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Using your Sony Camera with a Macintosh Estimator

You can do amazing things with a Sony digital photographic camera or camcorder and an Apple® Macintosh® computer, such as creating bear witness stopping slide-shows and movies; sharing images; and teaching the computer to recognize your friends in your photos. Using the USB cablevision supplied with your camera yous can simply move photos and video to your Mac computer. Also, the iPhoto® and iMovie® software are powerful applications available for Mac computers that allow you to import and edit images and video.

Using your Sony Photographic camera and Macintosh Computer you can exercise the post-obit:

  • Transfer images using iPhoto
  • Transfer video clips using iMovie
  • Transfer Directly to the Calculator Difficult Bulldoze
  • FAQs

 iPhoto

With the iPhoto software you can hands import, browse and edit photos. You can share your pictures via Facebook and through email, equally well as make engaging slideshows. For all the features bachelor with the iPhoto software, visit the Apple® website.

Note: Not all features are bachelor in all versions of the iPhoto software.

Use the following process to import your photos into the iPhoto software:

Note: Depending on the connectedness type and capabilities of your camera, the transfer process may vary. Refer to the operating instructions of your camera for detailed information.

  1. Plow on the camera.
  2. Connect the photographic camera to the computer using the supplied USB cable.
  3. Set the camera to Mass Storage or USB Way.
  4. The iPhoto software will get-go automatically.

    Notation: If the iPhoto software does not automatically start, open up the iPhoto software manually by using the Dock or you can utilise the Finder Bar, Go and so select Applications.

  5. Thumbnail images of the photos saved on the memory card of the camera display in the iPhoto screen.
  6. Choose the method you want to use for importing.
    • To only import some of the pictures, click to select the thumbnail images you desire and then click the Import Selected button.
    • To import all the pictures, click the Import ten Photos button.

  7. In the Delete Photos on Your Camera? window, click the desired choice.
    • Choosing Delete Photos erases all the pictures from the memory card or internal retention in the camera after transfer.
    • Choosing Keep Photos volition continue a copy of the pictures you transferred to the computer on the memory card or internal memory in the camera.

For detailed information about editing and sharing photos, too every bit other features, refer to the help file in the iPhoto software.

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 iMovie

With the iMovie software you tin can easily import, scan, and edit your video. You tin create movie trailers from various templates, edit audio and add special effects. With the new People Finder feature, iMovie makes information technology easy to find video that includes certain people. For all the features available with the iMovie software, visit the Apple website.

Annotation: Not all features are available in all versions of the iMovie software.

Use the following process to import video into the iMovie software:

Important: The iMovie software does not back up AVCHD 60p video. To be able to edit your HD video in iMovie, we suggest y'all gear up your camcorder to record in AVCHD 60i or AVCHD 24i or MP4. If you've already recorded videos in 60p, you can transfer the video direct to the hard drive of your Mac, and then burn it to a disc to be viewed on a dissimilar calculator or goggle box. Likewise, you can convert AVCHD 60p video to MP4 format using Media Converter software.

Notes:

  • Depending on the connectedness blazon and capabilities of your camera, the transfer procedure may vary. Refer to the operating instructions of your camera for detailed information.
  • To import standard-definition video, iMovie '07 or newer is required. Still, to import high-definition video such as AVCHD, iMovie '08 or newer is required.
  1. Plough on the camera.
  2. Connect the camera to the figurer using the supplied USB cable.
  3. Set up the camera to Mass Storage or USB Manner.

    Annotation: If the iPhoto® software automatically starts, close it.

  4. Open the iMovie software from the Dock or on the Finder Bar, choose Go and and so Applications. iMovie will be listed as an icon in the Applications window.
  5. In the iMovie window, click File and then Import from Camera.

  7. Choose the method you desire to use for importing:
    • To import all the videos:
      1. At the lower-left corner, click Automatic.
      2. At the lower-right corner, click the Import All button.

    • To import simply specific videos:
      1. At the lower-left corner, click Manual.
      2. Under the displayed thumbnails, click to check the boxes of the video you want to import and then click the Import Checked push.

  8. Select the location to salvage the videos.
  9. In the Create New Event section, type a proper name for the videos.
  10. Click the OK button.

    Note: The videos are copied to the computer. An Import consummate dialog box is displayed when the import is finished.

  11. In the Import complete dialog box, click the Import push button.

For detailed information virtually editing videos, as well as other features, refer to the help files in the iMovie software.

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 Transfer photos and video directly to your computer difficult drive

Instead of using the iPhoto or iMovie software, you can transfer photos and video direct to the hard bulldoze of your Mac computer using the following procedure.

Notes:

  • Depending on the connexion type and capabilities of your photographic camera, the transfer procedure may vary. Refer to the operating instructions of your camera for detailed data.
  • For AVCHD video, a Macintosh estimator with an Intel® Core Duo processor or better is required.
  1. Plow on the camera.
  2. Connect the photographic camera to the computer using the supplied USB cable.
  3. Fix the camera to Mass Storage or USB Mode.

    Annotation: Later on the reckoner recognizes the connection, it volition list the camera bulldoze or drives as NO NAME or UNTITLED on the estimator desktop.

  4. Click the NO Name or UNTITLED icon on the calculator desktop.
  5. Locate the files you want to transfer.

    For photos:

    1. Click the DCIM folder.

    For AVCHD video:

    1. Click the Private folder.
    2. Click the AVCHD folder.
    3. Click the BDMV folder.
    4. Clock the STREAM folder.

    For Standard Definition (SD) video:

    1. Click the MP_ROOT folder.
    2. Click the 101PNV01 folder.

  6. On the keyboard, press and hold the Shift key.
  7. While belongings the Shift key, click to select the photos or video clip files you desire to transfer.
  8. Release the Shift key.
  9. On the keyboard, printing the Command and C keys to copy the files.
  10. Open the binder or directory on the figurer where y'all want to copy the files.
  11. On the keyboard, press the Command and V keys to paste the files to the desired location.

After following the steps above, the photos and video from your camera are copied to the hard bulldoze of the reckoner and tin can be played with a uniform media role player.

Notes:

  • The Apple Macintosh Web site has an MPEG-2 Playback component for Quicktime six or 7 bachelor for purchase.
  • For the Apple Mac Bone® X operating organisation, MPEG editing software (Capty MPEG Edit EX) is bachelor for purchase from the PIXELA Web site. This application is for standard-definition video only.

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 FAQs & Troubleshooting

  • Import images into iPhoto or iMovie software.
  • AVCHD video is non recognized or cannot be transferred to a Macintosh computer.
  • How to transfer pictures to a calculator using a USB connection.
  • Error: Update has been aborted due to mistake in process or The Firmware updater application may not be able to detect the continued device.
  • Are RAW image files compatible with Macintosh computers?
  • Videos are not being recognized and practise not import when using the iMovie software.
  • The iPhoto software does not recognize the Sony camera.

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