Sony DSC-W230 - Manual (Page 85)

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The following environment is
recommended for a computer connected to
the camera.
Recommended environment for copying
images
OS (pre-installed): Microsoft Windows
2000 Professional SP4/Windows XP*
1
SP3/Windows Vista*
2
SP1
• Operation is not assured in an environment
based on an upgrade of the operating
systems described above or in a multi-boot
environment.
USB jack: Provided as standard
Recommended environment for using
“PMB” and “Music Transfer”
OS (pre-installed): Microsoft Windows
XP*
1
SP3/Windows Vista*
2
SP1
CPU: Intel Pentium III 500 MHz or faster
(Recommended: Intel Pentium III
800 MHz or faster)
Memory: 256 MB or more (Recommended:
512 MB or more)
Hard Disk: Disk space required for
installation — approximately 500 MB
Display: Screen resolution: 1,024 × 768 dots
or more
Video Memory: 32 MB or more
(Recommended: 64 MB or more)
Notes on connecting the camera to a
computer
• The computer environment must also satisfy the
operating requirements of the OS.
• Operations are not guaranteed for all the
recommended computer environments
mentioned above.
• If you connect two or more USB devices to a
single computer at the same time, some devices,
including the camera, may not operate,
depending on the types of USB devices you are
using.
• Operations are not guaranteed when using a
USB hub.
• Connecting the camera using a USB interface
that is compatible with Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0
compliant) allows advanced transfer (high speed
transfer) as the camera is compatible with Hi-
Speed USB (USB 2.0 compliant).
• There are four modes for a USB connection
when connecting a computer, [Auto] (default
setting), [Mass Storage], [PictBridge] and [PTP/
MTP] modes. This section describes the [Auto]
and [Mass Storage] as examples. For details on
[PictBridge] and [PTP/MTP], see page 73.
• When your computer resumes from a suspend or
sleep mode, communication between the camera
and your computer may not recover at the same
time.
Recommended computer
environment
*
1
64-bit editions are not supported.
*
2
Starter (Edition) is not supported.