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| | Operating environment required for VideoCam Suite | |
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| | PC | | IBM® PC/AT compatible personal computer with an Intel® Pentium® 1.0 GHz or higher | |
| | | | CPU (including compatible CPU) | ) |
| | | | When using Playback function and the MPEG2 conversion function, Intel® Pentium® 4 |
| | | | ( 1.8 GHz or higher is recommended. |
| | OS | | Preinstalled | |
| | | | Microsoft® Windows Vista® Home Basic or Service Pack 1 | |
| | | | Microsoft® Windows Vista® Home Premium or Service Pack 1 | |
| | | | Microsoft® Windows Vista® Ultimate or Service Pack 1 | |
| | | | Microsoft® Windows Vista® Business or Service Pack 1 | |
| | | | Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition Service Pack 2/Service Pack 3 | |
| | | | Microsoft® Windows® XP Professional Service Pack 2/Service Pack 3 | |
| | | | Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional Service Pack 4 | |
| | RAM | | 512 MB or more (1 GB or more recommended) | |
| | Display | | High Colour (16 bit) or more (32 bit or more recommended) | |
| | | | Desktop resolution of 1024 x 768 pixels or more | |
| | | | (1280 x 1024 pixels or more recommended) | |
| | | | Video card complying with DirectX® 9.0c | |
| | | | DirectDraw® overlay support | |
| | | | PCI Express™ x 16 is recommended | |
| | Hard disk | | Ultra DMA-33 or higher | |
| | | | 450 MB or more free space for installing software | |
| | | | ● Recording to optical discs or SD cards requires twice the amount of free space as | |
| | | | the size of the disc or SD card to be created. When automatically splitting data over | |
| | | | multiple DVDs, 17 GB of free space are required. | |
| | | | ● If the compression setting is enabled, errors will occur during recording. Clear the | |
| | | | check for [Compress this drive to save disk space] in [Properties] for the hard disk | |
| | | | drive. | | |
| | Necessary | | Windows Vista®: Microsoft® DirectX® 10 | |
| | software | | | (preinstalled in Windows Vista®) | |
| | | | | Microsoft® DirectX® 10.1 (preinstalled in Windows Vista® SP1) | |
| | | | Windows® XP/2000: Microsoft® DirectX® 9.0c | |
| | | | | (preinstalled in Windows® XP SP2) | |
| | | | ● Installing the software on a computer that is not compatible with these versions | |
| | | | DirectX® may cause the computer to stop operating normally. If you are unsure if your |
| | | | PC is compatible, contact the manufacturer. | |
| | Sound | | DirectSound® support | |
| | Drive | | CD-ROM drive (for installation) | |
| | | | (When writing to DVD, a compatible drive and media are necessary.) | |
| | Interface | | USB port (Hi-Speed USB (USB2.0)) | |
| | Video cameras | | Panasonic digital video cameras this software is provided with (SD card/Hard disk) | |
| | connected via | | | | |
| | USB | | | | |
| | Content | | Content captured using Panasonic digital video cameras this software is provided with | |
| | | | (SD card/Hard disk) | |
| | Other | | Mouse or equivalent pointing device, SD card reader/writer (required for reading and | |
| | requirements | | writing to SD cards; performing these operations with SD cards 4 GB or larger requires | |
| | | | an SDHC-compatible SD card reader/writer), and an environment with Internet access | |
| | | | (required for online functions “YouTube Uploader”) | |
●Even if the system requirements mentioned in these operating instructions are fulfilled, some personal computers cannot be used.
●Supplied CD-ROM is available for Windows only.
●This software is not compatible with Microsoft® Windows® 3.1, Windows® 95, Windows® 98, Windows® 98 SE, Windows® Me, and Windows NT®.
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A computer with the specifications below is required to use this software.
●Operation is not guaranteed on Microsoft® Windows Vista® Enterprise, Windows® XP Media Center Edition, Tablet PC Edition and not compatible with 64 bit operation systems.
●When 2 or more USB devices are connected to a PC, or when devices are connected through USB hubs or by using extension cables, proper operation is not guaranteed.
●Operation on an upgraded OS is not guaranteed.
●Operation on an OS other than the one pre-installed is not guaranteed.
●This software does not support the multi-boot environments.
●Windows Vista®: Log on with an administrator account or a standard user account before using this software. The software will not function with a Guest account.
Windows® XP/2000: Log on with an administrator account before using this software. (Installation and uninstallation of the software requires an administrator account.)
●This software does not support the multi-monitor environments.
●For fonts and screen settings, use the standard Windows® settings. Characters may not display properly depending on the settings.
●This software cannot be used simultaneously with other time-shifting image editing software or video capture products. Note that other software running background processes, timer recording in particular, may cause this software to malfunction.
●This software operates only when the built-in clock on the PC is set to a value within the following range. From 0:00 on January 1, 1970, to 23:59 on December 31, 2037.
If the built-in clock is set to a value outside this range, this software may not be activated or operated properly.
●This software can only handle images recorded with this software or a Panasonic video camera that this software accompanied. Images created with other video cameras, DVD recorders, software and commercial DVD videos are not supported.
Operating environment for the card reader function (Mass storage)
Supported | IBM PC/AT or compatible preinstalled with the OS below |
computers | |
OS | Microsoft® Windows® 2000 Professional SP4 |
| Microsoft® Windows® XP Home Edition/Professional |
| Microsoft® Windows® Vista® Home Basic/Home Premium/Ultimate/Business |
CPU | Windows 2000 / XP : Intel® Pentium® III 450 MHz or higher or Intel® Celeron® 400 MHz |
| or higher |
| Windows Vista : Including compatible CPUs. Intel® Pentium® 4 1.6 GHz or higher |
| recommended |
RAM | Windows 2000 / XP : 128 MB or more (256MB or more recommended) |
| Windows Vista Home Basic : 512 MB or more |
| Windows Vista Ultimate, Business, Home Premium : 1 GB or more |
Interface | USB port |
Other | Mouse or equivalent pointing device |
requirements | |
●USB connection: Data can be written to a computer.
●Microsoft®, Windows®, Windows Vista®, Windows Media®, DirectX®, DirectDraw® and DirectSound® are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.
●IBM® and PC/AT are registered trademarks of International Business Machines Corporation of the U.S.
●Intel® and Pentium® and Celeron® are registered trademarks or trademarks of Intel Corporation in the United States and other countries.
●Other names of systems and products mentioned in these instructions are usually the registered trademarks or trademarks of the manufacturers who developed the system or product concerned.
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