Canon Knowledge Base - Computer system requirements for 2011 camcorders

Description

Computer system requirements for 2011 camcorders

Solution

Windows System Requirements

Software	PIXELA Transfer Utility	PIXELA VideoBrowser	Photo Application Ver.35.0 (ZoomBrowser EX, CameraWindow)
OS	- Windows XP Home Edition / Professional Edition (32bit version only. SP3 must be installed.) - Windows Vista Home Basic / Home Premium / Ultimate / Business / Enterprise (Compatible with 32bit and 64bit. SP1 or SP2 must be installed.) - Windows 7 Home Premium / Professional / Ultimate / Enterprise (Compatible with 32bit and 64bit. XP mode is not supported.)		- Windows 7 - Windows Vista (SP1 or SP2 must be installed.) - Windows XP (SP3 must be installed.)
CPU	- Windows XP Intel Pentium 4 / 1.49GHz or higher Intel Celeron / 1.7GHz or higher - Windows Vista, Windows 7 Intel Pentium 4 / 2.4GHz or higher Intel Celeron D / 3.0GHz or higher	Intel Celeron D 3.0GHz or higher / Intel Core 2 Duo 2.13GHz or higher ^*Intel Core 2 Duo 2.33GHz or higher is required for handling files recorded in MXP mode.	Pentium 1.3GHz or higher
Memory	Windows XP: 512MB or more Windows Vista: 1GB or more Windows 7: 1GB or more(32bit)/2GB or more(64bit)	Windows XP: 1GB or more Windows Vista, Windows 7: 2GB or more	Windows XP: 512MB or more Windows Vista: 1GB or more Windows 7: 1GB or more(32bit) / 2GB or more (64bit)
Display	1024x768 pixels, High Color(16bit color) or higher	1280x1024 pixels or more, 32 bit or more, Intel G965 (onboard VGA) or higher	1024x768 pixels, High Color(16bit color) or higher
Sound	Sound card supporting DirectSound		-
Drive	A CD-ROM drive is required to install the software.	Built-in disc drive with DVD writing capabilities Disc drive with Blu-ray writing capabilities	A CD-ROM drive is required to install the software.
Others	- Standard USB 2.0 port - A card reader/writer that supports SD/SDXC Memory Cards (when exporting files) - An environment in which DirectX 9.0c operates properly. - An Internet-accessible environment - An environment in which .NET Framework 2.0 or higher operates properly - Adobe Reader (to open the Software Guide - this document)		- Standard USB 2.0 port

^*When using Windows XP, you must install Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 or later (up to 500 MB). Depending on your operating environment, installation times may be longer.

Product names are abbreviated as follows:

Microsoft Windows 7 : Windows 7

Microsoft Windows Vista : Windows Vista

Microsoft Windows XP : Windows XP

Reference:

Proper operation is not guaranteed on any particular system, even if it meets the requirements outlined above.
Operations on built-to-order computers are not supported.
To install and use this software, you must be authorized as an Administrator.

Depending on the solution disc, the system requirements and operations (such as saving, playing back, editing, and writing back data) are different; so please check the list below.

Desired task		PIXELA Transfer Utility	PIXELA VideoBrowser
	- Save movies on 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	Yes
	- Upload to YouTube Convert your movies to standard definition using the camcorder and then easily upload them to YouTube.	Yes	Yes
	- Export video files You can export video files to the media such as a SD Memory Card and play back on the camcorder.	Yes	Yes
	- Export music files You can export music files to the media such as a SD Memory Card and play back on the camcorder along with video files.	Yes	Yes
- Library Organize your video files by date or event.		No	Yes
	- Edit movies Trim and edit your movies, add subtitles and background music, and more.	No	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.	No	Yes
	- Convert video file format Convert movies to other formats, for example to take them with you on your portable media player	No	Yes
	- Play back discs Play back a disc created with VideoBrowser.	No	Yes

Macintosh System Requirements

Software	PHOTO APPLICATION Ver.35.0 (ImageBrowser, CameraWindow)
OS	Mac OS X(v10.4 - v10.6)
CPU	PowerPC G4/G5, or Intel processor
Memory	Mac OS X v 10.6: 1GB or more Mac OS X v 10.4 - 10.5: 512MB or more
Free space in the hard disk to install software	ImageBrowser 300MB or more CameraWindow 150MB or more
Display	1024 x 768 pixels/32,000 colors or better
Sound	-
Drive	A CD-ROM drive is required to install the software.
Others	Standard USB 2.0 port