Recommended computer environment

The following environment is recommended for a computer connected to the camera.

Recommended environment for copying images

OS (pre-installed): Microsoft Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows XP Home Edition, or Windows XP Professional

•Operation is not assured in an environment based on an upgrade of the operating systems described above or in a multi-boot environment.

CPU: MMX Pentium 200 MHz or faster

USB connector: Provided as standard

Display: 800 × 600 dots or more, High Color (16-bit color, 65,000 colors) or more

Recommended environment for using “PicturePackage”/“ImageMixer VCD2”

Software: Macromedia Flash Player 6.0 or later, Windows Media Player 7.0 or later, DirectX 9.0b or later

Sound card: 16-bit stereo sound card with speakers

Memory: 64 MB or more (128 MB or more is recommended.)

Hard Disk: Disk space required for installation—approximately 500 MB

Display: Video card (Direct Draw driver compliant) with 4 MB of VRAM

•For automatic creation of a Music Video/ Slideshow (page 68), a Pentium III 500 MHz or faster CPU is required.

•When using “ImageMixer VCD2,” a Pentium III 800 MHz or faster CPU is recommended.

•This software is compatible with DirectX technology. “DirectX” must be installed for use.

•A separate software application for operating the recording device is required in order to write to CD-Rs.

Notes on connecting your camera to a computer

•Operations are not guaranteed for all the recommended computer environments mentioned above.

•If you connect two or more USB devices to a single computer at the same time, some devices, including your camera, may not operate, depending on the types of USB devices you are using.

•Operations are not guaranteed when using a USB hub.

•Connecting your camera using a USB interface that is compatible with Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0 compliant) allows advanced transfer (high speed transfer) as this camera is compatible with Hi- Speed USB (USB 2.0 compliant).

•There are three modes for a USB connection when connecting a computer, [Auto] (default setting), [Mass Storage] and [PTP] modes. This section describes the [Auto] and [Mass Storage] as examples. For details on [PTP], see page 56.

•When your computer resumes from a suspend or sleep mode, communication between your camera and your computer may not recover at the same time.

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