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Software User Guide
•ZoomBrowserEX
•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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.
•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ZoomBrowserEX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. 39)
Slideshows
(p. 33)
To Organize
Backing Up
to a CD
(p. 31)
Changing
File Names in
Batches
(p. 34)
Using Star Ratings
(p. 35)
Deleting
(p. 19)
Using Comments
(p. 35)
Performing
Searches
(p. 37)
Next
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To Edit
Adjusting
Color and
Brightness
(p. 23)
Red-Eye
Correction
(p. 22)
Inserting
Text
(p. 24)
Trimming
(p. 24)
Converting
RAW Images
(p. 28)
Merging Images
into Panoramas
(p. 27)
Formatting
Images as
Wallpaper
(p. 30)
Saving Still
Images from
Movies
(p. 21)
Resizing
Images
(p. 29)
Editing Movies
(Cutting Movies)
(p. 21)
To Connect to a Camera
Uploading
to a Camera
(p. 44)
Configuring My
Camera Settings
(p. 42)
Youcanchangethe
camera’sstart-upimage
andshuttersound.
Controlling Shooting
from the Computer
(p. 40)
To Send Email
Attaching
Images to Email
(p. 32)
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 ZoomBrowser EX Windows ........................................................................... 7
DownloadWindow/OrganizingWindow............................................................... 7
Main Window ................................................................................................................ 8
HowtoDisplaytheMainWindow.......................................................................... 8
NamesoftheMainWindowParts........................................................................... 8
How to Perform Tasks ................................................................................................... 9
SelectingTasksandTaskWindowProcedures........................................................ 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 Main Window ................................................................................... 19
MainWindow......................................................................................................... 19
BrowserAreaTasks................................................................................................ 20
ViewerWindow...................................................................................................... 21
More Advanced Techniques....................................................................... 22
Editing Images ............................................................................................................. 22
RedEyeCorrection................................................................................................. 22
AutoAdjustment.................................................................................................... 22
Color/BrightnessAdjustment................................................................................. 23
AdjustingSharpness–EmphasizingOutlines......................................................... 23
Trimming–CroppingaPortionofanImage.......................................................... 24
InsertingText.......................................................................................................... 24
UsingOtherEditingSoftware................................................................................ 25
AttachingSounds................................................................................................... 26
CreatingPanoramicImages–PhotoStitch.............................................................. 27
ConvertingRAWImages–DigitalPhotoProfessional........................................... 28
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Exporting...................................................................................................................... 29
ChangingImage(Stills)SizesandTypes................................................................ 29
ExportingShootingInformation........................................................................... 29
CreatingComputerScreenSaverImages............................................................. 30
CreatingComputerWallpaperImages.................................................................. 30
SavingtoCDs.......................................................................................................... 31
Email ............................................................................................................................. 32
AttachingImagestoEmail..................................................................................... 32
Slide Shows .................................................................................................................. 33
ViewingImagesinSlideShows.............................................................................. 33
Image Management .................................................................................................... 34
ChangingFileNamesinBatches........................................................................... 34
SortingImagesintoFoldersbyShootingDate..................................................... 34
Configuring Image Information Settings................................................................... 35
SettingStarRatings................................................................................................ 35
InsertingComments............................................................................................... 35
AssigningKeywords............................................................................................... 36
Searching, Filtering and Sorting Images .................................................................... 37
SearchingImages.................................................................................................... 37
FilteringImages...................................................................................................... 38
SortingImages........................................................................................................ 38
Comparing Images....................................................................................................... 39
ComparingMultipleImages.................................................................................. 39
Remote Shooting ......................................................................................................... 40
OperatingtheCameraUsingComputerCommands............................................ 40
My Camera Settings .................................................................................................... 42
ChangingtheShutterSoundandStart-UpImage............................................... 42
Uploading Images........................................................................................................ 44
UploadingImagestoaCamera............................................................................. 44
Preference Settings...................................................................................................... 45
CustomizingZoomBrowserEX............................................................................... 45
CustomizingtheTaskButtons................................................................................ 45
Appendices.................................................................................................. 46
Supported Image Types............................................................................................... 46
New Features in This Version...................................................................................... 47
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The Two ZoomBrowser EX Windows
Download Window/Organizing Window
ThefollowingtwowindowsarethemainonesusedforZoomBrowserEX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
Double-clickthisicon
onthedesktop.
Youcanview,editandprinttheimagesinthecomputer.
Double-click
animage.
TheViewerWindowthatappears
whenyouviewanimage.
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Main Window
How to Display the Main Window
TheMainWindowwilldisplayaftercameraimagesaredownloadedand
CameraWindowcloses.Youcanalsodisplayitbydouble-clickingthe
ZoomBrowserEXicononthedesktop.
Names of the Main Window Parts
Menu Bar Function Buttons Display Control Panel
Task Buttons
Selectstasksto
perform.
Last Acquired Images
Displaysthelastimages
downloaded.
Folder Area
Selectsafolder
todisplay.
Browser Area
Iconsthatindicate
imagepropertiesdisplay
aroundimages,as
shownontheleft.
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 Tasks and Task Window Procedures
ManyZoomBrowserEXfunctionscanbeaccessedbyselectingataskintheMain
Windowandfollowingtheinstructionsintheguidancesectionofthenewwindow.
1 Select a task.
Themajorstepsforthe
taskappearhere.
Followthestepsinorder.
Youcanreturntoa
previousstep.
Anoverviewforthe
selectedtaskappearshere.
Cancelstheprocedureand
returnstotheprevious
window.
2 Follow the instructions
to perform the task.
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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 and driver software. See the guides supplied with your product
package for software installation procedures.
•WithsomeversionsofMicrosoftWindows,CameraWindowmaynotopenwhen
the camera is connected. In this case, double-click the ZoomBrowser EX icon on the
desktop to start ZoomBrowser EX and open the Main Window. Click the [Acquire &
Camera Settings] task button, followed by [Connect to Camera].
1 Connect the camera to the computer
with the supplied interface cable.
2 Turn on the camera power, set it to
playback mode and prepare it to
communicate with the computer.
3 When a window similar to the one at the right
appears, select [Canon CameraWindow] and
click [OK].
WithWindowsVista,click[DownloadsImages
FromCanonCamerausingCanonCameraWindow]
intheAutoPlaywindow.
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CameraWindow
4 Click [Transfer Untransferred
Images].
Onlyimagesthathavenotyet
beendownloadedwillstartto
download.
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.
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Changing the Download Destination Folder
Thedefaultsettingssavedownloadedimagesintothe[Pictures]or
[MyPictures]folders.Tochangethedestinationfolder,select[Operate
ImagesonCamera]inStep4asdescribedabove,thenclickthebutton
shownontheright,andselectafolder.
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Selecting Images to Download
Todownloadonlyaselectionofimagesfromthecamera,select[OperateImagesonCamera]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
Anactionselectionwindowwillopenwhenyouinsertamemorycardintothememorycardreader.Ifyou
select[View/DownloadImagesUsingCanonZoomBrowserEX],ZoomBrowserEXwillstart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
andothersettings.
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2 Click [Photo Print].
1 Click the [Print & Email] task button in the Main
Window.
Printing
Printing a Single Image on a Single Page
Printsoneimageperpage.
3 Confirm that [1. Select
Images] is chosen and select
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4 Click [2. Printer and Layout Settings] and 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.
5 Click [3. Print].
Printingwillstart.
HINT
Printing Using Other Software
Ifyouhavespecializedprintingsoftwareinstalledonthecomputer,youcanalsouseittoprintthe
images.Clickthe[Print&Email]taskbuttonintheMainWindow,followedby[PrintUsingOther
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Index Print
Printsanindexoftheimages.
1 Click the [Print & Email] task button in the Main
Window.
2 Click [Index Print].
3 Confirm that [1. Select
Images] is chosen and select
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4 Click [2. Printer and Layout Settings] and set the categories as desired.
Setstheprinterand
papersize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.
5 Click [3. Print].
Printingwillstart.
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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.
Asymbol
appearson
previously
downloaded
images.
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
TheHelpbutton orHelpmenuisavailableinmostZoomBrowserEXwindows.Itisthereforwhen
youareunsurehowtoproceed.
Ablueframe
appears
around
selected
images.
Selectsimagesnotyet
downloaded/allimages.
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Basic Functions
& Features Contents Things to Remember
Mastering
the Basics
More Advanced
Techniques Appendices
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How to Use the Main Window
Main Window
ThisisthemainwindowforperformingtasksinZoomBrowserEX.
Slide Show
Displaystheselected
imagesinsuccessioninthe
window.
Properties
Displaysinformation
aboutaselectedimage.
View Image
Displaystheselectedimage
intheViewerWindow.
Task Buttons
Selectsatasktoperform.
Search
Performssearchesonimages.
Delete
Deletestheselectedimagesorfolders.
• DeletedimagesaresenttotheRecycle
Binonthedesktop.
• Theassociationbetweenasoundmemo
andanimagecannotberecoveredfrom
afilerestoredfromtheRecycleBin.
Rotate
Rotatesaselectedimage.
• Clickthe[Edit]menuandselect[Rotate
AccordingtoRotationInformation]to
rotatetheoriginalimageaswellinthe
displayeddirection.
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anindexlist.
Display Control Panel
Configuresthesettingsfor
displayingimagesintheBrowser
Area.
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Basic Functions
& Features Contents Things to Remember
Mastering
the Basics
More Advanced
Techniques Appendices
20
Browser Area Tasks
Display Mode
SelectsadisplaymodefortheBrowserArea.
Zoom Mode: suitedfor
surveyingmanyimages.
Scroll Mode: allows
thumbnailstobeviewedata
sizesuitedforeasyviewing.
Preview Mode: allowsthe
imageinformationtoberead
whileviewingtheimage.
Change the Folder Level
Theleveloffolderdisplayedcanbechangedwiththe
followingprocedures.
• InZoommode,positionthemousecursoroverthe
folderandclickthe iconwhenitdisplays.
• InScrollorPreviewmode,double-clickthe icon.
• Toadvancetoahigherfolderlevel,clickthe icon.
Change the Display Size
Youcanchangethe
displayratio(Zoommode)
orthumbnailsize(Scroll
mode)withtheslider.
Select Images
ClickinganimageintheBrowserAreaselectsthat
image.Toselectmultipleimages,holddownthe[Ctrl]
keywhileclickingimages,orholddownthe[Shift]key
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 (DisplayImage)),
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[Ctrl]keywhilereleasing
themousebuttonasabove.
Youcanalsousethesameprocedurestocopyimages
betweenWindowsExplorerandtheMainWindow.
Create New Folder
TocreateanewfolderintheBrowserArea,
clickthe[File]menuandselect[NewFolder].
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Right-Click Context Menus
Right-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right-clickmenusto
increaseyourefficiency.
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