Casio Ex S500 Users Guide

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3.Press the camera’s power button to turn it on,
and then press its [MENU] button.
4.Select the “Set Up” tab, select “USB”, and
then press [].
5.Use [] and [] to select “Mass Storage (USB
DIRECT-PRINT)”, and then press [SET].
6.Turn off the camera.
7.Place the camera onto the USB cradle.
•Do not place the camera onto the USB cradle while it
is turned on.
8.Press the USB cradle’s [USB] button.
•Pressing the [USB] button enters the USB mode,
which causes the USB cradle’s...

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11.Double-click the file that contains the image
you want to view.
•For information about file names, see “Memory
Folder Structure” on page 195.
 NOTE 
•If you open a rotated image on your Macintosh, the
original unrotated version will appear (page 137).
This is true both for a rotated image opened from
camera memory and for a rotated image that has
been copied to your Macintosh hard disk.
12.To copy all the files in file memory to your
Macintosh hard disk, drag the...

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 USB Connection Precautions
•Do not leave the same image displayed on your computer
screen for a long time. Doing so can cause the image to
“burn in” on the screen.
•Never disconnect the USB cable, or perform any camera
or USB cradle operation while data communication is in
progress. Doing so can cause data to become corrupted.
Using a Memory Card to Transfer Images
to a Computer
The procedures in this section describe how to transfer
images from the camera to your...

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Using a Commercially Available SD Memory Card
Reader/Writer
See the user documentation that comes with the SD
memory card reader/writer for details about how to use it.
Using a Commercially Available PC Card Reader/Writer
and PC Card Adaptor (for an SD memory card or MMC)
See the user documentation that comes with the PC card
reader/writer and PC card adaptor for details about how to
use them.
Memory Data
Images recorded with this camera and other data are
stored in...

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. . .
Memory Folder Structure

 Folder Structure
DCIM (DCIM Folder)
100CASIO (Storage folder)
CIMG0001.JPG (Image file)
CIMG0002.AVI (Movie file)
CIMG0003.WAV (Audio file)
CIMG0004.JPG (Audio snapshot image file)
CIMG0004.WAV (Audio snapshot audio file)
101CASIO (Storage folder)102CASIO (Storage folder)
FAVORITE*(FAVORITE folder)
CIMG0001.JPG (Storage file)
CIMG0002.JPG (Storage file)
MISC (DPOF file folder)
AUTPRINT.MRK (DPOF file)
SCENE*(Snapshot BEST SHOT folder)...

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•FAVORITE folder (Built-in memory only)
Folder that contains Favorites image files
(Image Size: 320 × 
240 pixels)
•DPOF file folder
Folder that contains DPOF files
•Snapshot BEST SHOT folder (Built-in memory only)
Folder that contains Snapshot BEST SHOT user setup
files
•Snapshot user setup file (Built-in memory only)
Files that contain Snapshot BEST SHOT user setups
•Movie BEST SHOT folder (Built-in memory only)
Folder that contains Movie BEST SHOT user setup files...

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 Built-in Memory and Memory Card
Precautions
•Note that the folder named “DCIM” is the parent (top)
folder of all the files in memory. When transferring
memory contents to a hard disk, CD-R, MO disk, or other
external storage, treat all the contents inside a DCIM
folder as a set and always keep them together. You can
change the name of the DCIM folder on your computer.
Changing the name to a date is a good way to keep track
of multiple DCIM folders. However, if you even...

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USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER
This section explains the software and applications on the CD-ROM that comes bundled with the camera, and provides an
overview of what you can do with them.
Note that the procedure you need to perform depends on whether you are using computer running under Windows (see below)
or a Macintosh (see page 213).
Using the Camera with a Windows Computer
Your digital camera comes bundled with useful applications for using it in combination...

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Purpose
Snapshot retouching,reorientation, printing
Movie playback
Movie editing
Viewing of user
documentation (PDF) files
Software Name
Photohands 1.0
Windows Media Player 9
* DirectX 9.0c
Windows 98
WMP6.4 codec
Ulead Movie Wizard SEVCD
–
Adobe Reader 6.0
–
Supported Windows Versions
XP/2000/Me/98SE/98
XP/2000/Me/98SE
98
XP/2000
Me/98SE/98
XP/2000/Me/98SE
98
Required Operation
Install Photohands 1.0 (page 205).
•If you can connect to the Internet, connect to
the...

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Computer System Requirements
Computer system requirements are different for each of the
applications. Be sure to check the requirements for the
particular application you are trying to use. Note that the
values provided here are minimum requirements for
running each application. Actual requirements are greater,
depending on the number of images and the sizes of the
images being handled.USB driver Type B
OS: 98SE/98
•In the case of Windows XP, 2000, or Me, connect the...