Using the “Picture Motion Browser” (supplied)

You can use still images and movies from the camera more than ever by taking advantage of the software.

This section summarizes the “Picture Motion Browser” and gives the basic instructions.

“Picture Motion Browser” overview

With the “Picture Motion Browser” you can:

•Organize images on the computer on a calendar by shooting date to view them.

•Retouch, print, and send still images as e-mail attachments, change the shooting date, and more.

•Still images can be printed or saved with the date.

•You can create a data disc using a CD burner drive or DVD burner drive.

•For details on the “Picture Motion Browser”, refer to the Help.

To access the Help, click [Start] t [All Programs] (in Windows 2000, [Programs]) t [Sony Picture Utility] t [Help] t [Picture Motion Browser].

Starting and exiting the “Picture Motion Browser”

Starting the “Picture Motion Browser”

Double-click the (Picture Motion Browser) icon on the desktop.

Or, from the Start menu: Click [Start] t [All Programs] (in Windows 2000, [Programs]) t [Sony Picture Utility] t [Picture Motion Browser].

•The confirmation message of the Information tool appears on the screen when starting the “Picture Motion Browser” for the first time. Select [Start]. This function informs you of news, such as software updates. You can change the setting later.

Exiting the “Picture Motion Browser”

Click button in the top right corner of the screen.

Basic instructions

Follow these steps to view images from the camera.

Viewing images1Checking imported images

When the “Picture Motion Browser” runs, thumbnails of the imported images are displayed.

•The “My Pictures” folder is set as the default folder in “Viewed folders”.

•You can double-click a thumbnail to display the image by itself.

2Viewing images in “Viewed folders” arranged by shooting date on a calendar

1Click the [Calendar] tab.

Years when images were shot are listed.

2Click the year.

Images shot that year are displayed, arranged on the calendar by shooting date.

3To display images by month, click the desired month.

Thumbnails of images shot that month are displayed.

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