Using a Computer

What you can do with Windows computer

When you install the “Picture Motion Browser” on a Windows computer from the supplied CD-ROM, you can enjoy the following operations.

xCreating a Playlist disc

You can create a disc based on a Playlist created on your camcorder.

zTips

The supplied software “Picture Motion Browser” does not support a Macintosh computer.

xCreating a disc with edited images

You can edit images imported to your computer, and create a disc consisting of selected images.

Main functions

xOne Touch Disc Burn

By pressing DISC BURN on your camcorder, you can save images recorded on your camcorder to a disc with the same image quality, automatically. You can create a disc easily. Movies recorded with HD (high definition) image quality are copied as they are.

xImporting images taken with your camcorder to a computer

You can easily import the images recorded on your camcorder to a computer. Movies recorded with HD (high definition) image quality are imported from your camcorder as they are.

xRewriting imported movies with HD (high definition) image quality from your computer back to your camcorder

You can rewrite movies that were imported from your camcorder to your computer, back to your camcorder.

xPlaying a disc consisting of images with HD (high definition) image quality

t Player for AVCHD

You can view movies with HD (high definition) image quality recorded on a disc by inserting the disc into the DVD drive of a computer.

xCopying a disc

t Video Disc Copier

You can copy a disc you created as it is.

bNotes

This camcorder captures high definition footage in the AVCHD format. 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.

xViewing imported images on a computer

You can manage movies and still images by date and time of shooting, and select movies or still images you want to view as thumbnails. These thumbnails can be enlarged and played in a slide show.

About “First Step Guide”

The “First Step Guide” is an instruction manual you can refer to on your computer. This describes basic operations, from initial hookup of your camcorder and computer and making settings, to general operation the first time you use the software “Picture

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