128 External Connections• If you wish to use the image files on your computer, make copies ofthem first. Use the copied files, retaining the originals.• During the following operations, even if you connect the camcorder tothe computer it will not be recognized.- Deleting all photos- Removing all transfer orders- Removing all print ordersNOTES• We recommend powering the camcorder using the compact poweradapter.• Refer also to the computer’s instruction manual.• Users of Windows Vista, Windows XP and Mac OS X: Your camcorder isequipped with the standard Picture Transfer Protocol (PTP) allowing youto transfer photos (JPEG only) simply by connecting the camcorder to acomputer using the supplied USB cable, without having to install thesupplied software.• If you have no intention to use the optional DW-100 DVD Burner, youcan set or [USB Connection Type] to [ Computer/Printer] so the selection screen does not appear every time you connectthe camcorder to a computer.• When the memory contains 2,500 photos or more, you may not be ableto transfer photos to a computer. Try using a card reader to transfer thephotos on the memory card. To transfer the photos in the built-in mem-ory, copy them to the memory card in advance ( 102).• If you connect the camcorder to the computer while it is set tomode, the process of creating scene thumbnails will start automatically.In such case, press ([Skip]) to stop the process and use the com-puter's Safely Remove Hardware function (Windows) or Eject function(Mac OS) to end the connection to the camcorder. Disconnect the USBcable, set the camcorder to mode and restore the connection.COPY
