Sony Cybershot DSC-P52 manual

3-082-146- 11 (1) Digital Still Camera Operating I nstructi ons Before operatin g the unit, ple ase read this manual th oroughly, and retain it for future referenc e. Owner’s Record The mo del and serial numbers ar e located on the bottom. Record the serial number in the sp ace pr ovided be low. Re fer to t hese n umbers when ever yo u call upon [...]

2 T o prevent fire or shock hazard, do not e xpose the un it to rain or moisture. If you have any questions about this product, you ma y call: Sony Custome r Information S ervices Cente r 1-800-222-SONY (7669) The number below is for the FCC r elated matt ers onl y . Regulatory I nf ormation W ARNING For th e Customer s in the U.S.A. This sym bol i[...]

3 CA UTION Y ou are cautioned that any change s or modifications not expressly approved in this manual c ould void your authority to ope rate this e quipment. Note: This equip ment has been tested and found to comply with the li mits fo r a Cla ss B digital device, pursuan t to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Thes e limits a re desig ned to provid e reas[...]

4 Certain c ountries may regulat e disposal of the batt ery use d to po wer thi s produc t. Pl ease consult with your local authority . For the Cus tomers in the U .S.A. and Canada THIS CLASS B DIGI T AL DEVICE COMPLIES WITH P AR T 15 OF THE FCC R UL ES AND THE CAN ADIAN ICES-003 OPERA TION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TW O C ONDITIONS: (1) THIS DEV[...]

5 Remove dirt from the surface of the flash If the dir t change s color or st icks to the surfac e of the flash due to the heat of the fl ash, sufficient light may not be emitted. Do not get the camera wet When taki ng pictures outdoor s in the rain or under similar c onditions, be ca reful not t o get the camer a wet. If moistur e condensation occ[...]

6 Table of co ntents Before using you r camera ....... ........... ....... 4 Identifyin g the parts .... ......... ........... ......... . 8 Preparing batteries ......... ......... ........... ..... 14 Charging t h e b atteries ....... ......... ........... .. 14 Inserting t h e bat teries ........... .............. ..... 16 Using an e xternal p ow[...]

7 Selecti ng the folder an d play ing back images – F olde r ... ......... ........... .......6 1 Enlargin g a port ion of a stil l image ........ . 62 Enlargi ng an image – Playba ck zoom........... ......... ......... 62 Recor ding an enlarged im age – Trimmin g ....... ............ ........... ....... 63 Playi ng back successive images –[...]

8 Ide ntifyin g the part s (DSC-P72) A PO W ER button (20 ) B Sh utter b utton (26) C Flash (32) D Micr ophone E Self-timer lamp (31) / AF il lumi nator (33) F T ripod receptacle (bottom surface) G PO WER lamp (20) H Find er wi ndow I Lens J Access lamp (23) K “Memory Stick” cover (23) • “3.2MEGA PIXELS” sho wn on the surface of the camer[...]

9 A Zoom button s (during s hootin g) (29) /Index b uttons ( during pla yback ) (37) B Control button (Menu on) ( v / V / b / B / z ) (20) / (Menu of f) ( / / 7 /) (32/ 31/28/ 30) C Mode selector (21) : T o view or edit imag es : T o shoot sti ll images : T o sh oot movies/Clip Motion images/Multi Bur st mode i mages SET UP: T o set the SET UP item[...]

10 Identifying the parts (continued) (DSC-P52) A PO W ER button (20 ) B Sh utter b utton (26) C Flash (32) D Micr ophone E Self-timer lamp (31) / AF il lumi nator (33) F T ripod receptacle (bottom surface) G PO WER lamp (20) H Find er wi ndow I Lens J Access lamp (23) K “Memory Stick” cover (23) • “3.2MEGA PIXELS” sho wn on the surface of[...]

11 A Zoom button s (during s hootin g) (29) /Index b uttons (dur ing pla yback ) (37) B Control button (Menu on) ( v / V / b / B / z ) (20) / (Menu of f) ( / / 7 /) (32/31/28 / 51) C Mode selector (21) : T o view or edit imag es : T o shoot sti ll images : T o sh oot movies/Clip Motion images/Multi Bur st mode i mages SET UP: T o set the SET UP ite[...]

12 Identifying the parts (continued) (DSC-P32) A PO W ER button (20 ) B Sh utter b utton (26) C Flash (32) D Find er wi ndow E Lens F T ripod receptacle (bottom surface) G PO WER lamp (20) H Micr ophone I Self-timer lamp (31) / AF il lumi nator (33) J Access lamp (23) K “Memory Stick” cover (23) • “3.2MEGA PIXELS” sho wn on the surface of[...]

13 A Zoom button s (during s hootin g) (29) /Index b uttons (dur ing pla yback ) (37) B Control button (Menu on) ( v / V / b / B / z ) (20) / (Menu of f) ( / / 7 /) (32/31/28 / 51) C Mode selector (21) : T o view or edit imag es : T o shoot sti ll images : T o sh oot movies/Clip Motion images/Multi Bur st mode i mages SET UP: T o set the SET UP ite[...]

14 Prepar ing batte ries Use the follo wing batter ies in this camer a . Acceptable batteri es HR 15/51:HR6 (size AA) Nickel-Metal Hydride batt eries (2) – NH-AA-D A (2) (supplied) – NH-AA-2D A twin-pack (not supplied) R6 (s ize AA ) alk aline b atter ies (2 ) Batteries that cannot be used Manganese ba tterie s, lithium bat t er ies, ni- cad ba[...]

15 Getti n g st a rted Charging time This r epresents the time requi red to cha rge fully depleted Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries using the supplied battery charger in an environment where the ambient temperature is 25° C (77°F). • Charging is complete i n approximately six hours. The CHARGE lam p may remain l it longer than six hours, but this[...]

16 Inserti ng the b atteries , Open t he battery cov er. Slide it in the directi o n of the arro w with the OPEN but ton pressed, and it ope ns out. , Insert the bat ter ies. Matc h the +/ − pole s of the batterie s to the + / − marks inside the ba tter y case. • Occasionally clean t he poles of t he batteries and the terminals of the battery[...]

17 Getti n g st a rted Battery remaining indicator (When using th e Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries) As the ba ttery power decrea ses with use , the battery re maining indi cator displays the amoun t of power remaini ng using the following sym bols. • If the LCD screen is off, press to turn it on. • Based on th e conditions under wh ich the came[...]

18 Insertin g the batt eries (continu ed) When using Sony alkaline batteries 1) Shooting u nder the following conditions : – The image quality is set to [Fine]. – Shooting one image e very 30 seconds. – Alternati vely pressing the zoom W and T buttons fully for each shot (DSC-P72/P52 only). – Using the flash once in every two shots. – T u[...]

19 Getti n g st a rted Using an ext ernal powe r source , Open the jack cov er, then connect the AC-LS5 AC Adap tor (not supplied) to the DC IN jack of the cam era. Conn ect the plug wi th the v mark fac ing toward th e LCD scre en. • Be sure to use the A C-LS5 A C Ad aptor . Other AC adapto rs cannot be used wit h this ca mera. • Connect the A[...]

20 Turn ing your cam era on/off , Press POWER to turn on the camera . The POWER la mp lights in green and the powe r is on. When you tu rn on the camera for th e firs t time, the C lock S et scre en appear s (page 21) . To turn off the po wer Press P OWER again, the POWER la mp goes out, and th e camera tu rns off. • Do not remo ve the b atteries[...]

21 Getti n g st a rted Setti ng the date and t ime , Set the mode selector to . • Y ou can carry out this operation e ven when the mode selector is set to or . • T o set the time and the date again, set the mode selec tor t o SE T UP , sel ect [C lock Set] in (Setup 1) (pages 45, 107), then proceed from Step 3 . , Press POWER to turn on the cam[...]

22 , Select the year, m onth, day, hour, or minute item you want to set with b / B on the control but ton. v is shown a bove and V is shown be low the sele cted item. , Set the desire d numerical value with v / V on the co ntrol button , then press z . After set ting the curren t numerica l v alue, set t he next it em. Re peat th e above pro cess u[...]

23 Shootin g still images Inserting and removing a “Me mory Stick” , Open the “Memor y Stick” cover . Slid e the cove r in the dire ction of the arrow . • For more information about the “Memory Stick,” see page 109. , Insert the “Memo ry Stic k.” Insert the “Mem ory Sti ck” all th e way in until it clicks as shown in the il lu[...]

24 Setti ng the still image size , Set the mode se lector to . , Turn on the ca mera, the n press (Image S ize). The Imag e Size setup it em appear s. • For more informat ion about the image size , see page 25. , Select t he desi red image size with v / V on the control but ton. The ima g e si ze is set . After th e setting is complete d , p ress[...]

25 Shootin g still images Image size and quali ty You ca n choose ima ge size (numbe r of pixe ls) and ima ge qua lity (com pressio n ratio) ba sed on the kind of i mages you want to shoot. The larger yo u make the im age size an d the higher you m ake the im age qualit y, the bet ter your image, but also th e large r the amoun t of data ne eded to[...]

26 Basic still image shootin g – using au to mode , Set the mode se lector to , and t urn on the c amera. The recor d ing fold er name is indicate d on the LCD screen for about five sec onds. • The lens cov er opens when the power is turned on. • Do not touch the lens portion while it is operating, such as when you press PO WER to turn on the[...]

27 Shootin g still images , Pre ss the shutte r button fully down . The shutte r clicks, the shoot ing is com ple ted, an d the still im age is save d in the “M emory S tick.” When the r ecord ing lamp (pages 9, 11, 1 3) go es out, yo u can shoot th e next image. • When you are shooting with the batteries, if no tasks are per formed for a whi[...]

28 Basic still image shooting – using auto mode (continued) About Auto Focus When y ou tr y to sh oot a subj ect that is hard to focu s on, th e AE/AF lock ind icator will change to flash ing slowly. The Au to Fo cus fu nction ma y be dif ficult to use with in the fol lowing subjec ts. In such cases, release t he shutter button, then t ry to reco[...]

29 Shootin g still images Using the zoom feature , Press t he zoom butto ns to choo se the desire d zoom position, a nd shoot y our image. The minim um distance needed to focus on a subject Appr oximat ely 50 c m (19 3 / 4 inches) fro m the end of the lens (DSC-P7 2) Approx imately 8 cm (3 1 / 4 inche s) (W)/ 40 cm (15 3 / 4 inches) (T) fro m the e[...]

30 Shooting close-ups – Macro (DSC-P72 only) For close-up s of small subje cts like flowers or insects, shoot using the mac ro feature. You ca n use this feature for close-ups of subjects up to the distances specified below. When the zoom is set all the way to the W side: 10 c m (4 in ches) from the end of the lens When the zoom is set all the wa[...]

31 Shootin g still images Using the self-timer , Set the mode selector to , and pres s V ( ) on the control butt on. The (Self-ti mer) indicato r appears on the LCD screen . • If the menu is currently displayed, press MENU first to make the menu disappear . • Y ou can carry out this operation e ven when the mode selector is set to . , Cent er t[...]

32 Selecting a flash mode , Set the mode se lector to , and pres s v ( ) on the c ontrol button repeated ly to select a flash mode. The flas h mode has the foll owing feat ures. No i ndic ator (Auto): The camera d ecides to use the flash b ased on lighting condit ions. The flash w ill be used when there i s not enou gh light or wh en shoot ing a su[...]

33 Shootin g still images To reduce “red-eye” wh en shooting live su bjects The flash pre -strobes before shoot ing to redu ce the red- eye phen omenon. Set [Red Eye Re duction] to [On ] in the SET UP settings (pa ge 106). ap pears on the LCD screen . • The amount of red-eye reduction possible varies acc or ding to the individual. In addition[...]

34 Shooting with the finder The find er is convenie nt when you want to save battery po wer, or when i t is difficult to conf irm th e ima ge usin g the LCD sc reen. Each time you press , the d isplay changes in t he following ord er. All of the ind icators are turned off • The image through the finder does not indicate the actual record able ran[...]

35 Shootin g still images Inserting the date and time on a still image , Set the mode selector to SET UP. The SE T UP scr een appear s. • When images are shot with the date and time inserted, the date and time cannot be remove d later . • When shooting images with the date and time inserted, the actual date and time are not displayed on the LCD[...]

36 Viewin g images on the LCD screen of your camera You can view images sho t with the c amera almos t immedi ately on the s creen . You can sele ct the follo wing th ree me thod s for vie wing im ages. Single (single-image) screen You ca n view one im age at a tim e, occupy ing the enti re screen. Index (nine-image) screen Nine imag es are display[...]

37 Viewing st ill image s , Select the desire d still imag e wit h b / B on the co ntrol button. b : Display s the previous image. B : Display s the n ext image. 2 10:30 PM 2003 7 4 101-0003 3 / 9 101 VGA BACK/NEXT V OLUME Viewing on the index (nine- or triple-image) screen , Pre ss the zoom W (index) but ton once. The displa y swit ches to the Ind[...]

38 Viewin g images on a TV scre en , Connect the supplied A/V connect ing cable to the A/ V OUT (MONO) jack of the camera an d the audio /video input jacks of the TV. If your TV has stere o type input jacks, connec t the audio plug (b lack) of the A/V connec ting cable to the Lch aud io input jack. • T u rn off both the camera and the TV bef ore [...]

39 Viewing st ill image s Watching images on a TV screen If you wa nt to view ima ges on a TV , you need a TV having a vi deo input ja ck and the A/V co nnecting ca ble (suppl ied). The colo r system o f the TV mu st match as that of your di gital still cam era. Check the following l ist: NTSC system Bahama Islands, B olivia, Ca nada, C entral Ame [...]

40 Deleting i mages , Set the mode se lector to , and t urn on the c amera. Select the image yo u want to delete with b / B on the control but ton. , Press (Del ete). The image has not ye t been deleted at this poin t. • Y ou cannot delete prot ected images (page 67). , Sel ect [D elet e] with v on the control button, then pr ess z . “Memor y S[...]

41 Deleti ng still i mages Deleting on the Index (nine-image) screen , Wh ile an Index (ni ne-image ) screen (page 3 7) is di splay ed, press (Delet e). , Select [Select] with b / B on the control bu tton, then press z . To delete al l the images in the folder Select [All In Folder] with B on the co ntrol butt on, th en pr ess z . Ne xt, s elect [O[...]

42 Deleting on the Index (nine- image) screen (continued) , Pres s (Del ete) . Select [OK] with B on the control bu tton, then press z . “Memo ry Stick access” a ppears on the screen. When this message disappears, all of the image s with marks have been delete d . To cancel th e deletion Select [ Exit] with b on the control b utton, then pr ess[...]

43 Deleti ng still i mages , Selec t [Delete] wit h v on the control button, then pr ess z . “Memory Stick acc ess” ap pears on t he scree n. When t his messa ge dis appea rs, th e image has been de leted. To cancel th e deletion Sel ect [E xit] wi th V on the control button, then pr ess z . 3 Delete Exit 10:30 PM 2003 7 4 101-0002 OK BACK/NEXT[...]

44 Formattin g a “Memory Stick” , Insert the “M emory Stick” you want to f ormat in to the ca m era. Set the mo de select or to SET UP, and turn on the camera. • The term “formattin g” means p reparing a “Memory Stick” to record images; this proce ss is also called “initialization.” The suppl ied “Memory Stick” and those a[...]

45 Before advanced o perations How to setup and operate your camera This section de scribes the most frequent ly used m enus an d the SET U P scree n. Changing menu settings a Press MENU . The men u ap pears . b Select the sett ing item you want to change with b / B on the cont r ol button. The let ters and symbols of the item you select tur n yell[...]

46 Deciding the still image quality Mode se lector: You can select th e sti ll image qu ality fro m [Fine] or [Stan dard]. Before operation Set (Came ra) to an y mode oth er than [Auto ] in the menu set tings (pag e 27). a Set the mod e selector t o . b Press MENU. The men u ap pears . c Select (P . Quality) with b / B , then sel ect the desi red i[...]

47 Before advanced o perations Creating a new folder a Set the mode sel ector to SET UP. b Se lect ( Memory St ick T ool) wit h v / V , [Create REC. Folder ] wit h B / v / V , and [OK] with B / v , then pr ess z . The fol lowing screen ap pears. c Select [ O K] with v , then press z . A new folder i s created with a number one hi gher than the lar [...]

48 Choosing a f ocus method Mode se lector: / Multipoint AF The came ra calc ulate s the distan ce in t hree areas to the left , and right and i n the cent er of the i mage , let ting you s hoot us in g the auto f ucus func tion withou t worrying a bout the image c ompo sitio n. Thi s is us eful when it is diff icult to focus o n the subjec t becau[...]

49 Advanced st ill image shooting Sh oo ti ng t ec h n i ques Even if it is difficult to focus in AF shooting because the subject is not in the center of th e frame, you can focus in this situation using Center AF . For e xamp le, when y ou are shooting two subjects, and there is a g ap between them, the ca m era may focus on the background visible[...]

50 a Set the mode se lector to or . b Press MENU. The men u ap pears . c Select 9 (Foc us) with b / B , then sel ect the distan ce to the subject with v / V . Y ou can sele ct from th e fol lowing dist ance settin gs. 0.5m , 1.0m, 3. 0m, 7 .0m, ∞ (unli mited dist ance ) To return to auto focus mode In step 3 , sele ct 9 (Focus), then sele ct [Mul[...]

51 Advanced st ill image shooting Selecting a meter ing mode Mode se lector: / This functi on enables you to selec t a meteri ng mode to suit the shooting conditio ns and purpose. Multi-pattern m e tering The ima ge is d ivided i nto mult iple regions and m etering i s perform ed for each r egion. The camer a judges t he subje ct positio n and back[...]

52 For the DSC-P52/P32 a Set the mode dial to or . b Press B ( ) on the control butto n to tu rn spot me tering on. The spot me tering cross hair ap pears. To cancel s pot metering Press B ( ) a gain to turn spot mete ring off. The spot m etering cr oss hair disappea r s, an d the c amera ret urns to mult i- patter n mete ring. Adjusting co lor ton[...]

53 Advanced st ill image shooting • Under fluorescent lights that flicker, e ven if you choose , t he white balance may no t be properly adjusted. • When the flash is tr iggered, the manual s etting of white balance is cancelled, and the shooting of the image is done in Auto m ode. Adjust ing the flash level – Flash level Mode se lector: You [...]

54 Shooting multiple fram es – Clip Motion Mode se lector: You ca n shoot a number of still images consecu tively (G IF anima tion) . Beca use the file s ize is small, t hese imag es are ideal f or use on a hom e page, or fo r attach ing to an e- mail message. • Clip Motion images are restri cted to color levels of 256 colors and below . This i[...]

55 Advanced st ill image shooting • If you do not complete Step 6 , all the images will not be saved in the “Memory St ick.” • In Clip Motion, the date and time cannot be inserted. • When you view Clip Moti on images using the Index sc reen, the images may appear different from the actual image recorded. • GIF files made o n other camer[...]

56 Shooting two images in succession – Burst 2 Mode se lector: You can shoo t two images in succ ession while pressing the sh utter button only onc e. a Set the mod e selector t o . b Press MENU. The men u ap pears . c Selec t [Mode] (RE C Mode) with b / B , th en select [Burst 2] with v / V . d Shoot y our image . Y ou can do the nex t shooti ng[...]

57 Advanced st ill image shooting c Select [Mode] (REC M ode) with b / B , then select [E-Mail] with v / V . d Shoot y our imag e. Y ou can do t he next shooting aft er “Rec ording” disappea rs from t he LCD screen. To return to normal mode In St ep 3 , sele ct [N orma l]. • For instructions on ho w to attach your images to an e-m ail message[...]

58 Shooting according to scene condi tions Mode se lector: When s hoot ing ni ght scen es, s hoot ing people at night, shooti ng landscape s, or shooti ng a wate rfront or a snowscap e, use the modes li sted b elow to incr ease th e qualit y of your image s. Twilight m ode Under d ark light ing condi tions, you can shoot a distan t night view. H ow[...]

59 Advanced st ill image shooting a Set the mode selector to b Pre ss MENU . The me nu appe ars. c Sel ect (C amera) w ith b , then sel ect the desire d mode wit h v / V . To return to the no rmal shooting In St ep 3 , select [Auto] or [Pr ogram]. • The setting is maintaine d e ven when the power is turned off. • Even when you select T w ilight[...]

60 Adding sp ecial effect s – Picture Effect Mode se lector: / You ca n add special eff ects to bring out the contrast in your i mages. Before operation Whe n shoo ting s till im age s, set (Came ra) to an y mode othe r than [Au to] in the menu sett ings (page 27). a Set th e mode selec tor to or . b Pres s MENU. The menu app ears. c Select [PFX][...]

61 Advanced st ill image viewing Selecting the f older and playing back images – Folder Mode se lector: Select t he folder t hat image s you wan t to play bac k are sto red. a Set the mode selector to . b Pre ss MENU . The me nu appe ars. c Select [Folder] with b , then press z . d Sel ect the desired f o lder with b / B . e Select [OK] with v , [...]

62 Enlarging a portion of a still image Mode se lector: You ca n enlarge an i mage up to five ti mes the si ze of th e original im age. You can also record t he enlarg ed image as a new fi le. Enlarging an image – Playback zoom a Set th e mode selec tor to . b Disp lay the image you want to enla r ge. c Pres s the zoom T button to enla r ge the i[...]

63 Advanced st ill image viewing Recording an enlarged image – Trimming a Aft er you have v iewed an image using playback zoom, press M ENU. The me nu appe ars. b Select [T rimming] with B , then press z . c Sel ect the image si ze with v / V , then pr ess z . The i mage is recorded , and t he scr een image retu rns to the size it was before enla[...]

64 To skip to th e next/previous image during slide show Press B (nex t), or b (previous). • The interval settings are just guidelines. The actual intervals differ , b ased on factors like th e size of the i mage. Rotating still im ages – Rotate Mode selecto r: Images s hot when holding th e camera vertical ly can be ro tated and di splayed hor[...]

65 Advanced st ill image viewing Playing back i mages shot in Multi Bu rst mode Mode se lector: You ca n play back Mul ti Burst images conti nuously o r play them back fr ame b y frame . This function is use d for checking the images. • When the images a r e played back on a computer, the 16 frames you shot will all be displayed at the same time [...]

66 To delete s hot images When using t his mode, you c annot delete only cer tai n frames. When yo u dele te images, all 16 of th e frames are delete d at the same time . 1 Display the Multi Burst im age you want to dele te. 2 Press (Delete). 3 Se lect [ Delet e], then pre ss z . All of the fra mes a re dele ted.[...]

67 Still ima ge editi ng Protecting image s – Protect Mode se lector: To pr event acci dental erasure of an impor tant image, you c an protect it. On the single screen a Set the mode selector to . b Displa y the i mage y ou wa nt to protect with b / B . c Pre ss MENU . The men u ap pears . d Sel ect [Protect] with b / B , t hen press z . The ima [...]

68 h Select [OK] with B , then pres s z . The - ma rk t urns whi te and t he select ed image is protected . To cancel t he protection In Step 4 , s elect [ Cance l], or in St ep 8 , select [E xit]. To release p rotection In Step 5 , select an image for which you want to re lease protect ion with v / V / b / B and press z . T he - mark t urns gray a[...]

69 Still ima ge editi ng Changing image s ize – Resiz e Mode se lector: You ca n change the image size of a recor ded im age, an d save it as a ne w file. You can re size to the following sizes. 3.1M, 2.0M, 1.2 M, and VGA. The orig inal image is ret ained even af ter resizing. a Set the mode selector to . b Dis play the image you want to resize w[...]

70 Choosing images to print – Print (DPOF) mark Mode se lector: You ca n designate c ertain image s to be prin ted. This ma rk is convenie nt when you w ant to print images at a shop tha t confor ms with the DPOF (Digit al Print Order Format ) standard. • Y ou cannot mark movies (MPEG movie) or images recorded in Clip Motion mode. • In E- Mai[...]

71 Still ima ge editi ng g Pre ss MENU . h Select [OK] with B , t hen pres s z . Th e mark turns wh ite and th e setting is comp leted. To delete the mark In St ep 5 , select the ima ge you want t o delete the mark wi th v / V / b / B , an d press z . To delete al l the marks from the images in the folder In St ep 4 , sel ect [All In Folde r], then[...]

72 Shooting movies Mode se lector: You can shoo t movies (MPEG m ovies). Before operation Set [Moving Ima ge] to [MPEG Movie] in the SET UP settings (pages 45 , 106). a Set th e mode selec tor to . b Pres s (Image Size) . The Ima ge Size set up item a ppear s. c Select the desired mode with v / V . Y ou can choo se fro m 640 (V GA) or 160 (Mail). S[...]

73 Enjoyin g movies Viewing movies on the LCD screen Mode se lector: You ca n view movies on the LC D screen of the camer a and hear sounds from th e spea ker of the ca mera. a Set the mode selector to . b Sel ect the desired movie with b / B . Movie s with the image si ze [160 (Mail )] are di splayed a size smaller than st ill ima ges. Movie s wit[...]

74 Deleting movies Mode se lector: You ca n delete unwa nted movie s. On the single screen a Set th e mode selec tor to . b Selec t th e mo vie y ou wan t to delete with b / B . c Press ( Delet e). The movie ha s not yet been dele ted at this point . d Selec t [Del ete] with v , then press z . “Memor y Stic k acces s” appe ars on t h e screen. [...]

75 Enjoyin g movies g Select [OK] with B , t hen pres s z . “Memory S tick acce ss” message appear s on t he screen. When this messag e disappears, the movie has bee n dele ted. To cancel th e deletion In St ep 3 or 7 , select [Exit]. To delete al l the images in the folder In St ep 3 , sel ect [All In Folde r], then press z . Next, sel ect [OK[...]

76 Editing movies Mode se lector: You ca n cut movies, or de lete unnec essary porti ons of movi es. This is th e recomme nded mode to use when th e “Me mory S tick ” capa city is ins uffic ient , or when you attach mo vies to your e -mail messag es. The file num bers assigned when movies ar e cut The cut mo vies are assigne d new numbe rs and [...]

77 Enjoyin g movies e Deci de on a cuttin g point. Press z at the des ired cu tting point. Wh en you want to adju st the cu tting point, se lect [ c / C ] ( frame forward / rewind) and adjust the cuttin g poi nt with b / B . If you want to chang e the cut ting point, s elect [C ancel]. The playba ck of the mov ie sta rts ag ain. f Wh en you ha v e [...]

78 Copying images to your compute r – For Windows use rs Recommended com puter environment OS: M icrosoft Windows 98 , Windows 98SE, Windows 20 00 Professiona l, Windo ws Mil lennium Edition, Window s XP Home Edition, or Windows XP Professional The abov e OS must be inst alled at the facto r y. Ope ration is no t assure d in an environ ment upg r[...]

79 Enjoying images on your co mputer Installing the USB driver When using W indows XP , you n eed not inst all th e USB driver. Once the USB driver is in stalled, you nee d not instal l the USB d river . a T u rn on your computer , and inse rt the sup p l ied CD- ROM into the CD-R OM drive. Th e model select ion sc reen ap pears. If it does no t ap[...]

80 Installing “Image Transfer” You can u se the “Imag e Trans fer” soft ware to copy im ages to you r comput er automa tically when you conne c t t h e c amera to your com puter. a Cl ick [Cy ber-sh ot] on the model selection scr een. The installa tion menu screen appea r s. b Click [Imag e T ran sfer] on the installation menu sc reen. Sele[...]

81 Enjoying images on your co mputer g Click [Finish]. Th e “Install Shiel d W izard” screen closes. If you wish to c ontinue with the installa tion of “ ImageMixer,” c lick [ImageMix er] on the title scree n and then fo llow the proced u re. • The USB dri ver is needed in or der to use “Image T ransfer.” If the necessary dr iver is n[...]

82 Connecting the camera to your computer a Ins ert th e “Memor y Stick” with the imag es you want to copy into th e camera . • Be sure to use fully charged nickel-metal hydride batteries or the A C Adaptor (not supplied). When you copy images to your computer using weak batteries, copying may fail or the data may be corrupted if the camera s[...]

83 Enjoying images on your co mputer P Removing the USB cable, removing the “Memory Stick,” or turning off the camera during a USB connection For Windows 2000, Me, or XP users 1 Double-click on the ta sk tray. 2 Cl ick (Son y DSC), then c lick [Stop]. 3 Confirm th e devi ce on th e confirmati on window, the n click [OK]. 4 Click [OK]. Step 4 is[...]

84 Changing “Image Transfer” settings Y ou ca n chang e “Im age Tr ansfer” sett ings. Rig ht-cl ick th e “Imag e Trans fer” icon on the task tray , select [Ope n Settin gs]. The settings you can set are as fol lows: [Basic], [Copy], a nd [D elete]. Whe n the “Imag e Tran sfer ” start s, the belo w window appears. When yo u select [S[...]

85 Enjoying images on your co mputer – Wind ows XP Copying image s using the Windows XP AutoPlay wiz ard a Ma ke a U SB con nection (page 82). Click [Copy pictures to a folder on my computer using Microsoft Scann er and Camera Wiz ar d], then cli ck [OK]. The “S canne r and Came ra Wizard” scree n appe ars. b Click [Ne xt]. The i mages s tore[...]

86 Image file storage destinations and file names The ima ge files recor ded with you r camera are gro uped as fo lders in the “ Memory Stick.” Example: wh en viewin g folders o n Windows Me • You ca nnot recor d any im ages to “100MSDCF” or “MSSONY” folders. The imag es in t hese folde r s ar e availabl e only f or view ing. • For [...]

87 Enjoying images on your co mputer • ssss stands for an y number wit hin the r ange fr om 0001 to 999 9. • T he numeric al portions of the fo llowing fil es are th e same . – A small-si ze image fi le shot i n E-Mail mode and its correspond ing image fi le – An audio file shot in Voice mode an d its correspo nding image file – A n im ag[...]

88 Copying images to your compute r – For Macintosh us ers Recommended com puter environment OS: Mac OS 8 .5.1, 8.6, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, o r Mac OS X (v1 0.0/v10.1/v1 0.2) The abov e OS must be inst alled at the factory. For the following m odels, up date your OS to Ma c OS 9.0 or 9. 1. – iMac with Mac OS 8.6 installe d at the factor y, and a slot l[...]

89 Enjoying images on your co mputer Removing the USB cable, removing the “Memory Stick,” or turning off the camera during a USB connection Drag and dro p the drive ico n or the i con of the “Memor y Stick” to the “Tr ash” icon , then rem o ve the USB c able, remo ve the “Mem ory Stick,” or turn of f the camera • If you are using [...]

90 Creating a V ideo CD You can cr eate a Video CD u sing your comput er. The created Vi deo CD can be playe d back on a Vide o CD-com patible DVD pl ayer. When playi ng back o n a comput er, use applica tion soft ware use d to play ba ck a Video CD. a S tar t “Imag eMixe r.” b Click . The video CD creating m ode turns on. c Drag & drop the[...]

91 Troublesh ooting Troubleshoo ting If you have trouble wi th your cam era, try the follo wing soluti ons. 1 Ch eck the item s on pages 91 to 97. If the screen shows “C: ss : ss ,” the self-di agnosis f unction is working. Please see p age 100. 2 Press the RE SET butt on located insi de the j ack cover , then turn on th e cam era again. (This [...]

92 Shooting still imag es / movies The power turns off suddenly. • If you do not operate the camera for ab out 90 second s while th e power is on, the cam era turns off automa tically to preven t wearing dow n the battery (wh en [Power Sa ve] is [Off], aft er three minute s.) (page 17). • Th e batteries are di scharged. p Turn on the camera aga[...]

93 Troublesh ooting The image is too bright. • You are sh ooting a spot lighted subject i n a dark locati o n such as on a stage. • The bright ness of the LCD screen is too high. p Adj ust the exposur e (page 50). p Adj ust the brightne ss of the LCD screen (page 107). The im age is monochrome (bl ack and white) . • [PFX] (P. Effect) is set t[...]

94 Viewing im ages Deleting/editin g an image The date and time are recorded incor rectly. • Th e date and time are not set correctly. p Se t the co rrect date and time (page 21 ). Symptom Cause Solut ion The image ca nnot be played back. • Th e mode selecto r is not set to . • Yo u cannot play back the i mage on the camera, if it is mod ifie[...]

95 Troublesh ooting Computers The resizing function doe s not wor k. • M ovie (MPEG movie) /Clip Motio n/Mult i Burst files ca nnot be resize d. — You cannot attach a print (DPOF ) mark. • Print (DPOF) mark s cannot be a ttached to m ovie (MPEG m ovie)/Cli p Motion f iles. — You cannot cut a movie. • The movie is not long enough to cu t. [...]

96 “Memor y Stick” You cannot copy images. • The camera is not correctly connected to your computer. • The copy pr ocedure differs de pending on your OS. — p Con nect the camer a and your computer correctly (page 82). p Fol low the copy procedure for your OS (pages 83, 84, 88). p If you a re using the “ImageMixer Ver. 1.5 for Sony” so[...]

97 Troublesh ooting Oth ers You cannot format a “Memor y Stick.” • T he write-pro tect switc h on t he “Memory Stick” is set to the LOCK posit ion. p Se t it t o the r ecordin g posit ion (pag e 109). You have formatted a “Memor y Stick” by mistake. • All the data on the “Me m ory Sti ck” are erased by formatting. p W e recommen[...]

98 Warnings and messages The followi ng messages ap pear on the LCD sc reen. Message Meaning/ Correcti ve Action No Memory Stick • Inser t a “Memory Stick” (pa ge 23). Sy stem er ror • Turn the powe r off and on again (page 20). Memo ry Stick error • The ins erted “Mem ory Stic k ” ca nnot be us ed with your cam era (page 109). • In[...]

99 Troublesh ooting • Camera shake may occur due t o ins u ffic ient light. Use the flas h, mount th e camera on a tripod, o r otherwise secu re the ca mera in place. Turn the p ower off and on again • A problem with th e lens caused an error. Message Meaning/ Corrective Action[...]

100 Self-diagnosis disp lay – If a code s tarting with an alphabet le tter appears Your cam era has a self-diag nosis display. This f unction di splays t he condit ion of th e camera on the L CD scr een us ing a combinat ion of a letter and four n umeri cal digits. If this occur s, check th e following code ch art and take t he correspo nding cou[...]

101 Additional informatio n The number of imag es that can be sa ved/ shooting time The n umber of i mages that ca n be sa ved and the shoot ing time ar e different, dep ending on the capacity of th e “Memor y Stick, ” the image si ze, an d the ima ge quality. Refer t o the fo llow ing ch arts w hen you choose a “Memory St ick.” • T he nu[...]

102 Menu items Menu item s that can be chan ged differ depend ing on the positi on of t he mode selector. The LCD screen shows only the items you ca n operat e based on the current posi tion of the mod e select or. Factory sett ings are ind icated with x . When the mo de selector is set to Item Setting Description (Camera) // / / / Program / x Auto[...]

103 Additional informatio n * When (Camer a) is set to [Auto], t hese items are not dis playe d. When the mode selecto r is set to (when [ Moving Image] is set to [MPEG Movie] in the SET UP settings) Mode (REC Mode) Voice E-Mail Burst 2 x Normal – R ecords an audio file (with a still im age) in additio n to the JPEG file (pa ge 57). – Records a[...]

104 When the mo de selector is set to (when [M oving Image ] is set to [Cli p Motion] in th e SET UP settings ) When the mo de selector is set to (when [M oving Image ] is set to [M ulti Burst] in the SET UP s ettings) Item Setting Description (EV) + 2.0EV / +1.7EV / +1.3EV / +1.0EV / +0.7EV / +0.3EV / x 0EV / − 0. 3EV / − 0.7 EV / − 1.0EV / [...]

105 Additional informatio n When the mode selecto r is set to (P.Q u ali ty) x Fine / Standar d Records imag es with fine image q uality mod e. / Records im ages in the standa rd image qu ality m ode (pag e 46). PFX (P.Ef fect) Solarize / B&W / Sepia /Ne g.Art / x Off Sets t he speci al effec ts for t h e i mage (page 60). Item Setting Descript[...]

106 SET UP items (Camera) (Memory Stick To ol) Item Setting Description Moving Image x MPEG Mo vie / Clip Motion / Multi Burst Selects t he shooting mode (page s 54, 55, 72). Smart Zoom (DSC-P52/P7 2 only) x On / O ff Sel ects wh ethe r to use th e sma rt zoom (pag e 29). Date /Time Day&Time / Date / x Off Selects whethe r to insert th e date a[...]

107 Additional informatio n (Setup 1) (Setup 2) Create REC. Fol der OK / Cancel C reates a fold er for re cording ima g es (p age 46). Change REC. Fol der OK / Cancel Changes a fold er for recording im ages (page 46). Item Setting De scription Power Sa ve x On / Off S elects wh ether to use the Power Sa ve mode (page 17 ). Displayed onl y when you [...]

108 Precautions Do not leave the camera in the following pl aces • In extrem ely hot plac e, such as in a car parke d in the su n. The cam era body may become def o rmed o r this may cause a malfunct ion. • Under di rect sun light or ne ar a heater . The c amera bo dy may bec ome defo rmed or this may cau se a malfuncti on. • O n rock ing vib[...]

109 Additional informatio n The internal rechar geable button battery This cam era has an i nternal r echar geable button ba ttery for maintai n in g the date and time and other settin gs regardles s of whet her the power is on or off. This r echarge able but ton bat tery is conti nually ch arged as long as you are usi ng the came ra. However, if y[...]

110 • Do not s trike, bend or drop a “Memory Stick.” • Do not di sassemble or modify a “Memory Stick.” • Do not expose the “Memory Stick” t o water . • A void using or storing the “Memory Stick” in the following places: – In a car parked in the sun, or at a high temperature. – Under direct sunlight. – In a hum id place[...]

111 Additional informatio n The battery ch arger • Do not charg e any ot her batter ies except the Sony nickel hydride ba ttery using the supplied ba ttery charg er. If you charge othe r typ es of batt ery (mang anese , al kalin e, lith ium, n i-cd batte ries, etc.), this m ay cause leakage , explosi on, or overhe ating of th e battery, and perso[...]

112 DSC-P3 2 4.0 cm (1.6 type) TFT dr ive Total num ber of do ts DSC-P7 2 123 200 ( 560×220) dots DSC-P5 2 61 600 ( 280×220) d ots DSC-P3 2 61 600 ( 280×220) d ots [Power, ge neral ] Power AA nickel hydride b atteries (2) 2.4 V AC-LS5 AC Adap tor (not suppli ed), 4.2 V Power con sumption (w hen record ing) DSC-P7 2 1.7W DSC-P5 2 1.6W DSC-P3 2 1.[...]

113 Additional informatio n The LCD scree n For shooting st ill images A Image siz e indicator (24, 25) B Recordi ng mode indica tor (54–57) C AE/AF lock indicator (26, 49) D Battery remaini ng indicat or (17) E Flash mode (32) / Re d-eye red uct ion (33) / White balance indicator (52 ) / AF il lumi nator indic ator (33) F Ca mera mode indicator [...]

114 For shooting m ovies A Recording mode indicator (72) B Batter y remaining indicator (17 ) C White b alance indicator (52) D Pict ure effect indicator (60) E Low battery warnin g ( 98) F Spot mete ring cr oss hai r (51) G AF range finder (48) H Imag e size indicator ( 72) I Rec ording time (Maximum recordable time) indicator (101) / Self-diagnos[...]

115 Additional informatio n For still image playback A Image siz e indicator (24, 25) B Recordi ng mode indica tor (54– 57) C V olume i ndicator (57) /Pr otect mark indica tor (67) /Pr int (DP OF) mark indica tor (70) D Zoom indicator (62) /Jog pla yback indic ator (65) E Low battery war ning (98) F Folder- file n umber (87) G P layback fo lder i[...]

116 Index A A/V connect ing cable ......... ......... ....... ........... .. 38 Access lam p ........ ....... ........... ........... ......... ....... 23 AE/AF l ock ........... ......... ....... ......... ....... ..... 26 , 49 AE/AF l ock lamp ....... ......... ....... ......... ... 9, 11, 13 AF illu minator ...... ....... ......... ....... .... [...]

117 Index Menu Changing me n u ... ....... ......... ....... ........... .......45 Metering mode ...... ...... ......... ....... ......... ....... .....51 Mode select o r ... ....... ......... ....... ......... ......9, 11, 13 Moisture condens ation ...................................108 Movie Continuous shooting ........ .......... ...... ........[...]

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