Using the Camera with a Macintosh

Install the required software in accordance with what version of the Macintosh OS you are running and what you want to do.

Objective

OS

 

Install this software:

See

Version

 

page:

 

 

 

Viewing images

 

 

 

 

on your

 

 

 

Macintosh

OS 9/

USB driver not

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Storing images

OS X

 

required.

 

 

on your

 

 

 

 

Macintosh

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Transfer of images

OS 9

Use commercially

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available software.

 

 

 

from the camera

 

 

 

 

 

Use iPhoto, which

 

and management of

 

 

images on your

OS X

 

comes bundled with

Macintosh

 

your operating

 

 

 

 

 

 

system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

OS 9

Movie file playback

 

 

 

not supported.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Play movies

 

Movie file playback

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supported under OS X

 

 

 

 

 

OS X

 

v10.3.9 or higher

 

 

 

 

when QuickTime 7 or

 

 

 

 

higher is installed.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Use Adobe Reader or

 

View the User’s

OS 9/

 

Adobe Acrobat

 

 

Reader, which comes

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Guide

OS X

 

 

bundled with your

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

operating system.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Viewing and Storing Images on a Macintosh

You can view and store images (snapshot and movie files) on your Macintosh by connecting to the camera.

IMPORTANT!

Connection is not supported to a Macintosh running Mac OS 8.6 or lower, or Mac OS X 10.0. Connection is supported to a Macintosh running Mac OS 9 or OS X (10.1, 10.2, 10.3, 10.4) only. Use the standard USB driver that comes with the operating system for connection.

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