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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.
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.
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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
“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
Windows Media Player, which is already installed on most
computers, can be used for movie playback.

Movie Playback Precautions
•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.
•Proper movie playback may not be possible on some
computers. If you experience problems, try the following.
—Try recording movies with a quality setting of “Normal”
or “LP”.
—Try upgrading Windows Media Player to the latest
version.
—Quit any other applications you have running, and stop
resident applications.
Even if proper playback is not possible on the computer,
you can use the AV cable that comes bundled with the
camera to connect to the video input terminal a TV or
computer and play back movies that way.
 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.
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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.
Selecting the Software You Need
Install the software on your Macintosh that allows you to perform the type of operations you want.
Purpose
USB connection to a Macintosh for
image transfer
Managing of Images on a Macintosh
Movie playback
Viewing of user documentation
(PDF) files
Software Name
–
Photo Loader 1.1
–
–
–
Mac OS Versions
OS 9/OS X
OS 9
OS X
OS 9/OS X
OS 9/OS X
Required Operation
Establish a connection between the camera and
your Macintosh. USB driver is not required
(page 196).
Install Photo Loader 1.1 (page 217).
Use iPhoto, which comes bundled with your
operating system (page 217).
QuickTime is not included on the CD-ROM that
comes bundled with the camera, but it is
included with your Macintosh operating system.
Use the QuickTime application that is installed
with your operating system for playback (page
218).
Use Adobe Reader or Adobe Acrobat Reader,
which comes bundled with your operating
system (page 218).
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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.
 IMPORTANT! 
•For details about Macintosh minimum system
requirements, see the “Readme” file on the CD-ROM
that comes bundled with the camera.
•The software on the CD-ROM that comes bundled
with the camera does not support operation under
Mac OS X.
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Managing Images on a Macintosh

To manage images on a Macintosh running
OS 9
Install the Photo Loader application from the CD-ROM that
comes with the camera.
•Use the CD-ROM whose contents label shows “Photo
Loader”.
To install Photo Loader
1.Open the folder named “Photo Loader”.
2.Open the folder named “English”, and then
open the file named “Important”.
3.Open the folder named “Installer”, and then
open the file named “readme”.
4.Follow the instructions in the “readme” file to
install Photo Loader.
 IMPORTANT! 
•If you are upgrading to the new version of Photo
Loader from a previous version and you want to use
library management data and HTML files created
using the old version of Photo Loader, be sure to
read the “Important” file in the “Photo Loader” folder.
Follow the instructions in the file to use your existing
library management files. Failure to follow this
procedure correctly can result in loss or corruption of
your existing files.

To manage images on a Macintosh running
OS X
Use iPhoto, which comes bundled with the operating
system. iPhoto enables management of snapshots.
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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.

 To view the camera user’s guide
1.On the CD-ROM, open the “Manual” folder.
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.)
Playing a Movie
You can use QuickTime, which comes bundled with your
operating system, to play back movies.

Movie Playback Precautions
•Even if your computer meets the minimum requirements
described above, certain settings and other installed
software may interfere with proper playback of movies.
•Proper movie playback may not be possible on some
Macintosh models. If you experience problems, try the
following.
—Try recording movies with a quality setting of “Normal”
or “LP”.
—Try upgrading to the latest version of QuickTime.
—Quit any other applications that are running.
Even if proper playback is not possible on your Macintosh,
you can use the AV cable that comes bundled with the
camera to connect to the video input terminal a TV or
Macintosh and play back movies that way.
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 To view the Photo Loader user’s guide
1.On the CD-ROM, open the “Manual” folder.
2.Open the “Photo Loader” folder and then
open the “English” folder.
3.Open “PhotoLoader_english”.
To register as a camera user
Internet registration only is supported. Visit the following
CASIO website to register:
http://world.casio.com/qv/register/
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APPENDIX
Menu Reference
The following shows lists of menus that appear in the REC
mode and the PLAY mode, and their settings.
•The settings that are underlined in the following table are
initial defaults.

 REC Mode
REC Tab Menu
 (Auto Focus) /  Macro /
 (Pan Focus) /  (Infinity) /
 (Manual Focus)
Normal Speed / High Speed / Flash Cont. /
Off
10 sec / 2 sec / X3 / Off
Auto / Off
 Spot /  Multi
On / Off
Focus / EV Shift / White Balance / ISO /
Self-timer / Off
On / Off
On / Off
On / Off
On / Off Focus
Continuous
Self-timer
Anti Shake
AF Area
easy Mode
L/R Key
Quick Shutter
Audio Snap
Grid
Digital Zoom
On / Off
On / Off
 BEST SHOT: On / Off
Flash: 
On / Off
Focus: On / 
Off
White Balance: On / 
Off
ISO: On / 
Off
AF Area: 
On / Off
Metering: On / 
Off
Self-timer: On / 
Off
Flash Intensity: On / 
Off
Digital Zoom: 
On / Off
MF Position: On / 
Off
Zoom Position: On / 
Off
Review
Icon Help
Memory
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