Sony Handycam DCR-PC105 Operating Instructions Manual page 179

Viewing pictures recorded on a tape on a computer
– USB Streaming (For Windows users)
Capturing images live from your camcorder onto a CD-R
Before operation
Eject the cassette. If you leave your camcorder in standby for 5 minutes while the
cassette is inserted, your camcorder automatically turns off.
(1) Follow steps 1 and 2 on page 173.
(2) Set the POWER switch to
(3) Follow steps 4 to 8 on page 173.
(4) Follow steps 3 to 7 in "Capturing images recorded on a tape onto a CD-R" on
page 178.
Notes
•A computer equipped with a CD-R drive is required.
•Do not press the buttons on your camcorder while creating a Video CD. If you press
, only images up to that point are captured onto the Video CD and Easy Video
CD is closed.
•Once a disc has been created, you cannot add images to it.
•Select a hard disk with sufficient memory (at least 6 GB) from the "Option" screen as a
location for the "Location of work folder."
•CD-RWs cannot be used.
Playing back Video CDs
You can use a DVD player or a computer with a DVD drive to play back the Video CDs
you create.
To play back Video CDs on a computer, you need to have Video CD software installed.
You can play back Video CDs with Windows Media Player. However, you cannot use
menu functions such as capturing function. You also may not be able to play back
Video CDs in certain computer environment such as OS or hardware.
(1) Start up Windows Media Player.
Windows XP:
Select "Start" t "All Programs" t "Accessory" t "Entertainment," and
click "Windows Media Player."
Other OS:
Select "Start" t "Programs" t "Accessory" t "Entertainment," and click
"Windows Media Player."
(2) Select "My computer" t "CD-R," and click "MPEGAV" folder, then drag and
drop the "sss*.DAT" moving picture file onto the Media Player screen.
The moving picture will be played back.
* The file name is displayed in the sss.
on your camcorder.
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