Sony Cybershot DSC-F88 manual

2-023-044- 11 (1) Digital S till Cam era Operating I nstructions Before op erating the unit, please rea d this manua l thoroughly, and retain i t for future refe rence. Owner’s Record The mod el and seria l numb ers ar e locat ed on the bot tom. Re cord the serial num ber in the spa ce provided be low. Refer to these numb ers whene ver you call u[...]

2 T o prevent fire or sh ock hazard, do not e xpose th e unit to rain or moisture. If you have any questions about this product, you ma y call: Sony Custome r Information S ervices Cente r 1-800-222-SONY (7669) The number below is for the FCC related matt ers onl y . Regulatory I nf ormation CA UTION Y ou are cauti oned that any changes or modifica[...]

3 RECYCLING LITHIUM -ION BA TT E R IE S Lith ium-Io n batter ies ar e recycl able. Y ou can help pre serve our environment by returni ng your used rechar geab le batteri es to the co llecti on and re cycl ing lo cation n earest you. For more inform ation regarding recycling of rechar geable bat teries, c all to ll free 1-800-822- 8837, or visit htt[...]

4 Read th is first Tria l rec ord ing Before you re cord one-time events, you may want to make a trial recor ding to make sure that the cam era is workin g correct ly . No compensation for contents of the recording Contents of the r ecording cannot b e compens ated for if reco rding or playback is not possibl e due to a malfuncti on of your camera [...]

5 The pictur es used in thi s manual The phot ographs used as examples o f pictures in this ma nual are reprod uced images, and are not actu al im ages sh ot using t his camera. Trademarks • is a trademark of Sony Corporation. • “Memory Stick, ” , “M emory Stic k PR O, ” , “Memory Stick Duo, ” , “Memory Stick PR O Duo, ” , “Ma[...]

6 Table of co ntents Read this first ........... ...... ......... ........ ...... .... 4 Identifyin g the p arts ....... ...... ........ ...... ....... 8 Mode dial .... ......... ......... ...... ........ ........ 10 Charging t he batter y pack .......... ........ ..... 11 Using the AC Adaptor ...... ...... ........ ........ 14 Using your c amera a[...]

7 Selecti ng the folder and play ing back images – Folder ......... ...... ........ ...... . 6 3 Enlargin g a port ion of a still image ..... .... 64 Enlargi ng an image – Playba ck zoom ..... ......... ...... ........ . 64 Recor ding an enlar ged imag e – Trimmin g .... ......... ...... ......... ........ . 65 Playi ng back succes sive im ag[...]

8 K Speaker (bottom surface) • Use a tripod with a screw length of less than 5.5 mm (7/32 inch). Y ou will be unable to firmly secure the camera to tripods having longer screws, and may damage the camera. Ide ntifyin g the part s See the pages in pare ntheses for details of oper atio n. A Shut ter b utto n ( 24) B Flash (29) C Multi connector ( b[...]

9 C LCD screen For det ails on th e items on th e LCD screen, see pages 124 t o 127. D (Displa y/LCD on/ off) bu tton (32) E MENU b ut ton (46, 114 ) F (Image Size/Delete) butto n (20, 42 ) G For shooti ng: Zoom (W/T ) butto ns (25 ) For vie wing: / (Pla ybac k zoom) b ut tons (64) / (Index) butto n (39) H PO WER la mp (15) I Mode dia l (10, 114) J[...]

10 Mode dial Before us ing your camer a, set the desir ed mark on the mode dial t o . (Auto a djustment mode) The focu s, exposu re and whi te bal ance are automati cally a djusted to allow e asy shootin g. The i mage qual ity is s et to [ Fine] (pag e 47). P (Program a uto shooting) Sho otin g adjus tment is auto mati cally car ried o ut ju st as [...]

11 Getting started Charging the batte ry pack , O pen the battery/“M emory Stick ” cover. Slid e the cove r in the dire ctio n of the arrow . • Be sure to turn off y our cam era when cha rg in g t he ba tt er y p a ck ( pag e 15 ). • Y our camera operates with the “InfoLITHIUM” NP-FR1 battery pack (R type) (supplied). Y ou can use only [...]

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). The /CHG l amp lig hts up when c harging begi ns, a nd go es of f when ch argin g is comple ted. • After charging the battery pack, disconnect the AC Adaptor f rom the DC IN jack of your camera. To remove the battery pack Open the ba ttery/“M[...]

13 Getting started Number of images and battery life that can be recorded / viewed The tabl es show the approxima te number o f imag es and th e battery life th at can be record ed/viewed w hen you shoot images i n norma l mode with a ful ly charged ba ttery pack (sup plied) at a tem perature of 25° C (77°F). The numbers of image s that can be re[...]

14 Usin g the AC Adap tor , Open the D C IN jack co ver, then conn ect the A C Adapto r (supplied) to the DC IN jack of the came ra. Open the cover in the arrow direct ion as illust rated above. Connect the DC plug with the v mark facing the LCD s creen side . • Connect the A C Adaptor to an easily access ible wall outlet (wall socket) clos e by [...]

15 Getting started Turn ing your came ra on/off There are follow ing two w ays to turn on the camera. Press POW ER. The POWER lam p lights in green an d the power i s on. When yo u turn on th e camer a for the fi rst time, the Cloc k Set screen appear s (p age 1 7). To turn off the po wer Press P OWER ag ain, th e POWER lamp goe s out, an d the cam[...]

16 How to use the cont rol butto n To chan ge the curr ent settings of the camer a, br ing up th e menu or th e SET UP screen (p ages 46 and 47) , and use the control but ton to make the changes. When setting up the menu, pre ss v / V / b / B to sel ect the item or th e sett ing and make the sett ing. When set ting up the SE T UP, press v / V / b /[...]

17 Getting started Setti ng the date and tim e , Set the mode dial to . • Y ou can carry out this operation e ven when the mode dial is set to P, M, SCN, or . , Press POWER to turn on the powe r. The POWE R lamp lights in gree n and the Clock Set scr een appears on the LCD screen. , Select the des ired date format with v / V on the control button[...]

18 , Select th e year, m onth, day, hour, or minute item you want to set with b / B on the contro l but ton. v is show n above a nd V is shown be low the sele cted item. , Set the desired num erical value with v / V on the con trol button , then press z . After set ting the curren t numerica l value, set t he next item. Repeat Step s 4 and 5 until [...]

19 Shoot ing still ima ges Inserting and removing a “Mem ory Stick” , O pen the battery/“M emory Stick ” cover. Slid e the cove r in the dire ctio n of the arrow . • For details on “Memory Stick, ” see page 120. , Inse rt the “Memo ry St ick. ” Insert the “Mem ory Sti ck” all th e way in until it click s as shown in the illust[...]

20 Setti ng the still image size , Set the mode dial to , and rotate the lens po rtion to turn on y our c ame ra. • Y ou can carry out this operation even when the mode dial is set to P, M or SCN. , Press (Image Size ). The Imag e Size setu p item appe ars. • For mor e information about the image size , see page 21. , Select the desir ed image [...]

21 Shoot ing still ima ges Image size and q uality You ca n choose ima ge size (numbe r of pixe ls) an d image quali ty (c ompres sio n ratio) ba sed on the kind of i mages you want to sh oot. Th e ima ge size is show n by th e numbe r of pixels (dot s) (horizonta l × ver tical ), whic h comp ose an ima ge. Fo r exampl e, a 5M (2592×19 44) size i[...]

22 The number of images that can be saved in a “Memory Stick” 3) The num ber of image s that can b e save d in Fi ne ( Stand ard) 4) mode are shown belo w. (Units: number of imag es) 3) When [M ode] (R EC Mode ) is se t to [No rmal] For the number of images that can be saved in other modes, see page 113. 4) For more informa tion about the image[...]

23 Shoot ing still ima ges Basic still image shooting – Using auto mode Holding the cam era correctly When s hootin g pi ctures with t he cam era, be carefu l so that your fing ers do not blo ck the lens, f inder wind ow, flas h emitter , spea ker , or mic roph one (p age 8) . , Set the mode dial to , and rotate the lens po rtion to turn on y our[...]

24 , Press an d hold the shutter but ton ha lf way do wn. When the focu s is ac hieved , the camera beeps. When th e AE/ AF lock i ndicat or stops flas hing and rem ains on, the camera is ready for shooting. • If you release your finger from the shutter button, shooting w ill be ca nceled. • When the camera does not beep, the AF adjustme nt is [...]

25 Shoot ing still ima ges Checking the last image shot – Quick Review , Pre ss b ( 7 ) on the con trol butt on. To return to shoot ing mode, press the shutter b utton lightly or press b ( 7 ) on the contro l button ag ain. To delete the image di splayed on the LCD screen 1 Press (Delete ). 2 Sele ct [Dele te] wit h v on the control button, th en[...]

26 • The zoom scaling indicator differs according to the zoom typ e. Optical zoom: Smart zoom: Precision digital zoom: • The AF range finder frame does not appear when using the digital zoom. The or indicator f lashes, and AF opera tes with priority on subjects located near the center . Smart zoom The image is enlarged with al most no distortio[...]

27 Shoot ing still ima ges Shooting close-ups – Macro For close- ups of subjects like flow ers or insects, shoot using the macr o feature. You can sh oot subjec ts approac hing up to 8 cm (3 1/4 inches) when the z oom is set to its W- end. How ever, th e availa ble foc us dist ance depe nds on t he z oom po sit ion . We recommend that yo u set th[...]

28 , Cent er t he subj ect in th e fram e. Press an d hold the shu tter but ton ha lfw ay dow n to foc us on, t hen p ress th e shut ter button fully down. To return t o normal shooti ng Press B ( ) on t he cont rol butto n agai n. The indicat or disapp ears fro m the LCD screen. 60 min 95 VGA 101 S AF 2 • When shooting in macr o mode, use the LC[...]

29 Shoot ing still ima ges , Cent er the s ubject in th e frame. Press an d hold the sh utter button halfway dow n to focus on, th en pr ess the sh utt er button fully down. The self-timer lamp (p age 8) wi ll flash, and you wi ll hear a beepin g sound. The im age will be sho t after app roximate ly 10 seconds. To cancel th e self-timer du ring the[...]

30 clea rly shoot a back ground that is out of the flas h-lit area . (No flash): T he flash will not be use d. • If the menu is curr ently displayed, press MENU first to make the menu disappear. • Y ou can carry out this operation even when the mode dial is set to P, M or SCN (other than (T wilight mode), (T wilight po rtrait mode), (Fireworks [...]

31 Shoot ing still ima ges Shooting images with the AF illuminator The AF illuminat or is fill lig ht to focus more e asily on a subject i n dark surroundi ngs. The appea rs on the LCD screen an d the AF i llumina tor emit s red light when the shut ter button is pressed hal fway u ntil th e foc us is lo cked. When t his functi on is not needed, set[...]

32 Shooting images with the finder The find er is convenie nt when you want to save battery po wer, or when i t is difficult to conf irm th e ima ge us ing the LCD sc reen . Each tim e you press , th e display changes in t he following ord er. Histog ram on (Image information can als o be displayed during playback) r Indic ators off r LCD scree n o[...]

33 Shoot ing still ima ges Inserting the date and time on a still image , Set the mode dial to SE T UP. The SE T UP scr een ap pears. • The date and tim e cannot be inserted i n Multi Burst mode. • When images are shot with the date and time inserted, the date and time cannot be remove d later . • When shooting i mages with the date and time [...]

34 Shooting according to scene conditions – Scene Selection Select one of th e followin g modes, then shoot by pressing the shu tter button and this will hav e a positive effect on your photo. Magnifying glass mo de The su bject a ppears on the L CD scre en magnifi ed by u p to 2. 1×. Thi s lets you see details th at would other wise be diffi cu[...]

35 Shoot ing still ima ges Soft snap mode You can shoo t the color of a pe rson’s skin bea utifu lly wit h a br ight, w arm c olor ton e. This mode also has a n effect on soft-focus, so an i mage s uch as that of a per son or a flow er is shot i n the prop er atmo sphe re. Snow mo de When sho oting snowy sce nes or other plac es where the whole s[...]

36 , Set the mode dia l to SCN, then press M ENU. The me nu appe ars. , Select SCN (Scene) with b on the contro l button, then select the desired mode with v / V . To return to normal mode Set the mo de dia l to a dif f erent mode. • The setting i s maintain ed even when the power is t urne d of f. 1 WB ISO SCN Scene MENU WB ISO SCN Scene 2[...]

37 Shoot ing still ima ges Shooting with Scene Selectio n When shoo ting wit h the Scene S electio n functi on, the co mbinat ion of fu nctio ns such as the flash mode is pre determin ed to make the opti mum settings to match the scene. See the table below for the function setting o f each shooting mode. • a indicates that the function can be set[...]

38 Viewin g images on the LCD screen of your camera You ca n view image s shot with the ca mera al most imme diately on t he LCD scree n. You can select t he foll owing two met hods for viewing images. Single screen You can view one im age at a time, occup ying the enti re sc reen. Index screen Nine im ages are displaye d simultane ously in separa [...]

39 Viewin g sti ll imag es , Select the desired still image wit h b / B on the control but ton. b : Display s the pre vious ima ge. B : Display s the nex t image. 2 BACK/NEXT 10:30 PM 2005 1 1 101 - 0003 VOL UM E VGA 60min 3 / 9 101 Viewing on the index screen , Press (index ). The displa y switches to th e Index screen . To display the next (previ[...]

40 Viewin g images on a TV screen , Connect t he supplied A/V m ulti cable to th e multi conne ctor of the came ra and the audio/video input jacks of the TV. Rotate the le ns portion back t o the original posi tion and place the camera with the LCD sc reen facin g upwards. If your TV has stere o type input jacks, connec t the audio pl ug (black) of[...]

41 Viewin g sti ll imag es Watching images on a TV screen If you wa nt to view ima ges on a TV , you need a TV having a video input ja ck and the A/V mult i cable (suppli ed). The colo r system o f the TV mu st match as that of your di gital still cam era. Check the following l ist: NTSC system Bahama Islands, B olivia, Ca nada, C entral Ame rica ,[...]

42 Deleting i mages , Set the mode dial to , and turn on th e camera. Select the image yo u want to delete with b / B on the control but ton. • Note that the images once deleted cannot be re cove red . , Pre ss (del et e). The image has not ye t been deleted at this poin t. • Y ou cannot delete prot ected images (page 69). , Sel ect [D elet e] [...]

43 Deleti ng still ima ges Deleting on the Index screen , Wh ile an Ind ex screen (page 39 ) is displayed , press (delete) . • Note that the images once deleted cannot be rec over ed. , Select [Sel ect] with b / B on the control bu tton, then press z . , Select the ima ge you want to delete with v / V / b / B on the control button, then pr ess z [...]

44 , Press (delete) . Select [OK] with B on the control bu tton, then press z . “Access ” ap pears o n th e LCD screen and a ll of the imag es with marks wil l be deleted. To cancel th e deletion Select [ Exit] wi th b on the cont rol button, then pr ess z . 4 Delete Exit OK To delete al l the images in the folder In Step 2 , Select [All In Thi[...]

45 Deleti ng still ima ges , Set the mode dial to SET UP , and turn o n the came ra. , Select (Memory St ick Tool) with v / V o n the cont rol button. Select [Format] wi th B on the control bu tton, then press B . Select [OK] with v on the control bu tton, then press z . To cancel th e formatting Select [Cance l] with V on th e con trol butt on, th[...]

46 How to setup and operate your camera This sect ion de scribes how to o perate the menu a nd the SET UP scr een. • For details on the mode dial, see page 10. Changing menu settings a Set the mode dial to , P, M, SCN, or . b Pr ess MENU. The menu app ears. • The displayed items differ depending on the position o f the mode di al. c Se lect the[...]

47 Before adva nced operations Changing items in the SET UP screen a Set the mode dial to SET UP. The SET UP sc reen ap pears . b Selec t the setting item you want to change with v / V / b / B on t he c ontr ol b utt on. The frame of the item y ou select turns yell o w . c Press z on the control button to ente r the settin g. To turn off th e SET U[...]

48 Creating or selecting a folder You r camer a can c reate mult iple f older s withi n a “Memory Sti ck.” You can sele ct the f older u sed to store i mages. Wh en no t creati ng a n ew fold er, “1 01MSDCF” folder is sel ected a s the r ecordin g fold er. You can create fol ders up to “999MSDCF .” • Up to 4,000 images can be stored i[...]

49 Advance d still image shoot ing Choosing an auto focus metho d You ca n set the AF ran ge finder fram e and the AF mode. AF range fin der frame The AF range finder frame sel ects the focus position a ccordin g to the subject position and siz e. AF Mode The AF mo de is set autom atic ally when t he came ra st arts and stop s fo cusing on a subjec[...]

50 • When you are shooting movies and you choose Multipoint AF , the distance to the center of the LCD screen is estimated as an ave rage, so the AF works ev en with a certain amount of vibration. The AF range finder frame indicator is . Center AF automatically focuses only on selected frame, so th is is con v enient when you want to f ocus only [...]

51 Advance d still image shoot ing Shooti ng techni ques When shooting with the subject at the edge of the frame, or when using Center AF , the camera may focus on the c enter instead of on the subject at the edge of the frame. In a case like t his, use AF lock to focus on the subjec t, and then recompos e the picture and s hoot. Compose the shot s[...]

52 c S elect 9 (Focus) with b / B , then sel ect the distan ce to the subject with v / V . Y ou can s elect f rom the follo wi ng dist ance settin gs. 0.5m , 1. 0m, 3. 0m, 7. 0m, (u nlim ite d dist ance ) To return to auto focus mode In Step 3 , select [Multi AF] or [Center AF]. • Focal point inform ation may not show the exact di stan ce. Use it[...]

53 Advance d still image shoot ing d Select an aperture v alue with b / B . Three d if fere nt ape rture va lues can be selected, depending on th e zoom position. When the zo om is set all t he way to the W side : F 3.5/ F5. 6/F8. 0 When the zo om is set all t he way to the T side : F4.2/ F6. 3/F9 .0 e Sho ot th e ima ge . To use the Quick review, [...]

54 Exposure In addition to the focus and other settings, it is also important to adjust the exposure in order t o take beautiful pictures. Exposure is the amount of light that the CCD of the digital still came ra is able to receive. This v alue changes according t o the combination of aperture and shutter speed. When the amount of light is larger ,[...]

55 Advance d still image shoot ing Adjusting th e exposure – EV adju stment You ca n manu ally shif t the ex posur e value determin ed by th e camer a. Use th is mode when you do not get th e proper ex posure, for instan ce, the subjec t and its back ground have hi gh contrast (light and dark). The value can be set a ran ge from + 2.0EV to –2.0[...]

56 Displaying a histogram A histogram is a graph showing the brigh tne ss of a n ima ge. Th e hor izont al ax is shows the bri ghtness, and th e vertical axis shows the numbe r of pixels. The gra ph display indi cates a dark imag e when skewed to the left side, and a br ight ima ge when skew ed to the rig ht side. The histogra m is a useful re fere[...]

57 Advance d still image shoot ing Shooti ng techni ques While shooting image s, the camera automatically determines the exposure. When shooting a whitish overall image such as a backlit subject or a snowy scene, the camer a judges that t he subject is bright and may set a darker exposure for the image. In such cases, adjustment of the exposure in [...]

58 a S et the mode dia l to P, M, SCN or . b P ress MENU . The men u appe ars. c Selec t (Met er ing Mode) with b / B , then s elect the desired meter ing mode with v / V . d When se lecti ng [Spot ] i n Step 3 , position t he spot metering cross hair on one point of the subject you want to shoot. • When using s pot metering, t o focus on th e sa[...]

59 Advance d still image shoot ing (Incandescent) • Used when s hoot ing, f or examp le, at a party, w here the lig hting conditio ns change ofte n. • Used in a studio, or un der video lights. a Set the mode dial to P, M, SCN or . b Press M ENU. The me nu appe ars. c Select [WB] (White Ba l) with b / B , th en se lect the d esi red setting with[...]

60 c S elect [ ] (Flash Level) with b / B , then select the desired setting with v / V . +: Makes the fl ash level higher than normal . Normal: Normal sett ing. –: Makes t he flash lev el l ower than normal . Shooting images in successi on Used to shoot images cont inuously . The maxium number of ima ges you can shoo t per one shooting depen ds o[...]

61 Advance d still image shoot ing To return to normal mode In St ep 3 , se lect [Norm al]. • The flash is set to (No flash). • When using the self-timer , pressing the shutter button r ecords up to f ive images in success ion. • When the mod e dial is se t to M, yo u cannot select shutter speeds of 1/6 second or slo wer . • Y ou may no t b[...]

62 Shooting with specia l effects – Picture Effect You ca n add special eff ects to bring out the contrast in your i mages. a Se t the mode dial to P, M , SCN or . b Pr ess MENU. The menu app ears. c Select [PFX] (P .Eff ect) wi th b / B , th en select the desired mode with v / V . d Sh oot the image . To cancel Pi cture Effect In Step 3 , select[...]

63 Advanced st ill image viewing Selecting the f older and playing back images – Folder Select t he fold er that images yo u want to play bac k are stor ed. a Set the mode dial to . b Press M ENU. The me nu appe ars. c Select ( Folder) with b , then press z . d S elect the des ired folder with b / B . e S elect [OK] wit h v , then pr ess z . To c[...]

64 Enlarging a portion of a still image You ca n enlarge an i mage up to five ti mes the si ze of th e origin al imag e. You ca n also record the mag nified image a s a new f ile. Enlarging an image – Playb ack zo om a Se t the mode dial to . b Di splay the image you want to enla rge w ith b / B . c Pr ess (playback zoom) to enla rge t he image. [...]

65 Advanced st ill image viewing Recording an enlarged image – Trimming a Press MENU after pl aybac k zoom. The me nu appe ars. b Select [ T rimming] with B , then press z . c Selec t the image siz e with v / V , then pr ess z . The i mage is recor ded, a nd the i mage on the L CD screen return s to the norma l size after recordi ng. • The trim[...]

66 To skip to th e next/pre vious image during slide s how Press B (n ext) or b (previou s). • The interval setting time is approximate, and may vary acc ording to the playback image size. Rotating still images – Rotate Images s hot when holding th e camera vertical ly can be ro tated and di splayed hori zontal ly. a Se t the mode dial to , and[...]

67 Advanced st ill image viewing Playing back i mages shot in Multi Burst mode You ca n play back Mul ti Burst images cont inuou sly or pl ay the m back fra me by frame . This function is use d for check ing the images. • When Mu lti Burst images are played back on a computer or on a camera without the M ulti Burst function, the 16 frames you s h[...]

68 To delete s hot images When using t his mode, you c annot delete only cer tain fr ames. When you dele te images, all 16 of the frames ar e dele ted at the same time . 1 Displ ay the Multi Bur st image you want to dele te. 2 Press (de lete). 3 Sele ct [ Delet e], t hen p ress z . All of the fra mes a re dele ted.[...]

69 Still ima ge editi ng Protecting image s – Protect To pr event acci dental erasure o f an impor tant image, you c an protect it. • Note that form atting the “Memory S tick” erases all the data in the “Memory Stick” ev en if images are protected, and these images cannot be recovered. • It may take some tim e to pr otect the im ages.[...]

70 h S elect [OK] wit h B , then pr ess z . The - ma rk tu rns whi te an d the select ed imag e is protect ed. To cancel t he protecti on In Step 4 , sel ect [Can cel], or in S tep 8 , select [E xit]. To release p rotection In Step 5 , sele ct an ima ge for which you want to re lease protec tion with v / V / b / B and press z . The - mark turns gra[...]

71 Still ima ge editi ng Choosing images to print – Print (DPOF) mark You can de signate cer tain images to be prin ted. This fu nction i s conveni ent whe n you want to prin t images a t a shop or using a printe r that co nforms with t he DPOF (Digi tal Print Order Form at) standard or usi ng PictBridg e compli ant prin ters. • Y ou cannot mar[...]

72 g P ress MENU . h S elect [OK] wit h B , then pr ess z . The mark turns w hit e and th e sett ing is comp leted. To delete the mark In Step 5 , se lect the ima ge you w ant to delete the mark with v / V / b / B , and press z . To delete a ll the marks from the images in the fol der In Step 4 , select [Al l In This Folder], th en press z . Next, [...]

73 Still ima ge print ing (PictBrid ge printer) Connecting to a PictBridge compliant printer Even if you do not have a co mputer, you can easil y print images shot using your camera by con necti ng the camera to a PictB ridge comp liant pri nter. F or prep aration , you only need to select the USB connecti on in the SET UP set tings and connect th [...]

74 When [USB Connec t] is not set to [PictBridge] in the SET UP settings You cannot use the P ictBridge function, even wh en you turn on the c amera. Discon nect th e USB multi cabl e and set [USB Co nnect] t o [PictB ridge] (page 73 ). Printing i mages You can se lect an im age and pri nt it. Set up the ca mera follow ing the proc edure on pa ge 7[...]

75 Still ima ge print ing (PictBrid ge printer) f Select [OK] with V / B , then press z . Th e ima ge i s prin ted. Do not disconnect th e USB mul ti cable while the (Not discon nect USB mult i cable) ma rk is indica ted on the LCD screen. To cancel p rinting In St ep 4 , sel ect [Can cel] or in Step 6 , select [Exit] . To print other im ages After[...]

76 g P ress MENU . The Print s cree n appe ars. • Setting item s not av ailable for a part icular printer are not dis played. h S elect [Quantit y] with v / V , select the n umber of ima ges with b / B . Y ou can se lect th e nu mber up to 20 . All the images se lected ar e prin ted in the specif ied numb er . i S elect [OK] wit h V / B , the n p[...]

77 Still ima ge print ing (PictBrid ge printer) • Y ou cannot print movies. • If an error m essage is sent from the connected printer during the connection, flashes for about fiv e seconds. In such cases, check the printer . On the single screen a Displa y t he i mage yo u wa nt t o print with b / B . b P ress MENU . The men u appe ars. c S ele[...]

78 To print all the images indic ated with the mark In Step 4 , se lect [D POF im age ]. Al l the images i ndicat ed wi th the mark ar e printed, regardless of the i mage displa yed. To insert the date and time on images In Step 6 , se lect [Dat e], t hen se lect th e date format with b / B . You can sele ct from [Day&Tim e] or [ Date]. When yo[...]

79 Still ima ge print ing (PictBrid ge printer) To print all the images indic ated with the mark In St ep 4 , sele ct [DP OF ima ge]. A ll th e images i ndicated with the mark ar e pri nted, rega rdle ss of th e ima ge disp lay ed. To print al l the images in the folder In St ep 4 , select [All In This Fold er], then press z . To insert the date an[...]

80 Shooting movies You ca n shoot movies wi th audio. a S et the mode dia l to . b P ress (Imag e Size). The Im age Siz e setu p item ap pears. c S elect t he desired mode with v / V . Y ou can choose fro m [640 (Stand ard)] or [160]. d Pr ess the shutt er button fully dow n. “REC” ap pears o n the LCD sc reen and the ca mera s tarts r ecord in[...]

81 Enjoying m ovies Viewing movies on the LCD screen You ca n view movies on the LC D screen of the camer a and hear sounds fr om the spea ker of the ca mera. a Set the mode dial to . b S elect the des ired movie with b / B . Movie s with the im age size [640 (Standa rd)] are displaye d on the full screen. Movies w ith the i mage siz e [160] ar e d[...]

82 Deleting movies You ca n delete unwa nted movie s. • Y ou cannot delete the protected m ovies. • Note th at the movies once deleted cannot be re cove red . On the single screen a Se t the mode dial to . b Select the mo vi e yo u want to delete with b / B . c Press (d elet e). The movie ha s not yet been dele ted at this point . d Select [Del[...]

83 Enjoying m ovies To cancel th e deletion In St ep 3 or 7 , select [Ex it]. To delete al l the images in the folder In St ep 3 , select [All In This Fold er], then press z . Next, select [OK], then press z . To cancel the d eletio n, se lect [C ance l] wi th b , then press z . Cutting mov ies You ca n cut movies, or de lete unnec essary porti ons[...]

84 a S et the mode dia l to . b S elect the m o vie you want to cut with b / B . c P ress MENU . The men u appe ars. d S elect ( Divide) w ith B , th en press z . Nex t, se lec t [OK ] w ith v , then press z . The pl ayback of the movi e sta rts. e De cide on a cutting point. Press z at th e desired cutti ng point. When yo u want to adjust the cut [...]

85 Enjoyin g images on your c omputer Copying images to your computer – For Windows user s Recommended compu ter environment OS: Microsoft Windows 98, Win dows 98SE, Window s 2000 Professiona l, Windo ws Mil lennium Edition, Window s XP Home Ed itio n, o r Win dow s XP Professional The above OS must be inst alled at the facto ry. Oper ation is no[...]

86 Installing the USB driver When using W indows XP, you need not inst all th e USB dr iver. Once the USB d river i s ins talle d, yo u need not inst all th e USB driv er. a T urn on y our compute r , and inse rt the sup plie d CD-R OM into the CD-R OM drive. The install menu screen appears. If it does no t appear, double-click (My Compu ter) t (PI[...]

87 Enjoyin g images on your c omputer Connecting the camera t o your computer a Inser t the “Memo ry Stick” w ith the imag es you want to copy into the c amera, then cl ose the batt ery/“ Memory St ic k” co ve r . b Open the DC IN jack cover , and connect the A C Ada ptor , then plug the adaptor into a wa ll outlet (wa ll soc ket). • When[...]

88 P Disconnecting t he USB multi cable, removing the “Memory Stick,” or tu rning off the camera during a USB connection For Windows 2000, Me, or XP users 1 Double- click on the tasktray . 2 Click (Sony DSC), then cli ck [Stop]. 3 Confir m the device on the confirm ation window , then clic k [OK]. 4 Click [OK]. Step 4 is unnece ssary for Window[...]

89 Enjoyin g images on your c omputer When a rem ovab le di sk ico n is not shown 1 Right-clic k [My Comput er] to display the men u, then click [Proper ties]. The “S ystem Pr opert ies” sc reen a ppears . 2 Disp lay [ Devic e Mana ger]. 1 Click [ Hardw are ]. 2 Click [Device Mana ger]. • F or Windows 98, 98SE, M e users, Step 1 is unnece ssa[...]

90 Viewing the images on your computer a Click [Start], then click [My Docume nts]. The “My D ocu ments” folder conten ts are dis playe d. • This section describes the procedure for viewing copied images in the “My Documents” fold er . • When not using Windows XP, d ouble-click [My Documents ] on the desktop. b Do uble-click the desired[...]

91 Enjoyin g images on your c omputer Image file storage destinations and file names The imag e fi les rec orded with your c amera are g rouped as folders in th e “M emory Stick.” Example: wh en viewin g folders o n Windows XP • You cannot re cord any ima ges to “100MSDCF” or “MSSONY” folders. The imag es in t hese fo lders are av ail[...]

92 • ss ss stands for any num ber within the ran ge from 0001 to 9999. • The numerical portions of a mov ie file recorde d in movie mo de and its corresp onding ind ex image fil e are the same. Folder File name File m eaning 101MSDCF t o 999MSDCF DSC0 ssss .JPG • Still im age fil es s hot in – Nor mal m ode (pag e 2 3) – Burst mode (p age[...]

93 Enjoyin g images on your c omputer Viewing an image previously copied to a computer This ope ration is re quired for viewi ng image fi les that have been co pied previ ousl y to a computer and alre ady delet ed from the “M emor y Stick” using th e camera. Copy t he image files stored on your comput er to a “Memor y Stick” and view them o[...]

94 • This softwar e is compatible with the DirectX technology . “Dir ectX” must be installed b efore usi ng. • A se parate en vironment for operating the recording device is required in order to write to CD-Rs. a T urn on y our compute r , and inse rt the sup plie d CD-R OM into the CD-R OM drive. The installa tion menu scr een appears. •[...]

95 Enjoyin g images on your c omputer f Click [Install ] on the “Re ady to Insta ll the Program” scree n. The instal lation st arts. If th e “W elcome to setu p for Di rect X” scree n appears after yo u instal l the applicat ion softwa re, follo w the instruct ions. g Confirm if the checkbox of “Y es, I want to restart m y comput er n ow?[...]

96 Using “Picture Package” Start up t he [Pic ture Pa ckage Menu] on the desktop to use the various funct ions. • The default screen may diff er depending on your computer. Y ou can change th e order of the buttons using [Settings] in the lower-right corner of the s creen. • For details on the use of t he application software, click on the [...]

97 Enjoyin g images on your c omputer Copying images to your computer – For Macintosh us ers Recommended compu ter environment OS: Mac OS 9 .1, 9.2, or Mac OS X (v 10.0/ v10.1/ v10.2/v10.3) The above OS must be inst alled at the fact ory. USB connector: Provide d as standard • If you connect two or more USB equipment to a single comput er at th[...]

98 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 the copi ed files . The imag e file opens. • “Picture Package” cannot be used with Macintosh. Using “ImageMixer VCD2” “ImageMixer VCD2” is onl y for Macintosh compu ters (Mac OS X (v10[...]

99 Enjoyin g images on your c omputer a Inst all ing “I mage Mixe r VCD2 ” 1 Turn o n your c omputer. • The display s ettings should be 1,024 × 768 dots or higher and 32,000 colors or higher . 2 Insert the suppl ied CD-ROM into the CD-ROM dr ive. 3 Double- click th e CD-ROM icon. 4 Copy t he [IMXINST.SIT ] file in t he [MAC] folde r to the h[...]

100 Troubleshooting If you have trouble wit h your camera , try the follow ing solutions. 1 First, check the item s on pages 100 to 109. If the LCD screen shows “C: ss : ss , ” th e self-diagnosis function is work ing. Please see page 112. 2 Should your cam era still not work properly, pre ss the RESET button in side the battery /“Memory Stic[...]

101 Troubl eshooting The /CH G lamp does not light up whe n charging a battery pack. • The AC Adap tor is disconne cted. • The AC A daptor has malfuncti oned. • The batt ery pack is not insta lled corre ctly. • The ba ttery pac k is comp letely cha rged. • The batt ery pack is disch arged. p Proper ly con nect th e AC Adapto r (pag e 11) [...]

102 Shooting still imag es / movies Symptom Cause Solut ion The LCD screen is not turned on even when the power i s turned o n. • The power was turned of f with the LCD screen turne d off the last time you used the cam era. p Turn on the LCD scre en (page 32). The su bject is not vi sible on the LCD screen. • The mode dial is not set to , P, M,[...]

103 Troubl eshooting The im age is too dark. • Yo u are shooting a subjec t with a light source behi nd t he s ubj ect. • The brig htness of the LCD scre en is too low. p Select the meterin g mode (pag e 57). p Adjust the exposu re (pages 54, 55, 114 and 116). p Adjust the bri ghtness of the LC D backlight (pa ges 47 and 118). The im age is too[...]

104 Cannot shoot images with the flash. • The m ode dial is set to , SET UP or . • The flash is set to (No fla sh). • (Twilight m ode), (Fireworks m ode) or (Candle m ode) is s elected f or the Sc ene Selec tion funct ion when sho oting still im ages. • (Magnify ing glass mode), (L andscape mode), (Snow mode), (Beach m ode) or (high-sp eed [...]

105 Troubl eshooting Viewing ima ges Deleting/editin g an ima ge Symptom Cause Solutio n The image cannot be played b ack. • The mode dial is not set to . • You c hanged the fold er/file na me on a compute r. • Yo u c annot pl ay back the im age on th e camera i f you mod ify the image on a com puter. • The c amera is in USB mode . p Set th[...]

106 Computers Symptom Cause Solut ion You do not know whether or not your O S can be used wi th th e camera. — p Check “Recommen ded com puter env ironment” (pages 8 5 and 97). You cannot install the USB driver. — p In Windows 2000, log on as Ad ministrat or (authoriz ed Administrat ors) (page 8 5). Your computer does not recognize y our ca[...]

107 Troubl eshooting “Memory Stic k” The image cannot be played b ack on a computer. — — p If you are us ing the “P icture Pa ckage” softwa re, see the help on the upper-ri ght corner of each scr een. p Consu lt the computer o r software manufact urer. The image and sound are affected by noise when you play back a movie o n a computer. [...]

108 PictBridge comp liant printer Symptom Cause Solut ion The connection cann ot be establi shed. • Th e printer is not PictBr idge-co mpliant. • The prin ter is not set for the connec tion with the camera. • [US B Connec t] is not set t o [Pic tBridge] in the SET UP settings. • Depending on the ci rcumstance s, the c onnection may n ot be [...]

109 Troubl eshooting Oth ers Symptom Cause Solutio n Th e camer a doe s not work, no operations can be performed. • You are not usi ng an “InfoLITHIUM ” battery pack . • The batt ery level is low or ze ro (The indicato r appears.). • The AC Ad aptor is not connecte d securely. p Use an “InfoLITHIUM ” battery p ack (page 1 21). p Char [...]

110 Warnings and messages The followi ng messages ap pear on the LCD sc reen. Message Meaning/ Correcti ve Action No Memory Stick • I nsert a “Memor y Stick” (page 19). Sy stem er ror • Turn the power off and on again (page 15) . Memo ry Stick error • The ins erted “Mem ory Stic k” cannot be used wi th your camera (pag e 120). • The[...]

111 Troubl eshooting Cannot divide • The mo vie is not long enough to be divided. • The file is not a movie. Invalid operation • You are pl aying back a file that wa s created on equipm ent other than your ca mera. • The batte ry level is low or zero. Charge the batt ery pack (page 11). Dep ending on the cond itions of use or the type of ba[...]

112 Self-diagnosis disp lay – If a code starting w ith an alphabet letter appea rs Your cam era has a self-diag nosis display. This f unction di splays t he condit ion of the camer a on t he L CD scr een us ing a combinat ion o f a let ter an d four numeri cal digits. If this occur s, check th e followi ng code ch art and take t he correspo nding[...]

113 Ad diti ona l in form ati on The number of imag es that can be sa ved/ shooting time The n umber of i mages that can be sa ved and the shoot ing time ar e different, dependin g on the capa city o f the “ Memory St ick, ” the image si ze, and the ima ge qual ity. Ref er to the fo llowin g char ts wh en you c hoose a “Memory St ick.” • [...]

114 Menu items Menu item s that can be chan ged diff er depend ing on the position of the mode d ial or the setting s of the camera . Default sett ings are ind icated wit h x . When the m ode di al is set to When the m ode di al is set t o P, M or SCN Item Se tting Description Mode (REC Mode) Multi Burst Burst x Normal – Recor ds a continuous bu [...]

115 Ad diti ona l in form ati on 1) This does not appear when mode dial is set to P or M. 2) This does not appear when mode dial is set to M. 3) This does not appear when (Magnifying glass mode), (T wilight m ode), (T wilight portrait mode), (Fire works mode) or (Candle mode) is selected in SCN. 4) This does not appear when (T wilight mode), (Firew[...]

116 When the m ode di al is set to When the m ode di al is set to Item Se tting Description (EV) +2.0EV / +1.7EV / +1.3E V / +1.0EV / +0.7EV / +0.3EV / x 0EV / − 0.3EV / − 0.7EV / − 1.0EV / − 1.3EV / − 1.7EV / − 2.0EV Adjusts t he expo sure (page 5 5). 9 (Focus) / 7.0m / 3.0m / 1.0m / 0.5m / Center AF / x Multi AF Chooses the auto focus[...]

117 Ad diti ona l in form ati on SET UP items (Camera) (Memory Stic k Tool) Item Setting Description AF Mode x Single / M onitor Selects th e focus operation mode (page 50). Digital Zoom x Smar t / Precisi on / Off Selects th e digital zoom mode (page 25 ). Date/Time Day&Time / Date / x Off Selects wheth er to insert the date and time into th e[...]

118 (Set up 1) (Set up 2) Item Setting Description LCD Backlight Bright/ x No rmal/ Dark Selec ts the brightness of the LCD backlight. Se lecting [Brigh t] makes the LCD scr een bright and easy to se e when usi ng the camera outdo ors or in other bright lo cations, but also u ses up t he batter y charge faster. Displayed only when you are usin g th[...]

119 Ad diti ona l in form ati on Precautions Do not leave t he came ra in the following pl aces • In extremel y hot place, such as in a car par ked in t he sun. The ca mera b ody may become def ormed or this may cause a malfunc tion. • Under direct sun light or near a he ater. The c amera bo dy may become d eformed or this may cause a mal funct[...]

120 The internal rechargeable button battery This cam era has an in terna l recharg eable button ba ttery fo r maintain ing the date and time an d other se ttings regardle ss of whet her the power is on or off. This rechar geable bu tton batt ery is continua lly charg ed as long as you are using the came ra. Howeve r, if y ou use th e camera for on[...]

121 Ad diti ona l in form ati on • When you attach the supplied label, be sure to attach it to the labeling positi on. Be careful that the label does n ot stick out. • When you carry or store the “Memory Stick, ” put it in the case supplied with it. • Do not t ouch the terminals of a “Memory Stick” with your hand or a metal object. ?[...]

122 Effective use of the battery pack • Battery performan ce dec reases in lo w- temper ature surr oundings. So, the ti me that the ba ttery pack c an be used is shor ter i n cold place s. We reco mmend the f ollowing to ensure longer bat tery pa ck u se: – Pu t the b attery pack in a pocket cl ose to your body t o warm it up, an d insert it in[...]

123 Ad diti ona l in form ati on [Input and Output connectors] Multi connector USB commun ication Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2 .0 complian t) [LCD screen] LCD pane l used 4.6 cm (1. 8 type) TFT drive Total number of dots 134 000 ( 560×240) dots [Power, g eneral] Used batt ery pack NP-FR1 Power requirements 3.6 V Power co nsumption (during shooting w ith L[...]

124 The LCD scre en For shooting s till images A Recordi ng mode indica tor (60, 6 1) /Image size in dicator (20) B Self-t imer in dicator (28) C AE/A F lock indic ator (24) D Battery remain ing indicator (12) E White balance indicator (58 ) / Mode dia l indica tor/ Flash mode (29) / Red-e ye reductio n (30) F Sharpness indicator ( 115) / Saturat i[...]

125 Ad diti ona l in form ati on For shooting m ovies A Recordi ng mode indica tor (80) B Battery remaini ng indicat or (12) C White balanc e indicator (58) D Low battery wa rning (111) E M eteri ng mo de ind icat or (57) / Picture effect indicator (62) F Spot metering cr oss hair (57) G Macro (27) H AF range finder frame indicator (49) /Focus pre [...]

126 For still i mage playb ack A Image size indicator ( 20) B Recordi ng mode indica tor (60–61) C Change f older indicator (63) D Protect mark indicator (69) / Print (DPOF) mark indicato r (71) E Pla yback indicat or (67) F Zoom indicat or (64) / Frame by frame pla yback indicator (67) G Not disconnect US B multi cable indicator (111) H EV adjus[...]

127 Ad diti ona l in form ati on For movie pla yback A Image size ind icator (81) B Recordi ng mode indica tor (81) C Playba ck in dicator (81) D V olume indic ator (81) E C hange folder indicator (63) F P layback fo lder indic ator (63) G Im age number H Recording folder indicator (48) I Num ber of images recorded in the pla ybac k f older J R ema[...]

128 Index A A C Adap tor .... ....... ..... ...... ....... ..... ....... ...... . 11 , 14 Access lam p ...... ...... ..... ....... ....... ...... ....... ..... .... 19 AE/AF l ock ....... .... ....... ....... ....... .... ....... ....... .... 24 AF ..... ...... ....... ....... ..... ...... ....... ..... ....... ...... ..... .. 24 AF illum inator ..[...]

129 Index Monitor ing AF ....... ...... ..... ....... ....... .... ....... .......50 MPG ... ....... ....... ..... ...... ....... ..... ....... ...... ..... .......92 Multi Burs t .. ..... ....... ....... .... ....... ....... ....... ...61, 67 Multi- pattern m eteri ng ....... ..... ....... ...... ..... .......57 Multipo int AF ... ....... ....... [...]

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