USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER
What you can do
Connecting the camera to a computer with the bundled USB cable provides you with the capabilities described below.
| You can use your computer to view camera | |
| images and for | |
View and | • With some versions of Windows you need | |
to install the USB driver that comes | ||
store images* | ||
bundled with the camera. | ||
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| • Installation of a USB driver is not required | |
| for the Apple Macintosh. | |
| You can manage, edit, and print images | |
Manage, edit, | stored on your computer. | |
and print | • Refer to the explanations later in this | |
images | section and install the required software on | |
| your computers. | |
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On a Windows computer (only), you can transfer images from your computer to camera memory.
Transfer • You can even transfer images that were
images to the not originally recorded with the camera.
camera You can capture (cut) a portion of the image (web page, map, etc.) currently on your computer screen and transfer it to camera memory.
*You can also transfer images to a computer for viewing and storage without connecting the camera, by removing the memory card from the camera and reading the contents of the card with your computer (page 258).
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USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER