Sony DSC-F77 manual

3-078-407- 12 (1) Digital Sti ll Camera Operating Inst ructions Befor e o perat ing the un it, plea se r ead t his manua l th oro ughly , an d retain i t for f uture re ference. Owner’s Record The mode l an d seria l number s ar e l o cat ed on the bottom. Record th e ser ia l numb er in th e spa ce pr o v ided b e low . R efe r to the s e n um b[...]

2 T o prevent fire or shock hazard, do not e xpose the un it to rain or moisture. Never e xpose the batte r y pa ck to tempe r atur e abov e 60°C (140°F ), such as in a car park ed in the sun or und er dir e c t sunl ight . If you have any questions about this pro duc t, you ma y call : Sony Customer Information C enter 1-800-222-SONY (7669) The [...]

3 RECYCLING LITHIUM-ION BA TT E R I E S Lith iu m- Ion batter ies are recycl able. Y ou can help pre se rve our environment by returni ng your used rech ar geable batterie s to t he collect ion and recycl ing lo cation neare st 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 Before u s in g your camera Tria l re cor din g Before you re cord one - ti me events, you may want to make a tri a l re c or d in g to make sure that the cam era is work in g c or rect ly . No compensation for contents of the recording Contents of the record ing cannot be compens ated for if recording or play back is not possibl e due to a malf [...]

5 Trademarks • “Memory St ic k ,” , “MagicGate Memory Stick,” and , are t rademarks of Sony Corporation. • “Mem ory Stic k Duo” an d are tr ad em a rks o f Sony Corp orat ion . • “Mem ory Stic k PR O ” and are tr ad em a rks o f Sony Corp orat ion . • “MagicGat e” an d are trademar ks of Sony C orporati on. • “InfoLI[...]

6 Table of contents Before using your came ra ............. ............ 4 Identifying the parts ...... ................ ............ 8 Camera ............. .................... ................. 8 USB cradle ................ .......................... 10 How to install/remove your camera.... 10 Charging the battery p ack ....................... 11[...]

7 Enlargi ng an image – Playba ck zoom........... ......... ......... 58 Recor ding an enl arged im age – Trimmin g .... ......... ............ ........... . 5 9 Playi ng back successi ve imag es (Slide sh ow) ......... ............... ........... . 5 9 Rotating s till images..... ......... ........... ....... 60 Protectin g images ( Protect) .[...]

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. Camera A Lens B Shut te r butto n (22) C PO WER lamp (16) D POWER but ton (16) E T ripod receptacle (bottom surface) F Finder win dow G Flash (27) H Self -tim er lam p (2 6) / AF il lu mi na t or (28 , 101 ) I Micr ophone J Speaker (bottom surface) • Use[...]

9 A Finder (29) B SMAR T ZOOM b uttons (d uring shooting) (24) /Index b uttons (during pla yback ) (36) C Control button (Menu on) ( v / V / b / B / z ) (17) / (Menu of f) ( / / 7 /) (27/26/23/ 25) D LCD screen E Multi c onnector (botto m surface) (12, 1 5) F DSPL/LCD ON/OFF b utton (29) G MENU b utton (21) H MODE dia l (18) : T o shoot still ima g[...]

10 USB cradle A Camera connecto r B USB ON/OFF s witch C ( USB) jack (76) D DC IN connector (11) E A/V OUT (MONO) jack (37) 1 2 3 4 5 How to install/remove your camera How to install Instal l the camera as illus trated below. • Make sure the camer a is secu rely ins ta lle d to the USB cradle. How to remove Grasp the ca mera an d the USB cr adle [...]

11 Getti n g started Charging the batte ry pack , Open the battery/“M emor y Stick ” co ver. Slid e the cov er in the d ire ctio n of th e ar row. • W hen ch arging th e ba ttery pack, ma ke sure t he camera is not turned on (page 1 6). • The camera operates only with the “InfoLITHIUM” battery NP-FC10 battery pack (C type) (supplied). Y[...]

12 Charging the battery pack (continued) , Conn ect t he po wer cord ( mains lead) to th e AC pow e r ad aptor and to a wall outlet (wall sock et). 4 Powe r c o rd (mains lea d) AC po wer adap tor 2 To a wall o utlet (wal l socket) 1 , Inst all th e camera to the U SB crad le. Instal l the camera as illus trated above. Char gin g st arts, a nd the [...]

13 Getti n g started • W hen ch arging th e ba ttery pack, ma ke sure t he camera is not turned on (page 1 6). • When placing the camera, make sure the LCD screen is facing up. • After charging the battery pack, disconnect the A C power adapto r fro m the multi connec tor of the camera. To remove the batte ry pack Open the b attery/“ Memo r[...]

14 Charging the battery pack (continued) Sho oti ng s till im ages In normal shootin g 1) 1) S hooting at 30-second intervals with [P . QU A LITY] set to [ FINE], LCD screen tur ned on, flashed every two shootings and turned on/ off e very ten shootings. Viewing still images 2) 2) Playing back images in order at about 3-sec ond interv al s on the s[...]

15 Getti n g started Using an ext ernal powe r sou rce , Conne ct the AC-L M5 AC po wer ada pto r (s u p p lie d ) t o th e mu lt i connect or of the ca mera. When p lacing t he camera, ma ke sure the LCD scre en is facing u p. Conn ect t he plug with the v mark facing down . • Remove the batt ery pack when using an external po wer source. • Co[...]

16 Turni ng on/off your camera There are followi ng two wa ys to turn on the camera. 1 Press POW ER. The POWER la mp li gh t s in green an d the powe r is on. Wh en you turn on t he came ra for the first time, the CL OCK SE T scree n appear s (p age 18). To turn off the p ower Press P OWER again, the POWER la mp goes out , an d th e camera turns of[...]

17 Getti n g started How to use t he control bu tton To chan ge th e curre nt settin gs of the camera, bring up the menu or th e SET UP screen (page 44), and use t he co ntrol button to make t h e changes. For ea ch ite m, pres s v / V / b / B to se lec t the desi red val ue, th en pres s z or b / B to make the settin g . MODE IMAGE SIZE 640 x 480 [...]

18 Setti ng the date and ti me , Set the MODE dial to . • Y ou can carry o ut this operation even when the MODE di al is se t to P , SCN, , or . • T o set the time and the date again, set the MOD E d ial to S ET U P, sel ect [CL OCK SET ] in (SETUP 2) (page 102), then proceed from Step 3 . , Press POW E R to turn on t he powe r. The POWER la mp[...]

19 Getti n g started , Select the ye ar, mont h, day , hour, or minute i tem you want to set with b / B on the con t ro l butt on. A v will be show n above , and a V will be shown below the item current ly sele cted to be se t. , Set the desired numerical value with v / V on the con trol button , then press z . After settin g the curr en t nu me ri[...]

20 Inserting and removing a “M emory Stick” , Open t he ba ttery/“M e mory Stic k” cove r. Slid e the co ver in the di rection of the arrow . , Inse rt t he “Memor y Stic k.” Ins er t the “M e mor y Stic k” al l the w a y in unti l it cl ic ks as s h o wn in t h e illus trat ion. • Whenever you insert a “Memory Stick,” push it[...]

21 Shootin g still images Setti ng t he still image size , Set the MODE dial to , rot ate the lens portion to turn on the power , then pr es s MENU. The men u appears . • Y ou can carry out this operation e ven when the MODE dial is set to P or SCN. • For more information about the image size, see page 34. , Select (IMAGE SI ZE) with b on the c[...]

22 Basic still image shoot ing – usi ng auto mode , Set the MODE dial to , and rotate the lens po rtion to turn on y our cam era. When a “Memor y Stick” is in s er t ed, the recordi ng folder nam e is indica te d on the LCD screen for about five seconds (pag e 55). • When the MODE dial is set to , the exposure, white balance and fo cus are [...]

23 Shootin g still images , Press t he sh utter but to n fully down . The shutte r cl ic ks, the shoot in g is com p l ete d, an d t he st il l ima ge i s sa ve d in the “M emory S tick.” When the r ecord ing lamp g oes ou t, you c an shoot the n ext image. • When you are shooting with the battery pack, if no tasks are performed f or a while [...]

24 Using the smart zoom , Press t he SM A RT ZOOM to choo se t he de sired zoo m pos iti on, and shoo t your imag e. You ca n zo om in the i mage usin g digital pro c ess, with v er y li tt le det er ior atio n. The maxi m um zoom scal e depends on the image si ze. 1600×12 00: 1.4× 1280×96 0: 1 .7× 640×480 : 3.5× When t he image size is 2 272[...]

25 Shootin g still images Shooting close-ups – Macro For close-up s of small subjects like flowers or ins e c ts, shoot us ing the mac ro fe at ure. You ca n use thi s f ea tu re for close-u ps of subjects up t o app rox im at e ly 10 cm (3 15 / 16 inches) from the en d of the lens. , Set the MODE dial to , and press B ( ) on th e con trol but to[...]

26 Using the self-timer , Set the MODE dial to , and press V ( ) on the control but ton. The (Self-time r) indica tor appe ars on the LCD scre en. • If the menu is currently dis played, press MENU first to make the menu disappear. • Y ou can carry o ut this operation even when the MODE di al is se t to P , SCN, or . 1 101 98 640 60 min , Center[...]

27 Shootin g still images Selecting a flash mode , Set the MODE dial to , and press v ( ) on t he co ntrol button repeat edly t o se lect a flash m ode. The flas h m ode has the foll ow i ng fe atures. No indic ator (A uto): Based on the lighti ng conditi on s, th e camera will dec id e if there is en ough light , and will use th e flash ac cordi n[...]

28 Selecting a flash mode (continued) Shoo ting with t he AF illuminator This i s addition al lighti ng provi ded to assist in focusing whe n shoo ting in dar k plac es. Set [AF ILLUMINATOR] to [AUTO] in the SET U P settings (page 101). If you try to shoot und er i nsuff icient light ing condit ions, appe ars the LC D scr een; the AF illumi nator w[...]

29 Shootin g still images Shooting with the finder The finder is conv enient when you w ant to save batte ry power, or wh en it is diffi cult to con firm th e ima ge u s in g the LCD s creen . Each ti me you pr ess DSPL/LCD ON/OF F, the di s pl ay change s in the fol lowing or d e r . All o f the indica tors ar e turne d of f • The image t hrough[...]

30 Inserting the date and time on a still image , Set the MODE di al to SET UP. The SET UP scree n appears. • When im ages are s hot with the date a nd tim e inserted, the date and time cannot be remo ved late r . • When shooting images with the date and time inserted, the act ua l date and time are no t displayed on the LCD screen, instead, is[...]

31 Shootin g still images Shooting according to scene conditions (scene selection) When sho ot ing night scene s, shoot ing people at nig ht, shoo ting land sca pe s , or shooting port ra it s, use the mo de s listed below to in cr ease the qual it y of your images. Twilight mod e Unde r dar k lightin g co nditions, you can shoot usi ng the Twiligh[...]

32 Shooting according to scene conditions (scene selection) (continued) , Set the MODE dial to SCN, and press M E NU . The menu app ear s. , Select [SCN] with b on the control bu tton. , Select t he desi red m ode w ith v / V on the contro l button. The mode i s set to your c hoi ce . When the sett in g is comp leted, press MENU. The menu d isappea[...]

33 Shootin g still images NR slow shutt er The NR slow shutt er mode removes noise from recor ded images, providi ng cl ear images . When the scene selection m ode and shutter speed v alue are as follows, the camera auto matic a lly en ters th e NR slow shutter mode and “NR” is indicated ne xt to the shutter sp ee d indic a tor. Press the shutt[...]

34 You can ch oose imag e size (number of pixels) and ima ge qua li ty (comp ression ratio) ba sed o n the k ind of i mages y ou want to shoot. Th e lar g er you make th e ima g e size an d th e higher you make the image qual ity, th e bett er yo u r im age , but al so th e large r the amoun t of data ne eded to pre serve your im age. This me ans y[...]

35 Viewing still images Viewin g ima ges on the LCD screen of your camera You can v iew images s h ot with the cam era almost immed ia tely on t he s cre en. Y ou can sele ct th e fol lo win 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, occ u py in g the en ti r e s c ree n. Index (nine-i[...]

36 Viewing on the single-image screen (continued) , Select the desire d still ima ge with b / B on the control butt on. b : Displays the pr eviou s im age . B : Displays the ne xt im ag e. 2 BACK/NEXT 10:30 PM 2003 7 4 101-0003 VOL UM E 640 60 min 3 / 9 101 Viewing on the index (nine- or triple-image) screen , Press th e SM AR T ZOOM W button once.[...]

37 Viewing still 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 the U SB cr adl e an d the audio/video input jacks of the TV. If your TV ha s stere o ty pe inpu t jac ks, connec t the aud io plug (bla ck ) of the A/V conne cting cabl e to th e Lch audi o input jack. • When the USB cable[...]

38 Viewing images on a TV screen (continued) , Set the MODE dial to , and turn on th e camera . Press b / B on the co ntrol bu tton to select the desi r ed image . • When using the camera abroad, it may be necessary to switch the video output signal to match that of your TV system (page 102). Watching images on a TV screen If you wan t to view im[...]

39 Deleti ng still i mages Deleti ng images , Set the MODE dial to , and turn on th e camera. Select the image you want to delete with b / B on the c ontrol butt on. , Press M E NU . Sele ct [D ELETE] with b / B on the control bu tton, then pr ess z . The im age h a s not yet b ee n de le ted a t this poin t. • Y ou cannot delete protected images[...]

40 Deleting on the Index (nine-image) screen , While an Index ( ni ne- ima ge) scree n (page 3 6) is displa yed, press M E NU . Sele ct [D ELETE] with b / B on the control bu tton, then pr ess 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 fo lder Select [ ALL IN FO LDER] with B on the co[...]

41 Deleti ng still i mages , Press M E NU . Select [OK] with B on the control button, then pr es s z . “MEMORY STICK ACCESS” appears on the scr een. When t his mes sage d isappea rs, the im ages have been deleted. To cancel th e deletion Select [ EXIT] with b on the control button, then pr ess z . 4 EXIT DELETE OK Deleting on the Index (triple-[...]

42 Deleting on the Index (triple-image) screen (continued) , 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 de leted. To cancel th e deletion Select [CANCEL] with V on the co nt rol butt on , th en p res s z . 3 BACK/NEXT OK 10:30 PM [...]

43 Deleti ng still i mages Formatting a “Me mory Stick” , Insert th e “Mem or y Stick” yo u want to format in to the came ra. Set the MODE dial to SET UP, and turn on the powe r. • The term “f ormatting” means preparing a “Memory Stick” to rec ord ima ge s ; this proce ss is also called “init ialization.” The suppl ied “Memo[...]

44 How to setup and operate your camera This sect ion de scribes t he most frequent ly used menus and t he SET UP s creen. Changing menu settings a Press ME NU . The menu app ear s. b Select the set ting item you want to change with b / B on the control button. The letters and symbols of the item you select tu r n yell ow . c Select the desired s e[...]

45 Advanced st ill i ma ge shoo ti ng Choosing a focus method MODE dial: P/SCN/ Multipoint AF The AF range fi nde r frame widen s. You can do auto fucus sh oot in g not depend ing on co m position. Th e numb er of AF rang e fi nde rs, the positio n or th e w i dth of t he AF r ang e fi nde r dif fer s dep endi ng on the subject . Center AF The AF r[...]

46 AF lock shooting using Center AF Even if it is difficult to f ocus in AF sh ooting bec ause the su bjec t is n ot in the cent er of the frame , you can fo cus in this situa tion using Cent er AF. For ex amp l e, when you are shooti ng t wo hum an subj ects, and t here i s a gap be tween th em, t he cam era ma y focu s on the ba ckgro und visible[...]

47 Advanced st ill i ma ge shoo ti ng Setting the dis tance to the subject – Focus pr eset MODE dial: P/SCN/ When sho oting an image using a pr eviou sly set distan ce to t he subj ect, or when sho oting a subj ect t hrough a net o r through w indow gla ss, it is dif ficul t to ge t the p rope r focu s in auto fo cus mode. I n these c ases, u se [...]

48 c Select (EV) with b / B . The value of the exposure adjustment is disp layed. d Select th e exposu re adjustment va lue. Select the exposu re adjustm e nt value with v / V . Make yo ur ad justmen t whi le conf irming the br ight ness of the backgr ound of th e subj ec t on the LC D screen. To return to auto adjust mode Retur n the ex p osure ad[...]

49 Advanced st ill i ma ge shoo ti ng c Select (SPO T METER) wit h b / B , then se lect [ON] with v . The Spot li ght -mete ring aimi ng point is displaye d. d Aim the sp ot light-me tering aiming point at the spo t you want to sho ot, then shoot your image. To cancel s pot light-mete r ing In St ep 3 , select [O FF]. Th e spot light- meteri ng ai [...]

50 Adjusting t he flash level MODE dial: P You ca n ad just the am ou t of flash lig ht. a Set the MODE di al to P. b Press ME NU . The menu app ear s. c Select [ ] (FLASH LEVEL) with b / B , th en se lect t h e desired settin g with v / V . HIGH: Makes the flash level higher than no rmal. NORMAL: Normal sett ing. LO W: Makes the flash le vel lo we[...]

51 Advanced st ill i ma ge shoo ti ng Shooting multiple frames – Clip Motion MODE dial: You can sho ot a number of still ima g es cons ecutiv ely (GI F animati on). Becau se the file s iz e is small, t h ese i mag es are ideal f o r use on a home pa ge, or for at tachin g to an e- mail message. • Clip Motion images are restric t ed to color lev[...]

52 • If you do not complete S tep 6 , the image will not be sav ed in the “Memory S tick.” Up t o that point, the image is saved temporarily in the camera. • In Clip Mot ion, the date and time cannot be ins erted . • When you view Clip Motion images using the Index screen, the images may appear dif ferent from the actual image r ecorded. [...]

53 Advanced st ill i ma ge shoo ti ng (For inform ation on NTSC/P AL, see page 9 9.) d Press t h e sh utter button . 16 fram es will be rec ord ed as one image (i m age size: 1280 ×960). To delete sh ot images When usi ng this mode, you c annot del ete only cer t ain frames. When you de le te image s, all 16 of the fra mes are delete d at the same[...]

54 c Select [MODE] (REC MODE) with b / B , then select [E-MAIL] with v / V . d Shoot your image. To return to normal mode In Step 3 , select [NORMAL]. • For instructions o n how to attach your images to an e-mail mess a ge, refe r to the Help files of the e-mail software you are us ing. Shooting still images with audio files –VOICE MODE dial: /[...]

55 Advanced st ill i ma ge shoo ti ng Adding spe cial effects – Picture Ef fect MODE dial: P/SCN/ You ca n add special eff ects to bri ng out the contrast in your images. a Set the MODE dial to P, SCN, or . b Press M E NU . The men u appears . c Select [PFX] (P .E FFEC T) with b / B , t hen sele ct t he de sire d mode with v / V . To cancel Pi ct[...]

56 Creating a new folder a Set the MODE di al to SET UP. b Sele ct ( MEMOR Y STI CK T OOL) with v / V , [CREA TE REC. FOLDER ] with B / v / V , and [OK] with B / v , then press z . The fo llo wing s creen appe ars. c Select [OK] with v , then press z . A new fo ld e r is c reate d wi th a num be r one hi gher than t he lar gest n umber in the “Me[...]

57 Advanced st i ll image vi ew ing Selecting the f older for pla yback – Folder MODE dial: Select t he folder t hat image s you wan t to play bac k are stor ed. a Set the MODE dial to . b Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars. c Select [FOLDER] with b , then press z . d Select th e des ired folder with b / B . e Select [OK] with v , then press z . T[...]

58 Enlarging a portion of a still image MODE dial: You ca n en large an i ma ge up to five times the si ze o f th e orig inal im age. You ca n also record t he enl arg ed im age as a ne w file . Enlarging an image – Playback zoom a Set the MODE di al to . b Display the imag e you want to enla r ge. c Press the SM A RT ZOOM T butt o n to enl arg e[...]

59 Advanced st i ll image vi ew ing Recording an enlarged image – Trimming a After you have v iewed an image using p laybac k zoom, press M E N U. b Select [TRIMMING] wit h B , then pr ess z . c Selec t the image si ze with v / V , then pr ess z . The i mage is recorded , and t he scr een image retu rns to the size it was before enlar gement. •[...]

60 To skip to th e next/previous image during slide show Press B (nex t), or b (pre vious). • The interval settings are just guideline s . The actual intervals differ , b ased on factors like th e size of the i mage. Rotating still im ages MODE dial: Images s h ot when hol d in g the camera vertical ly can be ro tated an d di splaye d hori zontal[...]

61 Still ima g e editi ng Protecting image s – Protect MODE dial: To pr eve n t ac cide nt al erasure of an impor ta nt im age, you can pr otect it. On the single screen a Set the MODE dial to . b Disp la y the i mage y ou w ant to protect with b / B . c Press M E NU . The men u appears . d Select [PRO TECT] with b / B , then p ress z . The ima g[...]

62 f T o protect other ima g e s, repeat Step 5 . g Press M E NU . h Select [OK] with B , then press z . The - ma rk turn s wh ite and the select ed image is protected . To cancel t he protection Select [CANCEL ] in St ep 4 or select [EXIT] in Step 8 , then press z . To release p rotection In Step 5 , wi th v / V / b / B , select an i mage for whi [...]

63 Still ima g e editi ng Changing image s ize – Resiz e MODE dial: You ca n ch ange the im ag e size of a recor ded im age, an d save it as a ne w file. You can re siz e to the fol low ing sizes. 2272×1 704, 160 0× 1200, 1280× 960, 640×48 0 The orig inal image is ret ained even af ter resizing. a Set the MODE dial to . b Displ ay the imag e [...]

64 Choosing images to print – Print (DPOF) mark MODE dial: You can m ark still i mages sh ot with y our camera tha t you want to have pri nte d. Th is functi on is c onv enient w h en you ha ve images pri nt ed a t a sho p or usi ng a printe r tha t con form s wi th th e DPO F ( Digit al P rint Order Fo rmat) standard. • Y ou cannot mark movies[...]

65 Still ima g e editi ng g Press M E NU . h Select [OK] with B , then pres s z . The sett ing of the mar k is com ple ted. To delete the mark In St ep 5 , se lect th e ima g e you w a nt to delete the mark wi th v / V / b / B , an d press z . To delete al l the marks from the images in the folder In St ep 4 , select [ALL IN FOLDER], then press z .[...]

66 Shooting movies MODE dial: You can shoo t movies (MPE G m ovi es). Before operation Set [MOVING IMAGE] to [MPEG MO VIE ] in the SE T UP se ttin gs (p age s 44, 101). a Set the MODE dial to . b Press M E NU . The men u appears . c Select (IMA GE SIZE) wi th b / B , and selec t the desired mode with v / V . Y ou can choose fr om 320 (HQX) , 320×2[...]

67 Enjoyin g movies Viewing movies on the LCD screen MODE dial: You ca n view movies on the LCD screen of the camer a and hear sounds fr om the spea ke r of the ca mer a. a Set the MODE dial to . b Select th e des ired movie wit h b / B . Movies ar e di spl aye d a size smaller than st ill ima ges. c Press z . The mo vie images and sound are played[...]

68 Deleting movies MODE dial: You ca n de le te unw a nt ed movie s . On the single screen a Set the MODE di al to . b Sele c t the mo vi e you w ant to delete with b / B . c Press ME NU . The menu app ear s. d Select [DELETE] with b / B , then p ress z . The movie has n ot bee n deleted yet. e Select [OK] with v , then pres s z . “MEMOR Y STICK [...]

69 Enjoyin g movies f Repeat Step 5 to delete ot her movi es. g Press M E NU . h Select [OK] with B , then pres s z . Th e m ovi es ar e dele te d whe n t he “MEMOR Y STIC K A CCESS” message disappears. To cancel th e deletion In St ep 8 , select [EXIT]. To delete al l the images in the folder In St ep 4 , select [ALL IN FOLDER], then press z .[...]

70 Editing movies MODE dial: You ca n cu t movies, or de lete unn ec essa ry porti ons of movi es. This is th e recomme nded mode to use when th e “Me mor y Stic k” ca pa city is ins uff icie nt, o r when you attac h mo vies to your e -m ail messag es. The file num bers assigned whe n movies ar e cut The cut mo vi es ar e assigne d ne w num be [...]

71 Enjoyin g movies e Decide on a cuttin g poi nt . Press z at the de sired cutt in g point. Wh en you want to ad ju s t th e cutt ing point, se lect [ c / C ] (frame forward / rewind) and adjust the cu tting poi nt wi th b / B . I f you want to chang e the cutti ng point, sele ct [CANCEL]. The pl ayback of the movie star ts agai n. f When you have[...]

72 Copying images to your compute r – For Windows use rs Recommended com puter environment OS: Microsoft Windows 98 , Win dows 98SE, Windows 20 00 Professi ona l, Windo ws M illennium Edit ion, W indows XP Home Edition, or Windows XP Professional The abov e OS mus t be instal led at the facto r y. Ope r ati on is not assu r ed in an environ men t[...]

73 Enjoying images on yo ur comput er Installing the USB driver When using W indo ws XP, you n eed not inst all th e USB driv er. Once the U S B dri ve r is installed , yo u nee d not in s ta ll th e USB dr iver . a T urn on your computer , and inse rt th e supplie d CD-ROM into the CD-R OM drive. Th e ti tle s c reen a ppe ar s . If it d o e s not[...]

74 b Click [ N ext] . W hen “License Agre emen t” scr een a ppears, click [Y es]. Read t he agreemen t care fully . Y ou must ac cept t he terms of t he agreem ent in order to proc eed with inst al la tion. c Click [Ne xt]. d Select the folder t o be installed, then c lick [Nex t]. Sele ct th e pr ogra m fo lder , th en click [Next]. e Confi rm[...]

75 Enjoying images on yo ur comput er Installing “ImageMixer” a Click [PIXELA Ima ge M ixer] on the t itle sc reen. The “Choo se Se tup Language ” scre en appear s. • Y ou can use the “PIXELA ImageMixe r for Sony” software to copy , vi ew and edit images. For details, se e the s oftware’ s help files. b Select the desired la nguage,[...]

76 c Make sure the USB ON/OFF switch is set to “O N” and connect the supp lied U SB cable to the (USB) jac k of the USB cr adle. d Connect the USB cable to your comput er . • When using a desktop comp uter, connect the USB cable to the USB connector on the rear pane l. e Inst all th e camera to the U SB cradl e and turn on th e came ra . • [...]

77 Enjoying images on yo ur comput er P To cancel the USB connection Remo vin g the USB c able from your computer /removing t he came ra fro m the USB crad le/turn ing off the camera For Windows 2000, Me, or X P users 1 Double- cli ck on the task tray. 2 Click (Son y DSC), th en c li ck [S top ]. 3 Confir m the d evice on the c onfirmatio n window,[...]

78 Changing “Image Transfer” settings Y ou ca n cha nge “ Ima ge Tran sfer ” s ettin gs. Rig ht-cl ick th e “I ma ge Tr a nsfe r” ic on on the task tray , select [Open Sett in g s ]. The settings you can set are as fol lows: [Basic], [Copy], and [De lete]. Whe n t he “Im age T ran s f er ” sta r t s, the belo w window appears. When [...]

79 Enjoying images on yo ur comput er – Wind ows XP Copying image s using the Windows XP AutoPlay wiz ard a Make a USB connec tion (pages 75 to 76). Cl i ck [Copy pict ures to a f older on m y comput er usi ng M icr osoft Scanner a nd Camera Wiza rd], then clic k [OK]. The “Sca nner an d Ca mera Wizard” scree n ap pears. b Click [Ne xt]. The [...]

80 Image file storage destinations and file names The ima ge files rec orded wit h your cam era are gro u p ed as fo l ders in the “Memo ry Stick.” Example: wh en viewin g folders o n Windows Me The dat a stored in the “ 100MSDCF” or “MSSONY” folder was recorded u sing the camera not e qui ppe d with the fold er creati ng funct ion. You[...]

81 Enjoying images on your comput er Note on the table • The meanin gs of the f ile na mes are as above: ssss stands for any numbe r w it hi n the r ange fr om 0 001 to 9999. • The numeric a l por tions of the fo ll owi ng fil es ar e th e s am e. – A small- size im age file s hot i n E- MAIL mo de a nd its corresp onding image fil e – A n [...]

82 Copying images to your compute r – For Macintosh us ers Recommended com puter environment OS: Mac O S 8.5.1 , 8.6, 9 .0, 9.1, 9.2, o r Mac OS X (v1 0.0/ v10.1) The abov e OS mus t be instal led at the factory. For the follow ing mod els, upda te your OS to Ma c O S 9. 0 o r 9.1. – iMac with Mac OS 8.6 i n stalled at the factor y, and a slot [...]

83 Enjoying images on yo ur comput er Removing the USB cable from your computer, removing the camera from the U SB cradle, or turni ng off the camera Drag and dro p the drive icon o r the i con of the “Memor y S ti ck” to the “Trash ” ico n, then rem o ve the USB c able, remo ve the camera from t he USB cra dle, o r tur n off t he camera ?[...]

84 Troubleshooting If you have trouble w ith yo ur camera , try the follow in g soluti o ns. 1 Check th e items on pa ges 84 to 91. If the screen shows “C: ss : ss ”, t he self-di agnosis f unction is working. Please see page 94. 2 Press the RE S ET bu tt on located insid e the ba ttery/“M emory Stick” cover, then turn on the powe r again. [...]

85 Troublesh ooting The bat tery remain ing indicator is incorrect. Or the sufficient battery rema inin g indic ator is displaye d but the power runs out soon . • You hav e us ed the c am e ra for a long time in an extremel y hot or a n extr emely c old lo cation. • T he battery pa c k is de a d (page 105). • The battery pac k is dis ch arged[...]

86 Shooting still imag es / movie s Symptom Cause Sol u tion The LCD screen is not turned on even wh en the power i s turne d on. • The power was turned off with the LCD screen turne d off the last time you use d the cam e ra . p Turn on t he LCD scre en (page 29). The su bject is not visibl e on the LCD screen. • The MO DE di al is not s et to[...]

87 Troublesh ooting Viewing ima ges You cannot shoot images. • No “Mem ory Stic k” is inserted. • T he capaci ty of the “M emor y St ic k” is insu fficie nt. • T he writ e-prote ct switch on t he “Mem ory St ick” is set to the LO C K position . • You cannot shoo t while the f lash is c ha rging. • T he MODE dial is not set to [...]

88 Deleting/editin g an image The images c annot be played back o n a computer. — p See page 89. “USB MODE NORMAL” or “USB MOD E PTP” appears on the screen . • The came r a is c om munic at ing with the computer. p Cancel USB comm unication (p ag e 77) and set the USB ON/ OFF switc h to “OFF. ” Unknown beeps are heard from the camer[...]

89 Troublesh ooting Computers Symptom Cause Solu tion You do not know whether or not your OS can be use d wi t h th e cam er a. — p Check “Re comme nde d comput er envi ronmen t” (p ages 72, 82). You cannot install the USB driver. — p In Windows 2000, l og on as Admi nistrator (a uthorized Administrat ors). Your computer does not recognize [...]

90 “Memor y Stick” After making a USB connection, “Image Transfer” does not automati cally s tart. — — p Select [Launch Image Trans fer automatical ly when your camera, etc., is con nected.] at [B asic] s etting (p age 78). p Make a US B connection when the co mputer is turned on (page 75). The image ca nnot be played back o n a compute[...]

91 Troublesh ooting Oth ers Symptom Cause Solu tion Th e ca m era d o e s n o t work, no operations can be performed. • Y o u are not using an “Inf oLIT HIUM ” battery pack . • T he battery le ve l is low or zero (The indicato r appears.). • T he AC power adapto r is not connect ed secu rely. • T he camer a is not proper ly installed to[...]

92 Warnings and messages The followi ng messages ap pear on the LCD sc ree n. Message Me aning/ Cor rective Action NO MEMORY STICK • I nse r t a “Me m ory Stick” (page 20). SYSTEM ERROR • T urn the powe r off and on ag ai n (page 16). MEMORY STICK ERROR • Insert the “Me mor y S tic k” corre c tly (page 2 0) . • The “Memory Stic k?[...]

93 Troublesh ooting • T he ba tte r y le ve l is lo w or zero. Charge the batte r y (page 11). Depending on the condit ions of use or the type of battery pac k , the in dic a tor may flash ev en though the re are sti ll 5 to 10 minut es of rem a ini ng ba ttery tim e left . • Y ou are not holding the cam era stead il y eno ugh. Use the flash, m[...]

94 Self-diagnosis disp lay Your cam er a has a self-diag nosi s displ a y. This f unction display s the c ondition of th e camer a on t he LCD s cree n usi ng a combinat ion of a letter and four n umeri cal digits. If th is occur s , ch ec k the fo ll ow i ng code ch art and take t he correspo nding coun ter m easu r e . The last tw o dig its (indi[...]

95 Additional informat io n The number of imag es that can be sa ved/ shooting time The n umber of i mages tha t can be saved a nd the shoot in g ti m e are diffe rent, dep ending on the capacity o f the “Memor y S t ick,” th e image si ze, an d the ima ge quality. Refer to the fo llow ing ch arts w hen you choose a “Memory St ick.” • The[...]

96 Menu items Menu item s tha t c an be ch anged diff er depend ing on the posi tion o f the MODE dial . The LC D scre en s hows on l y the it ems you can op erate ba sed on the cur rent posi tion of t he MO DE dial . Facto ry sett ings are ind ica ted with x . When the MO DE di al is set to When the MO DE di al is set to P or S C N Item Se tting D[...]

97 Additional informat io n When the MODE dial is set to (when [MOVING IMAGE] is set to [MPEG MOVIE] in the SET UP settings) ISO 400 / 200 / 100 / x AUTO Select s the ISO se nsit ivity. Wh en shoot ing und er dark cond iti ons or shoo ting a fast- moving subj ect, use a hi gh-numbe r setting. When recor ding hig h-quality im ages, use a low-number [...]

98 When the MO DE di al is set to (when [MOVING IMAGE] is s et to [CLIP MOTION] in the SET UP setting s) (IMAGE SIZE) 320 (HQX) / 320×240 / x 160×112 Selects t he MPE G image size whe n record ing mo vies (p age 66). PFX (P.E FFECT) SOLARIZE / B&W / SEPI A / NEG.ART / x OFF Sets the s pecial effe cts for the i m age (page 55) . Item Se tting [...]

99 Additional informat io n When the MODE di al is set to (whe n [MOVING IMAG E] i s set to [MULTI BURST] in the SET UP settings) Item Se tting Description (EV) +2. 0EV / +1.7 EV / +1 .3E V / +1.0EV / +0. 7EV / +0.3EV / x 0EV / − 0.3E V / − 0.7EV / − 1.0EV / − 1.3EV / − 1.7EV / − 2.0EV Adjusts t he expo sure (page 47). 9 (FOCUS) ∞ / 7[...]

100 When the MODE dial is set to Item Se tting Description FOLDER OK/CANC EL Select the fold er co nta ins the image s you want to play back (page 57). DELETE OK CANCEL – Delet es the display ed imag e (pages 39, 68). – Cancels d eletin g of th e imag e. PROTE CT — Protec ts images against a ccidental erasur e (page 6 1). DPOF — S elec ts s[...]

101 Additional informat io n SET UP items (CAMERA) (MEMORY STICK TOOL) Set th e MODE dial t o SET UP. The SET UP scr een ap pears. Fact ory settings ar e indicated w it h x . Item Se tting Description MOVING IMAGE x MPEG MOVIE / CLIP MOTION / MULTI BU RS T Selects t he shoot ing mode (pages 44, 51, 5 2, 66). DATE/TIME DAY & TIME / DATE / x OF F[...]

102 (SETUP 1) (SETUP 2) Item Setti ng Description LCD BRIGHTNESS BRIGHT/ x NORMAL/ DARK Sel ects the LCD brightness. T his has no effec t on the recorded im ages. LCD BACKLIGHT BRIGHT/ x NORMAL Selec ts the br igh tness of the LCD bac kli ght. Selecti ng [BR IGHT] makes the scree n bright and easy to see whe n usin g the ca mera ou tdoors o r in ot[...]

103 Additional informat io n Precautions Cleaning Cleaning the LCD screen Clean the scre en su rface wit h an LCD cleanin g ki t (not supplied ) to remove fingerp rints, dust , etc. Cleaning the lens Wipe t he le ns with a soft c loth t o remo ve fingerp rints, dust , etc. Cleaning the camera surface Clean the camera surface with a soft cloth sligh[...]

104 The “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 capac it y of a floppy di sk. You can use the “M emory Stick” a s an extern al record ing me di a t hat ca n be attach ed or remo ved a s well as exchan ging dat a b e twe e n the u ni ts. [...]

105 Additional informat io n The “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 ti ons for com mu nicating infor mation relate d to operat ing co ndi ti ons of your came ra. The “I nfoLITHI UM” bat tery pa ck calculat es the p[...]

106 Specifications System Image device 8.98 m m (1/1.8 t ype) color CCD Primary color fi lter Total pixel s number of camera Approx. 4 130 000 pixels Effective pixels num ber of camer a Approx. 3 950 000 pixels Lens f=7.65 mm (35 mm camera co nversion: 37mm (1 15 / 32 inches)) F2.8 Exposure co ntrol Automatic, Scene selection (four mode s) White ba[...]

107 Additional informat io n Accesso r ies • NP-FC10 batt ery pack ( 1) • AC-LM5 AC po wer adap tor (1) • UC-FA USB cradle • USB cable (1) • A/V connecting cable (1) • Power cord (mains lead) (1) • Wrist strap (1) • “Memory Stick” (1 6MB) (1) • CD-ROM (USB driver: SPV D-008) (1) • Operating Instructions (1) Design and specif[...]

108 The LCD scre en For shooting s till images A Image size indicator ( 21, 34) B Recordi ng mode indicator (51–54) C AE/A F lo ck in dic a to r (22, 4 6) D Battery remain ing indicator (13) E Fla s h m o de (27) / Re d- eye reducti on (27) / Whi t e ba lan c e indicat or (49) /AF illu m inator indicat or (28, 10 1) /Pro gram mode indicat or (45)[...]

109 Additional informat io n For shooting m ovies A Recor di ng mode indicator (6 6) B Battery rem a ini ng indicator (13) C White balan ce indicat or (49) D Picture effect indicator (55) E Spot light-metering ai ming p o int (49) F AF range finder (45) G Image size indicator (66) H Recording time (Maxi mum recordable time) indicator (95) / Self-d [...]

110 For still i mage playb ack A Change f older indicator (57) B Recordi ng mode indicator (53) C V o lum e in di cat o r ( 54) /Protect mark indica t or (6 1) /Print (DPO F) mark indica t or (6 4) D Zoom indica t or (58) E Folder -file nu m ber (81) F Playback f ol der indicator (57) G Recording folder indicator (55) H Remaining “Memor y Stick?[...]

111 Additional informatio n Index Symbols “InfoLI THIUM” ba t tery pack ..... ......... ....11, 105 A A/V connect ing cab l e ....... ........... ......... ... .........37 Access lam p ...... ....... ......... ....... ......... ....... .........20 AE/AF lo ck ........ ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ......22, 46 AE/AF lo ck lam p .... .[...]

112 Form at ti ng a “Memor y Stick” ........... ......... 43 Inserti ng a “Memory Stick” ........ ......... ... .... 20 Number o f sho o ting i mages .... ....... ......... .... 34 The number of images that can be saved/ shoot i n g tim e ..... .. ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. 95 Menu Changin g m en u ......... .. .......... .. ..[...]

113 Additional informatio n W W arnin gs and messages ........... ......... ....... .........92 Z Zoom Playback zo o m .......... ......... .. ......... .. ............58 Using t he smart z oom ......... ....... ......... ...... ... 24[...]

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