5.Turn off the camera, and connect the USB cable that comes bundled with the camera to the camera’s USB/AV connector and your computer’s USB port.

USB Port

USB Cable

USB/AV connector

Making sure that the T mark on the camera is aligned with the S mark of the USB cable plug, connect the cable to the camera.

•When connecting the bundled USB cable to the camera’s USB/AV port, insert the plug into the port until you feel it click securely into place. Failure to insert the plug fully can result in poor communication or malfunction of the connected components.

•Some metal of the plug is visible even when the plug is inserted

correctly.

•Take care when connecting the USB cable to the camera or your computer. USB ports and cable plugs are shaped for proper positioning.

6.Turn on the camera.

Camera-Computer Connection

Pressing the camera’s [ON/OFF] button puts it into the USB mode, which is indicated by the camera’s operation lamp lighting green. In this mode, your computer recognizes the memory card loaded in the camera (or the camera’s built-in memory if it does not have a memory card loaded) as a removable disk.

From now on, you will not have to perform steps 3 through 5 in the above procedure when you connect the camera to your computer (unless you change the camera’s USB settings for some reason).

•With some Windows setups, you may see a guidance message appear on your display to let you know about the new removable disk. If this happens, simply close the guidance message dialog box.

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