Sony Cybershot DSC-F1 manual

3-859-881- 23 (1)  1997 by Sony Corporation Operating Instructions For the latest information on this product For Windows: Refer to the “readme.txt” file on the supplied CD-ROM. For Macintosh: Refer to the “ReadMe” file on the supplied CD-ROM. PC Connecting Kit[...]

2 Notice for users Program ©1997 Sony Corporation/ Documentation ©1997 Sony Corporation All rights reserved. This manual or the software described herein, in whole or in part, may not be reproduced, translated or reduced to any machine readable form without prior written approval from Sony Corporation. IN NO EVENT SHALL SONY CORPORATION BE LIABLE[...]

3 About this manual This instruction manual is divided into two sections: For Windows (from page 7) The former section explains how to use the PC Connecting Kit for Windows: Before you begin (page 8) Explains features of the PC connecting kit. Also explains the system requirements for using this product. Setting up (page 13) Explains how to install[...]

4 T able of contents Before you begin Features ................................................... 8 System requirements ........................... 12 Setting up Determining how to connect the Digital Still Camera .................................... 13 Connecting via cable ........................... 14 Connecting via infrared port ............. [...]

5 For Macintosh (fr om page 77) Before you begin Features ................................................. 78 System requirements ........................... 81 Setting up Step 1: Installing the software ........... 82 Step 2: Connecting the Digital Still Camera ............................................ 84 Step 3: Setting up the Digital Still C[...]

6 The items used in this product are supplied in the Digital Still Camera DSC-F1 package together with the other supplied accessories. Unpack the package and pick up the following items: Getting started Connecting cable (1) Cable adapter for Macintosh (1) Hybrid CD-ROM for IBM PC/AT compatible PC and Macintosh (1) Operating instructions for PC Conn[...]

Operating Instructions For W indows[...]

8 Before you begin Features The PC Connecting Kit for Windows comprises the connecting cable and the CD-ROM, which includes the following: p Installer (DSCAlbum***Setup.exe) Installs the following: ❐ Application software “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility Version 1.5” Captures images from the Sony Digital Still Camera DSC-F1 and edits[...]

9 Before you begin Before you begin Image filing system of the Album Utility The “Sony Digital Still Camera album Utility” handles the images in a unique album filing system–“Album” format. You can also handle the images as standard file formats such as BMP, TIFF or JPEG. Album format When the Digital Still Camera images are copied onto t[...]

10 Before you begin Features The Album is displayed as follows: Album list Album icons contained in the album folder ( ******** ) are listed with the thumbnail. Each album in the list stands for the PIC ***** folder. Image list The thumbnails of images contained in the selected album (PIC ***** ) are listed. Each image in the list stands for a PMP [...]

11 Before you begin Before you begin Operation flow chart Setting Up (page 13) Connect the Digital Still Camera with the PC via cable or infrared port and install the software. vv Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility Start the “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility” (page 23) only selected images Sony DSC-F1 TWAIN 1.5 Start a TWAIN applica[...]

12 Before you begin System r equir ements Your PC and system software must meet the following minimum requirements to use this product: • IBM PC/AT or compatible – CPU: 80386SX 66MHz and above – RAM: 16MB or more • OS: Microsoft Windows 3.1 or Windows 95 • Hard disk space: 40MB or more depending on the size and number of images you store.[...]

13 Setting up Setting up Before using this software to capture the Digital Still Camera Images onto your PC, the Camera and your PC should be properly connected and the necessary software modules should be correctly installed in your PC. As illustrated below, there are two options for connecting the Digital Still Camera with your PC. Determine whic[...]

14 Setting up Connecting via cable 1 Installing “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility” and “Sony DSC-F1 TWAIN 1.5” To handle Digital Still Camera images on your PC, use the installer to install “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility” and “Sony DSC-F1 TWAIN 1.5.” 1 Turn on your PC and start up Windows 95. 2 Insert the supplied C[...]

15 Setting up Setting up Note In case you want to move the software to another drive or directory after it is installed, make sure to uninstall the software and then install it again. Do not use the Explorer or File Manager to move the software files. continued 7 Click [OK]. The installation is completed. Uninstalling the software When the software[...]

16 Setting up Notes • Turn off the power on your PC and Digital Still Camera before connection. • Do not turn off the power of the camera nor disconnect the cable during transmitting the data, which may cause a transmission failure. • Use only the supplied connecting cable. Other brands of cables may cause malfunctions. • The supplied conne[...]

17 Setting up Setting up 1 Set the POWER/Function dial to “PLAY.” 2 To activate the data transmission via the connecting cable, set the menu as follows: Menu Select WIRELESS OFF SERIAL* The same serial speed as selected in the [Settings] dialog box of the “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility.” 3 Setting up the Digital Still Camera Befor[...]

18 Setting up Connecting via infrar ed por t 1 Installing “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility” and “Sony DSC-F1 TWAIN 1.5” To handle Digital Still Camera images on your PC, use the installer to install “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility” and “Sony DSC-F1 TWAIN 1.5.” 1 Turn on your PC and start up Windows 95. 2 Insert the [...]

19 Setting up Setting up Uninstalling the software When the software becomes unnecessary, remove all the software files from your hard disk as follows: 1 Follow the steps 1 to 4 on page 18 to display the [Sony DSC Setup] dialog box. 2 Click [Uninstall]. The confirmation window for uninstallation appears. 3 Click [Yes]. The component files are delet[...]

20 Setting up 5 Click [OK] . The [Infrared Device Wizard] starts up. Follow the instructions on your screen, referring to the “Setting the infrared device wizard” on the following, to continue the setup process. Setting the Infrared Device Wizard ❐ Hardware manufacturer and the model name • When using a lap-top or desktop PC with the built-[...]

21 Setting up Setting up Notes • Place the infrared ports of the camera and PC within the controllable area. Do not place them too far nor too close, which may interrupt transferring or cause noises. • Do not cover the infrared ports with your hand or any other objects. • Infrared rays cannot pass through a wall, opaque glass, etc. If they pa[...]

22 Setting up WIRELESS OFF ON CAMERA MENU Digital Still Camera DSC-F1 MENU/EXECUTE jog dial POWER/Function dial To resume data transmission In case the data transmission is interrupted (and the Digital Still Camera becomes disabled), resume the transmission as follows : 1 Close all the windows of “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility” being [...]

23 Capturing an image Capturing an image Starting “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility” Using Windows 95 1 Start up Windows 95 on your PC. 2 Click the [Start] button on the taskbar. 3 Point to [Programs] and to [Sony], and then click [Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility]. The “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility” starts up. The [...]

24 Capturing an image About the menus The “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility” consists of the following menus. For frequently used menu items, you can use the tool bar buttons (page 29). File menu Open Folder Opens an album folder that is stored in the hard disk or MO disk and displays images of the album. Open Selected Album/Image Opens [...]

25 Capturing an image Capturing an image Copy Copies the selected image to the clipboard. Paste Pastes an image of the clipboard. (You cannot use this command if no image is in the clipboard. ) Delete Deletes the selected albums or images of an album. Select All Selects all the albums in the album list or all the images in the image list. Select No[...]

26 Capturing an image About the menus Display menu Tool Bar Displays (with a check mark) or hide (without a check mark) the tool bar. Status Bar Displays (with a check mark) or hide (without a check mark) the status bar. Image menu (When an image is displayed) Information Displays the information about the opened image or selected image in the imag[...]

27 Capturing an image Capturing an image Options menu Set Album Cover Sets the selected image in the image list as the album's front cover. You can only select a single image for the cover. Show Date Displays the recorded date for each image when the image list is displayed in the window. Show Caption Displays the caption for each image in an [...]

28 Capturing an image Window menu Cascade Displays windows like cascades. Tile Displays windows like tiles. Help menu Help Calls up the online Help window. Search for Help on Searches for Help on the keywords and topics you enter. About Album Utility Displays the version number of this program. Keyboard shortcuts The descriptions including “Ctrl [...]

29 Capturing an image Capturing an image Using the tool bar The tool bar shortcuts to frequently used menu items. Tool Bar Open Camera: Opens and displays the camera images on the monitor. Copy To Album: Saves the camera images to the album on the hard disk in the album format without opening them. Export Camera Images: Saves the camera images to t[...]

30 Capturing an image Changing system settings Set the program settings according to your PC and monitor. 1 Start the “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility.” 2 Select [Settings] in the Option menu. The [Settings] dialog box appears. Set the items. Serial Port Select [Automatic detection] to automatically set the proper serial port. You can a[...]

31 Capturing an image Capturing an image Opening the camera images continued To view images in the Digital Still Camera DSC-F1, open the camera images. Before you start Make sure you have done the necessary preparations as described in pages 13 through 22. Opening the image from the image list window 1 Select [Open Camera] in the Camera menu or cli[...]

32 Capturing an image Opening the camera images The following icons on an image stand for: Selected as album front cover. You can change the album front cover with [Set Album Cover] in the Option menu (see page 54). Protected from accidental erasure and editing (see page 66). 4 Click the thumbnail(s) you want to open (the selected thumbnail frame b[...]

33 Capturing an image Capturing an image continued How to select images in the image list ❐ Selecting an image Click the desired thumbnail of the image; the image is selected. Click another thumbnail and that image is selected instead of the previous image. ❐ Selecting multiple images To select the images each isolated: Press and hold down the [...]

34 Capturing an image Opening the image directly 1 Select [Open Camera] in the Camera menu or click on the tool bar. The following dialog box appears. Opening the camera images In the initial status, the image number currently displayed on the camera. 2 Click [Open Single Image] and input the image number which you want to open in the [Open image n[...]

35 Capturing an image Capturing an image Saving the camera images in album To quickly handle and process camera images on your PC, save the selected camera images in album of the hard disk with or without opening them. The album is stored in the album folder of the Dscalbum folder in the each drive's root directory. Opening and saving the came[...]

36 Capturing an image Saving the camera images in album Deleting and renaming an album folder Select the desired album folder in the [Folder] list box and click [Delete] or [Rename]. Stopping saving midway Press the [Esc] key. (You cannot stop saving in the infrared data communication.) Note After saving an image, do not change the name of the file[...]

37 Capturing an image Capturing an image Deleting and renaming an album folder Select the desired album folder in the [Folder] list box and click [Delete] or [Rename]. Note When the image list or images of the camera are displayed, close them before selecting [Save To Album]. Saving all the camera images without opening them 1 Select [Save To Album[...]

38 Capturing an image Saving the camera images in album Note When the image list or images of the camera are displayed, close them before selecting [Save To Album]. Stopping saving midway Press the [Esc] key. (You cannot stop saving in the infrared data communication.) Note After saving an image, do not change the name of the file or folder nor del[...]

39 Capturing an image Capturing an image Stopping saving midway Press the [Esc] key. (You cannot stop saving in the infrared data communication.) Note After saving an image, do not change the name of the file or folder nor delete them with the Explore. Doing so will prevent displaying an album on the monitor. When you should delete an image, select[...]

40 Capturing an image Saving the camera images as another file format To quickly handle and process camera images on your PC, save the selected camera images as standard file format including BMP, TIFF or JPEG with or without opening them. Selecting the file type BMP The bitmap format supported generally by Windows. The file extension is “.bmp.?[...]

41 Capturing an image Capturing an image 2 Click the thumbnails of the desired images. To save all the images, select [Select All] in the Edit menu. The frame of the selected image is highlighted in yellow. 3 Select [Export Images] in the File menu or click on the tool bar. The following dialog box appears. Currently selected folder Displays the fo[...]

42 Capturing an image Saving the camera images as another file format Stopping saving midway Press the [Esc] key. (You cannot stop saving in the infrared data communication.) Note If you select TIFF, the file is created in Class R. 5 Click [OK]. Each image is stored in the specified folder in the specified file type with a file name “psn ***** ?[...]

43 Capturing an image Capturing an image Saving all the camera images without opening them 1 Select [Export Camera Images] in the Camera menu or click on the tool bar. The following dialog box appears. Currently selected folder The total number of images stored in the camera Displays the folders of one level upper the currently selected folder in t[...]

44 Capturing an image Saving the camera images as another file format Stopping saving midway Press the [Esc] key. (You cannot stop saving in the infrared data communication.) Note If you select TIFF, the file is created in Class R. Creating a new folder In the [Folder] list box, folders contained in the currently selected folder are listed. To add [...]

45 Capturing an image Capturing an image Saving the selected camera images without opening them 1 Select [Export Camera Images] in the Camera menu or click on the tool bar. The following dialog box appears. Currently selected folder The total number of images stored in the camera Displays the folders of one level upper the currently selected folder[...]

46 Capturing an image Saving the camera images as another file format Stopping saving midway Press the [Esc] key. (You cannot stop saving in the infrared data communication.) Note If you select TIFF, the file is created in Class R. 4 Select the destination drive and folder in which the images are to be saved and file type. To select the drive: Clic[...]

47 Capturing an image Capturing an image Important notice to the users who have used the previous version (Version 1.0) of the “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility” The folders created by the previous version of the software cannot be located with the [Open Folder] command. To locate the folders, select [Find Folder] in the Option menu. Cha[...]

48 Capturing an image Opening an album of the hard disk Switching the caption and date display of an image Select either [Show Caption] or [Show Date] in the Option menu. You can change the caption. Displaying other thumbnails When hidden pages exist, the scroll bar appears. To scroll rows on a page, click either up or down arrow. To scroll page by[...]

49 Capturing an image Capturing an image Closing an album list, image list or images Click [Close] in the File menu. Saving the image You can save the images in album or other file types. Refer to “Saving the camera images in album” to save them in album format, or “Saving the camera images as another file format” to save them in standard f[...]

50 Capturing an image Opening an image file dir ectly You can open an image stored in the hard disk by designating its file name. In addition to a PMP (album format) file, you can open a BMP, TIF or JPEG file. 1 Select [Open File] in the File menu or click in the tool bar . The following dialog box appears. 2 Select the image file you want to open.[...]

51 Capturing an image Capturing an image Closing an image Select [Close] in the File menu or click the close button. The selected window is closed. Saving the image in album You can save the image on the hard disk in an album in the same way as the camera images. “Opening and saving the camera images” of the “Saving the camera images in album[...]

52 Capturing an image To select the file type: Click the desired file type in the [List Files of Type] drop-down list box. To select the file name: Click the desired file name in the [File Name] list box or input the file name directly in the text box. 3 Click [OK]. The image is saved in the selected destination folder in the file format. Saving in[...]

53 Capturing an image Capturing an image You can capture an image from a device that supports TWAIN protocol. 1 Select [Select Source] in the File menu. The [Select Source] dialog box appears. 2 Select the desired device and click [Select]. 3 Select [Acquire] in the File menu. 4 Follow the users' manual of the TWAIN device to acquire an image.[...]

54 Editing an image Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility Editing an image Changing the album fr ont cover 4 Display the Album list window. The selected image in step 2 is displayed as album front cover. In the image list window, the thumbnail with the icon is assigned as the album front cover. You can change the album front cover as follows: 1 D[...]

55 Editing an image Editing an image Changing the caption 3 Type the caption in the dialog box and click [OK]. The caption is changed. You can change the comment of albums or images. The procedure below describes how to change the image comment. (You can change the album comment in the same way.) 1 Display the image list of a camera or the hard dis[...]

56 Editing an image You can change the position of an album in the album list or an image in the image list stored in the hard disk. The procedure below describes how to move an image. (You can move an album in the same way.) 1 Display the image list stored in the hard disk. See “Opening an album of the hard disk” (page 47) for details. 2 Drag [...]

57 Editing an image Editing an image Copying an image to another album You can copy an image of an album to another album. When copying, arrange the two album windows in tile. 1 Display the image list of the camera or hard disk which includes the image to be copied and then the image list to which you want to copy the image. See “Opening the came[...]

58 Editing an image Note When you select [Notify when image is Dropped] in the Settings dialog box (page 30), the confirmation dialog box appears in the step 3. Click [OK] to drop the album or the image. Displaying the windows in cascade again Select [Cascade] in the Window menu. 4 Move the dragging pointer to the album to which you want to copy th[...]

59 Editing an image Editing an image Copying with the File menu 1 Display the album list or image list and click the thumbnail which you want to copy. 2 Select [Save To Album] in the File menu or click on the tool bar. The following dialog box appears. Album cover thumbnail Creating a new album folder In the [Folder] list box, album folders contain[...]

60 Editing an image Notes • When deleting an image, double-check that it is the right image. Once deleted, the image is lost forever. • You cannot delete protected images. To delete them, first cancel the protect setting in the Image Information dialog box (page 66). You can delete albums or images in an album. 1 Open the album list or image li[...]

61 Editing an image Editing an image Searching for images You can search for images using the searching keys of recorded date and edited date . 1 Open the image list of the camera or hard disk which includes the image you want to search. See “Opening the camera images” (page 31) or “Opening an album of the hard disk” (page 47) for details. [...]

62 Editing an image Printing images You can print an album list, an image list, or an image. 1 Turn on the power of the printer and make it ready for printing. 2 Display the window you want to print. To print Do this an album list Select [Open Folder] in the File menu or click in the tool bar. an image list Select [Open Camera] in the Camera menu o[...]

63 Editing an image Editing an image 4 Click [OK]. 5 Select [Print] in the File menu or click in the tool bar. The [Print] dialog box appears. Set the following: Size Select the output size between [Fit to Page] (printing as large as the print paper allows) and [Actual Size] (printing as shown in the thumbnail image). Copies Select the print quanti[...]

64 Editing an image Notes • The zoom-in factor can be either 200%, 400%, 800% or 1600%. The zoom-out factor is either 50% or 25%. However, if you select high rate of percentage, some images may not be properly displayed due to the display driver's limit. • When you zoom in and out an image, only the image displayed on the monitor is change[...]

65 Editing an image Editing an image Note When you rotate an image, only the image displayed on the monitor is rotated but the original image does not change. To save the original image rotated, select [Save] in the File menu. Rotating an image You can rotate an image, which is useful to view an image recorded with the camera oriented side ways. Di[...]

66 Editing an image Reviewing the image information You can view the image information and revise some of the items. 1 Display the image or select the image in the image list whose information you want to review. See “Opening the camera images” (page 31) or “Opening an album of the hard disk” (page 47) for details. 2 Select [Information] in[...]

67 Editing an image Editing an image T ransferring an image to the camera 2 • To adjust the image to fit 640 × 480 pixels Select [Best Fit 640 × 480] in the Image menu or click in the tool bar. The image is resized to 640 × 480 pixels. Skip the steps 3 and 4. • To trim the image to 640 × 480 pixels or smaller Select [Show Edit Frame] or cli[...]

68 Editing an image Transferring an image to the camera 4 Select [Copy] in the Edit menu or click on the tool bar to copy the image inside the edit frame to the clipboard. Then select [Paste] in the Edit menu or click on the tool bar to paste the clipboard image to the window. The edited image is displayed. 5 Select [Copy to Camera] in the Camera m[...]

69 Using the TWAIN data source Using the TWAIN data source T ransferring camera images to an application which supports the TWAIN protocol What is TWAIN? TWAIN is the standards software protocol for communication between an application software and a picture-capturing device such as a scanner. For access to the camera from the TWAIN application, re[...]

70 Using the TWAIN data source 4 Click . The image list appears immediately. 5 Click the images which you want to transfer to the application, then click . The selected images are transferred to the application and the application window appears again. To transfer another image Repeat steps 3 through 5 or step 5. Transfer button Transferring a came[...]

71 Others Others T r oubleshooting After trying the following remedies, if the problem persists, please consult “Sony Customer Technical Support.” Also refer to the operating instructions of the Digital Still Camera DSC-F1. An error occurs during data transmission via cable. • The connecting cable between the PC and the Digital Still Camera i[...]

72 Others Troubleshooting An error occurs during infrared data transmission • The WIRELESS setting of the Digital Still Camera is not proper. m Select “ON” in the WIRELESS menu of the Digital Still Camera. (page 22) • The power of the Digital Still Camera is not turned on or set to “CAMERA.” m Set the POWER/Function dial of the Digital [...]

73 Others Others The application does not work properly. m Turn of the Digital Still Camera and quit the application. Then turn on the Camera and restart the application to see if the software and the Camera work properly. Cannot open the camera’s images . • You cannot access the Digital Still Camera from two or more applications at a time. m Q[...]

74 Others Index A Adjusting the colors and the contrast of the monitor 27 Adjusting the image to fit 640 × 480 pixels 67 Album format 9 Album list 10 B BMP 40 C Caption 55, 66 Capturing an image fr om TW AIN device 53 Cascade 57 Changing the album fr ont cover 54 Changing the caption 55 Changing the system settings 30 Connecting via cable 14 via i[...]

75 Others Others O Opening the camera images 31 Opening an image file directly 50 Opening an image list of the hard disk 47 Opening and saving the camera images 35 Operation flow chart 1 1 P PIC_CAM 9 Print Setup 62 Printing 62 Protection setting 66 Q Quitting the “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility” 23 R Rotating an image 65 S Saving Open[...]

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Operating Instructions For Macintosh[...]

78 Before you begin Features Before you begin The PC Connecting Kit for Macintosh comprises the connecting cable and the CD-ROM, which includes the following: Application software “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility” Captures images from the Sony Digital Still Camera DSC-F1 and edits them: • Captures Digital Still Camera images with or w[...]

79 Before you begin Before you begin Image filing system of the Album Utility The “Sony Digital Still Camera album Utility” handles the images in a unique album filing system–“Album” format. You can also handle the images as standard file formats– JPEG and PICT. Album format When the Digital Still Camera images are copied onto the hard [...]

80 Before you begin Operation flow chart vv Features Setting Up (page 82) Connect the Digital Still Camera with the PC and install the software. Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility Start the “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility” (page 86) Sony Digital Still Camera Plug-in Start a Plug-in application (page 123) v Select the “Sony Digit[...]

81 Before you begin Before you begin Your computer and system software must meet the following minimum requirements to use this product: • An Apple Macintosh computer with a 68030 processor or later model/PowerPC 601 or later model • OS: Apple system software version 7.1 or higher • Extension: QuickTime version 1.5 or higher for the Sony Digi[...]

82 Setting up Step 1: Installing the softwar e Setting up “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility” icon To transfer Digital Still Camera images onto your PC, install the “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility, ” or/and “Sony Digital Still Camera Plug-in” onto your hard disk. 1 Start up your Macintosh. 2 Insert the CD-ROM supplied int[...]

83 Setting up Setting up 5 Install the “Sony Digital Still Camera Plug-in.” Drag the “Sony Digital Still Camera Plug-in" icon onto the plug-in folder. With the “Sony Digital Still Camera Plug-in” copied, you can capture images from the Sony Digital Still Camera DSC-F1 with an application supporting the Adobe Photoshop Plug-in. Note T[...]

84 Setting up Notes • Turn off the power on your computer and Digital Still Camera before connection. • Do not turn off the power of the camera nor disconnect the cable during transmitting the data, which may cause a transmission failure. • Use only the supplied connecting cable. Other brands of cables may cause malfunctions. • The connecti[...]

85 Setting up Setting up Step 3: Setting up the Digital Still Camera Digital Still Camera DSC-F1 MENU/EXECUTE jog dial POWER/Function dial WIRELESS OFF ON CAMERA MENU 9600 19200 38400 CAMERA MENU SERIAL SPEED Before you start data communications between the PC and the Digital Still Camera, set up the Digital Still Camera as follows. For the details[...]

86 Capturing an image Starting “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility” Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility Capturing an image Note When using the “Sony Digital Still Camera Plug- in” module to transfer camera images into an application which supports the PhotoShop Plug-in protocol, the steps here are not necessary (see page 123). “S[...]

87 Capturing an image Capturing an image Open Album Opens an album that is stored in the hard disk or MO disk and displays images of the album. Open Selected Image Opens and displays the selected image(s) in the image list window at a time. Open Image File Opens and displays an image file from the hard disk or MO disk. The available file types are [...]

88 Capturing an image About the menus Open Camera's Image Opens and displays the camera images on the monitor. Save in Album Saves all the images or selected images of the camera to the album on the hard disk in the album format without opening them. Save as File Saves all the images or selected images of the camera to the desired folder on th[...]

89 Capturing an image Capturing an image Display menu Zoom In Enlarges the image display size. Zoom Out Reduces the image display size. Image menu Display Frame 640 × 480 Displays the frame for trimming an image in landscape. Display Frame 480 × 640 Displays the frame for trimming an image in portrait. Rotate Clockwise 90 degrees Rotates the imag[...]

90 Capturing an image About the menus Image Information Displays the image information window of the currently displayed image. Show Filename Displays the file name for each image of the image list window. Show Recorded Date Displays the date recorded by the Digital Still Camera for each image of the image list window. Show Comment Displays the com[...]

91 Capturing an image Capturing an image Using the tool bar * You can change the display size only; you cannot save an image zoomed in or out. To undo the zooming, select [Undo] in the Edit menu. ** To save the image rotated, select [Save] in the File menu. To undo the rotation, select [Undo] in the Edit menu. The tool bar shortcuts to frequently u[...]

92 Capturing an image Before you start using the “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility, ” set the preferences to comply the software with the Sony Digital Still Camera DSC-F1. You can select the software to decompress a JPEG image, the way an image is transferred to the camera, and customise some menu items. In case colors of the image captu[...]

93 Capturing an image Capturing an image Customizing the menu Assigning a special operational purpose to a menu is called “Customizing.” In the “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility,” you can customize the two menu items–“Open Camera's Image” and “Save Camera's Image” – by specializing the images to be opened and sa[...]

94 Capturing an image Total number of pages Page number Image numbers 2 Click [Image List] and click the down arrow button to select the page to be displayed in the pull-down page number list. On the right of the page number, the image numbers contained in the page are displayed. 3 Click [Open]. The images on the selected page are transferred from [...]

95 Capturing an image Capturing an image continued Switching the file name, recorded date and comment display of an image Select either [Show Filename], [Show Recorded date] or [Show Comment] in the Option menu. Or click the corresponding icon on the tool bar. (You can change the comments.) Displaying other thumbnails When hidden pages exist, selec[...]

96 Capturing an image Opening the camera images How to select and cancel images in the image list window ❐ Selecting an image Click the desired thumbnail of the image list window; the image is selected. Click another thumbnail and that image is selected instead of the previous image. To cancel the selection, click somewhere in the background with[...]

97 Capturing an image Capturing an image Closing an album list, image list or image Select [Close] in the File menu or click the close button. The selected window is closed. Opening the image directly 1 Select [Open Camera' s Image] in the Camera menu. The following dialog box appears. The total number of images The image currently displayed o[...]

98 Capturing an image The order of the images to be saved The images are saved in the alphanumerical order of the file names: • When the file name or recorded date is displayed underneath each image, the images are automatically named (IMAGE001, IMAGE002...) and saved in the same order as in the camera. • When the comment is displayed, the comm[...]

99 Capturing an image Capturing an image continued Saving in a different drive Click [Desktop] to display the available drives in the list, from which you can select the desired drive. Creating a new album folder Click [New]. The dialog to define a new album folder name appears. Type the new folder name and click [Create]. Note When the comment is [...]

100 Capturing an image Saving the camera images in album Note When the image list or images of the camera are displayed, close them before selecting [Save in Album]. Saving in a different drive Click [Desktop] to display the available drives in the list, from which you can select the desired drive. Creating a new album folder Click [New]. The dialo[...]

101 Capturing an image Capturing an image continued Note When the image list or images of the camera are displayed, close them before selecting [Save in Album]. Saving the selected camera images without opening them 1 Select [Save in Album] in the Camera menu. The [Save Camera Image] window appears. 2 Click [Selected Images] and select one of the t[...]

102 Capturing an image Saving the camera images in album 3 Click [OK]. The following window appears. Saving in a different drive Click [Desktop] to display the available drives in the list, from which you can select the desired drive. Creating a new album folder Click [New]. The dialog to define a new album folder name appears. Type the new folder [...]

103 Capturing an image Capturing an image continued The order of the images to be saved The images are saved in the alphanumerical order of the file names: • When the file name or recorded date is displayed underneath each image, the images are automatically named (IMAGE001, IMAGE002...) and saved in the same order as in the camera. • When the [...]

104 Capturing an image Saving the camera images as another file type Saving in a different drive Click [Desktop] to display the available drives in the list, from which you can select the desired drive. Creating a new album folder Click [New]. The dialog to define a new album folder name appears. Type the new folder name and click [Create]. Selecti[...]

105 Capturing an image Capturing an image continued Note When the image list or images of the camera are displayed, close them before selecting [Save as File]. Saving in a different drive Click [Desktop] to display the available drives in the list, from which you can select the desired drive. Creating a new album folder Click [New]. The dialog to d[...]

106 Capturing an image Saving the camera images as another file type Note When the image list or images of the camera are displayed, close them before selecting [Save as File]. Saving in JPEG file type When you select [JPEG] file type, the window to define the image quality (compression ratio) appears. ❒ Only Last Image The image recorded most re[...]

107 Capturing an image Capturing an image continued Saving in a different drive Click [Desktop] to display the available drives in the list, from which you can select the desired drive. Creating a new album folder Click [New]. The dialog to define a new album folder name appears. Type the new folder name and click [Create]. Selecting the file type [...]

108 Capturing an image Saving the camera images as another file type Saving in JPEG file type When you select [JPEG] file type, the window to define the image quality (compression ratio) appears. Usually, the higher image quality you select, the larger file size with the lower compression ratio you get. Select the image quality option and click [OK[...]

109 Capturing an image Capturing an image continued Switching the file name, recorded date and comment display of an image Select either [Show Filename], [Show Recorded date] or [Show Comment] in the Option menu. Or click the corresponding icon on the tool bar. (You can change the comments.) Displaying other thumbnails When hidden pages exist, sele[...]

110 Capturing an image Opening an album of the hard disk 4 Select [Open Selected Image] in the File menu or double-click the image. The selected images are displayed in full size. Closing an image Click [Close] in the File menu.[...]

111 Capturing an image Capturing an image Changing the drive Click [Desktop] to display the available drives in the list, from which you can select the desired drive. Opening an image file dir ectly You can open an image stored in the hard disk by designating its file name. In addition to a file of an album format, you can open a PICT or JPEG file.[...]

112 Capturing an image Opening an image file directly Saving in a different drive Click [Desktop] to display the available drives in the list, from which you can select the desired drive. Creating a new album folder Click [New]. The dialog to define a new album folder name appears. Type the new folder name and click [Create]. Selecting the file typ[...]

113 Editing an image Editing an image Tips • You can input up to 14 letters and/or numbers in a comment. • When a full-size image is displayed, you can also input comments in the Image Information window. To display the window, select [Image Information] in the Option menu or click on the tool bar. • You can copy and paste the comment. After [...]

114 Editing an image Sorting the images The images in album of the hard disk are positioned according to the alphanumeric order of their file names. You can rename and sort them using the following two methods: Sorting the images by renaming and copying to a new album 1 Display the image list on the hard disk. See “Opening an album of the hard di[...]

115 Editing an image Editing an image ( Dragging pointer Tip You can use the File menu to copy the selected image(s). In step 3, select [Save in Album] or [Save as File] in the File menu. For the details, refer to “Saving the camera images in album” (page 98) or “Saving the camera images as another file type” (page 103). Note The position w[...]

116 Editing an image Note When deleting an image, double-check that it is the right image. Once deleted, the image is lost forever. Note When you delete images or albums in the finder, the protected images are also deleted. You can delete images in an album. 1 Display the image list of a camera or hard disk which includes the image(s) to be deleted[...]

117 Editing an image Editing an image continued Note Before you start printing, the proper printer driver should be installed in the hard disk. (*The window is an example. It differs depending on the printer selected with the Chooser.) Orientation Select the orientation of the paper when printed. Enlarge/Reduce When you want to print an image enlar[...]

118 Editing an image Printing images (*The window is an example. It differs depending on the printer selected with the Chooser.) 6 Set the necessary items for printing. Page No. Specify the ranges of pages to be printed. Input the first and the last pages to be printed. To print all the pages, select [All]. Print Qty Specify the number of copies to[...]

119 Editing an image Editing an image Note When you zoom in or out an image, only the image displayed on the monitor is changed. You cannot save the image zoomed in or out. Undoing the zooming Select [Undo] in the Edit menu. You can enlarge (zoom in) and reduce (zoom out) an image displayed on the monitor. Display the full-sized image of a camera o[...]

120 Editing an image Note When you rotate an image, only the image displayed on the monitor is rotated but the original image does not change. To save the original image rotated, select [Save File] in the File menu. Undoing the rotation Select [Undo] in the Edit menu. Rotating an image in clockwise direction Select [Rotate Clockwise 90 degrees] in [...]

121 Editing an image Editing an image 3 Review or revise the settings: Protect Check to set the protection. Do not check to release the protection to edit or delete the image. Image Quality* The image quality mode (compression ratio) when the image is recorded: FINE/STANDARD/SNAPSHOT Recorded date* The date when the image is recorded. Edited date Y[...]

122 Editing an image Edit frame Transferring a small image When the option “Fit in size on saving small image” is checked in the Preferences window, a small image will be enlarged to 640 × 480 pixels and transferred to the camera. When the option is not checked, a small image will be transferred as it is. Note For the image quality, refer to t[...]

123 Sony Digital Still Camera Plug-in Using the Plug-in continued Using the Plug-in You can transfer Digital Still Camera images directly to an applications which support the Adobe PhotoShop Plug-in. Before you start • Make sure you have done the necessary preparations as described in pages 82 through 85. • Set the application memory as large a[...]

124 Using the tool bar Displays the first page. Displays the previous page. Displays the next page. Displays the last page. Displays the title of the image. Displays the recorded or imported date. Transfers the selected image(s) to an application. Closes the window. 3 Select the image to be transferred. Depending on the application, you can transfe[...]

125 T r oubleshooting After trying the following remedies, if the problem persists, please consult “Sony Customer Technical Support.” Also refer to the operating instructions of the Digital Still Camera DSC-F1. An error message appears or an error occurs. • The connecting cable between your Macintosh and the Digital Still Camera is not fitted[...]

126 Others The Plug-in does not work properly. • The memory space allocated to the Plug-in is too small. m Allocate a larger memory space to the application. • The Plug-in may be incompatible with some of the extensions. m Start up your Macintosh, holding down the Shift key to disable all extensions. Check that the application works properly wi[...]

127 Others Index A, B Album format 79 C Comment 1 13, 121 Connecting the Digital Still Camera 84 Copying an image 1 15 Customizing the menu 92 D Deleting images 1 16 DIGIT AL I/O port 84 Displaying other thumbnails 95 E Edit frame 122 Enlarging an image 1 19 F , G, H Features 78 File type 103 I Image filing system 79 Image information 121 Installin[...]