Sony Cybershot DSC-F77A manual

3-086-183- 11 (1) Digital Sti ll Camera Operating Inst ructions Befor e o perat ing the unit , pl ea se re ad t his m anua l t horo ughl y, and retain i t for f uture re ference . DSC-F77A © 2003 Sony Corporation Getting started ______ ____ _____ ________ _ Shooting still images _______ _____ _____ _ Viewing still i mages _____ _____ _____ ___ _ D[...]

2 T o prevent fire or shock hazard, do not e xpose the un it to rain or moisture. Notice If stat ic elec trici ty or e lectromagnet ism causes data tra nsfer to disc ontinu e midway (fail), restart the applicati on or disconnect and connect the USB mult i connec ting cable again. Certain countries or regions m ay regulate disposa l of the battery u[...]

3 Do not get the camera wet When taki ng pictures outdoor s in the rain or under similar conditi ons, be careful not t o get the camer a wet. If moistu re condensat ion occurs, se e page 100 and follow the inst ructions on h ow to r emove it b efore using the camera. The pictur e s used in thi s manual The phot ographs use d as examp les of pictu r[...]

4 Table of co ntents Before usin g your camera ....... ........... ....... 2 Identify ing the parts ....... .............. ............ . 6 Charging t h e bat tery pac k .......... ..... ...... .... 8 Using an e xternal power sourc e . ............. 11 Using your camera a broad ......... ........ ..... 11 Turning on / off y our came ra .... .......[...]

5 Enlargi ng an image – Playba ck zoom........... ...... ........ .... 54 Recor ding an enl arged image – Trimmin g ....... ............ ......... ......... 55 Playi ng bac k succe ssive im ages (Slide sh ow) ............ ............... ......... 55 Rotating s till images..... ...... ......... ........... . 56 Protectin g images (Protect) ....[...]

6 Ide ntifyin g the part s See the pages in pare ntheses for deta ils of operation. Camera A Lens B Shutte r butto n ( 18) C PO WER lamp (12) D POWER but ton (12 ) E T ripod receptacle (bottom surface) F Finder win dow G Flash (23 ) H Self -tim er lam p (2 2) / AF il lumi nat or (24, 98) I Micr ophon e J Speaker (bottom surface) • Use a tripod w [...]

7 A Finder (25) B SMAR T ZOOM b uttons (during shooting) (20) /Index b uttons (during pla yback ) (32) C Control button (Menu on) ( v / V / b / B / z ) (13) / (Menu of f) ( / / 7 /) (23/ 22/19/ 21) D LCD screen E Multi c onnector (botto m surface) (8, 11, 33, 72 ) F DSPL/LCD ON/OFF b utton (25) G MENU b utton (17) H MODE dia l (14) : T o shoot stil[...]

8 Chargin g the batt ery pack , Open t he batter y/“Mem ory Stic k” cove r. Slid e the co ver in t he di rection of the arrow. • When charging the bat ter y pack, mak e sure the ca mera is not turn ed on (pa ge 12) . • The camera operates only wi th the “InfoLITHIUM” battery NP-FC11 battery pack (C type) (supplied). Y o u cannot use any[...]

9 Getti n g star ted , Conne ct the power c ord (mains lead) to t he AC power adaptor and to a wall outlet ( wall socke t). When the /C HG lam p goes out , char ging i s finished. • After charging the battery pack, disconnect the A C power adaptor from the multi c onnector of the camera. To remove the battery pack Open the b attery/ “Mem ory St[...]

10 Charging the battery pack (continued) Battery life and the numb er of images that can be recorded / viewed The tabl es show app roximat e guideli nes for the le n gth of time the ca mera ca n be used when you shoot in No rmal mo de in an envir onment where the ambien t temper ature is 25°C (77°F), a nd the suppli ed batter y pack is fully char[...]

11 Getti n g star ted Using an externa l power sourc e , Conne ct the AC-L M5 AC po wer ada pto r (s upp lied ) to the mu lt i connect or of the camer a. When p lacing the ca mera, make su re th e LCD scre en is fa cing u p. • Remove the batt ery pack when using an external po wer source. • Connect the A C power adapto r to an easi ly accessibl[...]

12 Turni ng on/off your camera There are followi ng two wa ys to turn on the camera. 1 Press POW ER. The POWER la mp light s in green and the powe r is on. When you turn on the cam era for the first time, the CL OCK SET screen appear s (page 14) . To turn off the p ower Press P OWER again, the POWER lamp goes out, and th e camera turns of f. • T [...]

13 Getti n g star ted How to use t he control bu tton To chan ge th e curr ent sett ings of the camera, bring up the menu or th e SET UP screen (page 40), and use the co ntrol button to make t h e cha nges. For ea ch ite m, pres s v / V / b / B to se lec t the desired value, then press z or b / B to make the settin g. MODE IMAGE SIZE 640 x 480 1280[...]

14 Setti ng the date and time , Set the MODE dial to . • Y ou can carry out this operation e ven when the MOD E dial is set t o P , SCN, , or . • T o set the time and the date again, set the MOD E d ial t o S ET U P, sel ect [CL OCK SET ] in (SETUP 2) (page 99), then proceed from Step 3 . , Press PO WER to turn on the powe r. The POWER la mp li[...]

15 Getti n g star ted , Select the ye ar, month, day, hour, or minute i tem you want to set with b / B on th e control butt on. A v will be show n above , and a V will be shown below the item current ly sele cted to be se t. , Set the desired numerical value with v / V on the con trol button , then pres s z . After sett ing the curr ent numeri cal [...]

16 Inserting and removing a “Memor y Stick” , Open t he batter y/“Mem ory Stic k” cove r. Slid e the co ver in t he di rection of the arrow. , Inse rt t he “Memor y Stic k.” Ins ert the “Me mory Stic k” al l the wa y in unti l it cl icks as sho wn in t he ill ust ratio n. • Whenever you insert a “Memory Stick,” push it as far [...]

17 Shootin g still images Setti ng the still image size , Set the MODE d ial to , rot ate the lens portion to turn on the power , then pr ess MENU . The men u appe ars. • Y ou can carry out this operation eve n when the MODE dial is set to P or SCN. • For more information about the image size, see page 30. , Select (IMAGE SIZE) with b on the co[...]

18 Basic still image shoot ing – using a uto mode , Set the MODE dial to , and rotate the lens po rtion to turn on y our cam era. When a “Memor y Stick” is insert ed, the recordi ng folder na me is indi cated on the LCD screen for about five seconds (pag e 51). • When the MODE dial is set to , the exposure, white balance and fo cus are adju[...]

19 Shootin g still images , Pre ss the shut ter button fu lly down . The shutte r clicks, the shoot ing is com ple ted, and t he st ill im age is sa ved in the “M emory Stick .” When the recor ding lamp g oes ou t, you c an shoot the n ext image. • When you are shooting with the battery pack, if no tasks are performed f or a while wit h the c[...]

20 Using the smart zoom , Press t he SMART ZOOM to choo se the desire d zoom pos iti on, and shoot your imag e. You ca n zoom in t he image using digital pro cess , wit h ver y litt le det erior atio n. The maxi mum zoo m scale depe nds on the image si ze. 1600×12 00: 1.4× 1280×96 0: 1.7× 640×480 : 3.5× When t he image size is 2 272×1704 or [...]

21 Shootin g still images Shooting close-ups – Macro For close-up s of small subjects like flowers or ins ects, sh oot us ing the macro feat ure. You ca n use this featu re for close-u ps of subjects up t o approximate ly 10 cm (3 15 / 16 inches) from the end of th e lens. , Set the MODE dial to , and press B ( ) on the contro l but ton. The (Mac[...]

22 Using the self-timer , Set the MODE dial to , and press V ( ) on the control but ton. The (Sel f-time r) indicat or appear s on the LCD scre en. • If the menu is curren tly displayed, press MENU first to make the menu disappear. • Y ou can carry out this operation e ven when the MOD E dial is set t o P , SCN, or . 1 101 98 640 60 min , Cent [...]

23 Shootin g still images Selecting a flash mode , Set the MODE dial to , and press v ( ) on the control button repeat edly t o sele ct a flash m ode. The flas h mode has the fo llowing fe atures. No indic ator (A uto): Ba sed on the lighti ng conditi ons, the cam era will decide if there is enoug h light, and wi ll use the flash ac cordi ngly. (Fo[...]

24 Selecting a flash mode (continued) Shoo ting with t he AF illuminator This i s addition al lighti ng provi ded to assist in focusing whe n shooting in dar k places. Set [AF ILLUMINATOR] to [AUTO] in the SET UP settin gs (page 98). If you t ry to shoot und er insuffi cient lighting c onditions, appe ars the LCD screen ; the AF illumi n ator wil l[...]

25 Shootin g still images Shooting with the finder The finder i s conv enient when you w ant to save batte ry power, or wh en it is difficu lt to con firm the i mage usin g the LC D s creen . Each ti me you p ress DSPL/LC D ON/OFF, the di spla y cha nge s in the fo llowin g order. All of the ind icators ar e turn ed off • The i mage thr ough the [...]

26 Inserting the date and time on a still image , Set the MODE dial to SET UP. The SET UP scree n appears. • When im ages are s hot with the date a nd time inserted, the date and time cannot be remo ved late r . • When shooting images with the date and time inserted, the act ual date and time are not displayed on the LCD screen, instead, is dis[...]

27 Shootin g still images Shooting according to scene conditions (scene selection) When sho oting night scene s, shooting people at night, shoo ting landsca pes, or shooting port raits, use the mode s listed below to increa se the qualit y of you r images. Twilight mod e Unde r dark lightin g conditi ons, you can shoot usi ng the Twilight m ode, an[...]

28 Shooting according to scene conditions (scene selection) (continued) , Set the MODE dial to SCN, and press M ENU. The menu app ears. , Select [SCN] with b on t he control bu tton. , Select t he d esired m ode with v / V on the control button. The mode i s set to your choice . When the sett ing is comple ted, press MENU. The menu d isappears from[...]

29 Shootin g still images NR slow shutt er The NR slow shutt er mode removes noise from recor ded images, providi ng cl ear images . When the scene selection m ode and shutter speed v alue are as follows, the camera auto matically enters the NR slow sh utter mode and “NR” is indicated next to the shutter sp eed indicator. Press the shutte r but[...]

30 Image size and quality You can ch oose imag e size (numbe r of pixels) and image quality (compression ratio) ba sed o n the k ind of i mages y ou want to shoot. Th e larger yo u make the image size an d the higher yo u make the image qual ity, the be tter yo ur im age , but al so th e large r the amoun t of data ne eded to pre serv e your im age[...]

31 Viewing still images Viewin g images on the LCD screen of your camera You can v iew images shot with the cam era almost immediately on the scre en. You can sele ct th e fol lowin g thr ee me thod s for viewi n g i mages . Single (single-image) screen You can view o n e imag e at a tim e, occ upyin g the enti re sc reen. Index (nine-image) screen[...]

32 Viewing on the single-image screen (continued) , Select the desire d still imag e with b / B on the con trol button. b : Displays th e previou s image. B : Displays th e next imag e. 2 BACK/NEXT 10:30 PM 2003 7 4 101-0003 VOL UM E 640 60 min 3 / 9 101 Viewing on the index (nine- or triple-image) screen , Press the SMAR T ZO OM W button once. The[...]

33 Viewing still images Viewin g images on a TV scree n , Conne ct the A /V multi connect ing cable to the multi connect or of the cam era and the audio/vide o input ja cks o f the TV. If your TV ha s stereo type input jac ks, connec t the aud io plug (b lack) of th e A/V mult i connect ing ca ble to the Lch audi o input ja ck. When p lacing the ca[...]

34 Watching images on a TV screen If you wa nt to view ima ges on a TV , you need a T V havi ng a video input ja ck and the A/V mu lti connec ting cable (suppl ied). The co lor syste m of the TV must match as that of yo ur digital still ca mera. Chec k the following l ist: NTSC syste m Bahama Islands, B olivia, Canada, Central America, Chile, Colo [...]

35 Deleti ng still i mages Deleti ng images , Set the MODE dial to , and turn on th e camera . Select the image you want to delete with b / B on the control butt on. , Pre ss MENU . Sele ct [D ELETE] with b / B on the control bu tton, then press z . The imag e has n ot yet been dele ted a t this poin t. • Y ou cannot delete protected images (page[...]

36 Deleting on the Index (nine-image) screen , Whil e an Index ( nine-ima ge) scree n (page 3 2) is displa yed, press M ENU. Sele ct [D ELETE] with b / B on the control bu tton, then press z . , Select [SELECT] with b / B on the contro l button, then press z . To delete al l the images i n the fo lder Select [ ALL IN F OLDER] wit h B on the control[...]

37 Deleti ng still i mages , Pre ss MENU . Select [OK] with B on the control button, then pr ess z . “MEMORY STICK ACCESS” appears on the scr een. When t his mes sage d isappears , the im ages have been de leted. To cancel th e deletion Select [ EXIT] with b on the cont rol button, then pr ess z . 4 EXIT DELETE OK Deleting on the Index (triple-[...]

38 Deleting on the Index (triple-image) screen (continued) , Select [OK] with v on the control button, th en press z . “MEMORY STICK A CCESS” appears on the screen. When this m e ssage disappears, the im age has b een dele ted. To cancel th e deletion Select [CANCEL] with V on the control butt on , then press z . 3 BACK/NEXT OK 10:30 PM 2003 7 [...]

39 Deleti ng still i mages Formatting a “Memory Stick” , Inser t the “Mem ory Stick” yo u want to format in to the came ra. Set the MODE dial to SET UP, and turn on the powe r. • The term “f ormatting” means preparing a “Memory Stick” to re cord images; this proc ess is also called “init ialization.” The suppl ied “Memory St[...]

40 How to setup and operate your camera This sect ion de scribes the most frequently used menu s and t he SE T UP s cree n. Changing menu settings a Press MENU . The menu app ears. b Select the set ting item you want to change with b / B on the control button. The letters and symbols of the item you select tu rn yello w . c Select the desired setti[...]

41 Advanced st ill image shooting Choosing a focus method MODE dial: P/SC N/ Multipoint AF The AF range fi nder frame wi dens. You can do auto fucus shoot ing not depend ing on co mpositi on. The nu mber of AF rang e finders, the position or the wi dth of t he AF rang e finde r diffe rs depe ndi ng on the subject . Center AF The AF range fi nder fr[...]

42 AF lock shooting using Center AF Even if it is difficult to focus in AF sh ooting bec ause the su bjec t is n ot in the cent er of the frame , you can fo cus in this situa tion using Cent er AF. For exampl e, when you are shooti ng two hu man su bjec ts, an d there is a gap be tween th em, t he cam era ma y focu s on the ba ckground visible in t[...]

43 Advanced st ill image shooting Setting the dis tance to the subject – Focus pr eset MODE dial: P/SC N/ When sho oting an im age using a pr eviousl y set distan ce to t he subj ect, or w hen shoot ing a subj ect throu gh a net o r through wind ow gla ss, it is diff icul t to ge t the pr ope r focu s in auto f ocus mo de. In thes e cas es, u se [...]

44 c Select (EV) with b / B . The value of the exposure adjustment is disp layed. d Select th e exposure adjustment va lue. Select the exposu re adjustm ent value with v / V . Make yo ur adjustmen t while conf irming the br ightness of th e backgr ound of th e subject on the LCD screen. To return to auto adjust mode Retur n the exposur e adjustme n[...]

45 Advanced st ill image shooting c Select (SPO T MET ER) wit h b / B , then select [ON ] with v . The Spot light-met erin g aiming po int is displayed. d Aim the spot light-me tering aiming point at the spot you want to sho ot, then shoot your image. To cancel s pot light-mete r ing In St ep 3 , select [OFF]. Th e spot light- meteri ng aimin g poi[...]

46 Adjusting t he flash level MODE dial: P You ca n adjust the am out of flash light. a Set the MODE dial to P. b Press MENU . The menu app ears. c Select [ ] (FLASH LEVEL) with b / B , th en se lect t h e desired settin g with v / V . HIGH: Makes the flash level higher than no rmal. NORMAL: Normal sett ing. LO W: Makes the fla sh lev el lower than[...]

47 Advanced st ill image shooting Shooting multiple frames – Clip Mo tion MODE dial: You can sho ot a numb er of st ill images cons ecutiv ely (GIF anima tion). Be cause the file s ize is sm all, these i mages are idea l for use on a home pa ge, or for at tachin g to an e- mail message. • Clip Motion images are restricted to color lev els of 25[...]

48 • If you do not complete S tep 6 , the image will not be sav ed in the “Memory Stic k.” Up to that point, the image is saved temporarily in the camera. • In Clip Mot ion, the date and time cannot be ins erted . • When you view Cli p Motion images us ing the Index screen, the i mages may appear dif ferent from the actual image r ecorded[...]

49 Advanced st ill image shooting (For inform ation on NTSC/P AL, see page 96.) d Press the sh utter button . 16 fram es will be recorded as one image (i mage size: 1280 ×960). To delete sh ot images When usi ng this mod e, you cannot delete only cer tai n frames . When yo u delete image s, all 16 of the frames ar e deleted at the same time. 1 Set[...]

50 c Select [MODE] (REC MODE) with b / B , then select [E-MAIL] with v / V . d Shoot your ima ge . To return to normal mode In Step 3 , select [NORMAL]. • For instructions o n how to attach your i mages to an e-mail mess age, refer to the Help files of the e-mail software you are us ing. Shooting still images with audio files –VOICE MODE dial: [...]

51 Advanced st ill image shooting Adding spe cial effect s – Picture Ef fect MODE dial: P/SC N/ You ca n add special eff ects to bri ng out the cont rast in you r images. a Set the MODE dial to P, SCN, or . b Press ME NU. The men u appe ars. c Select [PFX] (P .EFFECT) with b / B , the n sele ct the d esi red mode with v / V . To cancel Pi cture E[...]

52 Creating a new folder a Set the MODE dial to SE T UP. b Sel ect (M EMOR Y STI CK T OOL) with v / V , [CREA TE REC. FOLDER ] with B / v / V , and [OK] with B / v , then press z . The fo llo wing scr een ap pears . c Select [OK] with v , then pres s z . A new fo lder is crea ted w ith a numbe r one hi gher than t he lar gest numb er in the “Me m[...]

53 Advanced st ill image viewing Selecting the f older for pla yback – Folder MODE dial: Select t he folder t hat ima ges you want to play bac k are stor ed. a Set the MODE dial to . b Press ME NU. The me nu ap pears . c Select [FOLDER] with b , then press z . d Select th e desired folder wit h b / B . e Select [OK] with v , then pres s z . To ca[...]

54 Enlarging a portion of a still image MODE dial: You ca n enlarge an i mage up to five times the s ize of the or iginal image. Y ou ca n also record t he enl arged image as a ne w file . Enlarging an image – Playback zoom a Set the MODE dial to . b Display the imag e y ou want to enla r ge. c Press the SMA RT ZOOM T butt on to enl arge the im a[...]

55 Advanced st ill image viewing Recording an enlarged image – Trimming a After you h ave viewed an image using p laybac k zoom, press M ENU. b Select [TRIMMI NG] with B , then pr ess z . c Select th e image siz e with v / V , then pr ess z . The i mage is recorded , and the sc reen image retu rns to the size it was before enlar gement. • The t[...]

56 To skip to th e next/previous image during slide show Press B (nex t), or b (pre vious). • The interval settings are just guidelines. The actual intervals differ , b ased on factors like th e size of the i mage. Rotating still im ages MODE dial: Images s hot when holdin g the camera vertical ly can be ro tated an d displaye d hori zontal ly. a[...]

57 Still ima ge editing Protecting image s – Protect MODE dial: To pr event ac cident al eras ure of an impor tant image, you can protec t it. On the single screen a Set the MODE dial to . b Disp lay t he ima g e y ou wa nt t o protect with b / B . c Press ME NU. The men u appe ars. d Select [PR OTECT] with b / B , then pres s z . The ima ge curr[...]

58 f T o protect other ima g es, repeat Step 5 . g Press ME NU. h Select [OK] wit h B , then pr ess z . The - ma rk t urn s wh ite and the select ed image is protected . To cancel t he protection Select [CANCEL ] in St ep 4 or se lect [EXIT] in Step 8 , then press z . To release p rotection In Step 5 , wi th v / V / b / B , select an image for whi [...]

59 Still ima ge editing Changing image s ize – Resiz e MODE dial: You ca n change the imag e size of a recor ded im age, and sav e it as a new f ile. You can re size to the follow ing sizes. 2272×1 704, 160 0×1200, 1280× 960, 640×48 0 The orig inal image is r etained even after resizing. a Set the MODE dial to . b Display the imag e you want [...]

60 Choosing images to print – Print (DPOF) mark MODE dial: You can m ark still i mages shot with y our camera that you want to have printed. This functi on is conven ient when yo u have images pri nted at a shop or usi ng a printer tha t con form s wi th th e DPO F (D igit al Pr int Order Fo rmat) standard. • Y ou cannot mark movies (MPEG movie[...]

61 Still ima ge editing g Press ME NU. h Select [OK] wit h B , then press z . The sett ing of the mark is com ple ted. To delete the mark In St ep 5 , select the im age you w ant t o delete the mark wi th v / V / b / B , an d press z . To delete al l the marks from the images in the folder In St ep 4 , select [ALL IN FOLDER], then press z . Next, s[...]

62 Shooting movies MODE dial: You can shoo t movies (MPEG movies) . Before operation Set [MOVING IMAGE] to [MPEG MO VIE] in the SET U P se ttin gs (pa ges 40, 98). a Set the MODE dial to . b Press ME NU. The men u appe ars. c Select (I MA GE SIZE) with b / B , and selec t the desired mode with v / V . Y ou can cho ose from 320 (HQX), 320×240 , or [...]

63 Enjoyin g movies Viewing movies on the LCD screen MODE dial: You ca n view movies on the LCD screen of the camer a and hear sounds from th e spea ker of th e camer a. a Set the MODE dial to . b Select th e desired movie wit h b / B . Movies ar e displayed a size smaller than st ill ima g es. c Press z . The mo vie images and sound are played bac[...]

64 Deleting movies MODE dial: You ca n delete unwa nted mov ies. On the single screen a Set the MODE dial to . b Sel ect the mo vie y ou want to delete with b / B . c Press MENU . The menu app ears. d Select [DELETE] with b / B , then p ress z . The movie has n ot been d eleted yet. e Select [OK] with v , then press z . “MEMOR Y STICK AC CESS” [...]

65 Enjoyin g movies f Repeat St ep 5 to delete other movi es. g Press ME NU. h Select [OK] wit h B , then press z . Th e movies ar e delete d whe n the “MEMOR Y STIC K A CCESS” message disappears. To cancel th e deletion In St ep 8 , select [EXIT]. To delete al l the images in the folder In St ep 4 , select [ALL IN FOLDER], then press z . Next,[...]

66 Editing movies MODE dial: You ca n cut movies, or delete unn ecessary porti ons of movi es. This is th e recomme nded mode to use when th e “Me mor y Stic k” ca paci ty is ins uff icien t, o r when you attac h movies to your e-mai l messag es. The file num bers assigned when movies are cut The cut mo vies are assi gned new num bers and reco [...]

67 Enjoyin g movies e Decide o n a cutting poi nt. Press z at the des ired cu tting point . Wh en you want to adju st th e cutt ing point, se lect [ c / C ] ( frame forward / rewind) and adjust the cu tting poi nt wi th b / B . I f you want to chang e the cutti ng point, sele ct [CANCEL]. The pl ayback of the movie star ts again. f When you have de[...]

68 Copying images to your compute r – For Windows use rs Recommended com puter environment OS: M icrosoft Win dows 98, Windows 98SE, Window s 2000 Professi onal, Windo ws M illennium Edit ion, Wi ndows XP Home Edition, or Windows XP Professional The abov e OS must be ins talle d at the facto r y. Ope ratio n is not assured in an environ men t upg[...]

69 Enjoying images on your comput er Installing the USB driver When using W indow s XP, you nee d not inst all th e USB driv er. Once the USB drive r is installed , you need not instal l the U SB driv er. a T u rn on your computer , and inse rt the sup plied CD- ROM into the CD-R OM drive. Th e title s cree n ap pears . If it does not appear , do u[...]

70 b Clic k [Nex t]. When “Lic ense Agre emen t” scr een a ppears, click [Y es ]. Read t he agreemen t careful ly . Y ou must acce pt t he te rms o f th e agr eem ent in order to proc eed with installation. c Clic k [Nex t]. d Select the f older to be installed, then clic k [Next]. Sele ct the prog ram f old er , then click [Next]. e Confi rm i[...]

71 Enjoying images on your comput er Installing “ImageMixer” a Clic k [PIXELA ImageMixer] o n the t itle sc reen. The “C hoos e Setup La nguage ” screen appear s. • Y ou can use the “PIXELA I mageMixer for Sony” software to copy , vi ew and edit images. For details, se e the s oftware’ s help files. b Select the desire d language, t[...]

72 c Connect the supplied US B multi con necting cable to the multi c onnector of th e cam era. • When placing the camera, make sure the LCD screen is facing up. d Connect the US B multi connect ing cable to your comput er . • When using a desktop comp uter, connect the USB m ulti connec ting cable t o the USB connector on the rear panel. e T u[...]

73 Enjoying images on your comput er Copying images using “Image Transfer” – Wind ows 98 /98SE/2 000/Me Connect the camera and your computer with the USB multi connecting cable . “Ima ge Tra nsfe r” laun ches an d the im age s are au toma tica lly copi ed to the comp uter. • Normally “Image Transf er” and “Date” folders are crea[...]

74 Copying images without using “Image Transfer” – Wi ndows 98/98SE /2000/Me If you d o not set to lau nch “Ima ge Transf er” automa tically , you c an copy image s as followi ng proced ure. a Double-clic k [My Computer], then double-click [Remov able Disk]. The con tents of t he “Memory Stick” insert ed in your camera ap pear . • T[...]

75 Enjoying images on your comput er – Wind ows XP Copying image s using the Windows XP Au toPlay wizard a Make a USB connec tion (pages 71 to 72). Cl ick [Copy pict ures to a f older on m y comput er usi ng M icr osoft Scanner a nd Camera Wi zar d ], then cl ick [ O K]. The “S canne r and Ca mera Wizard” scree n appe ars. b Clic k [Next]. Th[...]

76 Image file storage destinations and file names The ima ge files recor ded with you r cam era are gro uped as folde rs in the “Memor y Stick.” Example: For Windows XP • Data in the “100MSDCF” or “MSSONY” folder is for playback only , and your camera cannot r ecord image s in thes e folders. • For more information about the folder [...]

77 Enjoying images on your comput er Note on the table • The meanings of t he fil e names are as above: ssss stands for any numbe r within the r ange fr om 0 001 to 9999. • The numerica l portions of the fo llowing fil es are th e sam e. – A smal l-size im age file sh ot i n E- MAIL mode and its cor respond ing image fil e – An audio file s[...]

78 Viewing an image previously copied to a computer This ope ratio n is required for viewi ng image fil es that have been copie d prev iously to a comput er and alre ady deleted from the “Memory Stick” using the camera. Copy t he imag e files store d on yo ur comput er to a recordin g medium and view them o n the c amera • Skip Ste p 1 if you[...]

79 Enjoying images on your comput er Copying images to your computer – For Macintos h users Recommended co mputer environment OS: Mac OS 8.5.1, 8.6, 9. 0, 9.1, 9.2, or Mac O S X (v10.0/v10 .1) The above OS must be inst alled at the fac tory . Fo r th e f ollo wing mo de ls, u pda te your OS to Ma c OS 9. 0 or 9.1. – iMac with Mac O S 8.6 i nsta[...]

80 Disconnecting the USB multi connecti ng cable from your computer, removing the “Memory Stick” from the camera, or turning off the camera Drag and drop th e drive ico n or the icon of the “Me mory Stick” to the “Trash” icon, then discon nect the USB multi c onnecting cable, re move the “Mem ory Stic k” from the camera, or turn off[...]

81 Troubleshoot ing Troubleshoo ting If you have trouble w ith your ca mera, try the follo wing soluti ons. 1 Check th e items on page s 81 to 88. If the screen shows “C: ss : ss ”, t he self- diag nosis f uncti on is working. Please see p ag e 91. 2 Press th e RESE T butt o n lo cated ins ide the batte ry/“Mem ory Stick” cov er, then turn [...]

82 Shooting still imag es / movies The battery pack runs down too quickly. • You are s hooting/vie wing i mages in an extre mely co ld locatio n. • The battery pack is not char ged enough. • The battery pack is dead (page 102). — p Fully charge the bat t ery p ack (pag e 8). p Replace th e battery pack with a new one. The power cannot be tu[...]

83 Troubleshoot ing Unable to smart zoom. • You canno t use smart zoom whi le shooting a movie (MPEG m ovie). • T he LCD scr een is turned o ff. • The (IMAG E SIZE) is set to [22 72×1704] or [2272 (3:2)]. — p Turn on the LC D screen (page 25). p Set (IMAGE SIZE) t o other s ettings except [ 2272×17 04] and [2272 (3:2)] (pag e 20). The im [...]

84 Viewing im ages Cannot shoot images with the flash. • The MODE dial is set to or SET UP. • The flash is set to (N o flash). • When shootin g stil l images, s cene selecti on is set to th e Twilight mode. • [M OVING IMAGE] is not set to [CLIP MOTION] in the SET UP s ettings. p Set it to a se tting oth er than , or SET UP (page 2 3). p Set[...]

85 Troubleshoot ing Deleting/editin g an image Computers Symptom Cause Solutio n Your came ra cannot delete an image. • T he i mage is p rotect ed. • The write-p rotect s witch on the “ Memory Stick” is set to the LOCK posit ion. p Cancel the pr otectio n (page 57). p Set it to the re cordin g posit ion (pa ge 1 01). You have del eted the i[...]

86 Your computer does not recognize y our camera. • The camera is t u rned off. • The battery le vel is too low . • You are not using the suppl ied USB mu lti connecti ng cable. • The USB multi connec ting cable is not connecte d securely. • [USB CONNECT] is set t o [PTP] in the SET UP settin gs. • The USB connectors on your com puter a[...]

87 Troubleshoot ing “Memor y Stick” The image and sound are affected by noise when you pl ay back a mo vie on a computer. • You ar e play in g ba ck the movie direc tly from the “M emory Stick.” p Copy the mo vie to the h ard disk of the computer an d then play the mov ie file ba ck from the h ard disk (pages 7 3, 74, 75, and 79). You can[...]

88 Others Symptom Cause Solut ion The camera does not work, no operation s can be performed. • You are not using an “InfoLI THIUM” batter y pack. • The battery level is low or zero (The indicator a ppears.). • The AC power adap tor is not connecte d secu rely. p Use an “ InfoLITHIUM” b attery pack only (page 102). p Charge th e batter[...]

89 Troubleshoot ing Warnings and messages The following me ssages appear on the L CD screen. Message Meaning/ Corrective Action NO MEMORY STICK • Insert a “Mem ory Stick” (page 16). SYSTEM ERROR • Turn the power off and on a gain (page 12). MEMORY STICK ERROR • Insert the “M emory Sti ck” correctly (page 16). • The “Memory S tick?[...]

90 • The battery leve l is low or zero. Char ge the battery (pa ge 8). Depending on the conditi ons of use or the ty pe of battery pac k, the indic ator may flas h even though there are stil l 5 to 10 minutes of remaining bat tery time left. • You are not holding the cam era steadily enough. Use th e flash, mount the camera on a trip od, or oth[...]

91 Troubleshoot ing Self-diagnosis displ ay Your came ra has a self-dia gnosis display. This f unction display s the c ondition of th e camera on the LCD s creen using a combin ation o f a letter an d four nu merical digit s. If this occu rs, check t he followi ng code ch art and ta ke the corr esponding counte rmeasure. The last two dig its (indic[...]

92 The number of ima ges that can be s aved/ shooting time The n umber o f images t hat can be sav ed and the shootin g time are di fferent, dep ending on the capacity o f the “Memory Sti ck,” the image size , and the imag e qualit y. Refer to the f ollowin g charts wh en you choo se a “Memory St ick.” • The number of image s is listed in[...]

93 Additional informat ion Menu items Menu items tha t can be ch ange d differ depend ing on the po sition of the MODE dial . The LCD sc reen s hows only the items you can op erat e based o n the curren t posi tion of th e MODE dial . Factor y settin gs are indi cated with x . When the MODE di al is set to When the MODE di al is set to P or SCN Ite[...]

94 When the MODE dial is set to (when [MOVING IMAGE] is set to [MPEG MOVIE] in the SET UP settings) ISO 400 / 20 0 / 1 00 / x AUTO Selects t he ISO s ensitivi ty. When shooti ng under dark cond itions or shooting a fast- moving subject, us e a high-num ber settin g. When recordin g high-qua lity ima ges, use a low-num ber sett ing (Whe n the M ODE [...]

95 Additional informat ion When the MODE di al is set to (when [MOVING IMAGE] is set to [CLIP MOTION] in t he SET UP settings ) (IMAGE SIZE) 320 (HQX) / 320×240 / x 160×11 2 Selects the MPEG imag e size when recor ding movi es (page 62). PFX (P.EFF ECT) SOLARIZE / B&W / SEPI A / NEG.ART / x OFF Sets t he speci al effec ts for the i m age (pag[...]

96 When the MODE dial is s et to (when [MOVING IMAGE] is set to [MULTI BURST] in the SET UP s e ttings) Item Setting Description (EV) + 2.0EV / +1.7EV / +1.3 EV / +1.0EV / +0.7EV / +0.3EV / x 0EV / − 0. 3EV / − 0.7 EV / − 1.0E V / − 1.3EV / − 1.7EV / − 2.0EV Adjusts t he expo sure (pa ge 43). 9 (FOCU S) ∞ / 7.0m / 3.0m / 1.0m / 0.5m /[...]

97 Additional informat ion When the MODE dial is set to Item Se tting Description FOL DER OK/CANCEL Select the fol der contai ns the images you want to play back (page 5 3 ). DELETE OK CANCEL – Deletes th e displayed ima ge (pages 3 5, 6 4). – C ancels delet ing of the im age. PROTE CT — Protec ts images again st accidenta l erasure (page 57)[...]

98 SET UP items (CAMERA) (MEMORY STICK TOOL) Set th e MODE dial t o SET UP. The SET UP scr een ap pears . Fact ory settings ar e indicated w ith x . Item Setting Description MOVING IMAGE x MPEG MOVIE / CLIP MOTION / MULTI B URST Selects t he shooting mode ( pages 40, 47, 48 , 62). DATE/TIME DAY & TIME / DATE / x OFF Selects whe ther to inse rt [...]

99 Additional informat ion (SETUP 1) (SETUP 2) Item Setting De scription LCD BRIGH TNES S BRIGHT/ x NORMAL / DARK Select s the L CD brigh tness. Th is has no effect on t he recorded im ages. LCD BACKLIGHT BRIGHT/ x NORMAL Selects the brigh tness of the LC D backlight. Selecti ng [BRIGHT] ma kes the screen bright and easy to see when using the cam e[...]

100 Precautions Cleaning Cleaning the LCD screen Clean the scre en su rface wit h an L CD cleanin g kit (not supp lied) to rem ove fingerp rints, dust, e tc. Cleaning the lens Wipe t he le ns with a soft c loth t o remo ve fingerp rints, dust, e tc. Cleaning the camera surface Clean the camera surface with a soft cloth slightly moistened with water[...]

101 Additional informat ion The “Memory Stick” “Memor y Stic k” is a new compact , portable and versati le IC recordi ng medium w ith a data capaci ty that ex ceeds th e capac ity of a floppy di sk. You can use the “M emory Stick” a s an extern al record ing me dia that can be attach ed or remo ved a s well as exch anging dat a betw een[...]

102 The “InfoLITHI UM” battery pac k What is t he “InfoLITHIUM ” battery pack? The “I nfoLITHIUM ” battery pack is a lithium -ion batter y pack tha t has functions for com mu nicat ing infor mation relate d to operat ing co nditions of yo ur camera. The “I nfoLITHI UM” bat tery pa ck calculat es the power c onsumpti on accor ding to[...]

103 Additional informat ion Specifications Camera System Image dev ice 8.98 m m (1/1.8 t ype) color CCD Primary color filter Total pixels number of camera Approx. 4 130 000 pixels Effective pixels n umber of camera Approx. 3 950 000 pixels Lens f=7.6 5 mm (35 mm camera co nversion: 37mm) F2.8 Exposure control Automatic, Scene selection (four mod es[...]

104 The LCD scre en For shooting s till images A Image size indicator (17, 30) B Recordi ng mode indicator (47–50) C AE/A F lo ck indi cato r (18, 4 2) D Battery remain ing indicator (9) E Fla sh mo de (23) / Re d- eye reducti on (23) / Whi te ba lanc e indicat or (45) /AF il luminator indicat or (24, 98) /Program mode indicat or (41) F Scene sel[...]

105 Additional informat ion For shooting m ovies A Recor ding mode ind icator (62) B Battery rem aining in dicator (9) C White balan ce indicator (45) D Picture effect indicator (51) E Spot light-metering ai ming point (45) F AF range finder (41) G Image size indicator (62) H Recording time (Maxi mum recordable time) indicator (92) / Self-d ia gnos[...]

106 For still i mage playb ack A Change f older indicator (53) B Recordi ng mode indicator (47-50) C V olum e indi cat or (50) /Protect mark indica tor (57) /Print (DPOF) mark indica tor (60) D Zoom indica tor (54) E Folder -file nu m ber (77 ) F Playback f older indicator (53) G Recording folder indicator (51) H Remaining “Memor y Stick” capac[...]

107 Index Index Symbols “InfoLI THIUM” batter y pack .......... ..........8, 102 A A/V multi connecting ca ble ............... ............ ...33 Access lam p .... ........... ......... ..... ....... ......... ...... ... 16 AE/AF lo ck ........ ............ ......... ....... ......... ...18, 42 AE/AF lo ck lamp .... ......... ....... ......... [...]

108 Insert ing a “Memor y Stick” ...... ....... ......... .. 16 Number o f sh ooting i mages ........ ............ .... 30 The number of images that can be saved/ shoot ing time ......... ....... ......... ....... ......... 92 Menu Changin g menu ....... ......... ....... ......... ....... .... 40 MODE dia l .... ......... ..... ....... .......[...]

109 Index Z Zoom Playback zo om ... ....... ......... ....... ......... .... .....54 Using t he smart zoom ......... ........... ......... .....20[...]

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