Casio Exilim Ex V8 Users Guide

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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...

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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...

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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.
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...

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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...

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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...

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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...

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■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...

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■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...

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■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...

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■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...