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•For camera operations, read the separate Camera Operations Guide supplied with your camcorder.

The supplied CD-ROM includes the following software.

For Windows computer : Picture Package

For Macintosh computer : ImageMixer VCD2

System requirement

For Windows users

When viewing pictures recorded on a tape on a computer

•OS: Microsoft Windows 98SE, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows XP Home Edition or Windows XP Professional

Standard installation is required. Operation is not assured if the above OS has been upgraded.

You cannot hear sound if your computer is running Windows 98. You can only transfer and view still images.

•CPU: Intel Pentium III 500 MHz or faster (800 MHz or faster recommended)

•Application: DirectX 9.0b or later (This product is based on DirectX technology. It is necessary to have DirectX installed.) Windows Media Player 7.0 or later Macromedia Flash Player 6.0 or later

•Sound system: 16 bit stereo sound card and stereo speakers

•Memory: 64 MB or more

•Hard disk:

Available memory required for installation: 200 MB or more

Available free hard disk space recommended: 6 GB or more (depending on the size of the image files edited)

•Display: 4 MB VRAM video card, Minimum 800 × 600 dots, High color (16 bit color,

65 000 colors), DirectDraw display driver capability (this product will not operate correctly at 800 × 600 dots or less, and 256 colors or less.)

•Others: USB port (this must be provided as standard), DV Interface (IEEE1394, i.LINK) (to connect via an i.LINK cable), disc drive (You need a CD-R drive to create a Video CD. For the compatible drive, visit the following URL:http://www.ppackage.com/)

When playing pictures recorded on a “Memory Stick” on a computer (only the models with a Memory Stick slot)

•OS: Microsoft Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows XP Home Edition or Windows XP Professional

Standard installation is required. Operation is not assured if the above OS has been upgraded.

•CPU: MMX Pentium 200 MHz or faster

•Application: Windows Media Player (this must be installed to play back movies.)

•Others: USB port (this must be provided as standard), disc drive

For Macintosh users

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•When you connect your camcorder to a Macintosh computer using a USB cable, you cannot copy pictures recorded on a tape to the computer. To copy pictures, connect your camcorder to the computer with an i.LINK cable and use the standard software in the OS.

When using ImageMixer VCD2

•OS: Mac OS X (v10.1.5 or later) Standard installation is required.

•Application: QuickTime 4.0 or later (this must be installed to play back movies.)

•Others: USB port (this must be provided as standard), DV Interface (IEEE1394, i.LINK) (to connect via an i.LINK cable), disc drive

When only copying pictures recorded on a “Memory Stick” on a computer (only the models with a Memory Stick slot)

•OS: Mac OS 9.1/9.2 or Mac OS X (v 10.0/v 10.1/v 10.2/v 10.3)

•Applications: QuickTime 3.0 or later (this must be installed to play back movies.)

•Others: USB port (this must be provided as standard), disc drive

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