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20). 13 Loading Images with PhotoStitch PhotoStitch is a program for merging images into panoramas. Images can be merged horizontally, vertically, in matrices or in 360-degree strips. It is easy to shoot images for merging using the PowerShot A50’s Stitch Assist mode. The following procedures explain how to load and merge images shot in Stitch Assist mode. 1. Attach the camera to the computer (p. 9). 2. Turn the camera’s Mode Dial to the [PC] position. 3. Start PhotoStitch Camera Direct. • Click the Windows [Start] menu and select [Programs], [PowerShot Utilities PhotoStitch] and [PhotoStitch Camera Direct 2.3]. • To merge images already residing on your computer, select [PhotoStitch 2.3] instead of PhotoStitch Camera Direct. 4. A dialog will ask if you wish to view the Using PhotoStitch guide. Click the [Yes] button to view it or the [No] button to proceed directly to the program. 5. Confirm or select the correct camera model and communication settings (communications port and baud rate). • Click the [Select Camera Model] button to display the Camera Model dialog. Confirm that [PowerShot A50] is highlighted in the list box. If it is not, select it. • Click the [Communication Settings] button to display the Communication Settings dialog. Select the COM port to which the interface cable is connected. If you are not sure, click the [Detect] button. Select the [115.2K] baud rate (transmission speed) unless you have trouble establishing a connection. If you have trouble, try progressively slower speeds. 6. Select [Connect to Camera] and click the [OK] button. • If you are loading images from a CF card in a PC card slot, select the [Connect to Computer] option instead (p. 9). 7. Click the [OK] button once you see an image you wish to merge. • If the wrong image appears, click the [Skip] button until you see the right image. • The message to the right will appear if QuickTime 3 is not installed on your computer. Read the message and click the [OK] button. 8. Click the [Merge All] button. Click the [Next] button as required if you are merging two images at a time or merging in manual mode. See the on-screen guide, Using PhotoStitch, for instructions about merging in manual mode (p. 20). 9. Click the [Start] button. The images will begin to automatically merge. When all have been merged, the [Save As] dialog will appear. 10. Input a file name, select a file format and click the [Save] button. 11. To view the merged image, click the [Yes] button when the “View the Merged Image?” message appears. Windows Refer to the on-screen guide, Using PhotoStitch, for further instructions (p. 20). 15 Handling Images with SlideShowMaker SlideShowMaker is a program that augments the slide show function of your PowerShot A50. You can specify the order in which slides are shown or add images from your computer. The edited slide shows can then be loaded back onto the CF card for viewing with the camera. 1. Attach the camera to the computer (p. 9). 2. Turn the camera’s Mode Dial to the [PC] position. 3. Start SlideShowMaker. Click the Windows [Start] menu and select [Programs], [PowerShot Utilities SlideShowMaker] and [SlideShowMaker 1.3]. 4. A dialog will ask if you wish to view the Using SlideShowMaker guide. Click the [Yes] button to view it or the [No] button to proceed directly to the program. 5. Confirm or select the correct camera model and communication settings (communications port and baud rate). • To select the camera model, click the [File] menu and select [Connection Settings] and [Select Camera Model]. Confirm that [PowerShot A50] is highlighted in the list box. If it is not, select it. • To select the communication settings, click the [File] menu and select [Connection Settings] and [Communication Settings] to display the Communication Settings dialog. Select the COM port to which the interface cable is connected. If you are not sure, click the [Detect] button. Select the [115.2K] baud rate (transmission speed) unless you have trouble establishing a connection. If you have trouble, try progressively slower speeds. 6. Click the [Connect to Camera] button. 7. Select [Connect to Camera] and click the [OK] button. • If you are loading images from a CF card in a PC card slot, select the [Connect to Computer] option instead (p. 9). 8. Select a show from slide shows 1 to 3. 9. Drag and drop images to add them to the slide show. Drag images from the area on the left and drop them into the area on the right. 10. Click the [Save Slide Show to Camera] button. The slide show will be saved to the CF card in the camera under the name selected in Step 8. • Use the camera’s slide show function to view the slide show. • Refer to the on-screen guide, Using SlideShowMaker, for further instructions (p. 20). Adding Images from the Computer to a CF Card in a Camera You can insert images from your computer into a slide show on a CF card in a camera by clicking the [Export Image File to Camera] button. Click the [Export Image File to Camera] b...