Casio PHOTO LOADER - VER.2.3 FOR WINDOWS User manual

Photo Loader
Version 2.3
CASIO LCD Digital Camera Image Loading
Software
Windows version
Instruction manual
K831PSM2DMX
E

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parties resulting from the use of Photo Loader.
Important!
•Images loaded will be saved in the following location if the setting for the
library save destination location has not been changed after installing
Photo Loader.
C:\Program Files\CASIO\Photo Loader\Image Library\20051223
(for folder dated 23rd December 2005)
•Photo Loader must be installed on the hard disk of your PC. Photo Loader
may not operate correctly if installed on a removable disk or CD-R.

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Table of contents
Introduction ................................................................... 5
■To first-time users of Photo Loader ....................................... 5
■Features of Photo Loader ....................................................... 5
Automatically loads recorded images from a digital camera or
memory card. .......................................................................... 5
Handling high-volume image data as a library ........................... 6
Automatically creates an HTML file in which recorded images
can be searched in calendar format.
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■New functions of Photo Loader 2.3 ........................................ 6
■
Continuing use of Libraries from Photo Loader 2.2 or older ... 6
■How to read this instruction manual ...................................... 7
Operation conventions ............................................................... 7
Display screens .......................................................................... 7
Starting Photo Loader .................................................. 8
Using Photo Loader ...................................................... 9
■Loading an image .................................................................... 9
■Loading an image automatically ............................................ 9
Setting up automatic loading .................................................... 10
■Manually load images ............................................................ 16
Loading an Image Manually (for Card/USB connection) .......... 16
Loading an Image Manually (for RS-232C connection) ........... 18
Checking communication status between digital camera and Photo
Loader (for RS-232C connection) .................................................18
Loading images ................................................................................20
Loading images other than those recorded
by digital cameras .................................................................. 23
Handling image loading errors
(for “Sort by recording date (R)”) ........................................... 26
■Viewing a library .................................................................... 28
Viewing a library from Photo Loader ........................................ 28
Retouching and Printing Images/Attaching with E-mail ........... 32

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■Deleting Images ..................................................................... 33
Deleting a library ...................................................................... 33
Deleting images one by one .................................................... 34
■Copying a library .................................................................... 36
■Moving a library ..................................................................... 38
■Editing a library ...................................................................... 40
Changing the title of a library ................................................... 40
Rebuilding a library .................................................................. 41
Changing Photo Loader preferences ........................ 44
■General .................................................................................... 44
Library sort method .................................................................. 44
Folder to save library ................................................................ 45
Enter title after loading ............................................................. 45
Execute [View library] after saving ........................................... 45
Selecting built-in template ........................................................ 45
Select Display Style ................................................................. 46
■Load images ........................................................................... 46
Set up automatic loading ......................................................... 46
Confirmation dialog box ........................................................... 46
Original image after saving ...................................................... 46
Convert image aspect based on rotation information .............. 47
■Options ................................................................................... 47
Adding Print button .................................................................. 47
Selecting the e-mail software ................................................... 48
Setting the size of image files to be attached
with e-mail messages ........................................................... 48
Adding/Removing the optional buttons to the Library .............. 49
■Version .................................................................................... 49
Starting the Photohands retouching/printing
software ................................................................... 50
Viewing help ................................................................ 51
Exiting from Photo Loader ......................................... 51
Troubleshooting .......................................................... 51
Glossary ....................................................................... 52

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Introduction
This document describes how to use the CASIO LCD digital camera image
loading software, Photo Loader (hereafter called Photo Loader in this
document). Photo Loader is a software application that runs on Windows.
This document does not describe how to use Windows.
This document assumes that Photo Loader users are familiar with the
following basic operations.
•Mouse operations such as clicking, double-clicking, dragging,
dragging and dropping
•Menu operation using the mouse
•Character entry using the keyboard
•Window operation using Windows
Read the instruction manual of your PC and Windows for these basic
operations.
All operations on this manual are described for Windows XP.
■To first-time users of Photo Loader
Read the “Read me” file in the CD-ROM provided. This describes how to
check the system requirements for Photo Loader and how to install it on your
PC.
Check your operating environment and Windows version to be used before
installing Photo Loader.
•To use the Photo Loader, Microsoft DirectX9.0c or later must be installed
on your personal computer.
For users who use Windows 98/2000, install it from the CD that comes
with the product.
■Features of Photo Loader
Automatically loads recorded images from a digital camera or
memory card.
You can load photographed images from a digital camera or memory card
and manage them by date.

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Important!
Photo Loader can be used to capture the following types of multimedia files.
•Image files saved in JPEG format
•Video files saved in AVI format (including those without sound)
•Audio files saved in WAV format
Linked still images (JPEG) and audio files (WAV) can also be managed in
linked form by Photo Loader.
Handling high-volume image data as a library
Loaded image files will be managed in a folder by date, which is handled as
a library.
Automatically creates an HTML file in which recorded images
can be searched in calendar format.
An HTML file will be automatically created to allow searching of recorded
images loaded manually or automatically and for viewing the contents of the
library using a browser.
■New functions of Photo Loader 2.3
Some new functions have been added to Photo Loader 2.3. For details,
please consult the Photo Loader “Read me” document contained in the
provided CD-ROM.
■Continuing use of Libraries from Photo Loader 2.2
or older
If you are currently using Photo Loader 2.2 or older and are upgrading to 2.3,
make sure you consult beforehand the Photo Loader “Read me” document
contained in the provided CD-ROM.
Important!
Failure to install as directed may result in not being able to view previous
library management data and calendar format HTML files in Photo Loader,
or losing image files loaded.

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■How to read this instruction manual
Operation conventions
All operations on this manual are described for Windows XP. The description
assumes that a mouse is used.
In this document, the buttons in dialog boxes are described as follows.
Display screens
•The display screens in this document are from Windows XP and may differ
slightly from other versions of Windows.
•Note that the display screens used in this document may differ slightly
from the actual screens, but this does not mean that the contents will be
different.
[View] button
[Load image] button
[Edit] button
[Delete] button
[Copy] button
[Move] button
[Preferences] button
[Print] button
[Help] button
[Exit] button

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Starting Photo Loader
Photo Loader must be installed on your PC before starting. If not yet installed,
install Photo Loader on your PC.
1. Switch on your PC to start Windows.
2. Select “All Programs”→→
→→
→“Casio”→→
→→
→“Photo Loader” →→
→→
→“Photo
Loader 2.3E”.
Photo Loader starts and the function buttons are displayed.
Photo Loader function buttons
Note
Always select the “Yes” button on the “Construct Calendar Data”
dialog box that appears when you start Photo Loader for the first
time. Otherwise, Photo Loader cannot be started. If you have used
Photo Loader before, some time may be required to construct the
calendar data depending on the volume of images.

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Using Photo Loader
This section describes how to use Photo Loader.
■Loading an image
This sub-section describes how to load image data onto your PC using
Photo Loader. You can choose from “Loading images automatically” and
“Loading images manually”.
* Photo Loader can be used to capture the following types of multimedia file.
•Image files saved in JPEG format
•Video files saved in AVI format (including those without sound)
•Audio files saved in WAV format
Linked still images (JPEG) and audio files (WAV) can also be managed in
linked form by Photo Loader.
*
Connect peripheral units to your PC before loading images. Read the
instruction manual for the digital camera for connection details.
* There are two methods of sorting images to be loaded: “Sort by recording
date (R)” and “Sort by date (P)”. See “Library sort method” on page 44 for
details.
■Loading an image automatically
You can have a supervisory program start and load images automatically
from the digital camera connected to your PC by setting automatic loading.
The automatic loading function only works in the following conditions.
Peripheral unit
connected
Digital camera
PC card adapter
Card reader
Connection method
USB connection
PC card slot
USB connection or parallel
connection
Devices used for connection
Special USB cable
*The shape of the cable may vary
depending on the digital camera used.
•Using a CompactFlash card
Commercially available PC card adapter
•Using an SD memory card/
MultiMediaCard (MMC)
Commercially available PC card adapter
•Using a CompactFlash card
Commercially available CF card reader/
writer
•Using an SD memory card/
MultiMediaCard (MMC)
Commercially available SD memory card
reader/writer

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Note
•It is recommended that the peripheral devices listed above be used to
automatically load images recorded with digital cameras. To load images
not from a digital camera, see “Loading images other than those recorded
by digital cameras” on page 23.
•Images can be automatically loaded from the following cameras in addition
to this camera.
DCF-compatible digital cameras or memory cards* (JPEG files only)
memory cards* of QV-7000SX and QV-5500SX (JPEG and AVI files)
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Must be mounted on PC as a drive.
•Automatic loading is not possible with an RS-232C connection.
Important!
If you have not altered the settings, the loaded images are stored in the
following location of the hard disk by default.
To alter the save destination location, see “Folder to save library” on page 45.
C:\Program Files\CASIO\Photo Loader\Image Library\20051223
(for folder dated 23rd December 2005)
Setting up automatic loading
1. Click the [Preferences] button from the function buttons.

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2. Click the <Load images> tab.
3. Select “Automatic loading ON(N)” from “Set up automatic
loading”.
•“Automatic loading ON(N)” is specified as the default.
•Select “Automatic loading OFF(F)” to disable automatic loading.

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4. Restart Photo Loader by clicking [Exit] (Restarting is not
necessary unless the settings have been changed).
This completes the automatic loading settings.
Images will be automatically loaded after starting Windows, when
you connect the digital camera to the USB port of your PC, or
when you mount the memory card used to record pictures with the
digital camera.
Important!
•Always restart Photo Loader after you have changed the
automatic loading setting. Otherwise, the changes will not take
effect.
•Check that the icon is displayed in the task tray. It shows
that the supervisory program is activated. Right-click if the
icon is displayed.
When the screen above is displayed, highlight “Pausing loading”
and left-click with the mouse. “Pausing loading” will be unchecked.
It will be turned “ON”.

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5. Connect the digital camera to the USB port or mount the
memory card used to record pictures on your PC.
•The confirmation dialog will be displayed.
•If the confirmation dialog is not required, change the setting by
referring to page 46.
6. Click the [OK] button to start automatic loading.
•Images will be loaded from the digital camera, and a library will
be created.
•Click the [Suspend] button to disable automatic loading.
7. Select the folder containing the image data to be loaded and
click the [Add(A)] button.
To reselect an image to be loaded, select the folder from the folder
list and click [Delete(D)] button. Then reselect the image to be
loaded.
Folder names to be loaded will be displayed in the folder list.
Note
Go to step 9 on page 15 if the digital camera (or memory card)
has only one image folder.

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8. Click the [Load(G)] button.
•Images will be loaded in the selected image folder.
•Click the [Cancel] button to cancel image loading.
•When “Sort by date (P)” is selected, the loading date
confirmation dialog box will be displayed. Specify a date with the
pull-down button and click [OK].
•If the following message appears when loading with “Sort by
recording date (R)”, see “Handling image loading errors (for
“Sort by recording date (R)”)” on page 26.
Pull-down button

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9. Enter a library name for the loaded images.
•Only valid when loading with “Sort by date (P)” selected.
•Operation 10 screen will be displayed when loaded using “Sort
by recording date (R)”.
•See “Library sort method” on page 44 for “Sort by recording
date (R)”.
•You can enter up to 40 characters.
•You can enter a library name when “Yes” is set for “Enter title
after loading”. The default is set to “No”.
•See “Enter title after loading” on page 45 for library name entry
settings.
10. Click the [OK] button.
This completes image loading.
The Web browser launches and displays the created libraries in a
list format.
•It may take long time to complete the process depending on the
personal computer that you use, or the size or number of the
image files to be loaded. Do not run any other application while
performing this process.
Sample
images
Pull-down button

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•To use the calendar format display, click the Pull-down button
next to “List Style” at the top right of the screen and select the
calendar format.
•See “Viewing a library” on page 28 for details of viewing a
library.
•Change the setting of “Excute [View library] after saving” if you
do not want to display a library after loading images. See
“Changing Photo Loader preferences” on page 44 to 45.
Note
If you start the program with automatic loading set on, the “Photo
Loader supervisory” menu will be added to Windows “Start” →“All
Programs” →“StartUp”.
■Manually load images
You can load images manually using either of the following two methods. The
method used depends on the digital camera used.
•Connection via card/USB
•Connection via RS-232C
Loading an Image Manually (for Card/USB connection)
Image data recorded using a digital camera will be loaded into Photo Loader.
When RS-232C connection is selected, see “Loading an Image Manually (for
RS-232C connection)” on page 18.

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1. Click the [Load image] button from the function buttons.
2. Select the “Load image in camera” option based on the
connection between the digital camera (or memory card) and
your PC.
•Select “Card/USB connection(U)”.
3. Click the [Load image in camera...] button.
4. Subsequent operations are the same as those for operation 7
on page 13.
Note
If the digital camera (or memory card) has only one image folder,
subsequent operations are the same as those for operation 9 on
page 15.

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Loading an Image Manually (for RS-232C connection)
Image data recorded using a digital camera will be loaded into Photo Loader.
See “Loading an Image Manually (for Card/USB connection)” on page 16 if
you have selected card/USB connection.
Important!
•RS-232C connection is not possible with some digital cameras. For details,
see the user’s manual of the digital camera.
Checking communication status between digital camera and Photo
Loader (for RS-232C connection)
Important!
•Before loading image data from a digital camera, check that
communication between the digital camera and Photo Loader is
successful using the following steps.
*
Connect a digital camera to your PC before checking the communication
status. Read the instruction manual of the digital camera for connection
details.
1. Click the [Load image] button from the function buttons.

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2. Select “RS232C connection(S)” and click [Load image in
camera...] button.
3. Click the [Setting(S)] button.
Click the [Cancel] button to cancel the operation.
•Check that the number of the RS-232C terminal (serial port) on
your PC connected by the cable is the same as the port number
(COM1-COM9) displayed by the communication port setting in
the preferences dialog box.
•Read the instruction manual of your PC for the number of the
RS-232C terminal.
•If the number of the RS-232C terminal connected is different
from the communication port number in the preferences dialog
box, select the communication port number connected.

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4. Click the [Test(T)...] button.
• When the “The camera was recognized.” dialog box is displayed,
click the [OK] button and then click the [OK] button in the
preferences dialog box.
•When an error message is displayed, the digital camera is not
communicating correctly with Photo Loader. If this occurs, check
that the digital camera is correctly connected to the PC and try
again.
Loading images
1. Click the [Load image] button from the function buttons.