Canon 2055B001 - DC 50 Camcorder Instruction Manual

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English Digital Video Software Version 25 Instruction Manual ...

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

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3 Contents Windows Adding Still Images to the Memory Card in the Camcorder................................. 75 Adding Still Images to the Memory Card ......................................................... 75 Using Various Functions ..................

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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 righ...

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5 System Requirements Windows System Requirements Please 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 guara...

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6 What is Digital Video Software? What is Digital Video Software? The following software will be installed by installing the Digital Video Software.  ZoomBrowser EX • Viewing downloaded still images • Categorizing, organizing, and searching la...

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7 Windows Windows Windows CameraWindow CameraWindow is a program created to download still images from the disc or memory card to the computer. Furthermore, you can print still images recorded on the disc or memory card without having the images do...

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8 Windows  [Print] Tab This tab is used for printing still images on the disc or memory card without having the images downloaded to the computer. The window varies depending on the selected printing type. Refer to Printing Still Images Recorded...

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9 Windows Windows  [Set to Camera] Tab This tab is used for confirming and changing the owner name of the camcorder you can specify ( 83) and uploading the still images to the card. My Camera function is not supported by the camcorder. Selecting...

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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 manua...

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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 dates. In the panel below, the fol...

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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]: Thumbnails of the images are displayed next to the folder name. Clickin...

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14 Windows 6 Application Tool Bar 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 inform...

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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  [Red Eye Correction] Window Selecting [Red Eye Correction] from the [Edit] menu or the icon allows you to correct the red eye effect on a still image in the [Red Eye Correction] window. 13 Show Image Full Screen Displays an image i...

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17 Windows Windows  [Auto Adjustment] Window Selecting [Auto Adjustment] from the [Edit] menu, or clicking the icon and selecting [Auto Adjustment] allows you to automatically correct the color balance of the still image.  [Color/Brightnes...

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18 Windows  [Sharpness] Window Selecting [Sharpness] from the [Edit] menu, or clicking the icon and selecting [Sharpness] allows you to emphasize and clarify the outlines of people and objects.  [Trim Image] Window Selecting [Trim] from th...

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19 Windows Windows  [Insert Text] Window Selecting [Insert Text] from the [Edit] menu, or clicking the icon, and select [Insert Text] allows you to write text on still images. These image correction tools can be selected by clicking [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.  Users of Windows 2000 or Windows XP must first log in as an Adminis...

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21 Installing the Digital Video Software Windows 5 Click Digital Video Software [Easy Installation]. To select the installing software, click [Custom Installation]. 6 If other software is running, close all programs and click [OK]. Installer Panel ...

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22 Installing the Digital Video Software 7 Review the installation settings and click [Install]. When you have selected [Custom Installation], depending on the Windows OS, you need to have one of the following USB drivers installed on your computer....

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23 Installing the Digital Video Software Windows 9 Click [OK]. 10 When the installation is complete, select [Restart computer immediately (Recommended)] and click [Restart]. When you do not need to restart the computer, the [Finish] screen will be ...

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24 Installing the Digital Video Software 11 When the computer has restarted and the regular desktop screen is displayed, remove the DIGITAL VIDEO SOLUTION DISK from the CD-ROM drive. When installation is complete, remove the DIGITAL VIDEO SOLUTION ...

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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 • The first time you connect the camcorder to the computer: - Installation of the DV TWAIN Driver (Windows 98/Windows 2000) or the DV WIA Driver (Windows Me) starts. - If the “Digital signature not found” mes...

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27 Downloading Still Images (ZoomBrowser EX) Windows Downloading Still Images (ZoomBrowser EX)  Proper operation when connecting to a computer or printer cannot be guaranteed if the disc inserted into the camcorder was recorded or used in a non-...

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28 Downloading Still Images (ZoomBrowser EX) Starting CameraWindow 1 Connect the camcorder to the computer ( 25). 2 Select [Canon CameraWindow] and click [OK]. • If a camcorder and card reader are connected at the same time, a dialog appears allow...

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29 Downloading Still Images (ZoomBrowser EX) Windows Using the Computer to Download Still Images 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 (ZoomBrowser EX)  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 [Acq...

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31 Downloading Still Images (ZoomBrowser EX) Windows 3 Select the image type to be downloaded and click [Next].  The still images recorded on the disc will not be marked as “already transferred” after downloading.  When downloading from th...

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

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33 Downloading Still Images (ZoomBrowser EX) 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 chec...

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34 Downloading Still Images (ZoomBrowser EX) 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. • Clic...

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35 Downloading Still Images (ZoomBrowser EX) Windows [Specify Folder] Tab [Specify File Name] Tab Specify the settings of the folder and subfolder. Specify the file name at which to save the images. ...

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36 Downloading Still Images (ZoomBrowser EX)  Using a Card Reader/Writer The basic operations are the same as when you connect the camcorder to the computer. Follow the procedure below to open the CameraWindow. For instructions on how to connect...

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37 Downloading Still Images (ZoomBrowser EX) Windows 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 Dire...

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38 Downloading Still Images (ZoomBrowser EX) 3 Specify the destination folder settings and click [Finish].  Direct Transfer 1 Select a transfer option on the camcorder screen and press the button. • See your camcorder instruction manual for h...

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39 Printing Still Images Windows Printing Still Images Printing Still Images Recorded on the Disc or Memory Card You can select one of the following 4 methods to print still images in the disc or card without downloading images to the computer. �...

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40 Printing Still Images 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. ...

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41 Printing Still Images Windows When you have selected [Print All Photos]: Rotates still images. Click this to use the trimming function (crops a portion of the still image). Selects the printer. Sets the paper size and orientation. Sets the au...

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42 Printing Still Images 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 camcorder....

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43 Printing Still Images Windows 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 [...

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44 Printing Still Images Printing Still Images Downloaded to the Computer You can select one of the following 2 methods to print still images downloaded to the computer. • [One Photo per Page Print] - Prints one still image per page. • [Index P...

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45 Printing Still Images Windows 3 Specify the print settings and click [Print]. Click this button to switch between still images if multiple images are selected. Selects the printer. Click this to use the trimming function (crops a portion of th...

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

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47 Printing Still Images Windows 3 Specify the print settings and click [Print]. Click these buttons to switch between pages. Selects the printer. Click this to use the trimming function (crops a portion of the still image). Rotates still images. Se...

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48 Organizing Images 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 images ...

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49 Organizing Images Windows 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 cla...

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

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51 Organizing Images Windows 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 th...

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52 Organizing Images 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 here makes ...

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53 Organizing Images Windows 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 cl...

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54 Organizing Images 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 another sea...

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55 Organizing Images Windows • 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 an...

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56 Creating a Movie from the Still Images 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 new files....

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57 Creating a Movie from the Still Images Windows 3 Select images and click [Arrange]. You can select multiple images or a folder to include all images in that folder. 4 Arrange images and click [Apply Effect]. To change the order of images, select a...

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58 Creating a Movie from the Still Images 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 enter tex...

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59 Creating a Movie from the Still Images Windows 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 clicki...

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60 Creating a Movie from the Still Images 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 not using Windows XP and QuickTime 6.5 or higher is no...

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61 Creating a Movie from the Still Images Windows The [Image Viewer] window is displayed, and the movie will be played back. You can control (Play back/Stop/FF/RW) the movie being played back with the buttons shown at the left bottom of the window....

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62 Exporting Images 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 still ima...

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63 Exporting Images Windows 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 step2. When you have selected [Export Still Images]: You can...

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64 Exporting Images 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 screen saver...

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65 Exporting Images Windows 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. ...

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66 Exporting Images Exporting Movies You can change the size or data for selected movies and save them as new files. If you are not using Windows XP, QuickTime 6.5 or higher is required to export movies. If it is not already installed on your comput...

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67 Exporting Images Windows 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, se...

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68 Exporting Images 5 Specify the export settings and click [Specify name of file to be saved]. 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]. ...

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69 Exporting Images Windows Extracting Still Images from Movies (Windows XP Only) 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 movie f...

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70 Exporting Images 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 images from...

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71 Exporting Images Windows 5 Confirm the still images which will be extracted (images with checkmarks) 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 th...

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72 Exporting Images Saving on CD-R/RW Disks (Windows XP Only) 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 a CD-R/RW drive ...

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

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74 Exporting Images 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. ...

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75 Exporting Images Windows Adding Still Images to the Memory Card in the Camcorder You can add still images (JPEG) from the computer to a memory card in the camcorder.  Unable to upload the still images to the disc.  When using this function...

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76 Exporting Images 4 Click the [Set to Camera] tab and click [Uploads images to the camera]. 5 Select the still images you wish to save and click [Open]. 6 Select the image size and click [Add]. When you upload images edited with another applicatio...

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77 Using Various Functions Windows Using Various Functions Attaching Still Images to E-mail Messages You can attach selected still images to an E-mail message. To use this function, the e-mail software must be enabled as MAPI client. For details, re...

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78 Using Various Functions 3 Select the still images you wish to send and click [Change Image Size]. 4 Select image size and quality, and click [Send or Save]. If you wish to send the still image without changes, select [Send images unchanged]. Nor...

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79 Using Various Functions Windows 5 Select to send still images by e-mail or to save the still images in a folder and click [Finish]. • If you selected [Create a new email], your e-mail software starts and the selected still images appear as an ...

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80 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 Application Tool Bar. Please skip forwar...

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81 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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82 Using Various Functions Adding Sound to a Still Image • You can add a sound to an image. The sound file needs to be in WAVE type (extension “.wav”) or in MIDI type (extension “.mid” or “.midi”). • The sound cannot be played back o...

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83 Using Various Functions Windows Reviewing and Changing the Owner Name of the Camcorder You can change and confirm the owner name of the camcorder. 1 Connect the camcorder to the computer ( 25). 2 Select [Canon CameraWindow] and click [OK]. 3 Clic...

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84 Using Various Functions 4 Enter the camcorder’s owner name and click [OK]. Input a camcorder owner name here (up to 31 characters). ...

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85 Uninstalling the Software Windows Uninstalling the Software Uninstall the software when you wish to delete it from your computer or when reinstallation is required to fix corrupted files. Users of Windows 2000 and Windows XP must first log in as ...

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86 Uninstalling the Software Uninstalling the TWAIN Driver/WIA Driver 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 ZoomBrowser EX st...

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87 Troubleshooting Windows Troubleshooting Connection Camcorder is not recognized when connected to the computer. Î Computer does not support the USB interface. The USB interface is not supported for computer not in compliance with the following re...

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88 Troubleshooting Ensure that you are using the correct cable and that its connectors are in good shape. Î Are you using the power adapter to power the camcorder? Î If the problem is not mentioned above, the TWAIN Driver/WIA Driver may not have ...

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89 Troubleshooting Windows 3. Windows 98: Set the [Hidden files] section to [Show all files]. Windows Me: Set the [Hidden files and folders] section to [Show hidden files and folders]. 4. Click [OK]. This makes the [Inf] folder and files in the [Inf...

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90 Troubleshooting 4. Click [OK] to close the dialog. This makes the [Inf] folder and the files in the [Inf] folders visible. 7 Look for the file for Canon digital camcorders starting with [Oem*]. • A number such as “0” or “1” will appear ...

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