Standard installation is required. Operation is not assured if the above OS has been upgraded or in a multi-boot environment.

CPU: Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz or faster (Intel Pentium 4 3.6 GHz or faster, Intel Pentium D 2.8 GHz or faster, Intel Core Duo 1.66 GHz or faster, or Intel Core 2 Duo 1.66 GHz or faster is recommended.)

Intel Pentium III 1 GHz or faster enables the following operations:

–Importing the contents to the computer

–One Touch Disc Burn

–Creating an AVCHD format disc/DVD- video

–Copying a disc

–Processing only the contents in SD (standard definition) image quality

Memory: For Windows 2000/Windows XP: 512 MB or more (1 GB or more is recommended.)

For processing SD (standard definition) image quality content only, 256 MB of memory or more is necessary.

For Windows Vista: 1 GB or more

Hard disk: Disk volume required for installation: Approximately 500 MB (10 GB or more may be necessary when creating AVCHD format discs.)

Display: Minimum 1,024 × 768 dots

Others: USB port (this must be provided as standard, Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0 compatible) is recommended), DVD burner (CD-ROM drive is necessary for installation)

Attention

This camcorder captures high definition footage in the AVCHD format. Using the enclosed PC software, high definition footage can be copied onto DVD media. However, DVD media containing AVCHD footage should not be used with DVD based players or recorders, as the DVD player/

recorder may fail to eject the media and may erase its contents without warning. DVD media containing AVCHD footage may be played on a compatible Blu-ray Disc™ player/recorder or other compatible device.

xInstallation procedure

You need to install the software to your Windows computer before connecting your camcorder to the computer. The installation is required only for the first time.

Contents to be installed and procedures may differ depending on your OS.

1Confirm that your camcorder is not connected to the computer.

2Turn on the computer. b Notes

•Log on as an Administrator for installation.

•Close all applications running on the computer before installing the software.

3Place the supplied CD-ROM in the disc drive of your computer.

The installation screen appears.

If the screen does not appear

1Click [Start], then click [My Computer]. (For Windows 2000, double-click [My Computer].)

2Double-click [SONYPICTUTIL (E:)] (CD-ROM) (disc drive).*

*Drive names (such as (E:)) may vary depending on the computer.

4Click [Install].

5Select the language for the application to be installed, then click [Next].

6As the screen to confirm the connection appears, connect your camcorder to the computer following the steps below.

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