Sony DSC-F717 manual

3-078-045- 13 (1) Digital Still Camera Operating I nstructio ns Before ope rat ing the un it , pl ea se re ad this ma nua l thorough ly, and retain it for futur e referenc e . Owner’s Reco rd The mode l and seria l nu mb ers are loca ted on the bot tom. Re co rd the seria l number in the space p rovided b elow. Ref er to t hese nu mbers whenev er[...]

2 T o prevent fire or shock hazard, do not e xpose the un it to rain or moisture. CA UTION The u s e o f o p tica l instr um en ts wit h this produ ct will in cre ase ey e hazard. Use of con tro ls or a dju stm e nt s or perform ance o f proc edures other tha n tho se specified here i n ma y re sult in haz ardous radiat io n ex posure. If you have [...]

3 RECYCLING LITHIUM -I ON BA T T ER I E S Lith iu m- Ion batter ies are recycl able. Y ou can help preserve our environment by returni ng your used rechar geable bat teries t o the co llecti on and recy cling locat ion nea rest you. For more inform ation regarding recycling of rechar geable batteri es, cal l toll free 1-800-822- 8837, o r visit htt[...]

4 “Memo ry Stick” For the Customers in the U.S.A. and Canada THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH P AR T 15 OF THE FCC R UL ES. OPERA T ION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS: (1) THIS DEVICE MA Y NOT CA USE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE, AND (2) THIS DEVICE MUST A CCEPT ANY INTERFEREN C E RECE IVE D , INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THA T MA Y CA USE UNDESIRED OPE[...]

5 Do not get the camera wet When taking pict ures outdoors in t he rain or under simil ar conditions, b e careful not to ge t the camera wet. If moisture condensation occurs, see page 113 and follow the instructions on ho w to remove it before using the camera. Back up reco mmendation T o avoid the po tential risk of data loss, always copy (back up[...]

6 Table of co ntents Before using you r camera .... ........... ... ....... 4 Identifyin g the p arts ......... ........... ......... .... 8 Charging t h e battery pac k ....... ........ ........ 11 Using an e xternal p ower source ......... ..... 14 Using your c amera abroad ........... ......... .. 14 Turning on / off your came r a ......... ....[...]

7 Adding spe cial effec ts — Picture Effe ct ........ ... ........... ....... 62 Using an e xternal f l ash .... ............ ........ .... 6 3 Using the So ny HVL-F10 00 Flas h ..... 6 3 Using a c ommercially available ex ternal flash ... ......... ............ ......... ........... .... 63 Selectin g a fol der....... ............ ......... ....[...]

8 Ide nt if y in g th e pa rts See the pages in pa re nt hese s for de ta ils of ope ra tion. A Mode dia l : T o shoot still imag es in auto adjustment mode : T o sho ot still images in programmed mode S: T o shoot in the shu tter speed priori ty mode A: T o shoot in the aperture priori ty mode M: T o shoot in the manua l expo sure mode SCN: T o sh[...]

9 A MENU b utto n (19) B (index) button (34) C DISPLA Y but t on (22) D Finder adjustment dial (22) E Finder (22) F Jack co ver (11) G A/V OUT (MONO) jac k (35) H DC IN jack (11, 14) I FINDER/LCD switc h (22) J Self-timer lamp (25) K ACC (accessory) jac k L Built-i n m icr ophone M PO WER lamp (15) N PO WER switc h (15) O Batter y eject lever (12) [...]

10 1 2 3 2 Attac hi ng the lens cap and the sh oulder st rap. Should er strap (su pplied) Lens cap (suppl ied) A (USB) jack (84) B Hook for s hou lder strap C T rip od receptacle • U se a tripod with a screw leng th of less than 5. 5 mm (7/32 inc h ). You will b e unab le to fi rm ly se cure the c amera t o tripods havi ng lo nger screws, and may[...]

11 Getting star te d Getting started Charging the batte ry pack , Open the ba ttery/“Mem ory Stick ” co ver. Slid e the cove r in th e dir ectio n of t he ar row. • Be sure to tu rn off your camer a wh en cha rg in g t he ba tt e ry pa ck (p ag e 15 ). • Y our camera operates only with the “InfoLITHIUM” NP-FM50 battery pack (M series) ([...]

12 , Conn ect t he po wer co rd (mai ns lead) to th e AC powe r adaptor and then to a wall outlet (wall sock et). The /CHG lamp (orange ) lights u p when chargi ng begins, and g oes off w hen chargin g is comple ted. • After charging the battery pack, disconnect the AC po wer adaptor from the DC IN jack of your camera. To remove the battery pack [...]

13 Getting star te d Number of images and battery life that can be recorded / viewed The tables show the appr oximate number of images and the bat tery life that ca n be recorded/ viewed when you shoot images in normal mode with a fully charged battery pack at a tem perature of 25°C ( 77°F). The nu mbers of images that can be recorded or viewed t[...]

14 Usin g an e xte rnal power sour ce , Open th e jack cover and connect the AC-L10A/L10B AC power adaptor (s upplied) to the DC IN j ack of your cam era. Conn ec t th e plug wi th the v mark facing up. • Connect the A C power ada ptor to an easi ly accessible wall outlet (w all sock et ) close by . I f any trouble occurs wh ile using the adaptor[...]

15 Getting star te d Turn in g on/off your camera , Slide the POWER switch in the dir ect ion of t he arr ow. The POWER lamp (g reen) li ghts u p and th e powe r is on. When yo u turn on you r camera for the first tim e, the CL OCK SE T screen appear s (page 16). Turning off th e power Slid e the PO WER switc h in t he di rect ion o f the arr ow ag[...]

16 Setti ng the date and ti me , Set the mo d e dial to . • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode dial is set to , S, A, M, SCN, or . • T o change the date and time, s et the m ode dial to SET UP, sele c t [CLOCK SET] in (SETUP 2) ( page 112), and perform the procedure from step 3 . , Slide the POWER switch in the direct ion of t[...]

17 Getting star te d , Select the ye ar, mont h, day , hour or minute ite m you wan t to set with b / B on the con t ro l butt on. The it em to be set is in d icat ed w it h v / V . , Set t he numeric value with v / V on the control button, then press z to en te r it. After enterin g the num ber, v / V moves to the ne xt ite m. Repeat this step u n[...]

18 Inserting and removin g a “M emory Stick” , Open t he ba ttery/“M e m ory Stic k” cove r. Slid e the co ver in t he dire ction of t he arr ow. • For details on “M emory Stick,” see page 114. , Inse rt t he “Memor y Stic k.” Insert a “M emory S tick” as far as it ca n go with the b mark f acing as ill u strated. • Push the[...]

19 Shooti ng st ill images Setti ng the still image si ze , Set the mode dial t o and turn on the po wer, then pres s MENU. The men u appears . • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode dial is set to , S, A, M or SCN . • For details on the i mage quality , see page 32. , Select (I MAGE SIZE) with b / B on the c ontrol button, then[...]

20 Basic still image shoot ing (using aut o adjustment mo de) , Set the mo de dial to , and turn on the pow er. Remove the le ns cap. • When the mode dial is set to , the focus, exposure and white balance are adjusted automatica lly to allow eas y shooting. • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode dial is set to . When the mode di[...]

21 Shooti ng st ill images , Press t he sh utter but to n fu lly down . The shutter soun ds. The image will be recor ded in t he “Memory Stick”. • When operating the camera using a battery pack, if you do not operate t he camera for about three minutes during recording or playback, the camera tu rns off automatica lly to prevent wearing down [...]

22 Shooting images with the finder With the FI N DER/ LCD sw it ch, you can choose to shoot either using the finder or the LCD scr een. Wh en yo u use t he finder, the image doe s not app ear on the LCD scr een. Turn the find e r adjust ment dial until the image ap pears cle arl y w it hi n th e fi nder, then shoot th e im a ge . • For a detailed[...]

23 Shooti ng st ill images Using the zoom feature , Set the FOCUS switch to AUTO/ZOOM. • The factory setting is A UTO/ZOOM. • The ZOOM button can also be u sed. The zoom operates slowly when the button is pressed lightly , and quickly when the button is pressed deeply . • Zoom does not work when [ CONVERSION LENS] is set to [ON] in the SET UP[...]

24 Changing the lens orientation You c an adjust th e angle by t urning th e lens part upw ard up to 77 degrees and d ownward up t o 36 degree s. Lens part Shooting close-ups — Macro The m acro record ing mo de is u sed w hen zooming up a small subj ect, such as flow ers or insects. You can shoot cl ose- ups of subj ects up to th e distance s spe[...]

25 Shooti ng st ill images , Center the subjec t in the f rame, and shoot the ima ge. To return to normal recording mode Press B ( ) on t he cont rol but ton agai n. The indicator disappear s. 2 640 60min 88 101 Using the self-timer , Turn the mode dial to , and press V ( ) on the con tr ol but ton. The (self-t imer) indi cator appea rs on the scre[...]

26 Selecting a flash mode ,[...]

27 Shooti ng st ill images Recording imag es with the hologr am AF The holo gra m AF is fil l lig ht to f ocu s more easily on a subjec t in dark surro undin gs. Set [HOLOGRAM A F] (page 1 10) to [AUTO] in the SET UP set tings. The factor y se tt ing is [AUTO]. appears on the screen and the hologr am AF emi ts li gh t whe n the shutter b utton is p[...]

28 Inserting the date and time on a still image , Set the mo de dial to SET UP. The SET UP scree n appears. • When im ages are s hot with the date and time superimposed, the date and time cannot be removed later. • The date and time do not appear on the screen during shooting, instead, “ ” appears in the upper left corner of the screen. T h[...]

29 Shooti ng st ill images Shooting according to scene conditions — Scene Selection When sho oting nigh t scene s, people at night, land scapes or portr aits, use the modes listed bel ow to i mp rove the qua li ty of y our images. Twilight mod e Allows you t o shoot ni ght scenes wi tho ut losing the da rk a tmospher e of the surroundi ngs. The s[...]

30 , Set the mode dia l to SCN, the n press M E NU . The menu app ear s. , Select [SCN] with b on the control bu tton. , Select t he desi red mod e with v / V on the contro l button. The mo de is set . When the s etting is comple te, press MENU so that the menu disa ppears fro m the scre en. To cancel Scene Selection Set the mode dia l to a di ffe [...]

31 Shooti ng st ill images Setti ng the still ima ge qu ality , Set the mode dial to a nd turn on the po wer, then pres s MENU. The men u appears . • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode dial is set to S, A, M or SCN. , Select (P.QUALITY) with b / B on the c ontrol button, then sele ct the d esire d ima ge quality with v / V . The[...]

32 Image size and quality You can ch oose imag e size (num ber of pixels) and ima ge qua li ty (comp ression ratio) ba sed on t he kind of image s you want to shoot. Th e lar g er you make the ima g e size an d th e higher you ma ke the imag e qual ity, the bett er yo ur im age , but al s o the large r the amoun t of data ne eded to pre serve your [...]

33 View in g stil l images Viewing still ima ges Viewin g ima ges on the screen of your camera You c an view image s shot wi th your cam era almost immed ia tely on t he s cre en. Y ou can sele ct th e f o l low in g thr ee meth ods fo r viewi n g images . Single (single-image) screen You can view o ne imag e at a time, displaye d over the en tir e[...]

34 , Select the desire d still image with b / B on the control butt on. b : To displa y th e pre ceding im ag e B : To displa y th e ne xt image • Y ou can easily view th e next/pre vious image by turning the jog dial. 2 BACK/NEXT VOLUME 10:30 PM 2003 7 4 101-0003 3/9 60min 640 101 Viewing an index screen (nine-image or triple-image) , Press once[...]

35 View in g stil l images Viewin g ima ges on a TV screen , Conne ct the A /V conne cting cable to the A/V OUT (MONO) jack of t he ca mera and t he audio/video input jacks of the TV. If your TV ha s stere o in put ja ck s, connec t the aud io pl ug (black) of th e A/V connecti ng cable t o the le ft audio jac k. • T urn off both your camera and [...]

36 Viewing images on a TV screen If you w ant to view images o n a TV scre en, you need a TV with a video inpu t jack and a A/V co nne c ting cable (supplied). The co lor system of the TV must ma tch that of yo u r digita l stil l cam er a. Che ck the following l ist s: NTSC syste m Bahama Islands, B olivia, Ca nada, Cent ral America, Chile, Colo m[...]

37 Delet ing s t ill i ma ges Deleting still ima ges Deleti ng images , Set the mode dial to , and turn on th e camera. Press b / B on the c ont ro l button to select the image you want to delete. , Press M EN U and select [DELETE] with b / B on the control bu tton, then pr es s z . The im age ha s not yet bee n de le ted a t this poin t. , Select [...]

38 Deleting images in index (nine-image) mode , While an index (ni n e- ima ge) scree n (page 34) i s di spl ayed, press M EN U and select [DELETE] with b / B on the control bu tton, then pr es s z . , Select [SELECT] with b / B on the contro l button, the n pr ess z . To delete al l the images i n the folder Select [ ALL IN FO LDER] with B on the [...]

39 Delet ing s t ill i ma ges , Press M EN U and select [OK ] wit h B on the control button, then pr ess z . “MEMORY STICK ACCESS” appears on the scr een. When t his mes sage d isappea rs, the im ages have been de leted. To cancel dele t ing Select [ EXIT] with b on the control button, then pr ess z . 4 EXIT DELETE OK Deleting images in index ([...]

40 , Select [OK] with v on the control bu tton, then pr es s z . “MEMORY STICK A CCESS” appears on the screen. When this m e ssage disappears, the im age has b een deleted. To cancel del eting Select [CANCEL] with V on the control butt on, th en pr es s z . 3 • OK 10:30 PM 2003 7 4 101-0002 OK DELETE CANCEL BACK/NEXT Formattin g a “Memory S[...]

41 Delet ing s t ill i ma ges , Select [OK] with v on the control button, then pr es s z . The “FORMATTING” message appears. When th is mes sage disap pears, the forma t is complete. 3 OK READ Y? FORMA T ALL DA T A WILL BE ERASED CANCEL O K[...]

42 How to setup and operate your camera The usa ge of the menus and SE T UP screen items th at are most f r equently used for “Advanc ed opera tions” is described bel ow. Changing the menu settings a Press ME NU . The menu app ear s. b Press b / B on t he co ntrol egs[...]

43 Before advan ced operations How to use the jog dial The jo g dial is used to ch ange the se tting values when shooti n g with th e man ual adjustme nt mode s (shutter speed priority mode, ape rture p riorit y mode, m anual exposure mo de ), EV adjustm en t or choosi ng the fo cus mode. a Set the mo de dial to , S, A, M, SCN or . The ad justab le[...]

44 Shooting with the manual adjustm ents Mode dial: S/A/M You can manually adju st th e sh utter speed and aper ture val ues acco rding to t he purp ose of shoo ting. • Y ou cannot use the Nig htShot or Nigh tFraming functions when the mode dial is set to S, A or M. • Y ou cannot make manual adjustments when shooting movies. • If the p roper [...]

45 Advanced still im age shoot ing Aperture priority mode This f unction lets y ou chan ge the f ocus depth to brin g bot h th e subject and background into focus or to shoot a subject with a fuzzy backgroun d. a Set the mo de dial to A. b Select an ap er t ure value . Select an aper ture val ue with the jog dial (page 43). T he apert ure va lue ca[...]

46 Choosing a f ocus method Mode dial: /S/A/M/ S CN/ Focus range select function You ca n sel ec t fr om six AF ran ges: Multipoi nt AF, Cente r, Left, Righ t, Bottom and Top. When y ou sele ct the Ce nter, Left, Ri ght, Bottom an d Top m ode s, t he fo cus is adjust ed automa ticall y to the desi red point with in th e AF ra nge f inder by AF ope [...]

47 Advanced still im age shoot ing • When you use digital zoom or the hologram AF , A F operates with priority on subjects in or near the center of the fr ame. In this case, the AF range finder frame is not displayed. • When you select Multipoint AF in step 3 , the automatically adjusted AF range f inder frame appears in gr een when focus is a [...]

48 d Re tu rn to th e fu lly co mpo s ed shot, and press the shutt er button fully down. The imag e wil l be r ecorded wi th the prop er fo cus fo r the subj ects. • Y ou can carry out the AF lock adjustment process any number of times before you press the shutter button fully down. Focusing manually Mode dial: /S/A/M/ S CN/ Normally the f oc us [...]

49 Advanced still im age shoot ing Adjusting th e exposure — EV ad ju st me nt Mode dial: /S/A/SCN/ This lets you ad ju st the exposur e valu e which is set by a utomatic adjust ment . You can selec t va lu es ra ngi ng from +2.0E V to –2.0EV in steps of 1/3E V. a Set the mode dial to , S, A, SCN or . b Press . c Select th e des ired exposure v[...]

50 Displaying a histogram A histogram is a gra ph show ing the brightn ess of th e pi xels cont ai ned in an image. The hori zontal axi s sh ows th e brigh t ness, and th e ve rtical axi s sho ws th e numbe r of pix els. Displ aying a h istogram during re cording or pl ay back lets you deter min e th e pr o pe r expos u re. a Set the mo de dial to [...]

51 Advanced still im age shoot ing Metering mode Mode dial: /S/A/M/SCN/ This funct io n enab le s you to sele ct th e metering mode to suit the shooting conditio ns an d purpose. Multi-pattern metering (No indicator) The ima ge i s divided in to mul tiple regi ons and me te rin g is per formed for ea c h region. The c amera judge s the su bject pos[...]

52 Shooting with the exposure fi xed — AE LOCK Mode dial: /S/A/SCN/ Once you press AE L OCK, the e xposure is fixed. T his function l ets you measur e the desir ed porti on of the imag e us ing the spo t meter ing fu ncti on, fix t hat expo sure val ue by pressing AE LOCK, an d then recom pose the pict ure. a Set the mod e dial to , S, A, SCN or [...]

53 Advanced still im age shoot ing Shooting th ree images with the exposure shift ed — Exposure Bracket Mode dial: / /S/A/M/SCN The came ra record s thr ee images i n succ ession, each wit h the ex pos ur e valu e shifted. The exposure c ompensati on value can b e s e t betw e en ±1 . 0 E V from the appropr iate exp osure va lue in 1/3E V steps.[...]

54 To return to norma l mode Select [NORMAL] in step 6 . • Y ou cannot use the flash in this mode. • During s hooting in thi s mode, the im ages are not displayed on the screen. Compose the image before pressi ng the shutter button. • The focus and white balance are adjust ed for the first i mage, and these settings are also used for the othe[...]

55 Advanced still im age shoot ing To shoot in on e-push white balance mo de 1 Shoot a whi te object such as a pie ce of paper filling the screen under the same lighting con ditions as you w ill shoot the subject. 2 Press . The i ndicator flashes q uickly. When t h e white ba lance has been adjusted and stored in the me mory, th e indicato r stops [...]

56 NightShot The Nigh tSh ot function let s yo u shoo t subj ects i n dar k plac es su ch as ca mp sce nes at night or noc t urna l plants and an imals. a Set the mode dial to , o r . b Set N IGHTSHO T/ NIGHTFRAMING switc h to NIG HTSH O T. The and “N IG H T SHOT” indicat ors light . The “N IG HT SHOT” indicat or turns off aft er 5 seco nds[...]

57 Advanced still im age shoot ing To cancel the NightFramin g function Set NIGHTSHOT/NI G HTFRAMING switch to z . • While using the NightFraming function, you cannot use the f ollowing functions: – White balance – Switching the metering mod e –A E L O C K – Manual f ocus • When you press t he shutter button halfway down you will hear a[...]

58 d Shoot th e imag e for the first frame. e Shoot th e imag e for the next frame. Press the shut ter button to shoo t the next fr ame , th en repeat th is ope r ation until you hav e shot the de sired num ber of frames. f Press z . All t he frame im ag es are re corded on the “ Memory Stick ” . To delete s ome or all of the frame im ages whil[...]

59 Advanced still im age shoot ing a Set the mode dial to . b Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars. c Select (INTER V AL ) with b , then sel e ct the desi re d fr am e interval with v / V . Y ou can choose th e frame in terval from th e m enu setti ngs (page 1 08) . d Shoot th e imag e . The 16 fr ame s are recorded as a single imag e (ima ge size: 12[...]

60 a Set the mo de dial to , , S, A, M or SCN. b Press M E NU . The men u appears . c Select [MODE] (REC MODE) with b / B , then select [BURST 3] with v / V . d Shoot th e imag e . When th e “REC ORDING” i n dication disappe ar s, you can shoo t th e next image. To return to norma l mode Select [NORMAL] in step 3 . • Y ou cannot use the flash[...]

61 Advanced still im age shoot ing Shooting still im ages for e-m ail — E-mail Mode dial: / /S/A/M/SCN In E- mail mod e, a small-s ize im age (320×24 0) that is suit ab le for e-ma i l transmission is also recorded at th e same time as record ing a norma l stil l image. (See page 19 for the no rmal still i mage siz es.) a Set the mode dial to , [...]

62 d Shoot th e imag e . When th e “REC ORDING” i n dication disappe ar s, you can shoo t th e next image. If you press and release the shutter button, sound is rec or ded for fi ve seconds. If y ou hold do wn the shutter butto n, sound is r ecorded un til yo u release the shut ter b utton for up to 40 seconds. To return to norma l mode Select [...]

63 Advanced still im age shoot ing Using an exter nal flash Mode dial: / /S/A/M/SCN/ • The flash does not strobe when shooting in Burst, Exposure Br acket, T wilight, MPEG Movie or Multi Bur st mode. • When an exter nal flash is mounted, the weight prevents the lens po rtion fr om locking. W e recommend supporting the lens portion with your lef[...]

64 • Set t he most appr opriate ape rture value according to the guide number of the flash used and the distance to the subject. • The flash guide number varies according to the ISO sensiti vity (page 107) of the camera, s o be sure to check the ISO number . • Note that the camera may not f unction properly or may m alfunction when using a fl[...]

65 Advanced still im age shoot ing To cancel folder creation Select [ CANCEL] in steps 3 or 4 . • Shooting images are recorded in the ne wly created folder until a differe nt folder is created or selected. Changing the recording folder a Set the mo de dial to SET UP. b Select (MEMOR Y STICK T OOL) with v / V , t hen se lect [CHANGE REC. FOLDER] w[...]

66 Selecting a playba ck folder Mode dial: You can set the pl ayback fold er. a Set the mo d e dial to . b Press M E NU . The men u appears . c Select [FOLDER] with b on the control button, then press z . d Display the folder to be played back wit h b / B . e Select [OK] with v , then pre ss z . To cancel playbac k folder select ion Select [CANCEL][...]

67 Advanced st ill image vi ewi ng Enlarging an image — Playback zoom a Set the mode dial to . b Displ ay the imag e to be enla rge d. c Press t he zo om T button to zoom in on the image . d Sele ct the desi red po r tion of the image with v / V / b / B . e Adju st the i mage size with t he ZOOM W/T butt on. To cancel p layback zoom Press z . •[...]

68 Playing back successi ve images — Slide Show Mode dial: You ca n pl ay back record ed imag es in order. Thi s function is useful for checki ng your images or for pr esenta tions, etc. a Set the mo d e dial to . b Press M E NU . The men u appears . c Select [SLIDE] with b / B , t hen press z . Set the f oll o wing items wi th v / V / b / B . IN[...]

69 Advanced st ill image vi ewi ng Rotating still images Mode dial: You can rot ate an image recorded in port rait orient at io n an d display it in land scape orienta tion. The ro tated image is writte n over the orig i nal image. a Set the mo de dial to , and displ ay the imag e to rotate. b Press M E NU . The men u appears . c Select [RO T A TE][...]

70 Protecti ng images — Protect Mode dial: This functi on pr ote c ts ima ge s aga inst accide ntal era sure. Note t hat when you format a “Mem ory Stic k” (page 40), all the images rec or ded on th at “Me m ory Stick” will b e dele ted ev en if the y are prote cted. In single-image mode a Set the mod e dial to . b Display the imag e you [...]

71 Still image edi ting g Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars. h Select [OK] with B , then pres s z . The - i ndi ca tor tu r ns wh it e. T he select ed images ar e protected . To exit the Prote ct function Select [ CANCEL] in step 4 or se le ct [EXIT ] in step 8 , then press z . To cancel in dividual protection Select the im a ge to be unprotec te d[...]

72 Changing image s ize — Resize Mode dial: You ca n ch ange th e im age siz e of a record ed image, an d save it as a ne w file. You can re size to the followi ng sizes. 2560×19 20, 2048× 1536 , 1280×96 0, 640×480 The ori ginal ima ge is re tain ed ev en after resizing. a Set the mo d e dial to . b Display t he image y o u want to resize wit[...]

73 Still image edi ting • Y ou cannot mark movies (MPEG MO VIE) or Clip Motion images. • In E-mail mode, a prin t (DPOF ) mark is marked on the normal size image that is recorded at the same time. • When you ma rk images shot in Mul ti Burs t mode, all the images are printed on one sheet di vided into 16 pan els. • If you mark an image s ho[...]

74 g Press M E NU . The men u appears . h Select [OK] with B , then press z . The mark tu rns wh ite. Th e mark settin g is complet ed . To exit the mark f unction Select [CANCEL ] in st ep 4 , or select [EXIT] in step 8 . To unmar k selected mar k s Select the images to be unma rked in st ep 5 , then press z . To unmark al l the marks in the folde[...]

75 Enjoying movies Shooting movi es Mode dial: You ca n shoo t movies using your camera. Before starting Set [MOVING IMAGE] to [MPEG MO V I E ] in th e S E T UP s e tting s (pag es 42 and 110 ). a Set the mode dial to . b Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars. c Select (IMA GE SIZE) with b , then sel ec t the desire d mode with v / V . Y ou c an cho os[...]

76 View in g movi es o n the screen Mode dial: You ca n vi ew m ovi es on the scre en with sound fro m the speaker. a Set the mod e dial to . b Select the des ired moving imag e w ith b / B . The movie is displa ye d on e size smaller than sti ll images. c Press z . The m ovie and sou nd are pl ayed ba ck. Duri ng pl ayback, B (PLA YBA CK) appears [...]

77 Enjoying movies Deleting movies — Delete Mode dial: You ca n de le te unw a nt ed movies . In single-image mode a Set the mode dial to . b Disp la y the i mage y ou w ant to delete with b / B . c Press M E NU . The men u appears . d Sele ct [D ELETE] with b / B , then p ress z . The ima ge ha s not yet been de leted at this point . e Select [O[...]

78 h Select [OK] with B , then press z . When th e mess age “MEMOR Y STICK ACCESS” disappears, the images ha ve been d eleted. To cancel d e letion Select [EXIT] in step 8 . To delete all im ages in the folder Select [ALL IN FOLDER] in step 4 , [OK] w ith B , th en pres s z . T o canc el deleti on, sel ect [EXIT] with b , then p r es s z . In i[...]

79 Enjoying movies Editing movies Mode dial: You ca n cu t movies, or de lete unnec essary por t ions o f mo vies . This is th e recomme nded mod e to use whe n th e “Memory St ick” capac ity is insufficient, o r when you a ttach movi es to your e-mai l messages. The file numbers assigne d when movies ar e cut The cu t files are assigned ne w n[...]

80 e Decide on a cutting po in t. Pres s th e cent er z at the desire d cutting po int. Wh en y o u wan t to adju s t the cu ttin g poin t, us e [ c / C ] ( frame forwar d/ re wi n d) an d ad ju st th e cu tting point usin g b / B . If y ou want to ch ange t he cuttin g point , select [ CANCEL]. The playb ack of t he movie starts ag ain. f When you[...]

81 Enjoying images on your computer Copying images to your computer — For Wi nd ow s users Recommended compu ter environment OS: Microsoft Windows 98, Win dows 98SE, Window s 2000 Professi ona l, Windo ws Mil lennium Editio n, Windo ws XP Home Ed itio n, o r Wi ndo ws X P Professional The above OS must be inst al led at the[...]

82 Installing the USB driver • When using Windo ws XP, you need not install the USB driver . • Once the USB driver is installed, you need not ins ta ll the U SB dri ve r . a Star t up your compu ter , and inse rt th e supplie d CD-ROM into the CD-R OM drive . The ti tle scr een ap pear s . If it d oe s not appear , double- click (My Compu ter) [...]

83 Enjoying images on your computer b Click [Next]. When “Licence Agre em ent” scr ee n appears, click [Y es ]. Read t he agre em ent car efull y . Y ou mu st accept the term s of the ag reem ent in ord er to proceed w ith inst allation. c Click [Next]. d Select th e folder to be installed, then c lick [Nex t]. Select the program folder , then [...]

84 Installing “ImageMixer” a Click [ P IXELA ImageMixer] o n the t itle sc reen. The “C hoo se Setup Lan gua ge” screen appear s. • Y ou can use the “PIXELA Im ageMixer for Sony” software to copy , view and edit images. For details , see the software’s help files. b Select the desired language, then cl ick [OK]. The “W elco m e to[...]

85 Enjoying images on your computer d Conne ct the o ther end of the USB cable to your comp uter . “USB MODE NORMAL” appears on the scr een. When a USB con nectio n is establi shed for the f irst ti me, your comput er automat ically runs the u sed prog ram to recogn iz e yo ur camer a. W ait for a whi le, an d “Image T ransf er” launche s. [...]

86 — Windows XP Windows XP is set so that the OS AutoPlay Wiza rd a ct iv ates. Follow th e pr ocedu re bel o w to can ce l the s e ttin g . • This procedure does not need to be performed for subsequent image downloads. a Click [Start], then clic k [My Computer ]. b Right-clic k [Sony MemoryStick], then cl ick [Pr operties]. c Cancel the settin[...]

87 Enjoying images on your computer When a re movable d isk ico n is not shown 1 Right-c lic k [My Comput er], then clic k [Propertie s]. The “S ystem P ropert ies” s creen a ppear s. • When using W indows 2000, c lick [Hardware] on [System Properties] screen. 2 Confirm if ot he r dev ices are alre ad y instal led. 1 Cli ck [D evic e Mana ger[...]

88 Viewing images on your computer a Double-click [My Docume nts] on the deskt op. The “My Docu ments” fold er cont ents are dis p layed. • This section des cribes the procedure for copying images to the “My Documents” folder . • When using Windo ws XP, double-click [Start] t [My Documents] in that order . • Y ou can use the “PIXELA[...]

89 Enjoying images on your computer Note on the table • The meaning s of the f ile na mes are as a bove: ssss stands for any numbe r w it hi n th e range from 000 1 to 9999. • T he numeric a l por ti ons of t he fo llowing file s are the same. –A small- size ima ge file sh ot in E-MAIL mode and i ts correspondin g image file –An au di o fil[...]

90 Copying images to your compute r — For Mac intosh use rs Recomme nded compu ter environm ent OS: Mac O S 8.5.1, 8.6, 9.0 , 9.1, 9.2, or Mac OS X (v1 0.0/ v10.1) The abov e OS mus t be instal led at the factory. For the following models, update your OS to Ma c OS 9.0 or 9. 1. – iMac with Mac OS 8.6 i nstalled at the factor y, and a slot load [...]

91 Enjoying images on your computer c Copying images 1 Double- cli ck the newl y recognized icon on the d esktop. The cont en ts of the “Memory Sti ck ” inserte d in yo ur came ra a ppe ar. 2 Double- click “ DCIM.” 3 Double -click t he fold er contai ned the desired image fil e. • See pages 88 and 89 for details about the image file stora[...]

92 Troubleshooting If yo u experien ce troub le with your ca mera, try th e fo ll owin g sol utio n s. 1 First check th e items on the t ables below . If code di s pla ys “C: ss : ss ” appear on the screen, the self- diag nosis di splay fun ction is working (page 103). 2 Should your c ame ra st ill not work properly, pre ss the RESE T button in[...]

93 Troubles hooting The bat tery remain ing indicator is incorrect, or sufficient battery rema ining indic ator is displaye d but the power runs out soon . • You hav e used th e c amera f or a long time in an extremel y hot or a n extr emely c old lo cation. • The battery pa c k is de a d (page 115). • The battery pa c k is dis charged. • A[...]

94 Shooting st ill images/ movies Symptom Cause Sol u tion The subject does not appear on the sc reen. • Th e FIN DER/L CD s witch is set to FI NDER. p Set it to L CD (pag e 22 ). The su bject is not visible on the screen. • Th e mode dia l is se t to or SET UP. p Set it to other mode s (p a ge s 20 an d 75) . The image is out of f o cus. • T[...]

95 Troubles hooting Your came ra cannot reco rd ima g es. •N o “ Memory S tick ” has been inserted . • The capaci ty of the “M emor y St ic k” is insu fficie nt. • The writ e-protect switch on the “Memory Stick” is set to the LO C K position . • You can not record images while c harging th e flash. • The mode dia l is set to S[...]

96 The built-in flash or the optional external flash (HVL-F1000) does not work. • The mode dial is set to , SET UP , or (MPEG MOVIE o r MULTI BUR ST). • The flash is set to (no flash). • The Tw iligh t mod e is sel ected f o r t he Scene Selec tion fun ction. • The L andscape m ode is sele cted for the Scene Selec tion fun ction. • [MODE][...]

97 Troubles hooting Viewing ima ges Deleting/Ed iting Images Symptom Cause Solu tion Your came ra cannot play back image s. • The m ode dial is not set to . • Your c amera ca nnot play back im age fil es copied to the ha rd disk of your comput er if the file n ame has been ch anged or the ima ge has been modifi ed. p Set it to ( page 33). — T[...]

98 Computers You cannot display a pr int (DPOF) ma rk. • You ca nnot disp lay pri nt (DP OF) mark s on moving im ag es and Clip Moti on im ages. — Symptom Cause Sol u tion Symptom Cause Sol u tion You do not know if the OS of your computer is compat ible. — p Check “ Recommended com puter en vironmen t” (pages 81 and 90). You cannot insta[...]

99 Troubles hooting “Memory Stic k” The image and sound are interrupted by noise when you view a movi e o n a computer. • You ar e pl aying back t he f ile di rectl y fr om the “ Memor y Stick ” . p Co py the file to the hard di sk of your comput er an d the n pla y back the file from the ha r d disk (pa ge s 85, 86 and 91 ). You cannot p[...]

100 Others Symptom Cause Sol u tion Y our cam era does not work. • You are not usi ng an “InfoLITHIUM” ba tte r y pack. • The battery le vel is low. (The E in dic ator appears.) • The AC p ower adaptor i s not connecte d secu rely. • The built-i n mic r oc om pute r is not working properly. p Use an “InfoLI THI UM” ba tt ery pa ck ([...]

101 Troubles hooting Warnings and messages The fo llowin g messages may appear on the sc reen. Message Mea ning/Correct ive Action NO MEMORY STICK • Insert a “Mem ory Stick” (pag e 18). SYSTEM ERROR • Turn th e power off and on again (pag e 15). MEMORY STICK ERROR • The ins erte d “ Me m or y Stic k” ca nnot be used in your camer a (p[...]

102 • The battery le ve l is low or zer o. Cha r ge the bat te ry (page 11). Depe ndin g on the condit ions of use or the type of battery pac k, the indicat or ma y fl as h ev en th ough there are still 5 to 10 minute s of remainin g bat te ry tim e left. CAN NOT DIVIDE • The file is not lo ng en ough to be divided. • The file is not a movie [...]

103 Troubles hooting Self-diagnosis dis play – If a code s tarti ng wit h an al phabet letter app ears Your came ra has a self-dia gnosi s disp la y. This fun ction di spla ys the camera co nditi on on the sc reen wit h a co mbin atio n of a let ter and four nu merical di gi ts. If thi s occ urs, check t he foll owi ng co de ch art an d att emp t[...]

104 Number of im ages that can be s aved or shooting time The n umber of images tha t can be saved a nd the shootin g time differ , de pe ndi ng on the capa ci ty of the “M em ory Stick ,” the image size, and the imag e quality. Refer t o the follo wing ch arts wh en you choo se a “Memory St ick. ” • T he number of im a ge s is listed in [...]

105 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion Clip Motio n (Units: ima g es) NORMAL: When ten fra m es are shot MOBILE: When two frames are shot MPEG movies (Units: seconds) Mult i Burst (Units: ima g es) 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB NORMAL 88 178 358 718 MOBILE 486 982 1971 3951 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB 320 (HQX) 42 87 176 354 320×240 174 352 708 1419 160×112 673 1363 2[...]

106 Menu items Menu items tha t can be m odified differ dependi ng on the posi tion of the mo de dial. The screen show s onl y th e it em s you can oper ate i n ea ch spe cific mod e. Fac tory sett ings ar e indic ated with x . When the m ode dial is set to Item Se tting Descripti on (IMAGE SIZE) x 25 60×1920 / 2560 ( 3:2) / 2048×1536 / 1280×960[...]

107 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion When the mod e dial is set to , S, A, M, or SCN Item Set ting Description SCN x / / / Sets the S cene Sele c tio n mode (pa ge 29 ). (This sett ing can be m ade only in SC N mode.) ISO 800 / 400 / 200 / 100 / x AUTO This se lects th e ISO sensi tivity . Sele cting a lar ge numb er augm ents th e brightn ess when rec[...]

108 When the mo de dial is s et to (when [MOVING IMAGE] is set to [M PEG MOVIE] in the SET UP setting s) When the m ode dial is set to (when [MOVING IM AGE] is set to [CLIP MO TION] in the SE T UP settings) When the mode d ial is set to (when [MOVING IMAGE] is set to [MULTI BURST] in the SET UP s ettings) Item Set ting Description (IMAGE SIZE) 3 20[...]

109 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion When the mod e dial is set to Item Sett ing Description FOL DER OK / CANCEL Selects the fo lde r cont a inin g the image you wa nt to pl ay back (p ag e 66). DELETE — Deletes the displ ayed image (pages 37 and 77). PROTE CT — Protects images agains t accide n tal erasure ( p age 70). DPOF — Mar ks the print ( [...]

110 SET UP items Set the mode dia l to SET UP. The SET UP screen a ppear s. Factory setti ngs are indica ted with x . 1 [CAMERA 1] When [CONV ERSION LENS ] is set to [ON]: • When the mode dial is set to A or M, you ca n only select aperture values of F4 or higher . • Macro shooting and zoom functions are not av ailabl e. Item Se tting Descrip t[...]

111 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion 2 [CAMERA 2] [MEMORY STICK TOOL] Item Se tting Description EXPANDED FOCUS x ON / OFF When focusing m anu al ly, the image is e nla rge d to 2× ( pag e 48). BRACKET STEP ±1.0EV / x ±0.7EV / ±0.3EV Sets the exposu re co mp en s at ion value when recordin g thre e images with each exposure va lue shif te d ( pa ge [...]

112 [SETUP 1] [SETUP 2] Item Se tting Description LCD BRIGHTNESS BRIGHT / x NORMAL / DARK Sele cts the LCD brightness . This h as no eff ect on the r ecorded ima g es. LCD BACKLIGHT BRIGHT / x NORMAL Selects the bri ghtn ess of the LCD backlight . Sel e ct ing [BR I GHT] ma ke s the sc reen br igh t and easy to see whe n using the cam era outdo ors[...]

113 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion Precautions On cle aning Cleaning the LCD screen Wipe the scr ee n surface wit h an LCD cleanin g ki t (not supplied ) to remove fingerp rints, dust, etc . Cleaning the lens Wipe t he lens w ith a soft cl oth to remove fingerp rints, dust, etc . Cleaning the camera surface Clean the cam era su rfa ce with a so ft cl[...]

114 On “Memory Stick” “Memor y Stick” is a new compact , port able and versati le IC re cor ding med ium w i th a data c apacity th at exceeds t he capacit y of a floppy di sk. In add ition t o exch anging data b etween “Memo ry St ic k” com pa tible equipm ent, you can a lso use a “Memor y Stick” to store data as a type of de ta ch[...]

115 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion On “InfoLITHI UM” battery pac k What is t he “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack? The “I nfoLITHIU M” batt ery pack is a lithium -i on ba tt er y pack tha t ha s func tions for com mu nicating infor mation relate d to operat ing condi tions betw ee n your came ra and the AC po w er ada p to r. The “I nfoLITHI U[...]

116 Specifications System Image device 11 mm (2/3 type) color CCD Primary color filte r T ota l pixel s numb er of camer a Approx. 5 240 000 pixels Effecti ve pixe ls number o f came ra Approx. 5 020 000 pixels Lens 5× zoom lens f = 9.7 – 48.5 mm (13/ 32 – 1 15/16 inches) ( 38 – 190 mm (1 1/2 – 7 1/2 inches) when converted to a 35 mm still[...]

117 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion Accesso r ies • AC-L10A/L10B AC power ad aptor • Power cord (mains lead) • USB cable • NP-FM50 battery pack • A/V connecting cabl e • “Memory Stick” (3 2 MB) • Shoulder strap • Lens cap • Lens cap strap • CD-ROM (USB dr iver SPVD- 008) • O perating instruction s Design and specif i cations [...]

118 FINDER/LCD scr een When shootin g still images A Recording mod e indicator (57-61) B AE LOCK indi cator (52) C AE/A F lock in dica tor ( 20) D Battery remain ing indicator (12) E White balance indicator (54)/ Mode dia l indic ator/ Flash mode in dic a tor (26 )/ Red-eye reduction indicator (26)/ Hot shoe indicator (63) F Date/time indicator (28[...]

119 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion When shooting movies A Recor di ng mode indicator ( 7 5) B AE LOCK indicator (52) C Battery rem a ini ng indicator (12 ) D White balance indicator (54) E Conver sio n lens indicator (110) F Picture effect in dicator (62) G Metering modes indicator (51)/ NightShot /Nigh tFraming indicator (55) H Focus dista n c e ind[...]

120 When playin g back still images A Recording mod e indicator (57-61) B Protect indicator (70)/ Print (DPOF) mark indicato r (72)/ V o lume indicator (61) C Zoom scaling indicator (67) D Histogram in dicator (50) E File na m e (88 ) F Image size indicator (19) G Change f older indicat or/ Playback f o lder indicator (66) H Recording folder indica[...]

121 Index A A C po wer adapto r ...... ........... .......... .. ......... .11, 14 Access lam p ...... ....... ........... ......... ....... ........... ... 18 AE lock ...... ......... ....... ......... ....... ......... ....... .......52 AF lock .... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ............ .........47 AF range ........... .........[...]

122 I Image copying images .................... ......... .. 85, 86, 91 file n am es ........... ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ....... 88 image f ile stor age destin ations ........ ....... .... 88 image quali ty ..... ....... ......... ....... ......... ....... .. 32 image size ..................... ........ 19, 32, 104, 106 “InfoLITH [...]

123 Still im age shooting EV adjustm en t ........ ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... ...49 image size ......... ......... .. ........... ......... ... .........19 meteri ng mo de .... ....... ......... ....... ......... ...... ... 51 number of shooting images .................32, 104 pictur e ef fect ....... ......... ....... ......... ......[...]

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