Sony DSC-U40 Operating Instructions (primary manual) manual

3-084-892- 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 tom. Reco r d 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 t o 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 m[...]

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 Troubleshoo ting ........ ......... ......... ........ .... 67 Warnings and messages ........ ......... ........ . 75 Self-dia gn o sis di sp la y — If a co de start ing w it h an alphabe t letter ap pears ........ ........ .... 77 Menu items ....... ......... ......... ... ......... ........ . 7 8 Precautions ....... ......... ......... ......[...]

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. 5 1 2 3 4 6 7 8 A Shutter button (20) B PO WER b utto n (14) C PO WER lam p (14) D Lens cover (14) E Mode swi tch : T o view images (35) : T o s hoo t st ill im age s (20 ) T o s hoot images continuously (31) : T o shoot movies (46) F Flash (23) G Self - t[...]

9 7 8 9 q; qa qs 6 1 2 3 4 5 Atta ching t he neck strap A LCD screen B (Flash charge) lamp (orange) (24) C MENU button (15) D Contro l butto ns Menu on: v / V (15) Menu off: /SCENE ( 23, 28) E EXEC/ (Enlar ged pla ybac k) button (15, 39) F Hook for ne c k strap G Battery/“Memo ry St ick Duo” cover H OPEN b utton (12) I Access lamp (1 7) J USB j[...]

10 Preparin g batte ries Acceptable batteries – HR11/45: HR03 (size AAA) Nickel- Metal Hydr id e ba tt eries (2) NH-AAA-DA (2) (supplied) NH-AAA-2DA twin-pack (not su pplied) – R03 (size AA A) al kaline batte ri es (2) Batteries that cannot be u sed Manganese ba tt eries, li th iu m bat te ries, Ni-Cd batt er ie s When the above b atteri es are[...]

11 Getting star te d , Conne ct the ba ttery char ger to a wa ll outlet (w all socket) using the power cord ( mains lead). The CHARGE la mp lights u p when chargi ng begins, and g oes off w hen chargin g is co mp le ted. • Even if the CHARGE lamp is not lit , the battery charger is not disconnected from the AC powe r source (mains) as long as it [...]

12 Inserti ng the b atteri es , Open t he ba ttery/“Me mory Stick Duo” cove r. Hold the ca mera wit h the batt ery/ “Memor y Stick Duo ” cover up, then slide the cover in the di rection of th e arrow 1 while pre ssing OPEN. Th e batter y/“Mem ory St ic k D uo” cover o pens in the di rection of the arrow 2 . , Insert the batte ries. Matc[...]

13 Getting star te d Battery remaining indicator (When using Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries) As the ba ttery power 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 [ ] t o [O N ] to ch eck the amount of po[...]

14 Shoo ting m ovies 3) 3) Shooting contin uously at 160×11 2 image size • The remaining indicator will decrease under the following conditions: – The s urro unding temper ature is low – The fl ash is used – The camera has been turned on and off many times – [LCD LIGHT] is set t o [ON] – The batter y capacity decreases as you use it mo[...]

15 Getting star te d Auto pow er-off fun ction If you do not oper ate th e came ra for abo u t three mi nut es, the ca m era tu rns off aut o m atica lly to pr e vent wear in g dow n th e batterie s. However, the auto p ower-off function will not ope rate when th e camera is con nected to a compu ter wit h the US B cable. How to use t he buttons To[...]

16 , Select the desired da te display format with the control buttons v / V , then press EXE C . Select from [Y / M/ D] (year/mont h/ da y), [M/D/Y ] (m ont h/day/yea r) or [D/M/Y ] (day /mon th/ye ar) . The n D ATE& TIME SET scree n appears on th e LCD screen. • If the rechargeable button battery, which provides the power for saving the time[...]

17 Shooti ng st ill images Inserting and removing a “Me mory Stick Duo” , Open the ba ttery/“Me mory Stic k Duo” co ver. Hold the cam era with th e battery/ “Memory Stick Duo ” cover up, then slide the cover in the di rectio n of th e arr ow 1 wh ile pres sing OPEN . Th e batte r y/“Memory Stic k D uo ” cov er op ens in the d irect [...]

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 the c ontrol but ton v , then p ress EXEC. Select [SIZE·BURST] with the control bu ttons v / V , th e n 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, but 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 f ewer image s in you r “Memory St[...]

20 Basic still image shootin g — Using auto adjustmen t mode , Set the mode switch t o , and slid e the le ns cove r t o turn 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 adjus[...]

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 “Memor y Stick Duo, ” and you can shoot th e next imag e. • If you do not operate the camera f or about three minutes during recor[...]

22 LCD screen display during shooting You can use [DISPLAY] und er [] with MENU and the control but tons v / V to turn the display on and off. Th is is useful wh en recordi ng under condi ti ons wh e re it is diff icult to check th e imag e on the LC D screen. • For detailed descriptions of the indicators, see page 8 7. • Indicators on the LCD [...]

23 Shooti ng st ill images , Select [ON] with the control butt on v , then press 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. T[...]

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 feet 10 3/4 inches). The recommended shooting distance for ( Red- eye reduction) is approximate[...]

25 Shooti ng st ill images Creating a new folder , Set the mode switch to , and turn on the po wer, then pres s MENU. The men u appear s on t he LCD s creen. • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode switch is set to . • Y ou cannot specify the number of a new folder that you create. 1 RETURN FOCUS SELFTIMER WHITE BAL AUTO OFF AUTO[...]

26 Selecting the recording folder , Set the mode switch to , then p res s 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 the con trol but ton V , then pr ess EXE C . Select [CHANGE FOLD ER] with the contro l button V , then press EXE C. The CHANGE REC. FOLD[...]

27 Shooti ng st ill images , Select [OK] with the control butt on v , then press 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 — Scene Sel ect 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 Vivid nature mode This m ode enh ances blue s and gree ns such as the sky , ocean and mountains, le tting you shoot n atural land scapes with vivid, striking colors . • The focus setting changes to [ ]. • The flash cannot be used in this mode. • When the focus sett ing is set to [A UTO], the focus is adjusted to tel[...]

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 the control but tons v / V , then press EXE C. 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 (in f i n ity) 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 a[...]

32 , Select [ BURST] or [ BURST] with the control but tons v / V , then p ress EXEC. The ima ge size use d for bu rst sho o ting is set. Press MENU so that the menu dis appears from t he LCD sc reen. • For details on the image size, see page 19. , Press th e shu tter button half way d own, the n hol d th e shutter button f ully down. Up to tw o i[...]

33 Shooti ng st ill images Adj usting co lor ton es — Whit e Balan ce Wh en t he wh ite ba la nce i s set to Auto , the white ba la nc e func tion works autom aticall y, and the ov erall color ba lance is adjus te d accordi ng to the s h oo ti ng conditions. How ev er , when you shoot under fix ed con ditio ns or special lightin g conditio ns, yo[...]

34 , Select the desire d mode with the c ontrol buttons v / V , the n press EXE C . When you pre ss MENU, the men u disappe ar s and the sele ct ed mode i s disp laye d on t he LCD scre en. To reactivate auto adjustment Select [AUTO] in ste p 3 . • When the flash strobes, the manual s etting is canceled, and the image is recorded in the Auto mode[...]

35 Enjo ying stil l image s Viewing still images on the LCD screen You c an view image s shot with y our cam era almost immedi ately on the LCD s creen. You can select the fol lo win g two metho ds for view i ng i mages. Single (single-imag e) screen You can view one image at a time, displaye d over the entire scre en . Index (four-im age) screen F[...]

36 Viewing an index screen (four-image) , Set the mode switch t o , and press M E NU . The menu app ear s on the LCD scr een. , Select [ ] with the con trol but ton v , then p ress EXEC. Select [IND EX] with the con trol but tons v / V , then press EX EC. The d isplay sw itches to the i ndex (fo ur- image) screen . To display the next (previous) in[...]

37 Enjo ying stil l image s Select ing the fol der and playi ng back imag es — Fo l der , Set the mode switch to , and turn on the po wer, then pres s MENU. The men u appear s on t he LCD s creen. , Select [ ] w ith th e control but ton V , then press EXEC. Select [CHANGE FOL DER] with the contro l button V , th en press EX EC. The CHANGE FOLDER [...]

38 , Select [OK] with the c ontrol but ton v , then pr ess EXEC . When you pre ss MENU, the men u disa ppear s a nd t he sele cted fo ld er is disp laye d. To cancel the selection Select [CANCEL] in step 4 . When multiple folders are created in the “Memory Stick Duo” When the f irst or la st image in th e folder is displayed , the followin g in[...]

39 Enjo ying stil l image s Enla rg ing an imag e — Enlarg ed playback You ca n zo om in on an ima ge shot with your came ra to enlarge it to 2. 5 or 5 ti m es the orig inal size . , Set the mode switch t o , and turn on the pow er. Select th e ima ge you want to enlarge with the control but tons v / V . • Enlarged playback does no t function f[...]

40 Choosing image s to print — Print (DPOF) mar k You can mark still ima ges shot w ith your camera that you want to ha ve pri nted. 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 printer tha t con forms with the D POF (Dig ital P rint Order Fo rmat) standard. • Y ou cannot mark movies. • Y ou cannot [...]

41 Enjo ying stil l image s , Select [DPOF] with the co ntrol butt on V , then press EXEC. , Select [ON] with the c ontrol but ton v , then pr ess EXE C . When you pre ss MENU, the men u disappea rs and the mark is ma rke d on the display e d image. To unmark th e pr int (DP OF) mark Select [OFF] in step 4 . The mark disappear s. 3 RETURN DELETE DE[...]

42 Connecti ng your camer a t o a PictBridge complian t pr inter If you us e a Pi ct Bridge co mplian t pr in ter, you ca n eas i ly pr in t imag es s hot w it h this camera even if you do no t have a comp uter. All you ne ed to do is to pr e par e for the conn ec ti on in th e men u of th e cam er a, and then t o connect the camer a to th e printe[...]

43 Enjo ying stil l image s , Select [PRINT] with the control butt ons v / V , t h en press EX EC. The message “CONNECT A PRINTER” ap p ears. T o cancel preparations to make t he connection Select [ CANCEL] in step 3 . , Connec t th e camera to th e pri nter . The message “CONNECTING PictBri dge” appears . When the connect ion is co mpleted[...]

44 Print ing image s , Complete th e proce dures in step s 1 to 4 on pages 42 and 43, then connect t he cam era to the printer. When the co nnectio n is co mplete d, th e (PictBrid ge) ma rk appe ars on t he scre en. • If a warning message appears on the screen, check the meaning of the m essage on page 76, then select [EXIT] with EXEC. , Press M[...]

45 Enjo ying stil l image s , Select [OK] wit h the control butt on v , then press EXEC. When th e mess age “PRIN TING” disa ppe a rs, pri ntin g is co mp lete d. If you want to prin t th e same image again, repea t the pro ce dure fro m step 2 . • While the mark is on the screen, do not disconnect the USB cable or remove a “Memory Stick Du[...]

46 Sho o tin g m ov i es , Set the mode switch to , and open the l en s cover to tu rn on the power. Press M E NU . The menu app ear s on the LCD scr een. • Sound cannot be recorded in movies. • When shooti ng a movie, the image m ay look like a si ngle-frame advance . Howe ver , the recorded movie will be normal. , Select [ ] with the c ontrol[...]

47 Enjoyin g movies , Press t he sh utter but to n fu lly down . “REC ” appe ars on the LCD screen a nd th e camera starts record ing the image. • Recording stops when the “Memory Stick Duo” is full. • The auto focus function can set the focus at any distance from approximately 1.0 m to (infinity). T o shoot a subject at a closer distan[...]

48 Shoo ting t ime The shootin g ti m e is di ffe re nt, de pen ding on the ca pacity of the “Mem ory Stick D uo” and the image size . Refer to the fo llowing chart wh en yo u choose a “Me m ory Stick Duo.” • The shooting time may vary , depending on the shooting condit ions . • For numbers of still imag es that can be re c orded , see [...]

49 Enjoyin g movies Viewin g movi es on the LCD scre en , Set the mode switch to , and turn on the po wer . The las t image in the s electe d record ing fold er (p age 26) appea r s on th e LCD screen. , Select th e des ired mo vi e w ith the c ontrol buttons v / V . v : To displa y the prec ed in g image V : To display the ne xt i ma ge An imag e [...]

50 Deleting i mages , Set the mode switch t o , and turn on the pow er. Press t he co ntrol butto ns v / V to se lect t he image y o u wan t to dele te. , Press M EN U an d select [ ] with the contro l button v , then press EXE C. To delete an imag e in index-image screen Perform step 2 on pag e 36 a nd sw i tch to index scr ee n. , Select [DELETE][...]

51 Delet in g images , Select [OK] with the control butt on v , then press EXEC. When th e mess age “MEMORY STICK 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 Duo” , Inse rt t he “ Memo ry S tic k Duo” you want to f ormat int [...]

52 , Select [ ] with the control but ton V , then press EXEC. Select [FORMAT] with t he control bu ttons v / V , th en press EXE C . , Select [OK] with the c ontrol but ton v , then p ress 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 PRINT CHANGE FOLDER[...]

53 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 [...]

54 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[...]

55 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[...]

56 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[...]

57 Enjoying images on you r computer Connecting the camera t o your computer a Inse rt the “Me mo ry St i c k Du o” with th e imag es you want 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 t[...]

58 P Disconnecting the USB cable from your computer or removing the “Memory Stick Duo” from your camera durin g a USB connection For Windows 2000, Me, or XP users 1 Double-cl ick on the tasktray. 2 Click (Sony D SC), the n 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 unnecess[...]

59 Enjoying images on you r computer Changing “Image Transfer” settings Y ou can ch an ge “Imag e T ran sf er” setti ngs. Right -click the “I mage T ran sfer” icon 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] . Wh en “Ima ge Transf er” st arts, the wind[...]

60 When th e remova ble disk icon is not show n 1 Right-c li ck [My Comp ut er], then cli ck [Properties]. The “S ystem P roper ties” screen app ears . • When using W indo ws 2000, click [ Hardware] after the “System Properties” screen appears. 2 Confir m if ot her dev ic es ar e alread y insta lled . 1 Cli ck [De vic e Mana ger]. 2 Conf [...]

61 Enjoying images on you r computer Viewing images on your computer — Wind ows 98 /98SE /2000 /Me/X P a Cli ck [S ta r t] t [My Docu ments]. The “M y Doc umen ts” folder c ont ents are dis pl ayed. • This section describes the procedure for viewing images copied i n the “My Document s” folder . • When not using W indows XP, double-cl[...]

62 Image file storage destinations and file names Image files r ecorded with y our cam era are group ed as fo ld ers in the “Mem ory Sti ck Duo.” Exampl e: For Wi ndows XP users Folde r conta ining im age da ta reco rded usin g a camer a with out th e folder c reati on func tion Folde r contain ing image data recorded wit h this camera When n o[...]

63 Enjoying images on you r computer Viewing images from your computer with this camera When you wa nt to vi ew an image fi le using this camer a th at has been copied to your compu ter and has be e n deleted from the “Memory Stick Du o,” co py the i mage fil e back to the “Memor y Stick Du o” from you r comput er firs t. Then you ca n play[...]

64 Copying ima ges to your comput er — For Macint osh user s Recomme nded compu ter environm ent OS: Mac OS 9.1, 9.2, or Mac OS X (v 10.0/ v10.1/ v10.2) The abov e OS mus t be installe d at the factory. USB connector: Provide d as sta nda rd Display: 800 × 600 do ts or m ore 32,000-c ol or m ode or more • If you connect two or more USB equipme[...]

65 Enjoying images on you r computer a Connect in g your camera to your computer For details, see page 5 7. Disconnecting the USB cable from your comput e r or r emo ving the “Memory Stick Duo” from your camera duri ng USB c onn ection Drag and dr op the drive ic on or t he “Memory Sti ck ” icon to the “Tr a sh” icon, then di scon nect [...]

66 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 [...]

67 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 be low. If code “C: ss : ss ” is displa yed on the LCD screen, the self- diag nosis dis play f unction is working (page 77). 2 Sho uld y our cam era stil l no t wor k prop erly, pres s the R[...]

68 Shooting still images/movies Y ou canno t turn on the camera. • Th e batter ie s are not inst alle d co rrectly. • The batteries are discharged . • The batteries are dead (p age 84). p Inst al l th e b at teries correc tly (page 12). p Replace them with charged bat teries (p age 10). p Repl ace th e b at ter ies with new ones. The po wer t[...]

69 Trouble shooting Y o u r camer a can no t re co rd ima ges. • N o “Memory Stic k Duo” is ins erted. • The capacity of the “M emor y Stic k Duo” is insu fficien t. • You are using a “Me mory S tic k Duo” wit h a write -protec t switch , and the s witc h is set to LOC K. • You cannot shoo t while the flash is c ha rging. • Th[...]

70 Viewing images Deleting images Computers Symptom Cause Sol ution Y our camera cannot pl a y back images . • The m ode switch is not set to . • You have changed a folde r or file nam e. • You cannot play ba ck image s processed on you r computer. • The came r a is in USB mode. p Set it to (pag e 35). p See page 63. — p Cancel the USB co[...]

71 Trouble shooting Y our compu ter doe s not recogniz e your c amera. • Yo u are not using the supp lied USB cable . • The USB cable is not conn ecte d f irml y. • [USB] is s et to [ PTP] under [ ] in th e men u settin gs. • The USB c onnectors on your com puter are conne cted to o ther equi pment bes ides the keyboa r d, th e mo use , and[...]

72 “Memory Stick Duo” The ima ge is in t errup te d by noise whe n you view a movie on a comp uter . • Yo u are playi n g back the movi e d ire ct ly from the “Memor y St ic k Duo. ” p Copy the mov ie to the hard disk of your computer and then play back the movie from the hard di sk (pages 58, 59 and 65) . Y o u cann ot prin t an i mage .[...]

73 Trouble shooting PictBridge complian t printer Symptom Cause Solu tion Y o u cann ot conn ect your camera to the printe r . • The prin ter is not P ic tBridge com plia nt. • The printer is not r ea dy to be connected. • Yo ur camera is not conn ected to t he printe r correctly . p Ask the print er ma nu facture r if th e pr in ter is PictB[...]

74 Others Symptom Cause Sol ution Y our camera doe s not w ork. • The battery leve l is low. (The E indic a tor appears.) • Th e USB cable is connec ted. p Charge th e ba tt eri es (page 10). p Disconnect th e US B cab le (pages 58 a nd 65) . The p ower is on, but the camera doe s not w ork. • The built-in micr oc om puter is not work ing pro[...]

75 Trouble shooting Warnings and messag es The following me ssages appear on the L CD screen. Message Meani n g/Corrective Action NO MEM OR Y STICK • Insert a “Memory Stick Duo” (p a ge 17). SYSTEM ERROR • Turn the power off and on again (page 14). MEMORY ST ICK ERR OR • The inserted “M emor y S tic k Duo” cann ot be used in your cam [...]

76 ENLARGED PLA YB ACK ERR OR • You are attempt ing to perfor m en la r ge d pla yba c k fo r a fil e create d us ing other devic e s. • Enlarged pla yba c k is not av a ila bl e for ima ge s proc e ssed using a com pute r . • An error oc curred wh ile your camera w as perfor ming enla rged playba ck. LENS CO VER CLOSED • The le ns cover is[...]

77 Trouble shooting Self-diagnosis display — If a code starti ng with an al phabet le t ter appears Your came ra has a self-dia gnosi s disp la y. This fun ction di splays t he camera con dition on th e LCD scr ee n wit h a combinat ion of a letter and four numerica l digits. If th is occu rs, ch eck the f ollowi ng co de chart and att em pt the [...]

78 Menu ite ms Menu items tha t can be m odified differ depend ing on the posi tion o f the mo de switch. The LCD sc reen shows only the items you can opera te at the mom ent. Factory se ttings are ind ica ted wit h x . When the mo de switch i s set to (when [ ] is sel ected in the menu settings ) When the mo de switch i s set to (when [ ] is selec[...]

79 Addition al information When the mod e switch is se t to or (when [ ] is s elected in th e menu settings) When the mod e switch is se t to (when [ ] is selected in the menu se ttings) When the mod e switch is se t to (when [ ] is s elected in the menu settings) * Y ou can also s elect this item when th e camera is conne cted to a PictBr idge com[...]

80 When [ ] is selected in th e menu sett ings during a c onnection with a PictBridge com pliant printer The followi ng menus are ava ilable no matter w hat position the mode switch is in. When [ ] is selecte d in the men u settings When [ ] is selecte d in the men u settings Item Se tting Descriptio n PRINT 1 PAG E OK / CANCE L Connec ts th e came[...]

81 Addition al information Precaut ions Do not leave the camera in t he following p laces • In extre m ely hot plac e, such as in a c ar par ked in t he sun. The ca mera b ody may become def or me d or this may cause a malfunc tion. • Under dir ect sunlight or nea r a he a te r. The c amera bo dy may become d eformed or this may c ause a malfun[...]

82 How to preve nt mois ture conde nsation When b ringing the came ra fro m a col d place to a war m place , seal t he came ra in a plas ti c bag an d al lo w it to ada pt to conditio ns at the n ew location over a p eriod of time (ab out an ho ur). If moisture condensation occurs Turn off th e camera a nd wait abo ut an hour for th e moistur e to [...]

83 Addition al information On “Me mor y Stick” “Mem ory Stick” is a co mpact, por table IC record ing medi um with a da ta capa city that exceed s the cap acity of a flop py disk. The types of “ Me mory Stick” t ha t ca n be used with t his ca mer a are lis ted in th e tabl e below. How e ve r, proper opera tion cannot be gua ranteed fo[...]

84 Notes on using a Memory Stick Duo adaptor (su pplied) • When using a “Memory Stick Duo” with a “Memory Stick” co mpliant device, be sure to insert the “Memory Stick Duo” into a Memory Stick Duo adaptor. If you insert a “Memory S tick Duo” into a “Memory Stick” co mpliant device without a Memory Stick Duo adaptor, you might [...]

85 Addition al information On th e ba tt ery cha r ger • Do no t ch ar ge any ot her bat t er i es exce pt Sony N i ckel-M etal Hy d ride ba tterie s in the b attery cha rger suppl ied with your camera . If you try to char ge any other type of ba ttery (e.g. , manganese ba tteries, alkali ne dry cel ls, prima ry lithiu m batterie s, or Ni-Cd batt[...]

86 Specifi cation s x Camera [System] Image device 6.72 mm ( 1/2.7 type ) color CCD Primary color fi lter T otal pixel s nu mber of came r a Approx. 2 112 000 pixels Effect ive pi xel s num ber of ca mera Approx. 2 020 000 pixels Lens Single focal l ens f = 5.0 mm (7/32 inches) (35 mm camera co nversion: 33 mm (1 5/ 16 inch es) ) F2.8 Exposur e con[...]

87 Addition al information LCD screen displays See the p ages in parentheses for details. When shooting still images A Image size indicator (18, 31) B Battery rem a ini ng indicator (13) C Flash mode ind ic ator (23) / Red-ey e reduc tion indi cator (23) D Focus preset indicator (30) E White Balance in dicator (33) F Scene Selection indicator (28) [...]

88 When playing back still imag es A Image size indicator ( 18, 31) B Print (DPOF) mark indicato r ( 40) C PictBridge connecting indicator (43) D Enl a rg e d pl ayback/ e nl a rg e m ent level indicator (39) E Folder -file name (62) F Not disconnect US B cable indicator (45) G Playback f ol der indicator (37) H Imag e nu mber /Num ber of images re[...]

89 Inde x Index A Access lam p ........ ....... ......... ....... ....... ....... .........17 AE/AF lo ck ind ica tor ..... ...... ....... ....... .. ....... .....20 Auto Fo cu s ..... .. ....... .. ....... ....... .. ....... ....... ...... ...20 Auto po wer-of f func tio n ..... .. ....... ....... ....... .......15 B Battery Battery l ife ........[...]

90 R Red-e ye redu ction ........ ....... ......... ....... . 23, 2 4, 28 RESET b utto n ............ ...... ....... ....... ....... ..... 67, 77 S SCENE . ....... ....... ....... ...... .......... ...... ....... ....... .. 29 Scene S election (SCENE) ........... ....... ...... ....... 28 Self-diagnosis display ........................ ......... ..[...]

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