Panasonic DMC-FZ18 - Manual (Page 111)

Connecting to other equipment
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Connecting to other equipment
Connecting to a PC
You can acquire recorded pictures to a PC
by connecting the camera and the PC.
The software [LUMIX Simple Viewer] or
[PHOTOfunSTUDIO-viewer-]
(for Windows
®
) in the CD-ROM (supplied)
allows you to easily acquire pictures
recorded with the camera to a PC, print
them and send them by e-mail.
If you use “Windows
98/98SE”, install
the USB driver and then connect it to
the computer.
Read the separate operating instructions
for the supplied software for more
information about the software in the
CD-ROM (supplied) and how to install it.
USB connection cable (supplied)
AC adaptor (DMW-AC7PP; optional)
• Use a battery with sufficient battery power
or the AC adaptor (DMW-AC7PP;
optional).
• Turn the camera off before inserting or
removing the cable for the AC adaptor
(DMW-AC7PP; optional).
• Set the camera to a mode other than
[ ] mode.
1 Turn on the camera and the PC.
2 Connect the camera to a PC via
the USB connection cable
(supplied).
• Connect the USB connection cable with
the [ ] mark facing the [
] mark on
the [DIGITAL] socket.
• Hold the USB connection cable at
and insert straight in or take straight
out. (If you forcibly insert the USB
connection cable at a slant or upside
down you can deform the connection
terminals and damage the camera or
the connected equipment.)
This message appears during data
transfer.
[Windows]
The drive appears in the [My Computer]
folder.
• If you are connecting the camera to a PC
for the first time, the required driver is
installed automatically so that the camera
can be recognized by “Windows Plug and
Play”. The drive then appears on the
[My Computer] folder.
[Macintosh]
The drive is displayed on the screen.
• The drive is displayed as [LUMIX] when
you connect the camera with no card
inserted.
• The drive is displayed as [NO_NAME] or
[Untitled] when you connect the camera
with a card inserted.
w About motion picture playback on a
PC
Use the software “QuickTime” in the
CD-ROM (supplied) to play back motion
pictures recorded on this camera on a PC.
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