Sony DCRHC48 Camcorder User Manual


 
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Using a Computer
Using a Computer
What you can do with Windows computer
When you install the “Picture Motion
Browser” on a Windows computer from the
supplied CD-ROM, you can enjoy the
following operations.
b Notes
You cannot install the supplied software,
“Picture Motion Browser,” on a Macintosh
computer.
x Importing/Viewing movies taken
with your camcorder
You can manage movies and still images
by date and time of shooting, and select
movies or still images you want to view as
thumbnails. These thumbnails can be
enlarged and played in a slide show.
x Editing pictures imported to a
computer
You can edit imported movies and still
images on a computer.
x Exporting movies from your
computer to your camcorder
You can export movies that have been
imported to a computer from your
camcorder, back to your camcorder.
The “First Step Guide” is an instruction
manual you can refer to on your computer.
This describes basic operations, from initial
hookup of your camcorder and computer
and making settings, to general operation
the first time you use the software “Picture
Motion Browser” stored on the CD-ROM
(supplied).
Referring to “Installing the “First Step
Guide”” (p. 64), start the “First Step
Guide”, then follow the instructions.
The Help guide explains all the functions of
all the software applications. Refer to the
Help guide for further detailed operations
after reading the “First Step Guide”
thoroughly.
To display the Help guide, click the [?]
mark on the screen.
When using “Picture Motion Browser”
OS: Microsoft Windows 2000
Professional, Windows XP Home
Edition, Windows XP Professional
or Windows XP Media Center
Edition
Standard installation is required.
Operation is not assured if the above
OS has been upgraded or in a multi-
boot environment.
CPU: Intel Pentium III 800 MHz or
faster
Application: DirectX 9.0c or later
(This product is based on DirectX
technology. It is necessary to have
DirectX installed.)
Sound system: Direct Sound
compatible sound card
Memory: 256 MB or more
Main functions
About “First Step Guide”
About the help function of the
software
System requirements
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