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Index
Info
•The following describes the information that appears
on the Info Screen.
This Info Screen item: Shows this:
File Size Image file size
Resolution Resolution
Quality Quality
Recording mode Recording mode
AE Exposure mode
Light metering Metering mode
Shutter speed Shutter speed
Aperture stop Aperture stop
Exposure comp EV shift
Focusing mode Focusing mode
AF Area Auto Focus area
Flash mode Flash mode
Sharpness Sharpness
Saturation Saturation
Contrast Contrast
White balance White balance
Sensitivity Sensitivity
Filter Filter setting
Enhancement Enhancement setting
Flash intensity Flash intensity
Digital zoom Digital zoom setting
World Location
Date Recording date and time
Model Camera model name
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 NOTE 
•When printing an album page, you should set up
your Web browser as described below.
—Select the browser frame where the images are
located.
—Set margins to the lowest possible values.
—Set the background color to a printable color.
•See the user documentation that came with your
Web browser application for details about printing
and configuring settings for printing.
•Album contents (titles, comments, etc.) cannot be
edited on the camera. Use a commercially available
HTML file editor to edit album contents.
5.After you are finished viewing the album, exit
your Web browser application.
Saving an Album
•To save an album, copy the “DCIM” folder from camera
memory or the memory card to your computer’s hard disk,
a CD-R, an MO disk, or some other storage medium.
Note that copying only the “ALBUM” folder, does not copy
image data and other necessary files.
•After copying the “DCIM” folder, do not change or delete
any of the files inside of it. Adding new images or deleting
existing images may lead to abnormal album display.
•If you plan to use a memory card again after saving its
album, first delete all of files or format it before loading it
into the camera.
•When you have “WEB” selected for the “Use” setting, the
album shows only the smaller image files stored in the
“ALBUM” folder. Such images can be uploaded to the
Internet more quickly.
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To delete an album
1.In the PLAY mode, press [MENU].
2.Select the “PLAY” tab, select “Create Album”,
and then press [].
3.Use [] and [] to select “Delete”, and then
press [SET].
•This deletes the album and returns to the PLAY
mode screen.
Installing the Software from the CD-ROM
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 (CASIO
Digital Camera Software)
The CD-ROM (CASIO Digital Camera Software) 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.
USB Driver for Mass Storage (for Windows)
This is the software that makes it possible for the camera
to “talk” to your personal computer over a USB connection.
If you are using Windows XP, do not install the USB driver
from the CD-ROM. With Windows XP, you will be able to
perform USB communication simply by connecting the
camera to your computer with the USB cable.
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Photo Loader (for Windows/Macintosh)
This application automatically transfers image, audio
snapshot, and voice recording WAV files from the camera
to your computer. Photo Loader automatically stores
transferred files in folders named using the current date
(year, month, day) and generates HTML files that make it
possible to view images using a web browser. Photo
Loader (Windows version only) also includes a feature that
simplifies the task of attaching images to e-mail.
•See the user documentation file (PDF) on the bundled
“CASIO Digital Camera Software” CD-ROM for details
about using Photo Loader.
Photohands (for Windows)
Photohands includes retouching tools for adjusting image
color, contrast, and brightness, for resizing images, and for
changing image orientation. You can also use Photohands
for printing images and for adding a date stamp to printed
images.
•See the user documentation file (PDF) on the bundled
“CASIO Digital Camera Software” CD-ROM for details
about using Photohands.DirectX (for Windows)
This software provides an extended tool set including a
codec that allows Windows 98 and 2000 to handle movie
files recorded using a digital camera. You do not need to
install DirectX if you are running Windows XP or Me.
Adobe Reader (for Windows)
This is an application that lets you read PDF files. Use it to
read the user documentation for the camera, Photo Loader,
and Photohands, all of which is included on the bundled
CD-ROM.
•See the user documentation files (PDF) on the bundled
CD-ROM for details about using Photo Loader and
Photohands. See “Viewing User Documentation (PDF
files)” on page 188 (Windows) and page 190 (Macintosh)
of this manual for more information.
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Photohands
XP/2000/Me/98
At least 64MB
At least 10MB
Computer System Requirements
Computer system requirements depend on each of the
applications, as described below.
Windows
*1In the case of Windows 2000, you need to install a data file that
enables use of the operating system’s standard USB driver. You
do not need to install a special USB driver. Proper operation is
not guaranteed on a computer that has been upgraded from
Windows 95 or 3.1 to Windows Me or 98, or from Windows 95 or
NT to Windows 2000.
*
2With Windows XP, use the USB driver that comes with the
operating system. You do not need to install the USB driver that
comes with the camera.
Macintosh
Photo Loader
9
At least 32MB
At least 3MB
•USB connection is supported on a Macintosh running OS 9, 10.1,
10.2 or 10.3. 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.
OS
Memory
HD
USB Driver*1
XP*2/2000/Me/98
–
–
Photo Loader
XP/2000/Me/98
At least 16MB
At least 7MB
OS
Memory
HD
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 IMPORTANT! 
•For details about Windows minimum system
requirements, see the “Readme” file on the CD-ROM
(CASIO Digital Camera Software) that comes
bundled with the camera.
•For details about Macintosh minimum system
requirements, use a Web browser application to read
the contents of the “readme” file on the CD-ROM
(CASIO Digital Camera Software) that comes
bundled with the camera.
•The software on the CD-ROM (CASIO Digital
Camera Software) that comes bundled with the
camera does not support operation under Mac OS X
(10.0).Installing Software from the CD-ROM in
Windows
Use the procedures in this section to install the software
from the bundled CD-ROM (CASIO Digital Camera
Software) to your computer.
 NOTE 
•If you already have one of the bundled applications
installed on your computer, check its version. If the
bundled version is newer than the one you have,
uninstall the old version and then install the newer
version.
The CD-ROM (CASIO Digital Camera Software) 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 any
application before installing it. The “Read me” file contains
information you need to know when installing the
application.
1.Click the “Read me” button for the application
you are going to install.
 IMPORTANT! 
•Before upgrading or reinstalling Photo Loader, or
before installing it onto another computer, be sure to
read the “Read me” file for information about
retaining existing libraries.
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Installing an Application
1.Click the “Install” button for the application
you want to install.
2.Follow the instructions that appear on your
computer screen.
 IMPORTANT! 
•Be sure to follow the instructions carefully and
completely. If you make a mistake when installing
Photo Loader, you may not be able to browse your
existing library information and HTML files that are
created automatically by Photo Loader. In some
cases, image files may be lost.
•When using an operating system other than
Windows XP, never connect the camera to your
computer without installing the USB driver from the
CD-ROM first.
Viewing User Documentation (PDF Files)
1.In the “Manual” area, click the name of the
manual you want to read.
 IMPORTANT! 
•You need to have Adobe Reader installed on your
computer to read user documentation files. If you do
not already have Adobe Reader installed, you can
install it from the bundled CD-ROM.
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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.
Installing Software from the CD-ROM on a
Macintosh
Use the procedures in this section to install the software
from the bundled CD-ROM (CASIO Digital Camera
Software) to your computer.
Installing Software
Use the following procedures to install the software.
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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.
Viewing User Documentation (PDF Files)
To perform the following procedures, you must have Adobe
Reader installed on your Macintosh. You can download the
latest version of Adobe Reader by visiting the Adobe
Systems website.

 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.)
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