Sony Cybershot DSC-P20 manual

3-069-761- 11 (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[...]

2 T o prev ent fi re or shoc k hazar d, do not e x pose th e unit to rain or moisture. If you have any questions a bout t his produ ct, you may c all: Sony Customer Information Services Center 1-800-222-SONY (7669) The n umber below i s fo r the FCC r elate d matter s on ly . CA UTION Y ou are cautio ned tha t any change s or modifications not expr[...]

3 Note: This equi pment ha s been tes ted and foun d to comply with the limits fo r a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of t he FCC Rules . These limi ts are desig ned to pro vide reasonable protecti on against harm ful inter ferenc e in a resi dential instal lati on. This equipm ent gen erates, u ses, a nd can radiate radio freq uency en[...]

4 This prod uct has been te sted and found compli ant wi th the li mits sets out on t h e EMC Direc tiv e for using conne ction cable s shorter than 3 me ters. The electroma gnetic fiel d s at the speci fic frequenc ies may in fluence the pic ture and sound of thi s camera. For the Custo m er s in the U .S.A. and Canada THIS CLASS B DIGIT AL DEVICE[...]

5 Do not aim the camera at the sun or other brig ht light This may c ause irrecoverable dam age to your eyes. LCD screen, LCD finder (only models wi th a finder ) and lens • The LCD s creen and t he LCD finder are manufactured usi ng extremely high- precision technology so over 99.99% of the pixel s are o perati onal for effect iv e use. Ho we ve[...]

6 Intr oduction Check s the i mage after recording images Recording st ill images: page 19 Playing back still ima g es: page 27 Deleting images (DELETE): page 58 Captures images w ith your computer Y ou can copy imag es onto yo ur com pute r and view and mo dify image s or attach images to e-ma il on your computer using the sup plied USB cable a nd[...]

7 T able of cont ents Identifyin g the p a rts ............ ........... ....... 8 Preparing the powe r supply ........ ........ 10 Setting t h e date and time ........ ........ ..... 15 Inserting t h e “Memory St ick” ............. 17 B Recording Recording sti l l images ........ ........... ..... 19 Recording movi n g images ..... ..... ......[...]

8 Getting started Identifying the par ts See the pages in paren thes es fo r detai ls of ope ration . A PO WER button/lamp (15) Pres s an d ho ld down th is but ton for ap proxim atel y one se cond to turn on th e camera. B Mode dial (18, 38) : T o record in TWILIGHT mode : T o record still images : T o play back or ed it images : T o re cord movi [...]

Getting started 9 A MA CRO sw itch (24) B Finder Self-timer/recording lamp (red) AE loc k lamp (green ) /CHG (flash charge/batter y charge) lamp (orang e) (21 ) C MENU button ( 39) D Jack cover (12, 14) E DC IN jack (12, 14) F USB jack (31, 33) G Contr ol button (18, 38) H LCD screen I DISPLA Y/LCD O N/OFF b utton (21) J Digital zoom but ton (f or [...]

10 Pr eparing the power supply Installing the supplied batteries or an optional batter y pack Y our c amera operat es only wi th the fo llo win g batte ries. • T wo s ize AA al kalin e batte ries (s upplie d)* • “Info LITHIUM” (S series) ba ttery p ack (NP -FS11) (r ecommended, no t supplied) • T wo s ize AA nic kel meta l hydrid e batter[...]

Getting started 11 Open the ba ttery co ve r with th e battery cov er side facin g upwar d and remo ve the batteries. Be careful not to dr op the batt eries when re moving th e m. Powe r sav e mod e When op erat ing the cam era with batter ies, se t POWER SA VE i n the SE T UP scre en to ON to e xtend the battery li fe. The factory se tting i s ON [...]

12 Y ou cannot char g e the batte ry pack while your c amera is tu rned on. Be sure to turn off your cam era . After char ging the ba tter y pack Dis conn ect the AC power adapto r from the DC IN j ack on your ca mera. Batter y remaining indica tor Wh en using an opt iona l “InfoL ITH IUM” batter y pack , the LC D scre en on t he camera sho ws [...]

Getting started 13 Stil l im age reco rding* Appr oxima te batt ery life and num ber o f images that can be reco rded /pla yed back 640×4 80 ima ge size, standa rd pi cture qu ality , no flash , and in NORMA L record ing mode. ∗ Recordin g at a bout 3 -second i ntervals with the power save mo de off (when contin uous recording, the power sa ve m[...]

14 • The capacity of the “Memo ry Stick” is li mited. The above f igures are a guide when you continuou sly record /play back whil e replacing the “M emory Stick. ” • When LCD BA CKLIGHT is set to BRIGHT, the battery life and num ber of images will be decreas ed. Approximate time to char ge a completely dischar ged battery pack using th[...]

Getting started 15 Setting the date and time When you f irst use your came ra, set the date and time. If these are not set, the CLOCK SET sc reen appears whenever you turn on your ca mera. 1 Set the mode dial to , , or 2 Press and ho ld down the PO WER button for appro xim ately one sec ond to turn on the power . The P OWER ON /OF F (CH G) lamp (gr[...]

16 T o cance l the date and time setting Select [CANCEL] with v / V / b / B on the contr o l b utton, th en press th e center z . Not e If the rechargeable button battery i s ever fully discharged (p age 68), the CLOCK S ET scree n will appear agai n. When thi s happens, reset the da te and time b y s tarti ng from step 3 ab ove. 5 Set the nume ric[...]

Getting started 17 Inser ting the “Memor y Stick” Open the “Mem ory St ick” cover , then pre ss the “M emor y Stick ” once lig htly . Notes • Inser t the “Memory S tick” fi rmly un til i t clic k s, oth erwis e a mes sage su ch as “MEMOR Y STICK ERROR” will be displayed. • Nev er remove the “Memory Stick” or turn off the[...]

18 Basic ope rations B Recording Basic operations How to use the mode dial The mode di al sw itche s the fun ction wh ich i s used for re cord ing, p layb ack, or editing. Se t the dial as follo ws before starti n g to oper ate your camer a. How to use the contr ol button When the m enu is not displaye d, the co ntr ol button is use d to perf orm t[...]

B B B B Recor ding 19 Recor ding still images Still ima ges are rec orded in J P EG format. Before recor ding stil l images, press the PO W ER but ton to turn on the p ower and inse rt a “Memor y Stick .” 1 Open t he len s cover . 2 Set the mode dial to or . 3 Press and hold the sh utter button halfway do wn. The image fr e ezes momentari ly , [...]

20 The number of images you can record on a “Memor y Stick” See pa ges 44 and 46 to 49. Not es • When recor d ing a brig ht subje ct, the LCD screen col or may change afte r AE lock, but this does not af fect the recorded im age. • When you press the shutter button fully down at once in step 3 , the camera s t arts recordin g after the au t[...]

B B B B Recor ding 21 Y ou can exten d the batt ery time b y turning of f the LCD screen a n d recordin g using the find er . Each time you press DISPLA Y/LC D ON/OFF, the status of the LCD scre e n changes as fol lo ws: See page 82 for a det ailed descript ion of th e indic ated item s. The L CD backli ght is t urned on . (All the av ailable indi [...]

22 Y ou can check the last rec orded image b y cl earin g th e menu from the sc reen (page 3 9) and pres sing b ( 7 ) on th e cont rol but ton . (Y ou ca n perfor m this ope ration ev en when t he L CD scree n is of f.) T o re tu rn t o t h e n o rm a l re c or d in g mo d e: press lightly o n the sh utter b utton or pres s b ( 7 ) again. T o delet[...]

B B B B Recor ding 23 Clear the me nu (page 39) , then pr ess the c ontrol b utton V ( ). The (self-time r) indi cato r appea rs on the LCD sc reen, and a bout 10 seconds aft er you pres s the shutte r bu tton, the su bject is re corded. The se lf-timer lamp flashes an d the beep sou n ds after you press th e shutt e r b utton un til the shutter i [...]

24 Clea r the m enu, th en pre ss the co ntro l button B ( ). Th e spot light-m eteri ng cr oss hair appea rs on the LC D scr een. Y ou can a djust the expo sure (spot l ight- mete ring ) for the point th at you w ant to re c ord, when th ere is a backlight o r when there i s a strong contr ast betw een the subje ct and th e backgr ound. Posit ion [...]

B B B B Recor ding 25 Recor ding moving images Movi ng im ages are reco rded in MPEG form at ( page 3 7). T o record moving ima ges, press th e PO WE R butto n to turn on t he po wer and inser t a “Memor y Stick.” Open the le ns cover befo reha nd. 1 Set the mode dial to SET UP. 2 Select [ ] (CAMERA) with v / V on the control b utton, the n pre[...]

26 Wh en y ou u se t he self- timer fu nction , th e su bject i s reco rd ed a bout 10 seco nds after you pr ess the s hutter b utton. Clear the men u (pag e 39), th en pre ss the co ntrol button V ( ). The (self-timer) indi cator ap pear s on th e LCD s creen, and th e reco rdin g start s about 1 0 seco nds af ter you press t h e shutte r b u tton[...]

B B B B Pl ay b ack 27 B Playba ck Playing back still images Notes • Y ou migh t not be able to corre ctly play back images recorded with th is camera on other equipme nt. • Y ou cannot play back on this ca mera ima ges larger than th e maximu m ima ge size that c an be recorded with this camera . • A rou gh im age is p lay ed ba ck, followed[...]

28 Playing back moving images T o paus e playback Press the cent er z on t he con trol b utton to st op the pl ayback. T o adva nce or rewind the moving image Press the cont rol button b / B duri ng pla yback . T o ret urn to th e norma l playb ack, press th e cent er z on the control b utton. Each time you press DISP L A Y /LCD ON/OFF, the status [...]

B B B B Pl ay b ack 29 V i ewing images using a personal computer Y ou can v iew data recor ded wi th you r camer a on a pe rsonal comput er, modi fy and attach it to e-mail u sing applic ation software . Th is secti o n describ es the metho d for vie wing im age s on a persona l comp uter usi ng the s uppl ied USB c able . There a re two way s to [...]

30 Recomm ended W indows environment OS: Microsoft Wi ndows 9 8, W i ndows 98SE, W indows 2000 Professional, Wi ndows Millenn ium Ed ition The ab ov e OS is requir ed to b e ins talled at t he fact ory . Operation is not assured in a n environment upgraded to the operating systems de scribed ab ove. CPU: MMX Pent ium 200 MHz or faster The USB conne[...]

B B B B Pl ay b ack 31 Befor e conne cting y our cam era to yo ur perso nal com puter, install the U SB driver to the computer . The USB dri ver is included with the ap plication so ftware in the CD- R O M wh ich is su pplied with your ca mera. See page 76 fo r correc tive measures if the USB cable was co nnect ed bef ore inst allin g the dri ver a[...]

32 For Macint osh users • When using Mac OS 9 .1/Mac OS X (v10.0) It is not n ecessa ry to i nstal l the USB driver . The Macin tosh r ecogn izes t he ca mera as a dri ve simply b y connecting it to the Macintosh with the US B cable. • When using Mac OS 8 .5.1/8.6/9.0 Follo w the procedure s belo w to install th e dri ver . 7 Follow the on-scr [...]

B B B B Pl ay b ack 33 When v iewi ng mo ving ima ges on a W ind ows sy stem, Rea lPlayer , W ind ow s Med ia Play er or other mo ving ima ge playb ack a ppli cations must be i nsta lled. Whe n vie wing moving im ages on a Macint osh sy stem, Qu ickTime 3.0 or la ter mu st be inst alled. View ing ima g es 1 T urn on the power of y ou r personal com[...]

34 Follow the proced ure 1 – 4 on page 33. “Memor y Stick ” • Operatio n is not guaranteed if yo u are using a “Memor y Stick” that was formatte d with a personal com puter, or if you used a personal com puter to forma t the “Mem ory Stick” in y our camera throu gh a USB connection. • Do not op timiz e the “ Memor y Stick” on [...]

B B B B Pl ay b ack 35 For Window s Me and Wind ows 2000 us ers The fo llowing proce dure s are recom men ded wh en discon necti ng the USB ca ble from your personal computer or ejec ting the “Memory Stick” from the camera while it is conne cted to y our pers onal comp uter . 1 Stop the dri ve b y clicking on the “Unpl u g/Eject” icon in th[...]

36 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 Me users (The drive recognizin g the camera is “E.”) Fold er File Meaning [...]

B B B B Pl ay b ack 37 The numer ical portio ns of t he follo wing f iles are the same. – A small-siz e image file record ed in E-MA IL mode a nd i ts corresp onding image file – An uncompresse d image file recorded in TIFF mode and its corr esponding im age file – An image file recor ded in T EXT mod e and its c orrespon ding i ndex image fi[...]

38 Advan ced oper atio 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 “ Adva nced oper ation s.” How to use the mode dial The mode di al sw itche s the fun ction wh ich i s used for re cord ing, p layb ack, or editing. Se t the dial as follo ws before starti n g [...]

Bef ore perf orming adv anced operations 39 Y ou can perform this o peration even when the LCD scre en is of f. T urning on/off the operation buttons (men u) on the LCD screen Setting up th e items in the setup or menu 1 Set the mode di al to SET UP so t hat the setup scre en appe ars, or press MEN U so that the menu app ears. 2 When the m ode dial[...]

40 Menu items that can be modi fied differ depend ing on th e posi tions o f the mode dial. The LC D scree n sho ws onl y t he items you can op erate at th e moment. Facto ry settings a re indic ated with x . When the mode dial is set to / Menu setti ngs Item Setting Description (EV) +2.0EV to –2.0EV Adjust the expos ure v alue (page 50). WB (WHI[...]

Bef ore perf orming adv anced operations 41 When t he mode dial is set to (M OVING IMAG E is set to MPEG M OVIE in the setup se tting s.) When the mode di al is set to (MOVING IMAGE is set to CLI P MOTION in the setup settings.) ( SHARPNESS ) +2 +1 x 0 –1 –2 Adjus ts the sharpn ess of the image. The indicator a ppears ( except wh en the settin [...]

42 When the mode dial is set to ∗ Only in sin gle-im age mode. PFX (P . EFFECT) SOLARIZE B&W SEPIA NEG.AR T x OFF Sets the image specia l ef fects (page 5 2). ( SHARPNESS ) +2 +1 x 0 –1 –2 Adj usts th e shar pness of the im age. The i ndica tor a ppears ( except wh en the setting is 0). Item Setting Description DELETE OK Deletes the displ[...]

Bef ore perf orming adv anced operations 43 Setting the image si ze (IMAGE SIZE) 1 Set the mode dial to , or . 2 Pres s MENU. The men u appe ars. 3 Select the de sired imag e siz e from [ ] (IMA GE SIZE) and pr ess v / V . Still image siz es: 1216×9 12, 12 16 (3:2) *, 10 24×768 , 640×4 80 ∗ The imag e is r ecorded in the r atio of t hree to tw[...]

44 The number of images* or the time** that yo u can record on a “ Memory Stic k ” (4 MB) Still ima g es: Moving images: ∗ When MODE (REC MODE) is s et to NORMAL. ∗∗ The maximum recording ti me in conti nuous reco rding ∗∗∗ When r eco rding 10 fr ames per C lip M otion file. Re main ing numb er of rec ordable im age s o r re corda b[...]

B B B B V arious recor ding 45 B V ar ious recording Records i mages according to shooting conditions (TWILIGHT mode) Mode dia l: This came ra has a preset TWILIGHT mode. This mode i s suitable for the nigh t sce ne. 1 Set the mo d e dial to . Allows you to record br ight subjects in dark places with o ut losing the dark atmospher e of the surrou n[...]

46 Recording st ill images for e-mail (E-MAIL) Mode dia l: / In the E-MAIL mode , a small-si ze image which is suitab le for e- m ail transmiss ion is also record ed at the same time as recordin g a normal still image. (The size of the normal still image is set using [ ] (IMA GE SIZE) in the menu settings (page 43).) 1 Set the mode dial to or . 2 P[...]

B B B B V arious recor ding 47 Recording text documents (TEXT) Mode dia l: The TEXT mode is suitable f o r record ing a docu ment to emp hasize it s charac ter by the blac k and white color s. The LCD screen also tur ns to blac k and whit e, and the im age is record ed in the GIF f ormat. 1 Set the mo d e dial to . 2 Press M ENU. The me nu app ears[...]

48 Recording sti l l images as uncompressed files (TIFF) Mode dia l: / Record s th e imag es wit hout compression, s o the image doe s not deter iorat e. Ima ges r ecord ed in this mode are suitable for printing with a high- quali ty image . The JPEG (com press ed) fo rma t ima ge is also record ed with t h e TIFF format i m age. 1 Set the mode dia[...]

B B B B V arious recor ding 49 6 Reco rd the image for the f irst frame. Bef ore ca rrying out st ep 8 , the images are temporari ly stor ed in memory . Thes e images a re not recor ded on the “Mem ory Stic k”, yet. 7 Reco rd the image for t he next frame. Imag e reco rding c an be re peated up to the maximu m number of record able fr ames. 8 P[...]

50 Ad just ing the exposure (EXPOSURE) Mode dia l: / / Adjusts t he expo sure v alue which is set in the automati c adjustment. 1 Set the mode dial to , or . 2 Pres s MENU. The m enu app ears . 3 Select [ ] ( EV) with b / B , the desired exposure value with v / V . Adjust the ex posure v alue while chec king th e br ight ness of t he back ground. Y[...]

B B B B V arious recor ding 51 Adjusting the white balance (WHITE BALANCE) Mode dia l: / / Norm ally , the whi te balance i s automaticall y adjusted (A UTO). When you reco rd w ith the sh ooting condi tion fix ed or under the s p ecif ic lighting condition, y ou can manua lly adjust the whit e bala nce. 1 Set the mo de dial to , or . 2 Press M ENU[...]

52 Enjoying pictur e effect s (P . EFFECT) Mode dia l: / / Y ou can digit ally proc ess images to obtain special ef fect. 1 Set the mode dial to , or . 2 Pres s MENU. The men u appe ars. 3 Select [PFX] (P . EFFECT) with b / B , the desired mode with v / V . SOLARIZE The lig ht co ntras t is clea rer and t he picture looks lik e an illustrat ion. B&[...]

B B B B V arious recor ding 53 5 Record the ima ge . The date a nd tim e do n ot a ppear o n the LCD screen d uring shoo ting. Thes e appear during playb ack only . Notes • If yo u select [D A TE] in step 3 , the date is imposed ont o the image in the or der select ed wi th “Se tting the da te and tim e” (page 15). • The date and tim e ar e[...]

54 B V ar iou s playback Playing back thr ee or nine images at once Mode dia l: Y ou can displ ay multiple image s on the LCD screen at one time using the zoom b utton s. 1 Set the mode dial to . 2 Pres s the zo om W bu tton rep eat edl y . The L CD screen d ispla y ch anges as follo ws: • Sing le (sin gl e-i mag e) scre en • Index (n ine- im a[...]

B B B B V arious play back 55 Enlar ging a par t of the still image (Z oom and trimming) Mode dia l: 1 Set the mo d e dial to . 2 Displ ay th e ima g e to be enla r ged. 3 Zoom in/out the image with the zoom T/W buttons. 4 Press t he control button repeat edly to selec t the desir ed por tion of the imag e . v : The image move s downw a rd V : The [...]

56 Playing back the still images in order (SLIDE) Mode dia l: This f unct ion is us eful fo r chec king the record ed image s or for pr esentations , etc. 1 Set the mode dial to . 2 Pres s MENU. The men u appe ars. 3 Sele ct [S LID E] w ith b / B , then pr ess z . Set the follo wing items. INT ERV AL Y o u can select from 1 m in (one minute ), 30 s[...]

B B B B V arious play back 57 Rotating a still image (ROT A TE) Mode dia l: Y ou can rotate the image re c orded i n portrait or ientation and display it in land scape or ientati on. 1 Set the mo de dial to , and disp la y the ima g e to r otate. 2 Press M ENU. The me nu app ears . 3 Select [RO T A TE] with b / B , then p ress z . 4 Select [ , ] wi[...]

58 B Ed itin g Deleting images (DELETE) Mode dia l: Y ou can dele te unw anted f ile s. 1 Set the mode dial to . 2 In si ngle-i mage mod e: Display t h e image you w ant to delete with b / B . In triple-ima ge mode: Press the z oom W butt on twice in the si ngle-image m ode to tu rn to the tr ip le- im age mode . D isp lay the imag e you wa nt to d[...]

B B B B Editing 59 T o c ancel del eting Select [CANCEL] with b / B in st ep 4 or [EXIT] with b / B in st ep 5 , the n pres s z . Note If there are f iles on the “Memo ry Stic k ” with names having the same last 4 digits as the file name of the image to be delete d, these files are also dele ted at the same tim e. Preventi ng accidental erasure[...]

60 1 Set the mode dial to , then display the index scre en with the zoom W button. 2 Pres s MENU. The men u appe ars. 3 Select [PR OTECT] with b / B , then press z . 4 Select [ALL] or [SELEC T] with b / B , then press z . 5 When you select [ALL] Select [ON] with b / B , then pr e ss z . All the images in the “Memory Stick” a re protec ted. When[...]

B B B B Editing 61 Changing the recor ded still image size (RESIZE) Mode dia l: Y ou can ch ange the imag e size of the record ed image. 1 Set th e mo de dia l to , th en disp la y the ima g e of whi ch you want to change t he size . 2 Press M ENU. The me nu app ears . 3 Select [RESIZE] with b / B , then p ress z . 4 Select the desired siz e with v[...]

62 Selecting still images to print (PRINT) Mode dia l: Y ou can m ark a prin t mark on still images recor ded with your c amera. This mark is con venient when you have images printed at a shop that conforms with the DPOF (Digit al Print Order F ormat) standa rd. . 1 Set the mode dial to . 2 In si ngle-i mage mod e Display t h e image you w ant to p[...]

B B B B Editing 63 T o u nma rk se lec ted pr in t marks Select th e images t o be unmark ed in step 5 with the c ontrol b utton, then pres s z . T o u nmark al l the print marks Select [ALL] with b / B in step 4 , then pres s z . Select [OFF] with b / B , then pres s z . The marks on all imag es a re unmar ked. T o cancel marking the print mark Se[...]

64 Y ou canno t divid e the fol lowi ng typ es of fil es: • Clip Motion f iles • Still i mage f iles • Moving i mage files th at are too sh ort to divide The file num ber changes as follows wh en you divide a file. <eg .> If you di vide the MOV00003.mpg file, th e divided file numbe rs b ecome MO V00004.m pg a nd MOV00005.mpg, and MOV00[...]

B B B B Editing 65 Changing the setup settings (SETUP) Set the mode d ial to SET UP. The setup screen appears. Y ou can set u p the fol lo wing items with the contro l button. F actory setting s are indic a ted with x . CAMERA SETUP 1 SETUP 2 Item Setting Description MO VING IMAGE x MPEG MO VIE Recor ds the MPE G mo vie (pag es 25, 48). CLIP MO TIO[...]

66 Notes on [D A TE/TIME] • The date and time do not appear on the LCD screen during shooting. The se appear during playba ck. • The date and time are not sup erimposed onto moving image s and Clip Mot ion images. LCD B A CKLIGHT BRI G HT x NORMAL Displ ayed only whe n usi ng yo ur came ra with the batte ry pack: Sele cts t he brig htne ss o f [...]

Additiona l informatio n 67 Additional information Precauti ons Cleaning the LCD screen W ipe the screen surfa ce with a cleani ng cloth (not sup plied) or a LC D cleaning kit (not s upplied) t o rem ove fingerprints, dust, etc. Cleaning the camera surface Clean the cam era surfa ce with a soft cloth sligh tly mo isten ed with water, then wipe the [...]

68 • Use only t he sp ecified charger with th e charging functio n. • T o prev ent accident from a s hort cir cuit, do not allow metal objects to c ome int o contact with the batt ery terminals. • K eep the battery p ack aw ay from f ire. • Nev er expose the battery pac k to temper atures abo ve 60°C (140°F), such as in a ca r parked in t[...]

Additiona l informatio n 69 “Memor y Stick”, , “MagicGate Memory S tick” a nd are tradema rks of Sony Cor poratio n. “Magic Gate” a n d are trademarks of Sony Corporation . About “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack (not supplied) What is the “ Inf oLITHIUM ” battery pac k? The “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack (not supplie d) is a li thium-[...]

70 Using your camera abroad P ower sour ces Y ou can use your camer a in any country or are a with the b attery c har ger (not suppl ied) w ithi n 100 V t o 240 V A C , 50/60 Hz. Use a commercially available AC plug ad aptor [a] , if neces sary , depe ndin g on the des ign of the wall o utlet (mains) [b] . AC - L S 1[...]

Additiona l informatio n 71 T r oubleshooting If you e xperience trouble with your camera, f irst check the follo wing items. Should your camera still n o t operate p roperly a fter you hav e made these checks , press th e reset b utton located o n the b ottom. (I f you pr e ss the re set butt on, the da te and time settin g is clea red.) Shoul d y[...]

72 The LCD screen do es not light when t h e po wer is turned on. • The po wer wa s turned of f with the LCD screen set to OFF the l a st time the camera w a s used. t The camera retai ns the settings fro m the last time it was used. If you turn the po wer o f f w ith the LCD screen s et to OFF, th e LCD is stil l set to OFF the ne xt time you tu[...]

Additiona l informatio n 73 V ertical st reak s appe ar when yo u are sh ootin g a very brigh t subjec t. • The s mear phen omen on is happeni ng. t This is not a malfunction. The battery life is short. • Y o u are re cord ing/ playi ng back image s unde r ex tremely cold temperatu res. • The batter y pack is not cha rged enough . t Charge th[...]

74 Y o ur cam era canno t delete an image. • The image is prot ected. t Canc el th e protec tion (p age 59) . The power tu rns off sudd enly . • If you do not ope rate th e cam era for about three minutes whil e the po wer is on, the camera turns of f automatical ly to pre vent weari ng down the batt ery (page 11) . t The auto- power off func t[...]

Additiona l informatio n 75 No fun ction wor ks thou gh the power is on. t Remo ve the battery pack, th en instal l it again after ab out on e minute . If the f unctio n still do not work , press th e reset b utton locat e d on the botto m usin g a sharp- poi nted obj ect. (I f you press the r e set b utton, the date and time set ting is cl eared.)[...]

76 Reinsta ll the USB driver when using W indows 98, Windo ws 98SE, Wi ndows M e and Windows 2000 Professional Perform al l steps with o ut skip ping. 1 T urn on your computer and a llow Windows to load. 2 Connect the USB jack on the ca mera and the co mputer with the supplied U SB cabl e. 3 Inser t a “ Memory Stick ” . 4 Connect the A C power [...]

Additiona l informatio n 77 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 MEMOR Y STI CK No “Mem ory Stick ” has be en i nser ted. SYSTEM ERR OR T ur n the power off and on aga in. MEMOR Y STICK ERR OR • The ins erted “ Memor y [...]

78 The a mount of light is not sufficient or the sh utter s peed i s too slow . (Mou nt th e camera on a tripod or o therwise s e cure the cam era in place. ) LENS COVER CLOSED T he len s cover is closed. Message Meaning[...]

Additiona l informatio n 79 Self-diagnosis di splay Y our cam era ha s a self -dia gnosis displ ay . Thi s funct ion displays the came ra c ondi tion on the LC D screen wi th a combin a tion of a lett er and f our digi ts of numbers . If this occ urs, c heck th e foll owin g code char t. Th e code info rms you of the camer a’ s curren t condi ti [...]

80 If yo u are unable to solve the pr oblem e ven after trying the corrective actions a few times and when the cam era is no t reset even if you press the reset button located on the bottom, con tact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility . E:61: ss E:91: ss • A camera ma lfunction t h at you ca nnot re verse has occu rred. t [...]

Additiona l informatio n 81 Specifications System Image device 6.56 mm (1/2.7 type) color CCD Lens f = 6 mm (9/32 inches) (42 mm ( 1 11/16 inches) when conv erted into a 35 mm still camera) F = 4.5 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 M[...]

82 LCD screen indicators A Battery remai ning indic ator B Flash m ode/red e ye reducti on/ white ba lance C Date/ti me /ISO nu m ber indica tor D Sharpness indicator E Picture effect indicator F Spot light-metering cross hair G AE lock in dica tor H Recor ding mode in dicator I Image size indicator J Image quality indicator K TWILIGHT mode indicat[...]

Additiona l informatio n 83 A Battery remain ing indicator B White balance indicator C Picture effect indicator D Record ing mode indicato r E Image size indicator F Recording time [maximum recordable time] indicator/ Self-d iagnosis fu nction indicator G Remaining memory capacity indic ator H Macro indicator I EV level indicator J Self-timer indic[...]

84 A Pr otect /print mark indica tor B Zoom scaling i ndicator C File n ame D Record ing mode indicato r E Image size indicator F Image number G Number of stored images in “ Me mory Stic k ” H Remaining memory capacity indic ator I Recor ding date of the pla yback image /menu and gui de menu A Record ing mode indicato r B Image size indicator C[...]

Additiona l informatio n 85 Notes on Using Batteries When op erat ing the cam era with size AA alkaline batt e ries, set P O WER SA VE in the SET UP scre en to ON. This incre ases the battery ef ficie ncy and life when recording stil l images. Whe n P OWE R SA VE is O N • The LCD s cree n turn ed of f while th e flas h is being ch arged (wh ile t[...]

86 Index A Adjus ting t he expo sure ... 50 AE lock .......... ..... ....... ..... 19 Auto power-off functio n .. ............. ....... 11 Auto red- eye reduction...... ..... .... 23, 65 B Battery battery li fe . ....... .......... 13 batt ery re maini ng indicat or....... .......... ..... 82 charging ....... .......... ..... 12 install ing ...... [...]

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