4.Turn off the camera and then use the USB cable that comes with the camera to connect it to your computer.

•For details about connecting to the camera and precautions when connecting, see page 23.

USB port

USB

USB cable

5.Turn on the camera.

•The first time you connect the camera to your computer with the USB cable, an error message may appear on your computer. If this happens, disconnect and then reconnect the USB cable.

6.Windows 7, Windows Vista users: Click “Start” and then “Computer”.

Windows XP users: Click “Start” and then “My Computer”.

7.Double-click “Removable Disk”.

•Your computer recognizes the memory card loaded in the camera (or built-in memory if there is no card) as a removable disk.

8.Right-click the “DCIM” folder.

9.On the shortcut menu that appears, click “Copy”.

10.Windows 7, Windows Vista users: Click “Start” and then “Documents”.

Windows XP users: Click “Start” and then “My Documents”.

•If you already have a “DCIM” folder in “Documents” (Windows 7, Windows Vista) or “My Documents” (Windows XP), the next step will overwrite it. If you want to keep the existing “DCIM” folder, you need to change its name or move it to a different location before performing the next step.

11.Windows 7 users: On the “Documents” “Organize” menu, select “Paste”.

Windows Vista users: On the “Documents” “Edit” menu, select “Paste”.

Windows XP users: On the “My Documents” “Edit” menu, select “Paste”.

This will paste the “DCIM” folder (and all the image files it contains) into your “Documents” (Windows 7, Windows Vista) or “My Documents” (Windows XP) folder. You now have a copy of the files that are in camera memory on your computer.

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