Sony DSC-P93 manual

3-091-340- 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 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 modi[...]

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 mf ul inter feren ce in a res identia l ins talla tion. This equipm en t ge nera tes, uses, and can radia te radio f[...]

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 caref ul not t o bump the lens, a nd 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 conditions, be ca reful not to get the camera wet. I f wat er gets insid e 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 batteries ......... ......... ........ ...... .. 11 Charging t he batter ies . ......... ...... ........ ..... 11 Inserti[...]

7 Enlargin g a port ion of a still image – Playba ck zoom ........... ......... ........ . 64 Playi ng back success ive im ages – Slide sh ow......... ......... ......... ........ . 65 Rotating s till images – Ro tate .. ...... ........ . 66 Playing b ack imag es shot in Multi B urst mode ........ ...... ......... ......... ........ ...... . [...]

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”: Shut ter spee d/ 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 tic al ly c[...]

11 Getting started Prepar ing batt eries Use th e foll owing ba tterie s in th is 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 b[...]

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 out, charging i s fini she d. For det ails on the bat tery charge r, see pa ge 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 batter ies comple tel y , put the camera in the slide show mode (page 6 5) 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 cover 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 atter y/“ Memor y St ick” cover , then re move the batteri es. • 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 country or region with the bat tery charge r (supplied) o r the AC-LS5 AC Ad aptor (not sup pl ied) within 100 V to 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz. Use a commerc ially availab le AC p lug ada ptor [a] , if necessary, depending o n the design o f the wall outle t (wall s[...]

18 How to use the cont ro l butto n To chan ge the curr ent settings of the camer a, br ing up the m enu or the S ET 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 dat e for mat wit h v / V on the c ontrol button, then pr ess z . You can sel e ct from [Y/M /D] (yea r/mo 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 Clock Set screen will appea[...]

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 “Memor y Stick” , Open the ba ttery/“Me mory Stick ” co ver. Turn u p the batt ery/“Mem ory Stick” cover, and sl id e the co ve r in the di re ct ion of th e arrow. • Be careful not to dr op the batteries when opening or closing the battery/ “Memory Stick” cover. • For detail[...]

22 Setti ng the still ima ge 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 it em appe ar s . • For more informat i on about t he image si ze , see page 23. , Select t he desir ed image size with v / V o[...]

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 qua li ty (c ompres 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 h ow n by th e numbe r of pi xels (dots) (ho rizontal × ver ti cal) , wh i c h compos e an ima ge. Fo r exampl e, a 5M (2592?[...]

24 The number of images that can be saved in a “Memory Stick” 3) The num ber of i ma ges t h at ca n b e s a ved i n F i ne ( S t an dard ) 4) mode a re shown be low. (Units: number of image s) 3) When [M o de] (RE C Mode ) is set to [Norma l ] For the number of images that can be saved in other modes, see page 111. 4) For more informa tion a b[...]

25 Shoot ing still ima g e s Basic still image shooting – Usi ng auto mode Holding the cam era correctly When s hooting pictur es with the 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 len[...]

26 , Press an d hold the shu tter but t on hal fw ay down. When the focu s is ac hieved, the cam era 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 seco nd de pendi ng on 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 cont rol 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 prior ity on subjects located near the center . Smart zoom The image is enla r ge d wit h al most no di[...]

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 in ches) wh en the z oom is s et to i ts W- end. How ev er, the av ai labl e f oc us dist an ce depe nds on the zoo m po siti on. W e recommend that you s[...]

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 t he followi ng fe atures. No indic ator (A uto): The camera decides to use the flash ba sed on lighting condi tions. The flas h will be used when there is not enough l ight or [...]

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 omenon. S et [Red 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 he[...]

33 Shoot ing still ima g e s Shooting images with the finder The finder i s conven ient whe n yo u want to save batte ry power, or wh en it is difficu lt to con firm th e ima g e usin g the LC D scr e en. 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 S ET 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 an d this will ha ve a posit i ve e ffect on you r p hot o. Twilight mo de Unde r dar k lighting co nditions, you can shoot a dista nt night view. Be ca use the shutter spee d is slo w , it is reco[...]

36 Soft snap mode You ca n shoo t the color o f a pe rson ’s skin beautif ully with a bright , 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 perso n or a flower is shot in the prope r atmosph ere. , Set the mode dial to , , , , or . , Cent er th e subje ct i n the f rame. Press and h old the shut[...]

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 mod e dial set to , , , , or , th e combinat ion of some functi ons, such as the flas h mode, are fixe d to suit shooting cond itions. See th e followin g table. • 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 i mm e di ately on t he L C D scr een. Yo u ca n select t he foll owing two met hods for v iewing ima ges. Single screen You can view o ne imag e at a time, occupyi ng th e enti re scre en. Index screen Nine im ag es ar e displayed si[...]

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 ima ge. B : Displa ys the n ext image. 2 BACK/NEXT 10:30 PM 2005 1 1 101-0003 VOLUME 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) ind[...]

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 image s Watching images on a TV screen If you wa nt to view ima ge s on a T V , yo u need a TV having a video input jack and the A/V co nnecti ng ca bl e (supplie d). The colo r system of the TV must match as that of your di gital still cam era . Che ck the following l ist: NTSC system Bahama Islands, B olivia, Canada, C entral A[...]

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 ete) . 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 o n the LCD screen and 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 b ut 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 contr ol butt [...]

46 How to setup and operate your camera This sectio n 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 M ENU . The menu app ear s . • The displayed items differ depending on the position o f the mode di al. [...]

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 sett in g. To turn off the SET [...]

48 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 u sed to store i mages. Whe n not creati ng a n ew fold er, “101MSDCF” fold er is sel ected a s the r ecording folder . You can create fol ders up to “999MSDCF .” • Up to 4000 images can be st[...]

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 su bject p osition and siz e. AF Mode The AF mo de is set autom atic ally whe n the came ra st arts and st ops fo cusing on a s[...]

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 automatically focus only on selected frame, so this is con venient when you want to focus only on wh[...]

51 Advance d still im age shoot ing Shooti ng techni que 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 t he frame. In a case like th is, use AF lock to focus on the subject, 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 win g dist ance sett ings. 0.5m , 1.0 m, 3.0m , 7.0 m, ∞ (un li mited 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 : F5. 2/F 10 e Sh o o t th e im age . 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 lly shif t the ex posure va lue determin ed by th e camera. Use thi s mode when y ou do not get the pr ope r ex posure, 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 rang e from + 2.0EV to [...]

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 axis shows the numbe r of pixels. The gra ph display indi ca tes a dark image when skewed to th e le ft side , and a brigh t ima ge when skew ed to th e r ight side . The histogra m is a us[...]

57 Advance d still image shoot ing Shooti ng t echniques 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 ( Meter ing Mode ) 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, to focus on the s[...]

59 Advance d still image shoot ing (Incandescent) • Used wh en shoo ting, for ex ample, at a party, w he re the lighti ng conditions change ofte n. • U sed i n a stu dio, or under vid eo lig hts. 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 d esi red [...]

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 lower 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 de pends [...]

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 [N orma l]. • The flash cannot be used. • When using the self-timer , pressing the shutter button r ecords up to fi ve 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 [...]

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 tim es the siz e of t he origin al imag e. 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 o f the image you wa[...]

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 imag e 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) with b / B , then p ress z . d Select with v , and rota te the image with b / B . e Sel[...]

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, press z again. The pl aybac k start s fro m the f rame disp laye d on t he LCD s creen . 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 im ages cannot be recovered. • It ma y take some tim e to pro tect the images. On the single scr[...]

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 te cted . To cancel th e protection In St ep 4 , select [C ancel], or in Ste p 8 , select [Exit] . To releas e protecti on In St ep 5 , select an image for whi c 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 yo u want to print ima ge s at a shop or usi n g a printer tha t con forms with the DP OF (Digit al Pr int Order Format) standard or using PictBridge compli an t pr i nters. • Y ou cannot mark movies. • Whe[...]

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 comple ted. To delete the mark In St ep 5 , select th e imag e you wa nt to delete the mark wi th v / V / b / B , an d press z . To delete al l the marks from the images in the folder In St ep 4 , select [All In T his Folde[...]

72 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 tion, yo u onl y ne ed to selec t t he USB c onnection in the SE T UP sett ings and connect the ca mera to the pr inter[...]

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 t he US B cabl e and set [U SB Connec t] to [PictBridge ] (page 72). Printing images You ca n select an image and print it. Se t up the c[...]

74 f Select [OK] with V / B , then press z . The im age i s prin ted. Do not di scon nect the USB cabl e 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] o r in S tep 6 , select [E xit]. To print oth er images After Step 6 , select a nothe r image, then select [Print] [...]

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 particular 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 ar e prin ted 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 such cas es, 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 ll th e images i ndicated wi th the mark are pri nt ed, re gar dl ess of the ima ge dis pla y ed. To insert the date and time on images In St ep 6 , select [ Date], then s elect t he 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 ma rk are 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 se tu 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 t[...]

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 oun ds from th e 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 fu ll s creen . 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 , sel ec t [O K], t h 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 the movi e sta rts. 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 dow s 98 , Win dow s 98SE, Window s 20 00 Prof essional, Windo ws Mil lennium Edition, Windo ws XP Home Edition, or Windows XP Professional The abov e OS mus t be instal le d at the facto ry. Oper ati on is no t as s u red in an environ m[...]

85 Enjoyin g images on your computer Installing the USB driver When using W indows X P, you need not inst all th e U SB d r iv er. Once the U S B dri ve r is installed , yo u nee d 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 ied C D- RO M into the CD-R OM drive. The in stall me nu s c reen ap pe ars . If it[...]

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 computer 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 (Son y D S C), th en c li ck [S top ]. 3 Confir m the de vice o n the co nfirmati on window, the n click [OK]. 4 Click [ [...]

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 ows 98, 98SE , Me use rs, Step 1 is unnece s sary . Click the [Dev ic e Ma nager] [...]

89 Enjoyin g images on your computer 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 cont en 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 “Me m o r y Stick.” Example: wh en viewin g fo lders on Windows XP (w hen using a “Memo ry Stick”) • Yo u canno t re cord an y im ages t o “100MSDCF” or “MSSONY” folders. The imag es in t he s e f o lder[...]

91 Enjoyin g images on your computer • ssss stands for any numbe r w it hi n th e range from 000 1 to 9999. • The num e rical portions of a movie file reco rded in movie mo de and its correspond ing index image fil e ar e th e s ame . Folder File name File meanin g 101MSDCF to 999MSDCF DSC0 ssss .JPG • Still ima ge fil es shot in – No rm a [...]

92 Viewing an image previously copied to a computer This op e rat ion is requi red for viewi n g 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 “Memory Stick ” and v iew them o n the came ra. • Skip S[...]

93 Enjoyin g images on your computer • 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 ied C D- RO M into the CD-R OM drive. The i nstalla[...]

94 f Click [I nstall] on th e “Re ady 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 ins tall the applic ation softw are, follo w the 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 ked, then cl [...]

95 Enjoyin g images on your computer Using “Picture Package” Start up the “ Pic ture 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 of[...]

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, incl[...]

97 Enjoyin g images on your computer 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 in the folde r co ntaini ng th e copied fil es. The ima ge file open s. • “Picture Pa ckage” cannot be used with Macintosh. Using “ImageMixer VCD2” “Ima g e M ixer VC D 2 ” is o[...]

98 a Inst alli ng “ ImageM ixer VCD2 ” 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 on. 4 Copy the [ IM XINST.S IT] fil e in the [MAC ] folder to the ha rd di sk icon. 5 Double-click[...]

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 pow er is on, the c amera turn s off automa ticall y to pr event wearin g dow n the battery ( page 17). • The batt eries are di sc harge d. p Turn on the camera ag ai n (pag e 1 7). p Inst al l ch arg ed bat[...]

101 Troubl eshooting Smart zoom does not function. • [Digital Zoom] is set to [Pre cision]or [Off] in the SET UP settings. • The image si ze is s et to [ 5M] (DSC-P93), [4M] (DS C-P 73 ) o r [3: 2 ] . • You are shoot ing in Mult i Bu rs t mod e. • This func ti on cannot be used wh en you shoot a movie. p Set [Dig ital Zoo m] to [Sm art] (pa[...]

102 You cannot shoot images. • No “ Memory Stick” i s inserted. • The cap acit y of the “Memory St ic k” is insuffi cient. • The writ e-protect switc h on the “Mem ory Stick” is set to the LO CK position. • You cannot shoot while the flash is c ha rg ing. • When you shoot a still im ag e, the mod e dial is set to or SET UP. ?[...]

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 dia l is not set to . • You c hanged the fold er/file na me on a com puter. • You can not play b ack the im age on the c amera if you mod ify the ima ge on a computer . • The c amera is in USB m ode. p Set th[...]

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

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 nufacturer. The image and sound are affected by noise when you play back a movie o n a comput[...]

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. • The prin ter is not set for the connec tion with the camera. • [US B Connec t] is not set t o [Pic tBridge] in the SET UP settings. • Depending on the circ umstances, th e conn[...]

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 le ve l is low or zero (The indicato r appears.). • The AC Adaptor (n ot supplied) 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 ca mera 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 or y Sti c k” (pa ge 21). Sy st e m er ror • Turn the power off and on agai n (p age 17). Memo ry Stick error • The inserted “Memory St ick” ca nnot be used with your camera (p age 1[...]

109 Troubl eshooting File prot ect • The im ag e is protected agains t era sur e . R el e as e the pr ote c ti on (p ag e 68). Image siz e over • You are play ing ba c k an im a ge of a size that c a nnot be played back on your camer a . No f ile in t his f older • No images have been reco rd ed in this folder. Cannot divide • The mo vie is[...]

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 displa y. This f unction di splays t he cond ition of the camera on t he LCD s cree n usin g a combinat ion o f a let ter and four n umeri cal digits. If th is occurs , ch ec k the foll ow i ng code ch art and take t he corre spo[...]

111 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion 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, depen din g on the capa ci ty of th e “ Memor y S t ick, ” t he image si ze, and the ima ge qualit y. Refer to the fo llowin g char ts when you c hoose a “Memory St ick[...]

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 indica ted w i th x . When the m ode di al is set t o When the m ode di al is set to P or M 1) When the mode dial is set t o M, this item is n ot displaye d. Item Se tting Description Mode (R[...]

113 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion 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 iti ons or shoo ting a fast- moving subj ect, use a hi gh-number se tting. When recording hig h-quali ty images, u se a low-num ber setting . • The hig her the numbe r you se le ct , th e[...]

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 is not displayed. 3) When the mode dial is set to or , this item is not dis pla yed. When the m ode di al is set t o Item Se tting Description (EV) +2.0EV / +1.7EV /[...]

115 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion 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 se ts the focus p reset dista nce (p age 51). (Metering Mode) Spot / x Mu lti Adj usts the e xposure t o the s ubject you are sho oting (p age 57). Sets th e met ering [...]

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 50). Digital Zoom x Smart / Precisio n / Off Select s the d igital zoom mode (page 27). Date /Time Day&Tim e / Date / x Off Selects whether to insert th e date and time i nto the imag e (page 34). When s [...]

117 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion (Setup 1) (Setup 2) Item Se tting Descri ption LCD Backlight Bright/ x Norm al/ Dark Selects the brigh tness of the LC D backli ght . Selecting [Brig ht] makes the LCD sc re en bright and easy to see when using the cam era outdoors or in other bright locations, but also use s up the batte r y charge faster. Displa[...]

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 cam era bod y may become def or me d or this may cause a malfunct ion. • Under di rect sun light or near a hea ter. The c amera bo dy may bec ome de formed or this may cau se a malf u nctio n. • On rock in[...]

119 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion The internal rechar geable button battery This cam era ha s an in ternal rechar geable button ba tt ery for mai nt ainin g the da te and 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 b attery 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 ca reful 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 onal i n for m a tion • The ba ttery life va ries 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 exce pt the Sony ni ck el-meta l hyd ride batte ry usin g the su ppl ied ba tter y cha rge r. If yo u charg e oth er[...]

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 3 0.2 to 3.5 m (7 7 / 8 inches t[...]

123 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion Accesso ries • HR6 (size AA) Ni-MH batteries (2) • Battery case (1) • BC-CS2A/CS2B Ni-M H Battery ch arger (1) • Power cord (mains lead) (1 ) • USB cable (1) • A/V connecting cable (1) • Wrist strap (1) • “Memory Sti ck” (DSC-P 93: 32MB/DS C-P73: 16MB) (1) • CD-ROM (U SB driver: S PVD-012) (1[...]

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 at e the locati on o f a ddit ional impo rtan t 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)[...]

125 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion 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 indica tor (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 numb er (90) H Recording da[...]

127 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion For movie pla yback A Image size indicator (80) B Recor di ng mode indic a t or (80) C Pla yback in dicator (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 Rema[...]

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 ..... ....... ....... ....... .... ....... ....... ....... .[...]

[...]

[...]

Sony Corporation Printed in Japan Printed on 10 0% recycled paper using VOC (Vol at ile Organi c Compound)-f ree vegeta ble oil based ink. Additi onal info rmation on this pro duct a nd answer s to fre quent asked ques tions can be fo und at our Customer Su pport Website.[...]