User Guide

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USING THE CAMERA WITH A COMPUTER
• When connecting the bundled USB cable to the camera’s
USB/AV port, insert the plug into the port until you feel it
click securely into place. Failure to insert the plug fully
can result in poor communication or malfunction of the
connected components.
• Some metal of the plug is visible
even when the plug is inserted
correctly.
• Take care when connecting the USB
cable to the camera or your
computer. USB ports and cable plugs
are shaped for proper positioning.
6. Turn on the camera.
Camera-Macintosh Connection
Pressing the camera’s [ON/OFF] button puts it into the USB
mode, which is indicated by the camera’s operation lamp lighting
green. In this mode, your Macintosh recognizes the memory
card loaded in the camera (or the camera’s built-in memory if it
does not have a memory card loaded) as a drive.
The appearance of the drive icon depends on the Mac OS
version you are using.
From now on, you will not have to perform steps 3 through 5 in
the above procedure when you connect the camera to your
Macintosh (unless you change the camera’s USB settings for
some reason).
IMPORTANT!
• Never disconnect the USB cable without exiting the USB
mode first. Doing so can corrupt image data. See
“Disconnect the camera from the Macintosh” on page 203
for the correct steps you need to perform to disconnect the
camera from the Macintosh safely.
USB Port
USB Cable
Making sure that the T mark on the camera is
aligned with the S mark of the USB cable plug,
connect the cable to the camera.
USB/AV connector
B