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Software
Installation
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5.1 THE SOFTWARE COMPONENTS
5
Software
Installation
Software needed for playing back movies, etc.
Launches the FinePixViewer
software when a camera is
connected.
Software used to read PDF-format documents on a
personal computer. This software is needed to read
the User’s Guides for FinePixViewer.
Creates a FinePix CD Album
(OS-X is not supported).
Used when you open RAW
files that were photographed
on cameras that support the
RAW file format.
FinePix A205/FinePix A210
is not supported for CCD-
RAW file.
Used for videoconferencing (Windows only).
Allows you to display thumbnail lists of the images stored on your PC or in the camera, print the images
individually or as an index, display the images at full size and perform some basic image processing.
✽
Note that the software configuration differs slightly depending on your operating system.
Connect the camera
with “
¶
” selected
as the USB setting
(
➡
P.60).
Connect the camera
with “
q
PC ” selected
as the USB setting.
Allows a digital camera to be used
as USB Mass Storage (removable
disk drive, card reader).
Allows a digital camera to be
used as a PC Camera.
Acrobat Reader (Macintosh only)
R
R
QuickTime
USB PC Camera
Driver
Exif Launcher
USB Mass Storage
Driver
ImageMixer VCD
for FinePix
RAW FILE
CONVERTER LE
FinePixViewer
PictureHello
SET-UP
FORMAT
Formatting erases all the frames (files).
Initialize the
xD-Picture Card
for use in the
camera.
Copy important files onto your computer or another
media.
1
Press “
d
” or “
c
” to select “OK”.
2
Press the “MENU/OK” button to erase all the
files and format the
xD-Picture Card
.
Formatting erases protected files also.
FRAME NO.
CONT. :
Pictures are stored beginning from the
highest file number stored on the last
xD-
Picture Card
used.
RENEW:
Pictures are stored on each
xD-Picture
Card
beginning with a file number “0001”.
Setting this function to “CONT.” makes file
management easier as it ensures that file names
are not duplicated when images are downloaded to
a PC.
●
!
If the
xD-Picture Card
already contains image files with file
numbers higher than the highest file number on the last
xD-
Picture Card
, images are stored beginning from the highest
file number on the current
xD-Picture Card
.
Check the file number by viewing the image. The
last 4 digits of the 7-digit number in the top right
corner of the screen are the file numbers, while the
first 3 digits show the directory number.
●
!
To change the
xD-Picture Card
, always switch the camera
off before you open the battery cover. Opening the battery
cover without first switching the camera off, the camera may
no longer be able to maintain sequential frame numbers.
●
!
File No. run from 0001 to 9999. Once 9999 is exceeded, the
directory number changes from 100 to 101. The maximum
number is 999–9999.
●
!
The displayed frame number may differ for images
photographed on other cameras.
●
!
If the “
æ
” message appears, see P.72.
１００−０００９
１００−０００９
５／３０／２００３
５／３０／２００３
File number
Directory number
Frame number
A
A
B
B
CONT.
RENEW
Formatted
xD-Picture Card
used for both
A and B.
●
!
If the “
å
” “
˚
” “
ƒ
” or
“
©
” message appears before formatting
the media, refer to P.72 and take the appropriate measures.
