What are the Windows system requirements to install and operate the software?

Canon digital cameras shipped with any of several versions of the Canon Digital Camera Solutions Disk, the intent being to provide the most current software available at the time the camera was packaged. In order to provide the most accurate answer to your question, read the label of your Canon Digital Camera Solutions Disk, and click on the matching version.

Version 1.0

Version 2.0

Version 3.0

Version 4.0

Version 5.0

Version 6.0

Version 7.0, Version 7.1, Version 8.0, Version 9.0, or Version 10.0

Version 11

Version 1.0

• Computer Model
  IBM PC/AT compatible
• OS
  Windows 95, Windows 98 (Including the Second Edition),
  Windows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 3 or higher required), or
  Windows 2000
• CPU
  Pentium 133 MHz or better
• RAM
  32 MB or more (Windows 95/98)
  64 MB or more (Windows NT 4.0/Windows 2000)
• Interface
  USB (Limited to pre-installed Windows 98 or Windows 2000 systems)
• Free Hard Disk Space
  Canon Utilities:
  ZoomBrowser EX: 120 MB or more (Including the PhotoRecord printing utility)
  PhotoStitch: 40 MB or more
  Canon Digital Camera USB TWAIN Driver: 15 MB or more
  Adobe PhotoDeluxe Home Edition: 140 MB or more (Works with the Windows 95/98/NT 4.0
  operating systems) (not included in all kits)
• Display
  Minimum: 800 x 600 pixels, 256 colors
  Recommended: 1,024 x 768 pixels, High Color (16 bit) or more
• A CD-ROM drive is required to install the software.
• QuickTime 3.0 or higher is required to save PhotoStitch output in the QuickTime VR format.

Version 2.0

• Computer Model
  IBM PC/AT compatible
• OS
  Windows 95, Windows 98 (Including the Second Edition),
  Windows NT 4.0 (Service Pack 3 or higher required), or
  Windows 2000
• CPU
  Pentium 133 MHz or better
• RAM
  32 MB or more (Windows 95/98)
  64 MB or more (Windows NT 4.0/Windows 2000)
• Interface
  USB (Limited to pre-installed Windows 98 or Windows 2000 systems)
• Free Hard Disk Space
  Canon Utilities:
  ZoomBrowser EX: 120 MB or more (Including the PhotoRecord printing utility)
  PhotoStitch: 40 MB or more
  RemoteCapture: 20 MB or more
  Canon Digital Camera USB TWAIN Driver: 15 MB or more
  Adobe Photoshop LE: 40 MB or more (not included in all kits)
• Display
  Minimum: 800 x 600 pixels, 256 colors
  Recommended: 1,024 x 768 pixels, High Color (16 bit) or more
• A CD-ROM drive is required to install the software.
• QuickTime 3.0 or higher is required to save PhotoStitch output in the QuickTime VR format.

Version 3.0

• Computer Model

• OS

• CPU

• RAM

• Interface

• Free Hard Disk Space

• Display

• A CD-ROM drive is required to install the software.
• QuickTime 3.0 or higher is required to save PhotoStitch output in the QuickTime VR format.
• QuickTime 4.1 is contained on the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk.
• A sound card is required to replay soundtracks for movie files.

Version 4.0

• Computer Model

• OS

• CPU

• RAM

• Interface

• Free Hard Disk Space

• Display

• A CD-ROM drive is required to install the software.
• QuickTime 3.0 or higher is required to replay movies captured by the camera or to save images merged with PhotoStitch in the QuickTime VR format. QuickTime 4.1 is contained on the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk.

Version 5.0

• Computer Model

• OS

• CPU

• RAM

• Interface

• Free Hard Disk Space

• Display

• A CD-ROM drive is required to install the software.
• QuickTime 3.0 or higher is required to replay movies captured by the camera or to save images merged with PhotoStitch in the QuickTime VR format. QuickTime 4.1 is contained on the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk.
• A sound card is required to replay soundtracks for movie files.
• High Color (16 bit) or more is required to use ArcSoft PhotoImpression or ArcSoft VideoImpression.

Version 6.0

• Computer Model

• OS

• CPU

• RAM

• Interface

• Free Hard Disk Space

• Display

• A CD-ROM drive is required to install the software.
• QuickTime 3.0 or higher is required to replay movies captured by the camera or to save images merged with PhotoStitch in the QuickTime VR format. QuickTime 5.0 is contained on the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk.
• A sound card is required to play movie audio tracks..

Version 7.0, Version 7.1, Version 8.0, Version 9.0 or Version 10.0

• Computer Model

• OS

• CPU

• RAM

• Interface

• Free Hard Disk Space

• Display

• A CD-ROM drive is required to install the software.
• QuickTime 3.0 or higher is required to replay movies captured by the camera or to save images merged with PhotoStitch in the QuickTime VR format. QuickTime 5.0 is contained on the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk.
• A sound card is required to play movie audio tracks.
• The Canon CP-10 Printer Driver is not compatible with Windows XP.

Version 11

• Computer Model

IBM PC/AT compatible

• OS

Windows 98 (First or Second Edition), Windows Millennium Edition (Windows Me), Windows 2000, Windows XP

• CPU

Windows 98/Me/2000: Pentium 150 MHz or better
Windows XP: Pentium 300 MHz or better

• RAM

Windows 98/Me/2000: 64 MB or more
Windows XP: 128MB or more

• Interface

USB: Only preinstalled Windows 98/Windows Me/Windows 2000 XP systems with built-in USB ports

• Free Hard Disk Space

Canon Utilities:

ZoomBrowser EX: 120 MB or more (Including the PhotoRecord printing utility)
File Viewer Utility: 100MB or more
PhotoStitch: 40 MB or more
Remote Capture: 20 MB or more

Canon Digital Camera USB TWAIN Driver: 25 MB or more

Canon Digital Camera WIA Driver: 25 MB or more

Canon CP-10/CP-100 Printer Driver: 1 MB or more

Adobe Photoshop LE: 40 MB or more (not included in all kits)

ArcSoft PhotoStudio: 50 MB or more (not included in all kits)

ArcSoft PhotoImpression: 275 MB or more (not included in all kits)

ArcSoft VideoImpression: 200 MB or more (not included in all kits)

• Display

Minimum: 800 x 600 pixels, high color (16 bit) or better

Recommended: 1,024 x 768 pixels, High Color (16 bit) or better

(800 x 600 pixels/32,000 colors or better is required to use ArcSoft PhotoImpression or ArcSoft VideoImpression.)

• A CD-ROM drive is required to install the software.
• QuickTime 3.0 or higher is required to replay movies captured by the camera or to save images merged with PhotoStitch in the QuickTime VR format. QuickTime 5.0 is contained on the Canon Digital Camera Solution Disk.
• A sound card is required to play movie audio tracks.
• Procedures performed with a connection to a USB 2.0 compliant board are not guaranteed.