Minolta Dimage EX 1500 Software Manual

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Thank you for purchasing the Minolta Dimâge EX with the
Digita™ operating environment and the Digita Desktop™
software environment from FlashPoint Technology. The Digita
Desktop™ software is the driver software for exchanging data
between your computer and the Camera. The software lets
you:

Please take the time to read through this instruction manual so you will be
able to take full advantage of the software features.

• Display thumbnail previews of images on the computer
monitor.

This manual assumes you have a working knowledge of Windows® and its
operating conventions or the Macintosh and its operating conventions.
Familiarity with the mouse and standard Windows® or Macintosh menus and
commands is necessary before operating this software.
This manual does not instruct in the:
• basic use of personal computers.
• basic use of the Macintosh or its operating system.
• use of Windows® 95, Windows® 98, or Windows® NT.

• Copy images to the Camera, your hard disk, or removable
media such as floppy disks.

The examples in this manual use Windows® 95. The appearance of some
screens may differ from the examples when using other operating systems.

• Delete images stored on the CompactFlash™ card in the
Camera.
• Edit images copied to the hard drive. Try cropping, rotating,
adjusting brightness/contrast, or adding text to your
images.
• Print your images.
• Save your images in a variety of convenient file formats.

• Digita, the Digita logo, and Digita Desktop™ are licensed trademarks or
registered trademarks of FlashPoint Technology, Inc. in the U.S. and other
countries.
• Macintosh®, the Apple logo, Apple®, Power Macintosh®, QuickTime® and
AppleTalk® are registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.
• CompactFlash™ Is the registered trademark of SanDisk.
• MS, MS-DOS, Microsoft, Windows®, Windows® 95, Windows® 98 and
Windows® NT are registered trademarks of Microsoft Corporation.
• The official name for Windows® is Microsoft® Windows® Operating system.
• i486 and Pentium are registered trademarks of Intel.
• Other company names and product names are the trademarks and
registered trademarks of their respective companies.

• Trigger the camera's shutter remotely with the computer
(IrDA only).
• Make digital slideshows with images downloaded from the
Camera.
• This instruction manual may not be copied in part or whole without prior permission
from Minolta Co., Ltd.
©1998 Minolta Co., Ltd.
• Every necessary precaution has been taken to ensure the accuracy of this manual.
Please contact us if you have any questions, find any mistakes, or notice missing
information.
• Minolta is not responsible for loss, damage, or other results caused by operation.
• No part of books, magazines, music, or other productions that were released under a
copyright may be used, copied, or changed without the prior permission from the
author, copyright holder, or the successor to the copyright holder except for personal,
home, or equivalent use.

TABLE OF CONTENTS
BEFORE YOU BEGIN

Viewing Image Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36

Checking the Packing List. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Printing Thumbnail Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37

Software Registration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6

Deleting Images in the Camera. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38

Terms Used in This Manual. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7

Creating a New Group . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40

System Requirements. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8

Creating a New Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

With Windows® 95/98/NT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41

Windows® 95/98/NT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10

With the Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42

Macintosh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12

Changing the Image Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43

INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE

CONNECTING THE DIGITAL CAMERA TO THE PC

Connecting with the PC Serial Adapter (SC-EX1) . . . . . . . . 15
IrDA (Windows® 98 and Windows® 95 only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
STARTING THE SOFTWARE

Windows® 95/98/NT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Macintosh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Quick Guide

Changing the Sorting Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Quick View for Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 45
Changing the Name of an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Adding Audio to an Image (Macintosh only) . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Drag and Drop Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
IMAGE PANEL

Operations Possible with the Image Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Before Using the Image Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51

SOFTWARE OPERATION

Displaying Camera Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
28

Displaying Hard Disk Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53

Operations Possible With the Folder Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Cropping Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54

Before Using the Folder Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28

Flipping an Image (horizontally or vertically) . . . . . . . . . . . . 55

Displaying Camera Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29

Rotating an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56

Displaying Hard Disk Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30

Inserting text. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57

Find . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31

Zoom In/Zoom Out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59

Downloading Images from the Camera . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Scrolling an Image . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

With Windows® 95/98/NT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 32

Adjusting Brightness and Contrast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60

With the Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33

Adjusting Color Balance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61

Uploading Images from the PC to the Camera . . . . . . . . . . 34

Image Adjustment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

With Windows 95/98/NT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34

Resizing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64

FOLDER PANEL

With the Macintosh . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Continued on Next Page.

TABLE OF CONTENTS - CONT’D
Digita Desktop™ Image Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Saving a Slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93

Plug-in Filters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65

Creating an AVI File (Macintosh:QuickTime Movie file) . . . . 94

Printing Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Saving Images–File Formats. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Saving Images . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
USING THE CAMERA PANEL

APPENDIX

Verifying the Digita™ Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Verifying the Digita Desktop™ Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97

Operations Possible with the Camera Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
The Camera Panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Camera Status Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Basic Camera Panel Operation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Changing Camera Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Media Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Extensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Remote Photography (IrDA only). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
SLIDESHOWS

Operations Possible With Slideshows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Producing a Slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Starting a Slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Adding an Image File . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Adding a Folder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Changing the Display Method . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Changing the Display Order . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Updating Slides . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Removing Slides from the Slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Adding Audio to a Slide. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Adding Background Music . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Slideshow Preferences . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Presenting a Slideshow . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
4

BEFORE YOU BEGIN
Checking the Packing List
Check the packing list before you begin. If some parts are
missing, contact your Camera dealer or a Minolta Service
Facility listed on the back cover of this manual.
Dimâge EX Camera body
Zoom 1500 lens unit or Wide 1500 lens unit
Camera Case CC-EX1
Hand Strap HS-V1
Video Cable VC-EX1
Compact Flash Card
AA Alkaline Batteries (4)
PC Serial Adapter SC-EX1
Dimâge EX CD-ROM
Instruction Manuals (Camera and Software)
Warranty and Product & Software Registration Card

Terms Used in This Manual
• This manual assumes that Windows® 95, Windows® 98, or
Windows® NT, or the Macintosh OS, and the necessary software (eg
device drivers) have already been installed on your computer.
• The screens used in this manual are primarily those displayed with
the Windows® version of the software. There is very little difference
between screens in the Windows® and Macintosh versions. An
explanation is included when a screen is unique to the Macintosh
version.
• This manual assumes use of a two-button, right-handed mouse.
The terms 'click' and 'double-click' refer to a single or double-click
with the left mouse button.
• The term 'drag' refers to moving the mouse while holding down the
left mouse button. The action of holding down the right button while
moving the mouse is explained separately in each case.

SOFTWARE REGISTRATION
Please register this software before using it.
You will receive technical support, as well as software upgrade and
product information once this software is registered. Complete and
return the enclosed Product & Software Registration form after
detaching it from the Warranty. No postage is necessary.
✎ The information provided in the questionnaire will only be used for Minolta
customer service and product research and development. The information you
provide will be kept private and confidential.and you will not be contacted
further.

SYSTEM REQUIREMENTS
The following system environment is required to run this software.

IBM PC/AT and compatibles

Apple Macintosh

IBM PC/AT or compatible with i486 DX2 66MHz
processor or better (Intel Pentium 75MHz or better with
Windows® 98/NT), (no guarantees are made for homebuilt computers or proprietary brands).

Apple Macintosh (Power
PC recommended) with
processing capacity equal
to or better than 68040
(no guarantees are made
for Mac OS compatibles).

Operating system

Windows® 95 (including OSR2 version), or Windows®
98/NT4.0.

Mac OS 7.6~8.1 (QuickTime
2.5 or better, QuickTime 3.0 or
better for slideshow function)

Memory

Minimum 16MB free memory (Windows® 95/95)
Minimum 32MB free memory (Windows® NT4.0)

Minimum 16MB free memory

Hard disk capacity

Minimum 32MB free disk space

Monitor

VGA (640x480 dots) or better, 256 colors or better (at
least 32,000 colors recommended).

CD-ROM drive

Required (at installation)

Interface

RS-232C, IrDA(Windows® 95,Windows® 98 only)

Computers

Note
• When running this software with Windows® NT it should be set manually
to a minimum of 100MB (this value will differ in accordance with the
applications run concurrently, and is there only a recommended value).
See the manual for your computer and the Windows® help screens for
further details.

13" (640x480 dots) or better,
256 colors or better (at least
32,000 colors recommended).

Serial (modem port, printer port)

INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE
Install the software with the following procedure.

Click on Next.

Windows® 95/98/NT

• The Software License Agreement appears on the screen. Read the full content of
the agreement before proceeding with setup.
• If you do not agree with the Software License Agreement, click on No to halt setup.

The following assumes that the CD-ROM drive is drive D, and the hard disk is drive C.

Click on Yes.

Switch the computer power ON, then start Windows® 95/98/NT.

• The Choose Destination Location screen is
displayed. If you wish to install the software
in a different directory, click on Browse and
select another directory.

Insert the supplied Dimâge EX CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.
Select Start and Run, enter d:\DimageEX\Setup.exe in the
Open: window, then click on OK.
• Setup begins, and the Install Shield wizard appears.

Click on Next.
• Copying of the program begins. When the necessary files have been copied the
following screen appears
d:\DimageEX\Setup.exe

• Click on Yes to display the README file. Read the file carefully.

INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE
Macintosh

Click on Continue.

Before Installation
• The virus protection function expansion program and the control panel
documentation may cause problems with operation of the installer. Either remove
this software from the system prior to installation, or halt its operation temporarily
during installation.

• The Software License Agreement appears on the screen.
• Read this license carefully before installing the software.
• If you do not agree with the Software License Agreement, click on Do Not Agree to
halt installation.

Click on Agree.
Start the Macintosh.

• The Easy Install screen appears. The drive and folder in which the software is to be
installed is displayed at the bottom left of the screen.

Close all applications.
Select the installation type

Insert the supplied Dimâge EX CD-ROM in the CD-ROM drive.
Double-click on the CD-ROM icon.
• The contents of the CD-ROM are displayed as follows.

Click to select an existing folder or
create a new folder in which the
software is to be installed

Drive and folder in which the
software is to be installed

Confirm the selected folder. To change folders or create a
folder, click on Select Folder... .
Double-click on the Installer icon.

Double-click on the Installer icon.
• The Installer window appears.

Select the installation type from
the pop-up menu.
• The install setup screen at left appears if
Custom Install is selected.

• Click on the check box
at the left of the file to be installed to place an X inside it.
Click on the ‘left’ arrow to change it to a ‘down’ arrow and display a list of included
files. Select each file in turn.
• Click on i at the right to display the information for the relevant file.

Continued on Next Page.

CONNECTING THE CAMERA TO THE PC
Click on Install.

Serial Adapter SC-EX1

• Installation begins. A display indicating the progress of installation appears on the
screen. Follow the instructions on the screen.
• The following window appears when installation is complete.

Connect the camera to the serial port of the PC via the PC Serial Adapter SC-EX1.

Switch the camera and PC power
OFF.
Remove the camera lens unit.

Align the projection on the
camera mount of the PC Serial
Adapter SC-EX1 with the hole in
the camera and press it in the
direction of the arrow until a
click is heard.

Click on Restart.
WHERE TO FIND THE FILES
• User-selected Destination Folder
Digita Desktop (application software)
Goodies (folder)
• Extensions Folder
Digita Desktop (extension)
Digita Camera (extension)
• All the files listed above will be copied to the drive if Easy Install is used. If Custom
Install is used, only the user-selected files will be copied onto the drive.

IBM PC/AT COMPATIBLE
Insert the D-Sub 9-pin connector
on the PC Serial Adapter SC-EX1
into the serial port on the PC.
• Align the pins on the male connector of the
serial port with the holes in the female
connector on the cable, press the two
together firmly, then tighten the two screws.

• When connecting to the Macintosh, use the Macintosh Adapter MA-EX1 in
combination with the SC-EX1 cable, and insert it in the modem port (or printer port).

Continued on Next Page.

CONNECTING THE CAMERA TO THE PC - CONT’D
Macintosh

IrDA (Windows® 98 and Windows® 95)
• Align the pins on the male connector of the
cable with the holes in the female connector
on the modem port (or printer port), press
the two together firmly.
✎Most Macintosh desktop models are
equipped with two serial ports, a modem
port and a printer port. When possible, use
the modem port to connect the camera.
✎The serial port allocated for LocalTalk
(usually the printer port) may not operate
normally with the camera connection. If
your printer port is allocated for LocalTalk,
turn AppleTalk "Off" (select Chooser in the
 menu) before connecting the camera via
the printer port.
✎Some Macintosh models (PowerBook,
PowerBook Duo) have only one serial port,
the printer port.
✎With 68K series CPUs, always turn
AppleTalk "Off" (select Chooser in the 
menu) before connecting the camera.
• Macintosh OS 8 or later: Use the modem
control panel to set the modem port to
printer port.

Set the camera to the PC
connection mode.

Infrared communications may be used in place of the serial cable to connect the
camera and the PC.
IrDA is a wireless communications standard established by the IrDA (Infrared Data
Association) using infrared radiation for communications. The Dimâge EX is
compatible with IrDA Ver. 1.0, and as such permits high-speed data
communications at a maximum rate of 115kbps.
• The IrDA standard cannot be used in Windows® NT and Macintosh environments.
Check as follows to determine whether or not infrared communications can be
used with your PC.

Check that your PC has a built-in infrared port or an external
IrDA adapter.
Select Start ➔ Settings ➔ Control Panel.
Double-click the left button on the System icon, then click on
the Device Manager tab.
Check that the Infrared item is available, then click on the +
at left.
Check that Infrared port on laptops or desktop is available in
the tree structure under Infrared.
• This screen will vary depending on the system used.

• Slide the Mode switch to PC.

Click on OK to close the window.
Check that the Infrared Monitor icon is available. Doubleclick on this icon to open it.

Continued on Next Page.

CONNECTING THE CAMERA TO THE PC - CONT’D
Click on the Options tab.

Connecting
Ensure that the check boxes for
Enable infrared communication
on [Com port] and Search for
and provide status for devices in
range are checked.

Switch the PC ON, then start Windows® 98 or Windows® 95.
Switch the camera power ON.
Set the camera to the PC connection mode.
• Side the Mode switch to PC.

Face the IrDA window on the camera towards the built-in or
external infrared port on the PC.
• See the diagram on page 20 for the positioning of the IrDA window on the camera
and the built-in or external infrared port on the PC.
• The PC automatically detects the camera, and the connection is established.
• The PC emits a beep when normal communications are established between the
camera and the PC.

Click on OK to close the window.
When the Infrared Monitor displays the Condition window,
the following screen appears if the connection is normal.

• The Condition window is displayed as follows.
1 Select Start / Settings / Control Panel.
2 Double-click the left button on the Infrared Monitor, and click the left button on the
Condition tab.

CONNECTING THE CAMERA TO THE PC - CONT’D
The IrDA window on the front of the Dimâge EX should be
positioned within a range of 30˚ and within 30-60cm (11.8-23.6
in.) of the built-in or external infrared port on the PC.

[Side view]

STARTING THE SOFTWARE
®

With Windows 95/98/NT
Connect the camera and the PC (p. 15, p 17).
Switch the camera ON, then slide the Mode switch to PC.

IrDA window on the front of the
Dimâge EX

IrDA transfer unit on notebook
PCs or IrDA adapter transfer unit

Start the PC.
Select Start ➔ Program ➔ Digita Desktop ➔ Digita Desktop.
• The control strip appears when the application is started.

30 - 60cm
30-60cm
(11.8
- 23.6 in.)
(11.8-23.6in)

[Top view]

Click on Connect.
• The following window appears.

15˚ max
15˚ max

• Be sure the IrDA transfer units face directly.
• The above figures are standard guide lines. Results may vary depending on the
PC.

Click on the connection method to be selected, and click on
OK.
• Select either the serial or Infrared connection.

Continued on Next Page.

STARTING THE SOFTWARE
• The Camera Panel appears when the camera is connected.

With the Macintosh
Connect the camera to the Macintosh (p. 15-16).
Switch the camera ON, then Slide the Mode switch to PC.
Start the Macintosh.
Open the folder containing Digita Desktop™ (the folder
selected at installation, or a newly created folder).

• The Camera Panel does not appear if the connection fails.

Double-click on the Digita Desktop™ icon.

Check the following if the Camera Panel is not displayed.
1 Are the camera and PC serial adapter connected correctly? (see page 15).
2 Is the PC serial adapter firmly plugged in? (see page 15).
3 Have you selected the correct connection method? (see pages 15 - 20).
4 Is the camera switched ON?
5 Is the compact flash card inserted in the camera?
6 Is the camera in the PC connection mode? (see page 16).
7 Check that the comport driver is installed correctly (refer to your windows help file or
documentation).
8 Be sure there are no comport-blocking utilities loaded.

Double-click on the icon.

• Digita Desktop™ starts, and the Digita Desktop™ window appears.

After checking the above, switch the camera off, then on again, then go through
the procedure on page 20 again to restart the software.

Continued on Next Page.

INSTALLING THE SOFTWARE

QUICK GUIDE

Click on Connect.

Basic Operation (folder panel, image panel)

•The camera is connected, and the camera panel appears.

To view camera images and modify images on the PC.

Camera
Panel

• If the connection fails, a warning window appears in place of the camera panel.

Check the following if the camera panel is not displayed.
1 Are the camera and PC serial adapter connected correctly? (see page 15).
2 Check that the Macintosh Adapter MA-EX1 and the Serial Adapter SC-EX1 are
properly connected.
3 Is the PC serial adapter firmly plugged in?
4 Is the camera connected to a serial port assigned to LocalTalk?
5 Macintosh OS 8: Check the modem port designation in the modem control panel
(page 16)
6 Is the camera switched ON?
7 Is the compact flash card inserted in the camera?
8 Is the camera in the PC connection mode?

Start the software (see p. 21, p. 23).
▼
Click on the Connect button on the control strip (p. 21, p. 23).
▼
The camera panel appears.
▼
Click on the Contents button (p. 29).
▼
The folder panel appears (p. 29).

Functions of the folder panel
• Displays (in thumbnail format) images in the camera.
• Downloads all or some of the images in the compact flash card to the hard disk of the
connected PC.
• Displays (in thumbnail format), and prints (in thumbnail format) images downloaded to
the hard disk.
• Deletes all or some of the images in the camera.
See page 28 for further details.

▼
Double-click on the image to be enlarged (see p. 52).
▼
The image is displayed full size in the image panel (p. 52).

After checking the above, switch the camera OFF ➔ ON, and go through the
procedure on page 23 again to restart the software.

Functions of the image panel
If this does not solve the problem, reinstall the software in accordance with the
procedure on page 12, then restart it.

• Editing of the displayed image (control of brightness, contrast, color, mirror imaging,
rotating, and resizing (image resolution).
• Display reduction and enlargement.
• Printing of the displayed image.
See page 51 for further details.

Continued on Next Page.

QUICK GUIDE
▼
Select File ➔ Save As (p. 69).
▼
Enter the file name, specify the folder it is to be saved in,
select the image format, then click on OK.
▼
The image is saved.

Saved images
• Saved images may be displayed on the folder panel.
• They may be used with other applications.
• They may be used in slideshows.

Software Operation

USE OF THE FOLDER PANEL
Displaying Camera Images
The folder panel is used to display (in thumbnail format) images on the Compact
Flash card in the camera or images which have been downloaded to the hard disk
of the PC (p. 32, p.33).

Display images stored on compact flash card in the camera

Click on the Contents button on
the camera panel.

Operations Possible With the Folder Panel
• Download all or some of the images in the camera to the hard disk of the
connected PC.
• Delete all or some of the images in the camera.
• Double-click on a thumbnail image and display it on the image panel (p. 52).
• Sort images downloaded to the hard disk by name and date (p. 44).

• The folder panel appears with a single icon
representing all the camera images as a
group.

Click on the Contents button.

Before Using the Folder Panel
Check that the camera panel is displayed.

Double-click on the group icon.
•The folder panel will display thumbnails of all the images in the camera.

Follow the instructions on pages 22 and 24 if
the camera panel is not displayed.

Group icon
Scroll
arrow

➧
Camera Panel

Scroll
bar

Double-Click
✎ Timelapse, Burst, and Grouped images in the camera are represented by a
single thumbnail image (see “Group Icon” above). Double-click on the group
icon to View the images in the set.(Macintosh: The group icon displays the last
image in the set instead of the Digita logo).

USE OF THE FOLDER PANEL
Displaying Hard Disk Images

FIND

Display images saved on the hard disk

Select the desired images saved on the hard disk and display them in a list.

Click on the Open Folder button on the control strip.

Click on the Find button on the
control strip.

Enter the name of the desired file or directory in the file
search window.
Select the folder containing the saved images.
With Windows

With the Macintosh

• If, for example, the hard disk is to be
searched for files named sample-01.jpg,
sample-02.jpg etc, enter C: as the Search
Destination, and click on Include Subfolders.
• Clicking on the Advanced search button
expands the window and adds the date the
file was last changed, the file size, and the
file type as search conditions.

Select [Folder Name]
OK

Click on OK (Macintosh: Select [folder name]) to open the
folder panel and display the images in the folder in
thumbnail format.

Folder

Click on Search to begin the
search.
• The folder panel opens and the found files
are displayed in thumbnail format.
• Files from each folder are displayed in
separate folder panels.
• Double-click on a folder to open a new folder panel and display the images in the
folder in thumbnail format.
• Deleting image files with Explorer or the Finder while the folder panel is displayed may
result in abnormal termination of the application (Digita Desktop™).

• Double-click on a folder to open a new folder panel and display the images in the
folder in thumbnail format.
• Deleting image files with Explorer (Macintosh: Desktop) while the folder panel is
displayed may result in abnormal termination of the application (Digita Desktop™).
Close the folder panel by clicking on the Close button before deleting image files.

USE OF THE FOLDER PANEL
Downloading Images from the Camera

With the Macintosh

Download all or some of the images recorded in the camera to the hard disk of the
connected PC.

Display the camera images in the folder panel (p. 29).

With Windows® 95/98/NT

• When a group is displayed, double-click on it to open a new folder panel and
display the images in the group in thumbnail format.

Display the camera images in the folder panel (p. 29).
• When a group is displayed, double-click on it to open a new folder panel and
display the images in the group in thumbnail format.

Click on the desired image to select it.
• To download multiple images, click on the images in turn while holding down the
Shift key.
• To select all images, select Select All from the Edit menu.
• To deselect images, click on the selected images while holding down the Shift key.

Click on the desired image to select it.
• To select multiple images, click on the images in turn while holding down the Ctrl
key.
• To cancel selection of images already selected, click on the selected images while
holding down the Ctrl key.
• To select all images, select Select All from the Edit menu.

Select Copy Selected Images to Disk from the Viewer menu.
• Select Copy All Images to Disk from the Viewer menu to copy all files whether they
have been selected or not.

Select Download from the File menu.

➧

s
Specify the location (directory and folder) to download the
images to and the Image File Name Prefix.
Specify the location (directory and folder) to download the
images to and the Image File Name.
• Click on Cancel to cancel downloading.

Click on OK.
• Downloading of the images begins. The screen returns to the folder panel when
downloading is complete.

✎The downloaded images may be displayed on the folder panel (p. 53).
Open the image panel for simple and effective image processing.

• Click on Cancel to cancel downloading.

Click on Save.
• Downloading of the images begins. The screen returns to the folder panel when
downloading is complete.

✎ The selected images are downloaded to the specified drive and directory in
Image File Name Prefix: under files names which employ the frame numbers
used in the camera.
For example, when Image is entered in Image File Name Prefix: and five
images are downloaded, they are copied as Image001, Image002,
Image003, Image004, and Image005.
The downloaded images may be displayed on the folder panel (p. 53).
Open the image panel for simple and effective image processing.

USE OF THE FOLDER PANEL
Uploading Images to the Camera

With the Macintosh

Upload images saved on the hard disk of the PC to the camera

Display the camera images in the folder panel.

With Windows 95/98/NT
®

Select Upload Image… from the Viewer menu.
Display the camera images in the folder panel (p. 29).

• The following window appears.

Select Upload from the File menu.
• The following window appears.

➧

➧
Select the image to be uploaded.
• Click on Cancel to cancel copying

Click on Select.
Select the image to be uploaded.
• Click on Cancel to cancel copying.

• Uploading of the images begins. The screen returns to the folder panel when
uploading is complete.
• The file name will be automatically converted to the DOS naming convention (8
characters, period, 3 character file extension).

Click on Open.
• Uploading of the images begins. The screen returns to the folder panel when
uploading is complete.
• The file name will be automatically converted to the DOS naming convention (8
characters, period, 3 character file extension).

USE OF THE FOLDER PANEL
Viewing Image Information

Printing Thumbnail Images

Image information (file format, size, date created, dated modified, number of
colors, image width and height) is viewed with the following procedure.

The display thumbnail images displayed on the folder panel may printed as required.

Display the folder panel (p. 29, p. 30).
Display the folder panel (p. 29, p. 30).

• An album of images in the camera or the hard disk may be printed.
• Selected thumbnail images may be printed.

Click on the desired image to select it.
Select Get Info from the File menu.

Select Print Album from the File menu (select Print Album
from the File menu with the Macintosh).

• The information window appears.

• The following window appears.

With Windows

➧

• Image information cannot be viewed for slideshows.

With the Macintosh

➧

Set the number of columns and rows, then click on the Print
button.
• Printing begins.
• Click on Cancel to close the window without printing the thumbnail images.
• Refer to your printer manual before printing.

USE OF THE FOLDER PANEL
Deleting Images in the Camera (compact flash card)

Click on Yes (Macintosh: OK) to delete the selected image(s).

Deletes all or some of the images in the camera (compact flash card).

• Click on No (Macintosh: Cancel) if the selected image(s) are not to be deleted, or if
you have made a mistake.
• The screen returns to the folder panel when the selected image(s) have been
deleted.
• Do not remove the compact flash card from the camera while deleting images.

Display the camera images in the folder panel.
• When a group is displayed, double-click on it to open a new folder panel and
display the images in the group in thumbnail format.

Click on the image to be deleted to select it.

✎ The following message appears if an attempt is made to delete a protected
image (see protecting Images in the camera instruction manual).

• To select multiple images, click on the images in turn while holding down the Ctrl
key (Macintosh:shift key).
• To select all images, select Select All from the Edit menu.
• To deselect, click on the selected images while holding down the Ctrl key (Macintosh:shift key).

Select Delete from the Edit menu (Macintosh:Delete selected
Images… from the Viewer menu).
• Macintosh:Select Delete All Images From Camera? from the Viewer menu to delete
all files whether they have been selected or not.
• The following window appears.

With Windows

With the Macintosh

USE OF THE FOLDER PANEL
Creating a New Group

Creating a New Folder

Creates a new group in the folder panel currently displaying the images in the
camera.

Creates a new folder in the folder panel currently displaying the images on the
hard disk.

Display the camera images in the folder panel.
• When a group is displayed, double-click on it to open a new folder panel and
display the images in the group in thumbnail format.

Click on the images to be included in the group to select
them, then select Group from the File menu (Macintosh: Add
Image to Group… from the viewer menu).

With Windows® 95/98/NT
Display the hard disk images (p. 30).
Select Create New Folder from the File menu.

• To select multiple images, click on the images in turn while holding down the Ctrl
key (Macintosh: shift key).

Enter the name of the group in the window and click on OK.
• A new group is created containing the selected images.

Enter the name of the new folder.

New folder

Enter the folder name here

USE OF THE FOLDER PANEL
With the Macintosh

Changing the Image Display

Display the hard disk images on the folder panel (p. 30).
Select Open Folder from the File
menu to open the folder
selection window.

The thumbnail format image display in the folder panel may be changed to slides,
small slides, or list display as required.

Display the folder panel (p. 29, p. 30).
• The display method may be changed for images in the camera (compact flash
card), or images on the hard disk.

• Open the same folder that the current
images that are displayed are stored.

Click on New Folder and enter
the folder name.

After entering the name, click on Create.
Clicking on Cancel to close the folder selection window
displays the created folder.

Windows
Select View By from the View
menu, and then select Slide,
Small Slide, or List as required.

With the Macintosh
Camera Images: Select View By from the Viewer menu, then
select Slide, Small Slide, or List from the sub-menu .
Hard Disk Images: Select View by from the View menu, then
select Slide, Small Slide, or List from the sub-menu.

Windows® and Macintosh
Slide, Small Slide, or List may be selected by clicking on the
icons on the toolbar.

Slide

Small Slide

List

• The thumbnail image display changes as shown below.

Created folder

Slides

Small Slides

List

USE OF THE FOLDER PANEL
Changing the Sorting Order

Quick View for Images

The thumbnail images in the folder panel may be sorted by file name, date, size etc.

Playback of images on the hard disk in thumbnail format.

Display the folder panel (p. 29, p. 30).
• The sorting order may be changed for images in the camera or images on the hard
disk.

Windows
Select View By from the View
menu, and then select the
sorting order from the submenu.

Display the hard disk images on the folder panel (p. 30).
Select Quick View from the View menu to start Quick View.
• Quick View may also be started by clicking on the button on the toolbar of the
folder panel.
• The play back is run in accordance with the settings in Quick View Preferences
(described below).
• The play back is halted by pressing any key (for example the space bar) on the
keyboard.

Macintosh
Camera images: Select Sort by from the Viewer menu, then
select the sorting order from the sub-menu.
Hard Disk images: Select Sort by from the View menu, then
select the sorting order from the sub-menu.

Quick View button

Windows® and Macintosh
The sorting order may be changed by clicking on the
selections in the drop down menu on the toolbar (pop-up
menu with the Macintosh).

The sorting order may be selected from Name, Audio, Size,
Kind, Date, and Category.
Name …
Audio … …
Size … …
Kind … …
Date … …
Category

…
…
…
…
…
…

Sorted
Sorted
Sorted
Sorted
Sorted
Sorted

alphabetically by file name
by audio attached and no audio attached
from the earliest date each image was taken
alphabetically by file type
by image size
by user defined category (eg Friends, Pets)

USE OF THE FOLDER PANEL
[Quick View Preferences]

Changing the Image Name
Changes the name of an image downloaded to the hard disk.

Select Quick View Preferences from the View menu .
Note that the name of an image in the camera cannot be changed.

• The Quick View Preferences window appears.

The size of the image is
automatically scaled to fit
the screen.
The image file name is
displayed with the image.
The slideshow is repeated
endlessly from the beginning.
The slideshow is always
commenced from the
beginning, even if it has
been interrupted mid-way.

Display the hard disk images on the folder panel (p. 30).
Click on the image to select it.
Click on the image file name to display the cursor
(Macintosh: double click).
• Windows: As the file extension cannot be changed, it disappears immediately the
cursor is displayed.

Sets the background color
Saves the settings and
closes the window.
Initializes all settings. Cancels the settings
and setting and closes
the window.
The slideshow advances each time the mouse is clicked.
The slideshow advances after a fixed interval.

After all settings have been entered, click on OK to save
them and close the window.
• Now run Quick View to confirm the settings.

Click on the file name of a selected image to
display the cursor (Macintosh: double-click).

Enter the new file name from the keyboard.
When the new file name has been entered from the
keyboard, press the [Enter] key (Macintosh: [Return] key) to
save it.
• The new file name is displayed.
• Clicking on any part of the screen will save the new file name.

USE OF THE FOLDER PANEL
Adding Audio to an Image (Macintosh only)

Click on Save to save the recorded audio.

Adds audio to images saved on the hard disk.

• When the audio has been recorded the microphone icon at the top-right of the
thumbnail image changes to a speaker icon.

• The macintosh must have a built-in or attached microphone.

Display the hard disk images on the folder panel (p. 30).

Changes to a speaker icon

Click and hold on the microphone icon at the top-right of the
thumbnail image, and select Record from the pop-up menu.
• The Record window appears.

Click and hold.

➧

Select Record
from the pop-up
menu.

Click on the speaker icon to display the pop-up menu.
Select Play to play back the recorded audio.
Select Delete to delete the recorded audio.

Click on the speaker icon

Record the audio with the
Record window.
• Record the audio via the internal
microphone or a microphone connected to
the sound input port.
• Begin recording by clicking on the • (Record)
button, and finish recording by clicking on
the ■ (Stop) button.
• Click on the Play button to play back the
recorded audio.
• You may re-record as many times as necessary.

Play back the
recorded audio

➧
Pop-up menu

Delete the
recorded audio

USE OF THE FOLDER PANEL

USING THE IMAGE PANEL

Drag and Drop Operation

Operations Possible with the Image Panel

Images may be copied and moved from the folder panel to Windows Explorer (the
Desktop with the Macintosh) with drag and drop operation

The image panel is used to edit and print images, and save them in a variety of
formats.

Display the hard disk images on the folder panel (p. 30).
Start Explorer (Macintosh: Select Finder from the application
menu), then select the drive and folder to copy or move the
image to.
Drag the image to be copied or moved from the folder panel
and drop it in Explorer (Macintosh: drop it onto the Desktop).
• When the folder displayed in the folder panel and the folder displayed in Explorer
(Macintosh: Desktop) are on the same drive the image file is moved. When they
are on different drives it is copied.
• When an image is taken from Explorer (Macintosh: Desktop) to the folder panel it is
moved (or copied) in the reverse direction to that described above.

Operations Possible With the Image Panel
• Enlarge and reduce the displayed size of images (p. 59).
• Images may be edited as follows.
Cropped
Brightness and contrast adjusted
Color adjusted
Image smoothing (fine brightness adjustment, edge smoothing)
Image flipping
Image rotation
Change image size
• Print images (p. 66).
• Save images on the hard disk in the following formats (p. 67-69).
Windows
BMP, EXIF, JPEG, PICT, TIFF, Photoshop 3.0 (PSD), FlashPix
Macintosh
BMP, EXIF, JPEG, PICT, TIFF

Before Using the Image Panel
Check that the Camera panel is displayed.

Follow the instructions on page
22 and 24 if the Camera panel is
not displayed.
Drag and drop the image

Camera Panel

The file is moved (or copied)

USING THE IMAGE PANEL
Displaying Camera Images

Displaying Hard Disk Images

Used to display images in the Camera (compact flash card) in the image panel for
editing and printing.

Used to display images on the hard disk of the PC in the image panel for editing
and printing.

Display the camera images in the folder panel (p. 29).

Click on the Open File button on the control strip.

• When a group is displayed, double-click on it to open a new folder panel and
display the images in the group in thumbnail format.

Double-click on the desired image.
• The image will appear on the monitor in the image panel.

Select the image file to be displayed on the image panel from
the window.
With Windows

With the Macintosh

Double-click

Click on Open to open the image panel and display the
selected image in full screen size.

✎ Double-clicking on an image displayed in thumbnail format in the folder panel
also displays it on the image panel.

USING THE IMAGE PANEL
Cropping Images

Flipping an Image (horizontally or vertically)

Used to crop a selected portion of an image.

Used to flip a displayed image either horizontally or vertically.

Click on the selection tool in the tool palette.
• '+' is used as the cursor.

Selection tool

Select Flip from the Image menu, then select Horizontal or
Vertical as required.
• The displayed image is flipped.
• Clicking on the Horizontal or Vertical flip buttons on the tool palette has the same
effect.

Move the cursor to the portion of the image to be selected,
and select that portion by dragging the cursor.

Flip horizontal
Flip vertical

Select Crop from the Image menu.
• The image is cropped.

Vertical

Select the boat

Select Crop from the Image menu.

✎ Select Undo from the Edit menu to cancel the previous operation. This
function may be used to cancel a number of previous operations in turn
(Macintosh: last operation only). The number of operations depends upon the
memory available and the type of operation.

Horizontal

USING THE IMAGE PANEL
Rotating an Image

Inserting text

Used to rotate a displayed image to the left or right, by either 90˚ or 180˚.

Inserts text in an image.

Select Rotate from the Image menu, and then select 90
Degrees Left, 90 Degrees Right, or 180 Degrees (Macintosh:
180 Degrees, 90˚ counter clockwise, 90˚ clockwise).
• The displayed image is rotated in the selected direction by the selected angle.
• Clicking on the 90 Degrees Left and 90 Degrees Right buttons on the tool palette
has the same effect.

Select the text tool from the tool palette.
• ' I ' is used as the cursor.

I
Text tool

cursor

Move the cursor to the location at which the text is to be
inserted, and click the mouse to display the text insertion box.
Rotate 90 Degrees Right

Enter the text from the keyboard.
Rotate 90 Degrees Left

• Macintosh: Skip step 4 and proceed to step 5.

Text box
Rotate 90 Degrees Left

Rotate 90 Degrees Right

When all the text has been entered, click outside the box.

180 Degrees

• When the text has been saved the border of the box are shown in diagonal lines.
• Click inside the box to enter more text.
• If the border of the box disappears when the mouse is double-clicked, select Undo
from the Edit menu to display the box again.

Border shown in diagonal lines

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USING THE IMAGE PANEL
The arrow pointer at the corners of the text insertion box is
used to drag its corners to change its size.
• The cursor for the diagonal line border of the text insertion box is used to move it.

This pointer (for the diagonal line border) is
used to move the text insertion box.

Zoom In/Zoom Out
Enlarges or reduces an image within a range of 1600~3% (400~25% with the
Macintosh).

Click on the zoom tool on the tool palette.
• The cursor changes to the zoom icon.

With the Macintosh
The arrow pointer at the corners of
the text insertion box is used to drag
its corners to change its size.

Zoom tool

Size of text insertion
box changed

The font, size, color, shape, layout, and background color
(Macintosh only) may be changed from the toolbar.

With Windows
Text font

Text size Text color Text style Justificafion

Bold

Left

Italics

Centered

Underline

Right

Cursor

Place the cursor over the image and click to enlarge it. Click
while holding down the Ctrl key (Option key with the
Macintosh) to reduce it.
With Windows
• The image may be enlarged in four steps (200%, 400%, 800%, 1600%) from 100%
(actual size).
• The image may be reduced in five steps (50%, 25%, 12%, 6%, 3%) from 100%
(actual size).
With the Macintosh
• The image may be enlarged in four steps (150%, 200%, 300%, 400%) from 100%
(actual size).
• The image may be reduced in three steps (75%, 50%, 25%) from 100% (actual
size).

Other zoom methods
• Select the zoom percentage directly from the zoom size box on the tool palette.
• Select Zoom In or Zoom Out as necessary from the Image menu.

With the Macintosh
Text font Text size Text color

Zoom in

Text style Justificafion

Zoom out

Background color

Bold
Italics
Underline

Left
Centered
Right

Zoom size box

Double-click outside the text box when finished
•The text box disappears.

USING THE IMAGE PANEL
Scrolling an Image

Adjusting Color Balance

Scrolls an image which is too large to fit on the screen.

Adjusts the balance in the displayed image.

Click on the Pan tool on the tool palette.

Select Color Balance from the Image menu.

• The cursor changes to the hand icon.

• The Color Balance window appears.

Pan tool

Cursor
Place the cursor over the image and drag it across the
screen as necessary.

Adjusting Brightness and Contrast
Adjusts the brightness and contrast of the displayed image.

Select Brightness/Contrast from the Image menu.
• The Brightness/Contrast adjustment window appears.

Use the option buttons to choose to adjust the shadows,
midtones, or highlights of the image.
• Making corrections in the midtones first may eliminate the need for further corrections.

Drag the slider knobs with the mouse. The settings may also
be entered directly in the boxes at the right.
• The color balance of the image changes as the knobs are dragged or as values are
entered in the boxes.

✎ Red can subtract red (move left) or subtract cyan (move right).
Green can subtract green (move left) or subtract magenta (move right).
Blue can subtract blue (move left) or subtract yellow (move right).

Drag the slider knobs with the mouse. The settings may also
be entered directly in the boxes at the right.

Click on OK when you have completed the adjustments.
• Click on Cancel to cancel the adjustments and close the window.

• The brightness and contrast change as the knobs are dragged or as values are
entered in the boxes.

Click on OK when you have completed the adjustments.
• Click on Cancel to cancel the adjustments and close the window.

USING THE IMAGE PANEL
Image Adjustment

Sharpen and Soften

Easy adjustment of image brightness and edges by simply selecting options from
the menu.

Select Adjust from the Image menu, and select Sharpen or
Soften from the sub-menu.

Lighten and Darken

• These functions produce varying degrees of effect from image to image.

Select Adjust from the Image menu, and select Lighten or
Darken from the sub-menu.

✎ Sharpen:This function “sharpens” edges. It will give a slightly out-of-focus image
a crisper appearance. The nature of this function also makes image noise more
visible.

• The brightness of the image changes.

✎ Soften:This function creates a soft-focus effect. Small details in the image are
diffused, making it popular for portraits.The nature of this function makes the
entire image appear unsharp.

Lighten
Darken
Sharpen
Soften
✎ Select Undo from the Edit menu to cancel the previous operation. This
function may be used to cancel a number of previous operations in turn
(Macintosh: last operation only). The number of operations depends upon the
memory available and the type of operation.

USING THE IMAGE PANEL
Resizing

Digita Desktop™ Image Filters

Changing the size of the displayed image.

Installation of a variety of filters expands the functionality of Digita Desktop™.

Select Resize from the Image menu.
• The Resize window appears.

Plug-in Filters
Installation of a variety of filters expands the functionality of Digita Desktop™.

Maintains the height-to-width ratio

Select the units.
Enter the new values for width and height, and click on OK.
• If the Preserve Aspect Ratio (Macintosh: Maintain Aspect Ratio) option is checked
the image is resized while maintaining its original aspect ratio. If a new width or
height value is entered in the relevant box an adjusted value automatically appears
in the other box.
• Click on Cancel to ignore resizing.
• Image quality will be reduced if the image is enlarged too much.

✎ Select Undo from the Edit menu to cancel the previous operation. This function
may be used to cancel a number of previous operations in turn (Macintosh: Last
operation only). The number of operations which may be cancelled depends upon
the memory available and the type of operation.

USING THE IMAGE PANEL
Printing Images

Saving Images

Printing the displayed image.

The displayed images may be saved on the hard disk in a variety of formats.

Select Print Setup from the File
menu (Paper Setup from the File
menu with the Macintosh).

Image Formats

• The Print Setup window appears.

BMP

The BMP format is supported as standard in Windows®.
Image files saved in this format may be viewed with
software such as Microsoft Paint (supplied with the
Windows® operating system) without any special image
processing software.

EXIF (EXIF 2.0)

An abbreviation of Exchangeable Image file Format.
Images taken with the Dimâge EX are recorded in the
compact flash card in this format. EXIF 2.0 is a
development of EXIF 1.0 (which supports JPEG
compression, simple structure, recording of supplementary
information), which supports new information tags such as
recording of audio information during photography, and
photographic information. It also permits simple conversion
of color information and additional information quickly,
without image deterioration, and without dropout).

JPEG

An abbreviation of Joint Photographic Experts Group. JPEG
is an international standard for compression and expansion
of static images and is independent of platform (as is the
TIFF format described below), while providing for a greater
compression ratio, and thus a wider range of application.

PICT

This format is widely used in Macintosh applications, and
has become the de-facto image format for the Macintosh.
Image files saved in this format may be viewed with
software such as SimpleText (supplied with the Macintosh
operating system) without any special image processing
software.

TIFF

An abbreviation of Tag Image File Format. This format
supports high resolution bit map files, and may be used
with a variety of platforms. As such it may be used with the
IBM PC/AT and compatibles, the Macintosh, and a number
of other systems.

Photoshop 3.0 (PSD)

An image format developed for the Adobe Photoshop V3.0
image processing software developed and sold by Adobe
Systems Corporation.
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Select the printer, paper, and orientation etc, then click on OK.

The images displayed on the image panel may be saved in the following formats.

Select Print from the File menu
• The Print window appears.
• The content of the window differs with the printer used.

Set the print range and number of copies.
• The Print screen varies depending on the printer.

Click on OK (Print with the Macintosh) when setup is
complete.
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USING THE IMAGE PANEL

FlashPix

A file format developed jointly by Kodak, Microsoft, Hewlett
Packard, and Live Picture Corporation. Currently
developing as the international standard for PC image files,
it supports the following features not available with other
image file formats.
• All images are divided into 64x64-pixel tiles so that
unnecessary data is not processed during enlargement
and movement. Each tile is compressed with the JPEG
format, this minimizing loss of image data.
• As each file contains multiple high-resolution files the
image may be automatically displayed at the optimum
resolution.
• As the image is displayed at the optimum resolution, and
only the image data tiles for the displayed part of the
image are processed, memory use and processing power
required for display are minimized, thus permitting highspeed image display.

Saving Images
Select Save As from the File
menu.
• The Save As window appears (the standard
file save window appears with the
Macintosh).

With Windows

With the Macintosh

Select the folder in which to save the image.
• To create a new folder to save the image in, click on the Create New Folder icon
(New with the Macintosh).
• Click on Cancel to cancel creation of a new directory.

Enter the file name.
Select the desired file format.
• The file extension appropriate to the selected file format is automatically added to
the file name (Windows® only).

Click on Save.
• The image is saved in the specified folder in the specified format and the image
panel appears again.

USING THE CAMERA PANEL
The Camera Panel
The camera panel is used to control the camera from the PC and monitor its status
on the screen.
Operations Possible with the Camera Panel
• Display the status of the digital camera.
• Control the Dimâge EX from the PC.
Set the image type.
Set the flash mode.
Set the camera clock.
Set the camera name.
Set the counter in the camera.
Select the video output type.
Set the wait time for Instant Review.
Turn the system sounds off.
Select the image quality, size, and color mode.
Set the interval for Burst and Timelapse.
Set the Digital Scene Selector.
Upload scripts and applications to the compact flash card in the camera.
Set the white balance.
Remote photography (when the IrDA is connected).
Photography with the self timer (when the IrDA is connected).
• Display images in the camera (compact flash card) on the folder panel.
• Preview display (when the IrDA is connected).

• Some icons or labels may be slightly different from those used in the camera.

Macro button
Capture button (p. 80)
Camera status display (p. 72)

Focus lock (p. 80)

Format
(Image
Capture
type)
(p. 73)

Preview window

Flash
(p. 73)
Preview
Update button
(p. 80)

Timer
(self timer)
(p. 73)

Camera
Zoom slider (p. 80)
Camera
Settings button Contents button
(p. 29)
(p. 74)
Show/Hide preview button

Continuous
Preview Update
(p. 80)

Clicking on the Show/hide Preview
button removes the preview window from the panel and reduces
the camera panel size.

Click on this button to display the
preview window.

USING THE CAMERA PANEL
Camera Status Display

Basic Camera Panel Operation (three buttons)

Displays the number of photos stored in the compact flash card in the camera and
the remaining battery level.

These three buttons are used to set the image capture type, the flash mode, and
the self-timer for remote photography.

Displays the remaining capacity of the
compact flash card. The blue portion indicates
the capacity already used.

Format (Image Capture Type)
• The image capture type changes in the order shown below each time this button is
clicked.

Indicates whether or not a compact flash card
is inserted in the card slot.
indicates that a
card has been inserted.
indicates that the battery level is low.
Terminate the software immediately and
replace the four batteries in the Dimâge EX,
or plug in the AC Adapter (sold separately).
Indicates the number of the number of photos
stored on the compact flash card in the
camera.

Flash
• The mode changes in the order shown below each time this button is clicked.
• Refer to the Built-in Flash section of the camera instruction manual for details.

AUTO (Auto Flash)

The camera is operating normally when this
icon is rotating.
FILL (Fill-Flash)

R-EYE (Auto flash with Red-eye Reduction)

OFF (Flash Cancel)

Timer (Self-timer)
• The self-timer is switched on/off each time this
button is clicked.
• When ON, the self-timer delays release of the
shutter for approximately 10 seconds.
• The self-timer is not available for Burst or
Timelapse images.

USING THE CAMERA PANEL
Changing Camera Settings

Preferences

Changes the settings for the camera from the PC. The majority of settings which
may be made on the camera itself may also be made remotely from the PC.

Click on the Settings button to display the Camera Settings
window.

Set the Date and Time in the
camera.
1. Enter the desired settings for Month, Day,
Year, Hour, and Minute.
2. Click on the AM or PM radio button.
3. Click on the Set Date or Time button.
• The camera’s clock will be changed.

Set the camera name.
1. Input the name in the text box.
2. Click on the Set Camera Name button.
• See Camera Name in the camera instruction manual for more information.

Click on the Settings button.

A large number of items may be set via the four buttons in
the camera settings window. Click on a button to display a
list of the related items.
Media Settings
Preferences

List of items which
may be set

Extensions

Set the Counter Reset.
Click on the desired radio button.
• See Counter Reset in the camera instruction
manual for more information.

Settings screen

[Preferences]

Photography parameters, date and time, counter reset,
camera name, and NTSC/PAL select.

[Media Settings]

File size of images taken with the camera, image
quality, color, interval between photographs, number of
photographs.

[Extensions]

Click on the list of items to select the settings screen.
74

Continued on Next Page.

USING THE CAMERA PANEL
Set the Video Output.
Click on the radio button of the desired setting
• See Video Mode in the camera instruction
manual for more information.

Media Settings
Set the Still Image Settings.
1. Select the desired radio button for Color or
B&W.
2. Select the desired image quality from the
pull-down menu.
3. Select the desired size from the pull-down
menu.
• See the appropriate section in the camera
instruction manual for more information.

Select the Language.
• See the camera instruction manual for more
information.
Click on the radio button of the desired setting
• Only the languages available in your camera
can be selected.

Set the Burst Image Settings.
1. Select the color, image quality, and image
size.
• See the appropriate section in the camera
manual for more information.
2. Select the time interval between Burst
images (in milliseconds).
• This operation cannot be done via the
camera.

Set the Capture preferences.
1. Set the amount of time Instant Review will
wait for a command before saving an
image.
• This option cannot be set by the camera.
2. Click the check box to turn system sounds
on or off.
• See System Sounds in the camera manual
for mare information.
• The JPEG (EXIF) file type cannot be
changed.

Set the Timelapse Image Settings.
1. Select the color, image quality, and image
size.
2. Select the timelapse interval.
3. Select the number of pictures.
• See the appropriate section of the camera
manual for more information.

Continued on Next Page.

USING THE CAMERA PANEL
Select the Digital Scene Selector.

Extensions

Click on the radio button for the desired
setting.
• See the Digital Scene Selection section in
the camera manual.

Upload a script or application to the compact flash card in the camera.

Set the White Balance.
Click on the radio button for the desired
setting.
• See the White Balance section in the
camera manual for more information.

Upload a Script or Application.
1. Click on the Extensions button in the
camera settings panel.
2. Click on Scripts or Application, whichever is
to be uploaded.
3. Click on the Install button in the camera
settings panel.
• The Open window appears.
4. Select the desired file, then click on Open.
• The script or extension will be installed on
the CF card in the camera as a .csm file.

✎ To delete an added csm file, select it in
the camera settings panel, then click on
Remove.
• There are 3 permanent csm files which
cannot be deleted.

USING THE CAMERA PANEL

SLIDESHOWS

Remote Photography (IrDA only)
Remote photography with the camera from the PC is possible when running
Windows® 95/98, provided the IrDA interface is connected.

Hard disk images may be selected for display as slides in a similar manner to a
slide projector.
• Macintosh:Quick Time 3.0 or better is required to operate this function.

Set the Format (Image capture type) and Flash mode (p. 73).
Operations Possible With Slideshows

Click on the Update button to display the preview screen.
• Determine the framing from the preview screen.
• Drag the zoom slider until the object(s) are the desired size on the screen.
• The preview screen is automatically updated if Continuous has been checked.

Continuous
Preview
Update

Preview
Update
button

Zoom slider

If the object(s) to be photographed are not in the center of
the screen, click on the focus lock to switch it ON (red), and
fix the focus temporarily to alter the framing.

Click on the focus lock

Click on the Capture button once all preparations have been
completed.

• The interval between slides may be set, or the next slide displayed by clicking
with the mouse (p. 91).
• Audio may be recorded for each image, and replayed during the slideshow (see
p. 88).
• Background music may be added (p. 90).
• The slideshow may be saved as an AVI file (QuickTime movie with the
Macintosh) (p. 94).

Producing a Slideshow
Display the slideshow window.
▼
Add an image file to the slideshow window.
▼
Arrange the order in which the slides are to be displayed.
▼
Remove slides from the slideshow window as necessary.
▼
If you have altered the original image, update the slide.
▼
Record the audio for the image files.
▼
Specify the background music.
▼
Specify the background color and method of selecting the slides.
▼
Play the slideshow.
▼
Save the slideshow.
▼
Create an AVI file or QuickTime movie file.

SLIDESHOWS
Starting a Slideshow

Adding an Image File
Adds a hard disk image file to be displayed in the slideshow to the slideshow window.

Click on the Create button on the control strip.
Display the slideshow window (p. 82).
Select Add Slide from the Slideshow menu.
• Clicking on Add Slide in the toolbar has the same effect.
• The following window appears.

Click on Slideshow in the Select a document to create: window.

Click on the image file

Open

Select the desired file, then click or Open.
OK

• The selected image file is added to the slideshow window.

Click on OK to open the slideshow window.

Number of added slides

Length of the slideshow in seconds

Add an image file

Add a folder of image files

The image file is added to the slideshow

SLIDESHOWS
Adding a Folder

Changing the Display Method

Adds all the image files in a folder from the hard disk to the slideshow window.

The method of displaying the slides added to the slideshow may be changed to
Slide, Small Slide, or List.

Display the slideshow window (p. 82).
Select Add Folder of Slides from the Slideshow menu.
• Clicking on Add Folder in the toolbar has the same effect.
• The following window appears.

Select Slide, Small Slide, or List from the View By submenu on
the Slideshow menu. Clicking on the relevant icon in the
toolbar has the same effect.

Select the folder

Slide Small Slide

List

The slide display changes as follows.
Slide

Small Slide

List

Select the folder containing the image files to be added, then
click on OK.
• All image files in the selected folder are added to the slideshow window as slides.

Number of added slides

Length of the slideshow in seconds

The image files are added to the slideshow.

SLIDESHOWS
Changing the Display order

Removing Slides from the Slideshow Window

Changes the order in which the slides in the slideshow window are to be displayed.

Removes all or some of the slides previously added to a slideshow. Note that the
original image remains on the hard disk.

Change the order in which the
slides are to be displayed by
dragging them to new positions
with the mouse.
Drag
Moves to the position of the
arrow

Move the cursor to the slide to be removed and click on it.
To remove multiple slides, hold down the Ctrl key (the Shift
key with the Macintosh) while clicking on the slides.
• The file name of the selected slides is displayed in reverse video.
• To cancel selection of an image, hold down the Ctrl key (the Shift key on the
Macintosh) and click on that image.

Select Remove Selected Slides from the Slideshow menu.

Updating Slides (Windows only)
®

When the original image files have been altered with the image panel, the slides
must be updated and new thumbnail images created.

• When Remove All Slides is selected from the Slideshow menu, all slides are
removed irrespective of which slides have been selected.
• The following window appears.

Select Update Selected Slides from the Slideshow menu.
• All slides will be updated, irrespective of which slides have been selected.
• The new thumbnails are created when the slides have been updated.

To remove all the slides, click on Yes.
• To cancel the selection when you have made a mistake etc, click on No.

SLIDESHOWS
Adding Audio to a Slide

Click on the speaker icon to display the pop-up menu.

Adds audio to image files in the slideshow window. With the Macintosh, audio
added in the folder panel is used in the slideshow.

• Select Play to play back the recorded audio.
• Select Delete to delete the recorded audio.

Click on the microphone icon at the top-right of the slide,
and select Record from the pop-up menu.
• The Record window appears.
• Clicking on the microphone icon when Small Slides or List has been selected has
the same effect.

➧

Play back the recorded
audio
Delete the recorded audio

Click on the microphone icon

➧
Select Record from the pop-up menu

Record the audio with the Record
window.
• Record the audio via the internal microphone,
or a microphone connected to the sound
input port.
• Begin recording by clicking on the ● (Record)
button, and finish recording by clicking on the
■ (Stop) button.
• Click on the Play button to play back the
recorded audio.
• You may re-record as many times as necessary.

Record window

Changes to a
speaker icon

Click on Save to save the recorded audio.
• When the audio has been recorded the
microphone icon at the top-right of the slide
image changes to a speaker icon.

SLIDESHOWS
Adding Background Music

Slideshow Preferences

Specifies a WAV format file (AIFF format with the Macintosh) as background music.

Establishes the settings for slideshow playback.

With the slideshow window displayed, select Background
Music from the Slideshow menu, and select Select from the
submenu.

With the slideshow window displayed, select Slideshow
Preferences from the Slideshow menu.
• The Slideshow Preferences window appears.

• Clicking on Select Music on the slideshow window toolbar has the same effect.

Select Music

➧

• The following window appears.

Set the preferences.
•
•
•
•

Open

Click on the desired sound file to be used as background
music (the file name is displayed in reverse video), and then
click on Open.

Scale image to fit screen:Enlarge or reduce the image to fit the screen.
Show image file name:Display the image file name.
Loop to beginning when done:Endlessly repeat the slideshow.
Always start from beginning:Start from the beginning, or from the point at which
the slideshow was previously halted.
• Advance To Next Slide Using:Start the slideshow by clicking with the mouse, or
automatically after a specified time has elapsed. If
Elapsed Time is selected the time must be set in
units of seconds in the box at right.
• Background Color:Sets the background color for the slideshow. Click on
Background Color to display the Color window.
Color Window

• The selected sound file is set as the background music for the slideshow.

Select Background Music from
the Slideshow menu, and select
Play from the submenu.
Play
Select

• The selected sound is played.
• Click on Stop to stop playback.
• Click on Delete to remove the sound file as
background music.

Click on OK to save the settings and close the Slideshow
Preferences window.
• Click on Defaults to return to the initial settings.
• Click on Cancel to cancel the entered settings and close the Slideshow
Preferences window.

Delete

SLIDESHOWS
Presenting a Slideshow

Saving a Slideshow

Plays the slideshow you have created.

Saves a slideshow on the hard disk as a file.

Select Present Slideshow from the Slideshow menu.

With the slideshow window displayed, select Save As from the
File menu .

• Clicking on Present on the slideshow window toolbar has the same effect.
• The slideshow presentation begins.
• Press any key (eg the space bar) to halt the slideshow.

• The Save As window appears (the standard
file save window with the Macintosh).

Present
With the Macintosh

With Windows

Create New Folder icon

Select the location (folder) in which to save the slideshow.
• Click on the Create New Folder icon (New with the Macintosh) if the slideshow is to
be saved in a new folder.
• Click on Cancel to cancel creation of a new folder.

Enter the file name.
Click on Save.
• The slideshow is saved as a file in the specified folder.

✎ To open (view) a saved slideshow, click on Open File on the control strip, and
select the slideshow file.

Creating an AVI File (Macintosh: QuickTime move file)
Converts a slideshow into an AVI file (a QuickTime file with the Macintosh).
The AVI file format is supported as standard under Windows®. These files may be
played with such standard software as Media Player included with the operating
system, and therefore do not require the use of special applications software.
The QuickTime movie file format is supported as standard by the Macintosh. These
files may be played with standard software included with the operating system, and
therefore do not require the use of special applications software.

Appendix
With the slideshow window displayed, select Export to AVI.
• The Export to AVI window appears.

➧

Select the frame size.
Click on OK.
• The file save window will appear.

Select the save location and file name, then click on Save.
• The AVI file/QuickTime movie is created and saved.
• Macintosh: QuickTime movies can be played if QuickTime has been installed.

VERIFYING THE DIGITA™ VERSION
The version number is displayed in the camera status screen. Press the Status
button on the camera when in Record mode.

VERIFYING THE DIGITA DESKTOP™ VERSION
With Windows®
Switch the PC power supply ON and start Windows®.
Click on the Digita Desktop.exe icon.
• If the software has been installed as per the instructions in the setup program, the
Digita Desktop™.exe file will be in the [C:] → [Program Files] → [FlashPoint] →
Digita Desktop] folder.
• The .exe identifier may not be displayed depending upon the display settings.

With the Digita Desktop.exe file selected, right-click on it.
Select Properties from the context menu which appears.
• The Digita Desktop Properties window appears.

Continued on Next Page.

VERIFYING THE DIGITA DESKTOP™ VERSION
Click on the Version tag, then click on Product version under
Item name: in the Other version information window.
• The version number appears under Value:.

With the Macintosh
Turn on the Macintosh.
With the Digita Desktop™ icon selected, click on it.
• If the software has been installed as per the instructions in the setup program, the
Digita Desktop™ icon will be in the folder specified folder at installation.

Click on OK.

Select Get Info from the File menu.
• The Info window appears displaying the version number (circled below).

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