If your camera has a PC Camera function, you can download live images to
your Macintosh.
1. Switch the camera on and select “PC CAM”
as the USB setting.
2. Connect the camera to your Macintosh.
• Always use the correct procedure when disconnecting the camera from your Macintosh
or switching the camera off.
• Do not perform any of the following when the camera is connected to a Macintosh as
this may cause the Macintosh to freeze:
Disconnect the USB cable or AC power adapter / Touch the camera controls (power
switch, control buttons, lens cover or slot cover)
3. Double-click the “VideoImpression 1.6FP” icon in the
installation folder.
4. When the startup screen appears,
click the [new] button.
5. When the album window opens,
click the [capture] button.
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6. The Capture window appears and
the live image is displayed.
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Recording has not yet started.
To rotate a live image, click the “Source”
button and specify a rotation angle in the
“Roll” setting in the “Camera Controls” tab
sheet.
7. Click the [Capture Video] button to begin recording the
movie.
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The name of the button changes to [Stop Capture]. During recording, only the
[Stop Capture] button can be pressed.
8. Click the [Stop Capture] button to stop recording. The movie
data will be automatically saved to a file and imported to the
Album.
9. Click the [Done] button to
return to the Album window.
• You must have a sound card installed and speakers and a microphone connected to
your Macintosh to input and output sound.
• The time required for playing and saving images varies depending on the
performance of your Macintosh.
• Do not perform any of the following while live camera images are being displayed as
this could cause your Macintosh to freeze:
Switch off the camera/Touch any of the control buttons on the camera/ Disconnect
the USB cable/Remove the SmartMedia/Open the SmartMedia cover/ Remove the
camera battery/Put your Macintosh to sleep.
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Disconnecting the Camera from your Macintosh
1. Exit “VideoImpression”. If you are using any other applications
that display live images, exit those applications also.
2. Switch the camera off.
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<Standby>
<Movie recording in progress>
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See “Connection” in
the camera Owner’s
Manual.
Capturing Live Images (Mac OS 8.6 to 9.2)
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See “Connection” in
the camera Owner’s
Manual.
