Viewing Pictures on a Computer

The supplied FinePixViewer software can be used to copy pictures to a computer, where they can be stored, viewed, organized, and printed. Before proceeding, install FinePixViewer as described below. Do NOT connect the camera to the computer until installation is complete.

Installing FinePixViewer

FinePixViewer is available in Windows and Macintosh versions. Installation instructions for Windows are on pages 66–67, those for the Macintosh on pages 68–69.

Installing FinePixViewer: Windows

1Confirm that the computer meets the following system requirements:

OS

Preinstalled versions of Windows Vista, Windows XP Home Edition (Service Pack 2), Windows XP Professional (Service Pack 2), or Windows 2000 Professional (Service Pack 4)

•Windows Vista: 800 MHz Pentium 4 or better (3 GHz Pentium 4 or better recommended) CPU • Windows XP: 800 MHz Pentium 4 or better (2 GHz Pentium 4 or better recommended)

•Windows 2000: 200 MHz Pentium or better

•Windows Vista: 512 MB or more (1 GB or more recommended)

RAM

• Windows XP: 512 MB or more

 

• Windows 2000: 128 MB or more

Free disk

A minimum of 450 MB required for installation with 600 MB available when FinePixViewer is running (15 GB or

space

more recommended under Windows Vista, 2 GB or more recommended under Windows XP)

Video

800 × 600 pixels or more with 16-bit color or better (1,024 × 768 pixels or more with 32-bit color recommended)

 

• Built-in USB port recommended. Operation is not guaranteed other USB ports.

Other

• Internet connection (56 kbps or faster recommended) required to use FinePix Internet Service; Internet con-

nection and e-mail software required to use e-mail option

 

 

• QuickTime 7.0 or later required to view MPEG-4 movies

3Caution

Other versions of Windows are not supported. Operation is not guaranteed on home-built computers or computers that have been upgraded from earlier versions of Windows.

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