PENTAX Corporation 2-36-9,Maeno-cho, Itabashi-ku, Tokyo 174-8639, JAPAN (http://www.pentax.co.jp/) PENTAX Europe GmbH (European Headquarters) Julius-Vosseler-Strasse, 104, 22527 Hamburg, GERMANY (HQ - http://www.pentaxeurope.com) (Germany - http://www.pentax.de) PENTAX U.K. Limited PENTAX House, Heron Drive, Langley, Slough, Berks SL3 8PN, U.K. (http://www.pentax.co.uk) PENTAX France S.A.S. 12/14, rue Jean Poulmarch, 95106 Argenteuil Cedex, FRANCE PENTAX Benelux B.V.
Introduction Memo This booklet explains how to view the images you took with the PENTAX Digital Camera on your PC. Keep this manual in a safe place. This manual contains explanations on the operation of both the Optio S40 and the Optio S30. To differentiate the two models, the S40 is referred to as the “Optio S40” and the S30 is referred to as the “Optio S30.” Images of the liquid crystal panel used in this manual are taken from the Optio S40.
e_00_pc_kb376.book Page 1 Thursday, April 8, 2004 1:25 PM Contents 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 ...................................................... 9 Disconnecting the Camera from your PC .........................
e_00_pc_kb376.book Page 2 Thursday, April 8, 2004 1:25 PM How to Use the Captured Images Here are some ways to use the images captured with your digital camera. Direct Print Connect your camera and a printer that is compatible with “PictBridge” directly with the USB cable, and print images. 1 Camera Operating Manual (p.97) View images on a TV Connect your camera and TV with the AV cable and display images on the TV. 1 Camera Operating Manual (p.
e_00_pc_kb376.book Page 3 Thursday, April 8, 2004 1:25 PM Use your image data Use your e-mail software to attach images to e-mails, or use them on your homepage. • 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. Use your printer ACDSee for PENTAX 1 p.
e_00_pc_kb376.book Page 4 Thursday, April 8, 2004 1:25 PM 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. Software Provided The following software is included in the CD-ROM (S-SW16) provided.
e_00_pc_kb376.book Page 5 Thursday, April 8, 2004 1:25 PM * 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 You can download DirectX and Windows Installer Service from the following website. http://www.microsoft.com/windows/directx http://www.microsoft.com/windows2000/techinfo/ howitworks/management/installer.
e_00_pc_kb376.book Page 6 Thursday, April 8, 2004 1:25 PM Installing the Image Processing Software (ACDSee for PENTAX) This section describes the procedures for installing ACDSee for PENTAX which lets you view and edit recorded images on your computer. If you are using Windows 2000 or Windows XP, please login as an administrator user before starting installation. Refer to your PC’s operating manual for instructions on how to login. 1 2 Turn your computer on.
e_00_pc_kb376.book Page 7 Thursday, April 8, 2004 1:25 PM 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 QuickTime 6.0.
e_00_pc_kb376.book Page 8 Thursday, April 8, 2004 1:25 PM Product Registration on the Internet 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.
e_00_pc_kb376.book Page 9 Thursday, April 8, 2004 1:25 PM Copying Images to your PC An explanation of how to copy images using ACDSee for PENTAX is shown below. Refer to the “About ACDSee for PENTAX” (1p.23) to view or edit the copied images. Setting the USB Connection mode to [PC] 1 2 3 Press the MENU button. The [A Rec. Mode] menu or the [Q Playback] menu will be displayed. Press the four-way controller (5) to display the [B Set-up] menu.
e_00_pc_kb376.book Page 10 Thursday, April 8, 2004 1:25 PM Copying Images to your PC 1 2 Turn your computer on. Turn your camera off and connect 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 Memory Card are copied. 3 Turn your camera on. The Device Detector screen is displayed automatically.
e_00_pc_kb376.book Page 11 Thursday, April 8, 2004 1:25 PM 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 PENTAX Browser starts.
e_00_pc_kb376.book Page 12 Thursday, April 8, 2004 1:25 PM When the Device Detector screen is not displayed 12 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_kb376.book Page 13 Thursday, April 8, 2004 1:25 PM 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_kb376.book Page 14 Thursday, April 8, 2004 1:25 PM Disconnecting the Camera from your PC Windows 2000 / Me 1 2 Double-click the [Unplug or eject hardware] icon in the task bar recognized area. The [Unplug or Eject Hardware] screen will appear. Confirm that [PENTAX USB DISK Device] is selected and click [Stop]. The [Stop a Hardware device] screen will appear. 3 Confirm that [PENTAX USB DISK Device] is selected and click [OK]. A message will appear. 4 Click [OK].
e_00_pc_kb376.book Page 15 Thursday, April 8, 2004 1:25 PM Windows XP 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.
e_00_pc_kb376.book Page 16 Thursday, April 8, 2004 1:25 PM Viewing Digital Camera Images on a Macintosh You can use the provided USB cable (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. Software Provided The following software is included in the CD-ROM (S-SW16) provided.
e_00_pc_kb376.book Page 17 Thursday, April 8, 2004 1:25 PM Installing ACDSee for PENTAX This section describes the procedures for installing ACDSee for PENTAX which lets you view and edit recorded images on your computer. 1 2 3 4 5 Turn your Macintosh on. Insert the CD-ROM (S-SW16) in the CD-ROM drive. Double-click the CD-ROM (S-SW16) icon. Double-click the [Install ACDSee™] icon. The PENTAX Software Installer screen is displayed on the desktop.
e_00_pc_kb376.book Page 18 Thursday, April 8, 2004 1:25 PM If the message [CarbonLib-xxxxx could not be found] is displayed during installation, you must add the function expansion file called “CarbonLib” to the function expansion folder in the system folder in order to install the provided software in Mac OS 8.6 - 9.2. This error message appears when this function expansion file is not present or when an old version of the file is present.
e_00_pc_kb376.book Page 19 Thursday, April 8, 2004 1:25 PM Product Registration on the Internet 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.
e_00_pc_kb376.book Page 20 Thursday, April 8, 2004 1:25 PM Displaying Images on your Macintosh Setting the USB Connection mode to [Personal Computer] 1 2 3 Press the MENU button. The [A Rec. Mode] menu or the [Q Playback] menu will be displayed. Press the four-way controller (5) to display the [B Set-up] menu. Use the four-way controller (23) Set-up to select [USB Connection]. Brightness Level Video Out USB Connection Auto Power Off Fn Setting Reset MENU 4 5 6 Press the four-way controller (5).
e_00_pc_kb376.book Page 21 Thursday, April 8, 2004 1:25 PM Displaying images on your Macintosh 1 2 Turn your Macintosh on. Turn your camera off and connect 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 Memory 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. 4 5 Double-click the [ACDSee™] folder on the desktop.
e_00_pc_kb376.book Page 22 Thursday, April 8, 2004 1:25 PM 7 Select the image to view from the image list. Double-click the image you selected. A full-size image is displayed (Viewer). If the SD Memory Card has a volume label, the volume label name will be displayed instead of “untitled”. A new SD Memory Card unformatted may show the manufacturer name or model number. Copying images to your Macintosh See your Macintosh user’s manual for how to copy or move files.
e_00_pc_kb376.book Page 23 Thursday, April 8, 2004 1:25 PM 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 Viewer (1 p.31) to view a large version of a single image.
e_00_pc_kb376.book Page 24 Thursday, April 8, 2004 1:25 PM 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.” About the Browser Here, explanations are provided regarding Browser configuration as well as names and functions within the Browser.
e_00_pc_kb376.book Page 25 Thursday, April 8, 2004 1:25 PM d Browser toolbar Browser toolbar includes shortcut 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 pane displays a folder tree of the folders on your computer, extra drive, or peripheral device.
e_00_pc_kb376.book Page 26 Thursday, April 8, 2004 1:25 PM For Macintosh c d e g f 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 shortcut buttons for commonly used functions and tools. These buttons open dialog boxes or display further activity buttons.
e_00_pc_kb376.book Page 27 Thursday, April 8, 2004 1:25 PM 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. Changing the Browser display method 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 display method from the submenu.
e_00_pc_kb376.book Page 28 Thursday, April 8, 2004 1:25 PM Viewing Images in Other Folders 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. Selecting a different folder in the folder tree Folders selected from the folder tree are designated as the current folder and images from that folder are displayed in the File pane.
e_00_pc_kb376.book Page 29 Thursday, April 8, 2004 1:25 PM Sorting Image Files You can change the order of image files displayed in the File pane. Selecting sort categories 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 Specifying ascending / descending order Select [Sort] from the [View] menu and then select [Forward] or [Reverse] from the submenu.
e_00_pc_kb376.book Page 30 Thursday, April 8, 2004 1:25 PM Setting Detailed Display Categories You can specify items displayed in the list as well as change the category order when the File pane is set to Details display. Settings display categories Select [Columns] from the [View] menu and then select a display category from the submenu. You can choose from the following categories.
e_00_pc_kb376.book Page 31 Thursday, April 8, 2004 1:25 PM Viewing a Large Version of an Image (Viewer) Double-click on a single image file selected in the Browser to display a full-screen view of that image. About the Viewer Here, explanations are provided regarding Viewer configuration as well as names and functions within the Viewer. c d e f 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.
e_00_pc_kb376.book Page 32 Thursday, April 8, 2004 1:25 PM 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 resolution.
e_00_pc_kb376.book Page 33 Thursday, April 8, 2004 1:25 PM 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. • If you are using Windows 2000 or Windows XP, please login as an administrator user before starting installation.
e_00_pc_kb376.book Page 34 Thursday, April 8, 2004 1:25 PM 3 Correct the image positioning. ACD Photostitcher starts, and the selected images are displayed in panorama format. Move the mouse pointer onto the image. It changes into a e symbol. Hold down the left mouse button and drag the images to adjust the stitching position. When the position is adjusted, click the [STITCH] button. 2 Click the [STITCH] button. 1 Click and drag to adjust position. 4 Select the stitching method.
e_00_pc_kb376.book Page 35 Thursday, April 8, 2004 1:25 PM 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 [Trimming] button. 2 Click the [Trimming] button. 1 Trim the image. 6 Save the image. After confirming your trimming, click the [Save] button to save the image. To cancel the trimming, click the [Cancel Trimming] button.
e_00_pc_kb376.book Page 36 Thursday, April 8, 2004 1:25 PM Panorama Image Stitching on a Macintosh 1 2 Run ACD Photostitcher. 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 selected folder are displayed. 4 Select all the images for panorama stitching and then click the arrow on the right. The selected images are displayed on the image layout palette in the alignment window.
e_00_pc_kb376.book Page 37 Thursday, April 8, 2004 1:25 PM 6 Click the [Automatic alignment] button. The selected images are displayed 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 the [Align 2 images] tab to enlarge the section where the images overlap.
e_00_pc_kb376.book Page 38 Thursday, April 8, 2004 1:25 PM 9 Trim the image. Click the [Trim] button to display the dotted lines around the image. Move the mouse pointer onto the dotted lines. It changes into a symbol. Hold down the mouse button and drag the dotted lines to adjust the image trimming position. When the position is adjusted, click the [Trim] button again. To cancel the trimming, click the [Undo] button. After confirming your trimming, click [OK]. 1 Click the [Trim] button.
e_00_pc_kb376.book Page 39 Thursday, April 8, 2004 1:25 PM Printing an Image You can print image files from the Browser or the Viewer. Printing from the Browser You can print images from the Browser. 1 Select one or more images. To print several images, hold the [Ctrl] key on the keyboard while clicking on all the pictures you want to print. 2 Select [Print Images] from the [File] menu. The Print dialog box is displayed. 3 4 Select or change the printing options. Click [Print].
e_00_pc_kb376.book Page 40 Thursday, April 8, 2004 1:25 PM To insert the date and print images 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. Creating and Printing Contact Sheets You can create and print contact sheets (thumbnails) of your images.
e_00_pc_kb376.book Page 41 Thursday, April 8, 2004 1:25 PM 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-mail account setup is required to send images. See the ACDSee for PENTAX Help section for details.
e_00_pc_kb376.book Page 42 Thursday, April 8, 2004 1:25 PM 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. To connect to ACDInTouch 1 Select [ACDInTouch] from the [Help] menu. The Connect to ACDInTouch dialog box is displayed. 2 Click [Connect Now].
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