Sony DSC-S60 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 98,
Windows 98SE, 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.
CPU: MMX Pentium 200 MHz or faster
USB connector: Provided as standard
Display: 800 × 600 dots or more, High Color
(16-bit color, 65,000 colors) or more
Recommended environment for using
“PicturePackage”/“ImageMixer
VCD2”
Software: Macromedia Flash Player 6.0 or
later, Windows Media Player 7.0 or later,
DirectX 9.0b or later
Sound card: 16-bit stereo sound card with
speakers
Memory: 64 MB or more (128 MB or more is
recommended.)
Hard Disk: Disk space required for
installation—approximately 500 MB
Display: Video card (Direct Draw driver
compliant) with 4 MB of VRAM
For automatic creation of a Music video/
Slideshow (page 65), a Pentium III 500 MHz or
faster CPU is required.
When using “ImageMixer VCD2,” a Pentium III
800 MHz or faster CPU is recommended.
This software is compatible with DirectX
technology. “DirectX” must be installed for use.
A separate software application for operating
the recording device is required in order to write
to CD-Rs.
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.
Connecting your camera using a USB interface
that is compatible with Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0
compliant) allows advanced transfer (high speed
transfer) as this camera is compatible with Hi-
Speed USB (USB 2.0 compliant).
There are two modes for a USB connection
when connecting a computer, [Normal] (default
setting) and [PTP] modes. This section
describes the [Normal] mode as an example. For
details on [PTP], see page 54.
When your computer resumes from the suspend
or sleep mode, communication between your
camera and your computer may not recover at
the same time.
Recommended computer
environment