Sony DSC-U30 manual

3-083-967- 11 (1) Digital Sti ll Camera Operating Inst ru ctions Before oper atin g the uni t, pl ease read th is manual t hor oughly, and r etain it for fut ure refe ren ce. Owner’s Record The mode l an d serial nu mbers ar e lo cat ed on the bot t o m. Record the ser ia l numb er in th e spa ce prov ided b e low . R efer to thes e n um ber s wh[...]

2 T o prevent fire or shock hazard, do not e xpose th e unit to rain or moisture. If you have any questions about this pro duc t, you ma y call: Sony Cus tomer Information Serv i ces Center 1-800-222-SONY (7669) The number below is for the FCC re la te d matt ers onl y . Regulatory Informat ion CA UTION Y ou are cauti one d tha t a ny changes or mo[...]

3 CA UTION TO P REVENT EL ECTRIC SHOCK, MA TCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG T O WIDE SLO T , FULL Y I NSER T . A moulded plug complying wi th BS1363 i s fitted to this equipment for your safety and con venience. Should the fuse in the plug supplied need to be replaced, a fuse of the same rating as the suppl ied one and ap prove d by AST A or BSI t o BS1362 ([...]

4 Before u s in g your camera Tria l rec ord ing Before you rec ord one-time events, you may want to make a trial recor ding to ma ke sure tha t the camera is working correctly . No compensation for contents of the recording Contents of the recording canno t be compensated for if recording or playback is not possible due to a malfunction of your ca[...]

5 Clean the flash surface before use The heat of f lash emission may cause di rt on the flash surface to become discolored or to stick to the flash su rfac e, re su lting in ins u fficient light emission. Do not get the camera wet When taking pict ures outdoors in t he rain or under simil ar conditions, b e careful not to ge t the camera wet. If mo[...]

6 Table of co ntents Before using you r camera .......... .. ......... .... 4 How to hold the camera ............. ........ ....... 5 Identifyin g the par ts . ......... ......... ........ ....... 8 Preparing batteries ......... ............ ........ ..... 10 Charging t he batteri es ....... ......... ........ ..... 10 Inserting t he batteries ....[...]

7 Menu items ....... ......... ......... ... ......... ........ . 6 9 Precautions ....... ......... ......... ............ ........ . 7 2 On “Memory Stick” ........ ... ......... ........ .... 74 On Nickel- Metal Hydrid e batterie s ........ . 75 On the battery char g er ........ ... ......... ........ . 7 6 Specificati ons ...... ......... ...[...]

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. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 A Shutter button (20) B PO WER b utto n (14) C PO WER lamp (14) D Lens cover (14) E Mode swi tch : T o v iew images (34) : T o s hoo t st ill im age s (20 ) T o s hoot five images continuously (31) : T o shoot movies (41) F Flash (23) G Len[...]

9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0 qa qs Attach ing the neck strap A LCD screen B (Flash charge) lamp (orange) (24) C MENU button (15) D Contro l butto n Menu on: v / V (15) Menu off: /SCENE ( 23, 28) E EXEC/ (Enlar ged pla ybac k) button (15, 38) F Hook for ne c k strap G Battery/“Memo ry St ick” cover H OPEN b utton (12) I Access lamp (1 7) J (USB) jack ([...]

10 Preparin g batte ries Use the follo win g batterie s in this ca mera. Acceptable batteries HR11/45: HR03 (size AAA) Nickel-Metal Hydride batt er ies (2) – NH-AAA-D A (2) (supplied) – NH-AAA-2D A twin-pack (not supplied) Batteries that cannot be u sed Manganese ba tt eries, li th iu m bat te ries, Ni-Cd bat te ri es, al ka line batte ries Whe[...]

11 Getting star te d Charging time This repre sen ts the time requi red to charge fully deplet ed Nic kel-Meta l Hydri de batteries using t he supplied b attery charger in an envi r on me nt where the amb i e nt temperatu re is 25°C (77°F ) . • It takes about six hours to completely char ge the batteries. The CHARGE lamp may re main lit longer [...]

12 Inserti ng the b atteri es , Open t he ba ttery/“Me mory Stic k” co ver. Slide th e cov er i n t he di rect ion of the arr ow 1 whi le pres sing OPEN. The ba ttery/ “Memory St ick” cover opens in the direct io n of th e a rrow 2 . , Insert the batter ies. Matc h the + /– po les o f th e ba tt erie s t o the +/– marks insi d e the b a[...]

13 Getting star te d Battery remaining indicator (When using Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries) As the ba ttery po wer decr eases wi th use, th e battery re m ai ni ng in di ca tor displays the amoun t of po w er rem aini ng using the following sym b ols. • If the LCD screen display is off, set [DISPL A Y] in [ ] to [ON]. • Based on th e condition[...]

14 Usin g your ca mera abroad Power sources You ca n use your cam era in any co untry or region wi th the suppl ie d ba ttery charg er within 100 V to 240 V AC, 50/ 60 Hz. Use a commerc ia lly availa ble AC plug adapt o r [a] , if nece ssary, depen ding on th e design of the wa l l outle t (wa l l soc k et ) [b] . • Do not use an electronic trans[...]

15 Getting star te d How to use t he buttons To chan ge the current settin gs of th e camera, bring up th e menu, an d use the contro l button to make the change s. For each item, press MENU to displa y the menu and pre ss v / V on the con tr ol bu tton to sele ct the de sired valu e, then pr ess EXEC to make t he settin g. Press MENU, then the men[...]

16 , Set th e numer ic valu e with v / V on th e cont ro l b u tt on , then press EXE C . The item to be set is in di ca te d with v / V . After e ntering t he numbe r, v / V move s to the ne xt item. Repeat th is step until al l of the items ar e set. • If you selected [D/M/Y] in step 2 , set the time on a 24-hour cycle. , Select [OK] with v on [...]

17 Shooti ng st ill images Inserting and removing a “Memor y Stick” , Open the ba ttery/“Me mory Stick ” co ver. Slide t he cove r i n the d ire ct ion of th e arr ow 1 whil e pr es sing OPEN. Th e bat tery/ “Mem ory St ic k” cov er opens in the direc ti on of t he a rrow 2 . • For details on the “Memory St ick, ” see page 74. , I[...]

18 Setti ng the still ima ge size , Set the mode switch t o , and turn on the pow er, then pr es s MENU. The menu app ear s on the LCD scr een. • Open the lens cover when closed. , Select [ ] with v on the control button, then pr ess EXEC. Select [SIZE·BURST] with v / V on the control bu tton, then press EXE C. The image size is di sp la yed. ?[...]

19 Shooti ng st ill images Image size You ca n ch oose the ima ge size (num ber of pixels ) accordi ng to the kind of image s you want to sho ot. The l arg er you m ake th e image s ize, t he bette r your image, bu t als o the larger th e amount of data nee de d to preserve you r image. Th is m ea ns you can save fewe r images in yo ur “Memor y S[...]

20 Basic still image shootin g — Using auto adjustmen t mode , Set the mode switch t o , and slid e the le ns cover t o tu r n on the power. The name of t he folder where the image will be reco rded ap pears o n t he LCD sc r een for approxima tely five seconds. • [FOCUS] is set to [A UTO] at the factory . • The exposure is automatically adju[...]

21 Shooti ng st ill images , Press t he sh utter but to n fu lly down . A beep sound s. W he n “R ECORD ING ” disap pears fr om th e LCD s cr een, r eco rdi ng is complete. The image will be reco rd e d in the “M emory Stick,” an d you can sho ot the next image. • If you do not operate the camera f or about three minutes during recording [...]

22 LCD screen display during shooting You can use [DISPLAY] und er [ ] wi th MENU and v / V on the contro l bu tt on t o turn the display on and off. Th is is useful when record ing under conditi ons wher e it is diff icult to check th e image o n the LC D screen. • For detailed descriptions of the indicators, see page 7 8. • Indicators on the [...]

23 Shooti ng st ill images , Select [ON] with v on the control button, then pr es s EXEC. When yo u press MENU , th e m enu disa ppears and the ( self-t imer) in dicato r appear s on t he LCD s creen. , Center the subjec t in the LCD screen and press th e shu tter button fully down. The self -timer lamp fla shes red a nd a continuou s beep sound s.[...]

24 • Y ou cannot use the flash in the Burst mode. • If the menu is currently dis played, press MENU first so that the menu disap pe ars. • The recommended s hooting distance using t he flash is approximately 0.5 m to 1.8 m (1 foot 7 3/4 inches to 5 f eet 10 3/4 inches). • When using t he Auto, (Red-eye reduction) or (Forced flash) mode, you[...]

25 Shooti ng st ill images Creating a new folder , Set the mode switch to , then press MENU. The men u appear s on t he LCD sc reen. • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode switch is set to . , Select [ ] with V on the control bu tton, then pr es s EXEC. Sele ct [ CREAT E FOLDER ] wit h v / V on the contro l button, then press EX E[...]

26 Selecting the recording folder , Set the mode switch to , then p ress MENU. The menu app ear s on the LCD scr een. • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode swit ch is set to . , Select [ ] with V on th e control button, then pr ess EXEC. Select [CHANGE FOLD ER] with V on t he contro l button, then p ress EX EC. The CHANGE REC. FO[...]

27 Shooti ng st ill images , Select [OK] with v on the control button, then pr es s EXEC. When yo u press MENU, th e m enu disap p ear s an d the selec ted folder is disp laye d. To cancel chan ging the recording fold er Select [ CANCEL] in step 4 . 4 OK CANCEL CHANGE REC. FOLDER : 102MSDCF EXEC /[...]

28 Shooti ng accord ing to scene conditi ons — Scen e Select ion When sh ootin g portr aits, lands capes, twilight scenes, t wilight p ortraits, or moving s ubjects, use the mode s below to improv e the qual it y of yo ur image s . Soft snap mode This mode lets you sh oot skin c olors in brighte r an d warmer to ne s for mo re beautifu l pictures[...]

29 Shooti ng st ill images Active outdoor mo de This mode lets you st op the mov ement of your subj ect a nd ge t live ly sh ots o f tho se movin g obj ects in bri ght out door con ditio ns. • When setting the focus to [A UTO], the focus is adjusted to approximately 1 m to (infinite). , Set the mode switch t o , and press V (SCE NE) on the contro[...]

30 Setti ng t he distance to the subjec t — Focus preset When shoo ting an image using a pre viously set distance to the subject, or whe n shooting a subject th rou gh a net or wind ow gl ass, it is di fficul t to ac hieve a prope r focus using the aut o foc us func tio n. The F ocus pr eset is usef ul in these c ases . , Set the mode switch to ,[...]

31 Shooti ng st ill images , Sele ct t he desi red focus setting with v / V on th e contr ol button , then press EXEC. You ca n select from th e followin g distance sett ings : AUTO (No in dicator), 0. 2 m, 0 .5 m , 1.0 m, and (infin it y) When yo u press MENU, th e m enu disappea rs and the indica tor is displayed on the LCD screen. To return t o [...]

32 , Select [B URST] with V on th e control bu tton, then pr es s EXEC. Press MENU so that the menu dis appears from t he LCD sc reen. , Press th e shu tter button half way d own, the n hol d th e shutter button f ully down. Up to five images are re co rded as lon g as you hold dow n the shutter but to n. The images a re recorded in VGA size. • I[...]

33 Shooti ng st ill images , Set the mode switch to , and press M E N U. The men u appear s on t he LCD sc reen. • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode switch is set to . , Select [ ] with v on the control bu tton, then pr es s EXEC. Select [P.EFFECT] with V on the control bu tton, then pr ess EXEC. • When the mode sw itch is se[...]

34 Viewing still images on the LCD screen You can view imag es shot w ith you r camera almos t immedi ately on the LC D screen . You ca n sel ec t t he foll ow i ng t w o me t hod s for vi ewing i mages. Single (single-image) screen You ca n vi ew one im a ge at a time , disp laye d ov er the enti re scre en. Index (four-im age) screen Four imag es[...]

35 View in g stil l images Viewing an index screen (four-image) , Set the mode switch to , and press M E N U. The men u appear s on t he LCD sc reen. , Select [ ] with v on the control bu tton, then pr es s EXEC. Sele c t [ IN DE X] w it h v / V on the control bu tton, then pr es s EXEC. The displa y swit ch es to the index (four- image) sc reen. T[...]

36 Select i ng the folder an d pl aying back imag es — Folder , Set the mode switch to , then p ress MENU. The menu app ear s on the LCD scr een. , Select [ ] with V on th e control button, then pr ess EXEC. Select [CHANGE FOLD ER] with V on t he contro l button, then p ress EX EC. The CHANGE FOLDER screen a ppears. , Select the desired folder wi[...]

37 View in g stil l images , Select [OK] wit h v on the control button, then pr es s EXEC. When yo u press MENU, th e m enu disap p ear s an d the selec ted folder is disp laye d. To cancel the selection Select [ CANCEL] in step 4 . When multiple fold ers are created in the “Memory Stick” When the f irst or las t image in th e folder is disp l [...]

38 Enlar ging an imag e — Enlarg ed playb ack You ca n zo om in on an ima ge shot with your ca mera to en large it to 2.5 or 5 times the orig inal size . , Set the mode switch to , and select th e ima ge you want to enlarg e with v / V on the control but ton. • Enlarged playback does not function for movies. • Y ou may not be able to enlarge [...]

39 View in g stil l images Choosing i mage s to print — Print (DPOF) mar k You can mar k still im ages shot wi th your camera that y ou want to have printe d. Thi s functi on is c onvenie nt when you have images print ed at a shop or using a prin ter that co nforms with t he DPOF (Digi tal Prin t Order Fo rmat) sta ndard. • Y ou cannot mark mov[...]

40 , Select [DPOF] with V on the control bu tton, then pr es s EXEC. , Select [ON] with v on the control button, then pr ess EXEC. When y ou press MENU, t he menu disappea r s an d the mark is mar ke d on the di s playe d image . To unmark t he pr int (DP OF) mark Select [OFF] in step 4 . The mark disappe ars. 3 RETURN DELETE DELETE IN FOLDER INDEX[...]

41 Enjoyin g movies Shooti ng movi es , Set the mode switch to , and open the lens cover to turn on the power. • Sound cannot be recorded in movies. , Press t he sh utter button full y down . “REC” a ppears o n the LCD screen an d the camera starts r ecording the imag e. The maximu m recor ding time is 15 seconds p er recor ding. • The auto[...]

42 Shoo ting t ime The shootin g ti m e is di ffe re nt, de pen ding on the ca pacity of the “M e mory St ic k. ” Refer to the fol lo w in g chart when you choose a “Me mo ry Stic k. ” • The maximu m shoot ing time is 15 secon ds per recording. • The shooting time may vary , depending on the shooting conditio ns. • For numbe rs of sti[...]

43 Enjoyin g movies , Press EX EC. The mo vie is pl ayed b ac k. To stop playb ack Press EXEC. Indicators while v iewing movies Indica to rs on the LCD scre en are not record ed. Y ou c an use [DISPLAY] un der [ ] with MENU and v / V on the contro l button to tu rn th e di spl ay on and off (pa ge 22) . For deta il ed descriptions of t he i ndi ca [...]

44 Deleting i mages , Set the mode switch t o , and turn on the pow er. Press v / V on the control bu tton to se lec t the im age y ou want to delete. , Press M EN U an d select [ ] with v on the control button, then p ress EX EC. To delete an imag e in index-image screen Perform step 2 on pag e 35 and sw i tc h to index scr ee n. , Select [DEL ETE[...]

45 Delet in g images , Select [OK] with v on the control button, then pr es s EXEC. When th e mess age “MEMORY S TICK ACCESS” disapp ears, th e image h as been delete d. To cancel dele t ing Select [ CANCEL] in step 4 . 4 CANCEL OK DELETE EXEC / Formattin g a “Me mory Stick” , Inse rt the “Memor y Stic k” you want to format into the cam[...]

46 , Select [ ] with V on t he control bu tton, then pr es s EXEC. Select [FORMAT] with v / V on the control bu tton, then pr ess EXEC. , Select [OK] with v on the control button, then pr ess EXEC. When t he messag e “FORMATT ING” disappea rs, the f ormat is co mplete. To cancel fo rmatting Select [CANCEL] in st ep 4 . 3 RETURN FORMA T CHANGE F[...]

47 Enjoying images on you r computer Copying ima ges t o your computer — Fo r Windows users Recommended compu ter environment OS: Microsoft Windows 98, Win dows 98SE, Window s 2000 Professi ona l, Windo ws Mil lennium Editio n, Windo ws XP Home Ed itio n, o r Wi ndo ws X P Professional The above OS must be inst al led at the facto ry. Oper ation [...]

48 Installing the USB driver When using W in dows XP, you need not inst all th e U S B d r iver. Once the USB dr iver is instal led, y ou need not inst all the US B driver a gain. a Star t up your com pu te r , and inse rt th e supp l i e d CD-R OM into the CD-R OM drive. The m odel select ion sc reen ap pears. If it does not ap pear, double-clic k[...]

49 Enjoying images on you r computer Installing “Image Transfer” You c an use the “Im age T ransfer ” so ftware to copy i mages to yo ur comput er autom atica lly when you connect th e came ra to your c omputer wit h the suppli ed USB cable. a Click [Cyber-sh ot] on the model se le ct io n scr ee n. The installing menu sc reen appears. b Cl[...]

50 g Cli ck [Fin is h ] . The “In stall Shiel d Wizard” sc re en close s. If you wish to c ont in ue with the instal lation of “Ima geMixer, ” clic k [ImageMi xer] on t he i nstal li ng m en u screen and then follow the i nstructions that appear on the screen . • The USB dri ver is needed in order to use “Image T ransfer. ” If the nec[...]

51 Enjoying images on you r computer Connecting the camera t o your computer a Inser t th e “Memo ry S tick” with the imag es you wa nt to copy into the camera. • The camera can receive power supply from most of the computers that are recommended for use through the USB connection (USB Bus Power ed) , so in this case there is no need to inser[...]

52 P Disconnecting the USB cable from your computer or removing the “Memory Stick” from your camera during USB connection For Windows 2000, Me, or XP users 1 Double-cl ick on the tasktr ay. 2 Click (Sony D SC), then c lick [Stop]. 3 Confir m th e de vi ce on the confi rm ation scre en, then click [ OK]. 4 Click [OK]. Step 4 is unnece ssary for [...]

53 Enjoying images on you r computer Changing “Image Transfer” settings Y ou c an ch ange “Im age T ransf er” se ttings . Righ t- click th e “ Image Tr ansf er” ic on on the task tray , and se lect [Ope n Setti ngs]. The sett ings you can set ar e as follows: [Basic ], [Cop y], and [Del ete] . When “I mag e Transf er ” starts , t he[...]

54 — Windows XP Copying imag es us ing the Windows XP AutoPla y Wiz ard a Make a US B connect ion (page 51). Click [Copy pictures to a f older on my computer using Microsoft Scanne r a nd Camera Wizar d], then c lic k [OK]. The “Sca nn er and Ca mer a W izard” screen ap p ears. b Click [ Next]. The imag es st ored on t he “Memo ry Stick” [...]

55 Enjoying images on you r computer Image file storage destinations and file names Image fil es re co rded with you r ca m era are group ed as fol d er s in the “M emor y Stick ”. Exampl e: For Wi ndows Me us ers Folde r con ta in i ng image da ta record ed usin g a camer a witho ut the f older c reation functi on Folde r con ta in ing ima ge [...]

56 Copying ima ges to your comput er — For Macint osh user s Recomme nded compu ter environm ent OS: Mac O S 8.5.1, 8.6, 9.0 , 9.1, 9.2, or Mac OS X (v1 0.0/v10.1/v1 0.2) The abov e OS mus t be installe d at the factory. For the following models, update your OS to M ac O S 9.0 , 9.1 or 9. 2. – iMa c with Mac OS 8.6 installe d at the factor y, a[...]

57 Enjoying images on you r computer a Installing the USB driver 1 Turn o n your c omputer, and se t the sup pli ed CD -R OM in to the C D-RO M drive. The mo del select ion scre en appea rs. 2 Click [ C yber - s h ot] o n th e mode l sele ctio n scre en. The in stallin g menu s creen a ppears . 3 Click [ USB Driver]. The “USB Driv er” screen ap[...]

58 Creating a Vi de o CD using “ImageMi xer” You ca n crea te a Video CD usin g “ImageM ixer Ver.1.5 for Sony .” You can play ba ck c rea t ed Video CDs on a Video CD-compatible DVD player, or on a compu ter usin g V id eo C D app li cati on software. a Sta rt “I mag eMixe r. ” b Click . The video CD cre at i ng m ode tur ns on. c Drag [...]

59 Trouble shooting Troubl eshootin g If yo u experi ence tr ouble wi th your camera, try the following solutions. 1 First check t he items o n the tab les belo w. If code “C: ss : ss ” is displa yed on the LCD screen, the self- diag nosis dis play f unction is working (page 68). 2 Sho uld y our cam era stil l no t wor k prop erly, pres s the R[...]

60 Shooting still images/movies The po wer tur ns off sudden ly . • If you do not opera te the camera for about thre e minu tes whe n usin g batte ries, th e c amera tur ns off automa tically to pr event wearing do wn th e batterie s (page 14). • Th e batteries are discharged. p Turn on the camera ag ai n (pag e 1 4). p Replace them with charge[...]

61 Trouble shooting Viewing images Y o u r camer a can no t re co rd ima ges. • No “Memory Stick” i s inserte d. • T he ca paci ty of the “Memory St ic k” is insu fficien t. • T he write-p rotect s witch on the “Me mory St ick” is set to the LO C K position . • Yo u cannot shoo t whil e the flash is cha rg ing. • T he mode swi[...]

62 Deleting images Computers Y our camera cannot perf orm enl arged pla ybac k. • En la rged playback is not av a ila bl e for files created or proces sed usin g other d evices. — Y ou canno t disp lay a pr int (DPOF) ma rk. • Yo u cannot displa y print (DPOF) marks on movies. — Symptom Cause Sol ution Symptom Cause Sol ution Y our camera c[...]

63 Trouble shooting Y our compu ter doe s not recogniz e your c amera. • Yo u are not usi ng the supp lied USB cab le . • T he USB cable is not connec te d fir ml y. • [ USB] is set to [ PTP] un der [ ] in the men u settin gs. • T he USB conn ectors on your com puter are conne cted to o ther equi pment bes ides the keyboa r d, th e mo use ,[...]

64 “Memory Stick” The ima ge is int errup te d by noise whe n you view a movie on a comp uter . • You are playing back the mo vie d ire ct ly from the “Me mory St ick.” p Copy the mov ie to the hard disk of your computer and then play back the movie from the hard di sk (pages 52, 53 and 57) . Y o u cann ot prin t an i mage . — — p Che[...]

65 Trouble shooting Others Symptom Cause Solu tion Y our came ra does not w ork. • The battery le ve l is low. (The E indic a tor appears.) • The USB cabl e is connect ed. p Charge the bat te rie s (page 10). p Disconnect the USB cable (pages 52 a nd 57) . The p ower is on, but th e camera d oes not work . • T he built-i n mi croc om puter is[...]

66 Warnings and messag es The followi ng messages ap pea r on t he LCD screen. Message Meani n g/Corrective Action NO MEM OR Y STICK • Ins ert a “M emory S tick” (p age 17). SYSTEM ERROR • T urn the p ower off and on again (page 14 ). MEMORY STICK ERROR • T he inse rted “Mem ory Stick” canno t be used in y our camera (page 74). • T [...]

67 Trouble shooting ENLARGED PLA YBA CK ERROR • You are attempt ing to perf or m e nla r ge d pla yba ck for a file creat ed using othe r devic e s. • Enlarged playbac k is not ava il ab le for im age s proc e sse d usi ng a computer . • An error occurr ed while your cam era was p erforming e nlarged pla yback. Message Meani n g/Corrective Ac[...]

68 Self-diagnosis display — If a code start ing with an al phabet let ter appe ars Your cam er a has a self-diagnosi s displa y. This func tion displa ys the camera c o ndit i on on the LCD scre en wi th a comb in a tion of a letter and four numerica l digits. If this oc curs, check the follo wing code chart and atte mpt th e corre spondi ng corr[...]

69 Addition al information Menu ite ms Menu it em s that c an b e modi fied differ depend in g on th e position of the mo de switch. The LC D scre en shows only th e item s you can ope rate at the m oment. Fa ctory settings are indi cated wi t h x . When the mod e switch is se t to (when [ ] is selecte d in the menu se ttings) When the mod e switch[...]

70 When the mo de switch is se t to or (when [ ] is sele cted in the m enu settings) When the mo de switch i s set to (when [ ] is selecte d in the men u settings) When the mo de switch i s set to (when [ ] is sele cted in the m enu settings) Item Se tting Descriptio n FORMAT OK / CANCEL Formats the “Mem or y Stic k. ” Whe n you f or mat a “M[...]

71 Addition al information The following men us are available no matter what position th e mode switch is in. When [ ] is sel ected in the men u settings When [ ] is selected in the menu se ttings Item Set ting Descripti on LCD LIGHT x ON / OFF Select s the br ight ne ss of the LCD sc r een. Sele c ti ng [ON ] makes the screen br ig ht and e asy to[...]

72 Precaut ions Do not leave the camera in the following p l aces • In ex tr em ely hot plac e, such as in a car parke d i n the sun. Th e camera bod y may become def or me d or this may cause a malfunct ion. • Under direct sunligh t or near a hea ter. The c amera bo dy may become de formed or this may cau se a malf u nction. • On r ocking vi[...]

73 Addition al information How to prevent moisture condensation When br ingin g the ca mera from a c old place t o a war m place, s eal t he camera in a plas ti c bag an d al low it to ad apt to condit ions at th e new location over a p eriod of time (ab out an hour). If mo isture condens ation occurs Turn off t he camera and wait ab out an hour fo[...]

74 On “Mem ory Stic k” “Memor y Stick” is a new compact , portable and versati le IC re cor ding med ium w i th a data c apacity t hat ex ce eds th e c apacit y of a floppy di sk. In add ition t o exch anging data b etween “Memo ry St ic k” com pa tible equipm ent, you can a lso use a “Memor y Stick” to store data as a type of de ta[...]

75 Addition al information Notes on using “Memo ry Stick Duo” (no t supplied) • When using a “Memor y Stick Duo” wi th your camera, be sure to insert the “Memor y Stic k Duo” into a Memory St ick Duo adaptor. • When inserting a “Memory Stick Du o” into a Memo ry S tick Duo a dapt or , ma ke sure t he “Memory Stick Duo” is in[...]

76 On the batte ry charger • Do no t ch ar ge any ot her bat te ries ex ce pt Sony Nic kel-Met al Hydr ide bat teries in the battery c ha rge r supplied with yo ur camera . If you try to charg e any othe r type of ba ttery (e.g. , mangane se batteri es, alkali ne dry cel ls, pr imary li thium batterie s, or Ni- Cd batteries) than t he bat te ries[...]

77 Addition al information Specifi cation s x Camera [System] Image device 6.72 mm ( 1/2.7 typ e) color CC D Primary color filter T otal pix els number of camera Approx. 2 112 000 pi xels Effect i ve pixel s nu mber of ca mera Approx. 2 020 000 pi xels Lens Single foc al lens f = 5.0 m m (7/32 inches) (35 mm camera conv ersi on: 33 mm (1 5/16 inc h[...]

78 LCD screen displays When shooting st ill images A Image size indicator ( 18, 31) B Battery remain ing indicator (13) C Flash mode indicat or (23) / Red-e y e re duc t ion indicat or (23) D Focus preset indicator (30) E Picture effect indicator (32) F Scene Selectio n indicator (28 ) G AE/A F lock in di cato r (20) H Recording folder indicator (2[...]

79 Addition al information When playing back still im ages A Image size indicator (18, 31) B Print (DPOF) mark indi cator (39) C Enlar ged pla ybac k/enlar gement level indicator (38) D Folder -file name (55) E Playb ack fold er in dica tor (36) F Image number/Number of images recorded in selected fol de r G Change folder indicator (37) H Recor di [...]

80 Index A Access lam p ...... ......... ...... ....... ......... ....... ....... .. 17 AE/AF l ock indic ator .... ......... ....... ....... ....... .... 20 Auto Fo cu s ... ....... .. ....... ....... .. ....... ....... .. ....... .... 21 Auto po wer-of f funct ion ....... .. ....... ....... .. ....... .. 14 B Battery char g ing tim e . .. .. ....[...]

81 Inde x N Nickel- Metal Hydrid e batteries ........ ......... .10, 75 P Pictur e Effect ...... ....... ....... ......... ....... ....... ...... ...32 PO WER ... ......... ....... ....... ...... .......... ...... ....... .....14 Po wer batte ries ....... ....... ....... ...... .......... ...... ....... .....10 inserti ng the b atteries ... .......[...]

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