Casio Exilim Ex Z690 Users Guide

91Using the Camera with a Computer
.Movie Playback Precautions
• Be sure to move the movie data to the hard disk of your computer 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 “STD”.
– Try upgrading Windows Media Player to the latest version.
– Quit any other...

92Using the Camera with a Computer
.To upload a movie file to YouTube
• Before you can use YouTube Uploader for CASIO, you need to go to the YouTube 
website (http://www.youtube.com/) and register as a user there.
• Do not upload any video that is copyrighted (including neighboring copyrights) 
unless you yourself own the copyright or you have obtained the permission of the 
applicable copyright holder(s).
• A single movie shoot with the “For YouTube” scene can have a maximum file size 
of 2048MB or a...

93Using the Camera with a Computer
If you want to transfer images from your computer to the camera, install Photo 
Transport on your computer.
.To install Photo Transport
Download the Photo Transport installer from the CASIO digital camera support page 
(http://www.casio-intl.com/support/). Double-click the installer and follow the 
installation instructions that appear on your computer screen.
• For information about installation conditions and minimum computer system 
requirements, see page 122.
.To...

94Using the Camera with a Computer
.To transfer computer screen captures to the camera
1.Connect the camera to your computer (page 87).
2.On your computer, click the following: Start * All Programs * 
CASIO * Photo Transport.
This starts up Photo Transport.
3.Display the screen whose screen capture you want to transfer.
4.Click the [Capture] button.
5.Draw a boundary around the area you want to capture.
Move your mouse pointer to the upper left corner of the area you want to capture 
and then hold down...

95Using 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.
IMPORTANT!
• The camera does not support operation with Mac OS X 10.0. Operation is 
supported with Mac OS 10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5, 10.6, and 10.7 (using the OS 
standard USB driver) only.
NOTE
• You also can use your computer’s card slot (if it has one) or a commercially 
available card reader to access image files directly from the camera’s...

96Using the Camera with a Computer
4.Turn off the camera and 
then use the USB cable 
that comes with the 
camera to connect it to 
your Macintosh.
• Connecting the camera to 
a computer with a USB 
cable starts charging of 
the camera’s battery 
(page 17).
• Make sure that you insert 
the cable connector into 
the USB/AV port until you 
feel it click securely into 
place. Failure to insert the 
connector fully can result 
in poor communication or 
malfunction.
• Note that even while the connector is...

97Using the Camera with a Computer
8.After the copy operation is complete, drag the drive icon to Trash.
9.On the camera, press [ON/OFF] (Power) to turn off the camera. After 
checking to make sure that the back lamp is unlit or lit red, disconnect 
the USB cable.
.To view copied images
1.Double-click the camera’s drive icon.
2.Double-click the “DCIM” folder to open it.
3.Double-click the folder that contains the images you want to view.
4.Double-click the image file you want to view.
• For information...

98Using the Camera with a Computer
You can use QuickTime, which comes bundled with your operating system, to play 
back movies on a Macintosh. To play back a movie, first copy it to your Macintosh 
and then double-click the movie file.
.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 computer.
• The above are recommended system environments. Configuring one of these 
environments does...

99Using the Camera with a Computer
2.After configuring settings, load the Eye-Fi card into the camera and 
record.
Images you record are sent by wireless LAN to your computer, etc.
• For full details, see the user documentation that comes with the Eye-Fi card.
• Before formatting a new Eye-Fi card to use it for the first time, copy the Eye-Fi 
Manager install files to your computer. Do this before formatting the card.
IMPORTANT!
• Recorded images are transferred over wireless LAN. Do not use the Eye-Fi...

100Using the Camera with a Computer
The camera creates a file and saves it each time you shoot a snapshot, record a 
movie, or perform any other operation that stores data. Files are grouped by storing 
them in folders. Each file and folder has its own unique name.
• For details about how folders are organized in memory, see “Memory Folder 
Structure” (page 101).
• You can view folder and file names on your computer. For details about how file 
names are displayed on the camera’s monitor screen, see page...