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Connecting your camcorder to your computer – Introduction

A USB driver and application software installation is required to connect your camcorder to your computer.

The USB driver along with the application software required for editing scenes can be found on the CD-ROM supplied with your computer.You can enjoy the following with your camcorder by connecting the camcorder to your computer using the USB cable:

•Copying recorded scenes to your computer

•Viewing scenes on your computer

•Editing scenes copied to your computer

•Duplicating a disc

•Making an original DVD using recorded scenes stored on your computer.

Notes

•Scenes may not be transferred correctly depending on your computer. If this happens, set [USB SPEED] to [FULL-SPEED] in (SETUP MENU) in the SETUP display.

•Depending on your application software, the file size may increase when you open a still image file.

•Communications between your camcorder and your computer may not recover properly even after your computer recovers from Suspend/Resume, or from Sleep status.

•The software in the supplied CD-ROM does not work with a Mac OS or Mac OSX.

Tips

•Your camcorder is compatible with Hi-Speed USB (the USB 2.0 Specification).You can transfer data at a faster rate using a computer compatible with Hi-Speed USB.

•When you connect a USB interface not compatible with Hi-Speed USB, the data transfer ratio will be that of USB 1.1 (USB full speed).

System requirements

OS:

Microsoft Windows Me,

Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition or Microsoft Windows XP Professional.

The above OS must be installed at the factory. Operations are not guaranteed in an environment upgraded to the operating systems described above or in a multi-boot environment.

CPU:

Minimum: 500 MHz Intel Pentium III or faster (1 GHz Intel Pentium III or faster recommended)

Application:

DirectX 8.0a or later

Sound system:

16 bit stereo sound card and stereo speakers

Memory:

64 MB or more

Hard disk:

Available free space required for installation: at least 250 MB

Available hard disk space recommended:

at least 2 GB (depending on the size of the files edited)

Display:

Video card with 4 MB or more of VRAM, Minimum 800 ⋅ 600 Hi color (16 bit color, 65 000 colors), DirectDraw display driver capability (At 800 ⋅ 600 or less, 256 colors and less, this product will not operate correctly.)

USB port:

Must be provided as standard.

Consult the computer manufacturer for the details on connectors and editing software of your computer.

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