Casio Exilim EX V8 User Manual
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251USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 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. 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 251). 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. Capture area Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Casio Manuals
252USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 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 “AutoMenu.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 application whose 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 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 “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 CD-ROM Menu On the CD-ROM menu, click “Exit”. Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Casio Manuals
253USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER Install the required software in accordance with what version of the Macintosh OS you are running and what you want to do. Using the Camera with a Macintosh ObjectiveOS VersionInstall this software:See page: •Viewing images on your Macintosh •Storing images on your MacintoshOS 9/ OS X•USB driver not required.254 Transfer of images from the camera and management of images on your MacintoshOS 9•Use commercially available software.259 OS X•Use iPhoto, which comes bundled with your operating system.–Play moviesOS 9•Movie file playback not supported. 259 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 GuideOS 9/ OS X•Use Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat Reader, which comes bundled with your operating system.260 ObjectiveOS VersionInstall this software:See page: Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Casio Manuals
254USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 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. ■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. Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Casio Manuals
255USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 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. 3.Open the lens cover to turn on the camera and then press [MENU]. •Do not place the camera on the USB cradle yet. 4.On the “Set Up” tab, select “USB” and then press [X]. 5.Use [S] and [T] to select “Mass Storage” and then press [SET]. 6.Close the lens cover to turn off the camera and then place the camera onto the USB cradle. •Do not place the camera onto the USB cradle while it is turned on. •If you plan to transfer images from the camera’s built-in memory to your Macintosh, make sure there is no memory card loaded in the camera.[ ] (USB) Connector Connector AUSB Cable (Bundled) USB PortConnector Mini-B Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Casio Manuals
256USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER 7.Press the USB cradle’s [USB] button. Camera-Macintosh Connection Pressing the cradle’s [USB] button puts it into the USB mode, which is indicated by the USB lamp lighting green. In this mode, your Macintosh recognizes the memory card loaded in the camera (or the camera’s built-in memory if it does not have a memory card loaded) as a drive. The appearance of the drive icon depends on the Mac OS version you are using. From now on, you will not have to perform steps 3 through 5 in the above procedure when you connect the camera to your Macintosh (unless you change the camera’s USB settings for some reason). IMPORTANT! •Never disconnect the USB cable or remove the camera from the USB cradle without exiting the USB mode first. Doing so can corrupt image data. See “Removing the Camera from the USB Cradle” on page 259 for the correct steps you need to perform to remove the camera from the cradle safely. USB Lamp [USB] Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Casio Manuals
257USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■Connecting the Camera to Your Macintosh after the First Time Since you need to configure menu settings only the first time you connect the camera to your Macintosh, later connections are much simpler. 1.Close the lens cover to turn off the camera and then place the camera onto the USB cradle. 2.Press the USB cradle’s [USB] button. •Pressing the cradle’s [USB] button puts it into the USB mode, which is indicated by the USB lamp lighting green. ■Viewing Camera Images on Your Macintosh After connecting the camera to your Macintosh, you can view camera images on your Macintosh screen. 1.Double-click the camera’s drive icon. 2.Double-click the “DCIM” folder. 3.Double-click the folder that contains the image you want to view. 4.Double-click the file that contains the image you want to view. This displays the image. IMPORTANT! •Do not leave the same image displayed on your Macintosh screen for a long time. Doing so can cause image “burn in”. NOTE•An image that was rotated on the camera will be displayed on your Macintosh screen in its original (unrotated) orientation. [USB] Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Casio Manuals
258USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■Saving an Image on Your Macintosh In order to work on an image to put it into an album, you must first save it to your Macintosh. To save a camera image to your Macintosh, you must first establish a connection between them via the camera’s USB cradle. 1.Double-click the camera’s drive icon. 2.Drop the “DCIM” folder into the folder where you want to store it. This copies the “DCIM” folder to the folder on your Macintosh. IMPORTANT! •Never use your computer to modify, delete, move, or rename any image files that are in the camera’s built-in memory or memory card. Doing so can cause problems with the camera’s image management data, which will make it impossible to play back images on the camera and can drastically alter remaining memory capacity. Whenever you want to modify, delete, move, or rename an image, do so only on images that have been copied to your Macintosh. •Never unplug the USB cable, or operate the camera or cradle while viewing or storing images. Doing so can cause data to become corrupted. Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Casio Manuals
259USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■Removing the Camera from the USB Cradle 1.On your Macintosh screen, drag the camera drive to Trash. 2.Press the USB cradle [USB] button. After making sure that the cradle’s USB lamp is not lit, remove the camera from the cradle. Transfer of Images from the Camera and Management of Images on Your Macintosh If you are running Mac OS X, you can manage snapshots using iPhoto, which comes bundled with your operating system. If you are running Mac OS 9, use commercially available software. Playing Movies You can use QuickTime, which comes bundled with your operating system, to play back movies. To play back a movie, first copy the movie to your Macintosh and then double- click the movie file. Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Casio Manuals
260USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER ■Minimum Computer System Requirements for Movie Playback The minimum system requirements described below are necessary to use your Macintosh to play back movies recorded with this camera. 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. •Movie file playback is not supported under OS 9. Viewing User Documentation (PDF Files) 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 don’t, go to the Adobe Systems Incorporated website and install Acrobat Reader. 1.On the CD-ROM, open the “Manual” folder. •Use the CD-ROM that has “User’s Guide included” on its label. 2.Open the “Digital Camera” folder and then open the folder for the language whose user’s guide you want to view. 3.Open the file named “camera_xx.pdf”. •“xx” is the language code (Example: camera_e.pdf is for English.) Registering as a User Internet registration only is supported. Visit the following CASIO website to register: http://world.casio.com/qv/register/ OS : OS X 10.3.9 or greater Required Software : QuickTime 7 or greater Downloaded From camera-usermanual.com Casio Manuals