
•Video Playback Precautions
•Be sure to move the movie data to the hard disk of your computer before trying to play it. Proper video playback may not be possible for data accessed over a network, from a memory card, etc.
•Proper video playback may not be possible on some computers. If you experience problems, try the following.
–Try recording videos with a quality setting of “640”.
–Try upgrading Windows Media Player to the latest version.
–Quit any other applications you have running, and stop resident applications.
Even if proper playback is not possible on the computer, you can use the AV cable that comes bundled with the camera to connect to the video input terminal of a TV or computer and play back videos that way.
•To connect the camera to your computer and save files
1.Turn on the camera. Next, press [SET] and then display the REC menu (page 52) or the PLAY menu (page 66).
2.On the “Set Up” tab, select “USB” and then press [ ].
3.Use [ ] and [
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•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.
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