User's Manual

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Using the Camera with a Computer
You can connect the camera to your computer in order to view and store images
(snapshot and movie files).
IMPORTANT!
• Never unplug the USB cable, or operate the camera while viewing or storing
images. Doing so can cause data to become corrupted.
NOTE
• You also can use your computer’s card slot (if it has one) or a commercially
available card reader to access image files directly from the camera’s memory
card. For details, see the user documentation that comes with your computer.
. To connect the camera to your computer and save files
1. On the camera, hold down [p]
(Power) for about two seconds
to turn off power. Next, use the
micro USB cable that comes
with the camera to connect it
to your computer's USB port.
• For details about connecting to
the camera and precautions
when connecting, see page 23.
2. Press [p] (Power) to turn on the camera.
When you turn on the camera, check to make sure that the color of its operation
lamp changes from red to green or amber (page 23). Note that in this case the
monitor screen will remain blank.
• The first time you connect the camera to your computer with the USB cable, an
error message may appear on your computer. If this happens, disconnect and
then reconnect the USB cable.
3. Windows 10 users: Click “Start” and then “Explorer”. Next, in the
sidebar, click “PC”.
Windows 8.1 users: Click “Desktop” and then “Explorer”.
Windows 7, Windows Vista users: Click “Start” and then “Computer”.
Viewing and Storing Images on a Computer
Never use your computer to modify, delete, move, or rename any image files
that are in the camera’s built-in memory or on its memory card.
Doing so can cause problems with the camera’s image management data, which
will make it impossible to play back images on the camera and can drastically alter
remaining memory capacity. Whenever you want to modify, delete, move, or
rename an image, do so only on images that are stored on your computer.
USB
Micro USB cable
(included with camera)
[USB] port