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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.
•Be sure to move the movie data to the hard disk of
your PC before trying to play it. Proper movie
playback may not be possible for data accessed over
a network, from a memory card, etc.
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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 210.
•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.
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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.

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

Installing Ulead Movie Wizard SE VCD
1.Click the “Install” button for “Ulead Movie
Wizard SE VCD”.
2.Follow the instructions that appear on your
computer screen.
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Viewing User Documentation (PDF Files)
1.In the “Manual” area, click the name of the
manual you want to read.
 IMPORTANT! 
•You must have Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat
Reader installed on your computer in order to view
the contents of a PDF file. If you do not already have
Adobe Reader installed, you can install it from the
bundled CD-ROM.
User Registration
You can perform user registration over the Internet. To do
so, of course, you need to be able to connect to the
Internet with your computer.
1.Click the “Register” button.
•This starts up your Web browser and accesses the
user registration website. Follow the instructions that
appear on your computer screen to register.
Exiting the Menu Application
1.On the menu screen, click “Exit” to exit the
menu.
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Using the Camera with a Macintosh 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 Macintosh for
image transfer
Managing of Images on a Macintosh
Movie playback
Viewing of user documentation
(PDF) files
For the Macintosh
–
Photo Loader 1.1
–
•QuickTime
•CASIO AVI Importer
component 1.0
–
Mac OS Versions
OS 9/OS X
OS 9
OS X
OS X
OS 9/OS X
Required Operation
Use the USB cradle to establish a
connection between the camera
and your Macintosh. USB driver is
not required (page 194).
Install Photo Loader 1.1 (page
221).
Use iPhoto, which comes bundled
with your operating system (page
221).
Install CASIO AVI Importer
component 1.0 (page 222).
Use Adobe Reader or Adobe
Acrobat Reader, which comes
bundled with your operating system
(page 224).
CD-ROM Software
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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.Photo Loader 1.1
OS: OS 9
Memory: 32MB
HD: At least 3MB
•USB connection is supported on a Macintosh running OS
9 or X. Operation is supported using the standard USB
driver that comes with the operating system, so all you
need to do is connect the camera to your Macintosh using
the USB cable.
CASIO AVI Importer component 1.0
OS: OS X 10.2.8 or greater
QuickTime: QuickTime 6.5.2 or greater
 IMPORTANT! 
•For details about Macintosh minimum system
requirements, see the “Readme” file on the CD-ROM
that comes bundled with the camera.
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