Sony NSC-GC1 Network Sharing Camera manual

© 2007 Sony Corporation 3-272-527- 11 (1) Network Sharing Camera Handbook NSC-GC1/GC3 T able of c ontents Getting st arted Basic Op erations Using func tions for shooting Using func tions for viewing Custo miz ing th e sett ings Viewing ima ges on a TV T r oublesho oting Others Index V CLICK! GB[...]

2 Notes on using your came ra T ypes of “M emory Stick” that can be used ( no t su pplie d) The IC recor ding med ium used by this camera is a “Memor y Stick Duo”. “Mem ory St ick Duo” : you can use a “Mem ory St ick Duo” with your cam era. “Mem ory St ick”: you c annot us e a “Mem or y Stick” with your camera. • Do not at[...]

3 Not es o n usi ng y our camer a • Clean the flash sur face bef ore use. The heat of flash emission may cause dirt on the f lash surface to become discolored or to stick to the flash surface, resulting in insuff icient light emission. • When connecting your camera to another device with a cable, be sure to insert the conn ector plug in the cor[...]

4 How t o handle the camera • When c arry ing th e camera, cl ose the L C D pa nel as ill u str ated. • Be caref ul not to block the lens or the flash wit h your finger when sho oting. • Do not hold th e camer a by only holdin g the LCD panel.[...]

5 T able of conte nts Notes on usi ng yo ur camera ........ ............. ...... .......... ............. ......... .......... 2 How to h andle the camera ....... ................. ............ ....... .......... ............. ......4 Identifyin g par ts ........ ............. ....... ......... ............. .......... ............. ...... ........[...]

6 T a ble of co ntents Vi ewin g m e nu .... ............. .......... ............. ...... .......... ............. .......... ...... 44 (Folder): Selecting the fol der for viewing image s (Protec t ): Pre venti ng accidenta l eras ure DPOF: Adding a Print orde r mark (Print): Pri nting images us ing a printer (Slide): Playing back a seri es of ima[...]

7 T a ble of con tents T roubleshootin g ........ ............. .......... ............. ...... .......... ............. ...... ........ 66 W ar ning indicato rs and messa ges ........ .......... ............. .......... ............. .... 74 T o use your ca mera abro ad — P ower sources............. ............. .......... .... 76 On the “Mem[...]

8 Identif ying parts See the pages in pare ntheses for details of oper atio n. A Speaker B Lens C Flash (26) D Microphone E LCD sc reen (25) F /CHG: Flash c harging lamp (26) / Batt ery ch arging lamp (15) G (Pla y mode ) lamp (gre en) H (Rec mode) la mp (green ) I Focus range sw itch (26) J Contro l button MODE button (24, 28, 32) MENU button (34)[...]

9 Ident ifying part s Q (USB) jack (47) • Used when connecting to a computer with a USB cable or to a p rinter by PictBrid ge. • NSC-GC3: Y ou cannot in put signals to y our camera through t his jack. R A/V OUT jack (64) • Use d when connecting to a TV , et c. with an A/V connecting cable. S DC IN jack (15) • Used when connect ing with the [...]

10 Indicat ors on the scre en Each tim e you press (Screen displa y switch) b utton, the display chan ges (pag e 25). See the pages in pare ntheses for details of oper atio n. In shoo ting stan dby When re cordin g mov ies A B 1 2 3 4 +2.0EV 640 30 f 00:00:05 5 Displ ay Indication Battery re maining (16) Zoom scaling (26) Camera mo de (Scene Select[...]

11 Indica tors on the screen C D E Displ ay Indication Recordi n g folder (56) • This does not appear when using internal me mory . Recordin g Media Histogram (25 , 39) Displ ay Indication Self-tim er (27) Image size (22) +2.0EV Exposure V alu e (39) [00 :28:2 5] Remaining r ecordab le time ( 22) Movi e recordin g mode (24) Displ ay Indication +2[...]

12 Indic ators on the sc reen When pl aying back movi es When pl aying back stil l images A B 3 1 2 +2.0EV 1 2 3 4 Displ ay Indication Battery re maining (16) Image size (22) // / Play back /Stop/ Slide Show fast forward (24, 49) Fas t forward/ Re wind 00:00:00 Co unter VOL . Vo l u m e (28) PictBridge c onnecting (47 ) Zoom scaling (28) E Low batt[...]

13 Indica tors on the screen C D Displ ay Indication Chang e folder (44) • This does not appear when using internal me mory . Play back fol der (44) • This does not appear when using internal me mory . 12/12 Imag e numbe r/Numbe r of imag es rec orde d in s ele cted fold er Play back Med ia Recordin g mode Recordi ng folders (56) Sharemark (32)[...]

14 Getting started Checki ng the accessori es suppl ied • A C Adaptor UP A-AC 05 (1)/ Power cord (main s lead) (1) • A/V connecting cable ( 1) • USB cable (1) • Ha nd s trap (1) • CD- R OM “Net-sharing CAM Application Soft ware” (1) – Pictur e Motion Browser (Software) – Pictur e Motion Browser Guide – Network Sharing Camera Han[...]

15 Getting starte d 1 Charg ing the built-in batter y • The bat tery is bu ilt in within the c amera. 1 Remove the insulation sheet. 2 Connect the AC Adaptor to the DC I N jack of the camera, making sure the power is off . 3 Plug the power (mains lead) cord to a wall outlet (wall soc ket). • The /CHG lamp lights on, and charging starts. When th[...]

16 1 Char ging t he bui lt-in ba ttery Chargi ng time • T im e required to charge a fully depleted battery at a temperature of 25°C (77°F ). Char ging may take longer under certain cir cumstances or conditions. • See page 22 for the numb er of images that can be recorded. • Connect the AC Adaptor to an easily accessible wall outlet (wa ll s[...]

17 Getting starte d 2 Inse rting a “Mem or y Stic k Duo” (n ot supp lied) 1 Open the “Memor y Stick Duo” cover . 2 Insert the “Mem ory Stic k Duo” (not supplie d) all the way in un til it cli cks . 3 Close the “Memory St ick Duo ” co ver . When t here is no “M emor y Stick Duo” inse rted The camer a recor ds/pla ys back images u[...]

18 3 T u rning the ca mera on /sett ing th e cloc k 1 Open the LCD panel to tu rn the power on. • Open and lif t the LCD panel up to a 90 de g rees angle f rom the camer a ( 1 ), th en rotat e it to the desired angle ( 2 ). • Y ou can also turn the po wer on by pressing POWER b utton . 2 Set the cloc k with the Multi-selector . 1 Select the dat[...]

19 Getting starte d 3 T u rnin g the camer a on/se tting th e clock When y ou turn o n the po wer If the camer a is runnin g on battery p ower and you do not opera te the camera for about th ree minutes, th e camera turns of f automaticall y to pr ev ent wearing do wn the battery (Auto p o wer- off function). Changi ng the langu age se ttings Y ou [...]

20 Basic O perations Select ing the image si ze acc ording t o use 1 Press MODE to set the camera to recor ding mode . • (Rec mode) lamp lights up. 2 Press (Image Si ze) button. 3 Selec t (Photo Si ze) or (Movie Size) with b / B on the Multi-selector , then select the desired image size with v / V . • Recommended use and number of rem aining sh[...]

21 Basic Operat ions Select ing the image siz e accord ing to use The defau lt se ttin gs ar e ma rked w ith . * The dark er the subject, the lo wer the frame per second. • The larger the image size, the high er the image quality . • The more frames per second you played back, the smoother playback can be. • “fps” indicates the number of [...]

22 Sele ctin g th e imag e size ac cor ding to use The lengt h of time for movies and the number of still im ages may vary dependi ng on the shooting c onditions. The a pproxim ate reco rding t ime of movi es (Units: ho ur : minute : second) • The shooting mode will auto matically stop in either of the following situation s. – When the file siz[...]

23 Basic Operat ions Select ing the image siz e accord ing to use • All nu mbers measured when using a “Memory Sti ck Duo” made by Sony C orporation. The number of s till images and the length of time for movies may vary depending on the shooting condition s and the recording mediums. • When me asuring m edia capacity , 1 GB e quals 1 billi[...]

24 Shoot ing i mages 1 Open the LCD panel to tu rn the power on. • Y ou can also turn the po wer on by pressing POWE R. 2 Make sure the (Rec mode) lamp lights up. 3 Confirm the composition. 4 Start shooti ng. • When shooting movies, the angle of vie w will change from when s hooting still im ages. When shooting m ovies: Press MO VIE. T o stop r[...]

25 Basic Operat ions Shoo ting im ages • The shooting mode will a utomatically stop in either of the following situations. – When the f ile size of the movie being recorded e xceeds 2 GB. – After the maximum shooting durati on time* for each file has passed. * NSC-GC 1: 2 hours, NSC-GC3: 29 min utes • When shooti ng movies, the an ti-blur f[...]

26 Shoo ting im ages W/T Using the zoom Press T t o zoom, pres s W to undo th e zoom. • This camera is only capable of digital zoom. Shooting a stil l image while shooting movie s When yo u press PHO TO while shooting movies, the same picture as the movie being sho t will be rec orded as a still ima ge. Th e size of th e still ima ge reco rded wi[...]

27 Basic Operat ions Shoo ting im ages Using the self- timer Press (Self-timer) button. (No indicator): Not using the self-timer : Us ing the self -timer If you pre ss PHO TO, countdown tim er is displa yed, and aft er rapid beep soun ds are heard , the camera wi ll shoot. To ca ncel, press aga in.[...]

28 View ing imag es 1 Open the LCD panel to tu rn the power on. • Y ou can also turn the po wer on by pressing POWE R. 2 Press MODE to set the camera to playback mod e. • (Play mode) lamp lights up. 3 Plays bac k movies or still imag es. Movie: Pres s the Multi -sel ector to playba ck a mo vie. (P ress i t again to stop play back.) Press B to f[...]

29 Basic Operat ions Viewin g images Viewin g an index screen Press (Index) t o display the index scre en while a still image is displayed. Selec t an im age with v / V / b / B on the Multi- selector . T o ret urn to the sin gle image s cree n, pr ess t he Mu lti- selec tor. T o display the next (previous) index scree n, move the yellow frame u p/d[...]

30 Deletin g images 1 Press MODE to set the camera to playback mod e. 2 Press (Delete) wh ile display in single-image mod e or in index mode . 3 Select [Delete] with v on the Multi-selector . T o canc el th e delet ion Select [ Exit] with v / V . MOD E butto n MENU butt on (Ind ex) button Multi-selector (Delete) b utton (Pla y mode) lam p[...]

31 Basic Operat ions Dele tin g im age s T o delete images in in d ex mode 1 While a n inde x screen is displa yed, pre s s (Delete) and select [ Select] with b / B on the Mul ti-selector. 2 Selec t the images you want to delete with v / V / b / B , then pr ess the Mul ti-selecto r to display the (Delet e) indic ator on the sel ected image. 3 Pre s[...]

32 Selec t images to uplo ad on a websi te (Sha remark) 1 Press MODE to set the camera to playback mod e. • (Play mode) lamp lights up. 2 Select images to upload on a website and press (Sharemark) button. Selecting images in Single Image mo de: Sele ct [ mark] wi th v / V on the Multi-se lector . • T o cancel, select [ Exit]. • Mov e on to th[...]

33 Basic Operat ions Select images to upload on a website (Share mark) Remov ing Sharema rks T o remo ve t he Sharemar k from an i mage, selec t the image to remov e the Shar emark and ta ke the sam e steps as when ma rking a Sh aremar k on an imag e. • By using the software “PMB Portable” embedded in the camera, you can easily upload images [...]

34 Using th e menu items 1 Press MENU to display the men u . • The menu will be displayed only duri ng shooting and playback mode. • Dif ferent items will become vi sible depending on the selected mode. 2 Select the desired menu item with b / B on the Mu lti-selector . • In REC mode, / is indicated. Y ou cannot set an item with / indicator in[...]

35 Basic Operat ions Menu ite ms The av ailabl e menu items v ary depending on the camer a mode. The shooti ng menu is av ailabl e only in the shooti ng mode, and the vie w ing menu is av ailable only in the pl ayback mode . Only the av ailabl e items ar e disp laye d on the scr een. *The operation is limited accordi ng to the selected Scene Select[...]

36 Using f unctions f or shootin g Shooti ng menu The funct ion is shooting m ode using MENU button are describe d below . For de tails on how to oper ate the m enu, se e page 34. The de fault s ettings a re mark ed with . When the mode has been se t to PLA Y, swit ch it to REC with MODE. PHO T O MO VIE Unav ailable A vailabl e Y ou cannot select t[...]

37 Using f unctions f or shootin g Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the operation 1 page 34 The f ollo wing mod es ar e pre determined t o match th e scene cond itions. * The shutte r speed bec omes slower, so using a t ripod is recommend ed. Camera: Selectin g a camer a mode Scene Selection T wilight * Allows you to shoot night scenes at far distan[...]

38 Shoot ing menu For det ails on th e operation 1 page 34 Funct ion s you can use in Scene Sel ectio n For shootin g an image ap propriat ely acco rding to the sce ne conditio n, a combinat ion of functi ons is determi ned by the ca mera. Som e functions are not available , dependin g on the Scen e Sele ction m ode. ( : you can selec t the desired[...]

39 Using f unctions f or shootin g Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the operation 1 page 34 • When shooting a movie, [V ivid] will be i neffectiv e even if set. Manually adjusts the exposure. T oward – T oward + • The compensation value can be set in 1/3EV increments. • If a subject is being shot in extremely bright or dark conditions, or th[...]

40 Shoot ing menu For det ails on th e operation 1 page 34 Adjusts the col or tones acco rding to the light ing conditi on in a situation, for exampl e, when the co lors o f an image lo ok strang e. White Ba l: Adjusti ng the c olor tones (Flash) Adjusts fo r the flash conditio ns. • Y ou cannot select this item when shooting movies. n (Incandesc[...]

41 Using f unctions f or shootin g Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the operation 1 page 34 • Under fluorescent lights that flicker , the white bala nce function may not work correctly eve n though you select [F luorescent]. • Except in [Fl ash] modes, [White B al] is set to [Auto] when the flash strobes. • Some options are not av ailable depe[...]

42 Shoot ing menu For det ails on th e operation 1 page 34 Selects wheth er the camera perfo rms continuou s shooting or not when you pr ess PHO TO. On the Expo sure Brac ket • The focus and white b alance are adjus ted for the firs t image, and these setting s are also used for the other images. • When the exposure is m anually adjusted ( page[...]

43 Using f unctions f or shootin g Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the operation 1 page 34 Adjusts the amo unt of flash ligh t. • The flash le vel can be set in 1/ 3 EV increments. • The value is not displayed on the s creen. It is indicated as + or –. • T o change flash mode, see page 26 . • If the subject is too bright or dark, this adj[...]

44 Using f unctions f or viewing View ing men u The de fault s ettings a re mark ed with . When the mode has been se t to REC, switch it to PLA Y with MODE. Select s the fold er co ntaining the image y ou want to playback when u sing the ca mera with “Memory St ick Duo”. 1 Select the desired folde r with b / B o n the M ulti-se lector. 2 Select[...]

45 Using func tions for view ing Viewin g menu For detail s on the operation 1 page 34 The im age is prot ected and th e indica tor appea rs on the image . 4 T o protec t o ther im ages, se lect the des i red image with b / B . T o prot ect imag es in i ndex m ode 1 Press (Index) to display the index screen. 2 Press ME NU to d isplay t he menu. 3 S[...]

46 Viewi ng menu For de tails on th e operati on 1 page 34 T o cancel protection o f all images in the folder Select [All In This Folder] in step 4 of “T o pro tect images in ind ex mode”, and press the Multi-s elector . Select [ Off] wi th B . • Note that formatting the “Memory Sti ck Duo” erases all data stored on the recording media, e[...]

47 Using func tions for view ing Viewin g menu For detail s on the operation 1 page 34 8 Select [ OK] with B , then press the Mul ti-selec tor . The mark turns white. T o cancel, select [Cancel] in s tep 4 or select [Ex it] in step 8 , then press the Multi- selector. T o remove the mark T o remov e the mark from an imag e , selec t the imag e to re[...]

48 Viewi ng menu For de tails on th e operati on 1 page 34 2 T ur n on your camera and the printer . Stag e 3: Printi ng 1 Select the desire d printing method wit h v / V on t he Mult i-selec tor . [All I n This Folde r] Print s all the ima ges in the fol der . [DPOF image] Prints all the imag es with a (Print order) mark (pa ge 46) regardless of t[...]

49 Using func tions for view ing Viewin g menu For detail s on the operation 1 page 34 • Do not disconnect the USB cable while the (Do not disconnect the USB cabl e) indicator appears on the s cr een. Stage 4: Completin g the pr inting Mak e sur e the screen ha s ret urned to S tag e 2, an d disconn ect the USB cable fr om th e camera. T o print [...]

50 Viewi ng menu For de tails on th e operati on 1 page 34 Y ou can ch ange the i mage size o f a r ecord ed imag e (Resize ), and sa ve it as a new file. The orig inal image is reta ined even af ter res izin g. 1 Display the image you want to resize. 2 Press MENU to displa y the menu. Interval 3 sec Sets the slide show inter val. 5 sec 10 sec 30 s[...]

51 Using func tions for view ing Viewin g menu For detail s on the operation 1 page 34 3 Set [Resi ze] with b / B on the Multi-sele ctor . 4 Select th e desired size with v / V . The resiz ed im age is re cord ed in the reco rdin g fold er as the newes t file. • Y ou cannot resize movies. • When you change from a small size to a large size , th[...]

52 Viewi ng menu For de tails on th e operati on 1 page 34 Exam ple: Cuttin g a movie nu mbere d 101_000 2 This sect ion describe s an example of dividin g a movie numbe red 101_0002 and delet ing it in the foll owing file con figura tion. 1 Cutti ng scen e A. Di vide 101_0002 is di v ided into 101_0004 and 101_00 05. 2 Cutti ng scen e B. Divide 10[...]

53 Using func tions for view ing Viewin g menu For detail s on the operation 1 page 34 5 Press the Multi-s elector. • When you want to adjust the cutting point, select c / C wit h b / B (frame rewind/forwar d). • If you want to change the cutting point, press the Multi-select or . The playback of the movie starts again. 6 Select [ OK] with v . [...]

54 Customiz ing the settin gs Using Se tup items Y ou ca n change the defa ult sett ings us ing the Set u p sc reen. 1 T urn on the power and s et the mode with MODE . 2 Press MENU to display the men u . 3 Press B on the Multi-selector t o select (Setu p). 4 Press v / V / b / B to select the item you want t o set. The fram e o f th e s ele cted it [...]

55 For detail s on the operation 1 page 54 Custo mizing the settings Camera The defau lt se ttin gs ar e ma rked w ith . When you operate the camera, the de scription of fun ctions is di splayed. The flash s trobes tw o or more times before shooting to r educe the red-eye phenom enon when using the fla sh. • Because it takes about a second until [...]

56 For det ails on th e operation 1 page 54 Memor y Stick T ool This it em appears only when a “Me mo ry St ick Duo” is in serted in the camera. Formats the “M emory Stick Du o”. A comme rcially available “Memory Stick Duo” is alrea dy format ted, an d can be used i mmediat ely . • Note that formatting irre vocably erases al l data on[...]

57 Custo mizing the settings Memory Stick T ool For detail s on the operation 1 page 54 Change s the fo lder c urrently u sed for recording images. 1 Select [Cha nge REC. Folder] with v / V / b / B on t he Mult i-selec tor . The folder sel ection sc reen appears . 2 Select th e desired folder with b / B , and [OK] with v . T o can cel chan ging t h[...]

58 For det ails on th e operation 1 page 54 Intern al Memor y T ool This item do es not ap pear when a “Memo ry S tick D uo” i s insert ed in the camera. Forma ts data stored in the inter nal memo ry . • Note that forma tting irrev ocably erase s all data in the internal memory, including e ven protected images. 1 Selec t [Format] with v / V [...]

59 For detail s on the operation 1 page 54 Custo mizing the settings Setup 1 1 The defau lt se ttin gs ar e ma rked w ith . Selects the bri ghtness of the LCD backligh t when using the c amera with bat tery . • Y ou can change the setting by pr essing (S creen display switch) button longer. • Selecting [Bright] uses up the battery charge faster[...]

60 For det ails on th e operation 1 page 54 Setup 2 2 The de fault s ettings a re mark ed with . Selects t he method use d to a ssign f ile numbers to images. Select s the USB mo de to be used wh en co nnecti ng the came ra to a co mputer or a PictBrid ge com pliant printe r usin g the U SB cab le. Connec ting the ca mera an d your comp uter with M[...]

61 Custo mizing the settings Setu p 2 For detail s on the operation 1 page 54 Connecti ng the camera a nd yo ur comput er Connect the camera as illustrated below . NSC-GC3: Y ou cannot input signals to your camera through the (USB ) jack. T o delete th e USB connection Perform the pr ocedures listed below beforehand when: • Disconnecting the US B[...]

62 Setup 2 For deta ils on t he op erat ion 1 pa ge 54 Image file stor age destinations and file names Examp le: vie wing fo lders on Wind ows XP A Fol der contain ing image data reco rded using th is camera When not creating an y fo lders, there is only the “10 1 MSDCF” f older B Fold er containing movie da ta that were recor ded using your ca[...]

63 Custo mizing the settings Setu p 2 For detail s on the operation 1 page 54 Sets the da te and time. 1 Sele ct [C lock Set] w ith v / V / b / B on the Mu lti-sel ector. 2 Sele ct the date di splay fo rmat w ith v / V . 3 Select e ach item with b / B a nd set the num eric value with v / V . 4 Select [ OK] with B . T o cancel t he clock s etting Se[...]

64 Viewin g images o n a TV View ing imag es on a TV Y ou can vie w images on a TV scree n b y c onnec ting th e camera t o a TV . The co nnecti on var ies accord ing to the t ype of TV t he camera is c onnect ed to. T urn of f bot h your camer a and the TV befor e connecti ng the cam era and th e TV . 1 Connect the camera to the TV with the A/V co[...]

65 Viewin g images on a TV Viewin g images o n a TV On TV co lor syste ms If you want to view image s on a TV screen , you need a TV w ith a video input jack and the A/V co nnecting c able. T he color system of the TV must match th at of you r camera. Ch eck the following lists for the TV c olor system of the co untry or region whe re the cam era i[...]

66 T rouble shooting T roubles hooting If you experienc e trouble with you r camera, try the fol lowing solutions. When rep a ir ing the camera, we may check a mi nimum a mount of data stored on the internal memo ry in orde r to im prove the c ond ition . However , Sony de aler w ill ne ithe r copy n or save your data. 1 Check the items on p ages 6[...]

67 T r oubleshoo ting T r oubles hooting Cannot turn on the camera. • Remov e the i nsulatio n sheet. • The battery is discharged. Charge the ba ttery (page 15). • The plug of the A C Adapt or has been discon nected from the wall outl et (wall socket). Connec t it to the wall out let (wall so cket) (page 15). The power turns off suddenly . ?[...]

68 T r oubles hooting Recording takes a long time. • The NR slow shutter functi on is activ a ted. This is not a ma lfunction. The ima ge is out of foc us. • The subject is to o close. Shoot in (Close-up) recordi ng mode. Make sure to position the lens farther away from th e subject than the shortest shoot ing distanc e, approxima tely 60 cm (1[...]

69 T r oubleshoo ting T r oubles hooting V er tical streaks appear w hen you are shooting a ver y bright subject. • The smear phe nomenon is occur ring and white, black , red, purple, or other streaks appear on the image . This phenomenon is no t a malfunct ion. Noise appears in the image when you vi ew the screen in a dark place. • The camer a[...]

70 T r oubles hooting Y our camera cannot delete an image . • Cancel the pr o tecti on (page 44). • Y ou are using the “Memor y Stick Duo” w ith the writ e-prote ct switch, and the switch is se t to the LOCK pos ition. Set the swi tch to the recordin g position (page 77). Y ou have deleted an image by mistake . • Once you have deleted an [...]

71 T r oubleshoo ting T r oubles hooting Cannot pl aybac k or recor d images usi ng the interna l memory . • There is a “Memory Sti ck Duo” ins erted in the c amera. Remo ve it. Cannot copy the data stored in the internal memory to a “Memory Stick Duo”. • The “Memory St ick Duo” is full. Check the cap acity . Cannot copy the data on[...]

72 T r oubles hooting Cannot print images. • Check t hat the camer a and the pr inter are proper ly connecte d usi ng the USB cabl e. • T urn on the pri nter . Fo r furthe r informati on , re fer to th e operat i ng in structions suppli ed with the pr inter . • If you select [Exit ] during printing, im ages may not be pri nted. Disconnect a n[...]

73 T r oubleshoo ting T r oubles hooting The len s gets fog ged. • Moistur e condensati on has occurred. T urn off the camera and le av e it for about an hour before usi ng it . The camera becomes warm when you use i t f or a long time . • This is not a malfu nction . The Clock Set screen ap pears when you turn on the camera. • Set the da te [...]

74 W arning indi cators and me ssages If t he f ollowing me ssag es ap pear, fo llow the instru ctions. E • The b attery level is low . Cha rge the battery immediate ly . The indicato r may flash e ven if th ere a re still 5 t o 10 minu tes o f remaini n g batt ery ti me left. No M emor y Stick • Insert a “M emory Stick Du o” (page 17). Sys[...]

75 T r oubleshoo ting Warning i ndicator s and mess ages File pr otect • Relea se the protecti on (page 44). Image size over • Y ou are pl aying back an image wit h size that canno t be played back on your camera. In vali d operat ion • Y ou are tryi ng to playb ack a fil e that is not comp atible with the cam era. • Y ou have selected a fu[...]

76 Others T o use your ca mera abroad — Power sour ces Y ou can use your c amera and the UP A-AC05 A C Adaptor (suppli ed) in any country or region where the power supply is wit hin 100 V to 240 V A C , 50/60 Hz. • Do not use an electr o nic transfo rmer (travel con ver ter), as this may cause a malfunct ion.[...]

77 Others On the “Mem or y Sti ck” A “Memor y Stick ” is a compac t, port able IC recor ding mediu m with a lar ge data capaci ty . Y ou can use th e following types of “Memo ry Stick” listed below on this camera. Howe ver, we do not guara ntee the operation of a ll types of “Memor y Stick” o n your cam era. (See the list below for [...]

78 On th e “Memor y Sti ck” On the M emor y Stick D uo adaptor • When using a “Memory Stick Duo” with a “Memory Stick” compliant d evi ce, be sure to insert the “Me mory Stick Duo” into a Memory Stick Duo adaptor . • When inserting a “Memory Stick Duo” into a Memo ry St ick Duo adapto r, mak e sure the “Memory Stick Duo”[...]

79 Others On the bu ilt-in battery On ch arging t he batt er y W e recommend charging the battery in an ambient temperature of between 1 0°C to 30° C (50°F to 86°F). Y ou may not be able to ef ficiently char ge the battery outside of this temperature range. Effectiv e use of th e battery • Battery performance decre ases in lo w temperature su[...]

80 Index Index A A/V conn ectin g ca ble ...... ... .. 64 A/V OUT jack ....... ..... ...... .... 64 Auto Re vie w ... ....... ......... ..... . 55 B B & W ........ .... ....... ......... ..... . 38 Beach mode ......... ....... ......... . 37 Beep ....... ....... ......... ..... ...... .... 59 Built- in bat tery .. ........... ........ 79 Burst [...]

81 Index Index Soft s nap mode ........... ......... .37 Standar d ......... ....... ......... .... ...41 T Troubleshooting ....................66 TV ...... ............ ......... .... ....... ...64 T wilight mo de ......... ......... .... .37 T wilight por trait m ode ....... ...37 U USB Conn ect ........ ........... .....60 USB s treaming........[...]

82 Notes o n the Lice nse THIS PR ODUCT IS LIC ENSED UNDER THE MPEG-4 VISUAL P A TENT PORT FOLIO LICENSE FOR THE PERSON AL AND NON- COMMERCIAL USE OF A CONS UMER FOR (i) ENCODING VIDEO IN COMPLIANCE WITH THE MPEG-4 VISUAL ST ANDARD (“MPEG-4 VIDEO”) AND/OR (ii) DECODING MPEG-4 VIDEO THA T W AS ENCODED BY A CONSUMER ENGAGED IN A PERSON AL AND NON[...]

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