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00_Optio43WR_PC-E.book Page 2 Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:33 AM Introduction This booklet explains how to view the images you took with the PENTAX Optio 43WR on your PC. Keep this manual in a safe place. Regarding copyrights Images taken using the Optio 43WR that are for anything other than personal enjoyment cannot be used without permission according to the rights as specified in the Copyright Act.
00_Optio43WR_PC-E.book Page 1 Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:33 AM Contents How to Use the Captured Images 2 Viewing Digital Camera Images on a Windows PC 4 System Requirements ............................................................... 4 Installing the Software............................................................... 6 Copying Images to your PC .................................................... 13 Disconnecting the Camera from your PC ..............................
00_Optio43WR_PC-E.book Page 2 Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:33 AM 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 printer that is compatible with "PictBridge" directly with a USB cable, and print images. • For details, see the operating manual of the printer you are using. Is your computer… • equipped with a standard USB interface? • using Windows 98/98 SE/Me/2000/XP as your OS? Or Mac OS 9.0-9.2/10.
00_Optio43WR_PC-E.book Page 3 Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:33 AM 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 email 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 p.
00_Optio43WR_PC-E.book Page 4 Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:33 AM 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-SW18) is explained. Software Provided The following software is included in the CD-ROM (S-SW18) provided.
00_Optio43WR_PC-E.book Page 5 Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:33 AM * 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.
00_Optio43WR_PC-E.book Page 6 Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:33 AM Installing the Software This section describes the procedures for installing the necessary software. Installing the USB driver p.6 Installing the image processing software (ACDSee for PENTAX) p.10 Installing the USB driver on Windows 98/98 SE only If you are using Windows 2000, Windows Me or Windows XP, you do not need to install the USB driver.
00_Optio43WR_PC-E.book Page 7 Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:33 AM 5 Click [Next]. 6 Select [Search for the best driver for your device] and click [Next]. 7 Select [CD-ROM drive] and click [Next]. If another item has been selected, click the box to deselect it. 8 Confirm that [PENSSTOR.INF] is displayed and click [Next]. Installation of the driver starts.
00_Optio43WR_PC-E.book Page 8 Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:33 AM 9 Click [Finish]. When installation is finished, installation of the driver for the new hardware starts. 10 Click [Next]. 11 Select [Search for the best driver for your device] and click [Next]. 12 Select [CD-ROM drive] and click [Next]. If another item has been selected, click the box to deselect it.
00_Optio43WR_PC-E.book Page 9 Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:33 AM 13 Confirm that [PENSPDR.INF] is displayed and click [Next]. 14 Click [Finish]. When installation is finished, the Wizard window is exited. 15 Double-click [My Computer] on the desktop. A removable disk will be added.
00_Optio43WR_PC-E.book Page 10 Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:33 AM 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. When multiple accounts have been setup in Windows 2000 or Windows XP, login by the authority of the administrator before installing the software. 1 2 Turn your computer on. Insert the CD-ROM (S-SW18) into your CD-ROM drive.
00_Optio43WR_PC-E.book Page 11 Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:33 AM The Setup screen will appear. Follow the on-screen guidance and enter the registration information. Reboot your PC after installation finish. • 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.
00_Optio43WR_PC-E.book Page 12 Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:33 AM Product Registration on the Internet Please click the [Product Registration] of the CD-ROM screen in step 4 on the page 10 of this PC manual. A world map of the 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.
00_Optio43WR_PC-E.book Page 13 Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:33 AM Copying Images to your PC An explanation of how to copy images using ACDSee for PENTAX is shown below. p.26) to view or edit Refer to the “About ACDSee for PENTAX” ( the copied images. Setting the USB Connection mode to [PC] 1 2 3 Press the MENU button in Playback mode. Press the four-way controller (5) to display [B Set-up] menu. Use the four-way controller (23) to select [USB Connection].
00_Optio43WR_PC-E.book Page 14 Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:33 AM 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.
00_Optio43WR_PC-E.book Page 15 Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:33 AM 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.
00_Optio43WR_PC-E.book Page 16 Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:33 AM When the Device Detector screen is not displayed. 16 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 3-digit number.
00_Optio43WR_PC-E.book Page 17 Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:33 AM 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.
00_Optio43WR_PC-E.book Page 18 Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:33 AM 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 [Remove Hardware] screen will appear. Confirm that [PENTAX USB DISK Device] is selected and click [Stop]. The [Stop Hardware Device] screen will appear. 3 Confirm that [PENTAX USB DISK Device] is selected and click [OK]. A message will appear. 4 Click [OK].
00_Optio43WR_PC-E.book Page 19 Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:33 AM 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. Windows 98 / 98 SE There is no hot plug icon in Windows 98 / 98 SE.
00_Optio43WR_PC-E.book Page 20 Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:33 AM 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-SW18) is explained. Software Provided The following software is included in the CD-ROM (S-SW18) provided.
00_Optio43WR_PC-E.book Page 21 Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:33 AM 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-SW18) in the CD-ROM drive. Double-click the CD-ROM (S-SW18) icon. Double-click the [Install ACDSee™] icon. The PENTAX Software Installer screen is displayed on the desktop.
00_Optio43WR_PC-E.book Page 22 Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:33 AM 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 is appeared when this function expansion file is not present or when an old version of the file is present.
00_Optio43WR_PC-E.book Page 23 Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:33 AM Product Registration on the Internet Please click the [Product Registration] of the CD-ROM screen in step 7 on the page 21 of this PC manual. A world map of the 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.
00_Optio43WR_PC-E.book Page 24 Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:33 AM 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 copied/displayed. 3 Turn your camera on. The camera is recognized as [untitled] ([NO_NAME] in OS X) on the desktop. The folder name can be changed.
00_Optio43WR_PC-E.book Page 25 Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:33 AM 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.
00_Optio43WR_PC-E.book Page 26 Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:33 AM About ACDSee for PENTAX “ACDSee for PENTAX” is a comprehensive software package that acquires, organizes, displays, processes, and shares digital camera images. You can use the Browser ( p.27) 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 ( p.34) to view a large version of a single image.
00_Optio43WR_PC-E.book Page 27 Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:33 AM 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 display 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.
00_Optio43WR_PC-E.book Page 28 Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:33 AM 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 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.
00_Optio43WR_PC-E.book Page 29 Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:33 AM 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.
00_Optio43WR_PC-E.book Page 30 Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:33 AM 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.
00_Optio43WR_PC-E.book Page 31 Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:33 AM 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.
00_Optio43WR_PC-E.book Page 32 Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:33 AM 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.
00_Optio43WR_PC-E.book Page 33 Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:33 AM 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.
00_Optio43WR_PC-E.book Page 34 Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:33 AM 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.
00_Optio43WR_PC-E.book Page 35 Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:33 AM d Viewer toolbar Viewer toolbar includes shortcut buttons for commonly used functions and tools such as the Zoom tools. You can customize the toolbar 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. f Status bar Status bar displays information and properties for the selected folder, file or files.
00_Optio43WR_PC-E.book Page 36 Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:33 AM 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. • When multiple accounts have been setup in Windows 2000 or Windows XP, login by the authority of the administrator before using ACD Photostitcher.
00_Optio43WR_PC-E.book Page 37 Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:33 AM 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.
00_Optio43WR_PC-E.book Page 38 Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:33 AM 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.
00_Optio43WR_PC-E.book Page 39 Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:33 AM 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.
00_Optio43WR_PC-E.book Page 40 Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:33 AM • Click [OK] and continue if a screen like the one shown left is displayed. 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.
00_Optio43WR_PC-E.book Page 41 Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:33 AM 8 Click the [Stitch] button. Stitching starts. When finished, the stitched picture is displayed. 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.
00_Optio43WR_PC-E.book Page 42 Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:33 AM Printing an Image You can print image files from the Browser or the Viewer. Printing from the Browser You can print one or more images from the Browser. 1 Select one or more images. To print several images, press the [Ctrl] key on the keyboard while clicking on pictures to select multiple images for printing. 2 Select [Print Images] from the [File] menu. The Print dialog box is displayed. 3 4 Select or change the printing options.
00_Optio43WR_PC-E.book Page 43 Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:33 AM To insert the date and print and image 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 of your images.
00_Optio43WR_PC-E.book Page 44 Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:33 AM 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. (E-mail account setup is required. See the ACDSee for PENTAX Help section for details.) 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.
00_Optio43WR_PC-E.book Page 45 Thursday, February 12, 2004 10:33 AM About ACDInTouch ACDInTouch uses the Internet to display the latest information about ACDSee for PENTAX. You can access information related to special offers, free digital imaging resources, newsletters, subscriptions and more. To connect to ACDInTouch 1 Select [ACDInTouch] from the [Help] menu. The Connect to ACDInTouch dialog box is displayed. 2 Click [Connect Now].
03_Optio43WR_PC-E.fm Page 46 Thursday, February 19, 2004 9:39 AM 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.
