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Connecting a Digital Camera (Photo or Video)
The following instructions apply only to digital photo cameras and digital video cameras.
Refer to the documentation that came with your digital photo camera or digital video
camera.
To connect a digital photo camera or a digital video camera:
1 Turn on the computer, and wait for Microsoft
®
Windows
Vista
™
operating system
to start.
2 Connect the 6-pin video camera transfer cable into the camera and then into an open
port on the front or back of the computer. Most digital video cameras use either the
FireWire (IEEE 1394) port or the USB port.
3 A Found New Hardware message appears. Wait 2 or 3 minutes for Windows Vista to
make the necessary settings for the new device. When installation is complete, a
message appears indicating the camera is ready to use.
NOTE: When connecting an analog video camera to the computer, use the Video and
Audio In connectors on the front or back of the computer.
NOTE: If a Digital Video Device Auto Play window appears when you connect your
camera, click Cancel.
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