Copying images to your computer, For macintosh users – Sony DSC-F88 User Manual

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Copying images to
your computer
– For Macintosh users

Recommended computer
environment

OS:

Mac OS 9.1, 9.2, or Mac OS X (v10.0/

v10.1/v10.2/v10.3)
The above OS must be installed at the
factory.

USB connector:

Provided as standard

If you connect two or more USB equipment to
a single computer at the same time, some
equipment, including your camera, may not
operate depending on the type of USB
equipment.

Operations are not guaranteed when using a
USB hub.

Operations are not guaranteed for all the
recommended computer environments
mentioned above.

USB mode

There are two modes for a USB connection
when connecting with a computer,
[Normal] and [PTP]

*

modes. The default

setting is the [Normal] mode. This section
describes the [Normal] mode as an
example.

*

Compatible only with Mac OS X. When
connected to a computer, only the data in the
folder selected by the camera is copied to the

computer. To select the folder, follow the
procedure on page 63.

Communication with your
computer

When your computer resumes from the
suspend or sleep mode, communication
between your camera and your computer
may not recover at the same time.

When a USB connector is not
provided on your computer

When neither a USB connector nor a
“Memory Stick” slot is provided, you can
copy images using an additional device. See
the Sony Website for details.
http://www.sony.net/

a

Connecting your camera to
your computer

For details, see page 87.

Disconnecting the USB multi cable,
removing the “Memory Stick,” or
turning off the camera during a USB
connection

Drag and drop the drive icon or the icon of
the “Memory Stick” to the “Trash” icon,
then remove the USB multi cable, remove
the “Memory Stick,” or turn off the camera.

If you are using Mac OS X v10.0, remove the
USB multi cable etc., after you have turned
your computer off.

b

Copying images

1

Double-click the newly recognized icon
on the desktop.
The contents of the “Memory Stick”
inserted in your camera appear.

2

Double-click “DCIM.”

3

Double-click the folder that the images
you want to copy are stored.

4

Drag and drop the image files to the hard
disk icon.
The image files are copied to your hard
disk.
For details on the storage location of the
images and file names, see page 91.

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