Sony Cybershot DSC-S50 manual

3-060-523- 13 (1) Digital Still Camera Oper ating Instructions Bef ore oper ating t he unit , pleas e read this manu al th oroughl y , and re tain it fo r fut ure re fe renc e. Owner’ s Record The model and se rial numbers are lo cated on t he bottom. Rec ord the seri al numb er in th e spac e provided be low . Refer to these num bers when ever y[...]

2 T o prev ent fi re or shoc k hazar d, do not e x pose th e unit to rain or moisture. Never e xpose the battery pa ck to temperatu re above 140°F (60°C) , such as in a car parked in the sun or unde r direct sunlight . If you have any questions a bout t his produ ct, you may c all: Sony Customer Information Cent er 1-800-222-SONY (7669) or wr ite[...]

3 Note: This equi pment ha s been tes ted and foun d to comply with the limits fo r a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of t he FCC Rules . These limi ts are desig ned to pro vide reasonable protecti on against harm ful inter ferenc e in a resi dential instal lati on. This equipm ent gen erates, u ses, a nd can radiate radio freq uency en[...]

4 The electroma gnetic fiel d s at the speci fic frequenc ies may in fluence the pic ture and sound of thi s camera. For the Customers in CANADA This C lass B digita l appa ratus com plie s with Canadian I CES-003. For the Custo m er s in the U. S .A . This device comp lies wit h Part 15 of the FCC Rule s. Oper ation i s subject to the following tw[...]

5 T able of cont ents Identifyin g the p a rts ............ ........... ....... 6 Preparing the powe r supply ... ........... .... 8 Setting t h e date and time ........ ........ ..... 13 Inserting t h e “Memory St ick” ............. 15 B Recording Recording sti l l images ........ ........... ..... 16 Recor d ing mov ing images (DSC-S50 only) [...]

6 Gett ing st arted Identifying the par ts See the pages in paren thes es fo r detai ls of ope ration . A Flash (19) B MODE selector (29) C Shutter button (16) ( 20) D Lens cap E Photoc ell windo w f or flash Do not blo ck while recordi ng. F Self-timer/recording lamp G Built-i n micro phone (DSC- S50 only) Do not tou ch while recordi ng. H Speaker[...]

Getting started 7 A Flash button B FOCUS but ton (41) C LCD B A CKLIGHT BRIGHT/ NORMAL switch Usually se t to NORMAL. When you us e the came ra outdoor s or in oth er brig ht plac es , set tin g th is to BRIGHT makes t he LCD screen brig ht and ea sy to see , b ut also uses up the ba ttery faster . D Contr ol button E PROGRAM AE +/– button V OLUM[...]

8 Pr eparing the power supply Installing the battery pack Y our came ra operat es only wi th the “Inf oLITHIUM” N P-FM 50 batt ery pack * (M seri es). Y ou ca nnot use any other batter y pack . T o remove the batt ery pac k Open the batter y/“Memory S tick” cover . S lide the batter y eject lever downward, and remove the battery pack. Be c [...]

Getting started 9 Char ging the battery pack Y ou cann ot charge th e batte ry pack while yo ur came ra is tu rned on. Be s ure to tu rn of f your ca mera before cha r ging . Batter y remaining indicator The LCD screen on the came ra sho ws the remaini ng time for wh ic h you can s till record or play back i mages. This i ndicatio n may not be enti[...]

10 Approximate ti me to char ge a completely d ischar g ed batter y pack using the A C-L10 AC p ow e r a d a p t o r. STILL mode recording* DSC -S5 0 DSC -S3 0 STILL mode playback** (DSC-S50/S30) Approximate b attery lif e and number o f images t h at can be recorded/played bac k with a fully ch arged batter y pack a t a temper ature of 77°F (25°[...]

Getting started 11 Notes • The battery life and number of images will be dec reased if you use you r camera at lo w temper atures, us e the flash , repeatedly turn the power on/o ff or use the zoom. • The cap acity of the “ Memory Stick” is lim ited. The abo ve fi gures are a g u ide whe n you continuous ly record/ play back while replacing[...]

12 Using the AC power adaptor Using a car battery Use Sony D C adaptor /ch arger . 1 Open th e DC IN jack cover and conn ect the D C conne cting cable to the DC IN jack of your camera with th e v mark fac ing up. 2 Connec t the power cord (mai ns lead) to the A C power adap tor and then to a wall o utlet ( mains). AC-L10 AC power ada ptor DC IN jac[...]

Getting started 13 Setting the date and tim e When you f irst use your came ra, set the date and time. If these are not set, the CLOCK SET scr e en ap pears whene ver you turn o n your camera for re cording. 1 Slide down t he PO WER switch to turn on the power . The POWER l amp lights up. 2 Pres s v on the control b u tton. The menu bar ap pears on[...]

14 T o cance l the date and time setting Select [CANCEL] with v / V / b / B on the contr o l b utton, th en press th e center z . 5 Select the de sired dat e display format with v / V on the control button, then pres s the center z . Select f rom [Y/M/D] ( year/month/ day), [M/D/Y] (mont h/day/ year ) or [D /M/Y] (day/ mont h/year ). 6 Select the y[...]

Getting started 15 Inser ting the “Memor y Stick” Open the battery/“ Memory Stick” co ver , then press the “Memory Stick” once ligh tly . Notes • Inser t the “Memory S tick” fi rmly un til i t clic k s, oth erwis e a mes sage su ch as “MEMOR Y STICK ERROR” will be displayed. • Nev er remove the “Memory Stick” or turn off[...]

16 Basic ope rations B Recording Recor ding still images Still images are re cord ed in JP EG for mat. T o record stil l images, s lide the PO WER switch do wn to turn on t h e po wer and insert a “Mem ory St ick.” ∗ Exposu re and fo cus a re auto matical ly adj u sted. The number of images you can record on a “Memor y Stick” See page s 3[...]

B B B B Recor ding 17 Y ou can ch eck the l ast record ed image b y cleari ng the men u bar from the sc reen (page 31 ) and pressin g b on the co ntro l button. T o retur n to th e norm al re cordin g mode, press lightly on the shu tter b utton or select [RETURN] with b / B on the con trol button an d then p ress the ce nter z . Y ou can al so dele[...]

18 Press DISPLA Y to turn on/ of f the ind icators on th e LCD screen. See page 64 for a det a iled descr iption of the indi c ated ite ms. Not es • Y ou ca nnot tur n off the se lf-timer indi cators a nd so me of the in dicator s used in a dvanced operatio ns. • The ind icators o n the LCD screen are not recorded. Wh en y ou u se t he self- ti[...]

B B B B Recor ding 19 The initial se tting is auto (no indic a tor). In th is mode, the fl ash automatic a lly stro bes when t he surrou ndin gs beco me dark. Wh en you ch ange t he f lash mo de, press the (flash) r e peatedly so that the flash mode in dicator a ppears on th e LC D screen. Each time yo u press the (flash), th e indicat o r changes [...]

20 Recor ding moving images (DSC- S50 only) Movin g images wi th audio are reco rded in MPEG format . T o recor d moving i mag es, slid e the POWER sw itch d own to turn on th e power and inse rt a “Me mor y Stick.” See page s 17 and 18. Press DISPLA Y to turn on/ of f the ind icators on th e LCD screen. These indica tors are n ot r ecorded. Se[...]

B B B B Pl ay b ack 21 Playing back still images When the menu ba r is not displayed Y ou can dire ctly se lect and pl ay back t he imag e with b / B on the co ntro l button. Notes • Y ou might not be able to corre ctly play back images re corded with th is camera on other equipme nt. • Y ou cannot play back on this ca mera ima ges larger than [...]

22 Playing back moving images T o paus e playback Sele ct X (pau se) o n the L CD s cr een w ith v / V / b / B on the contr ol butt o n, then press the ce nter z . 1 Set the MO DE select or to PLA Y . The last reco rded image ( still or moving) ap pear s on the LC D scr een. 2 Press v on the control button to displa y the menu bar on the LCD scre e[...]

B B B B Pl ay b ack 23 When the menu ba r is not displayed Y ou can di rectly sele ct th e image wi th b / B on the co ntro l button, and pl ay bac k the imag e and soun d (DSC- S50 on ly) by press ing the center z . When yo u press the cent er z durin g play back , pla yback is p ause d. Press V OLUME +/– to adjust the volume. Press DISP LA Y to[...]

24 V iewing images using a personal computer Y ou ca n view dat a reco rd ed wi th your cam era on a person al c omp uter an d at tach i t to e-mail. This section des cribes the method for inst alling the USB dri ver and vie wing ima ges on a per sona l comp uter . Be sure t o also se e the op eration m anu als for your pers onal compute r and appl[...]

B B B B Pl ay b ack 25 Befor e conne cting y our cam era to yo ur perso nal com puter, install the U SB driver to the computer . The USB dri ver is contained together with applicatio n software f or viewing imag es on a CD-ROM which is su pplied with your ca mera. For Window s 98 users Note Be sure to in sert a “Memor y Stick” int o your cam er[...]

26 For Window s 98 users 3 Double-c lick the CD-ROM drive icon to open the window . 4 Double-clic k the icon of the hard disk containing th e OS to open the window . 5 Mo ve the f ollo wing tw o files fr om the window opened in step 3 to the “System Folder” ic on in the window o pened in step 4 (drag an d dr op ). • Sony USB Dri ver • Sony [...]

B B B B Pl ay b ack 27 “Memor y Stick” • “Memory Stick” o perations on your c amera cannot be assured if the “Memor y Stick” has been formatted on yo ur personal computer . • Do not optimiz e the “Memor y Stick” on a Windo ws machine. This will shorte n the “Memory Stick ” l ife . • Do not compres s the data on the “ Mem[...]

28 Image file storage destinations and image files Image fi les record ed with yo ur camera are grou ped i n fold ers by recor ding mode . The meanings of the file n a mes are a s follo ws. ssss stan ds for any n umb er within the range fr om 00 01 to 9999 . For Window s 98 us ers (The drive recognizing th e camera is “D.”) The numer ical p ort[...]

29 Bef ore perf orming adv anced operations Advanc ed o perat ions Befor e per for ming advance d operations This sectio n descri b es the b asic con trol metho ds that ar e freque ntly used f o r “Advanced opera tions ”. How to use the MODE selector The M ODE select or selec ts whe ther yo u can us e your cam era to recor d or to pl ay bac k a[...]

30 Not e Y ou cannot c lear the menu bar during INDEX screen di splay (page 45). The “Advanced op erations” section of this manual refer s to selecting and entering items by the above procedure as “Select [(i tem name)].” T urning on/of f the operation buttons (m enu bar) on the LCD scr een Selectin g items and i mages on th e LCD scre en 1[...]

Bef ore perf orming adv anced operations 31 How to change the menu settings Some of the advan ced operations for your camera are ex ecuted by selecting menu items disp la yed on the L CD screen with the control bu tton. Pres s V on the con trol b utton until the LC D screen re turns to the menu bar dis play in step 1 . T o clear the menu bar, press[...]

32 Menu settings Menu items that can be modi fied differ depend ing on th e setti ng of the MOD E selec tor . The LC D sc reen sho ws only the item s y ou ca n oper ate at the momen t. In itial settings a re indic ated with x . (SELF TIMER) Records with the self-timer (page 18). EFFECT FILE Item Setting Des cri pti on MODE select or P .E FFECT SOLA[...]

Bef ore perf orming adv anced operations 33 IMAGE SIZE x 1600× 120 0 1600 ( 3:2) 1024× 768 640×4 80 Selec ts th e imag e size whe n reco rdin g still images (DSC- S50 onl y). STILL 1472× 110 4 x 1280× 960 1280 ( 3:2) 1024× 768 640×4 80 Selec ts th e imag e size whe n reco rdin g still images (DSC- S30 onl y). STILL 320×2 40 x 160×1 12 Sele[...]

34 CAME RA TOOL PRO TECT ON Protects ima ges aga inst acci dental erasur e (pag e 49). PLA Y x OFF R elease s pro tectio n of im ages a gainst accidenta l erasure. Item Setting Des cri pti on MODE select or DIGIT A L ZOOM x ON Uses d igital zoom. STILL OFF D oes no t use dig ital zoom . SHARPNE SS +2 to –2 Adjusts th e sharpn ess of the im age. a[...]

Bef ore perf orming adv anced operations 35 SETUP INDEX* Displays s ix images a t a time (PLA Y (INDEX) mode) (page 45) . DELETE Item Setting Description MODE select or DEMO x ON/STBY OFF Displ ayed only whe n you use t he A C power adaptor in MO VIE or STILL mode. When ON is sele cted, a demonstratio n will st a rt if you do not oper ate your c am[...]

36 3 (RETURN)** Returns t o PLA Y (single) mode . ∗ Displ ayed only in P LA Y (single ) mode. ∗∗ Displayed only in PLA Y (INDEX) mode.[...]

B B B B V arious recor ding 37 B V ar ious recording Rotating the LCD screen — Face-to- Face recor ding Y ou can record ima ges with the lens facing y ou. 1 Set the MODE selector to MO VIE or STILL. 2 Adjust the angle of the L CD screen . Rotate the LCD scre e n by 1 80° for Face-to -Face r ecor ding . 3 Record the ima ge . The im age ap pears o[...]

38 The number of images or t he time that you can record on a “ Memor y Stic k ” (4 MB): ∗ When [REC MODE] i s set to [NORMAL]. ∗∗ Number s in parenthe ses indic ate the maxim um record ing time dur ing continu ous recording. Image size Number of images or time* 1600×1 200 Approx. 4 1600 ( 3:2) Appr ox. 4 1472×1 104 Approx. 5 1280×9 60[...]

B B B B V arious record ing 39 Adding audio files to still images (VOICE) (DSC-S50 only) 1 Set the MODE selector to STILL. 2 Select [FILE], [ REC MODE], and then [V OICE] from t he menu . 3 Record the ima ge . If you press and rele ase the shutte r button, sound is r ecor ded fo r 5 sec onds. If you hold down the sh u tter but ton, sound i s record[...]

40 Recording uncompressed images (TIFF) This mode si multaneously records s till ima ges i n both T IFF fo rma t (uncom pre ssed) an d JPEG for mat (com press ed). 1 Set the MODE selector to STILL. 2 Select [FI L E], [REC MODE], an d the n [TIFF] fr om the men u. 3 Record the imag e . The number of i mages that you can record on a “ Memor y Stick[...]

B B B B V arious recor ding 41 Recording images in macro 1 Set the MODE selector to MO VIE or STILL. 2 Pres s F OCUS r epeat edl y until the (auto ma cro) indicator appe ars on the LCD screen . Y ou can reco rd a subjec t as close as ab out 1 3/1 6 inch es (3 cm ) fro m the le ns surfac e with the zoom set all the w a y to the W side. T o r et urn [...]

42 Using the PROGRAM AE function 1 Set the MODE selector to MO VIE or ST ILL. 2 Press PROGRAM AE rep eat edl y to selec t the desired PR OGRAM AE mode . Aper ture priority mode Makes the subjec t stand o ut against an u ncle ar backgr ound or makes both the subjec t and the back ground s tand out clea rly . Press +/ – repeated ly to sele c t an a[...]

B B B B V arious recor ding 43 Adjusting the exposure (EXPOSURE) 1 Set the MODE selector to MO VIE or STILL. 2 Select [CA MERA] and then [EX PO SUR E ] from th e men u. 3 Select the des ired exposure val ue . Adjust the expos ure va lue while checki ng the brig htne ss of the backgr ound . Y ou can se lect values ranging fro m +2.0 EV to –2. 0 EV[...]

44 Recording t he date and time on the still image (DA TE/TIME) 1 Set the MODE selector to STILL. 2 Select [EFFECT] and then [D A TE /TI ME ] from th e me nu. 3 Select the date and time setti ng. DA Y & T I M E The da te, hour and m inute s are impo sed onto the i mage . DA T E The ye ar , mont h and da y are impo sed onto the i mage . OFF The [...]

B B B B V arious play back 45 B V ari ous pl ayback Playing back six images at once (INDEX) 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y . 2 Select [IN DEX] on the LCD screen . Six i mages ar e di spla yed at on ce (index sc reen ). The following marks a re display ed on each image accord ing to t he image type and settings. : Mo ving ima g e f ile : V oice me[...]

46 Enlar ging a part of the still image (Zoom and trimming) 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y . 2 Di spla y th e ima ge to be enlarged. 3 Zoom in/out the image with the zoom button. The zoom scali ng indica tor appe ars on t he LC D scr een. 4 Pres s the co ntro l b utto n rep eat edl y to selec t the desired pa rt o f the image . v : The i mage mov[...]

B B B B V arious play back 47 Rotating a still image (ROT A TE) 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y . 2 Displa y the image to rotate. 3 Select [F ILE] and th en [R O T A TE] from the men u. 4 Rotate the image cloc kwise or counterc lock wise , then sel ect [RETUR N]. Notes • Y ou may not be able to rotate protecte d imag es o r im ag es r eco rded w[...]

48 Not e The [INTE R V AL] setti ng tim e i s appr oximat e, and may v ary d epe nding on the played ba ck image size or other f actors. V iewing images on a TV scr een Before c onnec ting yo ur came ra, be sure to turn of f the TV . After connect ing A/V conn ecting cab le (DSC-S50) or VIDEO connecting cable (DSC-S30 ), turn on th e TV . 1 Connect[...]

B B B B Editing 49 B Editin g Preventi ng accidental erasure (PROTECT) The - (protect ) indi cator ap pears on prot ected imag es. 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y , then display the image to protect. 2 Se lect [F ILE ], [P RO T ECT ], and then [ON] from the men u. The di splaye d image i s pr otecte d and - ap pear s. T o release protection Select[...]

50 Deleting images (DELETE) Y ou can not del ete prot ected files. 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y , the n displa y the ima ge to de lete . 2 Select [DELETE] and then [OK] fr om the menu. The image is deleted. 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y , then display the INDEX screen. 2 Select [DELETE] and then [AL L] or [SE LEC T] f rom th e men u. 3 When [...]

B B B B Editing 51 Changing the recor ded still image size (RESIZE) 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y an d disp lay t he im age to resi ze. 2 Sel ect [TOOL] an d the n [RESIZE] fr om the me nu. 3 Select the desired imag e size. DSC-S50 1600× 120 0, 1 024×7 68, 640× 480 DSC-S30 1472× 1104 , 1280×9 60, 1024× 768, 640×4 80 The c hange d imag e i[...]

52 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y , then display the INDEX screen. 2 Select [T OOL], [COPY], and then [SE LEC T] from th e men u. 3 Select the ima g e to copy . The (selec t) indi cato r appe ars on the ima ge. 4 Select [ENTER]. “MEMOR Y STICK ACCESS” appears . 5 When “ C HANGE MEMOR Y STICK ” is displayed, eject th e “ Memory Stic k. ?[...]

B B B B Editing 53 Selecting stil l images to print (PRINT MARK) Y ou can mark a print mark on still images rec orded with y our camer a. This mark is c on venient whe n you hav e images printed a t a shop that con fo rms wi th the DP OF (D igi ta l Pr in t Orde r Forma t) st anda rd. 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y an d disp lay t he im age you w[...]

54 Additional information Precautions Cleaning the L CD screen Wi pe the screen surf ace with a cleaning cloth (not supplied) or a LCD cleani ng kit (not supp lied) to rem ove f ingerpri nts, dust, etc. Cleaning the camera surface Clean th e came ra surf ace wit h a soft cloth sligh tly mo istened w ith w ater , then wi pe the surface dry . Do not [...]

Additiona l informatio n 55 • Use onl y the s pecif ied ch arger with the charging fun ction. • T o pr ev ent accident from a short circuit , do not allow metal obj ects to come into contac t with th e batt ery te rm inals. • K eep the bat tery pack a way from fire. • Nev er expose the battery pa ck to temp erat ures ab ove 14 0°F (60 °C)[...]

56 “Mem ory Stic k”, , “Magic Gate Memory Stic k” and are trademark s of Sony Corpora tion. “M agic Gate ” and are tradem arks of Sony Corpor ation. Using your camera abroad P ower sour ces Y ou can use yo ur camer a in any count ry o r ar ea with t he suppl ied battery char ger within 100 V to 240 V A C , 50/60 Hz. Use a commercially a[...]

Additiona l informatio n 57 T r oubleshooting If you e xperience trouble with your camera, f irst check the follo wing items. Should your ca mera st ill no t operat e prop erly af ter you have mad e these ch ecks , consul t you r Son y dealer or local authoriz ed Sony service fac ili ty . If code display s (C: ss : ss ) app ear on the LCD sc reen ,[...]

58 The pictur e is too dark. • Y o u are shoo tin g a subjec t with a l ight so urce behind th e su bject. t A djus t the expo sure (page 43). t A djust th e brightne ss of the LC D screen (pag e 35). The flas h does not work . • The flash is set to . t Set the flash to a uto (no in dicator) , or (page 19 ). • PR OGRAM AE is set to the T wili[...]

Additiona l informatio n 59 Y o ur c amera can no t play back ima ges. • The MOD E se lect or is se t to S TIL L or M O VIE . t Set it to PLA Y (page 21). The im age and so und are int erfered b y nois e whe n you play back a n imag e on a person al com puter. • Y o u are play ing ba ck the file direc tly fr om the “Mem ory Stick. ” t Co py[...]

60 Y o ur p ersona l com puter does not reco gnize yo ur camer a. • The camera is turned of f. t Tur n on the camer a . • The battery le vel is low . t Use the A C power adapto r (page 12). • The USB cable is not connected firmly . t D isco nnect the USB cab le, a nd c onne ct it a gain firmly . Mak e sure that “ PC MODE” is disp layed on[...]

Additiona l informatio n 61 W ar ning and notice m essages V arious m essages appea r on the LCD screen. Check the corres ponding descri ptions in the follo wing list. Messag e Meaning NO MEMOR Y STI CK No “Me mory St ick” has been i nserted . SYSTEM ERR OR T ur n the power off and on aga in. MEMO R Y STICK ERROR The ins erted “M emor y Stick[...]

62 Self-diagnosis display Y our camer a h as a s elf-d iagn osis disp lay . This function di splays th e camera co ndition o n the LCD screen with a c ombination of a lett er and four di gits of number s. If this occu rs, ch eck the followin g code ch art. Th e cod e infor ms y ou of th e came ra’ s cur rent co nditi on. The la st two digit s (in[...]

Additiona l informatio n 63 Specifications System Image device 1/2.7 type color CCD Lens 3× zoom lens f = 6.1 – 18.3 mm (39 – 117 mm when con verted into a 35 mm still camera ) F = 2.8 – 2.9 Exposur e control Automatic exposure White balance Automatic, Indoor, Outdoor , Hold Data sys tem Still: J PEG, GIF ( in TEXT mode), TIFF Movie (DSC-S50[...]

64 LCD screen indicators A Battery remai ning indic ator B PROGRAM AE/flash level/flash mode ind icat or C White balance/EV level/ sharpness indicator D Picture effect indicator E Date/ti me indicato r F Aperture/shu tter speed indic ator G AE loc k/fo cus loc k indicato r H Recor ding mode in dicator I Image size indicator J Self- diag nosis f unc[...]

Additiona l informatio n 65 A Protect indicator B Print mark indicator C File n ame D Record ing mode indicato r E Image size indicator F Image number G Number of stored images in “ Me mory Stic k ” H Remaining memory capacity indic ator I Recor ding date of the pla yback image /menu bar and guide menu A V OL. (V olume) indicato r (DSC-S50 o nl[...]

66 Index A A/V OUT ............ .......... ... 48 Adjus ting t he expo sure .... 43 AE (Aut o Expos ure) ........ 16 Aper ture prio rity mo de .... 42 Auto power -off function .... 9 Auto red- eye reduc tion .... 19 B Batt ery pack battery li fe . ....... ........... 10 charging ....... .......... ........ 9 install ing ...... ..... ........ ..... [...]

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