Sony Cybershot DSC-T1 manual

2-190-670- 11 (1) Digital S till Cam era Operating I nstructions Before op erating the unit, please rea d this man ual thoroughl y, and retain i t for future refe rence. Owner’s Record The mod el and seria l numb ers a re locat ed on the b ottom. Recor d the serial nu mber in th e space prov ided belo w. Refer to these nu mbers whene ver you call[...]

2 T o prevent fire or sh ock hazard, do not e xpose t he unit to ra in or moisture. If you have any questions about this product, you ma y call: Sony Custom er Informatio n Services Center 1-800-222-SONY ( 7669) The number below is for the FCC related matte rs only . Regulat ory Inform ation Note: Model DSC-T1 is to be used wit h USB cradle Model U[...]

3 RECYCLING LITHIUM -ION BA TT ER I E S Lith ium-Io n batter ies ar e recycl able. Y ou can help preser ve our environment by returni ng your used rechar geable batteri es to the co llecti on and re cy cling l ocation neares t you. For more inform ation regarding recycling of rechar geable b atteries , call to ll fre e 1-800-822- 8837, or visit htt[...]

4 Before u sing your came ra 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 camer[...]

5 Note on the camera locations Do not use the camera near a location that generates strong radio wave or emits radiation. The camera may not be able to record or play back properly . The pictur es used in thi s manual The photographs used as examples of pictures in this manual are reproduced im ages, and are not actual images shot using this camera[...]

6 Table of co ntents Before using you r camera .......... ..... ......... . 4 Identifyin g the p arts ............ ...... ........ ...... . 8 Camera ........ ......... ...... ......... ..... ......... .... 8 USB cradle........... ......... ...... ........ ...... .. 10 Connec ting and disco nnecting you r camera . ......... ...... ......... ...... .[...]

7 Selecti ng the folder an d playing back images — Folder ........... ......... ...... ........ .......6 0 Enlargin g a port ion of a still image ..... .... 61 Enlargi ng an image — Playback zoom............ ...... ........ . 61 Recor ding an enlar ged im age — Trimming ........... ......... ...... ........ . 62 Playi ng back succes sive imag[...]

8 Ide ntifyin g the part s See the pages in pa rentheses for details of ope ration. Camera 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 q; 9 7 qa qs A PO WER butto n (16) B PO WER lamp (16) C Shutter button (22) D Lens cover (16) E Multi conn ector (13, 15) F Battery/“Memo ry Stick Duo” cover G “Memor y Stic k Duo” insertion slot (19) H Battery insert ion slot (11) I Mic[...]

9 0 2 1 3 6 4 8 7 9 5 qa qs Attach ing the strap A For shoo ting: Zoom (W/T) button (25) For viewing: / (Playback zoom) button (61) / (Index ) button (36) B /CHG lamp (orange) (12, 29) C LCD screen D MENU button (43, 1 02) E (Displa y/LCD backligh t on/ off) button (25) F Contro l bu tton Menu on: v / V / b / B / z (16 ) Menu o ff: / / 7 / (29/28/ [...]

10 USB cradle This i s used w hen cha rging the batter y pack or co nnecti ng the c amer a to a TV or a comput er, etc. A Camera connecto r B (USB) jack (79) C DC IN jack (11) D A/V OUT (MONO) jack (37) 1 2 3 4 Connecting and disconnecting your camera How to conn ect Connect the ca mera as illust rated. • Make sure the camera is securely connect [...]

11 Getting star ted Charging the batte ry pack , O pen the battery/“M emory Stic k Duo ” cover . Slid e the cove r in the direct ion o f the ar row. • Be sure to tu rn off y our cam era when cha rg in g t he bat te ry pa ck (p age 16 ). • Y our camera operates with the “InfoLITHIUM” NP-FT1 battery pack (T typ e) (supplied). Y ou can use[...]

12 , Conn ect t he po wer co rd ( main s lead) to the AC Adaptor and to a w all outlet ( wall soc ket). , Connect the camera to the USB crad le. Connect the ca mera as illust rated. Mak e sure t he came ra is secure ly co nnected to the USB crad le. The /CHG lamp light s up when charging begins, a nd goes off w hen chargi ng is com pleted . Whe n c[...]

13 Getting star ted To charge t he battery pack o nly using the AC Adap tor You ca n char ge the batter y pa ck with out t he USB cra dle, suc h as during your travel s. Connect the DC plu g of the AC Adaptor to the camer a with v mark fa cing as illustr ated. • Be sure to tu rn off y our cam era when cha rg in g t he bat te ry pa ck (p age 16 ).[...]

14 Number of images and battery life that can be recorded/ viewed The tabl es show the a pproximat e number o f images an d the battery life that ca n be record ed/vie wed when y ou shoot images i n normal mode wit h a fully charge d battery pack a t a t emperatu re of 2 5°C ( 77°F). Th e num bers of im ages th at can be recorded or viewe d take [...]

15 Getting star ted Usin g the AC Ada ptor , C onnect the AC A daptor (supplied) to the multi connect or of the camera. When p lacing t he camer a, mak e sure the LCD scre en is fa cing up. Conn ect the plug wi th the v mark facing up. • Connect the A C Adaptor to an easily acc essible wall outlet (wall socket) close by . If any trouble occurs wh[...]

16 Turni ng on/off your ca mera , Slide the lens cover in the dire ctio n of ar row or pres s th e POWER but ton. The POWE R lamp ( green ) lig hts u p and the powe r is on. When yo u turn on your camera for th e firs t time, the Cloc k Set screen appear s (pa ge 17). Turning off th e power Slide the lens cover in the opposite direction of the a rr[...]

17 Getting star ted Setti ng the da te and tim e , Set the mode switch to . • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode switch is set to or . • T o change the date and time on the Setup screen, select [Clock Set] in (Setup 2) (pages 44 and 107), and perfor m the procedure from ste p 3 . , Sli de the l ens co ver or pres s the POWER b[...]

18 , Select the year, m onth, day, hour or minut e item you want to set with b / B on the contro l but ton. The item to be set is in dicated with v / V . , Set the nu meric va lue with v / V on the control bu tton, then press z to ente r it. After ente ring the numb er, v / V move s to the next it em. Repe at step s 4 and 5 until all of the i tems [...]

19 Shooti ng still images Inserting and removing a “Me mory Stick Duo” , O pen the battery/“M emory Stic k Duo ” cover . Slid e the cove r in the direct ion o f the ar row. • When using t his camer a, t he Memory Stick Duo Ad aptor (suppli ed) is no t neces sary . • Be careful not to drop the batter y pack when opening or closing the ba[...]

20 Setti ng the still image size , Set th e mode s witch to , and slid e the l ens co ver to tu rn on the power. , Press (Image Size). The Im age Si ze se tup ap pears. • For details on the image size, see page 21. , Select t he desir ed image size with v / V on the control button. The ima ge size is set. When the set ting is compl ete, pre ss (I[...]

21 Shooti ng still images Image size You ca n choose ima ge size (numbe r of pixe ls) an d image quali ty (c ompr essi on ratio) ba sed on the kind of i mages you w ant to shoot. The larger yo u make the im age size an d the higher you m ake the im age qualit y, t he bet ter yo ur imag e, but also the large r the amoun t of data ne eded to p reserv[...]

22 Basic still image shootin g — Using auto adjustment mode , Set the mode switch to , and slid e the l ens co ver to tu rn on the power. The name of t he folder whe re the image will be reco rded appear s on the LCD scr een fo r approxima tely fiv e seco nds. • This camera can create new folders and select folders to be stored in th e “Memor[...]

23 Shooti ng still images , P ress the shut ter button fully down . The shutter soun ds. The image will be reco rded in th e “Memor y Stick Duo.” Whe n “Rec ording” disapp ears from the LCD screen , you can shoot the next im age. • The frame indica ted on the LCD s creen sho ws the focus adjustment range (AF range finder, page 47). • Wh[...]

24 Auto Focus When y ou try to sho ot a s ubjec t that is diff icult to focu s on, t he AE/A F loc k indica tor changes t o flashing slow ly. The A uto Focus fu nction m ay have diffic ulty working und er the foll owing conditio ns. In such cases, r elease th e shutter butto n, t hen r ecompos e the s hot and f ocus again. • The subject i s dista[...]

25 Shooti ng still images Indicators on the LCD screen during shooting Each time you press , the di splay changes in t he following or der. • For a detailed description of the indicators, see page 114. • For a detailed description of the histogram, see page 51. • Y ou can exte nd the battery r emaining ti me by turning off the LCD backli ght.[...]

26 Zoom Your ca mera is equippe d with zoom functions that enl arge the image using optical zoom and two typ es of digital processi ng. Digital zoom can be selected from smart zoom or prec ision digital zoom. When dig ital z oom is set, th e zoom method switches f rom optica l zoom to d igital zoom when the zoo m sc ale ex ceed s 3×. To us e onl y[...]

27 Shooti ng still images Shooting close-ups — Macro The close -ups (Macro) reco rding mode is used wh en zooming up subjects such as flowers o r insect s. Sett ing the zoom al l the way to the W side lets you shoo t subjects at dista nces as clo se as 8 cm. However, the minimum f ocus di stance va rie s accordi ng to the z oom position. Th erefo[...]

28 , Cente r the subj ect in th e fram e. Press an d hold the shutter but ton half way do wn, t hen press t he shutter butto n fully down . To return to normal recording mode Press B ( ) on the c ontrol button again. The indicator disappears fro m the LCD screen. • When shooting in close-ups (Macro) mode, the focus depth becomes extremely shallow[...]

29 Shooti ng still images Selecting a flash mode , Set the mod e switch to , a nd press v ( ) on the control button repeated ly to select a flash m ode. Each time you press v ( ), the indicato r changes as follows. No indic ator (A uto): The flas h automa tically stro bes when shooting imag es in a dark place. Th e factory se tting is Auto. (Forced[...]

30 Shooting images with the AF illu mina tor The AF il lumina tor is f ill ligh t to foc us more easil y on a subject in dark surroun dings. The appears on t he LCD screen an d the AF i lluminato r emits r ed light when the shut ter butto n is pressed halfw ay until th e focus is locked . When thi s functi on is no t needed , set [AF Illuminat or] [...]

31 Shooti ng still images , P ress B on t he control button to advanc e to , then press B agai n. The Setup sc reen appe ars. , Select (Camer a) with v on the control bu tton, then press B . Select [Dat e/Time] with v / V , then p res s B . , Select the date and time setting with v / V on the control button, then p ress z . Day&Time: Superim po[...]

32 Shooting according to scene conditions — Scene Selection You can se lect from ei ght differen t shooting modes (mag nifying glass, twilight, twilight portrai t, landscape, snow, beach, high- speed sh utter and fi reworks) i n acco rdance with the shooting co nditions. Th e camera automati cally m akes the o ptimum se ttings to match th e scene[...]

33 Shooti ng still images Landscape mode Focuses onl y on a distant subjec t to shoot lan dscap es, e tc. • The close-ups (Macro) function does not work. • The flash is set to (Forced flash) or (No flash). Snow mod e When sho oting snowy scene s or other plac es where the whol e scree n ap pears whit e, use this mod e to prev ent sunk en colors[...]

34 , Set the mode switch to , then press M ENU. The menu app ears. , Select (Camera) with b on the contro l button, then select the desired mode with v / V . To return to normal mode Select [Aut o] or [Program] w ith v / V on the control but ton. • T he setting i s maintained even when the power is t urne d of f. NR slow shutter The NR slow shutt[...]

35 View ing still ima ges Viewin g images on the LCD screen of your camera You c an view image s shot with y our camera almost immedi ately o n the LCD sc reen. You can select th e following three metho ds for view ing image s. Single (single-image) screen You can view o ne image at a time, displaye d over the entire screen. Index (nine-image/sixte[...]

36 , Select the desi red still imag e with b / B on the con trol button. b : To disp lay the preced ing image B : To disp lay the next im age 2 10:30 PM 2004 1 1 101 - 0003 VGA 60min 3 / 9 101 BACK/NEXT VOLUME Viewing an index screen (nine-image or sixteen-i mage) , Press (Index) once. The displa y switch es to th e index (nine- image) screen . To [...]

37 View ing still ima ges Viewin g images on a TV screen , C onnect the A/V conne cting cabl e (su ppl ied) to th e A/V OUT (MONO) jack of the USB cradl e (supplied) and the a udio/video input jacks of the TV. If your TV ha s stereo type input jacks, conn ect the aud io plug (black ) of the A/V con necting cable to the left audio inp ut jack. • W[...]

38 , Set the mo de switch to , and turn on th e camera. Press b / B on the co ntrol bu tton to sel ect the desi red i mage . • When using your camera abroad, it m ay be necessary to switch the video output signal to match that of your TV system ( page 107). Viewing images on a TV screen If you w ant to vie w images on a TV screen, you need a TV w[...]

39 Delet ing s till i mages Deleti ng images , Set the mode switch to , and turn on th e camera. Press b / B on the contro l button to select th e image yo u want to delete. • Note that yo u cannot restore deleted images. , Press (Delete) . The image h as not yet bee n dele ted at th is poin t. • Y ou cannot delete the protected image (page 66)[...]

40 Deleting images in index (nine-image or sixteen-image) m ode , While an index (ni ne-image/ sixt een -imag e) s cree n (page 36) is displa yed, press (Delete) . • Note th at you cannot restore deleted images. , Select [Se lect] with b / B on t he control button, then pr ess z . , Sel ect an im age yo u wa nt t o de lete wit h v / V / b / B on [...]

41 Delet ing s till i mages , P ress (Delete) and selec t [OK] with B on the cont rol button , then press z . The mes sage “Acce ss” ap pears, and the images have been deleted. To cancel dele ting Sel ect [E xit] wi th b on the c ontrol butto n, then pr ess z . To delete all the images in the folder Sele ct [All In This Folde r] with B on the c[...]

42 , Select (Memo ry Stick T ool) 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 contr ol butt on, th en pr ess z . • Using the A C Adaptor is recommended to prevent the power from turning off partway through f ormatting. , [...]

43 Before advan ced operations How to setup and operate your camera The usag e of the menus an d Setup screen items th at are most fre quently used fo r “Adv anced opera tions” is descri bed below. Changing the menu settings a P ress MEN U. The men u appe ars. b P ress b / B on the control bu tton to se lect the item yo u want to set. c P ress [...]

44 Changing the items on the Setup screen a P ress MEN U. The men u appe ars. b P ress B on t he control button to a dvan ce t o , then p res s B agai n. The Setup sc reen appe ars. c P ress v / V / b / B on the co ntrol bu tton to sele ct th e it em y ou want to set. The fra me of th e select ed item turns yell o w . d P ress z on the cont r ol bu[...]

45 Before advan ced operations a Set the mode switc h to . b Press M ENU. The me nu appe ars. c Select (P .Quality) with b / B , then sel ect the desi red image quality with v / V . Creati ng or selecting a folder Mode switch: / / You r camer a can c reate multip le fol ders within a “Mem ory Stick Duo.” Y ou can selec t the f older used to st [...]

46 Changing the recording folder a S elect (Memory Sti ck T o ol) with v / V . b S elect [Change REC. F older] with B / V , and [OK] with B / v , then p res s z . The re cording folder sel ection scre en appear s. c S elect the des ired folder with b / B , and [OK] wi th v , th en press z . To cancel c hanging the recording folde r Select [Cance l][...]

47 Advanced still image shootin g Choosing an auto focus metho d Mode switch: / You ca n set the AF rang e finder fram e and the AF mode. AF range fin der frame The AF range finder frame sele cts the focus position a ccordin g to the subject position and siz e. AF Mode The AF mode sets the focus st art/finish timing accordin g to the AF respon se a[...]

48 Choosing a focus operation — AF Mode Single AF ( ) This mode is useful fo r shooting sta tionary subjec ts. The focu s is not adju sted befor e the sh utter button is pressed and he ld halfwa y down. When the shut ter button is pressed a nd held half way down and AF lock is comp lete, t he focu s is locke d. The factory setting is Singl e AF. [...]

49 Advanced still image shootin g Shooting techniques When shooting with the subject at the edge of the frame, or when using Center AF or Spot AF , the camera may focus on the center instead of on the subject at the edge of the frame. In a case like this , use AF l ock to focus on the subject, and then recompose the picture and shoot (except in Con[...]

50 a S et th e mode s witch to or . b P ress MEN U. The men u appe ars. 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 fol lo wing dist ance settin gs. 0.5m , 1. 0m, 3.0m, 7. 0m, ∞ (unlimi ted dist ance ) To return to auto focus mode Select [Multi AF], [Center AF] or [Sp ot AF] [...]

51 Advanced still image shootin g Displaying a histogram A histogram is a graph showing the bri ghtne ss of an im age. The ho riz ontal axis shows the bri ghtness, and the vertic al axis shows the num ber of pixels. Th e graph display i ndicate s a dark image when skew ed to the left sid e, and a bright image when sk ewed to the righ t sid e. Th e [...]

52 Selecting the meterin g mode Mode switch: / The came ra meas ures the bright ness to determin e the exposur e. This funct ion lets you select the following tw o metering modes to deter mine which portion of the subject t o use f or measu ring the brightne ss. Multi-pattern m etering (no indicator) The ima ge is d ivided i nto mult iple reg ions [...]

53 Advanced still image shootin g a S et the mode swit ch to . b P ress MEN U. The men u appe ars. c S elect [Mo de] (REC Mode) wit h b / B , then sele ct [ Exp Brkt g] with v / V . d S elect [BR K] (Bracket Ste p) with b / B , then sel ect the desired exposure adjustment value with v / V . ±1.0EV: Shifts the exposu re value by plus or minus 1. 0E[...]

54 Adjust ing color tones — White Balanc e Mode switch: / Whe n the wh ite ba lanc e is set to Auto , the white bal ance is automa tically se t and the over all colo r balance is adju sted ac cording to the sho oting condi tions. Howe ver, when you shoot under fi xed cond itions or sp ecial lighting conditio ns, you can man ually adju st the wh i[...]

55 Advanced still image shootin g Adjusting th e flash level — Flash Leve l Mode switch: You ca n adjust the am ount of flas h light. Before operation Set (Ca mera) in the me nu to ot her t han [Aut o], (Twi li ght m ode ) or (Firew orks mode) (pag es 43 a nd 102). a S et the mode swit ch to . b P ress MEN U. The men u appe ars. c S elect (Flash [...]

56 Before operation Set (Cam era) in the men u to other than (Magnifyi ng glass mode), (Twilight mo de), (Twilight portrait mode) or (Fireworks m ode) (pages 43 and 102). a S et th e mode s witch to . b P ress MEN U. The men u appe ars. c S elect [Mo de] (REC Mode) wit h b / B , then select from [Speed Burst] or [Framing Burst] with v / V . d Sh oo[...]

57 Advanced still image shootin g c Select [Mode ] (REC Mode) with b / B , then select [Mu lti Burst] wit h v / V . d Select (Interval) with b / B , then sel ect the desi red frame interval with v / V . Y ou can c hoose the fr ame in terv al from [1/ 7.5], [1/15] or [1/3 0]. e Sh oot th e ima ge . A cont inuous burst of 16 fram es are rec orded wit[...]

58 Shooting still i mages with audio files — Voice Mode switch: In Voice mode, an audi o track is also record ed at t he sa me time a s reco rding a normal st ill ima ge. a S et th e mode s witch to . b P ress MEN U. The men u appe ars. c S elect [Mo de] (REC Mode) wit h b / B , then select [V oi ce] with v . d Sh oot the image . If you press and[...]

59 Advanced still image shootin g Before operation When s hooti ng sti ll im ages, set (Camer a) in the men u to othe r tha n [Auto ] (pag es 43 and 102). a Set the mode switc h to o r . b Press M ENU. The me nu appe ars. c Sel ect [P FX] (P .E ffect ) with b / B , th en se lect the desi red mode with v / V . d Sh oot th e ima ge . To cancel Pi ctu[...]

60 Selecting the folder and playing back images — Folder Mode switch: Select the fol der that images you want to playb ack are s tored. a S et th e mode s witch to . b P ress MEN U. The men u appe ars. c Selec t (Fol der ) wi th b , then press z . d Se lect the desire d folder with b / B . e Se lect [OK] wi th v , then press z . To cancel the sel[...]

61 Advanced stil l image viewing Enlarging a portion of a still image Mode switch: You ca n enlarge a pa rt of an image up to five t imes t he or iginal s ize. Y ou ca n also recor d the magnifie d imag e as a new fi le. Enlarging an image — Playback z oom a S et the mode swit ch to . b Displa y the im age t o be enlarged with b / B . c P ress (p[...]

62 Recording an enlarged image — Trimming a P ress ME NU after pl aybac k zoom. The men u appe ars. b S elect [ T rimming] with B , then press z . c S elect the i mage s ize with v / V , then p res s z . The imag e is record ed, and the imag e on th e LCD sc reen retur ns to t he normal size afte r rec ordi ng. • The trim med image is record ed[...]

63 Advanced stil l image viewing To cancel th e slide show setting Select [Cancel ] in step 3 . To stop slide show play back Press z , selec t [Exit] with B , then press z again. To skip to the next/previou s image dur ing the slide show Press B (nex t) or b (previous). • The interval setting time is approximate, and may v ary according to t he p[...]

64 To cancel ro tation Select [Canc el] in ste p 4 or 5 , then pr ess z . • Y ou cannot rotate protected images, movies and Multi B urst imag es. • Y ou may not be able to rotate images shot wit h othe r cameras . • When viewing images on a computer, the image rotation information may not be reflected depending on the application softw are. P[...]

65 Advanced stil l image viewing Playing back frame by frame a Set the mode switc h to . b Select the Multi Bur st ima ge wit h b / B . Th e selecte d Mu lti Burs t image is played ba ck continuou sly . c Press z when the desi red frame i s displayed. “St ep” appears . d Advance the frame with b / B . B : A nex t fra me is dis playe d. Wh en yo[...]

66 Protecti ng images — Protect Mode switch: This functi on protects images aga inst accide ntal eras ure. • Note that when you format a “Memory Stick Duo, ” e ven protected images ar e deleted and cannot be res tored. In single-image mode a Se t the mode s witch to . b D isplay the image you want to protect with b / B . c Pr ess MENU. The [...]

67 Still image edi ting g Press M ENU. h Select [OK] with B , then pres s z . The - indi cato r turns white . The select ed images ar e prote cted. To exit the Prote ct function Select [Cance l] in ste p 4 or select [Exi t] 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 , then pr[...]

68 Choosing images to print — Print (DPOF) mark Mode switch: You can use your camera t o mark still images that you want to have pr inted. This functi on is conven ient when you ha ve images pri nted at a shop that suppor ts the DPOF (Digital Print Order Forma t) standar d or using a printer th at conform s to the DPOF standard. • Y ou cannot m[...]

69 Still image edi ting In index (nine-image/ sixteen-image) mode a Set the mode switc h to , then press (Inde x) to displ ay t he index (ni ne-imag e) screen . Press (I ndex) twice to displa y a sixteen-i mage index scre en. b Press M ENU. The me nu appe ars. c Select (DPOF) with B , then press z . d Select [Select] with b / B , then press z . •[...]

70 Shooting movies Mode switch: You can shoo t movies with sou nd using your cam era. a S et th e mode s witch to . b P ress (Image Siz e). The Ima ge Si ze set up appe ars. c Select t he de sire d size with v / V . Y ou can cho ose from [640(Fin e)], [640(Sta ndard)] and [160]. • [640(Fine) ] can be recorded only on “Memory Stick PRO Duo. ” [...]

71 Enjoying movies Viewing movies on the LCD screen Mode switch: You ca n view mov ies on the LCD scre en with so und from the spea ker. a S et the mode swit ch to . b S elect the des ired movie with b / B . Movie s with the im age size [640(Fin e)] or [ 640(Standard)] are disp laye d on the f ull scre en. Movies w ith the i mage siz e [160] are di[...]

72 Deleting movies Mode switch: You ca n delete unwa nted movies . • Y ou cannot delete protected movies. • Note that you cannot restore deleted movies. In single-image mode a Se t the mode s witch to . b Displa y the mo vie yo u want to delete with b / B . c Pr ess (Delete) . The movie ha s not yet been dele ted at this point . d Select [ Del [...]

73 Enjoying movies f Press (D elete). g Select [OK] with B , then pres s z . The mes sage “A ccess ” appe ars, and the movies have 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 , the n press z . Select [OK] wi th B , then press z . To canc el deletion[...]

74 Cutting movies a S et th e mode s witch to . b S elect the m o vie you want to cut with b / B . c P ress MEN U. The men u appe ars. d S elect (D ivide) wi th B , then press z . Nex t, se lect [OK ] wit h v , then pr ess z . The pl ayback of the mo vie st arts. e D ecide on a cut ting point. Press z at the desir ed cutting point. Wh en you wa nt [...]

75 Enjoying images on your computer Copying images to your computer — For Wi ndows users Recommende d compute r environm ent OS: Microsoft Windows 98, Win dows 98SE, Window s 2000 Professiona l, Windo ws Mil lennium Ed ition, W indows XP Home Edition or W indows XP Professional The above OS must be inst alled at the facto ry. Oper ation is not as[...]

76 Installing the USB driver When using W indows XP, you need not inst all the U SB driv er. Once the USB d river i s ins talle d, yo u need not inst all th e USB driv er again . a S tart up your computer , and insert the CD-ROM (supplied) into the CD-R OM drive. The m odel s electio n scre en appea rs. If it does not appear, double-clic k (My Co m[...]

77 Enjoying images on your computer Installing “Image Transfer” You c an use th e “Im age Tran sfer ” softwa re to copy i mages to yo ur comput er autom aticall y when you connect the c amera to your c omputer wit h the supplied USB cable. a Click [Cyber -shot] on t he model selection scr een. The installing menu sc reen appears. b Click [I[...]

78 g C lick [F in ish] . The “In stall Shield W izard” screen closes. If you wi sh to cont inue with the instal lation of “ImageM ixer, ” click [ImageMi xer] on the installing men u screen and t hen follow t he proced ure. • The USB driv er is needed i n order to use “Image T ransf er. ” If the necessary dri v er is not already instal[...]

79 Enjoying images on your computer Connecting the camera t o your computer a T urn on your computer . b Inse rt the “Me mory S tic k Du o” with th e images you want to copy into the came ra. • For further details on the “Memory Stick Duo,” see page 19. c Connect the U SB cradle (supplied) and the AC Adaptor (supplied), and plug the ada p[...]

80 P Disconnecting the USB cable from your computer, removing the “Memory Stick Duo” from your camera or turning off the power du ring USB connection For Windo ws 2000, Me or XP users 1 Double-cl ick on the tasktray . 2 Click (Sony DSC), then click [Stop]. 3 Confir m the device on the confirm ation scre en, th en cli ck [OK]. 4 Click [OK]. Step[...]

81 Enjoying images on your computer Changing “Image Transfer” settings You can c hange “Image Trans fer” se tting s. Righ t-click th e “Image Transf er” icon on the tas ktray, se lect [Open Set tings]. The settings you ca n set are as follows: [Basic], [Cop y], and [Del ete]. Wh en the “Im age T ransf er” sta rts, th e below window [...]

82 When a removable disk icon is not shown 1 Right-c lick [My Co mputer], th en click [Properties]. The “S ystem Pr operti es” scre en app ears. 2 Display [Device M anager]. 1 Click [Har dwar e]. 2 Click [ De vic e Mana ger ]. • When using Windows 98, 98SE or Me, skip step 1 . Click [Device Manager] tab . 3 Dele te “ So ny D SC” if it app[...]

83 Enjoying images on your computer Viewing images on your computer a Click [Start] t [My Docu ments] in that order . The “M y Doc uments” folder c ontents are dis played . • This section describes the procedure for viewing copied images i n the “My Document s” folder . • Except for W indows XP, double-click [My Documents] on the deskto[...]

84 • ss ss stands for any num ber within the ran ge from 0001 to 9999. • The numerical port ions of the foll owing files are the sam e. – A small- size i mage file s hot i n E-Mai l mode and its cor respo nding image file – An audio file shot in Voice mo de and its correspon ding image file – A movie fi le shot i n movie mode an d its co [...]

85 Enjoying images on your computer Viewing image files once copied to a computer with your camera When an image f ile co pied t o a co mpute r no longer rema ins in a “Memory Sti ck Duo,” you ca n view that image again on yo ur camera by cop ying th e imag e file in th e comput er to a “Memo ry Sti ck Duo. ” • Step 1 is not necessary whe[...]

86 Copying images to your compute r — For Mac intosh use rs Recomme nded compu ter environm ent OS: Mac OS 9.1, 9.2 or Mac OS X (v10.0/ v10.1/ v10.2) The abov e OS must be inst alle d at the factory. USB connector: Provided as standa rd Display: 800 × 600 dots or more 32,000- color mod e or more • If you connect two or more USB equipment to a [...]

87 Enjoying images on your computer c Viewing th e images on your comput er 1 Double-c lick the hard disk icon. 2 Double -click the d esired image file i n the folde r contai ning the copi ed files. The ima ge file op ens. • Close d own all appli cations ru nning on the com puter before installing the applicat ion. • Y ou can use the “ImageMi[...]

88 Troubleshooting If yo u experien ce troub le with yo ur camera , try th e fo llowin g sol ution s. 1 First chec k the it ems on the tab les be low. If code di spla ys “C: ss : ss ” appear on the LCD screen, the sel f-diagn osis display functi on is working (page 99). 2 Should your c amera still not work properly , press the RESE T button o n[...]

89 Trouble shooting Shooting st ill images/m ovies The bat tery remaini ng indicator is incorrect, or sufficient battery rema ining in dica tor is displaye d but the power runs out soon . • Yo u have used th e camer a for a long time in an extremel y hot or an extreme ly cold locat ion. • A devi ation has occurred in the remaini ng batt ery tim[...]

90 The LCD screen turns blue and the subject does not appear when recordin g movies. • Th e image siz e is set to [64 0(Fin e)] while a n A/ V connecting cabl e is connected to the A/V OUT (MONO) jack. p Disconnect the A/V connecti ng cable. p Set the image size to ot her than [640(Fin e)]. The image is out of f ocus. • The subj ec t is t oo cl[...]

91 Trouble shooting Noise appe ars in the image when yo u view the LCD screen in a da rk place. • The ca mera is functioni ng to increase the visibil ity of the LCD scre en by temporarily brighten ing the image under c onditions of low illumi nation. p Th ere is n o effect o n the re corded image . Your came ra cannot reco rd ima ges. • No “M[...]

92 Viewing im ages The eyes of the subject come out red. — p Set [Red Eye Re duction] on t he Setup screen to [On] (pages 29 and 106). The date and time are recorded incorre ctly. • The date and time are not set corr ectly. p S et the correct dat e and time (pages 17 and 107). The F va lue and shutter speed flash wh en you press and hold the sh[...]

93 Trouble shooting Deleting/Ed iting Images Computers Symptom Cause Solutio n Your came ra cannot delete an im age. • The image is pro tected. • You are using a “Memory Stic k Duo” with a write-prot ect swi tch, and t he writ e-protect switc h is s et to t he LOCK positi on. p Cancel the protectio n (page 66). p Set it to the re cording p [...]

94 Your computer does not recognize y our camera. • The camera is turne d off. • Th e battery leve l is low. • You are not using the supplied USB cable. • The USB ca ble is n ot con nected firm ly. • The came ra is not properly ins talled to the USB cradle. • [USB Connect] is set to [PTP] on the Se tup screen. • The USB connec tors on[...]

95 Trouble shooting “Memory Stic k Duo” The image and sound are interrupted by noise when you view a movi e on a computer. • You are pl ayi ng ba ck the fil e di rec tly fr om the “ Memory S tick Duo.” p Copy the file to the hard disk of your computer and then pla y back the file from the ha rd disk (pages 80, 81, 82 and 86). You cannot p[...]

96 Others Symptom Cause Solut ion Your camera does not work. • You are not using an “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack. • The batt ery level is low. (The E indicator appears.) • The AC Adap tor is not connected sec urely. • The came ra is not properly ins talled to the USB cradle. p Us e an “InfoLITHIUM” batt ery pack (page 111). p C harge [...]

97 Trouble shooting Warnings and messages The fo llowin g messa ges ma y app ear on the L CD scr een. Message Meaning/ Correctiv e Action No M emory Stick • Insert a “Mem ory Stick D uo” (page 19). System er ror • Turn th e power off and on again (page 16). Mem ory S tick error • The inserted “ Memory Stick Duo” cannot be used in your[...]

98 Cannot divide • The mov ie is not long enough to be divided. • The file is not a movie. Inva lid o per atio n • You are playin g back a file that was create d on equ ipment ot her than this camera. • The batte ry level is low or zero. Charge the batt ery pack (page 11). Depend ing on the conditions of use or the type of bat tery pac k, t[...]

99 Trouble shooting Self-diagnosis dis play – If a co de st arti ng w it h an a lpha bet letter app ears Your came ra has a self-diagnosi s display. This fun cti on disp lays t he cam era condi tio n on th e LCD screen with a comb inatio n of a letter and fo ur numeri cal di gits. If thi s occur s, check th e follo wing code ch art and attemp t t[...]

100 Number of im ages that can be s aved or shooting time The n umber of i mages that can be sav ed and the shootin g time differ , depending on the capaci ty of the “M emory S tick Du o,” th e image size , and the image qu ality. Ref er to the f ollowin g chart s when you ch oose a “Memory St ick Duo.” • The number of image s is listed i[...]

101 Ad diti ona l in for mati on Mo vie Recording ti me notation The tim e is indicated as ho urs, minutes, seconds in order from the l eft. Example: [1:10: 28] t 1 h our, 10 minutes, 28 seconds 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB MSX-M256 MSX-M512 640(Fine) ———— 0 : 0 2 : 5 7 0 : 0 6 : 0 2 640(Standar d) 0:0 0:42 0:01:27 0:0 2:56 0:05:54 0:10:42 0:2 1:47[...]

102 Menu items Menu items tha t can be modified diffe r depend ing on the positi on of the mode switch. Factory settings are indic ated with x . When the m ode sw itch is s et to Item Setting Descripti on (Cam era) / / / / / / / / Program / x Auto Selects the camera mode (page 23 ). (EV) 1) +2.0 EV / +1 .7EV / +1 .3EV / +1 .0E V / +0.7EV / +0.3EV /[...]

103 Ad diti ona l in for mati on 1) This does not appear when ( Camera) in the menu is set to [Auto]. 2) This does not appear when ( Camera) in the menu is set to other than [Program]. 3) This does not appear when (Camera) in the menu is set t o [Aut o], (Magnifying glass mode), (T wilight mode), (T wilight portrait m ode) or (Fireworks mode). 4) T[...]

104 When the m ode sw itch is s et to Item Setting Descripti on (EV) +2.0 EV / +1 .7EV / +1 .3EV / +1 .0E V / +0.7EV / +0.3EV / x 0EV / –0 .3EV / –0.7EV / –1.0EV / –1 .3EV / –1 .7EV / –2.0EV Adjust s the exp osure (page 50). 9 (Focus) ∞ / 7.0m / 3.0m / 1.0m / 0.5m / Spot AF / Center AF / x Mul ti AF Chooses the auto focus m ethod (pag[...]

105 Ad diti ona l in for mati on When the mod e switch is set to Item Setting Descripti on (Folder) O K / Cancel Selects the folder containin g the image you want to pl ay back (page 60). (Protect) — Protects and unprotects images ag ainst accident al erasure (page 66). (DPOF) — Marks and unmarks the print (DPOF ) mark on still image s you want[...]

106 Setup items The Set up screen appe ars when you advance to in the me nu and pre ss B again. Factory settings are indic ated with x . (Cam era) (Memory Stic k Tool) Item Setting Description AF Mode x Single / Monito r / Cont S elects the f ocus operation mode (page 48). Digital Zoom x Smart / Precisio n / Off S elects the digital zoom m ode (pag[...]

107 Ad diti ona l in for mati on (Set up 1) (Setup 2) Item Setting Descri ption LCD Brightness Bright / x Normal / Dark Selects the LCD brigh tness. This has no effect on the recorded im ages. LCD Backlight Bright / x Normal Selec ts the brightne ss of the LCD backlig ht. Selecti ng [Bright] make s the screen br ight and easy to see when usi ng the[...]

108 Precautions Do not leave the camera i n the following pl aces • In extremely hot plac e, such as in a car parke d in the su n. The cam era body may become def ormed or this may cause a malfunct ion. • Under dir ect sun light or near a hea ter. The c amera bo dy may bec ome defo rmed or this may cau se a malfuncti on. • On rock ing vib rat[...]

109 Ad diti ona l in for mati on On intern al recharg eable button battery This cam era ha s an i nternal rech argeab le button ba ttery for maintai ning the date an d time and other settings regar dless of whet her the power is on or off. This r echarge able but ton bat tery is conti nually ch arged as long as you are usi ng the came ra. However, [...]

110 3) 640(Fine) size m ovies can be recorded and played back only using “Memory Stick PRO Duo. ” • “Memory S tick Duo” formatted w ith a computer is not g uaranteed to operate with this camera. • Data read/write speeds differ depending on the combination of the “Memory St ick Duo” and the equipment used. Notes on using “ Memory S[...]

111 Ad diti ona l in for mati on On “InfoLITHI UM” battery pac k What is t he “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack? The “I nfoLI THIUM” b atte ry pa ck is a lithium -ion battery pa ck that has func tions for com municat ing i nformat ion rela ted to operat ing condi tions of your cam era. The “I nfoLI THIUM ” bat tery pack calculat es the pow[...]

112 Specifications x Came ra [System] Image device 7.66 mm ( 1/2.4 type) color CC D Primary color filter T o tal pi xels num ber of camer a Approx. 5 255 000 pixels Effecti ve pixels nu mber of camera Approx. 5 090 000 pixels Lens Carl Ze iss Va rio-T essar 3× zoom lens f = 6.7 – 20.1 mm (38 – 114 mm when converted to a 35 mm still camera ) F3[...]

113 Ad diti ona l in for mati on x NP -FT1 battery pack Used battery Lithium-ion batter y Maximum voltag e DC 4.2 V Nominal voltag e DC 3.6 V Capacity 2.4 Wh (680 mAh) x Acces sories • AC-L M5/LM5A A C Adaptor (1 ) • Power co rd (mains lead) (1) • UC-TA USB cr adle (1 ) • USB cable (1) • NP-FT 1 battery pack (1) • A/V co nnecting cable [...]

114 The LCD scre en When shootin g still im ages A Recording mod e indicator ( 52, 55-58) B AE/AF lock indicator (22, 49) C Battery remain ing indicator (13) D White balance indicator (54)/ Camera m ode indicator (23)/ Flash mode in dicator ( 29)/ Red-eye reduction indicator ( 29) E Sharpness indicator ( 103)/ Saturation i ndicator (103)/ Contrast [...]

115 Ad diti ona l in for mati on When shooting movies A Recordi ng mode indica tor (70) B Battery remaini ng indicat or (13) C Whi te balance indicato r (54) D Low batt ery warnin g indi cator (98) E M eteri ng mo de ind icator (52)/ Picture effect in dicator (58) F Sp ot metering cr oss hair (52) G Macro indicator (27) H AF range finder frame indi[...]

116 When playin g back still images A Image size indicator (20) B Recording mod e indicator ( 52, 55-58) C V olume indicator (58)/ Protect indicator (66)/ Print (DPOF) mark indicator (68) D Zoom scaling indicator (6 1)/Jog pla yback indicator (65) E Change fo lder indicator (46) F EV level indicator (50)/ISO number indicator (102) G Folder -fil e n[...]

117 Ad diti ona l in for mati on When playing back movi ng image s A Image size ind icator (70) B Recordi ng mode indica tor (70) C Playba ck in dicator ( 71) D V o lume indicator (71) E C hange folder indicator (60) F Playback folder indicator (60) G Im age num ber H Recording folder indicator (45) I Num ber of images recorded in selected folder J[...]

118 Index Index A A C Ada ptor .... ..... ....... .... ....... ....... .... ....... ... 11, 15 Access lam p ...... .... ....... ....... .... ....... ....... ....... .... 19 AE/AF l ock ....... .... ....... ....... .... ....... ..... . 22, 24, 49 AF illum inator ........ ..... ....... .... ....... ....... ... 30 , 106 AF lock .......... ..... ......[...]

119 Index N NR slo w shu tter ......... ....... .... ....... ....... ..... ...... ...34 NTSC s ystem .... ....... .... ....... ....... ..... ...... ....38, 107 Number of images that can be shot or vie wed .. ..... ....... ...... ..... ....... ..14, 21, 100 P P AL syst em ....... ....... ....... .... ....... ..... ...... ....38, 107 Pictur e eff ect[...]

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