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2-050-819- 12 (1) Digital S till Cam era Operating I nstructions Before op erating the unit, please rea d this man ual thoroughl y, and retain i t for future refe rence. Owner’s Record The mod el and seria l numb ers a re locat ed on the b ottom. Recor d the serial nu mber in th e space prov ided belo w. Refer to these nu mbers whene ver you call[...]

2 T o prevent fire or sh ock hazard, do not e xpose t he unit to ra in or moisture. Notice • If static electrici ty or electr omagnetism causes data transfer t o discontinue midway (fail ), restart the application or disconnect and connect the USB ca ble again. • Certain cou ntries and regions m ay regulate disposal of the battery used to power[...]

3 Before usin g your camera Tri al rec ordin g Before you record one-time events, you may want to ma ke a tr ial reco rding to make sur e that the camera is wor king correctly . No compensation for contents of the recording Contents of the recording cannot be compensated for if recording or playback is not poss ible due to a malfunction of your cam[...]

4 Note on the camera locations Do not use the cam era near a locat ion that generates strong radio wave or emits radiation. The camera may not be abl e to r ecord or play back properly . The pi ctures us ed in t his ma nual The photographs used as examples of pictures in this manual are reproduced images, and are not actual images shot using this c[...]

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6 Table of co ntents Before using you r camera .......... ..... ......... . 3 Identifyin g the p arts ............ ........... ......... . 8 Camera ........ ......... ............ ........ ............ . 8 USB cradle........... ......... ........... ......... .. 10 Connec ting and disco nnecting you r camera . ......... ............ ......... .....[...]

7 Selecti ng the folder an d playing back images — Folder ........... ......... ............ ........ . 60 Enlargin g a port ion of a stil l image......... 61 Enlargi n g a n image — Playback zoom............ ........... .... 61 Recor ding an enlarged im age — Trimming ........... ......... .............. . 62 Playi ng back succes sive images[...]

8 Ide ntifyin g the part s See the pages in pa rentheses for details of ope ration. Camera 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 8 6 q; qa A PO WER bu tton (16) B PO WER lamp (16) C Shutter button (22) D Multi conn ector (13, 15) E Battery/“Memo ry Stick Duo” cover F “Memor y Stic k Duo” inser tion slot (19) G Battery insert ion slot (11) H Micr ophone I Flash (29[...]

9 2 1 3 6 4 8 7 9 5 qa qs 0 Attach ing the strap A For shoo ting: Zoom (W/T) button (25) For viewing: / (Playback zoom) button (61) / (Index ) button (36) B /CHG lamp (orange) (12, 29) C LCD screen D MENU button (43, 1 10) E (Di spla y/LCD backl ight on/ off) button (25) F Contro l button Menu on: v / V / b / B / z (16 ) Menu o ff: / / 7 / (29/28/ [...]

10 USB cradle This i s used w hen cha rging the batt ery pack or co nnecti ng the c amera to a TV or a comput er, etc. A Camera connecto r B (USB) jack (86) C DC IN jack (11) D A/V OUT (MONO) jack (37) 1 2 3 4 Connecting and disconnecting your camera How to conn ect Connect the camera as illustrate d . • Make sure t he camera i s securely connect[...]

11 Getting star ted Charging the batte ry pack , O pen the battery/“M emory Stic k Duo” cov er. Slid e the cove r in the direct ion o f the ar row. • Be sure to tu rn off y our cam era when cha rg in g t he bat te ry pa ck (p age 16 ). • Y our camera operates with the “InfoLITHIUM” NP-FT1 battery pack (T typ e) (supplied). Y ou can use [...]

12 , Conn ect t he po wer co rd ( main s lead) to the AC Adaptor and to a w all outlet ( wall soc ket). , Connect the camera to the USB crad le. Connect the ca mera as illust rated. Mak e sure t he came ra is secure ly co nnected to the USB crad le. The /CHG lamp light s up when charging begins, a nd goes off w hen chargi ng is com pleted . Whe n c[...]

13 Getting star ted To charge the battery pack only using th e AC Adaptor You ca n char ge the batter y pack wit hout t he USB cra dle, suc h as during your travel s. Connect the DC plug of the AC Adaptor to the camer a with v mark fa cing as illustr ated. • Be sure to tu rn off y our cam era when cha rg in g t he bat te ry pa ck (p age 16 ). •[...]

14 Number of images and battery life that can be recorded/ viewed The tabl es show the a pproximat e number o f images an d the battery life that ca n be record ed/viewed whe n you sho ot images in normal mode wit h a fully charge d battery pack a t a tempera ture of 25°C ( 7 7°F) . The num bers of im ages th at can be recorded or viewe d take in[...]

15 Getting star ted Usin g the AC Ada ptor , C onnect the AC A daptor (supplied) to the multi connect or of the camera. When p lacing t h e ca mera, mak e sure the LCD scre en is fac ing up. Conn ect t he plug with the v mark facing up. • Connect the A C Adapt or to an eas ily accessible wall outlet (wall socket) close by . If any trouble occurs [...]

16 Turni ng on/off your camera , Press t he POWER button. The POWE R lamp (gre en) li ghts u p an d the powe r is on. When yo u turn on your camera for th e firs t time, the Clock Set screen appear s (pa ge 17). Turning off th e power Press the PO WER bu tton again. The POWER la mp goes out, an d the camera turns off. POW ER la mp POWER butt on Aut[...]

17 Getting star ted Setti ng the date and t ime , Set the mode switch to . • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode switch is set to or . • T o change the date and time on the Setup screen, select [Clock Set] in (Setup 2) (pages 44 and 115), and perfor m the procedure from ste p 3 . , Press t he POWER button t o turn on th e camer[...]

18 , Select the year, m onth, day, hour or minut e item you want to set with b / B on the contro l but ton. The item to be set is in dicated with v / V . , Set the nu meric va lue with v / V on the control bu tton, then press z to ente r it. After ente r in g the number, v / V moves to the next it em. Repeat st eps 4 and 5 until all of the items ar[...]

19 Shooti ng still images Inserting and removing a “Me mory Stick Duo” , O pen the battery/“M emory Stic k Duo” cov er. Slid e the cove r in the direct ion o f the ar row. • When using t his camer a, the Memory Stick Duo Ad aptor (suppli ed) is no t neces sary . • Be careful not to drop the batter y pack when opening or closing the batt[...]

20 Setti ng the still image size , Set th e mode s witch to , and turn on the pow er. , Press (Image Size). The Im age Size se tup appear s. • For details on the image size, s ee page 21. , Select t he desir ed image size with v / V on the control button. The ima ge size is set. When the set t ing is c o mplete , press (Imag e Size) so that th e [...]

21 Shooti ng still images Image size You ca n choose ima ge size (numbe r of pixe ls) an d image qua lity (com pres sion ratio) ba sed on the kind of i mages you w ant to shoot. The larger yo u make the im age size an d the higher you m ake the im age qualit y, the bet ter your im age, but al so the large r the amoun t of data ne eded to p reserve [...]

22 Basic still image shootin g — Using auto adjustment mode , Set th e mode s witch to , and turn on the pow er. The name of t he folder whe re the image will be reco rded appe ars on t he LCD sc reen f or approxima tely five sec onds. • This camera can create new folders and select folders to be stored in th e “Memory Stick Duo” (page 45).[...]

23 Shooti ng still images , P ress the shut ter button fully down . The shutter soun ds. The image will be reco rded in th e “Memor y Stick Duo.” Whe n “Rec ording” disapp ears from the LCD screen , you can shoot the next im age. • The frame indica ted on the LCD s creen sho ws the focus adjustment range (AF range finder, page 47). • Wh[...]

24 Auto Focus When y ou try to shoot a subjec t that is diff icult to focu s on, t he AE/A F loc k indica tor changes t o flashing slow ly. The A uto Focus fu nction m ay have diffic ulty working und er the foll owing conditio ns. In such cases, r elease th e shutter butto n , t hen recomp ose t he sho t and focus again. • The subject i s distant[...]

25 Shooti ng still images Indicators on the LCD screen during shooting Each time you press , the di splay changes in t he following or der. • For a detailed description of the indicators, see page 122. • For a detailed description of the histogram, see page 51. • Y ou can extend the battery rema ining time by turning off the LCD backli ght. ?[...]

26 Zoom Your ca mera is equippe d with zoom functions that enl arge the image using optical zoom and two typ es of digital processi ng. Digital zoom can be selected from smart zoom or prec ision digital zoom. When dig ital z oom is set, the z oom metho d switches f rom optica l zoom to digital zoom when the zoo m sc ale ex ceed s 3×. To us e onl y[...]

27 Shooti ng still images Shooting close-ups — Macro The close -ups (Macro) reco rding mode is used wh en zooming up subjects such as flowers o r insect s. Setting th e zoom al l the way to the W side lets you shoo t subjects at dista n ces as close as 8 cm. However , the minimum f o cus di stance var ies acco rding to the z oom position. Th eref[...]

28 , Cente r the sub ject in the fr ame. Press an d hold the shutter but ton half way do wn, the n press t he shutter butto n fully down . To return to normal recording mode Press B ( ) on the cont rol button again . The indicator disappears fro m the LCD screen. • When shooting in close-ups (Macro) mode, the focus depth becomes extremely shallow[...]

29 Shooti ng still images Selecting a flash mode , Set the mod e switch to , and press v ( ) on the control button repeated ly to select a flash m ode. Each time you press v ( ), the indicator changes as follows. No indic ator (A uto): The flash automa tically stro bes when shooting imag es in a dark place. Th e factory se tting is Auto. (Forced fl[...]

30 Shooting images with the AF illu mina tor The AF il luminator is fill lig ht to f ocus more easil y on a subject in dark surroun dings. The a ppears on the LCD screen an d the AF i l lumin ator emit s red light when the shut ter butto n is pressed halfw ay until th e focus is locked . When thi s functi o n is not need ed, set [AF Illuminat or] t[...]

31 Shooti ng still images , P ress B on t he control button to advanc e to , then press B agai n. The Setup sc reen appe ars. , Select (Camer a) with v on the control bu tton, then press B . Select [Dat e/Time] with v / V , then p ress B . , Select the date and time setting with v / V on the control button, then p ress z . Day&Time: S uperimp o[...]

32 Shooting according to scene conditions — Scene Selection You can se lect from ei ght differen t shooting modes (mag nifying glass, twilight, twilight portrai t, landscape, snow, beach, high- speed sh utter and fi reworks) i n acco rdance with the shooting co nditions. Th e camera automati cally makes th e optimu m settin gs to match th e scene[...]

33 Shooti ng still images Landscape mode Focuses onl y on a distant subjec t to shoot lan dscap es, e tc. • The close-ups (Macro) function does not work. • The flash is set to (Forced flash) or (No flash). Snow mod e When sho oting snowy scene s or other plac es where the whol e screen appear s whit e, use this mod e to prev ent sunk en colors [...]

34 , Set the mode switch to , then press M ENU. The menu app ears. , Select (Camer a) with b on the contro l button, then select the desired mode with v / V . To return to normal mode Select [Aut o] or [Program] w ith v / V on the control but ton. • The setti ng is maintain ed even when the power is t urne d off. NR slow shutter The NR slow shutt[...]

35 Viewing sti ll images Viewin g images on the LCD screen of your camera You c an view image s shot with y our camera almost immedi ately on t he LCD sc reen. You can select th e following three metho ds for view ing image s. Single (single-image) screen You can view o ne image at a time, displaye d over the en tire screen . Index (nine-image/sixt[...]

36 , Select the desi red still imag e with b / B on the con trol button. b : To disp lay the preced ing image B : To disp lay the next im age 2 10:30 PM 2004 1 1 101 - 0003 VGA 60min 3 / 9 101 BACK/NEXT VOLUME Viewing an index screen (nine-image or sixteen-i mage) , Press (Index) once. The displa y switch es to th e index (nine- image) screen . To [...]

37 Viewing sti ll images Viewin g images on a TV screen , C onnect the A/V conne cting cabl e (suppl ied) to the A/ V OUT (MONO) jack of the USB cradl e (supplied) and the a udio/video input jacks of the TV. If your TV ha s stereo type input jacks, conn ect the aud io plug (black ) of the A/V con necting cable to the left audio inp ut jack. • Whe[...]

38 , Set the mo de switch to , and turn on th e camera. Press b / B on th e control button to select th e desi red i mage . • When using your camera abroad, it m ay be necessary to switch the video output signal to match that of your TV system ( page 115). Viewing images on a TV screen If you w ant to vie w images on a TV screen, you need a TV wi[...]

39 Delet ing s till i mages Deleti ng images , Set the mode switch to , and turn on th e camera. Press b / B on the contro l button to select th e image yo u want to delete. • Note that yo u cannot restore deleted images. , Press (Delete) . The image h as not yet bee n dele ted at th is poin t. • Y ou cannot delete the protected i mage (page 66[...]

40 Deleting images in index (nine-image or sixteen-image) m ode , While an index (ni ne-image/ sixt een-ima ge) s creen (page 36) is displa yed, press (Delete) . • Note th at you cannot restore deleted images. , Select [Se lect] with b / B on t he control button, then pr ess z . , Sel ect an im age yo u want t o de lete wit h v / V / b / B on the[...]

41 Delet ing s till i mages , P ress (Delete) and selec t [OK] with B on the cont rol button , then press z . The mes sage “Acce ss” ap pears, and the images have been deleted. To cancel dele ting Sel ect [E xit] wi th b on the c ontrol butto n, then pr ess z . To delete all the images in the folder Sele ct [All In This Folde r] with B on the c[...]

42 , Select (Memo ry Stick T ool) with v / V o n the cont rol button. Select [Format] wi th B , then press B . Select [OK] with v , then p ress z . To cancel th e formatting Select [Cance l] with V on the contr ol butt on, th en pr ess z . • Using the A C Adaptor is recommended to prevent the power from turning off partway through f ormatting. , [...]

43 Before a dvanced operations How to setup and operate your camera The usag e of the menus an d Setup screen items th at are most fre quently used fo r “Adv anced opera tions” is descri bed below. Changing the menu settings a P ress MEN U. The men u ap pears. b P ress b / B on the control bu tton to se lect the item y ou want to set. c P ress [...]

44 Changing the items on the Setup screen a P ress MEN U. The men u ap pears. b P ress B on t he control button to a dvan ce t o , then press B agai n. The Setup sc reen appe ars. c P ress v / V / b / B on the co ntrol bu tton to select t he i tem yo u want to set. The fra me of th e select ed item turns yell ow . d P ress z on the cont r ol button[...]

45 Before a dvanced operations a Set the mode switc h to . b Press M ENU. The me nu appe ars. c Select (P .Qual ity) with b / B , then sel ect the desi red image quality with v / V . Creati ng or selecting a folder Mode switch: / / You r camer a can c reate multip le fol ders within a “Mem ory Stick Duo.” Y ou can selec t the f older use d to s[...]

46 Changing the recording folder a S elect (Mem ory Sti ck T ool) with v / V . b S elect [Change REC. F older] with B / V , and [OK] with B / v , then p ress z . The re cording folder selectio n scre en appear s. c S elect the des ired folder with b / B , and [OK] wi th v , the n press z . To cancel c hanging the recording folde r Select [Cance l] [...]

47 Advanced still image shootin g Choosing an auto focus metho d Mode switch: / You ca n set the AF rang e finder fram e and the AF mode. AF range fin der frame The AF range finder frame sele cts the focus position a ccording to t he subje ct positi on and siz e. AF Mode The AF mode sets the focus st art/finish timing accordin g to the AF respon se[...]

48 Choosing a focus operation — AF Mode Single AF ( ) This mode is useful fo r shooting sta tionary subjec ts. The focus is not adju sted before the sh utter button is pressed and he ld halfwa y down. When the shut ter button is pressed a nd held half way down and AF lock is comp lete, t he focu s is locke d . The factory setting is Singl e AF. M[...]

49 Advanced still image shootin g Shooting techniques When shooting with the subject at the edge of the frame, or when using Center AF or Spot AF , the camera may focus on the center instead of on the subject at the edge of the frame. In a case like this , use AF l ock to focus on the subject, and then recompose the picture and shoot (except in Con[...]

50 a S et th e mode s witch to or . b P ress MEN U. The men u ap pears. c S elect 9 (Focus) with b / B , then sel ect the distan ce to the subject with v / V . Y ou can sele ct from th e fol lo wing dist ance settin gs. 0.5m, 1. 0m, 3.0m, 7.0m, (unlimite d dist ance ) To return to auto focus mode Select [Multi AF], [Center AF] or [Sp ot AF] in step[...]

51 Advanced still image shootin g Displaying a histogram A histogram is a graph showing the bri ghtne ss of an image . The horiz ontal axi s shows the bri ghtness, and the vertic al axis shows the num ber of pixels. Th e graph display i ndicate s a dark image wh en skew ed to the left sid e, and a bright image when sk ewed to the righ t sid e. Th e[...]

52 Selecting the meterin g mode Mode switch: / The came ra measur es the brightne ss to determin e the exposur e. This funct ion lets you select the following tw o metering modes to deter mine which portion of the subject t o use for measu ring th e brightn ess. Multi-pattern m etering (no indicator) The ima ge is d ivided i nto mult iple reg ions [...]

53 Advanced still image shootin g a S et the mode swit ch to . b P ress MEN U. The men u ap pears. c S elect [Mo de] (REC Mode) wit h b / B , then select [Exp Brktg] with v / V . d S elect [BR K] (Bracket Ste p) with b / B , then sel ect the desired exposure adjustment value with v / V . ±1.0EV: Shifts the exposu re value by plus or minus 1. 0EV .[...]

54 Adjust ing color tones — White Balanc e Mode switch: / Whe n the wh ite ba lanc e is set to Auto , the white bal ance is automa tically set an d the over all colo r balance is adju sted ac cording to the sho oting condi tions. Howe ver, when you shoot under fi xed cond itions or sp ecial lighting conditio ns, you can man ually adju st the wh i[...]

55 Advanced still image shootin g Adjusting th e flash level — Flash Leve l Mode switch: You ca n adjust the am ount of flas h light. Before operation Set (Ca mera) in the menu to other t han [Aut o], (Twi light mode) o r (Firew orks mode) (pag es 43 a nd 110). a S et the mode swit ch to . b P ress MEN U. The men u ap pears. c S elect (Flas h Le [...]

56 Before operation Set (Cam era) in the menu to other than (Magnifyi ng glass mode), (Twilight mo de), (T wilight portrait mode) or (Fireworks m ode) (pages 43 and 110). a S et th e mode s witch to . b P ress MEN U. The men u ap pears. c S elect [Mo de] (REC Mode) wit h b / B , then select from [Speed Burst] or [Framing Burst] with v / V . d Sh oo[...]

57 Advanced still image shootin g c Select [Mode ] (REC Mode) with b / B , then select [Mu lti Burst] wit h v / V . d Select (Interval) with b / B , then sel ect the desi red frame interval with v / V . Y ou c an choo se the fra me interv al from [1/ 7.5], [1/15] or [1/3 0]. e Sh oot th e ima ge . A cont inuous burst of 16 fram es are rec orded wit[...]

58 Shooting still i mages with audio files — Voice Mode switch: In Voice mode, an audi o track is also record ed at the sa me time as re cording a normal st ill ima ge. a S et th e mode s witch to . b P ress MEN U. The men u ap pears. c S elect [Mo de] (REC Mode) wit h b / B , then select [V oice] wi th v . d Sh oot the image . If you press and r[...]

59 Advanced still image shootin g Before operation When s hooti ng sti ll images, set (Camer a) in the menu t o othe r than [Au to] (pag es 43 and 110). a Set the mode switc h to or . b Press M ENU. The me nu appe ars. c Sel ect [P FX] (P .Effe ct) wi th b / B , th en se lect the desi red mode with v / V . d Sh oot th e ima ge . To cancel Pi cture [...]

60 Selecting the folder and playing back images — Folder Mode switch: Select the fol der that images you want to playb ack are stored . a S et th e mode s witch to . b P ress MEN U. The men u ap pears. c Selec t (Fol der) w ith b , then press z . d Se lect the desire d folder with b / B . e Se lect [OK] wi th v , then pre ss z . To cancel the sel[...]

61 Advance d still image viewing Enlarging a portion of a still image Mode switch: You ca n enlarge a pa rt of an image up to five t imes the or iginal size . You can al so recor d the magnifie d image as a new file. Enlarging an image — Playback z oom a S et the mode swit ch to . b Displa y the i mage t o be enlarged with b / B . c P ress (playb[...]

62 Recording an enlarged image — Trimming a P ress ME NU after pl aybac k zoom. The men u ap pears. b S elect [ T rimming] with B , then press z . c S elect the i mage s ize with v / V , then p ress z . The imag e is record ed, and the imag e on th e LCD sc reen retu rns to the normal size aft er rec ording. • The trim med image is record ed as[...]

63 Advance d still image viewing To cancel th e slide show setting Select [Cancel ] in step 3 . To stop slide show playback Press z , selec t [Exit] with B , then press z again. To skip to the next/previou s image dur ing the slide show Press B (nex t) or b (previous). • The interval setting time is approximate, and may v ary according to t he pl[...]

64 To cancel ro tation Select [Cancel] in s tep 4 or 5 , then press z . • Y ou cannot rotate protected images, movies and Multi B urst imag es. • Y ou may not be able to rotate images s hot with othe r cameras . • When viewing images on a computer, the image rotation information may not be reflected depending on the application softw are. Pla[...]

65 Advance d still image viewing Playing back frame by frame a Set the mode switc h to . b Select the Multi Bur st image wit h b / B . Th e selecte d Mu lti Burs t image is played ba ck continuou sly . c Press z when the desi red frame i s displayed. “St ep” appears . d Advance the frame with b / B . B : A nex t fra me is di spla yed. When you [...]

66 Protecti ng images — Protect Mode switch: This functi on protects images aga inst accide ntal era sure. • Note that when you format a “Memory Stick Duo, ” even pr otected images are deleted and cannot be res tored. In single-image mode a Se t the mode s witch to . b D isplay the image you want to protect with b / B . c Pr ess MENU. The m[...]

67 Still image edi ting g Press M ENU. h Select [OK] with B , then press z . The - indi cato r turns white . The select ed images ar e prote cted. To exit the Prote ct function Select [Cance l] in ste p 4 or s elect [Exit] in step 8 , then press z . To cancel in dividual prote ction Select the im age to be unpr otected with v / V / b / B , then pre[...]

68 Choosing images to print — Print (DPOF) mark Mode switch: You can mark still image s shot with your camera that you want to ha ve printed. Th is functi on is conven ient when you ha ve images pri nted at a shop or using a pr inter tha t con forms w ith th e DPO F (D igital Prin t Order Format) standard or a PictB ridge compli ant print er. •[...]

69 Still image edi ting In index (nine-image/ sixteen-image) mode a Set the mode switc h to , then press (Inde x) to displ ay t he index (ni ne-imag e) screen . Press (I ndex) twice to displa y a sixteen-i mage index scre en. b Press M ENU. The me nu appe ars. c Select (DPOF) with B , then press z . d Select [Select] with b / B , then press z . •[...]

70 Connecti ng to a PictBridge printer Mode switch: / / You can easily print i mages shot wi th your camera without using a computer by using a Pict Bridg e compl iant pr inter . When the USB conne ction is set on the Setup scre en, you can c onnect the cam era mounte d in t he USB cr adle directly t o a prin ter us ing the U SB cabl e. Using a Pic[...]

71 Still image pri nting (PictBri dge printer) When [USB Connect] is not set to [PictBridge] on t h e Setup screen Even if you turn on the camera, you cann ot use th e PictBridge func tion. Discon nect the U SB cabl e from t he USB cradl e and set [USB Co nnect] to [Pic tBrid ge]. Printing images Mode switch: / / You can se lect th e image and prin[...]

72 f S elect [OK] wit h V / B , the n press z . The image i s prin ted. Do not di sconnect the USB ca ble whil e the (USB cab le disconn ected prohi bited) indica tor appear s on t he LCD scr een. To cancel p rinting Select [Cancel] in s tep 4 or s elect [Exit] in step 6 . To print oth er images Select the i mage af ter st ep 6 , then s elect [Prin[...]

73 Still image pri nting (PictBri dge printer) g Press M ENU. The pr int s etting screen appears. • Items that the pr inter does not suppo rt are not displayed. h Select [Quantity] wit h v / V , sele ct th e n umber of sheets wit h b / B . Y ou ca n select the nu mber up to 20. The spe cified quantity of al l the select ed images ar e print ed. i[...]

74 • Y ou cannot prin t movies. • When you print an E-mail image, only the JPEG image that was re cor ded at the same t ime is p rint ed. • When an error notif ication is received from the conne cted printer, the ind icator flas hes for approximately 5 seconds. Check the connected printer. In single-image mode a D isplay the image you want to[...]

75 Still image pri nting (PictBri dge printer) To insert the date and time on images Sel ect [Dat e] in step 6 , then sele ct the date form at w ith b / B . You c an select from [Day& Time] or [Date]. Whe n you ch ose [D ate], t he da te wi ll be inser ted in the o rder set in “Setti ng the d ate and time” (page 17) . This f unction m ay no[...]

76 To print a ll the images in the folder Select [A ll In This Folder] i n step 4 , then press z . To insert the date and time on images Select [Date] in step 9 , th en select the d ate format with b / B . You ca n select from [Day&Tim e] or [Date] . When you c hose [Dat e], t he date will be ins erted in the order set i n “Settin g the date [...]

77 Enjoying movies Shooting movi es Mode switch: You can shoo t movies with sound using your came ra. a Set the mode switc h to . b Press (Image Siz e). Th e Image Siz e setu p appears . c S elect the des ired size with v / V . Y ou ca n choose from [640 (Fine)], [640(Sta ndard)] an d [160]. • [640(Fine)] can be recorded only on “Memory Stick P[...]

78 View in g movie s o n the LCD sc reen Mode switch: You ca n view movie s on the LCD scre en with so und from t he speake r. a Se t the mode s witch to . b Se lect the des ired movie with b / B . Movie s with the im age size [640(Fine )] or [6 40(Standard) ] are disp layed on the ful l sc reen. Movies w ith the i mage siz e [160] are disp layed a[...]

79 Enjoying movies Deleting movies Mode switch: You ca n delete unwant ed movies . • Y ou cannot delete protected movies. • Note that you cannot restore deleted movies. In single-image mode a S et the mode swit ch to . b Displa y the mo vie y ou want to delete with b / B . c P ress (Delete) . The movie ha s not yet been dele ted at this point .[...]

80 f P ress (Delete) . g S elect [OK] wit h B , then pr ess z . The message “Access” ap pears, and the movies have been deleted. To cancel d eletion Select [Exit] in ste p 3 or 7 . To delete all im ages in the folder Select [A ll In This Folder] i n step 3 , then press z . Select [OK] with B , then press z . To ca ncel de letion, select [Ca nce[...]

81 Enjoying movies Cutting movies a Set the mode switc h to . b Selec t the movie y ou want to cut with b / B . c Press M ENU. The me nu appe ars. d Select (Divide) with B , then press z . Next, select [OK] with v , then press z . The pla yback of the mo vie sta rts. e Decide on a cutting poi nt. Press z at the des ired cu tting point. Wh en you wa[...]

82 Copying images to your compute r — For Wi ndows users Recomme nded compu ter environm ent OS: Microsoft Windows 98 , Windows 98SE, Windows 20 00 Professiona l, Windo ws Mil lennium Ed ition, W indows XP Home Edition or Windows XP Professional The abov e OS must be inst alled at the facto ry. Oper ation is not assu red in an environ ment upg ra[...]

83 Enjoyi ng images on your compu ter Installing the USB driver When using W indows XP , you n eed not inst all th e USB d river. Once the USB driver is in stalled, you nee d not instal l the USB d river again. a Star t up y our compu ter , and ins er t th e C D-ROM (s upp lied ) into the CD-R OM drive. Th e model select ion sc reen ap pears. If it[...]

84 Installing “Image Transfer” You can u se the “Imag e Trans f er ” soft ware to copy im ages to you r comput er automa tically when yo u conne ct the c amera to your c omputer wi th the supplied USB cabl e. a C lick [C ybe r-shot ] on th e model selection scr een. The instal ling menu scree n appears. b C lick [Image T r ansfer] on the in[...]

85 Enjoyi ng images on your compu ter g Click [Finis h]. Th e “Install Shiel d W izard” screen closes. If you w ish to continu e with the installa tion of “ ImageMixer, ” click [ImageMix er] on the installin g menu screen and then fo llo w the pro cedure. • The USB dri ver is needed in order to use “Image T r ansfe r. ” If the nece ss[...]

86 Connecting the camera to your computer a T urn on your computer . b Insert the “Memory S tick D uo” with the imag es you want to cop y into t he camer a. • For further details on the “Memory Stick Duo, ” see pa ge 19. c Co nnect the USB c radle (supplied) and the AC Adaptor (supplied), and plug t he adaptor into a wall outlet (wall soc[...]

87 Enjoyi ng images on your compu ter P Disconnectin g the USB cable from your comp uter, removing the “Memory Stick Duo” from your camera or turn ing o ff th e power du ring USB connection For Window s 2000, Me or XP users 1 Double-cli ck on the tasktray. 2 Click (Sony D SC), then click [Stop]. 3 Confirm t he device on the c onfirmatio n scree[...]

88 Changing “Image Transfer” settings You can change “Image Transf er” sett ings. Rig ht-cl ick th e “Image Trans fer” icon on the ta sktray, sele ct [Open Set tings]. Th e sett ings y ou can se t are as fol lows: [B asic ], [Copy], and [De lete]. Whe n the “I mage T ransf er” sta rts, th e below win dow appear s. When yo u select [[...]

89 Enjoyi ng images on your compu ter When a re movab le dis k icon is not shown 1 Right-c lick [My Com puter], then click [Propertie s]. The “S ystem Pr operties” s creen appear s. 2 Displ ay [Devic e Mana ger]. 1 Cl ick [Hardware ]. 2 Click [ De vice Ma nager ]. • When using W indows 98, 98SE or Me, skip step 1 . Click [Device Manager] tab.[...]

90 Viewing images on your computer a C lick [S tar t] t [M y Docume nts] in that order . The “My D ocum ents” fo lder conten ts are dis playe d. • This section describes the procedure for viewing copied images in the “My Documents” fold er . • Except for W indows XP, double-click [M y Documents] on the desktop. • Y ou can use the “I[...]

91 Enjoyi ng images on your compu ter • ss ss stands for an y number within th e range from 000 1 to 9999. • The numerical por tions of the followi ng files are the same. – A smal l-size im age fi le shot in E-Mail mo de and it s corr espondin g image fi le – An aud io file shot in Voice m ode and its correspon ding image file – A movi e [...]

92 Viewing image files once copied to a computer with your camera When an image f ile co pied t o a compu ter no longe r remains in a “Memory Sti ck Duo,” you c an vie w that image ag ain on your camera by copyin g the image file in th e comput er to a “Memor y Stick Duo.” • Step 1 is not necessary when the f ile name set with your camera[...]

93 Enjoyi ng images on your compu ter Copying images to your computer — For Ma cintos h users Recommende d computer environm ent OS: Mac OS 9.1, 9.2 or Mac OS X (v10.0/ v10.1/ v10.2) The above OS must be inst alled at the factor y. USB connector: Provide d as standard Display: 800 × 600 dots or mor e 32,000 -color m ode or more • If you connec[...]

94 c V iewing the imag es on your comput er 1 Double-c lick the har d disk icon. 2 Dou ble-c lick th e desi red im age fi le in the fold er cont aining th e copi ed files. The imag e file opens. • C lose down all applications runn ing on the comp uter b efore insta lling th e applic ation. • Y ou can use the “ImageMixer V er . 1.5 for Sony”[...]

95 Troubles hooting Troubleshoo ting If yo u experien ce trou ble with your ca mera, try the followin g soluti ons. 1 First check t h e it ems on the tab les below. If code displays “C : ss : ss ” appear on the LCD screen, the self-di agnosis di spla y func tion is working (page 107). 2 Sho uld y our came ra st ill not w ork prop erly, press th[...]

96 Shooting st ill images/ movies The battery remaining indicat o r is in correct, or sufficient battery rema ining i ndica tor is displayed but the pow er runs out soon. • Yo u have used the c amera for a long time in an extreme ly hot or a n extreme ly cold lo cation. • A devia tion has occurre d in the remaini ng batter y time. • Th e batt[...]

97 Troubles hooting The LCD screen turns blue and the subject does no t appe ar when recordin g movies. • The image size is set to [640(Fine) ] while an A/ V conn ecting cable is connected to the A/V O UT (MONO) jack. p Disconnect the A/ V connecting cable. p Set the imag e size to other th an [640(Fin e)]. The im age is out of fo cus. • T he s[...]

98 Noise appe ars in the image whe n you view th e LCD screen in a dark place. • Th e camera is functi oning to incre ase the visibili ty of the LCD scre en by temporarily brighteni ng the image und er conditions of low illu mination . p Th ere is n o effect on the re corded ima ge. Your camera cannot reco rd im ages . • No “Memory Stick Duo?[...]

99 Troubles hooting Viewing ima ges The eyes of the subje ct come out red. — p Set [Red Eye R eduction] on t he Setup screen to [O n] (pages 29 and 114). Th e date an d time are recorded in correctly. • T he date and time are not set correctly. p S et the co rrect d ate and time (pag es 17 a nd 115). The F va lue and shutter speed flash wh en y[...]

100 Deleting/Editing Images Computers Symptom Cause Solut ion Your camera cannot delete an im age. • The image is protec ted. • Yo u are using a “Mem ory Stick Duo” with a write-pr o tec t switch, and the write- protect switch is set to th e LOCK position. p C ancel the prot ection (pag e 66). p Set it to t he recor ding posit ion (page 1 1[...]

101 Troubles hooting Your computer does not recognize y our camera. • The camera is turned off. • T he battery level is low. • Yo u are not using the supp lied USB cable. • The US B cable is not connecte d firmly. • The c amera is not prope rly installed to the USB cradle. • [USB Connect] is s et to [P TP] or [PictB ridge]on the Setu p [...]

102 “Memor y Stick Duo” The image and sound are interru pted by noi se when you view a movi e on a computer. • You are playing back the f ile directly from the “ Memory Stic k Duo.” p Copy the file to the h ard disk of your c omputer and then play back the file f rom the hard disk (page s 87, 88, 89 and 93). You cannot print an image. —[...]

103 Troubles hooting PictBridge comp liant printer Symptom Cause Solutio n You cannot connect with the printer. • T he printer is not comp liant with the Pic tBridge. • T he printer condition does not allow connectio n. • [USB Connect] is not set to [Pic tBridge] on the Setup scree n. • Depending o n the circu mstance s, the con nection may[...]

104 Others Symptom Cause Solut ion Your camera does not work. • Yo u are not using an “InfoLITHI UM” battery pack. • Th e battery level is low. (The E indica tor appears.) • The AC Adaptor is not connected se curely. • The ca mera is not properly ins talled to the USB cradle. p Us e an “InfoLITHIUM” batt ery p ack (page 119). p C ha[...]

105 Troubles hooting Warnings and messages The fo llowin g messa ges may ap pear on the LCD sc reen. Message Meaning/ Co rrect ive Acti on No M emory Stick • Inser t a “Mem ory Stic k Duo” (pa ge 19). System er ror • Turn the power of f and on again (page 16). Mem ory S tick error • The ins erted “Memory Stick Duo” cannot be used in y[...]

106 Cannot divide • The mov ie is not long enough to be divided. • The file is not a movie. Inva lid o per atio n • You are p laying back a f ile that was created on eq uipment o ther th an this camera. • The ba ttery level is l ow or zero. Charge th e battery pack (pag e 11). Depending on t he conditions of use or the type of bat tery pac [...]

107 Troubles hooting Self-diagnosis dis play – If a code s tart ing wit h an a lphabet letter app ears Your came ra has a self-diagnosi s display. This fun cti on disp lays the cam era conditi on on th e LCD screen with a comb ination of a letter and fo ur numeri cal digits. If this occur s, check th e follo wing code ch art and attemp t the corr[...]

108 Number of im ages that can be s aved or shooting time The n umber of i mages that can be sav ed and the shootin g time differ , depending on the capaci ty of the “Memory Stick Duo,” the image size , and the image qu ality. Ref er to the f ollowin g chart s when you choose a “Memory St ick Duo.” • The number of image s is listed in Fin[...]

109 Addition al information Mo vie Recording ti me notation The tim e is indicated as ho urs, minutes, seconds in order from the l eft. Example: [1:10: 28] t 1 h our, 10 minutes, 28 seconds 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB MSX-M256 MSX-M512 640(Fine) ———— 0 : 0 2 : 5 7 0 : 0 6 : 0 2 640(Standar d) 0:0 0:42 0:01:27 0:0 2:56 0:05:54 0:10:42 0:2 1:47 160 [...]

110 Menu items Menu items tha t can be modified diffe r depend ing on the positi on of the mode switch. Factory settings are indic ated with x . When the m ode sw itch is s et to Item Setting Descripti on (Cam era) / / / / / / / / Program / x Auto Selects the camera mode (page 23 ). (EV) 1) +2.0 EV / +1 .7EV / +1 .3EV / +1 .0E V / +0.7EV / +0.3EV /[...]

111 Addition al information 1) This does not appear when ( Camera) in the menu is set to [Auto]. 2) This does not appear when ( Camera) in the menu is set to other than [Program]. 3) This does not appear when (Camera) in the menu is set t o [Aut o], (Magnifying glass mode), (T wilight mode) , (T wilight portrait m ode) or (Fireworks mode). 4) This [...]

112 When the m ode sw itch is s et to Item Setting Descripti on (EV) +2.0 EV / +1 .7EV / +1 .3EV / +1 .0E V / +0.7EV / +0.3EV / x 0EV / –0 .3EV / –0.7EV / –1.0EV / –1 .3EV / –1 .7EV / –2.0EV Adjust s the exp osure (page 50). 9 (Focus) / 7.0m / 3.0m / 1.0m / 0.5m / Spot AF / Center AF / x Multi AF Chooses the auto focus m ethod (page 47)[...]

113 Addition al information When the mod e swit ch is set to Item Setting Descripti on (Folder) O K / Cancel Selects the folder containin g the image you want to pl ay back (page 60). (Protect) — Protects and unprotects images ag ainst accident al erasure (page 66). (DPOF) — Marks and unmarks the print (DPOF) mark on st ill images you want to p[...]

114 Setup items The Set up screen appe ars when you advance to in the me nu and pre ss B again. Factory settings are indic ated with x . (Cam era) (Memory Stic k Tool) Item Setting Descr iption AF Mode x Single / Monito r / Cont S elects the f ocus operation mode (page 48). Digital Zoom x Smart / Precisio n / Off S elects the digital zoom m ode (pa[...]

115 Addition al information (Set up 1) (Setup 2) Item Setting Descri p tion LCD Brightness Bright / x Normal / Dark Selects the LCD brigh tness. This has no effect on the recorded im ages. LCD Backlight Bright / x Normal Selec ts the brightne ss of the LCD backlig ht. Selecti ng [Bright] make s the screen br ight and easy to see when usi ng the cam[...]

116 Precautions Do not leave the camera in the following pl aces • In extremely hot plac e, such as in a car parke d in the su n. The cam era body may become def ormed or this may cause a malfunct ion. • Under dir ect sun light or near a hea ter. The c amera bo dy may bec ome defo rmed or this may cau se a malfuncti on. • On rock ing vib rati[...]

117 Addition al information On intern al recharg eable button battery This cam era has an i nternal rec hargeable button ba ttery for maintai ning the date an d time and other settings regar dless of whet her the power is on or off. This r echarge able but ton bat tery is conti nually ch arged as long as you are usi ng the came ra. However, if you [...]

118 1) “MagicGate M emory Stick Duo” and “Memory Stick P R O Duo” are equipped with MagicGate function s. MagicGate is copyright protection technology that uses encryption technology . Data recording/playback that requires MagicGate functions cannot be performed with this camera. 2) Supports high-speed data transfer using a parallel interfa[...]

119 Addition al information Notes on using a Memory St ick Duo Adaptor (s upplied) • When using a “M emory Stick Duo” wi th a “Memory Stick” compli ant device, be sure to insert the “M emory Stick Duo” into a Memory Stick Duo Adaptor . If you insert a “Memory Stick Duo” into a “Memory Stick” compliant device without a Memory S[...]

120 How to store the ba ttery pack • If the battery pac k is not to be used for a long time, do the follo wing procedu re once per year to ma intain p roper func tion. 1 Fully charge th e batte ry. 2 Discha rge on your ca mera. 3 Remove the batte ry from your camera and store i t in a dry, cool plac e. • To use the battery pack up on your camer[...]

121 Addition al information x UC-TB USB cradle [Input and Output connectors] A/V OUT (M ONO) jack (Monaural ) Minijack Video: 1 Vp-p, 75 Ω , unbalanced, sync negative Audio: 327 mV (at a 47 k Ω load) Output impedance 1 k Ω USB jack B USB connection High-Speed USB (USB 2.0 High-S peed compatible) DC IN jack Camera co nnector x AC- LM5/LM5A AC [...]

122 The LCD scre en When shootin g still images A Recording mod e indicator ( 52, 55-58) B AE/AF lock indicator (22, 49) C Battery remain ing indicator (13) D White balance indicator (54)/ Camera m ode indicator (23)/ Flash mode in dicator ( 29)/ Red-eye reduction indicator ( 29) E Sharpness indicator ( 111)/ Saturation i ndicator (111)/ Contrast i[...]

123 Addition al information When shooting movies A Recordi ng mode indica tor (77) B Battery remaini ng indicat or (13) C Whi te balance indicato r (54) D Low batt er y wa rning indi cator (106) E M eteri ng mo de ind icator (52)/ Picture effect in dicator (58) F Sp ot metering cr oss hair (52) G Macro indicator (27) H AF range finder frame indicat[...]

124 When playin g back still images A Image size indicator (20) B Recording mod e indicator ( 52, 55-58) C Not disc onnect USB cable indicator (72, 74, 106) D V olume indicator (58)/ Protect indicator (66)/ Print (DPOF) mark indicator (68) E Zoom scaling indicator (6 1)/Jog pla yback indicator (65) F Change fo lder indicator (46) G EV level indicat[...]

125 Addition al information When playing back moving image s A Image size ind icator (77) B Recordi ng mode indica tor (77) C Playba ck in dicator (78) D V olume indicator (78) E C hange folder indicator (60) F Playback folder indicator (60) G Im age num ber H Recording folder indicator (45) I Num ber of images recorded in selected folder J R emain[...]

126 Index Index A A C Ada ptor .... ......... ....... ....... ......... ....... ..... 11, 1 5 Access lam p ...... ......... ...... ....... ............ ........... .. 19 AE/AF l ock ....... ......... ...... ....... ......... .... 22 , 24, 4 9 AF illum inator ........ ......... ....... ............ ..... 30, 114 AF lock .......... ......... ....... [...]

127 Index N NR slo w shutter ......... ......... ....... ....... ......... .......34 NTSC s ystem .... ....... ........... ......... ....... ......38, 1 15 Number of images that can be shot or vie wed ....... ........... ......... .......14, 21 , 108 P P AL system ..... ......... ....... ...... .......... ...... ....38, 115 PictBri d ge .... ......[...]

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