Sony Cybershot DSC-P93 manual

3-091-340- 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 Custome r Information S ervices Cente r 1-800-222-SONY (7669) The number below is for the FCC related matt ers onl y . Regulatory I nf ormation CA UTION Y ou are cautio ned that any changes or modifica[...]

3 Note: This equip ment has bee n tested and found to comply with the li mits fo r a Cla ss B digital device, pursuan t to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Thes e limi ts are desig ned to pr ovide reasonabl e protection again st harmful inter feren ce in a res identia l ins talla tion. This equipm ent generates, uses, and can radia te radio fre quency ene[...]

4 For the Cus tomer s in the U .S.A. and Canada THIS CLASS B DIGI T AL DEVICE COMPLIES WITH P AR T 15 OF THE FCC R ULES AND THE CANADIAN ICES- 003 OPERA TION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TW O CONDITIONS: (1) THIS DEVICE MA Y NO T CA USE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE, AND (2) THIS DEVICE MUST A CCEPT ANY INTERFEREN CE RECEIVED, INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THA T MA[...]

5 The power z oom lens This came ra is equipped with po wer zoom lens. B e caref ul not t o bump the lens, a nd be car eful not to a pply forc e to it. Do not get the camera wet When taki ng pictures outdoor s in the rain or under similar conditions, be ca reful not to get the camera wet. I f water gets ins ide of the camera, it ma y cause the came[...]

6 Table of co ntents Read this first ........ ......... ...... ........ ......... .... 4 Identifyin g the p arts ....... ......... ........ ......... . 8 Mode dial ....... ...... ......... ......... ........ ..... 10 Preparing batteries ......... ......... ........ ...... .. 11 Charging t he batter ies . ......... ...... ........ ..... 11 Inserting[...]

7 Enlargin g a port ion of a still image – Playba ck zoom ..... ......... ........ ...... . 6 4 Playi ng back success ive im ages – Slide sh ow......... ......... ......... ........ . 65 Rotating s till images – Ro tate .. ...... ........ . 66 Playing b ack imag es shot in Multi B urst mode ........... ......... ......... ......... ..... ....[...]

8 L T ri pod receptacle (bottom surface) • The lens ring is remo vable so that you can attach an adaptor ring (not supplied). • Use a tripod with a screw length of less th an 5.5 mm ( 7 / 32 inch). Y ou will be unable t o firmly secure the camera to tripods having lo nger screws , and may damage the camera. Ide ntifyin g the part s See the page[...]

9 A Control button Menu on : v / V / b / B / z (18) Menu of f: // 7 / (31/ 30/ 27/ 29) Mode di al “M”: Shu tter spee d/ ape rtu re valu e (52 ) B Finder (33) C LCD screen For det ails on th e items on th e LCD screen , see pages 124 t o 127. D (LCD stat us/LCD on/off) butto n (33) E MENU b ut ton (46, 112) F RESET button (99) G DC IN jack (16) [...]

10 Mode dial Before us ing your camer a, set the mark on the mode di al to the POWER bu tton side. (Auto a djustment 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 47). P (Program a uto shooting) Sho otin g adjus tment is au tomati cal ly car ried [...]

11 Getting started Prepar ing batt eries Use th e foll owing ba tterie s in th is cam era. Acceptable batteries HR 15/51:HR6 (size AA) Nickel-Metal Hyd ride ba tter ies (2) – NH-AA-D A (2) (supplied) – NH-AA-2D A twin-pack, etc. (not supplied) R6 (siz e AA) alkal ine batt eries (2) Batteries that cannot be used Manganese ba tteries Lithi um bat[...]

12 , Connect t he battery charger to a wall outlet (wall socket) using the powe r cord ( mains l ead). Chargi ng starts, and th e CHARGE lamp lights . When th e CHARGE lamp goes out, charging i s finished. For det ails on the bat tery charge r, see pa ge 121. To remove the batteries Press the - end of the battery do wn in order to ra ise the + e nd[...]

13 Getting started • T o use up the batter ies completely , put the camera in the slide show mode (page 6 5) and leave it that w ay until the batter ies are used up. • Do not peel of f the external seals or damage the batteries. Never use batteries fro m which the seals have been par tially or comp letely removed, or batteries that have been sp[...]

14 , Close the b attery/“ Memory Stic k” c over. Close th e battery/“Me mory Stick” cov er while hol ding th e batter ies in. The cover is clos ed when i t clicks. To remove the batteries Turn up the ba ttery/“Me mory Stic k” cove r, open the b atter y/“ Memor y St ick” cover , then re move the batteri es. • Make sure you do no t [...]

15 Getting started Number of images and battery life that can be recorded / viewed The tables show the appr oximate number of images and the bat tery life that ca n be recorded/ viewed when you shoot images in normal mode with fully char ged batteries at a temperature of 25°C (77°F ). The numbers of i mages that can be recorded or viewed take int[...]

16 • The number of im ages and the battery l ife that can be recorded/viewed ar e decreased under the following conditions: – The s urrounding temper ature is lo w – Th e flash is used – Th e camera has been turned on and off many times – The zoom is used frequently – [LCD Backli ght] is set to [Brig ht] in the SET UP settings – [AF M[...]

17 Getting started Usin g your cam era abroad Power sources You ca n use your camera in any country or region with the bat tery charge r (supplied) o r the AC-LS5 AC Ad aptor (not sup plied) within 100 V to 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz. Use a commerc ially availab le AC p lug ada ptor [a] , if necessary, depending o n the design o f the wall outle t (wall so[...]

18 How to use the cont rol butto n To chan ge the curr ent settings of the camer a, br ing up the m enu or the S ET UP screen (p ages 46, 47), an d use the control button to make th e changes. When setting up the menu, pre ss v / V / b / B to sel ect the item or th e sett ing and make the sett ing. When set ting up the SE T UP, press v / V / b / B [...]

19 Getting started , Sele ct t he d esire d da te f orma t wit h v / V on the contro l button, then pr ess z . You can sel ect from [Y /M/D] (yea r/month/ day), [M /D/Y], and [D/M/Y ]. • If the rechargeable button battery , which provides the power for saving the time data, is ev er fully discharged (page 119) , the Clock Set screen will appear a[...]

20 , Select [OK] with B on the control bu tton, then press z . The date an d time are set an d the cloc k will start to kee p time . • T o cancel the setting process, select [Cancel], then press z . 6 2005 1 1 // 3 0 AM Clock Set D/M/Y M/D/Y Y/M/D OK Cancel 10 :[...]

21 Shoot ing still ima ges Inserting and removing a “Memor y Stick” , Open the ba ttery/“Me mory Stick ” cover. Turn u p the batt ery/“Mem ory Stick” cover, and slide th e cover in t he direct ion of th e arrow. • Be caref ul not to drop the batteries when opening or closing the battery/ “Memory Stick” cover. • Fo r detail s on [...]

22 Setti ng the still image size , Set the mode dial to and turn on the pow er. • Y ou can carry out this oper ation ev en when the mode di al is set to P, M, , , , , or . , Press (Image Size). The Imag e Size setu p item appe ars. • For mor e information about the image size , see page 23. , Select the desir ed image size with v / V on the con[...]

23 Shoot ing still ima ges Image size and q uality You ca n choose ima ge size (numbe r of pixe ls) an d image quali ty (com pres sion ratio) ba sed on the kind of i mages you want to sh oot. The ima ge size is sho wn by the numbe r of pixels (dot s) (horizonta l × ver tical) , whic h compos e an ima ge. Fo r exampl e, a 5M (2592×19 44) size imag[...]

24 The number of images that can be saved in a “Memory Stick” 3) The num ber of image s that can be s aved i n Fine (Sta ndar d) 4) mode are shown belo w. (Units: number of image s) 3) When [M ode] (RE C Mode ) is set t o [No rmal] For the number of images that can be saved in other modes, see page 111. 4) For more informa tion about the image [...]

25 Shoot ing still ima ges Basic still image shooting – Usi ng auto mode Holding the cam era correctly When s hootin g pictu res w ith t he cam era, b e carefu l so that your fing ers do not blo ck the lens port ion, finder wi ndow, flash em itter, or AF illumina tor (pages 8, 9). , S et th e mode dial t o , an d turn on th e camera. • The lens[...]

26 , P ress and hol d the shutter but ton ha lfw ay dow n. When the focu s is ac hieved, the cam era beeps. When th e AE/ AF lock i ndicat or stops flas hing and rem ains on, the camera is ready for shooting. (The LC D screen ma y be fr ozen f or a split seco nd de pendi ng on the subj ect.) • If you release your finger from the shutter button, s[...]

27 Shoot ing still ima ges Checking the last image shot – Quick Review , P ress b ( 7 ) on the contr ol butt on. To return to shoot ing mode, press the shutter b utton lightly or press b ( 7 ) on the contro l button ag ain. To delete the image di splayed on the LCD screen 1 Press (Delete ). 2 Sele ct [Del ete] w ith v on the cont rol button, th e[...]

28 • The zoom scaling indicator dif fers according to the zoom typ e. Optical zoom: Smart zoom: Precision digital zoom: • The AF range finder frame does not appear when using the digital zoom. The or indicator f lashes, and AF opera tes with prior ity on subjects located near the center . Smart zoom The image is enlarged with al most no distort[...]

29 Shoot ing still ima ges Shooting close-ups – Macro For close- ups of subjects like flow ers or insects, shoot using the macr o feature . You can shoot subjects appr oaching up to 10 cm (4 in ches) wh en the z oom is s et to its W- end. How ever, th e availa ble focus distan ce depe nds on the zoo m po siti on. W e recommend that you set th e z[...]

30 • Wh en shooting in macr o mode, use the LCD screen. If you use the fi nder, the limits of what you see and what you actually shoot may be different. This is due to the parallax effect. • Wh en shooting in m acro mode, the focus range is very narrow and you may not be able to focus on the whole of the s ubject. • Wh en shooting in macr o m[...]

31 Shoot ing still ima ges Selecting a flash mode , S et the mode dial to , and press v ( ) on the control button repeat edly to select a flash m ode. The flas h mode has the fo llowing feat ures. No indic ator (A uto ): The cam era deci des to use the flash ba sed on lighting condi tions. The flas h will be used when there is not enough l ight or [...]

32 To reduce “red-eye” when shooting live sub jects The fla sh pre-strobe s before sho oting to reduce the red -eye phen omen on. Set [Re d Eye Re duction] to [On] in the SET UP settings (page 116). appears on the LCD scre en. • The amount of red-eye reduction possible varies according to the individual. In addition, the distance to t he subj[...]

33 Shoot ing still ima ges Shooting images with the finder The finder i s conven ient whe n yo u want to save batte ry power, or wh en it is difficu lt to con firm th e ima ge us ing the LCD s creen . Each time you press , the display changes in t he following or der. Hist ogram o n (Image infor mation can also be displayed during playback) r Indi [...]

34 Inserting the date and time on a still image , S et th e mode dial to SET UP. The SET UP scree n appears. • The date and time cannot be inserted in Multi Burst mode. • Wh en images are shot with the date and time inserted, the date and time cannot be remo ved late r . • Wh en shooting images with the date and time inserted, the act ual dat[...]

35 Shoot ing still ima ges Shooting according to scene conditions Select one of th e following m odes, then shoot by pressing the shutter bu tton an d this will ha ve a positive effe ct on your phot o. Twilight mo de Unde r dark lightin g conditions, you can shoot a dista nt night view. Be cause the shutter spee d is slow, it is recomme nded that y[...]

36 Soft snap mode You ca n shoot the colo r of a person’s skin beautif ully with a bright , warm c olor tone. This mode also has an e ffect on soft-f ocus, so an i mage su ch as th at of a perso n or a flower is shot in the proper atm osphere. , Se t the mode dial to , , , , or . , Center the sub jec t in th e fra me. Press and hold the shutter b[...]

37 Shoot ing still ima ges Functions available b ased on the position of the mode dial When sh ooting wit h the mod e dial set to , , , , or , the combi nation of so me functi ons, such as the flas h mode, are fixe d to suit shooting cond itions. See th e followin g table. • a indicates that the function can be set to your preference. Function Ma[...]

38 Viewin g images on the LCD screen of your camera You ca n view image s shot with th e camera al most imme diately on t he LCD scr een. You ca n select t he foll owing two met hods for v iewing ima ges. Single screen You can view o ne imag e at a time, occupyi ng th e enti re scre en. Index screen Nine im ages are displaye d simultane ously in se[...]

39 Viewin g sti ll imag es , S elect t he desired still image wit h b / B on th e control button. b : Display s the pre vious ima ge. B : Display s the next i mage. 2 BACK/NEXT 10:30 PM 2005 1 1 101-0003 VOL UM E 3 / 9 101 VGA Viewing on the index screen , P ress (index) . The displa y switches to th e Index screen . To display the next (previous) [...]

40 Viewin g images on a TV screen , Co nnect the supplied A/V connect ing cable to the A/ V OUT (MONO) jack of the camera an d the audio /video input jacks of the TV. If your TV has stere o type input jacks, connec t the audio pl ug (black) o f the A/V connec ting cab le to the Lch audio input jack. • Turn of f both the camera and the TV bef ore [...]

41 Viewin g sti ll image s Watching images on a TV screen If you wa nt to view ima ges on a T V, you need a TV having a video input jack and the A/V co nnecti ng cable (sup plied). The colo r system of the TV must match as that of your di gital still cam era. Check the following l ist: NTSC system Bahama Islands, B olivia, Canada, C entral Ame rica[...]

42 Deleting i mages , S et th e mode dial to , an d turn on th e camera. Select the image yo u want to delete with b / B on the control but ton. • N ote that the images once deleted can not be re cove red . , Press ( delet e). The image has not ye t been deleted at this poin t. • Y ou cannot delete prot ected images (page 68). , Select [Del ete[...]

43 Deleti ng still ima ges Deleting on the Index screen , W hile an Index scre en (page 39 ) is displayed , press (delete) . • Note that the images once deleted cannot be rec over ed. , S elect [S elect] with b / B on the control bu tton, then press z . , Se lect the ima ge you want to delete with v / V / b / B on the control button, then pr ess [...]

44 , P ress (d elete). Select [OK] with B on the control bu tton, then press z . “Access ” ap pears o n th e LCD s creen an d all of the imag es with marks will be del eted. To cancel th e deletion Select [ Exit] wi th b on the cont rol button, then pr ess z . 4 Exit OK Delete To delete al l the images in the folder In Step 2 , Select [A ll In [...]

45 Deleti ng still ima ges , Set the mode dial to SET UP , and turn o n the came ra. , S elect (Memo ry Stick Tool ) with v / V on the control button. Select [Format] wi th B on the control bu tton, then press B . Select [OK] with v on the control bu tton, then press z . To cancel the format ting Select [Cance l] with V on the contr ol butt on, th [...]

46 How to setup and operate your camera This sectio n de scribes how to o perate the menu a nd the SET UP scr een. • For details on the mode dial, see page 10. Changing menu settings a Set the mode d ial to , P, M, , , , , , , or . b Press M ENU. The menu app ears. • The dis played items dif fer depending on the position o f the mode di al. c S[...]

47 Before adva nced operations Changing items in the SET UP screen a Set the mode dial to SET UP. The SET UP sc reen ap pears. b Selec t the setting item you want to change with v / V / b / B on t he c ontr ol b utt on. The frame of the item y ou select turns yell o w . c Pre ss z on the control button to ente r the sett ing. To turn off the SET UP[...]

48 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 u sed to store i mages. Whe n not creati ng a n ew fold er, “10 1MSDCF” f older is sel ected a s the r ecording folder . You can create fol ders up to “999MSDCF .” • U p to 4000 im ages can be stored in[...]

49 Advance d still image shoot ing 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 The AF range finder frame sel ects the focus position a ccordin g to the su bject p osition and siz e. AF Mode The AF mo de is set autom atic ally whe n the came ra st arts and st ops fo cusing on a subj[...]

50 • Wh en you are shooting movies and you choose Multipoint AF , the distance to the center of the LCD screen is estimated as an ave rage , so the AF works ev en with a certain amount of vibration. The AF range finder frame indicator is . Cente r AF autom atically focus only on selected frame, so this is con venient when you want to focus only o[...]

51 Advance d still im age shoot ing Shooti ng techni ques 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 t he frame. In a case like th is, use AF lock to focus on the subject, and then recompos e the picture and s hoot. Compose the shot [...]

52 c Sel ect 9 (Focus ) with b / B , then sel ect the distan ce to the subject with v / V . Y ou can s elect f rom the follo win g dist ance sett ings. 0.5m , 1.0 m, 3.0m , 7.0 m, ∞ (un limited dist ance ) To return to auto focus mode In Step 3 , select [Multi AF] or [Ce nter AF]. • Focal poi nt information may not s how the exact di stan ce. U[...]

53 Advance d still image shoot ing d Select an aperture va lue with b / B . T wo different apert ure values ca n 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 S hoo t the im age . To use the Quick review, m acro, or self-ti[...]

54 Exposure In addition to the focus and other settings, it is also important to adjust the exposure in order t o take beautiful pictures. Exposure is the amount of light that the CCD of the digital still came ra is able to receive. This v alue changes according t o the combination of aperture and shutter speed. When the amount of light is larger ,[...]

55 Advance d still image shoot ing Adjusting th e exposure – EV adju stmen t You ca n manu ally sh ift the ex posu re value determin ed by th e camera. Use thi s mode when you do not get t he proper ex posure, for instan ce, the subjec t and its back ground have hi gh contrast (light and dark). The value can be set a rang e from + 2.0EV to –2.0[...]

56 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 display indi cates a dark imag e when skewed to the left side, and a br ight image when skew ed to the rig ht side. The histogra m is a useful re ference[...]

57 Advance d still image shoot ing Shooti ng technique s While shooting image s, the camera automatically determines the exposure. When shooting a whitish overall image such as a backlit subject or a snowy scene, the camer a judges that t he subject is bright and may set a darker exposure for the image. In such cases, adjustment of the exposure in [...]

58 a Set the mode d ial to P, M, , , , , , or . b Pre ss MENU. The men u appe ars. c Sele ct (Met eri ng M ode) with b / B , then select [Mu lti] or [Spot] wi th v / V . d When sele cting Spot metering in Step 3 , position the spot metering cross hair on on e point of the subject you want to shoot. • When using spot metering, to f ocus on the sam[...]

59 Advance d still image shoot ing (Incandescent) • Used wh en shoo ting, for ex ample, at a party, w here the lig hting condit ions change ofte n. • U sed in a studio, or unde r video lights. a Set the mode d ial to P, M, , , , , , or . b Pre ss MENU . The me nu appe ars. c Select [WB] (White Bal) with b / B , th en se lect the d esi red setti[...]

60 c Select [ ] (Flash Le vel) with b / B , then se lect the des ired setting with v / V . +: Makes the flash l e vel higher tha n normal . Normal: Normal setting. –: Make s the fla sh le ve l lower than normal . Shooting images in successi on Used to shoot images cont inuously . The maxium number of ima ges you can shoo t per one shooting de pen[...]

61 Advance d still image shoot ing DSC-P73: (Un its : imag es) To return to normal mode In St ep 3 , se lect [Norm al] . • The flash cannot be used. • When using the self-timer, pr essing the shutter button r ecords up to fi ve images in success ion. • When th e mode dial is set to M, you cannot select shutter speeds of 1/6 second or slo wer [...]

62 Shooting with specia l effects – Picture Effect You ca n add special eff ects to bring out the contrast in your i mages. a Set the mode d ial to P, M, , , , , , or . b Press M ENU. The menu app ears. c Select [PFX] (P .Effect ) with b / B , then se lect the des ired mode with v / V . d Shoot the image. To cancel Pi cture Effect In Step 3 , sel[...]

63 Advanced st ill image viewing 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 Pre ss MENU . The me nu appe ars. c Select (Folder) with b , then press z . d Select the desired f older with b / B . e Select [OK] with v , then press z . To cance[...]

64 Enlarging a portion of a still image – Playback zoom You ca n enlarge an i mage up to five times the siz e of t he origin al imag e. a Set the mode dial to . b Display the image y ou want to enlarge with b / B . c Pre ss (playback zoom) to enla rge t he i mage. d Press v / V / b / B repeat edl y to select t he por tion o f the image you want t[...]

65 Advanced st ill image viewing Playing back successi ve images – Slide show You ca n play b ack recor ded imag es in successi on, one a fter anot her. This is usefu l for ch ecking your im ages, or for giving a presen tation. a Set the mode dial to . b Pre ss MENU . The me nu appe ars. c Select (Slide) with b / B , then p res s z . Set the fo l[...]

66 Rotating still i mages – Rotate Images s hot when holdi ng the cam era vertica lly can be rotate d and displayed horiz ont ally . a Set the m ode dial to , and display the imag e you want to rotate . b Press M ENU. The menu app ears. c Select (Rotat e) with b / B , then p ress z . d Select with v , an d rota te the image with b / B . e Select [...]

67 Advanced st ill image viewing Playing back continuously a Set the mode dial to . b Select the Multi Bur st image wit h b / B . Th e selecte d Mu lti Bur st ima ge is played ba ck continuou sly . To pause Press z . To r esume play back, press z again. The pl aybac k start s fro m the f rame disp laye d on t he LCD s creen . Playing back frame by [...]

68 Protecti ng images – Protect To preven t acciden tal eras ure of an importa nt image, you can protect it. • N ote that formatting the “Memory Stick” erases all the data in the “Memory Stick” even if images are pr otected, and these im ages cannot be recovered. • I t may take so me time to protect th e images. On the single screen a[...]

69 Still ima ge editi ng h Select [OK] with B , t hen pr ess z . The - mark turns whit e and the select ed image is pr otect ed. To cancel th e protection In St ep 4 , sel ect [Cance l], or i n Step 8 , select [Exit] . To releas e protecti on In St ep 5 , select an image for whic h you want t o releas e pro tection with v / V / b / B and pre ss z .[...]

70 Choosing images to print – Print (DPOF) mark You ca n designate c ertain image s to be prin ted. This fun ction i s conve nient wh en yo u want to print ima ges at a shop or using a printe r tha t con forms with the DP OF (Digit al Pr int Order Format) standard or using PictBridge compli ant printer s. • Y ou cannot mar k movies. • Wh en y[...]

71 Still ima ge editi ng g Pre ss MENU . h Select [OK] with B , t hen pr ess z . Th e mark turns wh ite and th e setting is comple ted. To delete the mark In St ep 5 , sele ct the im age you wa nt to delete the mark wi th v / V / b / B , an d press z . To delete al l the marks from the images in the folder In St ep 4 , select [All In This Fold er],[...]

72 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 , you only need to select the USB c onnection in the SE T UP sett ings and connect the ca mera to the pr inter. Usi ng a Pic[...]

73 Still ima ge printin g (PictBridg e printer) When [USB Connect] is not set to [PictBridge] in th e SET UP settings You cann ot use the PictBrid ge function, even wh en you turn on the c amera. Disc onnect t he US B cabl e and set [U SB Connec t] to [PictBridge ] (page 72). Printing images You ca n select an image and print it. Se t up the ca mer[...]

74 f Select [OK] with V / B , then press z . The imag e is prin ted. Do not di scon nect the USB ca ble while t he (Not disconnec t USB cable) mar k is indicate d on the LCD screen. To cancel p rinting In Step 4 , sel ect [C ancel] or in Ste p 6 , select [E xit]. To print oth er images After Step 6 , sel ect ano ther image, th en select [Print] wit[...]

75 Still ima ge printin g (PictBridg e printer) g Pre ss MENU . Th e Print sc reen ap pears. • Setti ng items not available for a particular printer are not di splayed. h Select [Quantity] with v / V , select the n umber of images wit h b / B . Y ou can sel ect the nu mber up to 20. All the images se lected ar e prin ted in the spe cif ied numb e[...]

76 • Y ou cannot print mo vies. • If an error message is sent from the connected printer during the connection, flashes for about fi ve sec onds. In such cas es, check the printer. On the single screen a Disp lay the image you want to print with b / B . b Press M ENU. The menu app ears. c Se lect (Pri nt) with b / B , then press z . d Select [T[...]

77 Still ima ge printin g (PictBridg e printer) To print all the images indic ated with the mark In St ep 4 , sele ct [DP OF im age] . All th e images i ndicated wi th the mark are pri nted, rega rdles s of th e image displa yed . To insert the date and time on images In St ep 6 , sel ect [Dat e], then select the date format with b / B . You can se[...]

78 To print all the images indic ated with the mark In Step 4 , sele ct [DP OF im age] . All th e images i ndicat ed wi th the mark are printed, regardless of the i mage displa yed. To print a ll the images in the folder In Step 4 , select [Al l In This Folder], th en press z . To insert the date and time on images In Step 9 , sele ct [Dat e], th e[...]

79 Enjoying m ovies Shooting movi es You ca n shoot movie s with audio. a Set the mode dial to . b Pre ss (Image Size). Th e Image Size setup it em appe ars. c Select the desired mode wit h v / V . Y ou can ch oose from [640 (Fine)], [640 (S tandard) ], or [1 60]. • The [640 ( Fine)] image size can be used only when you record the image into the [...]

80 View in g movi es o n the LCD sc reen You can vi ew movi es on the LCD s creen of the camer a and hear sounds fro m the speaker of t he came ra. a Set the mo de dial to . b Select the desired movie with b / B . Movie s with the im age size [640 (Fine)] or [6 40 (Standar d)] are disp laye d on t he fu ll s creen . Movies w ith the i mage siz e [1[...]

81 Enjoying m ovies Deleting movies You ca n delete unwa nted movie s. • Y ou cannot delete the protected movies. • Note t hat the movies once deleted cannot be rec over ed. On the single screen a Set the mode dial to . b Select the movie you want to delete with b / B . c Pre ss (delet e). The movie ha s not yet been de leted at this point . d [...]

82 To cancel t he deletion In Step 3 or 7 , select [Exi t]. To delete a ll the images in the folder In Step 3 , select [Al l In This Folder], th en press z . Nex t, sel ect [OK ], the n pre ss z . To cancel th e deletio n, select [Ca ncel] with b , then pr ess z . Cutti ng movies You can cu t movies, or de lete unnecessa ry portio ns of movies (pag[...]

83 Enjoying m ovies a Set the mode dial to . b Selec t the movie you want to cut with b / B . c Pre ss MENU . The me nu appe ars. d Select (Divide) with B , then press z . Next, select [OK] with v , then p ress z . The pla yback of the movi e sta rts. e Deci de on a cutting point. Press z at the desired cut ting point. Wh en you want to adju st the[...]

84 Copying images to your compute r – For Windows use rs Recommended com puter environment OS: Microsof t Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Window s 2000 Professiona l, Windo ws Mil lennium Edition, Windo ws XP Home Edition, or Windows XP Professional The abov e OS must be inst alled at the facto ry. Oper ation is not assur ed in an environ ment upg rade[...]

85 Enjoyin g images on your computer Installing the USB driver When using W indows X P, you need not inst all th e USB driver . Once the USB driver is in stalled, you nee d not instal l the US B drive r. a T u rn on your computer , and inse rt the sup plie d CD-R OM into the CD-R OM drive. The in stall menu scree n appears . If it does not appe ar,[...]

86 Connecting the camera to your computer a Inser t the “ Memor y Stick” wi th the imag es you want to copy into th e camera . • Be sure to use fully charged nickel-met al hydride batteries or the A C Adaptor (not supplied). When you copy images to your computer using weak batteries, copying may fail or the data may be corrupted if the camera[...]

87 Enjoyin g images on your computer P Disconnecting the USB cable, removing the “M emory Stick,” or tu rning off the camera during a USB connection For Windows 2000, Me, or XP users 1 Double- click on the tasktray . 2 Click (Son y DSC), then c lick [Stop]. 3 Confir m the de vice o n the co nfirmati on window, the n click [OK]. 4 Click [ OK]. S[...]

88 When a re movable di sk icon is not shown 1 Righ t-click [ My Co mputer] to disp lay the menu , then click [Pro perties]. The “S ystem P roper ties” s creen app ears. 2 Displa y [Device Manager]. 1 Cl ick [Hardwar e]. 2 Cl ick [Device Manage r]. • For W indows 98, 98SE, Me users, Step 1 is unnec essary . Click the [Dev ice Manage r] tab. 3[...]

89 Enjoyin g images on your computer Viewing the images on your computer a Click [S tart], then c lic k [My Docu ments]. The “M y Doc uments ” folder c onten ts are dis played . • This section describes the procedure for viewing copied images i n the “My Document s” folder . • When not using Windo ws XP, double-click [My Documents] on t[...]

90 Image file storage destinations and file names The ima ge files recor ded with you r camera are gro uped as fo lders in the “Memo ry Stick.” Example: wh en viewin g folders on Windows XP (w hen using a “Memo ry Stick”) • Yo u canno t record an y image s to “100MSDCF” or “MSSONY” folders. The imag es in t hese fo lders are avai [...]

91 Enjoyin g images on your computer • ssss stands for an y number withi n the range from 0001 to 9999. • The numerical por tions of a movie fil e recorded in movie mode and i ts correspond ing index image fil e are the same. Folder File name File meanin g 101MSDCF to 999MSDCF DSC0 ssss .JPG • Still ima ge fil es shot in – No rmal mode ( pa[...]

92 Viewing an image previously copied to a computer This op eration is re quired fo r viewing image fil es that have been copied prev iously to a c omputer and already deleted from the “Memory Stick” using the camera. Copy t he image files stored on your comput er to a “Memory Stick ” and v iew them o n the came ra. • Skip St ep 1 if you [...]

93 Enjoyin g images on your computer • This software is compa tible with the DirectX technology . “DirectX” must be installed before using. • A separate en vironment f or operating th e recording device is required in order to write to CD-R s. a T u rn on your computer , and inse rt the sup plie d CD-R OM into the CD-R OM drive. The i nstal[...]

94 f Click [I nstall] on the “Read y to Insta ll the Program” scr een. The in stallati on start s. If the “W elcome to s etup f or Dir ect X” screen ap pears afte r you instal l the applic ation softw are, follo w the instructions. g Co nf irm if the che ckbox of “Y es, I want to restart my comput er no w” is c hec ked, then cl ick [Fin[...]

95 Enjoyin g images on your computer Using “Picture Package” Start up the “ Pictu re Pack age Menu ” on t he desktop t o use the various fu nctions. • The default screen may diff er depending on your computer . Y ou can change t he order of the buttons using [Settin gs] in th e lower-right corner of t he screen. • For details on the use[...]

96 Copying images to your compute r – For Macintosh us ers Recommended com puter environment OS: Mac OS 9.1, 9 .2, or Mac OS X (v 10.0/ v10.1/ v10.2/v10. 3) The abov e OS must be inst alled at the factory. USB connector: Provided as standard • If you connect two or more USB equipment to a single computer at the same time, some equipment, includ[...]

97 Enjoyin g images on your computer c Viewing th e images on y our comput er 1 Double-c lick the hard di sk icon. 2 Double -click the d esired image file in the folde r contai ning the c opied files. The ima ge file op ens. • “Picture Package” c annot be used with Macintosh. Using “ImageMixer VCD2” “Ima geM ixer VC D2” is on ly for M[...]

98 a Inst allin g “I mageMi xer VCD2” 1 Turn on y our compu ter. • The display settings should be 1024 × 768 dots or higher and 32000 colors o r higher . 2 Insert the suppli ed CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. 3 Do uble -click the CD -ROM icon. 4 Co py the [IM XINST.SIT] file in the [MAC ] folder to the ha rd disk icon. 5 Dou ble-click the [IMX[...]

99 Troubl eshooting Troubleshoo ting If you have trouble wi th your cam era, try the follo wing solutions. 1 First, check the items on pages 99 to 107. If the LCD screen shows “C: ss : ss ,” the self-diagnosis function is working . Please see page 110. 2 Sh ould you r c amera st ill no t w ork properly, pre ss the RESET button loca ted in side [...]

100 Shooting still imag es / movies The power turns off suddenly. • If you do n ot operate the ca mera for abou t three minu tes while th e pow er is on, the c amera turn s off automa ticall y to prevent weari ng down the battery ( page 17). • The batt eries are disc harged. p Turn on the camera again (pag e 17). p Install ch arged batteri es ([...]

101 Troubl eshooting Smart zoom does not function. • [Digital Zoom] is set to [Precision ]or [Off] in the SET UP settings. • The image si ze is set to [5M] (DSC-P93), [4M] (DS C-P 73 ) or [3 :2] . • You are shooting in Mult i Burst mod e. • This functi on cannot be use d when you shoot a movie. p Set [ Digita l Zoom] to [S mart] (pa ges 27,[...]

102 You cannot shoot images. • No “Memor y Stick” i s inserte d. • The capacit y of the “Memory Stick” is insuffi cient. • The write-pr otect switc h on the “Memor y Stick” is set to the LOCK posit ion. • You cannot shoot while the flash is c harging. • When you shoot a still imag e, the mode dial is set to or SET UP. • The [...]

103 Troubl eshooting Viewing ima ges Deleting/editin g an ima ge Symptom Cause Solutio n The image cannot be played b ack. • The mode dia l is not set to . • You ch anged the fold er/file name on a compute r. • You ca nnot pl ay back th e image o n the c amera if you mod ify the image on a com puter. • The ca mera is i n USB mode . p Set th[...]

104 Computers Symptom Cause Solut ion You do not know whether or not your O S can be used wi th the c amera. — p Check “Recomm ended computer e nvironment” (p ages 84, 96). You cannot install the USB driver. — p In W indows 20 00, log on as Admin istrator ( authorized Administrat ors) (page 84). Your computer does not recognize y our camera[...]

105 Troubl eshooting “Memory Stic k” The image cannot be played b ack on a computer. — — p If you are using the “Pic ture Packag e” softwar e, see the he lp on the upper-ri ght corner of each scr een. p Consult th e computer or soft ware manufa cturer. The image and sound are affected by noise when you play back a movie o n a computer. [...]

106 PictBridge c ompliant printe r Symptom Cause Solut ion The connection cann ot be establi shed. • The p rinter is not compl iant w ith the P ictBridge standard. • The prin ter is not set for the connec tion with the camera. • [USB Connect] is not set t o [PictB ridge] in the SET UP settings. • Dependin g on the ci rcumstance s, the c onn[...]

107 Troubl eshooting Oth ers Symptom Cause Solutio n Th e camer a doe s not work, no operations can be performed. • The batt ery level is low or zero (The indicato r appears.). • The AC Adaptor (not s upplied) is not connec ted secu rely . p Charge the batterie s (page 11). p Co nnect it securely to the D C IN jac k of th e camer a and to a wal[...]

108 Warnings and messages The followi ng messages ap pear on the LCD sc reen. Message Meaning/ Corrective Action No Memory Stick • I nsert a “Memory Sti ck” (page 21). Sy stem er ror • Turn the powe r off and on again (page 17). Memo ry Stick error • The in serted “Mem ory Stic k” cannot be used wi th your camera (pag e 119). • The [...]

109 Troubl eshooting File prot ect • The im age is protect ed against erasure . Release the prote ction (page 68). Image siz e over • You are playing back an ima ge of a size that cannot be played back on your camer a. No f ile in t his f older • No images have been recorded in this folder. Cannot divide • The mo vie is not long en ough to [...]

110 Self-diagnosis disp lay –If a co de startin g with an alphabet letter appea rs Your cam era has a self-diag nosis display. This f unction di splays t he cond ition of the camera on t he LCD s cree n usin g a combinat ion o f a let ter and four n umeri cal digits. If this occur s, check th e followi ng code ch art and take t he correspo nding [...]

111 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti on The number of imag es that can be sa ved/ shooting time The n umber of i mages that can be sa ved and the shoot ing time ar e different, dependin g on the capa city of the “M emory St ick, ” the image si ze, and the ima ge qualit y. Refer to the fo llowin g char ts when you c hoose a “Memory St ick.” • The[...]

112 Menu items Menu item s that can be ch anged diff er depend ing on the position of the mode d ial or the setting of the camera . Defaul t settings are i ndicated wi th x . When the m ode di al is set to When the m ode dial is set to P o r M 1) When the mode dial is set t o M, this item is n ot displaye d. Item Setting Description Mode (REC Mode)[...]

113 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti on Item Setting Description ISO (I SO) 400 / 200 / 100 / x Auto Selects the ISO sensitivity. When shooting und er dark conditi ons or shooting a fast - moving subj ect, use a hi gh-number se tting. When recording hig h-quali ty images, u se a low-num ber setting . • The hig her the number you select, th e more the no[...]

114 When the m ode di al is set to , , , , or 1) Some of the settings are restricted based on the position of the mode dial (page 37). 2) When the mode dial is set to , or , this it em is not displayed. 3) When the mode dial is set to or , this item is not dis pla yed. When the m ode di al is set to Item Setting Description (EV) +2.0EV / +1.7EV / +[...]

115 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti on When the mod e dial is se t to 9 (Focus) ∞ / 7.0m / 3.0m / 1.0 m / 0.5m / Center AF / x Multi AF Chooses the aut o focus m ethod (page 49), o r sets t he focus preset di stance (page 51). (Metering Mode) Spot / x Multi Adj usts the e xposure t o the s ubject you are sho oting (p age 57). S ets th e meteri ng regio[...]

116 SET UP items (Camera) (Memor y Stick Tool) Item Setting Description AF Mode x Single / Mo nitor Selects the focus opera tion mode (pa ge 50). Digital Zoom x Smart / P recision / Of f Select s the d igital zoom mode (page 27). Date /Time Day&Time / Date / x Off S elects whethe r to insert th e date and tim e into the im age (page 34). Wh en [...]

117 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti on (Setup 1) (Setup 2) Item Setting Descript ion LCD Backlight Bright/ x No rmal/ Dark Selects the brigh tness of the LC D backlight. Selecti ng [Bright] make s the LCD screen bri ght and easy to see when using the cam era outdoors or in other bright locations , but also uses up the battery char ge faster. Display ed o[...]

118 Precautions Do not leave the camera i n the following pl aces • In extrem ely hot pl ace, such as in a car parke d in the sun . The camer a body may become def ormed or this may cause a malfunct ion. • Under di rect sunligh t or near a heater. The c amera bo dy may bec ome de formed or this may cau se a malfuncti on. • On rock ing vib rat[...]

119 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti on The internal rechar geable button battery This cam era ha s an in ternal rechar geable button ba ttery for mai ntaini ng the date and time and other settings regar dless of whet her the power is on or off. This r echarge able button b attery i s conti nually ch arged a s long as you are using the came ra. However, i[...]

120 • Wh en you attach the s upplied label, be sure to attach it to the labeli ng position. Be ca reful that the label does not stick out. • Wh en you carry or store the “Memory Stick,” put it in the case supplied with it. • D o not touch the terminals of a “Memory Stick” with your hand or a metal object. • D o not strike, bend or d[...]

121 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti on • The battery lif e varies depen ding on storage , operat ing con ditions, and env ironmen t, and is dif ferent for each batt ery. The battery c harger • Do not char ge any ot her bat teri es exce pt the Sony ni ckel-me tal hydride batt ery usin g the su ppli ed bat tery charge r. If you charg e oth er type s of[...]

122 White bal ance Automati c, Daylight, C loudy, Fluorescent, I ncandescent File format (DCF compliant) Still images: Exif Ver. 2.2, JPEG compliant, DPOF c ompatible Movies: MPEG1 c ompliant (Monaural) Rec ordi ng me dium “Memory S tick” Flash Recommended distance (when ISO sensitivit y is set to Auto) DSC-P9 3 0.2 to 3.5 m (7 7 / 8 inches to [...]

123 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti on Accesso ries • HR6 (size AA) Ni-MH batteries (2) • Battery case (1) • BC-CS2A/CS2B Ni-MH Batter y charger (1) • Power co rd (mains lead) (1) • US B cable (1) • A/V connecting cable (1) • Wrist strap (1) • “ Memory Stick” ( DSC-P93: 32 MB/DSC-P 73: 16MB) (1) • CD -ROM (USB driver: SPV D-012) (1)[...]

124 The LCD scre en For shooting s till images 101 VGA FINE Return 1/30" 400 DA T E ISO 400 SAF F2.0 +2.0 EV 250 C:32:00 The page numbers in parent heses indicate the locati on o f a ddit ional impo rtan t informati on. A Image size i ndicator (22) / Multi Bur st between-frame interva l indi cator (61) B Recording mode indicator (60, 6 1) C AE[...]

125 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti on O Remaining “Mem ory Stick” capacity indicator P Self-d iagnos is d ispla y (110) / Da te/tim e ind icat or (34) / ISO sensitivity (113) Q Self-timer indicator (30) R Vibration warning indica tor (108) S Spot metering cross hair (57) T AF rang e finder frame (49) U Histogram in dicator (56) V Menu/gui de men u ([...]

126 For still i mage playb ack A Change f older indicator (63) B Image size indicator (22) C Recordi ng mode indica tor (60, 6 1) D Protect mark indicator (68) / Print (DPOF) mark indicato r (70) E Zoom indicat or (27) / Frame by frame pla yback indicator (67) F Not disconnect US B cable indicator (109) G Folder -fil e numb er (90) H Recording date[...]

127 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti on For movie pla yback A Image size indicator (80) B Recor ding mode ind icator (80) C Pla yback indicat or (80) / V olume indi cator (80) D Change folder indicator (63) E Playb ack fold er in dica tor ( 63) F Image number/Number of images recorded in the playbac k fol de r G Recording folder indicator (48) H Remaining[...]

128 Index A A/V connect ing cable ......... ....... ...... ....... ....... .. 40 A C Adaptor ......... ....... ...... ....... ..... ....... ...... ....... 16 Access lam p .......... ....... ....... ....... ...... ..... ....... .... 21 AE/AF l ock ....... ...... ....... ..... ....... ...... ....... ....... .. 2 6 AF .. ....... ....... ....... ......[...]

129 Index N NR slo w shu tter ....... ....... .... ....... ....... ....... ...... ...37 NTSC .. ....... ....... ....... ....... .... ....... ....... ....... ...... .117 Number of images that can be saved or shoot ing time ....... ....... ...... ....... ....... ..... ....15, 24, 11 1 P P AL ..... ....... ....... ....... .... ....... ....... ....... [...]

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