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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 [USB] lamp to light
green (page 222).
9.Your Macintosh will see the camera’s file
memory as a drive.
•The appearance of the drive icon depends on the
Mac OS version you are using.
•Your Macintosh will see the camera’s file memory as
a drive whenever you establish a USB connection
between the camera and your Macintosh.
10.Double-click the drive icon for the camera’s
file memory, the “DCIM” folder, and then the
folder that contains the image you want.
[USB] button
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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 “DCIM” folder
to the folder to which you want to copy it.
 IMPORTANT! 
•Never use your computer to edit, delete, move, or
rename images stored in the camera’s file memory.
Doing so can cause problems with the image
management data used by the camera, which may
make it impossible to display images on the camera
or it may cause large error in the number of images
value displayed by the camera. Always copy images
to your computer before performing any edit, delete,
move, or rename operation.
13.To terminate the USB connection, drag the
drive icon that represents the camera to
Trash.
14.Press the USB cradle’s [USB] button. After
making sure the [USB] lamp is not lit, remove
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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 computer using a memory
card.
Using a Computer with a Built-in SD Memory Card Slot
Insert the SD memory card directly into the slot.
Using a Computer with a Built-in PC Card Slot
Use a commercially available PC card adaptor (for an SD
memory card or MMC). For full details, see the user
documentation that comes with the PC card adaptor and
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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 memory using DCF (Design rule for Camera File
system) protocol. DCF protocol is designed to make it
easier to exchange image and other data between digital
cameras and other devices.
DCF Protocol
DCF devices (digital cameras, printers, etc.) can exchange
images with each other. DCF protocol defines a format for
image file data and the folder structure for file memory, so
images can be viewed using another manufacturer’s DCF
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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)
US500001.JPE (Snapshot user setup file)
US500002.JPE (Snapshot user setup file)
MSCENE*(Movie BEST SHOT folder)
US500001.JPE (Movie user setup file)
US500002.JPE (Movie user setup file)
*These folders are created in built-in memory only.
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 Folder and File Contents
•DCIM folder
Folder that stores all of the digital camera files
•Storage folder
Folder for storing files created by the digital camera
•Image file
File that contains an image recorded with the digital
camera (File Name Extension: JPG)
•Movie file
File that contains a movie recorded with the digital
camera (File Name Extension: AVI)
•Audio file
File that contains an audio recording (File Name
Extension: WAV)
•Audio snapshot image file
File that contains the image part of an audio snapshot
(File Name Extension: JPG)
•Audio snapshot audio file
File that contains the audio part of an audio snapshot
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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
•Movie user setup file (Built-in memory only)
Files that contain Movie BEST SHOT user setupsImage Files Supported by the Camera
•Image files recorded with this camera
•DCF protocol image files
Certain DCF functions may not be supported. When
displaying an image recorded on another camera model, it
may take a long time for the image to appear on the
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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 want to
copy the folders back to the camera’s file memory, be
sure you change the name of the DCIM folder back to
“DCIM” first. The camera does not recognize any folder
name other than DCIM.
•Memory Folders and files must be stored in accordance
with the “Memory Folder Structure” shown on page 195 in
order for the camera to be able to recognize them
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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 with a computer. Install the applications
you need on your computer.
About the bundled CD-ROM
The CD-ROM that comes bundled with the camera contains the applications described below. Installation of these applications
is optional, and you should install only the ones you want to use.
Purpose
USB connection to a computer for
image transfer
Management of images transferred
to a computer
Software Name
–
USB driver Type B
Photo Loader 2.3
* DirectX 9.0c
Supported Windows Versions
XP/2000/Me
98SE/98
XP/2000/Me/98SE/98
Required Operation
Use the USB cradle to establish a
connection between the camera and
computer. Installation of the USB driver
is not required (page 180).
Use the USB cradle to establish a
connection between the camera and
computer. Install the USB driver 
TypeB (page 180).
Install Photo Loader 2.3 (page 202).
*If the computer does not have
DirectX 9.0 or higher installed, install
DirectX 9.0c (page 204).
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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 Internet for automatic installation for the
applicable codec (page 207).
•If you cannot connect to the Internet, install
Windows Media Player 9 (page 208).
*If you are running Windows 2000 or 98SE
with a DirectX version that is lower than 9.0c,
install DirectX 9.0c (page 204).
•If you can connect to the Internet, connect to
the Internet for automatic installation for the
applicable codec (page 207).
•If you cannot connect to the Internet, install the
Windows 98 WMP6.4 codec (page 209).
Install Ulead Movie Wizard SE VCD (page 210).
–
If your computer does not already have Adobe
Reader or Adobe Acrobat Reader installed,
install Adobe Reader 6.0 (page 212).
If your computer does not already have Adobe
Reader or Adobe Acrobat Reader installed, go to
the Adobe Systems Incorporated website and
install Acrobat Reader 5.0.5.
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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
camera to the computer using the bundled USB cradle.
You do not need to install the USB driver from the
bundled CD-ROM.
•Correct operation is not guaranteed on a computer that
has been upgraded from Windows 95 or 3.1.
Photo Loader 2.3
OS: XP/2000/Me/98SE/98
Memory: At least 16MB
HD: At least 7MB
Other: Internet Explorer 5.5 or higher; DirectX 9.0 or higher
These are the minimum system requirements to run the
application. Actual requirements are greater, depending on
the number of images and the sizes of the images being
handled.