Copying images to your computer

— For Macintosh users

Recommended computer environment

OS: Mac OS 8.5.1, 8.6, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, or Mac OS X (v10.0/v10.1/v10.2)

The above OS must be installed at the factory. For the following models, update your OS to Mac OS 9.0, 9.1 or 9.2.

–iMac with Mac OS 8.6 installed at the factory, and a slot loading type CD-ROM drive

–iBook or Power Mac G4 with the Mac OS 8.6 installed at the factory

USB connector: Provided as standard

Display: 800 × 600 dots or more 32,000-color mode or more

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

•Operations are not guaranteed when using a USB hub.

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

USB mode

There are two modes for a USB connection, [Normal] and [PTP]* modes. The factory setting is the [Normal] mode.

*Compatible only with Mac OS X. When connected to a computer, only the data in the folder selected by the camera is copied to the

computer. To select a folder, perform the procedure from step 2on page 68.

Communication with your computer

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

When a USB connector is not provided on your computer

When neither a USB connector nor a “Memory Stick” slot is provided, you can copy images using an additional device. See the Sony Website for details. http://www.sony.net/

Steps requires your OS

Follow the steps below, according to your OS.

OS

Steps

 

 

Mac OS 8.5.1/8.6/9.0

Steps 1to 4

 

 

Mac OS 9.1/9.2/Mac OS X

Steps 2to 4

(v10.0/v10.1/v10.2)

 

 

 

aInstalling the USB driver

1Turn on your computer, and set the supplied CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

The model selection screen appears.

2Click [Cyber-shot] on the model selection screen.

The installing menu appears.

3Click [USB Driver].

The “USB Driver” screen appears.

4Double-click the icon of the hard disk containing the OS to open the screen.

5Drag and drop the following two files from the screen opened in step 3 into the System Folder icon in the screen opened in step 4.

•Sony USB Driver

•Sony USB Shim

6When the message for confirmation is shown, click [OK].

7Restart your computer, then remove the CD-ROM.

bConnecting your camera to your computer

For details, see page 89.

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