Sony Cybershot DSC-F717 manual

3-078-045- 14 (2) Digital Still Camera Operating I nstructio ns Before ope rating th e unit, plea se read thi s manual thoroughly , and retain it for futur e referenc e. Owner’s Reco rd The mode l and seria l numbers a re loca ted on the bot tom. Re cord th e seria l number in the space p rovided b elow. Ref er to t hese nu mbers whenev er y ou c[...]

2 T o prevent fire or shock hazard, do not e xpose the un it to rain or moisture. CA UTION The use of o pti cal in stru men ts wit h this produ ct will increas e ey e hazard. Use of con trols or adjustme nts or perform ance of p rocedure s othe r than those specified herein may re sult in hazardous radiat ion exposur e. If you have any questions ab[...]

3 RECYCLING LITHIUM -ION BA T T E R IE S Lith ium-I on batt erie s are recycl able. Y ou can help preserve our environment by returni ng your used rechar geable bat teries t o the co llecti on and recy cling locat ion nea rest you. For more inform ation regarding recycling of rechar geable batteri es, cal l toll free 1-800-822- 8837, o r visit http[...]

4 “Memo ry Stick” For the Customers in the U.S.A. and Canada THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH P AR T 15 OF THE FCC R UL ES. OPERA TION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS: (1) THIS DEVICE M A Y NOT CA USE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE, AND (2) THIS DEVICE MUST A CCEPT ANY INTERFEREN CE RECEIVED, INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THA T MA Y CA USE UNDESIRED OPERA T[...]

5 Do not get the camera wet When taking pict ures outdoors in the rain or under simil ar conditions , be careful no t to get the camera wet. If moisture condensation occurs, s ee page 113 and follow the instructions on how to remove it before using the camera. Back up reco mmendation T o avoid the po tential risk of data loss, always copy (back up)[...]

6 Table of co ntents Before using you r camera ....... ........... ....... 4 Identifyin g the p arts ......... ........... ......... .... 8 Charging t h e bat tery pack .... .............. ..... 11 Using an e xternal p ower source ......... ..... 14 Using your c amera abroad ........... ......... .. 14 Turning on / off y our camera ......... ......[...]

7 Adding spe cial effec ts — Picture Effe ct ..... ......... ........... .... 62 Using an e xternal f l ash ....... ......... ........... . 6 3 Using the So ny HVL-F10 00 Flash ..... 63 Using a commerc ially avai lable ext ernal flash ... ............ ......... ............ ........ .... 63 Selectin g a fol der....... ............ ......... .....[...]

8 Ide ntify ing the pa rts See the pages in pa rentheses for de tails of operation. A Mode dia l : T o shoot still imag es in auto adjustment mode : T o sho ot still images in programmed mode S: T o shoot in the shu tter speed priori ty mode A: T o shoot in the aperture priori ty mode M: T o shoo t in the manua l expo sure mode SCN: T o shoot in th[...]

9 A MENU b ut ton (19) B (index) button (34) C DISPLA Y b utton (22) D Finder adjustmen t dial (22) E Finder (22) F Jack cover (11 ) G A/V OUT (MONO) jack (35) H DC IN jack (11, 14) I FINDER/LCD switch (22) J Self-timer lamp (25) K ACC (accessory) jac k L Built-in mic rop hone M PO WER lamp (15) N PO WER switch (15 ) O B attery eject lever (12) P B[...]

10 1 2 3 2 Attac hing t he lens cap and the sh oulder st rap. Should er strap (su pplied) Lens cap (suppl ied) A (USB) jack (84) B Hook for shoulder st rap C T ripod receptac l e • U se a tripod with a scre w length of less than 5. 5 mm (7/3 2 inch). You wi ll be unab le to firmly se cure the c amera t o tripods havi ng longer scre ws, and may da[...]

11 Getting star ted Getting started Charging the batte ry pack , Open the batter y/“Memor y Stick ” cover. Slid e the cov er in the d ire ctio n of th e ar row. • Be sure to tu rn off your camera when cha rg in g th e ba tt er y pa ck ( pag e 15 ). • Y our camera operates only with the “InfoLITHIUM” NP-FM50 battery pack (M series) (supp[...]

12 , Connect t he power cord (m ain s lead) to th e AC power ad aptor and then to a wall outlet (wall sock et). The /CHG lamp (ora nge) light s up w hen chargi ng begi ns, and goes of f when chargin g is comple ted. • After char gin g the battery pack, disconnect the AC po wer adaptor from the DC IN jack of your camera. To remove the battery pack[...]

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

14 Usin g an exte rnal pow er s ource , Op en the jack cover and connect the AC-L10A/L10B AC power adaptor (s upplied) to the DC IN j ack of your ca mera. Conn ect the pl ug with the v mark fac ing up. • Connec t the A C power adaptor t o an easily accessible wall outlet (wall socket) close by . I f any trouble occurs wh ile using the adaptor, im[...]

15 Getting star ted Turn ing on/off you r camera , Slide the POWER switch in t h e dir ect ion of t he arr ow. The POWER lamp (gre en) light s up and th e powe r is on. When yo u turn on your cam era for the first tim e, the CLOCK SET scre en appear s (page 16). Turning off th e power Slid e the PO WER swit ch i n th e di rect ion o f the arr ow ag[...]

16 Setti ng the date and time , Set the mode dia l to . • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode dial is set to , S, A, M, SCN, or . • T o change the date a nd time, s et the m ode dial to SET UP, select [C LOCK SET] in (SETUP 2) ( page 112), and perf orm the procedure from step 3 . , Slide the POW ER switch in the direct ion of t[...]

17 Getting star ted , Select the year, month, day, hour or minute ite m you want to set with b / B on the cont rol butt on. The item to be s et is ind ic ated with v / V . , S et the numeric value with v / V on the control button, then press z to e nte r it. After enterin g the number, v / V moves to the ne xt ite m. Repeat this step u ntil al l of[...]

18 Inserting and removing a “M emory Stick” , Op en the ba ttery/“Me mory Stic k” cove r. Slid e the co ver in the di rection of the arrow . • For details on “Memory S tick,” see page 114. , Insert the “Mem ory Sti ck. ” Insert a “M emory S tick” as fa r as it can g o with the b mark fa cing as ill ustrated. • Pus h the “M[...]

19 Shooti ng still images Setti ng the still image size , Set the mode dia l to and turn on the po wer, then press MENU. The men u appe ars. • Y ou can also carr y out this operation when the mode dial is set to , S, A, M or SCN. • F or detail s on the i mage quality , s ee page 32. , S elect (I MAG E SIZE) with b / B o n the contr ol button, t[...]

20 Basic still image shoot ing (using a uto adjustme nt mode) , S et th e mode dial to , and turn on the pow er. Remove the le ns cap. • When the mode dial is set to , the focus, exposure and white balance are adjusted automatica lly to a llow easy shooting. • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode dial is set to . When the mode d[...]

21 Shooti ng still images , Press the sh utter butto n fully down . The shutter soun ds. The image will be recor ded in t he “Memory Stick”. • When oper ating the camera using a battery pack, if you do not operate t he camera for about three minutes during recording or playback, the camera tu rns off automatic ally to prevent wearing down the[...]

22 Shooting images with the finder With the FI N DER/LCD switch , you can choose to shoot either usi ng the finder or the LCD scr een. Wh en yo u use t he finder, the image doe s not appear on th e LCD scr een. Turn the find er adjust ment dial until the image ap pears cl early withi n the finde r, then shoot the image . • For a detailed descript[...]

23 Shooti ng still images Using the zoom feature , Set the FOCUS switch to AUTO/ZOOM. • T he factory setting is A UTO/ZOOM. • T he ZOOM button can also be used. The zoom operates slowly when the button is pressed lightly , and quickly when the button is pressed deeply . • Z oom does not work when [CONVERSION LENS] is set to [ON] in the SET UP[...]

24 Changing the lens orientation You c an adjust th e angle by turn ing the len s part upw ard up to 77 degrees a nd down ward up t o 36 degree s. Lens part Shooting close-ups — Macro The m acr o record ing mode i s us ed wh en zooming up a small subj ect, such as flower s or insects. You can shoot cl ose-ups of subj ects up t o the d istances s [...]

25 Shooti ng still images , Center the s ubject in the fra me, and shoot the image. To return to normal recording mode Press B ( ) on the cont rol button aga in. The indicator disappear s. 2 640 60min 88 101 Using the self-timer , T urn the mode dial to , and press V ( ) on the control but ton. The (s elf-timer) indicator appears on the screen. •[...]

26 Selecting a flash mode , S et the mode dial to , and press v ( ) on the contro l button repeat edly t o se lect a flash mode. Each time you press v ( ), the in dicator changes as follows. No indic ator (Au t o): The fl ash automatic ally pops up and strobe s when the surroun dings are da rk (default). r (Forced flash): The flash strob es regardl[...]

27 Shooti ng still images Recording imag es with the hologr am AF The holo gra m A F is f ill l ight to f ocus more easily on a subj ect in dark surround ings. Set [HOLOGRAM A F] (page 1 10) to [AUTO] in the SET UP set tings. The factor y setting is [AUTO]. appears on the screen and the hologr am AF emits light when the shutter b utton is p ressed [...]

28 Inserting the date and time on a still image , S et th e mode dial to SET UP. The SET UP scree n appears. • When images are shot with the da te and tim e superimposed, the date and tim e cannot be removed later. • The date and time do not appear on the screen during shooting, instead, “ ” appears in the upper left corner of the screen. T[...]

29 Shooti ng still images Shooting according to scene conditions — Scene Selection When sho oting nigh t scenes, people at night, land scapes or po rtraits, use the mode s listed below to improv e the quali ty of your images. Twilight mod e Allows you to shoot night scenes witho ut losing the da rk atmospher e of the surroundi ngs. The shut ter s[...]

30 , S et th e mode dial to SCN, the n press M ENU . The menu app ears. , Select [SCN] with b on the control bu tton. , Se lect the desir ed mod e with v / V on the control button. The mo de is set . When the s etting is comple te, press MENU so that the menu disappears fro m the sc reen. To cancel Scene Selection Set the mode dial to a diffe rent [...]

31 Shooti ng still images Setti ng the still ima ge qualit y , Set the mode dial to and turn on the po wer, then press MENU. The men u appe ars. • Y ou can also carr y out this operation when the mode dial is set to S, A, M or SCN. , S elect (P.QUALITY) with b / B o n the contr ol button, then sele ct the d esire d ima ge quality with v / V . The[...]

32 Image size and quality You can ch oose imag e size (numbe r of pixels) and image quality (compression ratio) ba sed o n the k ind of i mages y ou want to shoot. Th e larger yo u make the image size an d the higher yo u make the image qual ity, the be tter y our im age , but al so th e large r the amoun t of data ne eded to pre serve your im age.[...]

33 View ing still ima ges Viewing still ima ges Viewin g images on the screen of your camera You c an view ima ges shot wi th your camera almost immediately on the scre en. You can sele ct th e fol lowin g thr ee me tho ds for viewi n g im ages. Single (single-image) screen You can view o ne imag e at a time, displaye d over the entir e screen. Ind[...]

34 , S elect t he desired still image with b / B on the con trol button. b : To disp lay the prec eding im age B : To disp lay the next image • Y ou can easily vie w the next/previous image by turning the jog dial. 2 BACK/NEXT VOLUME 10:30 PM 2003 7 4 101-0003 3/9 60min 640 101 Viewing an index screen (nine-image or triple-image) , Pres s once. T[...]

35 View ing still ima ges Viewin g images on a TV scree n , Connect the A/V c onnectin g cable to the A/V OUT (MONO) jack of t he ca mera and t he audio/video input jacks of the TV. If your TV has stereo input jacks, co nnect the aud io plug (bla ck) of the A /V connecti ng cable t o the le ft audio jac k. • T urn off both your camera and the TV [...]

36 Viewing images on a TV screen If you w ant to vie w imag es on a TV screen, you need a TV wi th a video i nput jack and a A/V co nnecting ca ble (suppl ied). The co lor syste m of the TV must ma tch that of yo ur dig ital s til l camer a. Che ck th e following l ists: NTSC syste m Bahama Islands, B olivia, Canada, Central America, Chile, Colo mb[...]

37 Delet in g stil l ima ges Deleting still ima ges Deleti ng images , Set the mode dia l to , and turn on th e camera. Press b / B on the cont rol button to select the image you want to delete. , P ress MENU and sele ct [DELETE] with b / B on t he control bu tton, then press z . The imag e has not yet bee n dele ted a t this poin t. , Select [OK] [...]

38 Deleting images in index (nine-image) mode , W hile an index (nine- image) scree n (page 34) is displa yed, press M ENU and se lect [DELETE] with b / B on t he control bu tton, then press z . , Select [SELECT] with b / B on the contro l button, then press z . To delete al l the images i n the fo lder Select [ ALL IN FO LDER] with B on the contro[...]

39 Delet in g stil l ima ges , Press MENU and select [OK] wit h B on the control button, then pr ess z . “MEMORY STICK ACCESS” appears on the scr een. When t his mes sage d isappea rs, the im ages have been deleted. To cancel dele ting Select [ EXIT] with b on the control bu tton, then pr ess z . 4 EXIT DELETE OK Deleting images in index (tripl[...]

40 , S elect [OK] wit h v on the control bu tton, then press z . “MEMORY STICK A CCESS” appears on the screen. When this m e ssage disappears, the im age has b een de leted. To cancel del eting Select [CANCEL] with V on the control butt on , then press z . 3 • OK 10:30 PM 2003 7 4 101-0002 OK DELETE CANCEL BACK/NEXT Formattin g a “Memory St[...]

41 Delet in g stil l ima ges , Select [ O K] with v on the control button, then pr ess z . The “FORMATTING” message appears. When th is mes sage disap pears, the forma t is complete. 3 OK READ Y? FORMA T ALL DA T A WILL BE ERASED CANCEL O K[...]

42 How to setup and operate your camera The usa ge of the men us and SET UP scr een items th at are most f r equent ly used for “Advanc ed opera tions” is descri bed below. Changing the menu settings a Press MENU. The menu app ears. b Press b / B on t he control button to select the item you want to set. The sele cted item t urns yello w . c Pr[...]

43 Before advan ced opera tions How to use the jog dial The jo g dial is used to ch ange the se tting values when shooti ng w ith the manua l adjustme nt mode s (shutter spee d priori ty mode, ape rture p riorit y mode, m anual exposure mode), EV ad justment or choosi ng the fo cus mode. a Set the mode dial to , S, A, M, SCN or . The adjust able va[...]

44 Shooting with the manual adjustm ents Mode dial: S/A/M You can manually adju st the shutter speed and aper ture val ues acco rding to t he purp ose of shoo ting. • Y ou cannot use the NightShot or NightFraming functions when the mode dial is set to S, A or M. • Y ou cannot make manual adjustments when shooting movies. • If the proper expos[...]

45 Advanced still im age sh ooting Aperture priority mode This f unction lets y ou c hange t he focu s depth to bring both the sub ject and background into focus or to shoot a subjec t with a fuzzy backgr ound. a Set the mode dial t o A. b Select an ap ert ure value . Select an aper ture val ue with the jog dial (page 4 3). The aper ture v alue can[...]

46 Choosing a f ocus method Mode dial: /S/A/M/SCN/ Focus range select function You ca n select from six AF ranges: Multipoi nt AF, Cente r, Left, Righ t, Bottom and Top. When y ou sele ct the Ce nter, Left, Ri ght, Bottom and To p modes, the fo cus is adjust ed automa ticall y to t h e desi red poi nt with in th e AF rang e fin der by AF o perat io[...]

47 Advanced still im age sh ooting • When you use digital zoom or the hologram AF , AF operates with priority on subjects in or near the center of the fr ame. In this case, the AF range finder frame is not displayed. • When you select Multipoint AF in step 3 , the automatically adjusted AF range f inder frame appears in gr een when focus is a c[...]

48 d Retu rn to the fully c om pos ed shot, and press the shutter button fully down. The imag e wil l be r ecorded wi th the prop er fo cus fo r the subj ects. • Y ou can carry out the AF lock adjustment process any number of times before you press the shutter button fully down. Focusing manually Mode dial: /S/A/M/SCN/ Normally the f ocus is auto[...]

49 Advanced still im age sh ooting Adjusting th e exposure — EV adju stm ent Mode dial: /S/A/SCN/ This lets you ad just the exposu re value which is set by a utomatic adjust ment. You can selec t values rangi ng from +2.0E V to –2.0EV in steps of 1/3E V. a Set the mode dial to , S, A, SCN or . b Press . c Select the des ired exposur e value wit[...]

50 Displaying a histogram A histogram is a graph showing the brightn ess of the pixels contai ned in an image. The horizont al axis shows the brigh tne ss, and th e vertical axis sho ws the numbe r of pix els. Di splaying a histogr am during re cordi ng or playba ck lets you deter mine the prope r expos ure. a Set the mode dial to , S, A or SCN. b [...]

51 Advanced still im age sh ooting Metering mode Mode dial: /S/A/M/SCN/ This funct ion enables yo u to select the metering mode to suit the shooting conditio ns and purpose . Multi-pattern metering (No indicator) The ima ge is divide d into multipl e regions and me tering is per formed for eac h region. The c amera ju dges the subject position and [...]

52 Shooting with the exposure fi xed — AE LOCK Mode dial: /S/A/SCN/ Once you press AE L OCK, th e exposure is fixed. T his function lets you me asure the desir ed porti on of the imag e usin g the spo t meter ing fu ncti on, fix t hat expo sure val ue by pressing AE LOCK, an d then recompose the pict ure. a Set the mode dial to , S, A, SCN or . b[...]

53 Advanced still im age sh ooting Shooting th ree images with the exposure shift ed — Exposure Bracket Mode dial: / /S/A/M/SCN The came ra record s thr ee images i n succ essi on, each with the expos ure valu e shifted. The exposure c ompensati on value can be se t betwe en ± 1.0E V from the appropr iate exposure value in 1/3E V steps. a Set th[...]

54 To return to norma l mode Select [NORMAL] in step 6 . • Y ou cannot use the flash in this mode. • During shooting in this mode, t he images are not displayed on the screen. Compose the image before pressi ng the shutter button. • The f ocus and white balance ar e adjusted f or the first i mage, and thes e settings are al so used for the ot[...]

55 Advanced still im age sh ooting To shoot in on e-push white balance mo de 1 Frame a white objec t such as a piece of paper filling t he screen unde r the same lighting con ditions as you will shoot the subject. 2 Press . The indi cator flashes q uickly. When t h e wh ite bal ance has be en adjusted and stored in the me mory, th e indicato r stop[...]

56 NightShot The Nigh tShot func tion lets you shoo t subj ects i n da rk pl aces su ch as camp scen es at night or noc turnal pla nts and anima ls. a Set the mode dial to , o r . b Se t NIG HTSHO T/ NIGHTFRAMING switc h to NIG HTSH O T. The and “NIGHT SHOT” indicat ors light. The “NIG HT SHOT” indicat or turns off after 5 se conds. c Shoot[...]

57 Advanced still im age sh ooting To cancel the NightFramin g function Set NIGHTSHOT/NI G HTFRAMING switch to z . • While us ing the NightFraming functio n, you cannot use the f ollowing functions: – White balance – Switc hing the metering mode –A E L O C K – Manual f ocus • When you press the shutter button halfway down you will hear [...]

58 d Shoot the imag e for the first frame. e Shoot the image for the next frame. Press the shut ter button to shoot the next fr ame, then repea t this operation until you have shot the desired nu mber of frames. f Press z . All t he fram e imag es are re corded on the “ Memory Stick ” . To delete s ome or all of the frame im ages whil e making [...]

59 Advanced still im age sh ooting a Set the mode dial to . b Press M ENU. The me nu appe ars. c Select (INTERV AL) with b , then sel ect the de sired fram e interval with v / V . Y ou can c hoose the frame in terv al from th e menu settings (page 108) . d Shoot the image . The 16 fr ames are r ecorded as a single imag e (image siz e: 1280×9 60). [...]

60 a Set the mode dia l to , , S, A, M or SCN. b Press MENU . The men u appe ars. c Select [ MODE] (REC MODE) with b / B , then s elect [BURST 3] wi th v / V . d Shoot the image . When th e “REC ORDING” i n dicat ion disappe ars, you ca n shoot the next image. To return to norma l mode Select [NORMAL] in step 3 . • Y ou cannot use the flash i[...]

61 Advanced still im age sh ooting Shooting still im ages for e-m ail — E-mail Mode dial: / /S/A/M/SCN In E- mail mod e, a small-s ize im age (320×24 0) that is suitable for e- mail transmission is also recorded at th e same time as record ing a norma l still image. (See page 19 f o r the n ormal still i mage sizes.) a Set the mode dial to , , S[...]

62 d Shoot the image . When th e “REC ORDING” i n dicat ion disappe ars, you ca n shoot the next image. If you press and release the shutter button, sound is rec orded for fi ve seconds. If y ou hold do wn the shutter butto n, so und is r ecorded until you release the shut ter b utton for up to 40 seconds. To return to norma l mode Select [NORM[...]

63 Advanced still im age sh ooting Using an exter nal flash Mode dial: / /S/A/M/SCN/ • T he flash does not strobe when shooting in Burst, Exposure Br acket, T wilight, MPE G Movie or Multi Bur st mode. • When an external flash is mounted, the weight prevents the lens po rtion fr om locking . W e recommend supporting the lens portion with your l[...]

64 • Set the most appropriate aperture value according to the guide number of the flash used and the distance to the subject. • The flash guide number varies accor ding to the ISO sensiti vity (page 107) of the camera, so be sure to check the ISO number . • Note that the camera may not function properly or may m alfunction when us ing a flash[...]

65 Advanced still im age sh ooting To cancel folder creation Select [ CANCEL] in steps 3 or 4 . • Shooting images are r ecorded in the ne wly created folder until a differe nt folder is created or selected. Changing the recording folder a Set the mode dial t o SET UP. b Select (MEMOR Y STICK T OOL) with v / V , th en selec t [CHANGE REC. FOLDER] [...]

66 Selecting a playba ck folder Mode dial: You can set the pl ayback fold er. a Set the mode dia l to . b Press MENU . The men u appe ars. c Select [FOLDER] with b on the control button, then press z . d Display the folder to be played back wit h b / B . e Select [OK] wi th v , then pre ss z . To cancel playbac k folder select ion Select [CANCEL] i[...]

67 Advanced st ill image viewing Enlarging an image — Playback zoom a Set the mode dial to . b Displ ay the image to be enla rge d. c Press the zo om T button to zoom in on the image . d Sele ct the desir ed po r ti on of the image with v / V / b / B . e Adjust t he im age si ze w ith th e ZOOM W/T butt on. To cancel p layback zoom Press z . • [...]

68 Playing back successi ve images — Slide Show Mode dial: You ca n play bac k recorded images in order. Thi s function i s useful for chec king your images or for pr esenta tions, etc. a Set the mode dia l to . b Press MENU . The men u appe ars. c Select [S LIDE] with b / B , t hen press z . Set the f ollo wing items with v / V / b / B . INTER V[...]

69 Advanced st ill image viewing Rotating still images Mode dial: You can rot ate an image recorded in portrait orient ation an d display it in land scape orienta tion. The ro tated image is writte n over the orig inal ima g e. a Set the mode dia l to , and displ ay the image to rotate . b Press MENU . The men u appe ars. c Select [ RO T A TE] with[...]

70 Protecti ng images — Protect Mode dial: This functi on protects image s against accide ntal era sure. Note t hat when you format a “M emory St ick” (page 40), all the images rec orded on that “Mem ory Stick” will b e dele ted ev en if the y are prote cted. In single-image mode a Set the mode dial to . b Display the image you want to pr[...]

71 Still image edi ting g Press M ENU. The me nu appe ars. h Select [OK] wit h B , then press z . The - indi cato r tur ns wh ite. T he select ed images are prote cted. To exit the Prote ct function Select [ CANCEL] in step 4 or select [EXIT ] in step 8 , then press z . To cancel in dividual protection Select the im age to be unpr otected w ith v /[...]

72 Changing image s ize — Resize Mode dial: You ca n chan ge the image size of a record ed image, an d save it as a ne w file. You can re size to the follow ing sizes. 2560×19 20, 2048× 1536, 1280× 960, 640×480 The ori gin al im age is reta ined eve n afte r resizing. a Set the mode dia l to . b Displa y the image y ou want to resize with b /[...]

73 Still image edi ting • Y ou cannot mark movies ( MPEG MOVI E) or Clip Motion images. • In E -mail mode, a print (DPOF) mark is marked on the normal size image that is recorded at the same time. • When you mark i mages shot in Multi Burst mode, all the images are printed o n one sheet di vided into 16 panels. • I f you mark an image shot [...]

74 g Press MENU . The men u appe ars. h Select [ OK] with B , then pres s z . The mark tu rns wh ite. Th e mark settin g is completed . To exit the mark f unction Select [CANCEL ] in st ep 4 , or select [EXIT] in step 8 . To unmar k selected mar k s Select the images to be unma rked in st ep 5 , th en p ress z . To unmark al l the marks in the fold[...]

75 Enjoying movies Shooting movi es Mode dial: You ca n shoot movie s using your cam era. Before starting Set [MOVING IMAGE] to [MPEG MO VIE ] in the S ET UP sett ing s (pag es 42 and 110 ). a Set the mode dial to . b Press M ENU. The me nu appe ars. c Selec t ( IMA GE SIZE) with b , then sel ect the de sired mode with v / V . Y ou can choose fr om[...]

76 View in g mo vies on the screen Mode dial: You ca n view movi es on the scre en with sound fro m the speake r. a Set the mode dial to . b Select the desired moving imag e with b / B . The movie is displa yed one size smaller than sti ll images. c Press z . The m ovie and sou nd are played back . Duri ng pl ayback, B (PLA YB ACK) appears on t h e[...]

77 Enjoying movies Deleting movies — Delete Mode dial: You ca n delete unwa nted mo vies. In single-image mode a Set the mode dial to . b Di spla y th e ima ge yo u wa nt t o delete with b / B . c Press MENU . The men u appe ars. d Se lec t [DEL ETE] w ith b / B , then p ress z . The ima ge has not yet bee n delet ed at this point . e Select [ OK[...]

78 h Select [ OK] with B , then pres s z . When th e mess age “MEMOR Y STICK ACCESS” disappears, the images ha ve been d elete d . To cancel d e letion Select [EXIT] in step 8 . To delete all im ages in the folder Select [ALL I N FOLDER] in step 4 , [OK] w ith B , th en press z . To ca ncel deleti on, select [EXIT] with b , th en press z . In i[...]

79 Enjoying movies Editing movies Mode dial: You ca n cut movie s, or delet e unnecessa ry por tio ns of mo vies . Thi s is the recomme nded mode to use when th e “Memory St ick” capac ity is insufficient , or when you attach m ovies to your e-mail messages. The file numbers assigne d when movies ar e cut The cu t files are assigne d new numbe [...]

80 e Decide on a cut ting point. Pres s the ce nter z at the desire d cutting po int. Wh en yo u want to ad just th e cu tting poin t, us e [ c / C ] ( frame forwar d/ re w ind) an d adjust the cutt ing point usin g b / B . If y ou want t o ch ange t he cuttin g point , select [ CANCEL]. The playb ack of t he movie starts ag ain. f When you ha ve d[...]

81 Enjoying images on yo ur com puter Copying images to your computer — For Wi ndows user s Recommended compu ter environment OS: Microsoft Windows 98, Win dows 98SE, Window s 2000 Professi onal, Windo ws M illennium Edit ion, W indows XP Ho me Ed it ion, or Win dow s X P Professional The above OS must be inst alled at the facto ry. Oper ation i [...]

82 Installing the USB driver • When using W indows XP, you need not install the USB driver . • Once the USB dri ver is installed, you need not ins tall the USB dri v er . a Start up your computer , and inse rt the sup plied CD- ROM into the CD-R OM drive . The title s cree n ap pears . If it does no t appear , do u ble- click (My Compu ter) t [[...]

83 Enjoying images on yo ur com puter b Clic k [Nex t]. When “Licenc e Agre emen t” screen appe ars, click [Y es ]. Read t he agre emen t carefu lly . Y ou mu st accept the te rms of the agree men t in ord er to proceed with i nstallation . c Click [Next]. d Select the folder to be installed, then c lick [Nex t]. Select the program folder , the[...]

84 Installing “ImageMixer” a Clic k [PIXELA ImageMixer] on the t itle sc reen. The “C hoose Setup Language ” screen appear s. • Y ou can use the “PIXELA ImageMix er for Sony” software to copy , view and edit images. For details , see the software ’ s he lp files. b Select the desi red language, then cl ick [OK]. The “W elco me to [...]

85 Enjoying images on yo ur com puter d Connect the o ther end of the USB cable to your computer . “USB MODE NORMAL” appears on the scr een. When a USB con nectio n is establi shed for the f irst ti me, your comput er automat ically runs the u sed prog ram to rec ognize yo ur camer a. W ait for a whi le, an d “Image Transfer” launche s. •[...]

86 — Windows XP Windows XP is set so that the OS AutoPlay Wiza rd activat es. Follow the pr ocedu re bel ow to cance l the s ett ing. • This procedure does not need to be per formed for subsequent image downloads. a Clic k [Start], then clic k [My Computer ]. b Right-cli ck [Sony MemoryStick], then cl ick [Pr operties]. c Cancel the set ting. 1[...]

87 Enjoying images on yo ur com puter When a re movab le dis k icon i s not shown 1 Right-c lick [My Co mputer] , then click [Propertie s]. The “S ystem P ropert ies” screen appears. • When us ing Wi ndows 2000, click [Hardwar e] on [System Properties] screen. 2 Confirm if other dev ices are alread y instal led. 1 Cli ck [De vice Ma nager]. 2[...]

88 Viewing images on your computer a Double-click [My Documents] on the deskt op. The “My Docu ment s” fo lder conten ts are dis playe d. • This section describes the procedure for copying images to the “My Documents” folder . • When using Windo ws XP, double-cli ck [Start] t [My Documents] in that order . • Y ou can use the “PIXELA[...]

89 Enjoying images on yo ur com puter Note on the table • The meaning s of the f ile na mes are as a bove: ssss stands for any numbe r within th e range from 0001 to 9999. • T he nume rical portions of t he following fi les are the same. –A small- size ima ge file sh ot in E -MAIL mode and i ts correspondin g image f ile –An au dio file sho[...]

90 Copying images to your compute r — For Mac intosh users Recomme nded compu ter environm ent OS: Mac O S 8.5.1 , 8.6, 9 .0, 9.1, 9.2, o r Mac OS X (v1 0.0/v10.1) The abov e OS must be inst alled 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 i nstalled at the factor y, and a slot l[...]

91 Enjoying images on yo ur com puter c Copying images 1 Double- click the newl y recogni zed ic on on the d esktop. The cont ents of the “Memory Stick” inserte d in your cam era appe ar. 2 Double- click “ DCIM.” 3 Double -click t he fold er contai ned the desired image fil e. • See pages 88 and 89 for details about t he image file storag[...]

92 Troubleshooting If yo u experien ce t rouble wi th yo ur camera , try th e fo llow ing solu tion s. 1 First check th e items on the t ables below. If code di spla ys “C: ss : ss ” appear on the screen, the self- diag nosis di splay fun ction is working (page 103). 2 Should your c amera still not w ork properly, pre ss the RESE T button insid[...]

93 Troubles hooting The bat tery remain ing indicator is incorrect, or sufficient battery rema inin g indic ator is displaye d but the power runs out soon . • You hav e used th e came ra for a long time in an extremel y hot or a n extr emely c old lo cation. • The battery pa ck is dead (page 115). • The battery pa ck is disch arged. • A dev[...]

94 Shooting st ill images/ movies Symptom Cause Solut ion The subject does not appear on the sc reen. • The FIND ER/LC D sw itch is set to FI NDER . p Set it t o L CD ( page 22 ). The su bject is not visible on the screen. • The mode dial is set to or SET UP. p Set it to other modes ( pages 20 and 75 ). The image is out of f o cus. • The s ub[...]

95 Troubles hooting Your came ra cannot reco rd ima ges . •N o “ Memory S tick ” has been insert ed. • The capaci ty of the “Memory Stic k” is insu fficie nt. • The writ e-prote ct switch on t he “Mem ory St ick” is set to the LOCK posit ion. • Yo u cann ot record i m ages while ch arging th e flash. • The mode dia l is set to[...]

96 The built-in flash or the optional external flash (HVL-F1000) does not work. • The mode dial is set to , SET UP, or (MPEG MOVIE o r MULTI BUR ST). • Th e flash is set to (no flash). • The Tw iligh t mode is select ed for the Sc ene Selec tion fun ction. • The Landscape m ode is sele cted for the Sce n e Selec tion fun ction. • [MODE] ([...]

97 Troubles hooting Viewing ima ges Deleting/Ed iting Images Symptom Cause Solutio n Your came ra cannot play back image s. • The mode dia l is not set to . • Your c amera c annot pl ay back image files copied to the hard disk of your com puter if the file n ame has been ch anged or the ima ge has been modifi ed. p Set it to (page 33). — The [...]

98 Computers You cannot display a pr int (DPOF) ma rk. • You ca nnot d isplay p rint (D POF) marks on moving im ages and Clip Motion im ages. — Symptom Cause Solut ion Symptom Cause Solut ion You do not know if the OS of your computer is compat ible. — p Check “ Recommended c omputer en vironmen t” (pages 81 a nd 90). You cannot install t[...]

99 Troubles hooting “Memory Stic k” The image and sound are interrupted by noise when you view a movi e on a computer. • You ar e pl aying back t he fil e dire ctl y from the “ Memor y Stick ” . p Copy the file to the hard disk of your com puter and then pla y back the file from the ha rd disk (pages 85, 86 and 91 ). You cannot print an i[...]

100 Others Symptom Cause Solut ion Y our camera does not work. • You are not usi ng an “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack. • The battery le vel is low. (The E indica tor appears.) • Th e AC power adapt or is n ot connec ted secu rely. • The built-i n microcom puter is not working properly. p Use an “InfoLI T HIUM” battery pack (page 11). p [...]

101 Troubles hooting Warnings and messages The fo llowin g messages may appear on the sc reen. Message Meaning/ Co rrectiv e Action NO MEMORY STICK • I nsert a “Mem ory Stick” (page 1 8). SYSTEM ERROR • Turn the power off and on a gain (page 15). MEMORY STICK ERROR • The ins erted “Memor y Stick” cannot be used in you r camera (page 1[...]

102 • The battery le vel is low or zero. Charge the battery (page 11). Dependin g on the condit ions of use or the type of battery pac k, the indic ator may flas h even though there are stil l 5 to 10 minutes of remainin g battery tim e left. CAN NOT DIVIDE • The file is not long en ough to be divide d. • The file is not a movie (MPEG MO VIE)[...]

103 Troubles hooting Self-diagnosis dis play – If a code s tarti ng wit h an al phabet letter app ears Your came ra has a self-dia gnosis display. This fun ction di splays the camera co ndition on the sc reen with a co mbination of a letter and four nu merica l digits. If this occurs, check t he followi ng cod e chart and att empt the c orrespond[...]

104 Number of im ages that can be s aved or shooting time The n umber o f images t hat can be sav ed and the shootin g time differ , depending on the capa city of the “M emory Stick ,” the imag e size, and the imag e quality. Refer t o the follo wing ch arts w hen yo u choo se a “Memory St ick.” • T he numbe r of images is liste d in FINE[...]

105 Additi onal informa tion Clip Motio n (Units: images) NORMAL: When ten fra mes are shot MOBILE: When two frames are shot MPEG movies (Uni ts: seco nds) Mult i Burst (U nits: i mage s) 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB MSX-256 MSX-512 MSX-1G NORMAL 88 178 358 71 8 1190 2420 4940 MOBILE 486 982 1 971 3951 3571 7261 14821 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB MSX-256 MSX-512 M[...]

106 Menu items Menu items tha t can be modified di ffer dependi ng on the posi tion of the mo de dial. The screen shows only the item s you can oper ate in ea ch s pecifi c m ode. Fac tory sett ings are in dic ated with x . When th e mode dia l is set t o Item Setting Descripti on (IMAGE SIZE) x 2560×1920 / 25 60 (3:2) / 20 48×1536 / 1280×960 / [...]

107 Additi onal informa tion When the mod e dial i s set to , S, A, M, or SCN Item Setti n g Description SCN x / / / Sets the S cene Sele ctio n mode (pag e 29). (This se tting can be made onl y in SCN mode.) ISO 800 / 400 / 200 / 100 / x AU TO This se lects t he ISO se nsitiv ity. Sel ect ing a large numb er augmen ts th e brightn ess when recordi[...]

108 When the mo de dial is s et to (when [MOVING IM AGE] is set to [MPEG MO VIE] in the SET UP s e ttings) When th e mode dia l is set t o (when [MOVING IMAGE] is s et to [CLIP MOTION] in the SET UP setting s) When the mode d ial is set to (wh en [MOVING IMAGE] is set to [MULTI BURST] i n the SET UP settings) Item Settin g Descripti on (IMAGE SIZE)[...]

109 Additi onal informa tion When the mod e dial is set to Item Settin g Description FOL DER OK / CANCEL Selects the folder containin g the image you want to pl ay back (page 66). DELETE — Deletes the displ ayed image (pages 37 and 77). PROTE CT — Protects images against accidental e rasure ( page 70). DPOF — Mar ks the pri nt (DPOF ) mar k o[...]

110 SET UP items Set the mode dia l to SET UP. The SET UP screen a ppear s. Factory settings are in dicated wit h x . 1 [CAMERA 1] When [CONV ERSION L ENS] is set to [ON]: • When the mode dial is set to A or M, you can only select aperture values of F4 or higher . • Macro shooting and zoom functions ar e not av ailabl e. Item Setting Descrip ti[...]

111 Additi onal informa tion 2 [CAMERA 2] [MEMORY STICK TOOL] Item Setting Descri p tion EXPANDED FOCUS x ON / OFF When focusing m anually, the image is enlarged to 2× ( page 48). BRACKET STEP ±1.0EV / x ±0.7EV / ±0.3EV Sets the exposure co mpensat ion value whe n recording thre e images with each exposure va lue shifted (pa ge 53). HOT SHOE ON[...]

112 [SETUP 1] [SETUP 2] Item Setting Description LCD BRIGHTNESS B RIGHT / x NORMAL / DAR K Select s the LCD brightness. T his h as no eff ect on the reco rded images. LCD BACKLIGHT BRIGHT / x NORMAL Selects the brightn ess of the LCD backl ight. Selecting [ BRIGHT] make s the screen brigh t and easy to see whe n using the ca mera o utdoors o r in o[...]

113 Additi onal informa tion Precautions On cle aning Cleaning the LCD screen Wipe the scr een surface wit h an LCD cleanin g kit (not supp lied) to rem ove fingerp rints, dust , etc. Cleaning the lens Wipe t he le ns with a soft c loth t o remo ve fingerp rints, dust , etc. Cleaning the camera surface Clean the cam era surfa ce with a s oft clot h[...]

114 On “Memory Stick” “Memor y Stick” is a new compact , port able and versati le IC recordi ng medium w ith a data capaci ty that ex ceeds the c apacity of a floppy di sk. In add ition t o ex changi ng data betw een “Memo ry Stick” compa tible equi pment, you can a lso use a “Mem ory Stick ” to store data as a type of detach able e[...]

115 Additi onal informa tion • When using a “Memory Stick Duo” inserted into a “Memory Stick Duo” Adaptor with this camera, make sure that the “Memory Stick Duo” is inser ted facing the correct di rection. Note that improp er use may dama ge the equipment. • Do not insert a “Memory Stick Duo” without a “Memory Stick Duo” Ada[...]

116 How to store the ba ttery pack • E ven if the bat tery pack wil l not be used for a long t ime, fully cha rge it and use it up once pe r year. Re move the ba ttery pack fro m your camer a, then store it in a dry , coo l plac e. Th is is to main tain the battery pa ck’s function s. • T o use the batte ry pack up on your cam era , leav e th[...]

117 Additi onal informa tion Built- in micr ophone Electret condenser microphone Built-in speake r Dynamic speaker AC-L10A/ L10B AC power adaptor P owe r requir ements 100 to 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Rate d ou tput voltag e DC 8.4 V, 1.5 A in operating mode Opera ting tem perat ure 0°C to 40°C (32°F t o 104°F) Stor age tem peratu re –20°C to +60°[...]

118 FINDER/LCD scr een When shootin g still images A Recording mod e indicator (57 -61) B AE LOCK indi cator (52) C AE/A F lock i ndic ato r (20 ) D Battery remain ing indicator (12) E White balance indicator (54)/ Mode dia l indic ator/ Flash mode in dicator ( 26)/ Red-eye reduction indicator (26)/ Hot shoe indicator (63) F Date/time indicator (28[...]

119 Additi onal informa tion When shooting movies A Recordi ng mode indic ator (75) B AE LOCK indicator (52) C Battery remaini ng indicat or (12) D Whi te balance indicato r (54) E C on version lens indicator (110) F Picture effect indicator ( 62) G Meteri ng modes indicator (51)/ NightShot /Nigh tFraming indicator (55) H Focus distan ce indicator [...]

120 When playin g back still images A Recording mod e indicator (57 -61) B Protect indicator (70)/ Print (DPOF) mark indicato r (72)/ V olume indicator (61) C Zoom scaling indicator (6 7) D Histogram in dicator (50) E File nam e (88 ) F Image size indicator (19) G Change f older indicat or/ Playback f o lder indicator (66) H Recording folder indica[...]

121 Index A A C pow er adapto r ...... ......... ....... ......... ....... . 11, 14 Access lam p .... ....... ......... ...... .......... ...... ............18 AE lock ...... ......... ....... ......... ....... ........... ......... ...52 AF lock ...... ....... ......... ....... ........... ......... ....... .....47 AF range ......... ......... ...[...]

122 I Image copying images . .............................. 85, 86, 91 file names ......... ....... ......... ....... ......... ....... .... 88 image f ile stor age destin ations ........ ....... .... 88 image quali ty ..... ....... ......... ....... ......... ....... .. 32 image size ..................... ........ 19, 32, 104, 106 “InfoLITH IUM?[...]

123 Still im age shooting EV adjustm ent ...... ....... ........... ......... ....... .....49 image size .. ....... ........... ......... ....... ........... .....19 meteri ng mo de ........ ......... ....... ......... ....... .....51 number of shooting images .................32, 104 pictur e ef fect ......... ........... .......... ...... .......[...]

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