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Install the software that came with the camera
to your PC.
You can back up your fi les on your PC with a
simple one-touch operation, edit your fi les on
your PC, and also create discs.
Even if you do not install the software, you
can still back up your fi les on your PC.
(
p. 57)
System Requirements
OS:
Either one of the following OS should be
pre-installed (32-bit):
•
Windows
®
XP Home Edition (SP2)
•
Windows
®
XP Professional (SP2)
•
Windows Vista
®
Home Basic
•
Windows Vista
®
Home Premium
CPU:
•
Intel
®
Pentium
®
4, at least 3.2 GHz
(Intel
®
Core
TM
Duo 1.66 GHz or more
recommended)
•
Intel
®
Pentium
®
M, at least 1.8 GHz
RAM:
•
[XP] At least 512 MB
(1 GB or more recommended)
•
[Vista] At least 1 GB
(2 GB or more recommended)
Free hard disk space:
•
At least 750 MB for installation
•
For creating Blu-ray disc, at least 30 GB
(60 GB or more recommended)
Connector:
USB 2.0 connector
Sound card:
Direct Sound compatible sound card
Display:
•
Must be capable of displaying at least
1024 x 768 (XGA) in high color 16 bit or
higher
(1280 x 1024 (SXGA) or higher is
recommended)
•
Intel/nVidia/ATI MPEG-2 HD DxVA
compatible card
Miscellaneous:
•
Internet Explorer 5.5 or later
•
DirectX 9.0 or later
Supported media:
BD-RE, BD-R, DVD-R/-RW, DVD+R/+RW,
CD-R/RW
For the compatible drives:
http://jp.cyberlink.com/english/products/
powerproducer/4/comp_dvd_drive.jsp
For the compatible BD drives:
http://jp.cyberlink.com/english/products/
powerproducer/4/comp_nextgen_drives.jsp
NOTE
Even if your system meets the recommended
requirements above, you may still experience
dropped frames while playing back high
defi nition video, or you may fi nd that editing
takes a long time. In order to use these
functions more smoothly, it is recommended
that you use a higher performance PC (CPU:
Intel
®
Core
TM
2 Duo, memory: 2 GB or more).
PC OPERATION
File Backup on a Windows
®
PC