Cyber-shot Handbook

Enjoying your Windows computer

For details on using a Macintosh computer, refer to “Using your

Macintosh computer” (page 144).

Install the software (supplied) first (page 137)

• Installing the software as follows:

– “PMB”

– “Music Transfer”

Connecting the camera to your computer

(page 139)

• Enjoying images using “PMB” and “Music Transfer” as follows:

– Importing images to your computer

– Exporting images to the camera

– Entering the desired event name to [Event List] on the camera

– Editing images

– Displaying the shooting locations of still images on maps online (this requires an Internet connection)

– Creating a disc with the images shot (this requires CD or DVD disc writing drive)

– Printing or saving still images with the date

– Uploading images to a media service (this requires an Internet connection)

– Changing Music for slideshow (using “Music Transfer”)

Additional information on this product and answers to frequently asked questions can be found at the Sony Customer Support Website.

http://www.sony.net/

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Recommended computer environment

For using “PMB” and “Music

Transfer”

For importing images

OS (pre-installed)

Microsoft Windows XP*

SP3/Windows Vista SP1**

Others

CPU: For playing/editing still images:

Intel Pentium III 800 MHz or faster

For playing/editing the High Definition movies:

[1440×1080(Fine)]: Intel Core Duo 2.0

GHz or faster/ Intel Core 2 Duo 1.66 GHz or faster

[1440×1080(Standard)]: Intel Pentium D

2.8 GHz or faster/ Intel Core Duo

1.66 GHz or faster/ Intel Core 2 Duo

1.20 GHz or faster

Memory: 512 MB or more (For playing/ editing the High Definition movies: 1 GB or more)

Hard Disk: Disk space required for installation—approximately 500 MB

Display: Screen resolution: 1,024 × 768 dots or more

Video memory: 32 MB or more

(Recommended: 64 MB or more)

USB jack: Provided as standard Microsoft Windows 2000

Professional SP4,

Windows XP* SP3/

Windows Vista SP1**

* 64-bit editions and Starter (Edition) are not supported.

** Starter (Edition) is not supported.

Notes

• The computer environment must also satisfy the operating requirements of the OS.

• Operation is not assured in an environment based on an upgrade of the operating systems described above or in a multi-boot environment.

• 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 the camera, may not operate, depending on the types of USB devices you are using.

• Operations are not guaranteed when using a USB hub.

• Connecting the camera using a USB interface that is compatible with Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0 compliant) allows advanced transfer (high speed transfer) as the camera is compatible with Hi-Speed

USB (USB 2.0 compliant).

• There are four modes for a USB connection when connecting a computer, [Auto] (default setting), [Mass

Storage], [PictBridge] and [PTP/MTP] modes. This section describes the [Auto] and [Mass Storage] as

examples. For details on [PictBridge] and [PTP/MTP], see page 118.

• When your computer resumes from a suspend or sleep mode, communication between the camera and your computer may not recover at the same time.

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