External Connections 113NOTES• Refer also to the computer’s instruction manual.• Users of Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP and Mac OS X:Your camcorder is equipped with the standard Picture Transfer Protocol(PTP) allowing you to transfer photos (JPEG only) simply by connectingthe camcorder to a computer using the supplied USB cable, withouthaving to install the supplied software Photo Application.• 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 connect thecamcorder to a computer.• 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, select [Skip] to stop the process and use the computer’sSafely Remove Hardware function (Windows) or Eject function (Mac OS)to end the connection to the camcorder. Disconnect the USB cable, setthe camcorder to mode and restore the connection.Saving Movies onto High-Definition Discs (AVCHD/Blu-ray Discs)You can save your video recordings in high definition by creatingAVCHD or Blu-ray discs in your computer using the supplied softwareImageMixer 3 SE. Your computer must have a preinstalled DVD drive(Blu-ray Disc drive if creating Blu-ray discs) with writing capabilities.InstallationSee ‘PIXELA Applications’ Installation Guide.Using the softwareSee ‘ImageMixer 3 SE Software Guide’ (PDF file).Even without a computer, you can save your video recordings in highdefinition by creating AVCHD discs using the optional DW-100 DVDBurner. Refer to this section along with the relevant sections in theinstruction manual of the DW-100.Operating modes:COPY
