Sanyo VPC CA6 Instruction Manual, VPC-CA65EX Software - Page 8

BEFORE MOUNTING YOUR CAMERA The following is an explanation of the format of data recorded by your camera, as well as the configuration of directories in the card or internal memory. Cautions when using the camera as an external drive i Do not alter files or folders in your camera in any way. Doing so may result in your camera not recognizing that data. If you want to edit files, first copy them to your computer's hard drive. i Cards formatted on your computer cannot be used by your camera. Format all cards to be used by your camera with your camera. Operating environment Limited to models with the preinstalled OS. k Windows Windows 2000, XP, Vista k Mac OS Mac OS X 10.3.6 or later Data file formats The format of the files saved and the method in which the file names are determined are explained below. Type of data Data format File name structure Still image data JPEG File name begins with SANY. Extension is ".jpg". SANY****.jpg Video clip data MPEG-4 File name begins with SANY. Extension is ".mp4". SANY****.mp4* Audio recording data MPEG-4 Audio (AAC compression) File name begins with SANY. Extension is ".m4a". SANY****.m4a* * Consecutive numbers assigned in the order the data was saved. English 6