Recommended Computer - Sony a (alpha) DSLR-A100 Operating Instructions Manual

Recommended computer

environment
The following environment is
recommended for a computer connected to
the camera.
Recommended environment for
copying images
OS (pre-installed): Microsoft Windows
2000 Professional, Windows Millennium
Edition, Windows XP Home Edition or
Windows XP Professional
• Operation is not assured in an environment
based on an upgrade of the operating
systems described above or in a multi-boot
environment.
USB jack: Provided as standard
Recommended environment for using
"Picture Motion Browser"
OS (pre-installed): Microsoft Windows
2000 Professional, Windows Millennium
Edition, Windows XP Home Edition or
Windows XP Professional
CPU/Memory: Pentium III 500 MHz or
faster, 128 MB of RAM or more
(Recommended: Pentium III 800 MHz or
faster and 256 MB of RAM or more)
Software: DirectX 9.0c or later
Hard Disk: Disk space required for
installation—200 MB or more
Display:
800 × 600 dots or more, High Color (16-bit
color) or more
• This software is compatible with DirectX
technology. "DirectX" must be installed for use.
Recommended environment for using
"Image Data Converter SR Ver.1.1"
OS (pre-installed): Microsoft Windows
2000 Professional, Windows XP Home
Edition, or Windows XP Professional
CPU: MMX Pentium III 1 GHz or faster is
recommended
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Memory: 256 MB or more (512 MB or more
is recommended.)
Virtual memory: 700 MB or more
Display: 1024 × 768 dots or more, High
Color (16-bit color) or more
Notes on connecting your camera to a
computer
• 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 your camera, may not operate,
depending on the types of USB devices you are
using.
• Operations are not guaranteed when using a
USB hub.
• Connecting your camera using a USB interface
that is compatible with Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0
compliant) allows advanced transfer (high speed
transfer) as this camera is compatible with Hi-
Speed USB (USB 2.0 compliant).
• Check that [Transfer mode] in the
menu is set to [Mass Storage]. If it is set to
[PTP], the camera is not recognized.
• When your computer resumes from a suspend or
sleep mode, communication between your
camera and your computer may not recover at
the same time.
Setup