Desired task

Contents

Disc 1
(System Configuration A)

Disc 2
(System Configuration B)

Saving movies to the computer

Transfer the movies you recorded from the camcorder to the computer, where you can edit them or simply keep them as backup copies.

Yes

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Transfer your edited videos and music files to the camcorder(^*1)

Restore backup copies and transfer edited movies and music files from the computer back to the camcorder.

Yes

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Upload your movies to the Web

Convert your movies to standard definition using the camcorder and then easily upload them to YouTube.

Yes(^*2)

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Edit your movies

Trim and edit your movies, add subtitles and background music, and more. You can also convert movies to different formats, for example to take your favorite videos with you on your iPod.

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Yes

Create discs from your movies

Create discs from your video files (high definition AVCHD / Blu-ray discs, or standard definition DVD-Video discs) and share them with friends and family.

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Yes

Organize your movies with ease

On the computer you can organize your video library, rate your favorite videos and use the albums created automatically (by recording date or other criteria) or create albums of your own.

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Yes

Play back your video files from the computer

After transferring your movies from the camcorder, play them back directly from the computer.

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Yes

System Configuration A (^*1)

Operating system

Windows XP (^*2)

Windows Vista (^*3)

Windows 7 (^*4)

CPU

Intel© Pentium© 4, 1.49 GHz
Intel© Celeron©, 1.7 GHz

Intel© Pentium© 4, 2.4 GHz
Intel© Celeron© D, 3.0 GHz

RAM

512 MB

1 GB

32-bit: 1 GB
64-bit: 2 GB

Available hard disk space

Installation: 30 MB.
Saving movies on the computer: At least the same available space on the destination drive as the size of the movies to be saved.
Transferring music: At least the same available space on the C: drive as the size of the music files to be transferred.

Display

1024 x 768 resolution, 16-bit color (high color)

Sound

Sound card compatible with DirectSound

Others

- Preinstalled USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed USB) port
- Card reader/writer(^*5)
- System that can run DirectX 9.0c
- Log on as Administrator and active Internet connection
(to install and activate the software)

System Configuration B (^*1)

Operating system

Windows XP (^*2)

Windows Vista (^*3)

Windows 7 (^*4)

CPU

Intel Pentium D, 3.0 GHz, Intel© Core 2 Duo, 2.13 GHz
Intel Core 2 Duo, 2.33 GHz (for MXP mode)

RAM

1 GB

2 GB

Available hard disk space

Installation: 200 MB.
Saving movies on the computer: At least the same available space on the destination drive as the size of the movies to be saved.
Transferring music: At least the same available space on the C: drive as the size of the music files to be transferred.
Disc authoring: The available space required depends on the type of disc you want to create.
HD backup discs (DataDisc List) - At least the same size of the data to be written on the disc;
Blu-ray discs - At least twice the size of the data;
AVCHD / DVD discs - At least 3 times the size of the data.

Display

1280 x 1024 resolution, 32-bit color;
Intel© G965 Express Chipset on-board

Sound

Sound card compatible with DirectSound

Disc drive

Preinstalled DVD drive (Blu-ray Disc drive if creating Blu-ray discs) with writing capabilities

Others

- Preinstalled USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed USB) port
- Card reader/writer (*5)
- System that can run DirectX 9.0c
- Log on as Administrator and active Internet connection
(to install and activate the software)