Sony Cybershot DSC-P43 manual

3-091-349- 12 (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 number s are l ocated on th e botto m. Reco rd 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 o r shock 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 NICKEL MET AL HYDRIDE B A TTERIES Nickel Metal Hy dride ba tteries are recyc lable. Y ou can help pre serve our environment by returni ng your used rechar geab le batteri es to the co llectio n and re cycl ing locat ion nea rest you. For more inform ation regarding recycling of rechar geable bat teries, c all tol l free 1-800-822-88 37,[...]

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 correctl y . No compensation for contents of the recording Contents of the recording cannot b e compens ated for if reco rding or playback is not possibl e due to a malfuncti on of your camera o[...]

5 The illustrations and screen status used in manual The illus tration s and scr een status used in this manual are of t he DSC-P43 unless noted oth erwi se. Trademarks • is a trademark of Sony Corporation. • “Memor y Stick,” , “Mem ory Stic k PR O,” , “Memory Sti ck Duo,” , “Memory Sti ck PR O Duo,” , “Ma gicGa te,” are tra[...]

6 Table of co ntents Read this first ........ ......... ...... ........ ......... .... 4 Identifyin g the p arts .......... ......... ........ ....... 8 Preparing batteries ......... ......... ........ ...... .. 10 On handling of batter ies ....... ........ ......... .. 10 Chargi ng the batterie s (DSC-P43 only) ........... ........ ......... .. 11[...]

7 Playing b ack imag es shot in Multi B urst mode ........... ......... ......... ......... ..... .... 62 Playing ba ck conti nuously ......... ........ . 63 Playing ba ck frame by frame ....... ....... 63 Protectin g images – Protect......... ........ .... 64 Changing ima ge size – Resize.. ........ ....... 65 Choos ing image s to pri nt – P[...]

8 J T ri pod receptacle (bottom surface) • Use a tripod with a screw length of less th an 5.5 mm ( 7 / 32 inch). Y ou will be unable t o firmly secure the camera to tripods having lo nger 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 PO WER la mp (16) B POWER but ton (16) [...]

9 A M ode swit ch : T o view or edit images : T o shoot st ill ima ges : T o shoot movies B C ontrol button Menu on : v / V / b / B / z (17) Menu of f: // 7 / (29/28/26 / 54) C Finder (31) D LCD screen For det ails on th e items on th e LCD screen , see pages 116 t o 119. E (LCD status/LCD on/off) button (31) F MENU button (45, 1 06) G RESET b utto[...]

10 Prep aring batte ries Use the follo wing batter ies in this camera. Acceptable batteries HR 15/51:HR6 (size AA) Nic kel-Metal Hydride ba tteries (2) – NH-AA-D A (2) (suppl ied with the DS C- P43) – NH-AA-2D A twin-pack, etc. (not supplied) R6 (size AA) al kaline batteries (2) – AM3-P2AE (supplied with the DSC-P41) Batteries that cannot be [...]

11 Getting started Notes on alkaline bat teries • The battery remaining indicator may not display the correct infor mation and the power may shut off even if the battery remainin g indicator shows sufficient battery life remaining. • Do not m ix new and old batteries. • There is a bi g difference in the performance of batteries of different t[...]

12 Charging t ime This repres ents the time require d to charge fully depleted Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries using the supplied battery charger in an environment where the ambient tem perature is 25°C (77°F). • Charging is complete in approximately six hours. The CHARGE lamp may rem ain lit longer than six hours, but this is not a malfunction.[...]

13 Getting started , Clo se the batter y/“Memory Stick ” cover. Clos e the batter y/“Mem ory Stick” cov er whil e ho lding the bat teri es in. T he cov er is clo sed wh en i t cli cks. To remove the batteries Turn u p the batt ery/“Mem ory Stick” cover, open the ba ttery/“Me mory Stick” cove r, then remove th e batterie s. • Make [...]

14 Number of images and battery life that can be recorded/ viewed The tables sho w the approximate number of images and the bat tery life that can be r ecorded/ viewed when you shoot images in normal mode with fully charged nick el-metal hydride batteries or new alkaline batteries at a temperature of 25°C (77°F). The num bers of images that can b[...]

15 Getting started • The number of im ages and the battery life that can be recorded/vie wed are decreased under the following conditions: – The surrounding temperature is lo w – The fl ash i s use d – The cam era has been turned on and off man y times – [LCD Backligh t] is s et to [B right] on the Setup screen – [AF Mode] is s et to [M[...]

16 Usin g your ca mera abroad Power sources You ca n use your cam era in any count ry or region with the battery charge r (suppli ed with the DSC-P43 only) or the AC-LS5 AC Adap tor (not suppl ied) withi n 100 V to 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz. Use a commerci ally availa ble AC plug adap tor [a] , if necessary, depend ing on the desig n of the wall ou tlet ([...]

17 Getting started How to use th e cont rol butto n To chan ge the curre nt sett ings of the camera, brin g up t he men u or t he Setu p screen (pages 45, 46) , and use the con trol button to make the changes. For ea ch item , press v / V / b / B to selec t the desir ed value, then p ress z or v / V / b / B to make the set ting. ISO WB Auto Camera [...]

18 , Select th e desired d ate format with v / V on the contro l button, then p res s z . You ca n select from [Y /M/D] (yea r/month/ day), [M /D/Y], and [ D/M/Y]. • If the recha rgeable button battery , which provides the power for saving the time data, is ever fully di scharged (page 112), the Clock Set screen will appea r again. When this happ[...]

19 Getting started , Select [OK] with B on the control button, then pr ess z . The date an d time are set an d the cloc k will star t to ke ep tim e. • T o cancel the s etting process , select [C ancel], then press z . 6 2005 1 1 // 3 0 AM Clock Set D/M/Y M/D/Y Y/M/D OK Cancel 10 :[...]

20 Inserting and removing a “Memor y Stick” , Open the ba ttery/“M emory Stic k” c over. Turn up the ba ttery/“Me mory Stic k” cove r, and s lide th e cov er in th e dire ctio n of the arrow. • Be careful not to drop the batteries when opening or clos ing the battery/“M emory Stic k” cover . • For details on “Memory Stick,” [...]

21 Shoot ing still ima ges Setti ng the still image size , Set the mod e switch to and turn on the po wer. , Press (Image Size ). The Ima ge Size setu p item a ppear s. • For more i nformation ab out the image s ize, see page 22. , Select the des ired image size with v / V on the cont rol button. The image size is set . After th e settin g is com[...]

22 Image size and quality You can ch oose imag e size (number of pixels) and image quality (com pression ratio) ba sed on t he kind of image s you w ant to shoot . The image siz e is shown by the numbe r of pixels (dot s) (horizontal × verti cal), w hich co mpose a n image. For example, a 4M (2304×1728) siz e image indica tes that there a re 2304[...]

23 Shoot ing still ima ges The number of images t hat can be saved in a “Memory Stick” 3) The nu mber of im ages that can be saved in Fin e (Standard) 4) mode are shown belo w. (Units: number of imag es) 3) When [Mo de] (REC Mode) is set to [Normal] For the number of i mages that can be s a ved in other modes, see page 105. 4) For more informat[...]

24 Basic still image shooting – Using auto mode Holding the cam era correctly When sh ootin g pi ctures with the camera, be careful so t hat your fingers do not block the lens portion , finder window , flash emitter, or AF illumina tor (page 8). , Se t the mode sw itch to , an d turn on th e camera . • The lens cover opens when the po wer is tu[...]

25 Shoot ing still ima ges , Pre ss and hold the sh utter button h alfway down. When the foc us is achi eved, the came ra beeps . When the AE/AF lock indi cator stops flas hing and rem ains on, the camera is ready fo r shooting. (The LC D screen may be froze n for a split secon d depending on the su bject.) • If you release your fi nger from the [...]

26 (Twilight mode) (page 34) (Twili ght po rtrait m ode) (page 34) (Landscape mode) (page 34) (Soft snap mode) (page 34) (Beach mode) (page 34) (Candle mode) (page 35) To switch the shooting metho d 1 Set th e mode swit ch to . 2 Press MENU. 3 Sele ct (Cam era) wi th b on the control button . 4 Select the desire d shooting mode w ith v / V on the c[...]

27 Shoot ing still ima ges Using the zoom feature , Press D- Zoom to choose the desired zoom position, and shoot yo ur image. The minim um focal distance to the subject Appro x 10 cm (4 inches) from the lens surface • Y ou cannot use the zoom when you shoot a movie (page 74). Zoom Your camera is equ ipped wi th the followi ng two ty pes of digi t[...]

28 Smart zoom The image is enlarged with al most no distortion. Thi s lets you use smart zoom with the sa me fe eling as opti cal z oom. To set s mart zo om, s et [D igital Zoom ] in (Came ra) to [Sm art] o n the Set up scree n (pag e 109). The maxi mum zoom sc ale depends on the selec ted ima ge si ze as fo llow s. Smart zo om cannot be used when [...]

29 Shoot ing still ima ges , Cent er the subj ect in th e frame. Press an d hold the sh utter button halfway dow n to focus on, th en pres s 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 image will be sho t after app roximate ly 10 seco nds. To cancel th e self-timer du ring the[...]

30 When shooting ag ainst a light source In Au to mod e, shooti ng agai nst a li ght sou rce au tomati cally flash es even when there i s enough ligh t around the subj ect. (Daylight syn chro) Before flashe d When fl ashed • The best performance may not be gi ven depending on shooting c onditions. • When you do not want to use the flash, set th[...]

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 ap pears on the LCD screen an d the AF i lluminato r emits r ed light when the shut ter button is pressed hal fway until the foc us is lo cked. When t his functi on is not need ed, set [...]

32 Indi cator s off r LCD sc reen of f r Indicat ors on • The i mage through the finder does not indicate the actual recor dable range. This i s due to the parallax effect. T o confirm the recordab le range, use the LCD screen. • Jus t as with the AE/AF lock indicator on the LCD scree n, when the AE/AF loc k lamp of th e finder section stops fl[...]

33 Shoot ing still ima ges , Pre ss B on the control button to advan ce to , then press B agai n. The Setup sc reen appe ars. , Selec t (Cam era) with v on the control bu tton, then press B . Select [Date/Tim e] with v / V on the control bu tton, then press B . , Se lect the da te and tim e setting with v / V on the control button, then p ress z . [...]

34 Shooting according to scene conditions 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. Twilight mode Under d ark li ghting con ditions, you can shoot a distan t night view. Because the shutter speed is slow, i t is recommended that you use a tripod. Twilight por[...]

35 Shoot ing still ima ges Candle mode At a par ty, a cand lel ight ser vice, an d so on, you can sho ot without spoili ng the atmo sphere effect ed by the candle light. Because the shutter speed is slow, i t is recomme nded th at you use a trip od. , S et the mode switch to , then p res s MENU. The men u appear s. , Se lect (Cam era) wi th b on th[...]

36 Functions available b ased on the mode When shoo ting in , , , , or mo de, the comb ination of some fun ctions, such as the flash m ode, are fixed to sui t shooting con ditions. See the follow ing table. • a indicates that the function can be set to your preference. Function Flash mode AF range finder frame Focu s preset White balance Burst/Mu[...]

37 Viewin g sti ll image s Viewin g images on the LCD scr een of your camera You can vie w images shot with the camer a almost immedia tely on th e LCD sc reen. You c an sele ct th e follo wing two me thods for vi ewing imag es. Single screen You can view o ne imag e at a time, oc cupyi ng the e ntire screen . Index screen Nine im ages are di splay[...]

38 , S elect t he desired still image with b / B on the con trol button. b : Displays th e previou s image. B : Displays th e next image. 2 10:30 PM 2005 1 1 101-0003 3 / 9 101 VGA BACK/NEXT VOLUME Viewing on the index screen , Pr ess (index ). The disp lay swit ches to th e Index screen . To display the next (previous) index screen Press v / V / b[...]

39 Viewin g sti ll image s Viewing ima ges on a TV screen ( DSC-P43 onl y) , Conne ct the s upplied A/V connect ing cable to the A/V OUT (MONO) jack of the camer a an d the audi o/ vide o input jacks of the TV. If your TV ha s stereo type input jac ks, conn ect the aud io plug (bla ck) of the A/V conne cting cable t o the Lch audi o in put jack. ?[...]

40 Watching images on a TV screen If you wa nt to view image s on a TV, you need a T V having a video inp ut jack and the A/V co nnectin g cable (sup plied). The co lor system o f the TV m ust match as that of yo ur digital still came ra. Check t he following l ist: NTSC syste m Bahama Islands, B olivia, Cana da, Cent ral America, Chile , Colombia,[...]

41 Deleti ng still ima ges Deleti ng images , Set the mode switch to , and turn on th e camera. Select the image you want to delete with b / B on the c ontrol butt on. • Note that the images once deleted cannot be rec over ed. , P ress (del ete). The image h as no t yet b een de leted a t this poin t. • Y ou cannot delete protected images (page[...]

42 Deleting on the Index screen , W hile an Index scre en (page 38) is displa yed, press (delete) . • Note that the images once deleted cannot be re cove red . , Select [Select] with b / B on the control button, then pr ess z . , Se lect the image you w ant to de lete wit h v / V / b / B on th e control button, then pr ess z . The (delet e) mark [...]

43 Deleti ng still ima ges , Pre ss (delete) . Select [OK] with B on t he control button, then pr ess z . “Ac cess” ap pears on th e LCD scre en and all of the images with marks will be deleted. To cancel th e deletion Sel ect [E xit] w ith b on th e control but ton, then pr ess z . 4 Exit OK Delete To delete al l the images in the folder In St[...]

44 , Turn on t he camera, then pres s MENU . Pres s B on the c ontrol button to adva nce to , then press B agai n. The Set up screen appe ars. , Se lect (Memory St ick Tool) with v / V on the cont rol button. Sel ect [F orm at] with B on the control button, then pr ess B . Select [OK] with v on t he control button, then pr ess z . To cancel the for[...]

45 Before adva nced operations How to setup and operate your camera This secti on describes how to operate the menu and th e Setup screen . Changing menu settings a Pre ss MENU . The men u appe ars. • The displayed items differ depending on the position of the mode switch. b Sel ect the settin g item you want to change with b / B on the cont ro l[...]

46 Changing items on the Setup screen a Pre ss MENU. The men u appe ars. b Pre ss B on the cont rol button to advance to , then p ress B again. The Setup sc reen appe ars. c Sel ect the settin g item you want to change with v / V / b / B on the control button. The frame of the it em yo u sele ct tur ns yell o w . d Pre ss z o n the control button t[...]

47 Before adva nced operations c S elect (P . Quality) wi th b / B , then sel ect the desi red imag e quality with v / V . Creati ng or selecting a folder You r camer a can c reate mult iple f older s withi n a “Memory Sti ck.” You can select the fo lder u sed t o store i mages . When no t creati ng a n ew fold er, “10 1MSDCF” f older is se[...]

48 Selecting the recording folder a Displ a y the Setu p scr een (page 46) . b Select (Memory Stic k T ool) with v / V , [Change REC. Folder] with B / V , and [OK] with B / v , th en press z . The re cording folder select ion s creen appear s. c Select the desired f older with b / B , and [OK] wi th v , then press z . To cancel c hanging the record[...]

49 Advance d still im age 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 sele cts the focus position accordin g to the subject position and siz e. AF Mode The AF mo de is set autom atic ally when the came ra st arts and stop s fo cusing on a subject[...]

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 focus only on selected frame, so this is con venient when you want to focus only on w[...]

51 Advance d still image shoot ing Shooti ng technique s 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 subject, and then recompos e the picture and s hoot. Compose the shot so[...]

52 b Pre ss MENU. The men u appe ars. c Sel ect 9 (Foc us) with b / B , then sel ect the distan ce to the subject with v / V . Y ou can sele ct fr om the follo win g dist ance sett ings. 0.5m , 1.0 m, 3.0m , 7.0 m, ∞ (unli mited dist ance ) To return to auto focus mode In Step 3 , select [Mul ti AF] or [Center AF]. • Focal point inform ation ma[...]

53 Advance d still image shoot ing d S elect the des ired exposure adjustment va lue with v / V . Make your a djustment wh ile confirming th e brightness of th e back ground of t he su bjec t on t he L CD screen. To cancel th e EV adjustme nt In St ep 4 , retur n the expo sure adju stment value to 0EV. • When the subject is extremely bright or ex[...]

54 Selecting the meterin g mode You ca n select a meteri ng mode to dete rmin e the ex posu re, dep endi ng on what part of t he su bject is us ed to measu re. Multi-pattern mete ring (No indicator) The ima ge is spli t up i nto mult iple zon es, each of wh ich are ev aluate d individu ally. The ca mera ca lculat es the be st-fit exposure based on [...]

55 Advance d still image shoot ing Adjusting colo r tones – White Ba lance You can select the fol lowing modes accordin g to your shooting situations. The color o f the subjec t that you se e will be captur ed accor ding to the lighti ng conditio ns. When yo u want to fix the con ditio ns und er whi ch the imag e is capture d, o r when th e color[...]

56 Adjust ing the flash level – Flash Level You ca n adjust the amout of flash light. Before operation Set (Came ra) in the menu t o other than [Auto] (pa ges 45 and 106). a Set the mode s witch to . b Pre ss MENU. The men u appe ars. c Select [ ] (Flash Le vel) with b / B , th en select the desired setting with v / V . +: Mak es th e flash le ve[...]

57 Advance d still image shoot ing c S elect [Mode] (REC Mode) with b / B , then s elect [Burst] with v / V . d S hoo t the imag e . Y ou can shoo t images until the maximum nu mber of images are shot when you press and hol d the shutter button. The re cording sto ps if you release the shutter b utton in the midst of the shoo ting. Y ou can do t he[...]

58 d Select (Int erval) with b / B , then sel ect the desi red between-frame int erval with v / V . Y ou ca n choose from [1/7 .5], [1/1 5], [1/30]. e Shoot the image . 16 f rames in a row wi ll be re corde d in a single image (im age size: 1M). • The following functions cannot be used in Multi Bur st mode: – Sm art zoom – Shooting with the f[...]

59 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 S et the mode s witch to . b P ress MENU . The me nu appe ars. c S elect (Folder) with b , then press z . d Select the desired f older with b / B . e Select [OK] with v , then pres s z . To[...]

60 Enlarging a portion of a still image – Playback zoom You ca n enlarge an i mage up to five times the siz e of t he origin al imag e. a Set the mode s witch to . b Display the image y ou want to enlarge with b / B . c Pre ss (playback zoom) to enla rge t he i mage. d Press v / V / b / B repe ated l y to select t he por tion o f the image you wa[...]

61 Advanced st ill image viewing Playing back successi ve images – Slide show You ca n play b ack recor ded imag es in successi on, one a fter anot her. This is usefu l for ch ecking your im ages, or for giving a presen tation. a S et the mode s witch to . b P ress MENU . The me nu appe ars. c Select (Slide) with b / B , then p res s z . Set the [...]

62 Rotating still i mages – Rotate Images s hot when holdi ng the cam era vertica lly can be rotate d and displayed horiz ont ally . a Se t the mod e swit ch to , an d display the imag e you want to rotate . b Press M ENU. The menu app ears. c Select (Rot ate) with b / B , then p ress z . d Select with v , a nd ro tate the image with b / B . e Se[...]

63 Advanced st ill image viewing Playing back continuously a S et the mode s witch to . b S elect t he Multi Burst image wit h b / B . Th e selecte d Mu lti Bur st ima ge is played ba ck continuou sly . To pause Press z . To resum e playback , press z again. The pl aybac k start s fro m the f rame disp laye d on t he LCD s creen . Playing back fram[...]

64 Protecti ng images – Protect To preven t acciden tal eras ure of an importa nt image, you can protect it. • Note th at formatting the “Memor y Stick” erases all the data in the “Memory Stick” even if images are pr otected, and these im ages cannot be recovered. • It ma y take some time to pro tect the images. On the single screen a[...]

65 Still ima ge editi ng h S elect [ OK] with B , then press z . The - mark turn s white an d the select ed image is pr otect ed. To cancel th e protection In St ep 4 , sel ect [Cance l], or i n Step 8 , select [Exit] . To releas e protecti on In St ep 5 , select an image for whic h you want t o releas e pro tection with v / V / b / B and pre ss z [...]

66 Choosing images to print – Print (DPOF) mark You ca n designate c ertain image s to be prin ted. This fun ction i s conve nient wh en yo u want to print ima ges at a shop or using a printe r tha t con forms with the DP OF (Digit al Pr int Order Format) standard or using PictBridge compli ant printer s. • Y ou cannot mark movies. • When you[...]

67 Still ima ge editi ng g P ress MENU . h S elect [ OK] with B , then press z . Th e mark turn s white a nd the setting is comple ted. To delete the mark In St ep 5 , sele ct the im age you wa nt to delete the mark wi th v / V / b / B , and press z . To delete al l the marks from the images in the folder In St ep 4 , select [All In This Fold er], [...]

68 Connecti ng to a PictBridge compliant printer Even if you do not have a co mputer, you can eas ily print images sho t using yo ur camera by co nnecti ng th e camer a to a Pict Bridg e comp liant pr inte r. For prep aration , you only need to select the USB connec tion o n the Set up scr een and connect the ca mera to the pr inter. Usi ng a Pic t[...]

69 Still ima ge printin g (PictBridg e printer) When [USB Connect] is not set to [PictBridge] on t he Setup screen You cann ot use the PictBrid ge function, even wh en you turn on the c amera. Disc onnect t he US B cabl e and set [U SB Connec t] to [PictBridge ] (page 68). Printing images You ca n select an image and print it. Se t up the ca mera f[...]

70 f Select [OK] with V / B , then press z . The imag e is prin ted. Do not di scon nect the USB ca ble while t he (Not disc onnect USB cable) mar k is indicate d on the LCD screen. To cancel p rinting In Step 4 , selec t [Cance l] or i n Step 6 , select [E xit]. To print oth er images After Step 6 , selec t anot her im age, then select [Print] wit[...]

71 Still ima ge printin g (PictBridg e printer) g P ress MENU . Th e Print sc reen ap pears. • Setti ng items not available for a particular printer are not di splayed. h S elect [ Quantity] with v / V , select the n umber of images wit h b / B . Y ou can sel ect the nu mber up to 20. All the images se lected ar e prin ted in the spe cif ied numb[...]

72 On the single screen a Display the image y ou want to print with b / B . b Pre ss MENU. The men u appe ars. c Select (Print) with b / B , then press z . d Sel ect [This imag e] with v / V , then p res s z . The Print s cree n appe ars. • Setting item s not av ailable for a part icular printer are not dis played. e Select [Inde x] with v , sele[...]

73 Still ima ge printin g (PictBridg e printer) On the Index screen a P ress (index) t o switch to the I ndex sc reen. b P ress MENU . The me nu appe ars. c S elect (Print) with B , then press z . d S elect [ Select] with b / B , the n press z . e S elect t he desired image with v / V / b / B , then pres s z . The mark is indicate d on the select e[...]

74 Shooting movies You ca n shoot movies wi th audio. a Set the mode s witch to . b Pre ss (Image Siz e). The Im age Siz e setu p item ap pears. c Select the desired mode wit h v / V . Y ou ca n choose fr om [640 (Fine)], [640 (Stan dard)], or [160]. • The [640 (Fine)] i mage size can be used only when you r ecord the image into the “Memory Sti[...]

75 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 switch to . b Select the desired movie with b / B . Movie s with the im age size [640 (Fine)] or [640 (Standa rd)] are disp laye d on t he f ull s cre en. Movies w ith the i ma[...]

76 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 Set the mode switc h to . b Selec t the m ovi e y ou want to delete with b / B . c Press (del ete) . The movie ha s not yet been dele ted at this point . d Selec t [...]

77 Enjoying m ovies To cancel th e deletion In St ep 3 or 7 , select [Exi t]. 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 delete unnec essary porti ons [...]

78 a Set the mode s witch to . b Select the movie you want to cut with b / B . c Pre ss MENU. The men u appe ars. d Select (Divide) with B , then press z . Nex t, se lec t [OK ] w ith v , then press z . The pl ayback of the movi e sta rts. e Decide on a cut ting point. Press z at th e desired cutti ng point. When yo u want to adjust the cut ting po[...]

79 Enjoyin g images on your computer 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, Windo ws XP Home Ed itio n, o r Wi ndow s X P Professional The above OS must be inst alled at the facto ry. Oper ation is no[...]

80 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 talled, you need not inst all th e USB driv er. a T urn on y our comp uter , 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 (PICT[...]

81 Enjoyin g images on your computer Connecting the camera t o your computer a In ser t the “M emor y Stick” with the imag es you want to copy into the c amera. • Be sure to use batteries that hav e a suffici ent battery capacity , or the A C Adaptor (not supplied). When you copy images to your computer using weak batteries, copying may fail [...]

82 P Disconnecting the USB 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 task tray. 2 Click (Sony DSC), then c lick [Stop]. 3 Confir m the device on the confirm ation window , then clic k [OK]. 4 Click [OK]. Step 4 is unnece ssary for Windows X P u[...]

83 Enjoyin g images on your computer When a rem ovab le di sk ic on is not shown 1 Right-clic k [My Comput er] to display the men u, then click [Propert ies]. The “S ystem Pr opert ies” sc reen app ears. 2 Disp lay [ Device M anage r]. 1 Clic k [Hardw are ]. 2 Click [Device Mana ger]. • For Wind ows 98, 98SE, Me users, Step 1 is unnece ssary.[...]

84 Viewing the images on your computer a Click [Start], then clic k [My Docume nts]. The “My D ocu ments” fold er cont ents 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 Double -clic k the des [...]

85 Enjoyin g images on your computer • ssss stands for an y number withi n the range from 0001 to 9999. • The numerical por tions of a movie fil e recorded in movie mode and i ts correspond ing index image fil e are the same. Folder File name File m eanin g 101MSDCF to 999MSDCF DSC0 ssss .JPG • Still ima ge fil es shot in – No rmal mode ( p[...]

86 Viewing an image previously copied to a computer This op eration is re quired fo r viewing image fil es that have been copied prev iously to a c omputer and already deleted from the “Memory Stick” using the camera. Copy t he image files stored on your comput er to a “Memory Stick ” and v iew them o n the came ra. • Skip S tep 1 if you [...]

87 Enjoyin g images on your computer • This software is compatible with the DirectX technology . “DirectX” must be installed before using. • A separate environment for operatin g the recording device is required in order to write to CD-R s. a T urn on your computer , and inse rt the sup plie d CD-R OM into the CD-R OM drive. The i nstalla t[...]

88 f Click [I nstall] on the “Read y to Insta ll the Program” scr een. The in stallati on starts . If the “W elcome t o setup for Di rect X ” screen ap pears afte r you instal l the applic ation softw are, follo w the instructions. g Co nf irm if the che ckbox of “Y es, I want to restart my comput er no w” is c hec ked, then cl ick [Fin[...]

89 Enjoyin g images on your computer Using “Picture Package” Start up the “ Pictu re Pack age Menu ” on t he desktop t o use the various fu nctions. • The default screen may dif fer depending on your computer . Y ou can change t he order of the buttons using [Settin gs] in th e lower-right corner of t he screen. • For details on the use[...]

90 Creating a slide show Click [ Auto matic Sli deshow Producer] on the le ft side of the scre en. Click [Aut omatic Slide show Produce r] in the lower-ri ght corne r of the screen. The s creen us ed for crea ting a slide s how appears . Copying images to your co mputer – For Macintosh u sers Recommended com puter environment OS: Mac OS 9. 1, 9.2[...]

91 Enjoyin g images on your computer Disconnecting the USB cable, removing the “Memory Stick,” or turning off the camera during a USB connection Drag and dro p the drive ico n or the icon of the “Memor y Stick” to the “Trash ” icon, then rem ove the USB cable , remo ve the “Mem ory Stick,” or turn of f the cam era. • If you are us[...]

92 Required computer environment OS: Mac O S X (v 10.1.5 or later) The abov e OS must be inst alled at the facto ry CPU: iMac, eM ac, iBook, PowerBook, Power Mac G3/G4 ser ies Memory: 128 MB or more (256 MB or mor e is reco mend ed) Hard Disk: Disk space required for inst alla tion: approx ima tely 2 50 MB Display: 1024 × 768 dots or mo re, 32000 [...]

93 Troubl eshooting Troubleshoo ting If you have trouble wi th your cam era, try the follo wing solutions. 1 First, check the items on pages 93 to 101. If the LCD screen shows “C: ss : ss ,” the self-diagnosis function is working . Please see page 104. 2 Sho uld y our c ame ra s till not work properly, pre ss the RESET button loca ted in side t[...]

94 Shooting still imag es / movies The power cannot be turned on. • The batt eries are not inst alled properly. • The AC Adaptor (not supplied) is di sconnected. • The batt eries are disc harged. • The batt eries are dead (page 113). p Pr operl y inst all the ba tteries (page 12 ). p Co nnect it secur ely to your cam era (page 15). p Inst a[...]

95 Troubl eshooting Precision digital zoom does not function. • [Digit al Zoom] is se t to [Smar t] on the Setu p screen. • This functi on cannot be use d when you shoot a movie. p Set [Di gital Zoom] to [Precisi on] (pages 27 , 46, 109). — Smart zoom does not function. • [Digital Z oom] is se t to [Pre cisi on] on th e Setup screen. • Th[...]

96 You cannot shoot images. • No “ Memory Stick” is i nserted. • The ca pacity of the “Memory Stick” is insuffi cient. • The write-pr otect switc h on the “Memor y Stick” is set to the LOCK posit ion. • You cannot shoot while the flash is c harging. • When you sho ot a still image , the mode switch is not set to . • The mode[...]

97 Troubl eshooting Viewing ima ges Deleting/editin g an ima ge Un known pat tern appe ars on the finder. • This is due to the structure of the finder. p This is not a malfunc tion. Symptom Cause Solutio n The image cannot be played b ack. • The m ode switch is not set to . • You ch anged the fold er/file name on a compute r. • You c annot [...]

98 Computers You cannot cut a image. • T he movie is not long e nough to cut. • Protect ed movies cannot b e cut. • Still im ages ca nnot be cut. — p Cancel the protecti on (page 64). — Symptom Cause Solut ion You do not know whether or not your O S can be used wi th the c amera. — p Check “Recommende d computer envi ronment” (pages[...]

99 Troubl eshooting “Memory Stic k” You cannot copy images. • T he camera is not correctly connected to you r computer. • The copy proce dure differs dependi ng on your OS. • You shot with a “Memory Stick” that was forma tted using a compute r. p Connec t the camera and your computer correctl y (page 81). p Follow the c opy procedur e[...]

100 PictBridge comp liant printer You cannot format a “Memory Stick .” • The write-pr otect switc h on the “Memor y Stick” is set to the LOCK posit ion. p Set it t o the re cording po sition ( page 112) . You have form atted a “Memory Stick ” by mistake. • All the dat a on the “Memory Stick” are erase d by format ting. You canno[...]

101 Troubl eshooting Oth ers You cannot insert the date or pr int i mage s in th e index mode. • The prin ter does not provid e these functi ons. • The da te may n ot be in serted i n the in dex mode depe ndi ng on th e pri nter. p Consult with t he prin ter man ufactur er wh ether t he printe r provides t hese funct ion or not. p Consult with [...]

102 Warnings and messages The followi ng messages ap pear on the LCD sc reen. Message Meaning/ Corrective Action No Memory Stick • Insert a “Mem ory Stick” (page 2 0). Sy stem er ror • Turn the powe r off and on again (page 16). Memo ry Stick error • The ins erted “Mem ory Stic k” cannot b e used wit h your cam era (page 1 12). • Th[...]

103 Troubl eshooting File prot ect • The imag e is protected agains t erasure. Rele ase the protecti on (page 64). Image siz e over • You are play ing back an image of a size tha t cannot be played ba ck on your camera. No f ile in t his f older • No images ha ve been recorded in this folder. Cannot divide • The movie is not long enough to [...]

104 Self-diagnosis disp lay –If a code s tarting w ith an alphabet letter appea rs Your cam era has a self-diag nosis display. This f unction di splays t he cond ition of the camer a on t he LCD scre en usi ng a combinat ion o f a let ter and four n umeri cal digits. If this occur s, check th e followi ng code ch art and take t he correspo nding [...]

105 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti 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 of the “M emory St ick, ” the image si ze, and the ima ge qualit y. Refer to the fo llowin g char ts when you c hoose a “Memory St ick.” • The[...]

106 Menu items Menu item s that can be ch anged diff er depend ing on the posi tion of t he mo de swi tch or t he sett ing o f the ca mera. Defaul t settings are i ndicated wi th x . When the m ode switc h is s et to 1) When (Camera ) is set to [Auto], this item is not displ ayed. 2) Some of the settings are restricted based on the setting of (Came[...]

107 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti on 1) When (Camera) is set to [Aut o], this item is not displa yed. 3) When (Camera) is set t o , or , this item is not d isplayed. 4) When (Camera) is set to or , this item is not displayed. When the mod e switch is set to When the mod e switch is set to Item Setting Description (Inter val) 1) 3) 1/7.5 / 1/15 / x 1/30[...]

108 (Sli de ) Interval Image Repeat Start Cancel – Sets the slide show inter val (page 61 ). (For single- image screen onl y.) x 3 sec/ 5 sec/ 1 0 sec/ 30 sec/ 1 min – Select s images fr om eithe r folder or record ing media . x Folder /All – Repeat s the s lide sho w. x On/Off – Start s the slide show . – Cancel s the settin gs and execu[...]

109 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti on Setup items The Setup sc reen appe ars when you advan ce to in the me nu and press B again. Defaul t setting s are indicat ed with x . (Camera) (Memory Stic k Tool) Item Setting Description AF Mode x Single / Monit or Selects the f ocus opera tion mod e (page 50 ). Digital Zoom Smart / x Precisi on Selects the d igi[...]

110 (Set up 1) (Set up 2) Item Setting Description LCD Backlight Bright/ x No rmal/ Dark Selec ts the brightness of the LCD backlight. Selecting [Brigh t] makes the LCD sc reen bright a nd easy to se e when usi ng the camera o utdoors or in other bright lo cations, but also uses up t he batte ry charge faster. Displayed only when you are usin g the[...]

111 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti on Precautions Do not leave t he camera in the following pl aces • I n 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. • U nder direct sun light or near a he ater. The c amera bo dy may become d eformed or this may cause a mal func[...]

112 The internal rechargeable button battery This cam era has an inte rnal re charg eable button ba ttery for mai ntain ing the date and time an d other se ttings r egardless o f 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 yo u use the c amera for o[...]

113 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti on • When you attach the supplied l abel, 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 th e “Memory Stick,” put it in the case supplied with it. • Do no t touch the terminals of a “Memory Stick” with your hand or a metal object. ?[...]

114 • The battery life va ries depen ding on storag e, oper ating co nditi ons, and envir onment , and is di ffer ent for each batt ery. The battery charger (DSC-P43 only) • Do not charge any o ther bat teries except the Sony ni ckel-m etal hyd ride batter y using t he suppli ed batte ry charg er. If y ou charge ot her types o f battery (ma nga[...]

115 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti on [Input and outp ut conne ctors] A/V OUT (MONO) jack (Mon aural) (DSC-P43 only) Minijack Video: 1 Vp-p, 75 Ω , unbalanced, sync nega tive Audio: 3 27 mV (at a 47 k Ω load) Output impe dance 2.2 k Ω USB jack mini-B USB commun ication Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2 .0 complian t) [LCD screen] LCD pane l used 3.8 cm (1. 5 t[...]

116 The LCD scre en For shooting s till images 101 VGA FINE 1/30" 400 DA T E ISO 400 SAF F2.0 +2.0 EV 250 C:32:00 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 q ; qa qs qd qf qg qh qj qk ql w; wa ws The page numbers in parent heses indicate the locati on o f a ddit ional impo rtan t informati on. A Image size i ndicator (21) / Multi Bur st between-frame interva l indi c[...]

117 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti on Q Spot metering cr oss hair (54) R AF range finder frame (49) S Menu/guide menu (45) T EV adjustment indicator (52) U A perture value indicator V N R slow shutter indicator (36) / Shutter speed indicator • Pressing the MENU button switches the menu/ guide menu on/off. For shooting m ovies A Recordi ng mode indica [...]

118 For still i mage playb ack A Change f older indicator (59) B Image size indicator ( 21) C Recordi ng mode indica tor (56, 5 7) D Protect mark indicator (64) / Print (DPOF) mark indicato r (66) E Zoom indicat or (27) / Frame by frame pla yback indicator (63) F Not disconnect US B cable indicator (103) G Folder -fil e numb er (84) H Recording dat[...]

119 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti on For movie pla yback A Image size ind icator (75) B Recordi ng mode indica tor (75) C Playba ck in dicator (75) / V olume indi cator (75) D C hange folder indicator (59) E P layback fo lder indi cato r (59) F Im age number G Num ber of images recorded in the pla ybac k f older H Recording folder indicator (47) I R em[...]

120 Index A A/V connect ing cable ......... ....... ...... ....... ....... .. 39 A C Adaptor ......... ....... ...... ....... ..... ....... ...... ....... 1 5 Access lam p ...... ...... ....... ....... ....... ....... ...... ....... 20 AE/AF l ock ....... ...... ....... ..... ....... ...... ....... ... 2 5, 26 AF ..... ...... ....... ....... ......[...]

121 Index Pictur e Ef fect .... ....... ....... ...... ....... ....... ....... .... ...58 Pictur e Packag e ....... ....... ...... ....... ....... ..... ...... ...86 Playback zo om ... ....... ....... .... ....... ....... ....... .......60 Po wer on/of f .......... ...... ..... ....... ....... ...... ..... .......16 Precautions .. .......... .... .[...]

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