Sony DSC-S500 Digital Camera User Manual


 
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Using your 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, Windows Millennium
Edition, Windows XP Home Edition or
Windows XP Professional
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
“Cyber-shot Viewer”
OS (pre-installed): Microsoft Windows
2000 Professional, Windows Millennium
Edition, Windows XP Home Edition or
Windows XP Professional
Sound card: 16-bit stereo sound card with
speakers
Processor/Memory: Pentium III 500 MHz
or faster, 128 MB of RAM or more
(Recommended: Pentium III 800 MHz or
faster and 256 MB of RAM or more)
Software: DirectX 9.0c or later
Hard Disk: Disk space required for
installation—200 MB or more
Display: Screen resolution; 800 × 600 dots or
more
Colors; High Color (16-bit color) or more
This software is compatible with DirectX
technology. “DirectX” must be installed for
use.
Notes on connecting your camera to a
computer
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 your camera, may not operate,
depending on the types of USB devices you are
using.
Operations are not guaranteed when using a
USB hub.
There are two modes for a USB connection
when connecting a computer, [Mass Storage]
(default setting) and [PTP] modes. This section
describes [Mass Storage] as an examples. For
details on [PTP], see page 46.
When your computer resumes from a suspend or
sleep mode, communication between your
camera and your computer may not recover at
the same time.
Recommended computer
environment