Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S70 manual

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    SERVICE MANUAL DIGIT AL STILL CAMERA SPECIFICA TIONS DSC-S70 Le v el 1 AEP Model UK Model System Image device 1/1.8 type color CCD Lens 3 × zoom lens f = 7 – 21 mm (34 – 102 mm when con verted into a 35 mm still camera) F = 2.0 – 2.5 Exposure control Automatic exposure White balance Automatic, Indoor , Outdoor , Hold Data system Movie: MPEG1[...]

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    – 2 – 1. Check the area of your repair for unsoldered or poorly-sol- dered connections. Check the entire board surface for solder splashes and bridges. 2. Check the interboard wiring to ensure that no wires are “ pinched ” or contact high-wattage resistors. 3. Look for unauthorized replacement parts, particularly transis- tors, that were in[...]

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    – 3 – T ABLE OF CONTENTS SER VICE NO TE Self-diagnosis Display ................................................... 4 1. MAIN P AR TS 1. Ornamental Par ts .......................................................... 5 2. DISASSEMBL Y 2-1. Front Cabinet Bloc k Assembly ...................................... 6 2-2. LCD Holder and Flash Unit ........[...]

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    – 4 – Self-diagnosis display • C: ss Y ou can re verse the camera malfunction yourself. (How ev er, contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service f acility when you cannot recov er from the camera malfunction.) • E: ss Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility . [Description on Self-diagnosis Displa y] S[...]

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    – 5 – 1. MAIN P ARTS Note: • Items marked “*” are not stocked since the y are seldom required for routine service. Some delay should be anticipated when ordering these items. • The parts numbers of such as a cabinet are also appeared in this section. Refer to the parts number mentioned below the name of parts to order . 1. ORNAMENT AL P[...]

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    – 6 – 2. DISASSEMBL Y DSC-S70 DSC-S70 2-1. FRONT CABINET BLOCK ASSEMBLY (page 6) 2-4. CONTROL SWITCH BLOCK AND FRONT PANEL (page 8) 2-2. LCD HOLDER AND FLASH UNIT (page 7) 2-3. BATTERY LID ASSEMBLY AND SPEAKER (page 7) 2-7. SY-58 BOARD AND DD-141 BOARD (page 9) 2-5. MS-54 BOARD AND BT HOLDER ASSEMBLY (page 8) 2-6. LENS BLOCK ASSEMBLY (page 9) 2[...]

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    – 7 – 2-2. LCD HOLDER AND FLASH UNIT 2-3. B A TTER Y LID ASSEMBL Y AND SPEAKER 1 Screw (2 × 4) 2 Battery lid assembly 4 Speaker holder 5 Speaker 3 Tape Note: In mounting the speaker holder, fix with three claws. Speaker Speaker holder Claws 1 Screw (1.7 × 4) 2 LCD holder block 3 Two screws (1.7 × 4) 4 Flash unit Note: Do not touch the capaci[...]

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    – 8 – 2-4. CONTR OL SWITCH BLOCK AND FRONT P ANEL 2-5. MS-54 BO ARD AND BT HOLDER ASSEMBL Y 9 Screw (2 × 4) 5 Grip 8 Screw (2 × 4) 7 Remove the ornamental ring in the direction of arrow B . B 0 Front panel 6 Four screws (1.7 × 7) 4 Two screws (1.7 × 4) 2 Screw (1.7 × 4) 1 Screw (1.7 × 4) Note: In mounting the control switch block (mode SW[...]

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    – 9 – 2-6. LENS BLOCK ASSEMBL Y 2-7. SY-58 BO ARD AND DD-141 BO ARD 1 Flexible board (CN101) 2 FP-021 flexible board (CN183) 4 Lens block assembly 3 Screw (2 × 4) qs DD-141 board qa Connector (CN711) 9 Screw (1.7 × 3) 0 Special head screw (M1.7) 5 Two screws (1.7 × 4) 6 SY-58 and DD-141 board 7 Flexible board (CN708) 3 FP-027 flexible board [...]

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    – 10 – 2-8. CONTR OL SWITCH BLOCK, PD-128 BO ARD AND INDICA T OR MODULE 2-9. SL-56 BO ARD 5 Flexible board (CN901) 7 Screw (1.7 × 3) 8 Claw qs Screw (1.7 × 4) qf Cold cathode fluorescent tube qg Indicator module qd Claw qa Two screws (1.7 × 4) 9 Claw 6 Flexible board (CN851) 0 PD-128 board and inverter transformer unit 4 Control switch block[...]

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    – 11 – DSC-S70 NO TE: • -XX and -X mean standardized parts, so they may hav e some difference from the original one. • Color Indication of Appearance Parts Example: KNOB, BALANCE (WHITE) . . . (RED) ↑↑ Parts Color Cabinet's Color • Items marked “*” are not stock ed since they are seldom required for routine service. Some dela[...]

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    – 12 – 3-1-2. FRONT CABINET SECTION Ref. No. Part No. Description Remark Ref. No. Part No. Description Remark 53 53 not supplied 52 54 55 56 56 57 58 57 59 57 71 60 51 70 68 73 69 57 67 66 65 72 64 63 57 62 57 61 not supplied not supplied not supplied not supplied not supplied not supplied not supplied SP901 MIC901 LCD902 The components identif[...]

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    – 13 – Ref. No. Part No. Description Remark Ref. No. Part No. Description Remark 3-1-3. REAR CABINET SECTION The components identified by mark 0 or dotted line with mark 0 are critical for safety . Replace only with part number speci- fied. 104 not supplied 103 102 101 105 106 107 108 104 133 112 132 107 107 136 106 131 107 130 107 130 129 124 [...]

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    – 14 – Ref. No. Part No. Description Remark Ref. No. Part No. Description Remark 3-1-4. LENS BLOCK ASSEMBL Y 151 152 153 162 154 155 156 157 158 160 164 161 163 165 IC401 151 3-989-735-31 SCREW (M1.7), LOCK ACE, P2 152 not supplied LENS ASSY (VCL-7003XA) 153 3-060-311-01 FRAME, LENS * 154 3-061-362-01 HOLDER, FP 155 3-054-938-01 SCREW , STEP 15[...]

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    – 15 – 2 T o prevent fire or shock hazar d, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. Never e xpose the battery pack to temperature above 140˚F (60˚C), such as in a car parked in the sun or under direct sunlight. If you have an y questions about this product, you may call: Sony Customer Information Center 1-800-222-SONY (7669) or write to:[...]

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    – 16 – Getting started 7 A PROGRAM AE button (42) B LCD ON/OFF button C Finder Self-timer/recording lamp (red) AE lock lamp (green) Strobe charge lamp (orange) D FOCUS button (41) E Flash button F LCD screen G PO WER switch H V OLUME +/ – button PROGRAM AE +/ – button I DISPLA Y button J Hook for lens cap/strap K Zoom button L Access lamp ([...]

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    – 17 – Getting started 11 Notes • The battery life and number of images will be decreased if you use your camera at low temperatures, use the fl ash, repeatedly turn the power on/of f or use the zoom. • The capacity of the “ Memory Stick ” is limited. The above fi gures are a guide when you continuously record/play back while replacin[...]

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    – 18 – Getting started 15 Inserting the “Memory Stick” Open the battery/ “ Memory Stick ” cover, then press the “ Memory Stick ” once lightly . Notes • Insert the “ Memory Stick ” fi rmly until it clicks, otherwise a message such as “ MEMOR Y STICK ERROR ” will be displayed. • Never remo ve the “ Memory Stick ” or t[...]

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    – 19 – < Recording 19 Notes • Zoom does not work while recording moving images. • Digital zoom does not work for moving images. • Digitally zoomed images do not appear in the fi nder . Press DISPLA Y to turn on/off the indicators on the LCD screen. See page 65 for a detailed description of the indicated items. Notes • Y ou cannot tu[...]

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    – 20 – < Playback 23 Playing back mo ving images T o pause playback Select X (pause) on the LCD screen with v / V / b / B on the control button, then press the center z . 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y . The last recorded image (still or moving) appears on the LCD screen. 2 Press v on the control button to display the menu bar on the LCD s[...]

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    – 21 – < Playback 27 For W indows 98 users 3 Double-click the CD-R OM drive icon to open the window. 4 Double-click the icon of the har d disk containing the OS to open the window . 5 Move the following tw o driver fi les from the window opened in step 3 to the “ System Folder ” icon in the windo w opened in step 4 (drag and drop). • [...]

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    – 22 – Before perf orming advanced operations 31 Note Y ou cannot clear the menu bar during INDEX screen display (page 45). The “ Advanced operations ” section of this manual refers to selecting and entering items by the above pr ocedure as “ Select [(item name)]. ” T urning on/off the operation buttons (men u bar) on the LCD screen Sel[...]

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    – 23 – Before perf orming advanced operations 35 CAMERA TOOL Item Setting Description MODE selector CONVERSION ON Set to “ ON ” when using the VCL- MHG07 conversion lens (not supplied). At this time, the zoom function does not work and you cannot turn off the LCD screen. Also, note that the V AD-S70 adaptor ring needed to mount the conversi[...]

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    – 24 – 39 Recording still images for e- mail (E-MAIL) E-MAIL mode records a small-size (320 × 240) image at the same time as a still image. Small-size images are conv enient for e-mail transmission, etc. 1 Set the MODE selector to STILL. 2 Select [FILE], [REC MODE], and then [E-MAIL] from the menu. 3 Record the image. The number of images that[...]

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    – 25 – 43 Adjusting the exposure (EXPOSURE) 1 Set the MODE selector to MO VIE or STILL. 2 Select [CAMERA] and then [EXPOSURE] from the menu. 3 Select the desired exposure value. Adjust the exposure value while checking the brightness of the background. Y ou can select values ranging from +2.0 EV to – 2.0 EV in steps of 1/3 EV . Note The expos[...]

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    – 26 – 48 Note The [INTER V AL] setting time is approximate, and may vary depending on the played back image size or other factors. V ie wing images on a TV screen Before connecting your camera, be sure to turn off the TV . 1 Connect the A/V connecting cable to the A/V OUT jack of your camera and to the audio/video input jacks of the TV . If yo[...]

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    – 27 – 51 Changing the recorded still image size (RESIZE) 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y and display the image to resize. 2 Select [TOOL] and then [RESIZE] from the menu. 3 Select the desired image size. 2048 × 1536, 1600 × 1200, 1280 960, 640 × 480 The changed image is recorded, then the display returns to the image display before resizin[...]

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    – 28 – Additional inf ormation 55 • Use only the speci fi ed charger with the charging function. • T o pre vent accident from a short circuit, do not allow metal objects to come into contact with the battery terminals. • Keep the battery pack away from fi re. • Never e xpose the battery pack to temperatures above 140 ˚ F (60 ˚ C), s[...]

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    – 29 – Additional inf ormation 59 Nothing appears in the display window or the indicators fl ash during charging. • The AC po wer adaptor is disconnected. t Firmly connect the power cord to the wall outlet (page 12). • The battery pack has malfunctioned. t Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility . • The battery[...]

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    – 30 – 64 Display window indicators A Macro/focus mode indicator B Battery remaining indicator C Recording/EV level indicator D Image size indicator E Flash mode/ fl ash level indicator F PROGRAM AE indicator White balance indicator Picture effect indicator Date/time indicator G Battery usable time indicator (displayed only during charging) Nu[...]

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    – 32 – DSC-S70 Sony Corporation Per sonal VIDEO Pr oducts Company 9-929-814-41 2000C0520-1 Printed in Japan © 2000. 3 Published by Safety & Service Engineering Dept.[...]