Sony DSC-W50 manual

2-696-112- 14 (1) © 2006 Sony Corporation Additional info rmation on this produ ct and answers to frequent ly asked ques tions can b e found at o ur Customer Su pport W ebsite. Printed in China Printed on 100% recycled paper using VOC (V olatile Organic Compound)-free vegetable oil based ink. Digital Still Camera User’ s Guide/ T roubleshooting [...]

2 T o reduce fire or shoc k ha zar d, do not e xpose t he un it to rain or moisture. WARNING For Cust ome rs in th e U.S. A. This symbol is intended to alert the user to t he presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons . Thi[...]

3 IMPORTANT SA FEGUARDS Fo r your p rot ection , ple ase re ad thes e saf ety instr uct ions co mple tely bef ore oper atin g the appl iance, an d keep thi s manual fo r future re ference. Careful ly observe all warning s, precautio ns and in structio ns on the ap pliance, or the one described in the operati ng instructio ns and adhere to th em. Po[...]

4 Ligh tning For added protection for this set during a lig htning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unpl ug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system. This will prevent damage to the set due to lightning and power-line sur ges. Dam age Requ irin g Ser v ice Unplug the set from the wa[...]

5 Read this first Replace the battery with the specified type only . Otherwise, fire or injury may result. RECYCLING LITHIUM-ION BA TTERIES Lithium-Ion batteries ar e recyclable. Y o u can help preserve our environment b y returning your used rechargeable batter ies to the collection and recycling location nearest you. For more information re gardi[...]

6 Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to P art 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residentia l installation. T his equipment gener ates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not i[...]

7 Notes o n usin g your cam era T ypes of “Me mor y Stick” that can be used (not suppl ied) The IC rec ording medi um used by this camera is a “Memory Stick Duo”. There are two types o f “Mem ory Stick” . “Memo ry S tick Du o”: y ou can us e a “Memo ry S tick Du o” wit h your camera. “Memor y St ick”: yo u canno t use a “M[...]

8 • Using the camera in sandy or dusty locations may cause malfunctions. • If moist ure con densation o ccurs, remove it before using the camera (page 99). • Do not sha ke or strike the camera. In addition to malfunctions a nd an inability t o record images, this may render the recording medium unusable, or cause image data brea kdown, damage[...]

9 For f ull us e of the di gital stil l came ra Prepare the cam era and shoot i mages easily “Read Th is First ” (separat e volum e) 1 Prepare the battery pack 2 T urn the camera on/set the clock 3 Insert a “Memory Stick Duo” (not supplied) 4 Select the image size for use 5 Shoot images easily (Auto ad justment mode) Shoot still images (Sce[...]

10 T able of conte nts Read this fi rst ......... ....... ...... .......... ...... ....... ......... ....... .......... ...... ....... ........ 5 Notes on using your camera ............ ....... ...... .......... ...... ....... ......... ....... ..... 7 Basic techniques f or bett er images ......... ...... ...... .......... ....... ...... ..........[...]

11 Viewing menu ..... ......... ....... ...... .......... ....... ...... .......... ...... .......... ...... ....... . 3 9 (Folder) - (Protec t) DPOF (Print) (Slid e) (Resi ze) (Rot at e) (Divi de) (Setup) Trimming Using Setup ite ms ......... ...... ....... .......... ...... ...... .......... ....... ...... .......... . 46 Camera ...... ......... [...]

12 Enjoy ing your Windo ws computer .... ....... ...... .......... ...... ....... ......... ....... ... 56 Installing the softw are (supplied) .. .......... ...... .......... ...... ....... ......... ....... ... 58 Copy ing images to your computer ................ ...... ....... .......... ...... ....... ...... 59 Viewing imag e f iles stor ed on a[...]

13 Enjoyin g the came ra Enj oyi ng the camer a Basic tech niques for b etter imag es When yo u press t he shutte r bu tton hal fway do wn, the ca mera adju sts the focus aut omatica lly (Aut o F ocu s). R eme mber t o pr es s the shut te r b utt on o nly hal fwa y do w n. T o shoot a still image dif f icu lt to focus on t [Focus] (pa ge 33) If th [...]

14 Y ou can c reate various i mages by a djusting t he expo sure and the IS O sensitivity . Exposure is the amoun t of light th at the ca mera will re ceive when you rele ase the shutte r . Adjusti ng the I SO sens itivity ISO is unit of m easurem ent (sensitivity), est imating how much li ght an image p ickup device (equ i valent to photo films) r[...]

15 Enjoyin g the came ra The appare nt color of t he subject is affect ed by the lightin g conditi ons. Examp le: The col or of an image a ffect ed by lig ht source s The color tones are ad just ed automati call y in the aut o adjust ment mode . Howev er , you can adjust col or tones manua lly with [White Ba l] (page 35). A digital ima ge is made u[...]

16 Sele cting t he im age size f or use ( t step 4 in “Read This First” ) 1) Images are recorded in the same 3:2 aspect ra tio as photograph printing paper or postcards, etc. 2) Both edges of the image may be cut of f when printing (page 89). 3) By using a Memory Stic k slot or USB connection, you can enjoy higher quality ima ges. The de fault [...]

17 Enjoyin g the came ra Ide ntify ing pa rts See the page s in parentheses for de tails of operati on. A Shutte r button ( t step 5 in “Read This Fi r s t ” ) B For shooti ng: Zoom (W/T ) lever ( t step 5 in “Read This F irst” ) For vie w in g: / (Pla yback zoo m) lever/ (Index) lever ( t step 6 in “Read Th is F ir st” ) C Finder w ind[...]

18 H (Pla ybac k) but ton ( t st ep 6 in “Read This Fi rst” ) I DC IN j ack When using a n A C- LS5K A C Adaptor (not suppli ed) For details, refer to t he operat ion manual supplie d with th e AC adaptor . • If you connect the A C-LS5K AC Adaptor, you cannot charge the battery pack. For battery charging, us e the battery charger . t step 1 i[...]

19 Enjoyin g the came ra Indica tors on the sc reen See the page s in parentheses for de tails of operati on. When shoo ting still image s When sh ootin g movi es A B Displ ay Indication Batter y remaini ng ( t step 1 in “Re ad This F irs t” ) z AE/AF loc k ( t step 5 in “Read T his First” ) Recor ding mode (28, 36 ) White bala nce (35) STB[...]

20 C D E Displ ay Indication Image si ze ( t step 4 in “Read This First” ) • and are displayed only for th e DSC-W7 0. is displayed only for the DSC-W30/W40/W50. • is displayed only when the Multi Burst is activ ated. FINE STD Image qualit y (36) Recordin g fold er (51) • This does not appear when using in ternal memory . Remaini ng inter[...]

21 Enjoyin g the came ra When playing b ack still images When pl aying ba ck movies A B BA CK/NEXT VOLUME 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 Displ ay Indication Batter y remaini ng ( t step 1 in “Read Thi s Fi rst ” ) Record ing mode (28, 36) Im age si ze ( t step 4 in “Read Thi s F ir st” ) Playback mode ( t step 6 in “Read This First” ) - Protect ( [...]

22 C D E Displ ay Indication PictBridge connecting (74) Recordin g fold er (51) • This does not appear when using in ternal memory . Playback folder (39) • This does not appear when using in ternal memory . Remaini ng internal memo ry capa city (24) Remaini ng “Memory Stick” ca pacity (24) 8/8 12/12 Image numbe r/Number of images rec orded [...]

23 Enjoyin g the came ra Changi ng t he scr een di spl ay Each t ime y ou pr ess t he (Scr een di spla y switch) b utt on, th e displa y chan ges as follo ws. • By pressing (Screen display switch) button longer, you ca n brighten the LCD backlight. (DSC-W50/ W70 only) t step 5 i n “Read This Fi rs t” • When you set the histogram displ ay to[...]

24 Numb er of still im age s and rec ording ti me of movies The tab les sho w the ap proxim ate number of sti ll image s and the le ngth of time fo r movie s that can be reco rded on a “M emor y Sti ck Duo” form att ed wit h this came ra or the in tern al memor y . The values may vary depending on the shooting c onditions. For im age size and i[...]

25 Enjoyin g the came ra The rec ordin g tim e of movi es (Un its: h our : m inu te : sec on d) • Movies with the size set to [640(Fine)] can only be recorded on a “Memory Stick PR O Duo”. • When images recorded usi ng earlier Son y models are played back on this camer a, the displ ay may diff er from the actual image size. Capacity Size 32[...]

26 When you do no t have a “Memory Stick Duo” (Rec ordin g with th e inte rnal mem ory) The cam era has 58 M B or 32 MB of inte rnal memor y . This memory is not rem ovable. Even when there is no “Mem ory Stic k Duo ” insert ed in the camera, you c an r ecord i mages usin g this inte rnal memor y . • Movies with the image size set to [640[...]

27 Enjoyin g the came ra Batte r y lif e and n umbe r of im ages t hat ca n be record ed/viewed The tab les s ho w the approx imate number of images that c an be recor ded/vie w ed and the battery li fe when yo u shoot image s in [Normal] mode wit h the batt ery pack (supplie d) at ful l capa city a nd at a n ambi ent tempera ture of 25°C (77°F).[...]

28 Using th e mode di al Set the mod e dial to the de sired func tion. In this Operati ng Instructio ns, the av ailable mode dial setti ng is sho wn as follow s. Sti ll image sh ooti ng mode s : Auto Adjustment mode Allo ws easy shooting wit h the settin gs adjuste d automati cally . t st ep 5 i n “ Re a d This F ir st” : Pr ogra m Auto mode Al[...]

29 Enjoyin g the came ra Scene S elec tion For deta ils t step 5 i n “Rea d This F ir st” Fo r shooti ng an imag e appro priat ely acc ordin g to the sce ne condi tion, a combinat ion of func tio ns is de term ined by the camer a. ( : you can select the desir ed setting) Macro Flash AF range finder Focus preset Whit e Balance Flash level Burs t[...]

30 Using t he men u Using menu it ems 1 Recording: T urn on the camera, then set the mode dial. Playback: Press . Different items are av ailable depending on the position of the mode dial and Recording /Playback mode. 2 Press MENU to display the men u. 3 Select the desired menu item with b / B on t he c ont rol butt on. • If the desir ed item is [...]

31 For de tails on t he operat ion 1 page 30 Using the menu Menu ite ms Menu for shooting (page 32) The menu it ems available vary depending on the mode dial position. O nly the available items are displaye d on the screen . Menu for viewing (page 39) (Fol der) - (Protect) DPOF (Print) (Slide) (Resize) (Rot ate) (Divi de) (Setu p) T rimming** * The[...]

32 For det ails on the op erat io n 1 page 30 Shooti ng m enu The de fault s ettin gs are marked with . Y ou can change the brig htnes s of the i mage, acco mpanie d b y ef fe cts. • Y o u can select only [B&W] and [Sepia] when shooting movies. • When [Multi Burs t] is selected, the color mode is set to [Normal]. COLOR (Color Mode) B&W [...]

33 Using the menu For de tails on t he operat ion 1 page 30 Y ou c an change the focus method . Use the menu when it is di ff icult to get the proper focu s in auto f ocus mo de. • AF st ands for Auto Foc us. • Distance setting informatio n in “Focus preset” is approximate. If you point the lens up or do wn, the error increas es. • When y[...]

34 For det ails on the op erat io n 1 page 30 z If the sub ject is out of focus When shooting with the subject at the edge of the fr ame (or the scre en), or when using [Center AF ], the camera may not fo cus on a s ubject at the e dge of the f rame. In such cases, do as follows . 1 Recompo se the shot so that the subject is centered in the AF rang[...]

35 Using the menu For de tails on t he operat ion 1 page 30 Adju sts the col or to ne s acc or ding to the lig hting co ndit ion in a si tuat ion, for exam ple, wh en the colo rs of an imag e look strange. • For details on the white balance t page 15 • Under fluorescent lights that flicker , the white bala nce function may not work correctly e [...]

36 For det ails on the op erat io n 1 page 30 Selects t he st ill ima ge quali ty . • For details on the i mage quality t page 15 Selects whether the camera performs continuous shoot ing or not when you press the shutter button. On the [M ult i Burs t] • Y ou can successi vely play back images shot in the Multi Burst mode using the following pr[...]

37 Using the menu For de tails on t he operat ion 1 page 30 On the [B urst] • The flas h is se t to (Flas h forc ed off). • When recor ding with the self timer, a series of a maximum of fiv e images is recorde d. • When the battery level is lo w , or when the internal memory or “Memory St ick Duo” is full, the Burst stop s. • Y ou may n[...]

38 For det ails on the op erat io n 1 page 30 Selects the fram e interval in the [Multi Bu rst] mode (page 36). Adjusts the am ount of flash li ght. • T o change flash mode t step 5 in “Read This First” Adjusts the contrast of the image. Adjusts the sharpness of the image. See page 46. (Int erval) 1/7. 5 (1/7. 5") • Select [Multi B urs[...]

39 For de tails on t he operat ion 1 page 30 Using the menu Viewin g m enu The defau lt s ett ings are ma rked w it h . Selec ts the fo lder co ntain ing the ima ge you wa nt to pl ay back whe n usin g the camer a with “Memo ry Stick Duo” . 1 Select t he desired folder with b / B on the c ontrol button. 2 Select [ OK] with v , th en pres s z . [...]

40 For det ails on the op erat io n 1 page 30 Prot ects i mages again st ac cide ntal eras ure. T o prote ct im ages i n singl e-ima ge m ode 1 Display the image you want to protect. 2 Press MENU to disp lay the menu. 3 Sel ect [ - ] (Protect) with b / B on the control button, th en press z . The im age is protect ed and t he - (protect) in dicato [...]

41 Using the menu For de tails on t he operat ion 1 page 30 T o ca ncel the pr otect ion In single -image mode Press z in step 3 or 4 of “T o protec t images in singl e-imag e mode. ” In inde x mode 1 Selec t the image for whic h you want to remove pr otectio n in step 5 of “ To pr otect images i n index mo de.” 2 Press z to turn the - i nd[...]

42 For det ails on the op erat io n 1 page 30 Repeat Image 1 Select [Interval], [Repeat] and [Image] wit h v / V / b / B on the control button. 2 Sele ct [S tart] with V / B , then press z . The slid e show starts . T o end the slide show , press z to pause the slid e show . Select [E xit] wit h V , th en pre ss z . • When pausing during the slid[...]

43 Using the menu For de tails on t he operat ion 1 page 30 • For details on [Image Size] t step 4 in “Read This First” • Y ou cannot change the size of m ovies or Multi Bur st images. • When you change from a small size to a large size , the image quality deteriorates. • Y ou cannot resize the image size to [3:2] or [16:9]. • When yo[...]

44 For det ails on the op erat io n 1 page 30 Exam ple: Cut ting a movie numb ered 10 1_00 02 This sect ion descri bes an examp le of dividing a movie num bered 101_0002 and deletin g it in the foll owing file configu rati on. 1 Cutti ng sc ene A. Di vi de 101_0002 is divided into 101_0004 and 101_0005. 2 Cutti ng sc ene B . Divide 101_0005 is divi[...]

45 Using the menu For de tails on t he operat ion 1 page 30 5 Press z at th e des ired cut ting po int. • When you want to a djust the cutting poi nt, select [ c / C ] (frame rewind/forw ard) and ad just th e cutting poi nt using b / B . • If you want to change the cutting point, select [Cancel]. The playback of t he movie starts again. 6 Selec[...]

46 Using the Setup s creen Using S etup it ems Y ou can chan ge the def ault setti ngs us ing th e Setup screen . 1 T u rn on the camera. 2 Press MENU to display the men u. 3 After pressing B on the control b utton, go to the (Setup) setting, then press B aga in. 4 Press v / V / b / B on the control b utton to select the item you want to set. The f[...]

47 Using the Setup screen For de tails on t he operat ion 1 page 46 Came ra The defau lt s ett ings are ma rked w it h . Selec ts the au to focus ope ratio n mode. Selec ts the di gita l zoom mode. Th e camera en lar ges the image us ing opt ical zo om (up to 3×) . When t he zoom s cale ex ceeds 3 ×, the camera uses eithe r smart or p recisio n d[...]

48 For det ails on the op erat io n 1 page 46 • If you slide the zoom le ver , the zoom scale is displayed. • The maximum zoom scale of smart zoom/precisi on zoom includes the scale of the optical zoom. • The AF range f inder frame does not appear when usin g the digital zoom. The or indicator flashes, and AF operates with priority on subject[...]

49 Using the Setup screen For de tails on t he operat ion 1 page 46 The AF il lumina tor sup plies f ill light t o focus more ea sily on a subject in da rk surroun dings. The AF illumi nator emit s red light allo wing the came ra to focus easil y when the shutter b utton is pre ssed half way , until the focu s is l ocked. The in dicator appears at [...]

50 For det ails on the op erat io n 1 page 46 Intern al Memor y T ool This item do es no t app ear w hen a “ Memor y Sti ck Duo” is in sert ed i n the camera. The de fault s ettin gs are marked with . Forma ts the intern al memory . • Note that forma tting irrevocably erases all data in the internal me mory , including ev en protected image s[...]

51 Using the Setup screen For de tails on t he operat ion 1 page 46 Memory Stick T ool This it em ap pears only wh en a “ Memory Stick Duo” is inser ted i n the camera. The defau lt s ett ings are ma rked w it h . Formats the “Mem ory Sti ck Duo”. A com mercial ly available “Mem ory Stic k Duo” i s alrea dy forma tted , and can be used [...]

52 For det ails on the op erat io n 1 page 46 Change s the f older current ly us ed for record ing im ages. 1 Select [OK] with v on the control butto n, then press z . The folder s electio n screen appea rs. 2 Select the desired f older with b / B , and [OK] with v , then pres s z . • Y o u cannot select the “100MSDCF” folder as a recording f[...]

53 Using the Setup screen For de tails on t he operat ion 1 page 46 Setup 1 1 The defau lt s ett ings are ma rked w it h . Selects the brightness of the LCD bac klight whe n using the cam era with battery pack . • Y ou can change the setting with (Screen display switch) b utton ( t step 5 in “Read This F irst” ). • Selecting [Bright] uses u[...]

54 For det ails on the op erat io n 1 page 46 Setup 2 2 The de fault s ettin gs are marked with . Selects t he me thod use d to assig n f ile n umbers to image s. Select s th e USB mo de to be used when conn ecting the c amer a to a comput er or a Pic tBrid ge compli ant pri nter u sing t he cab le for multi -use t ermina l (DS C-W50/W70 ) or the U[...]

55 Using the Setup screen For de tails on t he operat ion 1 page 46 Sets th e vide o signal output accor ding to the TV colo r system of the conne cted vide o equipm ent. Different co untries an d regions use di f ferent TV color syste ms. If you want to view images on a TV screen, che ck page 79 for the TV col or system of the co untry or region w[...]

56 Using your compu ter Enjoy ing your Windows co mput er For details on using a Macintosh c omputer, refer to “Using your M acintosh compute r” (pag e 70). This sect ion de scribes t he Englis h version scre en conten ts. Install the software (supplied) first (page 58) Copying images to y our computer (page 59) Viewing images on your computer [...]

57 Using y our com puter The fol lo wing en vironmen t is recomm ended fo r a comp uter conn ected to the ca mera. Recomme nded e nviro nment for copyin g images OS (p re -in sta lled ): Micros oft Windows 2000 Profess ional, Windows Millennium Edition, W indows XP Home Editio n or Windo ws XP Profe ssional • Operation is not assured in an en vir[...]

58 Inst alling th e soft ware (supplie d) Y o u can ins tall t he sof tware (supp lied ) usin g the fo llo wi ng pr oce dure. • When using Windows 2000/Me, do n ot connect the camera to the computer before installation. • In W indows 2000/XP , log on as Administrator. • When the supplied software is installed, the USB driver is installed auto[...]

59 Using y our com puter Copyi ng imag es t o your comput er This sectio n describes the process using a W indows comp uter a s an example . Y ou can c opy ima ges from the c amera t o your com puter as follows. For a comp uter with a “Me mory Stick ” slot Remove the “M emor y Stick Du o” from the cam era a nd in sert it in th e Mem ory S t[...]

60 • W ith W indows XP , the AutoPlay wizard appears on the des ktop. “USB Mode Mass Storage” appears on the screen of the camera. When a US B conn ection is e stablish ed fo r the f irs t time , your computer auto maticall y runs a prog ram to recogn ize the camera. W ai t for a while. * During communication, the access indicators turn red. [...]

61 Using y our com puter 2 Click [Next]. The i mages sa ve d on t he “ Memory Stick Duo” of the camer a appear . • If no “Memory Stick Duo” is inserted, images i n the inter nal memory appear. 3 Click the ch eck bo x of unwanted images to remove the checkmark so they are not copied, then cl ick [Next]. The “Pic ture Na me and Desti nat [...]

62 1 Double-clic k [My Compu ter] t [Remov able Disk] t [DCIM]. • If the “Remo vable Disk” icon is not displayed, see page 86. 2 Double-clic k the f older where the image files y ou want to copy are stored. Then, right-click an image file to display the men u and cli ck [Copy]. • On the s torage destination of th e image files, see page 64.[...]

63 Using y our com puter This sectio n describe s the proced ure for vie wing c opied images in t he “My Documents ” fold er . 1 Click [Start] t [My D ocuments]. Th e conten ts of the “My D ocum ents” folde r are di spl aye d. • If you ar e not using W indows XP , double-click [My Documents] on the desktop. 2 Double-click the desired imag[...]

64 The ima ge f iles r ecorded wi th your camera are gro uped as fo lde rs on the “Memo ry Stick Duo”. Examp le: viewing folders on W indows XP A Fold er contai ning ima ge data recorded using a camera not equi pped with the folder cr eating f unction B Fold er contai ning ima ge data recorded using this camer a When no ne w folders are created[...]

65 Using y our com puter Viewin g ima ge fil es stor ed on a comput er wit h your camera (using a “Me mor y St ick Du o”) This sectio n describes the process using a W indows comp uter a s an example . When a n image f i le copie d to a compu ter no long er rem ains on a “Me mory St ick Duo”, you can view that im age agai n on the came ra b[...]

66 Using th e “Cy ber -sho t Viewer ” (supp lied) Y ou can use still i mages and mo vies f rom the camer a more than e ve r by taki ng adv ant age of the s oftw are . This section summarizes the “ Cyber-shot V iewer” and gives basi c instru ctio ns. W ith the “Cyber-shot V iewer” you can: • Import images shot with the camera and d isp[...]

67 Using y our com puter 3 Impor t the images. T o start imp orti ng images, click the [Impor t] button. By de fault, im ages a re imp orted into a folde r crea ted in “My P ict ures” t hat is name d with the da te of import ing. • F or instructions on changing the “Folder to be imported”, refer to page 69. Viewin g i mages 1 Checking imp[...]

68 Hour display screen • T o list images from a particular year or month, click that period on the left of the screen. 3 Displaying i ndividual images On the h our display scr een, dou ble-click a thum bnai l to displ ay the ima ge by itsel f in a sepa rate wind ow . • Y ou can edit displaye d images by clicking the toolbar button. Displa ying [...]

69 Using y our com puter Prepa ring images st ored on the computer f or viewing T o view them , regis ter th e fo lder th at conta ins the images as on e of the “V ie wed folders”. From the [File] menu, choose [Re gist er V iewed Folde rs. ..] to disp la y the s etti ngs scre en fo r “V ie wed f older s” r egis tra tion. Click th e [Add.. .[...]

70 Using your Macint osh co mputer Y ou can copy im ages to yo ur co mputer. • The supplied software is not compatible with Macintosh computers. The follo wi ng en viro nment is recom mend ed for a c omputer conn ected t o the camer a. Recomm ended envir onmen t for copy ing ima ges OS (pre-installed): Mac OS 9.1, 9.2 or Mac OS X (v10.0 or later)[...]

71 Using y our com puter Perform t he proce dures l isted be low beforeha nd wh en: • Disconn ecting the cable for multi- use terminal (DSC-W50/W70) or the USB cable (DSC-W30 / W40 ) • Removing a “Memory S tick Duo” • Inserting a “Memory Stick Duo” into the camera after copying im ages from t he internal memory • T urning off the ca[...]

72 Printi ng still ima ges How to print st ill images When yo u print images shot in [16:9] mode, both edges may be cut off, so be sure to chec k before printing (pa ge 89). Printing directly usi ng a PictBridg e compliant printer (page 73) Y ou can p rint i mages by conne cting the c amera d irect ly t o a Pict Bridge comp lian t pri nter. Printin[...]

73 Printi ng still ima ges Printin g image s dire ctly usin g a Pic tBridge compl iant pr inter Even if you do not have a com puter, you can prin t images shot using your ca mera by connec ting the c amera di rectly to a Pict Bridge co mpli ant pri nter. • “PictBridge” is based on the CIP A standard. (CIP A: Camera & Imaging Products Asso[...]

74 1 Connect the cam era to the prin ter. 2 Turn on your c amera and the prin ter. After t he con nection is made , the i ndicator appea rs. The camer a is se t to play back mod e, th en an image an d the pri nt menu a ppear on th e screen. Regar dless of what the mode dia l is set to, the pr int me nu appe ars w hen y ou com plete Stag e 2. 1 Sele[...]

75 Printi ng still ima ges [Index] Select [On] to print as an index image. [Size] Select th e size of th e print ing sheet . [Date] Select [Day&T ime] or [ Date ] to insert the da te and time on image s. • When you choose [Date], the date will be inserted in the order you s elect ( t step 2 in “Read This Fi rst” ). Th is function may not [...]

76 Printi ng at a s hop Y ou can tak e a “Me mory S tick Duo” containi ng images shot with your cam era to a photo print ing serv ice shop. As lo ng as the sh op support s photo printing services conform ing to the DPOF, you ca n make a (Print order) m ark on image s in advance so that yo u do not need to reselect them wh en you print them out [...]

77 Printi ng still ima ges 1 Display the in dex screen ( t step 6 in “Read This Fi rst” ). 2 Press MENU to display the menu. 3 Select DP OF with b / B , then press z . 4 Select [S elect] with v / V , then press z . • Y ou cannot add a mark in [All In This Folder]. 5 Select the image you want to mark with v / V / b / B , then press z . A g ree[...]

78 Connecting your camera to your TV Viewin g image s on a T V screen Y ou can vi ew images on a TV scree n by connect ing the cam era to a TV . T urn off both your cam era and th e TV before c onnecti ng the came ra and the TV . 1 Connect the camera to the TV . • If your TV has stereo input jacks, connect the audio plug (black) of the cable for [...]

79 Connecting yo ur camera to your TV On TV colo r systems If you w ant t o vie w images on a TV scre en, you need a TV with a vi deo input ja ck and the ca ble fo r mul ti-use termin al (DS C- W50/W7 0) or th e A/ V cabl e (DS C-W30 / W40). The co lor s ystem o f the TV mus t match that of your digital stil l camera. Check th e following lists for[...]

80 T rou blesho oting T roublesho oting If you experienc e trouble wit h your camera , try the following solut ions. Please understan d that you give your con sent tha t the cont ents of the inte rnal mem ory ma y be checked w hen you send yo ur camera to be repaired. 1 Check the items o n page s 81 to 91. If a code su ch as “C/ E: ss : ss ” ap[...]

81 T roubleshooting The batte ry pack c annot be inst alled. • As you inse rt the batte ry pack , use the tip of the batte ry pack to push th e batter y eject lever to war d the le ns ( t st ep 1 in “Read Thi s First” ). • Insta ll the ba ttery pa ck corr ectly ( t st ep 1 in “Read This F ir st” ). The batte ry remaini ng indicat or is [...]

82 The screen does not turn on even when the power is turned on. • T urn o n the scre en (page 23). Y our camera cannot record images. • Check the free capac ity of the inter nal memor y or “Mem ory Stick Du o” (pag e 24). If it is f ull, do one of the following: – Del ete un nec essa ry im ages ( t step 6 in “Read Thi s First” ). –[...]

83 T roubleshooting Smart zoom does not fu nctio n. • Set [Digital Zoom] to [Smart] ( page 47). • This functi on cannot be use d when: – The im age size is set to [7M ] (DSC- W70), [6M] (DS C-W3 0/W40/W 50) or [3: 2]. – Shootin g in Multi B urst mode . – Shootin g movies. The flash does not work. • The flash is set to (Flash forced of f[...]

84 The image is to o bright. • Y ou are sh ooting a spotl ighted s ubject in a d ark lo catio n such as on a stage. Ad just t he exposure ( t step5 in “Read T his First” ). • When the brightn ess of the scr een is too high, a djust the bright ness of the LCD ba cklight (DSC-W50/W 70 only) ( page 23, t step 5 in “Read This First” ). The [...]

85 T roubleshooting Y our camera cannot pla y back ima ges. • Press ( t step 6 i n “Read This F irst” ). • The folder/fil e name has been change d on your compute r (page 65). • When an ima ge f ile ha s been pro cessed b y a computer or when t he image fil e was r ecorded using a mod el other than that of your camera, playbac k on your c[...]

86 The re sizing f unct ion doe s not w ork . • Y ou cannot resize movies and Multi Burst i mages. Y ou cannot display a DPOF (Print order) mark. • Y ou c annot display DP OF (Print order) marks on movies. Y ou cannot cut a movie. • The movie is not long enou gh to cut (short er than about two seco nds). • Cancel the pr otectio n (page 41).[...]

87 T roubleshooting 2 Click [Hardw are] t [De vice Manage r]. • Fo r W in do ws Me , cli ck th e [De vi ce Ma nage r] ta b . The “De vice M anager” appears. 3 Righ t-click [ Sony DSC] , then cl ick [Uninst all] t [OK]. The dev ice is de leted . 4 Install the softw are (page 58). Y ou cannot copy images. • Connect th e camera and your comput[...]

88 Y ou cannot find images impor ted with “Cyber-shot Viewer”. • Look in the “My Pictu res” folde r . • If you have changed the default settin gs, refer to “Cha nging the “ Folder to be imported ”” on page 69 and check what f older is used for importin g. Y ou want to c hange the “Fol der to be im ported”. • Access the “[...]

89 T roubleshooting The camera or yo ur computer cannot play back the data in the internal memory . • There is a “Memo ry Sti ck Duo ” insert ed in the c amera. Rem ov e it ( t step 4 in “Read This First” ). Cannot record images using the internal memory . • There is a “Memo ry Sti ck Duo ” insert ed in the c amera. Rem ov e it ( t [...]

90 • Disconn ect the c able for multi -use term inal (D SC-W 50/W70) or the US B cable (DSC-W3 0/ W40), an d connect it ag ain. If an e rror messa ge is i ndicated o n the pri nter , refer to the operating in structions su pplied with the pr inter. Cannot print images. • Check the cable for multi-use te rminal (DSC -W50/W70 ) or the USB cable ([...]

91 T roubleshooting Y our camera does not w ork. • Use the ty pe of battery pack you can use with this camera. • The ba ttery level is low (Th e E indic ator app ears). Ch arge th e battery pa ck ( t step 1 in “Read Thi s F i rst ” ). The power is on, but the camera does not work. • The built-in mi crocomput er is not working pr operly . [...]

92 Warning ind icato rs and me ssag es If a c ode s tarti ng wi th a l etter of t he alphab et appe ars, your camer a has a se lf- diagnosis display . The last two digits (indic ated by ss ) will differ depen ding on the state of the camer a. If y ou a re u nab le t o so lve the p rob lem even after t rying the fo llowing co rrect ive actions a fe [...]

93 T roubleshooting Memory Stic k lo cked • Y ou are u sing t he “Mem ory Stic k Duo” with th e write -prot ect switc h, and th e switc h is s et t o the L OCK positi on. Se t the switc h to the recordi ng positi on (page 95). No memory space in internal memo ry No memory space in Memory St ic k • Delet e unnec essary images or files ( t st[...]

94 Enable printer to connect • [USB Co nnec t] is set to [Pict Brid ge], howev er the cam era is connecte d to a non-PictBr idge complia nt device. Check t he de vice. • The conn ection is not establi shed. Disconn ect the c able for multi -use terminal (DSC-W50 /W70) or the US B cable (DSC-W 30/W40), and c onnect it again. If an error mess age[...]

95 Others Others On the “Memor y Stick” A “Memory Stick” is a c ompact, portable IC record ing medium. Th e types of “Memory Stick” that ca n be used with this camera are listed in the table below . Howe ver , proper operation cannot be guaranteed for all “Memory Stick” functions. *1 “Memory Stick Duo”, “Mag icGate Memory Stic[...]

96 • Do not use or store the “Memory Stick Du o” under the following conditio ns: – High temperatur e locations such as th e hot interior of a car parked in direct sunlight – Locations exposed to direct sunlight – Humid location s or locations with corrosive substances present Notes on using the Memory Stick Duo Adaptor (not supplied) ?[...]

97 Others On the batter y pack On charging the battery pack W e recommend charging the battery pack in an ambient temperature of between 10° C to 30°C (50°F to 86°F). Y ou may not be able to eff iciently charge the ba ttery pack ou tside of this temper ature range. Effective use of the battery pack • Battery performance decreases in l ow temp[...]

98 On the batter y charger x On the battery charger • Do not charge any battery pack other than the supplied NP-BG type batt ery packs in the battery charger (supplied) with your camera. Batteries other than the specified kind may leak, overheat, or explode if you attempt to charge them, posing a risk of injur y from electroc ution and burns. •[...]

99 Others Precautions x Do not use/store the camera in the following places • In an extremely hot, dry or humid pl ace In places such as in a car parked in the sun, the camera body may become deformed and t his may cause a malfunction. • Under direct sunli ght or near a heater The camera body may become disco lored or deformed, and this may cau[...]

100 x On the internal rechargeable battery This camera has an internal rechargeable battery for maintaining the date and time and oth er settings regardless of whether the power is on or off. This rechargeable batter y is continual ly charged as long as you are usin g the camera. Howe ver , if you use the camera for only short period s, it discharg[...]

101 Others Specifications Camera [System] Image d evice DSC-W70 7.20 mm (1/2.5 type) color CCD, Primary color filter DSC-W30/W40/W50 7.18 mm (1/2.5 type) color CCD, Primary color filter T ot al pixel number of camera DSC-W70 Approx. 7 410 000 pixels DSC-W30/W40/W50 Approx. 6 183 000 pixels Effecti ve pixel number of camera DSC-W70 Approx. 7 201 000[...]

102 Dimensions DSC-W50/W70 88.9 × 57.1 × 22.9 mm (3 1/2 inches × 2 1/4 inches × 29/32 inches) (W/H/D, excluding protrusions) DSC-W30/W40 89.8 × 59.0 × 22.9 mm (3 5/8 inches × 2 3/8 inches × 29/32 inches) (W/H/D, excluding protrusions) Mass DSC-W50/W70 Approx. 157 g (5.5 oz) (including NP-BG1 battery pack and wrist strap, etc.) DSC-W40 Appro[...]

103 Index Index Inde x A A C Adaptor........ ....... ..... ...... .18 t step 1 in “Read This Fi r s t ” Accessories s upplied t in “Rea d Th is F irst ” AE/AF l ock ind icator......... ...34 t step 5 in “Read This Fi r s t ” AF Illu minator ........ .... ....... ...49 AF lo ck ....... ..... ....... .... ..... .....34 AF Mod e ... ..... [...]

104 Fold er....... ..... ....... .... ....... ..... . 39 Chan ging .... ...... ..... ....... . 52 Crea ting ...... .... ....... .... .... 51 Forma t.. ....... .... ....... ..... .... 50, 51 Functi on Gu ide .... ....... .... ..... . 48 H High sens itivity t step 5 in “Read This F irst ” Histo gram ..... ....... .... ....... ..... . 23 Holding t[...]

105 Index Red Eye Reduct ion ........ ...... .48 Resize.... ...... ..... ....... .... ....... ...42 Rewind/Fast forward t step 6 in “Read This Fi r s t ” Rotate ...... ....... .... ..... ....... .... ...43 S S AF ... ..... ....... .... ..... ....... .... ...47 Scene Sel ection ......... ....... .....2 9 t step 5 in “Read This Fi r s t ” Scr[...]

106 T ra demarks • is a trademark of So ny Corporation. • “Memory Stick”, , “Memory Stick PRO”, , “Memory Stick Duo”, , “Memory Stick PR O Duo”, , “MagicGate”, and ar e trademarks of Sony Corporation. • Microsoft , W indo ws are either re gistered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/o[...]

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