Sony NSC-GC3 manual

© 2007 Sony Corporation 3-273-550- 12 (1) Network Sharing Camera Instruction Manual Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly, and retain it for future reference. NSC-GC1/GC3 For det ails on th e adva nced o peratio ns, ple ase acce ss “Network Shar ing Camera Hand book” c ontain ed on the s uppli ed CD- ROM vi a a compu te[...]

2 Owner ’s Re cor d The mo del and serial numbers ar e located on the botto m. Reco rd th e seria l numb er in the space prov ided belo w. Refer to thes e numbers w henever you c all upon yo ur Sony dealer reg arding th is product. Model No. NSC-GC Serial No. _____________________ ______ To reduce f ire or shoc k hazard , do not ex pose th e unit[...]

3 [ Notice for the custome rs in the countr ies applying EU D irectives The manufacturer of this product i s Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku Tokyo, 108- 0075 Japan. The Authorized Representative for EMC and product safety is Sony Deutschland GmbH, Hedelfing er Strasse 61, 703 27 Stuttgart, Germany. For any service or guarantee matters pleas[...]

4 • Do not aim the camera at the sun or other bright light. It may cause the malfunction of your camera. • Do not use the camera near a location that generates strong radio waves o r emits radiation. The camera may not be able t o record or play back properly. • Using the camera in sandy or dusty locations may cause malfunctions. • If moist[...]

5 Tabl e of co ntents Read t his f irst ... .... .... .... .... ....... .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... ..... ...... .... .... .... ..... .... . 2 Notes on usin g your camer a ...... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... ....... .... .... .... .... ..... .... . 3 Getting s tarted ................ ........... ........... ........... .........[...]

6 Getting start ed Checking the accesso ries supp lied • AC Adaptor UPA-AC05 (1)/ Pow er cor d (mai ns le ad) (1) • A/V connecting ca ble (1) • USB cable (1) • Ha nd stra p (1) • CD-R OM “Net-Sharing CAM App lication Soft ware” ( 1) (pa ge 16) – Picture Motion Browser (software) – Pictur e Motion Browser Guide – Network Sharing [...]

7 1 Charging the built-in battery • The ba ttery is built in within the camera. 1 Remove the insulation sheet. 2 Connect the AC Adaptor to the DC IN jack of the camera, making sure the power is off . 3 Plug the power cord (mains lead) to a wall outlet (wall socket). The /CHG lamp lights on, and charging starts. When the /CHG lamp turns off, charg[...]

8 2 Ins erting a “Memory Stick Duo” (not supplied) 1 Open the “M emory Stick Duo ” cover. 2 Insert the “M emory Stick Duo” (not supplied) all th e way in u ntil it clicks. 3 Close the “Memo ry Stick Duo” cover. [ When there i s no “Memor y Stick Duo” inser ted The camer a recor ds/p lays ba ck imag es usi ng the in tern al memo [...]

9 3 Turning the camera on/setting the clock 1 Open the LCD panel to turn the power on. Open and lift the LCD p anel up to a 90 degrees angle from the camera ( 1 ), then rotate it to the desire d angle ( 2 ). You can also turn the power on by pressing POWER button. 2 Set th e clock with th e Multi-selector. 1 Sele ct th e date d ispla y forma t with[...]

10 Shootin g image s easi ly 1 Open the LCD panel to tu rn the power on. You can also turn the power on by pressing POWER. 2 Make sure the (Rec mo de) lamp lights up. 3 Confirm the composition. 4 Start s hooting . • When shoot ing movies, the an gle of view will change from when shooting still images. • The sh ooting mode will automatically sto[...]

11 Usef ul fun ctio ns for shoot ing [ W/T Using the zoom Press T to zoom, pres s W to undo zoom. [ Close-up mode Slid e the F ocus rang e switch t o (Close- up) w hen shoot ing a subject clo se-up. : Normal shooting (Approx. 1.0 m or farther (3 feet 3 3/8 inches or fart her)) : Close-up shooting (Approx. 60 cm to 1.0 m (1 feet 11 5/8 i n ches to 3[...]

12 [ Sele cting a came ra mode Press MENU, then select the desire d item in (C amera) mode (pa ge 15). Auto: Allows easy shooting with the settings adjusted aut omatically. Program: Allows you t o shoot with th e exposure adjusted automatically (both the shutter spee d and the aperture value). Also you can select various setting using the menu. Sce[...]

13 Viewi ng/Ed iting imag es 1 Open the LCD panel to turn the power on. You can also turn the power on by pressing POWER. 2 Press MODE to set the camera to playback mode. (Play mode) lamp lights up. 3 Plays back m ovies or still images. Movie : Press the Multi- selector to playback a movie. (Press it again to stop playb ack.) Press B to fast fo rwa[...]

14 [ To delete images in index mode 1 While an index screen is displaye d, press (Delete) and select [Select] with v / V on the M ult i-sele ctor . 2 Select the images yo u want to del ete with v / V / b / B , then press t h e Multi-selec tor to displ ay the (Del ete) i ndicator on the selecte d image. 3 Press (Del ete). 4 Sele ct [OK] with B . •[...]

15 Changi ng th e sett ings – Menu/S etup 1 Press MENU to display the menu. 2 Select the desired menu item with b / B on the Multi-selector. • In REC mode, / is indicated. You cannot set an item with / indicator in gray. • In PLAY mode, press the Multi-selecto r after setting an item. 3 Select a setting with v / V . 4 Press MEN U to turn off [...]

16 Enjoyin g your comp uter View ing “ Netw ork S hari ng Camera Ha ndbook” (PDF) For adva nced use of your camera, see “Networ k Sharing Camera Handbook” (PDF). To view “Netw ork Shar ing Cam era Hand book” (PDF), yo u need to install Adobe Reader on your c omputer . [ For Wind ows user s 1 Turn on the comput er. 2 Place the CD- ROM (s[...]

17 • Follow the term s and condi tions of the agree men t set by the w ebsit e on usin g the serv ice. • Termin atio n or changes in serv ice may occur depe nding on ce rtain reas ons of the webs ite operat or, et c. Includ ing th ese situations, Sony is not he ld responsibl e for any trou bles betwe en custom ers and a third party or an y loss[...]

18 [ Inst alli ng “ Pi cture Mo tion Browser ” You need t o instal l “Pic ture Motio n Browser” to your Window s computer before conn ecting your camera to the computer. The insta llati on is requ ired only for th e firs t time. Conte nts to be inst alled an d proce dures may dif fer dependin g on your OS. 1 Confir m that your camera i s no[...]

19 [ Operating t he “Pic ture Moti on Bro wser” After you instal l the softwar e, shortcut icons f or “Pictu re Moti on Browser” a nd “Pic ture Mo tion Br ows er Guid e” are created on the desktop. For the basic ope ration o f “Picture M otion Browser”, see “Pi cture Motion Browser Guide”. [ Oper ating the “PMB Portable” The[...]

20 Discon nect th e USB cable f rom t he camer a and the co mput er. b Not es • Before turning off your camera, disconnect the USB cable following the proper procedures described above. • Disconnect the USB cable using the proper procedures described above. Otherwise, files stored on the “Memory Stick PRO Duo ” may not be update d correctly[...]

21 Copyin g and view ing image s on a comp uter 1 Prepar e the camera and a Ma cint osh compu ter, th en connect t he suppli ed USB cabl e. • Perform the sa me procedure as described in step 8 in “Installing “Pict ure Motion Browser”” (page 18). 2 Copy im age fi les to the Macintosh comput er. 1 Doubl e-click th e newly recognized icon t [...]

22 Indicat ors on the scre en Each tim e you press (Screen displa y switch) b utton, th e display ch anges (pag e 11). In shoo ting stan dby When re cordin g mov ies When pl aying ba ck movi es When pl aying ba ck stil l images A 1 2 3 4 +2.0EV 640 30 f 00:00:05 5 3 1 2 +2.0EV 1 2 3 4 Displ ay Indication Batter y remaini ng Zoom scaling Camera mo d[...]

23 B C D E Displ ay Indication Red-eye reduc tion Flas h mode Flas h charg ing Image size FINE ST D Image quality Still i mage shoo ting mode [400] Rema ini ng num ber of recordab le ima ges Menu/Guid e menu • Pressing ME NU switche s the menu/ guide menu on/ off. Playback ba r 101_0012 Fol der-fil e num ber 2007 1 1 9:30 AM Recorded date/ time o[...]

24 Battery life and memo ry capac ity Battery life and the available recordin g and pl ayback time The table s show the appro ximat e time (min.) t hat the ima ges can b e re corded/ played back with the bu ilt -in b atter y at f ull capaci ty and at a n ambient temper ature of 25°C (77°F). Note that the avai lable recor ding an d playba ck time [...]

25 Number of still images and recordin g time of movies The length of time for movies and the number of still images m ay vary depe nding on the shooting conditions. The ap proximate recording t ime of movies in the d efault s etting (Units: hour : minute : secon d) • The shooting mode will a utomatically stop in either of the following situa tio[...]

26 Trouble shooting If you experienc e trouble wi th your ca mera, try th e fo llowin g sol ution s. 1 Check the items b elow, and refer to “Network Sharing C amera Handbook ” (PDF). 2 Turn the pow er off , and tu rn it o n again a fter abou t one minut e. 3 Press the RESET button using a fine- t ipped object, and tu rn on the powe r. 4 Consult[...]

27 Vertical streaks appear when you are shooting a very bright subject. • The smear phe nomenon is occurr ing and white, black, red, purple, or other streaks ap pear on the imag e. This phenom enon is not a malf unction. Your camera can not playback images. • Press MODE to chan ge to t h e pl ayback mode (page 13). • The fol der/fil e name ha[...]

28 10 Re-install the USB driver by ta king the follow ing steps. 1 Double- click [My Co mputer]. 2 Right- click [SONYPICTUTIL(E:)](disk drive)*. • The driver letter (such as (E:)) may differ depending on the computer you are using. 3 Click [Op en], doubl e-click [US B Driver] and then doub le-click [set up. exe]. b Not e • The computer ma y not[...]

29 Precau tions [ Do not u se/store the ca mera in the following places • In an extremely hot, cold or humid place In places such as in a car parked in the sun, t he camera body may become deformed and this may c aus e a ma lf unc tion. • Under direct sunlight or near a heater The camera body may become discolored or deform ed, and this may cau[...]

30 4 Insert a flat-b laded scre w driver, etc., i nto the “Memory S tick Duo” slot and lif t the cover up in the di rection of t he arrow. • Shift the cover while lifti ng it up to avoid the tab. 5 Take the cover off and remove the bat tery with the b ottom surfac e of the camera fa cing down. Disposal of waste batt eries (applicable in the E[...]

31 Spec ificat ions Camera [Syste m] Image device: 7.13 mm (1/2.5 type) CMOS sensor Total pixel number of camera: Approx. 5 040 000 (2 592 × 1 944) pixels Effective pixel number of camera: Approx. 5 040 000 (2 592 × 1 944) pixels (still images), Approx. 460 000 ( 768 × 598) pixels (movies) Lens: f = 7.95 mm (48.30 mm when converted to a 35 mm st[...]

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