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PowerPanel
Sony Electronics
The PowerPanel utility controls the power management of your notebook and provides key information
about system activity and battery life. Automatic power management selects the most appropriate profile,
depending on the application you are working with and the conditions of use.
Smart Capture
Sony Electronics
Connect a digital camera to your computer to shoot still images and video clips, which you can view or send
by e-mail. The Smart Capture Finder displays images from the camera and allows you to adjust the settings
or create effects. Smart Capture enables you to capture images via i.LINK™ compatible devices or create a
panorama picture using the panorama assist function. The final panorama will be created in PictureGear,
using the individual snapshots made in Smart Capture.
SonicStage
Sony Electronics
SonicStage uses the copyright protection technology of OpenMG, developed by Sony Corporation and
designed to allow recording and playback of digital music data on a personal computer. Once the data is
encrypted and recorded onto the hard disk, SonicStage technology allows it to be played back on the PC but
prevents unauthorized distribution. The purpose of SonicStage technology is to create an environment in
which larger quantities of high-quality music can be distributed without subsequent unauthorized
distribution of the music files.
The SonicStage software encrypts and manages music files either downloaded to a personal computer by
using the EMD services or adopted (or created) from your own CD or the Internet.
The SonicStage CD-R functionality is not pre-installed on your notebook. You can install the CD-R module
from the Application Recovery CD-ROM supplied with your notebook.