Sony Cybershot DSC-P12 manual

3-080-892- 11 (1) Digital Still Camera Operating Instructions Before operating the unit, please r ead this manual thoroug hly, and retain it for futu re reference. Owner’s Record The model and serial number s are lo cated on the botto m. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to these nu mbers whenever you call upon your Sony[...]

2 T o prevent fire or shock hazard, do not e xpose the un it to rain or moisture. Never expose the batte ry pack to temperature above 60°C (140°F), such as in a car parked in the sun o r under direct sunl ight. If you have any questions about this product, you ma y call : Sony Customer Information Center 1-800-222-SONY ( 7669) The number below is[...]

3 RECYCLING LITHIUM -ION BA T T E R I E S Lith ium-I on batt eries are recycl able. Y ou can help preserve our environment by returni ng your used rechar geable bat teries t o the co llecti on and rec ycling location nea rest you. For more inform ation regarding recycli ng of rechar geable batteri es, cal l toll free 1-800-822- 8837, o r visit http[...]

4 Before u sing your came ra Tria l re co rdin g Before you rec ord one-time events, you may want to make a trial recor ding to make sure that the camera is working correctly . No compensation for contents of the recording Contents of the recording canno t be compensated for if recording or playback is not possible due to a malfunction of your came[...]

5 On illustrat ion Illustrations us ed in t his manual are of DSC-P8 unless noted otherwise. The pictur e s used in thi s manual The photographs used as examples of pictu res in this manual are reproduced im ages, and are not actual images shot using this camera. Trademarks • “Memory Stick, ” and “MagicGate Memory Stick” are trademarks of[...]

6 Table of co ntents Before using you r camera .......... ........... .... 4 Identifyin g the p arts ......... ......... ........... .... 8 Charging t h e bat tery pack ....... ........... ..... 10 Using an e xternal p ower sourc e ... ........... 13 Using your c amera abroad ......... ........... .. 13 Turning on / off you r camera . ........ ....[...]

7 Selecti ng the fo lder and pl aying back images — Fo lder .......... ......... ......... 58 Enlargin g a port ion of a stil l image .........5 9 Enlargi ng an image — Playback zoom............ ........... .... 59 Recor ding an enl arged im age — Trimming .............. ............ ......... 60 Playi ng back successive images — Slide Show[...]

8 Ide ntify ing the pa rts See the pages in pa rentheses for de tails of operati on. A POWER but ton (14) B PO WER lamp (14) C Shut ter b utton (21) D Hook for wrist strap E Flash (26) F Speaker (bo ttom surface) G Micr ophone H Find er win dow I Self-timer lamp (2 5) / AF il lum inat or (27 , 104) J Lens K T ripod receptacle (b ottom surface) • [...]

9 A C ontrol button (Menu on) ( v / V / b / B / z ) (14) / (Menu of f) ( / / 7 /) (26 , 25, 23, 24) B (Display/LCD on/off) button (28) C Finder (28) D LCD screen E MENU b utton ( 39, 100) F DC IN jack (10, 13) G A/V OUT (MONO) jack (32) H (Image Size/ Delete) butto n (18 , 34) I Mode dia l (15, 22) : T o shoot still imag es in auto adjustment mod e[...]

10 Chargin g the battery pack , Op en the ba ttery/“M emory Stic k” cove r. Slid e the cover in the direct ion of t he arr ow. • B e sure to turn o ff your ca mera when charging the batte ry pack ( page 14 ). • Y our camera operates wit h the “InfoLITHIUM” NP-FC11 battery pack (C type) (supplied). Y ou can use only C type battery pack ([...]

11 Getting star ted , Connect th e power cord (ma ins lead) to th e AC Adaptor a nd then to a wa ll outlet (wall socke t). The /CHG lamp (ora nge) lights up w hen chargi ng begi ns, and goe s off w hen chargin g is completed . • After charging the battery pack, d isconnect the A C Adaptor from the DC IN jack of your cam era . To remove the batter[...]

12 Number of images and battery life that can be recorded/ viewed The tables sho w the approximate number of images and the bat tery life that c an be recorded/ viewed when you shoot images in no rmal mode with a fully charged battery pack at a tem perature of 25°C ( 77°F). The num bers of images that can be recorded or vie wed take into account [...]

13 Getting star ted Using an ext ernal powe r source , Open the jac k cover and connect the AC- LS5 AC Ad ap tor (s up pli ed ) to th e D C IN jack of your camera . Conn ect t he p lug with the v mark facing up. • Connect the AC Adaptor to an easily accessible wall outlet (wall socket) close by . If any trouble occurs while using the adaptor, imm[...]

14 Turni ng on/off your camera , P ress POWE R. The POWE R lamp (gre en) light s up an d the powe r is on. When you turn on your ca mera for th e firs t time, the C lock Set scre en appear s (page 15) . Turning off the powe r Press POWE R again. The PO WER lamp goes out, and th e camera tu rns off. • Do not remo ve the b a tter y pac k or the AC [...]

15 Getting star ted Setti ng the date and t ime , Set the mode dial to . • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode dial is set to , SCN, or . • T o change the date and time, s et the m ode dial to SET UP, s elect [Clo ck Set] in ( S etup 1 ) (pages 39 and 105), and perfor m the procedure from ste p 3 . , Press POWER to turn on the [...]

16 , S elect th e year, m onth, day , hour or minut e item you wan t to set with b / B on the c ontrol but ton. The item to be set is in dicate d with v / V . , Set the n u meric value with v / V on the c ontrol button, then press z to enter i t. After ente r ing the numb er, v / V moves to the next it em. Rep eat th is ste p un til al l of the ite[...]

17 Shooti ng still images Inserting and removing a “Me mory Stick” , Open t he ba ttery/“M emor y Stick ” cover. Slid e th e co ver in the dire ctio n of the arro w. • For details on “Memory Stick, ” see page 108. , Insert t he “ Memory St ick. ” Inse rt a “M emory St ick” all th e way in unt il it clic ks as illustr ated. •[...]

18 Setti ng the stil l image size , Set the mode dial to , and turn on the pow er. • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode d ial is set to or SCN. , Pres s (Image Size). The Im age Size se tup appear s. • For details on the image size, see page 20. , Se lect the desir ed im age siz e with v / V on the co ntrol butto n. The ima g [...]

19 Shooti ng still images Image size and quali ty You ca n choose im age size (number of pixe ls) and ima ge qu ality (com pressio n ratio) ba sed on t he kind of im ages you want to shoot. The large r you make the ima ge size an d the highe r you make t he image qualit y, the bet ter your image, but also th e large r the am ount of data neede d to[...]

20 The number of images that can be saved in a “Memory Stick” 2) The numbe r of images that can be saved i n Fine (Standard ) 3) mode are sho wn belo w. (Unit s: number o f imag es) 2) When [ REC Mode] is set to [Nor mal] For the number of images that can be sav ed in other modes, see page 98. 3) For more informa tion about the image quality mo[...]

21 Shooti ng still images Basic still image sho oting (usi ng auto adjust ment mode) , Set the mode dial to , an d turn on the po wer. The n ame of t he fol der w her e the im age will be re corde d appe ars on the LCD sc reen f or approxi mately five seconds. • The lens cov er opens when the power is turned on. • Do no t touc h the lens portio[...]

22 , P ress the sh utter butto n fully down . The shutter sound s. The image will be recor ded in the “M emory Stick. ” When the recordi ng lamp (p age 9) go es out, you ca n shoo t the ne xt imag e. • Wh en operating the camera using a batt ery pack, if you do not o perate the camera for a while during recording or playback, the camer a turn[...]

23 Shooti ng still images Checking the last im age you shot — Quick Review , Press b ( 7 ) on the contro l butt on. To return to the normal shoo ting mode, press light ly on t he shutter button o r press b ( 7 ) ag ain. To delete the image d isplayed on t he screen 1 Pre ss (Del ete) . 2 Se lect [Dele te] w ith v on the control button, th en pres[...]

24 The maxi mum zoo m scale depe nds on the image si ze. DSC-P10/P12 [3. 1M]: 3.8× [1. 2M]: 6.1× [VGA]: 12× DSC-P8 [2. 0M]: 3.8× [1. 2M]: 4.8× [VGA]: 9. 6× When the image size is [5.0M] or [4.5M(3:2)] (DS C-P10/P12)/[3 .1M] or [2.8M(3:2)] ( DSC-P8), the smar t zo om does not w ork. • Y ou cannot confirm the image with the f in der when usin[...]

25 Shooti ng still images , Center t he subjec t in th e frame, and shoot the image. To return to normal recording mode Press B ( ) on the control button aga in. The indicator di sappea rs from th e LC D screen. • Use the LCD s creen to shoot wh en using the macro feature. If you use the finder , the limits of what you see and what you ac t ually[...]

26 Selecting a flash mode , Set the mode dial to , and press v ( ) on the control button rep eatedly to se lect a flash mode. Each time you press v ( ), the indicato r changes as follows. No indic ator (Au t o): The fl ash automati cally strobe s when shoot ing images in a dark place or ag ainst a light source. (Forced flash): The flash strob es re[...]

27 Shooti ng still images To reduce the red-eye phen omenon w hen shoo ting live subjects Set [R ed Eye Re duction] to [O n] in the SET UP sett in gs ( pag e 10 4). in dica tor appear s on the LC D screen, and the f lash pre-stro bes befor e shooting to red uce the red-ey e pheno meno n. • Red- eye reduction may not produce the desired ef fects d[...]

28 Shooting images with the finder The find er is conveni ent whe n you want to save battery po wer, or whe n it is difficu lt to conf irm the im age usin g the LCD scre en. Each time you press , the display changes in t he followi ng order. Histog ram on r Indi cators off r LCD scree n off r Indicat ors on • The image through the finder does not[...]

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

30 Viewin g images on the LCD screen of your camera You can view images s hot wi th your cam era almos t immedi ately on the s creen . You can sele ct the fol low ing th ree meth ods for vie win g ima ges. Single (single-image) screen You ca n view on e imag e at a time , disp layed over the en tire screen . Index (nine-image) screen Nine imag es a[...]

31 View ing still ima ges , Select t he desired still image wit h b / B on the control butt on. b : To displa y the pr ecedin g image B : To displa y the next image 2 10:30 PM 2003 7 4 101-0003 3 / 9 101 VGA BACK/NEXT VOLUME 60min Viewing an index screen (nine-image or triple-image) , P ress the zo om W ( index) but ton once. The disp lay s wit che[...]

32 Viewin g images on a TV scre en , Co nnect the supplied A/V connect ing cable to t he A/V OUT (MONO) jack of the camera an d the aud io/video input jacks of the TV. If your TV has ste reo input jacks, conne ct the aud io plug (bla ck) of the A /V conne cting cable to the le ft audio jack. • Turn off both your camera and the TV before connectin[...]

33 View ing still ima ges Viewing images on a TV screen If you w ant to view im ages on a TV scr een, you need a TV wi th a video input jac k and a A/V conn ecting c able (supplie d). The colo r syste m of the TV must ma tch that of your digi tal still camera. Check the following lists: NTSC system Bahama Islands, Boliv ia, Cana da, C entral Ame ri[...]

34 Deleting i mages , Set the mode dia l to , an d turn on th e camera. Press b / B on the co ntrol bu tton to sel ect the im age you want to delete. , Press (Del ete). The image has not ye t been delet ed at this poin t. • Y ou cannot delete the protected image (page 63). , Selec t [Del ete] wit h v on the control button, then pr ess z . When th[...]

35 Delet in g stil l ima ge s Deleting images in index (nine-image) mode , While an index (nine- image ) screen (page 3 1) is di spl ayed, press (Delete) . , Select [Select] with b / B on the control bu tton, then press z . To delete al l the imag es in the folder Select [All In Folder] with B on t he co ntro l butt on , then pres s z . S ele ct [O[...]

36 , P ress (Delete) and select [OK] with B on the co ntrol button , then press z . When th e messa ge “Memory Stick acce ss” disa ppea rs, the images have bee n de lete d. To cancel del eting Select [ Exit] with b on the control b utton, then pr ess z . 4 Exit Delete OK Deleting images in index (triple-image) mode , While an index (triple-ima [...]

37 Delet in g stil l ima ge s , Select [D elete] with v on the control button, then pr ess z . When th e messag e “Memory Sti ck access” disappea rs, the image has been delet ed. To cancel dele ting Sel ect [E xi t] wi th V on th e co ntrol bu tton , then pr ess z . 3 10:30 PM 2003 7 4 101-0002 Delete Exit BACK/NEXT OK Formatting a “Me mory S[...]

38 , S elect [OK] wit h v on the control bu tton, then press z . The “Fo r mattin g” message appears. Wh en this mess age disappears , the format is comple te. 3 OK Ready? Format All data will be erased Cancel O K 60 min[...]

39 Before advan ced opera tions How to setup and operate your camera The usag e of the menu s and SET UP screen items th at are most f r equent ly used f or “Adv anced ope rations” is describe d below. Changing the menu settings a P ress MEN U. The men u appe ars. b P ress b / B on the cont rol bu tton to sele ct the it em yo u want to set. The[...]

40 Deciding the still image quality Mode dial: /SCN You can select th e sti ll image qualit y from [Fine] or [Stan dard]. a Set the mode dia l to or SCN. b P ress MEN U. The men u appe ars. c Select (P . Quality) with b / B , then sel ect the de sired im age quality with v / V . • T he i ma ge qu al ity valu e s el ect ed he re is preserved e ven[...]

41 Before advan ced opera tions Creating a new folder a Set the mode dial to SET UP. b Sel ect (Memo ry Stic k T ool) wit h v / V , [Create REC. Folder] wit h B / v / V , and [OK] wi th B / v , then pr ess z . The fol lowing scree n appe ars. c Select [OK] wit h v , then pr ess z . A new folder i s created wi th a numbe r one hi gher than the lar g[...]

42 Choosing an aut o focus method There are two Auto Focus f uncti ons: “ A F range fi nder frame” which sets the foc us position ac cordi ng to the subjec t position and size, a nd “AF mode” which sets th e focu s oper atio n acco rding to the AF response a nd the batt ery consum ption. Choosing a focus range finder frame — AF range find[...]

43 Advanced still i mage sh ooting Choosing a focus operation —AF Mode Mode dial: SET UP You ca n select from the fol lowing thre e focu s modes for your c amera. T he factory sett ing is Sin gle AF. Single AF This mode al lows accurat e focusing ov er a wide range from n ear to dist ant subj ects, and is us eful fo r shoo ting sta tionary subjec[...]

44 Shooting techniques Even if it is difficult to foc us in AF shooting because the subject is not in th e center of t he frame, you can focus in this situation using Center AF . For e xamp le, when you are shooting two hu man subjects, and there is a gap between them, the camera may focus on the background visible in the gap. In a case like this, [...]

45 Advanced still i mage sh ooting c Sel ect 9 (Foc us) with b / B , then sel ect the dist ance to the subject with v / V . Y ou can se lect from th e followi ng dist ance set tings. 0.5m, 1.0m, 3. 0m, 7 .0m, ∞ (unlimi ted dist ance ) To return to auto focus mode In s tep 3 , sele ct 9 (Focus), then select [Mult i AF] or [Cen ter AF] . • Focal [...]

46 Displaying a histogram A histogram i s a graph showing the brig htness o f an image . The hor izontal axis shows the brig htness, an d the vertical axi s shows the numbe r of pixels. The gra ph display indi cates a br ight image w hen skewed to the rig ht side, a dar k image wh en skewed to the left sid e, and a medium brig htness imag e when ce[...]

47 Advanced still i mage sh ooting • appears in the following cases: – When r ecording in the smart zoom range – When the im age size is [4.5M(3:2)] (DSC- P10/P12) or [2.8M(3:2)] (DSC- P8) – Whe n rotatin g a still image • The histogr am before recording represents the histogram of th e image displayed on the LC D screen at the time. A di[...]

48 Shooting three images with the exposure shif ted — Exposure B racket (DSC-P1 0/ P12 o nl y) Mode dial: / /SCN The came ra records three imag es in succe ssion, each with th e exposu re valu e shifte d. The exposur e compens ation va lue can be se t between ±1.0EV fr om the appropri ate exposure val ue in 1/3EV ste ps. a Set the mod e dial to [...]

49 Advanced still i mage sh ooting • Y ou cannot us e the flash in this mode. • During shooting i n this mode, t he images are not displayed on the screen. Compose the image before pressing t he shutter button. • The focus and white bala nce are adjusted for the fi rst image, and t hese settings ar e also used for the other images. • When t[...]

50 • U nder fluor escent lights that fli cker , the white balance adjustment function may not work correctly even th ough you select (fluorescent). • Wh en the flash strobes, the m anual setting i s canceled, and the im age is recorded in [Auto] mode (except in (Fl ash) mode). Adjusting t he flash level — Flash Lev el Mode dial: /SCN You ca n[...]

51 Advanced still i mage sh ooting Shooting multiple frames — Clip Mot ion Mode dial: You c an shoot a nu mber of co nsecut ive still images (GIF animati on). The GIF format has a smal l file size, maki ng it conve nient for crea ting hom e pages o r att aching ima ges to e-mail . • Due to the limitations of the GIF for mat, the number of color[...]

52 • N ote th at all images are not r ecorded o n the “Memory Stick” until you carry out step 6 . • For the number of images that can be recorded in Clip M otion, see page 99 . • T he date and time are not superimposed onto Clip Moti on image s. • Wh en viewing an image recorded in Clip Motion on the index screen, the image may appear d[...]

53 Advanced still i mage sh ooting Shooting three or two images continuou sly — Burst 3 (DSC-P10/P12 )/ Burst 2 (DSC-P8) Mode dial: / /SCN This m ode is used fo r conti nuous shoot ing. Each time you press the shut ter button in this mo de, the c amera rec ords th ree (DSC- P10/P12) or two (DSC-P8) image s in succession. a Set the mode dial to , [...]

54 c Select [Mode] (REC Mode) wit h b / B , then s elect [E-Mail] with v / V . d S hoot the imag e. When th e “Record ing” i ndication disappe ars, you ca n shoot the next image. To return to norma l mode Sele ct [ Nor mal] in ste p 3 . • For instr uctions on how to attach im ages to an e-mail message, c onsult the User’s Manual for your e-[...]

55 Advanced still i mage sh ooting Shooting according to scene conditi ons — Scene Selec tion Mode dial: SCN When sho oting night sc enes, shoot ing peop le a t ni ght, sho oting l andscapes , shootin g at t he shore or snowy sc enes, shooting fireworks, or shoot ing wit h prior ity o n the s hutter spee d such as motion scen es, us e the m odes [...]

56 Twilig ht portrait mode Suit ab le for shoo tin g por trai ts in da rk places. A llows you t o shoot sharp i mages of people in dark pl aces with out losing the dark a tmosphe re of the su rroundi ngs. Th e shutter speed becomes slower, so we recom mend t hat y ou use a tripod to pre vent shaking. • T he flash strobes re gardless of the surrou[...]

57 Advanced still i mage sh ooting Adding specia l effects — Picture Effect Mode dial: /SC N/ You can di gitally pro cess images to obtain spec ial e ffe cts. a Set the mode dial t o , SCN or . b P ress MEN U. The men u appe ars. c Select [PFX] (P . Effect) with b / B , then select th e desired mode with v / V . To cancel Pi cture Effects Select [...]

58 Selecting the folder and playing back images — Folder Mode dial: Select the fol der that images you want to play b ack are sto red. a Set the mode di al to . b P ress MEN U. The men u appe ars. c Select [Folder] with b , the n press z . d Select the desired folder with b / B . e Select [OK] with v , then pr ess z . To cancel the selection In s[...]

59 Advanced st ill image viewing Enlarging a portion of a still image Mode dial: You ca n enlarge a part of an image up to five t imes the o riginal size. You can also recor d the magnif ied im age as a new file. Enlarging an image — Playback z oom a Set the mode dial to . b Displa y th e ima ge to be enla rge d. c P ress the zo om T button to zo[...]

60 Recording an enlarged image — Trimming a Press MENU after pl ayback zoom. The men u appe ars. b Select [T rimming] with B , then press z . c S elect the i mag e size with v / V , then p ress z . The imag e is record ed, and the i mage on th e sc reen retu rns to the nor mal size after reco rding. • T he trimme d image is record ed as the new[...]

61 Advanced st ill image viewing Rotating still images — Rotate Mode dial: You can rot ate an image record ed in portrai t orient ation an d display it in land scape orient ation. a Set the mode dia l to , and displ ay the image to rotate . b P ress MEN U. The men u appe ars. c Select [Rotate] with b / B , then press z . d Select with v , then ro[...]

62 Playing back continuously a Set the mode di al to . b Select the Multi Bur st image with b / B . The sele cted Mult i Burst image is played ba ck contin uously . To pause pl ayback Press z . To resume pl ayback, press z again . The pl ayback star ts from th e fram e disp layed on th e LCD scr een. Playing back frame by frame — Jog playb ack a [...]

63 Still ima ge edi ting Protecting image s — Protect Mode dial: This fun ction prote cts images agai nst acciden tal er asure. No te tha t when you forma t a “Memory St ick” ( p age 37), all the images re corded on th at “Mem ory Stick” will be d elete d even if they are protec ted. In single-image mode a Set the mode dial to . b Displa [...]

64 h Select [OK] with B , then pres s z . The - indi cato r t urn s w hite. T he select ed imag es are protected. To exit the Pro tect function Select [Cancel] in step 4 or sel ect [Ex it] in step 8 , then pres s z . To cancel i ndividual protection Select the i mage to be unprot ected with v / V / b / B in ste p 5 , then press z . The - indicat or[...]

65 Still ima ge edi ting Changing image s ize — Resize Mode dial: You ca n chan ge the imag e size of a recor ded im age, and sav e it a s a new fil e. You can re size to the follow ing sizes. 5.0M (DSC- P10/P12) , 3.1M, 2.0M (DSC- P8), 1.2M, VGA The orig inal image is ret ained even af ter resizing. a Set the mode dial to . b Display the imag e [...]

66 In single-image mode a Set the mode di al to . b Display the ima ge you want t o mark with b / B . c P ress MEN U. The men u appe ars. d Select [DPOF] with b / B , then press z . The mark is mar ked on th e disp layed im age . e T o continue an d mark other imag es, display the de sired image with b / B , then pr ess z . To unmar k the mark Pres[...]

67 Still ima ge edi ting In index (triple-image) mode a Set the mode dial t o , then press t he zoom W (index) twice to display the index (triple-im age ) screen. b Display the imag e you want to mark in the cent er position wit h b / B . c Press M ENU. The me nu ap pears . d Select [DPOF] with v , then press z . The mark is m arked on the cent er [...]

68 Shooting movies Mode dial: You ca n shoot movies usi ng your ca mera. Before starting Set [Moving Ima ge] to [MPEG Movie] in the SET UP set tings (pag es 39 and 104). a Set the mode di al to . b Press (Image Size ). The Ima g e Si ze setup ap pears. c S elect the des ired siz e with v / V . Y ou can choo se fro m 640 (V GA) or 160 (Mail). For de[...]

69 Enjoying movies Viewing movies on the LCD screen Mode dial: You ca n view m ovie s on the LC D scre en with so und f rom the speake r. a Set the mode dial to . b Sele ct the d esired moving image with b / B . Movie s with th e image size [ 160 (Mail) ] are di splayed a s ize smalle r than st ill ima ges. Movie s with the image si ze [640 (VGA)] [...]

70 Deleting movies Mode dial: You ca n delete unw anted movies. In single-image mode a Set th e mode dial to . b Displ ay t he mo vie yo u want to delete with b / B . c Pres s (D elete). The movie ha s not yet been del eted at this point . d Selec t [D elete] wit h v , the n Press z . When th e mes sage “M emory Stick acces s” disappea rs, the [...]

71 Enjoying movies g Select [OK] wit h B , then press z . When th e me ssage “M emory Sti ck access” di sappears, the movies have bee n dele ted . To cancel d eletion Select [Exit] in step 3 or 7 . To delete all mov ies in the folder Sel ect [ All In F old er] in ste p 3 , then press z . To cancel d elet ion, sele ct [Cancel] with b , then pres[...]

72 <Exam ple> C utti ng a movie number ed 101_00 02 Cutting movies a Set th e mode dial to . b Selec t the m ovi e you w ant to cut using b / B . c Pres s MENU. The menu app ears. d Select [Divide] with B , the n press z . Next , select [OK] with v , then press z . The pl ayback of the mo vie sta rts. e Decide on a cutting p oint. Press the c[...]

73 Enjoying movies Deleting unnecessary portions of movies a Cut an unnec essar y por tion of a mo vie (pa ge 72). b Display the por tion of the movi e you wan t to delet e. c Press (Delete). The im age has not yet been del eted at this point . d Select [D elete] wit h v , then press z . The mo vie cur rently displa yed on the screen is dele ted.[...]

74 Copying images to your compute r — For Wi ndows user s Recommended com puter environment OS: Microsoft Windows 98 , Windows 98SE, Windows 20 00 Professi onal, Windo ws M illennium Ed ition, Windo ws XP Home Edition, or Windows XP Professional The abov e OS must be inst alled at the facto r y. Ope ratio n is not ass ured in an environ men t upg[...]

75 Enjoying images on yo ur c omputer Installing the USB driver When using Windo ws XP, you n eed not inst all th e US B dr iver. Once the USB drive r is installed , you need not instal l th e USB dr iver . a Star t up your computer , and inse rt the sup plied CD- ROM into the CD-R OM drive. Th e model se lectio n sc reen appe ars. If it does no t [...]

76 Installing “Image Transfer” You can u se the “Imag e Trans fer” soft ware to copy im ages to your co mputer automa tically when you con nect t h e came r a to your c omputer with the supplied USB cabl e. a Cl ick [C ybe r-sh ot] o n th e model selection screen . The instal ling menu sc reen appe ars. b Cli ck [Image T r ansfer] on the in[...]

77 Enjoying images on yo ur c omputer g Click [Finish]. Th e “Insta llSh ield Wizard” screen closes. If you wish to co ntinue w ith the installa tion o f “Image Mixer, ” click [Ima geMix er] on the insta lling menu screen and then fo llow t he pro cedure. • The USB driv er is needed in order to use “Image T ransfer”. If the necessary [...]

78 Connecting the camera to your computer a Ins ert the “M emor y Stick” wi th the imag es you want to copy into th e camera . Conne ct the AC A dap tor , and plug the adaptor into a wall outlet (wall soc ket). • Wh en you copy images to yo ur computer us ing the battery p ack, copying m ay be failed or cause data corr uption by battery shuto[...]

79 Enjoying images on yo ur c omputer P Disconnectin g the USB cable from your comp uter, removing the “Memory Stick” from your camera or turnin g off the po wer durin g USB connection For Windows 2000, Me, or X P users 1 Double-click on the tasktr ay. 2 Cli ck (Sony DSC), then click [Stop]. 3 Confirm t he de vice o n the c onfirma tion screen [...]

80 Changing “Image Transfer” settings Y ou ca n cha nge “ Ima ge Tr ansf er” se ttin gs. Rig ht- click the “I mag e Tra nsfe r” ic on on the ta sk tray , select [ Open Se ttings]. The settings you can set are as fol lows: [Basic], [Copy], and [Delet e]. Whe n the “ Imag e T rans fer” s tart s, th e belo w window appears. When yo u s[...]

81 Enjoying images on yo ur c omputer — Windows XP Copying images us ing the Windows XP AutoPlay Wizard a Make a US B con nection (page 78). Click [Copy pictures to a folder on my computer using Microsoft Scann er and Camera Wiz ar d], the n cl ic k [OK]. The “S canne r and Ca mera Wizard” scree n appear s. b Clic k [Nex t]. The i mages s tor[...]

82 Image file storage destinations and file names Image files rec orded w ith y our camera are group ed as folder s in the “Mem ory Sti ck”. Exampl e: For Windows Me user s • D ata in the “100MSDCF” or “MSSONY” folders is f or playback only , and your camera cannot r ecord ima ges in the se folde rs. • For mor e information about th[...]

83 Enjoying images on yo ur c omputer • ssss stands for an y numbe r within th e range from 0001 to 9999. • T he nume rical portions of t he followi ng files are the same. –A small- size ima g e file sh ot in E -Mail mode and i ts correspondin g imag e file –An au dio file shot in Voice mode and its corr esponding i mage file –An ima ge f[...]

84 Copying images to your compute r — For Mac intosh users Recomme nded co mputer environm ent OS: Mac O S 8.5.1 , 8.6, 9 .0, 9. 1, 9.2, or Mac OS X (v1 0.0/v10.1/ v10.2) The abov e OS must be inst alled at the factory. For the follow ing mod els, up date your OS to Ma c O S 9.0 o r 9.1. – iMac with Mac OS 8.6 i nstalled at the factor y, and a [...]

85 Enjoying images on yo ur c omputer Removing the USB cable from your computer, the “Memory Stick” fro m your camera o r turning off the p ower during a USB connection Drag and drop the dri ve icon or t he “Memory Stick” ic on to the “Tra sh” icon, then re move the USB ca ble or “M emo ry Stick” or turn off t he power. • If you a[...]

86 d Click . Y ou can pre vie w the i mage. e Click . The disc cre ating di alogue a ppear s. f Insert a bl ank C D-R in to th e CD-R dr ive and click [OK] button. The di sc creati on starts . • Y ou cannot use CD-RW di scs. • The CD-R dr iv e is required to create a Video CD. For the Macintos h edi tion • Roxio-manufactured “T oast” (not[...]

87 Troubles hooting Troubleshoo ting If yo u exp erience trou ble with your camera , try the following soluti ons. 1 First ch eck t he items on the t ables belo w. If code displays “C: ss : ss ” appear on the s creen, the self- diag nosis di splay fun ction is working (page 97). 2 Sh ould y our cam era st ill no t wo rk properly, pre ss the RES[...]

88 Shooting st ill images/ movies The battery remaining indicat or is inco rrect, or sufficient battery rema ining i ndic ato r is displayed but the pow er runs out soon. • You hav e used the cam era for a long ti me in an extreme ly hot or a n extr emely cold lo cation. • A deviation ha s occurred in th e remaini ng batter y time. • The batt[...]

89 Troubles hooting The im age is out of focu s. • The subject is too close. • (Fireworks mode), (La ndsca pe m ode) or (T wil ight mo de) is s ele cted for the Sc ene Selec tion fun ction . • The focus pr eset func tion is sele cted. p Record in the macro recordi n g mode. M ake sure to posi tion th e lens farther a way from the su bject tha[...]

90 Your camera cannot reco rd imag es. •N o “ Me mory St ick ” has been inse rted. • The capaci ty of the “M emory S t ick” is insuffi cient. • The write-pr otect switc h on the “Mem ory Stick” is set to the LOCK position. • You ca nnot rec ord ima ges whi le char ging t he flash. • The mode dial is set to SE T UP or . p In se[...]

91 Troubles hooting Viewing ima ges Deleting/Ed iting Images Symptom Cause Solutio n Your came ra cannot play back image s. • The mode dial is not set to . • Your c amera c annot pl ay back ima ge files copied f rom t he hard disk of your comput er if the folde r/file na me has been c hanged or the im age has been modified . • The ca mera is [...]

92 Computers You cannot display a pr int (DPOF) ma rk. • You ca nnot d isplay p rint ( DPOF) marks on movies ( MPEG Movie) and Cli p Motion. — You cannot cut a movie. • The movie (MP EG Movie) is not long eno ugh to cut. • Protected movie (MPE G Movie), Clip M otion, Mult i Burst file s and stil l images cannot be c ut. — — Symptom Caus[...]

93 Troubles hooting “Memory Stic k” You cannot copy images. • The came ra is not corre ctly conn ected to you r computer. • You are not using the corre ct copy procedur e for your O S. — — p Connect the cam era and your computer correc tly using the supplied USB c able (page 78). p Follo w the desi gnated copy pr ocedure for your OS ( p[...]

94 Others You cannot record on a “Memory Stick .” • The write-pr otect switc h on the “Mem ory Stick” is set to the LOCK position. • The “Memor y Stic k” is f ull. p Set it to t he rec ording po sition (page 108) . p Delete unnecess ary images (page s 34 and 70). You cannot format a “Memory Stick .” • The write-pr otect switc [...]

95 Troubles hooting Warnings and messages The fo llowi ng mess ages may ap pear on t he sc reen. Message Meaning/ Co rrectiv e Action No M emor y Stic k • Insert a “Mem ory Stick” (page 17). System er ror • T urn the power of f and on again (page 14). Mem ory Stic k er ror • The inserted “Me mory Stick” ca nnot be used in you r camera[...]

96 • The battery le vel is low or zero. Charge th e battery pac k (page 10) . Depending on t he conditi ons of use or the type of bat tery pack, the indicato r m ay fla sh e ven thou gh there a re st ill 5 to 1 0 min utes of re main ing batt ery time left. • The amoun t of lights is not suffici ent, so y ou are not holding the ca mera st eady e[...]

97 Troubles hooting Self-diagnosis dis play – If a code s tarti ng wit h an al phabet letter app ears Your came ra has a self-dia gnosis display. This fun ction di spla ys the camera co ndition on th e LCD scree n with a co mbination of a letter and four numer ical digi ts. If this occur s, check th e following code chart an d attemp t the co rre[...]

98 Number of im ages that can be s aved or shooting time The n umber o f image s that ca n be saved a nd the shootin g time differ , dependi ng on the capa city of the “M emory Stick,” th e image size, and the imag e quality. Refer t o the follo wing ch arts w hen yo u choo se a “Memory St ick.” • T he numbe r of images is listed in Fine [...]

99 Additi onal informa tion Clip Motio n (Un its: im ag es) Normal: When 10 frames are shot Mobile: When two frames are shot MPEG Mo vie (Units : seconds) Mult i Burst (Un its: im ag es) 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB MSX-256 MSX-512 MSX-1G Normal 88 178 358 718 1190 2420 4940 Mobile 486 982 1 971 3 951 3571 7261 14821 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB MSX-256 MSX-512 MS[...]

100 Menu items Menu items tha t can be modified di ffer dependi ng on the posi tion of the mo d e dial. The screen shows only the it ems you can oper ate in e ach spec ific mod e. F acto ry sett ing s are indic ated wit h x . When th e mod e dia l is set to When th e mod e di al is set to or SCN Item Setting Descripti on Mode (REC Mode) Voice E-Mai[...]

101 Additi onal informa tion When the mod e dial is set to (whe n [Moving Im age] is set to [MPEG Movie] in th e SET UP settings) WB (White Bal ) / / / / / x Auto Sets the wh ite bal ance (pag e 49). ISO 400 / 200 / 100 / x Aut o T his se lects t he ISO se nsitiv ity. S elect ing a la rge nu mber a ugmen ts the br ightn ess when record ing in dark [...]

102 When th e mod e dia l is set to (when [ Moving Ima ge] is set to [C lip Motion] in the SET UP settings) When the mo de dial is set to (wh en [Moving Imag e] is set to [Multi Burst] in the SET UP setti ngs) ( Metering Mode) Spot / x M ul ti Mat ches the exp osur e to th e s ubje ct yo u want to shoot ( page 4 7). S et the mete ring region. WB (W[...]

103 Additi onal informa tion When the mod e dial is set to ( Metering Mode) Spot / x Multi Matches the exposu re to the subje ct you want to sh oot (page 47) . Set the met ering regio n. WB (White Bal ) / / / / / x Auto Sets th e white b alance (p age 49). (Interval ) 1 /7.5 / 1/15 / x 1/30 (NTS C) 1/6.3 / 1/12 .5 / x 1/25 (PAL) – Selects the Mul[...]

104 SET UP items Set the mode dia l to SET UP. The SET UP screen a ppear s. Factory settings are in dicated w ith x . (Camera 1 ) (DSC-P10/P12 )/ (Camera) (DSC- P8) (Camera 2 ) (DSC-P10/P12 only) Item Setting Description Moving Image x MPEG Mo vie / Clip Mo tion / Multi Burst Selects the shoot ing mode (pages 51, 52 and 68). AF Mode x Single / Mo n[...]

105 Additi onal informa tion (Memory S tick Tool) (Setup 1) Item Setting Descript ion Forma t OK / Cance l Formats th e “Memory St ick.” Note tha t formatting e rases all da ta on a “Memor y Stick,” i ncluding eve n protect ed images (page 37). File N umbe r x Series Rese t – Assigns number s to files in seque nce even if the “Memory S [...]

106 (Setup 2) 2 Item Setting Description USB Connect PTP / x Norma l Switche s the US B mode ( page 7 4). Video Out NTSC PAL – Sets the video output signa l to NTSC mode (e. g., USA, Japan). – Sets the video output si gnal to PAL mode ( e.g., Europe).[...]

107 Additi onal informa tion Precautions Do not leave t he camera in the following pl aces • I n extre mely hot place, such as in a car par ked in the sun . Th e ca mera b ody m ay become def o rmed or this may cause a malfunc tion. • U nder dir ect sunlight or near a he ater. The c amera body ma y becom e d eformed or this may cause a m alfunc[...]

108 On internal rechargea ble button battery This cam era has an in terna l rechar geable button ba ttery for maintai ning the da te and time an d other settin gs regard less of whet her the powe r is on or off. This rechar geable butto n battery is continua lly charg ed as long as you are using the came ra. Howev er, if you use the camera for only[...]

109 Additi onal informa tion • Data may be corrup ted in the fol lo wing cases. – When t he “Memory Stick” i s removed or the camera is tu rned off du ring read or write operation – When t he “Memory Stick” i s used in locations subject to static electricity or electrical noi se • W e reco mmend backing up important data. • Do no [...]

110 Effective use of the battery pack • Battery perform ance d ecrease s in lo w- temper ature sur roundin g s. So, the time t h at the ba ttery pack can b e us ed is short er in cold place s. We recommend th e follow ing to ensure lon ger bat tery pack use: – Put t he bat tery pac k in a pocke t close to your body t o warm i t up, and inse rt [...]

111 Additi onal informa tion White b alance Flash, Automatic , Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescen t, Incandescent Data format (DCF comp liant) Still images : Exif Ver. 2.2 JPEG compliant, GIF (for Clip M otion), DPOF compa tible Audio with s till im age: MPEG1 compliant (Monaural) Moving images: MPEG1 compliant (Monaural) Reco rding m edia “Memory Stic[...]

112 The LCD scre en When shootin g still images A Image size indicator (18) B Recordi ng mode indicator (48, 53-5 4) C AE/A F lo ck indi cat or ( 21) D Battery remain ing indicator (11) E White balance indicator (49 ) / Mode dia l indic ator/ Flash mode indic ator (26) / Red-e ye reductio n indicat or (27) F ISO numbe r ind ica tor (10 1) / Date/ti[...]

113 Additi onal informa tion When shooting movies A Recordi ng mode indic ator (68) B Battery remaini ng indicat or (11) C White balanc e indicator (49) D Picture effect indicator (57) E Spot metering cr oss hair (47) F AF rang e indicator (42) G Image size ind icator (68) H R ecording time [maximum recordable time] indicator (99) I Recording folde[...]

114 When playin g back still images A Image size indicator ( 18) B Recording mod e indicator (48, 53- 54) C Protect indicator (63) / Print (DPOF) mark indicato r (65) / V olum e in dica tor (54) D Zoom indicat or/Jog pla yback indicator (59) E Histogram in dicator (46) F Folder -file na me (82) G Playback f older indicator ( 58) H Remaining “Mem [...]

115 Index Inde x Index A A C Adaptor ...... ......... ....... ......... ....... ......... .10, 13 Access lam p ...... ....... ......... ....... ........... ......... .....17 AE/AF lo ck ...... ........... ......... ....... ......... ............44 AE/AF lo ck indicator .. ....... ......... ....... ......... .....21 AE/AF lo ck lamp .... ...........[...]

116 I Image copying images to your computer .. 79, 80, 85 file names ......... ........... .......... ...... ......... ....... 83 image f ile stor age desti nation s ... ............ .... 82 image quali ty ........ ......... .... ....... ......... ... 1 9, 40 image size ........ ....... ......... ....... ........ 18, 19, 98 Image T ransfer ........[...]

117 Index movi e ...... .......... ...... ......... ....... ......... ....... .....68 Multi Burs t ........... ......... ....... ......... ..... ...... ... 52 V oice . ........... ......... ....... ......... ....... ......... .......54 Slide s how ........ ....... ......... ....... ......... .... ....... .....60 Spot . ......... ....... ......... .[...]

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