Sony HDR-HC7 - Manual (Page 74)

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Using a Computer
What you can do with Windows computer
When you install the “Picture Motion
Browser” on a Windows computer from the
supplied CD-ROM, you can enjoy the
following operations.
b Notes
• You cannot install the supplied software,
“Picture Motion Browser,” on a Macintosh
computer.
x Importing movies taken with your
camcorder
You can import the movies recorded with
HD (high definition) image quality as they
are.
x Viewing images imported to a
computer
You can manage movies and still images
by date and time of shooting, and select
movies or still images you want to view as
thumbnails. These thumbnails can be
enlarged and played in a slide show.
x Editing pictures imported to a
computer
You can edit imported movies and still
images on a computer.
x Creating a disc
You can create a DVD-video with
imported movies. The image quality of the
disc will be SD (standard definition).
x Exporting imported movies from a
computer to your camcorder
You can send movies which were imported
to the computer back to your camcorder in
HD (high definition) image quality.
The “First Step Guide” is an instruction
manual you can refer to on your computer.
This describes basic operations, from initial
hookup of your camcorder and computer
and making settings, to general operation
the first time you use the software “Picture
Motion Browser” stored on the CD-ROM
(supplied).
Referring to “Installing the “First Step
Guide”” (p. 76), start the “First Step
Guide,” then follow the instructions.
The Help guide explains all the functions of
the software applications. Refer to the Help
guide for further detailed operations after
reading the “First Step Guide” thoroughly.
To display the Help guide, click the [?]
mark on the screen.
b Notes
• You also need to make certain settings on your
camcorder when importing movies to a
computer with commercially available editing
software. For details, refer to “First Step
Guide.”
• Refer to the following website for the “Picture
Motion Browser” customer support.
http://www.sony.net/support-disoft/
Main functions
About “First Step Guide”
About the help function of the
software