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    Viewing Your Digital Camera Images On Your PC (PC Connection Manual) e_00_pc_kb348.book Page 1 Wednesday, Fe bruary 25, 2004 11:40 AM[...]

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    Introduction This booklet explains how to view the images you took with the PENTAX Optio S40 on your PC. Keep this manual in a safe place. Regarding copyrights Images taken using the Optio S40 that are for anything other than personal enjoyment cannot be used without perm ission according to the rights as specified in the Copyright Act. Please take[...]

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    1 How to Use the Captured Images 2 Viewing Digital Camera Images on a Windows PC 4 System Requirements ................. .............................................. 4 Installing the Image Processing Software (ACDSee for PENTAX) ................. .............................................. 6 Copying Images to your PC ..... ....................[...]

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    2 How to Use the Captured Images Is your computer… • equipped with a standard USB interface? • using Windows Me/2000/XP as your OS? Or Mac OS 9.0-9.2/10.1 or later? Have prints made from your card images at a photo shop. • Set DPOF settings on your camera, and get prints from your photo shop. 1 Camera Operating Manual ( p .94) • Select th[...]

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    3 • See the operating manual of your e-mail software for details on how to make attachments to e-mails. • See the operating manual of the software you are using for details on how to use images on your homepage. Print images from your computer to your printer. Some printers can print directly from cards. • For details, see the operating manua[...]

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    4 Viewing Digital Camera Images on a Windows PC You can use the provided USB cable (I-USB7) or a card reader to transfer your digital camera’s images to the PC, and you can edit and print your images using the image viewing software. Here, the method for viewing images with the provided software (S-SW16) is explained. The following software is in[...]

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    5 * Some formats may require viewing with QuickTime 6.0 or later and DirectX 8.0 or later. * To install ACDSee for PENTAX, Windows Installer Service Version 2.0 may be required. i <QuickTime> (6 languages: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian, Japanese) • OS: Windows 98 / 98 SE / Me / NT (latest version) / 2000 Windows XP Home Edition [...]

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    6 This section describes the procedures for installing ACDSee for PENTAX which lets you view and edit recorded images on your computer. 1 Turn your computer on. 2 Insert the CD-ROM (S-SW16) into your CD-ROM drive. The PENT AX Software Inst aller screen is displayed on the desktop. 3 Click your applicable language. Y ou can choose the languages from[...]

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    7 The Setup screen will appear . Follow the on-screen guidance and enter the registration information. Reboot your PC after installation is finished. • If QuickTime 6.0 or later is not already installed in your PC, a message such as the one shown on the right is displayed before the Setup screen appears. Click [Install QuickTime] to first install[...]

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    8 Please click [Product Registration] on the CD-ROM screen in step 4 on page 6 of this PC manual. A world map for Internet Product Registration is displayed. If your PC is connected to the Internet, click the displayed country or region and then follow the instructions to register your product. Thank you very much for your cooperation. Product Regi[...]

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    9 An explanation of how to copy images using ACDSee for PENTAX is shown below. Refer to the “About ACDSee for PENTAX” ( 1 p.23) to view or edit the copied images. 1 Press the MENU button. The [ A Rec. Mode] menu or the [ Q Playback] menu will be displayed. 2 Press the four-way controller ( 5 ) to display the [ B Set-up] menu. 3 Use the four-way[...]

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    10 1 Turn your computer on. 2 Turn your camera off and conn ect it to the PC with the USB cable. Confirm that the SD Memory Card is inserted in the camera when the images in the SD Me mory Card are copied. 3 Turn your camera on. The Device Detector screen is displayed automatically . If the Device Detector screen is not displayed, display / copy th[...]

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    11 5 Click [Browse]. The [Browse For Folder] screen is displayed. 6 Select a destination folder and click [OK]. 7 Click [Next]. The image is copied to the PC, and the ACDSee for PENT AX Browser starts. e_00_pc_kb348.book Page 11 Wednesday, Febr uary 25, 2004 11:40 AM[...]

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    12 When the Device Detector screen is not displayed 4 Double-click the [ACDSee for PENTAX] icon on the desktop. 5 Double-click [My Computer]. 6 Double-click [Removable Disk] (If the SD Memory Card has a volume label name, then select that name). 7 Double-click the [DCIM] folder. 8 Click the [xxxPENTX] folder. (xxx is a three-digit number.) e_00_pc_[...]

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    13 9 Select [Copy To…] from the [Edit] menu. The Copy Files screen is displayed. 10 Click [More>>] and select the destination folder. 11 Click [OK]. The image is copied to the PC. e_00_pc_kb348.book Page 13 Wednesday, Febr uary 25, 2004 11:40 AM[...]

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    14 1 Double-click the [Unplug or eject hardware] icon in the task bar recognized area. The [Unplug or Eject Hardware] screen will appear . 2 Confirm that [PENTAX USB DISK Device] is selected and click [Stop]. The [S top a Hardware device] screen will appear . 3 Confirm that [PENTAX USB DISK Device] is selected and click [OK]. A message will appear [...]

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    15 1 Double-click the [Safely Remove Hardware] icon in the task bar recognized area. 2 Click [PENTAX USB DISK Device] and click [Stop]. 3 Click [PENTAX USB DISK Device] and click [OK]. 4 When a message is displayed permitting removal, turn the camera off and disconnect the USB cable from your camera and PC. Windows XP e_00_pc_kb348.book Page 15 Wed[...]

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    16 Viewing Digital Camera Images on a Macintosh You can use the provided USB cabl e (I-USB7) or a card reader to transfer your digital camera’s images to the Mac, and you can edit and print your images using the image viewing software. Here, the method for viewing images with the provided software (S-SW16) is explained. The following software is [...]

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    17 This section describes the procedures for installing ACDSee for PENTAX which lets you view and edit recorded images on your computer. 1 Turn your Macintosh on. 2 Insert the CD-ROM (S-SW16) in the CD-ROM drive. 3 Double-click the CD-R OM (S-SW16) icon. 4 Double-click the [Install ACDSee™] icon. The PENT AX Software Inst aller screen is displaye[...]

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    18 This section describes the procedures for installing ACD Photostitcher which lets you join a number of images together to form a panorama picture. 1 Double-click [ACD photostitcher]. The licensing agreement will appear on the screen. When you have read it, click [Agree] to accept the terms of the agreement. 2 Choose a destination for the softwar[...]

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    19 Please click [Product Registration] on the CD-ROM screen in step 7 on page 17 of this PC manual. A world map for Internet Product Registration is displayed. If your PC is connected to the Internet, click the displayed country or region and then follow the instructions to register your product. Thank you very much for your cooperation. Product Re[...]

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    20 1 Press the MENU button. The [ A Rec. Mode] menu or the [ Q Playback] menu will be displayed. 2 Press the four-way controller ( 5 ) to display the [ B Set-up] menu. 3 Use the four-way controller ( 23 ) to select [USB Connection]. 4 Press the four-way controller ( 5 ). The screen for selecting the USB connection mode appears. 5 Use the four-way c[...]

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    21 1 Turn your Macintosh on. 2 Turn your camera off and co nnect it to the Macintosh with the USB cable. Confirm that the SD Memory Card is inserted in the camera when the images in the SD Memo ry Card are displayed. 3 Turn your camera on. The camera is recognized as [untitled] ([NO_NAME] in Mac OS X) on the desktop. The folder name can be changed.[...]

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    22 7 Select the image to view from the image list. Double-click the image y ou selected. A full-size image is displayed (Viewer). See your Macintosh user’s manual for how to copy or move files. Please copy images to your Macintosh before editing them. 1 Drag [untitled] (or the volu me label name on the SD Memory Card) to your trash. 2 Disconnect [...]

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    23 About ACDSee for PENTAX “ACDSee for PENTAX” is an integrated software package that acquires, organizes, displays, processes and shares digital camera images. You can use the Browser ( 1 p.24) to acquire digital camera images efficiently. You then can organize them in your favorite way and even display them as thumbnails. You can use the View[...]

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    24 Viewing Using the Browser In “ACDSee for PENTAX”, you can view images using either the Browser, which displays a list of images, or the Viewer, which displays one image at a time. The Browser is displayed when you launch “ACDSee for PENTAX.” Here, explanations are provided regarding Browser configuration as well as names and functions wi[...]

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    25 d Browser toolbar Browser toolbar includes shortc ut buttons for commonly used functions and tools. These buttons open dialog boxes or display further activity buttons. You can customize the toolbar for easy use by turning the button labels on or off, adding or removing buttons, and changing the size of the buttons. e Navigation pane Navigation [...]

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    26 c Menu bar You can select and execute the various functions and settings of the ACDSee for PENTAX by choosing the menu items from the menu bar. d Browser toolbar Browser toolbar includes shortc ut buttons for commonly used functions and tools. These buttons open dialog boxes or display further activity buttons. e Navigation pane Navigation pane [...]

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    27 g File pane File pane displays the contents of a folder selected in the Navigation pane as a list of files or as thumbnails. You can sort your images by such criteria as file name, file size, file date, etc. You can select any of the following 6 methods to display lists of images in the Browser. Select [Mode] in the [View] menu and then select a[...]

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    28 To view images stored in other folders, select a folder from the folder tree in the Browser Navigation pane or directly specify a folder in the path box. Folders selected from the folder tree are designated as the current folder and images from that folder are displayed in the File pane. To display a subfolder is displayed next to the folder ico[...]

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    29 You can change the order of image files displayed in the File pane. Select [Sort] from the [View] menu and then select a sort key category from the submenu. You can choose from the following categories. Extension, Name, Size, Type, Date, Image Properties, Description Select [Sort] from the [View] menu and then select [Forward] or [Reverse] from [...]

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    30 You can specify items displayed in the list as well as change the category order when the File pane is set to Details display. Select [Columns] from the [View] menu and then select a display category from the submenu. You can choose from the following categories. Size, Type, Date, Image Properties, Description Select another category to remove c[...]

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    31 Viewing a Large Version of an Image (Viewer) Double-click on a single image file sele cted in the Browser to display a full-screen view of that image. Here, explanations are provided regarding Viewer configuration as well as names and functions within the Viewer. c Menu bar You can select and execute the vari ous functions and settings of the AC[...]

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    32 d Viewer toolbar Viewer toolbar includes shortcut buttons for commonly used functions and tools such as the Zoom tools. You can customize the toolbar for easy use by turning the button labels on or off, adding or removing buttons, and changing the size of the buttons. e Viewer pane Viewer pane displays your images one at a time in full resolutio[...]

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    33 Panorama Image Stitching with ACD Photostitcher With ACD Photostitcher installed on a Windows PC, you can panorama stitch the images you took in Panorama Assist mode. The folder and image names displayed on the explanatory screenshots will differ according to the setup of your PC. 1 Run ACDSee for PENTAX. An image list is displayed. 2 Select the[...]

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    34 3 Correct the image positioning. ACD Photostitcher starts, and the selected images are displayed in panorama format. Move the mouse pointer onto t he image. It changes into a e symbol. Hold down the left mouse button an d drag the images to adjust the stitching position. When the position is adjusted, click the [STITCH] button. 4 Select the stit[...]

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    35 5 Trim the image. Move the mouse pointer onto an image. It changes into a  symbol. Hold down the left mouse button and drag the dotted lines to adjust the image trimming position. When the position is adjusted, click the [T rimming] button. 6 Save the image. After confirming your trimming, cli ck the [Save] button to save the image. T o cance[...]

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    36 1 Run ACD Photostitcher. 2 Click the [Load] button. The folder selection screen is displayed. 3 Select the folder for panorama stitching, and then click the [Choose] button. The image files in the sele cted folder are displayed. 4 Select all the images for panorama stitching and then click the arrow on the right. The selected images are displaye[...]

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    37 6 Click the [Automatic alignment] button. The selected images are disp layed in panorama format. 7 Correct the image positioning. Click the image you want to move and display it in a red frame. Hold down the mouse button and drag the image to adjust the stitching position. For easier adjustment of two images that are next to each other , click t[...]

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    38 9 Trim the image. Click the [T rim] button to display th e dotted lines around the image. Move the mouse pointer onto the dotted lines. It changes into a  symbol. Hold down the mouse butt on and drag the dotted lines to adjust the image trimming position. When the position is adjusted, click the [T rim] button again. T o cancel the trimming, [...]

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    39 Printing an Image You can print image files from the Browser or the Viewer. You can print images from the Browser. 1 Select one or more images. T o print several images, hold the [Ctrl] key on the keyboard while clicking on all the pict ures you want to print. 2 Select [Print Images] from the [File] menu. The Print dialog box is displayed. 3 Sel[...]

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    40 You can insert the date into an image file and print it. Date insertion settings are done in the Print dialog box. 1 Select the [Caption] tab in the Print dialog box. 2 Check the [Print image capture date in the corner of images] check box. You can create and print contact sheets (thumbnails) of your images. You can add captions to each image, p[...]

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    41 E-mailing your Images from ACDSee for PENTAX You can send images directly from the ACDSee for PENTAX without using an external e-mail application. Image files are converted to JPEG format then attached to an e-mail and sent. Images are compressed before transmission when the file size is large but no changes are made to the original image. (E-ma[...]

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    42 About ACDInTouch ACDInTouch is an Internet-based service that provides the latest information about ACDSee. You can obtain information about special offers and free digital imaging materials as well as subscribe to the latest news and tips. 1 Select [ACDInTouch] from the [Help] menu. The Connect to ACDInT ouch dialog box is displayed. 2 Click [C[...]

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    • Printed on recycled paper • Specifications and external dimensions are subject to change without notice. 57355 Copyright © PENTAX Corporation 2004 01-200402 Printed in Japan PENTAX Corporation 2-36-9,Maeno-cho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 174-8639, JAPAN (http://www.pentax.co.jp/) PENTAX Europe GmbH (E uropean Headquarters) Julius-Vosseler-Strasse, 1[...]