PC OPERATION

File Backup on a Windows® PC

Install the software that came with the camera to your PC.

You can back up your fi les on your PC with a simple one-touch operation, edit your fi les on your PC, and also create discs.

System Requirements

OS: Either one of the following OS should be pre-installed (32-bit):

•Windows® XP Home Edition (SP2)

•Windows® XP Professional (SP2)

•Windows Vista® Home Basic

•Windows Vista® Home Premium

CPU:

•Intel® Pentium® 4, at least 3.2 GHz (Intel® CoreTM Duo 1.66 GHz or more recommended)

•Intel® Pentium® M, at least 1.8 GHz

RAM:

•[XP] At least 512 MB

(1 GB or more recommended)

•[Vista] At least 1 GB

(2 GB or more recommended)

Free hard disk space:

•At least 750 MB for installation

•For creating Blu-ray disc, at least 30 GB (60 GB or more recommended)

Connector:

•USB 2.0 connector

Sound card:

•Direct Sound compatible sound card

Display:

•Must be capable of displaying at least 1024 x 768 (XGA) in high color 16 bit or higher

(1280 x 1024 (SXGA) or higher is recommended)

•Intel/nVidia/ATI MPEG-2 HD DxVA compatible card

Miscellaneous:

•Internet Explorer 5.5 or later

•DirectX 9.0 or later

Supported media:

•BD-RE, BD-R, DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/+RW, CD-R/RW

For the compatible drives: http://jp.cyberlink.com/english/products/ powerproducer/4/comp_dvd_drive.jsp

For the compatible BD drives: http://jp.cyberlink.com/english/products/ powerproducer/4/comp_nextgen_drives.jsp

NOTE

Even if your system meets the recommended requirements above, you may still experience dropped frames while playing back high

defi nition video, or you may fi nd that editing takes a long time. In order to use these functions more smoothly, it is recommended that you use a higher performance PC (CPU: Intel® CoreTM 2 Duo, memory: 2 GB or more).

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