Sony DCR-TRV260 - Digital Handycam Camcorder User guide

3-087-936-11(1)
© 2004 Sony Corporation
Computer
Applications Guide
Digital Video Camera Recorder

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Read this first
The supplied CD-ROM includes the following
software.
For Windows computer : Picture Package
For Macintosh computer : ImageMixer VCD2
System requirement
For Windows users
When viewing pictures recorded on a
tape on a computer
•OS: Microsoft Windows 98SE, Windows
2000 Professional, Windows Millennium
Edition, Windows XP Home Edition or
Windows XP Professional
Standard installation is required.
Operationisnotassurediftheabove OS has
been upgraded.
You cannot hear sound if your computer is
running Windows 98. You can only transfer
and view still images.
•CPU: Intel Pentium III 500 MHz or faster
(800 MHz or faster recommended)
•Application: DirectX 9.0b or later (This
product is based on DirectX technology. It is
necessary to have DirectX installed.)
Windows Media Player 7.0 or later
Macromedia Flash Player 6.0 or later
•Sound system: 16 bit stereo sound card and
stereo speakers
•Memory: 64 MB or more
•Hard disk:
Available memory required for installation:
200 MB or more
Available free hard disk space recommended:
6 GB or more (depending on the size of the
image files edited)
•Display: 4 MB VRAM video card, Minimum
800 × 600 dots, High color (16 bit color,
65 000 colors), DirectDraw display driver
capability (this product will not operate
correctly at 800 × 600 dots or less, and 256
colors or less.)
•Others: USB port (this must be provided as
standard), DV Interface (IEEE1394, i.LINK)
(to connect via an i.LINK cable), disc drive
(you need a CD-Rdrive to create a Video CD.)
When playing pictures recorded on a
“Memory Stick” on a computer (only the
models with a Memory Stick slot)
•OS: Microsoft Windows 98, Windows 98SE,
Windows 2000 Professional, Windows
Millennium Edition, Windows XP Home
Edition or Windows XP Professional
Standard installation is required.
OperationisnotassurediftheaboveOShas
been upgraded.
•CPU: MMX Pentium 200 MHz or faster
•Application: Windows Media Player (this
must be installed to play back movies.)
•Others: USB port (this must be provided as
standard), disc drive
For Macintosh users
bNote
• When you connect your camcorder to a Macintosh
computer using a USB cable, you cannot copy
pictures recorded on a tape to the computer. To copy
pictures, connect your camcorder to the computer
with an i.LINK cable and use the standard software
in the OS.
When using ImageMixer VCD2
•OS: Mac OS X (v10.1.5 or later)
Standard installation is required.
•Application: QuickTime 4.0 or later (this
must be installed to play back movies.)
•Others: USB port (this must be provided as
standard), DV Interface (IEEE1394, i.LINK)
(to connect via an i.LINK cable), disc drive
When only copying pictures recorded
on a “Memory Stick” on a computer
(only the models with a Memory Stick
slot)
•OS: Mac OS 9.1/9.2 or Mac OS X (v10.0)
•Applications: QuickTime 3.0 or later (this
must be installed to play back movies.)
•Others: USB port (this must be provided as
standard), disc drive
• For camera operations, read the separate
Camera Operations Guide supplied with
your camcorder.

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About this manual
• The name of the power switch on the
camcorder varies depending on the model.
To record on a tape : CAMERA-TAPE or
CAMERA
To play : PLAY/EDIT or VCR
CAMERA-TAPE and PLAY/EDIT are used
in this manual. Refer to the separate Camera
Operations Guide supplied with your
camcorder for details.
• The screens shown in this manual are from a
Windows XP computer. The screens may vary
depending on the OS.
On copyrights
Music works, sound recording or other third
party musical contents you may acquire from
CDs, the Internet or other sources (the “Music
Contents”) are the copyrighted work of the
respective owners thereof and are protected by
copyright laws and other applicable laws of
each country. Except to the extent expressly
permitted by applicable laws, you are not
permitted to use (including, without limitation,
coping, modifying, reproducing, uploading,
transmitting or placing to the external network
accessible to the public, transferring,
distributing, lending, licensing, selling and
publishing) any of the Music Contents without
obtaining authorization or approval of the
respective owners thereof. License of Picture
Package by Sony Corporation would not be
construed as conferring to you by implication,
estoppelor otherwise any license orrightto use
the Music Contents.
On trademarks
• Picture Package is a trademark of Sony
Corporation.
• “Memory Stick” and are registered
trademarks of Sony Corporation.
• Microsoft and Windows are registered
trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the
United States and/or other countries.
• Macintosh, iMac, Mac OS, iBook and Power
Mac are trademarks of Apple Computer Inc.
• QuickTime and the QuickTime logo are
trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.
• Roxio is a registered trademark of Roxio, Inc.
• Toast is a trademark of Roxio, Inc.
• Windows Media is a trademark of Microsoft
Corporation.
• Macromedia and Macromedia Flash Player
are trademarks or registered trademarks of
Macromedia, Inc. in the United States and / or
other countries.
• Pentium is a trademark or registered
trademark of Intel Corporation.
All other product names mentioned herein may
be the trademarks or registered trademarks of
their respective companies. Furthermore, “”
and “” are not mentioned in each case in this
manual.

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Read this first............................................................................................. 2
Connecting to a Windows computer
Introduction to editing pictures on a computer........................................... 6
Features ......................................................................................................................6
Overview of the preparation ........................................................................................7
Step 1: Installing the software on a computer............................................ 8
Step 2: Connecting your camcorder to a computer.................................. 10
Using the USB cable (supplied) when viewing pictures on a tape ............................11
Using the USB cable (supplied) when copying pictures on a “Memory Stick” ...........13
Using the i.LINK cable (optional) ...............................................................................15
Managing pictures on a Windows computer
Copying, viewing and creating pictures.................................................... 17
Viewing video and pictures on your computer
– Picture Package Viewer ...................................................................................17
Creating an original video
– Picture Package Auto Video ............................................................................18
Creating an original slide show
– Picture Package Auto Slide ..............................................................................21
Saving the images on CD-R
– Picture Package CD Backup ............................................................................23
Creating a Video CD (Direct Access to Video CD Burn)
– Picture Package VCD Maker ...........................................................................24
Copying images for MEMORY MIX to a “Memory Stick” (only the models
with a Memory Stick slot) ....................................................................................26
Connecting to a Macintosh computer
Connecting your camcorder to a computer.............................................. 28
Copying pictures recorded on a “Memory Stick”
(only the models with a Memory Stick slot)......................................... 29
Installing software on a computer ............................................................ 29
Other functions
Creating a DVD (Direct Access to “Click to DVD”)................................... 30
Connecting an analog VCR to the computer via your camcorder
—Digital convert function................................................................... 33
Table of Contents

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Additional information
Troubleshooting ....................................................................................... 35
Index ........................................................................................................ 41

Connecting to a Windows computer
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Connecting to a Windows computer
Introduction to
editing pictures on a
computer
Features
When installing the Picture Package from the supplied CD-ROM, you can manage still images and
movies recorded on your camcorder as digital data on your computer along with several features.
Copying pictures from a “Memory Stick” automatically
You can easily transfer pictures recorded on a “Memory Stick” just by connecting your camcorder to
the computer.
Creating your own original video
You can easily create original videos with added music and effects using pictures recorded on a tape
as materials. You can also create video CDs.
Creating your own slide show
You can select your favorites from pictures imported from a “Memory Stick” and easily create your
original slide show with added music and effects.
Saving the images on CD-R
You can save pictures copied onto a computer on a CD-R.

Connecting to a Windows computer
Connecting to a Windows computer
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Overview of the preparation
Follow the steps below to complete the preparation.
* These illustrations are of models with a Handycam Station.
For models with a Handycam Station, place your camcorder on the Handycam Station, then connect the
Handycam Station to a computer. You cannot directly connect your camcorder to the computer.
CD-ROM (supplied)
On your camcorder
Step 2: Connecting your camcorder to a computer
On your computer (for the first time only)
Step 1: Installing the software on a computer
Now, start from Step1 !
There are two ways to connect your camcorder to a computer.
• Connecting with a USB cable (supplied)
• Connecting with an i.LINK cable (optional)
See “Step 2: Connecting your camcorder to a computer” (p. 10) for details.

Connecting to a Windows computer
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Step 1: Installing the
software on a
computer
You need to install the software to your
computer to have fun with your recorded still
images and movies. The installation is
required only for the first time. From the
second time on, you only need to connect
your camcorder and the computer.
For Windows 2000/Windows XP
Log on as Administrators for installation.
bNote
• Do not connect the USB cable (supplied) before
installing the software.
1Turn on the computer.
Close down all applications running on the
computer before installing the software.
2Place the supplied CD-ROM in the
disc drive of your computer.
The installation screen appears.
If the screen does not appear
1Double-click [My Computer].
2Double-click [PICTUREPACKAGE]
(Disc drive)*.
* Drive names (such as (E:)) may vary
depending on the computer.
3Click [Install].
4Select the language for installation,
then click [Next].
5Click [Next].
6Read [License Agreement], check [I
accept the terms of the license

Connecting to a Windows computer
Connecting to a Windows computer
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agreement] when you agree, then click
[Next].
7Select where to save the software, then
click [Next].
8Click [Install] on the [Ready to Install
the Program] screen.
The installation starts.
9Make sure [Yes, I want to restart my
computer now.] is checked, then click
[Finish].
The computer turns off once, then starts up
againautomatically(Restart).Theshort-cut
icons for [Picture Package Menu] and
[Picture Package Menu destination Folder]
appear on the desktop.
When DirectX 9.0b or later is not
installed on the computer, follow the
steps below to install DirectX 9.0b.
1Read [License Agreement], then click
[Next].
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Connecting to a Windows computer
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2Click [Next].
3Click [Finish].
The computer restarts automatically, then a
short-cut icon for [Picture Package Menu]
appears on the desktop.
10Remove the CD-ROM from the disc
drive of your computer.
If you have any questions about Picture
Package
For details, refer to the operating instructions
supplied on the CD-ROM supplied with your
camcorder, or on-line help.
Step 2: Connecting
your camcorder to a
computer
About connection
There are two ways to connect your camcorder
to a computer:
– USB cable (supplied)
– i.LINK cable (optional)
Connecting with the USB cable
(supplied)
This method is good for copying pictures and
sound recorded on a tape to the computer,
copying files from a “Memory Stick” to a
computer, and copying files to a “Memory
Stick.”
• When connectingthe camcorder toacomputer
withaUSBcable(supplied),thecomputerand
camcorder must be recognized beforehand.
Follow the steps below.
– Using the USB cable (supplied) when
viewing pictures on a tape (p. 11)
– Using the USB cable (supplied) when
copying pictures on a “Memory Stick”
(p. 13)
Connecting with an i.LINK cable
(optional)
• This method is good for copying pictures and
sound recorded on a tape.
Image data is transferred with more precision
than with a USB cable.
bNotes
• When you are using a USB cable or an i.LINK cable
to connect your camcorder to a computer, make sure
you insert the connector in the correct direction. If
you insert the connector forcibly, it may be
damaged, and causes a malfunction of your
camcorder.
• You cannot copy pictures from a “Memory Stick” to
a computer with an i.LINK cable.
• You cannot connect with an i.LINK cable when you
use Windows 98/Windows 98SE.