Table ofContentsChapter 1What isImageBrowser?Chapter 2Downloading andPrinting ImagesChapter 3What You Can Do witha Camera ConnectedChapter 4Viewing ImagesChapter 5Organizing ImagesChapter 6Using SupplementaryFeatures Appendices IndexImageBrowser Software User Guide 126 Back NextThe following is a list of image types supported by ImageBrowser.Supported Image Types■ TIFFThis is a relatively popular image type. It is widely supported bynon-Macintosh programs (such as Windows).■ Windows BitmapThis image type comes standard with Windows. Most Windowsprograms support it.■ QuickTime/AVIThese are movies, which display as movie marks in the BrowserArea of ImageBrowser.Readable data typesImageBrowser can read the following image types.■ JPEGMost cameras use this image type. It compresses at very highratios, taking advantage of the characteristics of the humaneye. However, because it is an irreversible compression method(part of the data is lost during compression), if you process andsave an image repeatedly using this method, the image maybecome rougher.Exif JPEG is an image type that adds information such asshooting data to a JPEG image.■ RAWThis is a proprietary image type provided by Canon. It allowsthe output of the image pixels from a digital camera withoutany deterioration in the quality of the image. Some camerasmight not support this image type.■ PICTThis is the standard image type for Macintosh. This image typeis supported by most Macintosh software.
