Sony DSC-U20 manual

3-078-812- 13 (1) Digital Still Cam era Operati ng Inst ruction s Before ope rating the unit, pl ease read this m anual thor oughly, a nd retain it for fut ur e refere nce. Owner’s Reco rd The model and ser ia l num be rs are lo ca te d on th e bottom. Recor d the serial number in the space prov ided be low . Refer to these num be r s when ev e r[...]

2 T o pre vent f ire or shoc k h azar d, do n ot e xpos e the unit to rain or mo isture . W ARNING For the Cus tomers i n the U .S.A. This sym bol is inte nded to ale rt the user to the presenc e of unin sulated “dange r ous volt age” withi n the p ro du ct ’ s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnit ude to constit ute a risk of electric s[...]

3 If you have any questions about thi s produc t, you ma y call: Sony Custom er In fo rmatio n Se rv ic e s Ce nt er 1-800-222-SONY (7669) The number below is for the FCC r e la te d ma tte r s onl y. CA UTION Y ou are cautione d tha t a ny chan ges or modifica tio ns not expressly appr oved in this manua l c oul d void your authori t y to operate [...]

4 CA U TION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, MA TCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG TO WIDE SLOT , FULL Y INSER T . A moulded plug complying with BS 1363 is fitted to this equipment for your safety and conve nience. Should the fus e in the plug supplied nee d to be replaced, a 5 AMP fuse approved by AST A or BSI to BS 1362, (i.e., marked with or mark) m ust be used. [...]

5 This pro duct has been tes ted and found compl iant with the limits se ts out in the EMC Dire ct ive for using conne ct ion cables shor t er than 3 mete rs. The elect ro mag n et ic fiel ds at the speci fic fre que ncies may influenc e th e pi ct ur e and soun d of this cam e ra. If static el e ct ri ci ty or el ect romagne ti sm cause s da ta tr[...]

6 Before using your camera Trial rec o rdin g Before you record one-time ev ents, you may want to make a trial recording to ma ke sure that the came ra is working correctly. No compensati o n for contents of the recordin g Contents of t he recording cannot be compensated for if recording or playback is not possible due to a malfunction of your came[...]

7 The pictures used in this manual The photographs used as examples of pictures in this ma nual are reproduced images, and are not actual images shot using this camera. Trad em arks • “Memory Stick,” and “MagicGate Me mory Stick” are trademarks of Sony Corporation. • “Memory Stick Duo” and are trademarks of Sony Corporation. • “[...]

8 Table of contents Before u sing your camera ........... ........ ......... ............ ... 6 How to hold the camera ........ ........ ... ......... ......... ... ...... 7 Identi f yi n g the pa rt s ..... ... ......... ........ ......... ... ......... .... 10 Preparin g batt eries .............. ......... ........ ... ......... ... ....... 12 Ch[...]

9 Troublesh ooting ........... ............ ......... ........ ............ .... 81 Warnings and messages ........ ............ ........ ............ .... 88 Self-di agnosis displa y ........ ......... ........ ............ ......... . 89 Menu items.... ... ......... ... ......... ... ......... .. ......... ......... ... . 90 Precauti ons .... ....[...]

10 Identifying the parts[...]

11 A LCD screen B Flash char ge lamp (o rang e) ( 33) C MENU button D Control b utton Menu on: v / V Menu off: /SCENE (32, 36 ) E EXEC button F Hook fo r neck strap G Batt er y/“ Memo r y St ick” c over H OPEN b utton (15) I Access lamp (23) J USB jac k (69 ) K USB jack co ver L RESET button (b ottom surface) (81) 1 2 3 5 4 0 qa 9 7 6 8 qs Atta[...]

12 Gettin g star te d Preparing batteries Use the following bat teries in t his camera. Acceptable batteries Size AAA Nickel Metal Hydride batt eries (2) – NH-AAA-DI (2) (supplied) – NH-AAA-2DI twin-pack (not supplied) Batteries that cannot b e used * Manganes e batt eries, lithiu m b atter ies, Ni-Cd batt eries, alkaline bat teries ∗ When th[...]

13 Getting star te d , Connect the charger to a wall outlet (wall socket ) us in g the pow er cor d (ma ins lead). The CHA RG E lamp li gh ts up when c hargin g be gins, and goes off when cha rging is compl eted. It takes a bout 13 h o ur s t o co mp le tely cha rge the ba tter i es. • When charging is finished, disc onnect the power cord (mains [...]

14 Precautions to be observed when charging the batteries • Do not ch arge an y other batteries except Sony Nickel Metal Hydride batteries in the charger supplied with your camera. If you try to char ge any other type of battery (e.g., manganese batteries, alkaline dry cells, or prima ry lithium batteries) than the batte ri es specified, those ba[...]

15 Getting star te d Battery remaining indicato r (when using Nickel Metal Hydride batt eries) As the ba tt er y power de crea s es wit h use , the batt e ry remaini ng in di cator disp lays the amou nt of powe r remaini ng usi ng t he fo llowing sym bo ls. • If the LCD screen display is off, set [DISPLA Y] in [ ] to [ON] with MENU and v / V on t[...]

16 , Insert t he ba tteries. Match t he +/– po les of the batteri es to the +/– marks inside the battery c ase. • From time to time, use a dry cloth to wipe any dirt off of the battery te rminals and the contacts in side the battery/ “Memory Stick” cover . Skin oil and other dirt on the battery terminals and contacts can significantly sho[...]

17 Getting star te d Battery life and number of imag es that can be recorded/viewed The table s show t he appr oximate ba ttery l ife a nd the number of im ages t hat ca n be re corde d/vie wed wi th a fully charg ed ba tteri es at a te mperat ure of 25°C (7 7°F) i n auto adj ustment mode. Th e numbers of i mages that can be recorde d or vie wed [...]

18 Shooting movies *4) *4) The maximu m shoot ing time is 15 seconds • The remaining indicator will d ecrease in t he following situations: – The surroundin g temperature is l ow – The flash is u sed – The camera has been turned on and off many times – [LCD LIGHT] is set to [ON] – The battery power is low – The battery capacity decrea[...]

19 Getting star te d Turning on/off your camera , Slide the lens cover in t he direction of the arrow or pres s th e PO W ER bu tton. When yo u ope n th e le ns co ver or press the POWE R button , the po wer is au tomatica lly on. The POWER lamp (gre en) light s up. Whe n you turn on your c amera for the first time, the DATE NOT ATI ON scre en appe[...]

20 Setting the date and t ime , Slide the lens co ver in the direc tion of the arro w or pres s the POWE R but ton to turn on the power. The P OWER lamp ( green) l ights up and t he DATE NOTATION screen appears on the LCD scree n. • This operation is av ailabl e no matter what position the mode switch is in. • T o change the date and ti me, pre[...]

21 Getting star te d , Set the numeric value wit h v / V on the control button, then pr ess EXEC. The item to be set is indi ca ted with v / V . After enter ing the num ber, v / V moves t o the next i tem. Repe at th is ste p unt il al l of t h e i tem s are se t. • If you selected [D/M/Y] in step 2 , set the time o n a 24-hour cycl e. , Select [[...]

22 Shooting still image s Inserting and r emoving a “Memory Stick” , Open t he b attery/“Me mor y Stick” cover . Slid e th e co ver in the di re ction of th e ar r ow 1 while pressing OP EN. The batte ry/“Me mory Stick” cov er opens in the dire ct i on the arrow 2 . , Ins ert t he “Me mory S tick. ” Holding t he “ M e mo ry Stick?[...]

23 Shooting still images , Close th e battery/ “Mem ory Stick ” cover. T o remove a “Memory Stick” Open t he ba t tery/ “Memor y St ic k” c o ve r, t hen pu sh t he “Memo ry Stic k” to pop it ou t. • W hen t he ac cess lam p is lit up, it mean s th at imag e data is being read or writte n. Never op en the batter y/“Mem ory S tic[...]

24 , Select [ ] with v / V on the control button, then press EX EC. Select [SIZE·BURST] with v / V on t h e control b utton, t hen p ress EXE C. , Select t he d esired i mage s ize wi th v / V on the control button, th en pr ess EXEC. The ima ge size is set. When the sett in g is comp lete, press MENU so that the menu disapp ears from th e L CD sc[...]

25 Shooting still images Image size You can ch oose the im ag e size (number of pi xels) accordin g to the kind of imag es you want to sho ot. Larger image si zes result in a larger data siz e, which means fewe r image s that you c an recor d in a “Me mory Stick.” Choose an image size a ppro priat e fo r the kind of images you w a nt to shoo t.[...]

26 Basic still image shooting (using auto adjustment mode) , Set the mode switch to STILL, and slide the lens co ver to tur n on th e pow er. • Still images are recorded in JPEG format . • The exposure and focus are adjusted automatically at the factory setting. , Hold the camera st ea dily with both hands and po sition t he su bject in the cen[...]

27 Shooting still images , Press an d h old th e shutter button halfway down. The beep soun ds but the im ag e is not yet re co rded. When th e AE/ AF lo ck in dica to r ch ange s fro m fla sh ing to ligh te d up, the camer a is re ad y for shooti ng. • If you release the shutter button, the recording will be canceled. • The minimum focal di st[...]

28 Auto Focus When y ou try t o shoot a subjec t that i s difficu lt to f ocus on, the AE/A F lo ck indicat or chan ges to flas hi ng slowly. The Auto Foc us function may have diffic ulty wor kin g under the fo llowing co ndition s. In such cases, rel e ase the shutter but to n, the n re com p ose the sho t an d focus again. If the Auto Foc us func[...]

29 Shooting still images LCD screen display during sh ooting You ca n use [DI SPLA Y] unde r [ ] with MENU an d v / V on the contro l button t o tur n the di splay on and of f. This is usefu l w hen reco rding under condi tions w here i t is dif ficult to check the image on the LCD scre en. • For detailed descriptions of the indicators, see page [...]

30 , Select [ ] with v / V on the contro l button, then press EX EC. Select [SELFTIMER] with v / V on t he control b utton, t hen p ress EXE C. , Select [ON] with v / V on the control button, then pres s EXEC. When you press ME N U, the menu disappear s. The (self-timer) i ndi cator app ears on the L CD screen. 2 SIZE BURST • RETURN FOCUS SELFTIM[...]

31 Shooting still images , Center the s ubject in the LCD scree n, and press and ho ld the shutter bu tton halfway down. , Press the shutte r butt on fu lly do wn. The self - timer lam p (p a ge 1 0) flashes in red and the beep s ounds. The image will be shot a fter approx imate ly 10 seco nds. To cancel the se lf -timer in the mid d le of the op e[...]

32 Selecting a flash mode , Set the mode swi tch to STILL, and pres s v ( ) on the cont rol button repeat edly to select a flash mo de. Each time yo u press v ( ) , th e indi cato r chang es as follows: No i ndi cato r (Auto ): Based on the lighti ng conditions, the camera will decide if there is enoug h light, and will u se the flas h accordi ngly[...]

33 Shooting still images • Y ou cannot use the flash in the Burst mode. • If the m enu is currently displayed, press MENU first so that the menu disa ppears. • When using the Auto, (Red-eye reduction) or (Forced flash) mode, you may notice some noise in the image when you look at the LCD screen in a dark place, but this will have no effect on[...]

34 Shooting according to scene conditions – Scene Selection When shoot in g port ra its, shooting night scene s or shooting land scape s, use the modes listed be lo w to imp r ove the qu al ity of yo ur imag es. Soft snap mode The soft snap mode le ts you shoot sk in col ors in brig hter a nd wa rmer t ones f or mo re bea utifu l pict ures . In a[...]

35 Shooting still images Illumination snap m ode The il luminatio n snap mode lets you capture b eautiful images of b oth sub jects an d night sc ene backgro unds at the same time. In addition , the cr oss filte r effect enhance s street lamp s or other lights with cro ss-shaped rays. • The flash strobes in (Red-eye reduction) mode, and the recom[...]

36 , Set the mode swi tch to STILL, and pres s V (SCENE) on the control bu tton rep eated ly to selec t a de sire d mode. Each time you press V (SCENE), the indi cator cha nges as fol lows: (Soft sna p mode ) t (Illumi nation sn ap m ode) t (Vivid nature mod e) t No indi ca tor (Aut o) • If the m enu is current ly displa yed, press MENU firs t so[...]

37 Shooting still images Setting the distance to the subject – Focus preset When shoo ting an im ag e usin g a preset dist an ce to th e subject, or wh en sh ooting a subj ect t hrough a net or windo w gla ss, it is di ffi cult to ac hi ev e a prope r foc us using the auto focus f unctio n. The Foc us preset function is use ful in these cases. , [...]

38 , Select [ ] with v / V on t h e con trol button, then press EX EC. Select [FOCUS] with v / V on the c ontrol button, then press EX EC. , Select the desired focus setting with v / V on the contro l but ton, t he n press EXE C . You can select fro m t he follow i ng di stanc e set t ing s: AUTO (No ind icator) , 0.2 m, 0.5 m, 1.0 m, and ∞ (infi[...]

39 Shooting still images Shooting five images continuously – Burst , Set the m ode switc h to STILL, a nd press MENU. The menu a ppear s o n the LC D screen . • Y ou cannot use the flash in this mode. • Y ou can shoot up to fi ve images in succession by holding down the shutter b utton. If you release the shutter button before all five images[...]

40 , Select [BURST] with v / V on the control button, then press EX EC. Press MENU so that the menu disappears from the LCD screen. , Press th e shu tter button hal fwa y dow n , then hold the shutter button fully down. Up to five imag es are recor d ed as long as you hol d down the shut ter butto n. The ima ges are re corded in 640 × 480 size . ?[...]

41 Shooting still images Adding special effect s – Picture Effect You can dig itally proc ess ima ges to ob tain spe c ia l effects. , Set the mode switch to STILL , and press MENU. The me nu appe ars on t he LCD s creen. • Y ou can also carry out this operati on when the mode switch is set t o MO VIE. SOLARIZE B&W The lig ht cont rast i s [...]

42 , Select [ ] with v / V on t h e con trol button, then press EX EC. Select [P.EFFECT] with v / V on the control b utton, t hen p ress EXE C. , Select th e desir ed mode wi th v / V on the control button, then pr ess EXEC. To cancel Pi cture Effects Select [OFF] in st ep 3 . 2 RETURN FOCUS SELFTIMER AUTO OFF OFF SIZE BURST • 1632 16 3 2 1632 P [...]

43 Viewing still im age s Viewing still images Viewing still images on the LCD screen You can vie w ima ge s shot with your c amera a lmost immedi ately on t he LCD scre en. You can select the followi ng tw o methods for vie win g im a ge s. Single (single-image) screen You ca n vi ew one i ma g e at a time, displ a yed ove r the enti re scre en. I[...]

44 Viewing single images , Set the mode swi tch to PLAY, and pres s the POWE R button to tur n on the pow er. The last ima ge you shot appear s on the LC D scre en . • If you close the lens cover while viewing images, the power is off. , Select the desi r ed st i ll ima g e wi th v / V on the control button. v : To display the preced ing image V [...]

45 Viewing still im age s Viewing an index screen (four-image) , Set the mode swit ch to PLAY, an d pres s MENU. The menu a ppear s o n the LC D screen . , Select [ ] with v / V on the control button, then press EXEC. 1 PLA Y RETURN DELETE DELETE ALL INDEX DPOF MENU 2 RETURN DELETE DELETE ALL INDEX DPOF EXEC[...]

46 , Select [INDEX] with v / V on the con trol button, then press EX EC. The display sw i tc he s to the Ind ex (f our- image) screen. To display the next (previous) index screen Press v / V on the control bu tt on t o move the y ello w border. To return to the si ngle-image scree n Select [SINGLE] in step 3 . Wh en four f rames a re displayed, p r[...]

47 Viewing still im age s Choosing images to print – Print (DPOF) mark You can m ark a p rint (DPOF) ma rk on still i mages shot with your c am era. Th is fun ct io n is conve nien t w he n having im age s pri nte d a t a sho p or by a printer tha t sup p or t s the DPO F (D ig ital Prin t Ord e r For m at) standard. • Y ou cannot mark movies. [...]

48 , Press ME NU, and s elect [ ] with v / V on the control but ton , then press EXE C. Select [DPOF] with v / V on the c ont rol button, then press EX EC. To mark the pri nt (DPOF) mark in index-image mode For details, see page 46 an d switch to ind ex scre en . , Select [ON] with v / V on the control button, then pres s EXEC. When you press ME N [...]

49 Enjoy ing movi es Shooting movies , Set the mo de switch to MOVIE, and ope n the lens cover to turn on the power. • Movies are recorded in MPEG f ormat. • Sound cannot be recorded in m ovies. , Press the shutte r butt on fu lly do wn. “REC ” ap pears on the LCD scre en a nd t he cam era sta rts re cor d in g th e ima g e . The max i mum [...]

50 , T o stop rec o rding , pres s the shu tter bu tton f u ll y a gain. Indicators during shooting Ind icators on the LCD screen are not recor ded. You can use [DISPLAY] under [ ] w ith ME NU and v / V on the contr ol bu tt on t o tur n the displa y on a nd of f (page 29). For detailed descriptions of t he indi ca t ors, see pag e 100. To set the [...]

51 Enjoy ing movi es Shoo ting t ime The shootin g time is diffe ren t, depen di ng on the capa city o f the “Memor y St ick. ” Refe r to the f ollow ing chart when you choos e a “Memo ry Sti ck.” • The maximum shooting time is 15 seconds per recording. • The shooting time may vary , depending on the shooting conditions. • For numb er[...]

52 , Select the de sired m ovies w ith v / V on the control but ton . v : To display the pre ceding im ag e V : To display the ne xt imag e , Press EXEC . The movi e is pl ayed back. To stop playback Press EXEC . Indica tors durin g viewi ng movies Indi cators on t he LCD screen are no t reco rded. You c an use [DISPLAY] under [ ] with MENU and v /[...]

53 Deleting images Deleting images , Set the mode swit ch to PLAY, an d pres s the PO WER bu tton to tur n o n th e po wer . Press v / V on the control bu tton to select the image you wa nt to delete. , Pr ess MENU an d selec t [ ] with v / V on the control button, then pres s EXEC. To delete the i mage in index-im age screen For det ails, see pag [...]

54 , Select [DELETE] with v / V on the cont rol button, then press EX EC. The ima ge has not yet be en deleted at this point . To de lete all the imag es Sele ct [DELETE AL L] in step 3 . , Select [OK] with v / V on the control button, then pres s EXEC. “MEMORY STICK AC CESS” appears on the LCD screen. Whe n this mess age disappear s, th e imag[...]

55 Deleting images Formatting a “Memory Stick” , Inse rt the “Mem ory St ick” you w ant to format in to the camer a. Do n ot op en the batte ry/“M emor y Sti ck” co ver w hile format ti ng t he “Memory Sti c k. ” D oin g so could damage th e “Memory S tick.” • When you format a “Memory Stick, ” be sure to remain suff icien[...]

56 , Select [ ] with v / V on the control button, then press EXEC. Select [FORMAT] with v / V on the control b utton, t hen p ress EXE C. , Select [OK] with v / V on the control button, then pres s EXEC. The “FO RMATTING” me ssage app ears. When this message disap p ear s, the format is complet e. To cancel formatting Select [CANCEL] in s tep 4[...]

57 Copying images Copying images to your computer Follow the ste ps be low t o co py the ima ge s you ha ve shot to yo ur comp uter. Steps required by yo ur OS (Oper ating System) • Some step may be unnecessary depending on your OS. • After the USB driver or applications are ins talled, step 1 is unnecessary . Recommended co mputer environment [...]

58 Recommended Macintosh environment OS: Ma c O S 8. 5. 1, 8.6, 9. 0, 9.1 , 9.2, or Ma c OS X (v10.0/v 10.1) The ab ove OS mu st be ins t alle d at the fac to ry. F or th e following mo del s, upda te your OS to Mac O S 9.0 or 9.1. – iM ac wi th Mac OS 8 .6 install ed at the f actory, and a slot loading type CD -R OM drive – iBook o r Power M a[...]

59 Copying images 1 Installing the USB driver and applicati on Contents of t he CD-ROM x USB driver This dr iver is ne eded in o rd e r to conn e c t the cam er a t o a PC. x Image T ransfer ( for Windows user s only) This ap plicat ion is u sed to easi ly tran sfer i mages shot with your c amera t o a com put er. x ImageMix er This a pplicat ion i[...]

60 • This section describes how to establish a USB connection using W indows Me as an e xample. The required operations may differ depending on you r OS. • Close down all ap plica tions run ning o n the compute r before i nstalling the dr iver . • When using Windows XP or Windo ws 2000, log on as Administrator s. , Click [USB D r iver ] on th[...]

61 Copying images , Click [Next]. When the “Information” scree n appear s , clic k [Next] . The USB driver in sta llation sta r ts. Wh en the insta lla tio n is com pl et ed, th e sc ree n in for m s you of comple tion. , Click [ Yes, I want to re start my com puter now], then c lick [Finish]. Your com puter restart s. Then, you c an e sta bl i[...]

62 , Clic k [I m ag e T ra ns fer ] o n th e titl e screen. Select the de si re d language , then click [OK ]. The “W e lc ome to the In sta ll S hi eld Wi z ard” s cr een appea rs. The USB dr iver is ne ed ed in ord er to use “ I m ag e Transf er.” If the necess a ry dri ver is not al ready installed on your com puter, a screen that asks i[...]

63 Copying images , Click [Next]. , Select the folder to be installed, then click [Next ]. Select the progr am fold er , then click [Ne xt]. 7 Click here 8 Click h ere[...]

64 , Confirm if the che ckbox is ch eck ed on the “Image Transf er Setting s ” sc re en, then click [ Nex t]. “Imag e Tr an sfer” insta llatio n sta r ts . When the installa ti on is complete d, the scre en in fo r ms you of c omple tion. , Click [Finish]. The “Ins ta llShiel d Wiz ard” screen clo s e s. If you wi sh to contin ue with t[...]

65 Copying images , Click [ PIXELA Imag eMixer] on the title screen . The “Ch oose Set up L anguage ” screen ap pears. • Y ou can use the “PIXELA ImageMix er for Son y” softwar e to copy , vie w and edit images. For details, see t he sof t war e’ s help files. , Select the desired langua ge, th en click [OK] . Th e “W elc om e to th e[...]

66 , Follow instructions on each succee ding screen. When insta llation is co mp le te, the “Read Me” te xt appears. Read the text, then close t he w indow by clicking at the up per rig ht corne r of the scre en. A fter that, click [ Finish] in the insta ll screen t o close t he install scre en. • If DirectX8.0a or a later version is not inst[...]

67 Copying images , Click [Install ] at the “DirectX(R) Setup” scree n. When th e “Direc tX Setu p” screen appe ars, c lick [OK ]. DirectX insta llation star ts. Wh en inst al lation is comple te, your computer rest arts. , Remove the CD-ROM. Then, you can e stabl ish the U SB co nnectio n. 15 Click her e 16[...]

68 2 Preparing your camera , Insert t he “M emory Stick” with the ima ges yo u w a n t t o co p y in to the cam era. • For further details on the “Memory Stick”, see page 22. • When your camera is connected to a computer , it dra ws power from the compu ter side. Removing the Nickel Metal Hydride batteries before connecting the camera i[...]

69 Copying images 3 Connecting your camera to yo ur computer , Open t he j ack cover, and connect th e supplied USB cable to you r ca mer a. • Operati on s are not guarante ed when us ing a USB hub. , Connect the ot her end of the USB c able to your computer . Th e ca mer a is on . • The camera can r eceive po wer supply from most of the comput[...]

70 “USB MODE: NORMAL ” appears on the LCD screen. When a US B co nnecti on is e stablishe d for the first time, y our c om pute r au tom ati call y ru ns the us ed progr am to re cognize your ca mera. Wait for a while. • If “USB MODE: NORMA L ” is not sho wn in step 3 , confirm that [USB] is set to [NORMAL] in [ ] (page 92). • In USB mo[...]

71 Copying images 4 Copying images If “L au nch Ima ge Transfe r aut oma ti cally” (page 64) is checked du ring “Im a ge Tra nsfe r” instal la tion , “Image Transf er ” automati cally lau nches dur ing USB conne ction and the im ages are c opied. When copying is c omple te, “Im ageMixe r” automa ti cally laun ch es and a list of ima[...]

72 Copying images with out using “Imag e Transfer” If you do not set to launc h “Image Tra nsfer” automa ti ca l ly, you can cop y imag es a s foll ow i ng procedure. a Double-clic k [My Compu te r], then double-click [Removable Disk]. The c ont en ts of th e “Mem or y S ti ck ” ins ert ed in your cam era appear. • Thi s section descr[...]

73 Copying images When a removable disk icon is not shown 1 Right-cli ck [My Comp uter], th en c li ck [P rope rt ies]. The “System Propertie s” scr een appe ars. • When using W indows 20 00, cl ick [Hardw a re ] on the “Sy stem Prop erties” scre en. 2 Confirm if oth er devices are al re ad y installe d. 1 Click [Device Man ager]. 2 Doub [...]

74 4 Copying images Copying i mages us ing “Ima ge Trans fer” a Connect the cam era and your com pute r wit h a USB cabl e (pa ge 69). When the U SB co nnec ti on is m ade, “Im a ge T ransf er ” an d the OS AutoP lay Wi za rd both activate. T o set the sy stem so that the OS AutoPl ay W iza rd doe s not activate, conti nu e and fol low the [...]

75 Copying images Copying images using the Wi ndows XP OS AutoPlay Wizard a Connect the cam era and your com puter with a USB ca ble (page 69). b Click [Copy pictures to a folder on my computer using Microsoft Sc anner a nd Camera Wiza rd], then cl ick [OK] . The “Sca nn er and Camera Wiz ard” scr een appears. c Click [ Next]. The im ag es sto [...]

76 Changing “Image Transfer” settings You ca n ch ange “I mage Transf er” s etti ngs. Ri ght-c lick the “I mage Transfe r” icon on the ta sk tray, sel ect [Open Settings]. The se ttings you can set are as follow s: [Basic ], [C opy], a nd [ Del ete] . When t he “Image T ransfer ” starts , the be low window appear s. When you selec t[...]

77 Copying images Image file storage destinations and image file names Image f ile s record e d with your cam er a ar e groupe d as folders in the “Me m ory St ic k” by rec or ding mode . Example: For W indows Me users Not es The m ea ni ngs of the fi le nam es in the fo llowi ng ta bl e are as foll ows: ssss stan ds f or any number with i n th[...]

78 5 Viewing the i mages on your computer , Double-click [My Docum e nts] on the desktop. The “M y D oc umen ts” fold er cont e nts are di spl aye d. • This section describes the procedure for copying images to the “My Documents” folder. • When using Windows XP, double-click [Start] t [M y Documents] in that ord er. • Y o u can use th[...]

79 Copying images For Macintosh users Follow the step s belo w, accord ing to y our OS. 1 Installing the USB driver and “ImageMixer” 1 Install ing the USB dri ver (for Mac O S 8.5.1, 8.6 or 9.0 users o n ly) 1 Turn on you r com p uter, and s e t the supplied CD - ROM in to the CD-RO M drive. The “PIXELA ImageM i xer for Sony” screen appears[...]

80 4 Copying images 1 Doubl e- click th e newly recogn iz ed icon on t he desk top. The c ontents of the “M emory St ick” inser ted in your camera ap pear. 2 Doubl e- clic k “DCIM . ” • Double-click “MSSONY” when copying the movie fi les. 3 Doubl e- click “1 00MSD CF. ” • Double -click “MO ML000 1” wh en copy ing the movie f[...]

81 Troubles hooting Troublesh ooting Troubleshooting If you ex pe rie nc e t roub le wit h you r camera , tr y th e following sol ut ion s. 1 First ch eck th e item s on t he tab les bel ow. If code displays “C: ss : ss ” appear on the LCD screen, the self-d iagnosis display function is working (page 89). 2 Should your c ame ra st il l not w or[...]

82 Shoot ing images The battery life is short. • You are shooting/viewing images in an extremely cold location. • The batteries are no t charged enough. • The batteries are dead (page 97). — p Charge the batteries (page 12) . p Replace the bat teries with a new one. You cannot turn on the camera. • The batteries are not installed correctl[...]

83 Troubles hooting Your camera cannot record images. • No “Memory Stic k” is inserted. • The capacity of the “M emory Stick” is insufficient. • The write-protect switch on the “Memor y Stick” is set to the LOCK position. • You cannot shoot while the flash is charging. • The m ode switch is no t set to S TILL while shooti ng a[...]

84 View ing imag es Dele ting images Sym pto m Cause Solution Your camera cannot play back images. • The mode switch is not set to PLAY. • Your camera may not p lay back image files copied from the hard disk of your computer if the file name or file size has been changed or the image has been modified. p Set it to PLAY (page 44) . — The image[...]

85 Troubles hooting Computers Symptom Cause So lution You do not know if the OS of your computer is compatible. — p Check “Recommended computer environment” (page 57) . You cannot install the USB driver. — • You a re attempti ng to in stall th e USB driver on a machine that is not running a supported OS. p In Windows 2000 , log on as Admi[...]

86 “Memor y Stick” You cannot turn on the camera during USB connection. • The camera and your computer are connected through a h ub. p Connect the camera directly to your computer. The image cannot be played back on a computer. — — p If you are using the “PIXELA ImageMixer for Sony” application soft ware, click on HELP. p Consult the [...]

87 Troubles hooting Othe r You have formatted a “Memory Stick” by mistake. • All the images on the “Memory Stick” are deleted by formatting and cannot be restored. — Symptom Cause So lution Symptom Cause So lution Y our camera does not work. • The battery level is low. ( The E indicator appears. ) • The Ut3(se U2.4394 0 0 s[...]

88 Warnings and messages The follo w in g messages a ppe ar on the LC D screen . Mess age Meaning/C orrec tive A ction NO MEMORY STICK • Insert a “Memory Stick” (page 22). SYSTEM ERROR • Turn the power off and on again (page 19). MEMORY STICK ERROR • The inserted “Memory Stick” cannot be used in your camera (page 95). • The “Memor[...]

89 Troubles hooting Self-diagnosis di splay – If a cod e star ting with an al phabe t le tter appear s Your cam era has a self-diagn osis displa y. This func tion displays the camer a conditi on on the LCD screen wi th a com bination of a letter and four numeric al di gits. If this occur s, check t he fol lowin g code chart and att empt the cor r[...]

90 Menu items Menu item s th at can be mod ified diff er dependi ng on the position of the mo de swi tc h. The LCD screen sho ws only th e item s you can op erate at the mom ent. Facto r y s et tings are i ndi cated with x . When the mode switch is set to STIL L (when [ ] is selected) When the mode switch is set to MOVI E (wh en is selec ted) Item [...]

91 Additional information When the mode swi t c h is set to PLAY (when [ ] is selected) * The f ollowing menus are available no matter what position the mode switch is in. When [ ] is selec ted Item Setting Descript ion DELETE OK CANCEL – Deletes the displayed image (page 53). – Cancels deleting of the image. DELETE ALL OK CANCEL – Deletes al[...]

92 When [ ] i s sel ect ed When [ ] is sele cted Item Setting Descrip tion CLOCK SET DATE NOTATION DATE& TIM E SET – S et the date notation (page 20). x [Y/M/D] / [M/D/Y] / [D/M /Y] – S et s the date and time (page 20). BEEP x ON SHUTTER OFF – Turns on the beep/shutter sound when you press the control button/shutter bu tton. – Turns o n[...]

93 Additional information Precautions On cleaning Cleaning the LCD scre en Wipe t he scre en surfa ce wit h an LC D clea ning kit (not supplied ) to remove fingerpr ints, dust, etc. Cleaning the lens Wipe the len s with a soft clo th to rem o ve finge rp rints, dust, et c. Cleaning th e cam era surface Clea n th e ca mera surf ac e with a soft cl o[...]

94 On moisture condensation If the cam era is brought direct ly from a cold to a wa rm locat ion, or i s placed in a very damp room, moisture may cond ens e in side or ou tsi de th e c ame ra. Shou ld th is occur , th e cam e ra wi ll n ot oper at e prope rly . Moisture condensation occurs easil y when: • T he ca mera is br ought fro m a c old lo[...]

95 Additional information On “Memory Stick” “Memor y St ick ” is a new compact, p ortable an d versatile IC rec ording m ediu m with a data ca pacity that exceed s th e ca pacity of a floppy disk . In addi tion to ex ch anging data betw een “ Memo ry Stick” compa tible equi pm ent, you ca n al so use a “Memo ry Stick” t o st or e da[...]

96 • When you carry or s tore the “Memory Stick, ” put it in the case supplied with it. • Do not touch the connector of a “Memory Stick” with your hand or a metal object. • Do not strike, bend or drop a “Memory Stick. ” • Do not disassemble or modify a “Memory Stick. ” • Do not expose the “Memory Stick” to w ater . •[...]

97 Additional information Battery life • Th e battery life is li mited. Batt ery capa city de creases little by little as y ou use it mor e and more, an d as time passe s. When th e batter y opera ting time seems to have be en c onsi d e rab ly short ene d, a pro bable ca use is that the ba tterie s hav e reache d the en d of its life. • The ba[...]

98 Connector USB j ack mini-B LCD screen LCD pa nel u se d 2.5 cm (1.0 typ e) TFT d rive T ot al nu m be r of do ts 64 460 ( 293×220 ) dots Power , ge ne ral Used batteries AAA Nickel Metal Hy dride batteries ( 2) 2.4 V 5 V (from USB cable) P owe r consumpt ion (w hen shoo ting) 1.45 W Opera ting t emper ature r ange 0°C t o +40° C (32° F to +1[...]

99 Additional information LCD screen displays When shooting st ill images A AE/AF in dicator (27) B Battery rem aining indicator (15) C Flash mode in dicator (32) Red- eye r e du cti o n ind icat or (3 2 ) D Picture effect indicator (41) E Focus preset indicator (37) F Image size indicator (23, 39) G Remaining “Memory Sti ck” capacity indic ato[...]

100 When shooting movies A Recording mode indicator (49) B Battery remaining indicator (15) C Picture effect indicato r (41) D Focus prese t indicator ( 37) E Low batt ery warning in dic a t or (15) F Status indicato r (49) G Remaining “Memor y Stick” capacity indicat or H Recording time [maximum recor dable time] indicator (51) I Self -diagnos[...]

101 Additional information When playing back still images A Image size i ndicator (23, 39) B Print (DPOF) mark indicato r (47) C File n ame (77) D Image number E Number of im ages recorded in “Memor y Sti ck” F Record ing date of the pla ybac k im a ge When playing back mo ving images A Recording mode indicator (51) B File n a m e ( 7 7 ) C Ima[...]

102 Index A Acce ss l am p ......... .. ....... ....... .. ....... .. ....... ....... .. ....... .. ....... ...... 23 AE/A F lock ..... ... ...... ... ...... ... ....... ...... ... ...... ... ....... ...... ... ...... .. 27 Auto F ocus .... ....... ......... ....... ....... ......... ...... ....... ......... ....... .... 28 Auto p ow er-of f functi[...]

103 F File fi le names ........ ......... ....... ....... ......... ....... ...... .......... ...... .... 77 image file st orage des tination s ........ ......... ....... ......... ....... . 77 Flash Red-e ye reduct ion ...... ......... ....... ....... ......... ....... ... 32, 33, 35 selec ting a f lash mod e ....... ......... ....... ....... ....[...]

104 P Pictu re ef fect ...... ...... ....... .. ....... ... ...... ... ...... ... ....... .. ....... .. ...... 41 PO WER ....... ....... ......... ...... ....... ......... ....... ....... ......... ....... ...... 19 Power batteri es .... ......... ....... ....... ......... ....... ...... .......... ...... ....... .... 12 inserti ng the bat teries .[...]

105 V V ie wing mo vies on the LCD s creen .... ......... ....... ......... ....... . 51 V ie wing the images o n your com puter ......... ....... ......... ....... . 78 W W arnings an d messa ges ..... ...... ... ....... .. ....... ...... ... ....... .. ....... . 88[...]

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