Direct connection – Olympus E-20N User Manual

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Transferring Images between the Camera
and Computer via a Direct Connection

With the camera connected to a personal computer via a direct connection with a USB
cable, the computer can read image data directly from a card set in the camera. The
computer may require setting up for the operating system in use the first time it is started
up with the camera connected.
The USB cable connection procedure varies depending on your computer’s OS
(Operating System). Check your OS and corresponding procedure using the flow chart below.

Confirm the operating system in use. (

➞175)

Windows 2000

Professional/Me

Image File is Read by Computer (Download) (

➞178)

Disconnect Cable (

➞181)

• Confirm Camera-to-Computer Connection.
• Confirm Camera Recognized as Disk Drive by Computer

Windows 98/98SE

Mac OS9.0 - 9.1

Connect Camera to Computer (

➞176)

Refer to the Software

Installation Guide.

Notes
• The performance of the above procedures cannot be guaranteed with the following operating

systems, even when the computer is equipped with a USB terminal:
- Windows 95/Windows NT 3.5.x - 4.x
- Windows 98 Upgrade (from Windows 95)
- Mac OS 8.6 and lower (connectivity supported on Power Macintosh/iMac computers shipped with

built in USB terminals and USB MASS Storage Support 1.3.5)

- USB terminal added on with an expansion board
- Home-built personal computer

• If the camera is connected to the personal computer using a USB hub, operation may not be

stable if there are any compatibility problems between the personal computer and the hub. In such
a case, do not use a hub and connect the camera directly to the personal computer.

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