Using a computer

WHAT YOU CAN DO WITH A WINDOWS COMPUTER

You can enjoy the following operations by connecting your camcorder to your Windows computer via the USB cable.

Main Functions

•By using the built-in ‘Intelli-studio’ editing software on your camcorder, you can enjoy the following operations.

-Playing back recorded videos or photos. page 109

-Editing recorded videos or photos. page 109

-Uploading the recorded videos and photos to YouTube or Flickr, etc. page 110

•You can transfer or copy the files (videos and photos) saved on the storage media into your computer. (the Mass Storage function) page 112

System Requirements

The following requirements must be satisfied to use the built-in editing software (Intelli-studio):

Item

Requirement

 

 

OS

Microsoft Windows XP SP2 or Vista

 

 

 

Intel® Core 2 Duo® 1.66 GHz or higher recommended,

CPU

AMD Athlon™ X2 Dual-Core 2.2 GHz or higher recommended

 

(Notebook: Intel Core2 Duo 2.2GHz or AMD Athlon X2 Dual-Core 2.6GHz or higher recommended)

 

 

RAM

1 GB and above recommended

 

 

Video Card

nVIDIA Geforce 7600GT or higher,

Ati X1600 series or higher

 

 

 

Display

1024 x 768, 16-bit colour or higher (1280 x 1024, 32-bit colour recommended)

 

 

USB

USB 2.0

 

 

DirectX

DirectX 9.0c or higher

 

 

•System requirements mentioned above are recommendations. Even on a system that satisfies the requirements, operation is not ensured depending on the system.

•On a slower computer than recommended, video playback may skip frames or operate unexpectedly.

•When the version of DirectX on your computer is lower than 9.0c, install the programme with the version of 9.0c or higher.

•It is recommended to transfer the recorded video data to a PC before playing back or editing the video data.

•For doing this, a laptop computer requires higher system requirements than a desktop PC.

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