Sony DSC-F77A manual

3-086-183- 11 (1) Digital Sti ll Camera Operating Inst ru ctions Befor e ope ratin g the unit, plea se read this manua l thor oughl y, an d retain i t for f uture re ference . DSC-F77A © 2003 Sony Corporation Getting started ______ ____ _____ ________ _ Shooting still images _______ _____ _____ _ Viewing still i mages _____ _____ _____ ___ _ Delet[...]

2 T o prevent fire or shock hazard, do not e xpose th e unit t o rain or moisture. Notice If stat ic elec tricit y or e lectrom agnetism causes data tra nsf e r to d isc ont inue mi dway ( fail) , restart the ap plication or disc onn ect and connect the USB mu lti co nnecting ca ble again. Certain countries or regions m ay regulate disposa l of the[...]

3 Do not get the camera wet When taki ng pic tu res outdoors in the rain or under similar conditi ons, be careful not t o get the camer a wet. If moi sture conde nsa t ion occurs, se e page 100 an d fol low the inst ructions on h ow to r emove it b efore using the camera. The pictur es used in this manual The phot ographs use d as examp les of pict[...]

4 Table of co ntents Before usin g your camer a .... ... ........ ......... . 2 Identify ing the par ts .... ......... ........ ............ . 6 Charging t he battery pack .......... ........ ....... 8 Using an e xternal power source . ........ ..... 11 Using your camera abroad ........... ........... 11 Turning on /off your c amera .... ........ .[...]

5 Enlargi ng an ima ge – Playba ck zoom .............. ........ ....... 5 4 Recor ding an en larged image – Trimmin g .......... ......... ......... ........ . 55 Playi ng back s uccessi ve imag es (Slide sh ow) ......... ......... ......... ........ . 55 Rotating s till ima ges........... ......... ........ .... 56 Protectin g images (Protect)[...]

6 Ide nt if y in g th e pa rt s See the pages in pare nt heses for details of ope ra tion. Camera A Lens B Shutte r b u t ton (18) C PO WER lamp (12) D POWER but ton (12 ) E T ripod receptacle (bottom surface) F Finder win dow G Flash (23) H Self -tim er lam p (2 2) / AF il lu mi na t or (24, 98) I Micr ophone J Speaker (bottom surface) • Use a t[...]

7 A Finder (25) B SMAR T ZOOM b uttons (during shooting) (20) /Inde x b uttons (during pla yback) (32) C Control button (Menu on) ( v / V / b / B / z ) (13) / (Menu of f) ( / / 7 /) (2 3/22/19/ 21) D LCD screen E Multi c onnector (botto m surface) (8, 11, 33, 72 ) F DSPL/LCD ON/OFF b utton (25) G MENU b utton (17) H MODE dial (14) : T o shoot stil [...]

8 Chargin g th e battery pa ck , Open t he ba ttery/“M e mory Stic k” co ver. Slid e the co ver in t he di rection of the arrow. • When charging the bat tery p ack, make sure the ca mera is no t t urned on (pa ge 12). • The camera operates only wi th the “InfoLITHIUM” battery NP-FC11 battery pack (C type) (supplied). Y ou cannot use any[...]

9 Getti ng starte d , Conne ct the power cor d (mains lead) to t he AC pow er adap tor and to a wall outlet ( wall socke t). When the /C HG lam p goes out , char ging i s finished. • After charging the battery pack, disconnect the A C power adaptor fro m the multi c onnec tor of the camera. To remove the battery pack Open the b attery/ “Mem ory[...]

10 Charging the battery pack (continued) Battery life and the numb er of images that can be recorded / viewed The tabl es show app roximat e guideli nes for the le ngth of t ime the ca mera ca n be use d when y ou shoo t in Norm al mo de in an envir onment wh ere the ambien t temper ature is 25 °C (77°F) , and the suppli ed bat tery pa ck is full[...]

11 Getti ng starte d Using an ext ernal po wer sourc e , Conne ct the AC-L M5 AC po wer ada pto r (s u p p lie d ) to th e mu lti connect or of the ca mera. When p lacing t he camera , make sur e the LCD scre en is fa cing u p. • Remove the battery pack when using an external po wer source. • Connect the A C power adaptor to an easily accessibl[...]

12 Turni ng on/off your ca mer a There are followi ng two wa ys to turn on the camera. 1 Press POW ER. The POWER la mp li ghts in gree n and 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 (page 14). To turn off the p ower Press P OWER ag ain, th e POWER la mp goes out , an d the camer a tu rn s[...]

13 Getti ng starte d How to use t he contro l button To chan ge the current settin gs of the camera, brin g up th e menu or the SE T UP screen (page 4 0), and use the co ntrol but ton to make t he changes. For ea ch ite m, pres s v / V / b / B to sele ct th e desired value, then press z or b / B to make the settin g . MODE IMAGE SIZE 640 x 480 1280[...]

14 Setti ng the date and time , Set the MODE dial to . • Y ou can carry out this oper ation ev en when the MOD E di al is set t o P , SCN, , or . • T o set the time and the date again, set the MOD E d ial t o S ET U P, sel ect [CL OCK SET ] in (SETUP 2) (page 99), then proceed from Step 3 . , Press POW E R to turn on t he powe r. The POWER la m[...]

15 Getti ng starte d , 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 th e con trol button , th en press z . After sett in g the curr ent numeri[...]

16 Inserting and removing a “Memory St i ck” , Open t he ba ttery/“M e mory Stic k” co ver. Slid e the co ver in t he di rection of the arrow. , Inse rt t he “Mem ory St ick. ” Ins er t the “M e mor y Stic k ” all th e wa y in unti l it cl ic ks as s h o wn in t he ill ust r at ion . • Whenever you insert a “Memory Stick,” pus[...]

17 Shootin g still images Setti ng t he still ima ge si ze , Set the MODE dial to , rot ate the lens portion to turn on the power , then pr ess MENU . The men u appear s. • Y ou can carry out this operation even when the MODE dial is set to P or SCN. • For more information about the image size, see page 30. , Select (IMAGE SI ZE) with b on the [...]

18 Basic still image shoot ing – using a uto mode , Set the MODE dial to , and rotate the lens po rtion to turn on y our c amer a. When a “Memor y Stick” is ins er t ed, the recordi ng folder nam e is indica te d on the LCD screen for abo ut five seconds (pag e 51). • When the MODE dial is set to , the exposure, white balance and focus are [...]

19 Shootin g still images , Press t he sh utter but to n fu lly down . The shutte r cl ic ks, the shoot in g is com p l ete d, an d t he st ill im age is sa v e d in the “M emory Sti ck.” Wh en the r ecordin g 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[...]

20 Using the smart zoom , Press t he SM A RT ZOOM to choo se t he de sired zoo m pos ition , an d sh oot yo ur imag e. You ca n zo om in the i ma ge using dig ital pro c ess, wi th ve r y litt le de t erior at io 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 [...]

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

22 Using the self-timer , Set the MODE dial to , and press V ( ) on the control but ton. The (Sel f-timer) i ndicat or appear s on the LCD scre en. • If the menu is curren tly displayed, press MENU first to make the menu disappear. • Y ou can carry out this oper ation ev en when the MOD E di al is set t o P , SCN, or . 1 101 98 640 60 min , Cen[...]

23 Shootin g still images Selecting a flash mode , Set the MODE dial to , and press v ( ) on the control button repeat edly t o sele ct a flash m ode. The flas h m ode has t he follow i ng fe at ures. No indic ator (A uto): Based on the lighti ng condi tions, th e cam era will dec id e if there is en ough li ght , a nd w i ll use the flash ac cordi[...]

24 Selecting a flash mode (continued) Shoo ting w ith 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 UP settin gs (page 98). If yo u try to shoot und er insuffi cient lighting c onditions, appe ars the LCD scr een; the AF illumi nator wil[...]

25 Shootin g still images Shooting with the finder The finder i s conv enient when you w ant to save batte ry power, or wh en it is difficu lt to con firm th e ima ge u s in g the LCD s cr e en. Each ti me you press DSP L/LCD ON/OFF, the di s pl ay cha nges in t h e follo wing or d er. All of the ind icators ar e turn ed off • The i mage thr ough[...]

26 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 time inserted, the date and time cannot be remo ved late r . • When shooting images with the date and time inserted, the act ual dat e and time are not displayed on the LCD screen, instead, is d[...]

27 Shootin g still images Shooting according to scene conditions (scene selection) When sho ot ing nigh t sc ene s , shoot ing people at nig ht, shoo ting landsca pes, or shooting port ra its, use the modes listed below to in cr ease the qu ality o f your images. Twilight mod e Unde r dar k lightin g co nditions, you can shoot usi ng the Twilight m[...]

28 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 co mp le ted, press MENU. The menu d isap[...]

29 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 e nters the NR slow sh utter mode and “NR” is indicated ne xt to the shutter sp ee d indic a tor. Press the shutt[...]

30 Image size and quality 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 the ima ge size an d th e higher yo u make the image qual ity, th e bett er yo u r im age , bu t al so th e large r the am ount of data ne eded to p reserv e yo[...]

31 Viewing still images Viewin g ima ges on the LCD scr een of your camera You can v iew ima ge s shot with the camera almost immed ia tely on t he s cre en. Y ou can sele ct th e fol lo win g th r ee me tho ds for viewi ng imag es. Single (single-image) screen You can view one image at a time, occ u py in g the enti re sc reen . Index (nine-image)[...]

32 Viewing on the single-image screen (continued) , Select the desi red still image with b / B on the control button. 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 VOLUME 640 60 min 3 / 9 101 Viewing on the index (nine- or triple-image) screen , Press the SMART ZOO M W button once. The d[...]

33 Viewing still images Viewin g ima ges on a TV screen , Connect the A /V multi connect ing ca ble to the multi connect or of t he ca m era and the audio/vide o input ja cks o f the TV. If your TV ha s stere o ty pe inpu t jac ks, connec t the aud io plug (b la ck ) of the A/V mult i co nnect in g cable t o the Lc h au dio input ja ck. When p laci[...]

34 Watching images on a TV screen If you wa nt to view im a ge s on a TV, you need a T V havi ng a video input ja ck and the A/V mu lti c onn ecting c ab le (suppl ie d) . The co lor system o f the TV must match as that of yo ur di git a l still ca mera . Check t he following l ist : NTSC syste m Bahama Islands, B olivia, Canada, Central America, C[...]

35 Deleti ng still images 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 [ DELETE] with b / B on the control bu tton, then pr ess z . The im age h a s not yet be e n dele ted a t this poin t. • Y ou cannot delete protected images ([...]

36 Deleting on the Index (nine-image) screen , While an Index ( ni ne- ima ge) scree n (pag e 32) i s dis playe d, press M E NU . Sele ct [ DELETE] with b / B on the control bu tton, then pr ess z . , Select [SELECT] with b / B on the contro l button, then pr ess z . To delete al l the images i n the fo lder Select [ ALL IN FOLDER] with B on the co[...]

37 Deleti ng still images , Press M E NU . Select [OK] with B on t he control button, then pr es s z . “MEMORY STICK ACCESS” appears on the scr een. When this m essage d isappea rs, the im ages have been de leted. To cancel th e deletion Select [ EXIT] with b on the control bu tton, then pr ess z . 4 EXIT DELETE OK Deleting on the Index (triple[...]

38 Deleting on the Index (triple-image) screen (continued) , Select [OK] with v on the control button, th en pr es s z . “MEMORY STICK A CCESS” appears on the screen. When this m essage disappears, the im age has b een dele ted. 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 2[...]

39 Deleti ng still images Formatting a “Me mory Stick” , Insert t he “M e m ory 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 re cord ima ge s ; this proce ss is also called “init ialization.” The suppl ied “Memo[...]

40 How to setup and operate your camera This sect ion de scribes the most frequently used menus a nd th e SET U P scre en. Changing menu settings a Press M ENU . 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 [...]

41 Advanced st ill ima ge shoo ting Choosing a focus method MODE dial: P/SCN/ Multipoint AF The AF range fi nde r frame widen s. You can do auto fucus shoot ing not depend ing on co mpositi on. 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 range[...]

42 AF lock shooting using Center AF Even if it is difficult to focus in AF shoot ing 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 examp l e, when you are shooti ng t wo human subj ects, and t here i s a gap be tween th em, t he cam era ma y focu s on the ba ckground visible in [...]

43 Advanced st ill ima ge shoo ting Setting the dis tance to the subject – Focus pr eset MODE dial: P/SCN/ When sho oting an im age using a pr eviousl y set distan ce to t he subj ect, or w hen shoot ing a subj ect throu gh a net o r through wind ow gla ss, it is diff icul t to ge t the pr ope r focu s in auto f ocus mod e. In th ese cases , use [...]

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

45 Advanced st ill ima ge shoo ting c Select (SPOT METER) wit h b / B , then select [ON] wit h v . The Spot li ght -mete ring aimi ng point is displayed. 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-meteri ng In St ep 3 , select [OFF]. The spot li ght - meteri ng ai ming [...]

46 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 M ENU . The menu app ear s . c Select [ ] (FLASH LEV EL) with b / B , then select the 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 l ower [...]

47 Advanced st ill ima ge shoo ting Shooting multiple frames – Clip Mo tion MODE dial: You can sho ot a number of still images cons ecutivel y (GIF an imation) . Becaus e the file s iz e is small , these i mages a re id ea l for use on a home pa ge, or for at tachin g to an e- mail message. • Clip Motion images are res trict ed to color lev els[...]

48 • 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 Cli p Motion images us ing the Index screen, the images may appear diff erent from the actual image r ecorded.[...]

49 Advanced st ill ima ge shoo ting (For inform ation on NTSC/P AL, se e page 9 6.) 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 delet e only cer t ain fra m es . When you dele te image s, all 16 of the frames ar e delete d at the sam[...]

50 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 i mages to an e-mail mess a ge , refer to the Help files of the e-mail software you are us ing. Shooting still images with audio files –VOICE MODE dial: [...]

51 Advanced st ill ima ge shoo ting Adding spe cial effects – Picture Ef fect MODE dial: P/SCN/ You ca n add special eff ects to bri ng out the cont r ast in yo ur image s. a Set the MODE dial to P, SCN, or . b Press M E NU . The men u appear s. c Select [PFX] (P .EFFEC T) with b / B , th en sel ect t he desi red mode with v / V . To cancel Pi ct[...]

52 Creating a new folder a Set the MODE di al to SET UP. b Sele ct (M EMOR 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 llow ing scr een appe ars. c Select [OK] with v , then press z . A new fo ld e r is c r ea ted w i th a n u m ber one hi gher th an th e larg est nu mber in the ?[...]

53 Advanced st i ll image vi ew ing Selecting the f older for pla yback – Folder MODE dial: Select t he folder that ima ges you wan t to play bac k are stored . 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 . To[...]

54 Enlarging a portion of a still image MODE dial: You ca n en large an i ma ge up to five times the s ize o f th e or igin al im age. You can 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 rge. c Press the SM A RT ZOOM T butt o n to enl arg e [...]

55 Advanced st i ll image vi ew ing Recording an enlarged image – Trimming a After you have viewed 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 recorde d, and t he scr een image retu rns to the size it was before enlar gement. • [...]

56 To skip to th e next/previou s image during slide show Press B (next), or b ( previous). • The interval settings are just guideline s . The actual intervals differ , based on factor s like the size of the image. Rotating still images MODE dial: Images s h ot when holdin g the camer a vertical ly can be ro tated an d di sp la ye d hori zontal l[...]

57 Still ima g e editi ng Protecting image s – Protect MODE dial: To pr eve n t ac cident al era s ure o f an impor ta nt im age, you can pr ote c t it. On the single screen a Set the MODE dial to . b Disp la y the i mage yo u want to protect with b / B . c Press M E NU . The men u appear s. d Select [PRO TECT] with b / B , then pres s z . The im[...]

58 f T o protect other images, repeat Step 5 . g Press M E NU . h Select [OK] with B , then press z . The - m ark t urns whi te and the select ed image is pro tected . To cancel t he protecti on Select [CANCEL] in Step 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 ch [...]

59 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 imag e, and s ave it a s a ne w file. You can re size to the follow ing size s. 2272×1 704, 160 0×1200, 1280× 960, 640×48 0 The orig inal i mage is r etained even aft er resizing. a Set the MODE dial to . b Displ ay the imag e [...]

60 Choosing images to print – Print (DPOF) mark MODE dial: You can m ark still i mages shot with y our camera tha t you want to have pri nte d. Th is functi on is c onv enient wh 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 (D igit al Pr int Order Fo rmat) standard. • Y ou cannot mark movies ([...]

61 Still ima g e editi ng g Press M E NU . h Select [OK] with B , then pres s z . The sett ing of th e mark i s com ple ted. To delete the mark In St ep 5 , select th e ima g e you wa nt t o delete the mark wi th v / V / b / B , and press z . To delete al l the marks from the images in the folder In St ep 4 , select [ALL IN FOLDER], then press z . [...]

62 Shooting movies MODE dial: You can shoo t movies (MPEG m ovi es). Before operation Set [MOVING IMAGE] to [MPEG MO VIE] in the SET U P se ttin gs (pa ges 40, 98). a Set the MODE dial to . b Press M E NU . The men u appear s. c Select (IMA GE SIZE) with b / B , and selec t the desired mode with v / V . Y ou can choose from 3 20 (HQX), 320×240 , o[...]

63 Enjoyin g movies Viewing movies on the LCD screen MODE dial: You ca n view movies on the LCD screen of the camer a an d hear sou nd s fr o m the spea ke r of the ca mer a. a Set the MODE dial to . b Select th e des ired movie with b / B . Movies ar e di spl aye d a size smaller than st ill image s. c Press z . The mo vie i mages an d soun d are [...]

64 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 vie y o u want to delete with b / B . c Press M ENU . The menu app ear s . d Select [DELETE] with b / B , then p ress z . The movie has n ot been d eleted yet. e Select [OK] with v , then pres s z . “MEMOR Y STICK[...]

65 Enjoyin g movies f Repeat Step 5 to dele te other 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 STICK ACCESS” message disappears. To cancel th e deletion In St ep 8 , sel ec t [EXIT]. To delete al l the images in the folder In St ep 4 , select [ALL IN FOLDER], then press z .[...]

66 Editing movies MODE dial: You ca n cu t movies, or de lete unn ec essa ry porti ons of mov ies. Th i s is th e recomme nded mode to use when the “Me mor y Stic k” ca paci ty is ins uff icien t, o r when y ou at ta c h movies to your e-m ai l messag es. The file num bers assigned whe n movies are cut The cut mo vi es are assigne d new numbe r[...]

67 Enjoyin g movies e Decide on a cuttin g poi nt . Press z at the de sired cu tt ing 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 wa nt to chang e the cutti ng point , select [ CANCEL]. The pl ayback of the movie star ts again. f When you ha[...]

68 Copying images to your compute r – For Windows use rs Recommended com puter environment OS: Microsof t Windows 98, Win dow s 98SE, Window s 20 00 Prof essional, Windo ws M illennium Edit ion, Wi ndows XP Home Edition, or Windows XP Professional The abov e OS mus t be installe d at the facto ry. Oper ati on is not as s u r ed in an environ men [...]

69 Enjoying images on your comput er Installing the USB driver When using W indow s XP, you nee d 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 U S B driv e r. a T urn on your comp ut er , and inse rt th e suppl ied CD- ROM into the CD-R OM drive. Th e ti tle s c reen a ppe ars . If it doe s n [...]

70 b Click [ Next]. When “License Agre emen t” scr een a ppears, click [Y es ]. Read t he agree ment ca reful ly . Y ou must acce pt t he te rms o f th e agr eem ent in order to proc eed with inst al la tion. c Click [ Next]. d Select the folder t o be installed, then clic k [Next]. Sele ct th e pr ogra m fo lder , then click [Next]. e Confi rm[...]

71 Enjoying images on your comput er Installing “ImageMixer” a Click [PIXELA Ima geMixer] on the t itle sc reen. The “C hoos e Se tup La ngu age” sc re en appear s. • Y ou can use the “PIXELA Ima geMixer for Sony” software to copy , view and edit imag es. For details, se e the s oftware’ s help files. b Select the desired la nguage [...]

72 c Connect t he supplied USB multi con necting cable to the multi c onnector of th e cam era. • When placing the camera, make sure the LCD screen is facing up. d Connect the US B multi connect i ng ca ble to your comput er . • When using a desktop comp uter, connect the USB m ulti connec ting cable t o the USB connector on the rear panel. e T[...]

73 Enjoying images on your comput er Copying images using “Image Transfer” – Wind ows 98 /98SE/2 000/Me Connect the camera and your computer with the USB multi connecting cable . “Ima ge Tra nsfe r ” l aun ch es an d the im age s are au t o m atica lly co pied to the comp uter. • Normally “Image Transf er ” and “Date” folders ar[...]

74 Copying images without using “Image Transfer” – Wi ndows 98/98SE /2000/Me If you d o not set to lau nch “Ima ge Transf er” automa tically, you can co py images a s followi ng proced u re. a Double-clic k [My Comput er ], then double-click [Remov able Disk]. The con tents of the “ Memory Stick” insert ed in your ca mer a ap pear . ?[...]

75 Enjoying images on your comput er – Wind ows XP Copying image s using the Windows XP Au toPlay wizard a Make a U SB con nection (pages 71 to 72). Cl i ck [Copy pict ures t o a f older on my comput er u sing Micr osof t Scanner a nd Camera Wizar d], then cl ick [OK] . The “S c anne r an d Came ra Wizard” scree n appears . b Click [Nex t]. T[...]

76 Image file storage destinations and file names The ima ge files recor ded with you r cam era are gro u ped as fol ders in th e “Me mory Stick.” Example: For Windows XP • Data in the “100MSDCF” or “MSSONY” folder is for playback only , and your camera cannot r ecord image s in thes e folders. • For more information about the folde[...]

77 Enjoying images on your comput er Note on the table • The meanings 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 num e ric a l por tions of the fo ll owi ng fil es ar e th e s am e. – A small-si ze image f ile sh ot in E- MAIL mo de a nd its corresp onding image fil e – An a[...]

78 Viewing an image previously copied to a computer This ope ratio n is re qui red for vi ew i ng image fil e s t ha t ha ve bee n co pied prev iou sly to a c o m put er and a lre a dy deleted from the “Memory Stick” using the camera. Copy t he imag e files store d on yo ur comput er to a recor d ing mediu m an d vi ew them o n the came ra • [...]

79 Enjoying images on your comput er Copying images to your computer – For Macintos h users Recommended co mputer environment OS: Mac OS 8.5.1, 8.6, 9. 0, 9.1, 9. 2, or Mac O S X (v10.0/v10 .1) The above OS must be inst al led at the fac tory . Fo r th e f ollo wing mo de ls, u pda te your OS to Mac OS 9. 0 or 9. 1. – iMac with Mac OS 8. 6 inst[...]

80 Disconnecting the USB multi connecti ng cable from yo ur computer, removing the “Memory Stick” from the camera, or turning off the camera Drag and drop th e driv e icon or the ic on of the “Me m ory St ic k” to the “Trash” icon, then discon nect the US B mu lti conn ec ti ng cable, re move the “Mem ory Stic k” from the camera, or[...]

81 Troubleshoot ing Troubleshoo ting If you have trouble w i th yo ur camer a, try the follo win g so lu ti ons. 1 Check th e items on page s 81 to 88. If the screen shows “C: ss : ss ”, the self- diagnosi s functi on is working. Please see p age 91. 2 Press the RE SET butt on locat ed ins ide the batte r y/ “Me mory Stic k” cov er, then tu[...]

82 Shooting still imag es / movie s The battery pack runs down too quickly. • Yo u are s hooting/ viewing i mages in an extre m ely co ld loc atio n. • Th e batt ery pack is not char ge d enou gh. • Th e batt ery pack is dead (page 1 02). — p Full y charge t he battery pack (pag e 8). p Replace th e b at tery pack with a new one. The power [...]

83 Troubleshoot ing Unable to smart zoom. • You canno t use smart zoom whi le shooting a movie (MPEG m ovie ) . • The LCD screen i s turned o ff. • T he ( IMAGE SIZE) is set to [2272×1 704] or [2272 (3:2)]. — p Turn on th e LCD screen (page 25). p Set (IMAGE SIZE) t o other s ettings except [ 2272×17 04] and [2272 (3:2)] (pag e 20). The i[...]

84 Viewing im ages Cannot shoot images with the flash. • Th e MOD E d ia l is se t to or SE T UP. • Th e flash is set to (N o flash). • When shoot ing stil l images , scene selectio n is set to th e Twilig h t mode. • [MOVING IMAGE] is not set to [CLIP MOTION] in the SET UP s ettings. p Set it to a se tt ing other tha n , or SET U P ( page [...]

85 Troubleshoot ing Deleting/editin g an image Computers Symptom Cause Solu tion Your came ra cannot delete an im age. • The image is protect ed. • T he write-p rotect s witch on the “Memory Stick” is set to the LO C K position . p Cancel the pr ote c tio n (page 57). p Set it to the rec ordin g posit ion (pa ge 101). You have del eted the [...]

86 Your computer does not recognize y our camera. • The camera i s turned o ff. • Th e batter y le ve l is too low. • Yo u are not using the suppl ied USB mu lti connecti ng c ab le. • The USB mul ti connec ting cab le is n ot connecte d se c ur el y. • [USB CONNECT] is set to [PTP] in the S ET UP settin gs. • Th e USB conne c tors on y[...]

87 Troubleshoot ing “Memor y Stick” The image and sound are affected by noise when you pl ay back a movie on a computer. • You a re pl ayi ng ba ck t he m ovie dire ctly fr om the “M emory Stick.” p Copy the mo v ie to the hard disk of the computer and th en play the mov ie file ba ck from the h ard disk (pages 7 3, 74, 75, and 79). You c[...]

88 Others Symptom Cause Sol ution The camera does not work, no operation s can be performed. • Yo u are not usi ng an “InfoLITHIUM” ba tte r y pack. • Th e battery leve l is low or zero (The indicator a ppe ars .). • The AC power adaptor is not connec ted secu rely . p Use an “ InfoLITHIUM” b attery pack only (p age 102). p Charge th [...]

89 Troubleshoot ing Warnings and messages The following me ssages appear on the L CD screen. Message Meaning/ Corrective Act ion NO MEMORY STICK • Insert a “Me m or y St ic k” (page 1 6) . SYSTEM ERROR • Turn the power off and on agai n (pag e 12). MEMORY STICK ERROR • Insert the “Me mor y S ti ck” correc tly (page 16). • The “Mem[...]

90 • The ba tte r y le ve l is low or zer o. Cha r ge the batte ry (page 8 ) . Depen ding on the cond itions of use o r th e ty pe of battery pac k , th e ind ic at or ma y fl as h ev en th ough there are stil l 5 to 10 minutes of remainin g bat te r y tim e left. • You a r e not ho ldi ng the ca m era ste a dily enough. Use th e fla sh, mou nt[...]

91 Troubleshoot ing Self-diagnosis displ ay Your came ra ha s a self-diagnosi s disp la y. This f unction display s the c ondition of th e camera on the LCD scr een using a combin at ion of a lette r and four num er i cal digit s. If th is occu rs, chec k the fo ll ow i ng code ch art and ta ke the correspo nding counte rm e asur e. The la st tw o [...]

92 The number of ima ges that can be s aved/ shooting time The n umber o f images t hat can be sav ed and the shootin g time are di ffer ent, depen din g on the ca pacity o f the “M emo ry Sti ck,” th e image size , an d th e ima ge quality. Refer to the f ollowing charts when yo u choose a “Memory St ick. ” • The numbe r of images is li [...]

93 Additional informat io n Menu items Menu it em s tha t can be ch ange d dif fer depend in g on th e po sition of the MO DE dial . The LCD sc re en s hows on ly th e it ems you can op erat e ba sed on the cu rrent posi tion of th e MODE dial . Factor y settin gs are indi cated wi t h x . When the MODE di al is set to When the MODE di al is set to[...]

94 When the MODE dial is set to (w hen [MOVING IMAGE] is set to [MPEG MOVIE] in th e SET UP settings) ISO 400 / 200 / 100 / x AUTO Selects t he ISO s ensitivi ty. When shooti ng under dark cond itions or shooting a fast- moving subject, us e a high-num ber settin g. When recordin g high-qua lity ima ges, use a low-num ber sett ing (Whe n the M ODE [...]

95 Additional informat io n When the MODE di al is set to (when [MOVING IMAGE] is set to [CLIP MOTION] in the SET UP se ttings) (IMAGE SIZE) 320 (HQX) / 320×240 / x 160×112 Sele cts the MPEG im ag e si ze whe n rec or di n g movi es (page 62). PFX (P.EFF EC T ) SOLARIZE / B&W / SEPI A / NEG.ART / x OFF Sets the speci al effects for the i mage[...]

96 When the MODE dial is s et to ( when [MOVING IMAGE] is set to [MULTI BURST] in the SET UP settings) Item Se tting Description (EV) + 2.0EV / +1 .7EV / +1 .3EV / +1.0EV / +0.7EV / +0.3EV / x 0EV / − 0.3EV / − 0.7EV / − 1.0EV / − 1.3EV / − 1.7EV / − 2.0EV Adjusts t he expo sure (pa ge 43). 9 (FOCU S) ∞ / 7.0m / 3.0m / 1.0m / 0.5 m / [...]

97 Additional informat io n When the MODE dial is set to Item Se tting Description FOL DER OK/CANCEL Sele ct th e folder contains th e im ag es you want t o play ba ck (page 53). DELETE OK CANCEL – Deletes th e displayed i mage (pages 35, 64). – C an cels del eting of the im age. PROTE CT — Protec ts ima ge s agai n st acci dental erasure (p [...]

98 SET UP items (CAMERA) (MEMORY STICK TOOL) Set th e MODE dial to SET UP. The SET UP scr een appe ars. Fact ory setti n gs are indica ted wit h x . Item Se tting Description MOVING IMAGE x MPEG MOVIE / CLIP MOTI ON / MULTI B U RS T Selects the shoot ing mode (pages 40, 47, 48 , 62). DATE/TIME DAY & TIME / DATE / x OFF Sel ects whether to inser[...]

99 Additional informat io n (SETUP 1) (SETUP 2) Item Se tting Descript ion LCD BRIGH TNES S BRIGHT/ x NORMAL/ DARK S elects the LCD brigh tness. This has no ef fect on th e recorded images. LCD BACKLIGHT BRIGHT/ x NORMAL Selects the brigh tness of the LC D backli ght. Selecti ng [BR I GHT] make s the scre e n br ight and eas y to see when using the[...]

100 Precautions Cleaning Cleaning the LCD screen Clean the scre en su rface wit h an L CD cleanin g ki t (not supplied ) to remove fingerp rints, dust, e tc. Cleaning the lens Wipe t he le ns with a soft c loth t o remo ve fingerp rints, dust, e tc. Cleaning the camera surface Clean the camera surface with a soft cloth slightly moistened with water[...]

101 Additional informat io n The “Memory Stick” “Memor y Stick” is a new compact , portable and versati le IC re cor ding med ium wi th a data c apacity t hat ex ce eds th e 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 removed as well as exchangin g dat a b [...]

102 The “InfoLITHI UM” battery pac k What is t he “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack? The “I nfoLITH IUM” bat tery pack i s a lithium -i on ba ttery pa ck t ha t ha s func ti ons for com municatin g infor mation r elated to operat ing co ndi ti ons of your came ra. The “I nfoLI THIUM” b atter y pack calculat es the power c onsumpti on accor[...]

103 Additional informat io n Specifications Camera System Image dev ice 8.98 mm (1/1.8 typ e) color CCD Primary color filter Total pixels number of camera Approx. 4 130 000 pixels Effective pixels n umber of camera Approx. 3 950 000 pixels Lens f=7.65 mm (35 mm camera co nversion: 37mm) F2.8 Exposure control Automatic, Scene selection (four mod es)[...]

104 The LCD scre en For shooting s till images A Image size indicator (17, 30) B Recordi ng mode indicat or (47–50) C AE/A F lo ck in dic a to r (18, 4 2) D Battery remain ing indicator (9) E Fla s h m o de (23) / Re d- eye reducti on (23) /W hi t e ba lan c e indicat or (45) /AF illu minator indicat or (24, 98) /Program mod e indicat or (41) F S[...]

105 Additional informat io n For shooting m ovies A Recor ding mode indic ator (62) B Battery rem a ini ng indicat or (9) C White balan ce indicator (45 ) D Picture effect indicator (51) E Spot light-metering ai ming p oint (45) F AF range finder (41) G Image size indicator (62) H Recording time (Maxi mum recordable time) indicator (92) / Self-d ia[...]

106 For still i mage playb ack A Change f older in dicator (53) B Recordi ng mode indica tor (47-50) C V olu me in di cat o r ( 50) /Protect mark indica t or (57) /Print ( DPOF) mark indica t or (60) D Zoom indica t or (54) E Folder -file number (77) F Playback f ol der indicator (53) G Recording folder indicator (51) H Remaining “Memor y Stick?[...]

107 Index Index Symbols “InfoLI THI UM” battery pack ........ .. ....... .. . 8, 102 A A/V multi connecting ca ble . .. . ....... ........ . ....... ...33 Access lam p ...... ....... ....... ...... .......... ...... ....... .....16 AE/AF lo ck .... .. ....... ....... ...... ... ....... ...... ......18, 42 AE/AF lo ck lam p .. .. ....... .. ....[...]

108 Insert i n g a “Memor y S tick ” ...... .. ....... ....... .. 16 Number o f shooti ng image s ........ ......... ....... 30 The number of images that can be saved/ shoot i n g tim e ......... ... ....... ...... ... ...... ....... 92 Menu Changin g m en u ..... .. .. ....... ....... ....... .. ....... .... 40 MODE dia l ......... ....... ...[...]

109 Index Z Zoom Playback zo o m ..... .. ....... ....... .. ....... ....... .......54 Using t he smart zoom ...... .......... ...... ....... .....20[...]

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