Sony DSC-N1 manual

2-652-806- 13 (1) © 2005 Sony Corporation Digital Still Camera User’ s Guide/ T r oubles hooti ng Digital Stil l Camera User’ s G uide/ T r oubles hooti ng DSC-N1 “Read This F irst” (separate volume) Explains the s et-up and basic operat ions for shooting/playback with your camera. Operating Instructions Before operating the unit, please r[...]

2 T o redu ce fire or shock haz ard , do not e xpose the un it to rain or moisture. RECYCLIN G LITHIUM-ION BA TTERIES Lithium-I on batteries are recy cl ab le. Y ou can help preserve our environment by returning your used rechargeabl e batteries t o the collectio n and recycling location n earest you. For more information regarding recycling of rec[...]

3 – Connect the equipment i nto an outle t on a circuit different from th at to which the receiv er is connected. – Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help. The supplied interface cable must be used with the equipment in order to compl y with the limits for a digital device pursuant to Subpart B of P art 15 of FCC Rule[...]

4 Notes on using your c amera T ype s of “Memo r y Stick ” that ca n be used (not su pplie d) The IC recor ding m edium used by th is camera is a “Memor y Sti ck Duo”. T here a re two types o f “Mem ory Stick” . “Memo ry Stick Duo”: yo u can use a “Memo ry Stick Du o” with yo ur camera. “Mem ory Stick” : you ca nnot use a ?[...]

5 • Do not use t he camera near a location that generates strong radio wav es or emits radiation. The camera may not be able to record or play back properly . • Using the camera in sandy or dusty locations may cause malfunctio ns. • If moistur e condensation occurs , remove it before using the camera (page 122). • Do not shake or strike the[...]

6 For ful l use of th e digit al stil l camera Prepare the camera and s hoot images easily “Read Thi s First” (separate volume ) 1 Prepare the battery pack 2 T urn the camera on/set the clock 3 Insert a “Memory Stick Duo” (not supplied) 4 Operate the touch panel 5 Select the image size for use 6 Shoot images easily (Auto adjustmen t mode) 7[...]

7 T able of contents Notes on usi ng yo ur camera ........ ............. ...... ...... .......... ............. ....... ......4 Basic techniqu es f or better images ....... ............. ....... ......... ............. ....... . 1 1 Focus – Foc usin g on a subj ect su ccess fully . ...... ........ ...... ...... ..... ......... ..... ..... 11 Expo[...]

8 Viewing men u ..... ................ ............. ....... ...... .......... ............. ...... .......... ... 54 (Album) (Exit Alb um) (Slide Show) (Pai nt) (Del ete) (V olume) (Folder) - (Protect) DPOF (Print) (Resiz e) (Rotate) (Divi de) (Setup) (T rimming) Usin g Setup it ems ............. ....... .......... ............ ....... .......... [...]

9 Setup 1 ....... ............ ....... .......... ............. ......... ............. ....... ......... ........ 70 Download Musi c Format Music Setup 2 ....... ............ ....... .......... ............. ......... ............. ....... ......... ........ 71 LCD B ack light Beep Language Initia lize Setup 3 ....... ............ ....... ........[...]

10 T roub leshooting ......... ....... ...... .......... ............. ...... ....... .......... ............. ...... 99 W ar ning indicators a nd messages .......... ................ ............. ...... ....... .... 113 On the “Memory Stick” ........... ............. .......... ............. ...... .......... ........... 1 17 On the batter y [...]

11 Enjoyin g the came ra Enj oyi ng the cam era Basic techniques for bett er imag es When yo u press t he shutte r button h alfwa y do wn , the camera adjust s the f ocus aut omatica lly (Aut o Focu s). Reme mber to pre ss t he shut ter b utt on o nly hal fway do wn. T o shoot a still image dif ficult to focus on t [Focus] (page 3 4) If th e im age[...]

12 Y ou can create various imag es by a djusting the expo sure and the IS O sensi tivity . Exposur e is the amoun t of ligh t that the ca mera wil l receive when you re lease the shut ter . Exposure Ad justing the li ght inte nsity Overexposure = too much light Whit ish imag e The exposu re is au tom ati cal ly set to the proper v alue in the auto [...]

13 Enjoyin g the came ra Adjusting the ISO sensitiv ity ISO is unit of measur ement ( sensiti vity), esti mating how much light an imag e pick up de vice (equi valent to photo f ilms) r ecei ves. Ev en when the e xposure is th e same , images d if fer depending on the ISO sensitivity . T o adjust the ISO sensiti vity t page 49 Char acteri stics of [...]

14 The app arent color of the subjec t is affected by the ligh ting condi tions. Exam ple: Th e color of an image affect ed by li ght sour ces The co lor ton e s are adjusted auto matical ly in the au to adjustmen t mode. Howev e r , you can adjust color tones ma nually wi th [White Bal] (p age 48). A digita l image is ma de up of a col lection of [...]

15 Enjoyin g the came ra Select ing the image s ize for u se ( t step 5 in “Rea d This Fi rst” ) The defau lt sett ings are ma rked w ith . * Images are recorded in the same 3:2 aspect ratio as photograph printing paper or postcards, etc. ** Both edges of the image may be cut of f when printing (page 110). ***Y ou can view images in higher qual[...]

16 Identi fying parts See the pages in pare ntheses for de tails of oper atio n. A POWER bu tton/ lam p ( t step 2 in “Read This Fi rst” ) B Shutter button ( t step 6 in “Read This Fi r s t ” ) C Flash ( t step 6 i n “R ead T his First” ) D Self- tim er l amp ( t st ep 6 in “Read This Fi r s t ” )/AF illumi nator (64) E Microphone F[...]

17 Enjoyin g the came ra L Tr ipod receptac le (botto m) • Use a tripod wit h a screw length of les s than 5.5 mm (7/32 inch). Y ou will be unable to firmly s ecure the camera t o tripods havi ng screws longer than 5.5 mm (7/32 inch), and may damage the camera. M Multi con nector (bottom) When us ing an A C-LS5K A C Adapto r (not su pplied) T o a[...]

18 Indica tors on th e screen See the pages in pare ntheses for de tails of oper atio n. When s hootin g still images When s hooting mo vies A ISO 400 125 F3.5 +2.0EV MA F 400 FINE VGA C:32:00 0.7 EV 1 2 3 4 5 +2.0EV [ 00:28:25 ] 00:00:00 STBY C:32:00 STD 640 1 2 3 4 5 Displ ay Indication Batter y remaini ng ( t step 1 in “R ead This F irst” ) [...]

19 Enjoyin g the came ra B C D E Displ ay Indication Histogram (22, 33) NR slow shutter • If the shutter speed is slower than or equal to 1/6 second, the NR slow shutter function activ ates automatic ally to reduce the picture noise. 125 Shut ter speed (31) F3.5 Aperture v alue (31) +2.0E V Exposure V alu e (32) Displ ay Indication Image size ( t[...]

20 When p layi ng bac k still i m ages When pl ayin g back movies A B 2005 1 1 12/12 C:32:00 9:30 AM 101-0012 M VGA 1.3 +2.0EV ISO 400 F3.5 500 1 2 3 4 8/8 C:32:00 2005 1 1 9:30 AM 101-0012 160 REV CUE STOP VO L . 1 2 3 4 Displ ay Indication Batter y remaini ng ( t step 1 in “R ead This F irst” ) Recordin g mode (28, 50 ) N Play back ( t step 7[...]

21 Enjoyin g the came ra C D Displ ay Indication Image size ( t ste p 5 in “Read T his First” ) PictBridge c onnecting (91) Recordi ng folder (66) • This does not appear when using internal me mory . Play back f old er ( 54) • This does not appear when using internal me mory . Rema ining int ernal memory cap acit y (25) Rema ining “Me mor[...]

22 Changi ng the scr een displa y Each time yo u press t he (Screen disp lay on/off) button, the disp lay chan ges as follows. • When you set the histogram display to on, image information is di splayed during playback. • The histogram d oes not appear i n the following situations: While shooting – When the menu is displayed. – When recordi[...]

23 Enjoyin g the came ra Movies T ouch the screen t o start playback. Slide your finger to the right or left during playback to fast-forward or r ev erse the movie. T ouch again during playback to pause. . • When viewing images taken in Mul ti Burst mode, touch the screen to pause the display . Slide your finger across the screen towar d the righ[...]

24 Numb er of sti ll image s and r ecordin g time of movies The tab les sho w the approxim ate number of sti ll images and th e lengt h of ti me for mo vies that can be recorded o n a “Memory Stick Duo ” for matte d wit h this camera. The values may v ary depend ing on the shoo ting cond itions. The nu mber of still im ages (The ima ge qua lity[...]

25 Enjoyin g the came ra When yo u do not ha ve a “Memory Stick Duo” (Recor ding with th e intern al memo r y) The ca mera ha s 26 MB of inter nal memory . This memor y is n ot re mov able. Eve n when there is no “Mem ory Stick Duo” inserted in the camera, you can record images using th is interna l memory . • Movies with the image size s[...]

26 W e recom mend tha t you copy (bac k up) data wit hout fail using on e of the fo llowing methods. T o copy (b ack up) d ata on a “Memo ry S tick Du o” Prepar e a “Memor y Stick D uo” wit h a capaci ty of 32 MB or more, then perfo rm the pr ocedu re explained in [ Copy] (p age 67) . T o copy (b ack up) d ata on a hard di sc of your comp u[...]

27 Enjoyin g the came ra Batte ry life and n umber of i mages that can be record ed/vi ewed The tab les sho w the appro ximate numb er of images that can be recorded/v iewed a n d the battery li fe when yo u shoot image s in [Norma l] mode with th e batter y pack (supplie d) at ful l capa city a nd at a n ambi ent tempera ture of 25°C (77°F). The[...]

28 Using th e camera feat ures Set the mod e switch to the desir ed function. Sti ll image sh ooti ng mo des : Auto : Auto adju stmen t m ode Allo ws easy shooti ng with the sett ings adjusted automa tically . t st e p 6 i n “ R ea d This F irst” Program : Program a uto shoo tin g mode Allo ws you to shoot wit h the exp osure ad justed automati[...]

29 Enjoyin g the came ra The f ollo wing mod es ar e pre deter mined to ma tch th e scene cond itions. * T he shutter speed becomes slower , so using a tripod is recommended. A Press (on-screen key). B T ouch (Camera) . C T ouch the de sired mod e. D Shoot the image. Scene select ion T wilight * Landscape Shoots night scenes at a distance without l[...]

30 For shooting an image ap propria tely ac cording t o the scene conditio n, a combina tion of func tio ns is de ter min ed by the ca mer a. ( : you can select the desired settin g) Macro Flash AF range finder Focus preset Bracket Step White Balance Flash leve l Burs t/ Exposure Bracket/ Multi Burst —— — — — Auto/ — —C e n t e r A F [...]

31 Enjoyin g the came ra Manuall y adjust s the shut ter s peed and apert ure v alue. A Press (on-screen key). B T ouch (Camer a) t [ Manual ], then to se t and return to the pre vious screen . The cam era becom es the m anual exposure setting m ode. C T ouch . D Adjust the shutte r speed and th e apertur e v alue by t o uchi ng v / V . When the zo[...]

32 Manually adjusts the exposure. T oward – T oward + A Press (on-screen key). B Set (Camera ) to a setting other than [Auto] an d [Manua l], then tou ch . C T ouch (EV ). D Select a value by touc hing v / V . • For details on the exposu re t page 12 • The compensation value can be set in 1/3EV increments. • If a subject is being shot in ex[...]

33 Enjoyin g the came ra z Adjus ting EV ( Exposure V alue) by displa ying a h istogram A histog ram is a grap h showing the brightne ss of an imag e. Press (Scr een displa y on/of f) repeat edly to displa y the histo gram inside t he scre en. The g raph displa y in dica tes a bri ght image w hen sk ewed to th e right si de, and a dark image wh en [...]

34 Y ou ca n change t he focus me thod. Use the men u when it is dif fic ult to get the prop er fo cus i n auto fo cus mode. A Press (on-screen key). B Set (Camera) to a setting other tha n [Auto], then to uch . C T ouch 9 (F oc us). D T ouch th e desire d opti on. 9 (Focus ) Multi AF (Multipoint AF) (Still image ) (Movi e ) Focuses au tomatica lly[...]

35 Enjoyin g the came ra • AF s tands for Auto Focus. • Distance setting info rmation in [Focus] is approx imate. If you point the lens up or do wn, the error increas es. • When you are shooting movie s, [Multi AF] is recommend ed as the AF works even with a certain amoun t of vibration. • When you use Digital Zoom or AF Illuminator, priori[...]

36 How to use the [ Spot A F] A Set (Camera) to a setting other tha n [Auto], then to uch . B T ouch 9 (F oc us) t [ Spot AF]. C Press (on-sc reen key) to turn off the menu. D T ouch whe re you want to foc u s the s hot. 1M 98 S AF S AF 1M 98[...]

37 Enjoyin g the came ra Using th e Alb um When shoo ting images during displayed on the screen, th ose minimize d copies of the origin al images can be sa ved in t he Al bum (page 69). Ev en if i mages are de leted fro m the intern al memory or the “Memory Stick Duo”, yo u can still v ie w the mini mized imag es store d in the Alb um. • Stil[...]

38 C Select t he “This date” y ou want t o displ ay with b / B , then touch it. All images recorded in “This date” are dis played on the index screen. • If you want to re turn to the previous index screen, press (index). D T ou ch the imag e. (If the i mage you want is no t on the screen , touch b / B un til it appea rs on the sc reen.) T[...]

39 Enjoyin g the came ra z Image data in the Album • When the Album beco mes fu ll, your old im age dat a ge ts delet ed au tomati cally . Protect the da ta you do not wa nt to be delete d (page 55) . • When the capacity of Album is full with protecte d images, bli nks. Although you can record images in the internal memory or t he “Memory Sti[...]

40 Using th e Slide Show Y ou can vi ew a seri es of images with ef fect and accompan ied by mu sic (Sli de Show) . Images in the “Me mory S tic k Duo” or the intern al me mory are played back. Duri ng Alb um playb ack, the ima ges in the Alb um ar e played bac k . T o adjust the volume of the mu s ic Press (on-screen key) during playbac k, the[...]

41 Enjoyin g the came ra Y ou can set the fol lowing options. The defau lt sett ing s are ma rked w ith . • With [Simple], [Nostal gic], [Styl ish], a nd [Active] effects, – only still images are displayed. – only the first ima ge is dis played whe n the im ages were taken usin g Multi Bur st mod e. • Music is not played (set to [Off]) duri[...]

42 z T o add/chang e Music files Y ou ca n transf er th e desir ed music ( Music fi le) fro m your CDs or MP3 fi les to the camera to play ba ck during a slide show . Y ou can transfe r the musi c by [Download Music] in the (Setup) men u using the supp lied “M usic Transfer” softwa re installed on a computer. F or details, see page 86. • Y ou[...]

43 Enjoyin g the came ra Painti ng t he i mage Y ou can paint or put stamps on still image s and save them separately. U se the supplied stylus for this ope ration. • Y ou cannot pa int or put stamps on Mul ti Burst ima ges, movies, or ima ges in the Album. • When viewing recorde d image s on a TV (p age 97) , you canno t paint th e image s. T [...]

44 Erasi ng all pain ting A T ouch . “Clear All” appears. B T ouch [ OK]. All painting will disappe ar from the ima ge. T ouch [Cancel ] to canc el the oper ati on. T o s ave the paintin g A T ou ch (or ). “Sav e” appears. B T ouch [ OK]. The painted image is recorded in t he recording folder as the newest file. T ouch [Cancel ] to canc el [...]

45 Using the menu Using the menu Using men u items 1 T urn on the power an d set the mode switch. Different items are av ailable depending on the position of the mode switch and the (Camera) menu settings. 2 Press ( on-screen key) to d isplay the touch panel buttons. • When the mode switch is set t o , sk ip this operation. 3 T ouch [MENU] to dis[...]

46 For deta ils on t he oper ati on t page 45 Menu items The m enu i tems available vary de pending on t he mo de swi tch positi on. O nly th e available items ar e disp layed on the sc reen. ( : av ailable) Mode switch position: Auto Program Manual Scene Menu for shooting (page 4 8) (Meteri ng Mode ) — — WB (Whi te Bal) — — ISO — — —[...]

47 For de tails on t he operat ion t page 45 Using the menu * The operation is limited according to the Scene mode (page 29). **A vailable only during enlarged playback. ( : available) Mode switch position: Auto Program Manual Scene Menu for viewing (page 54) (Albu m) — — — — — (Exi t Albu m) — — — — — (Slide Show) — — — ?[...]

48 For deta ils on t he oper ati on t page 45 Shooti ng menu The de faul t sett ings a re mar ked wi th . Selects t he metering mode tha t sets which part of the subj ect to measure to de termin e the exposure. • For details on the exposu re t page 12 • When using spot me tering o r center-weighted metering, setting [ 9 ] (F ocus) to [Cen ter A[...]

49 For de tails on t he operat ion t page 45 Using the menu • For details on the white balance t page 14 • Under fluorescent lights that flicker , the white bala nce function may not work correctly eve n though you select [ ] (Fluorescent). • Except in [ ] (Flash) modes, [W B] is set to [Auto] when the flash strobes. • Some options are not [...]

50 For deta ils on t he oper ati on t page 45 Selects whether the camera performs continuous shoot ing or not when you press the shutter button. On the [Burst] • The flash is set to (No flash). • When reco rding wit h the sel f timer, a series of a m aximum of five images i s recor ded. • When the battery l ev el is low , or when the int erna[...]

51 For de tails on t he operat ion t page 45 Using the menu • The focus and white balance are adjusted for the first image, and these setti ngs are also used for the other images. • When the exposure is manually adjusted (page 32), the exposure is shifted based on the adjusted brightness. • The recording i nterval is approximately 1.1 seconds[...]

52 For deta ils on t he oper ati on t page 45 Adjusts the am ount of flas h light. • T o change flash mode t step 6 in “Read T his Firs t” • Y ou may not be able to set the Flash Lev el depending on the Scene mode (page 29). Allows you to shoo t an imag e with spe cial effe cts . • This setting is not maintaine d when the power is turned [...]

53 For de tails on t he operat ion t page 45 Using the menu Adjusts the shar p ness of the image . See page 61. (Sha rpnes s) + ( ) T oward + : Sha rpens the im age. Normal – ( ) T oward –: Softens the ima ge. (Setup )[...]

54 For deta ils on t he oper ati on t page 45 Viewin g menu Dis play s the stil l ima ges in the A lbum. See page 37. Finishes play ing back of images in the Album. Plays back reco rded image s in orde r wi th ef fect and ac companied b y mus ic. See page 40. Paints charac ters or graphic s on the still images. See page 43. Deletes unnecessary imag[...]

55 For de tails on t he operat ion t page 45 Using the menu 1 Select t he desi red fold er with v / V . 2 Touch [OK ]. z On the folder The camera s t ores images in a specif ied folder of a “M emory Stick Duo” (page 66) . Y ou can change the folder or create a new one. • T o create a new folder t [Cre ate REC. Folder] (page 6 6) • T o chang[...]

56 For deta ils on t he oper ati on t page 45 T o prot ect im age s in in dex mo de 1 Press (Index) to dis play the ind ex screen. 2 Touch [MENU] to displa y the menu. 3 Touch [Protect] t [Select]. 4 Touch the imag e you want to protect. A green - (protect ) indic ator appears on the sele cted i mage. 5 Repeat s tep 4 to protec t other im ages. 6 T[...]

57 For de tails on t he operat ion t page 45 Using the menu Y ou ca n change t he imag e siz e of a rec orded image (Resize), and sa ve it as a ne w file. The origin al i mage is r eta ined e ven af ter re sizing . 1 Displa y the image you want to resize . 2 Touch [MENU] to display the menu. 3 Touch v / V to displa y (Resize), then touch it. 4 Touc[...]

58 For deta ils on t he oper ati on t page 45 • Y ou cannot rotate protected images, movies, or Multi Burst images. • Y ou may not be able to rotate images shot with other cameras. • When viewing images on a computer, the image rotation information may not be ref lected depending on the so ftw are. Cuts movies, or delet es unnecessa ry portio[...]

59 For de tails on t he operat ion t page 45 Using the menu 3 Deleti ng scenes A and B if the y are unnecessar y . Dele te Dele te 4 Only th e desire d scen es remai n. Proc edure 1 Display the m ovie to be divi ded. 2 Touch [MENU] to display the menu. 3 Touch v / V to displa y (Divid e), then touc h it. 4 Touch [OK ]. The pl ayback of the movie s [...]

60 For deta ils on t he oper ati on t page 45 Recor ds an e nlarged image ( t step 7 in “Read Thi s F irst” ) as a new f ile . 1 Touch [MENU] durin g playback zoo m to display th e menu. 2 Touch (Trimmin g). 3 Touc h the im age s ize . 4 Touch [OK]. The imag e is recorded, an d the origi nal image is di splayed again. • The trimmed image is r[...]

61 Using the Setup screen Using the Setup scr een Using Se tup it ems Y ou can cha nge the default set tings using the ( Setup) sc reen. 1 T urn on the power . 2 Press ( on-screen key) to d isplay the touch panel buttons. • When the mode switch is set t o , sk ip this operation. 3 T ouch [MENU] to display the menu. 4 T ouc h V to displa y (Setup)[...]

62 For deta ils on t he oper ati on t page 61 Camera 1 1 The de faul t sett ings a re mar ked wi th . Sele cts the auto fo cus oper ation mode . Select s the d igita l zoom mode. The came ra enlarg es th e im age usi ng opti cal zoom (up to 3 ×). When t he zoom sca le exceed s 3×, the cam era uses either smart or pr ecision di gital zoom . Image [...]

63 For de tails on t he operat ion t page 61 Using the Setup screen • When you press the zoom button, the zoom scaling indicator appears as follows . • The maximum zoom scale of smart zoom/precision zoom includes the scale of the opt ical zoom. • The AF range finder f rame does not appear when using the digital zoom. The , or indicator flashe[...]

64 For deta ils on t he oper ati on t page 61 Camera 2 2 The de faul t sett ings a re mar ked wi th . The A F illumi nator sup plies fill l ight to focus m ore easily on a subje ct in da rk surr oundings. The AF ill umi nator em its red ligh t allowi ng th e cam era t o foc us ea sily w hen th e sh utte r button is pre ssed halfw ay , until t he fo[...]

65 For de tails on t he operat ion t page 61 Using the Setup screen Internal Memo r y This item does not ap pear wh en a “Mem ory Stick Duo” is insert ed in the c amera. Form ats the internal memo ry . • Note that formatting irrevocably erases all data in the intern al memory , including even protected images. The messa ge “All data in inte[...]

66 For deta ils on t he oper ati on t page 61 Memory Stick This it em appe ars only when a “Memory St ick Duo” is in serted in the c amera. Formats the “Memory Stick Duo”. A comm ercia lly av ailable “Me mory Stick Duo” is alrea dy format ted, an d can be used imme diatel y . • Note that formatting irre vocably erases all data on a ?[...]

67 For de tails on t he operat ion t page 61 Using the Setup screen Change s the folder current ly used for r ecord ing imag es. • Y ou cannot select the “100MSDCF” folder as a recording folder . • Y ou cannot move recorded images to a different folder . Copies a ll images in the in tern al memor y or th e Album t o a “Memo ry Sti ck Duo?[...]

68 For deta ils on t he oper ati on t page 61 • Use a fully char ged battery pack or the A C Adaptor (not supplied ). If you att empt to copy image files using a battery pack with little remaining charge, the battery pack may run out, causing copying to fail or possibly corrupting the data. • Y ou cannot copy individual images. • The original[...]

69 For de tails on t he operat ion t page 61 Using the Setup screen Albu m The defau lt sett ing s are ma rked w ith . When shoo ting image s, you can ch oose to save minimized copies of the original images. • Still images are recorded in the Album in t he [VGA] image size and the [Standard] picture quality . • Movies are not r ecorded in the A[...]

70 For deta ils on t he oper ati on t page 61 Setup 1 1 Down loads the music t o be played for the Slide Show . See page 40, 86. If you cann ot play bac k a Music file for the Slid e Show , the Music file might be c orrupt ed. If this happen s, perform [ Forma t Music], the n transfer t he music by [Do wnload Music] using th e suppli ed “Music T [...]

71 For de tails on t he operat ion t page 61 Using the Setup screen Setup 2 2 The defau lt sett ing s are ma rked w ith . Selects the brightness of the LCD bac klight whe n using the c amera wi th battery pa ck. • Selecting [Bright] uses up t he battery pack charge f aster . Selects t he sound produ ced w hen yo u opera te the c amera. Selects th[...]

72 For deta ils on t he oper ati on t page 61 Setup 3 3 The de faul t sett ings a re mar ked wi th . Selects t he method use d to a ssign f ile numbers to imag es. Select s th e USB mode to be used when connecti ng t he came ra to a co mputer or a PictB ridge com plia nt pr inte r usin g th e cabl e for mult i-us e term inal . • [Download Musi c][...]

73 For de tails on t he operat ion t page 61 Using the Setup screen Sets th e vide o sign al out put accor ding to the T V co lor sy stem of t he con nected vi deo equipmen t. Differen t countries an d regions use di fferent TV colo r systems. If you want to view images on a TV screen, che ck page 98 for the TV col or system of th e country or regi[...]

74 For deta ils on t he oper ati on t page 61 Setup 4 4 The de faul t sett ings a re mar ked wi th . Enables you to perform calibration whe n the touc h panel buttons do not react at the appropri ate p oints whe re y ou touc h. Using the st ylus, touc h the × mar k displayed on th e screen. T o stop t he calibra tion pr ocess mid-w ay , touch [Can[...]

75 Using y our com puter Using your comput er Enjoyin g your Wind ows c ompute r For detail s on using a Mac intos h comput er, refer to “ Using your Maci ntosh comput er” (page 8 7). Copying images to y our computer (page 77) Preparation Viewing images on your computer Instal ling the USB driv er. • Installa tion of th e USB driver is not ne[...]

76 The follo wing en vironment is recom mend ed for a c omput er con nected t o the camer a. Recomm ended envi ronmen t for copy ing ima ges OS (pre-installed): M icrosoft Windows 98, W indows 98SE, W indows 2000 Professiona l, Windows Millenni um Edition , W indows XP Home Edition, or W indows XP Professional • Operation is not assured in an en [...]

77 Using y our com puter Copyi ng i mages t o your comp uter This sectio n describe s the process using a W indows comp uter as an example . Y ou c an copy images from t he came ra to your com puter as follows. For a comp uter with a “Me m ory Stic k” slot Remove the “M emor y Stick Du o” from the cam era a nd in sert it in th e Me mory Sti[...]

78 4 Click the radio button next to [Y es, I want to restart my computer now] to select it, then click [Fin ish] . Y our comput er restart s. Now , you ca n establis h a USB conn ection. Remo ve the CD-R OM when th e installati o n is comple ted. 1 Insert a “Mem ory Stick Duo” with recorded images into the cam era. • When cop ying images in t[...]

79 Using y our com puter • Set the switch on the supplied cabl e for multi-use t erminal to “CAMERA”. • W ith Wi ndows XP , the AutoPlay wizard appears on the desktop. “USB Mode Mass St orage” appe ars on the scree n of the ca mer a. When a US B connec tion is establ ished for the f irst ti me, your computer au tomatic a lly runs a prog[...]

80 1 After making a USB connection in Stage 3, c lick [Copy pictures to a fo lder on m y computer us ing Micr osoft Scanner and Camera Wizar d] t [OK] as the wizard screen appears automatically on the desktop. The “S canner an d Cam era Wizard” scr een ap pears. 2 Click [Next]. The i mages saved on the “M em ory Stick Duo” of the cam era ap[...]

81 Using y our com puter 6 Clic k [Finish]. The wi zard sc reen close s. • T o con tinue copying oth er images, disconnect t he cable for mu lti-use te rminal (page 82). Then follo w the procedure explained in “Stage 3: Connecting the camera and your computer” on page 79. • For Windo ws XP , follow the pr ocedure explained in “Stage 4-A: [...]

82 • When an image with th e same file name exists in the copy destination f older , the overwrite confirmation message appears. When you over write an existing image with a new one, the original file data is deleted. T o copy an image file to the computer without overwriting, cha nge the file na me to a different name and then copy the im age fi[...]

83 Using y our com puter x For W indows 98/98SE Conf irm that t he acce s s ind icators (pa ge 79) are white. If t he acces s indicators hav e turned whit e, the device is disco nnected from the co mpute r. The ima ge file s recorded wi th your came ra are groupe d as folders on the “Memo ry Stick Duo”. Example: viewi ng fold ers on Windows XP [...]

84 Viewi ng im age fil es sto red on a compu ter wi th your camera (usin g a “M emor y S tick D uo”) This sect ion de scribes t he process using a W indows compute r as an exa mple. When an i mage fi le copied t o a co mputer no lo nger remai ns on a “ Memory Sti ck Duo” , you can vi ew that imag e again on the camera by copying t he im age[...]

85 Using y our com puter Using th e sup plied so ftwar e This sectio n describe s the process using a W indows comp uter as an example . The supp lied CD -R OM contains tw o softw are appl icatio n s: “Pic tureP ackage” and “Image Mixer . ” Pictur ePac kage What you can do: A Sav e the images on CD-R B Music V ideo/S lideshow Prod ucer C V [...]

86 5 Remove the CD-ROM as the shor t cut icon s of “PicturePackage Menu” and “PicturePackage d estination Folder” are display ed after the installation. T o start up the software • Doubl e-cl ick the “Pic turePa ckage Menu ” icon on the desk top. For info rmation on th e use of the software Click [?] at th e upper-righ t corne r of ea[...]

87 Using y our com puter Using y our Maci ntos h compu ter Y ou ca n copy im ages to your com puter an d create a vi deo CD usi ng “Image Mixer VCD2” (supplied), or ch ange your desired music in Slid e Show using “Music T ransf er. ” Recomme nded enviro nment for copyin g images OS (pre-instal led): Mac OS 9.1, 9.2, or Mac OS X (v10.0 or la[...]

88 4 View images on th e computer . Dou ble- click th e har d disk icon t the des ired im age file in th e fo lder contai ning th e copied file s to open th at image f ile. Perform th e procedur es liste d belo w bef oreha nd when: • Disconnecting the cable for multi-us e terminal • Removing a “Memory Stick Duo” • Inserting a “Memory St[...]

89 Using yo ur com puter T o install “Mu sic T ransfer ” • Shut down all oth er application software before you install “Music Transfer . ” • For installation, you need to l og on as Administrator. 1 Turn on your Macintosh comp uter , and insert the CD-ROM (supplied) into the CD-R OM d ri ve. 2 Double-cli ck (P ICTUREP A CKA GE). 3 Copy[...]

90 Printi ng still ima ges How to print st ill images When yo u print images shot in [16:9(HDTV)] mode, bot h edges ma y be cut off, so be sure to check before printi ng (page 110) . Printing directly usi ng a PictBrid ge compliant printer (page 91) Y ou ca n print imag es by conn ecti ng th e came ra di rect ly to a Pict Bridge comp lian t pri nte[...]

91 Printi ng still ima ges Printin g image s dire ctly us ing a Pic tBrid ge compl iant pr inter Even if you do not have a com puter, you can prin t images shot using yo ur cam era by connec ting the c ame ra direct ly to a Pict Bridge co mpli ant pri nter. • “PictBridge” is based on the CIP A standard. (CIP A: Ca mera & Imaging Products [...]

92 Connect the multi connect or on yo ur camera and the USB jack on the printer wi th th e suppli ed cabl e for mult i-us e te rmi nal . • Set the switch on the sup plied cable for multi- use terminal to “CAM ERA”. Turn on y our camera and the printer. The cam era is se t to play ba ck m ode, then an image an d the print menu appear on the sc[...]

93 Printi ng still ima ges 2 Make print settings by touching desire d items. [Qua ntit y] When [In de x] is set t o [Off]: Sel ect th e numbe r of sh eets o f an imag e that y ou wan t to p rint. The ima ge will be pri nted as a si ngle imag e. Whe n [ Index] is set to [On ]: Select the nu mber o f sets of images th at you want to pr int as an ind [...]

94 [Select] Sele cts imag es and prin ts all the select ed imag es. T ouch the imag e you want to print to display the mark. (Rep eat th is procedur e to select oth er images .). [DPOF image] Prints a ll the im age s with a (P rint order) mark r egardless of the dis played imag e. [All I n This Folder ] Prints a ll the im age s in the fo lder . 5 P[...]

95 Printi ng still ima ges Printi ng at a sho p Y ou can take a “ Memory Stick Duo” contai ning image s shot with you r cam era to a photo print ing service shop . As long as the shop suppo rts photo printing services confor ming to t he DPOF , you ca n make a (Print order) ma rk on imag es in adv an ce so that y ou do not need to re select the[...]

96 1 Display the index screen ( t step 7 in “Read This First” ). 2 Touch [MENU] to disp lay the menu. 3 Touch v / V t o display [DPOF], then touch it. 4 Touch [Se lect]. • Y ou cannot add a mark in [All In This Folder]. 5 Touch the image you want to mark. A gr een mark appears o n t he sele cted im age. 6 Repeat step 5 to mark other images. 7[...]

97 Connecting yo ur camera to your TV Connecting yo ur camera to your TV Viewin g ima ges on a TV scree n Y ou ca n vie w imag es o n a TV scre en by connec ting th e came ra to a TV . T urn off both your cam era an d the TV before co nnec ting the c amera a nd the TV . 1 Use the cable fo r multi-use terminal (su pplied) to connect th e camera to t[...]

98 On TV color syste ms If you want to view image s on a TV screen, you need a TV wi th a video i nput jack and the ca b le fo r mult i-use terminal (s uppli ed). The color system o f the TV must matc h that of yo ur dig ita l stil l cam era. Check the following li sts for the TV color syste m of the co unt ry or r egion w here the camera is used .[...]

99 T roubles hooting T roubleshoo ting T ro ubles hoot ing If you experienc e trouble with your came ra, try the following sol utions. Please u nderstand that you g iv e your co nsent tha t the co ntents of t he interna l memo ry , Album, Music files may be checked w hen you send yo ur camera to be repaired. 1 Check the items on page s 100 to 112. [...]

100 The bat tery pa ck c annot be i nstall ed. • As you insert the batt ery pack, use the tip of the batt ery pack to push the battery ejec t lev er to ward th e bottom of the camera ( t st ep 1 in “Re ad Th is First” ). • Inst all the bat tery pack correctl y ( t step 1 in “Read This First” ). The battery remaining indicator is incorre[...]

101 T roubles hooting Y our camera cannot record ima ges. • Check the free capacity of th e internal memory (pag e 25) or “Memory St ick Duo” (pag e 24). If it is full, do one of the fol lowing: – Delete unnecessa ry images ( t st ep 7 i n “Read Thi s F irst” ). – Change the “Memory Stic k Duo”. • Y ou are usin g the “Mem ory [...]

102 Smart zoom does not funct ion. • Set [Dig ital Zoom] to [Smart] (page 6 2). • This function can not be used when: – The image size is set to [8M] or [3:2]. – Shoo ting in Multi Burst mode . – Shooti ng movies. The flash doe s not wor k. • The flash is set to (No flash) ( t step 6 in “Read Thi s First” ). • Y ou cannot use the [...]

103 T roubles hooting The image colors are n ot correct. • Picture Ef fect functio n is act iva ted. Ca ncel t he Pictu re Ef fect function (page 52). V er tical streaks ap pear when you are shooting a very bright subject. • The smear phe nomenon is occurring. This phenomeno n is not a malfuncti on. Noise appears in the image when you vi ew the[...]

104 Refer to “Computers ” (page 1 06) in con junction w ith the fo llowing items. Y our camera cannot play back i mages. • Set the mo de sw itch to (page 28). • The folde r/file name has been changed on your c omputer (page 84). • When an image f ile has be en proces sed by a computer or wh en the i mage f ile was reco rded using a mode l[...]

105 T roubles hooting Y our camera cannot delete an image. • Cancel t he prote ction (page 56). • Y ou are usin g the “Mem ory Stick Duo” w ith the write-pr otect switc h, and the switch is se t to the LO CK positi on. Set the switch to t he re cording posit ion (pa ge 11 7). Y ou have deleted an image by mistake . • Once you have deleted[...]

106 Y ou do not know if the OS of y ou r computer is compatible with the camera. • Check “Re comme nded compute r en v ironment” on page 76 for Windo ws, and page 87 for Macintosh. Y ou cannot install the USB driver . • In Windo ws 2000, log on as Ad ministrat or (autho rized Adm inistrato rs) (page 77) . Nothing appears on the camera scree[...]

107 T roubles hooting Y ou cannot copy images. • Connect th e camera a nd your compu ter correctl y using the suppl ied cable for multi-us e terminal (p age 79). • Follow the designated copy procedure for your OS (pages 79, 87). • When you shoot images with a “Me mory Stick Duo ” formatted by a compu ter, you may not be able to co py the [...]

108 Cannot insert a “Memory Sti ck Duo”. • Inser t it i n the c o rrect d irecti on ( t st ep 3 in “R ead T his First” ). Cannot rec ord on a “Memory Sti ck Duo”. • Y ou are usi ng the “Mem ory Stic k Duo” with the write -prote ct switch, and the sw itch is set to the LOCK positi on. Set the swi tch to the rec ording posit ion ([...]

109 T roubles hooting The camera or yo ur computer cannot play bac k the data in the internal memory . • There is a “Memory Sti ck Duo” ins erted i n the c amera. Remo ve it ( t step 4 in “Read This First” ). Cannot record images using the internal memory . • There is a “Memory Sti ck Duo” ins erted i n the c amera. Remo ve it ( t s[...]

110 Also see “ PictBridge c o mpliant printe r ” (as follo ws) in conjun ction with th e follo wing items. Images are p rinted with bot h edges cut off. • When you print an im age sho t with the imag e size set to [16:9(H DTV) ], both edg es of the image ma y be cut off. • When printi ng images using your own printer, try canceling the tr i[...]

111 T roubles hooting Cannot inser t the date or p rint imag es in the in dex mode. • The prin ter does not provid e these functi ons. Consult the printer manufacturer as to whether the printe r provides thes e functions or not. • The date ma y not be inserted in the index mode depe nding on the printe r . Consult the print er manufacture r . ?[...]

112 Y our camera does not work. • Use the t ype of battery pack y ou can use wit h this c amera ( page 119) . • The batte ry level is low (The E indicator appears). Charge the ba ttery pack ( t step 1 in “Read T his First” ). The power is on, b ut the camera does not w o rk. • The built-in micr ocompute r is not working pr operly . R emov[...]

113 T roubles hooting Warning indi cator s and me ssages If a code st artin g with a let ter of th e alpha bet appear s, yo ur camera has a self - diagnos is display . The last two digit s (indica ted by ss ) will differ de pending o n the st ate of th e came ra. If you ar e unab le to solv e the proble m ev en after tryi ng the fo llowing cor rect[...]

114 Memory Stick locked • Y ou are using the “M emory Stick Duo” with t he wr ite-pr otect switc h, and the swi tch is set to t he LOCK p ositi on. S et the swit ch to the r ecording posit ion (pag e 11 7). No memory space in internal memory No memory space in Memory Stick • Delete un necessary images or files ( t step 7 in “Read Th is F [...]

115 T roubles hooting 640(Fine) is n ot available • 640(Fine ) size movies can be recor ded only using a “Memory Stic k PRO Duo”. Insert a “Memory Stick PRO Duo” or set the im age size to a size ot her than [640(Fine)]. Enable print er to connect • [USB Connect] is se t to [PictB ridge], howe ver the c amera is connect ed to a non-Pic t[...]

116 Operatio n is chan ged • [Housi ng] is set to [On] (page 74). Format Music Error • Exec ute [Format Mus ic] agai n (page 70).[...]

117 Others Others On th e “Memory Stic k” A “Memor y Stick ” is a compac t, por table IC rec ording m edium. The type s of “Memo ry Stick ” that ca n be used wi th this camera are li sted in the t able belo w . Howev er , proper op eration cannot be guar anteed for all “ Memory Sti ck” func tions. *1 “Memory Stick Duo”, “Magic[...]

118 • Do not use or store the “Memor y Stick Duo” under the following conditions: – High temperature locations such as the hot interior of a car parked in direct sunlight – Locations exposed to direct sunlight – Humid locatio ns or locations with corros ive substances present Notes o n usin g the M e mory Stick Duo Adapto r (not s uppli[...]

119 Others On the ba tter y pack On char ging th e battery pack W e recommend charging the battery pac k in an ambient temperature of between 10°C to 30°C (50°F to 86°F ). Y ou may not be able to efficiently charge the bat tery pack outside of t his temperature range. Effe ctiv e use of t he batt ery pac k • Battery performance decre ases in [...]

120 On the battery charge r x On th e batte r y char ger • Do not charge any battery pack other than the supplied NP-BG type battery packs in the battery charger supplied with you r camera. Batteries other than the sp ecified kind may leak, over heat, or explode if you attempt to char ge them, posing a risk of injury from electrocution and burns.[...]

121 Others Using th e Cyb er -sho t Stati on The Cyb er -sh ot St atio n (not s uppli ed) lets you ea sily ch arge the ca mer a. Simp ly set the ca mera in the C yber -shot Station and char ging star ts autom atica lly . While char ging th e battery , you ca n check th e battery le vel wit h the CHARGE lamps of the Cybe r-shot Station. The r emote [...]

122 Precau tions x Do not leave the c amera in the following places • In an e xtremely hot place In places such as in a car parked in the sun, the camera body m ay become deformed and this may cause a malfu nction. • Under direct sunligh t or near a heater The camera body m ay become discolor ed or deformed, and this may cause a malfunction. ?[...]

123 Others x On the in ternal recharge able battery This camera has an internal rechar geable battery for mainta ining th e date an d time and other settings regardless of whether the po wer is on or off. This rechargeable battery is continu ally charged as long as you are using the camer a. Ho wever , if you use the camera for only short periods, [...]

124 Specif ications Camera [Syst em] Image device 9.10 mm (1 /1.8 type) color CC D, P rim ar y col or filt er T otal pixel number of camera Approx. 8 303 000 pixels Effecti ve pixel number of camera Approx. 8 068 000 pixels Lens Carl Zeis s V ario- T essar 3× zoom lens f = 7.9 – 23.7 mm (38 – 114 mm when con verted to a 35 mm still camera) F2.[...]

125 Others BC-CSG batter y charger Power requi rements AC 100 to 240 V , 50/60 Hz, 2 W Output voltage DC 4.2 V , 0.25 A Operating temperature 0°C to +40°C (+32°F to +104°F) Storage temperature –20°C to +60°C (–4 °F to +140°F) Dimensions Approx. 62 × 24 × 91 mm (2 1/2 × 31/32 ×3 5/8 inches) (W/H/D) Mass Approx. 75 g (2.7 oz) Recharg [...]

126 Index Inde x A A C Adap tor... ......... ....... ........ 17 t step 1 in “Read This F i rst ” Accessories supplied t in “Read T his First” AE/AF lock indicato r t step 6 in “Read This F i rst ” AF Illum i nator ......... ............ . 64 AF Mode..... .... ..... ....... ......... . 62 AF range finder frame .... 34, 35 AF range finde[...]

127 Index Fold er ...... ......... ....... ......... .... .54 Changing .. ..... .... ....... .....67 Creat ing .... ....... ......... .... .66 Form at ......... ..... ....... ..65, 66, 69 Form at Music .......... ......... .....70 H Histog ram ........ ......... ......22, 33 Housin g ..... ....... ......... ..... ...... . 74 I Identif ying parts ..[...]

128 S S AF......... ....... ......... ..... .... .... 62 Satur ation. .......... ...... ......... .... 52 Scene se l ection ........ ............ . 29 Screen Changing the display ..... 22 Indi cator .. ....... ......... ......18 LCD B acklight ...... ....... . 71 Self-diagnosis display ......... 113 Sepia .. .... ..... .... ..... ....... ......... [...]

129 T r adema rks • and Cyber-shot Station are trademarks of Sony Corporation. • “Memory S tick”, , “Memor y Stick PRO” , , “Memory S tick Duo”, , “Memory Stick PR O Duo”, , “MagicGate”, and are trademarks of Son y Corporation. • PicturePackage is a trademark of Sony Corporation. • Microsoft, Windo ws , W indows Media, a[...]

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