Canon Knowledge Base - System Requirement details for the VIXIA HF20/HF200 and VIXIA HF S10/HF S100 camcorders

Description

System Requirement details for the VIXIA HF20/HF200 and VIXIA HF S10/HF S100 camcorders

Solution

DIGITAL VIDEO Solution Disk

Windows

OS	Windows Vista (including Service Pack 1) Windows XP (Service Pack 2 or 3) * Proper operation is not guaranteed on an OS that has been upgraded from a previous version.
Computer Model	Computers that come with above OS preinstalled and have built-in USB ports.
CPU	Windows Vista: Pentium 1.3 GHz or better Windows XP: Pentium 500 MHz or better
RAM	Windows Vista: 512 MB or more Windows XP: 256 MB or more
Interface	USB: only preinstalled Windows Vista / Windows XP systems with built-in USB ports
Free Hard Disk Space	Canon Utilities - ZoomBrowser EX: 200 MB or more
Display	1024 x 768 pixels / High Color (16 bit) or better

attention:

Proper operation is not guaranteed on any particular system, even if it meets the requirements outlined above.
A CD-ROM drive is required to install the software.

Product names are abbreviated as follows.

Microsoft Windows Vista (including Service Pack 1): Windows Vista

Microsoft Windows XP (Service Pack 2 or 3): Windows XP

Macintosh

OS	Mac OS X (v10.4 - v10.5)
Computer Model	Computers that come with above OS preinstalled
CPU	PowerPC G4/G5, or Intel processor
RAM	Mac OS X v10.5: 512MB or more Mac OS X v10.4: 256MB or more
Interface	USB
Free Hard Disk Space	Canon Utilities - ImageBrowser: 300MB or more
Display	1024 x 768 pixels / 32,000 colors or better

attention:

Proper operation is not guaranteed on any particular system, even if it meets the requirements outlined above.
ImageBrowser can only be used on disks formatted in the Mac OS Extended (journaled) format.
A CD-ROM drive is required to install the software.

PIXELA ImageMixer 3 SE

This software is contained on the two supplied discs, PIXELA Application - Disc 1 and Disc 2. Depending on the tasks you want to perform, install the software on either Disc 1 only or Disc 1 and Disc 2. In either case, the software on Disc 1 must be installed. System requirements will vary depending on the tasks you want to perform as well.

Desired task	Disc 1(System configuration A)	Disc 2(System configuration B)
Saving movies to the computer	Yes	Yes
Organizing movies on the computer	-	Yes
Playing back movies on the computer	-	Yes
Editing movies	-	Yes
Disc authoring	-	Yes
Transferring video and music files to the camcorder	Yes	Yes

System Configuration A
OS	Windows Vista (including Service Pack 1) (1)/ Windows XP (Service Pack 2 or 3) (2):
CPU	Windows Vista: Intel Pentium 4/2.4GHz or better, Intel Celeron D/3.0GHz or better Windows XP: Intel Pentium 4/1.49GHz or better, Intel Celeron/1.7GHz or better
RAM	512MB or more
Available hard disk space	Installation: 30 MB or more. 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) or better
Sound	Sound card compatible with DirectSound
Others	Preinstalled USB 2.0 (Hi-Speed USB) port

System Configuration B
OS	Windows Vista (including Service Pack 1) (1)/ Windows XP (Service Pack 2 or 3) (2):
CPU	Intel Pentium D 3.0GHz or better, Intel Core 2 Duo 2.13GHz or better Intel Core 2 Duo 2.33GHz or better (for MXP mode)
RAM	Windows Vista: 2GB or more Windows XP: 1GB or more
Available hard disk space	Installation: 200 MB or more. 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 - at least twice the size of data to be written on the disc for high-definition backup discs (DataDisc List); at least 3 times the size of data for DVD / AVCHD / Blu-ray discs.
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 - System that can run DirectX 9.0c - Internet connection (during installation)

*1: Home Edition or Professional
*2: Home Basic, Home Premium, Ultimate, Business or Enterprise Edition

attention: This does not guarantee full operation.