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Canon DIGITAL IXUS 50 Quick Start Manual

Preparing to Download Images to a Computer

Never connect the camera to the computer before the

software is installed.

List of Things to Prepare

• Camera and Computer

• Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk provided with the

camera

• Interface Cable (use the cable provided with the camera)

Confirm that the computer meets the system

requirements.

See the Camera User Guide.

Install the software.

Place the Canon Digital Camera Solution

Disk into your computer's CD-ROM drive.

• Double-click the [Canon Digital Camera Installer] (

icons in the CD-ROM window.

Click the Digital Camera Software [Install] button

and click [Next].

Downloading Images to a Computer

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Camera User Guide, Software Starter Guide

A dialog allowing you to set the default settings will display when you attach the camera and open a connection.

Select [Canon CameraWindow]

and click [OK] (first time only).

If the window shown above does not

appear, click the [Start] menu, then

select [Programs] or [All Programs],

followed by [Canon Utilities],

[CameraWindow] and

[CameraWindow].

Getting the Most out of the Software

What you can do with ZoomBrowser EX (Windows) / ImageBrowser (Macintosh)

■ Downloading Images to a Computer

You can easily download images saved in the camera to a

computer.

■ Checking Images

You can magnify images and check the information on them

(the shooting date and time, the shooting settings, etc.)

■ Sending Images by E-mail

You can start your e-mail program from ZoomBrowser EX

(Windows) / ImageBrowser (Macintosh) and attach images to

e-mail messages that you send.

■ Editing Movies

You can create and edit movies: link movies and stills that

have been downloaded to your computer, add background

music, superimpose titles and other text, and apply various

effects to the movies.

■ Using the My Camera Settings

Your favorite images and sounds can be registered as

startup-up images and sounds with My Camera Settings.

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Select [Easy Installation] and click

[Next].

Proceed with the installation while reviewing

installation settings.

When the installation is complete,

select [Yes, I want to restart my

computer now.] as shown in the screen

below, and click [Finish].

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Once the installation is complete, click

[Quit].

Remove the disk from the CD-ROM

drive after restarting.

Download the images.

Download the images using the camera

or the computer.

By default, the downloaded images are

saved into the [My Pictures] folder.

You can set the type of image to

download and the destination

folder by clicking [Preferences].

The downloaded images will appear as thumbnails

(tiny versions) in the Main Window of

ZoomBrowser EX. By default, the downloaded

images are saved in separate folders according to

the date on which they were shot.

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Software Starter Guide,

Camera User Guide, Software Starter Guide

Set the ImageBrowser auto start settings before you connect the camera to the computer for the first time.

ImageBrowser Auto Start Settings

OS X (v10.2/v10.3)

1. Start Image Capture, click the [Image Capture]

menu and select [Preferences].

2. In the next menu, click the [When a camera is

connected, open:] list box and select [Other].

The window will appear slightly different in v10.2.

3. Select [CameraWindow] in the program

selection window.

CameraWindow is generally installed into the folder

opened by selecting the [Applications], [Canon

Utilities] and [CameraWindow] folders.

4. Click [OK] and then close Image Capture.

Connect the camera to the computer.

Connect the supplied interface cable to the

computer's USB port and the camera's DIGITAL

terminal.

1. Open the terminal cover with the translucent toggle

on the wrist strap.

2. With the

facing in the direction shown, insert the

interface cable until it clicks into place.

Treat the connector area with great care while you attach

and remove the interface cable.

Slide the mode switch to

power button to turn the camera on (

The camera and computer will be ready to communicate with

each other.

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.

Downloading Images Using Camera Operations (Direct Transfer)

Confirm that the

button lights blue.

When the Direct Transfer menu appears in the camera's LCD monitor, use

the

button to select

(All Images) and press the

All the images on the camera's memory card will download. To selectively download

images, select

(Select & Transfer).

Downloading Images Using Computer

Operations

Click [Starts to download images].

By default, all the images that have yet to be

downloaded will download.

I m a g e d o w n l o a d i s c o m p l e t e .

ZoomBrowser EX / ImageBrowser Software User Guide

What you can do with other software

You can use this software in even more advanced ways by linking it

with other software.

■ Printing Images with Different Layouts

With PhotoRecord (Windows)/

ImageBrowser (Macintosh), you can

lay out images as desired and then

print them.

■ Stitching Panoramic Images

With PhotoStitch, you can

connect or "stitch" multiple

images together into a

seamless panoramic view.

OS X (v10.1)

1. Start Image Capture and select [Other] from

the [Hot Plug Action] list box.

2. Select [CameraWindow] in the program

selection window.

CameraWindow is generally installed into the folder

opened by selecting the [Applications], [Canon

Utilities] and [CameraWindow] folders.

3. Close Image Capture.

Terminal cover

(Playback) (

) and press the

Downloading Images to a Computer

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Camera User Guide, Software Starter Guide

The following window will display when the camera and computer are set to the correct mode for

communicating.

Double-click the [Canon CameraWindow] icon on the desktop if the window does not appear.

Download the images.

Download the images using the camera

button.

or the computer.

By default, the downloaded images are

saved into the [Pictures] folder.

You can set the type of image to

download and the destination

folder by clicking [Preferences].

The downloaded images will appear as thumbnails

(tiny versions) in the Browser Window of

ImageBrowser. By default, the downloaded images

are saved in separate folders according to the date

on which they were shot.

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A Guide to the Manuals

■ Basic Methods: Software Starter Guide

■ Advanced Methods: PDF Manuals

The manuals in PDF format shown below are available

on the Canon website. Please download them from

the following URL:

http://web.canon.jp/Imaging/information-e.html

• ZoomBrowser EX Software User Guide (Windows)

• ImageBrowser Software User Guide (Macintosh)

Viewing the PDF Manuals

The software application Adobe Reader or Adobe

Acrobat Reader is required to view the PDF manuals.

If one of these applications is not already installed on

your computer, download it from the following website.

http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

USB port

Interface cable

To DIGITAL

terminal