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English Digital Video Software Version 29 Instruction Manual COPY ...

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2 Contents Contents Read This First ........................................................................................................... 4 Checking Supplied Accessories .............................................................................

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3 Contents Windows Exporting Movies ................................................................................................. 69 Extracting Still Images from Movies (Windows Vista/Windows XP) .................... 72 Saving on CD-R/RW Disks (W...

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4 Read This First Read This First  Disclaimer • While every effort has been made to ensure that the information contained in this guide is accurate and complete, no liability can be accepted for any errors or omissions. Canon reserves the rig...

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5 System Requirements Windows System Requirements Install the software on a computer meeting the following minimum requirements.  Proper operation is not guaranteed on a dual CPU PC or on a user-built PC.  Proper operation is not guaranteed on...

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6 What is Digital Video Software? What is Digital Video Software? Digital Video Software allows you to download still images you recorded with the camcorder to a computer and manage, print, and edit them.  ZoomBrowser EX • Viewing still images...

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7 Windows Windows Windows CameraWindow After you connect the camcorder to your computer, you can use CameraWindow to download still images on the memory card to the computer. Furthermore, you can print still images recorded on the memory card witho...

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8 Windows  [Print] Tab After connecting the camcorder to your computer, use this tab to print still images on the memory card without downloading them to the computer first. The window varies depending on the selected printing type. Refer to Pr...

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9 Windows Windows  [Set to Camera] Tab This tab is used for confirming and changing the owner’s name of the camcorder you can specify ( 85) and uploading the still images to the card. My Camera function is not supported by the camcorder. Sele...

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10 Windows  Camera Browser Window If your camcorder supports wide size still image (16:9 such as 1920 x 1080 pixels) recording, the thumbnails that appear in this window will be also 16:9 images. The sample images used on this instruction manu...

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11 Windows Windows Main Window ZoomBrowser EX is a software program used for organizing, printing and editing the downloaded still images. If you wish to start ZoomBrowser EX without connecting the camcorder or card reader/writer, double-click the ...

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12 Windows 2 Folders Area You can select a folder to be displayed in the Browser Area. In the [Last Acquired Images] panel, the newly downloaded still images are placed into virtual folders classified by recording date. In the panel below, the fold...

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13 Windows Windows 5 View Mode You can select the view mode of images in the Browser Area. [Zoom Mode]: The images in the selected folder are shown as thumbnails. [Scroll Mode]: Double clicking a folder shows thumbnails of the still images inside. [P...

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14 Windows 6 Command buttons 1 View Image Displays a selected image in the [Image Viewer] window. 2 Properties Displays properties of the selected still image. When you select a different image while the [Properties] window is open, the information...

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15 Windows Windows [Image Viewer] Window The [Image Viewer] window appears when you select an image and click [View Image] or double-click an image. 1 Previous/Next Displays the previous/next image in the current folder. 2 Zoom In/Zoom Out Enlarges/...

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16 Windows Windows Vista: The star rating set using ZoomBrowser EX is not related to the “Rating” setting in Windows Photo Gallery and Windows Explorer.  [Red Eye Correction] Window Select [Red Eye Correction] from the [Edit] menu, or click ...

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17 Windows Windows  [Auto Adjustment] Window Select [Auto Adjustment] from the [Edit] menu, or click the icon and select [Auto Adjustment]. Use this to automatically correct the color balance of the still image.  [Color/Brightness Adjust...

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18 Windows  [Sharpness] Window Select [Sharpness] from the [Edit] menu, or click the icon and select [Sharpness]. Use this to emphasize and clarify the outlines of people and objects.  [Trim Image] Window Select [Trim] from the [Edit] men...

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19 Windows Windows  [Insert Text] Window Select [Insert Text] from the [Edit] menu, or click the icon and select [Insert Text]. Use this to write text on still images. These image correction tools can be selected by clicking [Edit]  [Edit ...

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20 Installing the Digital Video Software Installing the Digital Video Software  Be sure to install the Digital Video Software before connecting the camcorder to the computer.  You must have authorization as a Computer System Administrator to i...

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21 Installing the Digital Video Software Windows Depending on your computer’s settings, the file extension “.EXE” may not appear. 3 Select your country or region. 4 Select your language. 5 Click [Easy Installation] under Digital Video Softw...

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22 Installing the Digital Video Software 7 Review the installation settings and click [Install]. If you selected [Custom Installation] and are using Windows 2000, select Canon DV TWAIN Driver (USB driver). When installing the software on Windows XP...

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23 Installing the Digital Video Software Windows 8 Read the license agreement and click [Yes] to accept the terms and to start installation. 9 Click [Next]. COPY ...

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24 Installing the Digital Video Software 10 When the installation is complete, make sure [Restart computer immediately (Recommended)] is selected and then click [Restart]. When you do not need to restart the computer, the [Finish] screen will be ...

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25 Before Downloading Still Images Windows Before Downloading Still Images Connecting the Camcorder to a Computer  Be sure to install the Digital Video Software before you connect the camcorder to the computer.  Make sure the camcorder is bein...

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26 Before Downloading Still Images • For instructions on how to start ZoomBrowser EX and download images to the computer, see Downloading Still Images (27). USB Cable USB Terminal on the Camcorder Camcorder End Computer End USB Port on the Com...

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27 Downloading Still Images Windows Downloading Still Images  Observe the following precautions when the camcorder’s access indicator is flashing. Failure to do so may cause memory card data to become corrupted. - Do not remove the memory card...

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28 Downloading Still Images Starting CameraWindow 1 Connect the camcorder to the computer ( 25). 2 Select [Canon CameraWindow] and click [OK]. • Windows Vista: When the [AutoPlay] window appears, click [Downloads Images From Canon Camera using C...

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29 Downloading Still Images Windows Using the Computer to Download Still Images (CameraWindow) You can select a downloading method in the Camera Control window.  Auto-Downloading 1 Click [Starts to download images] in the Camera Control window...

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30 Downloading Still Images  Auto-Downloading Settings Select the setting for downloading images by operating your computer. You can change the image type and the destination folder. 1 In the Camera Control window, click the [Acquire Images] t...

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31 Downloading Still Images Windows 3 Select the image type to be downloaded and click [Next]. 4 Specify the destination folder settings and click [Next]. Place a check mark here if you wish the original image in the memory card to be deleted af...

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32 Downloading Still Images 5 Specify a process to perform after the image is downloaded. The window below will be displayed when you select [Perform selected processes consecutively] (you can redisplay the window by clicking [Select]). Select a p...

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33 Downloading Still Images Windows 6 Click [Finish].  Downloading the Selected Still Images from the CameraWindow 1 Click [Lets you select and download images] in the Camera Control window. The CameraWindow opens. Placing a check mark here ma...

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34 Downloading Still Images 2 In the CameraWindow, select the image you wish to download and click [Image Download]. • Clicking on 2 images while holding down the [Shift] key selects also all images between the 2 images. • Clicking on differen...

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35 Downloading Still Images Windows [Specify Folder] Tab [Specify File Name] Tab Specify the settings of the folder and subfolder. Specify the file name with which to save the images. COPY ...

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36 Downloading Still Images Using the Camcorder to Download Still Images (Direct Transfer Function) If your camcorder supports the Direct Transfer function, you can use the camcorder to download images.  Setting the Direct Transfer Download Des...

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37 Downloading Still Images Windows 3 Specify the destination folder settings and click [Finish].  Direct Transfer 1 Select a transfer option on the camcorder screen and press the joystick. • See your camcorder instruction manual for how to ...

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38 Downloading Still Images Using a Card Reader/Writer Select a download method in the image download window. The basic operations are the same as when you connect the camcorder to the computer. Follow the procedure below to open the CameraWindow. F...

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39 Downloading Still Images Windows  Auto-Downloading 1 Click [Download Images]. • For instructions on how to set the Auto-download settings, see Auto- Downloading Settings ( 39). • Click [Exit] to close the window after downloading images. ...

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40 Downloading Still Images 2 Configure the settings and click [OK]. The window below will be displayed when you select [Perform selected processes consecutively] or [Select] under [Action After Download]. Select a process to perform after the ima...

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41 Downloading Still Images Windows  Downloading the Selected Still Images from the ZoomBrowser EX 1 Click [Lets you select and download images]. The ZoomBrowser EX opens. 2 In the ZoomBrowser EX, select the image you wish to download and cli...

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42 Printing Still Images Printing Still Images Printing Still Images without Downloading Them This section explains how to print still images by connecting the camcorder to the computer. The steps are basically the same when using a card reader/writ...

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43 Printing Still Images Windows 3 Click one of the 4 printing methods. 4 Specify the print settings and click [Print]. The window varies depending on the selected printing method in step 3. COPY ...

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44 Printing Still Images When you have selected [Print All Photos]: Selects the printer. Sets the paper size and type. Sets the shooting date/time imprint and color settings. Click this button to switch between still images if multiple images are s...

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45 Printing Still Images Windows When you have selected [Print Contact Sheet with All Photos]: When you have selected [Print according to DPOF settings]: • The selected still images will be printed according to the number of copies set with the ca...

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46 Printing Still Images When you have selected [Select an image and print]: • If you selected [Select an image and print], the following window will be displayed. Select still images you wish to print, and click [Print]. If you selected [Contact ...

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47 Printing Still Images Windows Printing Still Images Already Downloaded to the Computer You can select one of the following 2 methods to print still images downloaded to the computer. • [Photo Print] - Prints one still image per page. • [Inde...

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48 Printing Still Images 3 Specify the print settings and click [Print]. Click this button to switch between still images if multiple images are selected. Selects the printer. Sets the shooting date/time imprint and color settings. Sets the paper si...

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49 Printing Still Images Windows  [Index Print] 1 Click [Print & Email] in the Main Window and click [Index Print]. 2 Select the still images you wish to print and click [Printer and Layout Settings]. COPY ...

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50 Printing Still Images 3 Specify the print settings and click [Print]. Click these buttons to switch between pages. Selects the printer. Rotates still images. Sets the print settings for shooting information, comments, headers, footers and page n...

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51 Organizing Images Windows Organizing Images Applying Star Ratings and Keywords This task allows you to apply ratings to your images from one star to three stars. The star rating can be used as one of the search conditions, or for the selection of...

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52 Organizing Images Classifying the Images This task allows you to classify selected images according to the shooting date. 1 Click [View & Classify] in the Main Window. 2 Click [Classify into Folder]. 3 Select the images you wish to classify...

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53 Organizing Images Windows 4 Specify the folder structure and the saving folder and click [Finish]. The selected images are classified into the specified folder. COPY ...

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54 Organizing Images Renaming Multiple Files This task allows you to rename multiple files at the same time, or to rename and copy multiple files. 1 Click [View & Classify] in the Main Window. 2 Click [Rename Multiple Files]. 3 Select the ima...

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55 Organizing Images Windows 4 Specify the settings and click [Finish]. To rename a folder, select a folder, and open the [Rename Folder] window by selecting [Rename] from the [File] menu. Input the new name, and click [OK]. Placing a check mark he...

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56 Organizing Images Searching for Images This task allows you to search for images by star rating, modification date, shooting date, comment or keywords. 1 Click [View & Classify] in the Main Window. You can also search for images by clicking ...

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57 Organizing Images Windows 3 Specify the search conditions and click [Start Search]. • The search results are displayed as thumbnails. • Select at least one search condition. 4 Click [Finish]. • To change the search parameters and perform a...

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58 Organizing Images • The images of the search result are displayed in the [Search Results] folder. You can print or copy these images to another folder. The searched images will remain in this folder until ZoomBrowser EX is closed or another se...

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59 Creating a Movie from the Still Images Windows Creating a Movie from the Still Images Editing Movies You can link still images, insert text and background music, and add effects. You can also change the size of selected movies and save them as ne...

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60 Creating a Movie from the Still Images 4 Arrange images and click [Apply Effect]. To change the order of images, select an image in the Storyboard Area and click [Move Left] or [Move Right]. Storyboard Area Displays thumbnails of the selected i...

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61 Creating a Movie from the Still Images Windows 5 Apply effects to the images and click [Set Audio]. When you select [Apply effects to image.], you can use the following functions. - [Text Effect]: Opens the [Text Effect Settings] window. You can ...

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62 Creating a Movie from the Still Images 7 Click [Save]. Movies are saved in DCF type files with Motion JPEG/AVI compression. 8 Click [Exit]. Select this to save as Motion JPEG compressed AVI. Selecting [Specify a save image type] and clicking [Ad...

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63 Creating a Movie from the Still Images Windows Playing Back Movies In the CameraWindow and Main Window, movies are displayed with the first scene as a still image with a (movie) icon.  If you are using Windows 2000, QuickTime is required to ...

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64 Creating a Movie from the Still Images • The [Image Viewer] window is displayed, and the movie will be played back. You can control (play back/stop/fast forward/rewind) the movie being played back with the buttons shown at the bottom left of t...

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65 Exporting Images Windows Exporting Images You can change the data type for selected still images and movies and save them as new files. You can also export selected movies and still image properties to a text file or copy and rename movies and s...

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66 Exporting Images 3 Select images and click [Specify Export Settings]. 4 Specify the export settings and click [Finish]. The window varies depending on the selected export type in step 2. When you have selected [Export Still Images]: You can conv...

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67 Exporting Images Windows When you have selected [Export Shooting Properties]: You can select the information you wish to export and save as a text file. When you have selected [Export as a Screen Saver]: You can export and save the image as a scre...

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68 Exporting Images When you have selected [Export as a Wallpaper]: You can export and save the image as Windows wallpaper. This task cannot be performed if you have selected multiple images. COPY ...

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69 Exporting Images Windows Exporting Movies You can change the size or file type for selected movies and save them as new files. If you are using Windows 2000, QuickTime is required to export movies. If it is not already installed on your computer,...

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70 Exporting Images 3 Select a movie and click [Select the save image type]. You can select multiple images or a folder to include all images in that folder. Still images cannot be selected. For instructions on how to export still images, see Expor...

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71 Exporting Images Windows 6 Specify the file name and click [Start export]. In each case, specify the destination folder and file name of the movie to be exported. 7 Click [OK]. The Main Window appears. Destination Folder COPY ...

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72 Exporting Images Extracting Still Images from Movies (Windows Vista/Windows XP) You can extract still images from movies and save them as image files. 1 Click [Export] in the Main Window. 2 Click [Extract frames from a movie]. 3 Select the movi...

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73 Exporting Images Windows 4 Select the still images extraction method and click [Preview image]. • [Extract all frames]: Extracts all frames in the movie as still images. • [Specify an interval and extract frames]: Extracts frames as still im...

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74 Exporting Images 5 Confirm the still images which will be extracted (images with check marks) and click [Set up save]. If you selected [Extract a specified image] in the previous window, the movie will be displayed in the upper part of the wind...

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75 Exporting Images Windows Saving on CD-R/RW Disks (Windows Vista/Windows XP) You can copy and save images to CD-R or CD-RW disks. The shooting information is copied along with the images. This function can only be used on a computer that came with...

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76 Exporting Images 4 Click [Backup to CD]. 5 Select the folders or images you wish to save and click [Specify Backup Settings]. COPY ...

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77 Exporting Images Windows 6 Set the backup settings and click [Start Backup]. The disk will be ejected from the drive when copying is complete. You can add images to a CD-R/RW disk that already contains images. COPY ...

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78 Exporting Images Uploading Still Images to the camcorder You can copy still images saved on the computer to the camcorder. 1 Connect the camcorder to the computer ( 25). 2 Click the [Set to Camera] tab and click [Uploads images to the camera]. ...

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79 Exporting Images Windows 4 Select the image size and click [Add]. When you upload images edited with another application, image properties may be lost. COPY ...

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80 Using Various Functions Using Various Functions Attaching Still Images to E-mail Messages You can attach selected still images to an e-mail message. If necessary, you can make the image file size smaller. 1 Click [Print & Email] in the Main ...

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81 Using Various Functions Windows 4 Select image size and quality, and click [Finish]. • If you selected [Using the recommended settings.], your e-mail software starts and the selected still images appear as an attachment in the message window....

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82 Using Various Functions Running a Slide Show You can view selected still images in a slide show. 1 Click [View & Classify] in the Main Window. You can also view a slide show by clicking [Slide Show] on the Application Tool Bar. Skip to step ...

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83 Using Various Functions Windows 4 Select the slide show settings. • [Image Size]: Select the size of the still images. • [Image Information]: Select to show image information such as file name or title. • [Advance to Next Slide]: Select to...

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84 Using Various Functions Adding Sound to a Still Image • You can add a sound to an image. The sound file that can be added to the image must be WAVE type (extension “.wav”). • The sound cannot be played back on the camcorder. 1 In the Mai...

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85 Using Various Functions Windows Reviewing and Changing the Owner Name of the Camcorder You can change and confirm the owner’s name of the camcorder. 1 Connect the camcorder to the computer ( 25). 2 Click the [Set to Camera] tab and click [Con...

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86 Uninstalling the Software Uninstalling the Software Uninstall the software when you wish to delete it from your computer or when reinstallation is required to fix corrupted files. You must have authorization as a Computer System Administrator to ...

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87 Uninstalling the Software Windows Uninstalling the TWAIN Driver (Windows 2000 only) 1 Connect the camcorder to the computer ( 25). 2 If a window for selecting an application program or the Scanners and Cameras Wizard appears, click [Cancel]. If...

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88 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting Connection Camcorder is not recognized when connected to the computer. Î Computer does not support the USB interface. Refer to System Requirements (5). Î There is no memory card in the camcorder. Insert a memory...

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89 Troubleshooting Windows TWAIN Driver Uninstallation If you have problems when uninstalling the driver, use the following procedure to remove it. Leave the camcorder connected to the computer. The [Inf] folder contains numerous files that are cri...

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90 Troubleshooting 7 Look for the file for Canon digital camcorders starting with [Oem*]. • A number such as “0” or “1” will appear in place of the asterisk (*) above. You will also find another file called [Oem*.pnf], which will have th...

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