• This guide explains how to install the software programs and briefly introduces their functions and operating procedures.
You may be able to download images without installing the software programs if you use certain operating system software (p. 82). (Excludes Windows 2000)
Software Starter Guide
(For the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk Version 30)
ENGLISH
You must install the software bundled on the Canon
Digital Camera Solution Disk before connecting the camera to the computer.
Install the software.
Connect the camera to the computer.
Windows p. 11
Macintosh p. 44
Windows/Macintosh Windows MacintoshThe precautions noted within this guide are intended to instruct you in the safe and correct use of the products and to prevent injuries or damage to yourself, other persons and property. Please read and ensure that you understand them before proceeding to other sections of the guide.
Trademark Acknowledgments
• Windows, Windows Vista and the Windows Vista logo are trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation, registered in the U.S. and other countries.
• Macintosh, the Mac logo, Quicktime and the Quicktime logo are trademarks of Apple
Computer Inc., registered in the U.S. and other countries.
Canon Customer Support
For Canon Customer Support contacts, please see rear of the European Warranty System (EWS)
Booklet supplied with your camera.
Copyright © 2007 Canon Inc. All rights reserved.
SAFETY PRECAUTIONS
Warnings This symbol indicates topics that could lead to death or serious injury if ignored or handled incorrectly.
Warnings
• Do not play the supplied CD-ROM(s) in any CD player that does not support data
CD-ROMs. Playing the CD-ROM(s) in an audio CD player (music player) could damage the speakers. It is also possible to suffer from hearing loss from listening with headphones to the loud sounds of a CD-ROM played on a music CD player.
Disclaimer
• While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this guide is accurate and complete, no liability can be accepted for any errors or omissions. Canon reserves the right to change the specifications of the hardware and software described herein at any time without prior notice.
• No part of this guide may be reproduced, transmitted, transcribed, stored in a retrieval system, or translated into any language in any form, by any means, without the prior written permission of Canon.
• Canon makes no warranties for damages resulting from corrupted or lost data due to a mistaken operation or malfunction of the camera, the software, the memory cards, personal computers, peripheral devices, or use of non-Canon memory cards.1
Table of contents
Read This First 3
It’s so Simple! Make Prints Right at Home Like a Pro ...........4
Unbounded Possibilities with Entertaining Software ...........6
System Requirements ....................................8
Programs and Compatible Operating Systems ................9
Before You Connect the Camera to the Computer ............10
Using the Software on the Windows Platform
– Preparations 11
Installing the Software and USB Driver .....................11
Using the Software on the Windows Platform
– The Basics 16
Downloading Images to the Computer .....................16
Printing Images ........................................21
Using the Software on the Windows Platform
– Advanced Techniques 24
The ZoomBrowser EX Windows ...........................24
ZoomBrowser EX Features ...............................30
Replaying Movies .......................................33
Editing Movies .........................................34
Operating the Shutter Remotely (Remote Shooting) ..........35
Merging Panoramic Images - PhotoStitch ...................38
Enjoy Customizing Your Camera with the My Camera Settings ..39
Using the Software on the Macintosh Platform
– Preparations 44
Installing the Software ..................................44
Using the Software on the Macintosh Platform
– The Basics 46
Downloading Images to the Computer .....................46
Printing Images ........................................50Table of contents
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Using the Software on the Macintosh Platform
– Advanced Techniques 52
The ImageBrowser Windows .............................52
ImageBrowser Features ..................................58
Replaying Movies .......................................61
Editing Movies .........................................62
Operating the Shutter Remotely (Remote Shooting) ..........63
Merging Panoramic Images - PhotoStitch ...................66
Enjoy Customizing Your Camera with the My Camera Settings ..67
Appendices 72
Uninstalling the Software ................................72
Memory Card Folder Structure ............................75
Troubleshooting .......................................76
Downloading Images without Installing the Software .........82
Index 833
Windows/Macintosh
Read This First
This chapter explains what you can accomplish using the camera with the software contained on the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk.
It also lists the computer system configurations required to use the software.
About this Guide
•The explanations in this guide are based on Windows XP and Mac OS X v10.3. If you are using another version of these operating systems, the actual screen contents and procedures may vary slightly from those shown.
•The following terms are used in this guide.
Mac OS X is used for Mac OS X (v10.3-v10.4) Read This First
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It’s so Simple! Make Prints Right at Home
Like a Pro
See your Camera User Guide for shooting instructions.
Just install the software once at the beginning.
Shoot the images
Install the software on the computer
Windows (p. 11)
Macintosh (p. 44)Read This First
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Download images to the computer
Print the images
Connect the camera to the computer
Windows (p. 16)
Macintosh (p. 46)
Windows (p. 21)
Macintosh (p. 50)
Precautions for
Connecting the
Camera to the
Computer (p. 10)
See your Camera User Guide for connecting instructions.Read This First
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Unbounded Possibilities with Entertaining
Software
Print a Variety of Layouts
Print with the diverse layouts available in ZoomBrowser EX (Windows) and ImageBrowser
(Macintosh). The examples shown are from ZoomBrowser EX (Windows).
Stitch a Panorama Together
Create a panoramic image from a series of images with PhotoStitch.
Confirm all your images in one glance with index (contact sheet) printing.
With One Photo per Page Print, printing images is also easy.Read This First
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Send an Image as an E-mail Attachment
Attach an image to an e-mail message by starting your mail software from within
ZoomBrowser EX (Windows) or ImageBrowser (Macintosh).
Operate the Camera Shutter from the Computer (Remote Shooting)
You can use ZoomBrowser EX (Windows) or ImageBrowser (Macintosh) to operate the camera shutter from the computer to shoot images (Remote Shooting). The recorded images are downloaded directly to the computer.
Edit a Movie
You can edit movies, linking movies and stills that have been downloaded to the computer, adding text, such as titles, adding background music or applying various special effects.
Extract Stills from Movies
You can extract a still from the displayed movie and save it as a new image file. You can also specify a range of frames and extract multiple stills.
The shutter is operated from the computer.Read This First
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System Requirements
Please install the software on a computer meeting the following minimum requirements.
Windows
Macintosh
OS Windows 2000 Service Pack 4
Windows XP (including Service Pack 1 and Service Pack 2)
Windows Vista
Computer Model The above OS should be pre-installed on computers with built-in USB ports.
CPU Windows 2000/Windows XP: Pentium 500 MHz or higher
Windows Vista: Pentium 1.3 GHz or higher
RAM Windows 2000/Windows XP: 256 MB or more
Windows Vista: 512 MB or more
Interface USB
Free Hard Disk
Space
•Canon Utilities
- ZoomBrowser EX: 200 MB or more
- PhotoStitch: 40 MB or more
•Canon Camera TWAIN Driver: 25 MB or more
Display 1,024 x 768 pixels/High Color (16 bit) or better
OS Mac OS X (v10.3-v10.4)
Computer Model The above OS should be pre-installed on computers with built-in USB ports.
CPU PowerPC G3/G4/G5 or Intel Processor
RAM 256 MB or more
Interface USB
Free Hard Disk
Space
•Canon Utilities
- ImageBrowser: 200 MB or more
- PhotoStitch: 40 MB or more
Display 1,024 x 768 pixels/32,000 Colors or betterRead This First
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Programs and Compatible Operating Systems
The CD-ROM labeled “Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk” is provided with all models. It contains the following programs.
Windows Programs
*1 Can be started from within ZoomBrowser EX.
*2 Installation of the driver is not required.
*3 Images are downloaded using ZoomBrowser EX.
Macintosh Programs
*1 Can be started from within ImageBrowser.
•A CD-ROM drive is required to install the software.
•Even when system requirements are met, not all computer functions can be guaranteed.
•A sound card is required to play movie file audio tracks under Windows.
•With Windows, QuickTime is required to save images merged with
PhotoStitch as QuickTime VR images. It is also required to play and edit movies on the Windows 2000 platform.
•Macintosh software cannot be used on disks formatted in the UFS (Unix File
System) format.
Compatible OS
Windows
2000
Windows
XP
*2
Windows
Vista
*2
Major Functions
Program
ZoomBrowser EX
Downloading, displaying, organizing and editing images
TWAIN Driver
Driver for Canon brand cameras (Windows 2000)
PhotoStitch
*1
Merging images to make panoramas
EOS Utility
*3
Downloading images and other functions for EOS
DIGITAL series cameras
Compatible OS
Mac OS X Major Functions
Program
ImageBrowser
Downloading, displaying, organizing and editing images
PhotoStitch
*1
Merging images to make panoramas
EOS Utility
Downloading images and other functions for EOS DIGITAL series camerasRead This First
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Before You Connect the Camera to the Computer
Precautions for Connecting the Camera to the Computer
•The connection may not operate correctly if you attach the camera to the computer with an interface cable via a USB hub.
•The connection may not operate correctly if you are using other USB devices, excluding USB mice or keyboards, at the same time as the camera. If this occurs, disconnect the other devices from the computer and try reconnecting the camera.
•Do not connect two or more cameras at the same time to the same computer. The connections may not operate correctly.
•Never allow the computer to go into standby (sleep) mode while a camera is connected via the USB interface cable. If it does happen, never disconnect the interface cable. Try to awaken the computer with the camera in the connected state. Some computers will not awaken properly if you disconnect the camera while they are in standby (sleep) mode. Please refer to your computer manual for instructions regarding the standby (sleep) mode.
Ensure that you have installed the software from the supplied Canon Digital
Camera Solution Disk before you connect the camera to the computer.
• You are recommended to power the camera from a household power source
(AC adapter) when connecting to a computer. Ensure that you use fully charged batteries if you will not be using a household power source.
•See the Camera User Guide for procedures connecting the camera to the computer.11
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Using the Software on the Windows
Platform – Preparations
This chapter explains the basic procedures for installing the software and connecting the camera to a computer. Read this material before you connect the camera to the computer.
Installing the Software and USB Driver
Start by installing the software from the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk.
Items to Prepare
•Your camera and computer
•Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk
•Interface cable supplied with the camera
Installation Procedures
1 Confirm that the camera is NOT connected to the computer.
If it is, disconnect the cable. The software cannot be properly installed if the camera is connected to the computer at the start.
2 Close any programs that are running.
•You must install the software before you connect the camera to the computer.
•You must have authorization as a Computer System Administrator to install programs. Using the Software on the Windows Platform – Preparations
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3 Place the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk in the computer’s CD-ROM drive.
If the [User Account Control] window appears, follow the on-screen instructions to proceed.
If the installer panel does not appear automatically, use the following procedures.
4 Click the Digital Camera Software [Easy
Installation] button.
To individually select the software to install, click [Custom Installation].
How to Display the Installer Panel
Use the following procedures to display the installer panel if it does not appear automatically.
Windows Vista
1. Select [Computer] from the [Start] menu.
2. Right-click the CD-ROM icon and select [Open].
3. Double-click the [SETUP.EXE]* icon.
4. When [User Account Control] window displays, follow the on-screen instructions to proceed.
Windows XP
1. Select [My Computer] from the [Start] menu.
2. Right-click the CD-ROM icon and select [Open].
3. Double-click the [SETUP.EXE]* icon.
Windows 2000
1. Double-click the [My Computer] icon on the desktop.
2. Right-click the CD-ROM icon and select [Open].
3. Double-click the [SETUP.EXE]* icon.
* Some computers may not display the [.EXE] file name extension as shown above.
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5 If other software is running, close each program before clicking [OK].
6 Review the installation settings and click [Install].
The items displayed here differ according to the software installed.
7 Click [Yes] if you agree to all of the terms of the software license agreement.
The installation will start.
Follow the on-screen instructions to proceed with the installation.
When [Custom Installation] is Selected with Windows 2000
The USB driver (the software for connecting) is required when the camera is connected to the computer with an interface cable. Ensure that you select the USB driver [Canon Camera TWAIN Driver].
*With Windows Vista and Windows XP, the USB driver supplied with the
Windows operating system is used so there is no need to install a USB driver.Using the Software on the Windows Platform – Preparations
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8 When the installation is over, select
[Restart computer immediately
(Recommended)] and click [Restart].
At this stage, do NOT remove the Solution
Disk from the CD-ROM drive yet.
If there is no need to restart the computer, the [Finish] screen will display. Click [Finish], remove the Solution Disk from the CD-ROM drive and proceed to Step 10.
9 Remove the disk from the CD-ROM drive when your normal desktop screen appears after restarting.
This concludes the software installation.
Continue by connecting the camera to the computer so that the USB driver can be utilized.
10 Attach the camera to the computer with the interface cable and set the camera to the correct mode for connecting.
If you installed a USB driver, so far the required files have only been copied to your computer. You must now connect the camera to the computer with the interface cable to complete the installation and prepare the driver for use.
See Uninstalling the Software (p. 72) to delete the installed programs.
Procedures for attaching the camera to the computer and placing the camera in the correct mode for connecting vary between camera models.
See the Camera User Guide. Using the Software on the Windows Platform – Preparations
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If the Digital Signature Not Found window appears, click [Yes].
The USB driver will automatically finish installing onto the computer when you attach the camera and open a connection.
Dialogs similar to the following will appear during this process (first time the camera is connected to a computer only).
Windows Vista
A message indicating the USB driver installation completion will be displayed.
Windows XP
The dialog on the right will appear after a few moments.
Windows 2000
Restart the computer according to the instructions if you are prompted to do so by a message.
A dialog allowing you to set the default settings will display after installation. See Using the Software on the Windows Platform – The Basics (p. 16) for the subsequent procedures.
This concludes the software and USB driver installation and the procedures for connecting the camera to the computer.
You may now download camera images to the computer (p. 16).
•If you experience problems installing the USB Driver, first uninstall it
(p. 77) and then reinstall it. (Windows 2000)
•See Uninstalling the USB Driver (p. 73) to delete the USB driver installed with these procedures. (Windows 2000)
•See If You Were Using ZoomBrowser EX Version 2 or 3 (p. 81) if you were previously using either version. 16
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Using the Software on the Windows
Platform – The Basics
This chapter explains the procedures for using ZoomBrowser EX to download the camera's images to the computer and print them.
Read this chapter after completing the preparations in the Using the Software on the Windows
Platform – Preparations section.
Downloading Images to the Computer
Begin by downloading the images to your computer. The downloading procedure is slightly different according to whether you are using a camera to computer connection (see below) or a memory card reader (p. 19).
Camera to Computer Connection
1 Attach the supplied interface cable to the computer’s USB port and the camera’s
DIGITAL Terminal. Prepare the camera for communication with the computer.
The Camera Control Window will appear.
Camera Control Window
You may not be able to download images when the camera is connected to a computer if there are a large number of images (approximately 1000) on the memory card. Use a memory card reader to download in that case.
Procedures for attaching the camera to the computer and placing it in the correct mode for connecting vary between camera models. See the
Camera User Guide. Using the Software on the Windows Platform – The Basics
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2 Download the images.
Download the images using the camera or the computer.
By default, the downloaded images are saved into the [Pictures] or [My Pictures] folder.
Placing a check mark here causes this window to automatically open when the camera and computer are connected.
You can adjust the settings, such as the type of image downloaded and the destination folder, by clicking [Preferences].
First Time Camera is Connected to a Computer
Set the following settings the first time you connect the camera to the computer. These procedures are not required from the second connection onward.
Select [Canon CameraWindow] when a dialog (Events dialog) similar to that on the right displays and click [OK].
Your camera model name or [Canon
Camera] will appear here.
Different programs may display according to your computer setup.
If this Events dialog does not appear, click the [Start] menu and select
[All Programs] or [Programs], followed by [Canon Utilities],
[CameraWindow], [PowerShot - IXY - IXUS - DV 6] and
[CameraWindow].Using the Software on the Windows Platform – The Basics
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Using the Camera to Download Images (Direct Transfer Function)
Set the Direct Transfer settings on the camera and press the (Print/Share) button or the FUNC./SET button.
Using the Computer to Download Images
Click [Starts to download images].
•If the conditions are right for the Direct Transfer function, the Direct
Transfer settings menu will appear in the LCD monitor. In addition, the
(Print/Share) button will light if your camera is equipped with one.
•See the Camera User Guide for instructions regarding Direct Transfer settings and procedures.
• By default, all the images that have yet to be downloaded will download to the [Pictures] or [My Pictures] folder.
•To download images that have had their transfer settings set with the camera, click [Preferences] and select [Images whose transfer settings were specified with the camera] as the image type to be downloaded.
• Click [Lets you select and download images] to show the camera images in a list, check the images before downloading and download only selected images. Using the Software on the Windows Platform – The Basics
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The downloaded images are saved into folders according to the shooting date.
At the same time, they will also appear grouped by date in the [Last Acquired
Images] at the top of the Folder Area.
[Last Acquired Images]
The last downloaded images will display according to their shooting dates.
Destination for the downloaded images
The downloaded symbol displays on downloaded folders.
Folder area
Thumbnail
According to the default settings, the thumbnails (tiny versions) of the downloaded images display in the Main Window when the downloading is complete.
Next, print out the images (p. 21).
Memory Card Reader Connection
1 Insert the memory card into the reader.
Use a separately sold card adapter if required.
See the manual for the memory card reader for its connection and handling instructions.
2 Select [View/Download Images using
Canon CameraWindow] when the dialog to the right appears and click
[OK].
The Camera Control Window will display.
If the dialog above fails to appear, click the [Start] menu and select [All
Programs] or [Programs], followed by [Canon Utilities], [CameraWindow],
[CameraWindowMC] and [CameraWindow], and proceed to Step 3.Using the Software on the Windows Platform – The Basics
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3 Click [Starts to download images].
You can adjust the settings, such as the type of image downloaded and the destination folder, by clicking [Preferences].
The downloaded images are saved into folders according to the shooting date.
At the same time, they will also appear grouped by date in the [Last Acquired Images] at the top of the Folder Area.
Next, print out the images (p. 21).
•By default, all the images that have yet to be downloaded will download to the [Pictures] or [My Pictures] folder.
•To download images that have had their transfer settings set with the camera, click [Preferences] and select [Images whose transfer settings were specified with the camera] as the image type to be downloaded.
•Click [Lets you select and download images] to show the memory card images in a list, check the images before downloading and download only selected images.
•See Memory Card Folder Structure (p. 75) for information about memory card folder structures and file names.Using the Software on the Windows Platform – The Basics
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Printing Images
There are two ways in which images may be printed: One Photo per Page Print and Index Print.
This section explains the One Photo per Page Print method.
One Photo per Page Print
This option prints one image per page in a standard 'photo' format. If you select multiple images, it will print them on the corresponding number of pages.
1 Click [Print] in ZoomBrowser EX's Main Window, followed by [One Photo Per Page
Print].
• Movies cannot be printed, but with Windows Vista and Windows XP you can print stills after they have been extracted from movies and saved to files.
•To use the Index Print option, click [Print] in the Main Window, followed by
[Index Print].
•If you have installed the Easy-
PhotoPrint program that accompanied a Canon-brand printer, you will proceed to the
Easy-PhotoPrint printing window shown at the right when you select [One Photo per Page Print] according to the default settings.
If a window similar to it opens, read the Help menu for Easy-
PhotoPrint for instructions to proceed.
• To proceed to the ZoomBrowser EX printing window as shown in Step 2 when you select [One Photo per Page Print], click the [Tools] menu and select [Preferences], followed by the [Printing] tab. Select [Use the Print
Function in ZoomBrowser EX]. Using the Software on the Windows Platform – The Basics
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2 After confirming that [1. Select Images] is selected, select images.
You can select multiple images by holding the [Ctrl] down while clicking on successive images.
3 Click [2. Printer and Layout Settings] and adjust the categories as you feel necessary.
4 Click [3. Print].
Printing will start.
The background of selected images changes to blue.
Selects the printer and the paper size etc.
Sets the number of print copies
This button switches between images if multiple images were selected.
Sets printing to
'borderless,' etc.
Place a check mark here to print shooting date/time information with images.Using the Software on the Windows Platform – The Basics
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This chapter explained the ZoomBrowser EX basics.
Once you have mastered them, try the advanced techniques.
Using the Software on the Windows Platform – Advanced Techniques (p. 24).24
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Using the Software on the Windows
Platform – Advanced Techniques
This chapter explains various ZoomBrowser EX features.
Proceed to this chapter once you have mastered the basic ZoomBrowser EX procedures in the
Using the Software on the Windows Platform – The Basics chapter.
The ZoomBrowser EX Windows
This section describes the principal ZoomBrowser EX windows: the Main Window, Viewer
Window and Properties Window.
Main Window
This window is for displaying and organizing images downloaded to the computer.
Folders Area (p. 25)
Task Area (p. 25)
Browser Area (p. 25)
Function Buttons (p. 27)
Switches between showing and hiding the Task Area and Folders Area.
Display Mode
(p. 26)
Display Control
Panel (p. 27)Using the Software on the Windows Platform – Advanced Techniques
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Task Area
•ZoomBrowser EX's tasks are arranged here like an index.
•Click a Task button to carry out the desired task.
These features are described in ZoomBrowser
EX Features (p. 30).
Folders Area
•Use this area to select folders. The images in the selected folder display in the Browser Area.
If you select a network drive in advance with Windows Explorer, you can display network folders, but you cannot add, change or delete those folders in the Browser Area.
•If you selected Favorite Folders, only the folders registered in advance as Favorite Folders will display. You are recommended to register a folder that you use frequently as one of the
Favorite Folders. If you selected All Folders, all the folders will display.
•Downloaded images also appear in the [Last Acquired Images] area at the top of the Folder
Area. You can check them in groups sorted by shooting date.
Browser Area
•The images in the folder selected in the Folders Area will display here.
The display style will vary according to your Display Mode selection.
•You can sort the image order in the Browser Area by file name, shooting date or other characteristics by selecting [View] and [Sort by].
•The following icons will display around images according to their attributes.
Images shot with the camera's Stitch Assist mode
RAW images
Movies
Images with sound memo attachments
Protected images
Images shot with the camera's AEB function
Rotated Images (In display only)
Methods for Registering a Favorite Folder
•If [Favorite Folders] is displayed: click [Add] and select a folder.
•If [All Folders] is displayed: select a folder and click [Add to Favorites].
•To delete a folder in the Favorite Folders area, select a folder and click the [Delete] button.
Using Cameras That Support My Category
•In addition to classifying by Shooting Date, My Category also displays where the [Last
Acquired Images] message displays after the last image is downloaded.
•Also, in addition to the Star Rating it is possible to sort by My Category using the [Filter
Tool] function.Using the Software on the Windows Platform – Advanced Techniques
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Display Mode
•Selects the display style for the Browser Area.
Zoom Mode
Displays all the images in a folder as thumbnail images. This mode is convenient for searching for images since many can be displayed at once.
If additional folders are nested within a folder, their images are displayed as thumbnails as well.
If you move the mouse cursor over a folder,
will display on the upper right. Clicking here displays that folder zoomed in.
Scroll Mode
The images within the selected folder and subfolders will display. If you set the display folder depth (level) to [1] or greater, the thumbnails of the images in the folder will also display. You can change the folder depth in the
[Tools] menu under the [Preferences] option.
Preview Mode
This mode displays the image at a larger size as well as the image information.
Positioning the mouse p