Sony Cybershot DSC-P150 manual

2-149-853- 12 (1) Digital S till Cam era Operating I nstructions Before op erating the unit, please rea d this manua l thoroughly, and retain i t for future refe rence. Owner’s Record The mod el and seria l number s are l ocated on th e botto m. Reco rd the serial num ber in the spa ce provided be low. Refer to these numb ers whene ver you call u[...]

2 T o prevent fire o r shock hazard, do not e xpose th e unit to rain or moisture. If you have any questions about this product, you ma y call: Sony Custom er Informa tion Services Center 1-800-222-SONY ( 7669) The number below is for the FCC related matte rs only . Regulatory Inf ormation CA UTION Y ou are cautioned that any changes or modificatio[...]

3 RECYCLING LITHIUM -ION BA TT E R IE S Lith ium-Io n batter ies are recycl able. Y ou can help preser ve our environment by returni ng your used rechar geable batteries to the co llectio n and re cycl ing locat ion nea rest you. For more inform ation regarding recycling of rechar geable bat teries, c all tol l free 1-800-822- 8837, or visit http :[...]

4 Read th is first Tria l rec ord ing Before you rec ord one-time events, you may want to make a trial recor ding to make sure that the camera is working correctly . No compensation for contents of the recording Contents of the recording canno t be compensated for if recording or playback is not possible due to a malfunction of your camera or recor[...]

5 On illustrat ion Illustrations us ed in this manual are of DSC- P100/P120 unless noted otherwise. The pictur es used in this manual The photographs used as examples of pictu res in this manual are reproduced im ages, and are not actual images shot using this camera. Trademarks • is a tradem ark of Sony Corporation. • “Memory Stick, ” , ?[...]

6 Table of co ntents Read this first ........... ......... ...... ........ ......... . 4 Identifyin g the par ts ......... ...... ........ ......... . 8 Mode dial .... ......... ......... ......... ..... ........ 10 Charging t he batter y pack .... ........ ......... .. 11 Using the AC adaptor .... ......... ..... ......... .. 14 Using your c amera[...]

7 Rotati ng stil l image s — Rotate ........... ...... ......... ........ ....... 64 Playing b ack imag es shot in Multi B urst mode ........... ......... ......... ......... ..... .... 64 Playing ba ck conti nuously ........... ....... 65 Playing ba ck frame by frame .......... .... 65 Protect ing i mages — Protect .... ......... ......... ...[...]

8 Ide ntifyin g the part s See the pages in pa rentheses for detail s of operation. A POWER but ton (15 ) B Shut ter b utton (23) C Hook for wrist strap D Flash (28) E Multi connector ( bottom surface) F T ripod receptacle (bottom surface) G PO WER lamp (15) H Find er w indow I Self-timer lamp ( 27) / AF il lumi nator (29, 113) J Micr ophone K Lens[...]

9 A Finder (30) B LCD screen For deta ils on the it ems on the LCD scree n, see pa ge 120 to 12 3. C (Display/LCD on/off) button (30) D MENU b ut ton (44, 109 ) E Contro l button Menu on: v / V / b / B / z (1 5) / Menu o ff: / / 7 / (28/27/24 /26) Mode d ial “M”: Shutter speed/ apert ure v alue (50) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 q; qa qs qd q f Self-time r[...]

10 Mode dial Before us ing your camer a, set the desired mark on the mode dial to . (Auto adjus tment mode) The focu s, exposu re and whi te balan ce are automati cally a djusted to allow e asy shootin g. The i mage qual ity is s et to [Fin e] (pag e 45). P (Progr am auto shoo ting) The shoot ing adjustm ents are made automa tically j ust as in the[...]

11 Getting started Charging the batte ry pack , Op en the battery/“M emory Stick ” cover. Slid e the cove r in the dire ctio n of th e arr ow. • Be sure to turn off y our cam era when cha rg in g t he ba tt er y pa ck ( pag e 15 ). • Y our camera operates with the “InfoLITHIUM” NP-FR1 battery pack (R type) (supplied). Y ou can use only [...]

12 , Conn ect t he po wer cor d (mai ns lead) to the AC Adaptor and to a w all outlet ( wall socket). The /CHG l amp lig hts up when c harging begi ns, a nd go es off when char ging is comple ted. • After charging the battery pack, disconnect the AC Adaptor f rom the DC IN jack of your camera. To remove the battery pack Open the ba ttery/“M emo[...]

13 Getting started Number of i mages and bat tery life t hat can be recorded/v iewed The tables s how the approxim ate number of images and the battery life that ca n be recorde d/viewe d when you sh oot images i n normal mode with a fully charged battery pack (sup plied) at a temper ature of 25°C (77°F). Th e numbers of images tha t can be recor[...]

14 Using t he AC adaptor , Open the DC IN jack cover and connect the AC Adap tor (supplied) to the DC IN jack of your c amer a. Open th e cove r in the ar row di rectio n as illustr ated ab ove. Conn ect the DC plug with the v mark fa cing the LCD sc reen side. • Connect the A C Adaptor to an easily access ible wall outlet (wall so cket) close by[...]

15 Getting started Turn ing on/off you r camera , Pre ss POWER. The POWER lamp ( green ) ligh ts up a nd th e powe r is on. When yo u turn on you r camera for the fi rst time, the Cloc k Set screen appear s (pag e 16) . Turning off th e power Press POWER again. The POWER la mp goe s out, and the camer a tur ns off. • Do not le ave the ca mera wit[...]

16 Setti ng the date and time , Set the mode dial to . • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode dial is set to P , M, SCN, or . , Press POW ER to turn on the powe r. The POWE R lamp ( green) light s up an d the Clock Set scre en appea rs on the LCD screen. , Select the desired dat e display format wit h v / V on the control button, [...]

17 Getting started , Selec t the year, month, day, hour or minute ite m you want to set with b / B on th e contro l butt on. The item to be set is ind icate d with v / V . , Set th e numer ic value w ith v / V on the control button , then press z to en te r it. After enterin g the number, v / V m oves to the next item. Re peat steps 4 and 5 until a[...]

18 Inserting and removing a “Memor y Stick” , Open the ba ttery/“M emory Stic k” c over. Slid e the co ver in t he dire ction of t he arrow . • For details on “Memory Stick, ” see page 116. , Inse rt t he “M emor y Sti ck. ” Insert a “Memory St ick” all t he way in un til it cli cks as il lustrate d. • P ush the “Memory St[...]

19 Shoot ing still ima ges Setti ng the still image size , Set the mode dial to , and turn on the po wer. • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode dial is set to P , M o r SCN. , Press (Image Size) . The Ima ge Si ze setu p appe ars. • For details on the image size, see page 20. , Select the des ired image size with v / V on the c[...]

20 Image size and quality You can ch oose imag e size (number of pixels) and image quality (com pression ratio) ba sed on t he kind of image s you w ant to shoot. The image size is sho wn by the number of pixels (dots) (horizont al × vertical ), which comp ose an image. For exam ple, a 5M (2592× 1944) si ze image indica tes that there are 2592 pi[...]

21 Shoot ing still ima ges Examples based on th e image quality The number of images t hat can be saved in a “Memory Stick” 3) The numbe r of images tha t can be saved in Fine (St andard) 4) mode are shown below. (Unit s: nu mber of i mages) Imag e qualit y (Compression ratio) Usage guideli ne Fine • Fo r recording or printi ng with b etter i[...]

22 Basic still image shootin g — Using auto adjustment mode Holding the cam era correctly When sh ootin g pi ctures with the camera, be careful so t hat your fingers do not block the lens por tion, find er wi ndow , fla sh em itte r or speak er (pa ge 8). , Set the mod e dial to , and turn on the power. • T he lens co ver opens when the po wer [...]

23 Shoot ing still ima ges , Pre ss and hold the sh utter button h alfway down. The be ep sounds but the im age is not yet recor ded. When the AE /AF loc k indic ator changes from flashing to steadily li t, the camera is ready for shooti ng. (The LCD scre en may be frozen for a split second de pending on the subject.) • If you release the shutter[...]

24 Checking the last image y ou shot — Quick Review , Press b ( 7 ) on the control but ton. To return to the normal shooti ng mode, press li ghtly on th e shutter button or pr ess b ( 7 ) ag ain. To delete t he image displayed on the LCD screen 1 Pres s (Del ete). 2 Sele ct [ Delet e] wi th v on the control button, then press z . The image is del[...]

25 Shoot ing still ima ges • The zoom scaling indicator differs according to the zoom type. – Optical zoom: – Smart zoom: – Precision digita l zoom: • The AF range f inder frame does not appear when using the digital zoom. The or indicators flashes, and AF operates with priority on s ubjects located near the center . Smart zoo m The image[...]

26 Shooting close-ups — Macro The close- ups (Macro) recor ding mode is used when zoo ming up subjec ts suc h as flowers or in sects. Setting the z oom all the way to the W side lets you shoot subjec ts at dista nces as clos e as 6 cm ( 2 3/8 inches ). However, t he minimum f ocus dis tance varies a ccording to the z oom position. Therefo re, sho[...]

27 Shoot ing still ima ges • When shooting in th e close-ups (Macro) mode, use the LCD screen. If you s hoot using the finder , the range you can see through the finder may differ from the actual recording range. This is due to parallax. • When shooting in close-up s (Macro) mode, the in-focus range becomes extremely narro w , and the entire su[...]

28 Selecting a flash mode , Set the mode dial to , and press v ( ) on the control button repeat edly to select a flash mode. Each time you press v ( ), the in dicator changes as follows. No indic ator (A uto ): The flash automati cally st robes when shooting images in a dark place or agai nst a light source . The f actory setti ng is A uto. (Forced[...]

29 Shoot ing still ima ges To prevent subjects’ eyes from appearing red Set [R ed Eye Reducti on] to [On] in the SE T UP se ttings (pa ge 113). The indica tor appear s on t he LCD screen , and the f lash pre-stro bes before shoo ting to reduc e the red-ey e pheno menon. • Red-eye reduction may not produce the desired ef fects depending on ind i[...]

30 Shooting images with the finder The find er is conveni ent when you wa nt to save battery po wer, or when i t is difficult to conf irm th e ima ge us ing the LCD sc reen . Each time you press , the display changes in t he following ord er. Histog ram on (Image informa tion can al so be displayed du ring playback.) r Indi cators off r LCD scree n[...]

31 Shoot ing still ima ges Inserting the date and time on a still image , Set the mode dial to SE T UP. The SE T UP scr een appe ars. • The date and time is not inserted in Multi Burs t mode. • When images are shot with the date and time superimposed, the date and time cannot be removed later . • The date and time do not appear on the LCD scr[...]

32 Shooting according to scene conditions — Scene Selection You can s hoot more effect ively by select ing the appr opriat e mode and th en pressi ng the shut ter bu tto n. Twilight mode Allows you to shoot night scenes at far distance without losin g the dark at mosphere of t he sur roun dings . The shut ter spee d becomes slower , so using a tr[...]

33 Shoot ing still ima ges Snow mod e When sho oting snowy sce nes or other plac es where the whole s cree n appe ars whit e, use this mod e to prev ent sunk en colors and recor d clear im ages. Beach mode When shooting seaside or lakeside scenes, the blu e of the water is cle arly recor ded. High-speed shutter mode Use this mo de to shoot moving s[...]

34 , Set the mode di al to SCN, then press M ENU. The menu app ears. , Select SCN (S cene) with b on the contro l button, then select the desired mode with v / V . To return to normal mode Set the mode dial to a diffe rent mod e. • T he setting i s maintained even when the power is t urne d of f. 1 WB ISO SCN Scene MENU WB ISO SCN Scene 2[...]

35 Shoot ing still ima ges Shooting with Scene Selectio n When shoo ting wit h the Scene S electio n functi on, the combi natio n of fun ctions such as the flash mode is pre determin ed to make the optimu m settings to match the scene. See th e table below for the function setting o f each shooting mode. • a indicates that the function can be set[...]

36 Viewin g images on the LCD screen of your camera You can view i mages sho t with your cam era almos t immedi ately on the LCD sc reen. You ca n select the follow ing two met hods for vi ewing i mages. Single screen You ca n view on e image at a time, disp laye d over th e entire scre en. Index screen Nine ima ges are disp layed simu ltaneous ly [...]

37 Viewing s till imag es , Select the desired still image wit h b / B on the co ntrol button. b : To displa y the prec eding im age B : To displa y the next im age 2 BACK/NEXT 10:30 PM 2005 1 1 101 - 0003 VOLUME VGA 60min 3 / 9 101 Viewing an index screen , Press ( Index) on ce. The displa y switches to th e index screen . To display the next (pre[...]

38 Viewin g images on a TV screen , Connect t he supplied cable for multi-use terminal (A/ V) to the multi c onnector o f the ca mera and the au dio/video input jack s of t he T V. Place the ca mera wit h the LCD screen facing u pwards. If your T V has ste reo input jacks, c onnect the au dio plug (black) of the cable for mult i-use terminal (A/V) [...]

39 Viewing s till imag es Viewing images on a TV screen If you w ant to vi ew images o n a TV scr een, you need a TV with a video inpu t jack and the suppl ied cab le fo r mult i-use te rmi nal (A/V ). The colo r system o f the TV m ust match that of your digi tal still camera. Che ck the following lists: NTSC system Bahama Islands, B olivia, Canad[...]

40 Deleting i mages , Set the mode dial to , and turn on th e camera. Press b / B on the co ntrol bu tton to se lec t the ima ge yo u want to delete. • Note th at you cannot res tore deleted images. , Pre ss (Del et e). The image has not ye t been deleted at this poin t. • Y ou cannot delete the protected image (page 66). , Sel ect [D elet e] w[...]

41 Delet ing still ima ges Deleting images in index mode , Wh ile an index sc reen (page 37 ) is displayed , press (Delete) . • Note that you cannot restore deleted images . , Select [Sel ect] with b / B on the control bu tton, then press z . , Select an image you want to delete with v / V / b / B on the control button, then pr ess z . The (D ele[...]

42 , Press (Delete) and select [OK] with B on the co ntrol button , then press z . The messa ge “Acce ss” appe ars, and the images wi th the indicator have been delete d. To cancel del eting Select [ Exit] wi th b on the cont rol button, then pr ess z . To delete al l the images in the folder Select [All In This Fol der] with B on the control b[...]

43 Delet ing still ima ges , Set the mode dial to SET UP, and turn on the powe r. , Select (Memory St ick Tool) with v / V o n the cont rol button. Select [Format] wi th B , then press B . Select [OK] with v , then p ress z . To cancel th e formatting Select [Cance l] with V on the co ntrol butt on, th en p ress z . • On DS C-P150, item is displa[...]

44 How to setup and operate your camera The usa ge of the menu s and SET UP scre en items is des cri bed bel ow. • For a detailed description of the mode dial, see page 10. Changing the menu settings a Set the mode dial to , P , M, SCN, or . b Pr ess MENU. The menu app ears. • The displayed items differ according to the mode dial position. c Pr[...]

45 Before adva nced operations Changing the items in the SET UP screen a Set the mode dial to SET UP. The SET UP scr een ap pears. b Press v / V / b / B on the co ntrol button to selec t the item you wa nt to se t. Th e frame of th e select ed ite m turns yell o w . c Press z on the control button to ente r the sett ing. To turn off th e SET UP scr[...]

46 Creating or selecting a folder You r camer a can c reate mult iple f older s withi n a “Memory Sti ck.” You can select the f older us ed to sto re image s. When n ot creat ing a new fol der, “101MSDCF” folder is se lected as the recordi ng fold er. You can create fol ders up to “999MSDCF .” • Up to 4,000 images can be stored in one[...]

47 Advanc ed still image shooti ng Choosing an auto focus metho d You ca n set the AF ran ge finder fram e and the AF mode. AF range fin der frame This selects the focus position according to the su bject po sition and size. AF mode This sets the fo cus op erat ion st art an d sto p timing . Choosing a focus range finder frame — AF range finde r [...]

48 • When you use the digi tal zoom or AF illumina tor , priori ty AF movement is gi ven to subjects in or near the center of the f rame. In this case the or indicator f lashes and the AF ran ge finder frame is not di splayed. • The AF range finder frame selection is limited according to the Scen e Selection mode (page 35). Choosing a focus ope[...]

49 Advanc ed still image shooti ng Shooting techniques When shooting with the subject at the edge of the frame, or when using Center AF , the camera may focus on the c enter instead of on the subject at the edge of the frame. In a case like t his, use AF lock to focus on the subject, and then recompos e the picture and s hoot. Compose the shot so t[...]

50 c S elect 9 (Focus) with b / B , then sel ect the distan ce to the subject with v / V . Y ou can s elect f rom th e follo wing dist ance sett ings. 0.5m, 1. 0m, 3.0m, 7.0m, (unlimi ted dist ance ) To return to auto focus mode In step 3 , se lect [Mul ti AF] or [Center AF]. • Focus se tting inform ation is appr oximate, and should be used as a [...]

51 Advanc ed still image shooti ng d Select an aperture v alue with b / B . T wo different ap erture values can be selected, depending on th e zoom position. When the zo om is set all t he way to the W side : F2. 8/F 5.6 When the zo om is set all t he way to the T side : F5. 2/F 10 e Sho ot th e ima ge . T o use th e Quick Rev iew , c lose- ups (Ma[...]

52 Exposure In addition to the focus and o ther settings, it is als o imp ortan t to adj ust th e expo sure in order to take beautiful pi ctures. Exposure i s the amoun t of light that the CCD of the digi tal still cam era is able to receiv e. Th is value ch anges ac cordi ng to the co mbin ation of th e aper ture an d the shutter speed . When the [...]

53 Advanc ed still image shooti ng Adjusting th e exposure — EV adju stme nt You can ma nually a djust the exposur e determin ed by th e camera. Use thi s mode when the p roper e xposure cannot b e obtain ed, f or examp le, wh en the c ontra st (differ ence bet ween ligh t and dark) betwee n the subje ct and the bac kgroun d is extrem ely large. [...]

54 Displaying a histogram A histogram is a graph showing the brigh tne ss of a n ima ge. The horiz ont al axis shows the bri ghtness, and th e vertical axis shows the numbe r of pixels. The gra ph disp lay in dicate s a bri ght im age when skewed to the rig ht side, a dark im age when skewed to the left side. A histog ram can be used to chec k the [...]

55 Advanc ed still image shooti ng Shooti ng technique s When shooting images, the camera automatically sets t he exposure. When shooting a whitish overall image such as a backlit subj ect or a sno wy scene, the ca mera may judge that the subject is bright and set a darker exposure for the image. In such cases, adjusting the exposure in the + (plus[...]

56 a S et th e mode dial to P , M, SCN or . b P ress MENU . The men u appe ars. c S elect (Metering Mode) with b / B , then select the desired metering mode with v / V . d When se lecti ng [ Spot ] in step 3 , position t he spot metering cross hair on one point of the subject you want to shoot. • When us ing spot metering, to focus on the meterin[...]

57 Advanc ed still image shooti ng (Flash) Adjust s th e white balanc e only to th e flas h con ditio ns a Set the mode dial to P , M, SCN or . b Press M ENU. The me nu appe ars. c Select [WB] (White Ba l) with b / B , th en se lect the d esi red setting with v / V . To reactiv ate auto adj ustment Select [Auto] in step 3 . • Under fluor escent l[...]

58 c S elect [ ] (Fla sh Level) with b / B , then select the desired setting with v / V . +: Makes the fl ash level higher than normal . Normal: Normal sett ing. –: Makes t he flash lev el l ower than normal . Shooting continuous ly This m ode is u sed for c ontinuous sho oting. The m axium n umber of image s you can shoot per on e shooting depe [...]

59 Advanc ed still image shooti ng The maximum number of images shot contin uously (DSC-P 100/P120) (Un its: im age s) To return to norma l mode Select [ Normal] in step 3 . • The flash is set to ( No flash). • When recording with t he self-timer , a serie s of maximum five images are recorded each time you press the shutter button. • When th[...]

60 Shooting with specia l effects — Picture Effect You can di gitally proce ss images to obta in special effe cts. a Set the mode dial to P , M, SCN or . b Pr ess MENU. The menu app ears. c Select [PFX] (P . Effect) with b / B , th en select the desired mode with v / V . d Sh oot the image . To c ance l Pi ctu re Ef fect s Select [Off] in step 3 [...]

61 Advanced still image viewin g Selecting the f older and playing back images — Folder Select t he fold er that images yo u want to play bac k are stor ed. a Set the mode dial to . b Press M ENU. The me nu appe ars. c Select (Folder) with b , then press z . d S elect the des ired folder with b / B . e S elect [OK] wit h v , t hen pre ss z . To c[...]

62 Enlarging a portion of a still image You ca n enlarge a part of an ima ge up to five times th e origin al size . You ca n also record the mag nified image a s a new f ile (DSC-P1 00/P120 onl y). Enlarging an image — Playback z oom a Se t the mode dial to . b Di splay the i mage to be enlarged with b / B . c Pr ess ( playback zoom) to zoom in o[...]

63 Advanced still image viewin g Recording an enlarged image — Trimming (D SC-P100/P120 only) a Press MENU after pla ybac k zoom. The me nu appe ars. b Select [T rimming] with B , then press z . c Selec t the imag e size w ith v / V , then pr ess z . The i mage is recor ded, and the i mage on the L CD screen return s to the norma l size after rec[...]

64 Rotating still i mages — Rotate You can ro tate an image reco rded in p ortra it orie ntat ion an d disp lay it in land scap e orient ation. a Se t the mode dial to , and dis play the ima ge to rotate . b Pr ess MENU. The menu app ears. c Se lect (R otate) wit h b / B , then p ress z . d Se lect with v , then rota te the image with b / B . e S[...]

65 Advanced still image viewin g Playing back continuously a Set the mode dial to . b Select the Mult i Burst ima ge wit h b / B . Th e selecte d Mu lti Bur st ima ge is played ba ck continuou sly . To pause pla yback Press z . To resum e playback , press z again. The pl aybac k start s fro m the f rame disp laye d on t he LCD s creen . Playing bac[...]

66 Protecti ng images — Protect This functi on protects images aga inst accide ntal erasur e. • Note th at formatting the “Memor y Stick” erases all the data in the “Memory Stick” even if images are pr otected, and these im ages cannot be recovered. • It ma y take some time to pro tect the images. In single-image mode a Se t the mode [...]

67 Still image editin g h Select [OK] wit h B , then pres s z . The - ind icato r tur ns whit e. The select ed images ar e protect ed. To exit the Prote ct function Select [Cance l] in ste p 4 o r sele ct [E xit] in step 8 , then press z . To cancel in dividual prote ction Select the im age to be unpr otected with v / V / b / B in step 5 , then pre[...]

68 Choosing images to print — Print (DPOF) mark You can mark still image s shot wi th your camera that you want to ha ve printed. Th is functi on is conven ient when yo u have images pri nted at a shop or using a pr inter tha t con forms with the DP OF (Digit al Pr int Order Format) standard or a Pic tBridge compli ant print er. • Y ou cannot m[...]

69 Still image editin g g Press M ENU. h Select [OK] wit h B , then pres s z . Th e ma rk turn s whit e. The mar k sett ing is comp leted. To unma rk marks Select the i mages to be un marked w ith v / V / b / B in step 5 , th en press z . To unmark all the marks in the folder Select [All In Thi s Folder] in step 4 , then press z . Select [Off] , th[...]

70 Connecti ng to a PictBridge compliant printer Even if you do not have a co mputer, you can eas ily print images sho t using yo ur camera by co nnecti ng th e camer a to a Pict Bridg e comp liant pr inte r. For prep aration, yo u only set the US B connec tion on the SET UP screen and connect the ca mera to t he pr inter wit h the cable for multi-[...]

71 Still image printing (PictBri dge pr inter) When [USB Connect] is not set to [PictBridge] in th e SET UP settings Even if you turn on the camera, you cann ot use th e Pict Bridge fun ction. Disconne ct the cable f or mult i-use te rminal (USB) and se t [USB Co nnect] to [PictBridge] (page 70). Printing images You can se lect th e image a nd prin[...]

72 e S elect [ Quantity] with v / V , selec t the number o f sheets with b / B . Y ou ca n sel ect th e numb er u p to 20. f S elect [OK] wit h V / B , the n press z . The imag e is prin ted. Do n ot d isc onnec t th e cab le fo r mu lti- use te rmin al (U SB) wh ile th e (Not disco nnect USB m ulti cable) indicat or appe ars on t he LCD screen . T[...]

73 Still image printing (PictBri dge pr inter) g Press M ENU. The pr int set ting s creen appear s. • Setti ng items that the printer does not support cannot be displayed. h Select [Quantity] wit h v / V , sele ct the numb er of sheet s wit h b / B . Y o u can selec t the num ber up to 20. The spe cified quantity of al l the select ed images ar e[...]

74 In single-image mode a Display the image y o u want to print with b / B . • For DSC-P150 users, steps 1 , 2 and 3 are unnecessary . Skip to step 4 . b P ress MENU . The men u appe ars. c S elect (Print) with b / B , t hen press z . d S elect [Thi s image] with v / V , then p res s z . The prin t sett ing sc reen app ears. • Setting items tha[...]

75 Still image printing (PictBri dge pr inter) In index mode a Press (Index) to di splay th e index scre en. • On DSC-P1 50, the print screen appears when you connect a p rinter to the camera. Select [Cancel] with V and then pr ess (Index) to d isplay the index sc reen. b Press M ENU. The me nu appe ars. c Select (Print) wi th B , then press z . [...]

76 Shooting movies You can shoo t movies wi th sound using your cam era. a S et the mode dia l to . b Press (Image Size ). The Ima ge Si ze setup appe ars. c S elect the des ired size with v / V . Y ou can choose fr om [640 (Fine)], [640(Sta ndard)] and [160]. • [640(Fine)] can be recorded only on “Memory Stick PRO. ” d Pr ess the shutter but[...]

77 Enjoying mo vies Viewing movies on the LCD screen You ca n view mov ies on the LCD scre en with so und from the spea ker. a S et the mode dial to . b S elect the des ired moving image with b / B . Movie s with th e imag e size [640(Fin e)] or [ 640(Standard )] are disp laye d on t he f ull s cre en. • Movies with the image size [16 0] are disp[...]

78 Deleting movies You ca n delete unwa nted movie s. • Y ou cannot delete protected movies. • Note th at you cannot restor e deleted movies. In single-image mode a Se t the mode dial to . b Displa y th e movi e yo u want to delete with b / B . c Pr ess (D elete). The movie ha s not yet been dele ted at this point . d Select [Del ete] wit h v ,[...]

79 Enjoying mo vies g Select [OK] wit h B , then pres s z . The mes sage “A ccess ” appear s, an d the movie ha s been deleted. To cancel d eletion Select [Exit] in step 3 or 7 . To delete all ima ges in the folder Select [All In Thi s Folder] in step 3 , then press z . Select [OK] with B , then press z . To canc el deletion , select [Cancel ] [...]

80 a S et the mode dia l to . b S elect the m o vie you want to cut using b / B . c P ress MENU . The men u appe ars. d S elect (Divide) with B , then press z . Nex t, se lec t [OK ] w ith v , then pr ess z . The pl ayback of the movi e sta rts. e De cide on a cutting point. Press the cent er z at the desir ed cutting po int. When yo u want to adju[...]

81 Enjoying images on your comput er Copying images to your computer — For Wi ndows user s Recommende d computer environm ent OS: Microsoft Windows 98, Win dows 98SE, Window s 2000 Professiona l, Windo ws Mil lennium Edition, Windo ws XP Home Ed itio n, o r Wi ndow s X P Professional The above OS must be inst alled at the facto ry. Oper ation is [...]

82 Installing the USB driver When using W indows XP, you need not inst all th e USB dr iver. Once the USB d river i s ins talled, you need not inst all th e USB driv er. a T u rn on y our comp uter , and insert the CD-ROM (supplied) into the CD-R OM drive. The install menu screen appears. If it does no t appear, double-click (My Compu ter) t (PICTU[...]

83 Enjoying images on your comput er Connecting the camera t o your computer a Inser t the “Memo ry Stick” w ith the imag es you want to copy into the c amera, then c lo se the batt ery/“ Memory St ic k” co ver . b Open the DC IN jack cover , and conn ect the AC Adaptor (supplied), then plug the ada pto r into a wal l outl et (w all soc ket[...]

84 P Disconnect ing the cable for multi-use term inal (USB), removing the “Memory Stic k,” or turning off the c amera during a USB connection For Windows 2000, Me, or XP users 1 Double- click on the tasktray. 2 Click (Sony DSC), the n click [Stop]. 3 Confir m the device on the confirm ation window , then clic k [OK]. 4 Click [OK]. Step 4 is unn[...]

85 Enjoying images on your comput er When a rem ovab le di sk ic on is not shown 1 Right-clic k [My Comput er] to display the men u, then click [Propert ies]. The “S ystem Pr opert ies” sc reen app ears. 2 Disp lay [ Device M anage r]. 1 Clic k [Hardw are ]. 2 Click [Device Mana ger]. • For W indows 98, 98SE, M e users, ste p 1 is un neces sa[...]

86 Viewing the images on your computer a Click [Start], then click [My Docume nts]. The “My D ocu ments” fold er cont ents are dis playe d. • This section describes the procedure for viewing copied images in the “My Documents” fold er . • When not using Windows XP, d ouble-click [My Documents ] on the desktop. b Do uble-click the desire[...]

87 Enjoying images on your comput er • ssss stands fo r any number w ithin the range from 0001 to 99 99. • T he numeric al portions of a mov ie file recorde d in movie mode and its correspond ing index im age file are the same. Folder File name File m eanin g 101MSDCF to 999MSDCF DSC0 ssss .JPG • Sti ll ima ge fil es shot in – No rmal mode [...]

88 Viewing image files once copied to a computer with your camera When an image fi le cop ied to a compute r no longer remains in a “Me mory St ick,” yo u can vie w that image again on yo ur camer a by copy ing the image fil e in th e compute r to a “Memory S tick.” • Step 1 is not necessary when the file name se t with your camera has no[...]

89 Enjoying images on your comput er • When automatic ally creati ng slide shows (page 92 ), a Pent ium III 5 00 MHz or fast er CPU is requ ire d. • This software is co mpatible with Direc tX technolo gy. “Dir ectX” must b e inst alled for u se. • A separate environme nt for opera ting the reco rdin g devi ce is req uired in order to wri [...]

90 e Click [Nex t]. f Click [Insta ll] on the “Ready to Insta ll the Program” scr een. The in stallati on starts . If the “W elcome t o set up for D irect X” screen ap pears afte r you instal l the applic ation softw are, follo w the instructions. g Confirm if the ch eck bo x of “Y es, I want t o restart my computer now” is chec ked, th[...]

91 Enjoying images on your comput er Using “Picture Package” Start up the [Pictu re Pa ckage Me nu] on the desktop t o use the various fu nctions. • The initial screen may differ depending on your computer . Y ou can change the menu display order to suit your taste b y clickin g [Settings] at the lower -right corner of the screen. • For det[...]

92 Creating a slide show Click [A utomat ic Slidesh ow Prod ucer] on the le ft si de of t he scre en, th en clic k [Autom atic Slidesh ow Producer] i n the lower-right corner of th e screen. The s creen us ed for crea ting a slide show appears. Copying images to your co mputer — Fo r Macint osh users Recommende d computer environm ent OS: Mac OS [...]

93 Enjoying images on your comput er a Connect ing y our camer a to your computer For deta ils, see page 83. Disconnecting the c able for multi- use terminal (USB), removing the “Memor y Stick, ” or turni ng off the camera during a USB connectio n Drag and dro p the drive ico n or the icon of the “Memor y Stick” to the “Trash ” icon, th[...]

94 Required c omputer e nvironment OS: Mac O S X (v 10.1.5 or later) The abov e OS must be inst alled at the factory. CPU: iMac, eM ac, iBook, PowerBook, Power Mac G3/G4 ser ies Memory: 128 MB or more (256 MB or more is re commende d.) Hard Disk: Disk sp ace r equired for installa tion: approx imately 250 MB Display: 1024 × 768 dots or mo re, 32,0[...]

95 Troubl eshooting Troubleshoo ting If yo u experien ce trou ble with your camera, try the following solutio ns. 1 First check t he it ems on the t able s below . If code displays “C: ss : ss ” appear on the s creen, the self- diag nosis di spla y functi on is working (page 107). 2 Sho uld y our came ra s till not work properly, pre ss the RES[...]

96 Shooting st ill images/ movies The battery remaining indicat or is incor rect, or sufficient battery rema inin g indi ca tor is displayed but the pow er runs out soon. • You have used the cam era in an extremel y hot or an extremel y cold locati on. • A deviat ion has occurre d in the remaini ng batter y time . • The batt ery pack is disch[...]

97 Troubl eshooting The LCD screen turns blue and the subject does no t appe ar when recordin g movies. • The image size is set to [640(Fin e)] while an cable for mult i-use ter minal (A/ V) is conn ected to the multi connect or. p Di sconnect the cable for mult i-use terminal (A/V). p Set the image size to other th an [640(F ine)]. The im age is[...]

98 Vertica l streaks appear whe n you ar e sho oting a very bright subj ect. • The sme ar phenomenon is occ urring. p This phenomenon is not a malf unction. Noise appe ars in the image whe n you view the LCD screen in a dark place. • The c amera is functi oning to incre ase the visibili ty of the LCD scre en by temporarily brighteni ng the imag[...]

99 Troubl eshooting Viewing ima ges The close-ups (Macro) function does not wor k. • (Tw ilight mod e) , (Landscape mode), (Fireworks mode ) or (Ca ndle mode) is selecte d for the Scene Selecti on function when shooting still i mages. p S elec t other mo des than (Twiligh t mode) , (Lan dsca pe mode), (Fireworks m ode) or (Candle mode ) (page 35)[...]

100 Deleting/Editing Images The image does not appear on the TV scr een. • The video o utput sign al settin g of yo ur camera in the SET UP settin gs is incorr ect. • The conne ction is not correct . p C hange th e setting (p ages 45 a nd 114). p C heck the c onnectio n (page 38). The image ca nnot be played back o n a computer. — p S ee p ag[...]

101 Troubl eshooting Computers Symptom Cause Solutio n You do not know if the OS of your com puter is compatib le. — p Check “Recommende d computer environment” (pages 81 and 92). You cannot install the USB driver. — p I n Wi ndows 2000, log on as Administ rator (auth orized Administrato rs) (page 81 ). Your computer does not recognize y ou[...]

102 “Memor y Stick” After making a USB connection, “P icture Package” d oes not automati cally st art. — — p Start up the “Pic ture Pack age Me nu” a nd chec k [Se tting s]. p Make a USB connection when the computer is turned on (page 83). The image ca nnot be played back o n a computer. — — p I f you are usi ng the “Picture P[...]

103 Troubl eshooting PictBridge comp liant printer Symptom Cause Solutio n The connection cannot be establi shed. • The p rinter is not comp liant with the Pi ctBridge. • The pri nter is not set for the connectio n with the camera. • [US B Connec t] is not set to [PictBr idge] in th e SET UP settings. • Depending on the ci rcumstance s, the[...]

104 Others You cannot print with the current pa per size setti ng of th e printer (DSC-P150 only). • The paper size set ting of the camera differs from that o f the printe r. • The prin ter paper was change d to paper of a different size after t he camera was co nnected to the prin ter. p S et th e correct paper si ze (page 72). p Disconnect an[...]

105 Troubl eshooting Warnings and messages The fo llowin g messa ges ma y appear on t he scr een. Message Meaning/ Correctiv e Action No M emory Stick • Insert a “Mem ory Stick” (page 1 8). System er ror • Turn th e power off and on again (pag e 15). Mem ory S tick error • The inserted “Me mory Stick” cannot be used in your camera (pa[...]

106 Cannot divide • The mov ie is not long enough to be divided. • The file is not a movie. Inva lid oper ati on • You are playing back a f ile th at was crea ted o n equipment other than this camera. • The batte ry level is low or zero. Charge th e battery pack (pag e 11). Depend ing on the conditi ons of use or the type of bat tery pac k,[...]

107 Troubl eshooting Self-diagnosis dis play – If a co de st arti ng wi th an alp habet letter app ears Your came ra has a self-diagnosi s display. This fun ction disp lays t he camer a conditi on on th e LCD screen with a combin ation o f a letter and fo ur numeri cal di gits. If this occur s, check th e follow ing code ch art and attemp t the c[...]

108 Number of im ages that can be s aved or shooting time The n umber of i mages tha t can be saved a nd the shootin g time differ , depending on the capa city of t he “Mem ory Sti ck,” the imag e size, and the image q ualit y. Refer to the follo wing char ts when you ch oose a “Memory St ick.” • T he number of im ages is listed in Fi ne [...]

109 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti on Menu items Menu it ems that can be m odified diffe r depend ing on the position of th e mode dial or the se tting. Factor y settings are in dicated w ith x . When the mod e dial is se t to When the mod e dial is se t to P, M or SCN Item Setti ng Descripti on Mode (REC Mode) M ulti Bur st Burst x Normal – Reco rds [...]

110 1) This does not appear when mode dial is set to P or M. 2) This does not appear when mode dial is set to M. 3) This does not appear when (T wilight mode), (T w ilight portrait mo de), (Fireworks mode) or (Candle mode) is selected in SCN. 4) This does not appear when (T wilight mode), (Firew orks mode) or (Candle mode) is selected in SCN. 5) Th[...]

111 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti on When the mod e dial is se t to Item Setting Descripti on (EV) +2.0E V / +1.7EV / +1. 3EV /+1.0EV / +0. 7EV / +0. 3EV / x 0EV / –0.3EV / –0.7EV / –1.0EV / –1. 3EV / –1.7EV / –2. 0EV Adjust s the exposure (p age 53). 9 (Focus) / 7.0m / 3.0m / 1.0m / 0. 5m / Ce nter AF / x Multi AF Chooses th e auto focus m[...]

112 When the m ode di al is set to Item Setting Descripti on (Folder) OK / Cancel Selects the folder containin g the image you want to play bac k (page 61). (Protect) — Protec ts and unprotects images against accidental e rasure (page 66 ). (DPOF) — M arks and unmarks the print (DPOF) ma rk on still image s you want to print (page 68). (Print) [...]

113 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti on SET UP items Set the mode di al to SET U P. The SET UP screen ap pears. Factor y settings are in dicated w ith x . (Camera 1 ) (DSC-P150)/ (Came ra) (DSC-P100/P120) (Camera 2 ) (DSC-P150 on ly) Item Setting Description AF Mode x Single / Moni tor Select s the focus operat ion mode (page 4 8). Digital Zoom x Smar t /[...]

114 (Mem ory S tick Tool ) (Setup 1) (Setup 2) Item Setting Description Format OK / Cancel Formats the “Mem ory Stic k.” Note th at format ting irrev ocably era ses all data on a “Memory Stick,” in cluding even prot ected ima ges (page 42). Create REC. Folder OK / Can cel Creates a folder f or recordin g images (p age 46). Change REC. Folde[...]

115 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti on Precautions Do not leave t he camera in the following pl aces • I n extrem ely hot plac e, such as in a c ar par ked in t he sun. The ca mera b ody may become def ormed or this may cause a malfunc tion. • U nder dir ect sunlight or nea r a heater. The ca mera body ma y become di scolored or deformed , or this ma[...]

116 On internal rechargea ble button battery This cam era has an inte rnal re charg eable button ba ttery for mai ntain ing the date and time an d other se ttings r egardless o f whet her the power is on or off. This rechar geable bu tton batt ery is continua lly charg ed as long as you are using the came ra. Howeve r, if yo u use the c amera for o[...]

117 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti on • Do not remove the “Memory Stick” while reading or writing data. • Data may be corrupted in the following cases: – When the “Memory Stick” i s removed or the camera is tu rned off during r ead or write operation – When the “Memory Stick” i s used in locations subject to s tatic elect ricity or e[...]

118 Effective use of the battery pack • Battery performan ce dec reases in low- temper ature surr oundings. So, the ti me that the ba ttery pack c an be us ed is short er in cold place s. We reco mmend the fol lowing to ensure long er bat tery pack u se: – Pu t the b attery pac k in a pocket cl ose to your body t o warm it up, an d insert it in[...]

119 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti on Flash R ecommended distance (ISO set to Auto): 0.2 m to 3.5 m (7 7/8 inches to 11 feet 5 3/4 inches) (W) 0.3 m to 2.5 m (11 7/8 inches to 8 feet 2 3/8 inches) (T) [Input and Output conn ectors] Multi c onnect or USB communication Hi-Speed US B (USB 2 .0 complian t) [LCD screen] LCD pane l 4.6 cm (1.8 type) TFT drive[...]

120 The LCD scre en When shootin g still image s A Recordi ng mode indica tor (58, 59) /I mage si ze indi cator (19) B Self-t imer in dicator (27) C AE/A F lock indic ator (23, 49) D Battery remain ing indicator (12) E White balance indicator (56 ) / Mode dia l indica tor (10) / Flash mode indica tor (28) / Red-e ye reductio n indicator (29) F Shar[...]

121 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti on When shooting movies A Recordi ng mode indica tor (76) B Battery remaini ng indicator (12) C White balanc e indicator (56) D Low batt ery warnin g indic ator (106) E M eteri ng mo de ind icat or (55) / Picture effect indicator (60) F Spot metering cr oss hair (56) G Macro indicator (26) H AF range finder frame indic[...]

122 When playin g back still images A Image size indicator (19) B Recording mod e indicator (58, 59) C Change f older indicator (61) D Protect indicator (66) / Print (DPOF) mark indicato r (68) E Zoom scaling i ndicator (62) / Frame by frame pla yback indicator ( 65) F Not disconnect US B multi cable indicator ( 72) G EV level value indicator (53) [...]

123 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti on When playing back movi ng images A Image size ind icator (77) B Recordi ng mode indica tor (77) C Playba ck in dicator (77) D V olume indi cator (77) E C hange folder indicator (61) F P layback fo lder indi cato r (61) G Im age number H Recording folder indicator (46) I Num ber of images recorded in selected folder [...]

124 Index Index A A C Adap tor .... ....... ....... ....... .... ....... ....... ..... 11, 14 Access lam p ...... ...... ....... ....... ....... ....... ...... ....... 18 AE ..... ...... ....... ....... ....... .... ....... ....... ....... ....... .... 23 AE/AF l ock ....... ...... ....... ..... ....... ...... ....... ... 2 3, 49 AF illum inator ..[...]

125 Inde x M Manual E xposure ... ...... ....... ....... ..... ...... ....... .....50 Memory St ick ... ....... ....... ...... ....... ..... ....... .42, 116 Menu se ttings .......... .... ....... ....... ....... ....... .44, 109 Metering mode . ....... ....... ...... ....... ..... ....... ...... ...55 Mode di al ........ .... ....... ....... .....[...]

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