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4. (is step is not required with Windows XP, simply use the options in the pop-up window to view, copy or edit your
photos). Open My Computer or Windows Explorer. e camera will be seen as a new “Removable Disk” with an
unused drive letter assigned to it. Double click this new “Disk” icon, open the “DCIM” folder inside, then the
folder(s) inside that (“100MEDIA” ,etc). Your photos/videos are the files inside-they have the prefix “IMG__”
followed by a number, same as seen earlier on the camera’s display when you review photos. Single clicking any file
should show a small preview image.
5. Click “Edit>Select All” (or click on one photo, contol+click to select multiple photos), then “Edit>Copy to
Folder” (in Windows menus). Select an existing folder on your hard drive, such as “My Pictures”, or create a new
folder (“Hawaii Vacation”, etc), then click “OK” to transfer copies of the photo files you want.
6. After the photos are transferred to your hard drive, you can disconnect the camera. Windows 2000 may produce
a screen warning that you have disconnected a USB device without stopping or ejecting the “disk” first (your
photo files will not be harmed). If so, check the box that adds an icon to your system tray or taskbar. en next
time you finish transferring photos, you can click that icon first, and “Stop the USB Mass Storage Device” before
disconnecting the camera. (On Mac computers, you should “eject” the “disk” that appeared on your desktop when the
camera was connected.)
Transferring e Photos & Videos to Your PC continued
Note: If your PC will not play the .avi movie files in Windows Media Player, you may need to
download a newer version of Media Player or Direct X from Microsoft.com. e movie files can also
be played back with the QuickTime Player, included with many computers, or available as a free
download from Apple.com.
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