Sony Cyber-shot DSC-T100 manual

© 2007 Sony Corporation 2-319-287- 11 (1) Digital Stil l Camera Cyber-shot Handbook DSC-T100 Before oper ating th e unit, pl ease read this Handbook, “Instruction Manual” and “Cyber-shot St ep-up Guide ” thoroughly, and retain them for f uture referen ce. T able of c ontents Basic Op erations Using func tions for shooting Using func tions [...]

2 Notes on using your came ra T ypes of “M emor y St ick” tha t can be used ( not supp lied ) The IC recor ding m edium used by th is camera is a “ Memory Stick D uo”. T here a re two types o f “Me mory Stic k”. “Memo r y Stick Du o”: you ca n use a “Memo r y Stick Du o” with yo ur cam era. “Mem or y Stick” : you cann ot use[...]

3 T able of conte nts Notes on usi ng your c amera . ....... ......... .......... .......... ......... ....... .......... ...... 2 Basic techniqu es f or better imag es ....... ....... ......... .......... .......... .......... ......7 Focus – Foc usin g on a subj ect su ccess fully . ...... ...... ........ ...... ..... ...... ..... ......... . 7[...]

4 T a ble of co ntent s Playing back images fr om the H OME scr een ...... .......... .......... ... 46 (Single Image): Play ing back a single image (Inde x Disp lay): Playing back a l ist of images (Slide Sho w): Playi ng back a series of images Vi ewi n g me nu .... .......... .......... ......... ....... ......... .......... .......... .........[...]

5 T a ble of conte nts Language Setti ng ....... ......... .......... ....... ......... .......... .......... ......... ....... . 67 Viewing images on a TV........... ....... .......... ......... .......... .......... ...... .......... . 68 Enjo ying your Windows compute r ......... .... ......... .......... .......... ...... .......... . 71 Instal[...]

6 T a ble of co ntent s Inde x ................ ...... .......... .......... ......... ....... ......... .......... .......... ...... ........ 115 Index[...]

7 Basi c tech niques for bette r imag es When yo u press the shutter b utt on halfwa y down, the ca mera adjust s the fo cus automa tically (Aut o F ocus ). Rem ember to pres s the shut ter b u tton o nly half way do wn. T o shoot a still image dif f icult to focu s on t [ Focus] (page 41) If th e imag e looks blur red e ven afte r foc using, it ma[...]

8 Basi c tech niqu es for bet ter i mages Y ou can create various imag es by a djusting the expo sure and the IS O sensi tivity . Exposur e is the amoun t of ligh t that the ca mera wil l receive when you re lease the shut ter . Adjusting ISO Sensitivity (Reco mmended Exposure Index) ISO sen siti vit y is a speed ratin g for recor ding med ia t hat[...]

9 Basic t echniqu es for bet ter ima ges The appare nt color of t he subject is affected by the li ghting co nditions. Exam ple: Th e color of an imag e affec ted by li ght sou rces The color tones are ad justed automatica lly in the auto adjust ment mode . Howev er , you can adj ust color tones man ually with [W hite Bal] (page 43). Color On th e [...]

10 Basi c tech niqu es for bet ter i mages A digita l image is ma de up of a col lection of sm all dots ca lled p ixels. If it contai ns a large number of pi xels, the pict ure becom es large, it takes up mor e memor y , and the im age is displayed in fine detail. “Image size ” is shown by the number of pixels. Althoug h you can not see the dif[...]

11 Basic t echniqu es for bet ter ima ges • The larger the image size, the high er the image quality . • The more frames per second you played back, the smoother playback can be. Movie image size Frame/Second Usage guidelines 640(Fine) (640×480) Approx. 3 0 Shoot hig h quality movie for di splay on T V 640(Standar d) (640×48 0) Approx. 17 Sho[...]

12 Identif ying part s See the pages in pare ntheses for de tails of oper atio n. A Shutter button (20) B Microphone C Flash (21) D AF il lumi nato r (6 3)/S elf- tim er la mp (23) E Lens F Lens cover A POWER button B POWER lamp C (Playbac k) button (24) D LCD sc reen (1 8) E For shooti ng: Zoo m (W/ T) button (2 1) For viewing: (Playbac k zoom) bu[...]

13 Ident ifyin g parts O Multi con nector (bo ttom) Used in t he foll owi ng situat ions: • M aking a USB connection between the camera and the computer . • M aking a connection to audio/video input jacks on a TV . • M aking a connection to a PictBridge compliant pr inter . P Spea ker Q Tr ipod rece ptacle (bottom) • U se a trip od with a s[...]

14 Indicat ors on the screen Each time you press v (DISP) b utton , the disp lay chan ges ( page 18 ). See the pages in pare ntheses for de tails of oper atio n. When shooting still i mages When s hootin g movie s A Displ ay Indication Batter y rema ining E Low battery warning (107) Image size (35 ) Shooting mo de (Scene Selection) (32) Shooting mo[...]

15 Indica tors on the sc reen B C D Displ ay Indication 1.0m Focus p res et di stan ce (41) z AE/AF loc k (20) Standb y REC Standby/Re cordin g a movie ISO40 0 ISO number (3 9) NR slow shutter • When the shutter speed drops below a certain speed in low light conditions, the NR (Noise Reducti on) slow shutter function activ ates automatic ally to [...]

16 Indic ator s on th e scre en When pl ayin g ba ck sti ll i mages When pl ayin g ba ck movi es A B Displ ay Indication Batter y rema ining Image size (35 ) - Prot ect (5 2) VO L . Vo l u m e ( 24) DPOF Print or der (DP OF) mar k (94) PictBridge c onnecting (92) Zoom scaling (24) PictBridge c onnecting (93) • Do not disconnect the cable for mult[...]

17 Indica tors on the sc reen C Displ ay Indication Play ba ck M ed ia Play ba ck f old er (54) • This does not appear when using internal me mory . 8/8 12/1 2 Ima ge nu mbe r/Num ber of imag es r ecor ded in s ele cted fold er Chang e fold er (54) • This does not appear when using internal me mory . Metering mode (40) Flas h White b alance (43[...]

18 Changi ng t he scr een disp lay Each ti me you pr ess the v (DISP) b utton, the dis play ch anges as follo ws. • If you vi ew images in bright outside light, adjust the brightness of the L CD backlight up . Howe ver , the battery po wer may decrease f aster under such condition. • When the camera is connected to a T V , the display switches [...]

19 Using the in ternal memo r y The camer a has approximat ely 31 MB of internal memo ry . Th is memory is not remo va ble. Even when t here is no “Me mory Stic k Duo” insert ed in the cam era, y ou can r ecord i mages usi ng this inte rna l me mor y . • Movies with the image size set to [640(Fine)] cannot be recorded using the int ernal memo[...]

20 Basic O perations Shoot ing im ages easily (A uto adjus tment mode) 1 Slide the lens co ver downward. 2 Hold the camera steady , keeping your arm at your side. 3 Shoot with the shutter button. 1 Press and hold th e shutter button halfway down to focus. The z (AE /AF lock) indicator (green) flashes, a beep sounds, the indicator stops flashing and[...]

21 Bas ic Op erat ion s Shoo ting ima ges ea sily (A uto adju stmen t mode) Shooting movie s Press HOME button an d select (Shoot ing) and then se lect [ Movie Mode] (pa ge 28.) If you sho ot a still image of a subje ct that is d ifficult to f ocus on • The shortest shooting distance is approx. 50 cm (19 3/4 inches) (W)/approx. 80 cm (31 1/2 inch[...]

22 Shoo ting im ages ea sily (A uto adju stmen t mode ) Macro /Close Focus (Sh ooting close- up) Press b ( ) on the co ntro l button repea ted ly un til th e de sire d mod e is s elec ted. (No Indicator) : Macro Off : Macro On (W side: Approx. 8 cm or farther ( 3 1/4 in ches or farther), T side: Approx. 80 cm or farther (31 1/2 inches or f arther))[...]

23 Bas ic Op erat ion s Shoo ting ima ges ea sily (A uto adju stmen t mode) Using the s elf-timer Press V ( ) on the contro l butto n repeatedly until the de sired mode is select ed. (No Indicator) : Not using the self-timer : Setting the 10-second delay self-timer : Setting the 2-second delay self-timer Press the shutter button, th e self-time r l[...]

24 Viewing images 1 Press the (Playback) bu tton. If you press (Playback) when the camera i s powered off , the camera is turned on automatically and set to playback mode. T o switch to the shooting mode, press ( Playback) again. 2 Select an image with b / B on th e con trol butt on. Movi e: Press z to play back a movie. (Pre ss z agai n t o stop p[...]

25 Bas ic Op erat ion s Viewin g imag es Viewin g an in dex scre en Press (Index) t o displa y the inde x scre en while a still i mage is di splayed. Selec t an im age with v / V / b / B . T o ret urn t o the sing le im ag e scr een, pre ss z . When there ar e a number of fo lder s in the “M emor y Stick Duo” inse rted in th e camera , sele ct [...]

26 Deletin g images 1 Press the (Playback) bu tton. 2 Press MENU while a still image is displa yed. 3 Select [ Delet e] with v on the con trol butt on. 4 Select the desired deletion method w ith b / B from among [This Image], [Multi ple Images] an d [All In This Fold er]. When y ou selec t [This Image] Dele tes the cu rre ntly s ele cted imag e. Se[...]

27 Bas ic Op erat ion s Dele ti ng im ag es When yo u sele ct [Mu ltipl e Imag es] Selects an d deletes multip le images at once. 1 Selec t the image s you want to de lete, then press z . The (check mark) is ch ecked in t he che ckbox of the imag e. 2 Press ME NU. 3 Select [ OK] with v , then pr ess z . When yo u sele ct [A ll In This Folde r] Dele[...]

28 Learnin g the various f uncti ons – HOM E/Menu The HOME screen i s the bas ic scr een use d for a ccessin g the v ari ous func tion s you ca n access the HOME screen regardless of the shooting/viewing mo de. 1 Press HOME to display the HOME screen. 2 Select a catego ry with b / B on the contr ol b utto n. 3 Select an item with v / V , then pre[...]

29 Bas ic Op erat ion s Learni ng the variou s func tions – HO ME/M enu Pressin g the HOME butt on displays the follo wing items. Details on the items are displayed on the scr een by the gui de. HOME screen items Category Items Shootin g Auto A djustmen t (page 32) Scene S electio n (page 32) Program Auto (page 32) Movi e Mode (page 32) V ie w Im[...]

30 Lea rning th e vari ous func tion s – HOM E/Me nu 1 Press MENU to display the men u. • T he menu can be displayed only when the cam era is in shooting mode or playback mode. • D ifferent items are available depending on th e selected mo de. 2 Select the desired menu item with v / V on th e contr ol b utto n. • If the desired item is hidd[...]

31 Bas ic Op erat ion s Menu ite ms The av ai lable menu it ems va ry depending on the camera mode . The shooti ng menu is av aila ble only in the sh ooting mode, and the vie wing menu is a vaila ble only in the pl ayback m ode. Also, different item s are available dependi ng on the selec ted shooting m ode (such as Aut o Adjustment , Scene Select [...]

32 Using f unctions for shoo ting Switch ing the sh ooting m ode Y ou can switch the shooting mode on the HOME scree n. Shooting modes: Ther e are th ree shoo ting m odes availabl e for stil l ima ges: A uto A djustm ent, Scen e Select ion, Prog ram Auto ; and ther e is one reco rding mo de for mo vies. The de faul t sett ing is Aut o Ad justm en t[...]

33 Using funct ions for shooti ng Shoot ing imag es us ing Scen e Sele cti on Scene Se lectio n modes The f ollowing modes ar e predet ermined to matc h the sce ne condi tions. * Wh en you shoot images using [Twili ght Portrait] , [Twilight] or [F ireworks ] mode, the shutter sp eed is slower. To prevent a blurring, use of a tripod is recommended. [...]

34 Shooti ng im ages us ing Scen e Sele ction Funct ions tha t cannot be comb ined with Sc ene Se lection For shooting an image ap propria tely ac cording t o the scene conditio n, a comb ination of functi ons is determ ined by th e camer a. Some fun ctions are not available, dep ending on th e Scen e Sele ctio n mode . ( : you can select the desir[...]

35 For detail s on the opera tion 1 page 3 0 Using funct ions for shooti ng Shoot ing men u The fu nctions in shootin g mode using the M ENU button are describe d below . For details on how to operat e the m enu, see page 30. The defau lt sett ing s ar e marked w ith . Selec t the s till ima ge shootin g mode. Allows you to shoot with the pre set s[...]

36 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 30 Select s whet her t o use the F ace Detect f uncti on or not. • A vail able only for [Soft Sna p] when you se lect the Scen e Selectio n mode. In this case, the Face Detection m ode is set to [On ] as the default. • Up to 8 faces in you r subject can be detect ed. Whe n you shoot im a[...]

37 Using funct ions for shooti ng Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the opera tion 1 page 3 0 Select s whethe r the cam era per forms cont inuous s hooting or not w hen you pre ss th e shutter butt on. On the Burst • When recording with the self timer, a series of a maximum of fiv e images is recorded. • The recording i nterval is approximately 0[...]

38 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 30 Y ou can ch ange t he br ightn ess of the i mage, a ccompan ied b y ef fect s. • Y ou can select only [Normal], [B & W] or [Sepia] when shooting movies. Color Mode: Changing the vividness of the image or adding special effects (Nor mal) (Viv id) Sets the im age to bri ght and deep c[...]

39 Using funct ions for shooti ng Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the ope ration 1 page 3 0 Selects a lumi nous sensitivity wit h units of ISO. Th e larger the numb er, the higher the sens itivity. • For details on the ISO sensitivity , see page 8. • Note that the image tends to become noisier as the ISO sens itivity number increases. • [IS O[...]

40 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 30 Selects t he mete ring mode that se ts which par t of th e subjec t to mea sure to determine the exposure. • For the details on the exposure, see page 8. • When using spot metering or center- weighted metering, setting [Focus] to [Center AF] is recommended to focus on the metering pos[...]

41 Using funct ions for shooti ng Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the opera tion 1 page 3 0 Y ou can cha nge the focus me thod. Use t he menu whe n it is difficult to get the pro per focu s in auto f ocus m ode. Focus: Changing the focus method (Mult i AF) Focuses on a s ubject in al l ranges of the f inder frame auto matica lly. • This mode is u[...]

42 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 30 • AF stands for Au to Focus. • Distance setting information in [Focus preset] is a pproximate. If you point the lens up or do wn, the error increases . • When you use Digital Zoom or AF illum inator, the normal AF range finder frame is disabled and a new AF range finder frame is dis[...]

43 Using funct ions for shooti ng Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the opera tion 1 page 3 0 Adju sts the col or ton es a ccor din g to t he l ighti ng con dit ion in a si tuat ion , fo r ex ampl e, whe n the colo rs of an imag e look strang e. White Bal: Adjusting the color tones (Auto) Adjusts the White Bal ance autom aticall y . (Dayligh t) Adjus[...]

44 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 30 • For details on the w hite balance, see page 9. • Under fluorescent li ghts that f licker , the whit e ba lance function may not work correctly even though you select [Fluorescent Light 1], [Fluorescent Light 2], [Fluorescent Light 3]. • Except in [Flash] modes, [White Bal] is set [...]

45 Using funct ions for shooti ng Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the opera tion 1 page 3 0 The flash strobes t wo or more times before shooting to reduc e the red-eye phenome non when using the f lash. • Because it takes about a second until the shutter clicks, hold the camera firmly to prev ent the ef fects of vibration. Also, do not let the su[...]

46 Using f unctions f or vie wing Play ing back images f rom the H OME scre en Y ou can pl ayback image s usin g the H OME scre en. 1 Press HOME. 2 Select (V iew Images ) with b / B on the control button. 3 Select the desir ed viewing method wit h v / V . Displays the imag e shot las t. This is the same as pressin g the ( Playback) (page 2 4). This[...]

47 Using f unctions f or vie wing Playi ng back ima ges fr om the HOME scree n T o end the sli de sho w Select [Exi t] with v / V whil e the slid e show is paus ed, th en press z . T o change the se tup The defau lt sett ing s ar e marked w ith . • Only still images are displayed when [Simple], [N ostalgic], [St ylish] or [Acti ve] is selected. ?[...]

48 Play ing ba ck i mages fr om th e HOM E scre en z T o add / change Music fil es Y ou can transfer a desired music file from your CDs or MP3 fil es to the camera to pl ay back during Slide show . Y ou can transfer music using [ Music T o ol] in (Printing, Other) on the HOME screen and the “Music Tr ansfer” software (supplied) instal le d on a[...]

49 For detail s on the opera tion 1 page 3 0 Using f unctions f or vie wing Viewin g menu This sec tion expl ains the menu i tems available w hen you p ress th e MENU button i n playba ck mode. For detail s on how to use the menu, see page 30. Sele cts and de lete s imag es on the s ingl e-ima ge sc reen o r the ind ex scree n. See pag e 26. This i[...]

50 Viewi ng menu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 30 (Partial Color) Surround a chos en point in monoc hrome 1 Set th e center poi nt of the desired im age to re touch with v / V / b / B , then pr ess MENU button. 2 Adjust t he desi red range to retouch with W/T button. 3 Select [OK] and pr ess z . (Fisheye Lens) Apply a fisheye ef fect aroun[...]

51 Using f unctions f or vie wing Viewin g menu For details on the operatio n 1 page 3 0 When you select [ Trimming] • The image size that you can trim may v ary depending on the image. • The quality of tr immed images may det eriorate. (T rimming) C rop image s to remove unwanted portions 1 Press W /T button t o zo om in on t he trimm ing ra n[...]

52 Viewi ng menu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 30 Prot ects im ages ag ainst acci dental eras ure. T o protect an ima ge 1 Display the image you want to prote ct, or selec t the images on th e index screen. 2 Press MENU to dis play the menu. 3 Select (Protect) with v / V , and s elect [Thi s Image] wi th b / B , the n press z . The im age [...]

53 Using f unctions f or vie wing Viewin g menu For details on the operatio n 1 page 3 0 T o cancel the prote ction Select the image fo r which yo u want to cancel protec tion, and unl ock it by pe rforming the same proce dure to prote ct it. The - (Protect) indicator di sappea rs. • Not e that the for matting erases all t he dat a stor ed on th [...]

54 Viewi ng menu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 30 Select s the f older c ontai ning the imag e you w ant to play back wh en usi ng the c amera wi th “Memory St ick Duo”. 1 Select the desire d folder w ith b / B on the control button . 2 Select [OK] with v , then pre ss z . T o cancel selecting the folder se lection Select [Exit] in ste[...]

55 Customizi ng the settings Customizi ng the sett ings Custom izi ng the Mana ge Me mor y f eature and the S ettin gs Y ou can cha nge the default set tings using (Man age Me mory) or (S ettings) on the HOME screen. 1 Press HOME to display the HOME screen. 2 Select (Manage M emory) or (S ettings) w ith b / B on th e con trol butt on. 3 Select the [...]

56 Custom izing t he Mana ge Me mor y featu re and th e Sett ings For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 55 5 Select the desired setting with v / V , then press z . T o canc el th e sett ing c han ge Select [ Cancel] if it is one o f the set ting ite m, then press z . If not, press b . • This setting is mainta ined even when the power is turned o[...]

57 For detail s on the opera tion 1 page 5 5 Customizi ng the settings Manage Memor y Memor y T ool – Memory Stic k T ool This it em app ears on ly when a “Memo ry Stic k Duo” is insert ed in the cam era. Formats the “Mem ory Stick Du o”. A c ommer cially available “M emory Stick D uo” is a lready forma tted, and can be used immedi at[...]

58 Mana ge Mem ory For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 55 Change s the f older curr ently u sed fo r rec ording images. 1 Select [Change REC. Folder] wi th v / V / b / B on the cont rol button, th en press z . The folder s election screen appear s. 2 Select the desire d folder w ith b / B , and [OK] with v , then press z . T o cance l chan ging [...]

59 Customizi ng the settings Mana ge Me mory For d etails on the operation 1 page 55 Memor y T ool – Internal Memor y T ool This item does not ap pear wh en a “Me mory Stick D uo” is insert ed in the c amera. Form ats the internal memory . • Note that formatting irrevocably erases all data in the intern al memory , including ev en protected[...]

60 For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 55 Setting s Main Settings – Main Sett ings 1 The de fault s etting s are mar ked with . Selects the soun d produc ed when you operate the camera . When yo u operate the came ra, the descrip tion of functions is di splayed. Initial izes the setting to the d efault settin g. The im ages stor ed in th e int[...]

61 Customizi ng the settings Setti ngs For details on the operation 1 page 55 Main Settings – Main Setting s 2 The defau lt sett ing s ar e marked w ith . Selec ts the USB mode to be used when conne cting th e camera to a comp uter or a PictB ridge compli ant pri nter using th e cable for mult i-use t ermina l. Selects t he vid eo signal output t[...]

62 Sett ings For de tails on the op erat ion 1 page 55 Sets the vi deo signal output ac cording to the TV c olor system of the conne cted vid eo equipme nt. Different countri es and regions use different TV c olor systems. If yo u want to view images on a TV screen, check pa ge 70 for th e TV color syst em of the c ountry or region where the ca mer[...]

63 Customizi ng the settings Setti ngs For details on the operation 1 page 55 Shooting Settings – Shooting Setti ngs 1 The defau lt sett ing s ar e marked w ith . The AF il luminato r supplie s fi ll lig ht to focu s more ea sily on a su bject in dark sur roundings. The AF illumi nator emits red ligh t allo wing the camera to foc us easily when t[...]

64 Sett ings For de tails on the op erat ion 1 page 55 Sele cts the auto fo cus oper ation mode . • When [Face Detection] is set to [On], [AF Mode] does not work. Select s the di gital z oom mode . The came ra enl arges the im age usi ng opti cal zoom (up to 5×). When t he zoom sca le exceed s 5×, the cam era uses either smart or precision di g[...]

65 Customizi ng the settings Setti ngs For details on the operation 1 page 55 Shooting Settings – Shooting Setti ngs 2 The defau lt sett ing s ar e marked w ith . When t he camera i s rotat ed to sh oot a po rtrait image, th e camer a records its pos ition ch ange and displays th e image in the portr ait position . • Depending on the camera ang[...]

66 Sett ings For de tails on the op erat ion 1 page 55 Clock Settings Sets the da te an d ti me. 1 Press HOME and select [ Clock S ettings] from (Settings ) on the HOME screen. 2 Select the date disp lay form at with v / V , then press z . 3 Select each i tem with b / B and set t he nu meric value with v / V , then press z . 4 Select [OK], then pre[...]

67 Customizi ng the settings Setti ngs For details on the operation 1 page 55 Language Setting Selects the langu age to be used to displ ay the menu items, warnings, and messag es. Langua ge S ettin g[...]

68 Viewin g images on a TV Viewin g images on a TV Y ou can vie w imag es on a TV scree n by c onnec ting t he ca mera t o a TV . The co nnecti on v aries accord ing to the t ype of TV the c amera is con nected t o. T urn of f both your camera and the TV before co nnecti ng the cam era and the TV . 1 Connect the camera to the TV . • Place the cam[...]

69 Viewing im ages on a TV Viewin g imag es on a TV Y ou can vi ew images by conn ecting the c amera t o an HD ( High De fin ition ) TV wi th the compon ent cabl e (not sup plied). T urn off both your ca mera an d the TV before c onnecti ng the came ra and the TV . 1 Connect the camera to the TV . • Place the camer a with the screen facing upw ar[...]

70 Viewi ng imag es on a TV • Set [COM PONENT] t o [HD(1080i)] in [ M ain Setting s 2] by selecti ng ( Settings) on the HOM E scr een ( pag e 61 ). • When using your camera abroad, it may be necessary to switch the vi deo signal output to match that of your TV system (page 62). On TV colo r syst ems If you want to vi ew images on a TV scree n, [...]

71 Using y our comp uter Using your compu ter Enjoy ing your Window s compute r Fo r det ail s on u sing a Ma cintos h comp uter , refer to “Us ing your Maci ntosh comp uter ” (page 88). This sectio n describe s the English version of screen con tents. • Viewing images on your computer • Viewing images sa ved on y our comput er • Viewing [...]

72 Enjo ying your Windo ws com puter The follo wing en vironment is recom mend ed for a c omput er con nect ed to the camer a. Reco mmen ded en viro nme nt for co pying images OS (pre-installed): M icrosoft Windows 2000 Professio nal, Windo ws XP Home Edition or Windows XP Professional • O peration is not assured in an en vi ronment based on an u[...]

73 Using y our comp uter Install ing the soft ware (su pplied) Y ou can install th e software (supplie d) using the fo llowing proced ure. • When using Windows 2000, do not connect the camera to the comput er before installa tion. • In Windo ws 2000/XP, log on as Administrator. • When the supplied so ftware is installed, the USB driver is ins[...]

74 Copyin g images to you r compu ter This sect ion de scribes t he proc ess using a W indows computer as an exampl e. Y ou can copy im ages f rom the cam era to your com puter as follows. For a computer w ith a Memory St ick s lot Remove the “ Memo ry Stick Duo” from the camera and inse rt it in the Memor y Stick Du o Ada ptor. Inser t the M e[...]

75 Using y our comp uter Copyin g imag es to your comput er Connect the camera to your computer . • With W indows XP, the Auto Play wizard appears on the desktop. “Conne ctin g to Mass St orage ...” app ears on the scr een of the camer a. When a USB co nnect ion is est ablis hed for the first tim e, your compu ter autom ati cally runs a progr[...]

76 Copyi ng imag es to your comput er The “S canner an d Cam era Wizard” scr een appe ars. 2 Click [Next]. The i mages saved on th e “Mem ory Stick Duo” of the cam era appea r . • If no “Memory S tick Duo” is inserted, images in the in ternal memory appea r . 3 Click the chec k box of unwan ted images to remove the checkmark so they a[...]

77 Using y our comp uter Copyin g imag es to your comput er 6 Clic k [Finis h]. The wi zard sc reen cl oses. • T o continue copying other images, disconnect t he cable for mu lti-use terminal (page 78). Then follo w the procedure explained in “Stage 2: Connecting the camera and your computer” on page 75. • For W indows XP, follo w the proce[...]

78 Copyi ng imag es to your comput er This se ction describe s the p rocedure for viewing copi ed images in t he “My Docu ments” fol der . 1 Click [Start] t [My Documents]. The cont ents of th e “My Do cume nts” folder are displ ayed. • If you are not using W i ndows XP, double-click [My Documents] on the desktop. 2 Double-clic k the desi[...]

79 Using y our comp uter Copyin g imag es to your comput er The ima ge f iles recorded with y our came ra are groupe d as folders on the “Memo ry Stick Duo”. Example: viewi ng fold ers on Windo ws XP A Folder c ontainin g image data r ecorded usin g a camera not equip ped w ith the folder creati ng functi on B Folder c ontainin g image data r e[...]

80 Viewi ng ima ge f iles s tored on a comp uter w ith your camera ( using a “M emory Stick D uo”) This sect ion de scribes t he proc ess using a W indows computer as an exampl e. When an i mage fi le cop ied to a computer no lo nger remai ns on a “ Memory Stick Duo” , you can vi ew that imag e again on the camera by copying t he im age fil[...]

81 Using y our comp uter Using the “Pict ure Mot ion Browse r” ( suppl ied) Y ou can use still im ages and movies fro m the ca mera mor e than e ver by taking adv antag e of the soft ware. This sec tion summariz es the “ Picture Motion Browser” and gives the basic instructio ns. With the “P ict ure Mo tion B rowser” y ou can: • Import[...]

82 Usin g the “Pic ture Mot ion Brow ser” ( suppli e d) 2 Connect the cam era to your computer with the cable for multi- use terminal. After the camer a is au tomatical ly detec ted, the [ Import Images] screen is displayed. • If you use the Memory S tick slot, ref er to page 74 first. • In W indows XP, if the Auto Pl ay W izard appears, cl[...]

83 Using y our comp uter Using t he “Pict ure Mot ion Brow ser” (supp lied) Y ear display screen Month displa y screen Hour displa y screen • T o list images from a particular year o r month, click that period on the left of the scr een . 3 Displaying individual ima ges On th e hour displ ay screen , doub le-cli ck a thumbna il to display the[...]

84 Usin g the “Pic ture Mot ion Brow ser” ( suppli e d) Images ca n be save d in CD or D VD as a data disc. • CD burner drive or D V D burner drive required . • The fo llowing disc can be use d for creati ng a data di sc. –C D - R / R W ( 1 2 c m ) – D VD±R/RW (12 cm) – D VD +R DL (12 cm) – D VD -R DL (12 cm) 1 Select images to sav[...]

85 Using y our comp uter Using t he “Pict ure Mot ion Brow ser” (supp lied) Prepar ing imag es sto red on th e computer fo r viewing T o view th em, regist er the f olde r th at conta ins the images as one of the “V iewed folders”. 1 Click on the m ain screen, o r choose [Register Folders to View] from the [File] menu. The settings screen f[...]

86 Usin g the “Pic ture Mot ion Brow ser” ( suppli e d) 1 Click [Sta rt] t [Contr ol Panel] ( in W indows 2000, [Start] t [Settings] t [Control Pan el]), then doub le-clic k [Add/ Remove Programs]. 2 Sele ct [Sony Pict ure Utilit y], then click [Remove] (in Windows 2000, [Chan ge/ Remove]) to exec ute the unin stall ation . T o uninstall the ?[...]

87 Using y our comp uter Using th e “Musi c T rans fer” (sup plied) Y ou can ch ange th e Music fi les tha t are preset at the f actory w ith de sired M usic files using “Music Transfer” in the CD- R OM (sup plied). Al so, you can d elete or add these files whenever you want. The mus ic fo rmats you can tran sfer with “Music Tr ansfer” [...]

88 Using yo ur Macinto sh comp uter Y ou can copy images t o yo ur Maci ntosh comput er . • “Picture Motio n Browser” is not compatible with Macintosh computers. The follo wing en vironment is recom mend ed for a c omput er con nect ed to the camer a. Reco mmen ded en viro nme nt for co pying images OS (pre-installed): M ac OS 9.1/9.2/ Mac OS[...]

89 Using y our comp uter Usi ng you r Maci ntosh co mpute r 4 View images on the computer . Doub le-click t he hard disk icon t the desired i mage f ile in the folder contai ning the c opied fi les t o open t hat image f ile. Perform t he proce dures listed be low beforeha nd wh en: • Disconn ecting the cable for mu lti-use termina l • Removing[...]

90 Printing s till images How to print st ill images When yo u print images shot in [16:9] mode , both edges may be cut off, so be sure to chec k before printing (pa ge 104 ). Y ou can pri nt imag es by connecti ng the came ra dire ctly to a Pict Bridge co mpli ant pri nter. Y ou can print ima ges with a “Me mory Stick” com pliant pri nter . Fo[...]

91 Printin g still images Print ing i mages dir ectly usi ng a PictB ridge compl iant prin ter Even if you do not have a com puter, you can prin t images shot using yo ur cam era by connec ting th e came ra direct ly to a Pict Bridge co mpli ant pri nter. • “PictBridge” is based on the CIP A standard. (CIP A: Camera & Imagin g Products As[...]

92 Printi ng imag es direc tly usi ng a Pict Bridge c omplian t print er 1 Connect the camera to the printer . 2 T urn on your camera and the prin ter. After t he con nection is made, the i ndicator ap pears. The camer a is set to play back mode, th en an image an d the pri nt menu appe ar on the screen. Select [This Image] or [Multi ple Images] wi[...]

93 Printin g still images Prin ting i mages directly using a Pict Brid ge comp liant prin ter 1 Select print settings with v / V / b / B . [Qua ntit y] When the [ Lay out] is set to [1-up/ Borderles s] or [1-up/Border]: Sel ect th e numbe r of sh eets o f an imag e that y ou want to print. The image wi ll be pri nted as a single image. When the [La[...]

94 Print ing at a sh op Y ou can tak e a “Memo ry Stic k Duo” containi ng images shot with your ca mera to a photo print ing serv ice shop. As lo ng as the sh op support s photo printing servic es conform ing to the DPOF, yo u can make a DPOF (Print order) ma rk on images in advance so that yo u do not need to reselect them wh en you pri nt the[...]

95 Printin g still images Printin g at a shop 1 Press MENU to display the menu. 2 Select [DPO F] with v / V and select [Multiple Images], then press z . 3 Select the image you want to mark with v / V / b / B , then press z . A mark is atta ched to the sel ected image. 4 Press MENU . 5 Sele c t [OK ] w ith v , th en press z . T o ca ncel the sele ct[...]

96 T rouble shooting T roub leshoot ing If you experienc e trouble w ith your camera , try the following solut ions. Please un derstand that you give your consent that th e content s of the interna l memo ry , Music files may be checked whe n you send yo ur camera to be repaired. 1 Check the items on p ages 97 to 106 . If a code su ch as “C/ E: s[...]

97 T roubles hooting T r oubl eshoo ting The batte ry pack ca nnot be install ed. • Install the battery p ack correctl y using the tip of the batte ry pack to pus h the battery eject le ver to ward the bottom of th e camera. Cannot turn on the camera. • After installi ng the batte ry pack into the c amera, it may take a li ttle whi le to get th[...]

98 T r oubles hoot ing – Set the im age size to oth er than [640( Fine)] . – Insert a “Me mory Stick PRO Duo”. Movie record ing stops during shooting • Mo vie recording sto ps automatic ally when the f ile size of the movie reaches 2 GB. The subject is n ot visible on the screen • Y our camera is set t o the pl ayback m ode. Pres s (Pla[...]

99 T roubles hooting T r oubl eshoo ting • Set the f lash to (Fl ash force d on) when ( Close Focu s) is set, o r [Landscape], [Hi-Speed Shutter ], [Bea ch], or [Snow] mode i s sele cted in the Sc ene Se lection mode (pa ge 21) . Fuzzy specks appear in i mages shot using the flash. • Dust in the air reflect ed the flash light an d appeared in t[...]

100 T r oubles hoot ing Noise appears in the i mage when you view the screen in a dark p lace. • The camera is attempti ng to increas e the visibi lity of the scr een by tempora rily brigh tening the image under conditions of low illuminatio n. There is no effect on the recor ded imag e. The eyes of the subject come out red. • Set [Red Eye Redu[...]

101 T roubles hooting T r oubl eshoo ting Y our camera cannot delete an image. • Cancel t he prote ction (page 5 3). • Y ou are usin g the “Memor y Stick Duo” w ith the write-pr otect switc h, and the switc h is set to the LO CK positi on. Se t the switch to t he re cording po sition ( page 11 1). Y ou have deleted an image by mistake . •[...]

102 T r oubles hoot ing The “Removab le disk” icon does not ap pear on the computer screen when you connect y our computer to the camera. • Follow the procedure below to install the US B driver again. The following procedure is for a W indows comput er . 1 Right-cli ck [My Comput er] to displa y the menu, the n click [Prope rties]. The “Sys[...]

103 T roubles hooting T r oubl eshoo ting Images are not display ed correctly with “Picture Motion Bro wser” . • Make sure the fo lder of the imag es is re gister ed in “V iewed fo lders”. I f the ima ges are not displ ayed e ven if th e fold er is regist ere d in “V iewed fold ers ”, update the dat abase ( page 8 5). Y ou cannot fi n[...]

104 T r oubles hoot ing Cannot pl ay bac k or rec ord i mages us ing the internal memory . • There i s a “Me mory Stick Duo” ins erted in the camer a. Remove it. Cannot cop y the data sto red in the int ernal memory t o a “Memory Stic k Duo”. • The “Memory Stic k Duo” is full. Ch eck the capacit y (32 MB or more rec ommended). Canno[...]

105 T roubles hooting T r oubl eshoo ting A connection cannot be established. • The came ra ca nnot be conne cted direc tly t o a pr inter that is no t com plia nt with the Pict Bridge stand ard. Co nsult the prin ter man ufac turer as to wh ether the print er is c ompliant w ith PictBrid ge or not. • Check th at the p rinte r is tur ned on an [...]

106 T r oubles hoot ing Cannot pri nt the image at the size selected . • Disconn ect the c able for multi -use term inal and r econnec t it when ever you change the paper size aft er the printer h as been connec ted to the camera. • The print setti ng of t he came ra differs from tha t of t he prin ter . Change the s etting of either the camera[...]

107 T roubles hooting Warning in dic ator s and mes sage s If a code st artin g with a lette r of the alpha bet ap pears, your camera has a self - diagnos is display . The last two digits (indica ted by ss ) will differ de pending o n the st ate of t he came ra. If you ar e unable to solv e the prob lem ev en after tryi ng the fo llowing cor rectiv[...]

108 Warnin g indi cato rs a nd m essag es Memory Stick f ormatting error Internal memory formatting error • For mat the med ia agai n (pages 5 9 and 57). Memory Stick locked • Y ou are using the “M emory Stick Duo” with t he wr ite-pr otect switc h, and th e swi tch is set to th e LOCK positi on. S et the swit ch to the r ecording posit ion[...]

109 T roubles hooting Warning i ndicat ors a nd m essage s Mac ro is invalid • Y ou have selected a sett ing that is not av aila ble for shooti ng in Macr o mode (page 22, 34). Flash settings cannot be changed • Y ou have selected a sett ing that is not av ailable for shooting with the flash (page 34). Zoom di sabled • [Dig ital Zoom] is set [...]

110 Others T o use y our cam era abroad — Power sour ces Y ou c an us e yo ur cam era, th e bat tery c harger (s upplied) , and the A C-LS5K AC Adapto r (not supplied) in any country or regio n where the power suppl y is with in 100 V to 240 V AC, 50/ 60 Hz . • Do not use an electr onic transformer (travel converter), as this may cause a malfun[...]

111 Others On the “Mem or y Stick ” A “Memor y Stick” i s a comp act, p ortable IC rec ording m edium. The type s of “Memo ry Stick ” that ca n be used wi th this camera are li sted in t he table below . Howev er, proper operat ion canno t be guar anteed f or al l “Memory S tick” func tions. *1 “Memory Stick Duo”, “MagicGate M[...]

112 On th e “Mem ory Stick ” • Do not use or store the “Memor y Stick Duo” under the following conditions: – High temperature locations such as t he hot interior of a car parked in direct sunlight – Locations exposed to direct sunlight – Humid locatio ns or locations with corros ive substances present Notes on usi ng the Memory Stic[...]

113 Others On the ba tter y pack On ch argi ng th e batt er y p ack W e recommend charging the battery pack in an ambient temperature of between 10°C to 30°C (50°F to 86°F ). Y ou may not be able to efficiently charge the bat tery pack outside of this tem perature range. Effectiv e use of the ba ttery pack • Battery performance decre ases in [...]

114 On th e bat ter y char ger On the ba tter y charg er • Do not charge any other battery pack other th an the NP-BG type battery packs (supplied) in the battery charger supplied with you r camera. Batteries other than the s pecified kind may leak, over heat, or explode if you attempt to charge them, posing a risk of injury from electrocution an[...]

115 Index Index Index A Adjust ing EV ... ....... ....... ...... . 39 AE/AF l ock indi cator........... .42 AF Illu minator ........ ....... ...... .63 AF lo ck ... ....... ........... ........... . 42 AF Mod e ... ....... ........... ......... .64 AF ra nge f inder frame ... ...... .41 Apertur e ...... ....... ............ .........8 Auto ad justm[...]

116 Index L Landsc ape mode .. ....... ...... .... 33 Language S etting .................. 67 LCD Screen ......... ....... ...... .... 18 M Macintosh computer ..... ....... . 88 Recommended en vironment...... ....... ...... 88 Macro... ....... ....... ...... ....... ...... 22 Main Set tings 1 ...... ........... .... 60 Main Set tings 2 ...... .....[...]

117 Index Index V ivid. ....... ......... ....... ....... ...... .38 V olume .... ....... ........... ......... ...24 W W arning indicators and messages ..... ....... ..........107 White Bal .. ....... ....... ....... .......43 White b alance ......... ....... .......43 W indo ws comp uter ... ....... .....71 Recommended en vironm ent ..... .......[...]

118 Index Notes o n the Lice nse “C Lib rary, ” “Exp at, ” and “z lib” sof tware are pr ovid ed in your ca mera. W e provide this software based on licen se agre ements with their owners of copyrig ht. Based on request s by the owners of copyrigh t of these software applic ations, we hav e an obligati on to inform you of the foll owing.[...]

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