USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER

●Viewing the Contents of the “Read me” File

You should always read the “Read me” file for “Windows Media Player 9” before installing it. The “Read me” file contains information you need to know when installing the application.

1.Click the “Read me” button for “Windows Media Player 9”.

●Installing Windows Media Player 9

1.Click the “Install” button for “Windows Media Player 9”.

2.Follow the instructions that appear on your computer screen.

IMPORTANT!

•If your PC is running Windows 98, install the Windows 98 WMP6.4 codec instead of Windows Media Player 9.

•In the case of Windows 2000 or 98SE, you need to install DirectX 9.0c. For information about determining the version of DirectX on your PC, see page 204.

•Note the following important precautions when playing back a movie using Windows Media Player 9.

—When using a high-speed type SD memory card Use Windows Media Player as-is, without changing its basic settings.

—When using an SD memory card that is not a high-speed type

Change Windows Media Player settings as shown below. These settings will enable more 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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