USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER

Playing a Movie

In order to play a movie recorded with this camera on your PC using Windows Media Player, you need to install MPEG-4 codec.

■To install the codec on a PC that can connect to the Internet

1.Connect the PC to the Internet.

2.Click the movie file that was recorded with the camera.

3.If your PC does not have MPEG-4 codec installed, it will connect to the Microsoft website automatically and download the codec.

4.Install the downloaded MPEG-4 codec.

5.This will cause the movie file recorded with the camera to start playing.

NOTE

•If your PC already has MPEG-4 codec installed, it will start playing the movie as soon as you click it.

•Note the following important precautions when playing back a movie using Windows Media Player 9.

—When using a high-speed type SD memory card Use Windows Media Player as-is, without changing its basic settings.

—When using an SD memory card that is not a high-speed type

Change Windows Media Player settings as shown below. These settings will enable more stable

movie display.

1.On the Windows Media Player [Tools] menu, select [Options]. On the dialog box that appears, open the [Performance] tab.

2.In the “Video acceleration” area click [Advanced].

3.In the “Video acceleration” area, clear the “Use video mixing renderer” check box.

4.In the “Legacy video renderer” area, clear the “Use YUV Flipping” check box.

•Be sure to move the movie data to the hard disk of your PC before trying to play it. Proper movie playback may not be possible for data accessed over a network, from a memory card, etc.

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