Sony Cybershot DSC-P1 manual

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    3-064-296- 13 (1) Digital Still Camera Oper ating Instructions Bef ore oper ating t he unit , pleas e read this manu al th oroughl y , and re tain it fo r fut ure re fe renc e. Owner’ s Record The model and se rial numbers are lo cated on t he bottom. Rec ord the seri al numb er in th e spac e provided be low . Refer to these num bers when ever y[...]

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    2 T o prev ent fi re or shoc k hazar d, do not e x pose th e unit to rain or moi st ure. Never e xpose the battery pa ck to temperatu re above 140°F (60°C) , such as in a car parked in the sun or unde r direct sunlight . If you have any questions a bout t his produ ct, you may c all: Sony Customer Information C enter 1-800-222-SONY (7669) The num[...]

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    3 The sup pli ed inte rface ca ble mu st be use d with the eq uipme nt in orde r to compl y with the limi ts for a dig ital device pursu ant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules. DISPOSAL OF LITHIUM IO N BA T T E RY . LITHIUM ION B A TTER Y . DISPOSE OF PR OPERL Y . Y ou can return your unwanted lithium ion batteries to your nearest Sony Servi ce C[...]

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    4 For the Custo m er s in the U .S.A. and Canada T rial recor ding Befor e you reco rd one-tim e events, you may want to make a trial recor ding to ma ke sure that th e camera is w orking correct ly . No compensation for contents of the recording Conte nts of the recor ding canno t be compen sated for if reco rding or playba ck is not pos sible due[...]

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    5 T able of cont ents Identifyin g the p a rts ......... ........... ...... .... 6 Preparing the powe r supply ........ .......... 8 Setting t h e date and time ........ ........ ..... 12 Inserting t h e “Memory St ick” ............. 14 B Recording Recording sti l l images ........ ........... ..... 15 Recording movi n g images ..... ..... ....[...]

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    6 Gett ing st arted Identifying the par ts See the pages in paren thes es fo r detai ls of ope ration . A PO WER switch/lamp B Shutter button (15) ( 21) C MODE selector (32) D Built-i n microphon e Do not tou ch while recordi ng. E Flash (20) F Photoc ell windo w f or flash Do not blo ck while recordi ng. G T ripod recep tacle (bottom surface) Use [...]

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    Getting started 7 A Finder Self-timer/recording lamp (red) AE loc k lamp (green ) Str obe char ge lamp (orange ) B (flash) button C (MACR O) button (43) D PROGRAM AE button (43) E V OLUM E +/– button F LCD ON/OFF b utton Set to O FF t o save th e ba tte ry when using th e finder . G LCD screen H Contr ol button I Speaker J DISP LA Y b utton K Zoo[...]

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    8 Pr eparing the power supply Installing the battery pack Y our came ra operat es only wi th the “Inf oLITHI UM” NP- FS11 bat tery pack* (S seri es). Y ou ca nnot use any other batter y pack . T o remove the batt ery pac k Open the battery/ “Memory S tick” co ver . Sl ide the battery eject lever upward, and remo ve the batt er y pack . Be c[...]

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    Getting started 9 Char ging the battery pack Y ou cann ot charge th e batte ry pack while yo ur came ra is tu rned on. Be s ure to tu rn of f your ca mera before cha r ging . After charg ing Remo ve the A C po wer ad apto r . Batter y remaining indicator The LCD screen on the came ra sho ws the remaini ng time for wh ic h you can s till record or p[...]

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    10 NP-FS11 bat tery pack When you record images in a n ex tremely cold locati on or usi ng the LCD scree n, the operating time be comes short. When usin g the camera in an e xtremely cold location, place the ba ttery p ack in you r pocket or othe r place t o keep it war m, then i nsert t he batte ry pack in to the ca mera just b efore re cordi ng. [...]

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    Getting started 11 Notes • The battery life and number of images will be dec reased if you use you r camera at lo w temper atures, us e the flash , repeatedly turn the power on/o ff or use the zoom. • The capacity of the “Memory S tick” is limit ed. The figures in the table are a guide when you continuous ly record/ play back while replacin[...]

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    12 Setting the date and time When you f irst use your ca mera, se t the dat e and time . If these are not set, the CLO CK SE T sc reen ap pea rs w hen ever you t urn on your ca mera for re cord in g. 1 Slide the PO WER switch to turn on the power . The PO WE R lamp lights u p. 2 Press v on the control button. The men u bar ap pears on the LCD scree[...]

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    Getting started 13 T o c ancel the date and time setting Select [CANCEL] with v / V / b / B on the con trol button, then pre ss the ce nter z . Auto power-off function If you do no t operate the camera fo r about three minute s during recording , the camer a turns of f automatically to prev ent wearing down the battery . T o use the camera agai n ,[...]

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    14 Inser ting the “Memory S tick” Open the battery/“ Memory Stick” co ver , then press th e “Memory Stick” once light ly . Not es • If yo u do n ot insert the “Me mory S tick” firmly unti l it clicks , a mes sage such as “MEM OR Y STICK ERROR” will be displayed. • Nev er remov e the “Memory Stick” or turn of f the po wer[...]

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    B B B B Recor ding 15 Basi c oper atio ns B Recording Recor ding still images Still ima ges are rec orded in J P EG format. T o record still images, slide t he PO WER switch to turn o n the po wer and insert a “Memor y Stick.” ∗ Exposu re and fo cus a re auto matical ly adj u sted. ∗∗ When the AE loc k indicat or z changes to fl ashing sl[...]

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    16 The number of images you can record on a “Memor y Stick” See page s 39 to 42. Not es • Do not touch the lens por tion while it is operating. • While t h e image is being re corded o n the “M emory St ick,” do not shake or strike the cam era. Also, do not turn the power of f, or remove the battery pack or “Memory Stic k.” • When[...]

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    B B B B Recor ding 17 Press LCD ON/OFF to turn o ff the LCD screen. Indicators on the finder Notes • When reco rding a subject closer than 3 1 /4 fee t (1 m) , record using t he LCD s creen. Whe n record ing images with the f inder , the posi tions of the fi nder and the lens dif fer , so the recordin g range may be sli ghtly offset. • Y ou can[...]

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    18 The le ns port ion mov es durin g zoom op erat ion. Be car eful not to touch th e lens portion while it is o perating. Minim um focal distance to the subj ect W sid e: Abo ut 19 3/ 4 inche s (50 cm ) or m ore T side : About 19 3 /4 inche s (50 c m) or mor e T o recor d even closer subject s, see pa ge 43. Digital zoo m function This camera has a[...]

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    B B B B Recor ding 19 Press DISP LA Y to tu rn on/off the indica tors on the LC D scre en. See page 67 for a deta iled des cript ion of th e indic ated item s. Notes • Y ou cannot tur n off the self-timer indica tors and some of the indicat ors used in advanced operations. • The indic ators on the LCD scr een are not record ed. When you use the[...]

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    20 The initial se tting is auto (no indicato r). In this mode, the flash automatica lly stro bes when the surrou nding s bec ome dark . When you ch ange the f lash m ode, pr ess the (flash) re peatedly so that the flash mode indi cator ap pears on th e LCD scree n. Each t ime you pr ess the (flash), t he ind icato r change s as follo ws. (No i ndi [...]

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    B B B B Recor ding 21 Recor ding moving images Movi ng im ages w ith au dio are record ed in MPEG fo rmat. T o record moving image s, slide the PO WER switch to turn on the po wer and insert a “Memor y Stick.” See pages 1 8 and 19 . Press DISP LA Y to tu rn on/off the indica tors on the LC D scre en. These indi cators ar e not reco rded. See p [...]

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    22 Playing back still images When the menu bar is not displayed Y ou can dire ctly se lect and play b ack th e imag e with b / B on the cont rol button. Not es • Y ou migh t not be able to cor rect ly pl ay ba ck im age s reco rd ed wi th thi s cam era on oth er equipmen t. • Y ou ca nnot p lay back on th is c amera images larger t han the maxi[...]

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    B B B B Pl ay b ack 23 Playing back movin g images T o p ause playb ack Sele ct X (paus e) o n the LC D s creen with v / V / b / B on th e con trol button , then press the ce nter z . 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y . The last r ecorded ima ge (still o r movin g) appears o n the LCD scr een. 2 Pres s v on the control button to display the menu bar[...]

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    24 When the menu bar is not displayed Y ou can dire ctly se lect th e im age with b / B on the co ntro l button, and p lay ba ck the ima ge and sou nd by pres sing t he center z . Whe n you press t he cen ter z during playb ack, pl aybac k is paus ed. Moving im ages recorded with the image of [320 (HQ)] The images a re disp layed o ver the entire s[...]

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    B B B B Pl ay b ack 25 V iewing images using a personal computer Y ou ca n view data reco rded with your camer a on a pe rsonal com puter and a ttach it to e-mail. This section describes the method for installing th e USB dri ver and vie wing imag es on a per sona l compu ter . Be sure to also see the op eratio n manua ls fo r your pers onal comp u[...]

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    26 Before connec ting your camera to y our pers onal computer , inst a ll the USB dri ver to the computer . The USB dri ver is contai n ed togeth er with appli cation software for vie wing images on a CD-R O M which is supplied with your camera. For Window s 98, Window s 98SE and Window s 2000 users Not es • Be sure to perform the proc edure up t[...]

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    B B B B Pl ay b ack 27 For Macinto sh users For W indows 98, Windows 98 SE and Windows 2000 users 1 T u rn on your per sonal com puter and allow the Mac OS to load. 2 Insert the supplied CD-R OM in the CD-R OM drive of y our personal compute r . 3 Double-cli ck the CD-ROM drive icon to open the window . 4 Double-cli ck the icon of the hard disk con[...]

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    28 When using W indows 2000, the fo llowing proc edures are re comm ende d whe n disco nnecting the USB cable f rom y our pers onal computer or ejec ting the “Memor y Stick” fr om the camera wh ile it is conne cted to you r personal c omputer . 4 T urn on the po wer of y our camera. “PC M ODE” appears on the LC D scre en of the ca mera . 5 [...]

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    B B B B Pl ay b ack 29 “Memor y Stick” • “Memory Stick” o perations on your c amera cannot be assured if the “Memor y Stick” has been formatted on yo ur personal computer . • Do not optimiz e the “Memor y Stick” on a Windo ws machine. This will shorte n the “Memory Stick ” l ife . • Do not compres s the data on the “ Mem[...]

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    30 Image file storage destinations and image files Image fi les record ed with yo ur camera are grou ped i n fold ers by recor ding mode . The meanings of the file n a mes are a s follo ws. ssss stan ds for any n umb er within the range fr om 00 01 to 9999 . For Window s 98 us ers (The drive recognizing th e camera is “D.”) Folder File Meaning [...]

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    B B B B Pl ay b ack 31 The numer ical portio ns of t he follo wing f iles are the same. — A sma ll-size i mage file recorded in E-M AIL m ode and its correspondi ng im age file — An uncom pressed image file recorded in TIFF mode an d its correspondi ng image file — An audio file recor ded in VOICE mode and its corresp onding im age file — A[...]

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    32 Advanc ed op eratio ns Befor e per for ming advanced operations This sect ion describe s the basi c cont rol meth ods that are frequ entl y used f or “Advance d oper ations”. How to use the MODE selector The MOD E select or se lects wh ethe r you ca n use yo ur cam era to re cord o r to play back an d edit image s. Set the select or as fol l[...]

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    Bef ore perf orming adv anced operations 33 Note Y ou cannot cl ear the menu bar during INDEX screen dis play (page 47). The “Advan ced operatio ns” section of t his manual refers to selecting an d entering items by the ab ove proced ure as “ Select [(item name)] .” T u rning on/off the ope ration buttons (menu bar) on the LCD sc reen Selec[...]

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    34 How to change the menu settings Some of th e adv anced o peration s fo r your camera are e xec uted b y sele cting me nu items displ a yed on the LCD sc reen with the cont rol bu tton. Pres s V on t he control button until the LCD screen re turns t o the menu b ar displa y in step 1 . T o clear the menu bar, press V again. 1 Press v on the contr[...]

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    Bef ore perf orming adv anced operations 35 Menu settings Menu i tems tha t can be m odified differ depe nding on t he setti ng of the M ODE selec tor . T he LC D s cree n sh ows only the item s you c an o perate at th e m oment . Initi al set tin gs are ind ica ted wi th x . (SELF TIMER) Records with t he self-t ime r (page 1 9). EFFECT FILE Item [...]

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    36 IMA GE SIZ E x 2048×1 536 2048 (3: 2) 1600×1 200 1280×9 60 640×48 0 Selects the ima g e size when r e cording still images. STILL 320 (HQ ) 320×24 0 x 160×11 2 Sele cts t he MP EG image size when recor ding m oving image s. MO VIE REC MODE TI FF Record s a TIFF ( uncompr essed) fil e in addition to the JPEG fi le. STILL TEXT Rec ords a GIF[...]

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    Bef ore perf orming adv anced operations 37 CAMERA TOOL SETUP Item Set ting Description MODE select or DIGIT AL ZOOM x ON Uses digital z oom. STILL OFF Does not use digi tal zo om. SHAR PNESS +2 to –2 A djus ts the sh arpn ess of the im age. appea rs on the LC D sc reen exce pt when set to 0 . STILL WHITE B A LANCE IN DOOR OUT DOOR HOLD x AU T O [...]

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    38 INDEX* Displays si x images at a ti me (PLA Y (INDEX) mode) (pag e 47). DELETE 3 (RETURN)** Returns t o PLA Y (single) mode . ∗ Displ ayed only in P LA Y (single ) mode. ∗∗ Displayed only in PLA Y (INDEX) mode. VIDEO OUT NTSC Sets the vide o ou tput s ignal to N TSC mode ( North A meric an co untrie s, Jap an, etc.). MO VIE STILL PLA Y P A[...]

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    B B B B V arious recor ding 39 B V ar ious recording Setting the image size (IMAGE SIZE) 1 Set the MODE selector to MO VIE or STILL. 2 Select [F ILE] and th en [IMA GE SIZE] fro m the men u . 3 Select the desired imag e size. Still ima g e sizes 2048× 1536, 2048 (3: 2)*, 1600× 120 0, 1 280×9 60, 640× 480 ∗ The im age is record ed in 3 :2 (hor[...]

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    40 Creating Cli p Motion Fil es Clip Motio n is an a nimation fun ction that play s back st ill images in succes sion. Clip Mo tion ima ges are playe d back on this ca mera at approximatel y 0.5 s in terv als. The ima ges are st ored in GIF form at, wh ich is convenient fo r creati ng ho me pages or attachin g images to e -mail. 1 Set the MODE sele[...]

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    B B B B V arious recor ding 41 Recording sti ll images for e-mail (E- MAIL ) E-MAIL mode recor ds a sma ll-si ze (320×240) ima ge at the same time as a still ima g e. Small-s ize images are con venient f or e-mail tra nsmissio n, etc. 1 Set the MODE selector to STILL. 2 Select [FILE], [ REC MODE], and then [E -MAIL] fr om the menu . 3 Record the i[...]

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    42 Recording t ext documents (TEXT) T e xt is re corded i n black an d white GIF format to pr ovide a clea rer i mag e. 1 Set the MODE selector to STILL. 2 Select [FI L E], [REC MODE], and then [TEXT] fr om the men u. 3 Record the imag e . The number of i mages that you can record on a “ Memory S tick ” (8 MB ) in TEXT mode: T o r et urn to nor[...]

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    B B B B V arious recor ding 43 Recording images in macro 1 Set the MODE selector to MO VIE or STILL. 2 Press M A CRO so that the (auto macro) indicator appears on the LCD sc reen. Y ou can reco rd a subjec t as close as about 4 inches (10 cm) from the lens surf ace wi th the zoom s et all the wa y to the W side. (Abo ut 19 3/4 i nches ( 50 cm ) on [...]

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    44 Spot light-metering m ode Select this mode when th ere is backlight or when there is st rong contra st betw een the sub ject an d the back groun d, etc. Pos ition the point yo u want to rec ord on th e spot light -metering cr oss hair . T o cancel PROGRAM AE Press PR OGRAM AE repeated ly until the in dicator on the LC D scree n goes out. Not es [...]

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    B B B B V arious record ing 45 Adjusting the white balance (WHITE BALANCE) No rma lly th e whi te b ala nc e is automaticall y adjuste d. 1 Set the MODE selector to MO VIE or STILL. 2 Select [CA MERA] and then [WHITE B A LANCE] from the menu . 3 Select the desired white balanc e setting. IN DOOR ( n ) • Places wher e the light ing condit ion chan[...]

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    46 Enjoying pictur e effect s (P .EFFE CT) 1 Set the MODE selector to MO VIE or ST ILL. 2 Select [EFFECT] and then [P .EFFECT] from the menu. 3 Select the desired mo de . SOLARIZE The lig ht co ntras t is clea rer and t he picture looks lik e an illustrat ion. B&W The pi cture is mon ochrome (b lack and white). SEPIA The pict ure is co lored l [...]

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    B B B B V arious play back 47 B V ari ous pl ayback Playing back six images at once (INDEX) 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y . 2 Select [IN DEX] on the LCD screen . Six i mages ar e di spla yed at on ce (index sc reen ). Only the f irst frame of Clip Motio n file s is d isplaye d. The following marks a re display ed on each image accord ing to t he[...]

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    48 Enlar ging a part of the still image (Zoom and trimming) 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y . 2 Di spla y th e ima ge to be enlarged. 3 Zoom in/out the image with the zoom button. The zoom scali ng indica tor appe ars on t he LC D scr een. 4 Pres s the co ntro l b utto n rep eat edl y to selec t the desired pa rt o f the image . v : The i mage mov[...]

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    B B B B V arious play back 49 Rotating a still image (ROT A TE) 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y . 2 Displa y the image to rotate. 3 Select [F ILE] and th en [R O T A TE] from the men u. 4 Rotate the image cloc kwise or counterc lock wise , then sel ect [RETUR N]. Notes • Y ou may no t be able to ro tate im ages recorded with o ther equi pment. ?[...]

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    50 T o skip to the next /previous image during sl ide show play back Sele ct "b / B" at th e lower left of the LCD s creen . Y ou can skip to the ne xt/pre vious ima ge by pressi ng th e contro l buttons B / b while the menu bar is of f. T o paus e and r estar t the slide show Sele ct [ X ]/[ B ] at the b ottom lef t of the screen o r pre[...]

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    B B B B Editing 51 B Editin g Preventi ng accidental erasure (PROTECT) The - (protect ) indi cator ap pears on prot ected imag es. 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y , then display the image to protect. 2 Se lect [F ILE ], [P RO T ECT ], and then [ON] from the men u. The di splaye d image i s pr otecte d and - ap pear s. T o release protection Select[...]

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    52 Deleting images (DELETE) Y ou can not del ete prot ected files. 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y , the n displa y the ima ge to de lete . 2 Select [DELETE] and then [OK] fr om the menu. The image is deleted. 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y , then display the INDEX screen. 2 Select [DELETE] and then [AL L] or [SE LEC T] f rom th e men u. 3 When [...]

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    B B B B Editing 53 Changing the recor ded still image size (RESIZE) 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y an d disp lay t he im age to resi ze. 2 Sel ect [TOOL] an d the n [RESIZE] fr om the me nu. 3 Select the desired imag e size. 2048× 1536 , 1600× 1200, 1280× 960 , 64 0×480 The c hange d imag e is re cord ed, then the di splay returns to th e ima[...]

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    54 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y , then display the INDEX screen. 2 Select [T OOL], [COPY], and then [SE LEC T] from th e men u. 3 Select the ima g e to copy . The (selec t) indica tor ap pear s on the ima ge. 4 Select [ENTER]. “MEMOR Y STICK ACCESS” appears . 5 When “ C HANGE MEMOR Y STICK ” is displayed, eject th e “ Memory Stic k. ?[...]

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    B B B B Editing 55 Selecting stil l images to print (PRINT MARK) Y ou can mark a print mark on still images rec orded with y our camer a. This mark is c on venient whe n you hav e images printed a t a shop that con fo rms wi th the DP OF (D igi ta l Pr in t Orde r Forma t) st anda rd. 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y an d disp lay t he im age you w[...]

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    56 Additional information Precautions Cleaning the L CD screen Wi pe the screen surf ace with a cleaning cloth (not supplied) or a LCD cleani ng kit (not supp lied) to rem ove f ingerpri nts, dust, etc. Cleaning the camera surface Clean th e came ra surf ace wit h a soft cloth sligh tly mo istened w ith w ater , then wi pe the surface dry . Do not [...]

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    Additiona l information 57 • Use onl y the s pecif ied ch arger with the charging fun ction. • T o pr ev ent accident from a short circuit , do not allow metal obj ects to come into contac t with th e batt ery te rm inals. • K eep the bat tery pack a way from fire. • Nev er expose the battery pa ck to temp erat ures ab ove 14 0°F (60 °C),[...]

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    58 “Mem ory Stic k”, , “Magic Gate Memory Stic k” and are trad emarks o f Sony Corpora tion. “M agic Gate ” and are tradem arks of Sony Corpor ation. Using your camera abroad P ower sour ces Y ou can use yo ur camer a in any count ry o r ar ea with t he suppl ied battery char ger within 100 V to 240 V A C , 50/60 Hz. Use a commercially [...]

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    Additiona l informatio n 59 T r oubleshooting If you e xperience trouble with your camera, f irst check the follo wing items. Should your ca mera st ill no t operat e prop erly af ter you have mad e these ch ecks , consul t you r Son y dealer or local authoriz ed Sony service fac ili ty . If code display s (C: ss : ss ) app ear on the LCD sc reen ,[...]

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    60 The pictur e is noi sy . • Y o ur cam era is pl aced near a TV o r other equipm ent th at uses strong m agne ts. t Mov e your ca m era a way f rom the TV , etc. The pictur e is too dark. • Y o u are shoo tin g a subjec t with a l ight so urce behind th e su bject. t Adj ust the exposu re (p age 43). t Adjust the brightness of the LCD scr een[...]

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    Additiona l informatio n 61 Nothing ap pears in the displa y wind ow or the indica tors fl ash d urin g charging. • The A C po wer adapto r is disc onnected . t Firmly connect the po wer cord to the w all outlet (page 11 ). • The battery pack has malfunctio ned. t Cont act you r Sony dealer or local author ized Sony serv ice facili ty . • The[...]

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    62 A fi le error occ urs when you play back a file. • The im age size is larger than 2048×1 536. t Red uce th e image size on yo ur com pute r to 2048× 1536 or smalle r so that it can be played back on thi s camera. The PR OGRAM AE func tion does not w ork. • The camera is set to te xt mode. t Can cel text m ode (p age 42 ). The LCD s cree n [...]

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    Additiona l informatio n 63 W ar ning and notice m essages V arious m essages appea r on the LCD screen. Check the corres ponding descri ptions in the follo wing list. Messag e Meaning NO MEMO R Y STICK No “ Memory Sti ck” has been i nserted. SYSTEM ERROR T u rn the power off and on again. MEMOR Y ST ICK ER R OR The inserted “ Memor y Stick?[...]

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    64 Self-diagnosis display Y our camer a h as a s elf-d iagn osis disp lay . This function di splays th e camera co ndition o n the LCD screen with a c ombination of a lett er and four di gits of number s. If this occu rs, ch eck the followin g code ch art. Th e cod e infor ms y ou of th e came ra’ s cur rent co nditi on. The la st two digit s (in[...]

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    Additiona l informatio n 65 Specifications System Image device 1/1.8 type color CCD Lens 3× zoom lens f = 8 – 24 mm (39 – 117 mm when converted into a 35 mm still camera ) F = 2.8 – 5.3 Exposur e control Automatic exposure White balance Automatic, Indoor, Outdoor , Hold Data sys tem Movi e: MPEG1 Still: J PEG, GIF ( in TEXT mode, Clip Motion[...]

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    66 Display window indicators A Macro i ndicator B Battery remai ning indic ator C Reco rding mo de /EV level indic ator D Image size indicator E Clip M otion i ndicator F Flash mode/flash level indic ator G PROGRA M A E indi cato r White balance indicato r Picture effect indicator Date/ti me indicato r H Battery us able ti me indica tor (displa yed[...]

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    Additiona l informatio n 67 LCD screen indicators A Battery remain ing indicator B PROGRAM AE/flash level/flash mode indi cator C White balance/EV level/ sharpness indicato r D Picture effect indicator E Date/time indicator F AE loc k indica tor/Foc us loc k indicator G Record ing mode/Clip Moti on indicator H Image size indicator I Self- dia gnosi[...]

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    68 A Protect indicator B Print mark indica tor C File n ame D Recor ding mode/Cli p Motion indic ator E Image size indicator F Image number G Number of stored images in “ Memory Stick ” H Remaining memory capacity indic ator I Recor ding date of the pla yback image/menu bar and guide menu A V OL. (V olume) in dicator B Playbac k/pause buttons B[...]

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    Additiona l informatio n 69 Index A A/V OUT .......... ..... ....... ... 50 Adjusting the e xposure . ... 4 4 AE (Auto E xposure) ........ 1 5 Auto power- off function .. 13 Auto red-eye reduc tion .... 20 B Batte ry pack batter y life .... ....... ........ 10 chargin g ........ .......... .......9 instal ling ....... ..... ....... ..... 8 remaini [...]

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