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System Requirements (EOS M)

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Windows

SoftwareEOS Utility(*1)Digital Photo Professional /
Picture Style Editor
PhotoStitchImageBrowser EX(*2)
OSWindows 7 (Compatible with 32-bit/64-bit systems for all versions except Starter Edition)
Windows Vista (Compatible with 32-bit/64-bit systems for Service Pack 1 and Service Pack 2 except Starter Edition)(*3)
Windows XP Service Pack 3(Home Edition / Professional)
ComputerPC with one of the above OS preinstalled and a USB port as a standard feature (Upgraded machines not supported)(*4)PC with one of the above OS preinstalled (Upgraded machines not supported) (*4)PC with one of the above OS preinstalled and a USB port as a standard feature (*5)
CPU71.3GHz Pentium or higher 1.3GHz Pentium or higher 1.3GHz Pentium or higher Still Images:
1.6 GHz or higher
Movies:
HD (720p), SD: Core 2 Duo 1.66 GHz or higher
Full HD (1080p): Core 2 Duo 2.6 GHz or higher
ALL-I, IPB: Core 2 Duo 3.0 GHz or higher
Vista
XP
RAM7(64bit)2 GB or moreStill Images:
Windows 7 (64-bit): 2 GB or more
Windows 7 (32-bit): 1 GB or more
Windows Vista: 1 GB or more
Windows XP: 512 MB or more
Movies:
HD (720p), SD: 1 GB or more
Full HD (1080p): 2 GB or more
7(32bit)1 GB or more1 GB or more
Vista
XP512 MB or more
InterfaceHi-Speed USB-USB
DisplayScreen resolution: 1024 × 768 pixels or more; Colors: Medium (16 bit) or more

*1 EOS Utility does not support the EOS-1D Mark II N, EOS-1Ds Mark II, EOS-1D Mark II, EOS-1Ds, EOS-1D, EOS 5D, EOS 30D, EOS 20D, EOS 10D, EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi/400D DIGITAL, EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT/350D DIGITAL, EOS DIGITAL REBEL/300D DIGITAL, EOS D60, and EOS D30.

*2 If using ImageBrowser EX, 440 MB or more free space on the hard drive is required. Also, for Windows XP, the Microsoft .NET Framework 3.0 (up to 500 MB) or later must be installed. Depending on the computing environment you are using, installation may take some time.

*3 PhotoStich and ImageBrowser EX are not compatible with Service Pack 1.

*4 If using EOS Utility or Picture Style Editor, .NET Framework 3.0 or later is required. .NET Framework is Microsoft software. It is installed together with each of the applications.

*5 An environment in which you can connect to the Internet is necessary to use the ImageBrowser EX auto update function.

Macintosh

Software EOS Utility(*1)Digital Photo Professional /
Picture Style Editor
PhotoStitchImageBrowser EX(*2)
OSMac OS X 10.6.8, 10.7Mac OS X 10.6 - 10.7
ComputerMacintosh with one of the above OS installed and a USB port as a standard featureMacintosh with one of the above OS installed Macintosh with one of the above OS installed and a USB port as a standard feature(*3)
CPUIntel Processor Intel Processor
* Core2 Duo or higher is recommended for Digital Photo Professional.
Core Duo 1.83 GHz or higherStill Images:
Core Duo 1.83 GHz or higher
Movies:
HD (720p) or SD: Core Duo 1.83 GHz or higher
Full HD (1080p): Core 2 Duo 2.6 GHz or higher
ALL-I, IPB: Core 2 Duo 3.0 GHz or higher
RAM1 GB or moreStill Images:
1 GB or more
Movies:
HD (720p) or SD: 1 GB or more
Full HD (1080p): 2 GB or more
InterfaceHi-Speed USB-USB
DisplayResolution: 1024 x 768 or more, Colors: Thousands or more
The Macintosh UFS (UNIX File System) format is not supported.

*1 EOS Utility does not support the EOS-1D Mark II N, EOS-1Ds Mark II, EOS-1D Mark II, EOS-1Ds, EOS-1D, EOS 5D, EOS 30D, EOS 20D, EOS 10D, EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi/400D DIGITAL, EOS DIGITAL REBEL XT/350D DIGITAL, EOS DIGITAL REBEL/300D DIGITAL, EOS D60, and EOS D30.

*2 If using ImageBrowser EX, 550 MB or more free space on the hard drive is required.

*3 An environment in which you can connect to the Internet is necessary to use the ImageBrowser EX auto update function

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