Canon EOS 5D EOS DIGITAL Software Instruction Manual Macintosh - Page 31

Remote Shooting, Single-frame Shooting

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Remote Shooting Single-frame Shooting You can take shots by remote controlling your camera from a computer. 1 Connect the camera to the computer (p.1-2). 2 Click the [CameraWindow] icon registered in the Dock. ¿ The CameraWindow starts up. O When the ImageBrowser is running, click the [Canon Camera] button to start [CameraWindow]. 3 Select the [Remote shooting] tab and then click the [Starts Remote Shooting] button. ¿ The [Choose a Folder] dialog box appears. 4 Select the destination folder to which images will be saved and click the [Open] button. ¿ The ImageBrowser and EOS Capture start and the EOS Capture main window appears. 5 Specify desired settings. Cover/Table of Contents Allows you to specify and check the camera settings. (p.3-3). You can rotate and download the shot images regardless of the camera position. Each time you click the button, the image rotates 90°. * When using the rotate function, enable the rotate function in the [Save settings] dialog box (p.3-4). Click to show/hide the white balance adjustment dialog box. [Shoot] button Click the [Shoot] button to take a shot. You can adjust the white balance (p.3-4). Displays the status. O The above window shows information displayable when the EOS 5D is connected. The displayed information varies depending on the camera model connected. 6 Click the [Shoot] button. ¿ The shot image is saved in the specified folder and is displayed in the ImageBrowser. O Alternatively, you can press the camera's shutter button to take the shot. O To quit the EOS Capture, select the [EOS Capture] menu X [Quit EOS Capture]. O If the camera is not ready for shooting (the lens is not attached, etc.), you cannot perform the operation as explained. O When you are using auto focus, you cannot take shots if the camera cannot focus. In this case, focus manually. O Bulb exposure is not available. O Alternatively, you can press the space bar to shoot. O The number of available shots changes depending on the available capacity on your computer's hard disk (p.3-3). O The time to transfer a RAW image shot with EOS Capture to your computer is approximately 4 to 7 seconds. • The above time is only an estimate. Transfer times vary widely depending on the camera model used, the type of computer, and the subject of the photo. • Transfer times are based on Canon testing standards. (When using the following: OS: Mac OS X 10.3, CPU: 1.6 GHz PowerPC G5; RAM 512MB) • The times for images shot in JPEG will be shorter than those shown above. Introduction 1 Downloading Images from the Camera, and Camera Settings 2 Working with Images in the ImageBrowser 3 Remote Shooting in the EOS Capture 4 Setting the EOS 5D and EOS-1D Series Cameras 5 Troubleshooting and Uninstalling the Software Index 3-2

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Cover/Table of
Contents
Downloading Images
from the Camera,
and Camera Settings
Working with
Images in the
ImageBrowser
Remote Shooting in
the EOS Capture
Troubleshooting
and Uninstalling
the Software
Index
Setting the EOS 5D
and EOS-1D Series
Cameras
Introduction
Remote Shooting
You can take shots by remote controlling your camera from a computer.
1
Connect the camera to the computer
(p.1-2)
.
2
Click the [CameraWindow] icon registered in the Dock.
The CameraWindow starts up.
When the ImageBrowser is running, click
the [Canon Camera] button to start
[CameraWindow].
3
Select the [Remote shooting] tab and then click the [Starts
Remote Shooting] button.
The [Choose a Folder] dialog box appears.
4
Select the destination folder to which images will be saved and
click the [Open] button.
The ImageBrowser and EOS Capture start and the EOS Capture main window
appears.
Single-frame Shooting
5
Specify desired settings.
The above window shows information displayable when the EOS 5D is connected.
The displayed information varies depending on the camera model connected.
6
Click the [Shoot] button.
The shot image is saved in the specified folder and is displayed in the ImageBrowser.
Alternatively, you can press the camera’s shutter button to take the shot.
To quit the EOS Capture, select the [EOS Capture] menu
[Quit EOS Capture].
If the camera is not ready for shooting (the lens is not attached, etc.), you cannot
perform the operation as explained.
When you are using auto focus, you cannot take shots if the camera cannot focus. In
this case, focus manually.
Bulb exposure is not available.
Alternatively, you can press the space bar to shoot.
The number of available shots changes depending on the available capacity on your
computer’s hard disk (p.3-3).
The time to transfer a RAW image shot with EOS Capture to your computer is
approximately 4 to 7 seconds.
• The above time is only an estimate. Transfer times vary widely depending on the
camera model used, the type of computer, and the subject of the photo.
• Transfer times are based on Canon testing standards.
(When using the following: OS: Mac OS X 10.3, CPU: 1.6 GHz PowerPC G5; RAM
512MB)
• The times for images shot in JPEG will be shorter than those shown above.
Allows you to specify and
check the camera settings.
(p.3-3).
You can rotate and download
the shot images regardless of
the camera position. Each time
you click the button, the image
rotates 90°.
*
When using the rotate
function, enable the rotate
function in the [Save
settings] dialog box (p.3-4).
Click to show/hide the
white balance adjustment
dialog box.
[Shoot] button
Click the [Shoot] button to take
a shot.
You can adjust the white
balance (p.3-4).
Displays the status.