Sony DSC-P73 manual

2-189-207- 11 (1) Digital S till Cam era Operating I nstructions Before op erating the uni t, please read t his m anual thorou ghly, and retain i t for future refe rence. Owner’s Record The mod el and seria l numb ers ar e locat ed on the bot tom. Re cord the serial num ber in the spa ce prov ided belo w . Refe r to the s e nu mbers whene ve r yo[...]

2 T o prevent fire or sh ock 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 Custome r Information S ervices Cente r 1-800-222-SONY (7669) The number below is for the FCC re la te d matt ers onl y . Regulatory I nf ormation CA UTION Y ou are cautio ned that any changes or mod[...]

3 Note: This equip ment has bee n te ste d a nd fo und to comply with the li mits fo r a Cla ss B digital device, pursuan t to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Thes e limi ts a re de sig ned to pr ovid e reasonabl e protection again st ha r mfu l inter feren ce i n a res ident ial in stall ati on. Th is equipm en t ge nera tes, uses, and can radia te radi[...]

4 For the Cus tomer s in the U .S.A. and Canada THIS CLASS B DIGI T AL DEVICE COMPLIES WITH P ART 15 OF THE FCC R ULES AND THE CANADIAN ICES- 003 OPERA TION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TW O CONDITIONS: (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 T[...]

5 The power z oom lens This came r a is equi pped with power zoom lens. B e careful not t o bump the lens, and be car ef ul not to apply for c e to it. Do not get the camera wet When taki ng pic tu res outdoors in the rain or under similar c onditions, be ca reful not t o get the camera wet. I f wat er gets ins ide of the camera, it ma y caus e th [...]

6 Table of co ntents Read this first ........ ...... ......... ........ ...... ....... 4 Identifyin g the p arts ....... ......... ........ ...... .... 8 Mode dial ....... ...... ... ...... ... ........ ...... ... .. 10 Preparing batteri es ......... ...... ........ ...... ..... 11 Charging t he batter ies . ...... ......... ........ ..... 11 Inser[...]

7 Enlargin g a por tion of a stil l image – Playba ck zoom ........... ......... ..... .... 64 Playi ng back succes sive im ages – Slide sh ow......... ......... ...... ........ .... 65 Rotating s till images – R otate .......... ....... 66 Playing b ack im ages shot in Multi B urst mode ........ ...... ......... ......... ...... ........ . 6[...]

8 L T ri pod receptacle (bottom surface) • The lens ring is remov able so that you can attach an adaptor ring (not supplied). • Use a tripod with a screw length of les s than 5.5 mm ( 7 / 32 inch). Y ou will be una ble to firmly secure the camera to tripods having lo nger screws , and may damage the camera. Ide nt if y in g th e pa rts See the [...]

9 A Control button Menu on : v / V / b / B / z (18) Menu of f : // 7 / (31/ 30/ 27/ 29) Mode di al “M”: Shu t ter speed / ape rtu re valu e (52 ) B Finder (33) C LCD screen For det ails on th e items on th e LCD screen, see pages 124 t o 127. D (LCD stat us/LCD on/off) butto n (33) E MENU b ut to n (46, 112) F RESET button (99) G DC IN jack (16[...]

10 Mode dial Before us ing your camer a , set the mark on the mode di al to the POWER button si de. (Auto a djustment 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 47). P (Program a uto shooting) Sho o t ing adj ust m ent is au toma tica l ly c[...]

11 Getting started Prepar ing bat t eries Use th e foll owing ba tter ies in this cam era. Acceptable batteries HR 15/51:HR6 (size AA) Nickel-Metal Hyd r id e batt erie s (2 ) – NH-AA-DA (2) (supplied) – NH-AA-2DA twin-pac k, etc. (not supplied) R6 (siz e AA) alkal ine batt eries (2 ) Batteries that cannot be used Manganese ba tteries Lithi um [...]

12 , Connect the batt ery charge r to a wall outlet (wall socket) using the powe r cord ( mains l ead). Chargi ng sta rt s, and the CHA R GE lamp lights . When th e CHARGE lamp goes ou t, charging i s fini she d. For det ails on the bat tery charger, see page 121. To remove the batteries Press the - end of the battery do wn in order to ra ise the +[...]

13 Getting started • T o use up the batterie s complete l y , put the camera in the slide show mode (page 65) and leave it that w ay until the batter ies are used up. • Do not peel off the e xternal seals or damage the batteries. Never use batteries fro m wh ich the seals have been par tially or comp letely removed, or batteries that have been [...]

14 , Close the ba ttery/“Me mory Stic k” c over. Close th e ba ttery/“Mem ory St ic k” cov er while hol ding th e batter ies in. The cov er is clos ed w h en it clic ks. To remove the batteries Turn up the ba ttery/“Me mory Stic k” cove r, open the b att ery/“ Mem ory St ick” cove r, then re move the batter ies. • Make sure you do[...]

15 Getting started Number of images and battery life that can be recorded / viewed The tables show the appr oximate number of images and the bat tery life that ca n be recorded/ viewed when you shoot images in normal mode with fully char ged batteries at a temperature of 25°C (77°F ). The numbers of i mages that can be recorded or viewed take int[...]

16 • The number of images and t he battery life that can be recorded/viewed ar e decreased under the following conditions: – The surrounding temperature is low – The flash i s used – The camera has been turned on and off many times – The zoom is used frequently – [LCD Bac klight] is set to [B right] in t he SET UP settings – [AF M ode[...]

17 Getting started Usin g your cam era abroad Power sources You ca n use your camera in any count ry or region with the bat tery charge r (supplied) o r the AC-LS5 AC Ad aptor (not suppl ie d) within 100 V to 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz. Use a commerc ially availab le AC p lug ad aptor [a] , if necessary, de pending o n the design of the wall outle t (wall [...]

18 How to use the cont ro l butto n To chan ge the curr ent settings of the camer a, br ing up th e menu or th e SET UP screen (p age s 46, 47), an d use t he control button to make th e ch anges. When setting up the menu, pre ss v / V / b / B to sel ect the item or th e sett ing and make the sett ing. When set ting up the SE T UP, press v / V / b [...]

19 Getting started , Sele ct t he de sire d da te f orma t wit h v / V on the cont rol button, then pr ess z . You can sel e ct from [Y/M /D] (year/m o nth/ day), [M /D/ Y ], and [D/ M/ Y]. • If the rechargeable button battery, which provides the power for saving the time data, is ev er fully discharged (page 119), the C lock Set screen will appe[...]

20 , Select [OK] with B on the control bu tton, then pr es s z . The date an d time are set an d the cloc k will start to kee p time . • T o cancel the setting process, select [Cancel], then press z . 6 2005 1 1 // 3 0 AM Clock Set D/M/Y M/D/Y Y/M/D OK Cancel 10 :[...]

21 Shoot ing still ima g e s Inserting and removing a “Mem or y Stick” , Open the ba ttery/“Me mory Stick ” co ver. Turn u p the batt ery/“Mem ory Stick” co ver, and sl id e the co ve r in the dire ctio n of th e arrow. • Be careful not to dr op the batteries when opening or closing the battery/ “Memory Stick” cover. • For detai[...]

22 Setti ng the still image size , Set the mo de dial to and turn on the pow er. • Y ou can carry o ut this operation even when the mode di al is set to P, M, , , , , or . , Press (Image Size ). The Imag e Size setu p item appe ars. • For more informat i on about t he image si ze , see page 23. , Select t he desir ed image size with v / V on th[...]

23 Shoot ing still ima g e s Image size and q uality You ca n ch oose image si ze (numbe r of pixe l s ) and ima ge qu al i ty (c ompr es sio n ratio) ba sed on the kind of i mages you want to sh o o t. Th e im age si ze is s ho w n by the numbe r of pi xels (dots) (ho rizontal × ver ti cal) , whic h co mpos e an image . For exampl e, a 5M (2592×[...]

24 The number of images that can be saved in a “Memory Stick” 3) The num ber of image s that can b e s a ved i n Fine (Sta n d ard) 4) mode a re shown be low. (Units: number of imag e s) 3) When [M o de] (RE C Mode ) is set t o [No rm a l ] For the number of images that can be saved in other modes, see page 111. 4) For more informa tion a bout [...]

25 Shoot ing still ima g e s Basic still image shooting – Using auto mode Holding the cam era correctly When s hooting pictures with t he cam era, be carefu l so that your fing ers do not blo ck the lens port io n, find er window , flash e mitter, or AF illumina to r (pa ge s 8 , 9). , Set the mo de dial to , and turn on th e camera. • The lens[...]

26 , Press an d hold the shu tter but t on ha l f way down. When the focu s is ac hieved , the camera beeps. When th e AE/ AF lock i ndicat or stops flas hing and rem ains on, the camera is ready for shoot ing. (The LC D scre en may be fr ozen f or a split se cond depend ing o n the subj ect .) • If you release your finger from the shutter button[...]

27 Shoot ing still ima g e s Checking the last image shot – Quick Review , Press b ( 7 ) on the control butt on. To return to shoot in g mo de , press the shutter b utton lightly or press b ( 7 ) on th e contro l button ag ai n. To delete the image di splayed on the LCD screen 1 Press (Delete ). 2 Sele ct [Dele te] wit h v on the control button, [...]

28 • The zoom scaling indicator differs accor ding to the zoom typ e. Optical zoom: Smart zoom: Precision digital zoom: • The AF range finder f rame does not appear when using the digital zoom. The or indicator f lashes, and AF opera tes with priority on subjects located near the center . Smart zoom The image is enla r ge d wit h al most no dis[...]

29 Shoot ing still 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 shoot subjects appr oaching up to 10 cm (4 inches) wh en th e zoom is set to its W- end. How ev er, the av ai labl e f ocus dis t ance depe nds on t he z oom po sit ion . We recommend that yo u set [...]

30 • When shooti ng in macro mode, use the LCD screen. If you use the fi nder, the limits of what you see and what you actually shoot may be different. This is due to the parallax effect. • When shooti ng in macro mode, the focus range is very narrow and you may not be able to focus on the whole of the s ubject. • When shooti ng in macro mode[...]

31 Shoot ing still ima g e s Selecting a flash mode , Set the mode dial to , and press v ( ) on the control button repeat edly to select a flash m ode. The flas h m ode has the follow i ng fe atures. No indic ator (Au to): The ca mera deci des to use the flas h ba sed on lighting condi tions. The fl ash will be used when there is not enough l ight [...]

32 To reduce “red-eye” when shooting live sub jects The fla sh pre-strobe s before sho oting to reduce the red -ey e phen om enon. S et [ Re d Eye Re duc ti on] to [On] in the SE T U P settings (page 11 6). appears on the LCD scre en. • The amount of red-eye reduction possible varies according to the individual. In addition, the distance to t[...]

33 Shoot ing still ima g e s Shooting images with the finder The finder i s conven ient whe n you w ant to save batte ry power, or wh en it is difficu lt to con firm th e ima g e usin g th e LCD s creen . Each time you pre ss , the display changes in t he follow i ng or der. Hist ogram o n (Image infor ma tion can also be displayed during playback)[...]

34 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 s hot with the date and time 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[...]

35 Shoot ing still ima g e s Shooting according to scene conditions Select one of th e fol l ow in g m ode s, then shoot by pressing the shutter bu tton and t his will ha ve a posit i ve e ffect on you r phot o. Twilight mo de Unde r dar k lighting co nditions, you can shoot a dista nt night view. Beca use the shutter spee d is slo w , it is reco m[...]

36 Soft snap mode You ca n shoo t the color of a pe rson ’s skin beautif ully with a brig ht, warm c olor tone . This mode also has an e ffect on soft-f ocus, so an i mage su ch as th at of a pers on or a flower is shot in the prope r atmosph ere. , Set the mode dial to , , , , or . , Cent er th e subj ect i n the f ram e. Press and h old the shu[...]

37 Shoot ing still ima g e s Functions available b ased on the position of the mode dial When sh ooting wit h the mode di al set to , , , , or , the com binati on of some functi ons, such as the flash m ode, are fixe d to suit shooting cond itions. See th e following ta ble. • a indicates that the function can be set to yo ur preference. Function[...]

38 Viewin g ima ges on the LCD scr een of your camera You ca n vie w im a g e s sho t w it h th e ca mera al m o st imm e diatel y on t h e L CD scr een. Yo u ca n select t he foll owing two met hods for viewing images. Single screen You can view one im age at a time, occup ying the enti re sc reen. Index screen Nine im ag es ar e displayed simu lt[...]

39 Viewin g sti ll imag es , Select the desire d still imag e wit h b / B on the control but ton. b : Displa ys the p revious image. B : Displa ys the n ext image. 2 BACK/NEXT 10:30 PM 2005 1 1 101-0003 VOL UM E 3 / 9 101 VGA Viewing on the index screen , Press (index) . The displa y switch es to the Index screen . To display the next (previous) in[...]

40 Viewin g images on a TV screen , Connect t he supplied A/V connect i ng ca ble to the A/V OUT (MONO) jack of the camera an d the audio /v id 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 la ck ) of the A/V connec ting cab le to t he L ch audio inpu t jack. • T urn off both the camera and the [...]

41 Viewin g sti ll imag es Watching images on a TV screen If you wa nt to view ima ge s on a T V, you need a TV having a video input ja ck and the A/V co nnecti ng ca bl e (supplie d). The colo r system o f the TV mu st match as that of your di gital still cam era . Che ck the following l ist: NTSC system Bahama Islands, B olivia, Ca nada, C entral[...]

42 Deleting i mages , Set the mo de dial to , and turn on th e camera. Select th e ima ge you want to delete with b / B on the control but ton. • Note that the images onc e deleted c an not be re cove red . , Press (del et 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 68). , Sel ec t [D[...]

43 Deleti n g s til l images Deleting on the Index screen , While an Index sc re en (page 39) is displayed , press (delete) . • Note that the images once deleted cannot be rec over ed. , Select [Selec t] with b / B on the control bu tton, then pr es s z . , Select the imag e yo u want to delete with v / V / b / B on the control button, then pr es[...]

44 , Press (delete) . Select [OK] with B on the control bu tton, then pr es s z . “Access ” ap pears on t he LCD scr een an d all of the imag es w ith marks wil l be deleted. To cancel th e deletion Select [ Exit] wi th b on the control but ton, then pr ess z . 4 Exit OK Delete To delete al l the images in the folder In Step 2 , Select [All In [...]

45 Deleti n g s til l images , Set the mode dial to SET UP , and turn o n th e ca mera. , Select (M emory Stick To ol) with v / V on the cont rol button. Select [Format] wi th B on the control bu tton, then pr es s B . Select [OK] with v on the control bu tton, then pr es s z . To cancel the format ting Select [Cance l] with V on the co ntr ol butt[...]

46 How to setup and operate your camera This sect ion de scribes how to o perate the menu a nd th e SE T UP scree n. • For details on the mode dial, see page 10. Changing menu settings a Set the mo de dial to , P, M, , , , , , , or . b Press ME NU . The menu app ear s. • The displayed items differ depending on the position o f the mode di al. c[...]

47 Before adva nced op erations Changing items in the SET UP screen a Set the mode dial to SET UP. The SET UP sc reen ap pears . b Selec t the se tting item you want to change with v / V / b / B on t he c ontr ol b utt on. The frame of the item y ou select turns yell o w . c Press z on the control button to ente r the settin g. To turn off the SET [...]

48 Creating or selecting a folder You r ca mer a ca n crea te mu lt iple f o l ders withi n a “M emo r y S t i ck.” You can se le ct the f older u sed to store i mages. Wh en no t creati ng a n ew fold er, “101MSDCF” fold er is sel ected a s the r ecordin g fold er. You can create fol ders up to “999MSDCF .” • Up to 4000 images can be[...]

49 Advance d still image shoot ing 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 The AF range finder frame sel ects the focus position a ccordin g to the subject position and siz e. AF Mode The AF mo de is set autom atic ally when t he came ra st arts and stop s fo cusing on a sub[...]

50 • When you are shooting movies and you choose Multipoint AF , the distance to the center of the LCD screen is estimate d as an average, so the AF works ev en with a certain amount of vibration. The AF range finder frame indicator is . Center AF a utomatically focus only on selected frame, so this is con venient when you want to focus only on w[...]

51 Advance d still image shoot ing Shooti ng t echnique s 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 subjec t, and then recompos e the picture and s hoot. Compose the shot [...]

52 c Select 9 (Focus) with b / B , then sel ec t the distan ce t o the subject with v / V . Y ou can sele ct fr om the follo wi ng dist ance settin gs. 0.5m , 1. 0m, 3.0m , 7.0 m, ∞ ( unlimit ed dist ance ) To return to auto focus mode In Step 3 , sele ct [Mul ti A F ] or [Ce nt er AF]. • Focal point information m ay not show the exact di st an[...]

53 Advance d still image shoot ing d Select an aperture v alue with b / B . T wo different apert 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 : F 5.2/F 10 e Sh o o t th e im ag e . To use the Q uic k r evie w, m acro, or[...]

54 Exposure In addition to the focus and other settings, it is also important to adjust the exposure in order t o take beautiful pictures. Exposure is the amount of light that the CCD of the digital still came ra is able to re c eive. This v alue changes according to the combination of aperture and shutter speed. When the amount of light is larger [...]

55 Advance d still image shoot ing Adjusting th e exposure – EV adju st ment You ca n manu a ll y shif t th e exposu re valu e determin ed by th e camer a. Use th is mode when y ou do not get the prope r exposu re, for instan ce, the subjec t and its back ground have hi gh c ont rast (light and dar k). The value can be set a ran ge from + 2.0EV t[...]

56 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 axi s shows the numbe r of pixels. The gra ph display indi ca tes a dark imag e when skewed to th e le ft side , and a brig h t ima ge when skew ed to th e r ight side . The histogra m is a[...]

57 Advance d still image shoot ing Shooti ng t echnique s While shooting image s , the c ame ra automatically determines the exposure. When shooting a whitish overall image such as a backlit subject or a snowy scene, the camer a judges that t he subject is bright and may set a darker exposure for the image. In such cases, adjustment of the exposure[...]

58 a Set the mo de dial to P, M, , , , , , or . b Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. c Sele ct ( Met erin g Mo de) with b / B , then selec t [Multi] or [Spot] wi th v / V . d When sele cting Spot me tering in Step 3 , position the spot metering cross hair on on e point of the subject you want to shoot. • When using spot metering, t o focus on the[...]

59 Advance d still image shoot ing (Incandescent) • Used wh en shoo ting, for example, at a party, w he re the lighti ng conditions change ofte n. • U sed i n a studio, or unde r vid eo lights. a Set the mode dial to P , M, , , , , , 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 desi red set[...]

60 c Select [ ] (Flash Level) with b / B , then select the des ired setting with v / V . +: Makes the flash l evel higher than normal . Normal: Normal setting. –: Make s the fla sh le ve l lo wer than normal . Shooting images in successi on Used to shoot images cont inuously . Th e maxium number of ima ges you can shoo t per one shooting depen ds[...]

61 Advance d still image shoot ing DSC-P73: (U n its : im age s ) To return to normal mode In St ep 3 , select [No rmal] . • The flash cannot be used. • When using the self-timer , pressing the shutter button r ecords up to f ive images in success ion. • When the mod e dial is set to M, yo u cannot select shutter speeds of 1/6 second or slo w[...]

62 Shooting with specia l effects – Picture Effect You ca n add special eff ects to bring out the contrast in your i m ages. a Set the mo de dial to P, M, , , , , , or . b Press ME NU. The menu app ear s. c Select [P FX] (P .Effect ) with b / B , then sel ect the d es ired mode with v / V . d Shoot the imag e . To cancel Pi cture Effect In Step 3[...]

63 Advanced st ill ima ge view i ng 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) with b , then press z . d Select th e des ired folder with b / B . e Select [OK] with v , then press z . To[...]

64 Enlarging a portion of a still image – Playback zoom You ca n en large an ima ge up to five times the siz e of t he orig inal i mage. a Set the mo de dial to . b Display t he image y ou want to enlarge with b / B . c Press (playback zoom) to enla rge t he i mage. d Press v / V / b / B rep eated l y to select t he por tion of t he image you wan[...]

65 Advanced st ill ima ge view i ng Playing back successi ve images – Slide show You ca n play b ac k re cor ded im ages in successi on, one a fter anot her. This is usefu l for ch ec ki ng your image s, or for giving a presen tation. a Set the mode dial to . b Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars. c Select (Slide) with b / B , then p res s z . Set [...]

66 Rotating still i mages – Rotate Images s hot when holdi n g th e camera vertica ll y ca n be rotated and displa ye d horiz ont ally . a Set the mod e dial to , and display the imag e you want to rotate . b Press ME NU . The menu app ear s. c Select (Rotate) w ith b / B , then p ress z . d Select with v , and rota te the image with b / B . e Se[...]

67 Advanced st ill ima ge view i ng 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 Press z . To resume pla yback, pr ess z again. The pl aybac k star ts fr om the frame disp laye d on t he LCD scr een. Playing back frame [...]

68 Protecti ng images – Protect To preven t acc ident al eras ur e of an importa nt image, you ca n pro tect it. • Note that f ormatting the “Memory S tick” erases all the data in the “Memory Stick” even if images are pr otected, and these i mages cannot be recovered. • It ma y take some tim e to pro tect the ima ges. On the single sc[...]

69 Still ima g e editi ng h Select [OK] with B , then pres s z . The - mark turn s white and the select ed image is pro tect ed . To cancel th e protection In St ep 4 , select [ Cancel], or in Ste p 8 , select [Exit] . To releas e protecti on In St ep 5 , select an image for whic h you want t o releas e pro tection with v / V / b / B and pre ss z .[...]

70 Choosing images to print – Print (DPOF) mark You ca n de sign ate certa in images to be prin ted. This fun ction i s conve nient wh en you w ant to print ima ge s at a shop or usi n g a printer tha t con forms with the DP OF ( Digit al Pri nt Order Format) standard or using PictBridge compli an t pr i nters. • Y ou cannot mark movies. • Wh[...]

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 wh ite and th e setting is comp leted. To delete the mark In St ep 5 , select th e imag e you wa nt to delete the mark with v / V / b / B , and press z . To delete al l the marks from the images in the fold er In St ep 4 , select [All In T his Folder[...]

72 Connecti ng to a PictBridge compliant printer Even if you do no t have a comp uter, you can eas ily print images sho t u sing you r camera by co nnecti ng th e came ra to a Pict Br idge c ompl iant pr inter . F or prep ara tion, yo u onl y ne ed to selec t t he USB c onnection in the SE T UP settin gs and connect the ca mera to the pr inter . Us[...]

73 Still ima g e print ing (PictB rid g e prin te r) When [USB Connect] is not set to [PictBridge] in th e SET UP settings You cann ot use the PictBrid ge function, even wh en you turn on the c amera. Disc onnect the US B cabl e and set [ USB Connec t] to [PictBridge ] (page 72). Printing images You ca n select an image and print it. Set up the ca [...]

74 f Select [OK] with V / B , then press z . The im age i s prin ted. Do not di scon nect the USB ca ble while t h e (Not disconnec t USB cable) mar k is in di ca ted on the LCD screen. To cancel p rinting In Step 4 , select [C ancel] or in Step 6 , select [E xit]. To print oth er images After Step 6 , select a nothe r image, then select [Print] wi[...]

75 Still ima g e print ing (PictB rid g e prin te r) g Press M E NU . Th e P ri nt scree n ap pears. • Setting items not av ailable for a par ticular printer are not di splayed. h Select [Quantity] wit h v / V , select the n umber of images wit h b / B . Y ou can sel ect the nu m be r up to 20. All the images se lected are pri nted in the spe cif[...]

76 • Y ou cannot print movies. • If an error m essage is sent from the connected printer during the connection, flashes for about fi ve sec onds. In su ch cases, check the printer. On the single screen a Display the imag e you want to print with b / B . b Press ME NU . The menu app ear s. c Sel ect (Pri nt) wit h b / B , then press z . d Select[...]

77 Still ima g e print ing (PictB rid g e prin te r) To print all the images indic ated with the mark In St ep 4 , select [ D P OF im a ge]. A l l the images i ndicated with the mark are pri nt ed, re gar dles s of the ima ge di s p lay e d . To insert the date and time on images In St ep 6 , selec t [Date], then s elect the date format with b / B [...]

78 To print all the images indic ated with the mark In Step 4 , s e lect [ D P OF im a ge]. A ll th e images i ndicat ed wi th the mark ar e printed, regardless of the i mage displa yed. To print a ll the images in the folder In Step 4 , select [Al l In This Folder ], then press z . To insert the date and time on images In Step 9 , s e lect [D at e[...]

79 Enjoying m ovi es Shooting movi es You ca n shoo t movies with audio. a Set the mode dial to . b Press (Imag e Siz e). Th e Imag e Size setu p item ap pears. c Select the desire d mode with v / V . Y ou can ch oose from [640 (Fine)], [640 (S tandard) ], or [1 60]. • The [640 (Fine)] image size can be used only when you record the image into th[...]

80 View in g m ovie s o n the LCD sc reen You can vi ew movies on the LCD scre en of the camer a an d hear s ou n ds f rom the speaker of t he came ra. a Set the mod e dial to . b Select the des ired movie with b / B . Movie s with the im age size [640 (Fine)] or [6 40 (St andard)] a re disp laye d on t he f ull scre en. Movies w it h th e image si[...]

81 Enjoying m ovi es Deleting movies You ca n de le te unw a nt ed movies . • Y ou cannot delete the protected movies. • Note that the movies once deleted cannot be rec over ed. On the single screen a Set the mode dial to . b Select th e m ovie you want to delete with b / B . c Press (delete) . The movie ha s n ot yet bee n de le te d at this p[...]

82 To cancel t he deletion In Step 3 or 7 , select [Exit]. To delete a ll the images in the folder In Step 3 , select [Al l In This Folder ], then press z . Next , sele c t [O K], th e n pre ss z . To cancel th e deleti on, select [ Cancel] with b , then p ress z . Cutti ng movies You can cu t movies, or de le te unne c essary portio ns of movi es [...]

83 Enjoying m ovi es a Set the mode dial to . b Selec t the m ovie y ou want to cut with b / B . c Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars. d Select (Divide) with B , then press z . Next, select [OK] with v , th en pre ss z . The pla yback of th e mo vie s tarts. e Decide on a cutting poi nt. Press z at the desired cutting po int. Wh en y o u wan t to ad[...]

84 Copying images to your compute r – For Windows use rs Recommended com puter environment OS: Microsof t Win dows 98 , Windows 98SE, Windows 20 00 Professiona l, Windo ws Mil lennium Edition, Window s XP Home Edition, or Windows XP Professional The abov e OS mus t be instal le d at the facto ry. Oper ation is no t as s u red in an environ ment u[...]

85 Enjoyin g images on your c omputer Installing the USB driver When using W indows X P, you need not inst all th e U SB d riv er. Once the U S B dri ve r is installed, yo u need not in s ta ll th e U S B d r iver. a T urn on your computer , and inse rt th e suppl ie d C D- RO M into the CD-R OM drive. The in stall me nu s c reen appe ars. If it do[...]

86 Connecting the camera to your computer a Inser t the “ Memor y Stick” with the imag es you want to copy into th e camera . • 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 s[...]

87 Enjoyin g images on your c omputer P Disconnecting the USB cable, removing the “M emory Stick,” or tu rning off the camera during a USB connection For Windows 2000, Me, or XP users 1 Double- cli ck on the tasktray . 2 Click (Sony DSC), th en c lick [Stop]. 3 Confir m the de vice o n the c onfirma tion window, the n click [OK]. 4 Click [ OK].[...]

88 When a re movable di sk icon is not shown 1 Right-c lick [My Comput er] to display the menu , then cl ick [Properti es] . The “S ystem P roper ties” s creen app ears. 2 Display [Device M an ager]. 1 Click [Ha rdw ar e]. 2 Click [Device Mana ger]. • For W ind ow s 98, 98SE , Me users, Step 1 is unnece s sary . Click the [Dev ic e Ma nager] [...]

89 Enjoyin g images on your c omputer Viewing the images on your computer a Click [Start], then c lic k [My Docu ments]. The “M y Doc u m en ts” fold er conten ts are dis pl ayed. • This section describes the procedure for viewing copied images i n the “My Document s” folder . • When not using W indows XP, double-click [My Documents] on[...]

90 Image file storage destinations and file names The ima ge files recor ded with you r camera are gro u ped as fol ders in th e “Memor y Stick.” Example: wh en viewin g folders on Windows XP (w hen using a “Memo ry Stick”) • Yo u canno t re cord an y im ages to “100MSDCF” or “MSSONY” folders. The imag es in t he s e f o lders are[...]

91 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 erical por ti ons of a mov ie file re co rded in mov ie mo de and its corre sp ond ing index image fil e ar e th e s ame . Folder File name File meanin g 101MSDCF to 999MSDCF DSC0 ssss .JPG • Sti ll im age fil es shot in – [...]

92 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 c om put er and alre a dy deleted from the “Memory Stick” using the camera. Copy t he image files stored on your comput er to a “Memor y Stick ” and view them o n the came ra. • Skip St[...]

93 Enjoyin g images on your c omputer • This software is compatible with the DirectX technology . “DirectX” must be installed before using. • A separate environment for operatin g the recording device is required in order to write to CD-R s. a T urn on your computer , and inse rt th e suppl ie d C D- RO M into the CD-R OM drive. The i nstal[...]

94 f Click [I nstall] o n the “Ready to Insta ll th e Progra m” scree n. The in stallati on start s. If the “ W elco me to set up f or D i rect X” screen ap p ear s after you instal l th e applic ation soft ware, follo w th e instructions. g Co nf irm if t he che ckbox of “Y es, I want to restart my comput er no w” is c hec ke d, then c[...]

95 Enjoyin g images on your c omputer Using “Picture Package” Start up the “ Pictu re Pa ckage Menu” on the desktop t o use the various fu nctions. • The default screen may dif fer depending on your computer . Y ou can change the order of the buttons using [Settin gs] in th e lower- right corner of t he screen. • For details on the use [...]

96 Copying images to your compute r – For Macintosh us ers Recommended com puter environment OS: Mac OS 9.1, 9 .2, or Mac OS X (v 10.0/ v10.1/ v10.2/v10.3) The abov e OS mus t be instal le d at the factory. USB connector: Provided as standard • If you connect two or more USB equipment to a single computer at the same time, some equipment, inclu[...]

97 Enjoyin g images on your c omputer c Viewing th e imag es on your comput er 1 Double-c l ic k the ha rd di sk ic on. 2 Double -click the d esired image file i n the folde r co ntaini ng th e c opied fil es. The ima ge file op en s . • “Picture Pa ckage” cannot be used with Macintosh. Using “ImageMixer VCD2” “Ima g e M ixer VC D 2” [...]

98 a Inst alli ng “ Image Mix er VC D2” 1 Turn on your c omputer. • The display settings should be 1024 × 768 dots or higher and 32000 colors o r higher . 2 Insert th e supp li ed CD-ROM into the CD-ROM dr ive. 3 Dou ble -cli ck the CD - R OM ic o n . 4 Copy the [ IM XINST.S IT] fil e in the [MAC ] folder to the ha rd di sk icon. 5 Double-cl[...]

99 Troubl eshooting Troubleshoo ting If you have trouble wi th your cam er a, try the follo win g so lu ti ons. 1 First, check the items on pages 99 to 107. If the LCD screen shows “C: ss : ss ,” the self-diagnosis function is working . Please see page 110. 2 Sho uld y our came ra s till not work properly, pre ss the RE SE T bu tton loca te d i[...]

100 Shooting still imag es / movie s The power turns off suddenly. • If you do not operate the camera for abou t three minu tes while th e power is on, the c amera turns off automa ticall y to pr event wearin g do wn th e battery ( page 17) . • Th e batt eries are disc harg e d. p Turn on the camera ag ai n (pag e 1 7). p Inst al l ch arg ed ba[...]

101 Troubl eshooting Smart zoom does not function. • [Digital Zoom] is set to [Pre cision]or [Off] in the SET UP settings. • The image size is set t o [5M] (DSC -P93A), [4M] (DSC-P7 3) or [3:2 ]. • Yo u are shooting in Mult i Burst mod e. • This f unc ti on ca nn ot be used when you shoot a movie. p Set [Dig ital Zoo m] to [Smart ] ( pa g e[...]

102 You cannot shoot images. • No “Memory Stick” i s inserted. • The cap acity of the “Memory Stic k” is insuffi cient. • The writ e-protect switch on the “Mem ory Stick” is set to the LO CK position. • You cannot shoot while the flash is ch a rging. • When you shoot a still im ag e, the mode dial is set to or SET UP. • Th e[...]

103 Troubl eshooting Viewing ima ges Deleting/editin g an ima ge Symptom Cause Solu tion The image cannot be played b ack. • The mode dial is not set to . • Yo u changed the f older/file na me on a com puter. • You cann ot play back the im age on the c amera if you mod ify the ima ge on a computer . • The camera is in USB m ode. p Set the m[...]

104 Computers Symptom Cause Sol ution You do not know whether or not your O S can be used wi th th e camera. — p Check “Re commen ded comp uter envi ronmen t” (pag es 84, 96). You cannot install the USB driver. — p In Windows 2000, l og on as Ad minist rator (autho rized Administrat ors) (page 84). Your computer does not recognize y our cam[...]

105 Troubl eshooting “Memory Stic k” The image cannot be played b ack on a computer. — — p If you are using the “ Picture P ackage” s oftware, see t he help on the upper-ri ght c or ne r of each sc ree n. p Consult the co mputer or s oftware ma nufactur er. The image and sound are affected by noise when you play back a movie o n a compu[...]

106 PictBridge c ompliant printe r Symptom Cause Sol ution The connection cann ot be establi shed. • The p rinter is not compl iant w ith the Pic tBridge standard. • Th e printer is not se t for the conne ction with the camera. • [US B Connec t] is not set to [Pic tBridg e] in the SET UP settings. • Depending o n the circum stances, the c o[...]

107 Troubl eshooting Oth ers Symptom Cause Solu tion Th e ca m era d oe s not work, no operations can be performed. • The batt ery level is low or zero (The indicato r appears.). • The AC Adaptor (not supplie d) is not conne cted secu rely . p Charge the bat te rie s (page 11) . p Connect it secur ely to th e DC I N jack of the came ra an d to [...]

108 Warnings and messages The followi ng messages ap pea r on t he LCD screen. Message Me aning/ Cor rective Act ion No Memory St ic k • Inse r t a “Me m ory Stick” (page 21). Sy st e m er ror • Turn the power off and on ag ai n (page 17). Memo ry Stick error • The inserted “Memory St ick” ca nnot be us ed with y our camera (page 119)[...]

109 Troubl eshooting File prot ect • The im age is protect ed aga ins t era sur e . Rel e as e the pr ote c ti on (page 68) . Image siz e over • You are playing bac k an ima g e of a size that c a nnot be play e d ba ck on your camer a . No f ile in t his f older • No images have been record ed in th is fo ld er. Cannot divide • The mo vie [...]

110 Self-diagnosis disp lay –If a co de startin g with an alphabet letter appea rs Your cam er a has a self-diagnosi s displ a y. This f unction di splays t he condit ion of the camera on t he LCD s cree n usi ng a combinat ion o f a let ter an d four numeri cal digits. If th is occurs , ch ec k the foll ow i ng code ch art and take t he corre sp[...]

111 Ad di ti ona l in for mat i on The number of imag es that can be sa ved/ shooting time The n umber of i mages that can be sa ved and the shoot in g ti m e are diffe ren t, depend in g on the capa ci ty of th e “Memo r y Stic k,” t h e image si ze, and the ima ge qual ity. Ref er to the fo llowin g char ts wh en you c hoose a “Memory St ic[...]

112 Menu items Menu item s tha t c an be ch anged diff er depend ing on the position of the mode d ial or the setting of the camera . Defaul t set ti ngs a re indicate d w i th x . When the m ode di al is set t o When the m ode di al is set t o P or M 1) When the mode dial is set t o M, this item is n ot displayed. Item Se tting Description Mode (R[...]

113 Ad di ti ona l in for mat i on Item Se tting Description ISO (I SO) 400 / 200 / 100 / x Auto Sel ect s the ISO sensitivi ty. Wh en shoot ing under dark cond itions or shoo tin g a fast- moving subj ect, use a hi gh-number se tting. When recording hig h-quality im ages, use a low-num ber setting . • Th e hig he r the number y ou se le ct , th [...]

114 When the m ode di al is set t o , , , , or 1) Some of the settings are restricted based on the position of the mode dial (page 37). 2) When the mode dial is set to , or , this item i s not displayed. 3) When the mode dial is set to or , this item is not disp laye d. When the m ode di al is set t o Item Se tting Description (EV) +2.0EV / +1.7EV [...]

115 Ad di ti ona l in for mat i on When the mod e dial is se t to 9 (Focus) ∞ / 7.0m / 3.0m / 1.0 m / 0. 5m / Center AF / x Multi A F Chooses the aut o focus m ethod (page 49) , or sets the fo cus prese t distanc e (page 51). (Metering Mode) Spot / x Mu lti Adju sts the e xposure t o the s ubject you are sho oting (pag e 57). S ets th e metering [...]

116 SET UP items (Camera) (Memor y Stick Tool) Item Se tting Description AF Mode x Single / Monitor Selects the focu s op eration mod e (page 5 0 ). Digital Zoom x Smart / Precis ion / Off Select s the d igital zoom mode (page 27). Date /Time Day&Tim e / Date / x Off Selects whether to i nsert the dat e and time in to the imag e (page 34) . Whe[...]

117 Ad di ti ona l in for mat i on (Setup 1) (Setup 2) Item Se tting Descri ption LCD Backlight Bright/ x Norma l/ Dark Selects the brigh tness of the LC D backli ght . Selecting [Brig h t] ma ke s the LCD sc r e en bright a nd easy to see when using the cam era outdoors or in othe r bright locations, but also use s up the bat te ry char ge faster.[...]

118 Precautions Do not leave the camera i n the following pl aces • In extrem ely hot pl ac e, such as in a car parke d i n the sun . Th e camera b od y may become def or me d or this may caus e a malfunct ion. • Under di rect sun light or ne ar a hea ter . The c amera bo dy may bec ome defo rmed or this may cau se a malf u nctio n. • On rock[...]

119 Ad di ti ona l in for mat i on The internal rechar geable button battery This cam era ha s an i nternal rech argeable button ba tt ery for mai nt ainin g th e da te an d time and other setti ngs regard les s of whet he r the pow e r is on or off. This r echarge able button bat tery i s conti nually ch arged a s long as you are using the came ra[...]

120 • When you attach the supplied l abel, be sure to attach it to the labeli ng position. Be care ful that 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 terminals of a “Memory Stick” with your hand or a metal object. • Do not s trike, bend or dr[...]

121 Ad di ti ona l in for mat i on • The ba ttery life va rie s de pending on storage , operat ing con ditions, and env iro nm ent, and is differ ent for eac h batt ery. The battery c harger • Do not char ge any ot her bat teri es ex cept the Sony ni ck el-meta l hyd rid e battery usin g the su ppl ied ba tter y cha rge r. If yo u charg e oth e[...]

122 White bal ance Automa tic, Daylight , Cloudy, Fluorescent, I ncandescent File format (DCF compliant) Still images: Exif Ver. 2.2, JPEG compliant, DPOF c ompatible Movies: MPEG1 c ompliant (Monaural) Rec ordi ng me dium “Memory S tick” Flash R ecommended di stance (when ISO sensitivit y is set to Auto) DSC-P9 3A 0.2 to 3.5 m (7 7 / 8 inches [...]

123 Ad di ti ona l in for mat i on Accesso ries • HR6 (size AA) Ni-MH batteries (2) • Battery case (1) • BC-CS 2A/CS2B Ni-MH Ba ttery cha rger (1) • Power cord (mains lead) (1 ) • USB cable (1) • A/V connecti ng cable (1) • Wrist strap (1) • “Memory St ick” (DSC-P 93A: 32MB /DSC-P73: 16MB) (1) • CD-ROM (U SB driver: S PVD-012)[...]

124 The LCD scre en For shooting s till images 101 VGA FINE Return 1/30" 400 DA T E ISO 400 SAF F2.0 +2.0 EV 250 C:32:00 The page num be rs in parenthe ses ind ic ate the locati on o f ad ditio nal impo rtant informati on. A Image size i ndicator (22) / Multi Bur st between-frame interva l indi cator (61) B Recording mode indicator (60, 6 1) C[...]

125 Ad di ti ona l in for mat i on O Remaining “Mem ory Stick” capacity indicator P Self-d iagnos is d ispla y (110) / Da te /t ime in dica t or (34) / ISO sensitivity (113) Q Self-timer indicator (30) R Vibration warning indic ator (108) S Spot metering cross hair (57) T AF rang e finder frame (49) U Histogram in dicator (56) V Menu/gui de men[...]

126 For still i mage playb ack A Change f older indicator (63) B Image size indicator (22) C Recordi ng mode indica t or (60, 6 1) D Protect mark indicator (68) / Print (DPOF) mark indicato r ( 70) E Zoom indicat or (27) / Frame by frame pla yback indicator (67) F Not disconnect US B cable indicator (109) G Folder -fil e nu mber (90) H Recording da[...]

127 Ad di ti ona l in for mat i on For movie pla yback A Image size indicator (80) B Recor di ng mode ind ic a t or (80) C Pla yback indicat or (80) / V olume indi cator (80) D Change folder indicator (63) E Playb ack fold er in dica tor ( 63) F Image number/Number of images recorded in the playbac k fol de r G Recording folder indicator (48) H Rem[...]

128 Index A A/V connect i ng cab l e ...... ... ....... .... .. ....... ..... .. .. 40 A C A da ptor .... ... .... .. ....... ..... .. ..... .. ....... .... .. ..... .. 16 Access lam p .......... ..... ...... ....... ....... ....... .... ....... 21 AE/AF l ock ....... .... ....... ....... ....... .... ....... ....... .... 26 AF .. ....... ....... .[...]

129 Index N NR slo w shu tter ....... .... ....... ....... ..... ...... ....... .....37 NTSC .. ....... ....... ..... ...... ....... ..... ....... ...... ....... ...117 Number of images that can be saved or shoot ing time ....... ....... ...... ..... ....... ....... ....15 , 24, 111 P P AL ..... ....... ....... ..... ...... ....... ..... ....... ..[...]

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