USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER

Playing a Movie

In order to play a movie recorded with this camera on your PC using Windows Media Player, you need to install MPEG-4 codec.

■To install the codec on a PC that can connect to the Internet

1.Connect the PC to the Internet.

2.Click the movie file that was recorded with the camera.

3.If your PC does not have MPEG-4 codec installed, it will connect to the Microsoft website automatically and download the codec.

4.Install the downloaded MPEG-4 codec.

5.This will cause the movie file recorded with the camera to start playing.

NOTE

•If your PC already has MPEG-4 codec installed, it will start playing the movie as soon as you click it.

•If you are using Windows Media Player 8 or 9, perform the following steps in order to ensure stable movie display.

1.On the Windows Media Player [Tools] menu, select [Options]. On the dialog box that appears, open the [Performance] tab.

2.In the “Video acceleration” area click [Advanced].

3.In the “Video acceleration” area, clear the “Use video mixing renderer” check box.

4.In the “Legacy video renderer” area, clear the “Use YUV Flipping” check box.

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