Canon S2 IS Merkblatt

Never connect the camera to the computer before the
software is installed.

• Camera and Computer
• Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk provided with the

camera

• Interface Cable (use the cable provided with the camera)

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See the Camera User Guide.

Place the Canon Digital Camera Solution
Disk into your computer’s CD-ROM drive.

• Double-click the [Canon Digital Camera Installer] (

)

icon in the CD-ROM window.

Click the Digital Camera Software [Install] button
and click [Next].

Select [Easy Installation] and click
[Next].

Proceed with the installation while reviewing
installation settings.

When the installation is complete,
select [Yes, I want to restart my
computer now.] as shown in the screen
below, and click [Finish].

Once the installation is complete, click
[Quit].

Remove the disk from the CD-ROM
drive after restarting.

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Connect the supplied interface cable to
the computer's USB port and the
camera's DIGITAL terminal.
•  Slip a fingernail under the bottom edge of

the camera's DIGITAL terminal cover, lift it
up and plug the interface cable in all the
way.

•  Treat the connector area with great care

while you attach and remove the
interface cable.

•  When communication between the

computer and camera is established, the
LCD monitor or viewfinder turns off and
the power/mode lamp lights yellow.

Set the ImageBrowser auto start settings before you connect the camera to the computer for the first time.

„ ImageBrowser Auto Start Settings

OS X (v10.2/v10.3)

1. Start Image Capture, click the [Image Capture]

menu and select [Preferences].

2. In the next menu, click the [When a camera is

connected, open:] list box and select [Other].

The window will appear slightly different in v10.2.

3. Select [CameraWindow] in the program

selection window.
CameraWindow is generally installed into the folder
opened by selecting the [Applications], [Canon
Utilities] and [CameraWindow] folders.

4. Click [OK] and then close Image Capture.

OS X (v10.1)

1. Start Image Capture and select [Other] from

the [Hot Plug Action] list box.

2. Select [CameraWindow] in the program

selection window.
CameraWindow is generally installed into the folder
opened by selecting the [Applications], [Canon
Utilities] and [CameraWindow] folders.

3. Close Image Capture.

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Download the images using the camera
or the computer.
By default, the downloaded images are
saved into the [My Pictures] folder.

You can set the type of image to
download and the destination
folder by clicking [Preferences].

The downloaded images will appear as thumbnails
(tiny versions) in the Main Window of
ZoomBrowser EX. By default, the downloaded
images are saved in separate folders according to
the date on which they were shot.

A dialog allowing you to set the default settings will display when you attach the camera and open a connection.

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The following window will display when the camera and computer are set to the correct mode for
communicating.
Double-click the [Canon CameraWindow] icon on the desktop if the window does not appear.

You can set the type of image to
download and the destination
folder by clicking [Preferences].

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You can use this software in even more advanced ways by linking it
with other software.

■ Printing Images with Different Layouts

With PhotoRecord (Windows)/
ImageBrowser (Macintosh), you can
lay out images as desired and then
print them.

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■ Downloading Images to a Computer

You can easily download images saved in the camera to a
computer.

■ Checking Images

You can magnify images and check the information on them
(the shooting date and time, the shooting settings, etc.)

■ Sending Images by E-mail

You can start your e-mail program from ZoomBrowser EX
(Windows) / ImageBrowser (Macintosh) and attach images to
e-mail messages that you send.

■ Editing Movies

You can create and edit movies: link movies and stills that
have been downloaded to your computer, add background
music, superimpose titles and other text, and apply various
effects to the movies.

■ Using the My Camera Settings

Your favorite images and sounds can be registered as
startup-up images and sounds with My Camera Settings.

■ Stitching Panoramic Images

With PhotoStitch, you can
connect or “stitch” multiple
images together into a
seamless panoramic view.

■ Basic Methods: Software Starter Guide
■ Advanced Methods: PDF Manuals

The manuals in PDF format shown below are available
on the Canon website. Please download them from
the following URL:
http://web.canon.jp/Imaging/information-e.html
• ZoomBrowser EX Software User Guide (Windows)
• ImageBrowser Software User Guide (Macintosh)

The software application Adobe Reader or Adobe
Acrobat Reader is required to view the PDF manuals.
If one of these applications is not already installed on
your computer, download it from the following website.
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html

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If the window shown above does not
appear, click the [Start] menu, then
select [Programs] or [All Programs],
followed by [Canon Utilities],
[CameraWindow] and
[CameraWindow].

Download the images using the camera
or the computer.
By default, the downloaded images are
saved into the [Pictures] folder.

The downloaded images will appear as thumbnails
(tiny versions) in the Browser Window of
ImageBrowser. By default, the downloaded images
are saved in separate folders according to the date
on which they were shot.

Thumbnail

Thumbnail

Confirm that the 

button lights blue.

When the Direct Transfer menu appears in the camera’s LCD monitor, use
the

or

button to select

(All Images) and press the

button.

All the images on the camera's memory card will download. To selectively download
images, select 

(Select & Transfer).

Click [Starts to download images].

By default, all the images that have yet to be
downloaded will download.

If the Digital Signature Not Found window appears, click [Yes].
The USB driver will automatically finish installing onto the computer when you attach the camera and open a connection.

USB port

To DIGITAL
terminal

Terminal cover

Power/Mode Lamp

Interface cable