Image File Storage Destinations And Image File Names - Sony MVC-FD87 Operating Instructions (primary manual) Service Manual

xViewing images
For Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows Me and Windows
2000 Professional users
1 Turn on the power of your computer and allow Windows to load.
Connect one end of the supplied USB cable to the USB jack (mini-
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B) on the camera and the other end to the USB connector on your
computer.
To the USB
connector
Computer
3 Insert a floppy disk or "Memory Stick" into your camera, and set
the MS/FD selector to the appropriate position according to the
media inserted.
4 Connect the AC power adaptor to your camera and then to a wall
outlet (mains) and turn on the power of your camera.
"USB MODE" appears on the LCD screen of the camera.
Open "My Computer" on Windows and double-click the newly
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recognized drive, "Removable Disk"(Example (D:) ).
The folders inside the floppy disk or "Memory Stick" are displayed.
If the drive is not recognized properly, see "Troubleshooting" on page 77.
Drive identifier depends on your computer.
Notes on using your computer
Floppy disk/" Memory Stick "
• Format the floppy disk or "Memory Stick" only using this camera
(page 70). You cannot format the floppy disk or "Memory Stick" using
a computer via the USB cable.
• Use only a DOS/V 2HD format floppy disk. Other disks will not be recognized by a
computer.
• Do not optimize the "Memory Stick" on a Windows machine. This will shorten the
"Memory Stick" life.
• Do not compress the data on the floppy disk or "Memory Stick." Compressed files
cannot be played back on your camera.
Software
• Depending on your application software, the file size may increase when you open
a still image file.
• When you load an image modified using the supplied retouching software from
your computer to the camera or when you directly modify the image on the camera,
the image format will differ so the "FILE ERROR" message may appear and you
may be unable to open the file.
• Depending on your application software, only the first frame of a Clip Motion
image may be displayed.
Communications with your computer
Communications between your camera and your computer may not recover after
recovering from Standby or Sleep.
Other
When connecting the camera to a computer or when using an external power source,
remove the battery pack from inside the camera.
To the USB
jack
Push the connector
as far as it will go
USB cable
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Select and double-click the desired image/audio file from the
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folder.
For the detailed folder and file name, see "Image file storage destinations and
image file names" (page 34).
When viewing an image in a floppy disk
Desired file type
Audio*
E-mail image
Other files
When viewing an image in a " Memory Stick "
Desired file type
Still image
Moving image* "Mssony" folder
Audio*
Clip Motion
image
E-mail image
TIFF image
(uncompressed)
Copying a file to the hard disk of your computer before viewing it is recommended. If
you play back the file directly from the floppy disk or "Memory Stick," the image and
sound may break off.
For Windows Me or Windows 2000 Professional users
When using Windows Me or Windows 2000 Professional, the following procedures
are recommended when disconnecting the USB cable from your computer, ejecting
the floppy disk or "Memory Stick" from the camera, or changing the position of the
MS/FD selector, while it is connected to your computer.
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Stop the drive by clicking on the "Unplug/Eject" icon in the task tray.
2
Carry out the operation after the message, confirming the safe removal of the
hardware, appears.
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Image file storage destinations
and image file names
Image files recorded with your camera are grouped in folders by recording mode.
Images in a floppy disk and ones in a "Memory Stick" have different file names. The
meanings of the file names are as follows.
When using floppy disks
sss
stands for any number within the range from 001 to 999.
f stands for one of the following characters below.
S: Still image file recorded at 640 480 size
F: Still image file of more than 640 480 size
V: Moving image file recorded at 160 112 size
W: Moving image file recorded at 320 240 size
T: Still image file recorded in TEXT mode
C: Clip Motion file recorded in NORMAL mode
M: Clip Motion file recorded in MOBILE mode
For Windows 98 users (The drive recognizing the floppy disk is
[A].)
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Double-click in this order
t
"Voice" folder Audio file*
t
"E-mail" folder Image file
Image file
Double-click in this order
t t
"Dcim" folder "100msdcf" folder
t t
"Moml0001" folder
t t
"Mssony" folder "Momlv100" folder
t t
"Dcim" folder "100msdcf" folder
t t
"Mssony" folder "Imcif100" folder
Storage destination containing still image,
moving image, TEXT mode image and Clip
Motion image data
Folder containing E-mail mode image data
Folder containing VOICE mode audio data
Image file
Image file*
Audio file*
Image file
Image file