Viewing Images Using A Computer - Sony FD Mavica MVC-FD200 Operating Instructions Manual

Viewing images using a
computer
You can view or edit image data recorded with your camera using software installed
in your computer. You can also attach the image data to e-mail.
Viewing images using a floppy disk drive
Example: For Windows Me users
Turn on your computer and insert a floppy disk in the floppy disk
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drive of your computer.
Open " My Computer" and double-click "
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3 Double-click a file to be viewed.
See "Image file storage destinations and image file names" (page 38) for
details.
It is recommended that you copy a moving image file to the hard disk of your
computer before viewing it. If you view the file directly from a floppy disk, the
image may break off.
Viewing images on a computer using the USB cable
This section describes the method for viewing images on a computer using the
supplied USB cable.
The USB cable is used to connect the camera to a computer so that operations can
be performed on image files recorded in a floppy disk or a "Memory Stick" from the
computer.
In order to use the USB cable, a USB driver must be installed in the computer
beforehand.
Be sure to also refer to the operation manuals for your computer and the application
software.
Viewing images on Windows: page 28
Viewing images on Macintosh: page 34
Notes on using your computer: page 37
Notes
• Data recorded with your camera is stored in the following formats. Make sure that applications
that support these file formats are installed on your computer.
—Still images (other than TEXT mode, uncompressed mode, and Clip Motion): JPEG format
—Moving images: MPEG format
—Uncompressed mode still images: TIFF format
—TEXT mode/Clip Motion: GIF format
• Depending on your application software, the file size may increase when you open a still image
file.
3 1/2 Floppy (A:)."
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