Sony DSC-F828 manual

3-084-996- 11 (1) Digital Still Ca mera Operating Ins tr uctions Before ope ra ti ng t he un it, please rea d this ma nu al thoroug hl y, and retain it for fu ture refer en ce . Owner’s Recor d The mo del an d seri al numb ers ar e loca ted on th e bott om. Rec ord the serial numbe r in the space pr ovi de d below. Refe r to t hese num bers whene[...]

2 T o prevent fire or sho ck hazard, do not e xpose t he unit to r ain or moisture. CA UTION The use of o pti cal instr u m ents wit h this product wil l incr ease ey e haz ard . Use of control s or adjustment s or performan ce of proc edures other than those specified herein may r e sult in hazardous radia ti on exposure. If you have any questions[...]

3 RECYCLING LITHIUM-ION BA T TE R I ES Lith iu m- Ion batter ie s are recycl able. Y ou can help preserve our environment by returni ng your used rechar geable batt eries to the co llecti on and recy cling l ocation neares t you. For more inform ation regarding recycling of rechar geable b atteries , call toll fre e 1-800-822- 8837, or visit http :[...]

4 Before u s in g your camera Tria l rec ord ing Before you re cord one - ti me events, you may want to make a tri a l re c or d in g to make sure that the cam era is work in g cor r ect l y . No compensation for contents of the recording Contents of the r ecording c annot be compens ated for if re cording o r playb ack is not possibl e due to a ma[...]

5 The pictur es used in thi s manual The phot ographs used as examples o f pictures in this ma nual are reprod uced images, an d are not actu al im ages sh ot using this camera. Trademarks • “Memory Stic k, ” , and “MagicGate Memory Stick ” are trademar ks of Sony Corporation. • “Memory Stic k Duo ” and are t r ad ema rks o f Sony C[...]

6 Table of co ntents Before using you r camera .......... .. ...... ... .... 4 Identifyin g the p arts ....... ......... .............. .... 9 Charging t he batter y pack .... ........ ...... ..... 14 Using the AC Adaptor ............ ........ ........ 17 Using your c amera a broad ... ........ ........... 17 Turning your cam era on/of f ....... ..[...]

7 Choosing a focus ope ration – AF Mode ........... ............... ..... ....... 6 6 Focusing manuall y .......... ... .............. ...... .6 7 Flash Selectin g a flas h mode .......... ... ........... ... . 68 Adjus tin g the flash leve l – Flas h Leve l ...70 Using an e xternal f lash ....... ......... ..... .......7 1 Using the Sony Flash[...]

8 Copying im ag es usin g “I mage Transfe r” ....... ............... ............... .............. ... 110 Chan gi ng “I mage Tr ansf er” setti ngs ....... ............... ............... .............. ... 111 Copying imag es without using “Image T ransfer” ............ ..... ......... 111 Viewi ng the images on yo ur comput er ......[...]

9 Identifyi ng t he parts See the pages in parent he ses for de tai ls of opera tion . A Display window B WB (White balance ) b utton (73) C (Dis pla y windo w backli ght) button D (Exposure) button (57, 59) E Sh utter button (27) F Hologram AF emitter (35, 140) G Self-timer lamp (34) H Zoom ring (30) I Manual fo cus ring (67) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 q; [...]

10 A MENU b utton (47, 137) B (Flash) lamp (6 8) C Multi-selector ( v / V / b / B ) (18) D Jack co ver (14, 17) E A/V OUT (MONO) jack (41) F ( USB) jack (109) G DC IN jack (14, 17) H /CF (“Memory Stick”/CF card) switc h (21) I Access lamp (2 2) J Mode dia l (27) :T o shoot still ima ges in aut o adjustment mode P: T o sho ot stil l ima ges in p[...]

11 A LCD screen B Finder (29) C Finder adjustment lever (29) D FINDER/LCD switc h (29) E (Screen status) button (30) F / (Self-time r/Index) button (34, 40) G PO WER lamp (18) H PO WER switc h (18) I (Digit al zoom/Pla y bac k zoom) butto n (30, 84) J 7 (Quick r eview) button (29) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 q;[...]

12 A Hook for s hou lder str a p B T ripod receptac le C Micr ophone D Lens E ACC (Accessory) jack F Battery/“Memo ry Sti ck” cover (14) G RESET b utton (119) H Battery eject lever (15) I Hook for s hou lder str a p • Use the ACC (access ory) jack to connect an external flash or t he remote control tr ipod. • Use a tripod w ith a screw leng[...]

13 Attaching th e lens hood When yo u shoot in bright l igh ting con ditio ns, s uch as o utdoor s, w e recomme nd th at you use the le ns hood to reduce the image qual it y de teriorati on caused by unnecessary ligh t. 1 Position t he lens hood as shown below, by alig ning the mark on t he lens hood and the x mark on the lens, and atta ch the hood[...]

14 Chargin g the batt ery pack , Open t he ba ttery/“Me mory Stic k” c over. Slid e the co ver in the direct ion of the arrow. • Be sure to tu rn off your camera wh en charging the batter y pack (pag e 18 ). • Y our camera operates with the “InfoLITHIUM” NP-FM50 battery pack (M Series) (supplied). Y ou can use only M Series battery pack[...]

15 Getting started , Conne ct the power cor d (mains lead) to th e AC Adaptor and then to a wa ll outlet (wall socke t) . Duri ng c hargi ng, the batt ery ma rk in th e display w indow flashe s, and aft er charg ing is c omp leted , “Fu ll” appea rs. • The av ailable shooting time on the display window is calculated as if the c amera were use[...]

16 Number of images and battery life that can be recorded/ viewed The tables sho w the approximate number of images and the bat tery life that can be r ecorded/ viewed when you shoot images in normal mode with a fully charged battery pack at a t emperature of 25°C ( 77°F). The numbers of images that can be recorded or vie wed take into account ch[...]

17 Getting started Usin g th e AC Ad a ptor , Open the jack cover , th en conn ect th e A C A dap tor (supplied) to the DC IN j ack of the ca mer a. Open the jac k cover in the ar r ow direct ion as illustra ted above. C onnect the pl ug with the v mark facing up. • Connect the A C Adaptor to an easily accessible wall outlet (wall socket) close b[...]

18 Turn i ng your camer a on/off , Slide the POWER switch in the direction of the arrow. The POWER la mp li gh t s in gree n and the powe r is on. Wh en you turn on the came ra for th e firs t time, the Clo ck Set screen appear s (p age 1 9) . To turn off the po wer Slid e the POWE R swit ch in the d irect ion of the arr ow ag ain, the P OWER lamp [...]

19 Getting started Setti ng the da te and tim e , Set the mode dial to . • Y ou can carry out this operation eve n when the mode dial is set to P , S , A , M , SCN , or . • T o set the time and the date again, set the mode dial to SET UP, select [Clock Set] in (Setup 2) (pages 48, 142), t hen proceed from St ep 3 . , Slide the POWER switch in t[...]

20 , Select th e yea r, month, day , hour, or minute item you want to set by mo ving the multi- sele cto r to b / B . v is shown a bove and V is sho wn below the sele cted it em. , Set the desired num e rical value by mo vi ng t he m ul ti- selector to v / V , then press the cent er. After set ti ng the curr en t n ume r ica l value, set t he nex t[...]

21 Shoot ing stil l ima g e s • Copying between media cannot be done with this camera. • For more information about the “Memory Stick,” see page 144. • The Microdriv e is a compact and lightweight hard disk dri ve that complies with CompactFlash T ype II standards. For more information about the Microdri ve, see page 145. • Before using[...]

22 Inserting and removing a “Memory Stick” , Open t he ba ttery/“Me mory Stic k” c over. Slid e the co ver in the direct ion of the arrow. , Inse rt t he “ Memor y St ick. ” Ins er t the “Me mory Stick ” all th e w a y in unti l it clic ks as s ho wn in t he ill u s t ratio n. • Whenever you insert a “Memory Stick,” push it as[...]

23 Shoot ing stil l ima g e s Inserting and removing a Microdrive/CF card , Open the C F car d cover. Slide th e OPEN (CF) lever in the direc ti on of t he a rrow. , Inser t t he M i cro drive/C F ca rd. Inser t the Microdr ive/CF ca rd all the way in as sh own i n the il lust rati o n . • Whenev er you insert a Microdrive/CF car d, push it as fa[...]

24 To remove the Microdrive/CF card Open the CF car d cover, then push the CF card ej ect leve r s o th at the M icrod rive/CF car d is ej ected. • Note that the M icrodri ve may be heated r ight after using the camera. • Wh enever the access la mp is lit, t he camera is recor ding or readin g out an image . Neve r remove th e Microdrive/C F ca[...]

25 Shoot ing stil l ima g e s Image size and q uality You ca n ch oose image si ze (number of pixe l s ) and ima ge quality (com pressio n ratio) ba sed on the kind of i mages you w ant to shoot. Th e larger yo u ma ke the image size an d the hig her you ma ke t he image qualit y, t he bet ter yo ur im age, bu t als o the large r the amoun t of dat[...]

26 The number of images that can be saved in a Microdrive 3) The numb er o f images th at can be saved in Fine ( Standard) 4) mode are shown be low. (Units: numbe r of image s) 3) When [M o de] (RE C Mo de ) is se t t o [No rm a l ] For the number of images that can be s aved in other modes, see page 13 6. 4) For more informa tion a bout the ima ge[...]

27 Shoot ing stil l ima g e s Basic still image shooting – Usi ng auto mode , Set the mode dial to , and turn on th e camera . The recor di ng folder na me is in di ca ted on the scre en for about f ive second s. Remove the le ns cap. • Select the recording me dium usin g the / CF switch (p age 21). • Y ou can create a new folder in the recor[...]

28 , Press t he sh utter button full y down . The sh utter clicks, the shoot ing is comple ted, and the sti ll imag e is sav ed in the recor ding mediu m. • When you are shooting with the battery pack, if no tasks are perf orm ed for a while with the camera turned on, po wer is aut omatically shut off to preserve battery power (page 18) . Mode di[...]

29 Shoot ing stil l ima g e s About Aut o Focus When yo u try to shoot a subj ect that is ha rd to focu s on, the AE/AF loc k indica tor wil l change to fla sh in g slowly and th e A E lock beep do es not sound (except in Continuous AF, page 66). The Auto Foc us function m ay be difficult to use with in the f ollowin g subject s. In suc h cases, re[...]

30 Indicators on the screen during shooting Each ti me you press (scr een st atus), the display c hanges in the followi ng order . • The status of t he screen changes between indicators-on and indicators-off when playing back or s hooting movies. • For a detailed description of the indicators, see page 150. • For a detailed description of the[...]

31 Shoot ing stil l ima g e s Digital zoom Enlarge s the image using digi tal processing. Pressing (di gi ta l zoom ) activates th e dig it al zoo m. Ther e ar e two mo des in the digi t a l zoom func ti on. One is “Pr ec ision digi tal zoom ” and t he o ther is “Smart zoom.” Becau se ea ch mode use s diff erent methods an d has different m[...]

32 Smart zoo m You can z oom in t he imag e with m uch less i mage qu ality deterio ration. You ca n use the smart zoom a s thou gh it were th e opt ic a l zo om. The zoom sca ling becomes th e nu mb er that mul ti pli es th e fo ll owing s mar t zo om scali n g by the opt ical zo om scaling now selec ted. Set [Digital Zoom] t o [Sm art] in the SET[...]

33 Shoot ing stil l ima g e s Shooting close-ups – Macro For close- ups of sub jects like flowe rs or insects, shoot using the macr o feature. You can sh oot su bj ects appro aching up to 2 cm ( 13 / 16 inches ) when th e zoom i s set to its W- end. How ev er, the av aila bl e focus distan ce depe nds on t he z oom posit ion. W e recommend that y[...]

34 Using the self-timer , Set the mo de dial to , and pre ss / (self-tim er). The (self-timer) in dicator app ears on the screen. • Y ou can carry out this operation e ven when the mode dial is set to P, S, A, M, SCN or . 1 101 98 8M MAF 80 min / , Center the subjec t in the fram e, and pres s and hold the s hutter button halfway down , then pres[...]

35 Shoot ing stil l ima g e s Recording images w ith the holo gra m AF The holo gram AF is f ill l ight to foc us mo re easil y on a su bjec t in dark sur round ings . appears o n the screen a nd the hologr am AF emit s red ligh t when the shutt er bu tt on is pres s e d hal f w ay un til th e focu s is l ocked. When no t usi ng t his fun ction, se[...]

36 Inserting the date and time on a still image , Set the mo de dial to SET UP. The SET UP scree n appears . • The date and time cannot be inserted in Multi Burst mode. • When im ages are shot with the date and tim e inserted, the date and time cannot be remo ved late r . • When shooting images with the date and time inserted, the act ua l da[...]

37 Shoot ing stil l ima g e s Shooting according to scene conditions – Scene Selection When sho ot ing night scenes, shoot ing people at nig ht, shoo ting landsca pe s , or shooting port ra it s, use the mo de s listed below to in cr ease th e qu alit y o f your images. Twilight mode Unde r dar k lighting co nditions, you can shoot a dista nt nig[...]

38 , Set the mode dia l to SCN, the n press M E NU . The menu app ear s. , Select [SC N] (Scene) b y movi ng the multi- selector t o b . , Select t he desir ed mode by movi ng t h e mul t i - selecto r to v / V . The mo de is set . When the s etting is comple te, press MENU so that the menu disapp ears from the screen . To cancel the Scene Selectio[...]

39 Viewin g sti ll imag es Viewin g ima ges on the scre en of your camera You can vi ew images sh o t wit h the camera a lmost i mmed i ately on the screen . Yo u c an se lect the f ollowing t wo method s for vi ewing i mages. Single screen You can view one i mage at a time, occupying t he ent ire s creen . Index screen Nine im ag es are displ aye [...]

40 , Select the desire d still ima ge by moving the multi-selec tor to b / B . b : Displays the pr evious im age . B : Displays the ne xt im ag e. 2 BACK/NEXT 10:30 PM 2004 1 1 101-0003 VOL UM E 3 / 9 101 8M 80 min Viewing on the index screen , Press / ( index) . The disp la y swit ches t o the In dex screen . To display the next (previous) Ind ex [...]

41 Viewin g sti ll imag es Viewin g ima ges on a TV screen , Connect the supp lied A/V connect ing ca ble to the A/V OUT (MONO) jack of the camer a and t he au dio/ video input jacks of the TV. If your TV ha s stere o ty pe inpu t jac ks, conn ec t the audio plug (black) of th e A/V conne cting cable to th e Lch a udio input jack. • T urn off bot[...]

42 Watching images on a TV screen If you wa nt t o view im a g e s on a TV , you need a T V having a video inp ut jack and the A/V co nnectin g ca bl e (supplie d). The co lor syste m of the TV m u st match as that of yo ur di git a l still ca me ra . C hec k the following l ist : NTSC syste m Bahama Islands, Bol ivia, Cana da, Centra l America, Ch[...]

43 Deleti n g st il l images Deleti ng images , Set the mode dial to , and turn on th e camera . Select the image you want to delete by moving the multi- sele ctor to b / B . • T o select the recording medium, use the / CF switch (p age 21). • Note that the images once deleted cannot be rec over ed. , Pres s (del ete). The im age ha s not y et [...]

44 Deleting on the Index screen , Whil e an Index scre en (page 40) is d isplayed, pr ess (del ete) . • Note that the images onc e deleted c an not be re cove red . , Select [Se le ct] by mo vi ng t he mul ti- sele cto r t o b / B , then press th e ce nter. , Select t he imag e you w ant to de lete by movi ng the mu lti- selector to v / V / b / B[...]

45 Deleti n g st il l images , Pres s (del ete) . Select [OK] by mo ving the multi-selec tor t o B , then pres s the ce n ter. “Access ” appear s on the s cr ee n and all of the images with marks will be delet ed. To cancel th e deletion Sel ect [E xit] b y mov in g the mu lti- selec tor to b , th en pr ess th e cent er. 4 Exit OK Delete To del[...]

46 , When yo u f o rmat a “Me mory Stic k,” se lect (Memo r y Stick T ool) by mo ving the multi-selector to v / V . When you format a Micro dr i v e/ CF card , se lect (CF Car d Tool) by moving the m ulti- sele cto r to v / V . Sel ect [F orm a t] by m ov in g the multi-selector to B , then move to B . • When formatting a recording medium, we[...]

47 Before adva nced op erations How to setup and operate your camera This secti on de scr ibes how to operat e the menu a nd th e SE T UP screen. The multi- select or is use d for these operati o n. • For details on the mode dial, see page 28. Changing menu settings a Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. b Select th e set t in g it em you want to c[...]

48 Changing items in the SET UP screen a Set the mo de dial to SET UP. The SE T UP scr een ap pears . b Select th e set t in g it em you want to change b y movi ng the multi-s elector to v / V / b / B . The f r a me of th e item y o u sel ec t turns yell ow . c Press t he ce nter of the multi- sele cto r to enter the set tin g. To turn off the SET [...]

49 Before adva nced op erations • The following functions can be s et by simply turning the command dial. – Program shift (page 54) – Shutter speed priority mode (page 55) – Aperture priority mode (pa ge 56) • Y ou can view the next/previous image during playback. Deciding the still image quality Mode dial: P / S / A / M / SCN You can se [...]

50 Creating or selecting a folder Mode dial: SET UP You r ca mer a ca n crea te mult iple f o l ders within a reco rding med ium. Y ou can select the f older u sed to store i mages. When not creati ng a n ew fold er, “101MSDCF” fold er is sel ected a s the record ing fo lder. You can create fol ders up to “ 999MSDCF .” • Up to 4000 images[...]

51 Before adva nced op erations Selecting the recording folder a Set the mode dial to SET UP, and sel ect the recording medium with the /CF switch. b Selec t (Memo r y St i ck T ool) or (CF Car d T ool) with v / V , [Chang e RE C. Folder] with B / V , and [OK ] with B / v , then press t he ce nter . The re cor ding folde r sel ec ti on sc reen appe[...]

52 Manual features to photo-shootin g situations After you are fami liar wi th your c amera, let’s shoot an imag e in various si tua tion s with so me settings changed. This sec tion describes some re pre s e ntati ve manu al shooting e xamples. Q: To shoot a portrait with its background b lurred? , Shooting with aperture priority mode (page 56) [...]

53 Advance d still imag e shooti ng Q: To shoot without flash? , Selecting the ISO sensitivity (page 64) When yo u cannot use the fla s h or set the shutt e r speed slo wer, in cre ase th e IS O rati ng. The hi gher rate d I SO set t i n g he lps max imiz e the eff ect of th e surro und ing lig ht to shoot. Q: To shoot a movin g subject? , Shooting[...]

54 Shooting with Program auto Mode dial: P In pro gram aut o mode, t he came ra automa ti cal ly adjusts the shutte r spee d and the aper tu r e accord ing to the brigh t ness of the sub ject j ust a s in th e auto adjus tment mod e (m od e dial: ). In ad dition, the progr am auto m ode can cha nge the sho oting sett ings in t he me nu, a fea ture [...]

55 Advance d still imag e shooti ng Shooting with s hutter speed pri ority mode Mode dial: S You c an adjust th e shutter spee d manually. If you sho ot a mov ing subject a t a hi ghe r shutter sp eed, it appears a s if fro zen on the image. A t a lo wer sh utter spee d, the subject appear s as i f it flowi n g. Aperture v al ue is au to mat ically[...]

56 Shooting with aperture pr iority mode Mode dial: A You ca n ad just the amou nt of light tha t passes throu gh th e l ens. If you open the aperture (a smaller F-numbe r), the am ount of li ght allo wed into the le ns incre ases and the in- focus range bec omes na rrower . Only the mai n subjec t is t hen in f o cus. Whe n th e apert ure is close[...]

57 Advance d still imag e shooti ng • The shutter speed is aut o matic a lly a djus te d from 1/2000 to 8 seconds. When y ou set an aperture v alue of F8, the v alues start from 1/3200 second. • If the proper e xposure is not obtained after making the setti ngs, the setting value indica tors on the screen f lashes when the s hutter button is pr[...]

58 a Set the mo de dial to M. b Select a shutte r speed with the command d ial. c Press an d hold (exposure) and s elec t an apert ure v alue with the command dial. d Shoot the imag e . • If the p roper exposure is not ob tained after making the s ettings, the setting value indi cators on the screen flashes when the shutter butt on is pressed hal[...]

59 Advance d still imag e shooti ng Spot metering ( ) Spot meteri ng allows you to met er for th e subject dir ectly in a small are a of the whole ima g e. Th is lets yo u adjus t the ex p osure to the sub ject e ve n when the su bjec t i s ba ckli t or ther e is str ong contra st betwe en the subjec t an d th e backgrou nd. a S et th e m od e di a[...]

60 a Set the mo de dial to P , S , A , SCN or . b Press an d hold (exposur e) and se lect the desired exposure value wit h the command d ial. The value of the exposure adjustment is disp layed. Adju st th e ex p os ure value whil e checki ng the br ightn ess of the backgr ound. To react ivate auto ex posure In Step 2 , sele ct [0E V]. • When the [...]

61 Advance d still imag e shooti ng • The histogram also appears when you press (screen status) whil e playing back a single image (page 3 9) or during Quick Re view (page 29). • The histogram does not appear in the following case s: – When the menu is displayed – During Quick Review of an image reco rded in Exposure Bracket mode – When u[...]

62 Shooting with the exposure fi xed – AE LOCK Mode dial: P/S/A/SCN/ You can lock the e xposure b efore recomposi ng the imag e. This is useful w hen the co ntrast o f the su bject a nd its backgr ound is ex tremely h igh or yo u shoot a backli t subje ct . a Set the mo de dial to P, S, A, SCN or . b T arget t he subj ect for w hich you want to m[...]

63 Advance d still imag e shooti ng Shooting th ree images with the exposure shift ed – Exposur e Bracket Mode dial: P/S/A/M/SCN In ad diti on to an imag e wit h the exposu re automat ically se t by t he camera , two o ther imag es are re cor ded wit h ex posure va lu es shifted to the + and – si des. If you cannot sh oot wit h the prop er brig[...]

64 d Select [BR K] (Bra cket Ste p) with b / B , then select the desir ed br acket ste p value with v / V . ±1.0EV: Shifts the expo s u re value by plus or minus 1. 0E V . ±0.7EV: Shifts the expo s u re value by plus or minus 0. 7E V . ±0.3EV: Shifts the expo s u re value by plus or minus 0. 3E V . e Shoot th e imag e . To return to norma l mode[...]

65 Advance d still imag e shooti ng c Select [ISO] with b , the n sele ct desired setting with v / V . Choose fro m [800], [40 0], [200 ], [100], [64], or [A ut o]. To return to norma l mode In St ep 3 , select [Auto]. • T o reduce camera shake, select a large number . Y ou can shoot a subject with hi gher shutter speed. • When selecting a larg[...]

66 Flexible Spo t AF ( ) This is use ful w hen fo cusing on an extre mel y small subject or a nar ro w ar ea. Flexible Spot AF lets you shoot in t he desired im ag e co mposition. Th is is useful when you shoo t using a tripod a nd th e subje ct is out of th e center area. Wh en shooting a moving su bject, take c are to hold the camera ste ady so t[...]

67 Advance d still imag e shooti ng Continuous AF ( ) The came ra adjusts the f ocus befo re yo u press and hol d th e shu tter button half w ay down , and th en co ntinu es to adj ust th e focu s eve n af ter A F lo c k is co m plet ed . Th is allows sho oting of movin g subj ec ts with continue d foc us. How e ver , focus adjust ment may n ot be [...]

68 • The focus distance in formation indicator is approximate, and should be used as a reference. • The focus distance i nformation indicator does not appear when using the Ni ghtShot function. • When f ocusing m anually , t he following functions cannot be used: – Macro mode shooting – NightFraming function • When recording movies, the[...]

69 Advance d still imag e shooti ng • Attaching the supplied lens hood blocks a flash light. • Because the shutter speed is s lower under dark conditions when (Slow synchro) or ( No flash) is selected, it is recommended that you use a tripod. • While the flash is being charged, the l amp flashes. A fter charging is completed, the lamp goes ou[...]

70 Sh oo ti ng t ec h n i ques Making the best of the flash gives you various options. When you set the flash mode to (Forced flash), you can shoot a back- lit subject brightly . An effect in which the fl ash light reflect s in the subject’ s eye is also avail able. When the flash mode is set to A uto, the flash may strobe regardless of your inte[...]

71 Advance d still imag e shooti ng c Selec t [ ] (F la sh Level) wit h b / B , then select th e desired setting with v / V . High: M akes the flash level higher than nor mal. Normal: Normal se tting. Low: Makes th e flash le v e l lo wer than normal . Using an ex ternal flash Mode dial: /P/S/A/M/SCN You ca n m ount an opti on al exter nal flash. U[...]

72 Using the Sony Flash You ca n m oun t the Sony H VL- F32X or HVL-F1 000 flash on th e ad vanced accessory shoe of your camera . The HV L - F32X is also eq uipped with automa tic fla sh level adj ustment and AF fi ll light sh ooting functions. a Mount the e xternal flash on the advanced a ccessory shoe . b Plug the fla sh into the A CC (acces sor[...]

73 Advance d still imag e shooti ng Adjusting colo r tones – White Ba lance Mode dial: P/S/A/M/SCN/ Nor m ally , t his c am era a d ju sts co lor to n es automat ically, b ut you can al so selec t the followi ng m od es according to you r shootin g situations. The c olor of the subject that y ou see will be ca pture d accordi n g to the lighti ng[...]

74 • Under fluorescent lights that flicker , ev en if you choose , the white balance m ay not be properly adjusted. • When the flash strobes, the manual se tting is canceled, and the im age is recorded i n [Auto] mode (except in (Flash) mode or (One push) mode). To capture the bas ic white col or in (one-push SET) mode This mo de memorize s the[...]

75 Advance d still imag e shooti ng a Set the mode dial to P, S, A or M. b Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars. c Select COLOR (Color) with b / B , th en se lect the de sire d mode with v / V . Shooting images in successi on Mode dial: / P / S / A / M / SCN You can shoo t up to seven ima ge s in succession whi le pressing the shutter bu tton onl y on[...]

76 c Shoot th e imag e . Y ou ca n shoot up to seven images when you pre ss and hold the shutter button. Y ou ca n do th e next shooting aft er “Rec ordi ng ” disappea rs from the screen. To return to normal mode In Step 2 , sele ct [No r m al]. • The flash cannot be used. • When [Mode ] (RE C Mo de) is not set to [Normal], yo u cannot use [...]

77 Advance d still imag e shooti ng • When [Mode] (REC Mode) is not se t to [Normal], you cannot use the Multi B urst mode. • The follo wing functions cannot be used in Multi Burst mode : – Sm ar t zo o m – Shooting with the flas h – Inserting the date and time – NightShot – NightFraming • When the mode dial is set to , frame interv[...]

78 – If you perform any in va lid operation, the indicator flashes, and the “Night shot” indicator lights f or about fiv e seconds. • While using the NightShot function, you cannot use the following functions: – AE LOCK – Shooting with hologram AF – Shooting with the flash – Selecting the color reproduction mode • While t he camer[...]

79 Advance d still imag e shooti ng Shooting with s pecial effects – Picture Ef fect Mode dial: P / S / A / M / SCN/ You ca n add special eff ects to bring ou t the cont r a s t in yo u r i ma ges. a Set t h e mo d e d ia l t o P, S, A , M , SCN or . b Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. c Select [PFX] (P .Effect ) with b / B , then select th e de[...]

80 b Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. c Select [Mode] (REC Mode) with b / B , then select [RA W] with v . d Shoot th e imag e . Y ou ca n do th e next shooting aft er “Rec ordi ng ” disappea rs from the screen. To return to normal mode In Step 3 , sele ct [No r m al]. • T o reproduce t he RA W data file using a computer , t he ex clusi ve s[...]

81 Advance d still imag e shooti ng Shooting still im ages for e-m ail – E-Mail Mode dial: / P / S / A / M / SCN You can shoo t images and save them i n a file that is small en ough (3 20×24 0) to att ach to an e-mail messa g e. Th e normal mode image t h at was se lected using the I mage Size i tem (pag e 24) is al so recorded. a Set the mode d[...]

82 d Shoot th e imag e . If you press and release the shutter button, sound is rec or ded for fi ve seconds. If y ou ho ld dow n the s hutter butto n, sound is rec orded un til you release the shutte r b utton fo r up to 40 seconds. To return to normal mode In Step 3 , sele ct [No r m al]. • T o view images recorded in V oice mode, carry out the [...]

83 Advanced st ill ima ge viewing Selecting the f older and playing back images – Folder Mode dial: Select t he fold er tha t images y ou want t o play bac k are stor ed . a Set the mode dial to . b Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars. c Select (Folder) with b , then press t he ce nter of the multi- sele ctor . d Select th e des ired folder with b [...]

84 Enlarging a portion of a still image Mode dial: You ca n en large an ima ge up to five times the si ze o f th e orig inal im age. You ca n also record t he enlarg ed image as a ne w file. Enlarging an image – Playb ack zoom a Set the mod e dial to . b Display the imag e y ou want to enla r ge with b / B . c Press (playback zoom). The ima ge is[...]

85 Advanced st ill ima ge viewing Recording an enlarged image – Trimming a After you have viewed an image using playback zoom, press M E N U. The me nu appe ars. b Select [T rimming] with B , t hen press t he ce nter of the multi- sele ctor . c Selec t the image siz e with v / V , then pr ess the center of the mult i-se lect or . The i mage is re[...]

86 To skip to th e next/pre vious image during slide s how Move the multi - sel ector to B (next) or b (previo us). • The interval setting time is appr oximate, and may vary acc ording to the playback image size. Rotating still images – Rotate Mode dial: Images s h ot when hol d in g the camer a vertical ly can be ro ta te d an d displaye d hor[...]

87 Advanced st ill ima ge viewing Playing back i mages shot in Multi Burst mode Mode dial: You ca n pl ay back Multi Burst im a ges cont in uous l y or pl ay the m bac k fra me by frame . T hi s func ti on is use d for checking the images. • When Multi Burst ima ges are played back on a computer or on a camera without the M ulti Burst function, t[...]

88 To delete s hot images When using t his m ode, you cann ot del ete only cer t ain frames. When you dele te images, all 16 of the frames are d eleted at the same time . 1 Display the Multi Bur st image you want to dele te. 2 Pres s (delete ). 3 Sele ct [Del ete] , t hen pre ss the c ente r of the mult i-selector. All of th e fram es ar e d e lete[...]

89 Still ima g e editi n g Protecting image s – Protect Mode dial: To pr eve n t ac cident al erasure o f an impor ta nt im age, you can prote c t it. • Note that f ormatting the recording m edium erases all the data in the recording medium ev en if images are protected, and t hese images cannot be recovered. • It may take some tim e to prote[...]

90 g Press M E NU . h Select [OK] with B , then press the center of the mu lti- sele cto r . The - ma rk t urns whi te and th e select ed imag e is prote cted. To cancel t he protecti on In Step 4 , sel ect [C ancel] , or in Step 8 , select [E xit]. To release p rotection In Step 5 , select an image for w h i ch you want to re le ase prot ection w [...]

91 Still ima g e editi n g d Select (Resize) with b / B , then pr ess the center of the mult i-se lect or . e Select the new size with v / V , then pr ess the center of the mult i-se lect or . The res ized image i s re corde d in t he recor ding fo lde r as th e ne w e st f ile. To cancel th e resizi ng In St ep 5 , sel ec t [C an ce l]. • Y ou c[...]

92 On the single screen a Set the mo de dial to . b Display t he image y ou want to print with b / B . c Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. d Select [DPOF] (DPOF) wit h b / B , then pr ess the center o f the multi-s elector . The mark is indica te d on th is image. e T o mark other i mages, displ ay the image y o u want to mark with b / B , then pr[...]

93 Still image print ing (PictB ridge printer) Connecting to a PictBridge pri nter Even if you do not have a co mp ut er, you can easil y pri nt im age s shot us ing your camera by con necti n g the came ra to a Pict Bridg e-c ompl iant printe r. F or prep ar ation, yo u only need to sel ec t the USB connecti on in the SET UP settings and connect t[...]

94 When [USB Connec t] is not set to [PictBridge] in the SET UP settings You cannot use the P ictBridge fu nction, even wh en you turn on the c amera. Set [USB Co nnect] t o [Pic tBridge ]. 1 Press MENU and select [USB Connect], then press th e cent er of the mult i- select or . 2 Sele ct [ PictB ridge ] wit h v , then pr ess the ce nter . Printing[...]

95 Still image print ing (PictB ridge printer) f Select [OK] with V / B , the n press t he ce nter of the multi- sele ctor . Th e ima ge i s prin ted. Do not disc onn ect the USB cable while the (Not di scon nect US B cable) mar k is indi cated on th e scr een. To cancel p rinting In St ep 4 , s elect [C ancel] or in Step 6 , select [Exit] . To pri[...]

96 f T o print other images , repeat Step 5 . g Press M E NU . The P r in t scr ee n appe ars. h Select [Quantity] wit h v / V , select the n umber of ima ges with b / B . Y ou can se lec t th e numb er u p to 20 . All the images se lected are pr inted in the specif ied number . i Select [OK] with V / B , then press t he ce nter of the multi- sele [...]

97 Still image print ing (PictB ridge printer) • Y ou cannot print movies and images recorded in RA W mode. • When printing E -mail mode images or uncompressed (TIFF) images, only their corresponding JPEG files are printed. • If an error messa ge is sent from the connected printer during the connection, flashes for about fiv e seconds. In suc[...]

98 To print all the images indic ated with the mark In Step 4 , sele ct [DP OF im a ge]. A l l the images i ndicated wi th the mark are printed, regardless of the im age displaye d. To insert the date and time on images In Step 6 , sele ct [Date ], then selec t the date format with b / B . You ca n sele ct fr om [Day& Time] or [Dat e]. The date[...]

99 Still image print ing (PictB ridge printer) To print all the images indic ated with the mark In St ep 4 , select [DPO F im age ] . A l l the images i ndicated with t he mark are pri nt ed, rega r dles s of the im a ge dis p layed. To print al l the images in the folder In St ep 4 , select [All In T his Folder ], then pres s th e cen ter of th e [...]

100 Shooting movies Mode dial: You ca n shoo t movies with a udi o. a Set the mo de dial to . b Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. c Select ( Image Size) with b , then sel ec t the desire d size with v / V . Y ou c an choose from [ 640 (Fine)], [640 (Stan da rd)] , or [160]. • The [640 (F ine)] image size can be used only when yo u record the ima[...]

101 Enjoying m ovi es Viewing movies on the screen Mode dial: You ca n vi ew mov ie s on the screen of the camera and hear sounds from the speaker of the camer a. a Set the mode dial to . b Select th e des ired movie with b / B . Movie s with the im age si ze [6 40 (Fine)] or [640 (Standard)] a re disp laye d on the full screen. Movies w i th the i[...]

102 Deleting movies Mode dial: You ca n de le te unw a nt ed movies . • Y ou cannot delete the protected m ovies. • Note that the movies once deleted cannot be re cove red . On the single screen a Set the mod e dial to . b Sele c t th e mo vi e you wan t to delete with b / B . c Press (del ete). The movie ha s not ye t bee n deleted at this poi[...]

103 Enjoying m ovi es g Select [OK] with B , then pr es s the center of the mult i- sele ctor . “Access” message appears on the screen and the mo vie will be deleted. To cancel th e deletion In St ep 3 or 7 , sel ect [Exit]. To delete al l the images in the folder In St ep 3 , select [All In T his Folder ], then pres s the ce nt er o f the mul [...]

104 Cutting movies a Set the mo de dial to . b Select th e m ovie you want to cut with b / B . c Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. d Select (Divide) with B , then press t he ce nter of the multi- sele cto r . Ne xt, sele ct [ OK] with v , then pre ss t he ce nter . The pl ayback of th e mo vie s tarts . e Decide on a cutting poi nt. Press the c en[...]

105 Enjoyin g images on your c omputer Copying images to your computer – For Windows user s Recommended compu ter environment OS: Microsoft Windows 98, Win dows 98SE, Window s 2000 Professiona l, Windo ws Mil lennium Edition, W indows XP Home Ed ition , or Wind ows XP Professional The above OS must be inst al led at the facto ry. Oper ation is no[...]

106 Installing the USB driver When using W in dows XP, you nee d not inst all the U SB driv e r. Once the USB d river is i nstalle d, y ou ne ed not inst all th e USB dr iver. a T u rn on your computer , and inse rt th e supp lie d CD-R O M into the CD-R OM drive. The m odel s elect ion scre en appea rs. If it does not ap pear, double-click (My Co [...]

107 Enjoyin g images on your c omputer Installing “Image Transfer” You c an use the “Im age Tr ansfer ” softwa re to copy i mages to yo ur co mputer autom aticall y when you connect the c amera to your co mputer. a Click [Cyber -shot] on t he model se le ct io n scr ee n. The i nstalla tion menu screen appear s. b Click [Imag e T ra n sfer][...]

108 g Cli ck [Fin ish ] . The “In stall Shield Wizard” sc re en close s. If you wish to c ont in ue with the instal lation of “ImageM ixer,” click [ImageMix er ] on the i nstal lati on me nu screen and t hen follow t he proced ure. • The USB dri ver is needed in order t o use “Image T ransfer.” If the necessar y driv er is not already[...]

109 Enjoyin g images on your c omputer Connecting the camera t o your computer a Inse rt th e re cordi n g mediu m with th e imag es you want to copy into th e camera. Con nect the s upplied AC Adap tor , an d plug the adaptor into a wa ll outlet (wa ll soc ket). • Select the recording medium with the / CF switch (page 21). • When you copy imag[...]

110 P Disconnecting the USB cable, removing the recording medium, or turning off th e camera during a USB connection For Windows 2000, Me, or XP users 1 Double-cl ick on the tasktr ay. 2 Click (Sony DSC), then c li ck [Stop ]. 3 Confir m th e de vi ce on the conf i rmatio n window , th en click [OK]. 4 Click [OK]. Step 4 is unnece ssary for Windows[...]

111 Enjoyin g images on your c omputer Changing “Image Transfer” settings Y ou can ch ange “Im age T ransfer ” sett ings. Righ t- click th e “ I m age Tran sf er” ic on on the taskt ray , select [Open Set ti ngs]. Th e sett ings you can set ar e as follows: [B asic] , [Cop y], and [Del ete]. Wh en t he “Im ag e Tran sfer ” start s, [...]

112 When an image wit h the sam e file name e xists in the copy dest inat ion fold er The over w r it e confirmati on messa ge appears . When you ov erwrit e the exist ing ima ge with th e new o n e , the o r ig inal file dat a is dele t ed. To change the file name To copy an imag e fil e to th e comp uter without overwriting, change t h e file na [...]

113 Enjoyin g images on your c omputer e Select [Nothing. I’m finished wo rki n g wit h thes e pict ures] , then cl ick [Nex t]. The “C omplet in g the Scann er and Came ra Wizard” screen ap pears. f Click [Finis h]. The wi zard c loses. • T o continue copying other images, follow the procedure giv en under P on page 110 to disconnect the U[...]

114 Image file storage destinations and file names The ima ge files recor ded with you r camera are gro u pe d as fol de rs in th e re cordi ng medium. Example: wh en viewin g folders o n Windows XP (w hen using a “Memory Stick”) • Eve n wh e n usi ng a Mi crodrive /C F card, “Sony Mem o ryStick” may be display ed, depend ing on your co m[...]

115 Enjoyin g images on your c omputer • ssss stands for any numbe r w it hi n th e range from 000 1 to 9999. • The num e rical portions of t he fo ll ow i ng fi le s are the same. – A RAW data file shot in RAW mode and its correspon di ng ima ge file – An unc om pre ssed image file shot in TI FF mode and its corresp onding imag e file – [...]

116 Viewing an image previously copied to a computer This op e rat ion is requi red for viewi ng image fil e s t ha t ha ve b een co pied prev iou sly to a com puter and a lre a dy deleted from the rec ord ing medium usin g the camer a. Copy t he image files stored on your comput er to a reco r d ing mediu m an d vi ew them o n the came ra. • Ski[...]

117 Enjoyin g images on your c omputer Copying images to your computer – For Macintosh us ers Recommended compu ter environment OS: Mac OS 9 .1, 9.2, or Mac OS X (v 10.0/ v10.1/ v10.2) The above OS must be inst al led at the fact ory. USB connector: Provide d as stand ard Display: 800 × 600 d ots or m ore 32000- co lor mode or more • If you co[...]

118 c Viewing the imag es on your comput er 1 Double-c li ck the hard disk icon . 2 Dou b le -cli ck the de s i red im age fi le in the fold e r contai ning th e copied fi les. The imag e file o pens. • C los e down all appli cat ions runn in g on the comp uter b efore in stall ing applic ation. • Y ou can use the “ImageMixer V er . 1.5 for S[...]

119 Troubl eshooting Troubleshoo ting If you have trouble wi th your camer a, try the follo win g so lu ti ons. 1 First, check the it em s on pa ge s 119 t o 129. If the screen shows “C: ss : ss ,” the self-diagnosis function is working . Please see page 133. 2 Sho uld y our came ra st ill n ot w ork properly, pre ss the RE SE T bu tton loca te[...]

120 Shooting still imag es / movie s The battery remaining indicat o r is in correct, or sufficient battery rema ini n g in dica tor i s displayed but the pow er runs out soon. • You have used th e camera for a long ti me in a n extreme ly hot or an extreme ly co ld locat ion. • A deviation has oc cu rre d in th e remaining batter y time. • T[...]

121 Troubl eshooting The shooting image is not displaye d on the screen during a movie shooting. • The image size is se t to [64 0 (Fine)] when the A / V conn ecting cable is connected to the A/V O UT (MONO) jack. p Disconnect the A/V conn ecting cabl e. p Set the ima ge siz e to any se tting other than [ 640 (F ine)]. The im age is ou t of fo cu[...]

122 You cannot shoot images. • No recording medium i s inserted. • The ca paci ty of the r ecor ding me dium is insuffi cient. • The /CF switch is not se t to the pr oper position . • Th e write-protect switch on the “Mem ory Stick” is set to the LO CK position. • Th e CF card c ove r is ope n. • Yo u ca nnot shoot while the flash i[...]

123 Troubl eshooting Cannot shoot images with the flash. • T he mode dia l is se t to . • T he fla sh is set to (N o flas h) . • (Twil igh t mode) is se le c te d for the S ce ne Selec tion fun ction. • (Landscape mode) is selected for the Scen e Selec tion fun ction. • T he camera is in Multi Bu rst, Burst , or Exposure Bracket mode. •[...]

124 Viewing im ages Deleting/editin g an image Symptom Cause Sol ution The image ca nnot be played back. • Th e m ode dia l is not set to . • Yo u changed the folder/fi le name on a c omputer. • You cannot play bac k the imag e on the c amera if you mod ify the image on a computer. • Th e camera is in USB mode. • Th e CF card c ove r is o[...]

125 Troubl eshooting Computers Symptom Cause Solu tion You do not know whether or not your OS can be use d wi t h th e cam er a. — p Check “Reco mm e nde d co mpu ter environme nt ” (pa g e s 105, 117). You cannot install the USB driver. — p In Windows 2000, log on as Ad ministrator (authorized Administrato rs) (page 105). Your computer doe[...]

126 “Memor y Stick” After making a USB connection, “Image Transfer” does not automati cally s tart. — — p Select [Launch Ima ge Tran sfer auto matically when the c amera, etc., i s connect ed.] at [B asic] set ting (pa ge 111) . p Make a US B connection whe n the comp uter is turned on. The image ca nnot be played back o n a computer. ?[...]

127 Troubl eshooting Micr odri ve/C F card PictBridge-compl iant printe r You have formatted a “Memory Sti ck” by mistake. • All the data on the “Me mory Stick” are eras ed by forma tting. You c annot rest ore them. p We recomm end tha t you se t the “M e mory S ti ck” write-prote c t switch to the LO CK pos ition to protec t a ccid e[...]

128 Others You cannot print images. • Th e c am e r a does not conn ect to the printe r . • Th e printer is no t tur ne d on. • Movies and images reco rd ed in RAW mode cannot b e printe d. • Images modi fied with a computer or imag es shot using othe r th an this came r a may not be able to be printed . p Check th at the camera and th e pr[...]

129 Troubl eshooting You cannot identify the indicator on the screen . — p Che ck the i ndicator (pages 1 49 to 154 ). The lens gets fogged. • Cond ensatio n is occu rring. p Turn off the c amera, leave the camera for a bout an hour and t hen try to use it again (page 143). The camera g ets hot if yo u use it for a long time. — p This is not [...]

130 Warnings and messages The followi ng messages appea r on the screen. Message Me aning/ Cor rective Act i on No Memory St ic k • Inse rt a “ Mem ory Stick” (page 2 2) . • S et the /C F switch to C F a nd r ec or d the imag e using the Mi cr od rive/C F c ard. Sy st e m er ror • Turn the powe r off and on ag ai n (page 18) . Memo ry Sti[...]

131 Troubl eshooting • The ba ttery level is low or zero. Charge th e battery pack (pag e 14). Depending on the cond itions of use or the type of batte ry pack , the indi cator m ay flash e ven tho ugh there a re still 5 to 1 0 minute s of rem aining ba ttery tim e left. Fol der err or • A folde r with the same firs t three digits number alread[...]

132 No printable image • You tri ed to execute [DP OF image ] w ith out check ing th e ma r k . • You tr i ed to exec u te [Al l In This F o lde r ] while sele cting the folder th at stores only m ovies or im ages reco rded in RAW m ode. You c annot print movies or images recorded in RAW mode. Printer busy • S ince the printer is busy, it c a[...]

133 Troubl eshooting Self-diagnosis displ ay –If a code s tarting w ith an alphabet letter appear s Your came ra has a self-diagnosi s disp lay. This f unction d isplays t he condit ion of th e camera on the scr een usi ng a c ombina tion of a le tter an d four nu meri cal di g i ts. If th i s occur s , ch eck the fol lowin g cod e ch ar t and ta[...]

134 The number of ima ges that can be s aved/ shooting time The n umber of i mages that can be sav ed and the shootin g time are differ ent, dependin g on the capa city of th e recor d ing me dium , the ima ge size, and th e image qu ality. Refer to th e fol lowin g ch arts wh en you choo se a record ing medi um. • The num ber of images is liste [...]

135 Ad di tiona l i n for m a tion E-mail (Units : im age s ) Mult i Bur s t (Un it s: ima ges) Movi e The numbers indicate the recording tim e. For example: “1:31:33” indicates “1 hour , 31 minutes, 33 seconds.” 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB MSX-256 MSX-512 MSX- 1G 8M 4 (7) 8 (14) 16 (29) 32 (59) 59 (108) 1 20 (220) 244 (449) 3:2 4 (7) 8 (14) 16 (2[...]

136 Microdrive RAW (Un it s: ima ges) TIFF (Unit s : im age s) Voice* (Un its: im age s ) * For fi ve-second audio recording E-mail ( Units : images ) Multi Burst (Units : images ) Movi e The num bers indicate the recor ding time. For example: “12:42:06” indicates “12 hours, 42 minutes, 6 seconds.” 1G (D SCM-11000) 8M 50 (55) 3:2 — 5M 54 [...]

137 Ad di tiona l i n for m a tion Menu items Menu it em s that can b e ch an ged dif fer depe nding on th e posi tion of th e mode dial. The screen shows only the ite ms you can operat e based o n the cu rrent positi on of the mode di al. De fa ul t set ti ngs a r e i ndi ca ted with x . When the mod e dial is se t to When the mod e dial is se t t[...]

138 When the mode dial is set to Mode (REC Mode) RAW TIFF Voice E-Mail x Normal – Record s RAW data fi le in addit i o n to the JP EG file (page 79). – R ecor ds un compresse d ( TI FF) fi le in add iti on to the JPEG file (p age 80) . – R ec ords a n audio file (w ith a still image) in a ddi tio n to the JPEG file (pa ge 8 1) . – R ecor ds[...]

139 Ad di tiona l i n for m a tion When the mode d ial is set to Item Se tting Description (Folder) OK/Cancel Selects the folder that co ntains t he images you want to pl ay back (page 83). - (Prot ect) — Protec ts/unpro tects images a gainst acciden tal er asure (p age 89). DPOF (DPOF) — Sel ects s till im ages you w ant to attac h/canc el the[...]

140 SET UP items (Camera 1 ) (Camera 2 ) Item Se tting Description AF Mode Single / x Monit or / Cont Selects t he focus operatio n mode (page 66). Digital Zoom Smar t / x Precision Selects the d igita l zo om mode (p ag e 30). Date /Time Day&Time / Date / x Off Selects whether to i nsert the dat e and time into the image (page 36). When shooti[...]

141 Ad di tiona l i n for m a tion (Memory Stic k Tool) (W hen the /CF switch is set to ) (CF Card Tool) (Wh en the /CF switch is set to CF) (Setup 1) Item Se tting Descri ption Forma t OK / Cancel F ormats the “Me mory Stick. ” Note that formatt ing erases all data on a “Memory Stic k,” including eve n protect ed images (page 45). Create R[...]

142 (Set u p 2) Language — Display s the menu item s, warnin gs and message s in selected langu age. Item Setti ng Description File Numbe r x Series Reset – A ssigns n umbers to fil es in seque nce even if the recor ding medium is change d or the reco rding folde r is changed. – Resets the fi le numb eri ng and st ar ts fr om 0 0 01 each time[...]

143 Ad di tiona l i n for m a tion Precautions Do not leave t he camera in the following pl aces • In ext r e m ely hot plac e, such as in a car par ked in t he sun. Th e cam era body may become def or me d or this may caus e a malfunc tion. • U nde r dir ec t sun light or near a he a ter. The c amera bo dy may be come d eformed or this may c a[...]

144 The internal rechargeable button battery This cam er a ha s an inte rn a l rech ar geabl e button ba tt ery for mai nt ainin g th e da te and time an d other se ttings regardle ss of whet he r the pow e r is on or off. This rechar g eable butt on battery is continua lly charged as lo ng as you are using the came ra. However, if you use the came[...]

145 Ad di tiona l i n for m a tion • When you attach t he supplied label, b e sure to attach it to the labeling pos ition. Be caref ul that the label does not stick out. • When you carry or store the “ Memory Stick,” put it in the case supplied with it. • Do not touch the terminals of a “Memory Stick” with your hand or a metal object.[...]

146 • The Microdriv e may be hot just after it has been used. Be careful when you handle it. • Do not write on th e label. • Do no t remo ve th e la bel or at tach a ne w labe l over the label. • When you carr y or store the Microdrive, put it in the case supplied with it. • Do not expose the Microdri v e to water . • Do not pr ess on t[...]

147 Ad di tiona l i n for m a tion How to store the ba ttery pack • If the bat tery pack is not to be used for a lon g time , d o the follo win g p ro c edure once pe r year to maintain pro per functi on. 1 Fully cha rge th e batter y. 2 Disch arg e on your came ra. 3 Remove the ba ttery from yo ur came ra and store it in a dry, co ol place. • [...]

148 [Power, ge ne ral] Used batt ery pack NP-FM50 Power requirements 7.2 V Power con sumption (d uring shooti ng with LCD screen on) 2.2 W Operating temperature rang e 0° to + 40°C (32° to + 104 °F) (When using the Microdrive: + 5° to + 40°C (41 ° to + 104°F )) Stor age tem per atur e range − 20° to + 60° C ( − 4° to + 14 0°F) Dimen[...]

149 Ad di tiona l i n for m a tion Displa y windo w A Self-d ia gnosis d ispla y (133) / Shutter speed indicator (55) / Av ailable mo vie recor ding time indicator (minute) (100) / Av ailable shooting time indicator (15) / PLA Y in dicator B Flash mode (68) C Self-timer indicator (34) D White balan ce indicat or * (73) E Battery rem a ini ng indica[...]

150 The LCD/fi nder screen For shooting s till imag es SOLARIZE 80 min 101 VGA FINE 400 C:32:00 DA TE ISO 400 REAL MAF F2.0 +2.0 EV 0.3 EV 250 1 q g 2 qh 3 qj 4 qk 5 ql 6 w; 7 wa 8 9 q; qa qs qd qf ws wd wf wg wh wj wk 1/30" A Burst/Multi Burst indicator (75, 7 6) B Image size i ndicator (24) / Multi Bur st between-frame interva l indi cator ([...]

151 Ad di tiona l i n for m a tion M NR slow shutter i ndicator (55) / Shutter speed indicator (55) N Aper ture value indicator (56) O Image quality indicator (49) P Recording folder indicator (50) Q Remaining number of recor dable images indicator (25, 26) R Remainin g recor ding medium capacity indicator S Self-d ia gnosis d ispla y (133) / Da te[...]

152 For shooting m ovies A Image size indicator ( 100) B Recordi ng mode indic at or (100) C Battery remain ing indicator (15) D White balance indicator (73) E Meterin g mode i ndicato r (58) / Picture effect indicator (79) F NightSho t in dicator (77) G Low batt ery warning (131) H Macro (33) I AF range finder frame indicator (65) J Recording time[...]

153 Ad di tiona l i n for m a tion For still image playback A PictBridge connecting indicator (93) B Change folder indicator (83) C Image size indicator (24) D Recor di ng mode indicator (79–81) E V olume indic ator (81) / Protect mark indicator (89) / Print (DPO F) mark indic ator (91) F Zoom indica t or (3 0) / Jog pla ybac k ind icator (87) G [...]

154 For movie pla yback A Change f older indicat or (83) B Image size indicator ( 101) C Recordi ng mode indic at or (101) D Pla ybac k in dicator (101) / V olu m e in dica to r (101 ) E Playback f ol der indicator (83) F Imag e num ber/ Num ber o f images recorded in the playback fol de r G Recording folder indicator (50) H Rem ain ing r ecord ing[...]

155 Ad di tiona l i n for m a tion Quick reference chart This secti on describes the restric tions in the setup of the follo wing functions, de pending on the m ode dial position or the set up of som e functions : shut te r sp ee d, apert ure , flash, e tc . Quick chart o f exposure, white balance, and auto f ocus functions (b ased on the mode dial[...]

156 Quick chart of flash mode • When shooting movies, the flash mode is set to (No flash). • When [Pop-up Flash] is set to [Manual], the flash mode is s et to (Forced flash), (Slo w synchro), or (No flash). Mode dial Norma l/E-Ma il/Vo ice/RA W/TIF F Burst Exposure Bracket Multi Burst Ni ghtShot NightFram ing Auto/ / / P Auto/ / / S / —— A [...]

157 Ad di tiona l i n for m a tion The relation betwee n the shutte r speed and a perture To shoot c le ar ima ges, sele ct ing the p roper exposure is ve ry important, adding to the chance of ac hievin g the proper focu s. The exp osure is an am oun t of li ght th at is determin ed by th e shutte r speed a nd apertu re value. The shut ter speed is[...]

158 Index A A/V connect i ng cab l e ...... ............ .... ... .... .. ... .... 41 A C Ada ptor .... ............ ........... ........... .......... 14, 17 Access lam p ...... ........... .... ....... ....... ..... ...... ....... 22 Advanced access ory shoe ..... ..... ...... ....... ..... .... 71 AE LOCK ......... .... .. ..... .. ..... .. ....[...]

159 Index Metering mod e ... ... .... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. .... ... .... .. ...58 Microdr iv e .......... ..... ....... .... ....... ....... ........... ... 145 Mode di al ..... ....... ..... ....... .... ....... ....... ........... .....27 Moisture condens ation .................. .................143 Monitor i ng AF ....... .. .... ... .[...]

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