Sony DSC-P150 manual

2-149-853- 12 (1) Digital S till Cam era Operating I nstructions Before op erating the uni t, please read t his m an ual thoroughl y, and retain i t for future refe rence. Owner’s Record The mod el and seria l number s are l ocated on th e botto m. Reco rd the serial num b er in the space prov ided belo w . Refe r to the s e nu mbers whene ve r y[...]

2 T o prevent fire or shock hazard, do not e xpose th e unit to rain or moisture. If you have any questions about this pro duc t, you ma y call: Sony Custom er Informa tion Services Center 1-800-222-SONY ( 7669) The number below is for the FCC related matte r s only . Regulatory Inf ormation CA UTION Y ou are cautioned that any changes or modificat[...]

3 RECYCLING LITHIUM -I ON BA TT E R IE S Lith iu m- Ion b att erie s are recycl able. Y ou can help preser ve our environment by returni ng your used rechar geable batteries to the co llectio n and re cycl ing locat ion nea rest you. For more inform ation regarding recycling of rechar geable bat teries, c all tol l free 1-800-822- 8837, or visit ht[...]

4 Read th is first Tria l rec ord ing Before you rec ord one-time events, you may want to make a trial recor ding to ma ke sure tha t 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 camera or rec[...]

5 On illustrat ion Illustrations us ed in this manual are of DSC- P100/P120 unless noted otherwise. The pictur es used in this manual The photographs used as examples of pictu res in this manual are reproduced im ages, and are not actual images shot using this camera. Trademarks • is a tradem ark of Sony Corporation. • “Memory Stick, ” , ?[...]

6 Table of co ntents Read this first ........... ......... ...... ........ ......... . 4 Identifyin g the par ts ......... ...... ........ ......... . 8 Mode dial .... ... ......... ...... ... ........ ...... ... .. 10 Charging t he batter y pack .... ........ ......... .. 11 Using the AC adaptor .... ......... ..... ......... .. 14 Using your c am[...]

7 Rotati ng stil l image s — Rotate ........... ...... ... ......... ..... ... .... 64 Playing b ack imag es shot in Multi B urst mode ........ ...... ......... ......... ........ ...... . 6 4 Playing ba ck conti nuously ........... ....... 6 5 Playing ba ck frame by frame .......... .... 65 Protect ing i mages — Protect .... ... ...... ... ...[...]

8 Ide nt if y in g th e pa rts See the pages in pa re nt hese s for de ta ils of ope ra tion. A POWER but ton (15 ) B Shut te r bu t ton (23) C Hook for wrist strap D Flash (28) E Multi connector ( bottom surface) F T ripod receptacle (bottom surface) G PO WER lamp (15) H Find er w indow I Self-timer lamp ( 27) / AF il lu mina t or (29 , 11 3) J Mi[...]

9 A Finder (30) B LCD screen For deta ils on the it ems on the LCD scree n, se e page 120 to 123. C (Display/LCD on/off) button (30) D MENU b ut to n (44, 109 ) E Contro l button Menu on: v / V / b / B / z (15) / Menu o ff: / / 7 / (28/27/24 /26) Mode d ial “M”: Shutter speed/ apert ure value (50) 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 q; qa qs qd q f Self-time r ([...]

10 Mode dial Before us ing your camer a , set th e de sired mark on the mode dial to . (Auto adjus t ment mode) The focu s , exposur e an d white bal ance are automati cally a djusted to allow e asy shootin g. The imag e qualit y is s et to [ F in e] (pag e 45). P (Progr a m auto shoot ing ) The shoot in g ad justments ar e m ade automa tical ly j [...]

11 Getting started Charging the batte ry pa ck , Open the ba ttery/“Me mory Stick ” co ver. Slid e the cove r in the dire ctio n of th e arr ow. • Be sure to turn off your camera wh en cha rg in g t he ba tt er y pa ck ( pag e 15 ). • Y our camer a operates with the “InfoLITHIUM” NP-FR1 battery pack (R type) (supplied). Y ou can use onl[...]

12 , Conn ect th e pow er cor d (mai ns lead) to the AC Adaptor and to a w all outlet ( wall socket). The /CHG l amp lig hts up when c harging begi ns, a nd go es off when char ging is comple ted. • After charging the battery pack, disconnect the AC Adaptor f rom the DC IN jack of your camera. To remove the battery pack Open the ba ttery/“M emo[...]

13 Getting started Number of i mages and bat tery life t hat can be recorded/v iewed The tables s h ow the approximate number of images and the battery life that ca n be recorde d/viewe d when you sh oot images i n normal mode with a fully charged battery pack (sup plied) at a temper ature of 25°C (77°F). Th e numbers of images tha t can be recor[...]

14 Using t he AC adaptor , Open t he DC IN j ack cover and connect the AC Adap tor (supplied) to the DC IN jack of your c amer a. Open th e cove r in the ar row di rectio n as illustr ated ab ove. Conn ect the DC plug with the v mark facing the LCD screen side. • Connect the A C Adaptor to an eas ily access ible wall outlet (wall so cket) close b[...]

15 Getting started Turn in g on/off you r ca mera , Press POW ER. The POWER lamp (g reen) li ghts u p and th e powe r is on. When yo u turn on you r camera for the fi rst tim e, the Cl ock Set screen appear s (pag e 16). Turning off th e power Press POWE R again. Th e POWE R lamp goe s out, an d the ca mera turns off. • Do not le ave the ca mera [...]

16 Setti ng the date and time , Set the mo de dial to . • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode dial is set to P , M, SCN, or . , Press POW ER to turn on the powe r. The POWE R lamp (g reen) l ights up and the Clock Set scre e n appears on t he L CD screen. , Select the desired date display format wit h v / V on the contr ol button[...]

17 Getting started , Select the ye ar, mont h, day , hour or minute ite m you wan t to set with b / B on th e co ntrol butt on. The it em to be set is indic ate d w ith v / V . , Set th e numer ic value w ith v / V on the control button , then press z to en te r it. After enterin g the num ber, v / V moves to the next item. Re peat steps 4 an d 5 u[...]

18 Inserting and removing a “Memor y Stick” , Open t he ba ttery/“Me mory Stic k” c over. Slid e the co ver in t he dire ction of t he arrow . • For details on “M emory Stick, ” see page 116. , Inse rt t he “Mem ory Stic k.” Insert a “Memory Stic k” all the wa y in until it cli cks as il lustrate d. • Push the “Memory Stic[...]

19 Shoot ing still ima g e s Setti ng the still ima ge size , Set the m ode dial to , and turn on the po wer . • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode dial is set to P , M o r SCN. , Press (Image Size) . The Ima ge Si ze setu p appe ars. • For details on the image size, see page 20. , Select the des ired image si ze with v / V on[...]

20 Image size and quality You can ch oose imag e size (num be r of pixels) and ima ge qua li ty (comp ression ratio) ba sed on t he kind of image s you w ant to shoot. The image size is sho wn by the numb er of pixels (dot s) (ho r iz ontal × vertic al), which comp o se an im age. F or ex ampl e, a 5M (2592× 1 944) size ima ge indicate s that the[...]

21 Shoot ing still ima g e s Examples based on th e image quality The number of images t hat can be saved in a “Memory Stick” 3) The numbe r of images tha t can be sav ed in Fine (Standar d) 4) mo de are sh own belo w. (Unit s: nu mber of i mages) Imag e q ua lity (Compression ratio) Usage guideli ne Fine • For re cording or p rinting with be[...]

22 Basic still image shootin g — Using auto adjustmen t mode Holding the cam era correctly When sh ooting pict ures wi th the camera, b e careful so t hat your fingers do not block the lens por tion, find er wi ndow , fla sh em itte r or speak er (p age 8). , Set the mod e dial to , and turn on the power. • The lens cov er opens when the power [...]

23 Shoot ing still ima g e s , Press an d hold the sh utter button h alfway down. The be ep sou nds but the ima ge is not yet recor ded. When the AE /AF loc k indic ator changes from fl ashi ng to steadily lit, the camera is re ady for sho o ting. (The LCD scre e n may be frozen for a spl it second de pe nding on the subj ect.) • If you release t[...]

24 Checking the last image y ou shot — Quick Review , Press b ( 7 ) on the control but ton. To return to the norm a l shoo ting mode, press li ghtly on th e shutter button or pr ess b ( 7 ) again. To delete t he image displayed on the LCD screen 1 Pres s (Del ete). 2 Sele ct [ Delet e] wi th v on the cont rol button, then press z . The im age is [...]

25 Shoot ing still ima g e s • The zoom scaling indicator differs according to the zoom type. – Optical zoom: – Smart zoom: – Precision digital zoom: • The AF range f inder frame does not appear when using the digital zoom. The or indicators flashes, and AF operates with priority on s ubjects located near the center . Smart zoo m The imag[...]

26 Shooting close-ups — Macro The close- ups (Macro) recor ding mode is used when zoo ming up subjec ts suc h as flowers or in sec ts. Set ti ng t he z oom al l the way to the W side lets you shoot subjec ts at dista nces as clos e as 6 cm ( 2 3/8 inche s). However, t he minimum f ocus dis tance varies a ccord ing to the z oom posi ti on. Therefo[...]

27 Shoot ing still ima g e s • When shooting in th e close-ups (Macro) mode, use the LCD screen. If you s hoot using the finder , the range you can see through the finder may differ from the actual recording range. This is due to parallax. • When shooting in close-up s (Macro) mode, the in-focus range becomes extremely narro w , and the entire [...]

28 Selecting a flash mode , Set the mode dial to , and press v ( ) on t he contro l button repeat edly to select a flash mode. Each time you press v ( ), the ind ica tor changes as follows. No indic ator (A uto ): The flash automati cally st robes when shooting images in a dark pla ce or ag ainst a light source . The f actory setti ng is A uto. (Fo[...]

29 Shoot ing still ima g e s To prevent subjects’ eyes from appearing red Set [R ed Eye Reducti on] to [On] in the SE T UP se ttings (pa ge 11 3). Th e indi cator appear s on t he LCD screen , and the f lash pre-stro bes before shoo ti ng t o red uce the red-ey e pheno me no n. • Red-eye reduction may not produce the desired ef fects depending [...]

30 Shooting images with the finder The find er i s conv enient whe n you want to save battery po wer, or when i t is difficult to conf irm th e ima g e usin g the LC D scr e en. Each time you pre ss , the display changes in t he fo llowing ord er. Histog ram on (Image informa tion can al so be displayed du ring playback.) r Indi cators off r LCD sc[...]

31 Shoot ing still ima g e s Inserting the date and time on a still image , Set the mode dial to SET UP. The SE T UP scr een appe ars. • The date and time is not inse rted in Multi Burst mode. • When images are shot with the date and time superimposed, the date and time cannot be removed later . • The date and time do not appear on the LCD sc[...]

32 Shooting according to scene conditions — Scene Selection You can s hoot more effect ively by select ing the appr op riat e mod e and th en pres si ng th e shut ter bu tto n. Twilight mode Allows you t o shoot night scenes at far distance without losin g the dark at mosphere of t he sur roun dings . The shut ter spee d becomes slower , so using[...]

33 Shoot ing still ima g e s Snow mod e When sho oting snowy sce ne s or ot her plac es where the whole s cree n appe ars whit e, use thi s mod e to preven t sunk en colors an d recor d cl ear ima ges. Beach mode When shooting seaside or lakeside scenes, the blu e of t he wa te r is cl early recor ded. High-speed shutter mode Use this mo de to shoo[...]

34 , Set the mode dia l to SCN, the n press M E NU . The menu app ear s. , Select SC N (S cen e) with b on the contro l button, the n se le ct the desired mode with v / V . To return to normal mode Set the mode dial to a diffe re nt mode. • The setti ng is maintain ed even when the power is t urne d of f. 1 WB ISO SCN Scene MENU WB ISO SCN Scene [...]

35 Shoot ing still ima g e s Shooting with Scene Selectio n When shoo ting wit h the Scene S el ection fun c tion, th e co mbinat ion of fu n ct ions such as the flash mode is pre de te rmined to make th e op ti mum settings to match the scene . Se e th e tab l e below for the function setting o f each shooting mode. • a indicates that the functi[...]

36 Viewin g ima ges on the LCD scr een of your camera You can view i mages sho t with your cam era almos t immedi ately on the LCD sc reen. You ca n sel ec t t he foll ow i ng t w o me t hod s for vi ewing i mages. Single screen You ca n vi ew one im a g e at a tim e , disp laye d ov er the en tire screen . Index screen Nine ima ges are disp layed [...]

37 Viewing s till imag es , Select the desire d still imag e wit h b / B on the control butt on. b : To display t he preced ing imag e B : To display t he ne xt imag e 2 BACK/NEXT 10:30 PM 2005 1 1 101 - 0003 VOLUME VGA 60min 3 / 9 101 Viewing an index screen , Press (Index) once. The displa y switch es to the index screen . To display the next (pr[...]

38 Viewin g images on a TV screen , Connect the supplied cable fo r multi-use terminal (A/ V) to the multi c onnector o f the ca mera and the au dio/video input jack s of t he T V. Place the ca mera wit h th e LCD scr een facing u pwards. If your T V has ste reo input jacks, c onnect the au dio plug (black) of the cable for mult i-use terminal (A/V[...]

39 Viewing s till imag es Viewing images on a TV screen If you w ant to vi ew images o n a TV scr een, you need a TV with a vid eo input jac k and the su pplie d cabl e for mu lti-u se ter m inal (A/V ). The colo r system of th e TV must ma tch that of your digi t al still c ame ra. Check the following lists: NTSC system Bahama Islands, B olivia, C[...]

40 Deleting i mages , Set the mo de dial to , and turn on th e camera. Press b / B on the control bu tton to se lec t the ima ge yo u want to delete. • Note that you cannot restor e deleted images. , Press (Del et e). The image has not ye t be en del et ed at th is poin t. • Y ou cannot delete the protected image (page 6 6). , Sel ec t [Del ete[...]

41 Delet in g s til l images Deleting images in index mode , While an index sc re en (page 37) is displa yed, pres s (Delete) . • Note that you cannot restore deleted images. , Select [Selec t] with b / B on the control bu tton, then pr es s z . , Select an image you want to delete with v / V / b / B on the control button, then pr ess z . The (De[...]

42 , Press (Delete) and select [OK] with B on the control button , then press z . The messa ge “Acce s s ” ap pe ars, an d the images wi th the indica tor hav e been delete d. To cancel del eting Select [ Exit] wi th b on the control b ut ton , then pr ess z . To delete al l the images in the folder Select [All In This Fol de r] with B on th e [...]

43 Delet in g s til l images , Set the mode dial to SET UP, and turn on the powe r. , Select ( Memory Stick Tool) with v / V on the control but ton. 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 p r es s z . • On DSC- P150, item is dis[...]

44 How to setup and operate your camera The usa ge of the menus and SE T UP screen items i s de scr i bed be low. • For a detailed description of the mode dial, see page 1 0. Changing the menu settings a Set the mo de dial to , P , M, SCN, or . b Press ME NU . The menu app ear s. • The displayed items differ a ccording to the mode dial position[...]

45 Before adva nced operations Changing the items in the SET UP screen a Set the mode dial to SET UP. The SET UP scr een ap pears. b Press v / V / b / B on the co nt rol button to selec t the i te m you wa n t to se t. Th e fra m e of the se lected item turn s yell o w . c Press z on th e con trol b utton to ente r the sett in g. To turn off th e S[...]

46 Creating or selecting a folder You r ca mer a ca n crea te m ult iple folder s withi n a “M emo r y S t i ck.” Yo u can se le ct the f older us ed to sto re image s. When n ot creat ing a new fol der, “101MSDCF” folder is se lected as the recordi ng fold er. You can create fol ders up to “999MSDCF .” • Up to 4,000 images can be st [...]

47 Advanc ed stil l imag e shooting Choosing an auto focus metho d You ca n set the A F ran ge fi nder fram e a nd the AF mode. AF range fin der frame This selects the focus position according to the su bject po sition and size. AF mode This sets the fo cus op erat ion st art an d sto p timing . Choosing a focus range finder frame — AF range find[...]

48 • When you use the digital zoom or AF illumina tor , priori ty AF movement is gi ve n to subjects in or near the center of the f rame. In this case the or indicator f lashes and the AF ran ge finder frame is not di splayed. • The AF range finder fra me selec tion is limite d according to the Scen e Selection mode (page 35). Choosing a focus [...]

49 Advanc ed stil l imag e shooting Shooting techniques When shooting with the subject at the edge of the frame, or when using Center AF , the camera may focus on the c enter instead of on the subject at the edge of the frame. In a case like t his, use AF lock to focus on the subject, and then recompos e the picture and s hoot. Compose the shot so [...]

50 c Select 9 (Focus) with b / B , then sel ec t the distan ce t o the subject with v / V . Y ou can s elect f rom th e follo wing dist ance sett ings. 0.5m, 1. 0m, 3.0m, 7.0m, (unlimi ted dist ance ) To return to auto focus mode In step 3 , select [ Multi AF ] or [Ce nter AF]. • Focus setting informa tion is appr oximate, and should be used as a[...]

51 Advanc ed stil l imag e shooting d Select an aperture v alue with b / B . T wo different ap ert ure values ca n be selected, dep ending on the z oom position. When the zo om is set a ll the way to the W side : F2. 8/F 5.6 When the zo om is set a ll the way to the T side : F5. 2/F 10 e Sh o o t th e im age . T o use th e Quick Rev iew , c lose- u[...]

52 Exposure In addition to the focus and o ther settings, it is als o im port ant to adju s t t he exp o sure in order to take beautiful pi ct ure s. Exposure i s the amoun t of l igh t th at the CCD of the digi ta l stil l camera is ab le to receiv e. Th is va lue chang es acc ordi ng to the co m binat ion of th e a pertur e and th e shutter speed[...]

53 Advanc ed stil l imag e shooting Adjusting th e exposure — EV ad just me nt You can ma nually a djust the exposur e determin ed by th e camera. Use thi s mode when the p roper e xposure cannot b e obtain ed, f or examp le, wh en the c ontra st (differ ence bet w ee n li gh t and dark) betwee n the subje ct and the backg round is extrem ely lar[...]

54 Displaying a histogram A histogram is a gra ph show ing the brigh t ne ss o f a n ima ge . Th e hor iz ont al axis shows the bri ght ne ss, an d the vertical axis shows the numbe r of pixels. The gra ph disp lay in dicate s a bri ght im age when skewed to the righ t side, a da rk image when skewed to th e le ft side . A histog ram can be used to[...]

55 Advanc ed stil l imag e shooting Shooti ng t echniques When shooting images, the camera automatically sets t he exposure. When shooting a whitish overall image such as a backlit subj ect or a sno wy scene, the ca mera may judge that the subject is bright and set a darker exposure for the image. In such cases, adjusting the exposure in the + (plu[...]

56 a Set the mo de dial to P , M, SCN or . b Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. c Select (Metering Mode) with b / B , then select the des ired metering mode with v / V . d When s elec tin g [Spo t] i n st ep 3 , position the spot me tering cross hair on one point of the subject you want to shoot. • When using spot metering, to focus on the meteri[...]

57 Advanc ed stil l imag e shooting (Flash) Adjust s th e white balanc e only to th e flas h con ditio ns a Set the mode d ial to P , M, SCN or . b Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars. c Select [WB] (White Ba l) with b / B , th en se lect the d esi red setting with v / V . To reactiv ate auto adj ustment Select [Auto] in step 3 . • Under fluor e sc[...]

58 c Select [ ] (Flash Level) with b / B , then select the des ired setting with v / V . +: Makes the fl ash l e vel highe r tha n normal . Normal: Normal sett ing. –: Makes t he flash lev el l ower than normal . Shooting continuous ly This m ode is u sed for c ontinuous sho oting. The m axium n umber of image s you can shoot per on e shoo ting d[...]

59 Advanc ed stil l imag e shooting The maximum number of images shot contin uously (DSC-P 100/P120) (Un it s: ima ges ) To return to norma l mode Select [ Normal] in step 3 . • The flash i s set to ( No flash). • When recording with the self-timer , a ser ies of maximum five images are recor de d each time you press the shutter button. • Whe[...]

60 Shooting with specia l effects — Picture Effect You can di gitally proce ss images to obta in special effe cts. a Set the mode d ial to P , M, SCN or . b Press ME NU . The menu app ear s. c Select [P FX] (P . Eff ect) with b / B , then sel ect the d es ired mode with v / V . d Shoot the imag e . To c ance l Pi ctu re Ef fect s Select [Off] in [...]

61 Advanced still image viewin g Selecting the f older and playing back images — Folder Select t he fold er that images yo u want to play bac k are stor ed . a Set the mode dial to . b Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars. c Select (Folder) wi th b , t hen press z . d Select th e des ired folder with b / B . e Select [OK] with v , then p ress z . To[...]

62 Enlarging a portion of a still image You ca n en large a pa rt of an image u p to five times th e origin al size . You ca n also record the mag nified image a s a new f ile (DSC-P1 00/P120 onl y). Enlarging an image — Playback z oom a Set the mod e dial to . b Display th e imag e to b e enlarged with b / B . c Press (playback zo om) to zoom in[...]

63 Advanced still image viewin g Recording an enlarged image — Trimming (D SC-P100/P120 only) a Press MENU after pla ybac k zoom. The me nu appe ars. b Select [T rimming] with B , then press z . c Selec t the imag e siz e with v / V , then pr ess z . The i mage is recor ded, and the i mage on the L CD scre e n returns to the norma l size after re[...]

64 Rotating still i mages — Rotate You can ro tate an image reco rded in p ortra it orie ntat io n an d dis pla y it in land sca pe orient ation. a Set the mode dial to , and dis play the ima g e to rota te . b Press ME NU . The menu app ear s. c Select (Rotate) w ith b / B , then p ress z . d Select with v , then rotate the image with b / B . e [...]

65 Advanced still image viewin g Playing back continuously a Set the mode dial to . b Select the Multi Bur st image wit h b / B . Th e s el ected M u lti Bu rst ima ge is played ba ck continuou sly . To pause pla yback Press z . To re sume playba ck, press z again. The pl aybac k start s fro m the f rame disp laye d on t he LCD s creen . Playing ba[...]

66 Protecti ng images — Protect This functi on pr ote c ts ima ge s aga inst accide ntal erasur e. • Note that f ormatting the “Memory S tick” erases all the data in the “Memory Stick” even if images are pr otected, and these im ages cannot be recovered. • It ma y take some tim e to pro tect the images. In single-image mode a Set the [...]

67 Still image editin g h Select [OK] with B , then press z . The - indi cato r turn s w hite . T he select ed images are pr o tected . To exit the Prote ct function Select [Cancel] in s tep 4 or se lect [Exi t] in step 8 , then pr es s z . To cancel in dividual prote ction Select the im a ge to be unprotec te d w ith v / V / b / B in step 5 , then[...]

68 Choosing images to print — Print (DPOF) mark You can mark still image s shot wi th your camera that you want to ha ve pri nted. This functi on is c onv enient wh en you have images pri nt ed a t a sho p or usi ng a printer tha t con forms with the DP OF (Digit al Pr int Order Format) standard or a Pic tBridge compli an t pr i nter. • Y ou ca[...]

69 Still image editin g g Press M E NU . h Select [OK] with B , then press z . Th e mark turns w h ite. Th e mar k s e tting is com p lete d . To unma rk marks Select the i mages to be un marked w ith v / V / b / B in step 5 , then pr es s z . To unmark all the marks in the folder Select [Al l In This F o ld er] in ste p 4 , then press z . Select [[...]

70 Connecti ng to a PictBridge compliant printer Even if you do no t have a comp uter, you can eas ily print images shot u s in g your camera by co nnecti ng th e camer a to a Pict Br idg e c o m plia nt p r inte r . F or prep ara t ion, you only set the USB connec tion on the SET U P scre en and connect the ca mera to t he pr inter wit h the cable[...]

71 Still image printing (PictBri dge pr inter) When [USB Connect] is not set to [PictBridge] in th e SET UP settings Even if you turn on the camera, you cann ot use th e Pict Bridge fun ction. Disconne ct the cable f or mult i-use te rminal (USB) and se t [USB Co nne ct] to [PictB ridge] (p ag e 70 ). Printing images You can se lect the image and p[...]

72 e Select [Quantity] wit h v / V , selec t th e num ber of sheet s with b / B . Y ou ca n sel e c t the nu mber up to 2 0 . f Select [OK] with V / B , then press z . The im age i s prin ted. Do n ot d isc onnec t th e cab le fo r mu lti- use te rmin al (U S B ) whil e th e (Not disco nnect USB m ul ti ca ble) indicat or appe ars on t he LCD scree[...]

73 Still image printing (PictBri dge pr inter) g Press M E NU . The pr int set ting s creen appear s. • Setting items that the printer does not support cannot be displayed. h Select [Quantity] wit h v / V , sele ct the numb er of sheet s wit h b / B . Y o u can selec t t he nu mber up to 20. The spe ci fied qua nt it y of al l t he select ed imag[...]

74 In single-image mode a Display t he image y ou want to print with b / B . • For DSC-P150 users, steps 1 , 2 and 3 are unnecessary . Skip to step 4 . b Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. c Select (Print) wit h b / B , the n press z . d Select [T hi s imag e] with v / V , then p res s z . The prin t s e ttin g scr e en app ear s . • Setting it[...]

75 Still image printing (PictBri dge pr inter) In index mode a Press (Inde x) to display the index scre en. • On DSC-P150, the print screen appears when you connect a p rinter to the camera. Select [Cancel] with V and then pr ess (Index) to d isplay the index sc reen. b Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars. c Select (Print) with B , then press z . d[...]

76 Shooting movies You can shoo t movies wi th sou nd usi ng your cam e ra. a Set the mo de dial to . b Press (I mage Size). The Ima ge Si ze setup appe ars. c Select th e des ired size with v / V . Y ou can choose fr om [640 (Fine)], [640(Sta nda rd )] and [160 ]. • [640(Fine)] can be recorded only on “Memory Stick PRO. ” d Press th e shu tt[...]

77 Enjoying mo vie s Viewing movies on the LCD screen You ca n vi ew mov ies on the LC D screen with so und from the spea ker. a Set the mode dial to . b Select th e des ired moving image with b / B . Movie s with th e imag e size [640(Fin e)] or [ 640(Standard )] are disp laye d on t he f ull s cre en. • Movies with the image size [160] ar e dis[...]

78 Deleting movies You ca n de le te unw a nt ed movie s. • Y ou cannot delete protected movies. • Note that you cannot restor e deleted movies. In single-image mode a Set the mod e dial to . b Displ a y the mo vie y ou wan t to delete with b / B . c Press (Delete). The movie ha s not ye t bee n deleted at this point . d Sele ct [ Delet e] w it[...]

79 Enjoying mo vie s g Select [OK] with B , then press z . The mes sage “A ccess ” appear s, an d the movie ha s bee n de le te d. To cancel d eletion Select [Exit] in step 3 or 7 . To delete all ima ges in the fol der Select [Al l In This F o ld er] in ste p 3 , then press z . Select [O K] with B , then press z . To canc el deletion, sel ec t [...]

80 a Set the mo de dial to . b Select th e m ovie you want to cut using b / B . c Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. d Select (Divide) with B , then press z . Next, sele ct [OK] wit h v , then press z . The pl ayback of the movi e sta rts. e Decide on a cutting p oint. Press the center z at the desire d cutting po int. When yo u want t o ad just th[...]

81 Enjoying images on you r computer Copying images to your computer — For Wi nd ow s users Recommende d computer environm ent OS: Microsoft Windows 98, Win dows 98SE, Window s 2000 Professiona l, Windo ws Mil lennium Edition, Windo ws XP Home Ed itio n, o r Wi ndow s X P Professional The above OS must be inst al led at the facto ry. Oper ation i[...]

82 Installing the USB driver When using W in dows XP, you need not inst all th e U S B d r iver. Once the USB d river i s ins talled, you need not inst all th e USB driv er. a T urn on your computer , and insert the CD-ROM (supplied) into the CD-R OM drive. The install menu screen appears. If it does no t a ppe ar, double- cl ic k (My Compu ter) t [...]

83 Enjoying images on you r computer Connecting the camera t o your computer a Inser t th e “Memo ry S tick” with the imag es you wa nt to copy into the c amera, th en cl ose the batt ery/“ Memory St ic k” co ver . b Open the DC IN jack cover , and conn ect th e AC Adapto r (supplied), then plug the ada pto r into a wal l outl et (w a ll so[...]

84 P Disconnec ting the cable for multi-use term inal (USB), removing the “Memory Stic k,” or turning off the c amera during a USB connection For Windows 2000, Me, or XP users 1 Double-cl ick on the ta sktray. 2 Click (Sony DSC), then c lick [Stop]. 3 Confir m th e de vi ce on the confi rmatio n window , th en click [OK] . 4 Click [OK]. Step 4 [...]

85 Enjoying images on you r computer When a rem ovab le di sk ic o n is not shown 1 Right-cli c k [My Co mputer] to di splay the men u, then click [Propert ies]. The “S ystem P ropert ies” s creen a ppear s. 2 Displ ay [D evice Ma nage r]. 1 Clic k [Har dw are ]. 2 Click [D evice Manage r]. • For W indows 98, 98SE, M e users, ste p 1 is un ne[...]

86 Viewing the images on your computer a Click [Start], then clic k [My Docume nts]. The “My D ocu ments” fold er cont ents are dis p layed. • This section des cribes the procedure for viewing copied images in the “My Documents” fold er . • When not us ing Windo ws XP, double-click [My Documents ] on the desktop. b Double-click the desi[...]

87 Enjoying images on you r computer • ssss stands for any numbe r w it hi n th e range from 000 1 to 9999. • T he numeric a l por ti ons of a mov ie file recorde d in movie mode and its co rrespondin g ind ex image file are the sam e. Folder File name File meanin g 101MSDCF to 999MSDCF DSC0 ssss .JPG • Sti ll ima ge fil es shot in – No rm [...]

88 Viewing image files once copied to a computer with your camera When an image fi le copied t o a compute r no longer remains in a “Me mory St ick,” yo u can vie w tha t image ag ai n on yo ur camer a by copy ing the image file i n the com p uter to a “Memory S ti ck.” • Step 1 is not necessary when the f ile name set with your camera ha[...]

89 Enjoying images on you r computer • When automatic ally cre ating slid e shows (page 92), a Pentium III 500 MHz or fast e r CPU is requ i red . • This software is co mpatible wit h DirectX technolo gy. “Dir ectX” must b e inst alled for u se. • A separate environme nt for opera ting the reco rdin g devi ce is req uired in order to wri [...]

90 e Click [ Next] . f Click [I nstall] on th e “Re ady to Insta ll th e Progra m” scree n. The in stallati on starts . If the “W elcome to set up f or D ir ect X” screen ap p ear s after you ins tall the applic ation softw are, follo w the instructions. g Confi rm if the c hec kbo x of “Y es, I want t o restart my computer now” is chec[...]

91 Enjoying images on you r computer Using “Picture Package” Start u p the [ P ic ture Pa ckage Menu] o n t he desktop t o use the various fu nctions. • The initial screen may differ depe nding on your computer . Y ou can change the menu display order to suit your taste by clicking [Settin gs] at the lower -right corner of the screen. • For[...]

92 Creating a slide show Click [A utomat ic Slidesh ow Prod ucer] on the le ft si de of t he scre en, th en clic k [Autom atic Slidesh ow Prod ucer] in the lower-right corner of th e scre en. The s cre en used for cre ating a sl ide show appears. Copying images to your co mputer — For Ma cin t os h users Recommende d computer environm ent OS: Mac[...]

93 Enjoying images on you r computer a Connect in g your camera to your computer For deta ils, see pa ge 83. Disconnecting the c able for multi- use terminal (USB), removing the “Memor y St ic k,” or tu rning of f t he camera during a USB connectio n Drag and dro p the drive ico n or the icon of the “Memor y S ti ck” to the “Tr ash” ico[...]

94 Required c omputer e nvironment OS: Mac O S X (v 10.1.5 or later) The abov e OS mus t be instal le d at the factory. CPU: iMac, eM ac , iBook, Powe rBo ok, Power Mac G3/ G4 seri es Memory: 128 MB or more (256 MB or more is re co mmende d. ) Hard Disk: Disk sp ace r equired for installa tion: app roxima tely 250 MB Display: 1024 × 768 dots or mo[...]

95 Troubl eshooting Troubleshoo ting If yo u experien ce trou ble with your camera, try the following solutio ns. 1 First check t he items on the t ables below. If code displays “C: ss : ss ” appear on the s creen, the self- diag nosis di spla y functi on is working (page 107). 2 Sho uld y our came ra s till not work properly, pre ss the RESET [...]

96 Shooting st ill images/ movies The battery remaining indicat or is incor rect, or sufficient battery rema inin g indi ca t or is displayed but the pow er runs out soon. • You have used the camera in an ext remely hot or an extremel y co l d loca tion . • A deviat ion has occurre d in th e remaining batter y time . • The batt ery pack is di[...]

97 Troubl eshooting The LCD screen turns blue and the subject does no t a p pe ar when recordin g movies. • The image size is set to [6 40(F ine)] whil e an cable f o r mult i-use te r min al (A/ V ) is connect ed to the multi connect or. p Disconne ct the cable for mult i-us e te rmin al (A/V). p Set the im age siz e to ot he r than [640 (F in e[...]

98 Vertica l streaks appear whe n yo u ar e sh o oti ng a very bright subj ect. • The sme ar phe nom enon is occurr ing. p This phen omenon i s not a malfuncti on. Noise appe ar s in the image whe n you view the LCD screen in a da rk place. • The c am e r a is func ti oning to incr e as e th e visibili ty of the LCD scre en by tem porarily brig[...]

99 Troubl eshooting Viewing ima ges The close-ups (Macro) function does not wor k. • (Twilight mod e) , (Landscape mode), (Fireworks mode ) or (Candl e mode) is selecte d for th e Scen e Sel ec tion functio n when shooting still i mages. p Select o ther modes th an (Twil ight mode ) , (Lan dsc ape mode), (Fireworks m ode) or (Candle mode) (page 3[...]

100 Deleting/Editing Images The image does not appear on the TV scr een. • Th e video o utput sign al settin g of yo ur camer a in the SET U P set tings is inco r r e ct . • The conne c ti on is not corr ect . p Change the setti ng (pages 45 and 114 ). p Check t he connec tion (page 3 8). The image ca nnot be played back o n a computer. — p S[...]

101 Troubl eshooting Computers Symptom Cause Solu tion You do not know if the OS of your com puter is compatib le. — p Check “Rec omm e nde d computer envi ro nme nt ” (pages 81 and 92). You cannot install the USB driver. — p In W indows 20 00, log on as Admi nistrator ( authorized Administrato rs) (page 81). Your computer does not recogniz[...]

102 “Memor y Stick” After making a USB connection, “P icture Package” d oes not automati cally st art. — — p Start u p the “ Pi ctur e Pack ag e Men u ” and ch eck [ Sett i ng s]. p Make a USB connec tion when the computer is turne d on (page 83). The image ca nnot be played back o n a computer. — — p If you are using the “Pic[...]

103 Troubl eshooting PictBridge comp liant printer Symptom Cause Solu tion The connection cannot be establi shed. • The p rinter is no t comp liant with the Pic tBridge. • The pri nter is not set for the connectio n with the camera. • [US B Connec t] is not set to [Pic t Bridge] in the SET UP settings. • Depending on the circum stances, t h[...]

104 Others You cannot print with the current pa per size setti ng of th e printer (DSC-P150 only). • The paper size set ting of the camera diffe rs from that o f the printe r. • The prin ter paper was change d to pa pe r of a different si ze after the cam era was connecte d to the prin t er. p Set the correc t pa pe r si ze ( pag e 72). p Disco[...]

105 Troubl eshooting Warnings and messages The fo llowin g messa ges ma y appear on t he scr een. Message Mea ning/Correct ive Acti on No M emory Stick • Insert a “Mem ory Stick” (page 1 8). System er ror • Turn th e power off and on again (pag e 15) . Mem ory S tick error • The ins erted “ Me m or y Stic k” ca nnot be used in your ca[...]

106 Cannot divide • The movie is not long en ough to be divided. • The file is not a movi e . Inva lid oper ati on • You are playing back a f ile th at was crea ted o n equipment other than this camera. • The batte ry level is low or zero. Charge th e battery pack (pag e 11). Depending on t he conditions of use or the type of bat tery pac k[...]

107 Troubl eshooting Self-diagnosis dis play – If a co de st arti ng wi th an alp habet letter app ears Your came ra has a self-diagnosi s display. This fun ction di splays the cam era conditi on on th e LCD scr een w it h a co mb inatio n of a letter and fo ur numeri cal di gits. If this occur s , ch eck the fol lo wing cod e ch ar t and attemp [...]

108 Number of im ages that can be s aved or shooting time The n umber of i mages tha t can be saved a nd the shootin g time differ , depe nding on the capa ci ty of t he “Memor y Stick , ” the imag e size, and the image q ualit y. Refer to the follo wing char ts when you ch oose a “Memory St ick. ” • T he number of im a ge s is liste d in[...]

109 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion Menu items Menu it em s that c an b e modi fied differ depend in g on the position of the m ode dial or the se tting. Factor y set tings are in di ca ted with x . When the mod e dial is se t to When the mod e dial is se t to P, M or SCN Item Set ting Descrip tion Mode (REC Mode) M ulti Bur s t Burst x Normal – R[...]

110 1) This does not appear when mode dial is set to P or M. 2) This does not appear when mode dial is set to M. 3) This does not appear when (T wilight mode), (T w ilight portrait mo de), (Firewor ks mode) or (Candle mode) is selected in SCN. 4) This does not appear when (T wilight mode), (Fire w orks mode) or (Candle mode) is selected in SCN. 5) [...]

111 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion When the mod e dial is se t to Item Sett ing Descript ion (EV) +2.0E V / +1 . 7E V / +1. 3E V /+1. 0EV / +0. 7EV / +0. 3EV / x 0EV / –0.3EV / –0.7EV / –1.0EV / –1. 3EV / –1. 7EV / –2. 0EV Adjust s the exp osur e (p age 53). 9 (Focus) / 7.0m / 3.0m / 1.0m / 0. 5m / Ce nter AF / x Multi AF Chooses th e a[...]

112 When the m ode di al is set t o Item Set ting Descrip tion (Folder) OK / Can cel Selects the fold e r cont ainin g the image you want to pl ay back (page 61). (Protect) — Protec ts a nd unpr ot ec ts images against accidental e r as ur e (pa g e 66 ). (DPOF) — Marks and unm a r ks the pr int (D P O F) ma r k on sti ll images you want to pr [...]

113 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion SET UP items Set the mode di al to SET U P. The SET UP screen ap p ears. Factor y set tings are in di ca ted with x . (Camera 1 ) (DSC-P150)/ (Came ra) (DSC-P100/P120) (Camera 2 ) (DSC-P150 on ly) Item Se tting Description AF Mode x Single / Moni tor Sele ct s the focus operat ion mode (page 48). Digital Zoom x Sm[...]

114 (Mem ory S tick Tool ) (Setup 1) (Setup 2) Item Se tting Description Format OK / Cancel F ormats t he “Memory Stick.” No te that fo rmattin g irrevocab ly erase s all dat a on a “M emory Stick,” in cl udin g even protecte d images (pa ge 42). Create REC. Folder OK / Can cel Creat es a fol der for rec ording image s (page 46). Change REC[...]

115 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion Precautions Do not leave t he camera in the following pl aces • I n extrem ely hot plac e, such as in a c ar par ked in t he sun. The ca mera b ody may become def or me d or this may cause a malfunc tion. • U nder dir ec t sun li ght or nea r a heater. The ca mera body ma y become di scolored or deformed , or [...]

116 On internal rechargea ble button battery This cam er a ha s an intern al rech ar geabl e button ba tt ery for mai nt ai ning the da te and time an d other se ttings r egardless o f whet he r the pow e r is on or off. This rechar g eable butt on batter y is continua lly charg ed as long as you are using the came ra. However, if you use the camer[...]

117 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion • Do not remove the “Memory Stick” while reading or writing data. • Data may be corrup ted in the following cases: – When the “Memory Stick” is removed or the camera is tu rned off during r ead or write operation – When the “Memory Stick” is used in locations subject to s tatic elect ricity or [...]

118 Effective use of the battery pack • Bat tery perfo rmance decreases i n low- temper ature surr oundings. So, the ti me that the ba ttery p ack can b e us ed is sh or t er i n cold place s. We reco mmend the f ollowin g to ensure long er bat tery pack u se: – Pu t the b attery pac k in a pocket cl ose to your body t o warm it up, an d insert[...]

119 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion Flash Recommended distance (ISO set to Auto): 0.2 m to 3.5 m (7 7/8 inches to 11 feet 5 3/4 inches) (W) 0.3 m to 2.5 m (11 7/8 inches to 8 feet 2 3/8 inches) (T) [Input and Output conn ectors] Multi c onnect or USB communication Hi-Speed US B (USB 2 .0 complian t) [LCD screen] LCD pane l 4. 6 cm (1.8 type) TFT dri[...]

120 The LCD scre en When shootin g still image s A Recordi ng mode indica t or (58, 59) /I mage si ze indi cator (19) B Self-t imer in dic a tor (27) C AE/A F lock in di cato r (23, 4 9) D Battery remain ing indicator (12) E White balance indicator (56 ) / Mode dia l indica tor (10) / Flash mode indica tor (28) / Red-e y e re duc t ion indicat or ([...]

121 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion When shooting movies A Recor di ng mode indic a t or (76) B Battery rem a ini ng indicat or (12) C White balan ce indicator (5 6) D Low ba ttery wa rning indi cator (106) E Met e r i ng mode in dica t or (55) / Picture effect indicator (60) F Spot metering cross hair (56) G Macro indicator (26) H AF rang e finder [...]

122 When playin g back still images A Image size indicator (19) B Recording mod e indicator (58, 59) C Change f older indicator (61) D Protect indicator (66) / Print (DPOF) mark indicato r ( 68) E Zoom scaling i ndicator (62) / Frame by frame pla yback indicator ( 65) F Not disconnect US B multi cable indicator ( 72) G EV level value indicator (53)[...]

123 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion When playing back movi ng images A Image size indicator (77) B Recor di ng mode indic a t or (77) C Pla yback in dicator (77) D V olume i ndicator (77) E Change folder indicator (61) F Playb ack fold er in dica tor (61) G Ima g e num ber H Recording folder indicator (46) I Number of i mages recorded in selected fo[...]

124 Index Index A A C Adap tor .... ....... ....... ....... .... ....... ....... ..... 11, 14 Access lam p ...... ...... ....... ....... ....... ....... ...... ....... 18 AE ..... ...... ....... ....... ....... .... ....... ....... ....... ....... .... 23 AE/AF l ock ....... ...... ....... ..... ....... ...... ....... ... 23, 49 AF illum i na to r [...]

125 Inde x M Manual E xposure ... ...... ....... ....... ..... ...... ....... .....50 Memory St i c k ... ..... .. ....... .... .. ....... ....... ..... .42, 116 Menu se ttings .......... .... ....... ....... ....... ....... .44, 109 Metering mod e ...... .... .. ....... ....... ..... .. ....... ...... ...55 Mode di al ........ .... ....... .......[...]

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