Efficiently Checking/Sorting Images
You can enlarge images displayed as thumbnails in the main window and efficiently check each image. You can attach check marks and sort images into five groups.
Checking an Image in the Quick Check Window
Sorting Images in the Quick Check Window
Sorting Images in the Main Window
Arranging Images in the Main Window
Displaying a RAW Image and JPEG Image as a Single Image
Improving the Quality of an Image in the Main Window
Checking Image Information
Checking an Image in the Quick Check Window
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Display the quick check window.
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Click the [Quick check] button.
The quick check window appears.
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Click the [Next] or [Previous] button to switch between images to be checked.
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All the images displayed in the main window can be checked in the quick check window.
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Double-click the area you want to enlarge.
The area you double-clicked is enlarged to 50% view.
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To change the display position, drag on the image.
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Double-click again to revert to the full view.
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To exit, click the [OK] button.
When [AF Point] is checkmarked, you can display the AF points selected in the camera at the time of shooting. However, AF points are not displayed for images which have had their image size changed and then been converted and saved, which have had settings specified during RAW processing on the camera for distortion correction and chromatic aberration correction, which are composited, or which are created as HDR (High Dynamic Range) images.
Quick Check Window
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Check mark display |
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Rating mark display |
| [50% view] | 50% view/100% view (moiré reduction off)/full view*1 |
| [Full screen] | Displays the image in full screen.*2 |
| [Check mark]
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Check marks |
| [Clear] | Removes check marks. |
| [Rating]
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Rating |
| [Reject] | Rating (Reject) |
| [Previous] | Switches between displayed images. |
| [Next] | |
| [AF Point] | Displays the AF points. |
| [Image Information] | Displays the image information window. |
| [Rotate left] | Image rotation (90 degree units) |
| [Rotate right] | |
| [OK] | Closes the quick check window. |
*1You can select 50% view/100% view (moiré reduction off) by selecting [Preferences] in the [Tools] menu and using [Quick check tool display] in the [View settings] tab sheet. You can also move the display position in the enlarged display by dragging the image.
*2To return to the normal screen, press the <Esc> key.
- To check only selected images
- You can use the quick check window to check only selected images by selecting the desired images from those displayed in the main window and then performing step 1.
- Switch between images using the keyboard
- You can also switch between images by pressing the < → > or < ← > key.
- Switch between screens using the keyboard
- You can also switch between full screen display/normal screen display by pressing the <Alt> + <Enter> keys.
- Operate using the menu
- Each operation can also be performed with the menu which appears when you right-click with the mouse on an image.
The enlargement ratio when an image is enlarged is half (50%) of the 100% (actual pixel size).
You can change the enlargement ratio to 100%, when an image is enlarged. (View Settings)
Sorting Images in the Quick Check Window
You can sort images by attaching check marks or setting ratings (indicated with [ 
] marks) for each subject or theme.
Attaching Check Marks
Display the image you want to attach a check mark to, and then click any one of [
] to [ 
].The selected check mark appears in the upper left of the window.
Click the [Clear] button to remove the check marks.
The values of check marks attached to images in DPP version 3.8 or earlier are maintained as they are.
You can also attach check marks from the menu that appears by right-clicking with the mouse on an image in the main window.
Setting Ratings
Display the image you want to rate, and then click any one of the [
].Clicking [
] changes to [ 
].The rating is set and an icon corresponding to the selected [
] appears in the upper left of the window.To set [Reject], click the [Reject] button. Click the [Reject] button again to cancel.
To cancel the rating, click the same [
] as when the setting was made on the right of the window.
You can also set ratings (including [Reject] setting) from the menu that appears by right-clicking with the mouse on an image in the main window.
Sorting Images in the Main Window
You can also sort images in the main window by attaching check marks or setting ratings (indicated with [ ] marks) for each subject or theme.
Attaching Check Marks in the Main Window
Select the images you want to attach a check mark to, and then click any of [
] to [ 
] in the toolbar.The selected check mark appears in the upper left of the image frame.
Click the check mark in the toolbar again to remove the check marks.
Setting Ratings in the Main Window
Select the images you want to rate, and then click any of the [
] in the toolbar.Clicking [
] changes to [ 
].The rating is set and an icon corresponding to the selected [
] appears in the image frame.To cancel the rating, click the same [
] as when the setting was made in the toolbar.[Reject] cannot be set with the toolbar. Set [Reject] with the [Label] menu or the quick check window.
Click on desired images while holding down the <Ctrl> key. To select multiple consecutive images, click on the first image, and then click on the last image while holding down the <Shift> key.
You can display a large number of images by setting the size of thumbnail images to small. Then by selecting the [View] menu → [Rating] and removing check marks so that ratings no longer appear in the image frame, you can display still more thumbnail images in the main window.
The [Label] menu can also be used to attach check marks and set ratings.
By selecting the [Edit] menu → [Check mark] or [Rating] → image selection criteria, you can refine criteria for selecting checkmarked or rated images.
You can display and change the rating settings set in DPP with other bundled software and on the EOS-1D X, EOS-1D C, EOS 5D Mark III, EOS 6D, EOS 7D (firmware version 2.0.0 or later), EOS 70D, EOS 60D, EOS REBEL T5i/700D, EOS REBEL SL1/100D, EOS REBEL T4i/650D, EOS REBEL T3i/600D, EOS REBEL T3/1100D, EOS M2 or EOS M.
(1) EOS Utility version 2.9 or later:
Ratings set in DPP are displayed on image thumbnails in the viewer window. However, [Reject] is not displayed and you cannot change rating settings.
(2) On the EOS-1D X, EOS-1D C, EOS 5D Mark III, EOS 6D, EOS 7D (firmware version 2.0.0 or later), EOS 70D, EOS 60D, EOS REBEL T5i/700D, EOS REBEL SL1/100D, EOS REBEL T4i/650D, EOS REBEL T3i/600D, EOS REBEL T3/1100D, EOS M2 or EOS M:
Ratings set in DPP are displayed in the playback screen. You can also change rating settings. However, you cannot display or change settings for [Reject].Reversely, you can also display and change with DPP the rating settings set for still images on the EOS-1D X, EOS-1D C, EOS 5D Mark III, EOS 6D, EOS 7D (firmware version 2.0.0 or later), EOS 70D, EOS 60D, EOS REBEL T5i/700D, EOS REBEL SL1/100D, EOS REBEL T4i/650D, EOS REBEL T3i/600D, EOS REBEL T3/1100D, EOS M2 or EOS M.
Arranging Images in the Main Window
You can arrange images in the order of the types of check marks you have attached to images, or in the order of date and time at which the images were shot. You can also freely arrange images by moving them individually.
Arranging by Type
Select the [View] menu → [Sort] → desired item.
The images are arranged in the order according to the selected item.
| [Rating: Ascending order] | Sorted in order of fewest [ ]. |
| [Rating: Descending order] | Sorted in order of most [ ]. |
| [File name] | Images are sorted by file name in alphanumeric order (0 to 9 → A to Z). |
| [Shooting Date/Time] | Images are sorted by shooting date and time from the earliest. |
| [RAW priority] | Images are sorted in the following order: RAW images → JPEG images → TIFF images. |
| [Check mark1] - [Check mark5] | Images with check marks take priority and are sorted in number order. |
When check marks from 1 to 5 have been set, the images are sorted as follows:
Check mark 1 selected: 1 → 2 → 3 → 4 → 5
Check mark 2 selected: 2 → 3 → 4 → 5 → 1
Check mark 3 selected: 3 → 4 → 5 → 1 → 2
Check mark 4 selected: 4 → 5 → 1 → 2 → 3
Check mark 5 selected: 5 → 1 → 2 → 3 → 4
Arranging Freely
Drag and drop the image to the desired location.
The image moves to the desired location.
You can also select multiple images and move them.
The order of rearranged images is maintained until you exit DPP or select another folder in the folder area.
Select the [View] menu → [Sort] → [File name] to revert to the order before the images were rearranged.
You can maintain the order of rearranged images even if you exit DPP or select another folder in the folder area.
- Maintain order without changing image file names
- You can use the [View settings] tab sheet in the [Preferences] to maintain the order of images without changing the image file names.
- Maintain order and change image file names
- You can use the rename function to maintain the order of images and change the image file names all at once in the order they were rearranged.
Displaying a RAW Image and JPEG Image as a Single Image
You can display and handle a RAW image and JPEG image shot simultaneously as a single image. In particular, you can halve the number of images displayed in the main window and you can streamline the checking of a large number of images shot simultaneously.
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Select the [Tools] menu → [Preferences].
Select the [View settings] tab sheet and checkmark [Display only CR2 images for CR2 and JPEG files of the same name].
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The main window display updates and the simultaneously shot RAW image and JPEG image are displayed as a single image with the [
] mark.
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Images that can be displayed as a single image are images shot with a camera that shoots RAW images with the extension ".CR2" and JPEG images simultaneously. Images that have been simultaneously shot with a camera that shoots RAW images with the extension ".CRW" or ".TIF" cannot be displayed as a single image.
- Image displayed
- The RAW image is displayed in all windows.
- Edited image
- The content which has been adjusted with any of DPP's functions (the tool palette etc.) will be applied to the RAW image only. However, if you have used the following functions, the adjustments will be applied to both the RAW image and the JPEG image.
(1) Deleting an image
(2) Moving or copying an image
(3) Checkmarking
(4) Rating
(5) Rotating an image (Main window, Edit image window, Quick check window)
(6) Attaching a thumbnail to an image and saving - Images added to the [Collection] window
- When you add a RAW image and JPEG image displayed as a single image to the [Collection] window, the single image is marked with the [ ] mark. However, because the RAW and JPEG images are actually added individually, the number of images shown on the [Collection] tab sheet increases by 2.
Improving the Quality of an Image in the Main Window
Create a new thumbnail image for the main window and save to each image. The quality of images in the main window improves and images redraw themselves more quickly.
With all the images selected, select the [File] menu → [Add thumbnail to image and save].
The quality is improved for any JPEG or TIFF image. While the image quality improves regardless of the thumbnail size, selecting [Large thumbnail], with its larger display size, shows the improvement more clearly than [Medium thumbnail] and [Small thumbnail].
A large number of images may take some time to add.
Checking Image Information
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Select the image for which you want to check the image information.
Click the [Info] button.
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The image information window appears.
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Select a tab sheet and check information.
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Shooting information is displayed in the [Shooting Information] tab sheet, while IPTC* information appended to the image after shooting is displayed in the [Metadata] tab sheet. IPTC* information provides additional comments on images, such as captions, credits and the shooting location. The information is sorted into 5 different categories and can be viewed by selecting [Description], [IPTC Contact], [IPTC Image], [IPTC Content] or [IPTC Status] from the list box in the [Metadata] tab sheet. IPTC* information can only be appended to JPEG/TIFF images using Photoshop (CS3 or later).
* International Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC) -
The contents of the [Shooting Information] tab sheet will vary depending on the camera model.
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- Switching displays
- If a different image is selected in the main window when the image information window is displayed, the image information for that image will be displayed.
- Difference with the [Thumbnail with information]
- Detailed shooting information for each image is displayed in the image information window. However, if you want to only check the main shooting information, you can check it for each image in [View] menu → [Thumbnail with information].