Introduction; Connecting Your Camcorder To Your Computer Using The Usb Cable - For Windows Users - Sony DCR- TRV24E Operating Instructions Manual

Connecting your camcorder to
your computer using the USB
cable – For Windows users
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 in order to connect the camcorder to
the computer's USB jack. The USB driver can be
found on the CD-ROM supplied, along with the
application software required for viewing
images.
If you connect your camcorder and your
computer using the USB cable, you can view
pictures live from your camcorder and pictures
recorded on a tape on your computer (USB
streaming function).
Furthermore, if you download pictures from
your camcorder to your computer, you can
process or edit them in image processing
software and append them to e-mail. You can
view images recorded on a "Memory Stick" on
your computer (except DCR-TRV16E/TRV116E).
Recommended computer usage
environment to view tape
images on the computer
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 200 MB
Available hard disk memory recommended:
at least 1 GB (depending on the size of the image
files edited)
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