Sony DSC-V1 Operating Instructions (English) manual

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    3-082-311- 11 (1) Digital Still Camera Operating I n str uctions Before ope rat ing the un it , pl ea se re ad this ma nua l thorough ly , and retain it for fut ur e reference . Owner’s Reco rd The mode l and seria l nu mb ers are loca ted on the bot tom. Reco rd the seria l number i n the space prov ided be low. Refer to thes e numbers whenev er[...]

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    2 T o prevent fire or sh ock hazard, do not e xpose t he unit to ra in or moisture. CA UTION The use of optic al instrume nts with this produ ct wil l in crease ey e hazard. Use o f controls or adj ustments or perform ance o f proced ures othe r than those specified her ein may result in hazard ous radiat io n exposu re. If you have any questions a[...]

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    3 RECYCLING LITHIUM -I ON BA TT E R IE S Lith iu m- Ion b att erie s are recycl able. Y ou can help preser ve our environment by returni ng your used rechar geable batteries to the co llecti on and re cycl ing lo cation n earest you. For more inform ation regarding recycling of rechar geable bat teries , call to ll fre e 1-800-822- 8837, o r visit [...]

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    4 Before u s in g your camera Tria l rec ord ing Before you rec ord one-time events, you may want to make a trial recor ding to ma ke sure tha t the camera is working correctly . No compensation for contents of the recording Contents of the recording canno t be compensated for if recording or playback is not possible due to a malfunction of your ca[...]

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    5 The pictur es used in thi s manual The photographs used as examples of pictu res in this manual are reproduced im ages, and are not actual images shot using this camera. Trademarks • “Memory Stick,” and “MagicGate Memory Stick” are trademarks of Sony Corporation. • “Memory Stick Duo” and are trademar ks of Sony Cor poration. • ?[...]

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    6 Table of co ntents Before using you r camera .... ...... .. ...... ... .... 4 Identifyin g the p arts ............ ........ ...... ....... 8 Charging t he batter y pack ....... ..... ......... .. 10 Using an e xternal p ower source ......... ..... 13 Using your c amera abro ad ...... ........ ........ 13 Turning on /off your camera . ........ ...[...]

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    7 Shooting st ill images for e-mail — E-Mail . ...... ... ...... ... ......... ..... ... .... 62 Shooting st ill ima ges with au dio fi les — Voice ......... ...... ... ...... ... ........ ...... . 62 Shootin g ac cording t o sce ne conditio ns — Scene Selectio n ........ ...... ... ..... ... . 63 Adding spe cial effec ts — Picture Effe ct [...]

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    8 Ide nt if y in g th e pa rts See the pages in pa re nt hese s for de ta ils of ope ra tion. A PO WER lamp (14) B Shut te r b ut ton (21) C Mode dia l (15, 111) : T o sh oot still images in au to adjustment mode P: T o shoot stil l ima ges in programmed mode S: T o shoot in the shutter speed priority mode A: T o shoot in the aper tu re priority mo[...]

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    9 qs qd qk qf 0 qh qj qg qa 1 2 3 6 4 8 7 9 5 ql Attach ing the strap A Finder (28) B AE LOCK button (52) C FOCUS button (48) D / (Exposur e/In dex) b utt on (49, 31) E Jack co ver F (USB) jack (89) G A/V OUT (MONO) jack (32) H DC IN jack (10, 13) I LCD screen J MENU b ut ton (39, 111) K Batter y/“Memory Stick” cover Self-timer ( 25) / recordin[...]

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    10 Chargin g the batt ery pack , Open t he ba ttery/“M e m ory Stic k” c over. Slid e the co ver in t he dire ction of t he arr ow. • B e sure to t urn off you r camera when charging the ba tter y pack (pag e 14). • Y our camera operate s with the “InfoLITHIUM” NP-FC11 battery pack (C type) (supplied). Y ou can use only C type battery p[...]

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    11 Getting star te d , Conne ct the power cor d (mains lead) to th e AC Adaptor and then to a wa ll outlet (wall socke t). The /CHG lamp (ora nge ) lights up when chargi ng begins, and g oes off w hen chargin g is co mp le ted. • After charging the battery pack, disconnect the A C Adaptor from the DC IN jack of your cam era . To remove the batter[...]

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    12 Number of images and battery life that can be recorded/ viewed The tables sho w the approximate number of images and the bat tery life that can be r ecorded/ viewed when you shoot images in normal mode with a fully charged battery pack at a tem perature of 25°C ( 77°F). The numbers of images that can be recorded or vie wed take into account ch[...]

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    13 Getting star te d Using an ext ernal po wer sou rce , Open the jac k cover and conn ect th e A C A dap tor (supplied) to the DC IN j ack of your c amer a. Open th e cove r in t he ar row di rect ion as illustrat ed abov e. Conn ect th e plug w ith the v mark facing left. • Connect the A C Adaptor to an eas ily accessible wall outlet (wall sock[...]

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    14 Turni ng on/off your ca mera , Press POW ER. The POWE R lamp (g reen) li ghts u p and the powe r is on. When yo u turn on your camera for th e firs t time, the Cloc k Set scr een appear s (p age 15). Turning off th e power Press POWE R agai n. The POWER lamp goes out , an d th e camera tu rns off . • Do not lea ve the camer a with the lens por[...]

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    15 Getting star te d Setti ng the date and tim e , Set the mode dial to . • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode dial is set to P , S, A, M, SCN, or . • T o cha nge the d ate and time, set the m ode dial to SET UP, s elect [Clo ck Set] in ( Setup 1 ) (pages 39 and 117), and perfor m the procedure from ste p 3 . , Press POWER to [...]

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    16 , Select th e yea r, mont h, d ay , hour or minut e item yo u want to set with b / B on the c ontrol but ton. The item to be set is in di ca te d with v / V . , Set the numeri c v alue wi th v / V on the c ontrol button, then press z to enter i t. After ente ring the numb er , v / V moves to the n ext item . Repea t this s te p un ti l all of th[...]

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    17 Shooti ng st ill images Inserting and removing a “Mem or y Stick” , Open the ba ttery/“Me mory Stick ” co ver. Slid e the cove r in th e dir ectio n of t he ar row. • For details on “ Memory Stick,” see page 119. , Inse rt the “Memo ry St ick. ” Inse rt a “Memor y Stick” all the wa y in unti l it clic ks as il lustra ted. ?[...]

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    18 Setti ng the still image size , Set the mode dial to , and turn on the pow er. • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode dial is set to P , S, A, M or SCN. , Press (Image Size). The Im age Si ze se tup ap pears. • For details on the image size, see page 19. , Select t he desi red image size with v / V on the control button. The [...]

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    19 Shooti ng st ill images Image size and q uality You ca n ch oose imag e si ze ( num be r of pixe l s ) and ima ge qu al i ty (c ompr es sio n ratio) ba sed on the kind o f images you want to shoot. Th e larger yo u make the im a ge size an d the hig her you ma ke t he image qualit y, t he bet ter you r imag e, but also the large r the amoun t of[...]

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    20 Basic still image shootin g (using auto adjustment mo de) Holding the cam era correctly When sh ooting pict ures wi th the camera, b e careful so t hat your fingers do not block the lens portion , finder window , fl ash e mitt e r, or inf rared r ay emit ter. , Set the mod e dial to , and turn on the power. The name of the folder whe re the imag[...]

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    21 Shooti ng st ill images , Press an d hold the sh utter button h alfway down. The be ep sou nds but the ima ge is not yet recor ded. When the AE /AF loc k indic ator changes from fl ashi ng to steadily lit, the camera is re ady for s ho o ti ng. (The LCD scre e n may be frozen for a spl it second de pe nding on the subj ec t. ) The flash automa t[...]

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    22 A (Apertur e prior ity) You can set the desired shoo ti ng fun ctions using me nus (pa ges 39 an d 111 ). In addition , you can sel ec t t h e ape rtu re value (pag e 45). M (Manu al) You can set the desired shoo ti ng fun ctions using me nus (pa ge s 39 and 111). In addition , you can m anu al ly adjust the shut ter sp eed and the a pertur e va[...]

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    23 Shooti ng st ill images Using the zoom feature , Press t he zo om lever up or down t o cho ose the d esir ed imag e size for shooting . The minim um focal distance to the subject Approx. 50 cm (19 3/ 4 inches) fro m the lens su rface • The zoom le ver directions noted abov e are the factory settings. The le ver directions can be changed by set[...]

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    24 Shooting close-ups — Macro The m acro record ing m ode is u sed wh en zooming up a sm all subj ect, such a s flowers or insects. Yo u ca n shoot cl ose -ups of subjects up to the distances specified below. When the zoom is set all the w ay to the W side: Approx . 10 cm (4 inc he s ) from th e lens surf ace When the zoom is set all the w ay to [...]

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    25 Shooti ng st ill images Using the self-timer , Set the mode dial to , and press V ( ) on the con trol butt on. The (self- timer) i ndica tor appears on t h e screen. • If the menu is currently displayed, press MENU first so that the menu disappears. • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode di al is set to P , S, A , M, SC N or [...]

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    26 Selecting a flash mode , Set the mode dial to , and press v ( ) on the c ontrol button repeat edly to select a flash mode. Each time you press v ( ), the indica to r changes as follows. No indic ator (A u to): The fl ash automati cally st robes when shooting images in a dark place. (Forced flash): The flash strobes regardle ss of the surroundi n[...]

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    27 Shooti ng st ill images Recording imag es with the hologr am AF The holo gra m AF is fil l lig ht to f ocus more easil y on a su bject in d ark s urro undi ngs. When no t usi ng t his fun ction, set [Hologra m A F] to [Off ] in the SE T UP settings (page 1 15). appear s on th e screen and th e hol ogram AF emit s red ligh t when the shutt er bu [...]

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    28 Shooting images with the finder The find er i s conv enient whe n you want to save battery po wer, or when i t is difficult to conf irm th e ima ge us in g the LC D sc re en. Each time you pre ss , the display changes in t he fo llowing ord er. Indicat ors on r Histog ram on r Indi cators off r LCD scree n of f • The image through the finder d[...]

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    29 Shooti ng st ill images Inserting the date and time on a still image , Set the mode dial to SET UP. The SE T UP scr een ap pears. • When images are shot with the date and time superimposed, the date and ti me cannot be removed later . • The date and time do not appear on the LCD screen during shooting, instead, indicato r appears in the uppe[...]

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    30 Viewin g ima ges on the LCD scr een of your camera You can view i mages sh ot with your cam era almos t immed iate ly on t he sc re en. Yo u can sele ct the f o l low in g thr ee meth ods fo r vie w in g im a ges. Single (single-image) screen You ca n vi ew one im a ge at a time , disp laye d over th e enti re scre en . Index (nine-image) screen[...]

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    31 View in g stil l image s , Select the desire d still imag e wit h b / B on the control butt on. b : To display t he preced ing imag e B : To display t he ne xt imag e 2 BACK/NEXT 10:30 PM 2003 7 4 101 - 0003 VOLUME VGA 60 min 3 / 9 101 Viewing an index screen (nine-image or triple-image) , Pres s / (index) button onc e. The d is p lay s witch es[...]

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    32 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 ste re o in put jacks, co nne ct the aud io pl ug (b lack) of th e A/V conne cting cable t o the left audi o jack . • T urn off both your camera and the TV before [...]

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    33 View in g stil l image s Viewing images on a TV screen If you w ant to vi ew images o n a TV scr een, you need a TV with a video inpu t ja c k and the A/V co nnecting ca ble (suppl ied). The c olor system o f the TV must match that of your digi t al still c ame ra. Check the following lists: NTSC system Bahama Islands, B olivia, Canada, Central [...]

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    34 Deleting i mages , Set the mo de dial to , and turn on th e camera. Press b / B on the control bu tton to se le ct the im age y ou want to delete. , Press (Del et e). The image has not ye t be en del et ed at th is poin t. • Y ou cannot delete the protected image (page 7 4). , Sel ec t [Del et e] wit h v on t he control button, then pr ess z .[...]

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    35 Delet ing s t il l ima ges Deleting images in index (nine-image) mode , While an index (ni ne- i m age ) screen (p age 31) is di splay ed, press (Delete) . , Select [Selec t] with b / B on the control bu tton, then pr es s z . To delete al l the images in the folder Select [All In Folder] with B on t he co ntrol butt on, th en pr es s z . Sele c[...]

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    36 , Press (Delete) and select [OK] with B on the control button , then press z . When th e m essa ge “Memor y Stick ac cess ” disa ppea rs, t he i mages have bee n del ete d. To cancel del eting Select [ Exit] wi th b on the control but ton , then pr ess z . 4 Exit Delete OK Deleting images in index (triple-image) mode , While an index (tri pl[...]

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    37 Delet ing s t il l ima ges , Selec t [D el et e] wit h v on the control button, then pr es s z . When th e me ssage “Memory S ti ck acces s” disappea rs, the image has be en deleted. To cancel dele t ing Sel ect [E x i t] wi th V on th e cont rol butt on , then pr ess z . 3 10:30 PM 2003 7 4 101-0002 Delete Exit OK BACK/NEXT Formatting a “[...]

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    38 , Select [OK] with v on the control bu tton, then pr es s z . The “Fo rmattin g” mess age ap pears . When this mess age di sappears, the f ormat is comple te. 3 OK Ready? Format All data will be erased Cancel O K 60 min[...]

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    39 Before advan ced operations How to setup and operate your camera The usag e of the menu s and SET UP screen items th at are most fre quently u sed for “Adv an ced opera ti ons” is de scribed be low . Changing the menu settings a Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. b Press b / B on the control bu tton to se lect the item yo u want to set. The [...]

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    40 How to use the jog dial The jo g dial is u sed to change t he se tting values when shooti ng with th e manual adjustmen t modes (shutte r speed pr io r it y mode, ape rture p riorit y mode, manual exposure mode) , EV adj ustment, fo cusing manuall y or c hoo sing AF rang e fi nde r frame . To select th e item a T urn the jog di al to se l ect th[...]

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    41 Before advan ced operations Deciding the still image quality Mode dial: P/S/A/M/SCN You ca n sel e ct the still image qua li ty from [Fine] or [Stan da rd]. a Set the mode dial to P, S, A, M or S CN. b Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars. c Select (P . Quality) with b / B , then sel ec t the desire d image quality with v / V . • Y ou can also ca[...]

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    42 Creating a new folder a Set the mo de dial to SET UP. b Select ( Mem or y Stick T o ol) with v / V , [ Create REC. Folder ] with B / v / V , and [OK] with B / v , then p res s z . The fo llo wing sc reen a ppear s. c Select [OK] with v , then press z . A new fo ld e r is c r ea ted w i th a nu m b e r one hi gher than t he lar gest numb er in th[...]

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    43 Advanced still im age shoot ing Shooting with Program Shift — Program Shift Mode dial: P Program Shift let s you qui ckly ch ange th e F value (ape rt ure value ) an d shutter sp ee d combina tion whil e ke ep ing the bright ness fixed. a Set the mo de dial to P . b Shift the F val ue and shutt er speed com b ination. Select the F value and sh[...]

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    44 • Y ou cannot use the NightShot or NightFraming function s when the mode dial is set to S, A or M. • Y ou cannot make manual adjustments when shooting movies. • If the proper exposure is not obtained after making the s ettings, the se tting value indicators on the screen may flash when th e shutter b utton is pressed halfway down. Y ou can[...]

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    45 Advanced still im age shoot ing Aperture priority mode This f unction l ets you c hange the focus depth t o bri ng bo th the subje ct and backgr ound into focus or to shoot a subject with a fuzzy backgroun d. a Set the mode dial to A. b Select an aperture v alue. Select an aper ture v alue wi th the jog dial (page 40). The ap ertur e v alue can [...]

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    46 Choosing a focus range finder frame — AF range finde r Mode dial: P/S/A/M/SCN/ Multipoint AF ( ) The came ra calc ulate s the distan ce i n thre e place s to the left and r ight an d in the cent er of the i m a ge, le t ting you sh oo t usi n g the auto f ocus func tion withou t worryin g about the image c omp osit ion. T his is usef ul whe n [...]

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    47 Advanced still im age shoot ing Choosing a focus operation — AF Mode Mode dial: SET UP You ca n sel e ct from the fol low ing three focus modes for your c amera. Single AF ( ) This mode al lows accu rate fo cusi ng ov er a wide range fr om nea r to d istant subj ects, and is us e ful for sh ooti ng sta tion ary subjects. The focus is not adjus[...]

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    48 Shooting techniques When shooting with the subject at the edge of the frame, the camera may focus on the center instead of on the subject at the edge of the frame. In a case li ke this, us e AF lock to f ocus on the subject, and then recompose the pi cture and shoot (except i n Continuous AF m ode). Compose the shot so that the subject is center[...]

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    49 Advanced still im age shoot ing a Se t the mod e di al to P , S, A, M , SCN, or . b Press FOC US to switch to focus prese t. Each time you pr ess FOCUS, the setting ch anges in the fol lowing ord er . Focu s pres et Y AF range find er fra me select Th e focus is fixed an d the 9 (manua l focus) in dicato r app ears. c T urn the jog dial to selec[...]

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    50 a Set the mo de dial to P , S, A, SCN or . b Press / (Exposur e). c Select th e des ired exposure value with the jog dial. Adju st th e exposu re value wh ile checki ng t he brig htnes s of the backgr ound. To reacti vate auto ex posure Retur n the ex posure a djustmen t value t o 0EV. • If a subject is being shot in extremely bright or dark c[...]

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    51 Advanced still im age shoot ing Adjust ing the ex posu re to the + side shift s the hi stog ram to th e right side. Adjust ing the e xpos ure to the – side shifts the hi stogra m to th e left side. • The histogram also appears when the mode dial is set to , but you cannot adju st the exposure. • The histogram also appears when you press wh[...]

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    52 Spot metering ( ) Light is meas ure d only for the spec if ic region wher e the subject is locate d. This lets you ad ju s t the exp os ure to th e subj ec t even when th e subjec t is back lit or ther e is stro ng contrast be twe en the subjec t a nd th e backgr ound. Positio n the spot metering cr oss hair on one point of the sub ject you want[...]

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    53 Advanced still im age shoot ing The e xpo sure is f ix ed and th e AE- L indicato r appea rs. c T arget the subje ct you want to shoot an d pre ss and hold t he shutter button halfway down. The fo cus is autom aticall y adju sted . d Press t h e sh utter button ful ly dow n. To releas e AE LOCK Carry out one of the fol lo wings: • Pre s s AE L[...]

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    54 a Set the mode dial to SET UP. The SET UP scr ee n appear s . b Select (Cam er a 2) with v / V and [Bracket Step] with B / v , then p ress B . c Select t he desired bracket step val u e w it h v / V , then press z . ±1.0EV : Shifts t he expo s ure value by plus or minus 1.0E V . ±0.7EV : Shifts t he expo s ure value by plus or minus 0.7E V . ?[...]

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    55 Advanced still im age shoot ing Adjusting colo r tones — White Balanc e Mode dial: P/S/A/M/SCN/ Wh en t he wh ite ba la nce i s set to Auto , the white balan ce is au tomatic al ly set and the ove rall c o lo r ba la nce is ad ju s te d acco rdin g to the sh ooting co nditions. How ever, wh en you shoot under fi xed condit ions or speci al lig[...]

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    56 • When you select the one-push white balance mode, the screen momentarily turns blue. • When flash mode is set to (Forced flash) or (Slow synchro), the white balance is adjusted to the conditi on with the flash emittin g. Shooting in the da rk Mode dial: /P/ • Filters (not supplied ) may block t he infrared ray . • The recommended record[...]

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    57 Advanced still im age shoot ing • While using the NightShot function , you cannot use the following functions: – Focus Preset – LCD screen of f –A E L O C K – Shoo ting with hologram AF – Shoo ting with the flash • While using the NightShot function: – Th e whit e balance is set to Auto. – Th e metering mode is set to center we[...]

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    58 Adjust ing the flash level — Flash Lev el Mode dial: P/S/A/M/SCN You ca n ad just the am ount of fla s h li ght . a Set the mo de dial to P , S, A, M or SCN. b Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. c Select [ ] (Flash Level) wit h b / B , then sele ct the d esir ed setting with v / V . High: Makes the flash level higher than no rmal. Normal: Norm[...]

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    59 Advanced still im age shoot ing Before operation Set [Movi ng Image] to [Cli p Motion] in the SET U P settings (pa ges 39 a nd 115). a Set the mode dial to . b Press (Image Size ). Th e Im ag e Size setup ap pears. c Select the desire d mode with v / V . Y ou can selec t fro m [Normal] or [Mob ile]. d Shoot th e imag e for the first frame. e Sho[...]

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    60 Shooting in Multi Bu rs t mo de — Multi Burst Mode dial: This mode recor ds 16 fra mes in succes si on each ti me you press t he shutte r butto n. This is conv en ient for ch ec king your form in sport s, fo r exam ple. Before operation Set [Movi ng Imag e] to [Mul ti Burst] in t he SET UP settings (pa ges 39 a nd 115). a Set the mod e dial to[...]

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    61 Advanced still im age shoot ing c Select [Mode ] (REC Mode) with b / B , then select [Bu rst 3] with v / V . d Sh o o t th e im ag e . When the “R eco r ding” ind i catio n disappea rs, you can shoo t the next image. To return to norma l mode Select [ Normal] in step 3 . • Y ou cannot us e the flash in this mode. • During shooting i n th[...]

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    62 Shooting still i mages for e-mail — E-Mail Mode dial: /P/S/A/M/SCN In E- m ail mo de, a s m all- size im age (32 0×24 0) th at i s su itab le f or e- mail transmission is a lso recorded at the same time as record ing a norma l stil l image. (See page 18 for th e nor mal st ill i mage s izes. ) a Set the mode dial to , P , S, A, M or SCN. b Pr[...]

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    63 Advanced still im age shoot ing d Sh o o t th e im ag e . If you press and release the shutter button, sound is re co rded for fiv e seconds. If you ho ld dow n the s hut ter butto n, sound is rec orded until yo u release the shut te r butto n for up to 40 seconds. To return to norma l mode Select [ Normal] in step 3 . • T o view images record[...]

  • Page 64

    64 Landscap e mode Focuses on a di stant subj ec t to shoot lands c apes, et c. • Y ou cannot shoot in macro mode. • The flash is set to (Forced flash) or (No flash). Portrait mode Backgr ounds blu r away, and the subject is sharpened. Snow mode When shoo ting sno wy scenes or oth er places wher e the wh ole s creen appears white, use this m od[...]

  • Page 65

    65 Advanced still im age shoot ing Adding specia l effect s — Picture Effect Mode dial: P/S/A/M/SCN/ You can di gi tally process image s to ob tain spec ial e f f e cts. a Set the mode dial to P , S, A, M, SCN or . b Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. c Select [PFX] (P . Eff ect) with b / B , then select th e des ired mode with v / V . To cancel [...]

  • Page 66

    66 • The flash does not strobe when shooting in Burst 3, Exposure Bracket, T wilight, MPEG Movie or M ulti Burst mode. • Y ou cannot have an external flash and the built- in fla sh strobe at the sa me time. • Note th at when s hooting with two or more external flashes, the camera f unctions may not operate normally , or the camera may malfunc[...]

  • Page 67

    67 Advanced still im age shoot ing • Set the m ost appropria te apertur e value according to the guide number of the flash used and the distance to the subject. • The flash guide number varies according to the ISO sensitivity (page 111) of the camera, so be sure to check the ISO number . • Note that the camera may not function properly or may[...]

  • Page 68

    68 Selecting the folder and playing back images — Folder Mode dial: Select the fol de r tha t image s you want to playb ack are st o r ed. a Set the mo de dial to . b Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. c Select [Folder] wit h b , the n press z . d Select the desired f older with b / B . e Select [OK] with v , then pre ss z . To cancel the selecti[...]

  • Page 69

    69 Advance d still image view ing Enlarging a portion of a still image Mode dial: You ca n en large a pa rt of an image up to five t imes t he orig inal s ize. Yo u can also recor d the magnifie d imag e as a n ew fi le. Enlarging an image — Playback z oom a Set the mode dial to . b Disp la y th e ima ge t o be enla rged . c Press t he zo om leve[...]

  • Page 70

    70 Recording an enlarged image — Tr imming a Press MENU afte r pla yback zoom. The men u appe ars. b Select [T rimming] wi th B , then press z . c Select the imag e size with v / V , then p res s z . The imag e is r ecorded , and the image on th e sc reen re turns to the nor mal si ze after reco rding. • The trimme d ima ge is record ed as the [...]

  • Page 71

    71 Advance d still image view ing To stop slide show play back Press z , se lect [ Exit] with B , t hen press z again. To skip to the next/previou s image dur ing the slide show Press B (next) or b (pr evious). • The interval setting time is approxima te, and may v ary according to t he playback image size. Rotating st ill images — Rotate Mode [...]

  • Page 72

    72 To cancel ro tation Select [Cancel] in step 4 or 5 , then pr ess z . • Y ou cannot rotate prot ected images and images recorded as mo vies (MPEG Movi e), Clip Motion, M ulti Burst and uncompressed ( TIFF) images. • Y ou may not be able to rotate images shot wit h othe r c am eras. • When viewing images o n a computer, the image rotation in[...]

  • Page 73

    73 Advance d still image view ing Playing back frame by frame — Jog playba ck 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 im a ge is played ba ck continuou sly . c Press z when the d esired frame i s displ ayed. “St ep ” appears . d Advance the frame with b / B . B : A next fram e is d[...]

  • Page 74

    74 Protecti ng images — Protect Mode dial: This functi on pr ote c ts ima ge s aga inst accide ntal eras ure. • It ma y take some time to pro tect the images. In single-image mode a Set the mod e dial to . b Display the imag e you want to protect with b / B . c Press ME NU. The menu app ear s. d Sel ect [P ro te ct] w ith b / B , then press z .[...]

  • Page 75

    Still image edi ting 75 g Press M E NU . h Select [OK] with B , then pres s z . The - indi cato r tu r ns w hit e. T h e select ed images are pr otect ed. To exit the Prote ct function Select [Cance l] in step 4 or se lect [Exi t] in step 8 , then pr es s z . To cancel in dividual prote ction Select the im a ge to be unprotec te d w ith v / V / b /[...]

  • Page 76

    76 Changing image s ize — Resize Mode dial: You ca n ch ange th e im age siz e of a record ed imag e, and save it as a new fil e. You can re size to the followi ng sizes. 5.0M, 3.1M , 1.2M, VGA The ori ginal imag e is re tained ev en af ter resizing. a Set the mo de dial to . b Display t he image y ou want to resize with b / B . c Press ME NU. Th[...]

  • Page 77

    Still image edi ting 77 • If you mark an image s hot in TIFF m ode with a print (DPOF) mark, only th e uncompressed (TIFF) image is pr inte d, and the JPEG image recorded at the same time is not printed. In single-image mode a Set the mode dial to . b Disp la y th e ima ge y ou want to mark with b / B . c Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. d Sele[...]

  • Page 78

    78 g Press M E NU . h Select [OK] with B , then press z . The mark turn s white. The mark settin g is completed . To unma rk mark s Select the i mages to be un marke d in st ep 5 , then press z . To unmark al l the ma rks in the folder Select [All In Fo lder] in step 4 , then press z . Select [Off], then pres s z . To exit the mark function Select [...]

  • Page 79

    79 Enjoying mo vie s Shooting movi es Mode dial: You can shoo t movies wi th sound (M PEG movies ) usin g you r camera . Before starting Set [Moving Im a ge ] to [MPEG Mov ie ] in the SET UP set tings (p ag es 39 an d 115). a Set the mode dial to . b Press (Image Size). Th e Im ag e Size setup ap pears. c Select th e des ired size with v / V . Y ou[...]

  • Page 80

    80 View in g m ovi e s o n the LCD sc reen Mode dial: You ca n vi ew m ovi es on the LC D scre en with so und from the spea ker. a Set the mod e dial to . b Select the des ired movie with b / B . Movie s with the im age size [160 (Ma i l)] are display ed a size smaller . • Movies with the image size [640 ( VGA)] are displayed on the full screen. [...]

  • Page 81

    81 Enjoying mo vie s Deleting movies — Delete Mode dial: You ca n de le te unw a nt ed movies . In single-image mode a Set the mode dial to . b Disp l a y th e mo vi e y ou wan t t o delete with b / B . c Press (Delete) . The movie ha s n ot yet bee n de le te d at this point . d Select [Delete] with v , then press z . When th e mess age “M emo[...]

  • Page 82

    82 g Select [OK] with B , then press z . When th e mess age “M emory S tick access” disappea rs, the m ovies have bee n d e lete d. To cancel d eletion Select [Exi t] in step 3 or 7 . To delete all mo vies in the folder Select [All In Fo lder] in step 3 , then press z . Select [OK] with B , then pre ss z . To cancel del etion, s elect [Can cel][...]

  • Page 83

    83 Enjoying mo vie s Editing movies Mode dial: You ca n cu t movies, or de lete unnec essary por t ions o f mo vies . This is th e recomme nded mod e to use whe n th e “Memory St ick” capac ity is insufficient, o r when you a ttach movi es to your e-mai l messages. The file numbers assigne d when movies ar e cut The cu t m ovi es ar e assigned [...]

  • Page 84

    84 g Select [OK] with v , then p ress z . The mo vi e is c ut. To cancel c utting Select [Exi t] in step 5 or 7 . Th e movi e appear s on t he scr een ag ain. • Y ou cannot cut the following images. – C lip Mo tion – Mu lti Burst – Stil l image – MPEG movie files not long enough to cut – Protected MPEG mo vie fil es • Y ou cannot rest[...]

  • Page 85

    85 Enjoying images on your co mputer Copying images to your computer — For Wi nd ow s users Recommende d compute r environm ent OS: Microsoft Win dow s 98 , Win dows 98SE, Window s 2000 Professi ona l, Windo ws Mil lennium Editio n, Windo ws XP Home Ed itio n, o r Wi ndo ws X P Professional The above OS must be inst al led at the facto ry. Oper a[...]

  • Page 86

    86 Installing the USB driver When using W in dows XP, you need not inst all th e U S B d r iver. Once the USB d river i s ins talle d, yo u need not inst all th e USB driv er again . a Star t up your compu te r , and inse rt th e supp lie d CD - R OM into the CD-R OM drive. The m odel select ion sc reen ap pears. If it does not ap pear, double-clic[...]

  • Page 87

    87 Enjoying images on your co mputer Installing “Image Transfer” You c an use the “Im age T ransf er” so ftware to copy i mages to yo ur comput er autom atica lly when you connect th e came ra to your c omputer wit h the supplied USB cable. a Click [Cyber-s hot] on t he model se le ct io n scr ee n. The installing menu sc reen appears. b Cl[...]

  • Page 88

    88 g Cli ck [Fin is h ] . The “In stall Shiel d Wizard” sc re en closes. If you wi sh to cont inue with the instal lation of “ImageM ixer,” click [Imag eMixer ] on the install ing menu screen and t hen foll ow the proc edure. • The USB dri ver is needed in order to use “Image T ransfer”. If the necessary driv er is not already install[...]

  • Page 89

    89 Enjoying images on your co mputer Connecting the camera t o your computer a Inser t th e “Memo ry S tick” with the imag es you wa nt to copy into the ca mera. Co nne ct the supplied A C Adapto r , an d plug the ada ptor into a wa l l outl e t (wall socket ). • When you copy images to your computer us ing the battery pack, copying may be fa[...]

  • Page 90

    90 P Disconnecting the USB cable from your computer, removing the “Memory Stick” from your camera or turning off the po wer during US B connection For Windows 2000, Me, or XP users 1 Double-cl ick on the ta sktray. 2 Click (Sony DSC), then cli ck [Stop ]. 3 Confir m th e de vi ce on the confi rmatio n scre en, th en cli ck [OK]. 4 Click [OK]. S[...]

  • Page 91

    91 Enjoying images on your co mputer Changing “Image Transfer” settings Y ou can chang e “Ima ge Tran sfer” se ttings . Rig ht- clic k th e “Image Tr ansf er ” ic on on the taskt ray , select [Op en Settin gs ]. The sett ings you can set ar e as follows: [Basic] , [Copy], a nd [ Delete ]. Wh en t he “Imag e Tran sfer ” s ta rts, th [...]

  • Page 92

    92 — Windows XP Copying imag es us ing the Windows XP AutoPla y Wiz ard a Make a US B connect ion (page 89). Click [ Copy pictur es to a f older on my computer using Microsoft Scanne r a nd Camera Wizar d], th en cl ick [OK]. The “Sca nn er and Ca mera W iza r d” screen ap p ears. b Click [ Next] . The imag es st ored o n the “M emory Stick[...]

  • Page 93

    93 Enjoying images on your co mputer Image file storage destinations and file names Image fil es re co rded with you r ca m era are group ed as fol d er s in the “M emor y Stick ”. Exampl e: For Wi ndows M e users • Data in the “100MSDCF” or “M SSONY” folders is for playback only , and your camera cannot rec ord images in these f olde[...]

  • Page 94

    94 • ssss st ands for any number wit hi n the ran ge from 0001 to 99 99. • The nume rical porti ons of th e fo llowing fi les are the sam e. – A small-si ze imag e file shot in E- Mail m ode and its c orresp onding image fil e – An aud io file shot in Voi ce mo de and its corre spon ding image file – An uncompr esse d ima ge file shot in [...]

  • Page 95

    95 Enjoying images on your co mputer Copying images to your computer — For Ma cintos h users Recommende d compute r environm ent OS: Mac OS 8.5 .1 , 8.6, 9. 0, 9.1, 9. 2, or Mac O S X (v 10.0/v10 .1/v10.2) The above OS must be inst al led at the fac tory. Fo r the fol low ing m ode ls, u pdate your OS to M ac O S 9.0 , 9.1 or 9. 2. – iMac with [...]

  • Page 96

    96 Disconnecting the USB cable from your comput e r , removing t he “Memory Stick” from your camera o r turning of f the power during a USB connecti on Drag a nd dro p the drive icon or the “Memor y Stick ” ic on to the “T rash” i con, then rem ove the USB cable or “Mem or y Stick” or tur n off t he po wer. • If you are using Mac [...]

  • Page 97

    97 Troubles hooting Troubleshoo ting If yo u experi ence tr ouble wi th your camera, try the following solutio ns. 1 First check t he it ems on th e table s belo w. If code displays “C : ss : ss ” appear on the s creen, the self- diag nosis di spla y func tion is working (page 108). 2 Sho uld y our cam era stil l no t wor k prop erly, pr ess th[...]

  • Page 98

    98 Shooting st ill images/ movies The battery pack runs down too quickly. • Y ou are shooting/ viewing i mages in an extre m ely co ld loc a tio n. • Th e DC plug is dirty so the ba tte r y pa ck is not charged e nough. • Th e battery pac k is dead (page 1 21) . — p Clean th e pin s of the AC Adapt or with a cotton swab , et c., and charge [...]

  • Page 99

    99 Troubles hooting Zoom does not work. • The zoom ma gni fi cati on c an not be chang ed while shooting m ovies (M PEG Movi e). • Yo u cannot use the zoom whil e a wide end conve rsion lens is moun ted. — — Smart zoom does not function. • You canno t use smart zo om while shoot ing movies (M PEG Movi e). • [ S mart Zoo m] is set to [ O[...]

  • Page 100

    100 Your camera cannot reco rd im ages . • N o “Memory Stick” has bee n inse rted. • The capaci ty of the “Memo ry Sti ck” is insuffi cient. • Th e write-prot ect switch on th e “Memory Stick” is set to the LO CK position. • Y ou cannot record images while char ging the flash. • Th e mode dial is not set to , P, S, A , M or SC[...]

  • Page 101

    101 Troubles hooting The built-in flash or the optional e xternal flash (HVL-F32X or HVL- F 10 00) does not work. • T he mode dial is not set to , P, S, A, M, SCN or (Clip Mo tion). • The flash is set to (No flash). • T he (Twi lig ht mode ) is sel ected fo r the Scen e Select ion func tion. • T he (Lands cape mode), (Snow mode) or (Beach m[...]

  • Page 102

    102 Viewing im ages Deleting/Editing Images Symptom Cause Sol ution Your camera cannot play back image s. • The mode dia l is not set to . • Your camera cannot play back image fil es copied f rom the hard dis k of yo ur compute r if t he fold e r/ f ile name has been chan ged or th e im age has been modified . • T h e camer a is in US B mode [...]

  • Page 103

    103 Troubles hooting Computers You cannot display a pr int (DPOF ) mark . • Y o u cannot disp lay print (DP O F ) mar ks on movies and C lip Moti on imag es. — You cannot cut a movie. • The movi e (MPEG Movie ) is not long enough to cut. • P r ote c te d mo vie (MPEG Movi e), Clip Mot ion, Mult i Bu rst file s a nd sti ll image s canno t be[...]

  • Page 104

    104 “Memor y Stick” You cannot copy images. • The camera is not correc tly con nected to your computer. • Y ou are n ot using the corre ct copy pro cedure for your OS. — — p Connec t the camer a and your comput er correctl y using the USB cabl e (pa ges 8 9 and 95). p Follow the designa te d co py pr oc ed ur e for your OS (pag es 9 0, [...]

  • Page 105

    105 Troubles hooting Oth ers You cannot record on a “Memor y Stick.” • The writ e-protect switch on the “Memory Stick” is set to the LO C K position . • T he “Mem ory Stic k” is ful l. p Set it to the reco rding p osition (page 119) . p Delete unnecess ary images (page s 34 a nd 81). You cannot format a “Memor y Stick.” • The [...]

  • Page 106

    106 Warnings and messages The follow i ng messages may a ppe ar on the screen . Message Me aning/Correc tive Action No Memory St ic k • I nse r t a “Me m or y Stic k” (pa g e 17) . Sy st e m er ror • Turn the powe r off a nd on ag ain (p age 14). Memo ry Stick error • The inse r te d “ Me mo ry Stick” cannot be use d in your c am e ra[...]

  • Page 107

    107 Troubles hooting • The batte ry level is low or zero. Charge th e battery pack (pag e 10). Depending on the conditions of use or the type of batte ry pack , the indicator m ay flas h even though the re are still 5 to 10 minute s of rem aining ba ttery t ime left. • The amoun t of lights is not suf fici e nt, so you are not hol ding the came[...]

  • Page 108

    108 Self-diagnosis dis play – If a code star t ing wi th an al p hab et letter appears Your cam er a has a self-diagnosi s displa y. This func tion displa y s the camera cond ition on the LCD scre en with a combina tion of a letter and fo ur nume rical di gits. I f this occur s , ch eck the f ol lowing code chart and attem p t the co rrespon ding[...]

  • Page 109

    109 Ad di ti ona l in fo r m a t i on Number of ima ges that can be sa ved or shooting time The n umber of i mages that can be saved and the shootin g ti m e diffe r, depending on the capacit y of t he “Memor y Stick ,” t he im ag e size, and the ima ge quality . Refer to the followi ng c ha rts w he n yo u choose a “Memory St ick.” • The[...]

  • Page 110

    110 Voice ( Units: i mages ) MPEG Mov ie (Units: sec onds) 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB MSX-256 MSX-512 MSX-1G 5.0M 6 (11) 12 ( 22) 25 (45) 50 (91) 90 ( 166) 183(33 7) 375 ( 689) 4.5M(3:2) 6 (11) 12 (22) 25 (45) 50 (91) 90 (166) 183( 337) 37 5 (689) 3.1M 9 (17) 19 ( 34) 39 (69) 7 9 (138) 142 ( 246) 290 (500) 592 (1022) 1.2M 22 (38) 45 (78) 91 (157) 183 (31[...]

  • Page 111

    111 Ad di ti ona l in fo r m a t i on Menu items Menu it em s that c an b e modi fied differ depe nding on th e posi tion of th e mode dial. The screen shows only the it e ms yo u can ope rate i n ea ch sp ecific mode. Factor y set tings are in di cated with x . When the mod e dial is se t to When the mod e dial is se t to P, S, A, M, or SCN Item S[...]

  • Page 112

    112 When the mo de dial is s et to (when [Moving I mage] is se t to [MPEG Movie] in the SET UP setting s) Mode (REC Mode) TIFF Voice E-Mail Exp Br ktg Burst 3 x Normal – Records an uncom pr e sse d (T IFF ) file in addi ti on to the JPEG file (page 61). – Records an audio file (with a still imag e ) in addi ti on to the JPEG file (page 62). –[...]

  • Page 113

    113 Ad di ti ona l in fo r m a t i on When the mod e dial is se t to (when [Moving Imag e] is set to [Cl ip Motion] in the SET UP settings) When the mod e dial is se t to (when [Moving Image ] is set to [M ulti Burst] in the SET UP settings) Item Sett ing Descrip tion ( Metering Mode ) Spo t / Ce nte r / x Multi Adjusts the exp osur e to the subj e[...]

  • Page 114

    114 When the m ode di al is set to Item Set ting Descrip tion Folder OK / Can cel Selects the fold e r cont ainin g the image you want to pl ay back (page 68). Protect — Protec ts a nd unpr ot ec ts images against accidental e rasure (pa ge 74 ). DPOF — Marks and unm a r ks the pr int (D P O F) ma r k on sti ll images you want to pr in t (page [...]

  • Page 115

    115 Ad di ti ona l in fo r m a t i on SET UP items Set the mode di al t o SET UP. The SET U P screen ap p ears. Factor y set tings are in di cated with x . (Cam era 1 ) Item S etting Descript ion Moving Image x MPEG Mo vie / Cl ip Motion / Mu lti Bu rst Select s the sh ooting mode for a movi e (pages 7 9, 58 and 60). AF Mode x Single / Monit o r / [...]

  • Page 116

    116 (Camera 2 ) (Memory Stick Tool) Item Setti ng Description Bracket S tep ±1.0EV / x ±0.7EV / ±0.3EV Sets the exposure compe nsation value when rec ording three images with each exposu re value shifte d ( pa ge 53). Hot Shoe On / x Off Set to [On] when usin g a comme rcially av ai lab l e external fl as h (pag e 65). Zoom Lever W X T x / x T X[...]

  • Page 117

    117 Ad di ti ona l in fo r m a t i on (Setu p 1) (Setup 2) Item S etting Descript ion Power Sa ve On / x Off S elects whe ther to use th e Power Save mode (page 12 ). Displayed only when y ou are using th e camera with the b attery pack. LCD Brightness Bri ght / x Normal / Dark Selects the LCD brigh tn e ss. This has no effect on the reco rd ed im [...]

  • Page 118

    118 Precautions Do not leave the camera i n the following pl aces • In extr emely ho t pl ace, suc h as in a car parke d i n the sun . Th e camera b od y may become def or me d or this may caus e a malfunct ion. • Under direct sunli ght or ne ar a hea ter . The c amera bo dy may become de formed or this may cau se a malf u nctio n. • On r ock[...]

  • Page 119

    119 Ad di ti ona l in fo r m a t i on On intern al recharg eable button battery This cam era ha s an i nternal rech argeab le button ba tt ery for mai nt ainin g th e da te an d time and other setti ngs regard les s of whet he r the pow e r is on or off. This r echarge able button b attery i s conti nually ch arged a s long as you ar e using the ca[...]

  • Page 120

    120 • Data may be corrupted in the follo wing cases. – When t he “Memory St ick” is removed or the camera is turned of f during read or write operation – When t he “Memory Stick” is used in locations subject to static el ectr icity or electrical noi se • W e re commend backing up important data. • Do not attach a ny other materi a[...]

  • Page 121

    121 Ad di ti ona l in fo r m a t i on Effective use of the ba ttery pack • Batter y perfo r ma nce d e creas es i n low - temp era ture surro und ings. So, the tim e th at the ba tt ery pa ck can be use d is s hor te r in cold pl aces. We reco mmend th e follo wing to ensu re lo ng er ba ttery p ack use : – Put the bat tery pack in a pocke t cl[...]

  • Page 122

    122 Specifications x Camera [System] Image device 9.04 mm ( 1/1.8 type ) color C CD Primary color filte r T o tal pi xels number of ca mera Approx. 5 255 000 pixels Effecti ve pixe ls number o f came ra Approx. 5 090 000 pixels Lens 4× zoom lens f = 7.0 – 28.0 mm (34 – 136 mm when converted to a 35 mm still camera) F2.8 – 4. 0 Exposur e cont[...]

  • Page 123

    123 Ad di ti ona l in fo r m a t i on x AC-LS5 AC Adaptor P ower re quirem ents 100 to 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Cur rent co nsump tion 0.16 to 0.09 A P owe r co nsum ption 11 W Rate d output voltage 4.2 V DC, 1.5 A Opera tin g tem p er at ur e 0°C to 40°C (32°F t o 104°F) Stor age tem peratur e –20°C to +60°C (–4°F to +140°F) Dimensi ons ( ap[...]

  • Page 124

    124 The LCD scre en When shootin g still image s A Recording mod e indicator (58-62) B AE LOCK indi cator ( 52) C AE/A F lo ck in dica tor ( 21) D Battery remain ing indicator (11) E White balance indicator (55)/ Mode dia l indica tor/ Flash mode in dic a tor (26 )/ Red-eye reduction indicator ( 26) F Date/time indicator (29)/ Con version lens indi[...]

  • Page 125

    125 Ad di ti ona l in fo r m a t i on When shooting movies A Recor di ng mode ind ic a t or (79) B AE LOCK indicator (52) C Battery rem a ini ng indicat or (11) D White bal ance indicator (55) E Conver sion lens indicator (67) F Met e r i ng mode in dica t or (5 1 )/ Picture effect in dicator (65) G Low ba ttery wa rning i ndicator (107) H AF rang [...]

  • Page 126

    126 When playin g back still images A Recording mod e indicator (58-62) B Protect indicator (74)/ Print (DPOF) mark indicato r (76)/ V olume indicator (62) C Zoom scaling indicator (6 9)/ Jog pla ybac k ind icator (73) D Histogram in dicator (50) E Folder -fil e nu mber F Change f older indicator G Playback f older indicator (68) H Recording folder[...]

  • Page 127

    127 Ad di ti ona l in fo r m a t i on When playing back movi ng images A Image size indicator (79) B Recor di ng mode ind ic a t or (79) C V olume indicator (80)/Playback indicator (80) D Play ba ck b ar ( 80 ) E Change folder indicator/ Playback f older indicator (68) F Imag e nu mber /Num ber of images recorded in selected fol de r G Recording fo[...]

  • Page 128

    128 Index Index A A C A da ptor .... ... .... .. ..... .. ....... ..... .. .... ... ...... . 10, 13 Access lam p .......... ..... ...... ....... ....... ..... ...... ....... 17 Advanced access ory shoe ..... ..... ...... ....... ..... .... 66 AE LOCK ......... ...... ..... .. ..... .. ....... .... ... ...... ..... .. 52 AE/AF l ock ....... .... ...[...]

  • Page 129

    129 Index J Jog di al ........ ....... ..... ....... ...... ..... ....... ....... .... .....40 Jog play back .......... ...... ....... ..... ....... ...... ..... .......73 JPG . ....... ...... ..... ....... ....... .... ....... ....... .... ....... .....94 L LCD screen bright ness ... ....... .... ....... ....... .... ....... ....... .... .117 on/o[...]

  • Page 130

    130 T TIFF .. ...... ..... ....... ....... .... ....... ..... ...... ....... ... 61, 94 Tr imming ....... ..... ....... ...... ..... ....... ....... .... ....... .. 70 TV color sy st em ..... ....... ..... .. ....... .... ... ...... ..... .. 33 U USB .. ...... ....... ..... ....... ...... ..... ....... ....... .... ... 89, 95 USB dri ve r ........ [...]

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