Sony 3-294-896-12(1) Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Using your computer
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*
SP2/Windows Vista*
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*
SP2/Windows Vista*
CPU: Intel Pentium III 500 MHz or faster
(Recommended: Intel Pentium III
800 MHz or faster)
Memory: 256 MB or more (Recommended:
512 MB or more)
Hard Disk: Disk space required for
installation— approximately 400 MB
Display: Screen resolution: 1,024 × 768 dots
or more
Notes on connecting the camera to a
computer
The computer environment must also satisfy the
operating requirements of the OS.
Operations are not guaranteed for all the
recommended computer environments
mentioned above.
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 four modes for a USB connection
when connecting a computer, [Auto] (default
setting), [Mass Storage], [PictBridge] and [PTP/
MTP] modes. This section describes the [Auto]
and [Mass Storage] as examples. For details on
[PictBridge] and [PTP/MTP], see page 81.
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
* 64-bit editions and Starter (Edition) are not
supported.