Olympus Stylus 500 Digital - Manual (Page 118)

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Connecting the camera to a computer
Flow
Using the USB cable provided with your camera, you can connect the
camera and computer and download (transfer) the images to your computer
using the OLYMPUS Master software, also provided with the camera.
Prepare the following items before starting.
OLYMPUS Master CD-ROM USB Cable Computer equipped with a USB port
Install the OLYMPUS Master software gP.120
Connect the camera to the computer using the USB cable gP.123
Start up the OLYMPUS Master software gP.125
Download image files to the computer gP.127
Disconnect the camera from the computer gP.128
TIPS
Viewing and editing downloaded images
→ If you want to process images using graphics applications, make sure you
download the images to your computer first. Depending on the software, the
image files may be damaged if the images are processed (rotated, etc.)
while they are still on the card.
If the data cannot be downloaded from the camera using the USB cable
→ Image files may be downloaded using the optional PC card adapter. For details,
visit the Olympus web site at the address shown on the back cover of this manual.
Note
• If you use the battery, make sure that it is sufficiently charged. It is
recommended that you use the optional AC adapter when connecting the
camera to a computer. The camera does not turn off automatically while it is
connected to (communicating with) a computer. If the battery power runs out,
the camera will stop whatever operation it is performing. This may result in a
computer malfunction, or loss of image data (file) being transmitted.
• Do not open the battery compartment/card cover or unpulug the AC adapter
while it is connected to the computer. Doing so could cause the computer to
malfunction.
• Connecting the camera to a computer via a USB hub may cause unstable operation
if there is any problem with compatibility between the computer and the hub. In this
case, do not use a hub, but connect the camera directly to the computer.