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-Macintosh 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 Macintosh 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 drive.

The appearance of the drive icon depends on the Mac OS version you are using.

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

IMPORTANT!

•Never disconnect the USB cable without exiting the USB mode first. Doing so can corrupt image data. See “Disconnect the camera from the Macintosh” on page 203 for the correct steps you need to perform to disconnect the camera from the Macintosh safely.

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USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER