Sony MVC-CD500 Manual

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Viewing images on 
your computer 
— Introduction
There are two methods for viewing 
images on a computer.
– Viewing images using a CD-ROM drive 
(page 85). (Windows only)
– Copying images into your computer 
through a USB connection (page 91, 97). 
(Windows and Mac OS X only)
Recommended computer 
environment
x
Recommended Windows 
environment
OS:
 Microsoft Windows 98, Windows 
98SE, Windows 2000 Professional, 
Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 
XP Home Edition, or Windows XP 
Professional
The above OS must be installed at the 
factory. Operation is not assured in an 
environment upgraded to 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
x
Recommended Macintosh 
environment
OS:
 Mac OS X (v10.0/v10.1/v10.2)
Only USB connection is possible.
You cannot view the contents of discs using 
the CD-ROM drive.
USB connector:
 Provided as standard
Display:
  800 × 600 dots or more
32,000-color mode or more
If you connect two or more USB equipment to 
a single computer at the same time, some 
equipment, including your camera, may not 
operate depending on the type of USB 
equipment.
Operations are not guaranteed when using a 
USB hub.
Operations are not guaranteed for all the 
recommended computer environments 
mentioned above.
Communication with your 
computer
When your computer resumes from the 
suspend or sleep mode, communication 
between your camera and your computer 
may not recover at the same time.
When a USB connector is not 
provided on your computer
You can copy images using a CD-ROM 
drive. Finalize the disc beforehand 
(Windows only).
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