Sony DSC-S75/S85 manual

3-068-188- 11 (1) Digital Still Camera Oper ating Instructions Bef or e op erating t h e unit, ple as e re ad this ma nual thor oughly , and retai n it fo r futur e refe re nce. Owner’ s Record The model and se rial numbe rs are lo cated on t he bottom. Record the seri al num b er in the sp ace provide d be low . R ef er to these num b ers when e[...]

2 T o prev e nt fi r e o r sh oc k ha z ar d, do not e xpose t he unit to ra in or moisture. Never e xpose the ba tte r y pa ck to temperatu re abo ve 60° C (140°F) , su ch as in a car parked in the sun or unde r direct sunlight . If you hav e any questions abou t this pr oduct, you may c al l: Sony Customer Information Services Center 1-800-222-[...]

3 Note: This equi pment has bee n tested and foun d to comply with the lim it s for a Class B digi tal device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FC C Rules . Thes e li mits are d es ig n ed to pro v id e reasonable pr ote c ti on against harmful inter ference i n a residentia l instal lation. Th is equipm ent generate s, uses, a nd can r adiate radio freq[...]

4 For the Custo mer s in the U .S.A. and Canada THIS CLASS B DIGIT AL DEVICE COMP LI ES WI TH P AR T 15 OF TH E FCC R ULES AND THE CAN ADIAN ICES-003 OPERA TION IS S UBJECT TO THE FOLLO WING TWO CONDITIONS: (1) THIS DEVICE MA Y NO T CA USE HARMFUL INTE RFERENCE, AND (2) THIS DEVICE MUST A CCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE REC EIVED, INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THA[...]

5 When the camera is used f or long periods Note that the cam era body may becom e hot . Notice If s tatic e lectricity or el ectroma gnetism causes da ta tr an sf er to dis continue mid way (fail), restart the application or disco nnect and connect the USB cabl e again. About the Carl Zeis s le n s This camera is equipped with a Carl Zeiss lens wh[...]

6 Intr oduction Check s the image after recording images Recording st ill images: page 19 Playing back still ima ges: page 28 Deleting images (DELETE): page 71 Captures images w ith your computer Y ou can copy i m ag es onto yo ur compute r and view and mo di fy images or attach images to e-ma il on your computer using the sup plied USB cable and a[...]

7 T able of cont ents Identifyin g the p arts ............ ........ .......... 8 Preparing the powe r supply ........ ........ 10 Setting t he date and time ........ ........... .. 15 Inserting t he “Memory St ick” ........... .. 17 B Recording Recording sti ll images ........ ... ............. 19 Recording movi n g images .......... ... ..... [...]

8 Getting started Identifying the par ts See th e pa ges in par en theses fo r detai ls of op e ration. A Shutter button (19, 27) B Self-timer (23, 27)/ AF illu minator ( 25) C Photoc e ll wi ndow for fla s h Do not bl ock whi le recor ding with the fl ash . D Finde r windo w E Lens When cleaning the lens, f irst return the lens to th e fully ret r[...]

Getting started 9 A Finder adjustment di al (21) B Finder Self-timer/recording lamp (red) AE/A F lock la m p (gree n ) Flash char g e lamp (orange) (24) C Contr ol button (18, 41) D MENU button ( 41) E (Exposur e ) but ton (61) F FOCUS but ton (60) G AE LOCK button (50) H (spot meter) button (65) I DSPL/LCD ON/OFF b utton (23) J LCD screen K Displa[...]

10 Pr eparing the power supply Installing the battery pack Y our camera op erat es o nly wi th the “Inf oLITHI UM” N P-FM50 battery pack* (M seri es ). Y ou canno t use any oth e r bat tery pa ck . See page 85 fo r m ore in fo rmati o n about “I nfoLITHI UM” bat te ry pac k. T o remove the battery pac k Open the battery/“Memor y Stick” [...]

Getting started 11 Char ging the batt er y pack Y ou cann ot ch arge the batte ry pack whi l e yo ur came r a is tu rn ed on. Be s ure to turn off your c a m e ra. After char ging the batter y pack Discon nect th e AC power adaptor fr om the DC IN jack on yo ur cam er a. Batter y r e maining indicator The LCD screen on the came ra sho ws the remain[...]

12 NP-FM5 0 batter y pack When you record images in an e xtremely cold locati o n or using the LCD sc reen, t he operating time be comes sh or t. When us in g the ca mera in an e x tr emely cold loc ati on, place the batte ry pack in you r pocket or ot her plac e t o keep it warm, th en i ns ert the batte ry p ack in to the ca mera j u st befor e r[...]

Getting started 13 Notes • The battery li fe and number of images wil l b e dec reas ed if y ou use you r cam era at lo w temper at u r es , use th e flash, re p eat ed ly tu rn th e po wer on/of f or use th e zo o m. • The numbers of im ages shown on tables above are as a guide. The n umb ers may be smalle r dependin g on con ditions. • The [...]

14 Using the AC power adaptor Using a car batter y Use Son y DC adap tor/char ge r (n ot supplied). When using the AC power adaptor Be sure to use it near the wall o utlet. If a mal function occ urs, discon nect the pl ug from the w a ll outlet. 1 Open th e DC IN jack cover and connect the DC conne cting cable to the DC IN jack of your camera with [...]

Getting started 15 Setting the date and time When you f irst use your camera , set th e date and time. If these are n ot set, the CLOCK SE T scre en appears wh en ev e r you turn on your cam er a. 1 Set th e mode dial t o , S, A, M, SCN, , o r . 2 Slide the PO WER switch in the direct i on of the a rrow t o tu rn on the pow er . The P OWER O N/OF F[...]

16 T o cance l the date and time setting Select [CANCEL] with v / V / b / B on the control bu tton, then p ress the center z . Not e If the rechargeable button ba ttery is ever fully discha rged (page 84), the CLOCK SET screen will appear again. Wh en this happens, res et the dat e and tim e, by starting from ste p 3 a bove . 4 Select the year , mo[...]

Getting started 17 Inser ting the “Memor y Stick” Open the battery/“ Memory Sti ck” cov er, the n press th e “Memor y Stic k” once ligh tly . Notes • Inser t the “Memory Stick” firmly un til i t clic ks, oth erwis e a mes sage s uch as “ MEMOR Y STICK ERROR” will be displayed. • Nev er remove the “Memory Stick” or turn o[...]

18 Basic ope rations B Recording Basic operations How to use the mode dial The mode d ial s witches the f unction which is us ed for record ing, p layback, or editing. Se t the dial as follo ws before starti ng to operate your camera. How to use the contr ol button When the men u is not di s played, th e co ntrol button is use d to perf or m th e f[...]

B B B B Recor ding 19 Recor ding still images Still ima ges are rec orded in J PEG format. Before recor ding stil l images, s lide the PO WER switch in th e direct ion of the a rro w to turn on the power and inser t a “M emory St ic k. ” 1 Set th e mode dial t o , S, A, M or SCN. 2 Press and hold the sh utter button halfway down. The image free[...]

20 ∗ If the flashing AE/AF l ock ind icator c hanges to flashing slowly , the sub ject ma y be difficult t o focus on (dark, poor co ntr a st) or the subje c t ma y be extrem ely cl ose . Re le as e th e shu tter but ton, the n focus aga in. Auto po wer-off functio n If you do not ope rate the camera for about three minu tes duri ng re cordi ng o[...]

B B B B Recor ding 21 Y ou can exten d the bat tery time b y turning of f the LCD screen a nd recordin g using the fi n der . T urn the f inder adjustme nt dial until the image appears clearly within the f inde r , then r ecord th e im age. Indicators in the finder Y ou can ch eck the l ast record ed ima ge by c leari ng the men u from the scr een [...]

22 The le ns port ion mo ves dur ing zo om oper ation. Be caref ul not to touc h the lens portion while it is o perating. Minim um focal distance to the subject W side : Abou t 50 cm (19 3/4 inches) o r more T side : About 50 cm (1 9 3/4 i nch es) or m or e T o record even clos er subje ct s, se e page 6 1. Digital zoo m function This camera has a [...]

B B B B Recor ding 23 Each tim e you pre ss D SPL /LCD O N/OFF, t he s tatus of t he LC D scre en change s as follo ws: The L CD ba ckli ght is t urned on . (All the av ailable indi cators are turned o n.) r The L CD ba ckli ght is t urned on . (W arning messag es and manual a djustment items which are set using the jog dial are tu rn ed on. ) r Th[...]

24 Clear the menu ( page 41 ), th en press th e co ntrol button V ( ). The (self-t imer) indi cator app ears on the LCD screen , and ab out 10 seconds after yo u press t he shutt er but ton, t h e subj ect is reco rd ed . The se lf-timer la mp flashes an d t he beep so und s af te r you press t he shutte r b u tton until the s hutter is releas ed. [...]

B B B B Recor ding 25 • The flash does not f unc tio n when recording moving images (excluding Clip Mo tion) or recording in BURST mo de or in EXP BRKTG (DSC-S 85 only ) mode. The AF illuminato r is f ill light to f ocus on a subjec t easi ly . Set [AF ILLUMIN A TOR] (page 8 0) to [ON] in th e setup s ettings, appears on th e LCD screen and the A[...]

26 Recor ding moving images Movin g images w ith audi o ar e reco rded in MPE G forma t (pa ge 39). T o record m ov i ng i m ages, sli d e the POWER sw it ch in the dire ction of th e arrow to turn on the power an d insert a “M emor y S tick.” 1 Set the mode dial to SET UP. 2 Select [ ] (CAMERA) wit h v / V on th e control b utton, then pr ess [...]

B B B B Recor ding 27 When you use the se lf-timer function, the subj ect is r ecorded about 10 s econds aft er you p re ss the shut te r butt on. Clear the me nu (page 41), then press th e control b utton V ( ). The (self-timer) indi cato r appe ars on th e LCD s cree n, an d th e reco rding sta rts a b out 10 second s af ter you press the shutt e[...]

28 B Playba ck Playing back still images Not es • Y ou mig ht not b e able t o cor rect ly play b a ck im ag e s reco rded w ith thi s cam er a on othe r equipmen t. • Y ou ca nnot play back on this cam era imag es larger th an the m aximum im age siz e that c an be recorded with th is cam era. • A rough image is played b ack, followed by t h[...]

B B B B Pl ayb ack 29 Playing back moving images T o p ause playb ack Press the center z on the contro l button t o st o p the pla yba ck. T o advan ce or rewind the moving image Press the control bu tton b / B during play ba ck. T o return to the no rmal p layb ack, press the cent er z on the con trol b utton. 1 Set the mode dial to . The last r e[...]

30 Moving im ages r ecorded with the image of [320 (HQ)] (page 48) The images a re disp layed o ver the entire sc reen in s te ps 2 and 3 . Press th e co ntrol button v / V to adjust the volume . Each t i m e yo u press DSPL/ L CD ON/ O F F, the statu s of th e LC D s cr een change s as follo ws: all indicato rs on t indica to rs off t LCD screen o[...]

B B B B Pl ayb ack 31 V iewing images using a personal computer Y ou can v iew data rec orded w i th you r camer a o n a person al comput er, modify and attach it to e-mail u sing applic ation so ftware . This se ction descr ibes the method for vie wing im ages o n a person al comput er usin g th e supp lied USB c able. There a re two ways to m ake[...]

32 Recomm ended Window s environment OS: Microsoft Wi ndows 98, Windo ws 98S E, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Millenn ium Editi on The ab ov e OS is requir ed to b e ins talled at t he fact ory . Operation is not a ssur e d in a n environment upgra de d to the ope r at ing systems desc ribe d ab ove. CPU: MMX Pent ium 2 00 MHz or fast er The U[...]

B B B B Pl ayb ack 33 Befor e co nnecting y our cam er a t o yo ur perso na l co mputer, install the U SB driv er to the computer . The USB dri ver is included wi th the ap plication so ftware in the CD- R OM wh ic h is supp lied with your ca mera. See page 93 fo r correc ti ve measures if the USB cabl e was connect ed befor e install ing the dri v[...]

34 For Macint osh users • When using MacOS9.1/MacOSX (v10.0) It is not nec essary t o instal l the USB driver . The Macinto sh recogn izes t he camer a as a dri ve simply b y connecting it to th e Macintosh with the US B cable. • When us ing MacOS8.5.1/8 .6/9.0 Follo w the procedures belo w to install th e dri ver . 7 Follow the on-scree n mess[...]

B B B B Pl ayb ack 35 When v iewi ng mo ving ima ges on a W indo ws syst em, RealP laye r , W indo ws Med ia Play er or othe r mo ving image play back a ppli cat ions must b e ins tal led. When v ie win g moving im ag es on a Ma ci nt os h system , Qu ickTime3.0 or lat er m us t be install ed. View ing ima g es 1 T urn on the power of y ou r person[...]

36 Follow the proced ure 1 – 4 on page 35. “Memor y Stick” • Operatio n is not guaranteed if y ou are u si n g a “Memor y Sti ck ” th at w as format ted with a personal com puter , or if you used a perso nal computer to for ma t the “ Me m or y Sti c k” in your camera throu gh a USB conne c ti on. • Do not op timize t he “Mem or[...]

B B B B Pl ayb ack 37 For Window s Me and Window s 2000 users The fo llowing procedu res are recom men ded when dis connecti ng the USB cabl e from your personal computer or ejec tin g the “Memory Stick ” from the camera while it is conne cted to y our pers onal comp uter . 1 Stop the dri ve b y clickin g on the “Unpl ug/Eject” ico n in the[...]

38 Image file storage destinations and image files Image fi les record ed with yo ur c amera are grou ped i n fold ers by r ecording m ode. The meanings of the file n ames are a s follo ws. ssss stands for any number within the r ange fr om 0001 to 99 99. For Window s Me users (The drive recognizing the came ra is “E.”) Fold er Fil e Meaning 10[...]

B B B B Pl ayb ack 39 The numer ical portio ns of t he follo wing f iles are the same. – A small-s ize image file recorded in E-MAIL mode and its cor responding im age file – An uncompresse d ima ge file record ed in TIFF mode an d its corresponding im age file – An audio file recorded in VOICE mode and its corresp ondi ng im age file – An [...]

40 Advan ced op eratio ns Befor e per for ming advanced operations This sect ion desc ribe s the basi c cont rol meth ods that are f requ entl y used f or “ Adva nced oper at ions.” How to use the mode dial The mode d ial s witches the f unction which is us ed for record ing, p layback, or editing. Se t the dial as follo ws before starti ng to [...]

Bef ore perf orming adv anced op erations 41 How to use the contr ol button When the menu or setup screen is displa yed, the control but ton is use d to sele ct the buttons, ima ges and m enu item s displayed on the LC D sc reen of yo ur camer a and modify the s ettings. Th e operation me thods tha t are fre quently us ed for “ Adv a nced oper at[...]

42 How to use the jog di al The function s which ar e used fre quently i n record ing are set up using t he jog dial and the follo wing direct b uttons. The jog dial is us ed to change the v alue in manual adjustment s. 2 When the mode dial is set to SET UP or : 1 Press v / V / b / B on t he control bu tton to se lect th e item you w ant to set up.[...]

Bef ore perf orming adv anced op erations 43 When the mode dial is set to , yo u ca n ea sily vie w the n ext/pr evio us im age by turning the jog dia l. 2 T urn the jog di al to sel ect th e item or v alue number y ou want to adjust. • When t he indica tion b at the right cor ner on th e LCD s cree n is in yell ow , you ca n sele ct th e ite m .[...]

44 Menu items that can be modi fied differ depe nding on th e positio ns of the mode dial. The LC D s cree n sho ws onl y t he it ems you ca n opera te at the mome nt. Fac tory settings a re indic ated with x . When the mode dial is set to /SCN/S/A/M Menu setti ngs Item Setting Description WB (WHITE BA L) ONE PUSH x AU T O IN DOOR OUT DOOR Sets the[...]

Bef ore perf orming adv anced op erations 45 When t he mode di al is set to (MOVING IMAGE is set to MPEG MO VIE in the se tup se tting s.) MODE (RE C MODE) TIF F Reco rd s a TIFF (un compr es se d) file in additi o n to the JP EG file (page 58). TEXT Records a GIF f ile in black-and -white (page 57). V OICE Recor ds an audi o fil e (wit h a stil l [...]

46 When the mo de dial is set to (MOVING IMAGE is set to CLIP MOTION in the setup settings.) PFX (P . EFFECT) SOLARIZE B&W SEPIA NEG.AR T x OFF Sets the image specia l ef fects (page 63). Item Setting Description WB (WHITE BA L) ONE PUSH x AU T O IN DOOR OUT DOOR Sets the white balance (page 62). (IMA GE SIZ E) x NORMAL MOBILE Selects t h e Cli[...]

Bef ore perf orming adv anced op erations 47 When the mode di al is set to ∗ Only in singl e-image m ode. Item Setting Description DEL ETE OK De le tes t he disp laye d ima ge (pa ge 7 1). CANCEL Cancels deleting o f the image. PR O T EC T – Prot ec ts images ag a inst acci de ntal eras ure (page 7 2). PRINT – Marks the print m ark on still i[...]

48 Setting the image size (IMAGE SIZE) 1 Set the mode dial to , SCN, S, A, M, or . 2 Press ME NU. The men u appear s. 3 Select the de si re d image size from [ ] (IM A GE SIZE) and pr es s v / V . Still image sizes: DSC-S85 2272 ×1704, 22 72 (3:2)* , 16 00×1 200, 128 0×960 , 64 0×48 0 DSC-S75 2048 ×1536, 20 48 (3:2)* , 16 00×1 200, 128 0×960[...]

Bef ore perf orming adv anced op erations 49 The number of images* or the time** that y ou can record on a “ Memo ry Sti ck ” (8 MB or 16 MB) *** Stil l im age s: Moving images: ∗ When MODE (REC MODE) is set t o NORMAL. ∗∗ The ma xi mu m recordi ng time in con tinu ous record i ng. ∗∗∗ The n umbers in t he parenthe ses indica te the[...]

50 B V ar ious recording Recording wit h the exposure f ixed (AE LOCK) Mode dia l: / S/A/M/S CN Once you press AE LO C K, the exposur e, now captur ed, is fix ed. For instance, th is functi on is con venie nt in the fo llowing use: Meas ure t he exposu re of the d esired port io n of the su bj ec t using the sp ot light -meterin g fu ncti o n and f[...]

B B B B V arious record ing 51 Recording with the manual adjustments Mode dia l: S/A /M Once the s hutt er sp eed is adjusted manually , the aperture will be automaticall y adjusted to th e suitabl e va lu e to atta in corr ec t e x po su re accord ing to th e bright ness of th e subject. Using the higher s hutter speed, you can r ecord a fas t- m [...]

52 2 Select the ap ert ur e value indication with the jog dial, th en pre s s the jog di al . 3 Select the aperture value with the jog dial, th en pr es s the jog dial. 4 Select the sh utter spe ed v alue indication with the jog dial, then pres s th e j og di al . 5 Select the sh utter spe ed v alue with the jog dial, then press the jog dial. For d[...]

B B B B V arious record ing 53 T o c ancel the SCE NE SELECTION f unction Set the mode dial to , S, A, M, , or . Notes • Y ou can focus only on dis tant subjec ts in LANDSCAPE mode. • Set the forced f la sh when you use the flash in the fo llowin g mode s: — TWILIGHT mode — LANDSCAPE mode • When usin g the SCEN E SE LEC T ION mode, the AF[...]

54 Recording t hree images with the exposure shi fted (DSC-S85 only) (EXP BRKTG) Mode dia l: / S/A/M/S CN The camera co ntinuo usly re cords th ree ima ge s with eac h expos ure value shifted . The e xposure c ompensa tion value can be set betwe en ±1.0EV from the co rrect expo su re value by 1/3 ste p. 1 Set the mo de dial to S ET UP . The set up[...]

B B B B V arious record ing 55 Recording sti ll images for e-mail (E-MAIL) Mode dial: /S /A/M/SCN In the E-MAIL mo de, a smal l-size image which is s u itable for e-mail transmis sion is a lso rec orded at th e same time as recordi ng a normal still imag e. (The siz e of the no rm al still image is se t usin g [ ] (IMA GE SIZE) in the menu setti ng[...]

56 Adding audio files to still images (VOICE) Mode dia l: / S/A/M/S CN In the V O ICE mode, the audio is also recor ded at th e sa me time as reco rd ing a stil l image. Y ou ca n vi vidl y rec ord the situatio n with aud io. 1 Set the mode di al to , S, A, M or SCN. 2 Pres s MENU. The men u appe ars. 3 Select [MODE] (REC MODE ) with b / B , [V OIC[...]

B B B B V arious record ing 57 Recording text documents (TEXT) Mode dia l: The TEXT mode is suitable f o r record ing a docu ment to emp hasi ze it s charac ter by the blac k and whit e color s. The LCD scr een also turns to blac k an d white, and the imag e is record ed i n the GIF f ormat. 1 Set the mo de dial to . 2 Press M E NU . The me nu appe[...]

58 Recording sti ll images as uncompressed files (TIFF) Mode dia l: / S/A/M/S CN Record s th e imag es wit hout compression, s o the image d oes not deter iorate. Im ages r ecorded in this mode are suitable for prin ting with a high- qu ality ima ge . The JPEG (com pr essed) fo rmat ima ge is als o record ed with t he TIFF format i m age. 1 Set the[...]

B B B B V arious record ing 59 Creati ng Clip Motion Files Mode dia l: Clip Motion is an ani mation fun ction that play s back s till images in succes sion. Th e imag es a re st ored in GIF format , which is con ven ient fo r creating h ome pages or a ttaching images to an e-mail. 1 Set the mo de dial to SET UP. The s et up screen ap pears. 2 Selec[...]

60 The number of Clip Motion frames that you can record on a “ Memory Stic k ” (8 MB or 16 MB)* * The number s in the pa rent he se s indi cate the nu mber of i mages or t he amount of recordable t ime on a “Memor y Stick” (16 MB). ∗∗ When recording 1 0 frames per Clip Motion file Not es • Y ou cannot c hange the ima ge size partway t[...]

B B B B V arious record ing 61 Recording images in macro Mode dial: /S/A/M /SCN/ The ma cro reco rding i s us ed when zoomi ng u p a l ittl e subj ect, su ch as flo wers, insects. 1 Set the mo de dial to , S, A, M, SCN or . 2 Clear the menu, and pres s the contr o l b utton B () . The (macro) in dicato r ap pears on the LC D scre en. Y ou ca n reco[...]

62 Tips Norm ally , the came ra au tomatic ally adjusts th e exposure. If the color o f th e image is too dark o r bright as illu strated below , we recomm end that you a djust the exposure manu ally. When recor din g a backligh ted s ubject or a subject i n the sno w , set it t o wa rd + , an d when reco rding a dark subject wi th fully d isplayed[...]

B B B B V arious record ing 63 T o shoot in one- push white balance mode 1 Select [ONE P USH]. T he indica tor appe ars. 2 Shoot a w hi t e ob ject su ch as paper full un der th e same si tu at io n yo u will sh oot . 3 Press v . The indicator f lashes quickl y . When th e w hi t e ba lance ha s been adjuste d and store d in the memory , the indic [...]

64 Recording t he date and time on the still image (DA TE/TIME) Mode dia l: / S/A/M/S CN 1 Set the mo de dial to SET UP. The set up sc reen a ppears . 2 Select [ ] (CAMERA) with v / V , [D A T E/TIME ] with B / v / V , then press B . 3 Select the date and time setti n g with v / V , then pr ess z . DA Y & T I M E Impos es the date , ho ur, and [...]

B B B B V arious record ing 65 Using the spot li ght- metering function Mode dial: /S/A/M /SCN/ Use this fu nction wh en there is backlight or when there i s strong cont rast betwe en the subj ect and the backgr ound, etc. Position th e point you want to r ecord on t he spot li ght- mete r in g cross ha i r . Press to activate the spot light-meter [...]

66 B V ar ious playba ck Playing back thr ee or nine images at once Mode dia l: Y ou can displ ay multiple images on the LCD screen at one time using the zoom b uttons. 1 Set the mode dial to . 2 Pres s the zo om W bu tt on rep eat edl y . The L CD sc reen d isplay changes as follo ws: • Sing le (s ingl e-im age) scre e n • Index (n ine-im age)[...]

B B B B V arious play bac k 67 Tips When the tr iple-image scree n is displayed, pressing ME NU opens the menu includin g [PRINT], [PRO TE CT], and [DELETE]. For details on these items, see pag es 71 , 72, or 76. T o close the menu, pres s MENU a gai n. The me nu disappears a nd the recording i nformation is in dicated. Enlar ging a part of the sti[...]

68 Not es • Y ou ca nnot zoom moving imag es. • Y ou can zoom images reco rd ed in TEXT mode, but can not trim them . • Zoom scaling is up to 5× regardless of the origi nal im ag e size . • The quality of enl arged im ages m ay be deteriora ted. • The origina l data is le ft ev en if you enlarge the imag e. • The enlar ged image is rec[...]

B B B B V arious play bac k 69 T o s top the SLIDE SHOW playback Pres s z , se lect [EXIT] with B , then pres s z . T o s kip to the next/previous image during the SLID E SHOW Pres s B (next) or b (previous) . Note The int e rval setti ng time may vary depend ing on th e image size. Rotating a still image (ROT A TE) Mode dia l: Y ou c an rot ate th[...]

70 Viewing images on a TV screen Mode dial: Before connecti ng your c amera, be sure to tu rn of f the TV . 1 Connect the A/V conn ecting cable to the A/V OUT jack of y our ca mera and t o t he audio/video input jacks of the TV . If your TV ha s st ereo t ype i nput jacks, con nect the au dio plug (black ) of the A / V con nectin g cable to th e Lc[...]

B B B B Editing 71 B Editin g Deleting images (DELETE) Mode dia l: Y ou can del et e un wanted files. 1 Set the mo de dial to . 2 In single-image mode : Displ a y the i m ag e you wa nt to delete with b / B . In triple-i mage mode: Pre ss th e zo o m W butto n tw ice in the singl e-image mode to turn to the triple- image mode. Display the image y o[...]

72 T o cance l deleting Select [CANCEL] with b / B in step 4 or [EXIT] with b / B in step 5 , th en pres s z . Not e If there are f iles on the “Memory S tick” with name s having the sa me la st 4 dig its as the fi le nam e of the im age to be delete d, these file s are also d elete d at t he sam e time. Pr eventing accidental erasur e (PROTECT[...]

B B B B Editing 73 1 Set the m od e dia l to , then display the index scr een with the zoom W bu tt o n. 2 Press M E NU . The me nu appear s. 3 Select [PRO TECT] with b / B , then p ress z . 4 Sele ct [A LL] or [ SELEC T] with b / B , then press z . 5 When y ou se lect [ALL] Select [ON] with b / B , then press z . All the imag es in the “Memory S[...]

74 Changing the recor ded still image size (RESIZE) Mode dia l: Y ou can chan ge t he ima ge size o f t he record ed image . 1 Set the mode dial to , then display the image of w hi ch y ou want to c hange th e size. 2 Pres s MENU. The men u appe ars. 3 Select [RES IZE] with b / B , then press z . 4 Select the desired size with v / V , then pre ss z[...]

B B B B Editing 75 Copying images (COPY) Mode dia l: Y ou can c opy i m age s to anothe r “Memor y Stick.” 1 Set the m od e dia l to , then display the image which you want to copy . 2 Press M E NU . The me nu appear s. 3 Select [COPY] with b / B , [OK] with v / V , then pres s z . “MEMOR Y STICK A C CESS” appear s. 4 When “ CHANGE MEMOR [...]

76 7 When “ C HANGE MEMOR Y STICK ” is displayed, eject th e “ Memory Stic k. ” “INSER T M EM O R Y S TICK” appears . 8 Inser t another “ Memory Stick. ” “REC O R D I N G ” ap pear s. When copying is co mpleted , “COMP LETE” appe ars. T o en d copying, se lect [EXIT] with v / V , then pr es s z . T o copy the image to anothe[...]

B B B B Editing 77 T o u nmark the print mark Pres s z again in step 4 . mark disa ppears . 1 Set the m od e dia l to , then display the index scr een with the zoom W bu tt o n. 2 Press M E NU . The me nu appear s. 3 Sel ect [P RINT ] with b / B , then press z . 4 Select [SELECT] with b / B , then p ress z . When marking th e ma rk, you cannot se l[...]

78 Dividing a moving image file (DIVIDE) Mode dia l: Y ou can divide moving images recorded in MPEG MO VIE mode. This is con v eni ent whe n ther e is not eno ugh space on a “Memor y St ick” or w hen at ta chin g mov in g im ages t o e-m ails. 1 Set the mo de dial to and display the moving image y ou want to divide. 2 Pres s MENU. The men u app[...]

B B B B Editing 79 Step 1: Divi de the unwanted scene A. Step 2: Divi de the unwanted scene B. Step 3: Delete the u nwanted scenes A and B. Step 4: Only the desired scene remains. Notes • Y ou cannot divide Clip M otion files. • Y ou cannot recombine divided files. • The origin al undivided file i s not saved. 1 MO V00002.mpg 3 AB DIVID E poi[...]

80 Changing the setup settings (SETUP) Set th e mode dia l to SET UP. The setup screen ap pears. Y ou ca n set up th e following items with the control butto n. F actory set tings are indicated with x . CAMERA SETUP 1 Item Setting Description SCENE SELECTIO N x TWILIGHT LANDSCAPE POR TRAIT Selects the SCEN E SELE CTION mode that is assi gne d to th[...]

B B B B Editing 81 SETUP 2 CONVERSION LENS ON Sets to “ON” when using th e VCL-MHG07 con version le ns (not s upplied). At this t ime, the zoom f u nctio n does not w ork a nd yo u cannot turn off the LC D scr ee n. Also, no te that the V AD-S 70 adaptor r in g needed to mo unt the c on versi on lens t o your camera is not sold in some countr i[...]

82 Notes on [D A TE/TIME] • The date and time do not a ppe a r on the LCD sc ree n dur ing shooting. These appea r during playba ck. • The date and time are not superimpos ed onto moving imag e s an d Cl ip Mot ion images. DEMO x ON /S TBY Displ ay ed only wh en you use y our camera with the A C po wer adaptor . [DEMO] is set to [STB Y] at the [...]

Additiona l inf ormatio n 83 Additional information Precauti ons Cleaning the LCD screen W i pe the s cree n surfa ce with a cleaning cloth (not sup plied) or a LCD cleanin g kit (not s upplied) to remove fingerprints, dust, etc. Cleaning the camera surface Clean the cam era surf ace with a soft cloth sligh tly moist ened with water, then wipe th e[...]

84 • Use only the specified charger with th e charging functio n. • T o prev ent acci dent from a sho rt circu it, do not allow metal obje cts to come int o contact with the batt ery terminals. • K eep the ba tt ery pack a w ay from fire. • Nev er expose the battery pac k to temper at ur es abov e 60°C (1 4 0°F ), such as in a ca r parked[...]

Additiona l inf ormatio n 85 “Memor y St ic k” , , “MagicGa te Memory S tick” and are trademar ks of Sony Cor poration. “Magic Gate” a nd are trademarks of Sony Corporation. About “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack What is the “ Inf oLITHIUM ” battery pac k? The “Inf oLITHIUM” ba ttery pa ck is a lithium -ion battery pac k tha t has[...]

86 Using your camera abroad P ower sour ces Y ou ca n use your camer a in any count ry o r ar ea wi th t h e suppl ied battery char ger within 100 V to 240 V A C , 50/60 Hz. Use a co mmercially available AC plug adap tor [a] , if neces sa ry , depend ing on the des i gn of the wall o utlet ( mains) [b] . W atching t he pla yback pictur e on TV If y[...]

Additiona l inf ormatio n 87 T r oubleshooting If you e xperience trouble wit h your camera, f irst check th e follo wing items. Sho uld your camera still n ot operat e properly after yo u hav e made these chec ks, press th e reset b utton located on the b ottom. (I f you pr ess the reset but ton, the d ate and time settin g is cleare d.) Shou l d [...]

88 The pict ure is out of fo cus. • Y our cam er a is not in mac ro recordi n g mode whe n you sh oot a sub je ct th at is w ithi n 50 cm (19 3/4 inche s) from t h e lens. t Set the macro r ecording mo de (page 61). • The LANDSCAPE mode of the SCENE SELECTION function is selected. t Can cel the fun ct io n . • The fo cu s preset is se lected [...]

Additiona l inf ormatio n 89 The flas h do es not work. • The flash is s et to . t Set th e flash to au to (no in dicato r) or (page 2 4). • The cam er a is in one of the foll owing SC E NE SELECTION modes: TWILIGHT or LANDSCAPE. t Cancel the SCE N E SE LECTION function (page 52) or set the flash to . • The mode dia l is set to , SETU P or (M[...]

90 Noth in g ap pears i n th e display window or the indica tors flas h duri ng charging. • The AC po wer ada pt or is di sc onnecte d. t Firmly connect the po we r cord t o the wall outle t (page 1 4). • The batt er y p ack is not i nst a lled corr ect l y . t Install the batte ry pack corr ectly (page 10). • Chargi ng is complete d. Y ou ca[...]

Additiona l inf ormatio n 91 The po wer turn s of f suddenl y . • If you do no t opera te the ca m er a for abou t three minutes whi le the po wer is on, the camera tu rn s o f f automatical ly to pre vent wearin g do w n the b attery (pag e 20). t T urn on the ca mera. • The batter y i s di s cha rged. t Replac e it with a ch arged batt er y .[...]

92 Y our per sonal c omput er does not recogni z e your camer a. • The battery le vel is low . t Use the A C po wer ada p tor (p age 14). • The camera is turned of f. t T urn on the camera. • The USB cable is not connected firmly . t Disco nnect the US B cab le, and conne ct it a gain firmly . Mak e sure th at “USB MODE” i s disp layed on[...]

Additiona l inf ormatio n 93 Reinstall t he USB driver when usi ng Window s 98, Window s 98SE, Windows M e and Windows 200 0 Pr o fessional Perform a ll steps wit h out skipping. 1 T urn on your computer and a llow Windows to load. 2 Connect t he USB jack on the camera a nd the comp uter with the supplied USB cable. 3 Insert a “ Memory Stic k ”[...]

94 W ar ning and no tice messages V arious m es sages ap pe ar on the LC D screen. Che ck the co rr espondi n g descri pt i ons in the fol lo win g list. Message Meanin g NO ME M O R Y STIC K No “Mem or y St ic k” has been i ns erted. SYSTE M ERR OR T urn th e po wer of f and on ag ain. MEMOR Y STICK ERR OR • The in serted “Memor y Stick”[...]

Additiona l inf ormatio n 95 E The battery le v e l is low or zero. Depen di ng on the con ditions o f use or the type o f battery pa ck, the indicator may flash e ven th ough there is still 5 to 10 minutes o f remainin g batt ery time left. LENS CAP A T T ACHED The lens cap i s still atta ched to the lens. CANNO T DIVIDE • The f ile is not long [...]

96 Self-diagnosis display Y our camera has a self-d iagnos is disp lay . This function di splays th e camera co ndition o n the LCD screen with a combination of a lett er and four di gi ts of number s. If th is occurs, ch eck the followin g code ch art. The co de infor ms you of the came r a’ s curr ent co ndition. The last two digi t s (ind icat[...]

Additiona l inf ormatio n 97 Specifications System Image device DSC-S85: 8.98 mm (1/1.8 type) c olor CCD DSC-S75: 8.93 mm (1/1.8 type) c olor CCD Lens 3× zoom lens f = 7 – 21 mm (9/32 – 27/32 in ches ) (34 – 102 mm (1 3/8 – 4 1/8 inches) when c onverted into a 35 mm still camera) F = 2.0 – 2.5 Exposur e con trol Automatic exposure, Shutt[...]

98 Display window indicators A AE lock in d ic a t or B Battery remai ni ng indicator C EV in dicato r/Focus loc k indic ator D “ Me mory St ick ” mark E Rema i ning num ber o f record ab le ima ges indicator (+999 is displayed fo r 999 or more images)/EV level indic a tor/F oc us di s tan ce indicator/Batter y usable time indic ator ( displ ay[...]

Additiona l inf ormatio n 99 LCD screen indicators A Battery remain ing indicator B Flash mode /red eye redu ction/ white balan c e /AF il luminat or indicator C Date/time/con ver sion lens/ISO number indicator D Sharpness indicator E Picture effect indicator F AF frame G Spot l ight-meterin g cross hair H AE/A F lock ind ica to r I Record ing mod [...]

100 A Battery remai ni ng indicator B White balance indicato r C Con versi on le ns in dicator D Picture effect indicator E AE lock in d ic a t or F Recor ding mode in dicator G Image size indicator H Recording time (maxim u m record ab le time) indicator/ Self- dia gnosis f uncti on indic ator I Remaining memory capacity indic ator J Macr o /f ocu[...]

Additiona l inf ormatio n 101 A Pr ot ect/pr int mark indicat or B Zoom scaling i ndicator C File n ame D Record ing mod e indicato r E Image size indicator F Image number G Number of stored images in “ Me mory St ick ” H Remaining memory capacity indic ator I Recor ding dat e of the pla ybac k image /m e n u and guide menu A V OL. (V olume) in[...]

102 Index A Adjus ting the e xposure ... 61 AE (Aut o Exposure) ....... 20 AE lock .. ... .......... .. .......... 5 0 Aper t ure prio ri ty mo de .. . 51 Auto power-off functio n ..... ....... .......... 2 0 Auto red- eye reduction...... ..... .... 2 4, 80 B Batt ery pa c k battery li fe ........ ... ....... 12 batt er y rem ain ing indicat or....[...]

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