Sony DSC-N2 Cyber-shot&reg manual

© 2006 Sony Corporation 2-887-201- 11 (1) Digital Stil l Camera Cyber-shot Handbook DSC-N2 Before oper ating th e unit, pl ease read this Handbook and “Instruc tion Manual” thoroughl y, and reta in them fo r future reference. T able of c ontents Basic operat ions Advanced operati ons Using the m enu Using the Set up screen Viewing ima ges on a[...]

2 Notes on using your came ra T ypes of “M emor y St ick” tha t can be used ( not supp lied ) The IC recor ding m edium used by this camera is a “ Memory Stick D uo”. T here a re two types o f “Me mory Stic k”. “Memo r y Stick Du o”: you ca n use a “Memo r y Stick Du o” with yo ur cam era. “Mem or y Stick” : you cann ot us e[...]

3 T able of conte nts Notes on usi ng your c amera . ....... ......... .......... .......... ......... ....... .......... ...... 2 Basic techniqu es f or better imag es ....... ....... ......... .......... .......... .......... ......7 Focus – Foc usin g on a subj ect su ccess fully . ...... ...... ..... ...... ........ ...... ..... ...... .... 7[...]

4 T a ble of co ntent s Usin g menu ite ms ....... .......... ......... .......... .......... ...... .......... .......... ...... 43 Menu items ............ ....... .......... ......... .......... ...... .......... .......... .......... ...... 44 Shooting menu . ...... .......... .......... ......... ....... ......... .......... .......... ........[...]

5 T a ble of conte nts Using Setup ite ms ............ .......... .......... ...... .......... ......... .......... ....... .... 62 Camera 1 ......... .......... ......... ....... .......... ......... .......... .......... ...... .......... . 64 Camera 2 ......... .......... ......... ....... .......... ......... .......... .......... ...... ......[...]

6 T a ble of co ntent s Enjoy ing your Windo ws computer .... .......... ......... ....... .......... ......... .......... 80 Installing the softw are (supplied) ........ .......... .......... ......... ....... .......... ...... 82 Copy ing images to your computer .......... ...... .......... ......... .......... ....... ...... 83 Viewing imag e f [...]

7 Basi c tech niques for bette r imag es When yo u press the shutter b utt on halfwa y down, the ca mera adjust s the fo cus automa tically (Aut o F ocus ). Rem ember to pres s the shut ter b u tton o nly half way do wn. T o shoot a still image dif f icult to focu s on t [ Focus] (pa ge 32) If th e imag e looks blur red e ven afte r foc using, it m[...]

8 Basi c tech niqu es for bet ter i mages Y ou can create various imag es by adju sting the exposure and t he ISO sensitivity . Exposure is the amoun t of ligh t that the ca mera w ill receive when you re lease the shutter . Exposure Ad justing the ligh t intensity Overexposure = too much light Whit ish im age The exposu re is autom ati cal ly se t[...]

9 Basic t echniqu es for bet ter ima ges Adjusting the ISO sensitivity ISO is unit of m easurem ent (sens iti vity), estimat ing ho w much light an image pickup devi ce (equi v alent to photo f ilms) recei ve s. Eve n when the exposur e is th e same, i mages dif fer depending on the ISO sensitivity . T o adjust the ISO sensiti vit y , see page 49 .[...]

10 Basi c tech niqu es for bet ter i mages A digita l image is ma de up of a col lection of sm all dots called pixels. If it contai ns a large number of pi xels, the pict ure becom es large, it takes up mor e memor y , and the im age is displayed in fine detail. “Image size ” is shown by the number of pixels. Althoug h you can not see the diffe[...]

11 Iden tify ing pa rts See the page s in parenthese s for details of operati on. A PO WER b utton/l amp B Shutte r button C Flash (23) D Self-ti mer lamp (23) /AF illuminat or (66) E Microp hone F Spea ker G Lens A For shooting: Zoom (W/T) button (21) For viewing: / (Playbac k zoom) button/ (Index) button (26) B LCD scree n (17)/tou ch panel (19) [...]

12 Ident ifyin g part s L T ripo d receptac le (bottom) • Use a tripod with a screw length of l ess than 5.5 mm (7/32 inch). Y ou will be unable to firmly secure the camera to tripods ha ving screws longer than 5.5 mm (7/32 inch), and may damage the cam era. M Multi c onnecto r (botto m) When using a n A C-LS5 K A C Adap tor (not suppli ed) • Y[...]

13 Indi cators o n the scre en See the page s in parenthese s for details of operati on. When sh ooting still im ages When sh ooting mov ies A B Displ ay Indication Batter y rema ining z AE/AF lock (22) BRK Recording m ode ( 21, 50) White bala nce (47) STBY REC Standby/Recor ding a movie Camera mo de (Scene Select ion) (29) Camera mode (Progr am/ M[...]

14 Indic ator s on th e scre en CD E Displ ay Indication Image si ze (25) • is displayed only when the Multi Burst is activ ated. FINE STD Image qualit y (49) Recordin g folder (69) • This does not appear when using in ternal memory . Remaini ng interna l memor y capa city Remaini ng “Memory Stick” capac ity Album (72) 00: 00: 00 [00:28: 05[...]

15 Indica tors on the sc reen When pl aying b ack st ill image s When pl aying b ack mov ies A B Displ ay Indication Batte ry rema ining Record ing mode (21, 50) - Protect ( 55) Print orde r (DPOF) mark (103) N Playback Change fol der (54) • This does not appear when using internal memory . Zoom sc aling (27) Step 12/16 Frame b y frame p layback [...]

16 Indic ator s on th e scre en CD Displ ay Indication Image si ze (25) PictBridge connecting (99) Recordin g folder (69) • This does not appear when using in ternal memory . Playback folder (54) • This does not appear when using in ternal memory . 8/8 12/12 Image numbe r/Number of images rec orded in select ed folder Remaini ng interna l memor[...]

17 Changi ng t he s creen disp lay Each t ime y ou pres s the (Scree n di splay switch) b utt on, the display changes as follo ws. • By pressing (S creen display switch) button longer, you can increase the LCD backli ght. • When you set the histogram displ ay to on, image information is displayed during pl ayback. • The histogram does not app[...]

18 Using th e interna l memory The cam era has appro ximat ely 25 MB of internal memory . This m emory is not removable. Even when t here is no “Me mory St ick Duo ” inser ted in t he came ra, yo u can r ecord i mages using this in ternal memo ry . • Movies with the image size set to [640(Fine)] cannot be recorded using the internal memory . [...]

19 Basic o perations Basic op erations Operat ing the touch pane l 1 Press (on-screen key) to d isplay the touc h panel b uttons. • When the mo de switch is set t o , ski p this operation. 2 Lightly touch the buttons on the screen with yo ur finger . • Press (on-screen ke y) again to turn off the touch panel buttons. On the touc h panel buttons[...]

20 Oper ating th e touch pa nel Dra gging th e scre en Still images can be changed or m ovies fast-forwarde d or rev ersed by dragg ing the screen during pl ayback. T o use this function , press (on-sc reen key) to turn off the touch panel buttons. • When th e camera is co nnected to a tele visio n and imag es are bein g view ed on the te lev isi[...]

21 Basic o perations Shoot ing im ages easily (A uto ad just ment mode) This sectio n explains the method for starting to shoot images with the de fault settings. 1 Select a mode with the mode switch. Still imag e (A uto adjustme nt mode): Select . Movie: Select . 2 Hold the camera steadily , keeping your arms at your side. Mode swit ch Zoom b utto[...]

22 Shoo ting im ages ea sily (A uto adju stmen t mode ) 3 Shoot with the shutter button. When shoot ing image s during displayed on the screen, th ose minimize d copies of the origin al im ages ca n be sa v ed in the Alb um ( page 72 ). Still ima ge (Auto adjustment mode): 1 Press and hold the shut ter button halfway down to focus. The z (AE/AF loc[...]

23 Basic o perations Shoo ting ima ges ea sily (A uto ad justmen t mod e) Press (on-scree n key) to display the touch pa nel buttons. Flas h (Sel ecti ng a flas h mode f or s til l imag es) Touch on the screen . Touch th e desired ite m, then . Auto: Flash Auto Strobes when there is i nsuff icient light or ba cklight (default se tting) Forcedflash [...]

24 Shoo ting im ages ea sily (A uto adju stmen t mode ) Press the shutter button, the self-time r lamp flashes, and a beep sounds until the shutte r oper ates . T o cancel t he sel f-timer shooting , press (on-sc reen key). • If you use the 2-second delay self-timer, you may prevent blur. Macro (Shoo ting cl ose-up ) Touch on the screen . Touc h [...]

25 Basic o perations Shoo ting ima ges ea sily (A uto ad justmen t mod e) Changin g the imag e siz e T o uch on the scr een. Tou ch the desired item , then . For details o n the ima ge size, se e page 1 0. The defa ult sett in gs ar e marked w ith . 1) This is a size larger than A3 size. Y ou can print images with a margin around the A3 size image.[...]

26 Viewi ng/ del eting im ag es 1 Sele ct wit h the m ode switch. 2 Select an image with / . Movi e: T ouch B . Rewind/Fast forwar d: / (Return to normal pl ayback: B ) V olume: T o uch [MENU] t [V olum e] t +/– to adj ust t [Exi t]. Stop play back: x • Movies with the image size [160] are displayed a size smaller . T o delete images Display th[...]

27 Basic o perations Viewin g/de letin g image s T o view an enla rged image ( playbac k zoom ) Pres s while disp la ying a s til l ima ge. T o undo t he zoo m, press . • T o stor e enl arg ed images : [T ri mming ] (pag e 61) T o view an inde x scre en Press (Index). T o uch the image yo u want to view on the single-i mage screen . T o displa y [...]

28 Advanced ope rations Select ing the desired camera functi on The mo des can be ch anged w ith the mode switch. Setting th e shooting mo de Sti ll imag e shooti ng mo des There are f our shoo ting modes a v aila ble for sti ll imag es: aut o, pro gram, scene se lect ion and ma nual. Th e default setti ng is [Auto]. T o select shooting modes ot he[...]

29 Advanced operat ions Selec ting the desi red camer a functio n From thi s page, the a vai lable mod e positi on for t he menu ite ms is sho wn as follo ws. The f ollo w ing modes ar e pre determin ed to match t he scen e cond ition s. * The shutter speed becomes slower , so using a tripod is recommended. Scene Selectio n: Selectin g the best mod[...]

30 Selec ting the desir ed cam era fu nction Availab le functions with Scene Selection For shooting an image ap propria tely ac cording t o the scene conditio n, a comb ination of functi ons is determ ined by the ca mera. Some functions a re not av ailable, depending on the Sce ne Selec tion mod e. ( : you can selec t the desired setting) 1 Press ([...]

31 Advanced operat ions Selec ting the desi red camer a functio n 4 Adjus t the shutte r speed and the ape rture value by touching v / V . When the zoom is set f ully to the W side, you can select an aperture, F2 .8, F4, or F8 . When the zoom is set fully to the T side, you can select an aper ture, F5.4, F8, F16. Y ou can s elect a shutter speed fr[...]

32 Selec ting the desir ed cam era fu nction • For details on the exposure, see page 8. • The compensation value can be set in 1/3EV increments. • If a subject is being shot in extremely bright or dar k conditions, or the fl ash is used, the exposure adjustment may not be eff ective. z Adjust ing E V (Ex posure Value) by dis playing a h istog[...]

33 Advanced operat ions Selec ting the desi red camer a functio n The defa ult sett in gs ar e marked w ith . Multi AF (Multipoint AF) (Still image ) (Movi e ) Focuse s autom aticall y on a su bject i n all ra nges of the fi nder frame (defau lt sett ing). • This mode is useful wh en the subject i s not in the center of th e frame. Center AF () F[...]

34 Selec ting the desir ed cam era fu nction • AF stands for Au to Focus. • Distance setting information in the focus preset is approximate. If you point the lens up or do wn, the error increases . • When you are s hooting movies, [Multi AF] i s recomme nded as the AF works even with a certain amount of vibration. • When you use Digital Zoo[...]

35 Advanced operat ions Using th e Album When shoo ting image s during display ed on the screen , those minimi zed copies of t he origin al im ages can be sa ved in t he Alb um (page 7 2). Ev en if images are de leted from the intern al memory or th e “Memory Stic k Duo”, you can stil l vie w the minimiz ed images stored in the Alb um. • Stil[...]

36 Usin g the Al bum 4 T ouch the imag e. (If the image you want is not on the screen, touch b / B until it ap pear s on th e screen.) The sele cted image appears. • T o return to the index screen in “This date, ” press (Index). T o del ete i mages in t he album T o d elete imag es on the s ingle-im age scr een 1 Display the ima ge you want t[...]

37 Advanced operat ions Using the A lbum z Image data in the Album • When the Album beco mes fu ll, your old image d ata ge ts de leted au tomati cally . P rotect the da ta you do not want to be del eted (page 55) . • When the capacity of Album is full with protecte d images, blinks. Although you can record images in the internal memory or t he[...]

38 Using th e Slide Show Y ou ca n vie w a series of images wit h ef fect and acco mpani ed by mus ic (Slide Show ). Images in the “Me mory St ick D uo” or the in ternal memory are played back. Durin g Alb um playb ack, th e imag es in the Album ar e play ed back. T o adjus t the volum e of th e music Press (on-screen key) during playba ck, the[...]

39 Advanced operat ions Usi ng the Slid e Show Y ou can set the fol lowing options. The defa ult sett in gs ar e marked w ith . • With [Simple], [Nostal gic], [ Stylish], and [Active] effects, – only still images are displayed. – only the first image i s displaye d when t he images were t aken using M ulti Bur st mode. • When set t o [Norma[...]

40 Usin g the Sli de Show z T o add/cha nge Music file s Y ou ca n transfer the des ired musi c (Music file) from yo ur CDs or MP 3 fi les to the camer a to play ba ck during a slide show . Y ou can transfe r the musi c by [Download Music] in the (Setup) men u using the supp li ed “Musi c Transfer ” software ins talle d on a c ompu ter . For de[...]

41 Advanced operat ions Paint ing on s till imag es Y ou can paint or put stamps on still ima ges and save them separa tely . Use the paint pen (supplie d) for this oper ation . • Y ou cannot pa int or put stamps on Mul ti Burst ima ges, movies, or ima ges in the Album. • When viewing recorde d imag es on a TV (p age 78) , you canno t pain t th[...]

42 Painting on still images T o change the colo r of the l ine or stamp T ouch the c olor sele ct bu tton, a desired color, then . • The selected color is applied to both the line and stamp. T o make corre ction s T ouch , then rub the par t you want to era se using the pa int pen. Otherwis e, touch t o re ver t to th e pre vious st ate (i f you [...]

43 Using the menu Using the men u Using menu i tems 1 T urn on the power an d set the mode switch. Different items are available depending on the position of the mode switch and the ( Camera) menu settings. 2 Press (on-screen key) to display the touch panel buttons. • When the mo de switch is set t o , skip thi s operatio n. 3 T ouch [MENU] to di[...]

44 For det ails on the oper ation 1 page 43 Menu i tems The available menu item s vary depending on the mode switch position . Only the available items ar e displa yed on the scr een. *The operation is limited according to the Scene mode (page 30). ( : available) Mode switch position: Auto Pr ogram Manual Scene Menu for shooting (page 4 6) COLOR (C[...]

45 Using the menu Menu items For de tails on t he oper ation 1 page 4 3 *A vailable only for playback zoom. ( : avai lable ) Mode switch positi on: Auto Program Manual Scene Menu for viewing (page 54) ( A l b u m ) ————— ( E x i t A l b u m ) ————— (Slide Show) — — — — — ( P a i n t ) ————— (Delet e) — — [...]

46 For det ails on the oper ation 1 page 43 Shootin g menu Y ou can ch ange t he vi vidness o f the image, accomp anied by ef fects . • Y ou can select only [B&W] and [Sepia] when shooting movies. • When [Multi Burs t] is selected, the color mode is set to [Norma l]. COLOR (Color Mode) : Changi ng the vi vidnes s of the im age or adding spe[...]

47 Using the menu Shoo ting m enu For de tails on t he oper ation 1 page 4 3 Selects the metering mo de that sets whic h part of the subj ect to me asure to deter mine the exposure . • For details on the exposure, s ee page 8. • When using spot metering or cen ter-weighted meteri ng, setting 9 (Focu s) to [Cen ter AF ] is recommended to focus o[...]

48 Shoot ing menu For det ails on the oper ation 1 page 43 • For details on the w hite balance, see page 9. • Under fluorescent li ghts that f licker , the whit e ba lance function may not work correctly even though you select [Fluore scent] ( ). • Except in [Flash ] ( ) modes , [WB] is set to [Auto ] when the flash strobe s. • Some options[...]

49 Using the menu Shoo ting m enu For de tails on t he oper ation 1 page 4 3 Selects a l uminous sensit ivity with units of IS O. The larger the n umber, the higher the sensi tivity . • For details on the ISO sensitivity , see page 9. • Note that the image tends to become noisier as the ISO sensitivity number increases. • [ISO] is set to [Aut[...]

50 Shoot ing menu For det ails on the oper ation 1 page 43 Selects wheth er the came ra perform s continuous shoot ing or not whe n you press the shut ter button. Mode (R EC Mo de): Sel ectin g the cont inuous shoot ing me thod Normal Does not shoot con tinuously. Burst ( ) Recor ds the maximu m number of im ages in succes sion (refer to the follow[...]

51 Using the menu Shoo ting m enu For de tails on t he oper ation 1 page 4 3 On the [ Burs t ] • When recording with the self timer, a series of a maximum of fiv e images is recorded. • The recording i nterval is approximately 1.2 seconds. • When the batte ry level is lo w , or when the inter nal memory or “M emory Stick Duo” is full, the[...]

52 Shoot ing menu For det ails on the oper ation 1 page 43 On the [Mult i Burst] • Y ou can success iv ely play back images shot in the Multi Burst mode using the following procedures : – T o pause/r esume: T ouch X . – T o pl ay back frame-by-frame: T ouch c / C in pause mode. T ou ch B to resume pla yback in seri es. • Y ou cannot use the[...]

53 Using the menu Shoo ting m enu For de tails on t he oper ation 1 page 4 3 Adjusts the co ntrast of the imag e. Adjusts the shar pness of the image. See page 6 2. (Con trast): Adjus ting th e contra st of th e image + ( ) T oward +: Enhances t he contras t. Normal – ( ) T oward –: Reduces the c ontrast. (Sha rpnes s): Adj usting the sh arpnes[...]

54 For det ails on the oper ation 1 page 43 View ing menu From this pag e, the av ailable media (“Memory Stick Duo”, in ternal memor y and Album) for the men u item s are sh own as fol lo ws. Dis play s the stil l ima ges in the A lbum . See page 35. Finishes play ing back of images in the Album. Plays back reco rded images i n order wi th eff [...]

55 Using the menu Viewin g menu For details on the oper ation 1 page 4 3 1 Select t he desired f o lder wit h b / B . 2 T ouch [OK ]. z On the folder The camera stores images in a specified folder of a “Memory Stick Duo”. Y ou can change the folder or create a ne w one. • T o create a new folder t [Create REC. F olde r] (pag e 69) • T o cha[...]

56 Viewi ng menu For det ails on the oper ation 1 page 43 T o prot ect imag es in inde x mo de 1 Press (Index) to display the index screen. 2 T ouch [MENU] to displa y the menu . 3 T ouch [Protect ] t [Selec t]. 4 T ouch the imag e you want to protect. A green - (protect ) indicat or appear s on th e selecte d image. 5 Repeat s tep 4 to protect oth[...]

57 Using the menu Viewin g menu For de tails on the oper ation 1 page 4 3 Y ou ca n chan ge th e image size of a rec orded i mage ( Resize) , and s av e it a s a ne w fil e. The origin al imag e is reta ined ev en after re sizing. 1 Displa y the image you w ant to resize. 2 T ouch [MENU] to display the me nu. 3 T ouch v / V to displa y (Resize), th[...]

58 Viewi ng menu For det ails on the oper ation 1 page 43 1 Display the im age to be rotated. 2 Touch [MENU] to displa y the menu. 3 Touch v / V to displa y ( Rotat e), then t ouch it. 4 Touch to rotat e the imag e. 5 Touch [OK]. • Y ou cannot ro tate protected images, movies, or Multi Burst images. • Y ou may not be able to rotate images shot [...]

59 Using the menu Viewin g menu For de tails on the oper ation 1 page 4 3 Examp le: Cutti ng a mov ie num bered 101 _0002 This sect ion descri bes an example of dividing a movie nu mbered 10 1_0002 and deleting it in the follo wing fil e configur ation. 1 Cutting sc ene A. Divide 101_0002 is divided into 101_0004 and 101_0005 . 2 Cutti ng scene B. [...]

60 Viewi ng menu For det ails on the oper ation 1 page 43 Proced ure 1 Display the movie to be divided. 2 T ouch [MENU] to displa y the menu . 3 T ouch v / V to displa y (Divide), th en touch it. 4 T ouc h [OK]. The pl ayback of the mo vie st arts. 5 T ouch x at the desir ed cutt ing po int. • When you want to adjust the cutting point, touch c / [...]

61 Using the menu Viewin g menu For de tails on the oper ation 1 page 4 3 Recor ds an e nlarg ed ima ge (p age 27) as a ne w fi le . 1 T ouch [MENU] during playba ck zoom to displa y the menu. 2 T ouch (T rimming). 3 T ouch the image size . 4 T ouch [OK ]. The imag e is r ecorded, and the o riginal i mage i s displa yed agai n. • The trim med ima[...]

62 Using the Setup s creen Using Se tup item s Y ou can change the def ault set tings usin g the ( Setup) screen. 1 Press (on-screen key) to display the touch panel b uttons. • When the mode switch is set to , skip this o peration. 2 T ou ch [MENU] to display the menu. 3 T ouch V to display (Setup), then touch it. 4 T ouch v / V to display the it[...]

63 Using t he Setup scre en Using Se tup i tems For de tails o n the oper ation 1 page 6 2 T o cancel th e (Setup ) setti ng T o uch [Canc el] if it appe ars. If it does no t appear, select the previous setting again. • This setting is maint ained even when the power is turned off.[...]

64 For det ails on the oper ation 1 page 62 Camera 1 1 The de fault s etting s are mar ked with . Sele cts the auto fo cus op eration mode . Select s the di gital z oom mode . The came ra enl arges the image using opti cal zoom (up to 3×). When t he zoom sca le exceed s 3×, the cam era uses eit her smart or precision di gital z oom. Image size a [...]

65 Using t he Setup scre en Camera 1 For de tails on t he oper ation 1 page 6 2 • When you press the zoom button, the zoom scaling indicator appears as follows . • The maximum zoom scale of smart zoom/precision zoom includes the scale of the opt ical zoom. • The AF range finder f rame does not appear when using the digital zoom. The , or indi[...]

66 Camer a 1 For det ails on the oper ation 1 page 62 The A F illumi nator sup plies fill l ight to focus more e asily on a subj ect in dark surr oundin gs. The AF ill umi nato r em its re d ligh t al lowing th e cam er a to foc us ea sil y whe n the shut ter butt on is pre ssed halfwa y , unti l the f ocus is locke d . The indicat or appear s at t[...]

67 For de tails on t he oper ation 1 page 6 2 Using t he Setup scre en Camera 2 2 The defa ult sett in gs ar e marked w ith . Displa ys th e reco rded ima ge on the scre en for ap proxim ately two seco nds imm edi ately aft er sho oting a stil l i mag e. • If you press the shutter button halfway do wn during this period, the recorded image displa[...]

68 For det ails on the oper ation 1 page 62 Internal Memor y This item do es not appea r when a “Memor y Sti ck Duo” is ins erted in th e camer a. Forma ts the interna l memory . • Note that forma tting irrevocably erases all data in the internal me mory , including even protected images. The messa ge “All da ta in inte rnal memor y will be[...]

69 For de tails on t he oper ation 1 page 6 2 Using t he Setup scre en Memor y S tick This it em appears only wh en a “Me mory Stic k Duo” is in serted in the camera. Formats the “Mem ory Stick Du o”. A commer cially available “M emory Stick D uo” is already forma tted, and can be used immedi ately . • Note that format ting irrev ocab[...]

70 Memory Stick For det ails on the oper ation 1 page 62 Change s the f older curr ently u sed fo r rec ordin g ima ges. The fold er selec tion screen app ears. • Y ou cannot select the “100MSDCF” folder as a recording folder . • Y ou cannot move recorded images to a di fferent folder . Copie s all images in the inte rnal memor y or the Alb[...]

71 Using t he Setup scre en Memory Stick For deta ils on t he operat ion 1 page 62 • Use a fu lly charged battery pack or t he AC Adapto r (not supplied). If you a ttempt to copy image files using a battery pack with littl e remaining cha rge, the battery pack may run out, causing copying to fail or possibly corrupting t he data. • Y ou cannot [...]

72 For det ails on the oper ation 1 page 62 Album The de fault s etting s are mar ked with . When sho oting image s, you can c hoose to save minimize d copies of th e origina l images. • Still images are recorded in t he Album in the [VGA(E- Mail)] image size and the [Standard] pictur e quality . • Movies are not recorde d in the Alb um. • Fo[...]

73 For de tails on t he oper ation 1 page 6 2 Using t he Setup scre en Setup 1 1 Dow nloads the music to be pl ayed fo r the Slide Sh ow . See pages 3 8, 95, 97. If you canno t play back a M us ic file for th e Slide Show , the M usic file m ight be corrup ted. I f this happ ens, perform [F ormat Music ], then tran sfer the music by [Do wnload Musi[...]

74 For det ails on the oper ation 1 page 62 Setup 2 2 The de fault s etting s are mar ked with . Select s the brig htness of the LCD back light when usin g the camer a with batt ery pack. • Y ou can change the setting by press ing (Screen display switch) b ut ton longer . • Selecting [Bright] uses up the battery pack charge faster . Selects the[...]

75 For de tails on t he oper ation 1 page 6 2 Using t he Setup scre en Setup 3 The defa ult sett in gs ar e marked w ith . Sele cts the me tho d use d to assig n file nu mb ers to imag es. Selec ts the USB mode to be used when conne cting the camera to a computer or a PictBridg e compli ant pri nter using th e cable for mult i-use termi nal. Fil e [...]

76 Setup 3 For det ails on the oper ation 1 page 62 Sets the vi deo signal output ac cording to the TV c olor system of the conne cted video equipme nt. Different countri es and regions use different TV c olor systems. If yo u want to view images on a TV screen, check pa ge 79 for th e TV color syst em of the c ountry or region where the ca mer a i[...]

77 For de tails on t he oper ation 1 page 6 2 Using t he Setup scre en Setup 4 4 The defa ult sett in gs ar e marked w ith . Enables you to perform c alibrat ion whe n the touch panel buttons do not re act at the appropri ate po ints whe re you to uch. Using the pa int pen, touch the × mark di splayed on the screen . T o stop the calibratio n proc[...]

78 Viewing i mages o n a TV screen Viewin g images on a TV screen Y ou can vie w images on a TV scr een by connect ing the camera to a TV . T urn off both your c amera a nd the TV before c onnec ting the cam era and the TV . 1 Connect the camera to the TV . • Place the camera with th e screen facing upwards. • If your TV has stereo input jacks,[...]

79 Viewing i mages on a TV screen Viewin g imag es on a TV screen On TV co lor syst ems If you w ant to vi ew images on a TV sc reen, you need a TV with a vi deo input jack and the ca ble for multi -use ter minal. The colo r system of the T V must match that of your digit al still came ra. Check the f ollo wing list s for the TV col or system of th[...]

80 Using y our c omputer Enjoy ing yo ur Win dows comp uter For details on us ing a Maci ntosh comp uter, refer to “Using your Maci ntosh com puter” (page 96). This sectio n describe s the English version of scre en conte nts. • Viewing images on y our computer • Viewing images sa ved on y our com puter • Viewing photos organized by date [...]

81 Using your comput er Enjoying your Wi ndows comput er The fol lo wing en vironm ent is recomm end ed for a comp uter conn ecte d to the ca mera. Recommended environme nt for copying images OS (p re -in sta ll ed ): Mi crosof t W indows 2000 Profess ional, Windows Millennium Edition, Wi ndows XP Home Edi tion or Windo w s XP Professional • Oper[...]

82 Installi ng the softwar e (suppl ied) Y ou can instal l the so ftware (suppli ed) usin g the fol lowi ng pro cedur e. • When using Windows 2000/Me, do n ot connect the camera to the computer before installation. • In W i ndows 2000/XP , log on as Administrator . • When the supplied software is installed, the USB driver is installed automat[...]

83 Using your comput er Copyi ng im ages t o yo ur co mputer This sectio n describe s the process using a W indows co mputer a s an exampl e. Y ou can copy images from t he ca mera to your com puter as follows. For a compute r with a Memory Stick slot Remove the “M emor y Stick Du o” from the cam era a nd in sert it in th e Me mor y St ick Duo [...]

84 Copyi ng imag es to your comput er 1 Connect the cam era to your computer . 2 Set the swit ch on th e cable for multi-u se terminal to “ CAMERA”. • W ith W i ndows XP , the AutoPlay wizard appears on the des ktop. “USB Mode Mass Storage” appears on the scre en of t h e camer a. When a US B conn ecti on is establ ished for the f irst ti[...]

85 Using your comput er Copyin g imag es to your comput er 1 After making a USB connec tion in Stage 2, clic k [Copy pictures to a fold er on m y computer using Microsoft Scanner and Camera Wizar d] t [O K] as the wizard screen appears automatically on the desktop. The “S canne r and Ca mera Wizard” scree n appear s. 2 Click [Next]. The i mages[...]

86 Copyi ng imag es to your comput er 5 Click the radio button next to [Nothi ng. I' m finish e d w orking with these pictures] to select it, then clic k [Next]. The “Com ple ting the Sc anner and Camer a W izard” screen appear s. 6 Clic k [Finish]. The wi zard scr een cl oses . • T o continue copying other images, disconnect the cable f[...]

87 Using your comput er Copyin g imag es to your comput er 3 Double-clic k the [My Documents] fold er . Then, r ight-clic k on the “My Documents” window to display the menu and click [Paste]. The image f iles are copi ed to the “My Docu men ts” fold er. • When an image with the same file name exists in the copy destination folder, the ove[...]

88 Copyi ng imag es to your comput er Perform th e procedures li sted belo w bef oreha nd wh en: • Disconnecting the cable for multi-us e terminal • Removing a “Memory Stick Duo” • Inserting a “Memory Stick Duo” into the camera after cop yi ng images from the i nternal memory • T urning off the camera 1 Double-click on t he tasktr a[...]

89 Using your comput er Copyin g imag es to your comput er • Image files are named as follows. ssss stands for an y number within the range from 0001 to 9999. The numerical portions of the name of a movie file recorded in movie mode and its corresponding index image file a re the same. – Still ima ge files: DSC0 ssss .JPG – Movie files: MO V0[...]

90 Viewi ng ima ge f iles s tor ed on a comp uter w ith your camera ( using a “M emory Stick D uo”) This sect ion de scribes t he proc ess using a W indows computer as an exampl e. When an i mage fi le cop ied to a computer no lo nger remai ns on a “ Memory Stick Duo” , you can vi ew that imag e again on the camera by copying the imag e fil[...]

91 Using your comput er Using the “Pi ctur e Moti on Br owse r” (s uppl ied) Y ou can use still im ages and movies fro m the ca mera mor e than e ver b y takin g adv antag e of the soft ware. This sec tion summariz es the “ Picture Motion Browser” and gives the basic instructio ns. With the “P ict ure M otion B rowser ” you can: • Imp[...]

92 Usin g the “Pic ture Mot ion Brow ser” ( suppli e d) 3 Import th e images. T o start importing images, click the [Import] button. By def ault, images are impo rted in to a fold er crea ted in “My Pi ctures” that is named with t he date of imp orting. • For instructions on changing the “ Folder to be imported”, refer to page 94. Vie[...]

93 Using your comput er Using t he “Pict ure Mot ion Brow ser” (supp lied) Hour displa y screen • T o list images from a particular year or month, click that period on the left of the scr een . 3 Displaying individual ima ges On th e hour displ ay scre en, doub le-cli ck a thumbna il to display the image by itself in a separate windo w . • [...]

94 Usin g the “Pic ture Mot ion Brow ser” ( suppli e d) Prepar ing i mages stor ed o n the comp uter f or view ing Regi ster t he folder that contain s the images as one of the “V iew ed fol d ers ”. 1 Click on the main screen, or choo se [Registe r Folder s to View] from the [File] menu. The settings screen for “V iewed folders” regist[...]

95 Using your comput er Using th e “Music T ransfer ” (supplied ) Y ou ca n change t he Music fi les t hat are preset at the f actory w ith de sired M usic files using “Music Transfer” in the CD- R OM (sup plied). Al so, you can d elete or add these files whenever you want. The mus ic fo rmats you can tr ansfer with “Music Tr ansfer” ar[...]

96 Using yo ur Macinto sh comp uter Y ou can copy images t o yo ur Ma cintosh comput er . • “Picture Motio n Browser” is not compatible with Macintosh computers. The follo wing en vironm ent is recom mend ed for a c omput er con nect ed to the camer a. Reco mmen ded en viro nme nt for co pyin g images OS (pre-installed): M ac OS 9.1/9.2/ Mac [...]

97 Using your comput er Usi ng you r Maci ntosh co mpute r 4 View images on the computer . Doub le-click t he hard disk icon t the desired i mage f ile in the folder contai ning the c opied fi les t o open t hat image f ile. Perform t he proce dures listed be low beforeha nd wh en: • Disconn ecting the cable for mu lti-use termina l • Removing [...]

98 Printing s till im ages How to print st ill images When yo u print images shot in [16:9(HD TV)] mode, bot h side edge s may be cut off, s o be sure to chec k before pri nting (page 11 3). Y ou ca n print imag es b y conn ectin g the came ra direct ly to a Pict Bridge co mpli ant pri nter. Y ou can print ima ges with a “Me mory Stick” complia[...]

99 Print ing sti ll im ages Print ing i mages dir ectly usi ng a PictB rid ge compl iant prin ter Even if you do not have a com puter, you can prin t images shot using you r camera by connec ting th e came ra direct ly to a Pict Bridge co mp liant pri nter. • “PictBridge” is based on the CIP A standard. (CIP A: Camera & Imagin g Products [...]

100 Printi ng imag es direc tly usi ng a Pict Bridge c omplian t pri nter 1 Connect the camera to the printer . 2 Set the swit ch on th e cable for multi-u se terminal to “ CAMERA”. 3 T urn on your camera and the printer . The cam era is se t to play ba ck m ode , th en a n image an d the pri nt menu appe ar on the screen. Regar dless of wh at [...]

101 Print ing sti ll im ages Prin ting i mages directly using a Pict Brid ge comp liant prin ter [All In Th is Fol der] Prin ts al l th e imag es in the fo lde r . 2 Make prin t settings by tou ching desired items. [Qua ntit y] When [In de x] is set to [ Off]: Sel ect th e numbe r of sh eets of an imag e that y ou want to print. The image wi ll be [...]

102 Printi ng imag es direc tly usi ng a Pict Bridge c omplian t pri nter [Select] Sele cts images and print s all the sele cted imag es. T ouch the imag e you want to print to display the mark. (Repea t this procedur e to select oth er images .) [DPOF image] Prints a ll the im age s with a (Print order) mark r egardless of the dis played imag e. [[...]

103 Print ing sti ll im ages Print ing at a s hop Y ou can take a “ Memory Stick Duo” contai ning image s shot wit h your cam era to a photo print ing service shop . As long as the shop suppo rts photo printi ng services confor ming to t he DPOF , you ca n make a (Print order) ma rk on imag es in adv ance so that you do not need t o res elect t[...]

104 Printi ng at a sh op 1 Display the index screen (page 27). 2 Touch [MENU] to disp lay the menu. 3 Touch v / V to display [DPOF], then touch it. 4 Touch [Se lect]. • Y ou cannot add a mark in [All In This Folder]. 5 Touch the image you want to mark. A gr een mark appe ars on t he sele cted im age. 6 Repeat step 5 to mark other images. 7 Touch [...]

105 T rouble shooting T r oublesho oting T rou blesho oti ng If you experienc e trouble with your came ra, try the fol lowing solutions. Please u nderstand that you g ive your consent t hat the co ntents of the inte rnal me mory , Album, Music files may be checked w hen you send yo ur camera to be repaired. 1 Che ck the item s on pa ges 10 6 to 116[...]

106 T r oubles hoot ing The bat tery pac k cannot be install ed. • Install th e batte ry p ack corre ctly usi ng the tip of t he batt ery pack to pus h the ba ttery e ject lever to ward the bot tom of the camera. Cannot turn on t he camera. • Inst all the bat tery pack correct ly . • The batt ery pack is disch arg ed. Instal l the charg ed ba[...]

107 T rouble shooting T r oubl eshoo ting The image is out of foc us. • The subje ct is too close. Shoot in (Macro) recording mode. Make sure to position th e lens farther away from the subject than th e shortest shoo ting d istance, approx imat ely 6 cm or farther (2 3/8 inch es or fa rther) (W)/34 c m or fart her (13 3/8 inches or farther) ( T [...]

108 T r oubles hoot ing The scree n is too dark or too brig ht. • Adjust the bright ness of the LCD ba cklight (pa ges 17, 74). The image is to o dark. • Y ou are shootin g a subject with a light source behin d the subject. Select the me tering mode (page 47) or adjust th e exposure (page 3 1). The image is to o bright. • Adjust the exposure [...]

109 T rouble shooting T r oubl eshoo ting The date and time are not display ed . • (Scree n disp lay sw itch) button is turned off (page 1 7). The ima ge appear s rough right after play bac k starts. • The image m ay appear rough right after playback starts due to image proc essing. This is not a malfunc tion. The image doe s not appear o n the[...]

110 T r oubles hoot ing Y ou do not know if the OS of y ou r computer is compatible with the camera. • Check “Re comme nded compu ter en vironme nt” on page 81 for Windo ws, and page 96 for Macintosh. “Memory Stick PRO Duo” is not recognized b y a computer with a “Memory Stick” slot. • Check that th e compute r and the M emory Stic [...]

111 T rouble shooting T r oubl eshoo ting The “Remov able disk” icon does not appear on the computer screen when you connect your computer to the camera. • Foll ow the proc edure be low to ins tall the US B drive r again. The f o llo wing procedur e is for a Windo ws com puter . 1 Right- click [ My C omputer ] to display the m enu, t hen cl i[...]

112 T r oubles hoot ing Images are not displayed correctl y w ith “Picture Motion Browser”. • Make s ure the folder of the i mages i s regi stered in “V iewed folders”. If the i mages are not displaye d ev en if the fol der is registered in “V i ewed folders”, update the databa se (page 94). Y ou cannot find images impor ted with “P[...]

113 T rouble shooting T r oubl eshoo ting Cannot copy the data on the “Mem ory Stick Duo” or t he compute r to the internal memory . • Data on a “Mem ory Stick Duo” o r a computer cann ot be copied to the inte rnal mem ory . The free capacity of the Album does not increase even when you cop y the data stored in the Album to a “Memory St[...]

114 T r oubles hoot ing Cannot pr int ima ges with t he date inserted. • If you print out im ages usin g “Picture Motion Br owser”, the image s can be printe d with date inserted. • This camera does not have a feature for superimpos ing dates on image s. Howe ver, because the images shot wit h the camera include infor mation on th e recordi[...]

115 T rouble shooting T r oubl eshoo ting Cannot inser t the date or p rint imag es in the i ndex mode . • The prin ter does not pr ovide these functi ons. Consult the printe r manufacture r as to whether the printe r provides thes e functions or not. • The date ma y not be inserted in the index mode depe nding on the pr inter. Consult the prin[...]

116 T r oubles hoot ing The camera does not functio n with the le ns portion ext ended. • Do not attem pt to force the le ns that has st opped moving . • Inser t a char ged battery pac k , then turn on the camera again. The lens gets f ogged. • Moisture c ondensat ion has occur red. T urn o ff the camera and leave it for abo ut an hour bef or[...]

117 T rouble shooting Warning in dic ator s and mes sag es If a code st artin g with a lette r of the alpha bet ap pears, your camera has a self - diagnos is display . The last two digits (indica ted by ss ) will dif fer de pending on the st ate of t he came ra. If you ar e unable to solv e the prob lem ev en after tryi ng the fo llowing cor rectiv[...]

118 Warnin g indi cato rs a nd m essag es Memory Stick locked • Y ou are using the “M emory Stick Duo” with t he wr ite-pr otect switc h, and th e swi tch is set to th e LOCK positi on. S et the swit ch to the r ecording posit ion (pag e 12 2). No memory space in internal memory No memory space in Memory Stick • Delete un necessary images o[...]

119 T rouble shooting Warning i ndicat ors a nd m ess ages 640(Fine) is n ot available • 640(Fine ) size movies can be recorded only using a “Memory Stic k PRO Duo”. Insert a “Memory Stick PRO Duo” or set the im age size to a size othe r than [640(Fine)]. Enable printer to connect • [USB Connect] is se t to [PictB ridge], howe ver the c[...]

120 Warnin g indi cato rs a nd m essag es Format Music Error • Execute [Format M usic] (p age 73). Operatio n is changed • [Housing] is set to [On] (page 77).[...]

121 Others Others T o us e your came ra a broad — Powe r source s Y ou can us e your cam era, th e batt ery cha rger ( suppli ed), and t he A C-LS5K A C Adap tor (no t supplied ) in any country or region wher e the power supply is w ithin 100 V to 240 V AC, 50/60 H z. • Do not use an electr onic transformer (travel converter), as this may cause[...]

122 On the “M emory Stick” A “Memor y St ick” i s a comp act, po rtabl e IC record ing medium . The types of “Memo ry Stick” that can be used with this camera ar e listed in the table belo w . However , pro per ope ratio n canno t be guar ante ed for al l “M emor y Stick ” functions. *1 “Memory Stick Duo”, “MagicGate Memory St[...]

123 Others On th e “Memo ry Stic k” • Do not us e or store th e “Memory St ick Duo” under the following conditions: – High temperature locations such as the hot interior of a car parked in direct sunlight – Locations exposed to dir ect sunlight – Humid locations or loca tions with corrosive substances present Notes on using the Me m[...]

124 On th e bat ter y pack On charg ing the batte r y pack W e recommend charging the battery pack in an ambient temperature of between 10°C to 30°C (50°F to 86°F ). Y ou may not b e able to eff iciently charge the bat tery pack outside of this tem perature range . Effectiv e use o f the ba ttery pack • Battery performance dec r eases in l ow[...]

125 Others On the ba tter y charger On th e batte ry charger • Do not charge an y battery pack other than the supplied NP-BG type battery packs in the battery charger supplied with your camera. Batteries other than the specified kind ma y leak, over heat, or explode if you attempt to charge them, posing a r isk of i njury from electrocut ion and [...]

126 Index Index A A C Adaptor ..... ....... ....... ........ 12 AE/AF l ock indic ator . .......... 22 AF Illum inator ......... ....... ...... 66 AF Mode..... ....... ...... ............ . 64 AF range f i nder fr ame .... ...... 33 AF r ange finder fram e indi cator... ....... ....... ....... . 33 Alb um .... ....... ....... ....... .... 35 , 72 A[...]

127 Index Index I Identif ying parts ...... ....... ...... . 11 Image file storage destinati ons and f ile na mes........... .....88 Image qual ity ..... ....... ......10, 49 Image size ...... ....... ...... ....10, 25 Incand escent ...... ....... ....... .....48 Index mode prin ting ....... ...... .99 Index screen .......... ........... .....27 In[...]

128 Index Setup 1 ........ ....... ......... ...... .... 7 3 Setup 2 ........ ....... ......... ...... .... 7 4 Setup 3 ........ ....... ......... ...... .... 7 5 Setup 4 ........ ....... ......... ...... .... 7 7 Sharpn ess ........ ............ .......... 53 Shooting Movi e ...... ............ ......... . 21 Still ima ge .................. ... 21[...]

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