It may take some time for the computer to recognize the camcorder when you connect the USB cable for the first time.

[Picture Package Menu] starts up, and pictures in a “Memory Stick” are automatically copied to the computer.

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After all the pictures are copied to the computer, [Picture Package Viewer] starts up.

For Windows XP

The automatic playback wizard starts up at the default setting. Follow the steps below to deactivate this setting. (From the second time on, you can skip this procedure.)

1Click [Settings] of [Picture Package Menu].

2Check [Do not automatically launch Windows AutoPlay.] (Only when using memory device under Windows XP).

3Click [OK].

To change the Picture Package Menu settings

Click [Copy automatically] t [Settings] to change [Basic], [Copy], and [Delete].

Click [Restore defaults] to return to the default setting.

To copy pictures to the computer without using Picture Package Menu

Double-click the [Removable Disk] or [Sony MemoryStick] icon displayed in [My Computer]. Then, drag and drop a picture in the folder onto the hard disk drive of your computer.

On destination folders and file names

Pictures transferred to the computer using Picture Package Menu

The pictures are copied to the [Date] folders in the [Picture Package] created inside the [My

Documents] or [My Pictures] folder. Where pictures are saved varies depending on the OS.

Pictures on a “Memory Stick”

The pictures are stored in the [Removable Disk] or [Sony MemoryStick] folder displayed in [My Computer].

A

B

C

AFolder containing image files recorded using other camcorders without the folder creation function (for playback only)

BFolder containing image files recorded with your camcorder

When no new folders have been created, only [101MSDCF] is displayed.

CFolder containing movie data recorded using other camcorders without the folder creation function (for playback only)

Folder

File

Meaning

 

 

 

101 MSDCF

DSC0sss

Still image

(up to 999

s.JPG

file

MSDCF)

 

 

MOV0sss Movie file

 

s.MPG

ssssstands for any number between 0001 to

9999.

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