User Guide

You can use ACDSee to download images from peripheral devices, such as scan-
ners and cameras, and to capture images on your computer screen. ACDSee con-
tains plug-in support for a number of digital cameras, and is TWAIN compliant.
Digital cameras
You can use ACDSee to browse images on your digital camera and transfer them
to your hard disk drive. You can use a digital camera plug-in to take pictures with
your camera from ACDSee.
There are three ways to browse and acquire images on your digital camera:
•
USB Mass Storage device: This option is for cameras with removable
memory cards that you can attach to your computer using a USB card
reader. Also, you can use this option if your camera can act as a card
reader, and be attached directly to your computer. USB Mass Storage
devices are detected by your system as a removable disk.
•
TWAIN: This option is for cameras that can use the TWAIN interface.
• Digital Camera plug-ins: This option is for cameras that can use an ACD
Systems digital camera plug-in.
USB Mass Storage device
After connecting a USB Mass Storage device to your computer, you can browse
images on the device.
To browse images on a USB Mass Storage device:
1. In the Browser, select the Folders tab.
2. Browse to the drive associated with the device. For example, Removable
Disk (E:).
3. Select the drive.
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Chapter 12
Acquiring images
You can acquire
images from USB
devices, WIA digital
cameras, FlashPoint
Digita cameras,
TWAIN cameras and
scanners.