Sony Cybershot DSC-S70 manual

3-060-522- 14 (1) Digital Still Camera Oper ating Instructions Bef ore oper ating t he unit , pleas e read this manu al th oroughl y , and re tain it fo r fut ure re fe renc e. Owner’ s Record The model and se rial numbers are lo cated on t he bottom. Rec ord the seri al numb er in th e spac e provided be low . Refer to these num bers when ever y[...]

2 T o prev ent fi re or shoc k hazar d, do not e x pose th e unit to rain or moisture. Never e xpose the battery pa ck to temperatu re above 140°F (60°C) , such as in a car parked in the sun or unde r direct sunlight . If you have any questions a bout t his produ ct, you may c all: Sony Customer Information Services Center 1-800-222-SONY (7669) o[...]

3 The shiel ded interf ace cable recom mended in t his m anual must be us ed wi th th is equipm ent in orde r to comply wi th the limit s for a d igital device pursuant to Subpar t B of Par t 15 of FC C Rules . DISPOSAL OF LITHIUM IO N BA T T E RY . LITHIUM ION B A TTER Y . DISPOSE OF PR OPERL Y . Y ou can return your unwanted lithium ion batteries[...]

4 T rial recor ding Befor e you reco rd one-tim e events, you may want to make a trial recor ding to ma ke sure that th e camera is w orking correct ly . No compensation for contents of the recording Conte nts of the recor ding canno t be compen sated for if reco rding or playba ck is not pos sible due to a malf unction of y our camera, et c. Notes[...]

5 T able of cont ents Identifyin g the p a rts ............ ........... ....... 6 Preparing the powe r supply ........ .......... 8 Setting t h e date and time ........ ........ ..... 13 Inserting t h e “Memory St ick” ............. 15 B Recording Recording sti l l images ........ ........... ..... 16 Recording movi n g images ..... ..... .....[...]

6 Gett ing st arted Identifying the par ts See the pages in paren thes es fo r detai ls of ope ration . A Display w i ndow B Flash (20) C MODE selector (30) D Shutter button (16) ( 21) E Photoc ell windo w f or flash Do not blo ck while recordi ng. F Self-timer/recording lamp G T ripod receptacl e (bottom surface) Use a tripod with a scre w length [...]

Getting started 7 A PROGRAM AE button (42) B LCD ON/OFF b utton C Finder Self-timer/recording lamp (red) AE loc k lamp (green ) Str obe char ge lamp (orange ) D FOCUS but ton (41) E Flash button F LCD screen G PO WER s witc h H V OLUM E +/– button PROGRAM AE +/– button I DISP LA Y b utton J Hook f or lens cap/strap K Zoom b utton L Access lamp [...]

8 Pr eparing the power supply Installing the battery pack Y our came ra operat es only wi th the “Inf oLITHIUM” N P-FM 50 batt ery pack * (M seri es). Y ou ca nnot use any other batter y pack . T o remove the batt ery pac k Open the batter y/“Memory S tick” cover . S lide the batter y eject lever downward, and remove the battery pack. Be c [...]

Getting started 9 Char ging the battery pack Y ou cann ot charge th e batte ry pack while yo ur came ra is tu rned on. Be s ure to tu rn of f your ca mera before cha r ging . Batter y remaining indicator The LCD screen on the came ra sho ws the remaini ng time for wh ic h you can s till record or play back i mages. This i ndicatio n may not be enti[...]

10 Approximate ti me to char ge a completely d ischar g ed batter y pack using the A C-L10 AC p ow e r a d a p t o r. STILL mode recording* STILL mode playbac k** Approximate b attery lif e and number o f images t h at can be recorded/played bac k with a fully ch arged batter y pack a t a temper ature of 77°F (25° C), 640 × 480 imag e size and i[...]

Getting started 11 Notes • The battery life and number of images will be dec reased if you use you r camera at lo w temper atures, us e the flash , repeatedly turn the power on/o ff or use the zoom. • The cap acity of the “ Memory Stick” is lim ited. The abo ve fi gures are a g u ide whe n you continuous ly record/ play back while replacing[...]

12 Using the AC power adaptor Using a car battery Use Son y DC adaptor/c h ar ger (not suppli ed). Not e While using the AC po wer adap ter i f you do n ot operat e the came ra for ab out 30 minutes with the MODE sele ctor set t o STILL or MO VIE, th e camera tur ns of f automatically . T o use the camera again, slide the PO W ER switch t o turn on[...]

Getting started 13 Setting the date and tim e When you f irst use your came ra, set the date and time. If these are not set, the CLOCK SET scr e en ap pears whene ver you turn o n your camera for re cording. 1 Slide down t he PO WER switch to turn on the power . The POWER l amp lights up. 2 Pres s v on the control b u tton. The menu bar ap pears on[...]

14 T o cance l the date and time setting Select [CANCEL] with v / V / b / B on the contr o l b utton, th en press th e center z . 4 Select [CLOCK SET] with v / V on the c ontrol button, then press the center z . 5 Select the de sired dat e display format with v / V on the control button, then pres s the center z . Select f rom [Y/M/D] ( year/month/[...]

Getting started 15 Inser ting the “Memor y Stick” Open the battery/“ Memory Stick” co ver , then press the “Memory Stick” once ligh tly . Notes • Inser t the “Memory S tick” fi rmly un til i t clic k s, oth erwis e a mes sage su ch as “MEMOR Y STICK ERROR” will be displayed. • Nev er remove the “Memory Stick” or turn off[...]

16 Basic ope rations B Recording Recor ding still images Still images are re cord ed in JP EG for mat. T o record stil l images, s lide the PO WER switch do wn to turn on t h e po wer and insert a “Mem ory St ick.” ∗ Exposu re and fo cus a re auto matical ly adj u sted. The number of images you can record on a “Memor y Stick” See page s 3[...]

B B B B Recor ding 17 Notes • Do not touch the len s por tion wh ile it is op erati ng. • While the im age is being rec orded on the “Memory Stic k,” do not sha ke or strike the came ra. Also, do not turn the power off, or remove the battery pack or “Memo ry Stick.” • When reco rding a bri g ht subject , the LCD screen color ma y chan[...]

18 Y ou can check the last rec orded image b y clearin g the men u ba r fro m the screen (page 32) and pres sing b on the control b utton. T o return to the normal recording mode , press lightly on the shut ter button or select [RE TUR N] with b / B on t he control b utton and then p ress the center z . Y o u c an a ls o de lete th e im ag e firs t[...]

B B B B Recor ding 19 Notes • Zoom doe s not work while recording moving images . • Digital zo om does not work f or moving images. • Digitally zoome d images do not app ear in the finder. Press DISP LA Y to tu rn on/off the indica tors on the LC D scre en. See page 65 for a deta iled des cript ion of th e indic ated item s. Notes • Y ou ca[...]

20 The initial se tting is auto (no indicato r). In this mode, the flash automatica lly stro bes when the surrou nding s bec ome dark . When you ch ange the f lash m ode, pr ess the (flash) re peatedly so that the flash mode indi cator ap pears on th e LCD scree n. Each t ime you pr ess the (flash) , the ind icator chan ges as follo ws. (No i ndi c[...]

B B B B Recor ding 21 Recor ding moving images Movi ng im ages w ith au dio are record ed in MPEG fo rmat. T o record mo ving images, slide the PO WER switch do wn to turn on the power and inse rt a “Memor y Stick .” See pages 1 8 and 19 . Press DISP LA Y to tu rn on/off the indica tors on the LC D scre en. These indi cators ar e not reco rded.[...]

22 Playing back still images When the menu bar is not displayed Y ou can dire ctly se lect and play b ack th e imag e with b / B on the cont rol button. Not es • Y ou migh t not be able to cor rect ly pl ay ba ck im age s reco rd ed wi th thi s cam era on oth er equipmen t. • Y ou ca nnot p lay back on th is c amera images larger t han the maxi[...]

B B B B Pl ay b ack 23 Playing back movin g images T o p ause playb ack Sele ct X (paus e) o n the LC D s creen with v / V / b / B on th e con trol button , then press the ce nter z . 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y . The last r ecorded ima ge (still o r movin g) appears o n the LCD scr een. 2 Pres s v on the control button to display the menu bar[...]

24 When the menu bar is not displayed Y ou can dire ctly se lect th e im age with b / B on the co ntro l button, and p lay ba ck the ima ge and sou nd by pres sing t he center z . Whe n you press t he cen ter z during playb ack, pl aybac k is paus ed. Moving im ages recorded with the image of [320 (HQ)] The images a re disp layed o ver the entire s[...]

B B B B Pl ay b ack 25 V iewing images using a personal computer Y ou ca n view data reco rded with your camer a on a pe rsonal com puter and a ttach it to e-mail. This section describes the method for installing th e USB dri ver and vie wing imag es on a per sona l compu ter . Be sure to also see the op eratio n manua ls fo r your pers onal comp u[...]

26 Before connec ting your camera to y our pers onal computer , inst a ll the USB dri ver to the computer . The USB dri ver is contai n ed togeth er with appli cation software for vie wing images on a CD-R O M which is supplied with your camera. For Window s 98 users Not e Be sure to insert a “Memo ry Stick” in to your came ra before insta llin[...]

B B B B Pl ay b ack 27 For Window s 98 users 3 Double-cli ck the CD-ROM drive icon to open the window . 4 Double-cli ck the icon of the hard disk containing the OS to open the w ind ow . 5 Move the f ollowing two files fr om the window opene d in step 3 to the “System Folder” icon in the window opened in step 4 (dra g an d dr op). • Sony USB [...]

28 “Memor y Stick ” • “Memory Stick” operations on you r camera c annot be assure d if the “Memor y Stick” has be en formatted on your persona l compute r . • Do not op timiz e the “ Memor y Stick” on a Windo ws machi ne. Thi s will shor ten the “Memor y Stick” lif e. • Do not compres s the data on the “Mem ory Stick.”[...]

B B B B Pl ay b ack 29 Image file storage destinations and image files Imag e files rec orded w ith your camer a are gr oupe d in fold ers by rec ording mode . The meanings of the f ile names are a s follo ws. ssss stan ds for an y number within t he range from 000 1 to 99 99. For Window s 98 use rs (The drive recognizing the camera is “D.”) Th[...]

30 Advanc ed op eratio ns Befor e per for ming advanced operations This sect ion describe s the basi c cont rol meth ods that are frequ entl y used f or “Advance d oper ations”. How to use the MODE selector The MOD E select or se lects wh ethe r you ca n use yo ur cam era to re cord o r to play back an d edit image s. Set the select or as fol l[...]

Bef ore perf orming adv anced operations 31 Note Y ou cannot cl ear the menu bar during INDEX screen dis play (page 45). The “Advan ced operatio ns” section of t his manual refers to selecting an d entering items by the ab ove proced ure as “ Select [(item name)] .” T u rning on/off the ope ration buttons (menu bar) on the LCD sc reen Selec[...]

32 How to change the menu settings Some of th e adv anced o peration s fo r your camera are e xec uted b y sele cting me nu items displ a yed on the LCD sc reen with the cont rol bu tton. Pres s V on t he control button until the LCD screen re turns t o the menu b ar displa y in step 1 . T o clear the menu bar, press V again. 1 Press v on the contr[...]

Bef ore perf orming adv anced operations 33 Menu settings Menu i tems tha t can be m odified differ depe nding on t he setti ng of the M ODE selec tor . T he LC D s cree n sh ows only the item s you c an o perate at th e m oment . Initi al set tin gs are ind ica ted wi th x . (SELF TIMER) Records with t he self-t ime r (page 1 9). EFFECT FILE Item [...]

34 IMA GE SIZ E x 2048×1 536 2048 (3: 2) 1600×1 200 1280×9 60 640×48 0 Selects the image si ze when recording sti ll images . STILL 320 (HQ ) 320×24 0 x 160×11 2 Select s the MP EG imag e size when recordi ng movin g ima ges. MO VIE REC MODE TIFF Records a TIFF (uncompressed) file in additio n to the JPEG fi le. STILL TEXT Records a GIF file [...]

Bef ore perf orming adv anced operations 35 CAMERA TOOL Item Setting Description MODE select or CONVERS ION ON Set to “ON” when using the VCL- MHG 07 conversion lens ( not su pplied ). At this time, the zoom funct ion does not work an d you canno t turn o ff the LCD screen . Also, note tha t the V AD- S70 ad aptor ring need ed to mo unt t he c [...]

36 SETUP INDEX* Displays si x images at a ti me (PLA Y (INDEX) mode) (pag e 45). DELETE Item Setting Des cri pti on MODE select or DEMO x ON/STBY OFF Disp layed only when you use the A C po wer adaptor in MO VIE or STIL L mod e. Whe n ON is select ed, a demons tration will star t if you do not operat e yo ur c amera for ab out 10 minut es. T o stop[...]

Bef ore perf orming adv anced operations 37 3 (RETURN)** Returns to PL A Y (s ingle) mode . ∗ Displayed onl y in PLA Y (sin gle) mode. ∗∗ Displayed onl y in PLA Y (INDEX) mode.[...]

38 B V ar ious recording Setting the image size (IMAGE SIZE) 1 Set the MODE selector to MO VIE or ST ILL. 2 Select [FILE] and then [IMA GE SIZE] from the menu. 3 Select the de sired im age size . Still ima g e sizes 2048×1 536, 204 8 (3 :2)* , 1600×1 200, 1 280× 960, 640× 480 ∗ The image is recorde d in 3:2 siz e to match th e prin ting paper[...]

B B B B V arious recor ding 39 Recording sti ll images for e-mail (E- MAIL ) E-MAIL mode recor ds a sma ll-si ze (320×240) ima ge at the same time as a still ima g e. Small-s ize images are con venient f or e-mail tra nsmissio n, etc. 1 Set the MODE selector to STILL. 2 Select [FILE], [ REC MODE], and then [E -MAIL] fr om the menu . 3 Record the i[...]

40 Recording t ext documents (TEXT) T e xt is re corded i n black an d white GIF format to pr ovide a clea rer i mag e. 1 Set the MODE selector to STILL. 2 Select [FI L E], [REC MODE], and then [TEXT] fr om the men u. 3 Record the imag e . The number of i mages that you can record on a “Memor y Stick” (8 MB ) in TEXT mode: T o r et urn to norma[...]

B B B B V arious recor ding 41 Recording images in macro 1 Set the MODE selector to MO VIE or STILL. 2 Pres s F OCUS r epeat edl y until the (auto ma cro) indicator appe ars on the LCD screen . Y ou can reco rd a subjec t as close as abou t 1 5/8 in ches ( 4 cm) fr om the le ns surfac e with the zoom set all the w a y to the W side, or a bout 8 inc[...]

42 Using the PROGRAM AE function 1 Set the MODE selector to MO VIE or ST ILL. 2 Press PROGRAM AE rep eat edl y to selec t the desired PR OGRAM AE mode . Aper ture priority mode Makes the subjec t stand o ut against an u ncle ar backgr ound or makes both the subjec t and the back ground s tand out clea rly . Press +/ – repeated ly to sele c t an a[...]

B B B B V arious recor ding 43 Adjusting the exposure (EXPOSURE) 1 Set the MODE selector to MO VIE or STILL. 2 Select [CA MERA] and then [EX PO SUR E ] from th e men u. 3 Select the des ired exposure val ue . Adjust the expos ure va lue while checki ng the brig htne ss of the backgr ound . Y ou can se lect values ranging fro m +2.0 EV to –2. 0 EV[...]

44 Recording t he date and time on the still image (DA TE/TIME) 1 Set the MODE selector to STILL. 2 Select [EFFECT] and then [D A TE /TI ME ] from th e me nu. 3 Select the date and time setti ng. DA Y & T I M E The da te, hour and m inute s are impo sed onto the i mage . DA T E The ye ar , mont h and da y are impo sed onto the i mage . OFF The [...]

B B B B V arious play back 45 B V ari ous pl ayback Playing back six images at once (INDEX) 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y . 2 Select [IN DEX] on the LCD screen . Six i mages ar e di spla yed at on ce (index sc reen ). The following marks a re display ed on each image accord ing to t he image type and settings. : Mo ving ima g e f ile : V oice me[...]

46 Enlar ging a part of the still image (Zoom and trimming) 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y . 2 Di spla y th e ima ge to be enlarged. 3 Zoom in/out the image with the zoom button. The zoom scali ng indica tor appe ars on t he LC D scr een. 4 Pres s the co ntro l b utto n rep eat edl y to selec t the desired pa rt o f the image . v : The i mage mov[...]

B B B B V arious play back 47 Rotating a still image (ROT A TE) 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y . 2 Displa y the image to rotate. 3 Select [F ILE] and th en [R O T A TE] from the men u. 4 Rotate the image cloc kwise or counterc lock wise , then sel ect [RETUR N]. Notes • Y ou may not be able to rotate protecte d imag es o r im ag es r eco rded w[...]

48 Not e The [INTE R V AL] setti ng tim e i s appr oximat e, and may v ary d epe nding on the played ba ck image size or other f actors. V iewing images on a TV scr een Before c onnec ting yo ur came ra, be sure to turn of f the TV . 1 Connec t the A/V conn ecting cable to the A/V OUT jack of your camera and to the audio/video input jacks of the TV[...]

B B B B Editing 49 B Editin g Preventi ng accidental erasure (PROTECT) The - (protect ) indi cator ap pears on prot ected imag es. 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y , then display the image to protect. 2 Se lect [F ILE ], [P RO T ECT ], and then [ON] from the men u. The di splaye d image i s pr otecte d and - ap pear s. T o release protection Select[...]

50 Deleting images (DELETE) Y ou can not del ete prot ected files. 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y , the n displa y the ima ge to de lete . 2 Select [DELETE] and then [OK] fr om the menu. The image is deleted. 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y , then display the INDEX screen. 2 Select [DELETE] and then [AL L] or [SE LEC T] f rom th e men u. 3 When [...]

B B B B Editing 51 Changing the recor ded still image size (RESIZE) 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y an d disp lay t he im age to resi ze. 2 Sel ect [TOOL] an d the n [RESIZE] fr om the me nu. 3 Select the desired imag e size. 2048× 1536 , 1600× 1200, 1280× 960 , 64 0×480 The c hange d imag e is re cord ed, then the di splay returns to th e ima[...]

52 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y , then display the INDEX screen. 2 Select [T OOL], [COPY], and then [SE LEC T] from th e men u. 3 Select the ima g e to copy . The ( sel ect) in dicato r appe ars on the ima ge. 4 Select [ENTER]. “MEMOR Y STICK ACCESS” appears . 5 When “CHANGE MEMOR Y STICK” is disp layed, eject the “Memo ry Stick.” ?[...]

B B B B Editing 53 Selecting stil l images to print (PRINT MARK) Y ou can mark a print mark on still images rec orded with y our camer a. This mark is c on venient whe n you hav e images printed a t a shop that con fo rms wi th the DP OF (D igi ta l Pr in t Orde r Forma t) st anda rd. 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y an d disp lay t he im age you w[...]

54 Additional information Precautions Cleaning the L CD screen Wi pe the screen surf ace with a cleaning cloth (not supplied) or a LCD cleani ng kit (not supp lied) to rem ove f ingerpri nts, dust, etc. Cleaning the camera surface Clean th e came ra surf ace wit h a soft cloth sligh tly mo istened w ith w ater , then wi pe the surface dry . Do not [...]

Additiona l informatio n 55 • Use onl y the s pecif ied ch arger with the charging fun ction. • T o pr ev ent accident from a short circuit , do not allow metal obj ects to come into contac t with th e batt ery te rm inals. • K eep the bat tery pack a way from fire. • Nev er expose the battery pa ck to temp erat ures ab ove 14 0°F (60 °C)[...]

56 “Mem ory Stic k”, , “Magic Gate Memory Stic k” and are trademark s of Sony Corpora tion. “M agic Gate ” and are tradem arks of Sony Corpor ation. Using your camera abroad P ower sour ces Y ou can use yo ur camer a in any count ry o r ar ea with t he suppl ied battery char ger within 100 V to 240 V A C , 50/60 Hz. Use a commercially a[...]

Additiona l informatio n 57 T r oubleshooting If you e xperience trouble with your camera, f irst check the follo wing items. Should your ca mera st ill no t operat e prop erly af ter you have mad e these ch ecks , consul t you r Son y dealer or local authoriz ed Sony service fac ili ty . If code display s (C: ss : ss ) app ear on the LCD sc reen ,[...]

58 The pictur e is too dark. • Y o u are shoo tin g a subjec t with a l ight so urce behind th e su bject. t A djus t the expo sure (page 43). t A djust th e brightne ss of the LC D screen (pag e 36). The flas h does not work . • The flash is set to . t Set the flash to a uto (no in dicator) , or (page 20 ). • PR OGRAM AE is set to the T wili[...]

Additiona l informatio n 59 Nothing ap pears in the displa y wind ow or the indica tors fl ash d urin g charging. • The A C po wer adapto r is disc onnected . t Firmly connect the p ower c o rd to the w all outlet (page 12 ). • The battery pack has malfunctio ned. t Co ntac t your So ny dealer or local au thorized Sony serv ice facili ty . • [...]

60 The LCD s cree n freeze s momentaril y . • This is a ch aract eristi c of the s ystem and is no t a ma lfun ct ion . The pictur e is monochrome (blac k and white). • The camera is s e t to TEXT mode. t C ancel TEX T mode (page 40). • P .EF FEC T is set t o B& W m od e. t C ancel B&W mod e (pag e 44). Y o ur p ersona l com puter doe[...]

Additiona l informatio n 61 W ar ning and notice m essages V arious m essages appea r on the LCD screen. Check the corres ponding descri ptions in the follo wing list. Messag e Meaning NO MEMOR Y STI CK No “Mem ory Stick ” has be en i nser ted. SYSTEM ERR OR T ur n the power off and on aga in. MEMO R Y STICK ERROR The ins erted “M emor y Stic[...]

62 Self-diagnosis display Y our camer a h as a s elf-d iagn osis disp lay . This function di splays th e camera co ndition o n the LCD screen with a c ombination of a lett er and four di gits of number s. If this occu rs, ch eck the followin g code ch art. Th e cod e infor ms y ou of th e came ra’ s cur rent co nditi on. The la st two digit s (in[...]

Additiona l informatio n 63 Specifications System Image device 1/1.8 type color CCD Lens 3× zoom lens f = 7 – 21 mm (34 – 102 mm when converted into a 35 mm still camera ) F = 2.0 – 2.5 Exposur e control Automatic exposure White balance Automatic, Indoor, Outdoor , Hold Data sys tem Movi e: MPEG1 Still: J PEG, GIF ( in TEXT mode), TIFF Audio[...]

64 Display window indicators A Macro/f ocu s mode ind icator B Battery remai ning indic ator C Recording/EV level indicator D Image size indicator E Flash mode/flash level indic ator F PROGRA M A E indi cato r White balance indicato r Picture effect indicator Date/ti me indicato r G Battery us able ti me indica tor (displa yed o nl y durin g cha rg[...]

Additiona l informatio n 65 LCD screen indicators A Battery remain ing indicator B PROGRAM AE/flash level/flash mode indi cator C White balance/EV level/ sharpness/con ve rsion mode indicator D Picture effect indicator E Date/time indicator F Aper ture/shutter s peed indicator G AE loc k indica tor/Foc us loc k indicator H Record ing mode indicato [...]

66 A Protect indicator B Print mark indica tor C File n ame D Recor ding mode in dicator E Image size indicator F Imag e num ber G Number of stored images in “Memory St ick” H Remaining memory capacity indic ator I Recor ding date of the pla yback image/menu bar and guide menu A V OL. (V olume) in dicator B Playbac k/pause buttons B : dur ing p[...]

Additiona l informatio n 67 Index A A/V OUT ..... .......... ....... . 48 Adjusting the e xposure . .43 AE (Auto Exposu re) ......16 Aper ture pr iority mod e ..42 Auto power- off function ..9 Auto red-eye reduc tion ..20 B Batte ry pack battery life . ..... ........ ...10 chargin g ........ .......... .....9 instal ling ....... ..... ....... ...8 [...]

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