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							121Using 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 computer.
• The camera does not 
draw power over the 
USB cable. Make sure 
the camera’s battery is 
sufficiently charged 
before connecting.
• 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 fully inserted, you 
still will be able to see the metal part of the connector as 
shown in the illustration.
• When connecting the USB cable to a USB port, make 
sure you align the connector correctly with the port.
• Your computer may not be able to recognize the camera if you connect via a 
USB hub. Always connect directly to the computer’s USB port.
5.Turn on the camera.
6.Windows Vista users: Click “Start” and then “Computer”.
Windows XP users: Click “Start” and then “My Computer”.
Windows 2000 users: Doubleclick “My Computer”.
7.Double-click “Removable Disk”.
• Your computer recognizes the memory card loaded in the camera (or built-in 
memory if there is no card) as a removable disk.
USB port
USB cable
Making sure that the 6 mark on the camera is aligned 
with the 4 mark of the USB cable connector, connect 
the cable to the camera.USB/AV
portLarge connector
Small connector
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8.Right-click the “DCIM” folder.
9.On the shortcut menu that appears, click “Copy”.
10.Windows Vista users: Click “Start” and then “Documents”.
Windows XP users: Click “Start” and then “My Documents”.
Windows 2000 users: Doubleclick “My Documents” to open it.
• If you already have a “DCIM” folder in “My Documents”, the next step will 
overwrite it. If you want to keep the existing “DCIM” folder, you need to change 
its name or move it to a different location before performing the next step.
11.On the “My Documents” “Edit” menu, select “Paste”.
This will paste the “DCIM” folder (and all the image files it contains) into your “My 
Documents” folder. You now have a copy of the files that are in camera memory 
on your computer.
12.After you finish copying images, disconnect the camera from the 
computer.
Windows Vista, Windows XP
On the camera, press [ON/OFF] to turn off the camera. After making sure that the 
back lamp is unlit, disconnect the camera from the computer.
Windows 2000
Click card services in the task tray on your computer screen, and disable the 
drive number assigned to the camera. Next, after making sure that the back lamp 
is unlit, press the camera’s [ON/OFF] button to turn off the camera and 
disconnect the camera from your computer.
.To view images you copied to your computer
1.Double-click the copied “DCIM” folder to open it.
2.Double-click the folder that contains the images you want to view.
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3.Double-click the image file you want to view.
• For information about file names, see “Memory Folder Structure” on page 136.
• An image that was rotated on the camera will be displayed on your computer 
screen in its original (unrotated) orientation.
IMPORTANT!
• Never unplug the USB cable, or operate the camera while viewing or storing 
images. Doing so can cause data to become corrupted.
Windows Media Player, which is already installed on most computers, can be used 
for movie playback. To play back a movie, first copy the movie to your computer 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 not guarantee proper operation.
• Certain settings and other installed software may interfere with proper playback of 
movies. Never use your computer to modify, delete, move, or rename any image files 
that are in the camera’s built-in memory or on its 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 are stored on your computer.
Playing Movies
Operating System : Vista / XP / 2000
CPU : Image Quality “HD”:
Pentium 4  3.2 GHz or higher
Image Quality “STD” or “LP”:
Pentium M  1.0 GHz or higher
Pentium 4  2.0 GHz or higher
Required Software : Windows Media Player, DirectX 9.0c or higher
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.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” 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.
Installing YouTube Uploader for CASIO from the CD-ROM that comes with your 
camera simplifies uploading of movie files you recorded with the “For YouTube” 
BEST SHOT scene to YouTube.
.What is YouTube?
YouTube is a movie sharing site managed by YouTube, LLC where you can upload 
movies and view movies uploaded by others.
.To install YouTube Uploader for CASIO
1.On the CD-ROM menu screen, select “YouTube Uploader for CASIO”.
2.After reading the information about installation conditions and system 
requirements for installation in the “Read me” file, install YouTube 
Uploader for CASIO.
Uploading Movie Files to YouTube
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.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).
• The maximum file size for each upload is 1024 MB.
1.Record the movie you want to upload using the “For YouTube” BEST 
SHOT movie scene.
2.If it isn’t already, connect your computer to the Internet.
3.Connect the camera to your computer (page 120).
4.Turn on the camera.
YouTube Uploader for CASIO will start up automatically.
• If this is the first time you are using the application, configure the YouTube user 
ID and network environment settings, and then click the [OK] button.
5.The left side of the display will have an area for inputting a title, 
category, and other information required for uploading to YouTube. 
Enter the required information.
6.The right side of the display shows a list of movie files in camera 
memory. Select the check box next to the movie file you want to 
upload.
7.When everything is ready, click the [Upload] button.
This will upload the movie file(s) to YouTube.
• After uploading is complete, click the [Exit] button to exit the application.
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							126Using the Camera with a Computer
If you want to transfer images from your computer to the camera, install Photo 
Transport on your computer from the CD-ROM that comes with the camera.
.To install Photo Transport
1.On the CD-ROM menu screen, select “Photo Transport”.
2.After reading the information about installation conditions and system 
requirements for installation in the “Read me” file, install Photo 
Transport.
.To transfer images to the camera
1.Connect the camera to your computer (page 120).
2.On your computer, click the following: Start * All Programs * 
CASIO * Photo Transport.
This starts up Photo Transport.
3.Drag the file(s) you want to transfer to the [Transfer] button.
4.Follow the instructions that appear on the display to complete the 
transfer.
• The details of the instructions that appear on the display and the transferred 
images will depend on your Photo Transport setup. For details, click the 
[Settings] button or [Help] button and check the setup.
Transfer Data
• Only image files with the following extensions can be transferred to the camera:
jpg, jpeg, jpe, bmp (bmp images are converted to jpeg image automatically when 
transferred.)
• Certain types of images may not be able to be transferred.
• You cannot transfer movies to the camera.
Transferring Images from Your Computer to Camera Memory
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.To transfer computer screen captures to the camera
1.Connect the camera to your computer (page 120).
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 the mouse button. Keeping the mouse button depressed, 
drag the pointer down to the lower right corner of the area and then release the 
mouse button.
6.Follow the instructions that appear on the display.
This will send an image of the area you selected to the camera.
• The transfer operation converts screen captures to JPEG format.
• The instructions that appear on the display and details about the transferred 
images will depend on your Photo Transport setup. For details, click the 
[Settings] button or [Help] button and check the setup.
.About settings and help
Click the [Settings] button when you want to change the Photo Transport setup. For 
help about operation procedures and troubleshooting, click the Photo Transport 
[Help] button.
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							128Using the Camera with a Computer
1.Start up your computer, and place the bundled CD-ROM into its CD-
ROM drive.
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 “Digital Camera”.
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.
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.On the CD-ROM menu screen, 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.
Viewing User Documentation (PDF Files)
User Registration
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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.
IMPORTANT!
• The camera does not support operation with Mac OS 8.6 or earlier, or Mac OS X 
10.0. Operation is supported with Mac OS 9, X (10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4, 10.5) only. 
Use the standard USB driver that comes with your supported operating system.
.To connect the camera to your computer and save files
1.Turn on the camera and press [MENU].
2.On the “Set Up” tab, select “USB” and then press [6].
3.Use [8] and [2] to select “Mass Storage”, and then press [SET].
Using the Camera with a Macintosh
When you want to 
do this:Operating 
System 
VersionInstall this software:See 
page:
Save images to your 
Macintosh and view 
them there manuallyOS 9
Installation not required. 129
OS X
Save images to your 
Macintosh 
automatically/
Manage imagesOS 9 Use commercially available software.
132
OS XUse iPhoto, which comes bundled 
with some Macintosh products.
Play movies OS 9 / OS XYou can playback with QuickTime, 
which comes bundled with your 
operating system.132
Connecting the Camera to Your Computer and Saving Files
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4.Turn off the camera 
and then use the USB 
cable that comes with 
the camera to connect 
it to your Macintosh.
• The camera does not 
draw power over the 
USB cable. Make sure 
the camera’s battery is 
sufficiently charged 
before connecting.
• 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 fully inserted, you 
still will be able to see the metal part of the connector as 
shown in the illustration.
• When connecting the USB cable to a USB port, make 
sure you align the connector correctly with the port.
• Your computer may not be able to recognize the camera if you connect via a 
USB hub. Always connect directly to the computer’s USB port.
5.Turn on the camera.
The camera’s back lamp will light green at this time. 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.
6.Double-click the camera’s drive icon.
7.Drag the “DCIM” folder to the folder to which you want to copy it.
USB port
USB cable
Making sure that the 6 mark on the camera is aligned 
with the 4 mark of the USB cable connector, connect 
the cable to the camera.USB/AV
portLarge connector
Small connector
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