Enjoying images on your computer. Sony DSCT90S, DSCT90L, DSCT90B, DSCT90P, 4-130-938-12(1), DSCT90T, Cyber-shot 4-130-938-12(1)

Enjoying images on your computer

For details on the “PMB” functions, see the “PMB Guide”.

Connecting the camera to the computer

When importing images in the internal memory, step 1 is unnecessary.

1 Insert a “Memory Stick Duo” media with recorded images into the camera.

2 DSC-T900:

Insert the sufficiently charged battery pack into the camera, or connect the multi-output stand to a wall outlet (wall socket) with the AC Adaptor (sold separately) and attach the camera to the multi-output stand.

DSC-T90:

Insert the sufficiently charged battery pack into the camera, or connect the camera to a wall outlet (wall socket) with the AC Adaptor (sold separately) and the USB/AV/DC IN Cable for multi-use terminal (sold separately).

• Use a Type1a-compliant USB/AV/DC IN Cable.

3 Turn on the computer, then press (Playback) button.

4 Connect the camera to your computer.

“Connecting…” appears on the screen of the camera.

• When a USB connection is established for the first time, your computer automatically runs a program to recognize the camera. Wait for a while.

DSC-T900 DSC-T90

Multi-output stand (supplied)

USB Cable

2

To a USB jack

1

To a USB jack of the computer

Cable for multi-use terminal

1

To a USB jack of the computer

2

To the multi connector

Notes

• When you import/export images to your computer using a battery pack with little remaining charge, transferring may fail or image data may become corrupted if the battery pack shuts down too soon.

• is displayed on the screen during the communication session. Do not operate the computer while the indicator is displayed. When the indicator changes to , you can start using the computer again.

• If “Mass Storage” does not appear, set [USB Connect] to [Mass Storage] (page 70).

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Importing images to a computer

1 Make a USB connection between the camera and a computer.

The [Import Media Files] screen of “PMB” appears automatically.

• If the AutoPlay Wizard appears, close it.

2 Click the [Import] button to import images.

The computer starts importing images.

• By default, images are imported into a folder created in “Pictures” (in Windows XP, “My Pictures”) that is named with the event name of [Event List].

3 View images on your computer.

When importing is complete, the “PMB” starts.

Thumbnails of the imported images are displayed.

• The “Pictures” (in Windows XP, “My Pictures”) folder is set as the default folder in “Viewed folders”.

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Viewing images using “PMB”

You can organize images on the computer on a calendar by shooting date to view them. For details on the “PMB”, see the

“PMB Guide”.

Example: Month display screen

Importing images to a computer without using “PMB”

When the AutoPlay Wizard appears in step 1, click [Open folder to view files] t [OK] t

[DCIM] t copy the desired images to the computer.

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Exporting images to view on the camera

You can export images in your computer to the “Memory Stick Duo” media, and view them on the camera.

This section describes the procedure for automatically selecting and exporting images that have not been exported to the “Memory Stick Duo” media in the camera.

You can also export the images manually.

For details, see the “PMB Guide”.

1 Make a USB connection between the camera and a computer.

If the AutoPlay Wizard appears, close it.

2 Double-click (PMB) on the desktop to start up “PMB”.

3 Click

on the top of the screen.

The easy export screen appears.

4 Click [Export].

When you play back exported images on this camera, the mark is displayed on the LCD screen.

Notes

• You cannot play back some images depending on the image size.

• No guarantees are made for playing back, on this camera, files containing images which were processed on a computer or images which were shot using other cameras.

• This method cannot be used to export movies. Movies must be exported to the camera manually.

Deleting the USB connection

Perform the procedures from step 1 to 3 below before:

• Disconnecting the USB Cable (DSC-T900) or the cable for multi-use terminal (DSC-T90).

• Removing a “Memory Stick Duo” media.

• Inserting a “Memory Stick Duo” media into the camera after copying images from the internal memory.

• Turning off the camera.

1 Double-click the disconnect icon on the tasktray.

2 Click (USB Mass Storage Device) t [Stop].

3 Confirm the device on the confirmation window, then click [OK].

Windows Vista

Windows XP

Disconnect icon

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Image file storage destinations and file names

The image files recorded with the camera are grouped as folders on the “Memory Stick Duo” media or the internal memory.

A

Folder containing image data recorded using a camera not equipped with the folder creating function.

B

Folder containing still image data recorded using the camera.

C

Folder containing movie data recorded using the camera.

Example: viewing folders on

Windows Vista

Notes

• You cannot record any images to the “100MSDCF” or “100MNV01” folders. The images in these folders are available only for viewing.

• You cannot record/play back any images to the “MISC” folder.

• Image files are named as follows:

– Still image files: DSC0ssss.JPG

– Movie files

1280×720: M4H0ssss.MP4

VGA: M4V0ssss.MP4

– Index image files that are recorded when you record movies

1280×720: M4H0ssss.THM

VGA: M4V0ssss.THM

ssss stands for any number within the range from 0001 to 9999. The numerical portions of the name of a movie file recorded in Movie Mode and its corresponding index image file are the same.

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