4. Turn off the camera and

USB port

USB cable

then use the USB cable

 

 

 

that comes with the

 

 

camera to connect it to

Large connector

 

your Macintosh.

 

 

• The camera does not

 

 

 

draw power over the USB

 

 

 

cable. Make sure the

 

 

 

camera’s battery is

 

USB/AV port

 

sufficiently charged

 

 

 

before connecting.

 

 

Make sure that you insert

 

 

 

the cable connector into

 

Small connector

 

the USB/AV port until you

 

 

 

feel it click securely into

 

 

 

place. Failure to insert

Making sure that the mark on the USB cable

 

the connector fully can

connector is towards the lens side, connect the cable

 

result in poor

to the camera.

 

 

communication or

 

 

 

malfunction.

 

 

Note that even while the connector is fully inserted, you

 

 

still will be able to see the metal part of the connector as

 

 

shown in the illustration.

 

 

• When connecting the USB cable to a USB port, make sure you align the connector correctly with the port.

Your computer may not be able to recognize the camera

if you connect via a USB hub. Always connect directly to the computer’s USB port.

5.Turn on the camera.

The camera’s back lamp will light green at this time. In this mode, your Macintosh recognizes the memory card loaded in the camera (or the camera’s built-in memory if it does not have a memory card loaded) as a drive. The appearance of the drive icon depends on the Mac OS version you are using.

6.Double-click the camera’s drive icon.

7.Drag the “DCIM” folder to the folder to which you want to copy it.

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