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Copying images to
your computer
– For Windows users
Recommended computer
environment
OS:
Microsoft Windows 98, Windows
98SE, Windows 2000 Professional,
Windows Millennium Edition, Windows
XP Home Edition, or Windows XP
Professional
The above OS must be installed at the
factory. Operation is not assured in an
environment upgraded to 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
•
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 Windows XP. When
connected to a computer, only the data in the
folder selected by the camera is copied to the
computer. To select the folder, follow the
procedure on page 57.
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/
Contents of the CD-ROM
x
USB Driver
This driver is needed in order to connect the
camera to a computer.
When using Windows XP, you need not
install the USB driver.
x
Image Transfer
This application is used to easily transfer
images from the camera to a computer.
x
ImageMixer
This application is used to display and edit
images that are stored in a computer.
• This section describes the procedures
using Windows Me as an example. The
required operations may differ depending
on your OS.
• Close down all applications
running on the computer before
installing the USB driver and
application.
• When using Windows XP or Windows
2000, log on as Administrators.
• The display settings should be 800 × 600
dots or more and High Color (16-bit
color, 65 000 colors) or more. When set
to less than 800 × 600 dots or 256 colors
or less, the install title screen does not
appear.
Enjoying images on your computer