USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER

This section explains the software and applications on the CD-ROM that comes bundled with the camera, and provides an overview of what you can do with them.

Note that the procedure you need to perform depends on whether you are using computer running under Windows (see below) or a Macintosh (see page 227).

Using the Camera with a Windows Computer

Your digital camera comes bundled with useful applications for using it in combination with a computer. Install the applications you need on your computer.

About the bundled CD-ROM

The CD-ROM that comes bundled with the camera contains the applications described below. Installation of these applications is optional, and you should install only the ones you want to use.

Purpose

 

CD-ROM Software

 

 

 

 

 

Software Name

Supported Windows Versions

Required Operation

 

 

 

 

USB connection to a computer for

–

XP/2000/Me

Use the USB cradle to establish a

image transfer

 

 

connection between the camera and

 

 

 

computer. Installation of the USB driver

 

 

 

is not required (page 194).

 

 

 

 

 

USB driver Type B

98SE/98

Use the USB cradle to establish a

 

 

 

connection between the camera and

 

 

 

computer. Install the USB driver Type

 

 

 

B (page 194).

 

 

 

 

Management of images transferred

Photo Loader 2.3

XP/2000/Me/98SE/98

Install Photo Loader 2.3 (page 216).

to a computer

* DirectX 9.0c

 

* If the computer does not have

 

 

 

DirectX 9.0 or higher installed, install

 

 

 

DirectX 9.0c (page 218).

 

 

 

 

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