Sony Cybershot DSC-S75 manual

3-068-187- 12 (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 60°C (140°F) , 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) T[...]

3 — Connect the equip ment in to an outlet on a circui t differen t from that to whic h the r eceiver is conn ecte d. — Consult th e dealer or an experienc ed radio/TV te chnician f or help. The sup pli ed inte rface ca ble mu st be use d with the eq uipme nt in orde r to compl y with the limi ts for a dig ital device pursu ant to Subpart B of [...]

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 or recordin [...]

5 Intr oduction Checks t he imag e after recording images Recording stil l images: page 19 Playing back s till images: page 28 Deleting images ( DELETE): page 67 Captures image s with yo ur comp uter Y ou can copy i mages o nto yo ur comp uter and view and mo dify images or attach imag es to e-m ail on you r comp uter using th e supp lied USB c abl[...]

6 T able of co ntents Identify ing the parts ......... ........... .......... 8 Preparing the power su pply .... ........ ..... 10 Setting t h e date a n d time ........ ........... .. 15 Inserting the “Memory Stick” ........... .. 17 B Recording Recording st ill ima g es ............ ........... .. 19 Recording mo ving im ages .. ........... .[...]

7 Precautio ns ..... ............ ......... ........... ..... 79 On “Memory Sticks” .... ...... ........ ........ 80 About “ InfoL ITHIUM ” bat tery p ack .. 81 Using your camera a broad ..... ........... .. 82 Troublesh ooting ...... ............ ...... ........ .. 83 Warning an d notic e messages ........... .. 89 Self-dia gnosis d isplay[...]

8 Getting started Identifying the par ts See the pages in paren thes es fo r detai ls of ope ration . A Shutter button (19) ( 27) B Self-timer (23) ( 27)/ AF illu minator (25) C Photoc ell windo w f or flash Do not bl ock while r ecordi ng with the fl ash . D Finde r windo w E Lens When cleani ng the le ns, first re turn the lens to the fu lly ret [...]

Getting started 9 A Finder adjustment di al (21) B Finder Self-timer/recording lamp (red) AE/A F lo ck lam p (gre en ) Flash char ge lamp (orang e) (24) C Contr ol button (18) (41) D MENU button ( 41) E (Exposur e) b utton (59) F FOCUS but ton (58) G AE LOCK button (49) H (spot meter) button (62) I DSPL/LCD ON/OFF b utton (23) J LCD screen K Displa[...]

10 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 o u canno t use any oth er bat tery pa ck. Se e page 8 1 for m ore inform atio n about “InfoLI THIU M” bat tery pac k. T o remove the batt ery pac k Open the batter y/“Memory Stick” co[...]

Getting started 11 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 off your c ame ra. After char ging the batter y pack Discon nect the AC power adaptor fr om the DC IN ja ck on yo ur cam era. Batter y remaining indicator The LCD screen on the came ra sho ws the remaini ng time [...]

12 NP-FM5 0 batter y pack When you record images in a n ex tremely cold locati on or usi ng the LCD scree n, the operating time be comes short. When usin g the camera in an e xtremely cold location, place the ba ttery p ack in you r pocket or othe r place t o keep it war m, then i nsert t he batte ry pack in to the ca mera just b efore re cordi ng.[...]

Getting started 13 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 numbers of images sh own on tables above are as a guide. The numb ers may be sm aller dependin g on con ditions . • The cap acity of the ?[...]

14 Using the AC power adaptor Using a car battery Use Son y DC adaptor/c h ar ger (not suppli ed). When using the AC power adaptor Be sure to use it near the wall o utlet. If a malfunction occur s, disconnect the plug from the w all outlet. 1 Open th e DC IN jack cover and conn ect the D C conne cting cable to the DC IN jack of your camera with th [...]

Getting started 15 Setting the date and time When you f irst use your came ra, set the date and time. If these are not set, the CLOCK SET sc reen appears whenever you turn on your ca mera. 1 Set th e mode dial t o , S, A, M, SCN, , o r . 2 Slide the PO WER switch in the direct ion of the a rrow to tu rn on the powe r . The P OWER ON /OF F (CH G) la[...]

16 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 . Not e If the rechargeable button battery i s ever fully discharged (p age 80), the CLOCK S ET scree n will appear again. When this ha ppens, res et the date and tim e, by starting fro m step 3 ab ove. 4 Select the year ,[...]

Getting started 17 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[...]

18 Basic ope rations B Recording Basic operations How to use the mode dial The mode di al sw itche s the fun ction wh ich i s used for re cord ing, p layb ack, or editing. Se t the dial as follo ws before starti n g to oper ate your camer a. How to use the contr ol button When the m enu is not displaye d, the co ntr ol button is use d to perf orm t[...]

B B B B Recor ding 19 Recor ding still images Still ima ges are rec orded in J P EG format. Before recor ding stil l images, s lide the PO WER switch in th e direct io n of the a rro w to turn on the power and insert a “M emor y Stick.” 1 Set th e mode dial t o , S, A, M or SCN. 2 Press and hold the sh utter button halfway do wn. The image free[...]

20 ∗ If the flashin g AE/A F l ock ind icato r chan ges to flas hing slowly , the sub ject ma y be d iff icu lt to focus on (dark, poor contra st) or the subjec t may be extremel y close. Rele ase the shu tter but ton, then focus aga in. Auto po wer-off function If you do not o perat e th e cam era for about th ree minute s during recor ding or p[...]

B B B B Recor ding 21 Y ou can exten d the bat tery time b y turning of f the LCD screen a n d recordin g using the fi nder . T urn the f inder adjustme n t dial unti l the image appears c learly with in the f inde r , then rec ord t he i mage. Indicators in the finder Y ou can ch eck the last record ed image b y cleari ng the men u from the screen[...]

22 The le ns port ion mov es durin g zoom op erat ion. Be car eful not to touch th e lens portion while it is o perating. Minim um focal distance to the subj ect W side : Abou t 50 cm (1 9 3/4 inch es) or more T side : Ab out 50 cm (19 3/ 4 inches ) or m ore T o recor d even closer subject s, see pa ge 58. Digital zoo m function This camera has a d[...]

B B B B Recor ding 23 Each time you p ress DSPL/L CD O N/OFF, the stat us of the LC D sc reen c hange s as follo ws: The L CD backli ght is t urned on . (All the av ailable indi cators ar e turned o n .) r The L CD backli ght is t urned on . (W arning messag es and manual adjustment items which are se t using the jog dial are tu rned on. ) r The L [...]

24 Clear the men u (pag e 41), th en pre ss the co ntrol button V ( ). The (s elf-timer) indi cator a ppea rs on the LCD sc reen , and ab out 10 se conds a fter yo u pre ss the shut ter but ton, the su bject is reco rded. The self- timer lamp flashes and t h e beep sound s after you press t h e shutte r b u tton un til the sh u tter is released. T [...]

B B B B Recor ding 25 • The flash does not f unction whe n recording moving images (excluding Cl ip Motion ) or recording in BURS T2 mode. The AF illuminato r is f ill light to foc us on a subjec t e asily . Set [AF ILLUMIN A TOR] (page 76) to [ON] in the setup s e ttings, appears on th e LCD screen and the AF illuminato r emits li ght when t he [...]

26 Recor ding moving images Movin g images wi th audio are reco rded i n MPE G forma t (pa ge 39) . T o recor d movi ng imag es, slid e the POWER sw itch in the di rectio n of the ar row to turn on the powe r and in sert a “M em ory S tick.” 1 Set the mode dial to SET UP. 2 Select [ ] (CAMERA) wit h v / V on th e control b utton, then pr ess B [...]

B B B B Recor ding 27 When you use the se lf-timer function, the subj e ct is r ecorded a b out 10 sec onds aft er you p ress th e shut ter button . Clear the me nu (page 41) , then pr ess the c ontrol b utton V ( ). The (self- timer) indi cator appe ars on th e LCD s creen, an d th e reco rding sta rts about 10 second s after you press th e shutt [...]

28 B Playba ck Playing back still images 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 maxim um im age s ize th at ca n be recorded with th is cam era. • A rough image is p layed b ack, fol lowed by th[...]

B B B B Pl ay b ack 29 Playing back moving images T o p ause playb ack Press the cent er z on the con tro l button to sto p the pla yback . T o advan ce or rewind the moving image Press the control bu tton b / B durin g playba ck. T o return to the no rmal playb ack, pre ss th e cent er z on the control button. 1 Set the mode dial to . The last r e[...]

30 Moving im ages recorded with the image of [320 (HQ)] (page 47) The images a re disp layed o ver the entire screen in steps 2 and 3 . Press the cont rol button v / V to adjust the v olume. Each t ime you pr ess DSPL/ L CD ON/OF F, the statu s of the LCD scr een change s as follo ws: all indicato rs on t indi cato rs off t LCD screen off. See page[...]

B B B B Pl ay b ack 31 V i ewing images using a personal computer Y ou can v iew data recor ded wi th you r camer a on a pe rsonal comput er, modi fy and attach it to e-mail u sing applic ation software . Th is secti o n describ es the metho d for vie wing im age s on a persona l comp uter usi ng the s uppl ied USB c able . There a re two way s to [...]

32 Recomm ended W indows environment OS: Microsoft Windows 98, W i ndows 98SE, W in dows 2000 Professional, W indows Millenn ium Ed ition The ab ov e OS is requir ed to b e ins talled at t he fact ory . Operation is not assured in a n environment upgraded to the operating systems de scribed ab ove. CPU: MMX Pent ium 200 MHz or fast er The USB conne[...]

B B B B Pl ay b ack 33 Befor e conne cting y our cam era to yo ur perso nal com puter, install the U SB driver to the computer . The USB dri ver is included with the ap plication so ftware in the CD- R O M wh ich is su pplied with your ca mera. See page 88 for corr ective measur es if the USB cable wa s conne cted before in stall ing the dri ver an[...]

34 For Macint osh users • When us ing Mac OS9.1 It is not n ecessa ry to i nstal l the USB driver . The Macin tosh r ecogn izes t he ca mera as a dri ve simply b y connecting it to the Macintosh with the US B cable. • When us ing Mac OS8.5.1/8.6/9.0 Follo w the procedure s belo w to install th e dri ver . 7 Follow the on-scr een mess ages to ha[...]

B B B B Pl ay b ack 35 When v iewi ng mo ving ima ges on a W ind ows sy stem, Rea lPlayer , W ind ow s Med ia Play er or other mo ving ima ge playb ack a ppli cations must be i nsta lled. Whe n vie wing moving im ages on a Macint osh sy stem, Qu ickTime 3.0 or la ter mu st be inst alled. View ing ima g es 1 T u rn on the power of y ou r personal co[...]

36 Follow the proced ure 1 – 4 on page 35. “Memor y Stick ” • Operatio n is not guaranteed if yo u are using a “Memor y Stick” that was formatte d with a personal com puter, or if you used a personal com puter to forma t the “Mem ory Stick” in y our camera throu gh a USB connection. • Do not op timiz e the “ Memor y Stick” on [...]

B B B B Pl ay b ack 37 For Window s Me and Wind ows 2000 us ers The fo llowing proce dure s are recom men ded wh en discon necti ng the USB ca ble from your personal computer or ejec ting the “Memory Stick” from the camera while it is conne cted to y our pers onal comp uter . 1 Stop the dri ve b y clicking on the “Unpl u g/Eject” icon in th[...]

38 Image file storage destinations and image files Image fi les record ed with yo ur camera are grou ped i n fold ers by recor ding mode . The meanings of the file n a mes are a s follo ws. ssss stan ds for any n umb er within the range fr om 00 01 to 9999 . For Window s Me users (The drive recognizin g the camera is “E.”) Fold er Fi le Meaning[...]

B B B B Pl ay b ack 39 The numer ical portio ns of t he follo wing f iles are the same. – A small-s ize ima ge file recor ded in E-MA IL mode and i ts cor responding imag e file – An uncompresse d image file recorded in TIFF mode and its corr esponding im age file – An audio file recorded in VOICE mode and its corresp onding imag e file – A[...]

40 Advan ced oper atio 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 “ Adva nced oper ation s.” How to use the mode dial The mode di al sw itche s the fun ction wh ich i s used for re cord ing, p layb ack, or editing. Se t the dial as follo ws before starti n g [...]

Bef ore perf orming adv anced operations 41 How to use the contr ol button When the menu o r setup screen is displa yed, the co ntrol but ton is used to select the buttons, ima ges an d me nu items displa yed on t he LCD scre en of yo ur cam era an d modify the s ettings. Th e operation me thods that are fre quently us ed for “ A dv anced oper at[...]

42 How to use the jog di al The functi ons whi ch are u sed f requent ly in re cord ing a re set up using t he jog di al and the follo wing direct b uttons. The jog dial is used to chan g e the v alue in manual adjustment s. 2 When the mode dial is set to SET UP or : 1 Press v / V / b / B on the con trol b utton to select the item you want t o set [...]

Bef ore perf orming adv anced operations 43 When the mode dial is set to , yo u ca n easi ly vie w the n ext/pr evio us image b y turning the jog di al. 2 T urn the jog di al to select the item or value number y ou want to adjust. • When t he indi cati on b at the rig ht corn er on th e LCD scr ee n is in yel low , y ou c an se le ct th e i tem .[...]

44 Menu items that can be modi fied differ depend ing on th e posi tions o f the mode dial. The LC D scree n sho ws onl y t he items you can op erate at th e moment. Facto ry settings a re indic ated with x . When the mode dial is set to /SCN/S/A/M Menu setti ngs Item Setting Description WB (WHITE BA L) ONE PUSH x AU T O IN DOOR OUT DOOR Sets the w[...]

Bef ore perf orming adv anced operations 45 When t he mode dial is set to (M OVING IMAG E is set to MPEG M OVIE in the setup se tting s.) When the mode di al is set to (MOVING IMAGE is set to CLI P MOTION in the setup settings.) PFX (P . EFF EC T) SOLARIZE B&W SEPI A NEG.AR T x OFF Sets the ima g e special e f fects (page 61). ( SHARPNESS ) +2 [...]

46 When the mode dial is set to ∗ Only in sin gle-im age mode. PFX (P . EFFECT) SOLARIZE B&W SEPIA NEG.AR T x OFF Sets the image specia l ef fects (page 6 1). ( SHARPNESS ) +2 +1 x 0 –1 –2 Adj usts th e shar pness of the im age. The in dicato r appe ars (excep t wh en the setting is 0). Item Setting Description DELETE OK Deletes the displ[...]

Bef ore perf orming adv anced operations 47 Setting the image si ze (IMAGE SIZE) 1 Set the mode dial to , SCN, S, A, M, or . 2 Pres s MENU. The men u appe ars. 3 Select the de sired imag e siz e from [ ] (IMA GE SIZE) and pr ess v / V . Still image siz es: 2048×1 536, 2048 (3 :2)*, 1 600×12 00, 12 80×96 0, 640× 480 ∗ The imag e is r ecorded i[...]

48 The number of images or the time * that y ou can record on a “ Memory Stick ” (8 MB) Still ima g es: Moving images: ∗ The max imum recor ding tim e in contin uous record ing. ∗∗ When re cording 10 fr ames per Clip Mo tion file. Remaining number of recordable images or recordable time (page 94) The actua l number of rema ining im ages o[...]

B B B B V arious recor ding 49 B V ar ious recording Recording with the exposure f ixed (AE LOCK) Mode dial: /S /A/M/SCN Once you pres s AE LO CK, t he exposu re, n ow captured , is fixed. For ins tan ce, th is fu nc tion is convenien t in the follo wing use: Meas ure th e exposu re of th e desir ed port ion o f th e su bjec t usin g the sp ot ligh[...]

50 Recording wit h the manual adjustments Mode dia l: S/A/M Once the shutter spee d is adjusted manually , the aperture will be automatically a d justed t o the suita ble value to atta in corr ect exposur e according to the brightnes s of the subje ct. U sing the high er shut ter spe ed, you can re cord a fast- moving su bjec t with its mo tion fro[...]

B B B B V arious recor ding 51 3 Select the aper ture value with the jog dial , then pre ss t he jog di al. 4 Select the shutter speed value indication with the jog dial, then pr ess the jog dia l. 5 Select the shutter speed value with the jog di al, then press t he jog dial. For details on av ailable v a lues, see “Shutter sp e ed prio rity mode[...]

52 T o cancel the SC ENE SELECTION function Set the mode d ial to , S, A, M, , or . Not es • Y ou ca n focu s only on di stant s ubjects in LANDSCAPE mode. • Set the forced flash when you us e the flash in th e following mod es: — TWILIGHT mode — LANDSCAPE mode • When using the SCENE SELECTION mode, the AF i llumin ator ( page 25) doe s n[...]

B B B B V arious recor ding 53 Recording sti ll images for e-mail (E-MAIL) Mode dial: /S /A/M/SCN In the E-MAIL mo de, a smal l-size image which is s u itable f or e-mail transmis sion is a lso recorded at th e same time as recordi n g a normal still imag e. (T he size of the no rmal still image is se t usin g [ ] (IMA GE SIZE) in the menu setti n [...]

54 Adding audio files to still images (VOICE) Mode dia l: / S/A/M/S CN In the V O ICE mode, the audio is also recor ded at the sa me time as reco rd ing a stil l image. Y ou ca n vi vidly rec ord the situatio n with audio . 1 Set the mode di al to , S, A, M or SCN. 2 Pres s MENU. The men u appe ars. 3 Select [MODE] (REC MODE) with b / B , [V OICE] [...]

B B B B V arious recor ding 55 Recording text documents (TEXT) Mode dia l: The TEXT mode is suitable f o r record ing a docu ment to emp hasize it s charac ter by the blac k and white color s. The LCD screen also tur ns to blac k and whit e, and the im age is record ed in the GIF f ormat. 1 Set the mo d e dial to . 2 Press M ENU. The me nu app ears[...]

56 Recording sti l l images as uncompressed files (TIFF) Mode dia l: / S/A/M/S CN Record s th e imag es wit hout compression, s o the image doe s not deter iorat e. Ima ges r ecord ed in this mode are suitable for printing with a high- quali ty image . The JPEG (com press ed) fo rma t ima ge is also record ed with t h e TIFF format i m age. 1 Set t[...]

B B B B V arious recor ding 57 6 Reco rd the image for the f irst frame. Bef ore ca rrying out st ep 8 , the images are temporari ly stor ed in memory . Thes e images a re not recor ded on the “Mem ory Stic k”, yet. 7 Reco rd the image for t he next frame. Imag e reco rding c an be re peated up to the maximu m number of record able fr ames. 8 P[...]

58 Setting the distance to the subject Mode dia l: / S/A/M/S CN/ Normally the focus is automatic ally adjusted. Thi s function is useful whe n the a uto focu s do es no t work we ll suc h as in da rk pl aces. 1 Set the mode di al to , S, A, M, SCN or . 2 Pres s FOCUS. The focus i s fi xed and t he 9 (man ual focus) indicat or ap pears. 3 T urn th e[...]

B B B B V arious recor ding 59 Adjusting the exposure (EXPOSURE) Mode dial: /S/A/S CN/ Adjusts the e xposure va lue which is set in the automatic adjustme nt. 1 Set the mo de dial to , S, A, SCN or . 2 Press . 3 Select the des ired exposure value with the jog dial. Adjust the expos ure va lue while checki ng the brig htne ss of the backgr ound . Y [...]

60 Ad just ing the wh ite balance (WHITE BALANCE) Mode dia l: / S/A/M/S CN/ Normally , the white balanc e is automatically adjusted (A UTO). When you reco rd with the sh ooti ng conditi on fixed or under th e spec ific lighting condition, yo u can manually adjust th e white balanc e. 1 Set the mode di al to , S, A, M, SCN or . 2 Pres s MENU. The me[...]

B B B B V arious recor ding 61 Enjoying pictur e eff ec ts (P . EFFECT) Mode dial: /S/A/M /SCN/ Y ou can d igitally pr oces s imag es to obtain spe c ial ef fect. 1 Set the mo de dial to , S, A, M, SCN or . 2 Press M ENU. The me nu app ears . 3 Select [P FX] (P . E FFECT) with b / B , the desired mode with v / V . SOLARIZE The light cont rast i s c[...]

62 Not es • If you s elect [DA TE] i n step 3 , the dat e is impos ed onto the imag e in the orde r select ed with “Setti ng the date an d time” (page 1 5). • The date and ti me are not sup erimposed onto moving ima ges or Clip Motion images. Using the spot light- metering function Mod e dia l: /S/A /M/S CN / Use this fu ncti on whe n th er[...]

B B B B V arious play back 63 B V ari ous pl ayback Playing back thr ee or nine images at once Mode dia l: Y ou can displa y multi ple image s on the LCD scre en at one t ime us ing the zoom b uttons . 1 Set the mo d e dial to . 2 Press t he zoom W button repeat edly . The L C D scr een disp lay chan ges as foll ows: • Sing le (single-i m age) sc[...]

64 Enlar ging a part of the still image (Zoom and trimming) Mode dia l: 1 Set the mode dial to . 2 Di spla y th e ima ge to be enlarged. 3 Zoom in/out the image with the zoom T/W buttons. 4 Pres s the co ntro l b utto n rep eat edl y to selec t the desired por ti on of the imag e . v : The i mage mov es do wnwar d V : The i mage mov es upwa rd b : [...]

B B B B V arious play back 65 Playing back the still images in or der (SLIDE) Mode dia l: This fu nctio n is us eful for ch ecki ng the record ed images or for p resent ati ons, etc. 1 Set the mo d e dial to . 2 Press M ENU. The me nu app ears . 3 Select [SLIDE] with b / B , then press z . Set the foll owing items . INTER V AL Y ou can sele ct from[...]

66 Rotating a still image (ROT A TE) Mode dia l: Y ou can rotat e the image reco rded in portr ait o rienta tion and disp lay i t in lands cape o rie ntation. 1 Set the mode dial to , an d display the image t o r otate . 2 Pres s MENU. The men u appe ars. 3 Select [R OT A TE] with b / B , then press z . 4 Select [ , ] wit h v / V , then ro tate the[...]

B B B B Editing 67 B Editin g Deleting images (DELETE) Mode dia l: Y ou can del ete unwa nted files. 1 Set the mo d e dial to . 2 In single-image mode : Displ ay the image yo u want to delete with b / B . In triple-i mage mode: Pre ss the zoo m W butto n tw ic e in the singl e-image mode to turn to the triple- image mode. Display the image y ou wan[...]

68 T o cance l deleting Select [CANCEL] with b / B in step 4 or [EXIT] with b / B in step 5 , then pres s z . Not e If there are f iles on th e “Memo ry Stick ” with name s having the same last 4 dig its as the fi le nam e of the im age to be d eleted, t hese file s are also delete d at t he same time. Pr even ting accidental erasur e (PROTECT)[...]

B B B B Editing 69 1 Set th e mo de dia l to , th en display the index scr een with the zoom W bu tton. 2 Press M ENU. The me nu app ears . 3 Select [PRO TECT] with b / B , then p ress z . 4 Sele ct [A LL] or [ SELEC T] with b / B , then pre ss z . 5 When y ou se lect [ A LL] Select [ON] with b / B , then pr e ss z . All the imag es in the “Memor[...]

70 Changing the recor ded still image size (RESIZE) Mode dia l: Y ou can change the ima ge size o f the record ed image . 1 Set the mode dial to , then display the image of w hich y ou want to ch ange the size. 2 Pres s MENU. The men u appe ars. 3 Select [RES IZE] with b / B , then press z . 4 Select the desired size with v / V , then pre ss z . 20[...]

B B B B Editing 71 Copying images (COPY) Mode dia l: Y ou can c opy image s to anot her “Memor y Stick.” 1 Set th e mo de dia l to , th en display the image which you want to copy . 2 Press M ENU. The me nu app ears . 3 Select [COPY] with b / B , [OK] with v / V , then press z . “MEMOR Y STICK A C CESS” appear s. 4 When “ CHANGE MEMOR Y S[...]

72 7 When “ C HANGE MEMOR Y STICK ” is displayed, eject th e “ Memory Stic k. ” “INSER T M EMOR Y STICK” appears . 8 Inser t anoth er “ Memory Stick. ” “REC ORDIN G” appe ars. When copying is co mpl eted, “COMP LETE” ap pear s. T o en d copyin g, sele ct [EXI T] with v / V , then press z . T o copy the image to another “Me[...]

B B B B Editing 73 T o u nmark the print m ark Pres s z again in step 4 . mark disa ppears . 1 Set th e mo de dia l to , th en display the index scr een with the zoom W bu tton. 2 Press M ENU. The me nu app ears . 3 Sel ect [PR INT ] wi th b / B , then press z . 4 Select [SELECT] with b / B , then p ress z . When marking th e mark, yo u cannot sele[...]

74 Dividing a moving image file (DIVIDE) Mode dia l: Y ou can divide m oving i mages recorded in MPEG MO VIE mode. This is con v enient whe n ther e is not enou g h space on a “Memor y Stic k” or when at tach in g mov ing im age s to e- ma ils. 1 Set the mo de dial to and display the moving image y ou want to divide. 2 Pres s MENU. The men u ap[...]

B B B B Editing 75 Step 1: Divi de the unwanted sc ene A. Step 2: Divi de the unwanted sc ene B. Step 3: Delete th e unwanted scenes A and B. Step 4: Only the desired scene remains. Notes • Y ou cannot divide Clip Moti on files. • Y ou cannot recombi ne d i vided files. • The origin al un divided file is not saved. 1 MO V00002.mpg 3 AB DIVID [...]

76 Changing the setup settings (SETUP) Set th e mode di al to SET UP. The setup scree n appe ars. Y ou ca n set up the fo llowing items with the control butto n. Factory set tings are indicated with x . CAMERA SETUP 1 Item Setting Description SCENE SELECTIO N x TWILIGHT LANDSCAPE POR TRAIT Selects the SCEN E SELECTION mod e that is assi gned to t h[...]

B B B B Editing 77 SETUP 2 CONVERSION LENS ON Set to “ON” when u sing the VCL-MHG07 con version lens (not s u pplied). At this t ime, the zoom f unction does not work a nd yo u cannot turn off the LCD scree n. Also, no te that the V AD-S70 ad aptor r ing needed to m ount t he conversion lens to your camera is not sold in some countr ies and reg[...]

78 Notes on [D A TE/TIME] • The date and time do not appear on the LCD screen during shooting. The se appear during playba ck. • The date and time are not sup erimposed onto moving image s and Clip Mot ion images. DEMO x ON/S TBY D isplay ed onl y when y ou use y our cam era with the A C po wer adaptor . [DEMO] is set to [STB Y] at th e factor [...]

Additiona l informatio n 79 Additional information Precauti ons Cleaning the LCD screen W ipe the screen surfa ce with a cleani ng cloth (not sup plied) or a LC D cleaning kit (not s upplied) t o rem ove fingerprints, dust, etc. Cleaning the camera surface Clean the cam era surfa ce with a soft cloth sligh tly mo isten ed with water, then wipe the [...]

80 • Use only t he sp ecified charger with th e charging functio n. • T o prev ent accident from a s hort cir cuit, do not allow metal objects to c ome int o contact with the batt ery terminals. • K eep the battery p ack aw ay from f ire. • Nev er expose the battery pac k to temper atures abo ve 60°C (140°F), such as in a ca r parked in t[...]

Additiona l informatio n 81 “Memor y Stick”, , “MagicGate Memory S tick” a nd are tradema rks of Sony Cor poratio n. “Magic Gate” a n d are trademarks of Sony Corporation . About “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack What is the “ Inf oLITHIUM ” battery pac k? The “Inf oLITHIUM” ba ttery pa ck is a lithium -ion batt ery pack that ha s [...]

82 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 available AC plug ad aptor [a] , if neces sary , depe ndin g on the des ign of the wall o utlet (mains) [b] . W atching t he pla ybac k pict ure on TV If you w[...]

Additiona l informatio n 83 T r oubleshooting If you e xperience trouble with your camera, f irst check the follo wing items. Should your camera still n o t operate p roperly a fter you hav e made these checks , press th e reset b utton located o n the b ottom. (I f you pr e ss the re set butt on, the da te and time settin g is clea red.) Shoul d y[...]

84 The pict ure is ou t of focus . • Y o ur cam era is not in mac ro recor ding m ode whe n you shoo t a sub ject th at is wit hin 50 c m ( 19 3 /4 inche s) from t he lens. t Set the macro r e cording mode ( p age 58). • The LANDSCAPE mode of the SCENE SELECTION function is selected. t Can cel the f unct ion. • The fo cus pres et is se lected[...]

Additiona l informatio n 85 The flas h does not work. • The flash is set to . t Set th e flash t o auto (no in dicato r) or (page 2 4). • The cam era is in one of the foll owing SCENE SELECTION modes: TWILIGHT or LANDSCAPE. t Cancel the SCE NE SELECT ION function (page 51) o r set the flash to . • The mode dia l is set to , SETU P or (MPEG MO[...]

86 Y o u ca nnot c harge th e battery . • The camera is turned on . t T urn the camera of f (pa ge 11) . The POWER ON/OFF (CHG) i ndic ator flas hes. • The batt ery pac k is not inst alled correct ly . t Install the batte ry pack correctly (page 10). • The batter y pac k has malf unctio ned. t Con tact you r Sony deal er or lo cal aut horize [...]

Additiona l informatio n 87 The i mage does not appear o n the TV s creen. • The vide o output signal setting of your c amera is incorr ect. t Change the se tting (pa ge 77). A fi le error occurs when you play back a file. • The i mage siz e is large r than 20 48×1 536. t Use an image size of 20 48×153 6 or sm alle r . The pictur e is monochr[...]

88 Reinsta ll the USB driver when using W indows 98, Windo ws 98SE, Wi ndows M e and Windows 2000 Professional Perform al l steps with o ut skip ping. 1 T u rn on your computer and a llow Windows to load. 2 Connect the USB jack on the ca mera and the co mputer with the supplied U SB cabl e. 3 Inser t a “ Memory Stick ” . 4 Connect the A C power[...]

Additiona l informatio n 89 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. MEMOR Y STICK ERR OR • The ins erted “ Memor y [...]

90 E Th e ba tte ry level is low o r ze ro. Depen ding on the c ondi tion s of use or the typ e of batter y pack, the ind icator may flash ev en though there is still 5 to 10 minutes o f remaining battery ti me left. LENS CAP A TT A CHED T he lens c ap is still attached to the lens. CANN O T DIVIDE • The file is not long en ough to be divided. ?[...]

Additiona l informatio n 91 Self-diagnosis di splay Y our cam era ha s a self -dia gnosis displ ay . Thi s function d isplays the camera condition o n the LCD scre en with a co mbi natio n of a let ter and four dig its of number s. If this occur s , check th e following code c hart. The co de info rm s you o f the camera’ s current conditi on. Th[...]

92 Specifications System Image device 8.93 mm (1/1.8 type) col or CCD Lens 3× zoom lens f = 7 – 21 mm (9/32 – 27 /32 inches) (34 – 102 mm (1 3/8 – 4 1/8 inches) when con verted into a 35 mm still camera) F = 2. 0 – 2.5 Expo sure co ntrol Automatic exposure, Shutter speed prior ity , Aperture priority , Manual exposure White b alanc e Aut[...]

Additiona l informatio n 93 Display window indicators A AE loc k indica tor B Battery remain ing indicator C EV indi cator/Focus lock indicator D “ Memor y Stick ” mark E Rem ain ing numb er of recordable images indicator (+999 is displayed f or 999 or mor e im ages) /E V level indicator/Focus dista nce indicator/Batter y usable time indicator [...]

94 LCD screen indicators A Battery remai ning indic ator B Flash m ode/red e ye reducti on/ white bala nce/AF il luminator indic ator C Date/time/con version lens/ISO number indicator D Sharpness indicator E Picture effect indicator F AF frame G Spot light-metering cross hair H AE/AF lo ck indicator I Recor ding mode in dicator J Image size indicat[...]

Additiona l informatio n 95 A Battery remain ing indicator B White balance indicator C Con version len s indicator D Picture effect indicator E AE loc k indica tor F Record ing mode indicato r G Image size indicator H Recording time [maximum recordable time] indicator/ Self-d iagnosis fu nction indicator I Remaining memory capacity indic ator J Mac[...]

96 A Pr otect/print mark indicator B Zoom scal ing indi cator 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 Stick ” H Remaining memory capacity indic ator I Recor ding date of the pla yback image /menu and gui de menu A V OL. (V olume) in dicator B Recor ding mode in dica[...]

Additiona l informatio n 97 Index A Adjusting the e xposure . .. 59 AE (Auto E xposure) ..... .. 20 AE lock .......... ............. .... 4 9 Aper ture pr iority mode ... 50 Auto power-off function ............. ......... 20 Auto red-ey e reducti on ....... ....... . 24, 76 B Batte ry pack battery life . ..... ........ .... 12 chargin g ........ ..[...]

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