Sony A 100 Manual

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Using your computer
This section describes the procedure for 
viewing copied images in the “My 
Documents” folder.
1Click [Start] t [My Documents].
The contents of the “My Documents” 
folder are displayed.
 If you are not using Windows XP, double-
click [My Documents] on the desktop.
2Double-click the desired image 
file.
The image is displayed.
Perform the procedures listed below 
beforehand when:
 Disconnecting the USB cable
 Removing a recording medium
 Turning off the camera
xFor Windows...

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The image files recorded with your camera 
are grouped as folders on the recording 
medium.
Example: viewing folders on Windows XP
AFolders containing image data recorded 
using this camera. (The first three digits 
show the folder number.)
BYou can create a folder by date form (page 
100).
 You cannot record/play back any images to the 
“MISC” folder.
 If you delete folder except the latest folder in 
file browser index screen, the folder number 
becomes an unused number.
 Image files are named as...

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Using your computer
Viewing image files stored on a computer with 
your camera
This section describes the process using a 
Windows computer as an example.
When an image file copied to a computer 
no longer remains on a recording medium, 
you can view that image again on the 
camera by copying the image file on the 
computer to a recording medium.
 Step 1 is not necessary if the file name set with 
your camera has not been changed.
 You may be unable to play back some images 
depending on the image...

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Installing the software (supplied)
You can install the software (supplied) 
using the following procedure.
 In Windows 2000/XP, log on as Administrator.
 “Picture Motion Browser” and “Image Data 
Converter SR Ver. 1.1” are installed at the same 
time. 
1Turn on your computer, and insert 
the CD-ROM (supplied) into the 
CD-ROM drive.
The installation menu screen appears.
 If it does not appear, double-click   (My 
Computer) t  (SONYPICTUTIL).
2Click [Install].
The “Choose Setup Language” screen...

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Using your computer
Using the software (supplied)
You can use images from the camera more 
than ever by taking advantage of the 
software.
This section summarizes the “Picture 
Motion Browser” and “Image Data 
Converter SR Ver. 1.1” and gives basic 
instructions.
With the “Picture Motion Browser” you 
can:
 Import images shot with the camera and display 
them on the monitor.
 Organize images on the computer on a calendar 
by shooting date to view them.
 Retouch, print, and send images as e-mail...

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3Import the images.
To start importing images, click the 
[Import] button.
By default, images are imported into a 
folder created in “My Pictures” that is 
named with the date of importing.
 For instructions on changing the “Folder to 
be imported”, refer to page 118.
Viewing images
1Checking imported images
When importing is complete, the 
“Picture Motion Browser” starts. 
Thumbnails of the imported images are 
displayed.
 The “My Pictures” folder is set as the 
default folder in “Viewed folders”....

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Using your computer
Hour display screen
 To list images from a particular year or 
month, click that period on the left of the 
screen.
3Displaying individual images
On the hour display screen, double-click 
a thumbnail to display the image by 
itself in a separate window.
 You can edit displayed images by clicking 
the  toolbar button.
Displaying images in full-screen 
mode
To display a slide show of current images in 
full-screen mode, click the   button.
 To play or pause the slide show, click the...

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Preparing images stored on the 
computer for viewing
To view them, register the folder that 
contains the images as one of the “Viewed 
folders”. 
1Click   on the main screen, or 
choose [Register Folders to View] 
from the [File] menu.
The settings screen for “Viewed 
folders” registration is displayed.
2Specify the folder with images for 
importing to register the folder as 
one of the “Viewed folders”.
3Click [OK].
The image information is registered in 
the database.
 Images in any subfolders of...

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Using your computer
Using “Image Data Converter SR Ver. 1.1” 
stored on the CD-ROM (supplied), you can 
edit images recorded in RAW mode with 
various corrections, such as tone curve, and 
sharpness. Also, you can save the images in 
a general-purpose file format.
 If you save the ARW format data as the RAW 
format, the data is converted to the SR2 format.
 For details, refer to the Help.
To start up
Click the shortcut of “Image Data 
Converter SR Ver. 1.1” on the desktop.
When starting up from the...

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Using your Macintosh computer
You can copy images to your computer or 
edit a RAW data file using “Image Data 
Converter SR Ver.1.1”.
 “Picture Motion Browser” is not compatible 
with Macintosh computers.
The following environment is 
recommended for a computer connected to 
the camera.
Recommended environment for 
copying images
OS (pre-installed): Mac OS X (v10.1.3 or 
later)
USB jack: Provided as standard
Recommended environment for using 
“Image Data Converter SR Ver.1.1”
OS (pre-installed): Mac...