Sony Cybershot DSC-U50 manual

3-084-891- 11 (1) Digital Sti ll Camera Operating Inst ructions Before oper ating the u nit, pl ease read this manual thor oughly, and retain it for fut ure ref erence. Owner’s Record The mode l and ser ial numb ers ar e located on the bot tom. Record th e ser ial nu mber in th e spa ce p rov ided b elo w. R efer to the se num b ers wheneve r you[...]

2 T o prevent fire or shock hazard, do not e xpose the un it to rain or moisture. If you have any questions about this product, you ma y call : Sony Cus tomer Informat ion Services Cent er 1-800-222-SONY (7669) The number below is for the FCC related matt ers on ly . Regulatory Informat ion CA UTION Y ou are cauti oned that any changes or modificat[...]

3 CA UTION TO P REVENT ELECTRIC S HOCK, MA TCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG T O WIDE SLO T , FULL Y I NSER T . A moulded plug comply ing with BS 1363 is fitted to this equipment f or your sa fety and con venience. Should the fuse in the plug supplied need to be replaced, a fuse of the same rating as the suppl ied one and ap proved b y AST A or B SI to BS 136[...]

4 Before u sing your came ra Tria l re co rdin g Before you rec ord one-time events, you may want to make a trial recor ding to make sure that the camera is working correctly . No compensation for contents of the recording Contents of the recording canno t be compensated for if recording or playback is not possible due to a malfunction of your came[...]

5 Clean the flash surface before use The heat of f lash emission may caus e dirt on the flash surface to become discolored or to stick to the flash su rface, resulting in ins ufficient light emission. Do not get the camera wet When taking pict ures outdoors in the rain or under simil ar condit ions, be careful no t to get the camera wet. If moistur[...]

6 Table of co ntents Before using you r camera ....... ........... ....... 4 How to hold the ca mera ....... ........... ...... .... 5 Identifyin g the parts .... ......... ........... ...... .... 8 Preparing batteries ............ ........... ......... .. 10 Charging t h e batter ies .......... ........... ........ 10 Inserting t h e batte ries ..[...]

7 Troubleshoo ting ..... ...... ......... ........... ...... . 6 7 Warnings and messag es ........ ........... ...... . 7 4 Self-dia g nosis displa y — If a co de st artin g with an alphabe t letter appears ........... ......... 7 6 Menu items.......... ......... ............ ...... ........ . 77 Precautions .......... ......... ............ ....[...]

8 Ide ntify ing the pa rts See the pages in pare ntheses for de tails of operation. 1 2 3 48 6 5 7 Atta ching the neck stra p POWER bu tton POWER lamp Attach ing the lens c ap Opening t he lens c ap A Shutter b u tton ( 20) B PO WER but ton/ POWER la mp (14) C RESET b u tton (bottom surface) (67) D Le ns cap E Fl ash (24) F Le ns G Self-t ime r lam[...]

9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 8 0 qa A Cont rol bu ttons Menu on: v / V (15) Menu off: /SCENE ( 24, 28) B MENU b utton (15) C (Flash charge) lamp (orange) (24) D LCD screen E USB jac k (57) F (USB) jack co ver G EX EC/ (Enlar ged pla yback) button (15, 39) H Mo de swi tch : T o view images (35) : T o sho ot s till im ag es (20 ) T o shoot images continuously ([...]

10 Preparin g batteries Acceptable batteries – HR11/45: HR03 (size AAA) Nickel- Metal Hydr ide batt eries (2) NH-AAA-DA (2) (supplied) NH-AAA-2DA twin-pack (not su pplied) – R03 (size AA A) alkaline batteries (2) Batteries that cannot be u sed Manganese ba tterie s, lithium batter ies, Ni-C d batterie s When the above bat teries are used, oper [...]

11 Getting star ted Charging time This repre sents the ti me r equire d to charge fully depl eted N ickel -Metal Hydri de batteries using t he suppli ed battery cha rger in an envi ronme nt where the amb ient temperatu re is 25°C (77°F). • It takes about six hours to completely char ge the batteries. The CHARGE lamp may re main lit longer than [...]

12 Inserti ng the batte ries , Op en the batt ery/“Me mory Stick Du o” co ver. Hold the camer a with the batt ery/“Memory Stick Duo” co ver up, then slide the cover in the di rect ion of the arrow 1 while pressing OPEN. The ba ttery/“M emory St ick Duo” cover o pens in the direct ion of the arrow 2 . , Insert the batt eri es. Matc h t h[...]

13 Getting star ted Battery remaining indicator (When using Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries) As the ba ttery power decrea ses with use , the battery re maining in dicator disp lays the amoun t of power rem aining using t he following sym bols. • If the LCD screen display is off, set [DISPL A Y] in [ ] to [ON] to check the amount of power remaining[...]

14 Shoo ting movies 3) 3) Shooting contin uously at 160×112 image size • The remaining indicator will decrease under the following conditions: – The surrounding temperature is low – The flash is used – The camera has been tur ned on and off many times – [LCD LIGHT] is set to [ ON] – The battery capacity decreas es as you use it more an[...]

15 Getting star ted Auto pow er-off fun ction If you do not op erat e the c ame ra for abo ut three mi nutes, the ca mera turns off aut oma tica lly to prev ent wear ing d own th e batterie s. However, the auto p ower-off function will not ope rate when the camer a is connected to a compu ter wit h the USB cable. How to use t he buttons To cha nge [...]

16 , Sel ect the desir ed date disp lay format with the c ontrol butto ns v / V , then pres s EXEC. Select from [Y /M/D] (ye ar/month/ day), [M/D/Y ] (month/ day/yea r) or [D/M/Y ] (day /mo nth/ ye ar). The n DA TE& TIM E SET scr een appears on the LCD screen . • If the recha rgeable button battery , which provides the power for saving the ti[...]

17 Shooti ng still images Inserting and removing a “Me mory Stick Duo” , O pen the batter y/“Me mory Stic k Duo” cov er. Hold the cam era with th e batter y/“Memor y Stick Duo ” cover up, then sl ide the cove r in the di rect ion o f the arro w 1 wh ile pre ssing OPEN . The ba tter y/“Mem ory Stick D uo” cov er o pens in th e d irec[...]

18 Setti ng the stil l image si ze , Set the mode switch to , and turn on the pow er, th en press MENU. The menu app ears on the LCD sc reen. , Select [ ] with the control but ton v , then press EX EC. Select [SIZE·BURST] with the control bu ttons v / V , th en press EXE C. The ima ge size i s dis pla yed. • For details on the image size, see pa[...]

19 Shooti ng still images Image size You ca n choose the image size (number of pixels ) accor ding to the k ind of ima ges you want to sho ot. The larg er you m ake the image s ize , the b etter you r imag e, but also the larger the amount of data neede d to preserve your imag e. This mea ns you can save f ewer ima ges in your “M emory Stick Duo.[...]

20 Basic still image shootin g — Using auto adjustment mode , Set the mode switch to , and turn on the pow er. The name of t he folder whe r e the image will be reco rded appe ars on t he LCD screen for approxima tely five sec onds. • [FOCUS] is set to [A UTO] at the factory . • The exposure is automatically adjusted. • This camera can crea[...]

21 Shooti ng still images , Pre ss the sh utter butto n fully down . A beep sound s. When “RE CORD ING” disap pears f rom th e LCD sc reen, r ecor ding is complete. The image will b e recorded in the “Memor y Stick Duo, ” and you can shoot th e next image. • If you do not operate the camera for about three minutes during recording or play[...]

22 LCD screen display during shooting You can use [DISPLAY ] under [] wi th MENU and the control buttons v / V to t urn the display on and off. This is use ful when recordi ng under co nditions whe re it is diff icult t o check the image on th e LCD screen. • For detailed descriptions of the indicators, see page 86. • Indicators on the LCD scre[...]

23 Shooti ng still images , Select [ON] with the control butt on v , then press EXEC. When yo u press MENU, the men u disa ppear s and th e ( self-t imer) in dica tor appear s on the LCD sc reen. , Center the subjec t in the LCD screen and press th e shutter button fully down. The self -time r lamp flashe s red and a continuou s beep so unds. The i[...]

24 Selecting a flash mode , Set the mode switch to , and press t he control but ton v () repeat edly t o se lect a flash mode. Each time you press v ( ), th e indicator changes as follows. No indic ator (Au to): Based on the lighting cond itions, t he cam era wi ll de cide if th ere is e nough light, and will use the flash a ccordi ngly. (Red-eye r[...]

25 Shooti ng still images Crea ting or selecti ng a folder Your camer a can create multip le fo lders in a “Memo ry S tick D uo.” A lso , you can select the f older used to store im ages. When n ot cre ating a ne w folder, “101MS DCF” fol der is se lected as the reco rdin g folder . You can crea te folders u p to “99 9 MSDCF. ” • Up t[...]

26 , Select [OK] with the control but ton v , then pres s EXEC. A new folder is created wi th a number one high er t han th e la rges t numb er i n the “Memo ry Stick Duo,” and the folder becom es the reco rding folde r. When you pre ss MENU, the m enu disappe ars and t he creat ed folder is disp layed. To cancel fo lder creation Select [CANCEL[...]

27 Shooti ng still images , Select the desired folder wit h the c ontrol bu ttons v / V , the n press EX EC. • Y ou cannot select the “100MSDCF” folder as a recording folder . • The image is stored in the newly selected folder . Y ou cannot move recorded images to a different folder with this camera. , Select [OK] with the control but ton v[...]

28 Shooti ng accordin g to scene condit ions — Scene Se lection When sh ooting po rtraits , lan dsca pes, twilight scenes, twilight portra its, or moving s ubjects , use th e modes b elow to improv e the qu ality of yo ur image s. Soft snap mode This mode lets you shoot sk in colors in brighte r and war mer tones for mo re beautifu l pictur es. I[...]

29 Shooti ng still images Vivid nature mode This m ode enh ances blues an d gree ns such as the sky , ocean and mount ains, lettin g you shoot n atural l andscapes with v ivid, stri king colors . • The focus setting changes to [ ]. • The flash cannot be used in this mode. • When the focus sett ing is set to [A UTO], the focus is adjusted to t[...]

30 Setti ng the dist ance to the s ubjec t — Focus preset When shoo ting an image usi ng a previousl y set distance to the subject, or whe n shooting a subject th rough a net or window gl ass, it is di fficult t o achi eve a pro p er f ocus using the aut o focus fu ncti on. Th e Focus pre set is usef ul i n thes e c ases. , Set the mode switch to[...]

31 Shooti ng still images , Select the de sired f ocus setting with the contr ol buttons v / V , then press EXEC . You ca n select from the follo wing dista nce sett ing s: AUTO (No in dicato r), 0.2 m, 0 .5 m, 1.0 m, an d (in fin ity ) When yo u press MENU, the men u disappea rs and the indica tor is displaye d on the LCD screen. To return t o aut[...]

32 , Select [ BURST] or [ BURST] with the control but tons v / V , the n press EXEC. The ima ge size us ed for burs t shooting is set. Press MENU so that the menu dis a ppears from t he LCD scre en. • For details on the image size, see page 19. , Pres s the shutter button half way do wn, the n hold the shutter button f ully down. Up to two images[...]

33 Shooti ng still images Adj usting color tones — White Balan ce Wh en the wh ite ba lanc e is set to Auto , th e white ba lance func tion wor ks autom atica lly, and th e overall color bala nce is adjus ted acco rding to the shooti ng conditions. However, when you shoot under fix ed conditions or spe cial lightin g conditio ns, you can ma nuall[...]

34 , Select the desired mode wit h the c ontrol bu ttons v / V , the n press EXE C. When you pre ss MENU, the m enu disappe ars and t he select ed mode i s disp layed on t he L CD scr een. To reactivate auto adjustment Select [AUTO] in ste p 3 . • When the flash strobes, the m anual setti ng is canceled, and the image is recorded in the Auto mode[...]

35 Enjo ying s till images Viewing still images on the LCD screen You c an view i mages shot with your camera almost immediately on the LCD scre en. You can select the fol lowing two metho ds for view ing ima ges. Single (single-imag e) screen You can view o n e imag e at a time, displaye d over the entir e screen. Index (four-im age) screen Four i[...]

36 Viewing an index screen (four-image) , Set the mode switch to , and press M ENU . The menu app ears on the LCD screen . , Select [ ] with the con trol but ton v , then press EX EC. Select [IND EX] with th e control but tons v / V , then press EXEC. The d isplay switch es to t he inde x (fo ur- image) screen. To display the next (previous) index [...]

37 Enjo ying s till images Select ing the folder an d playing back imag es — Folder , Set the mod e switch to , and turn on the po wer, then press MENU. The men u appe ars on t he LCD s creen . , Sel ect [ ] with th e control but ton V , then press EXEC. Select [CHANGE FOL DER] with the contro l button V , t hen press EX EC. The CHANGE FOLDER scr[...]

38 , Sel ect [OK ] with the control but ton v , then pres s EXEC. When you pre ss MENU, the m enu disa ppear s and th e sele cted fold er is disp layed. To cancel the selection Select [CANCEL ] in st ep 4 . When multiple folders are created in the “Memory Stick Duo” When the f irst or last im age in the fold er is displayed , the follow ing ind[...]

39 Enjo ying s till images Enla rging an i mage — Enlarg ed playback You ca n zoom in on an image shot with your came ra to enla rge it to 2.5 or 5 tim es the orig in al s ize . , Set the mode switch to , and turn on the pow er. Select the image yo u want to enlarge with the control but tons v / V . • Enlarged playback does not function for mov[...]

40 Choosing image s to print — Print (DPO F) mark You can m ark still images sh ot wi th your camera that you want to have pri nted. Th is functi on is conven ient wh en you have images pri nted at a shop or usi ng a printe r tha t con form s w ith the D POF (D igit al Pr int Order Fo rmat) standard. • Y ou cannot mark movies. • Y ou cannot s[...]

41 Enjo ying s till images , Select [DPOF] with the control butt on V , then press EXEC. , Select [ON] with the control but ton v , th en pres s EXEC. When you pre ss MENU, the m enu disappea r s and the mark is ma rked on the display ed image. To unmark th e print (DPOF) m ark Select [OFF] in step 4 . The ma rk disappear s. 3 RETURN DELETE DELETE [...]

42 Connecti ng your camera to a Pic t Bridge complian t printer If you us e a Pict Bridge compli ant printer , you ca n e asily prin t ima ges s ho t with this camera even if you do no t have a co mput er. All you ne ed to do is t o prepar e for the conn ection in th e men u of the ca mer a, and then t o conne c t the camera to t he prin ter usin g[...]

43 Enjo ying s till images , Select [PRINT] with the control butt ons v / V , then pres s EXEC. The message “CONNECT A PRINTER” ap pears. T o cancel preparations to make the connection Select [ CANCEL] in step 3 . , Connect t he came ra to the pri nte r. When the connection is comp leted, the sele cte d imag e is dis play ed and t he (PictBrid [...]

44 Print ing images , Com plete the procedur es in step s 1 to 4 on page s 42 and 43, then connect the ca mera t o the printer. When the co nnection is co mplete d , the (PictBrid ge) m ark ap pears on t he scre en. • If a warning message appears on the screen, check the meaning of the m essage on page 75, then select [EXIT] with EXEC. , Pres s M[...]

45 Enjo ying s till images , Select [OK] with the control butt on v , then press EXEC. When th e message “ PRINTING” disa ppe ars , pri ntin g is co mp lete d. If yo u want t o conti nue pr inting, re peat t he proced ure f rom ste p 2 . • While the mark is on the screen, do not disconnect the USB cable or re mov e a “Memory Stick Duo” or[...]

46 Sho oting m ovies , Set the mode switch to , and turn on the pow er, th en press MENU. The menu app ears. • Sound cannot be recorded in movies. • When shooti ng a movie, the im age may look like a si ngle-frame adv ance. Ho wever , the recorded movie will be normal. , Select [ ] with the control but ton v , then press EX EC. Select [SIZE] wi[...]

47 Enjoyin g movies , Pre ss the sh utter butto n fully down . “REC ” appe ars on the LCD screen a nd the camera starts re cording the image. • Recording stops when the “Memory Stick Duo” is full. • The auto focus function can set the focus at any distance from approximately 1.0 m to (infinity). T o shoot a subject at a closer distance [...]

48 Shoo ting time The shootin g time is diffe rent, depen ding on the ca pacit y of the “ Memo ry Stick Duo” and the image size. R efer to the f ollowi ng chart wh en you ch oose a “Memory Stick Duo.” • The shooting time ma y vary , dependin g on the shooting conditions . • For numbers of still images that can be recorded, see page 19. [...]

49 Enjoyin g movies Viewin g movies on the LC D screen , Set the mod e switch to , and turn on the po wer. The las t imag e in the se lected reco rdin g fold er (p age 26) a ppea rs o n th e LCD screen. , Sel ect the des ired mo vie with the c ontrol bu ttons v / V . v : To disp lay the pr ecedin g image V : To display the next image An imag e shot[...]

50 Deleting i mages , Set the mode switch to , and turn on the pow er. Press t he control but tons v / V to se lect the imag e you w ant to dele te. , Pres s MENU an d select [ ] with the contro l button v , then press EXE C. To delete an imag e in index-image screen Perform step 2 on page 36 and swi tch to index scr een. , Select [DEL ETE] with th[...]

51 Delet ing images , Select [OK] with the control butt on v , then press EXEC. When th e message “ MEMORY STICK ACCESS” disappears, the imag e has b een delete d . To cancel dele ting Select [ CANCEL] in step 4 . 4 CANCEL OK DELETE EXEC / Formattin g a “Memory Stick Du o” , Insert the “Memor y Stic k Duo” you want to f ormat into the c[...]

52 , Select [ ] wi th the control but ton V , then press EXEC. Select [FORMAT] with t he control bu ttons v / V , t hen press EXE C. , Select [OK] with the control but ton v , then press EX EC. When t he mes sage “F ORMATTIN G” disappea rs, the format is complete . To cancel fo rmatting Select [CANCEL] in st e p 4 . 3 RETURN PRINT CHANGE FOLDER[...]

53 Enjoying images on your comp uter Copying ima ges to your comp uter — For Wi ndows users Recommended compu ter environment OS: M icrosoft Win dows 98, Windows 98SE, Window s 2000 Pro fessional, Windo ws M illennium Ed ition, Windo ws XP Ho me Edit io n, o r W indo ws X P Professional The above OS must be inst alled at the facto ry. Op eratio n[...]

54 Installing the USB driver When using W indow s XP, you need not inst all th e USB d rive r. Once the USB d river is i nstalled, you need not inst all the USB dr iver again. a S tart up your computer , and inse rt the sup plied CD -RO M into the CD-R OM drive . The m odel sele ctio n scre en ap pears . If it does not appear, double-c lick (My Co [...]

55 Enjoying images on your comp uter Installing “Image Transfer” You c an use the “Ima ge T ransf er” so ftwa re to copy i mages to your co mputer autom atica lly whe n you conn ect th e came ra to your c o mputer wit h the supplied USB cable. a C lic k [Cyber-sho t] on the model selectio n screen. The installing menu sc reen appears. b C l[...]

56 g C lick [F in is h] . The “In sta llShi eld Wizard” screen close s. If you wish to c ontinue wi th the instal lation of “Im ageM ixer, ” click [ImageMi xer] on the installi ng menu screen and th en fo llow the instr uctions that appear on t he screen . • The USB driv er is needed in order t o use “Image T ransfer. ” If the necessa[...]

57 Enjoying images on your comp uter Connecting the camera t o your computer a Insert the “Memory Sti ck Du o” with th e images you want to copy into the camera. • The camera can r eceiv e po wer supply from most of the computers that are recommended for use through the USB connection (USB Bus Power ed), so in this case there is no need to in[...]

58 P Disconnecting the USB cable from your computer or removing the “Memory Stick Duo” from your camera durin g a USB connection For Windows 2000, Me, or X P users 1 Double-cl ick on the tasktr ay. 2 Click (Sony D SC), then click [Stop]. 3 Confirm th e device on the confi rmatio n scre en, th en click [O K]. 4 Click [OK]. Step 4 is unnece ssary[...]

59 Enjoying images on your comp uter Changing “Image Transfer” settings Y ou c an ch ange “Ima ge Tr ansfer” s ett ings. Rig ht-cl ick th e “Image Tran sfer ” icon on the task tray , and se lect [Ope n Set tings]. Th e sett ings you can set are as follows: [Basic] , [Copy], a nd [ Delet e] . When “ Image Trans fer” s tarts , the win[...]

60 When th e rem ovable di sk icon is not shown 1 Righ t-click [ My Comp uter], th en click [Properties]. The “S ystem Pro perti es” s creen appear s. • When using Windo ws 2000, click [Hardware] after the “System Properties” screen appears. 2 Confi rm if other dev ices ar e alread y insta lled . 1 Click [Dev ice Mana ger]. 2 Confi rm if [...]

61 Enjoying images on your comp uter Viewing images on your computer — Wind ows 98/9 8SE/2000 /Me/XP a C lick [S tar t] t [My Docu ments] . The “M y Do cum ents” folder c onten ts are dis playe d. • This section describes the procedure for viewing images copied i n the “My Document s” folder . • When not using W indows XP, double-clic[...]

62 Image file storage destinations and file names Image files rec orded w ith y our camera are group ed as folder s in the “Mem ory St ick Duo.” Exampl e: For Windo ws XP us ers Folde r conta ining imag e data reco rded u sing a camer a with out the f older c reati on fu nction Folde r conta ining im age da ta re corded with th is came ra When [...]

63 Enjoying images on your comp uter Viewing ima ges from your computer with this camera When you w ant to view an im age fi le u sing this camer a that has been copie d to your compu ter an d has been del eted from the “Memory Stick Duo, ” copy the i mage file back to the “Memo ry St ick Du o” fro m your comput er first. Then you ca n play[...]

64 Copying ima ges to your computer — For Ma cintosh users Recomme nded co mputer environm ent OS: Mac OS 8 .5.1, 8. 6, 9.0 , 9.1, 9.2, o r Mac OS X (v10.0/ v10.1/v1 0.2) The abov e OS must be ins talle d at the factory. For the follow ing mod els, up date your OS to Mac OS 9.0, 9.1 or 9. 2. – iMac with Mac OS 8.6 installed at the factor y, and[...]

65 Enjoying images on your comp uter a Installing the USB driver 1 T urn on your c ompu ter, and set th e sup plie d CD-R OM in to t he CD -ROM drive. The mo del sele ction scre en appea r s. 2 Cl ick [C ybe r-s hot] on the mo del sele ctio n sc reen . The in stall ing menu sc reen appe ars. 3 Click [USB Dri ver]. The “USB Driv er” screen appea[...]

66 Creating a Vi deo CD using “ImageMixer” You ca n crea te a V ideo CD usin g “ImageM ixer Ve r.1.5 for Sony.” Y ou can play ba ck creat ed Video CDs on a Video CD-compatible DVD player, or on a compu ter using Video C D application software. a S tar t “I mag eMi xer. ” b Click . The video CD creati ng mode turns on. c Drag & drop [...]

67 Trouble shooting Troubl eshooting If yo u exp erience trou ble with your camera , try the following soluti ons. 1 First chec k the items o n the table s below. If code “C : ss : ss ” is displayed on the LCD screen, the self- diag nosis di splay fun ction is working (page 76). 2 Sho uld yo ur c am era st ill not wor k prop erl y, pres s the R[...]

68 Shooting still images/movies Y ou canno t turn on th e camera. • The batt eries are not in stal led corr ectly. • The batteries are discharge d. • The batteri es are d ead (pag e 83). p Instal l the batteries co rrectly (page 12). p Replace them with ch arged batt eries (page 10 ). p Replace th e batteries with new ones. The po wer turns o[...]

69 Trouble shooting Viewing images Y o ur camer a cannot re cord ima ges. • No “Memory Stic k Duo” is inserted . • The capacity of the “M emory Stick Duo” is insu fficie nt. • You are using a “Me mory Stick Duo” wit h a write -prote ct swit ch, an d the sw itch is set to LOC K. • You cannot shoo t while the f lash is charging. ?[...]

70 Deleting images Computers Y our camera cannot perf orm enlarge d playba ck. • Enlarged pla yback is not ava ilable for files created or proc essed using o ther dev ices. — Y ou canno t displa y a print (DPOF ) mark. • You cannot disp lay p rint (DPO F) mar ks on movies. — Symptom Cause Solut ion Symptom Cause Solut ion Y our camera canno[...]

71 Trouble shooting Y our compu ter does not recogniz e you r camera . • You are not using the supplied US B cable. • The USB cable is not connected firml y. • [USB] is s et t o [P TP] un der [ ] in th e m enu settin gs. • The USB c onnectors on y our comput er are conne cted to other e quipment beside s the keyboa rd, the mouse , and your [...]

72 “Memory Stick Duo” The im age is d isplayed upside down. • The image rec o rded in mirror mode may be display ed invert ed by 180 degrees , dependi ng on the software you us e. p To mod ify t he i nverte d ima ge, u se th e ro tate tool o f th e soft ware you use. The ima ge is inter rupted b y noise whe n you view a movie on a com put er [...]

73 Trouble shooting PictBridge complian t printer Others Symptom Cause Solutio n Y o u ca nnot connec t your camera to t he printe r . • The prin ter is not P ictBri dge compl iant. • The printer is not ready to be connected. • Yo ur camera is not conn ected to the printer correctly . p Ask the print er manu facture r if the prin ter is PictB[...]

74 Warnings and messag es The followi ng message s appear on t he LCD scree n. Message Meaning/Corre c tive Action NO MEM OR Y STICK • Insert a “Memory Stic k Duo” (page 17). SYSTEM ERROR • Turn the p ower off a nd on a gain (pa ge 14). MEMORY STICK ERROR • The inse rted “M emory St ick Duo” canno t be us ed in y our ca mera (pa ge 82[...]

75 Trouble shooting ENLARGED PLA YBA CK ERROR • You are attempting to perform enla rged playba ck for a file created using ot her devices. • Enlarged playbac k is not availab le for images proc essed usi ng a computer. • An error occur red while your camera was perf orming e nlarged p layback. PRINTER IS BUSY • The printer cannot acce pt a [...]

76 Self-diagnosis display — If a code start i ng wit h an alphab et letter appe ars Your cam era has a self-di agnosis displa y. This func tion disp lays the camera c onditio n on the LCD screen wi th a co mbina tion of a letter and four nume rical digits. If this oc curs, check th e follo wing code chart and attemp t the corr espo ndin g corre c[...]

77 Addition al informa tion Menu ite ms Menu it ems that can be modifi ed differ depend ing on the po sition of the mo de switch. The LC D screen shows only th e items yo u can ope rate at th e mome nt. Factory settings are indi cated with x . When the mod e switch is set to (when [ ] is selected in the menu se ttings) When the mod e switch is set [...]

78 When the mo de switch is set to or (when [ ] is selected in th e menu sett ings) When the mo de switch is set to (when [ ] is selected in the menu settings) When the mo de switch is set to (when [ ] is selected in th e menu setti ngs) * Y ou can also select this item when t he camer a is connected to a PictBridge com pliant printer . Y ou can ch[...]

79 Addition al informa tion When [ ] is selected in the menu setti ngs during a c onnection with a Pict B ridge comp liant printer The followin g menus are availab le no matter w hat position the mode switch is in. When [ ] is selected in the menu settings When [ ] is selected in the menu settings Item Sett ing Descripti on PRINT 1 PAG E O K / C AN[...]

80 Precaut ions Do not leave the camera in the following p laces • I n extremely hot pl ace, such as in a car parke d in the su n. The camera bod y may become def o rmed or this may cause a malfunct ion. • U nder direct sunli g ht or ne ar a heater. The c amera bo dy ma y becom e defo rmed or this may cau se a malfuncti on. • On rock ing vibr[...]

81 Addition al informa tion How to prevent moisture condensation When br ing ing the ca mera from a col d place t o a warm pla ce, seal t h e camer a in a plas tic ba g and al low it to adapt to condit ions at the new loca tion ove r a p eriod of time (ab out an ho ur). If mo isture conde nsation occ urs Turn off t he came ra and wait about an hour[...]

82 On “Mem ory Stick” “Memor y Stic k” is a new compact , portable IC record ing me dium w ith a data ca paci ty that exc eeds the capacit y of a flopp y disk. The typ es of “Memory Stick ” that ca n be use d wi th this cam era ar e li sted in the ta bl e below . Ho wever , prope r ope rati on cann ot be guarant eed for all “Memory St[...]

83 Addition al informa tion Notes on using a Memory Stick Duo adaptor (su pplied) • When using a “M emory Stick Duo” with a “Memo ry Stick” complian t device, be sure to insert the “M emory S tick Duo” in to a M emory Stick Duo adaptor . If you insert a “Memory Stick Duo” into a “Memory Stick” compliant device without a Memory[...]

84 On the battery ch arger • D o not charge an y othe r batte ries exce pt Sony Nic kel-Metal Hydri de batte ries in the battery c harger suppl ied with your camera . If you try to ch arge any ot her type of ba ttery (e. g., manga nese ba tterie s, alkali n e dry cells, prima ry li thium batterie s, or Ni-Cd bat teries) than the bat teri es sp ec[...]

85 Addition al informa tion Specifi cation s x Camera [System] Image device 6.72 mm ( 1/2.7 typ e) color C CD Primary color filter T otal pixels n umber of camera Approx. 2 112 000 pixels Effect ive pi xels num ber of ca mera Approx. 2 020 000 pixels Lens Single fo cal lens f = 5.0 mm (7/32 inches) (35 mm camera co nversion: 33 m m (1 5/16 inches )[...]

86 LCD screen displays When shooting st ill images A Image siz e indicator ( 18, 31) B Battery remai ning indicator (13 ) C Flash mode indicator (24) / Red-e ye reductio n indicat or (24) D Focus p reset indicator (30) E White Balance i ndicator (33) F Scene S election indicator (28) G AE /AF lo ck in dica tor (20) H Recording folder indicator (25)[...]

87 Addition al informa tion When playing back still im ages A Image size indicator (18, 31) B Print ( DPOF) mark indi cator (40) C PictBridge connectin g indicator (43) D Enlar ged pla yback/e nlar ge ment level indicator (39) E Folder -fil e name (62) F Not disconnect USB cab le indicator (45) G Playb ack fo lder in dica tor (37) H Image number/Nu[...]

88 Index A Access lam p ........ ....... ......... ....... ......... ...... ....... 17 AE/AF l ock indicat or ......... ....... ......... .... ....... .. 20 Auto Fo cus ... ..... ...... ......... ....... ......... ....... ......... 20 Auto po wer-off functio n ....... ..... ...... ......... ..... .. 15 B Battery Batter y life ..... ....... ........[...]

89 Inde x R Red-eye r eduction ...... ........... .......... ...... ......24, 28 RESET b utton . ....... ......... .... ....... ......... ....... . 67, 76 S SCENE ...... ......... ..... ....... ......... .... ....... ......... .....29 Scene S election (SCEN E) ....... ......... .... ....... .....28 Self-diagnosis display ................... .......[...]

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