Sony DSC-P72 manual

3-080-877- 12 (1) Digital Sti ll Camera Operating Inst ructions Befor e o perat ing the un it, plea se r ead t his manua l th oro ughly , an d retain i t for f uture re ference. Owner’s Record The mode l an d seria l number s ar e l o cat ed on the bottom. Record th e ser ia l numb er in th e spa ce pr o v ided b e low . R efe r to the s e n um b[...]

2 T o prevent fire or shock hazard, do not e xpose the un it to rain or moisture. If you have any questions about this pro duc t, you ma y call : Sony Custome r Informat ion Servic es Center 1-800-222-SONY (7669) The number below is for the FCC re la te d matt ers onl y . Regulatory I nformation CA UTION Y ou are cautio ned that any changes or modi[...]

3 Note: This equip ment has bee n te ste d a nd fo und to comply wi th the limit s for a Class B digital device, pursuan t to Part 15 of the FCC Rule s. Thes e limi ts a re desig ned to pr ovid e reasonabl e protection aga in st ha r mful inter feren ce in a r esidentia l install ation. T his equipm en t ge nera tes, uses, and c an radia te radio f[...]

4 For the Cus tomers in the U .S.A. and Canada THIS CLASS B DIGI T AL DEVICE COMPLIES WITH P ART 15 OF THE FCC R UL ES AND THE CANADI AN ICES-003 OPERA TION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TW O C ONDITIONS: (1) THIS DEVICE MA Y NO T CA USE HARMFUL INTERFERENCE, AND (2) THIS DEVICE MUST A CCEPT ANY INTERFEREN C E RECE IVE D , INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THA [...]

5 Before usin g your camera Tri a l r e c o r d in g Befor e you reco rd one-ti me events, you may want to make a tria l re c or d in g to make sure that t he came ra is wo rking correct ly . No compensation for contents of the recording Conten ts of the rec o rd in g cannot be compe nsa te d f or if reco rding or playba c k is not possibl e due to[...]

6 The pow er zoom lens (f or the DSC- P72 only) This came ra is e quip ped with power zoom lens. Be care ful not to bump th e lens , and be careful not to apply for c e to it. The flash Do not allo w the fl ash emit ter to beco me dirty , as this ma y c ause th e f la sh emi tte r to be co me hotter than normal a nd res ult in m alfunc tion. Do not[...]

7 Trademarks • “Memor y Stic k,” , and “Magic Gate Memory Stick” are t rademarks of Son y Corp orat ion . • “Mem ory Stic k Duo” an d are tr ad em a rks o f So ny Corp orat ion . • “Mem ory Stic k PR O ” and are tr ad em a rks o f So ny Corp orat ion . • “MagicGat e” an d are trademar ks of Sony C orporati on. • Micros[...]

8 Table of co ntents Before using you r camera .......... ........... ... . 5 Identifyin g the parts .... ............... ........... .. 10 Preparing batteries ... ......... ........... ......... .. 14 Charging t h e batteries ....... ........... ......... .. 14 Inserting t h e batteries ........... ........ ........... 16 Using an e xternal p ower[...]

9 Enlargi ng an image – Playba ck zoom........... ......... ......... 62 Recor ding an enlarged im age – Trimmin g .......... ......... ........... ....... 63 Playi ng back successi ve imag es – Slide sh ow......... ............... ........... . 6 3 Rotating s till images – Rotate ..... ........... . 64 Playing b a ck images s h ot in Multi[...]

10 Ide nt if y in g th e pa rts (DSC-P72) A POWER but ton (20) B Shut te r butto n (26) C Flash (32) D Micr ophone E Self-timer lamp (3 1) / AF il lu mi na t or (33 ) F T ripod receptacle (bottom surface) G PO WER lamp (20) H Find er w in dow I Lens J Access lamp (2 3) K “Memory S tick” co ver (23) • “3.2MEGA PIXELS” sho wn on the surface[...]

11 A Zoom b utton s (during shooting) (29) /Index b uttons ( during pla yback ) (37) B Control button (Menu on) ( v / V / b / B / z ) (20) / (Menu of f) ( / / 7 /) (32/31/28/ 30) C Mode selector (21) : T o view or edit imag es : T o shoot sti ll images : T o sho ot movies/Clip Motion images/Multi Burst mode images SET UP: T o set the SET UP it ems [...]

12 Identifying the parts (continued) (DSC-P32) A POWER but ton (20) B Shut te r butto n (26) C Flash (32) D Find er w in dow E Lens F T ripod receptacle (bottom surface) G PO WER lamp (20) H Micr ophone I Self-timer lamp (3 1) / AF il lu mi na t or (33 ) J Access lamp (2 3) K “Memory S tick” co ver (23) • “3.2MEGA PIXELS” sho wn on the su[...]

13 A Zoom b utton s (during shooting) (29) /Index b uttons (during pla yback ) (37) B Control button (Menu on) ( v / V / b / B / z ) (20) / (Menu of f) ( / / 7 /) (32/31/28 / 51) C Mode selector (21) : T o view or edit imag es : T o shoot sti ll images : T o sho ot movies/Clip Motion images/Multi Burst mode images SET UP: T o set the SET UP it ems [...]

14 Prepar ing batte ries Use the follo win g batter ie s in th is ca mer a. Acceptable batteri es HR 15/51:HR6 (size AA) Nickel-Metal Hydride batt er ies (2) – NH-AA-D A (2 ) (supplied) – NH-AA-2DA twi n-pack (not supplied) R6 (s ize A A ) alk al ine b a tter ies (2 ) Batteries that cannot be used Manganese ba tt eries, lithium bat te ries, ni-[...]

15 Getti n g started Charging time This r epresents the tim e required to charge f ully depleted Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries using the supplied battery charger in an environment where the ambient temperature is 25°C (77°F ). • Charging is complete i n approximately six hours. The CHARGE lam p may r emain lit longer than six hours, but this i[...]

16 Inserti ng the b atteri es , Open t he ba tt er y cov er. Slide it in the directi o n of th e arrow with the OPEN but t on pre ssed , and it opens out . , Insert the ba tter ies. Matc h the +/ − poles o f th e batt eries to the + / − marks in side the b a tter y cas e. • Occasionally clean t he poles of th e batteries and the terminals of [...]

17 Getti n g started Battery remaining indicator (When using th e Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries) As the ba ttery power decrea ses with use , the battery re m ai ni ng in di ca tor displays the amoun t of po w er rem aini ng using the following sym b ols. • If the LCD screen is off, press to turn it on. • Based on th e conditions un der which t[...]

18 Insertin g th e batteries ( con tinued) When using Sony alkaline batteries 1) Shooting u nder the following conditi ons: – The image quality is set to [Fi ne ]. – Shooting one image ev ery 30 seconds. – Alternative l y pressing the zoom W and T buttons fully for each shot (DSC-P72 only). – Using the flash once i n ever y two shots. – T[...]

19 Getti n g started Using an ext ernal powe r sou rce , Open the jack cov er , t hen connect th e AC-LS5 AC Adap tor (not su pplied) to the DC IN jack of the ca m er a. Conn ect t he plug with the v mark facing toward th e LCD scre en. • Be su re to use th e A C-LS5 A C Adapto r. Other AC adapto rs cannot b e used with this ca mera. • Connect [...]

20 Turn i ng your cam er a on/off , Press POWE R to turn on the camera . The POWER la mp li gh t s in green an d the powe r is on. Wh en you turn on t he came ra for th e firs t time, the C lock S et scre en appear s (p age 21). To turn off the p ower Press P OWER again, the POWER la mp goes out , an d th e camera turns of f. • Do not r e move th[...]

21 Getti n g started Setti ng the date a nd t i me , Set the mode selector to . • T o set the time and the date again, set the mode selec tor to S ET U P, sel ect [C lo ck Se t] i n (Setup 1) (pages 45, 107), then pro ceed from Step 3 . • Y ou can carry out this operation e ven when the mode selector is set to or . , Press POWER to turn on the [...]

22 , Select th e yea r, mont h, day , hour, or minute item you want to set with b / B on the cont rol but ton. v is shown a bove and V is shown be low the sele cte d it em. , Set the desired num e rical value with v / V on t h e control button , then pr es s z . After set ti ng the curr en t n ume r ical value, set t he next item. Repeat the a bove[...]

23 Shootin g still images Inserting and removing a “Me m or y Stick” , Open the “Memor y Stick” cover . Slid e the cov er in the d ire ctio n of th e ar row. • For more information about the “Memory Stick,” see page 109. , Inse rt the “Memory S tic k.” Insert the “Mem ory Sti ck” al l th e way in until it clicks as shown in th[...]

24 Setti ng the still image size , Set the m od e sele ct or t o . , Turn on the ca mera, then press (Image S ize). The Imag e Size se tu p item appears . • For more informat i on about t he image si ze , see page 25. , Select t he desi red im age s ize with v / V on the co ntrol button. The ima g e size is set . After th e setting i s complete d[...]

25 Shootin g still images Image size and quali ty You ca n ch oose ima ge si ze (number of pixe l s ) and image qu a li ty (com pr ession ratio) ba sed on the kind o f images y ou want to shoot. Th e larger yo u make the im a ge size an d the hig her you ma ke the im age qualit y, the bet ter your image, but also th e large r the am ount of da ta n[...]

26 Basic still image shoot ing – usi ng auto mode , Set the m od e sele ct or t o , and t urn on the c amera. The recor di n g folde r name is indica ted on the LCD screen for a bout five seconds. • The lens cov er opens when the power is turned on. • Do not touch the lens po rtion while it is operating, such as when you press PO WER to turn [...]

27 Shootin g still images , Press t he sh utter but to n fully down . The shutte r cl ic ks, the shoot in g is com p l ete d, an d t he st il l ima ge i s sa ve d in the “M emory S tick.” When the r ecord ing lamp (pa ges 11, 13 ) goes out, yo u can sh oot the next image. • When you are shooting with the batteries, if no tasks are per formed [...]

28 Basic still image shooting – using auto mode (continued) About Auto Focus When y ou t ry to s hoo t a sub ject t ha t is har d to focu s on, th e AE/AF lock ind icator will change to flash ing slowly. The Au to Fo cus fu nction m ay be difficu lt to use with in the fol lo win g subj ec ts. In su ch cases, release t he shutter button, th en try[...]

29 Shootin g still images Using the zoom feature , Press t he zo om buttons t o choo se t he de sired zoo m position, a nd sh oot your image. The minim um distance needed to focus on a subject Appr oximat ely 50 c m (19 3 / 4 inches) from the end of th e lens (DS C -P72) Approxim a tely 10 cm (4 i nches) fro m the end o f the le ns (DSC-P 32) • T[...]

30 Shooting close-ups – Macro (DSC-P72 only) For close-up s of small subj ects like flow ers or in s ec ts, shoo t usin g the macro fe ature . You ca n use thi s fea tur e for clos e-u ps of subjects up to the distances specified below. When the zoom i s set all th e way to the W side: 10 c m (4 in ches) from the end of the lens When the zoom i s[...]

31 Shootin g still images Using the self-timer , Set the mode selector to , and pres s V ( ) on the control butt on. The (Self-ti mer) indica tor app ears on the LCD screen . • If the menu is currently displayed, press MENU first to make the menu disappear . • Y ou can carry out this operation e ven when the mode selector is set to . , Center t[...]

32 Selecting a flash mode , Set the m od e sele ct or t o , and pres s v ( ) on the c ontrol button repeat edly t o se lect a flash mode. The flas h m ode has the foll owin g feature s . No i ndi cato r (Aut o): The camera d ecides to use the fla sh based on lig hting condit io ns. The fla s h w ill be used when there i s not enou gh light or when [...]

33 Shootin g still images To reduce “red-eye” wh en shooting live su bjects The flash pre -st robe s bef ore shooting to redu ce the red-e y e ph enom en on. Set [Re d Eye Re duc ti on ] to [On] in th e SE T U P settings (pa ge 106). ap pears on the LCD screen . • The amount of red-eye reduction possible varies acc or ding to the individual. [...]

34 Shooting with the finder The find er i s conv enie nt whe n you want to save battery po wer, or whe n it is difficu lt to conf irm th e ima ge u s in g the LCD sc reen . Each time you press , t he display changes in t he fo llowing ord er. All of the i ndicato rs are tu rned o ff • The image through the finder does not indicate the actual reco[...]

35 Shootin g still images Inserting the date and time on a still image , Set the mode selector to SET UP. The SE T UP scr een appear s. • When images are shot with the date and time inserted, the date and time cannot be removed later . • When shooting images with the date and time inserted, the actual date and time are not displayed on the LCD [...]

36 Viewin g ima ges on the LCD screen of your camera You can view im ages shot with the came ra almos t immed iate ly on t he sc re en. Yo u can sele ct the fol lo win g thr ee meth ods fo r vie w in g im a ges. Single (single-image) screen You ca n vi ew one im age at a tim e , occupy ing the ent i re scree n. Index (nine-image) screen Nine imag e[...]

37 Viewing st ill images , Select the desire d still ima ge wit h b / B on the co ntrol button. b : Displa ys the previous image. B : Displa ys the n e xt image. 2 10:30 PM 2003 7 4 101-0003 3 / 9 101 VGA BACK/NEXT V OLUME Viewing on the index (nine- or triple-image) screen , Press t h e zo om W (in d ex ) but t on once. The d is p lay s w itch es [...]

38 Viewin g images on a TV scre en , Connect t he supplied A/V connect i ng ca ble to the A/V OUT (MONO) jack of the camera an d the aud io /vid eo input jacks of the TV. If your TV has stere o ty pe inpu t jac ks, connec t t he audio plug (b lack) of the A /V connec ting cab le to t he Lch aud io inpu t jack. • T u rn off both the cam era and th[...]

39 Viewing st ill images Watching images on a TV screen If you wa nt to view ima ges on a T V , yo u need a TV having a video in put jack and the A/V co nnecti ng cable (sup plied). The colo r system o f the TV mu st match as that of your di gital still ca m era . Che ck the following l ist: NTSC system Bahama Islands, Boliv ia, Canada , Cen tral A[...]

40 Deleting i mages , Set the m od e sele ct or t o , and t urn on the c amera. Select th e ima ge you want to delete with b / B on the control but ton. , Press (D elet e). The image has not ye t be en del et ed at th is poin t. • Y ou cannot delete prot ected images (page 67). , Sel ec t [Delet e] with v on the control button, then pr ess z . ?[...]

41 Deleti ng still i mages Deleting on the Index (nine-image) screen , While an Index (n in e- i m age ) screen (page 37) is dis playe d, press (Delete) . , Select [Selec t] with b / B on the control bu tton, then pr es s z . To delete al l the images in the folder Select [All In Folder] with B on the contr ol butt on , th en p res s z . Ne xt , s [...]

42 Deleting on the Index (nine- image) screen (continued) , Pres s (D elet e). Select [OK] with B on the control bu tton, then pr es s z . “Memo ry St ick acce ss” a ppe ar s on the screen. When this message disappears, all of the images with marks have been delete d . To cancel th e deletion Select [ Exit] with b on the control but ton , then [...]

43 Deleti ng still i mages , Selec t [D el et e] wit h v on the control button, then pr es s z . “Memory Stick acc ess” ap pears on t he scree n. When t his messa ge dis appea rs, th e image has been de leted. To cancel th e deletion Sel ect [E xit] w i th V on the c ont rol button , then pr ess z . 3 Delete Exit 10:30 PM 2003 7 4 101-0002 OK B[...]

44 Formattin g a “Me mory Stick” , Inse rt t h e “Memor y Stick” you want to f ormat into the c amera. Set the mo d e select or t o SET UP, and turn on the camera. • The term “forma tting” mea ns prepa ring a “Memory Stick” to re cord ima ge s ; this process is also called “initialization.” The s upplied “Memory Stick” and[...]

45 Before advance d operatio ns How to setup and operate your camera This section de scr ibes the most frequent ly used m e nus an d th e SET U P s cre en. Changing menu settings a Press M E NU . The men u appears . b Select th e set t in g it em you want to change with b / B on the cont rol b u tton. The let ters and symbols of the item you select[...]

46 Deciding the still image quality Mode se lector: You can select th e sti ll image qu ality fro m [Fine] or [Stan dard]. Before operation Set (C ame ra) to an y m ode other t h an [Auto ] in t he m e nu setting s (page 27). a Set the m od e sele ct or t o . b Press M E NU . The men u appears . c Select (P . Qu ality) with b / B , then sel ec t th[...]

47 Before advance d operatio ns Creating a new folder a Set the mode selector to SET UP. b Sele ct ( Memory Stic k T ool ) wit h v / V , [Create REC. Folder] wit h B / v / V , and [OK] with B / v , then pr ess z . The fol lowing scree n ap pears . c Select [OK] with v , then press z . A new folder i s crea t ed with a num be r one hi gher than the [...]

48 Choosing a f ocus method Mode se lector: / Multipoint AF The came ra ca lculat es th e dis tan ce in thre e areas to th e le ft, and rig ht and i n th e ce nter of the i m a ge, letti ng you shoo t using th e auto f ucus func tion wit hout worry ing abo ut the imag e com pos ition . Thi s is us efu l whe n it is diff icult to fo cus on the subj [...]

49 Advanced st ill i ma ge shoo ti ng Sh oo ti ng t ec h n i ques Even if it is difficult to foc us in AF shooting because the subject is not in the center of th e frame, you can focus in this situation using Center AF . For e xample, when you are shooting two subjects, and there is a g ap between them, the ca m era may focus on the background visi[...]

50 a Set the m od e select or to or . b Press M E NU . The men u appears . c Select 9 (Focus) with b / B , then sel ec t the distan ce to the subject with v / V . Y ou can sele ct from th e follo wing dist ance sett ings . 0.5m , 1.0m, 3. 0m, 7 .0m, ∞ (un li mited dist ance ) To return to auto focus mode In step 3 , se le ct 9 (Focus), then sel e[...]

51 Advanced st ill i ma ge shoo ti ng Selecting a meter ing mode Mode se lector: / This functi on e na ble s you to select a meteri ng mode to suit the shooting conditio ns and purp ose. Multi-pattern m e tering The ima ge is d ivided i nto mult iple regions and m eterin g is perf ormed f or ea ch r egion. The camer a judg es t he s ubje ct posi ti[...]

52 For the DSC-P32 a Set the mo de dial to or . b Press B ( ) on the control butto n to tu rn spot me tering on. The spot me teri ng cross hair ap pears. To cancel s pot metering Press B ( ) again to turn spot mete ring off. The spot meterin g cross h air disappea rs, an d th e came ra r eturn s to mu lti- patter n mete ring. Adjusting co lor tones[...]

53 Advanced st ill i ma ge shoo ti ng • Under fluorescent lights that flicker, e ven if you choose , the white balance m ay not be properly adjusted. • When the flash is triggered, the m anual setting of white balance is cancelled, and the shooting of the image is done in Auto m ode. Adjust ing the flash level – Flash level Mode se lector: Yo[...]

54 Shooting multiple fram es – Clip Motion Mode se lector: You ca n shoo t a number of still image s consecu tively ( GIF anima tion) . Beca use the file s iz e is small, t he s e i mages are idea l for use on a hom e pag e, or for at tachin g to an e- mail message. • Clip Motion images are restri cted to color levels of 256 colors and below . [...]

55 Advanced st ill i ma ge shoo ti ng • If you do not complete Step 6 , all the images will not be saved in the “Memory St ic k.” • In Clip Motion, the date and time cannot be inserted. • When you view Clip Moti on images using the Index sc reen, the images may appear different from the actual image recorded. • GIF files made o n other [...]

56 Shooting two images in succession – Burst 2 Mode se lector: You can shoo t two images in succ ession while pr essi ng th e shut te r bu tt on on l y once . a Set the m od e sele ct or t o . b Press M E NU . The men u appears . c Select [Mode ] (REC Mode) with b / B , then sele ct [Burst 2] wit h v / V . d Shoot your ima g e . Y ou can do the n[...]

57 Advanced st ill i ma ge shoo ti ng c Select [Mode ] (REC Mode) wit h b / B , then select [E-Mail] with v / V . d Shoot your image. Y ou can do t h e next shoot in g after “Rec ording” disapp ears f rom the LCD screen. To return to normal mode In St ep 3 , s ele ct [ Norm al] . • For instructions on ho w to attach your images to an e-m ail [...]

58 Shooting according to scene condi tions Mode se lector: When s hoot ing ni ght scen es, s hoot ing people at nigh t, shoot i ng la nd scapes, or shooti ng a wate rfront o r a sno wscap e, use the mo d es li s te d be lo w to i ncr ea se th e qualit y of yo ur image s . Twilight m ode Under d ark li ghting c onditions, y ou c an shoot a distan t [...]

59 Advanced st ill i ma ge shoo ti ng a Set the mode selector to b Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars. c Selec t (Camer a) with b , then sel e ct the desire d mode wit h v / V . To return to the no rmal s hooti ng In St ep 3 , select [Aut o] or [Program ]. • The setting is maintaine d even when the power is turned off. • Even when you select T w[...]

60 Adding sp ecial effect s – Picture Effect Mode se lector: / You ca n add special effects to brin g out the contrast in your i m ages. Before operation Whe n s hoo ti ng s t ill im a ge s , s et (Came ra) to an y mode ot her tha n [Auto] in the menu sett ings (page 27). a Set the m od e selec to r t o or . b Press ME NU . The menu app ear s. c [...]

61 Advanced st i ll image vi ew ing Selecting the f older and playing back images – Folder Mode se le ct or : Select t he folder t hat image s you wan t to play bac k are stor ed. a Set the mode selector to . b Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars. c Select [Folder] with b , the n press z . d Select th e des ired folder with b / B . e Select [OK] wi[...]

62 Enlarging a portion of a still image Mode se lector: You ca n en large an i ma ge up to five times the si ze o f th e orig inal im age. You ca n also record t he enl arg ed im age as a ne w file . Enlarging an image – Playback zoom a Set the m od e selec to r t o . b Display the imag e you want to enla r ge. c Press th e zoo m T button to enla[...]

63 Advanced st i ll image vi ew ing Recording an enlarged image – Trimming a After you have v iewed an image using p laybac k zoom, press M E N U. The me nu appe ars. b Select [T rimming] with B , then press z . c Selec t the image si ze with v / V , then pr ess z . The i mage is recorded , and t he scr een image retu rns to the size it was befor[...]

64 To skip to th e next/previous image during slide show Press B (nex t), or b (pre vious). • The interval settings are just guideline s . The actual intervals differ , b ased on factors like th e size of the i mage. Rotating still im ages – Rotate Mode selecto r: Images s h ot when hol d in g the camera vertical ly can be ro tated an d di spla[...]

65 Advanced st i ll image vi ew ing Playing back i mages shot in Multi Burst mode Mode se le ct or : You ca n pl ay back Multi Burst im a ges cont in uously or pl ay them back f rame by frame . T hi s func ti on is use d for checking the images. • When the images a r e played back on a computer, the 16 frames you shot will all be displayed at the[...]

66 To delete s hot images When using t his m ode, you c ann ot del ete only cer t ain frames. When you de lete images, all 16 of th e frames are delete d at the same time . 1 Display the Multi Bur st image you want to dele te. 2 Press (Delet e). 3 Sele ct [ Del ete ], t hen p re ss z . All of th e fra mes a re de le ted.[...]

67 Still ima g e editi ng Protecting image s – Protect Mode se le ct or : To pr eve n t ac cide nt al erasure of an impor ta nt im age, you can pr otect it. On the single screen a Set the mode selector to . b Disp la y the i mage y ou w ant to protect with b / B . c Press M E NU . The men u appears . d Select [P rotect] wi t h b / B , t hen press[...]

68 h Select [OK] with B , then press z . The - ma rk turn s wh ite and the select ed image is protected . To cancel t he protection In Step 4 , sel ect [Can cel], or in Step 8 , select [E xit]. To release p rotection In Step 5 , sele ct an ima ge for whi ch you want to re le ase prot ection w it h v / V / b / B , and press z . T he - mark turns gr [...]

69 Still ima g e editi ng Changing image s ize – Resiz e Mode se le ct or : You ca n ch ange the im ag e size of a recor ded im age, an d save it as a ne w file. You can re siz e to the fol low ing sizes. 3.1M, 2.0M, 1.2 M, and VGA. The orig inal image is ret ained even af ter resizing. a Set the mode selector to . b Displ ay the imag e you wan t[...]

70 Choosing images to print – Print (DPOF) mark Mode se lector: You ca n de sign ate cert a in i ma ge s to be prin ted . This ma rk is c onv enie nt wh en you wan t to print images at a shop tha t confor ms with the DPOF (Digit al Print Order Format ) standard. • Y ou cannot mark movies (MPEG movie) or images recorded in Clip Motion mode. • [...]

71 Still ima g e editi ng g Press M E NU . h Select [OK] with B , then pres s z . Th e m ark turn s whit e and th e setting is comp leted. To delete the mark In St ep 5 , se lect th e ima g e you w a nt to delete the mark wi th v / V / b / B , and press z . To delete al l the marks from the images in the folder In St ep 4 , selec t [All In Folder],[...]

72 Shooting movies Mode se lector: You can shoo t movies (MPE G m ovi es). Before operation Set [Moving Ima ge] to [MPEG Movie] in the SET UP settin gs (page s 45, 10 6). a Set the m od e selec to r t o . b Press (Image Size). The Ima ge Size set up item a ppear s. c Select the desired mode with v / V . Y ou can choo s e from 64 0 (V G A ) or 160 ([...]

73 Enjoyin g movies Viewing movies on the LCD screen Mode se le ct or : You ca n view movies on the LCD screen of the camer a and hear sounds fr om the spea ke r of the ca mer a. a Set the mode selector to . b Select th e des ired movie wit h b / B . Movie s with the image si ze [160 (Mail )] are di splayed a size smaller than st ill ima ges. Movie[...]

74 Deleting movies Mode se lector: You ca n de le te unw a nt ed movie s . On the single screen a Set the m od e selec to r t o . b Sele c t the mo vi e you w ant to delete with b / B . c Press (D elet e). The movie ha s not ye t bee n delete d at this point . d Sele ct [Del ete] wi th v , then press z . “Memor y St ick ac ce ss” ap pea rs o n [...]

75 Enjoyin g movies g Select [OK] with B , then pres s z . “Memory S ti ck access” messa ge appear s on the scr een. When this messag e di sap pears, the movi e ha s bee n d e lete d . To cancel th e deletion In St ep 3 or 7 , select [Exi t] . To delete al l the images in the folder In St ep 3 , selec t [All In Folder], then press z . Next, sel[...]

76 Editing movies Mode se lector: You ca n cu t movies, or de lete unn ec essa ry porti ons of movi es. This is th e recomme nded mode to use when th e “Me mor y Stic k” ca pa city is ins uff icie nt, o r when you attac h mo vies to your e -m ail messag es. The file num bers assigned whe n movies ar e cut The cut mo vi es ar e assigne d ne w nu[...]

77 Enjoyin g movies e Decide on a cuttin g poi nt . Press z at the de sired cutt in g point. Wh en you want to ad ju s t th e cutt ing point, se lect [ c / C ] (frame forward / rewind) and adjust the cu tting poi nt wi th b / B . I f you want to chang e the cut ting point, selec t [Can cel]. Th e playba ck of the mov ie sta rts ag ain. f When you h[...]

78 Copying images to your compute r – For Windows use rs Recommended com puter environment OS: Microsoft Windows 98 , Win dows 98SE, Windows 20 00 Professi ona l, Windo ws M illennium Edit ion, W indows XP Home Edition, or Windows XP Professional The abov e OS mus t be instal led at the facto r y. Ope r ati on is not assu r ed in an environ men t[...]

79 Enjoying images on yo ur comput er Installing the USB driver When using W indo ws XP, you n eed not inst all th e USB driv er. Once the U S B dri ve r is installed , yo u nee d not in s ta ll th e USB dr iver . a T urn on your computer , and inse rt th e supplie d CD-ROM into the CD-R OM drive. Th e model sele ctio n scre en ap pears. If it does[...]

80 Installing “Image Transfer” You can u se the “Image T rans fer” s oftwar e to copy im a ges to you r comp ut er automa tically when you conne ct the came ra to your com p uter. a Cli ck [C yb e r-sho t ] on the model selec tion scr een . The installa tion menu screen appea r s. b Click [Image T ran sfer ] on the installation menu sc re e[...]

81 Enjoying images on yo ur comput er g Click [Finis h]. Th e “I nstall Shi el d Wizard” sc re en closes. If you wish to c ont in ue with the installa tion of “ Image Mixer,” clic k [ImageMix er] on the title scree n and then fo llow the proced u re. • The USB dri ver is needed in or der to use “Image T ransfer.” If the necessary dr i[...]

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

83 Enjoying images on yo ur comput er Removing the USB cab le from your computer, removin g the “Memory Stick” from your camera, or turning off the camera during a USB connection For Windows 2000, Me, or X P users 1 Double- cli ck on the task tray. 2 Click (Sony DSC), th en click [S top ]. 3 Confir m the d evice on the c onfirmatio n window, th[...]

84 Changing “Image Transfer” settings Y ou ca n cha nge “ Ima ge Tran sfer ” s ettin gs. Rig ht-cl ick th e “I ma ge Tr a nsfe r” ic on on the task tray , select [Open Sett in g s ]. The settings you can set are as fol lows: [Basic], [Copy], and [De lete]. Whe n t he “Im age T ran s f er ” sta r t s, the belo w window appears. When [...]

85 Enjoying images on yo ur comput er – Wind ows XP Copying image s using the Windows XP AutoPlay wiz ard a Make a U SB con nection (page 82). Click [Copy pictures to a folder on my computer using Microsoft Scann er and Camera Wiz ar d], then cli ck [OK]. The “S c anne r an d Came ra Wizard” scree n ap pears. b Click [Next]. The i mages s tor[...]

86 Image file storage destinations and file names The ima ge files rec orded wit h your cam era are gro u p ed as fo l ders in the “Memo ry Stick.” Example: wh en viewin g folders o n Windows Me • You cannot recor d any i mages to “100MSDCF” or “MSSONY” folders. The imag es in these f o ld e rs are avai lable only f or vi ewing. • F[...]

87 Enjoying images on yo ur comput er • ssss stands for any numbe r w it hi n the r ange fr om 0 001 to 9999. • The num e r ica l portions of the fo llowi ng fil es ar e th e s am e. – A smal l-size image file shot in E- Mail mode and i ts co rre spondin g im a ge fi le – An audi o file sh ot in Voice mo de and its correspo nding image file[...]

88 Copying images to your compute r – For Macintosh us ers Recommended com puter environment OS: Mac O S 8.5.1 , 8.6, 9 .0, 9.1, 9.2, o r Mac OS X (v1 0. 0/ v10. 1/ v1 0.2) The abov e OS mus t be instal led at the factory. For the follow ing mod els, upda te your OS to Ma c O S 9. 0 o r 9.1. – iMac wit h Mac OS 8.6 installe d at the factor y, a[...]

89 Enjoying images on yo ur comput er Removing the USB cable from your computer, removing the “Memory Stick” from the camera, or turning off the camera Drag and dro p the drive icon o r the i con of the “Memor y S ti ck” to the “Trash ” ico n, then rem o ve the USB c able, remo ve the “Mem ory St ick,” or turn of f the cam era • I[...]

90 Creating a V ideo CD You can create a V ideo C D u sing y our comput er. The created Vi d eo CD can be playe d bac k on a Vide o CD -com pat ible DVD pl ayer. When playi ng back o n a comput er, use applica tion soft wa r e us e d to play ba ck a Vide o CD. a Sta r t “I m ag eM ixer. ” b Click . The video CD cre at i ng m ode tur ns on. c Dr[...]

91 Troublesh ooting Troubleshoo ting If you have trouble w i th your cam era, try the follo win g so lu ti o ns. 1 Check th e items on page s 91 to 97. If th e screen shows “C: ss : ss ,” the self-di agnosis f unction is working. Please see p age 100. 2 Press the RESET b utton l ocated i nside the j ac k cover , then turn o n th e cam era again[...]

92 Shooting still imag es / movie s The power turns off suddenly. • I f you do not operate the camer a for about 90 second s whil e the pow er is on , the came ra turns off automa tically to preven t weari ng down the battery (wh en [Power Sa ve] is [Off], aft er three minute s. ) (pa ge 17). • The batteries are di sc harge d . p Turn on the ca[...]

93 Troublesh ooting The im age is too b rig ht . • You are shoot ing a spot ligh ted subjec t in a dark locati o n s uc h as on a stage. • T he brightne ss of the LCD screen is too high. p Adjust the ex posu re (page 50) . p Adjust the brigh tness of the LCD scr e en (pa ge 107). The im age is monochrome (black and white). • [PFX] (P. Effect)[...]

94 Viewing im ages Deleting/editin g an image Symptom Cause Sol u tion The image ca nnot be played back. • The mode selec to r is not se t to . • Y ou cannot play bac k the i mage on t he camera, if it is mod ified on a c om puter o r it s f olde r/fil e name is change d. • The camera is in USB mode. p Set the mo de sel ec to r to (pa g e 36)[...]

95 Troublesh ooting Computers You cannot cut a movie. • T he movie is not long enough to cu t. • Protected movi e (MPEG movie ), Clip Motio n, Mult i Bu rst file s a nd still im a ge s cannot b e cu t. — — 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 “Re comme nde d comput e[...]

96 “Memor y Stick” You cannot copy images. • The camera is not correc tly connected t o your computer. • T h e copy procedure dif fers de pe ndin g on your OS. — p Connect the came ra a nd your c o mp uter corre ct ly (p a ge 82). p Follow the copy proce dure for your OS (pa ge s 83, 84, 88). p If you are using the “ImageM ixe r Ver. 1.[...]

97 Troublesh ooting Oth ers You cannot format a “Memory Sti ck. ” • The write-p rotect s witch on the “ Memory Stick” is set to the LO C K position . p Set it to the rec ordin g posit ion (pa ge 1 09). You have formatted a “Memory Sti ck” by mistake. • All the data on the “Memory Stick” are erased by formatting. p We recomm end [...]

98 Warnings and messages The followi ng messages ap pear on the LCD sc ree n. Message Me aning/ Cor rective Action No Memory St ic k • I nse r t a “Me m ory Stick” (page 23). Sy st e m er ror • T urn the powe r off and on ag ai n (page 20). Memo ry Stick error • The in serted “M emory St ick” ca nnot be us ed with your cam era (page 1[...]

99 Troublesh ooting • Camera shake may occur du e to in suff icie nt li ght. Use th e flas h, mou nt the ca mer a on a tri pod, o r other wis e secu re the ca mera in place. Turn the p ower off and on again • A probl em w ith th e lens cause d an error. Message Meaning/ Corrective Act ion[...]

100 Self-diagnosis disp lay – If a code s tarting with an alphabet le tter appears Your cam er a has a self-diag nosi s displ a y. This f unction display s the c ondition of th e camer a on t he LCD s cree n usi ng a combinat ion of a letter and four n umeri cal digits. If th is occur s , ch ec k the fo ll ow i ng code ch art and take t he corres[...]

101 Additional informat io n The number of imag es that can be sa ved/ shooting time The n umber of i mages tha t can be saved a nd the shoot in g ti m e are diffe rent, dep ending on the capacity o f the “Memor y S t ick,” th e image si ze, an d the ima ge quality. Refer to the fo llow ing ch arts w hen you choose a “Memory St ick.” • Th[...]

102 Menu items Menu item s tha t c an be ch anged diff er depend ing on the position o f the mode selector. The LCD screen shows only the items you ca n opera t e ba sed on the cur rent posi tion of the mod e select or. Factory sett ings are in d icat ed w it h x . When the mo de selector is set to Item Se tting Description (Camera) // / / / Progra[...]

103 Additional informat io n * When (Camera) is s et to [Au to], these items ar e no t displayed. When the mode selecto r is set to (w hen [Moving Image] is set to [ MPEG Movie] in the SET UP settings) Mode (REC Mode) Voice E-Mail Burst 2 x Normal – Recor ds an audio fil e (wit h a still ima g e ) in addi tio n to the JPEG file (pa ge 57). – Re[...]

104 When the mo de selector is set to (whe n [Moving Image ] is set to [Clip Motion ] in the SET UP se ttings) When the mo de selector is set to (when [M oving Image ] is set to [Multi Burst] in the SET UP settings) Item Se tting Description (EV) +2.0 EV / +1.7 EV / +1.3EV / +1.0EV / +0.7EV / +0.3EV / x 0EV / − 0.3EV / − 0.7E V / − 1.0EV / ?[...]

105 Additional informat io n When the mode selecto r is set to (P.Q u ali t y) x Fine / Standar d Records images wit h fi ne image q ua li t y mo d e. / Rec ords images in the standa rd image qu ality mode (page 46) . PFX (P.Ef fect) Solari ze / B& W / Sepia /Ne g.Art / x Off Sets t he speci al effec ts for t h e image (pag e 60). Item Se tting[...]

106 SET UP items (Camera) (Memory Stic k Tool) Item Se tting Description Moving Image x MPEG Mo vie / Clip Mo tion / Multi Burst Selects t he shooting mode ( pages 54, 55, 72 ). Smart Zoom (DSC-P72 only) x On / O f f Sel ec ts wh eth e r to use th e sm art zo o m (pag e 2 9 ) . Date /Time Day& Time / Date / x Off Sel ects whether to insert th e[...]

107 Additional informat io n (Setup 1) (Setup 2) Create REC. Fol der OK / Cancel Creates a f older for record ing image s (page 47). Change REC. Fol der OK / Cancel Changes a folder fo r reco rd i ng im ag es (page 47). Item Se tting Description Power Sa ve x On / O ff Selects whether t o use the Power Sa ve mode (page 17 ). Displaye d only when yo[...]

108 Precautions Do not leave the camera in the following pl aces • In extrem ely hot place, s uc h as in a car parke d i n the sun . The camera body may become def or me d or this may cau s e a malfunct ion. • Under di rect sunli ght or near a hea ter. The c amera bo dy may become defo rmed or this may cau se a malf u nction. • On rock ing vi[...]

109 Additional informat io n The internal rechar geable button battery This cam era has an i nternal r echar geable button ba tt ery for maintai ni n g the date an d time and other setti ngs regardless of whet he r the pow e r is on or off. This r echar geable butto n batter y is conti nually ch arged as long as you are usi ng the came ra. However,[...]

110 • Do not attach any other ma terial th an the supplied label on the labeling positio n. • When you attach the supplied l abel, be sure to attach it to the labeli ng position. Be careful th at the label does not stick out. • When you carr y or store the “Memory Stick,” put it in the case supplied with it. • Do not to uch the terminal[...]

111 Additional informat io n Battery life • The bat tery li fe is limi ted. Ba ttery capacit y decre a ses little b y little as you us e it m ore and mo re, and a s ti me pass es. When the battery opera ting time seem s to have bee n consider ably shor t e ned, a prob abl e caus e is th at the b a ttery has reac he d the end of it s lif e . • T[...]

112 Recording m edia “Memory S tick” Flash Recommen ded distance DSC-P7 2 0.5 to 3.8 m (19 3 / 4 inches to 12 feet 5 19 / 32 inches) (W)/ 0.5 to 2.5 m (19 3 / 4 inches to 8 feet 2 7 / 16 inches) DSC-P3 2 0.5 to 3.8 m (19 3 / 4 inches to 12 feet 5 19 / 32 inches) (when ISO sensitivity is set to Auto) [Output c onn e cto r s ] A/V OUT (MONO) jack[...]

113 Additional informat io n The LCD scree n For shooting st ill images A Image size indicator (24, 25) B Recor di ng mode indicator (54–57) C AE/AF loc k indicator ( 26, 49) D Battery rem a ini ng indicator (17) E Flash mode (32) / Re d-eye re du ction (33) / White balance indicator (52) / AF il lu mi na tor in d icat or (33 ) F Camera mode indi[...]

114 For shooting m ovies A Recordi ng mode indicator (72) B Battery remain ing indicator (17) C White balance indicator (52) D Picture effect indicator (60) E Low batt er y warning (98) F Spot m etering cross ha ir (51) G AF range finder (48) H Image size indicator ( 72) I Recording time (Maxi mum recordable time) indicator (101) / Self-diagnosis d[...]

115 Additional informat io n For still image playback A Image size indicator (24, 25) B Recor di ng mode indicator (54–57) C V olume indi cator (57) /Protect mark indica t or (6 7) /Pr i nt (D P OF) mark indica t or (7 0) D Zoom indica t or (6 2) /Jog pla yback indic ator ( 65) E Low batt er y warnin g (98) F Folder -file num ber (87 ) G Playb ac[...]

116 Index A A/V connect i ng cab l e .... ............ ......... .. ........... 38 Access lam p ...... ........... ........... ......... ....... ......... 23 AE/AF l ock ........... ......... ....... ......... ....... ..... 26 , 49 AE/AF l ock lamp ....... ......... ....... ......... ...... . 11, 13 AF illum i na to r .... ......... .. ............[...]

117 Index Menu Changing me n u ....... ... ......... .. ......... .. ............45 Metering mod e ... ... .. ......... .. ......... ... ......... .. .......51 Mode s elector .......... ......... ....... ......... ....... ...11, 13 Moisture condens ation .. ................................. 108 Movie Continuous s hooting .......................... [...]

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