Copying Images To Your Computer - For Macintosh Users - Sony Cyber-shot DSC-F77A Operating Instructions Manual

Copying images to
your computer
– For Macintosh users
Recommended computer
environment
OS: Mac OS 8.5.1, 8.6, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, or
Mac OS X (v10.0/v10.1)
The above OS must be installed at the
factory. For the following models, update
your OS to Mac OS 9.0 or 9.1.
– iMac with Mac OS 8.6 installed at the
factory, and a slot loading type CD-ROM
drive
– iBook or Power Mac G4 with the Mac OS
8.6 installed at the factory
USB connector: Provided as standard
Display: 800 × 600 dots or more
32 000-color mode or more
• If you connect two or more USB equipment to
a single computer at the same time, some
equipment, including your camera, may not
operate depending on the type of USB
equipment.
• Operations are not guaranteed when using a
USB hub.
• Operations are not guaranteed for all the
recommended computer environments
mentioned above.
USB mode
There are two modes for a USB connection,
[NORMAL] and [PTP]* modes. The
factory setting is the [NORMAL] mode.
* Compatible only with Mac OS X. When
connected to a computer, only the data in the
folder selected by the camera is copied to the
computer.
Communication with your
computer
When your computer resumes from the
suspend or sleep mode, communication
between your camera and your computer
may not recover at the same time.
When a USB connector is not
provided on your computer
When neither a USB connector nor a
"Memory Stick" slot is provided, you can
copy images using an additional device. See
the Sony Website for details.
http://www.sony.net/
Steps your OS requires
Follow the steps below, according to your
OS.
OS Steps
Steps 1 to 4
Mac OS 8.5.1/8.6/9.0
Steps 2 to 4
Mac OS 9.1/9.2/Mac OS X
(v 10.0/v 10.1)
a Installing the USB driver
1 Turn on your computer, and set the
supplied CD-ROM into the CD-ROM
drive.
The "PIXELA ImageMixer for Sony"
screen appears.
2 Double-click (Setup Menu).
3 Click (USB Driver).
The "USB Driver" screen appears.
4 Double-click the icon of the hard disk
containing the OS to open the screen.
5 Drag and drop the following two files
from the screen opened in step 3 into the
System Folder icon in the screen opened
in step 4.
• Sony USB Driver
• Sony USB Shim
6 When the message for confirmation is
shown, click "OK."
7 Restart the computer and remove the
CD-ROM from the CD-ROM drive.
b Connecting your camera to
your computer
For details, see pages 71 to 72.
79