Sony Cybershot DSC-P92 manuel d'utilisation

3-082-719- 11 (1) Digital Sti ll Camera Operating Inst ructions Befor e o perat ing the unit , pl ea se re ad t his m anua l t horo ughl y, and retain i t for f uture re ference . Owner’s Record The mode l and ser ial numb ers ar e located on the bot tom. Record th e ser ial nu mber in th e space prov ide d belo w. R efer to the se num bers whene[...]

2 T o prevent fire or shock hazard, do not e xpose the un it to rain or moisture. If you have any questions about this product, you ma y call : Sony Custome r Informat ion Services Center 1-800-222-SONY (7669) The number below is for the FCC related matt ers on ly . Regulatory I nformation CA UTION Y ou are cauti oned that any changes o r modificat[...]

3 RECYCLING NICKEL MET AL HYDRIDE B A TTERIES Nickel Metal Hydride b atter ies are recyc lable. Y ou can help pre serve our environment by returni ng your used rechar geable bat teries t o the co llecti on and rec ycling locat ion nearest you. For more inform ation regarding recycling of rechar geable batteri es, cal l toll free 1-800-822-88 37, o [...]

4 Before u sing your came ra Tria l re cor ding Before you re cord one-time events, you may want to make a trial reco rding to ma ke sure that the cam era is work ing correctly . No compensation for contents of the recording Contents of the recording cannot be compens ated for if recording or playback is not possibl e due to a malfuncti on of your [...]

5 The pictur e s used in thi s manual The phot ographs use d as examp les of pictu res in this ma nual are reprod uced image s, and are not actu al images s hot us ing th is cam era. Trademarks • “Memory S tick,” , and “MagicGate Memory Stick” are trad emarks of Sony Corporation. • “Memory S tick Duo” and are t rad ema rks o f Sony [...]

6 Table of co ntents Before using you r camera ....... ..... ......... .... 4 Identifyin g the parts ....... ...... ........ ............ . 8 Preparing batteries ............ ........... ......... .. 10 Charging t h e bat teries ............. ........... ..... 10 Inserting t h e batte r ies ........ ........... ...... ..... 12 Using an e xternal p [...]

7 Playing b a ck im ages shot in Mu lti Bu rst mode ........ ...... ......... ............ ..... .......6 1 Playing ba ck continuously ......... ......... 61 Playin g back fram e by frame – Jog play back ........... ......... ........... . 61 Protectin g images – Protect...... ........ ....... 63 On the single scree n ....... ............ .....[...]

8 Ide ntify ing the pa rts A POWER but ton (16 ) B Shut ter b utton (22) C Flash (28) D Micr ophone E Self-timer lamp (2 7) / AF il lumi nat or (29) F T ripod receptacle (bottom surface) G PO WER lamp (16) H Find er w in dow I Lens J Access lamp (1 9) K “Memory S tick” co ver (19) • Use a tripod with a screw length of less than 5.5 mm (7/32 i[...]

9 A Zoom b utton s (du ring sho oting) (25) /Index b uttons ( during pla ybac k) (33) B Control button (Menu on) ( v / V / b / B / z ) (16) / (Menu of f) ( / / 7 /) (2 8/27/24/ 26) C Mode selector (17) : T o view or edit imag es : T o shoot sti ll images : T o sho ot movies/Clip Motion images/Multi Burst mode images SET UP: T o set the SET UP it em[...]

10 Prepar ing batte ries Use the follo wing batter ies in this camera. Acceptable batteri es HR 15/51:HR6 (size AA) Nickel-Metal Hydride batt eries (2) – NH-AA-D A (2) (supplied) – NH-AA-2D A twin-pack (not supplied) R6 (s ize A A) alk alin e ba tter ies (2 ) Batteries that cannot be used Manganese ba tterie s, lithium batterie s, ni- cad ba tt[...]

11 Getti n g star ted Charging time This r epresents the time required to charge f ully depleted Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries using the supplied battery charger in an environment where the ambient temperature is 25°C (77°F ). • Charging is complete i n approximately six hours. The CHARGE lam p may r emain lit longer than six hours, but this i[...]

12 Inserti ng the b atteri es , Open t he battery cov er. Slide it in the directi o n of th e arrow with the OPEN but ton pressed, a nd it opens out. , Insert the bat ter ies. Matc h the +/ − poles o f the batt eries to t he +/ − marks insid e th e batt ery ca se. • Occasionally clean t he poles of th e batteries and the terminals of the batt[...]

13 Getti n g star ted Battery remaining indicator (When using th e Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries) As the ba ttery power decrea ses with use , the battery re maining indi cator disp lays the amoun t of power remai ning using the following sym bols. • If the LCD screen is off, press to turn it on. • Based on th e conditions under wh ich the came[...]

14 Insertin g the batt eries (continu ed) Battery life and the numb er of images that can be recorded / played back The tables sho w approximate guidelines for the length of t ime the camera can b e used when you shoot in Normal mode i n an en vironment wh ere the ambient temperature is 25 °C (77°F), and the batteries are fully charged. The guide[...]

15 Getti n g star ted Using an ext ernal powe r source , Open the jack cov er, then connect the AC-LS5 A C Adap tor (not supplied) to the DC IN jack of the ca mera. Conn ect th e plug with the v mark facing toward th e LCD scre en. • Be sure to use th e AC -LS5 AC Adaptor . Other AC adapto rs cannot b e used with this ca mera. • Connect the A C[...]

16 Turn ing your cam era on/off , Press POWER to turn on the camera . The POWER la mp light s in green and the powe r is on. When you turn on the cam era for th e firs t time, the C lock Set scre en appear s (page 17) . To turn off the p ower Press P OWER again, the POWER lamp goes out, and th e camera turns of f. • Do no t remove the batte ries [...]

17 Getti n g star ted Setti ng the date and t ime , Set the mode selector to . • Y ou can carry out this operation e ven when the mode selector is set to or . • T o set the time and the date again, set the mode selec tor to S ET U P, sel ect [C lock Set ] i n (Setup 1) (pages 41, 103), then pro ceed from Step 3 . , Press POWER to turn on the ca[...]

18 , Select the year, month, day , hour, or minute item you want to set with b / B on the control but ton. v is shown a bove and V is shown below th e sele cte d item . , Set the desire d numerical value with v / V on the co ntrol button , then press z . After set ting the curr ent numer ical value, set t he next item. Repeat the a bove pro cess un[...]

19 Shootin g still images Inserting and removing a “Me mory Stick” , Open the “Mem ory Stick” cover . Slid e the cov er in the di rect ion of the arr ow. • For more information about the “Memory Stick,” see page 105. , Insert the “Memo ry Stic k.” Insert the “M emory Stick” al l the wa y in until it clicks as shown in the illu[...]

20 Setti ng the stil l image si ze , Set the mode se lector t o , and t ur n on t he camer a. , Press (Image Size). The Imag e Size se tup item ap pears. • For more informat ion about the image size , see page 21. , Select t he d esired i mage s ize with v / V on the control button. The ima g e size is set. After th e setting is comple ted, pre s[...]

21 Shootin g still images • When the remaini ng number of imag es recordable is mo re than 999 9, “>9999” is indicated. Image size and quali ty You ca n choose ima ge size (num ber of pixe ls) and ima ge qu ality (com pressio n ratio) ba sed on t he kind o f images y ou wa nt to shoot. The large r you make the image size an d the highe r y[...]

22 Basic still image shoot ing – using auto mode , Set the mode se lector t o , and t ur n on t he camer a. The recor d ing fold er name is indi cate d on the LCD screen for a bout five seconds. • The lens cov er opens when the power is tur ned on. • Do not touch the lens po rtion while it is operating, such as when you press PO WER to turn o[...]

23 Shootin g still images , Pre ss the shut ter button fu lly down . The shutte r clicks, the sh ooting is com ple ted, and t he st ill im age is sa ved in the “M emory Stick .” When the record ing lamp (page 9) goes ou t, you can sho ot the next imag e. • When you are shooting with the batteries, if no tasks are per formed for a whi le with [...]

24 Basic still image shooting – using auto mode (continued) About Auto Focus When y ou tr y to s hoot a subject that is ha rd to focu s on, t he AE/AF l ock indicator will change to flash ing slowly. The Au to Fo cus func tion may b e di ffic ult to use with in the fol lowing subjec ts. In su ch cases, release t he shutter button, then t ry to re[...]

25 Shootin g still images Using the zoom feature , Press t he zoom but tons to choo se the desire d zoom position, a nd shoot your image. The minim um distance needed to focus on a subject When th e zoo m is set all the w ay to the W side: ap proximate ly 50 cm (19 3 / 4 inch es) from the end of th e lens Wh en the zoom is se t all th e way to the [...]

26 Shooting close-ups – Macro For close-up s of small subj ects like flow ers or insects, shoot using the mac ro feature . You ca n use this featur e for close-u ps of subjects up to the distances specified below. When the zoom i s set all th e way to the W side: 10 c m (4 in ches) from the end of the lens When the zoom i s set all th e way to th[...]

27 Shootin g still images Using the self-timer , Set the mode selector to , and pres s V ( ) on the cont rol butt on. The (Self -timer) ind icator appear s on th e LCD screen . • If the menu is currently displayed, press MENU first to make the menu disappear . • Y ou can carry out this operation e ven when the mode selector is set to . , Cent e[...]

28 Selecting a flash mode , Set the mode se lector t o , and pres s v ( ) on the control button repeat edly t o se lect a flash mode. The flas h mode has the fol lowing fe atures. No i ndi cato r (Aut o): The cam era dec ides to use the fla sh based on lighti ng condit ions. The flas h will be used when there i s not enou gh light or when shootin g[...]

29 Shootin g still images To reduce “red-eye” wh en shooting live su bjects The flash pre -strobes before shooting to redu ce the red -eye ph enomen on. Set [Red Eye Re duction] to [On ] in the SET U P settings (pa ge 102). ap pears on the LCD screen . • The amount of red-eye reduction possible varies acc or ding to the individual. In additio[...]

30 Shooting with the finder The find er is conveni ent when you want to save battery po wer, or whe n it is difficu lt to conf irm the im age usin g the LC D sc reen . Each time you press , t he display changes in t he followi ng order. All of the i ndicato rs are tu rned o ff • The image through the finder does not indicate the actual record abl[...]

31 Shootin g still images Inserting the date and time on a still image , Set the mode selector to SET UP. The SE T UP s creen appear s. • When images are shot with the date and time inserted, the date and time cannot be removed later . • When shooting images with the date and time inserted, the actual date and time are not displayed on the LCD [...]

32 Viewin g images on the LCD screen of your camera You can view im ages shot with the came ra almos t immedi ately on the s cre en. You can sele ct the fol lowin g thr ee me thod s for vie wing imag es. Single (single-image) screen You ca n view on e image at a time, occupy ing the ent ire scr een. Index (nine-image) screen Nine imag es are displa[...]

33 Viewing st ill images , Select the desire d still ima ge wit h b / B on the co ntrol button. b : Display s the previous image. B : Display s the n ext image . 2 10:30 PM 2003 7 4 101-0003 3 / 9 101 VGA BACK/NEXT VOLUME Viewing on the index (nine- or triple-image) screen , Pre ss the zoom W (index ) but ton once. The disp lay s witch es to the In[...]

34 Viewin g images on a TV scre en , Connect the supplied A/V connect ing cable to the A /V OUT (MONO) jack of the camera an d the aud io/video input jacks of the TV. If your TV has stere o type input jacks, connec t the audio pl ug (black ) of the A/V connec ting cab le to the L ch audio inpu t jack. • T u rn off both the cam era and the TV befo[...]

35 Viewing st ill images Watching images on a TV screen If you wa nt to view im ages on a TV, you need a TV having a video in put jack and the A/V co nnecti ng cable (sup plied). The colo r syste m of the TV must match as that of your di gital still ca mera. Check the following l ist: NTSC system Bahama Islands, Boliv ia, Canada , Cen tral Ame rica[...]

36 Deleting i mages , Set the mode se lector t o , and t ur n on t he camer a. Select the image yo u want to delete with b / B on the control but ton. , Press (Del ete). The image has not ye t been delet ed at this poin t. • Y ou cannot delete prot ected images (page 63). , Sel ect [D elete] with v on t he control button, then pr ess z . “Memor[...]

37 Deleti ng still i mages Deleting on the Index (nine-image) screen , Wh ile an Index ( nine-im age) screen (page 3 3) is di spl ayed, press (Delet e). , Select [Select] with b / B on the control bu tton, then press z . To delete al l the images in the fo lder Select [All In Folder] with B on the contr ol butt on , then press z . Nex t, sel ect [O[...]

38 Deleting on the Index (nine- image) screen (continued) , Pres s (Del ete). Select [OK] with B on the control bu tton, then press z . “Memo ry Stick acce ss” appear s on the screen. When this message disappears, all of the image s with marks have been delete d . To cancel th e deletion Select [ Exit] with b on the control b utton, then pr ess[...]

39 Deleti ng still i mages , Selec t [Delete] with v on the control button, then pr ess z . “Memory Stick acc ess” ap pears on t he scree n. When this m essage di sappea rs, the image has been de leted. To cancel th e deletion Sel ect [E xit] with V on the control button, then pr ess z . 3 Delete Exit 10:30 PM 2003 7 4 101-0002 OK BACK/NEXT[...]

40 Formattin g a “Memory Stick” , Insert the “M emor y St ick” you want to f ormat into the c amera. Set the mo de sele ctor to SET UP, and turn on the camera. • The term “forma tting” mea ns prepa ring a “Memory Stick” to record images; this process is also called “initialization.” The s upplied “Memory Stick” and those a[...]

41 Before advance d operatio ns How to setup and operate your camera This section de scribes the most freque ntly used m enus an d the SE T UP scre en. Changing menu settings a Press MEN U. The men u appe ars. b Select th e setting item you want to change with b / B on the cont rol b u tton. The let ters an d symbol s of the item you select tur n y[...]

42 Deciding the still image quality Mode se lector: You can select th e sti ll image qualit y from [Fine] or [Stan dard]. Before operation Set (Cam era) to any mode other t han [Auto ] in the menu set tings (p age 23). a Set the mod e sele ctor to . b Press MEN U. The men u appe ars. c Select (P . Quality) with b / B , then sel ect the de sired ima[...]

43 Before advance d operatio ns Creating a new folder a Set the mode selecto r to SET UP. b Sel ect (Memory Stic k T ool) wit h v / V , [Create REC. Folder] wit h B / v / V , and [OK] with B / v , then pr ess z . The fol lowing scree n appe ars. c Select [OK] wit h v , then pres s z . A new folder i s created wi th a number one hi gher than the lar[...]

44 Choosing a f ocus method Mode se lector: / Multipoint AF The came ra ca lculat es th e dis tan ce in t hree areas to the left , and right and in the cent er of the i mage , let ting you sh oot usin g the auto f ucus func tion wit hout worry ing abo ut the imag e com pos ition . Thi s is us eful whe n it is diff icult to focus o n the subj ect be[...]

45 Advanced st ill image shooting Sh oo ti ng t ec h n i ques Even if it is difficult to focu s in AF shooting because the subject is not in the center of t he frame, you can focus in this situation using Center AF . For e xample, when you are shooting two subjects, and there is a g ap between them, the ca m era may focus on th e background visible[...]

46 a Set the mod e select or to or . b Press MEN U. The men u appe ars. c Select 9 (Focus) with b / B , then sel ect the dist ance to the subject with v / V . Y ou can s elect from the f ollo wing dist ance sett ings . 0.5m , 1.0m, 3. 0m, 7 .0m, ∞ (unli mited dist ance ) To return to auto focus mode In step 3 , se lect 9 (Focus), then select [Mul[...]

47 Advanced st ill image shooting Selecting a meter ing mode Mode se lector: / This functi on enables you to select a meteri ng mode to suit t he shootin g conditio ns and purp ose. Multi-pattern m e tering The ima ge is d ivided into mu ltiple regions and m etering is perf ormed f or ea ch r egion. The camer a judges t he subj ect posi tion an d b[...]

48 Adjust ing color t ones – White B alance Mode se lector: / Whe n the w hit e bala nce is set to Auto , th e whit e bala nc e is se t auto mat ically in response to the condition of th e subject, and the overal l colo r bal anc e is ad juste d accor d ingl y. When you w ant to f ix the condit ions under whi ch the imag e is captu red, or when s[...]

49 Advanced st ill image shooting Adjusting th e flash level – Flash Level Mode se lector: You ca n adju st th e amout of flash light . Before operation Set (Camera) to a ny mode other t han [Auto] i n the men u settings (pa ge 23). a Set the mode selecto r to . b Press MEN U. The me nu ap pears . c Select [ ] (Flash Level) wit h b / B , then sel[...]

50 Before operation Set [Movi ng Image] to [Cli p Motion] in the SET UP settings ( pages 41 , 102). a Set the mod e sele ctor to . b Press (Image Size) . The Im age S ize se tup item appea rs. c Select the desi red mode with v / V . Y ou can sele ct fr om [Norma l] or [Mobile ]. d Shoot one frame . e Shoot the next frame . Pre ss the shut ter butt [...]

51 Advanced st ill image shooting Shooting in Multi Bu rst mo de – Multi Burst Mode se lector: Pressing th e shutter button on ce recor ds 16 frames in a row. This is convenient for check ing your form in sports, for ex amp le. Before operation Set [Mov ing Imag e] to [ Mul ti Bu rst] in th e SET U P settings (pages 41 , 102). a Set the mode sele[...]

52 c Select [Mod e] (REC Mode) wit h b / B , then se lect [Bu rst 3] with v / V . d Shoot your ima ge . Y ou can do th e next shootin g after “Recor ding” disappe ars from the LCD screen. To return to normal mode In Step 3 , sele ct [N orma l]. • The flash cannot be used. • The image is not displayed during shooting. Compose the picture bef[...]

53 Advanced st ill image shooting Shooting still im ages with audio files – Voice Mode se lector: You ca n record still i mages with audio files. a Set the mode selecto r to . b Press MEN U. The me nu ap pears . c Select [Mode] (REC Mode) with b / B , then select [V oic e] with v . d Shoot your image. If you press and release the shutter button, [...]

54 Shooting according to scene condi tions Mode se lector: When s hoot ing night scenes, shoo ting people at night, shooti ng landsca pes, or shooti ng a wate rfront or a snowscap e, use the modes liste d belo w to i ncr ease th e qualit y of your ima ges. Twilight m ode Under d ark li ghting con ditions, y ou c an shoot a distan t night view. Howe[...]

55 Advanced st ill image shooting a Set the mode selecto r to b Press MEN U. The me nu ap pears . c Select (Camer a) with b , then sel ect the de sired mode wit h v / V . To return to the no rmal shooting In St ep 3 , select [Auto] or [Pr ogram]. • Even when you select T wiligh t or T wi light portrait mode in Burst 3 mode, the shutter speed sett[...]

56 Adding sp ecial effect s – Picture Effect Mode se lector: / You ca n add special effects to brin g out the contrast in your i mages. Before operation Whe n shoo ti ng st ill ima ge s, set (Came ra) to an y mode ot her tha n [Auto] in the menu sett ings (page 23). a Set the mod e selecto r to or . b Press MENU . The menu app ears. c Select [ PF[...]

57 Advanced st ill image viewing Selecting the f older and playing back images – Folder Mode se lector: Select t he folder t hat ima ges you want to play bac k are stor ed. a Set the mode selecto r to . b Press MEN U. The me nu ap pears . c Select [Folder] with b , t hen press z . d Select th e desired folder wit h b / B . e Select [OK] with v , [...]

58 Enlarging a portion of a still image Mode se lector: You ca n enlarge an i mage up to five times the si ze of the orig inal image. Y ou ca n also record t he enl arged image as a ne w file . Enlarging an image – Playback zoom a Set the mod e selecto r to . b Display the image you want to enla r ge. c Press the zoo m T button to enla r ge th e [...]

59 Advanced st ill image viewing Recording an enlarged image – Trimming a After you h ave viewed an image using p laybac k zoom, press M ENU . The me nu ap pears . b Select [T rimming] with B , then press z . c Select th e image siz e with v / V , then pr ess z . The i mage is recorded , and t he screen image retu rns to the size it was before en[...]

60 To skip to th e next/previous image during slide show Press B (nex t), or b (pre vious). • The interval settings are just guidelines. The actual intervals differ , b ased on factors like th e size of the i mage. Rotating still im ages – Rotate Mode selecto r: Images s hot when holdin g the camer a vertical ly can be ro tated an d displaye d [...]

61 Advanced st ill image viewing Playing back i mages shot in Multi Bu rst mode Mode se lector: You ca n play back Mul ti Burst ima ges conti nuously or p lay th em ba ck fr ame b y frame . This functi on is used for che cking the images. • When the images a r e played back on a computer, the 16 frames you shot will all be displayed at the same t[...]

62 To delete s hot images When using t his mode, you c annot delet e only cer tai n frames . When yo u dele te images, all 16 of th e frames are delete d at the same time . 1 Display the Multi Burst im age you want to dele te. 2 Press (Delete). 3 Se lect [Del ete ], t hen pre ss z . All of the fra mes are de lete d.[...]

63 Still ima ge editi ng Protecting image s – Protect Mode se lector: To pr event ac cident al eras ure of an impor tant image, you can protec t it. On the single screen a Set the mode selecto r to . b Disp lay t he ima ge you want t o protect with b / B . c Press MEN U. The men u appe ars. d Select [P rotect] with b / B , t hen press z . The ima[...]

64 h Select [OK] with B , then press z . The - ma rk t urns white and the select ed image is protected . To cancel t he protection In Step 4 , sel ect [Cance l], or in St ep 8 , select [E xit]. To release p rotection In Step 5 , select an imag e for whi ch you want to re lease protec tion wit h v / V / b / B and press z . T he - ma rk turns gray a [...]

65 Still ima ge editi ng Changing image s ize – Resiz e Mode se lector: You ca n change the imag e size of a recor ded im age, and sav e it as a new f ile. You can re size to the follow ing sizes. 5.0M, 3.1M, 1.2 M, and VGA. The orig inal image is ret ained even after resizing. a Set the mode selecto r to . b Display the imag e you want to resize[...]

66 Choosing images to print – Print (DPOF) mark Mode se lector: You ca n designate c ertain i mages to be prin ted . This ma rk is conveni ent when yo u want to print images at a shop tha t confor ms with the DPOF (Digit al Print Order Format ) standard. • Y ou cannot mark movies (MPEG movie) or images recorded in Clip Motion mode. • In E- Ma[...]

67 Still ima ge editi ng g Press MEN U. h Select [OK] wit h B , then press z . Th e mark turns wh ite a nd the setting is comp leted. To delete the mark In St ep 5 , select the im age you w ant t o delete the mark with v / V / b / B , and press z . To delete al l the marks from the images in the folder In St ep 4 , sel ect [All In Folde r], then pr[...]

68 Shooting movies Mode se lector: You can shoo t movies (MPEG movies) . Before operation Set [Moving Ima ge] to [MPEG Movie] in the SET UP settin gs (page s 41, 10 2). a Set the mod e selecto r to . b Press (Image Size). The Ima ge Size set up item a ppear s. c Select the desired mode wit h v / V . Y ou can choo se fro m 640 (VG A) or 160 (Mail). [...]

69 Enjoyin g movies Viewing movies on the LCD screen Mode se lector: You ca n view movies on the LCD screen of the camer a and hear sounds from th e spea ker of th e camer a. a Set the mode selecto r to . b Select th e desired movie wit h b / B . Movie s with the image s ize [ 160 (Mail )] are di splayed a size smaller than st ill ima g es. Movie s[...]

70 Deleting movies Mode se lector: You ca n delete unwa nted mov ies. On the single screen a Set the mod e selecto r to . b Sel ect the mo vie y ou want to delete with b / B . c Pre ss (Del ete). The movie ha s not yet been dele ted at this point . d Sel ect [D elet e] wit h v , the n press z . “Memor y Stic k access” app ears on the screen. Wh[...]

71 Enjoyin g movies g Select [OK] wit h B , then press z . “Memory S tick acce ss” message appear s on t he screen . When this messag e disappears, the movie has bee n dele ted. To cancel th e deletion In St ep 3 or 7 , select [Exit]. To delete al l the images in the folder In St ep 3 , sel ect [All In Folde r], then press z . Next, sel ect [OK[...]

72 Editing movies Mode se lector: You ca n cut movies, or delete unn ecessary porti ons of movi es. This is th e recomme nded mode to use when th e “Me mor y Stic k” ca pa city is ins uff icien t, o r when you attac h movies to your e-mai l messag es. The file num bers assigned when movies ar e cut The cut mo vies are assi gned new num bers and[...]

73 Enjoyin g movies e Decide o n a cutting poi nt. Press z at the des ired cu tting point . Wh en you want to adju st th e cutt ing point, se lect [ c / C ] ( frame forward / rewind) and adjust the cu tting poi nt wi th b / B . I f you want to chang e the cut ting point, selec t [Can cel]. Th e playba ck of the mov ie sta rts agai n. f When you hav[...]

74 Copying images to your compute r – For Windows use rs Recommended com puter environment OS: M icrosoft Win dows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows 20 00 Professi onal, Windo ws M illennium Edit ion, Wi ndows XP Home Edition, or Windows XP Professional The abov e OS must be ins talle d at the facto r y. Ope ratio n is not assured in an environ men t upg[...]

75 Enjoying images on yo ur comput er Installing the USB driver When using W indow s XP, you n eed not inst all th e USB driv er. Once the USB drive r is installed , you need not instal l the U SB dr iver. a T urn on y our comp uter , and inse rt the sup plied CD- ROM into the CD-R OM drive. Th e model sele ctio n scre en ap pears. If it does no t [...]

76 Installing “Image Transfer” You can u se the “Imag e Trans fer” soft ware to copy im ages to your comp uter automa tically when you con n ect t h e c amera to your com puter. a Click [C ybe r-sh ot] on the model selection screen. The installa tion menu screen appea r s. b Click [Image T ransfer] on the installation menu sc reen. Select t[...]

77 Enjoying images on yo ur comput er g Click [Finish]. Th e “Insta llShi eld Wizard” sc reen closes. If you wish to c ontinue with the installa tion of “ Image Mixer,” clic k [ImageMix er] on the i nstalla tion menu screen and then fo llow t he pr ocedur e. • The USB dri ver is needed in or der to use “Image T ransfer.” If the necess[...]

78 Connecting the camera to your computer a Inser t the “ Memor y Stick” wi th the imag es you want to copy into th e cam era. • Be sure to use fully charged nickel-metal hydride batteries or the A C Adaptor (not supplied). When you copy images to your computer using weak batteries, copying may fail or the data may be corrupted if the camera [...]

79 Enjoying images on yo ur comput er P Disconnecting the USB cable, removing the “M emory Stick,” or tu rning off the camera during a USB connection For Windows 2000, Me, or X P users 1 Double-click on the task tray. 2 Cl ick (Son y DSC), then c lick [Stop]. 3 Confirm th e devi ce on the co nfirma tion window, the n click [OK]. 4 Click [OK]. S[...]

80 Changing “Image Transfer” settings Y ou ca n cha nge “ Image Tran sfer” sett ings. Rig ht-cl ick th e “I mage Trans fer” icon on the task tray , select [Ope n Setting s]. The settings you can set are as fol lows: [Basic], [Copy], a nd [ Delet e]. Whe n the “Im age T rans fer” sta rts, the belo w window appears. When yo u select [[...]

81 Enjoying images on yo ur comput er – Wind ows XP Copying image s using the Windows XP AutoPlay wiz ard a Make a USB connec tion (page 78). Click [Copy pictures to a folder on my computer using Microsoft Scann er and Camera Wiz ar d ], t hen c lic k [OK]. The “S canne r and Ca mera Wizard” scree n appear s. b Clic k [Next]. The i mages stor[...]

82 Image file storage destinations and file names The ima ge files reco rded wit h your cam era are gro uped as fo lders in th e “Memor y Stick.” Example: wh en view ing folder s on Windows Me • You cannot recor d any i mages to “100MSDCF” or “MSSONY” folders. The imag es in these f olders ar e avai lable only f or vi ewing. • For m[...]

83 Enjoying images on yo ur comput er • ss ss stand s for any num ber withi n the r ange fr om 0 001 to 9999. • The numerica l portions of the fo llowing fil es are th e sam e. – A sm all-si ze image fi le shot i n E-Mail mode and its corresp onding ima ge file – An au d io file shot in Voice mode and its correspo nding image file – An im[...]

84 Copying images to your compute r – For Macintosh us ers Recommended com puter environment OS: Mac OS 8 .5.1, 8. 6, 9.0, 9.1, 9. 2, or Mac OS X (v1 0.0/v10.1/ v10.2) The abov e OS must be ins talle d at the factory. For the follow ing mod els, upda te your OS to Ma c O S 9. 0 or 9. 1. – iMac with Mac OS 8.6 installe d at the factor y, and a s[...]

85 Enjoying images on yo ur comput er Disconnecting the USB cable, removing the “Memory Stick,” or turning off the camera during a USB connection Drag and dro p the drive icon o r the i con of the “Memor y Stick” to the “Tr ash” icon , then rem o ve th e USB cable, r emove the “Mem ory Stick,” or t urn off the ca mera • If you are[...]

86 Creating a V ideo CD You can cr eate a V ideo C D us ing y our comput er. The created Vi deo CD can be playe d back on a V ideo CD-co mpatib le DVD pl ayer. When playi ng back o n a comput er, use applica tion soft ware use d to play ba ck a Video CD. a Star t “I mag eMixe r.” b Clic k . The video CD creating m ode turns on. c Drag & dro[...]

87 Troublesh ooting Troubleshoo ting If you have trouble w ith your ca mera, try the follo wing soluti ons. 1 Ch eck the it ems on pages 87 to 93. If the screen shows “C: ss : ss ,” the self-di agnosis f unction is working. Please see p age 96. 2 Press the RE S ET bu tton l ocated ins ide the j ack co ver, t hen turn on th e camer a again. (Thi[...]

88 Shooting still imag es / movies The power turns off suddenly. • If you do not operate the camera for about 90 second s whil e the pow er is on , the came ra turns off automa tically to preven t wearing down the battery (wh en [Power Sa ve] is [Off], aft er three minute s.) (page 13) . • The batteries are discharged. p Turn on the camera ag a[...]

89 Troublesh ooting The image is too bright. • You are shooti ng a spot lighted subjec t in a d ark locati o n such as on a stage. • The brightness of the LCD screen is to o high. p Adjust the e xposure (page 46 ). p Adjust the brig htness of the LC D screen (page 103). Verti cal streaks a ppear when you are shooting a very brigh t su bje ct. ?[...]

90 Viewing im ages Deleting/editin g an image The F va lue and shutter speed flash wh en you press and hold the shutter button halfway down. • The exposure is inc orrect. p Correct t he exposur e (pa ge 46). Symptom Cause Solut ion The image ca nnot be played back. • The mode sel ector is n ot set to . • You cannot pl ay back t he image o n t[...]

91 Troublesh ooting Computers The resizing function doe s not wor k. • Movie (MP EG movie )/Clip Motion/M ulti Bur st files ca nnot be resiz ed. — You cannot attach a print (DPOF ) mark. • Print (DPOF) mark s cannot b e atta ched to movi e (MPEG m ovie)/Cli p Mot ion files. — You cannot cut a movie. • The m ovie is not long enoug h to cut[...]

92 “Memor y Stick” You cannot copy images. • The camera is no t co rrectly co nnected to yo ur computer. • The copy procedure dif fers depending on your OS. — p Connect the camera and your comp uter corre ctly (page 78). p Follow the copy proce dure for your OS (pages 79, 80, 84). p If you are using the “Imag eMixer Ver. 1.5 for Sony”[...]

93 Troublesh ooting Oth ers You cannot format a “Memor y Stick.” • The write-p rotect s witch on the “ Memory Stick” is set to the LOCK posit ion. p Set it to the rec ordin g posit ion (pa ge 1 05). You have formatted a “Memor y Stick” by mistake. • All the data on the “Memory Stick” are erased by formatting. p We recomm end tha[...]

94 Warnings and messages The followi ng message s appear on the LCD screen. Message Meaning/ Correcti ve Action No Memory Stick • Insert a “Memory Stic k” (page 19). Sy stem er ror • Turn the power off and on again (page 16). Memo ry Stick error • The inserted “M emory Stick” ca n not b e used wi th your camera (page 105 ). • Insert[...]

95 Troublesh ooting • Camer a s hake ma y occur due t o insuf ficie nt ligh t. Use the fl ash, mount the ca mera on a tr ipod, or o t herw ise secure the ca mera in place. Turn the p ower off and on again • A problem with th e lens cau sed an error. Message Meaning/ Corrective Action[...]

96 Self-diagnosis disp lay – If a code s tarting with an alphabet le tter appears Your cam era has a self-diag nosis display. This f unction display s the c ondition of th e camera on the L CD scr een usin g a combinat ion of a lette r and f our numeri cal digits. If this occur s, chec k the foll owing code ch art and ta ke the corre sponding cou[...]

97 Additional informat ion The number of imag es that can be sa ved/ shooting time The n umber of i mages tha t can be saved a nd the shoot ing time ar e differen t, depen ding on the capacity of th e “Memo ry St ick,” th e image si ze, an d the image q ualit y. Refer to the fo llow ing ch arts when you cho ose a “Memory St ick.” • The nu[...]

98 Menu items Menu item s that can be ch anged differ depend ing on the position o f the mode selector. The LCD screen shows only the items you ca n opera te based on the curren t posi tion of the mod e select or. Factory sett ings are ind ica ted with x . When the mo de selector is set to Item Setting Description (Camera) // / / / Program / x Auto[...]

99 Additional informat ion * When (Camera) is set to [Auto ], these it ems are not displa yed. When the mode selecto r is set to (w hen [Moving Image] is set to [ MPEG Movie] in the SET UP settings) Mode (REC Mode) Voice E-Mail Burst 3 x Normal – R ecords an audio file (with a sti ll image ) in addition to the JPEG file (page 53). – Records a s[...]

100 When the mo de selector is set to (when [Movi ng Image] is set to [Cli p Motion] in th e SET UP settings) When the mo de selector is set to (when [Moving Image] is set to [M ulti Burst] in the SET UP settin gs) Item Setting Description (EV) + 2.0EV / +1.7EV / +1.3 EV / +1.0EV / +0.7EV / +0.3EV / x 0EV / − 0. 3EV / − 0.7 EV / − 1.0E V / ?[...]

101 Additional informat ion When the mode selecto r is set to Item Setting Description Fol der OK/Canc el Select the fold er that contains the images you want to play ba ck (page 57). Protect — Protec ts images again st accidenta l erasure (page 63). DPOF — Select s stil l im ages you wan t to at tac h/canc el t he pri nt (D POF) mar k (pa ge 6[...]

102 SET UP items (Camera) (Memory Stick To ol) Item Setting Description Moving Image x MPEG Mo vie / Clip Moti on / Multi Burst Selects t he shooting mode ( pages 49, 51, 68 ). Smart Zoom x On / O ff Sel ects whet her to use th e sma rt zoo m (p age 25 ). Date /Time Day&Time / Date / x Off Selects whethe r to insert th e date and t ime into the[...]

103 Additional informat ion (Setup 1) (Setup 2) Change REC. Fol der OK / Cancel Changes a folder fo r recording im ages (page 42). Item Setting De scription Power Sa ve x On / Off Selects whether to use the Power Save mode ( page 13). Dis played onl y when you are using the camera with th e ba tteri es. LCD Brightness B right/ x Normal/ Dark Select[...]

104 Precautions Do not leave the camera in the following pl aces • In extremely ho t plac e, such as in a car parke d in the su n. The camera bod y may become def o rmed or th is may cause a malfunct ion. • Under dir ect sun light or near a heater . The c amera bo dy may become deform ed or this may cau se a malfuncti on. • On rock ing vib ra[...]

105 Additional informat ion The internal rechar geable button battery This cam era has an i nternal r echar geable button ba ttery for maintai ning the date and time and other settings reg ardles s of whet her the powe r is on or off. This r echar geable butto n battery is conti nually ch arged as long as you are usi ng the came ra. However , if y [...]

106 • Do not s trike, bend or drop a “Memory Stick.” • Do not di sassemble or modify a “Memory Stick.” • Do not expose the “Memory Stick” t o water . • A void using or storing the “M emory Stick” in the following places: – In a car parked in the sun, or at a high temperature. – Under direct sunlight. – In a hum id plac[...]

107 Additional informat ion The battery ch arger • D o not ch arge any othe r batteri es exce pt the Sony nickel hydrid e battery using th e supplied ba ttery cha rger. If you charge othe r typ es of ba ttery (m angan ese, al kalin e, li thium , ni- cd ba tte ries, etc. ), this m ay ca use le akage, e xplosion, or overhe ating of th e batter y, a[...]

108 Mass Approx. 26 0.5 g (9.2 oz) (two batteries, “ Memory Stick” a nd wrist strap includ ed) Microphon e Electret condenser m icrophone Speaker Dynamic speake r • Exif Print Compatible PRINT Image Matching II Compatible x BC-CS2A/CS2B Ni-MH battery charger Power requirements AC 100 to 240V 50/ 60Hz 3 W Output vo ltage AA : D C 1.4 V 400 m A[...]

109 Additional informat ion The LCD scree n For shooting st ill images A Image size indicator (20, 21) B Recor ding mode ind icator (49–53) C AE/AF loc k indicator (22, 4 5) D Battery rem aining in dicator (13) E Flash mode (28) / Re d-eye re du ction (29) / White balance indicator (48 ) / AF il lumi na tor ind icat or (29) F Camera mode indicato[...]

110 For shooting m ovies A Recordi ng mode indicator (68) B Battery remain ing indicator (13) C White balance indicator (48 ) D Picture effect indicator (56) E Low batt er y warning (94) F Spot m etering cross hair (47) G AF range finder (44) H Image size indicator (68) I Recording time (Maxi mum recordable time) indicator (97) / Self-diagnosis dis[...]

111 Additional informat ion For still image playback A Image size indicator (20, 21) B Recor ding mode ind icator (49– 53) C V olume indi cator (53) /Protect mark indica tor (63) /Pri nt (DP OF) mark indica tor (66) D Zoom indica tor (58) /Jog pla ybac k ind icator ( 61) E Low batt er y warnin g (94) F Folder -file num ber (83) G Playb ack fold e[...]

112 Index A A/V connect ing cable ......... ....... ......... ...... ....... 34 Access lam p ........ ....... ......... ....... ......... ...... ....... 19 AE/AF l ock ........... ......... ....... ......... ..... ...... . 22, 45 AE/AF l ock lamp ....... ......... ....... ......... .... ....... .... 9 AF illum inator ........ ......... ....... ....[...]

113 Index Menu Changing me n u ..... ........... .......... ...... ......... ...41 Metering mode . ..... ...... ......... ....... ......... ..... .......47 Mode s elector .......... ......... ....... ......... ....... ......... ..9 Moisture condens ation ................................... 104 Movie Continuous shooting ........ ....... ......... ..[...]

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