Connecting Your Camcorder To Your Computer - Introduction; System Requirements - Sony Handycam DCR-DVD201E Operating Instructions Manual

— Viewing/duplicating discs/editing the recordings on your computer (DCR-DVD101E/DVD201E only) —
Connecting your camcorder to your
computer – Introduction
A USB driver and application software
installation is required to connect your
camcorder to your computer.
The USB driver along with the application
software required for editing scenes can be
found on the CD-ROM supplied with your
computer.You can enjoy the following with
your camcorder by connecting the camcorder
to your computer using the USB cable:
•Copying recorded scenes to your computer
•Viewing scenes on your computer
•Editing scenes copied to your computer
•Duplicating a disc
•Making an original DVD using recorded
scenes stored on your computer.
Notes
•Scenes may not be transferred correctly
depending on your computer. If this
happens, set [USB SPEED] to [FULL-SPEED]
in (SETUP MENU) in the SETUP display.
•Depending on your application software, the
file size may increase when you open a still
image file.
•Communications between your camcorder
and your computer may not recover properly
even after your computer recovers from
Suspend/Resume, or from Sleep status.
•The software in the supplied CD-ROM does
not work with a Mac OS or Mac OSX.
Tips
•Your camcorder is compatible with Hi-Speed
USB (the USB 2.0 Specification).You can
transfer data at a faster rate using a computer
compatible with Hi-Speed USB.
•When you connect a USB interface not
compatible with Hi-Speed USB, the data
transfer ratio will be that of USB 1.1 (USB full
speed).

System requirements

OS:
Microsoft Windows Me,
Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional,
Microsoft Windows XP Home Edition or
Microsoft Windows XP Professional.
The above OS must be installed at the factory.
Operations are not guaranteed in an
environment upgraded to the operating
systems described above or in a multi-boot
environment.
CPU:
Minimum: 500 MHz Intel Pentium III or faster
(1 GHz Intel Pentium III 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 free space required for installation:
at least 250 MB
Available hard disk space recommended:
at least 2 GB (depending on the size of the files
edited)
Display:
Video card with 4 MB or more of VRAM,
Minimum 800 × 600 Hi color (16 bit color,
65 000 colors), DirectDraw display driver
capability (At 800 × 600 or less, 256 colors and
less, this product will not operate correctly.)
USB port:
Must be provided as standard.
Consult the computer manufacturer for the
details on connectors and editing software of
your computer.
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