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CAPTURING VIDEO

Capturing video in real time

When a camcorder is connected to the PC with a USB cable, the video from the camcorder can be recorded on the PC’s hard drive instead of on tape or in a memory card (Only for D.S.C. equipped models) — real-time capture.

NOTE:

There are differences in the following procedures whether your camcorder is equipped with D.S.C. (Digital Still Camera) features or not.

1Make sure that no cassette is in the camcorder. (Only for D.S.C. non-equipped models)

2Connect the camcorder to the PC with a USB cable.

Refer to “Connections (Windows®)” or “Connections (Macintosh)” in “SOFTWARE INSTALLATION AND USB CONNECTION GUIDE”.

3Set the camcorder’s VIDEO/MEMORY Switch to “MEMORY”. (Only for D.S.C. equipped models)

4Set the camcorder’s Power Switch to “A” or “M” while pressing down the Lock Button located on the switch.

The camcorder is now on.

” appears on the camcorder’s LCD monitor.

If “” does not appear, install [USB Video Streaming driver]. Refer to “Software Installation (Windows®)” and “Software Installation (Macintosh)” in “SOFTWARE INSTALLATION AND USB CONNECTION GUIDE”.

NOTE:

The procedure is different when reading or writing a memory card. (Only for D.S.C. equipped models)

5Click [Start], go to [All Programs] or [Programs] – [PIXELA] – [ImageMixer], and then click [ImageMixer Ver.1.7].

For Macintosh, double-click the [ImageMixer] icon on the PC.

ImageMixer starts up.

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