Sony TRV318 Camcorder User Manual


 
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Viewing Images on Your Computer
Connecting your camcorder to your
computer using the USB cable
Complete installation of the USB driver before connecting the camcorder to
the computer. If you connect the camcorder to the computer first, you will not
be able to install the USB driver correctly.
When connecting to a computer using the USB cable
You must install a USB driver onto your computer to connect the camcorder to the
computer’s USB connector. The USB driver can be found on the CD-ROM supplied,
along with the application software required for viewing images.
System requirements
To view pictures recorded on a tape or live from your camcorder
OS:
Microsoft Windows 98SE, Windows Me, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP
Home Edition or Windows XP Professional.
Standard installation is required.
However, operation is not assured if the above environment is an upgraded OS.
You cannot hear sound if your computer is running Windows 98, but you can read still
images.
CPU:
Minimum 500 MHz Intel Pentium III or faster (800 MHz or faster recommended)
Application:
DirectX 8.0a or later
Sound system:
16 bit stereo sound card and stereo speakers
Memory:
64 MB or more
Hard disk:
Available memory required for installation:
at least 250 MB
Available hard disk memory recommended:
at least 1 GB (depending on the size of the image files edited)
Display:
4 MB VRAM video card, Minimum 800 × 600 dot high color (16 bit color, 65 000 colors),
Direct Draw display driver capability. (At 800 × 600 dot or less, 256 colors and less, this
product will not operate correctly)
Others:
The USB connector must be provided as standard.
This product is based on DirectX technology, so it is necessary to install DirectX.
You cannot use this function in the Macintosh environment.