Sony XR350V, CX350V, CX370 manual Preparing a computer, Checking the computer System

Saving movies and photos with a computer

Preparing a computer

(Windows)

You can perform following operations using “PMB (Picture Motion Browser).”

Importing images to a computer Viewing and editing imported images Creating a disc

Uploading movies and photos to websites To save movies and photos using a computer, install “PMB” from the supplied CD-ROM beforehand.

Notes

Do not format the media of your camcorder from a computer. Your camcorder may not operate correctly.

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.

Step 1 Checking the computer

system

OS*1

Microsoft Windows XP SP3*2/Windows Vista SP2*3/Windows 7

CPU*4

Intel Core Duo 1.66 GHz or faster, or Intel Core 2 Duo 1.66 GHz or faster (Intel Core

2 Duo 2.26 GHz or faster is required when processing HD FX/HD FH movies) However, Intel Pentium III 1 GHz or faster is sufficient for the following operations:

Importing the movies and photos to the computer

One Touch Disc Burn

Creating an Blu-ray disc/AVCHD disc/ DVD-video (Intel Core Duo 1.66 GHz or faster is required when creating a DVD video by converting high definition image quality (HD) to standard definition image quality (STD).)

Copying a disc

Processing only the movies with standard definition image quality (STD)

Application

DirectX 9.0c or later (This product is based on DirectX technology. It is necessary to have DirectX installed.)

Memory

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

However, 256 MB or more is sufficient for processing only the movies with standard definition image quality (STD).

For Windows Vista/Windows 7: 1 GB or more

Hard disk

Disk volume required for installation: Approximately 500 MB (10 GB or more may be necessary when creating AVCHD discs. 50 GB maximum may be necessary when creating Blu-ray discs.)

Display

Minimum 1,024 × 768 dots

Others

USB port (this must be provided as standard, Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0 compatible)), Blu- ray disc/DVD burner (CD-ROM drive is necessary for installation) Either NTFS or exFAT file system is recommended as the hard disk file system.

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