Sony DSC-F505V manual

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    3-061-981- 13 (1) Digital Still Camera Operat ing Ins tr ucti ons Befo re operat ing the u nit, pleas e read thi s manual thorou ghly , and re tain it for fut ure r efer ence. Owner’ s Record The mo del and s erial n umbers ar e located o n the bo ttom. Re cord th e seri al number in the spac e provided be low . R efer to the se numb ers when e v[...]

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    2 T o prev e nt fire or s h ock haza r d, do not e x pose the un it to rain or moisture. Never e xpose the ba tte r y pa ck to temperatu re above 140°F (60°C) , such as in a car parked in the sun or unde r direct sunlight . If you hav e a ny question s about this product, you may c al l: Sony Customer Information Center 1-800-222-SONY (7669) or w[...]

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    3 The shielded in terface ca b le recom m ended in thi s manual mu st be use d with this equipm ent in order to co mply with the limits for a d igital device pursua nt to S ubpart B of Par t 15 of FCC Rul es. DISPOSAL OF LITHIUM ION BA T T ERY . LITHIUM ION B A TTER Y . DISPOSE OF PROPERL Y . Y ou can retur n your unwanted lithium i on batteries to[...]

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    4 For the Customer s in the U .S.A. and Canada T rial recording Befo re yo u rec ord on e-time e ven ts, you ma y want to make a tri al recordi ng to make sure that th e came ra is w orking correct ly . No compensation for contents of the recording Contents of the recordi n g cannot be compens ated fo r if rec ording o r playb ack is not pos sible [...]

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    5 T able of contents Identifyin g the p arts ... ............ ........ ....... 6 Preparing the powe r supply ........ .......... 9 Setting t h e date and ti me ........... ........ .. 13 Inserting t h e “Memory Stick” ........ ..... 15 B Recording Recording sti l l images ..... ... ........... ... .. 16 Recording movi n g images .......... ... [...]

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    6 Gett ing st arted Identifying the par ts See th e pa ges in par enthes es for de ta i ls of opera tion . A Built-i n microphon e Do not tou ch w h ile recor di ng . B Self-timer/Recording lamp C MODE selector (30) D Shutter button (16) ( 21) E Flash (19) F Focus ring (40) G Lens H Photoc e ll wi ndow for fl a sh Do not blo ck w h ile recor di ng [...]

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    Getting started 7 A Zoom leve r B PO WER s witc h PO WER l amp C LCD screen D LCD B A CK LIGHT s witch Usually se t to ON. Set t o OFF to save the battery if yo u use your camer a in br i g ht place. E PROGRAM AE ADJ button V OLUM E + /– button F PROGRAM AE button (41) G Battery eject lever (11) H Access lamp (15) I Battery/“Mem or y Sti ck” [...]

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    8 A Speaker B Hook f or the wrist/shoulder strap C T ripod receptacl e (bottom surface) Use a tripod with a scre w length of les s than 9/ 32 inc h (6. 5 mm). Y ou will be unable to firmly secure th e camer a to tr i pod s having lon ger scre ws, and may damage the camer a. D Hook f or the lens cap/s h oulder strap Be sure to remov e the lens cap b[...]

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    Getting started 9 Pr eparing the power supply Char ging the battery pack Y our cam er a operat es only wit h t he “InfoLI THIUM ” NP-FS 11 batte ry pac k* (S serie s). Y ou cann ot use an y other batter y pa ck. T o remove the batter y pack Slide the b attery pack i n the direction opp o site the v mark. * What is “Inf oLITHIUM”? “InfoLIT[...]

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    10 Approximate ti me to char ge a completely d ischar ged batter y pack using the A C- VF10 A C po wer ad aptor/ charg er . STILL mode recording* STILL mode playback** Approximate b attery lif e and number o f images t h at can be record ed/played back with a ful l y ch arged batter y pac k at a temp erature of 77°F (25° C), 640 × 4 80 i m ag e [...]

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    Getting started 11 Installing t he battery pack T o remove the batter y pack Open the batter y/“Memory St ick” co ver . Slide th e battery eject lever upward , and remove the batter y pack. Be care ful not t o dr op the ba tter y pack w h e n removin g it . Batter y r e maining indicator The LCD screen on the came ra sho ws the remaining ti me [...]

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    12 Using the AC power adaptor Using a car bat tery Use Son y DC adap tor/char ge r (not supplied ). 1 Open the battery /“Memo r y Stic k” co ver . 2 Inser t the one end of the DK-115 DC connect i ng ca ble to the battery terminal, and close th e cover . Whe n insertin g the cable, op en the s lot cover fo r A C power ad aptor/ charger an d be c[...]

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    Getting started 13 Setting the date and tim e When you f irst use your came ra, set th e date and time. I f these are not set, the CLOCK SET scr e en appears whenev er you turn o n your came ra for record ing. 1 Slid e th e P O W ER sw itch in the dire ctio n o f th e a rrow to turn on the power . The POWER l amp ligh ts up . 2 Pres s v on the con [...]

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    14 T o cance l the date and time setting Select [CANCEL] with v / V / b / B on the control bu tton, then p ress the ce nter z . 4 Select [CLOCK SET] with v / V on th e control button, then press the center z . 5 Select the de sired date di sp lay f or m at with v / V on the control button, then pres s th e center z . Select f rom [Y/M/D] (ye ar/mon[...]

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    Getting started 15 Inser ting the “Memor y Stick” Open the battery/“ Memory Sti c k” cov er , the n press th e “Memor y Stic k” once ligh tly . Notes • Inser t the “Memory Stick ” f irmly u ntil i t clicks, otherw ise a m essage s uch as “MEMOR Y STICK ERROR” will be displayed. • Nev er remove the “Memory Stick” or tur n[...]

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    16 Basic ope rations B Recording Recor ding still images Still images ar e re cord ed in JPEG format. T o record still images, slide t he PO W ER switch to the r ight to tu rn on th e po w er and inse rt a “Me m ory Stick. ” ∗ Exposu re and fo cus a re automa tically adj usted. The number of images you can record on a “Memory Stick” See p[...]

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    B B B B Recor ding 17 Y ou can ch eck th e last re corded image by cl eari ng the menu bar fro m the scre en (page 32 ) and pressin g b on the co ntro l button . T o retu r n t o the nor mal re cor ding mode, press lightly on the shutte r button or select [RETURN] with b / B on the con trol button and then press th e ce nter z . Y ou ca n also del [...]

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    18 Y ou can adju st t h e angle by turn in g the lens part up ward up to 90 de grees and do wnward up to 50 degre es. Press DISPLA Y to turn on/of f the indicato rs on the LCD screen. See page 65 for a det ailed descr iption of the indi cated ite ms. Not es • Y ou ca nnot turn off the self-ti mer indi cators a nd some of the indica tors used in a[...]

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    B B B B Recor ding 19 When you use the self- timer function, the subj ect is rec orded a bout 10 secon ds after you p re ss the shut ter button . Select (self-t imer) indic ator on the LCD screen wit h v / V / b / B on th e co ntro l bu tton, th en press the cent er z . The (self- tim er) indi cat o r appear s on the LCD scree n , and about 10 s ec[...]

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    20 Not es • The rec ommended s hooting dis tance usi ng the built-in flash is 3 1/32 feet to 8 1/3 f eet (0.3 m to 2.5 m). • Attaching a conversion lens (not suppli e d) may block the light from the fl as h or ca use the len s shadow to ap pe ar. • Y ou ca nnot use an exter nal flas h and t he built-in flash a t the sa me tim e. • If the fl[...]

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    B B B B Recor ding 21 Recor ding moving images Movi ng ima ges with au dio are record ed in MPEG fo rmat. T o record mo ving images, slide the PO WER switch to the rig ht to t urn on the power and in se rt a “Memory Sti ck .” See page s 17 to 19. Press DISPLA Y t o turn on/ off the in di cators on the LCD sc reen . These indi cators are n ot re[...]

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    22 Playing back still images When the menu bar is no t displayed Y ou can direct ly se lect and play back the im ag e with b / B on the co ntrol button. Not es • Y ou mig ht not b e ab le to cor rect ly pl ay b a c k imag e s reco rded w ith thi s cam era o n o t he r equipmen t. • Y ou ca nnot play back on this camera images l arger than t he [...]

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    B B B B Pl ay ba ck 23 Playing back movin g images T o p ause playb ack Sele ct X (pause) on the LCD s creen w ith v / V / b / B on the con trol button, then pres s the ce nt er z . 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y . The last r ecorded image (still or moving ) appears on the LCD screen. 2 Pres s v on the con trol b u tton t o di spl ay the menu bar[...]

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    24 When the menu bar is no t displayed Y ou c an dire ctly sele ct th e im age w it h b / B on th e co ntrol button , a nd p lay back the ima ge and sound by pres sing t he cen ter z . When yo u press the cente r z duri ng playb ack, play back is pa used. Moving im ages recor ded with the image of [320 (HQ)] The images a re disp layed o ver the ent[...]

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    B B B B Pl ay ba ck 25 V iewing images using a personal computer Y ou ca n view data record ed wi th your ca mera on a pe rsona l compu ter an d atta ch it to e-mail. This section describes the method for insta lling the USB dri ver and vie wing imag es on a perso nal com pu ter . Be s ure to also see the op eratio n m a nuals fo r your pers onal c[...]

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    26 Before connec ting your camera to y our person al computer , inst all the USB dri ver to the computer . The USB dri ver is contai n ed together with a pplication softwa re for vie win g images on a CD-R OM wh ich is suppli ed with your camera . For Window s 98 users Not e Be sure to inse r t a “Me mo ry Sti ck ” in to your c am e ra be fo re[...]

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    B B B B Pl ay ba ck 27 For Window s 98 users 3 Double-cli ck the CD-ROM drive icon to open the window . 4 Double-cli ck the icon of the hard disk containing the OS to open the w indow. 5 Move the f ollowing two files fr om the window opene d in step 3 to the “System Folder” icon in the window opened in step 4 (drag an d d rop) . • Sony USB Dr[...]

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    28 “Memor y Stick” • “Memory Stick” operations on your camera cannot be assured i f the “M emory Stic k” has been formatted on your p ersonal comput er . • Do not op timize the “Mem ory Stic k” on a W indo w s machi ne. This w ill shor ten the “Memory Stick” lif e . • Do not compres s the data on the “Mem ory Stick.” C[...]

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    B B B B Pl ay ba ck 29 Image file storage destinations and image files Imag e files r ecorded with y our ca mera ar e gr oupe d i n fo lders by rec ording mode. The meanings of the f ile names are a s follo ws. ssss stands for an y number within t he range fro m 000 1 to 9999. For Window s 98 use rs (The drive recognizing the cam era is “D.”) T[...]

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    30 Advanc ed oper ations Befor e per for ming advanced operations This sect ion descri bes t he basic control m ethod s that ar e freque ntly used for “Advance d op eratio ns ”. How to use the MODE selector The MO D E sele ctor se le ct s w hethe r you can us e your cam era to re cord o r to pl ay back an d edit i m age s. Set the selector as f[...]

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    Bef ore perf orming adv anced operations 31 Note Y ou cannot cl e ar the me nu ba r duri ng INDEX sc ree n dis play (page 46). The “Advan ced operations” section of t his manual refers to selecting and entering items by the ab o ve pr oced ure as “Select [(item name)] .” T urning on/off the ope ra tion buttons (menu bar) on th e LCD sc re e[...]

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    32 How to change the menu settings Some of th e adv anced o perat ion s for y o ur camer a are ex ecuted by selectin g menu items displ ayed on the LCD sc reen with the cont rol bu tton. Pres s V o n the c on tro l button until the LCD screen re tu rn s t o the menu bar disp la y in step 1 . T o clea r the m enu bar, press V again. 1 Press v on the[...]

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    Bef ore perf orming adv anced operations 33 Menu settings Menu i t em s tha t can be mod i fied differ depe ndi n g on the sett i ng of the MO D E selec tor . The LC D scr een sh o ws o nly th e item s you c an o perate at the moment . Initia l set tin g s are in dic a ted w ith x . (SELF TIMER) Records with t he self-t imer (page 19). EFFECT FILE [...]

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    34 IMA GE SIZ E 2240×1 680 x 1856×1 392 1856 (3: 2) 1280×9 60 640×48 0 Selects the image si ze when recording sti ll images . STILL 320 (HQ ) 320×24 0 x 160×11 2 Select s t he M P EG ima ge size when recordi n g moving im a ges. MO VIE REC MODE TIFF Records a TIFF (uncompressed) file in additio n to the JPEG fi le . STILL TEXT Records a GIF f[...]

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    Bef ore perf orming adv anced operations 35 CAMERA TOOL SETUP Item Setting Description MODE select or DIGIT AL ZOOM x ON Uses digital zoom. STILL OFF D o es not use di gi tal zoom . SHAR PNESS +2 to –2 Adj us ts the sh ar pn ess of th e image . appea rs on t he LC D sc re en except when set to 0 . STILL FLASH LEVEL HI G H Makes t he flash level h[...]

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    36 INDEX* Displays si x images at a time (PLA Y (INDEX) mode) (page 46). DELETE 3 (RETURN)** Returns to PLA Y (single) mode. ∗ D i s p l a y e do n l yi nP L A Y( s i n g l e )m o d e . ∗∗ Di splayed only in PLA Y (INDEX) mode. VIDEO OUT NTSC Se ts the video output signal to NTSC mode ( North Am erican countr ies, Jap an, etc.). MO VIE STILL [...]

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    B B B B V arious record ing 37 B V ar ious recording Setting the image size (IMAGE SIZE) 1 Set the MODE selector to MO VIE or STILL. 2 Select [F IL E] an d th en [IMA GE SIZE] fro m the men u . 3 Select th e des ired imag e size. Still ima g e sizes 2240× 16 80, 1856 ×1392, 1856 (3: 2) *, 1280×9 60 , 640×480 ∗ The im age is record ed in 3 :2 [...]

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    38 Recording st ill images for e-mail (E- MAIL ) E-MAIL mode record s a smal l-size (320×240) image at th e s ame time a s a still imag e. Small -size imag es are con v e nient fo r e-ma il tra nsmiss ion, etc . 1 Set the MODE selector to STILL. 2 Select [FI L E], [REC MODE], and then [E-MAIL] fr om the men u. 3 Record the imag e . The number of i[...]

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    B B B B V arious record ing 39 Recording text documents (TEXT) T ext is rec orded in bl ac k and white GIF format to provi de a c learer image . 1 Set the MODE selector to STILL. 2 Select [FILE], [ REC MODE], and then [T EXT] fr om the menu . 3 Record the ima ge. The number of images that y o u can record on a “ M e mo ry S ti c k ” (8 MB) in T[...]

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    40 Recording i mages in macro 1 Set the MODE selector to MO VIE or ST ILL. 2 Set FOCUS A UTO/MANU AL to A UTO . 3 Set th e zoom to W s ide and then press MACRO . The (m acro) indi cator appe ars on the L CD scree n. Y ou ca n shoo t a subjec t t hat is ab out 13/ 16 in ch es (2 cm ) away from the len s surface i n macro mode . T o r et urn to norma[...]

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    B B B B V arious record ing 41 Notes • The fo cus m ode indi cato r is ap proxim ate, and should be used as a refere nc e. • The focus mode indicator is not displaye d correctly when using a conv ersion lens . • When the zo o m le ver is se t to th e T sid e, your camera ma y not f oc us on su bjects closer th an ab out 2 5/8 feet (80 cm). In[...]

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    42 Landsca pe mod e Fo cu ses only on a dista nt su bj ect to reco rd landscape s, etc. Panf ocu s mode Chan ge s the focus quick ly and simply fr o m a close subje ct to a distan t s ub ject. T o cance l PROGRAM AE Press PR OGRAM AE repeated ly until the in di ca tor on the LC D scree n go es out. Not es • Y ou cannot select F2.8 in aperture pri[...]

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    B B B B V arious record ing 43 Adjusting the exposure (EXPOSURE) 1 Set the MODE selector to MO VIE or STILL. 2 Select [CA MERA] and t hen [EX P OSU RE ] fro m t h e m enu. 3 Select the des ired exposure val ue . Adjust the expos ur e v alue while checki ng the b rightne ss o f the backgr ound . Y ou ca n se lect values ranging fro m +2.0 EV to –2[...]

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    44 T o set the (One-push white b alance) but ton 1 Press W H T BAL repe atedly unt i l appear s. 2 Pla ce a w hite obje ct su ch as paper under the same light conditio ns as you are g oing to r eco rd, and record the whit e obj ec t so th at it fills th e entir e f rame of you r came ra. 3 Press . The indicat or starts to fl as h quickly . Once the[...]

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    B B B B V arious record ing 45 Enjoying pictur e eff ects (P .EFFECT) 1 Set the MODE selector to MO VIE or STILL. 2 Sel ect [E FFE C T] an d the n [P .EFFECT] from the menu. 3 Select th e des ired mode . SOLARIZE The light co ntra st is cl earer a nd th e picture l o oks like an i llustration. B&W The pictur e is mo nochrome (bla c k and whit e[...]

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    46 B V ar ious playba ck Playing back six images at once (INDEX) 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y . 2 Select [INDEX] on the LCD screen. Six imag es are di splayed a t on ce (inde x screen). The fo llo wing marks are d isplayed on e ach imag e acco rding t o the imag e ty pe an d se ttin gs. : Mo ving i mage f ile : V o ic e me mo file : E-ma il fil[...]

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    B B B B V arious play bac k 47 Enlar ging a par t of the still image (Zoom and trimming) 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y . 2 Displ a y the i ma ge to be enla r ged. 3 Zoom in/out the image with the zoom lev e r . The z oom scalin g indica to r appear s on the LCD scree n. 4 Press t he co ntrol but ton repeat ed ly to select the desir ed pa r t of [...]

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    48 Rotating a still image (ROT A TE) 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y . 2 Di spla y the image t o r otate. 3 Select [FILE] and then [RO T A TE ] from th e m e nu . 4 Rotate the im ag e cloc kwise or co untercl oc kw ise , then select [RETURN]. Not es • Y o u may no t be able to ro ta te images recorded with other equipment. • Also, when viewing[...]

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    B B B B V arious play bac k 49 Note The [INTER V AL] s etting time is approxim ate, and m ay vary depend ing on the pl ayed back image si ze or ot her factors. Viewing images on a TV screen Befo r e co nnec ting your cam er a, be sure to tu rn of f the TV . 1 Connect the A/V conn ecting cable to the A/V OUT jack of y our ca mera and to t he audio/v[...]

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    50 B Ed itin g Preventi ng accidental erasure (PROTECT) The - (p rote ct ) indicat o r appe ar s on prot ect ed im age s. 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y , the n displa y the ima ge to prote ct. 2 Select [FILE], [PRO TECT], and then [ON] fr om the men u. The di s played im ag e is protec t ed and - ap pears. T o release protection Select [OFF] in [...]

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    B B B B Editing 51 Deleting images (DELETE) Y ou cann ot de lete prot ec ted files. 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y , then display the image to delete. 2 Sele ct [D ELE TE] and th en [OK] from the menu. The image is d eleted. 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y , th en di spla y t he I NDEX screen . 2 Sele ct [D ELE TE] and th en [ALL] or [SELECT] fr[...]

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    52 Changing the recor ded still image size (RESIZE) 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y an d display the image to resize . 2 Select [T O O L] and th en [RE S IZE ] from th e m enu. 3 Select the de sired imag e size . 2240 ×1680, 18 56 ×1392, 1280×9 60, 64 0×480 The changed i mage is r ecorded, then th e display returns to the image displ ay be for[...]

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    B B B B Editing 53 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y , th en di spla y t he I NDEX screen . 2 Select [T OOL], [COPY], and the n [SE LEC T ] from t h e menu . 3 Select th e imag e to copy . The (select ) in dica tor a ppears on the image. 4 Select [E N TER ] . “MEMOR Y STICK A C CESS ” appear s. 5 When “ CHANGE MEMOR Y STIC K ” is dis play ed[...]

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    54 Selecting still images to print (PRINT MARK) Y ou can m ark a p rint mark o n still images recor ded with your camera. This mark is con venient when you have images pr in ted at a sh op that conforms with the DPOF (Digit al Print Order F o rma t) standard . 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y an d display the image y ou want to print. 2 Select [FIL[...]

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    Additiona l informatio n 55 Additional information Precauti ons Cleaning the LCD screen W ipe the screen surfa ce wit h a cleani ng cloth (not sup plied) or a LCD clean in g kit (not s upplied) to remove fingerprints, dust, etc. Cleaning the camera surface Clean the cam era surf ace with a soft cloth sligh tly moist ened w ith water, then wipe the [...]

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    56 • Use only th e spec ified charge r with the charging functio n. • T o prev ent acci dent from a shor t circu it, do not allow metal obje cts to come int o contact with the ba tt ery terminals. • K eep the ba tt ery pack away from f ire. • Nev er expose the battery pac k to temperatu res a bove 140°F (60°C), such as in a ca r parked in[...]

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    Additiona l information 57 “Memory Sti ck”, , “MagicGat e Memory St ick” and a re trademarks of Sony Corporatio n. “Magic Gate” a n d are trademarks of Sony Corporation . Usi ng your c am era abroad P ower sour ces Y ou can u se your cam era in any country or area wi th the supplied batter y charger withi n 100 V to 240 V A C, 50/60 Hz [...]

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    58 T roubl eshooting If you experience troubl e with you r came ra, first ch e ck the fol l owing it em s. Sho uld your cam era st ill n ot oper at e pr oper ly a fte r yo u ha v e ma de thes e ch eck s, co nsu lt y o ur Sony de aler or lo cal author ized Son y service f acility . If code disp lays (C: ss : ss ) appear on the LCD screen, the self-d[...]

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    Additiona l informatio n 59 The pictur e is too dar k. • Y o u are sh oo ting a su bj ec t with a l ig ht sourc e behind the s ubject. t Adju st th e ex po sure (page 43). t Adju st t he br ightn es s of the LCD scree n (p age 36). The flas h do es not wor k. • The flash is set to . t Set th e flash t o au to (no in dicato r) , or (page 19 ). ?[...]

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    60 Digital zoom does not func tion. • Y ou cann ot use digital zoom to rec ord m oving pict ures. Y o ur came ra canno t play back i mages . • The MODE selector is set to STILL or MO VIE. t Set it t o PLA Y (pages 2 2, 23). The im age and sound are interf er ed b y nois e when you pla y back an i mage on a person al compu ter . • Y o u are p [...]

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    Additiona l informatio n 61 Y our pers on al comput er does not re co gnize your camer a. • The cam era is turn ed off. t T ur n on the ca mera. • The battery le vel is lo w . t Use t he A C power adap to r/charger (pag e 12 ). • The USB ca ble is not connect ed f irmly . t Discon nect th e U SB cable, a nd c onnec t it agai n fi rmly . Make [...]

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    62 W ar ning and no tice messages V arious m es sages ap pear on t he LC D scre en. Check th e corres po nding de script i ons in the fol lo win g list. Message Meanin g NO ME M O R Y S TIC K No “M em ory Stic k” has bee n inser te d. SYSTE M ERR OR T urn th e po wer of f and on again . MEMO R Y S TICK ERROR The ins erted “ M em or y Stick ?[...]

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    Additiona l informatio n 63 Self-diagnosis di splay Y our cam era has a self-d iagnosi s displa y . T hi s function d isplays the camera condition on the LCD sc reen wi t h a co mbina tion of a le t te r and four dig its of number s. If th is occur s, check th e following code cha rt. Th e code in form s you of th e camera’ s current conditi on. [...]

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    64 Specifications System Image device 1/1 . 8 type co lor CCD Lens 5× zoom lens f = 7. 1 – 35.5 mm (38 – 19 0 m m when conv er ted into a 35 mm still camera) F = 2. 8 – 3.3 Expo sure con trol Automatic exposure White b alance Automatic, I ndoor , Outdoor , One-push Data system Movie: MP EG1 Still: J PEG, GIF (in TEXT mode), TIFF Audio with s[...]

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    Additiona l informatio n 65 LCD screen indicators A Battery remain ing indicator B PROGRAM AE/flash mode/ flash level indicator C White balance/EV level/ sharpness indicato r D Picture effect indicator E Date/time indicator F Aper ture/shutter speed indicator G AE loc k /f ocus loc k indi cator H Record ing mode indicato r I Image size indicator J [...]

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    66 A Protect indicator B Print mark indica tor C File n a m e D Recor ding mode in dicator E Image size indicator F Imag e num ber G Number of stored images in “ Memory Stick ” H Remaining memory capacity indic ator I Recor ding dat e of the pla ybac k image/menu bar and guide menu A V OL. (V olume) in dicator B Playbac k/pause buttons B : dur [...]

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    67 Additiona l information Index A A/V OUT ............ .......... ... 49 Adjusting the expos ure .... 43 AE (Auto E xposure) ........ 16 Aper tu re priorit y mod e .... 41 Auto power- off func ti on .. 11 Auto red-eye reduc t ion .... 19 B Batte r y pa ck batter y life .... ....... ........ 1 0 chargin g ............. .......... .. 9 instal ling .[...]

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