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Enjoying your Windows computer
The following environment is
recommended for a computer connected to
the camera.
Recommended environment for copying
images
OS (pre-installed):
Microsoft Windows
2000 Professional SP4, Windows XP*
SP3/Windows Vista SP1*
• Operation is not assured in an environment
based on an upgrade of the operating
systems described above or in a multi-boot
environment.
USB jack:
Provided as standard
Recommended environment for using
“Picture Motion Browser” and “Music
Transfer”
OS (pre-installed):
Microsoft Windows
2000 Professional SP4, Windows XP*
SP3/Windows Vista SP1*
CPU:
Intel Pentium III 800 MHz or faster
(When playing/editing High Definition
movies: Intel Pentium 4 2.8 GHz or faster,
Intel Pentium D 2.8 GHz or faster,
Intel Core Duo 1.66 GHz or faster,
Intel Core 2 Duo 1.20 GHz or faster)
Memory:
512 MB or more (When playing/
editing High Definition movies: 1 GB or
more)
Hard Disk:
Disk space required for
installation—approximately 400 MB
Display:
Screen resolution: 1,024 × 768 dots
or more
* 64-bit editions and Starter (Edition) are not
supported.
Note on playback of movie files
(MPEG-4 AVC/H.264)
To play back and editing movie files (MPEG-4
AVC/H.264) recorded by the camera, you need to
install the software compatible with MPEG-4
AVC/H.264 or “Picture Motion Browser” on your
computer.
• Even under a PC environment where operations
are guaranteed, sometimes images cannot be
played back smoothly due to dropped frames.
Note that the transferred image itself is not
affected.
• If you are using a notebook PC, be sure to use
the PC with the AC adaptor plugged in.
Sometimes normal operations are not possible
due to the power savings function of the PC.
Notes on connecting the camera to a
computer
• The computer environment must also satisfy the
operating requirements of the OS.
• Operations are not guaranteed under some PC
environments. For example, operations may be
adversely affected by other software running in
the background.
• If you connect two or more USB devices to a
single computer at the same time, some devices,
including the camera, may not operate,
depending on the types of USB devices you are
using.
• Operations are not guaranteed when using a
USB hub.
• Connecting the camera using a USB interface
that is compatible with Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0
compliant) allows advanced transfer (high speed
transfer) as the camera is compatible with Hi-
Speed USB (USB 2.0 compliant).
• There are three modes for a USB connection
when connecting a computer, [Auto] (default
setting), [Mass Storage] and [PictBridge]
modes. This section describes the [Auto] and
[Mass Storage] as examples. For details on
[PictBridge], see page 76.
• When your computer resumes from a suspend or
sleep mode, communication between the camera
and your computer may not recover at the same
time.
Recommended computer
environment
