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USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER
USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER
Connecting the camera to a computer with the bundled USB
cable provides you with the capabilities described below.
* You can also transfer images to a computer for viewing and
storage without connecting the camera, by removing the
memory card from the camera and reading the contents of the
card with your computer (page 247).
What you can do
View and
store images*
You can use your computer to view camera
images and for long-term storage of images.
• With some versions of Windows you need
to install the USB driver that comes
bundled with the camera.
• Installation of a USB driver is not required
for the Apple Macintosh.
Manage, edit,
and print
images
You can use the software that comes
bundled with the camera to perform various
operations with the images stored on your
computer’s hard disk.
• Refer to the explanations later in this
section and install the required software on
your computers.
Transfer
images to the
camera
On a Windows computer (only), you can
transfer images from your computer to
camera memory.
• You can even transfer images that were
not originally recorded with the camera.
You can capture (cut) a portion of the
image (web page, map, etc.) currently on
your computer screen and transfer it to
camera memory.
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