROM supplied with the camera contains My
Camera Settings files. These files are automatically copied to
your computer when ZoomBrowser EX is installed.
What Can ZoomBrowser EX Do?

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Chapter 1
What is
ZoomBrowser EX?
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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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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Chapter 1
What is
ZoomBrowser EX?
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 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.
Right-click anywhere on the image to display a shortcut menu.
Browser Area
Guide to the ZoomBrowser EX Windows (2/2)

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Chapter 1
What is
ZoomBrowser EX?
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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Task Area and Task Buttons
There are six task buttons in the Main Window’s Task Area. Use
these buttons to start performing tasks.
■Acquire &
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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• 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.
Task Buttons and Main Window Features (1/4)

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Chapter 1
What is
ZoomBrowser EX?
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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Task Buttons and Main Window Features (2/4)
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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• 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. Switch
to it by clicking the button.
However, if you have already finished selecting an image and you
switch to the [2. Select Captions for Printing] task, you must
click [1. 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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Chapter 1
What is
ZoomBrowser EX?
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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Task Buttons and Main Window Features (3/4)
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.
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).
Display Control Panel
The display control panel offers the following buttons.