Sony DSC-P30 Operating Instructions (primary manual) manual

3-068-186- 11 (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. 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) The n umber below i s fo r the FCC r elate d matter s on ly . CA UTION Y ou are cautio ned tha t any change s or modifications not expr[...]

3 Note: This equi pment ha s been tes ted and foun d to comply with the limits fo r a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of t he FCC Rules . These limi ts are desig ned to pro vide reasonable protecti on against harm ful inter ferenc e in a resi dential instal lati on. This equipm ent gen erates, u ses, a nd can radiate radio freq uency en[...]

4 For the Custo m er s in the U .S.A. and Canada 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[...]

5 When the camera is used f or long periods Note that the cam era body may become hot.[...]

6 Intr oduction Check s the i mage after recording images Recording st ill images: page 19 Playing back still ima g es: page 28 Deleting images (DELETE): page 62 Captures images w ith your computer Y ou can copy imag es onto yo ur com pute r and view and mo dify image s or attach images to e-ma il on your computer using the sup plied USB cable a nd[...]

7 T able of cont ents Identifyin g the p a rts ............ ........... ....... 8 Preparing the powe r supply ........ ........ 10 Setting t h e date and time ........ ........ ..... 15 Inserting t h e “Memory St ick” ............. 17 B Recording Recording sti l l images ........ ........... ..... 19 Recording movi n g images ..... ..... ......[...]

8 Getting started Identifying the par ts See the pages in paren thes es fo r detai ls of ope ration . A PO WER button/lamp (15) Pres s an d ho ld down th is but ton for ap proxim atel y one se cond to turn on th e camera. B Mode dial (18) ( 39) : T o record in TWILIGHT mode : T o record still images : T o play back or ed it images : T o re cord mov[...]

Getting started 9 A Finder Self-timer/recording lamp (red) AE/A F lo ck lam p (gre en ) /CHG (flash charge/batter y charge) lamp (orang e) (24) B MENU button ( 40) C DC IN jack co ver (12) (14) D DC IN jack (12) (14) E Contr ol button (18) (39) F LCD screen G DISPLA Y/LCD O N /OFF b utton (21) H Zoom b utton (INDEX button duri ng pla ybac k) (22) I[...]

10 Pr eparing the power supply Installing the supplied batteries or an optional batter y pack Y our camera operates only with the follo wing batterie s. • T wo s ize AA al kalin e batte ries (s upplie d) • “InfoLI THIUM ” (S s eries) bat tery pa ck (NP- FS11 ) (not su pplied ) • T wo s ize AA nic kel meta l hydrid e batteri es (not suppli[...]

Getting started 11 Open the ba ttery co ve r with th e battery cov er side facin g upwar d and remo ve the batteries. Be careful not to dr op the batt eries when re moving th e m. Powe r sav e mod e When op erat ing the cam era with batter ies, se t POWER SA VE in the SET U P scre en to ON to e xtend the battery li fe. The factory se tting i s ON ([...]

12 Y ou cannot char g e the batte ry pack while your c amera is tu rned on. Be sure to turn off your cam era . After char ging the ba tter y pack Dis conn ect the AC power adapto r from the DC IN j ack on your ca mera. Batter y remaining indica tor Wh en using an opt iona l “InfoL ITH IUM” batter y pack , the LC D scre en on t he camera sho ws [...]

Getting started 13 Stil l im age reco rding* Still image pla yback*** Appr oxima te batt ery life and num ber o f images that can be reco rded /pla yed back 640×4 80 i mage siz e, st anda rd p icture qual ity , no fl ash, a nd i n NO RMA L re cord ing mode . ∗ Record ing at about 3-sec ond inter vals with the power sa ve mod e off (when continuo[...]

14 Approximate ti me to char ge a completely d ischar g ed batter y pack using the A C-L S1A AC power adapto r (not su pplied ) at a t emper ature of 25°C (7 7°F) . Using a car battery Use Son y DC adaptor/c h ar ger (not suppli ed). Using y our ca mera ab r oad For de tails, s ee page 74. When using the AC power adaptor Be sure to use it near 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 the mode dial to , , or 2 Press and ho ld down the PO WER button for appro xim ately one sec ond to turn on the power . The P OWER ON /OF F (CH G) lamp (gr[...]

16 T o cance l the date and time setting Select [CANCEL] with v / V / b / B on the control bu tton, then p ress the center z . Not e If the rechargeable button battery i s ever fully discharged (p age 72), the CLOCK S ET screen will appear agai n. When thi s happens, reset the da te and time b y s tarti ng from step 3 ab ove. 5 Set the nume ric val[...]

Getting started 17 Inser ting the “Memor y Stick” Open the “Mem ory St ick” cover , then pre ss the “M emor y Stick ” once lig htly . 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 the[...]

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, press the PO W ER but ton to turn on the p ower and inse rt a “Memor y Stick .” 1 Set the mode dial to or . 2 Press and hold the sh utter button halfway do wn. The image freeze s momentaril y , b u t is not yet reco rded.[...]

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. The number of images you can record on a “Memor y Stick” See pa ges 46 and 48 to 52. Not es • When r eco[...]

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 find er . Each time you press DISPLA Y/LCD ON/OFF, the status of the LCD screen changes as fol lo ws: See page 85 for a deta iled des cript ion of th e indic ated item s. The L CD backli ght is t urned on . (All the av ailable indi ca[...]

22 Wh en rec ording with t he LC D scre en, al ign the AF fr ame in the ce nter of the sc reen with the su b ject. Y ou can check the last recor ded image by cl earin g th e men u from t he sc reen (page 4 0) and pres sing b ( 7 ) on the contr ol b utt on. (Y ou can perf orm this op eratio n ev en when t he L CD scree n is of f.) T o re tu rn t o t[...]

B B B B Recor ding 23 Digital zoom funct ion This came ra has a digit al zoom funct ion . Digital zoom e n lar ges the imag e b y digital processing and it st a rts to fu nction when zoo m exceed s 3 × . Using di gital zoo m • The maximum zoom m agnif ication is 6 × . • Dig ital zoom ing deteri orates the pictu re qua lity . Wh en dig ital zo[...]

24 The facto ry settin g is auto (no indi cator). In thi s mode, the f la sh automat ic ally stro bes w hen th e surro undi ngs is dark . T o c han ge the fl ash mo de, cl ear the menu (page 40 ), then press th e control button v ( ) re peated ly so that the flas h mod e indi cator ap pear s on th e LCD scr een. Each t ime you press t he con trol b[...]

B B B B Recor ding 25 The AF illumin ator is f ill light t o focus on a subject easily und er dark c onditions. S et [AF ILLUMIN A TOR] (p age 69) to [ON] in th e setup s ettings, appears on t he LCD screen and the AF illuminator emi ts light when the shutter b utton is pre ssed halfway . It k eeps emitti ng light until the focus is lo cked . Notes[...]

26 Recor ding moving images Moving images are re cord ed in M PEG form at (pa ge 38) . T o record moving ima g es, press the PO W ER bu tton to turn on the po wer and insert a “Memor y Stick. ” 1 Set the mode dial to SET UP. 2 Select [ ] (CAMERA) with v / V on t he control b utton, then pr ess B . 3 Select [MO VING IMA G E] with v / V on the co[...]

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 40) , then pr ess the c ontrol b utton V ( ). The (self-time r) 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. Each t ime you pr ess DSPL/ L CD ON/OF F, the statu[...]

B B B B Pla ybac k 29 Playing back moving images T o p ause playb ack Press the cent er z on the cont rol button to st op th e playba ck. T o advan ce or rewind the moving image Press the control bu tton b / B during play back. T o return to the no rmal playb ack, pre ss th e cent er z on the control but ton. Each time you p ress DSPL/L CD O N/OFF,[...]

30 V i ewing images using a personal computer Y ou can vie w data r ecorded w ith y our camer a on a pers onal comp uter , modi fy and attach it to e-mail u sing applic ation softw are. This section d escribes the method f or vie wing im ages on a personal compute r us ing t he suppl ied USB c able . The re are two ways t o make the U SB conn ectio[...]

B B B B Pla ybac k 31 Recomm ended Windo ws environment OS: Microsoft Windows 98 , W in dows 98SE, W ind ows 2000 Professional, Windows Mill ennium Ed ition The abo ve OS is required to be installe d at the fac tory . Operation is no t assured in an environment upgrade d to the operat ing systems described ab ove. CPU: MMX Penti um 200 MHz or faste[...]

32 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 included with the a pplication softwa re in the CD- R OM which is supplied with your camera. See page 80 for corr ective measur es i f the USB c able was co nnec ted before ins talling the dr i ver and the driver software c[...]

B B B B Pla ybac k 33 For Macinto sh users • When us ing MacOS 9.1 It is n ot n ecess ary to insta ll th e USB driver . The M acint osh recogni zes the ca mera a s a dr i ve simply b y connec ting it to t he Macinto sh with the US B cable. • When using MacOS8.5.1/8.6/9.0 Follo w the procedures belo w to install the d riv er . 7 Follow the on-sc[...]

34 When viewing moving imag es on a Windo ws s ystem, Rea lPlaye r , Windows Media Player or othe r moving image playba ck applicat ions must b e installed. When vie wing moving images on a Macintosh system, QuickT ime3.0 or later must be instal led. View ing images 1 T urn on the power of y o ur personal computer and allow Windows or Mac OS to loa[...]

B B B B Pla ybac k 35 Follo w the procedure 1 – 4 on page 3 4. “Memor y Stick” • Operation is not guarante ed if you are using a “Mem ory Stick” that was formatte d with a personal comp uter, or if you used a personal com puter to forma t the “Memo ry Stick” in you r camera throug h a USB connectio n. • Do not optimiz e the “Mem[...]

36 For Window s Me and Window s 2000 user s The following proced ures are reco mmen ded w hen d isco nnecti ng t he USB cabl e f rom you r person al co mpute r or ejec ting th e “Me mory Sti ck” fr om the camera whi le it is con nected to your pe rsona l comp uter. 1 Stop the d ri ve b y clicking on th e “Unplug/Eject” ico n in the t ask tr[...]

B B B B Pla ybac k 37 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 stands for an y number within t he range from 000 1 to 99 99. For W indows Me u sers (The drive recognizing the camera is “E.”) Fold[...]

38 The numer ical p ortio ns of t he fol lowing files are the sam e. – A sm all-size image file recorded in E-MAIL mode and its corr esponding im age file – An uncom presse d image file record ed in TIFF mod e and its corres ponding ima ge file – An im age file recorded in TEXT mo de and its co rrespondin g index image file – An im age file[...]

39 Bef ore perf orming adv anced operations Advan ced operatio ns Befor e perf or ming advanced operations This sectio n descri b es the b asic con trol metho ds that ar e freque ntly used f o r “ Adv anced oper atio ns.” How to use the mode dial The m ode di al swit ches t he functi on which i s used fo r recordi ng, play back, or editi ng. Se[...]

40 Y ou can perf orm th is oper atio n ev en when th e LCD scr een is of f. T urning on/off the operation b uttons (menu) o n the LCD screen Sett in g up the i tem s in th e set up or me nu 1 Set the mo de dial to SET UP so that the setup s creen a ppears, or press ME NU so that the me nu appea rs. 2 When the mode dial is set to SET UP or : 1 Press[...]

Bef ore perf orming adv anced operations 41 Menu i tems tha t can be m odified differ depe ndin g on the pos ition s of the mo de dia l. The LC D scree n shows only the ite ms you ca n oper ate at the m omen t. Factor y set tin gs are ind ica ted wi th x . When the mode di al is set to / Menu set tin gs Item Setting Description EV +2.0EV to –2.0 [...]

42 When the mode dial is set to (MOVING IMAGE is set to MPE G M OV IE i n the s etu p s ett ing s.) MODE (REC MODE) TIFF Records a TIF F (unco mpres sed) file in addit ion to the JPEG file (page 50). TEXT Reco rds a GIF file in bl ack-and -wh ite (pa ge 49) . E-MA IL Reco rds a small -size ( 320× 240) JPE G file in addition to the sele c ted image[...]

Bef ore perf orming adv anced operations 43 When the mode di al is set to (MOVING IMAGE is set to CLI P MOTION in the setup settings.) (IMAGE SIZE) 320×2 40 x 160×1 12 Select s the M PEG imag e size w hen r ecordi ng mo ving image s (page 45 ). 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 55).[...]

44 When the mode dial is set to ∗ Only in sin gle-im age mode. ( SHARPNESS ) +2 +1 x 0 –1 –2 Adj usts th e shar pness of the im age. The i ndica tor a ppears ( except wh en the setting is 0). Item Setting Description DELETE OK Deletes the displayed imag e (page 62). CANCEL Cancels dele ting of the image. PR OTECT – Protects ima g es agains [...]

Bef ore perf orming adv anced operations 45 Setting the image si ze (IMAGE SIZE) 1 Set the mode dial to , 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: DSC-P50 1600×1 200, 160 0 (3:2)* , 1024 ×76 8, 640 ×480 DSC-P30 1280×9 60, 12 80(3 :2)*, 1024 ×768, 64[...]

46 The number of images* or the time** that yo u can record on a “ Memory Stic k ” (4 MB) ∗ When MODE (REC MODE) is s et to NORMAL. ∗∗ The maximum recording ti me in conti nuous reco rding ∗∗∗ When re cording 10 frame s per Clip Moti on file. Re main ing numbe r of reco rdable im age s (pag e 85 ) The remain ing number of recordab l[...]

B B B B V arious record ing 47 B V ar ious recording Records i mages according to shooting conditions (TWILIGHT mode) Mode dia l: This came ra has a preset TWILIGHT mode. This mode i s suitable for the nigh t sce ne. 1 Set the mo d e dial to . Allows you to record br ight subjects in dark places with o ut losing the dark atmospher e of the surrou n[...]

48 Recording st ill images for e-mail (E-MAIL) Mode dia l: / In the E-MAIL mode , a small-si ze image which is suitab le for e- m ail transmiss ion is also record ed at the same time as recordin g a normal still image. (The size of the normal still image is set using [ ] (IMA GE SIZE) in the menu settings (page 45).) 1 Set the mode dial to or . 2 P[...]

B B B B V arious record ing 49 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[...]

50 Recording sti l l images as uncompressed files (TIFF) Mode dia l: / 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 the mode dia[...]

B B B B V arious record ing 51 Creati ng Clip Motion Files Mode dia l: Clip Motion is an ani mation fun ction that play s back s till images in succes sion. Th e images a re stored in GIF format , which is con ven ient for creating h ome pages or a ttaching images to a n e-mail. 1 Set the mo de dial to SET UP. The s etup scr een ap pear s. 2 Select[...]

52 The number of Clip Motion fram es that you can record on a “ Memory Stic k ” (4 MB) ∗ When recordi ng 10 frames per Clip Motion file Not es • Y ou cannot c hange t he image si ze partway through a Clip Motion r ecording. • Reading an d writing dat a take more time than norma l image rec ording. • Due to the limit ation s of the G IF [...]

B B B B V arious record ing 53 Recording images in macro Mode dia l: / / The ma cro re cord ing i s used w hen zoomi ng up a li ttl e subj ect, su ch as flo wers, inse cts. 1 Set the mo de dial to , or . 2 Clear the menu, and pres s the contr ol bu tton B () . The (macr o) in dicato r appe ars on the LC D sc reen. Y ou can reco rd a subjec t as clo[...]

54 Tips Norm ally , the cam era au tomat ica lly adjusts th e exposure. If the color of the image is t oo dark or bright as i llustr ated below , we recomm end that you adjust th e exposure manu ally . When rec ordin g a backligh ted subject o r a sub ject i n the sno w , set it t oward + , and wh en reco rding a dark subject with f ully disp layed[...]

B B B B V arious record ing 55 T o r eactivate auto adjustment Sel ect [A UT O] w ith v / V in step 3 . Tips The im age is susc eptible to lightin g condition s. The image lo oks blue und er sunlight in the summer, and looks red under me rcury la mps. H uman eyes can resolve the se proble ms. H owev er, the camera canno t resolve th e prob lem with[...]

56 Recording t he date and time on the still image (DA TE/TIME) Mode dia l: / 1 Set the mo de dial to SET UP. The set up scre en a ppear s. 2 Select [ ] (CAMERA) with v / V , [D A TE/TIME] with B / v / V , then press B . 3 Select the date and time setti ng with v / V , then pr ess z . DA Y & T I M E Impos es the dat e, hour, and minute. DA T E [...]

B B B B V arious record ing 57 Using the spot li ght- metering function Mode dia l: / / Use this fu n ction when there is backlight or wh en there i s strong cont rast betwe en the su bjec t an d the backgr ound , etc. Posi tion the poi nt you want to r ecord on t he spot li ght- mete ring cr oss ha ir . 1 Set the mo de dial to , or . 2 Press M ENU[...]

58 B V ar iou s playback Playing back thr ee or nine images at once Mode dia l: Y ou can display multiple image s on the LCD screen at one time using the zoom b utton s. 1 Set the mode dial to . 2 Pres s the zo om W bu tton rep eat edl y . The L CD screen d ispla y ch anges as follo ws: • Sing le (sin gl e-i mag e) scre en • Index (n ine- im ag[...]

B B B B V arious play bac k 59 Enlar ging a par t of the still image (Z oom and trimming) Mode dia l: 1 Set the mo d e dial to . 2 Displ ay th e ima g e to be enla r ged. 3 Zoom in/out the image with the zoom T/W buttons. 4 Press t he control button repeat edly to selec t the desir ed por tion of the imag e . v : The image move s downw a rd V : The[...]

60 Playing back the still images in order (SLIDE) Mode dia l: This f unct ion is us eful fo r chec king the record ed image s or for pr esentations , etc. 1 Set the mode dial to . 2 Pres s MENU. The men u appe ars. 3 Select [SL IDE], the n press z . Set the follo wing items. INT ERV A L Y ou can se lect fr om 1 mi n (one minute ), 30 se c (30 se co[...]

B B B B V arious play bac k 61 Rotating a still image (ROT A TE) Mode dia l: Y ou can rotate the image re c orded i n portrait or ientation and display it in land scape or ientati on. 1 Set the mo de dial to , and disp la y the ima g e to r otate. 2 Press M ENU. The me nu app ears . 3 Select [RO T A TE] with b / B , then p ress z . 4 Rotate the ima[...]

62 B Ed itin g Deleting images (DELETE) Mode dia l: Y ou can dele te unwan ted f iles. 1 Set the mode dial to . 2 In si ngle-i mage mod e: Display t h e image you w ant to delete with b / B . In triple-ima ge mode: Press the z oom W butt on twice to turn to the triple -image mode. Display t h e image you w ant to delete with b / B . 3 Pres s MENU. [...]

B B B B Editing 63 T o c ancel deleting Select [CANCEL] with b / B in ste p 4 or [EXIT] with b / B in step 5 , the n pres s z . Note If there are f iles on the “Memo ry Stic k ” with names having the same last 4 digits as the file name of the image to be delete d, these files are also dele ted at the same tim e. Preventi ng accidental erasure ([...]

64 1 Set the mode dial to , then display the index scre en with the zoom W button. 2 Pres s MENU. The men u appe ars. 3 Select [PR OTECT] with b / B , then press z . 4 Select [ALL] or [SELEC T] with b / B , then press z . 5 When you select [ALL] Select [ON] with b / B , then pr ess z . All the images in the “Memory Stick” a re protec ted. When [...]

B B B B Editing 65 Changing the recor ded still image size (RESIZE) Mode dia l: Y ou can chang e the ima ge s ize of th e record ed image. 1 Set th e mo de dia l to , th en disp la y the ima g e of whi ch you want to change t he size . 2 Press M ENU. The me nu app ears . 3 Select [RESIZE] with b / B , then p ress z . 4 Select the desired siz e with[...]

66 Selecting still images to print (PRINT) Mode dia l: Y ou can mark a prin t mark on still images recor ded with your c amera. This mark is con venient when you have images printed at a shop that conforms with the DPOF (Digit al Print Order F ormat) standa rd. . 1 Set the mode dial to . 2 In si ngle-i mage mod e Display t h e image you w ant to pr[...]

B B B B Editing 67 T o un mark se lec ted pr int marks Select th e images t o be unmark ed in step 5 with the c o ntrol b utton, then pres s z . T o u nmark all the print marks Select [ALL] with b / B in step 4 , then pres s z . Se lect [OFF] with b / B , then pres s z . The marks on all imag es a re unmar ked. T o cancel ma rking the print mark Se[...]

68 Y ou canno t divid e the fol lowi ng typ es of fil es: • Clip Motion f iles • Still i mage f iles • Moving i mage files th at are too sh ort to divide The file num ber changes as follows wh en you divide a file. <eg.> I f you divide t he MOV0003.mpg file , the di vided f ile numbers become MOV0004.mpg an d MOV0005.mpg, and MOV0003.mp[...]

B B B B Editing 69 Changing the setup settings (SETUP) Set the mode d ial to SET UP. The setup screen appears. Y ou can se t up the follo w ing items with the control b utton. CAMERA SETUP 1 Item Setting Description MO VING IMAGE x MPEG MO VIE Recor ds the MPE G mo vie (pag es 26, 51). CLIP MO TION Records the Clip Motion. D A TE/TIME D A Y & T[...]

70 SETUP 2 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. Item Setting Description LCD BRIGHTNESS BRI G HT x NORMAL DA R K Selects the LCD brightness. This has no e ffect on the reco[...]

Additiona l informatio n 71 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 [...]

72 • 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 73 “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 (not supplied) What is the “ Inf oLITHIUM ” battery pac k? The “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack (not supplie d) is a li thium-[...]

74 Batter y life • The batte ry lif e is limit ed . Batte ry capa city decreas es little by little as you use it more and mo re, and as time passes. When th e battery oper ating tim e is shortene d consid erably , a pro bable ca use is that the battery pack has reache d the e nd of it s life. Please buy a ne w battery pack . • The battery li fe[...]

Additiona l informatio n 75 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[...]

76 The pict ure is ou t of focus . • Y o ur cam era is not i n macro recordi ng m ode whe n you sh oot a subj ect that is about 3 to 25 cm (1 3/1 6 to 9 27/32 in ches) fr om the lens. t Set the macro r e cording mode ( p age 53). t Press the zoom b utton to set to the W si d e. • The fo cus pres et is se lected . t Can cel the f unct ion (p age[...]

Additiona l informatio n 77 The battery life is short. • Y o u are re cord ing/pl ayi ng back image s unde r ex tremely cold temperatu res. • The batter y pack is not cha rged enough . t Charge the battery pack fully . • Alkaline batteries or the b attery pack is dead. t Replac e the batte ry (pag e 10 ). • Y o u are no t using the re comm [...]

78 Y o ur camer a canno t delete an image. • The image is prot ected. t Canc el th e protec tion (p age 63). The power tu rns off sudd enly . • If you do not ope rate th e cam era for about three minutes whil e the po wer is on, the camera turns of f automatical ly to pre vent weari ng down the batt ery (page 1 1). t The auto- power off func ti[...]

Additiona l informatio n 79 Y our pers onal comput er does not reco gnize your camer a. • The battery le vel is lo w . t Use t he A C power ad apto r (not su ppli ed) (page 1 4). • The cam era is tu rned off. t T ur n on th e camer a. • The USB ca ble is n ot connec ted firmly . t Discon nect the USB cable, a nd conn ect it agai n fi rmly . M[...]

80 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 81 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 Meani ng NO MEMOR Y STI CK No “Me mory St ick” has been i nserted . SYSTEM ERR OR T ur n the power off and on aga in. MEMOR Y STICK ERR OR • The ins erted “ Memor y [...]

82 The a mount of light is not sufficient or the sh utter s peed i s too slow . (Mou nt th e camera on a tripod or o therwise s e cure the cam era in place. ) Message Meanin g[...]

Additiona l informatio n 83 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[...]

84 Specifications System Image device 6.64 mm (1/2.7 type) col or CCD Lens 3× zoom lens f = 6.4 – 19.2 mm (9/32 – 25/32 inches) (41 – 123 mm (1 5/8 – 4 7/8 inches) when con verted into a 35 mm still camera) F = 3. 8 – 3.9 Expo sure co ntrol Automatic exposure White b alanc e Automatic, I ndoor, Outdoor , Hol d Data syste m Movie: MP EG1 [...]

Additiona l informatio n 85 LCD screen indicators A Battery remain ing indicator B Flash mode /red eye re duction/ white balan ce/AF illu minator indicator C Date/time/ISO number indicator D Sharpness indicator E Picture effect indicator F AF frame G Spot l ight-meterin g cross hair H AE/A F lo ck indic at or I Record ing mode indicato r J Image si[...]

86 A Battery remai ning indic ator B White balance indicato r C Picture effect indicator D Recor ding mode in dicator E Image size indicator F Recording time (maxim um record able time) indicator/ Self- dia gnosis f unction indic ator G Remaining memory capacity indic ator H Macr o /foc us mode 9 indic ator I Self-timer indicator J Spot li ght-mete[...]

Additiona l informatio n 87 A Pr otect /print mark indica tor B Zoom scaling i ndicator C File n ame D Record ing mode indicato r E Image size indicator F Image number G Number of stored images in “ Me mory Stic k ” H Remaining memory capacity indic ator I Recor ding date of the pla yback image /menu and gui de menu A Record ing mode indicato r[...]

88 Notes on Using Batteries When op erat ing the cam era with size AA alkaline batt e ries, set P O WER SA VE in the SET UP sc reen to ON. This incre ases the battery ef ficie ncy and life when recording stil l images. Whe n P OWE R SA VE is O N • When re cordin g with t he LCD screen turn ed on, the LCD screen turn s off whi le the flas h is ch [...]

Additiona l informatio n 89 Index A Adjusting the e xposure . .. 53 AF lock .. ........ .......... ....... 1 9 Auto power- off function . 11 Auto red-ey e reducti on ....... ....... . 24, 69 B Batte ry battery life . ..... ........ .... 13 battery re maining indicat or........ ............ .. 8 5 chargin g ........ .......... .... 12 instal ling ..[...]

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