5.3 INSTALLATION ON A Mac OS X (FinePixViewer)

Pre-installation checklist

■Hardware and software requirements

To run this software, you must have the hardware and software described below. Check your system before you begin the installation.

Compatible Mac✽1

Power Macintosh G3✽2, PowerBook G3✽2,

 

Power Macintosh G4, iMac, iBook,

 

Power Macintosh G4 Cube, or PowerBook G4, Power Macintosh G5

 

MacBook, MacBook Pro, Mac mini

Operating System

Mac OS X (compatible with version 10.2.8 to 10.4.6)

RAM

192 MB minimum

 

Minimum 256 MB when RAW FILE CONVERTER LE is used

Hard disk space

Amount required for installation: 200 MB minimum

 

Amount required for operation: 400 MB minimum

 

(When using ImageMixer VCD2 LE for FinePix: 2 GB or better)

 

Minimum 2 GB when converting CCD-RAW Data (required on the system

 

disk)

Display

800 ⋅ 600 pixels or better, at least 32,000 colors

 

(When using ImageMixer VCD2 LE for FinePix: 1024 ⋅ 768 or better)

Internet connection✽3

i To use the FinePix Internet Service or mail attachment function

 

An Internet connection or e-mail transmission software is needed

 

i Connection speed: 56 k or better recommended

 

 

✽1 PowerPC, Intel processor loaded

✽2 Models with a USB port as a standard feature

✽3 Required to use the FinePix Internet Service. The software can still be installed even if you do not have an Internet connection.

◆ Notes ◆

i Connect the camera directly to the Macintosh using the USB cable (mini-B). The software may not operate correctly if you use an extension cable or connect the camera via a USB hub.

i Push the USB connector fully into the socket to ensure that it is securely connected. The software may not operate correctly if the connection is faulty.

i Additional USB interface board is not guaranteed.

i On Macintosh PCs, allocate at least 400 MB of virtual memory to RAW FILE CONVERTER LE when converting CCD-RAW Data. If other applications will be used at the same time, allocate the additional amount required for those applications also.

i To connect the camera to a computer, select “DSC” as the USB setting.(➡ P.126)

To download images on the camera using FinePixViewer, go to “How to use FinePixViewer” in the Help menu and then select Basic Operation > Downloading Images > Saving camera images on a computer (Auto) and refer to the section titled “Using a ‘PTP-incompatible camera’ (camera with a DSC function)”.

1 Turn your Macintosh on and start up Mac OS X. Do not launch any other applications.

When the bundled CD-ROM is loaded into the CD-

2 ROM drive, the “FinePix” icon appears. Double-click the “FinePix” icon to open the “FinePix” volume window.

3 Double-click on “Installer for MacOSX”.

The Installer setup dialog appears. Click the

4 [Installing FinePixViewer] button.

●! For more information on what is installed, click the [Read Me First] button and [Using FinePixViewer] button.

The “Authenticate” dialog appears.

5 Enter the name and password for the administrator account and then click the [OK] button.✽

✽The administrator account is the user account used for Mac OS X installation and you can confirm the user account in the Accounts dialog in the System Preferences.

The “License” dialog appears. Read the agreement carefully and then, if you agree to the terms

6 of the Agreement, click the [Accept] button.

7 The “Read me” dialog appears. Click the [Continue] button.

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