Sony MVC-CD350 manual

3-081-835- 11 (1) Digital Sti ll Camera Operating Inst ru ctions Befor e ope ratin g the unit, plea se read this manua l thor oughl y, an d retain i t for f uture re ference . Owner’s Record The mode l an d serial nu mbers ar e lo cated on the bottom. Reco rd the ser ia l numb er in th e spa ce pr o v ided b e low . R efe r to thes e numb ers whe[...]

2 T o prevent fire or shock hazard, do not e xpose th e unit t o rain or moisture. CA UTION The u s e o f o p tica l ins tr um en ts w it h this produ ct will in crease eye ha za rd. Use of con tro ls or a dju stm e nt s or perform ance of p rocedure s othe r than those specified here i n ma y re sult in haz ardous radiat io n ex posure. If you h a[...]

3 CA UTION Y ou are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void yo ur authority t o operate th is equipment. Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limit s for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable pr[...]

4 Before u s in g your camera This digital st ill c am era uses 8 cm CD-R s/ C D - R Ws as recording media. “CD-R” or “CD-R W” mentioned above is indicated as “disc” in this manual. When a distinction between CD-Rs and CD-R Ws is nece ssary , “disc” is indicated as “CD-R” or “CD-R W .” Refer to page 18 for discs that can be [...]

5 Clean the flash surface before use The heat of f lash emission may caus e dirt 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 the rain or under simil ar conditions , be careful no t to get the camera wet. If moi[...]

6 Table of co ntents Before using you r camera .... ... ........ ......... . 4 Introducti on ........... ......... ......... ........ ......... . 8 Identifyin g the parts ...... ......... ........ .......... 9 Charging t he battery pack .......... ........ ..... 11 Using an e xternal power source . ........ ..... 14 Using your c amera abroad ......[...]

7 Selecti ng t he folder an d play ing back images — Folder .............. ......... ......... ........ .5 9 Enlargin g a port ion of a st ill image......... 60 Enlargi ng an ima ge — Playback zoom............ ........ ....... 60 Recor ding an enlarged image — Trimming ........ ......... ......... .. .......6 1 Playi ng back s uccessi ve imag[...]

8 Introduc tion This di gital sti ll camera is capa ble of record ing still image s and movies onto 8 cm CD-R /CD-RW dis cs. Capture imag es with your compute r You ca n ea sil y co py image s ont o you r compu ter throug h a CD-RO M dri ve or the USB c able, and view a nd mod ify im ages on your comp u ter usi n g applic at ion so ft ware. When u [...]

9 Identifyi ng t he parts See the pages in parent heses for detai ls of opera ti on . A POWER but ton (15) B PO WER lamp (15) C Sh utte r butt on (22) D Micr ophone E Lens F Batter y cover (11) G T ripod receptacle (bottom surface) H Flash emitter (27) I Self-timer lamp (26) / AF il lu mi n ato r (28, 105) J Hook for le ns c a p/s h oulder strap K [...]

10 A ACCE SS lamp (18) B /CHG (c harge) lamp (12) C LCD screen D Speaker E Contro l button (Menu on) ( v / V / b / B / z ) (Menu of f ) ( / / 7 /) (27, 26, 24, 25) F MENU b utto n (40, 101) G DISPLA Y ON/OFF but ton (29) H RESET button (bottom surface) (88) I Mode dial (16) : T o shoot still images in auto adjust ment mode : T o shoot sti ll images[...]

11 Getting star te d Charging the battery pa ck , Open the battery co ver. Slid e the cov er in the di rect ion of the arr ow. • Be sure to turn off your camer a wh en cha rg in g t h e b a tt er y pa ck (p ag e 15 ). • Y our camera operates only with the “InfoLITHIUM” NP-FM50 battery pack (M series) (supplied) (page 109). , Inst all t he b[...]

12 , Conne ct the po wer cord to t he AC Ad aptor a nd th en to a wall out let. The /CH G lamp (orange ) lights u p whe n chargi ng begi ns, and g oes of f when chargin g is co mpleted. • After charging the battery pack, disconnect the AC Adaptor f rom the DC IN jack of your camera. To remove the battery pack Open t h e battery co ver. Sl id e th[...]

13 Getting star te d Number of images and battery life that can be recorded / viewed The tables show the appr oximate number of images and the bat tery life that can be r ecorded/ viewed when you shoot images in normal mode with a fully charged battery pack at a tem perature of 25°C ( 77°F). The nu mbers of images that can be recorded or viewed t[...]

14 Usin g an exte rnal pow er so urce , Open t he DC IN jack cov er and connect the AC Adap tor (supplied) to the DC IN jack of your c amer a. Conn ec t th e DC plug w ith th e v mark facin g forward . • Connect the A C Adaptor to an eas ily access ible wall outlet close by . If any trouble occurs while using th e adaptor , immediately shut off t[...]

15 Getting star te d Turn in g on/off your ca mera , Press POW ER. The POWER lamp (g reen) li ghts u p and th e powe r is on. When yo u turn on your cam era for the fi rst tim e, the Cl ock Set scre en appear s (pag e 16). Turning off th e power Press POWE R again. Th e POWE R la mp goe s out, an d the cam er a turn s o f f. Auto pow er-off fun cti[...]

16 Setti ng the date and time , Set the mo de dial to . • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode dial is set to , SCN, or . • T o change the date a nd time, s et the m ode dial to SET UP , select [Clock Set] in (S et up 1) (page 106), and perform the procedure from step 3 . , Press POW ER to turn on the powe r. The POWE R lamp (g [...]

17 Getting star te d , Select the ye ar, mont h, day , hour or minute ite m you wan t to set with b / B on the con t ro l butt on. The it em to be set is ind icat ed w it h v / V . , Set t he numer ic value wi th v / V on the control button, then press z to en te r it . After enterin g the num ber, v / V moves to the ne xt item. Rep eat this step u[...]

18 Inserting and removing a disc , Open t he di sc cover. Slide down t he disc cover OP EN le ver, and open th e dis c cover. • You can use only 8 cm C D-R/C D-RW discs that have th ese mar ks. • For detail s on disc , see pa ge 108. , Place a disc in the disc tray. Plac e t he disc w it h the pri n t ed side up , and push dow n on the center o[...]

19 Shooti ng st ill images Initia liz in g a di sc What is initialization? Initi alization is requ ired to r ecord imag es on a disc. When yo u perfor m fi na li za tion (pag e 75) using your c amera to vi ew ima ges thro ugh a CD-ROM dr ive, ini tializati on is also autom a tically pe rformed, and you c an contin ue to record images. Im ages recor[...]

20 Setti ng the still ima ge size , Set the mo de dial to and turn on the pow er. • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode d ial is set to or SC N. , Press (Image Size). The Im age Size setup appear s. • For details on the image size, see page 21. , Select t he desi red im age siz e with v / V on the control button. The ima ge siz[...]

21 Shooti ng st ill images Image size and q uality You ca n ch oose ima ge si ze (number of pixe l s ) and ima ge quali t y (compr essi o n ratio) ba sed on t he kind o f images y ou wa nt to shoot. Th e larger yo u make the im a ge size an d the hig her you ma ke the im age qualit y, the bette r your im age, bu t also the large r the am ount of da[...]

22 Basic still image shooting — Auto adj ustment mod e , Set the mo de dial to , and turn on the pow er. 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. • This camera can create new folders and select folders to be stored in the disc (page 41) . , Ho ld t he c ame ra ste [...]

23 Shooti ng st ill images , Press t he sh utter but to n fully down . The s hu tter so un ds. The im age w ill be record ed in th e disc. When A CCESS lamp (page 10) go e s ou t, you ca n shoo t t he next ima ge . • When operating the camera using a battery pack, if you do not operate t he camera for about three minutes duri ng recording, the ca[...]

24 Checking the last image y ou shot — Quick Review , Press b ( 7 ) on the control but ton. To return to the norm a l shoo ting mode, press li ghtly on th e shutter button o r press b ( 7 ) again. To delete t he image displayed on the screen 1 Press (Delet e). 2 Sele ct [ Del ete] wit h v on th e c ontrol button, then press z . The im age is dele[...]

25 Shooti ng st ill images Smart zoom Digital pr ocessing le ts yo u zoom in th e image wi thout dete rioratio n. When th e zoom exceed s 3×, enlargem ent i s carri ed out u sing the s mart zoo m. When the smart zo om is not need ed, set [Sm art Zoo m] to [Off] in the SE T UP set ting s (page 105). When yo u press the zoo m button, the zoo m scali[...]

26 , Set the mode dial to , and press B ( ) on th e cont rol but ton. The (macro ) ind icator ap pe ars on the screen. • If the menu is currently dis played, press MENU first so that the menu disap pe ars. • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode dial is set to , SCN (oth er tha n (T wilight mode) or (Landscape mode), page 55) or [...]

27 Shooti ng st ill images , Center the subj ect in th e frame, and pres s th e shu tter button fully down. The sel f-t im e r lam p (page 9) flashes and a beep sounds aft er you press the shutter button unt il the shutte r oper a tes (approx im a tely 10 sec onds) . To cancel t he self-timer in th e middle of the operati on Press V ( ) on the cont[...]

28 When shooting images again st a light source If the flash is se t to Auto (no indic ator), shooting aga in st a light sou rce automa tically f lashes even when there i s enough l igh t aroun d the subj ec t (D a yl ig ht synchro). Befo re fla shed When flashed • The best performance may not be gi ven depending on shooting c onditio ns. • Whe[...]

29 Shooti ng st ill images • If the AF illuminator light does not reach the subject suff iciently or the subject has weak contrast, focus will not be achi eved. (An approximate distance of 0.3 m to 2.3 m (11 7/8 inches to 7 f eet 6 1/2 inches) is recommended.) • Focus is achieved as lon g as AF il luminator light reaches the subject, e ven if t[...]

30 Inserting the date and time on a still image , Set the mo de dial to SET UP . The SET UP scree n appears. • When im ages are s hot with the date a nd time superimposed, the date and tim e cannot be removed later. • The date and time do not appear on the LC D screen during shoot ing, instead, “ ” appears in the upper left corner of the LC[...]

31 View in g stil l images Viewin g ima ges on the LCD screen of your camera You c an view ima ges shot wi th your ca mera almost immedi ately on the LCD s creen. You can select th e followi ng three methods for view i ng i mages. Single (single-image) screen You can view one image at a time, displaye d over the entire scre en . Index (nine-image) [...]

32 , Select the desire d still image with b / B on the control button. b : To displa y th e pre ceding image B : To displa y th e ne xt imag e 2 10:30 PM 2003 7 4 101-0003 3 / 9 101 VGA BACK/NEXT V OLUME 60min Viewing an index screen (nine-image or triple-image) , Press th e zoo m W (ind ex ) button once. The dis p l ay sw itch es to the Index (nin[...]

33 View in g stil l images Viewin g ima ges on a TV screen , Connect the s upplied A/V connect ing ca ble to the A/V OUT (MONO) jack of the camer a and the audi o/vi deo input jacks of the TV. If your TV ha s stere o in put ja ck s, connec t the aud io pl ug (black ) of th e A/V conne cting cab le to th e Lch j ack. • T urn off both your camer a [...]

34 Viewing images on a TV screen If you w ant to vie w imag es on a TV screen, you need a TV wi th a vid eo inpu t ja ck and the A/V co nnectin g cable (sup plied). The co lor system of the TV must ma tch that of yo u r digi ta l stil l cam er a. Ch e ck the following l ist s: NTSC syste m Bahama Islands, B olivia, Ca nada, Central America, Chile, [...]

35 Delet in g s t ill i mage s Deleting still ima ges Deleti ng images , Set the mode dial to , and turn on th e camera. Press b / B on the contro l button to select the image you want to delete. • When using a CD-R, the disc remaining space does not increase e ven if you delete images. • When using a CD- R W , the disc remaining space increase[...]

36 Deleting images in index (nine-image) mode , While an index ( ni ne- ima ge) scree n (pag e 32) i s dis pla yed, press (Delete) . , Select [Se lect] wi th b / B on the control button, then pr ess z . To delete al l the images i n the fo lder Sele ct [A ll I n Fo lder ] wi th B on th e co ntrol button, th en pr ess z . Sele ct [ OK ], t hen press[...]

37 Delet in g s t ill i mage s , Press (Delete) and selec t [OK] with B on the cont rol button , then press z . When th e messag e “Disc access” disap pears, the images have been delet ed. To cancel dele t ing Sel ect [E xit] w i th b on the c ont rol butto n, then pr ess z . 4 Exit Delete OK Deleting images in index (triple-image) mode , While[...]

38 , Sele ct [ Delet e] w ith v on the control bu tton, then pr es s z . When the messag e “Disc a ccess” disap pea rs, the imag e has b een de lete d. To cancel del eting Select [ Exit] wi th V on the contr ol button, then pr ess z . 3 10:30 PM 2003 7 4 101-0002 Delete Exit BACK/NEXT OK Formattin g a CD- RW , Place the C D- R W you wa nt to fo[...]

39 Delet in g s t ill i mage s , Select [OK] with v on the control button, then pr es s z . “Format Pla ce on leve l su rf ace” appe ar s on the LCD screen. To cancel format ting Select [Cancel ] with V on th e co ntr ol button, th en press z . , Select [OK] with v , then p ress z . When the messag e “Format in prog ress” disappear s, forma[...]

40 How to setup and operate your camera The usa ge of the menus and SE T UP screen items th at are mo st freque ntly used for “Advanc ed opera ti ons” is desc ri bed below. Changing the menu settings a Press ME NU . The menu app ear s. b Press b / B on the control button to select the item you want to set. The sele cted i tem turn s yello w . c[...]

41 Before advan ced opera tions Deciding the still image quality Mode dial: /SCN You ca n sel e ct the still image qua lity from [Fine] or [Stan da rd]. a Set the mode dial to or SCN. b Press M E NU. The me nu appe ars. c Select (P . Quality) with b / B , then sel ec t the desi re d image quality with v / V . • Y ou can also carry out this operat[...]

42 Creating a new folder a Set the mo de dial to SET UP . b Select (Disc T ool 2) with v / V , [Create REC. Folder] with B / v / V , and [OK] with B / v , then press z . The fo llow ing scr een appe ars. c Select [OK] with v , then pres s z . A new fo ld e r is c r ea ted w ith a numb e r one hi gher th an th e larg est nu mber in the d is c , and [...]

43 Advanced still im age sh ooting Choosing an auto focus metho d You ca n set the A F ran ge fi nder fram e a nd the AF mode. AF focus range finder frame The AF range finder frame sel ects the foc us position a ccording to the sub ject positi on and siz e. AF Mode The AF mo de sets the foc us operation accor din g to the AF re spon se and the batt[...]

44 • When you are s hooting movies (MPEG M ovie) and you choos e Multipoint AF , the distance to the center of the screen is estimated as an av erage, so the AF w orks ev en with a certai n amount of vibration. The Ce nter AF automatic ally fo cuses on ly on th e center of the image, s o it is con ve nient when you wan t to focus only on what you[...]

Advanced still im age sh ooting 45 a Set the mode dial to SET UP . b Select (Camera) with v , [AF Mode] with B / v / V . c Select the desire d mode with B / v / V , then press z . • When shooting in M acro mode, the AF speed drops in order to focus accurately on close subjects. For quicker shooting, using a different mode than Macro mode is recom[...]

46 Setting the dis tance to the subject — Focus pr eset Mode dial: /SCN/ When shoo ting an image usi ng a previously set distance to the subject, or whe n shooting a subj ect th rough a net or thro ugh wind ow gla ss, it is dif ficu lt t o get the prop er focu s in auto fo cus mode. In thes e cases , use of the Focus prese t is convenien t. a Set[...]

47 Advanced still im age sh ooting a Set the mode dial to , S CN or . b Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars. c Sele ct (E V) with b / B . The v alue of the ex posure adju stment is displaye d. d Selec t th e des ired exposure value with v / V . Adju st th e exposu re value while checkin g th e brightne ss of the backg round. To reactiv ate auto expos[...]

48 a Set the mode dial to , S CN or . b Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. c Select (Me tering Mode) with b / B , then select [Mul t i] or [Spot] wi th v / V . Adjusting co lor tones — White Balan ce Mode dial: /SCN/ Whe n th e whi te ba lanc e is set to Au to, th e white b alance is automati cally set and the over al l colo r balan ce is ad just[...]

49 Advanced still im age sh ooting • Under fluoresce nt lig hts that flicker, the white balance adjustment f unction may not work correctly even though you select (Fluorescent). • When the flash strobes, the manual setting is canceled, and the image is recorded in [Auto] mode (except in (Flash) mode). Adjust ing the flash level — Flash Lev el[...]

50 Shooting multiple fram es — Clip Motion Mode dial: You can sho ot a numb er of cons ecutive still images (GIF an imation) . The GIF form at has a smal l file siz e, ma ki ng it co nvenien t for cr eating hom e pag es or attac hing ima ges to e-mai l. • Due to the limita tions of the GIF for ma t, the number of colors f or Clip Motion images [...]

51 Advanced still im age sh ooting 3 Sele ct [Del e te ] wit h v , then press z . When [D elete La st] i s selec ted in step 2 , each t ime you r epeat steps 1 throug h 3 , the last fram e you shot is dele ted. • Note that all images are not recorded on t he disc until yo u carry out step 6 . • For the number of images that can be recorded in C[...]

52 d Shoot th e imag e . The 16 fr ames are r ec orded as a single image (im age s ize: 1. 2M). • See page 63 to play back images recorded in Multi Bur st mode using this came ra. • For the number of images that can be r ecorded in Multi B urst mode, see page 100. • Y ou cannot use the flash in this mode. • Date and time cannot be superim p[...]

53 Advanced still im age sh ooting Shooting still im ages in TIFF mode — TIFF Mode dial: / /SCN This mo de records an im ag e with out compr ession, so the image qu ality does not deter iorat e. Imag es rec o r ded in th is m ode are s uitabl e for e ditin g on a compute r, etc. a Set the mode dial to , o r SCN. b Press M E NU . The me nu appe ar[...]

54 c Select [Mode] (REC Mode) with b / B , then select [E-Mail] with v / V . d Shoot th e imag e . When th e “Rec ording ” indica tion disappe ar s, you can shoo t the next image. To return to norma l mode Sele ct [N or ma l] in s te p 3 . • For instr uctions on how to a ttach im ages to an e-mail message, cons ult the User’ s Manual for yo[...]

55 Advanced still im age sh ooting Shooting according to scene conditi ons — Scene Selec tion Mode dial: SCN When sho ot ing night scene s, shoot ing peop le at night , sho oting lands capes, shooting port raits, shooting snowy scenes, shootin g at the shore, or shoot ing with prior ity o n the s hutter spee d such as mo tion scenes, use the foll[...]

56 Beach mode When shoo t ing seasid e or lakes id e scenes , the blue of the w a te r is clea rly rec or ded. • The flash is set to (Forced flash) or (No flash). High-speed shutter mode Use this mo de t o shoo t moving sub je cts outdoor s or i n othe r bright places. • The shutter speed becom es faster , so images shot in dark places become d[...]

57 Advanced still im age sh ooting Adding specia l effect s — Picture Effect Mode dial: /SCN/ You can di gi tally process im ages to ob ta in spec ial e ffe ct s . a Set the mode dial to , S CN or . b Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. c Select [PFX] (P . Effe ct) with b / B , then select th e des ired mode with v / V . To cancel Pi cture Effects[...]

58 d Reco rd the imag e . e Sele ct [ Recor d] or [D elet e] with v / V , th en pres s z . If you select [Record] “Record ing” a ppears o n the scr een, and the image will be reco rded on t he disc . If you select [Delete] Select [Delete] , then p ress z to not record the image on the d isc. Select [ C ancel], then pr es s z to re turn to the p[...]

59 Advanced st ill image vi ewi ng Selecting the f older and playing back images — Folder Mode dial: Select t he folder that ima ges you wan t to playb ack are s tored . a Set the mode dial to . b Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars. c Select [Folder] with b , th en press z . d Select th e des ired folder with b / B . e Select [OK] with v , then pr[...]

60 Enlarging a portion of a still image Mode dial: You ca n en large a pa rt of an ima ge up to five times the o rigina l size. Yo u can al so record the magn ified im age as a new file . Enlarging an image — Playback zoom a Set the mod e dial to . b Display t he imag e to be enla rged . c Press th e zoo m T button to zoom in on the imag e . d Se[...]

61 Advanced st ill image vi ewi ng Recording an enlarged image — Trimmi ng a Press MENU after pla yback zoom. The me nu appe ars. b Select [T rimming] wit h B , then press z . c Selec t the imag e siz e with v / V , then pr ess z . The i mage is recorde d, and t he image on the sc reen returns t o the norm al size after r ecordin g. • The trimm[...]

62 To stop slide show play back Press z , se lect [Exit] with B , then press z again. To skip to th e next/previou s image dur ing the slide show Press B (next) or b (previou s) . • The interval setting time is appr oximate, and may vary acc ording to the playback image size. Rotating still images — Rotate Mode dial: You can r otate an image re[...]

63 Advanced st ill image vi ewi ng Playing back i mages shot in Multi Burst mode Mode dial: You ca n pl ay back Multi Burst im a ges conti nuously or p lay th em ba ck fr ame b y frame . T hi s func ti on is use d for checking the image . • When Multi Burst images are played back on a computer or on a camera without the Multi Burst function, the [...]

64 To return to the normal pla yback Press z in step 4 . The play back star t s from the fram e displa ye d on th e L CD screen. To delete s hot images When using t his m ode, you c ann ot del ete only cer t ain fra mes. When yo u de lete images, all 16 o f the fra mes are deleted at the same time . 1 Disp lay the desi red Mult i Bur st i mag e to [...]

65 Still image editing Protecting image s — Protect Mode dial: This fun ction pr o te cts imag es agains t acciden tal er asure. • If you protect an image, the disc remaining space will decrease. If you cancel the protection, the disc remaining space will also decrease. • If the disc remaining sp ace is not sufficient, you may not be able to [...]

66 g Press M E NU . h Select [OK] with B , then press z . The - indica tor tur ns w hite. T he select ed image s are pro tected. To exit the Pro tect function Select [Cancel] in step 4 or sele ct [E xit] in step 8 , then pr es s z . To cancel i ndividual protectio n Select the imag e to be unprot ected wi th v / V / b / B , t hen pres s z in ste p [...]

67 Still image editing Changing image s ize — Resize Mode dial: You ca n ch ange the im ag e size of a recor ded imag e, and s ave it a s a ne w file. You can re siz e to the fol low ing sizes. 3.1M , 2.0 M, 1 .2M, V GA The orig inal i mage is r etained even aft er resizing. a Set the mode dial to . b Displ ay the imag e you wan t to resize with [...]

68 • If you m ark an image shot in T IFF mode with a print (DP OF) mark, only the uncomp ressed (TIFF) ima ge is pri nte d, and the JPEG image recorded at the same time is not printed. • If you mark an image with a print mark, the disc remaining space will decrease. If you unmark the prin t mark, the disc remaining space will a lso decrease. ?[...]

69 Still image editing g Press M E NU . h Select [OK] with B , then pres s z . Th e ma rk turn s wh it e. Th e mar k s e tting is com ple ted. To unma rk mark s Select the i mages to b e unma rked in step 5 , then press z . To unmark all the mar ks in the folder Sel ect [ All In Fo ld er] in ste p 4 , then press z . Select [Off], then pre ss z . To[...]

70 Shooting movies Mode dial: You can shoo t movies wi th sou nd (MPE G movies ) using your camera. Before starting Set [Moving Ima ge] to [MPEG Movie] in the SET UP set ti ngs (pages 40 and 105). a Set the mo de dial to . b Press (Image Si ze). The Ima ge Size setup a ppear s. c Selec t th e desi red si ze with v / V . Y ou can c hoose from 6 40 ([...]

71 Enjoying movies Viewing movies on the LCD screen Mode dial: You ca n vi ew mov ies on the LC D scre en with so und f rom the speaker. a Set the mode dial to . b Select th e des ired movie with b / B . Movie s with th e imag e size [ 160 (Mail )] are displ ayed a size s maller . • Movies with the image size [640 ( VGA)] are displayed on the ful[...]

72 Deleting movies — Delete Mode dial: You ca n de le te unw a nt ed movie s . • When using a CD-R, the di sc remaining space does not increase even if you delete images. • When using a CD-R W , the disc remaining space only increases if you delete the las t image you shot while is indicated on the LCD screen. If you modify an image, or open [...]

73 Enjoying movies g Select [OK] with B , then pres s z . When the mess a g e “Disc acce s s” disap pears, the movi es ha ve been deleted . To cancel d eletion Select [Exit] in step 3 or 7 . To delete all mov ies in the fol der Select [All In Folder] in step 3 , then press z . To cance l del et ion, sele ct [C ance l] w ith b , then p ress z . [...]

74 Viewing images on your compute r — Introduction There ar e two method s for viewing imag es on a com puter. – V i e wing imag es usi ng a C D-ROM drive (Wind ow s onl y) (page 75). – C opying i mages into your comput er through a U SB co nnectio n (Win dows, Mac OS X on ly) (pages 81 and 87 ). Recommende d computer environm ent x Recommend[...]

75 Enjoyin g image s on y our com puter Viewing images using CD-ROM drive Finalizing a disc You must e xe cut e fina li za t ion before viewi ng i mag es reco rd ed wit h you r c amera through a CD-ROM dri ve. Discs that have not b een fina lized cannot b e read with a CD-ROM d rive . What is finalization? • Finalizatio n is requi red to vie w im[...]

76 To cancel f inalization Sele ct [C ancel] wit h V on th e co ntro l bu tton in step 3 or 4 , then press z . On ce finaliza tion st arts, y ou cann ot can cel it. Canceling finalization (Unfinalize) (CD-RW only) a Place the C D- RW y ou w ant to unfinalize in the disc tray . Set the mod e dial to . “Unf inaliz e P lac e on le vel su rf ace” a[...]

77 Enjoyin g image s on y our com puter Using the supplied 8cm CD adapter a Sli d e the di sc into t h e inner groove and under two of the tabs on the inner circle of the adaptor in the order shown by the numbe rs. If your CD -ROM drive does not support 8 cm CD, use the supplied 8 c m CD ad aptor. • The supplied adaptor ma y not be com pa tible w[...]

78 Viewing images through a CD-ROM drive — Windows 98/98SE/2000/Me/XP a Star t up your computer and insert a finalized disc into the CD-ROM drive of your comput er . • T o vie w images on a CD- R W using a CD-R OM drive, the driv e must support Mu ltiR e a d. Consult th e driv e manufacturer as t o whether your drive supports MultiR ea d. • T[...]

79 Enjoyin g image s on y our com puter Image file storage destinations and image file names Image fil es re co rded with you r ca mera are group ed as fol der s in th e di sc. Example: Fo r Windows Me users • Data in the “100MSDCF” or “M SSONY” folders is for playback only , and your camer a cannot rec ord images in these f olders. • F[...]

80 • ssss st and s for any number w ithi n the ran ge from 0001 to 9999. • The nume rical porti ons of th e followi ng fi les are the same. –A smal l-size image file shot in E-Mail mod e and its correspond ing image file –An audio file shot in Vo ice mode and its corre spo nding ima ge file –An uncompr essed imag e file shot in TI FF mode[...]

81 Enjoyin g image s on y our com puter Copying images into your computer through a USB connection • Close down all applications r unning on the computer before i nstalling. • When using Windows 2000 or XP , lo g on as Administrator. Installing the PTP Manager — Wind ows 98 /98SE /2000 /Me • When using W indows XP, you need not install the [...]

82 f Select th e des tination folder , then cl ick [Ne xt]. “Selec t Progr am Fol der” scr een appear s. g Select [P TP Manager ] as a program f older , then clic k [Next]. “Start Copyi ng Fi les” screen ap pears. h Check the setti ngs and click [Next]. The P TP Manage r installation starts. When in stallat ion f inish es, “Insta llShiel [...]

83 Enjoyin g image s on y our com puter Installing “ImageMixer” — Wi ndows 98 /98SE /2000 /Me/ X P You can use the “Im ageMix er Ver. 1 .5 for Sony” soft w are to copy , view and e di t images. For details, see the software’s help file s. a Click [ImageM i xer ] on the installing menu screen. Select the desired la nguag e , then cl ick [...]

84 b Tur n on y our c omput er an d the came ra. c Connect t he supplied USB cable to th e (USB) j ack of the came ra. d Connect the USB cable to your comput er. • When you use a desktop computer , we recommend that you connect the USB cable to the USB connector on the rear panel. • When using Windo ws XP, the AutoPlay wizard automatically appe[...]

85 Enjoyin g image s on y our com puter Copying images a Follow the st eps on p age 83 t o make the USB c onnection, then th e PTP M anage r st ar ts. Click [Next]. The imag es stor ed on t he disc are displaye d. It may take som e time to load t he images from t he dis c. b Sele ct t he im ages t hat y ou want to co py, then cli ck [Next ]. The Co[...]

86 When the PTP Manager does not start up 1 Right-c li ck [My Comp uter] , then click [Properties]. The “S ystem Proper ties ” screen appea rs. • When using Windo ws 2000, click [ Hardware] tab on the “System Prope rties ” scree n. 2 Check w he th er the othe r de vi ce is alread y insta lled. 1 Cli ck [De vice Ma nager ]. 2 Check for a [[...]

87 Enjoyin g image s on y our com puter Viewing images on your computer a Double-click [My Documents] on the des kt op. The “M y Doc umen ts” fold er cont en ts are dis pl ayed. b Double-click the desired folder and image file. The imag e is di splaye d. • This section describes the procedure for viewing copied images i n the “My Document s[...]

88 Troubleshooting If yo u experien ce t rouble wi th your c amera , try th e fo llow in g s o l utio n s. 1 First check t he items on the t ables be low. If code di s pla ys “C: ss : ss ” appear on the screen, the self- diag nosis displ ay fun ction i s working (page 98). 2 Should your c ame ra st ill not work properly , press the RE SET butto[...]

89 Troubles hooting The bat tery re maining indicator is incorrect, or sufficient battery rema inin g indic ator is displaye d but the power runs out soon . • Yo u hav e us ed th e cam e r a f or a long time in an extremel y hot o r an extr emely c old locat ion. • T he ba tt ery pa c k is de a d (page 110). • T he battery pac k is dis charge[...]

90 Shooting st ill images/mov ies Symptom Cause Sol ution The su bject is n ot visibl e on the screen. • Th e m ode dia l is not set to , , SCN or . p Set it to , , SCN or (pages 22 and 70) . The image is out of f ocus. • The s ubje ct is too close . •T h e (Twi light mode ) or (Landscap e mode) is selected for the S cene Select ion function.[...]

91 Troubles hooting Your came ra cannot reco rd imag es. • No dis c has be en in serte d. • T he disc is full. • T he disc has not been in itial iz e d. • You cannot r ecord images while charg ing the flash. • T he m ode dia l is not set to , or SC N when s hooting a stil l image. • T he mode dial is not set to when shooti ng a movie. p[...]

92 Viewing im ages Deleting/Editing Images Symptom Cause Sol ution Your camera cannot play back image s. • The mode dia l is not set to . • Your camera cannot play back image fil es copied f rom th e hard disk of your com puter if the fold e r/ f ile name h as bee n ch ange d or the im a ge has been modified . • Th e came r a is in USB mode. [...]

93 Troubles hooting Computers Symptom Cause Solu tion You do not know if the OS of your com puter is compatib le. — p Check “R ecommended c omputer env ironment” (page 74). You cannot install PTP Manager. — p In W indows 20 00, log on as Ad ministr ator (auth orized Administrato rs) (page 81). Your computer does not recognize y our camera. [...]

94 Disc The image ca nnot be played back thr ough the CD-ROM drive of your computer. • Th e disc has not been fina li zed. • Vi bration ca used an error du ring recordi ng. • Th e CD-ROM drive does not supp ort the packet- write system . • Th e CD-ROM drive does n ot supp ort the Mult iRead. • The dis c may be scra tche d o r dirt y . —[...]

95 Troubles hooting Oth ers Symptom Cause Solu tion Y our camera does not work. • You are not using an “InfoLI THI UM ” batt ery pack . • T he ba tt ery le ve l is low. (The E indica tor appears.) • T he AC Adap tor is not connected sec ur el y. p Use an “I nfoLITHIUM” ba ttery pack (page 109). p Charge t he batt ery pack (p age 11). [...]

96 Warnings and messages The follow i ng messages may a ppe ar on the scre en . Message Me an ing/Correc tiv e action Cover open • The disc c ove r is open . C lose the dis c cover (page 1 8). No disc • No disc is inser ted. Inse rt a di sc (page 18). Driv e er ror • Troubl e has occurred wit h the dr ive . Turn th e power off and on again (p[...]

97 Troubles hooting Not enough battery • The batter y le vel is to o low to e xec ute in iti aliz a tio n or finali z at ion. E • The battery level is low. Charge t he battery pa ck (page 11) . Depending on t he condit ions of use, the indica tor may flash eve n thou gh there is stil l 5 to 10 minutes of rem aining b atte r y tim e le f t. Can [...]

98 Self-diagnosis dis play – If a code start ing wi th an alp habet letter appears Your cam er a has a self-diag nosi s displ a y. This func tion displa ys the camera c o ndit ion on the LCD scre en wi th a comb in a tion of a letter and four numerica l digits. If thi s occur s , ch eck the fol lowing cod e ch ar t and attem p t the co rres pon d[...]

99 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion Number of ima ges that can be sa ved or shooting time In add itio n to s e tting the im age s i ze and image qua l it y, you ca n a lso se lect various recor ding modes ac cordin g to t he purp ose of shootin g. • The values f or the numb er or i mag es th at can be saved a nd the shooting time m ay vary, depe ndi [...]

100 Shooting time (Unit s: ima ges) * When recording 10 frames per Clip Motion file **The image size is 1.2M. Recording m ode Image size Imag e qua lity 640 (VGA) 160 (Mail) Mobile Normal Standar d Fine M P E G M o v i e 5 m i n . 5 1 s e c . 8 9 m i n . 1 1 s e c . –––– Clip M otion* – – 1070 505* – – Multi Bur s t** – – – ?[...]

101 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion Menu items Menu it em s that c an b e modi fied diffe r depe nding on th e posi tion of th e mode dial. The screen shows only th e it e ms yo u ca n ope rate i n ea ch sp ecifi c mod e. Factor y set tings are in dicate d w it h x . When the mod e dial is se t to When the mod e dial is set to or SCN Item Set ting Des[...]

102 When the mo de dial is set to (when [Mov ing Image] is se t to [MPEG Movie] in the SET UP setting s) ISO 400 / 200 / 100 / x Auto This sele c ts the ISO sensi tivity . Select a large num ber when sho oting in da r k locations or shootin g a sub je ct movi ng at high speed, or sele c t a sma ll num ber to obtain hig h image qualit y. (This setti[...]

103 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion When the mod e dial is se t to (when [Moving Imag e] is set to [Cl ip Motion] in the SET UP settings) When the mod e dial is set to (when [Movi ng Image] is set to [Multi Burst] in the SET UP settings) Item Set ting Descripti on (EV) + 2.0 EV / +1 .7 EV / +1 .3EV / + 1.0 EV / +0.7 EV / +0 .3 EV / x 0EV / –0. 3EV /[...]

104 When th e m ode dia l is se t t o Item Se tting Descriptio n Folder OK / Cance l Selects the fold e r cont ainin g the image you wa nt to pl ay bac k (pag e 59). Protect — Protects images agai nst accide ntal erasu re (page 65). DPOF — Marks th e prin t (D POF) m ark on s till images yo u wan t to print ( page 6 7). Slide Int erval Image Re[...]

105 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion SET UP items Set the mode dial t o S ET U P. Th e S ET UP screen ap p ears. Factor y set tings are in dicate d w it h x . (Cam era) (Disc Tool 1 ) Item S etting Description Moving Image x MPEG Mo vie / Clip Motion / M ulti Bu rst Selects t he shooting mode for a m ovie (pages 70, 50 and 51). AF Mode S ingl e / x Mon[...]

106 (Disc T ool 2) (Setup 1) (Setu p 2) 2 Item Setti ng Description File Numbe r x Ser ies Reset – As sig ns numbe rs to fi le s in se que nc e eve n if the disc is c ha nged or the reco rd ing f old er is changed. – Re se ts th e file numbe ring and star ts from 0001 each tim e the fold er is change d. (When the record ing folder cont ains a f[...]

107 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion Precautions On han dling the cam era Do not carry the cam era by the disc cover Do not touch the rotating disc This may cause in jury. On cleanin g the pickup lens When the pickup lens bec omes dirt y and the came ra ca nnot opera te prop erl y, clea n th e picku p lens us ing a com merci ally ava ilab le blowe r. O[...]

108 On moisture condensation If the cam era is bro ught d irectly fr om a co ld to a war m locati on, or is p laced in a very damp r oom, moi sture may c onden se inside or outsid e th e came ra. This moistu r e conden satio n ma y ca use a mal fun ctio n of the camer a. Moisture condensation occurs easily when: • The ca m era is bro ught from a [...]

109 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion • Do not use any sol vent (benz ine, th inner, stati c prot ection product , re cord cl eaner, etc.) t o clea n a di sc. Notes • Do not remove the disc while reading or writing data. • Data may be damaged if: – Y ou remov e the disc or shake the camera while reading or writing data. – Y ou turn off your ca[...]

110 Effective use of the battery pack • Bat tery pe rforman ce dec reases in low- temper ature surrou ndings. So, the time t hat the ba ttery p ack can be used is short er in cold place s. We reco mmend the f ollowin g to ensure lon ger b atte ry pa ck u se: – Put the b attery p ack in a poc ket close to your body t o warm it up, and insert it [...]

111 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion Specifications x Camera [System] Image device 6.67 mm (1/2.7 type) color CCD Primary color filte r T otal pixe ls numbe r of camera Approx. 3 338 0 00 pixels Effect ive pixels nu mber of camera Approx. 3 207 0 00 pixels Lens 3× zoom lens f = 6.4 – 19.2 mm (9/32 – 25/32 inches) (41 – 123 mm (1 5/8 – 4 7/8 in[...]

112 x AC-L15A/L15B AC Ad aptor P ower re quiremen ts 100 – 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Cur rent co nsum ptio n 0.35 – 0.18 A P ower c onsumpti on 18 W Output voltage 8.4 V DC , 1.5 A Opera ting t emperatu re 0°C to +40°C (32°F to +104°F) Stora ge temp eratur e –20°C to +60°C (–4°F to +140°F) Dimen si ons ( a ppro x. ) 56×31×100 mm (2 1/4×[...]

113 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion The LCD scree n When shooting still image s A Recording mode indica tor (50- 54) B AE/AF lock indicator ( 22) C Battery rem a ini ng indicator ( 12) D White bal ance indicator (48)/ Mode dial indicator/ Flash mod e indicator (27)/ Red-ey e reduc tion indi cator ( 28) E Date/time indicator (30)/ ISO number indicator [...]

114 When shootin g movies A Recordi ng mode indicat or ( 70) B Battery remain ing indicator (12) C White balance indicator (48) D Picture effect in dicator (57) E Low batt ery warning indica t or (97) F AF range finder frame (43) G Spot metering cross hair (48) H Image size indicator (70) I Recording time [maximum recordable time] indicator (100) J[...]

115 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion When playing back still images A Recording mode indica tor (50- 54) B Protect indicator (65) / Print (DPOF) mark indi cator (67)/ V olume indicator (54) C Remaining space recovery indicator (35) D Zoom scalin g indicator (60 ) / Jog pla yback ind icator (63) E Image size indicator (20) F Folder -file number G Change[...]

116 Index Index A A C A da ptor ....... ...... ....... ....... .. ....... ....... ..... 11, 14 Access lam p .......... ....... ....... ....... ......... ...... ....... 18 AE/AF l ock ....... ...... ......... ....... ....... ....... ....... .... 45 AE/AF l ock indic ator ........... ....... ....... ...... ....... 22 AF illum i na to r ........ ... .[...]

117 Index G GIF ... ....... ....... ....... ...... ....... ......... ....... ....... . 50, 80 I Image copying images t o your computer ............... 85 file n ame s .......... ...... ....... .. ....... ....... ....... .. .....80 image f ile st o ra g e dest i n at i o ns .... ....... ...... ...7 9 image qual it y ...... .. ....... .. ....... ....[...]

118 image size ........ ....... ......... ....... ....... ...... ....... 20 meteri ng mode ........ ....... ....... ...... ....... ......... 47 number of images that can be saved or shoot i n g tim e ......... ... ....... .. ....... ...... . 21, 99 picture ef fect ...... ... ...... ....... ... ...... ....... .. ....... 57 Scene Se lection .........[...]

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