SANYO Software Pack 9.2 For Digital Camera INSTRUCTION MANUAL Please read these instructions carefully before using. Be sure to keep this manual for later reference.
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Sanyo Electric. i Sanyo Electric shall not be held responsible for any losses or loss of revenue resulting from the loss of data caused by the malfunction, or the repairing of a malfunction, of this product.
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COPYRIGHTS This manual and the software are copyrighted materials from Sanyo Electric Co., Ltd. PowerPC is a registered trademark of International Business Machines Corp. (USA) Macintosh and QuickTime are registered trademarks of Apple Inc. in the USA and other countries.
CONTENTS CONTENTS ....................2 INTRODUCTION ..................3 About this manual ................3 The software ..................4 OPERATING ENVIRONMENT ...............5 BEFORE MOUNTING YOUR CAMERA ..........6 Cautions when mounting your camera as a removable disk ...6 Operating environment ..............6 Data file formats ................7 Configuration of directories in the card ..........8 MOUNTING AND DISMOUNTING YOUR CAMERA ......9 Setting to the card reader mode ............9 For Windows Vista/XP users ............11...
INTRODUCTION This manual describes how to install and operate the SANYO Software Pack. Please read this manual carefully, in order to use the images and audio recordings captured with your camera in a wide range of applications. About this manual The explanations in this manual conform to the following conventions.
The software The following software applications are in the SANYO Software Pack. Please see page 19 for a summary of each software program. i Adobe Photoshop Album Starter Edition (Windows) In this manual, referred to Photoshop Album SE. i Screen Capture 1.1 (Windows) In this manual, referred to as Screen Capture.
OPERATING ENVIRONMENT Software Screen Capture 1.1 Adobe Photoshop Album SE Windows 2000/Windows XP/ Windows XP/Windows Vista Windows Vista (provided with USB) (provided with USB) Pentium/Pentium M/Centrio Pentium or later 1.6 GHz or later 512 MB (if Vista) 128 MB or more (512 MB or Memory (1.5 GB or more more recommended)
BEFORE MOUNTING YOUR CAMERA The camera can be used as a card reader if it is connected to a computer. Cautions when mounting your camera as a removable disk i Do not alter files or folders in your camera in any way. Doing so may result in your camera not recognizing that data.
Data file formats The format of the files saved on the card and the method in which the file names are determined are explained below. Type of data Data format File name structure Still image/ File name begins with SANY. sequential JPEG Extension is “.jpg”.
Configuration of directories in the card ROOT DCIM 100SANPH SANY0001.jpg Image Folder number SANY0002.jpg number MISC SANY0003.mov (Location SUND0004.wav Image or of DPOF 101SANPH SANY0001.jpg SANY0005.jpg audio data files) number SANY0002.jpg SANY9999.jpg SANY0001.jpg 102SANPH SANY0002.jpg * Up to 9,999 files can be stored in folder 100SANPH. If more image or audio files are made, a folder named 101SANPH is created, and they will be stored in there.
MOUNTING AND DISMOUNTING YOUR CAMERA Setting to the card reader mode 1 Start your computer, use the supplied USB interface cable to connect your camera to the computer. h Connect the camera’s USB/AV terminal to the computer’s USB connector. h The USB Connection Screen appears on the camera’s monitor. USB CONNECTION COMPUTER PRINTER...
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3 Select “CARD READER”, and press the SET button. CAUTION Insert and pull out the cable carefully i When connecting the cables, make sure that the cable plugs are correctly oriented and that they match the shapes of the terminal sockets on the devices.
For Windows Vista/XP users Mounting your camera 1 Set the camera to the card reader mode (page 9). h The message [Found New Hardware] appears in the task tray, showing that the camera is recognized as a drive. h The card is recognized (mounted) as a disk, and the [Removable disk (E:)] window opens.
For Windows 2000 users Mounting your camera 1 Set the camera to the card reader mode (page 9). h If a message to search for new hardware appears on the computer monitor, follow the instructions and install the driver. h The camera is recognized as a drive, and [Removable disk (E:)] appears in the [My Computer] window.
For Mac OS 9.xx users Mounting your camera 1 Set the camera to the card reader mode (page 9). h The camera is recognized as a drive and appears as an icon named [Untitled] on the Desktop. h Double-click on the [Untitled] icon, and you can process the contents of the card installed in your camera exactly like you would the data in the other computer drives.
CONNECTING IN THE MTP MODE If Windows Vista is your computer’s operating system, you can connect your camera in the MTP mode. 1 Start your computer, and use the supplied USB interface cable to connect your camera to the computer. h Connect the camera’s USB/AV terminal to the computer’s USB connector.
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3 Select “COMPUTER”, and press the SET button. h The screen to select the connection mode appears. USB CONNECTION USB CONNECTION CARD READER PC CAMERA SCREEN CAPTURE SELECT SELECT 4 Select “MTP”, and press the SET button. CAUTION Insert and pull out the cable carefully i When connecting the cables, make sure that the cable plugs are correctly oriented and that they match the shapes of the terminal sockets on the devices.
USING AS A PC CAMERA If running Windows XP, you can connect the camera to a computer and use it as a PC camera. Before using your camera as a PC camera, please install Windows XP SP2. The PC camera functions can be used with Windows Messenger 5.0 or later version, or MSN Messenger 7.0 or later version.
Connect your camera to a computer 1 Start your computer, and use the supplied USB interface cable to connect your camera to the computer. h Connect the camera’s USB/AV terminal to the computer’s USB connector. h The USB Connection Screen appears on the camera’s monitor. USB CONNECTION COMPUTER PRINTER...
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3 Select “PC CAMERA”, and press the SET button. CAUTION Insert and pull out the cable carefully i When connecting the cables, make sure that the cable plugs are correctly oriented and that they match the shapes of the terminal sockets on the devices.
INSTALLING THE APPLICATION SOFTWARE The SANYO Software Pack contains the application software indicated below. Installation of each application will serve to optimize your use of the data recorded with your camera. i Photoshop Album SE Organizing the data recorded with your camera is easy to understand using the graphic screen.
1 Insert the CD-ROM (SANYO Software Pack) in your computer’s CD- ROM drive. h The installation window soon appears. h If the installation window does not appear, double-click on the CD- ROM icon in the [My Computer] window, and double-click on [Autorun] or [Autorun.exe] in the CD-ROM window.
ABOUT Photoshop Album SE With Photoshop Album SE you can quickly and easily organize large numbers of photos. It’s easy to find the photos you’re looking for and share them with friends. k Import data When you connect your camera to a computer using the dedicated USB interface cable, it is immediately detected by the system and the camera’s internal data is imported by Photoshop Album SE and at the same time copied to the computer.
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k Organize data into collections A collection is like a container in which you put data. You can use the thumbnail area to drag and drop data in the desired order into a collection. The order is indicated by a number displayed for each data. Unlike with labels, photos in a collection can be displayed in the order you specify.
SCREEN CAPTURE Save a window of the computer’s screen display as an image file in your camera. 1 Start your computer, and use the supplied USB interface cable to connect your camera to the computer. h Connect the camera’s USB/AV terminal to the computer’s USB connector.
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2 Select “COMPUTER”, and press the SET button. h The screen to select the connection mode appears. USB CONNECTION USB CONNECTION CARD READER PC CAMERA SCREEN CAPTURE SELECT SELECT 3 Select “SCREEN CAPTURE”, and press the SET button. English...
Save a computer screen display in your camera 1 Run Screen Capture. h Screen Capture starts automatically when you start your computer. <To exit Screen Capture> h Right-click on [Screen Capture 1.1] in the task tray, then left-click on [Exit]. The screen to confirm the program exit appears; left click on [Yes].