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Recommended computer environment – Sony DSC-S930 User Manual

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Enjoying your Windows computer

The following environment is
recommended for a computer connected to
the camera.

Recommended environment for copying
images

OS (pre-installed): Microsoft Windows

2000 Professional SP4/Windows XP*

1

SP3/Windows Vista*

2

SP1

• Operation is not assured in an environment

based on an upgrade of the operating
systems described above or in a multi-boot
environment.

USB jack: Provided as standard

Recommended environment for using
“PMB”

OS (pre-installed): Microsoft Windows

XP*

1

SP3/Windows Vista*

2

SP1

CPU/Memory: Pentium III 500 MHz or

faster, 256 MB of RAM or more
(Recommended: Pentium III 800 MHz or
faster and 512 MB of RAM or more)

Hard Disk: Disk space required for

installation— approximately 500 MB

Display: Screen resolution: 1,024 × 768 dots

or more

Video Memory: 32 MB or more

(Recommended: 64 MB or more)

*1)

64-bit editions are not supported.

*2)

Starter (Edition) is not supported.

Notes on connecting the camera to a
computer

• The computer environment must also satisfy the

operating requirements of the OS.

• Operations are not guaranteed for all the

recommended computer environments
mentioned above.

• If you connect two or more USB devices to a

single computer at the same time, some devices,
including the camera, may not operate,
depending on the types of USB devices you are
using.

• Operations are not guaranteed when using a

USB hub.

• Connecting the camera using a USB interface

that is compatible with Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0
compliant) allows advanced transfer (high speed
transfer) as the camera is compatible with Hi-
Speed USB (USB 2.0 compliant).

• There are two modes for a USB connection

when connecting a computer, [Mass Storage]
(default setting) and [PictBridge] modes. This
section describes [Mass Storage] as an example.
For details on [PictBridge], see page 54.

• When your computer resumes from a suspend or

sleep mode, communication between the camera
and your computer may not recover at the same
time.

Recommended computer
environment