Casio Ex S500 Users Guide

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Photohands 1.0
OS: XP/2000/Me/98SE/98
Memory: At least 64MB
HD: At least 10MB
DirectX 9.0c
OS: XP/2000/Me/98SE/98
HD: At least 65MB free space during installation, 18MB
after installation is complete.
Adobe Reader 6.0
OS: XP/2000/Me/98SE
CPU: Pentium
Memory: 32MB
HD: 60MB
Other: Internet Explorer 5.01 or higherWindows Media Player 9
OS: XP/2000/Me/98SE
CPU: 233 MHz Intel Pentium II, AMD, etc.
Memory: 64MB
HD: 100MB
Other: Sound card; 800 ×
 600 or greater display resolution;
Internet Explorer 5.01 or higher
•If you are running Windows 98, install the Windows 98
WMP6.4 codec from the CD-ROM.
Ulead Movie Wizard SE VCD
OS: XP/2000
CPU: Pentium III 800MHz
Memory: 256MB
HD: 250MB
Other: 1024 ×
 768 or higher display resolution
 IMPORTANT! 
•For details about Windows minimum system
requirements, see the “Read me” file on the CD-
ROM that comes bundled with the camera. 
						

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Managing Images on a PC
To manage images on a PC, you need to install the Photo
Loader application from the CD-ROM that comes with the
camera.
•Use the CD-ROM whose contents label shows “Photo
Loader”.
 NOTE 
•If you already have Photo Loader installed on your
computer, check its version. If the bundled version is
newer than the one you have, uninstall the old
version of Photo Loader and then install the newer
version.
The CD-ROM includes the software and user
documentation for various languages. Check the CD-ROM
menu screen to see if applications and user documentation
are available for a particular language.

Getting Started
Start up your computer and insert the CD-ROM into its CD-
ROM drive. This will automatically launch the menu
application, which displays a menu screen on your
computer.
•The menu application may not start up automatically on
some computers. If this happens, navigate to the CD-
ROM and double-click “menu.exe” to launch the menu
application.

Selecting a Language
First select a language. Note that some software is not
available in all languages.
1.On the menu screen, click the tab for the
language you want. 
						

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Viewing the Contents of the “Read me” File
You should always read the “Read me” file for “Photo
Loader” before installing it. The “Read me” file contains
information you need to know when installing the
application.
1.Click the “Read me” button for “Photo
Loader”.
 IMPORTANT! 
•Before upgrading or reinstalling Photo Loader, or
before installing it onto another computer, be sure to
read the “Read me” file for information about
retaining existing libraries.

Installing Photo Loader
1.Click the “Install” button for “Photo Loader”.
2.Follow the instructions that appear on your
computer screen.
 IMPORTANT! 
•Be sure to follow the instructions carefully and
completely. If you make a mistake when installing
Photo Loader, you may not be able to browse your
existing library information and HTML files that are
created automatically by Photo Loader. In some
cases, image files may be lost. 
						

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Checking for the Proper Version of DirectX
In order to manage images using Photo Loader, your
computer also needs to have DirectX 9.0 or higher
installed. You can check the installed version of DirectX
using your PC’s DirectX Diagnostic Tool.
1.On your PC, click [Start], [All Programs],
[Accessories], [System Tools], and then
[System Information].
2.On the [Tools] menu of the window that
appears, select [DirectX Diagnostic Tool].
3.On the [System] tab, check to make sure that
the version shown for the “DirectX Version”
item is 9.0 or higher.
4.Click [Exit] to exit DirectX Diagnostic Tool.
•If your PC already has DirectX 9.0 or higher
installed, you do not need to install DirectX 9.0c from
the bundled CD-ROM.
•If your PC does not have DirectX 9.0 or higher
installed, install DirectX 9.0c from the bundled CD-
ROM. 
						

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Retouching, Reorienting, and Printing a
Snapshot
In order to retouch, reorient, or print snapshots on your PC,
you need to install Photohands from the CD-ROM that
comes bundled with the camera.
•Use the CD-ROM whose contents label shows
“Photohands”.
 NOTE 
•If you already have Photohands installed on your
computer, check its version. If the bundled version is
newer than the one you have, uninstall the old
version of Photohands and then install the newer
version.
The CD-ROM includes the software and user
documentation for various languages. Check the CD-ROM
menu screen to see if applications and user documentation
are available for a particular language.

Getting Started
Start up your computer and insert the CD-ROM into its CD-
ROM drive. This will automatically launch the menu
application, which displays a menu screen on your
computer.
•The menu application may not start up automatically on
some computers. If this happens, navigate to the CD-
ROM and double-click “menu.exe” to launch the menu
application.

Selecting a Language
First select a language. Note that some software is not
available in all languages.
1.On the menu screen, click the tab for the
language you want. 
						

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Viewing the Contents of the “Read me” File
You should always read the “Read me” file for
“Photohands” before installing it. The “Read me” file
contains information you need to know when installing the
application.
1.Click the “Read me” button for “Photohands”.

Installing Photohands
1.Click the “Install” button for “Photohands”.
2.Follow the instructions that appear on your
computer screen. 
						

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Playing a Movie
In order to play a movie recorded with this camera on your
PC using Windows Media Player, you need to install
MPEG-4 codec.

To install the codec on a PC that can
connect to the Internet
1.Connect the PC to the Internet.
2.Click the movie file that was recorded with the
camera.
3.If your PC does not have MPEG-4 codec
installed, it will connect to the Microsoft
website automatically and download the
codec.
4.Install the downloaded MPEG-4 codec.
5.This will cause the movie file recorded with
the camera to start playing.
 NOTE 
•If your PC already has MPEG-4 codec installed, it
will start playing the movie as soon as you click it.
•Note the following important precautions when
playing back a movie using Windows Media Player 9.
—When using a high-speed type SD memory card
Use Windows Media Player as-is, without
changing its basic settings.
—When using an SD memory card that is not a
high-speed type
Change Windows Media Player settings as shown
below. These settings will enable more stable
movie display.
1. On the Windows Media Player [Tools] menu,
select [Options]. On the dialog box that appears,
open the [Performance] tab.
2. In the “Video acceleration” area click [Advanced].
3. In the “Video acceleration” area, clear the “Use
video mixing renderer” check box.
4. In the “Legacy video renderer” area, clear the
“Use YUV Flipping” check box. 
						

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Getting Started
Start up your computer and insert the CD-ROM into its CD-
ROM drive. This will automatically launch the menu
application, which displays a menu screen on your
computer.
•The menu application may not start up automatically on
some computers. If this happens, navigate to the CD-
ROM and double-click “menu.exe” to launch the menu
application.
Selecting a Language
First select a language. Note that some software is not
available in all languages.
1.On the menu screen, click the tab for the
language you want.

To install the codec on a PC that cannot
connect to the Internet
If your PC cannot connect to the Internet, install Windows
Media Player 9 from the CD-ROM that comes bundled with
the camera.
•Use the CD-ROM whose contents label shows “Windows
Media Player”. 
						

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Viewing the Contents of the “Read me” File
You should always read the “Read me” file for “Windows
Media Player 9” before installing it. The “Read me” file
contains information you need to know when installing the
application.
1.Click the “Read me” button for “Windows
Media Player 9”.
Installing Windows Media Player 9
1.Click the “Install” button for “Windows Media
Player 9”.
2.Follow the instructions that appear on your
computer screen.
 IMPORTANT! 
•If your PC is running Windows 98, install the
Windows 98 WMP6.4 codec instead of Windows
Media Player 9.
•In the case of Windows 2000 or 98SE, you need to
install DirectX 9.0c. For information about
determining the version of DirectX on your PC, see
page 204.
•Note the following important precautions when
playing back a movie using Windows Media Player 9.
—When using a high-speed type SD memory card
Use Windows Media Player as-is, without
changing its basic settings.
—When using an SD memory card that is not a
high-speed type
Change Windows Media Player settings as shown
below. These settings will enable more stable
movie display.
1. On the Windows Media Player [Tools] menu,
select [Options]. On the dialog box that appears,
open the [Performance] tab.
2. In the “Video acceleration” area click [Advanced].
3. In the “Video acceleration” area, clear the “Use
video mixing renderer” check box.
4. In the “Legacy video renderer” area, clear the
“Use YUV Flipping” check box. 
						

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Movie Playback Precaution
The recommended system requirements described below
are necessary to use your computer to play back movies
recorded with this camera.
OS: XP
CPU: Pentium M 1GHz or higher
Pentium 4 2GHz or higher
Required software: Windows Media Player 9 (bundled with
camera)
DirectX 9.0c (bundled with camera)
 IMPORTANT! 
•The above is the recommended environment.
Configuring this environment does not guarantee
proper operation.
•Even if your computer meets the recommended
requirements described above, certain settings and
other installed software may interfere with proper
playback of movies.
Editing a Movie
In order to edit movies on your PC, you need to install
Ulead Movie Wizard SE VCD from the bundled CD-ROM.
•Use the CD-ROM whose contents label shows “Ulead
Movie Wizard SE VCD”.
 IMPORTANT! 
•Operation of Ulead Movie Wizard SE VCD is not
supported under Windows Me, 98SE, or 98.
 NOTE 
•The Ulead Movie Wizard SE VCD application that
comes on the bundled CD-ROM can create Video-
CDs, but it cannot created DVDs. If you want to be
able to create DVDs, you need to upgrade to the
commercial version. See the “Read me” file on the
CD-ROM for information about Ulead Movie Wizard
SE VCD, and what you need to do to upgrade to the
commercial version.