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9.15 USB CONNECTION

Menu Position MENU  4  USB Connection

What it Does Specifies how the camera appears to your computer when
attached via the USB cable

Recommended Setting Mass Storage

When the camera is hooked up to another device via its USB cable, it can
actually “behave” like a different device. Below are the three choices the
camera gives you for this parameter:

Setting What it Means
AUTO Chooses between the two options below automatically
so you won’t have to. On my Windows 7 machine it
chooses “MTP”
Mass Storage The camera behaves as a giant “memory card to USB”
adapter. Useful for when you’re hooking the camera to
a computer, and you want to be able to drag and drop
files from the camera’s memory card to your hard
drive.
MTP “Media Transfer Protocol” should be selected when
you’re plugging your camera into a PICTBridge-
compatible printer. With this setting you can use the
camera’s DPOF settings (Section 8.10) to specify which
images to print. This is also compatible with
Microsoft’s new Device Staging feature. Read on for
more details.

The Mass Storage option is pretty straightforward. It’s kind of what you
would expect your camera to behave like if you hooked it up to your
computer via the USB cable. If you’re using Sony’s PlayMemories Home
software to automatically import your images when you plug your camera
in, then you must use this setting.