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Table of Contents (1/2)
Chapter 1 What is ImageBrowser ?
What Can ImageBrowser Do? .................................................. 5
Guide to the ImageBrowser Windows ..................................... 6
Chapter 2 Downloading and Printing Images
Downloading Images to Your Computer .................................. 8
Printing Images ....................................................................... 14
Chapter 3 What You Can Do with a Camera Connected
Camera Control Window ........................................................16
Downloading Images Automatically—Camera Operations ......... 18
Downloading Images Automatically—Computer Operations ..... 19
Checking Images in the Camera before Downloading ............22
Deleting Images from the Camera .......................................... 24
Other Features of the Camera Browser Window ....................25
Saving the “My Camera Settings” to the Camera ....................26
Setting up Slide Shows on the Camera ....................................34
Setting the DPOF Print Settings ............................................... 35
Checking and Modifying the Camera Settings ........................37
Adding Computer Images to the Camera ................................38
Operating the Camera Shutter from a Computer ...................39
Chapter 4 Viewing Images
Starting ImageBrowser ............................................................43
Selecting Folders ..................................................................... 44
Changing the Display Mode ....................................................46
Changing the Browser Window Display ..................................48
Opening Images ...................................................................... 50
Using the Viewer Window ...................................................... 51
Chapter 5 Organizing Images
Selecting Images ...................................................................... 55
Setting Star Ratings ................................................................. 56
Assigning Keywords ................................................................58
Sorting Images ........................................................................ 60
Renaming Images .................................................................... 62
Searching Images .................................................................... 64
Moving and Copying Images ...................................................66
Deleting Images ...................................................................... 68
Rotating Images ...................................................................... 69
Viewing Image Information .................................................... 70
Creating Folders ...................................................................... 71

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Chapter 6 Using Supplementary Features
Editing Images ......................................................................... 72
Editing Images with Other Programs ......................................76
Creating Images for E-mail ...................................................... 77
Exporting Images .................................................................... 79
Running Slide Shows ...............................................................82
Adding Sounds to Images ........................................................ 85
Printing Images ....................................................................... 87
Printing Images over Multiple Pages .......................................95
Sorting Images by Date and Time - TimeTunnel ......................96
Playing Movies ........................................................................ 98
Editing Movies ......................................................................... 99
Converting RAW Images ....................................................... 102
Stitching Panoramic Images - PhotoStitch ............................. 107
Appendices
Supported Image Types ......................................................... 108
Customizing Preferences ....................................................... 109
Troubleshooting .................................................................... 112
Index
Index ..................................................................................... 113

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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, multimedia card ➜memory card
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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.

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What is ImageBrowser?
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.
• 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 modify 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 (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.
• Edit images and movies.
• Stitch panoramic images.
• 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.
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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.

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What is ImageBrowser?
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.
Browser Window
This window opens when you start ImageBrowser. The Browser
Window is for displaying and organizing downloaded images.
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What is ImageBrowser?
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.
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Contextual menu

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Downloading and Printing Images
Downloading Images to Your Computer (1/6)
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.
Auto Start Settings the First Time ImageBrowser Is Used
This section explains the settings for automatically opening the
Camera Control Window when you connect your camera to a
computer.
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IMPORTANT
• You must perform this step before connecting the camera to a
computer for the first time.
Mac OS X v10.2/v10.3
1. Start Image Capture.
Image Capture is a program supplied as part of Mac OS X. It is
usually contained in the Applications folder.
2. In the [Image Capture] menu, select [Preferences].
3. In the [When a camera is connected, open:] list box,
select [Other].
4. Select [CameraWindow] in the application selection
window and click [Open].
CameraWindow is found by opening the [Applications] folder,
followed by the [Canon Utilities] and [CameraWindow] folders.
5. Click [OK] and close Image Capture.

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Mac OS X v10.1
1. Start Image Capture.
Image Capture is a program supplied as part of Mac OS X. It is
usually contained in the Applications folder.
2. In the [Hot Plug Action] list box, select [Other].
3. Select [CameraWindow] in the application selection
window.
CameraWindow is found by opening the [Applications] folder,
followed by the [Canon Utilities] and [CameraWindow] folders.
4. Close Image Capture.
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Downloading Images to Your Computer (3/6)
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.
This method is explained later in the Using Computer
Commands to Download Images section.
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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.
• If images shot on different dates are contained on the memory
card, the images will be grouped in folders by shooting date
when they are downloaded and the folder with the most recent
shooting date will display.
Using Camera Commands to Download Images
You can download images using camera commands if your
camera supports the direct transfer function (camera has a
(Print/Share) button).
1. Connect the camera to the computer with the
interface cable.
If a Camera Control Window similar to the one below opens,
proceed directly to Step 2. If your camera features a (Print/
Share) button, it will flash and a Direct Transfer menu similar to
the lower right one will appear on the camera’s LCD monitor.
Camera Control Window
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IMPORTANT
* If the Direct Transfer menu does not appear in the camera's
LCD monitor, you cannot download images using camera
procedures.

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Some camera models must have settings, such as the Playback
mode, set to communicate with the computer. If your camera
requires this, consult your Camera User Guide to set the
necessary settings for communication.
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REFERENCE
• If a remote shooting window opens, the Camera Control Window
will not open. Please close the remote shooting window.
• A dialog will appear if a camera and a memory card reader are
both connected to allow you to select the device from which
images are shown. Select the desired device from the list box
and click [OK].
2. Set the Direct transfer settings on the camera, and
push the (Print/Share) button or [SET] button.
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REFERENCE
• See your Camera User Guide for explanations of the settings
and commands related to the Direct Transfer menu that appears
in the camera’s LCD monitor.
• If you click Settings on the computer, you can change the
destination folder for image files. 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 begin to download. The downloaded images
will be saved into folders according to the shooting date.
The images will display in the Main Window when the
download is complete.
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Downloading and Printing Images
Using Computer Commands to Download Images
1. Connect the camera to the computer with the
interface cable.
The Camera Control Window will display.
Some camera models must be set, such as setting the camera
to Playback mode, to communicate with the computer. If your
camera requires this, consult your Camera User Guide to set the
necessary settings for communication.
Camera Control
Window with a
Camera Connected
Camera Control
Window with a
Memory Card
Reader Connected
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REFERENCE
• 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. The window appears
slightly different from the camera version, but functions
similarly.
• 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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Downloading and Printing Images
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REFERENCE
• A dialog will appear if multiple memory card readers are con-
nected and loaded with memory cards, or if a camera and a
memory card reader are both
connected, to allow you to
select the device from which
images are shown. Select the
desired device from the list box
and click [OK].
2. Click [Starts to download images].
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• According to the default settings, folders named according to
the image shooting dates are created within the [Pictures] folder
and the images are downloaded to them.
All the images that have yet to be downloaded will start to
download.
When downloading is complete, ImageBrowser's Browser
Window will open and display the downloaded images.
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Downloading and Printing Images
This section explains the procedures for printing downloaded images on
a printer.
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REFERENCE
• Images recorded in the Adobe RGB color space will appear
unsaturated when printed using PhotoRecord. Color space
settings are only available on select camera models.
1. Click an image in the Browser Window to print.
A blue frame appears around the image.
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REFERENCE
• 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 [Layout Printing] from the
displayed menu.
Printing Images (1/2)
3. In the Layout Options dialog, leave the [Custom layout
printing] option selected and click [Next].
Print Window
Layout Options Dialog
The Layout Options dialog and Print window open.
The selected images are automatically laid out in the Print
window. You can select a layout option in the Layout Options
dialog. For the moment, just print the images without making
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4. If the Page Setup window appears, set the settings as
appropriate and click [OK].
The Layout Options dialog will close.
5. In the Print window, click [PRINT].
6. If the Print dialog appears, click [Print].
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REFERENCE
• You cannot click [Print] in the Print window while the Layout
Options dialog is open.
• For details on print operations, see the Printing Images section
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What You Can Do with a
Camera Connected
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 you connect the camera to the computer, double-click the
[Canon CameraWindow] icon on the desktop to open the
Camera Control Window.
Camera Control Window (1/2)
This chapter explains the procedures performed with the Camera
Control Window.
When you are using the camera's
Direct Transfer function, the
downloading procedures for
camera images are explained here.
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 download method, file
destination and auto download settings.
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REFERENCE
• Depending on the selections you make during installation, the
Canon CameraWindow icon may not appear on the desktop. 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
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Camera Connected
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.
You can also open the Camera Control Window by clicking the
[File] menu and selecting the [Canon Camera] submenu,
followed by [Connect to Camera].
Closing the Camera Control Window
Click [Quit] to close the Camera Control Window.

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Downloading Images Automatically—Camera Operations
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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REFERENCE
• See your Camera User Guide for explanations of the settings
and commands related to the Direct Transfer menu that appears
in the camera’s LCD monitor.
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 [Finish].
This concludes the settings procedure.

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Starting Auto Downloading
1. Click [Starts to download images] in the Camera
Control Window.
This will download all the images automatically that have not
yet been downloaded 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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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], click [Select] and select a process in
the process selection window.