Sony HDR-CX160 Operating Guide (Large File - 10.33 MB) - Page 37

Preparing a computer (Windows) Step 1 Checking the computer system OS*1 Microsoft Windows XP SP3*2/Windows Vista SP2*3/Windows 7 CPU*4 Intel Core Duo 1.66 GHz or faster, or Intel Core 2 Duo 1.66 GHz or faster (Intel Core 2 Duo 2.26 GHz or faster is required when processing FX or FH movies, and Intel Core 2 Duo 2.40 GHz or faster is required when processing PS movies.) However, Intel Pentium III 1 GHz or faster is sufficient for the following operations: Importing the movies and photos to the computer One Touch Disc Burn Creating a Blu-ray disc/AVCHD recording disc/DVD-video (Intel Core Duo 1.66 GHz or faster is required when creating a DVD video by converting high definition image quality (HD) to standard definition image quality (STD).) Copying a disc Processing only the movies with standard definition image quality (STD) Application DirectX 9.0c or later (This product is based on DirectX technology. It is necessary to have DirectX installed.) Memory For Windows XP: 512 MB or more (1 GB or more is recommended.) However, 256 MB or more is sufficient for processing only the movies with standard definition image quality (STD). For Windows Vista/Windows 7: 1 GB or more Hard disk Disk volume required for installation: Approximately 500 MB (10 GB or more may be necessary when creating AVCHD recording discs. 50 GB maximum may be necessary when creating Blu-ray discs.) Display Minimum 1,024 × 768 dots Others USB port (this must be provided as standard, Hi-Speed USB (USB 2.0 compatible)), Bluray disc/DVD burner (CD-ROM drive is necessary for installation) Either NTFS or exFAT file system is recommended as the hard disk file system. *1 Standard installation is required. Operation is not assured if the OS has been upgraded or in a multi-boot environment. *2 64-bit editions and Starter (Edition) are not supported. Windows Image Mastering API (IMAPI) Ver.2.0 or newer is required to use disc creation function, etc. *3 Starter (Edition) is not supported. *4 Faster processor is recommended.  Notes  Operation with all computer environments is not assured. When using a Macintosh The supplied software "PMB" is not supported by Macintosh computers. To import the movies and photos to the computer, please contact Apple Inc. Step 2 Installing the supplied software "PMB" Install "PMB" before connecting your camcorder to a computer.  Notes  If a version of "PMB" under 5.0.00 has been installed on your computer, you may be unable to use some functions of those "PMB" when installing the "PMB" from the supplied CDROM. Also, "PMB Launcher" is installed from the supplied CD-ROM and you can start "PMB" or other software by using the "PMB Launcher." Double-click the "PMB Launcher" short-cut US 37 Saving movies and photos with a computer