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Playing Movies
You can play back movies on a computer 
that has QuickTime 7 or higher installed. To 
play back a movie, first copy it to your 
computer and then double-click the movie 
file.
1.Start up your computer, and place the bundled 
CD-ROM into its CD-ROM drive.
• Use the CD-ROM that has “QuickTime 7” on its label.
• Normally, this should cause the menu screen to appear 
automatically. If your computer does not display the menu 
screen automatically, navigate to the CD-ROM on your 
computer and then double-click the “MENU.exe” file.
2.On the menu screen,  click the tab for the 
language you want.
3.Click “QuickTime 7” to se lect it and then click 
“Read me”.
• “Read me” files contain important information about 
installation, including installation conditions and computer 
system requirements.
4.Click “Install” for QuickTime 7.
5.Follow the instructions that appear on your 
computer screen to install QuickTime 7.
■ Minimum Computer System Requirements 
for Movie Playback
The minimum system requirements described below are 
necessary to play back movies recorded with this camera on a 
Windows computer.
Operating System : Windows XP/2000
Memory : Pentium M,  1GHz or higher
Pentium 4, 2GHz or higher
Required Software : QuickTime 7 DirectX 9.0c
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IMPORTANT!
•The above is the recommended environment. Configuring 
this environment does not guarantee proper operation.
• Even if your computer meets the minimum 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 Movie 
Wizard 3.2 SE VCD from the bundled CD-ROM.
NOTE•The Movie Wizard 3.2 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 of the software. 
See the Movie Wizard 3.2 SE VCD “Read me” file on the 
CD-ROM for information about and what you need to do to 
upgrade to the commercial version.
■ Installing Movie Wizard 3.2 SE VCD
1.Start up your computer, and place the bundled 
CD-ROM into its CD-ROM drive.
•Use the CD-ROM that has “Movie Wizard 3.2 SE VCD” 
on its label.
• Normally, this should cause the menu screen to appear 
automatically. If your computer does not display the menu 
screen automatically, navigate to the CD-ROM on your 
computer and then double-click the “MENU.exe” file.
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2.On the menu screen, click the “Language” 
down arrow button and then select the 
language you want.
3.Click “Movie Wizard 3.2 SE VCD” to select it 
and then click “Read me”.
•“Read me” files contain important information about 
installation, including installation conditions and computer 
system requirements.
4.Click “Install” for Movie Wizard 3.2 SE VCD.
5.Follow the instructions that appear on your 
computer screen to install Movie Wizard 3.2 
SE VCD.
Transferring Images to the Camera
In order to return images from your computer memory back to 
the camera, install Photo Transport on your computer from the 
CD-ROM that comes with the camera.
■ Installing Photo Transport
1.Start up your computer, and place the bundled 
CD-ROM into its CD-ROM drive.
•Use the CD-ROM that has “Photo Transport” on its label.
• Normally, this should cause the menu screen to appear 
automatically. If your computer does not display the menu 
screen automatically, navigate to the CD-ROM on your 
computer and then double-click the “MENU.exe” file.
2.On the menu screen, click the “Language” 
down arrow button and then select the 
language you want.
•Regardless of the language you select, the English 
version of Photo Transport is installed.
For more powerful editing capabilities, install the trial version 
of VideoStudio 10 Plus for CASIO, which is a 30-day trial 
version.
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3.Click “Photo Transport” to select it and then 
click “Read me”.
• “Read me” files contain important information about 
installation, including installation conditions and computer 
system requirements.
4.Click “Install” for Photo Transport.
5.Follow the instructions that appear on your 
computer screen to in stall Photo Transport.
■Transferring image files to the camera
1.First, connect the camer a to your computer.
•See page 222 for information about connecting the 
camera to your computer.
2.On your computer, click “Start”, “All 
Programs”, “Casio”  and then “Photo 
Transport”.
This starts up Photo Transport.
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3.Drop the image data you want to transfer to 
the camera onto the Photo Transport Transfer 
button.
Move your mouse pointer to the image file you want to 
transfer, and then hold down your mouse button. Keeping 
your mouse button depressed, drag the mouse pointer and 
the image file along with it to the Photo Transport Transfer 
button, and then release the mouse button.
4.Follow the instructions  that appear on the 
display to transfer th e image file to the 
camera.
• The image transfer method and detailed image settings 
used depend on the Photo Transport settings. For details, 
see Photo Transport help (page 237).
IMPORTANT!
•You cannot transfer movies to the camera.
• Only image files of the following formats can be transferred 
to the camera: JPG, JPEG, JPE, and BMP. The transfer 
operation converts BMP files to JPEG format.
Transfer button Help button
Settings button Exit button
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■Transferring screen cap tures to the camera
1.First, connect the camera to your computer.
•See page 222 for information about connecting the 
camera to your computer.
2.On your computer, click “Start”, “All 
Programs”, “Casio”  and then “Photo 
Transport”.
This starts up Photo Transport.
3.Display the screen who se screen capture you 
want to transfer.
4.Click the Photo Transport Capture button.
5.Use your mouse to select the area of the 
screen you want to capture.
Move your mouse pointer to the upper left corner of the area 
you want to capture and then hold down your mouse button. 
Keeping your mouse button depressed, drag the pointer 
down to the right corner of the area and then release the 
mouse button.
Capture button
Capture area
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6.Follow the instructions that appear on the 
display to transfer a capture of the selected 
area to the camera.
• The image transfer method and detailed image settings 
used depend on the Photo Transport settings. For details, 
see Photo Transport help (page 237).
IMPORTANT!
•The transfer operation converts screen captures to JPEG 
format.
■ Photo Transport Setup and Help
Clicking the Settings button will display a dialog box that you can 
use to configure image transfer settings, to specify the transfer 
method, etc. For detailed information about the setup, 
operational procedures, and troubleshooting, click the Help 
button.
Viewing User Documentation (PDF) Files
1.
Start up your computer, and place the bundled 
CD-ROM into its CD-ROM drive.
•Use the CD-ROM that has “User’s Guide Included” on its 
label.
• Normally, this should cause the menu screen to appear 
automatically. If your computer does not display the menu 
screen automatically, navigate to the CD-ROM on your 
computer and then double-click the “MENU.exe” file.
2.On the menu screen, click the “Language” 
down arrow button and then select the 
language you want.
3.Click “Manual” to select  it and then click the 
name of the applicat ion whose manual you 
want to read.
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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 or 
Adobe Acrobat Reader installed, install Adobe Reader from 
the bundled CD-ROM that has “Adobe Reader” on its label.
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 “Reg ister” 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 CD-ROM Menu
On the CD-ROM menu, click “Exit”.
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Install the required software in accordance with what version of 
the Macintosh OS you are running and what you want to do.
Viewing and Storing Images on a 
Macintosh
You can view and store images (snapshot and movie files) on 
your Macintosh by connecting to the camera.
IMPORTANT!
•Connection is not supported to a Macintosh running Mac 
OS 8.6 or lower, or Mac OS X 10.0. Connection is 
supported to a Macintosh running Mac OS 9 or OS X (10.1, 
10.2, 10.3, 10.4) only. Use the standard USB driver that 
comes with the operating system for connection.
Using the Camera with a Macintosh
ObjectiveOS 
VersionInstall this software:See 
page:
• Viewing images 
on your 
Macintosh
• Storing images 
on your 
Macintosh OS 9/
OS X
•
USB driver not 
required. 239
Transfer of images 
from the camera 
and management of 
images on your 
Macintosh OS 9
•
Use commercially 
available software. 245
OS X •
Use iPhoto, which 
comes bundled with 
your operating 
system. –
Play movies OS 9
•
Movie file playback 
not supported.
245
OS X •
Movie file playback 
supported under OS X 
v10.3.9 or higher 
when QuickTime 7 or 
higher is installed.
View the User’s 
Guide OS 9/
OS X•
Use Adobe Reader or 
Adobe Acrobat 
Reader, which comes 
bundled with your 
operating system. 246
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■Connecting the Camera to Your Computer 
the First Time
1.Connect the bundled AC adaptor to the [DC IN 
5.3V] connector of the USB cradle and then 
plug it in to a household power outlet.
•If you do not plan to use the AC adaptor, make sure that 
the camera’s battery is fully charged.
2.Connect the USB cable that comes bundled 
with the camera to the USB cradle and the 
USB port of your Macintosh.
•Orient the USB plug so it correctly matches the shape of 
the USB port when you connect them.
• Plug the USB cable into the ports securely, as far as it will 
go. Proper operation is not possible if connections are not 
correct.
[ ] (USB) Connector
Connector AUSB Cable (Bundled)
USB Port Connector Mini-B
B
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