.Computer System Requirements for Software

Computer system requirements are different for each of the applications. Information about computer system requirements can be found under “Computer System Requirements for Software (For Windows)” on page 178 of this manual.

.Precautions for Windows Users

•The software requires Administrator privileges to run.

•Operation on a self-made computer is not supported.

•Operation may not be possible under certain computer environments.

Viewing and Storing Images on a Computer

You can connect the camera to your computer in order to view and store images (snapshot and movie files).

Never use your computer to modify, delete, move, or rename any image files that are in the camera’s built-in memory or on its memory card.

Doing so can cause problems with the camera’s image management data, which will make it impossible to play back images on the camera and can drastically alter remaining memory capacity. Whenever you want to modify, delete, move, or rename an image, do so only on images that are stored on your computer.

IMPORTANT!

•Never unplug the USB cable, or operate the camera while viewing or storing images. Doing so can cause data to become corrupted.

NOTE

•You also can use your computer’s card slot (if it has one) or a commercially available card reader to access image files directly from the camera’s memory card. For details, see the user documentation that comes with your computer.

.To connect the camera to your computer and save files

1.Turn on the camera and press [MENU].

2.On the “Set Up” tab, select “USB” and then press [6].

3.Use [8] and [2] to select “Mass Storage”, and then press [SET].

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