Sony DSC-P43 manual

3-091-349- 12 (1) Digital S till Cam era Operating I nstructions Before op erating the uni t, please read t his m an ual thoroughl y, and retain i t for future refe rence. Owner’s Record The mod el and seria l number s are l ocated on th e botto m. Reco rd the serial num b er in the space prov ided belo w . Refe r to the s e nu mbers whene ve r y[...]

2 T o prevent fire or shock hazard, do not e xpose th e unit to rain or moisture. If you have any questions about this pro duc t, you ma y call: Sony Custome r Information S ervices Cente r 1-800-222-SONY (7669) The number below is for the FCC re la te d matt ers onl y . Regulatory I nf ormation CA UTION Y ou are cauti one d tha t a ny changes or m[...]

3 RECYCLING NICKEL MET AL HYDRIDE B A TTERIES Nickel Metal Hy dride ba tteries are recyc labl e. Y ou can help pre se rve our environment by returni ng your used rechar geab le batteri es to the co llectio n and re cycl ing locat ion nea rest you. For more inform ation regarding recycling of rechar geable bat teries, c all tol l free 1-800-822-88 3[...]

4 Read th is first Tria l rec ord ing Before you re cord one - ti me events, you may want to make a tri a l re c or d in g to make sure that the cam era is workin g cor rectly . No compensation for contents of the recording Contents of the recording cannot b e compens ated for if reco rding or playback is not possibl e due to a malf unc ti on of yo[...]

5 The illustrations and screen status used in manual The illus t rations and screen s tat u s used in th is manual are of t he DSC-P43 unless noted oth erwi se. Trademarks • is a trademark of Sony Corporation. • “Memor y Stick,” , “Mem ory Stic k PR O,” , “Memory Sti ck Duo,” , “Memory Sti ck PR O Duo,” , “Ma gicGa te,” are [...]

6 Table of co ntents Read this first ........ ......... ...... ........ ......... .... 4 Identifyin g the p arts .......... ......... ........ ....... 8 Preparing batteries ......... ......... ........ ...... .. 10 On handling of batter ie s .......... ..... ... ........ 10 Chargi ng th e ba tteries (DSC-P43 only) ........... ... ........ ........ [...]

7 Playing b ack imag es shot in Multi B urst mode ........ ...... ......... ......... ........ ...... . 6 2 Playing ba ck conti nuously ......... ........ . 63 Playing ba ck frame by frame ....... ....... 6 3 Protectin g imag es – Protect...... ...... .. .......6 4 Changing ima ge size – Resize.. ........ ....... 6 5 Choos ing im a ges t o pr i[...]

8 J T ri pod receptacle (bottom surface) • Use a tripod with a screw length of les s than 5.5 mm ( 7 / 32 inch). Y ou will be unable t o firmly secure the camera to tripods having lo nger screws , and may damage the camera. Ide nt if y in g th e pa rts See the pages in pare ntheses for details of oper atio n. A PO WER la m p (16) B POWER but ton [...]

9 A Mo de sw it ch : T o view or edit images : T o shoot st ill ima ges : T o shoot movies B Control button Menu on : v / V / b / B / z (17) Menu of f : // 7 / (29/28/26 / 54) C Finder (31) D LCD screen For det ails on th e items on th e LCD screen , see pages 116 t o 119. E (LCD status/LCD on/off) button (31) F MENU button (45, 1 06) G RESET b utt[...]

10 Prep aring batte ries Use the follo wi n g batt eries in this ca mera. Acceptable batteries HR 15/51:HR6 (size AA) Nic kel-Metal Hydride ba tt eri e s (2) – NH-AA-DA (2) (supplied with the DS C- P43) – NH-AA-2DA twin-pac k, etc. (not supplied) R6 (size AA) al ka line batteries (2) – AM3-P2AE (supplied with the DSC-P4 1) Batteries that cann[...]

11 Getting started Notes on alkaline bat teries • The battery remaining indicator may not display the correct infor mation and the power may shut off even if the battery remainin g indicator shows sufficient battery life remaining. • Do not mix new and old batteries. • There is a big diff erence in the performance of batteries of different ty[...]

12 Charging t ime This repres en ts the time re qui red to charge fully depleted Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries using the supplied battery charger in an environment where the ambient tem perature is 25°C (77°F). • Charging is c omplete in approximately six hours. The CHARGE lamp may rem ain lit longer than six hours, but this is not a malfuncti[...]

13 Getting started , Close t h e ba tt er y/ “Me m ory Stick ” co ver. Clos e th e ba ttery/“M e mory Stick” cover whil e ho ld ing th e batte ries in . The cover is clo sed wh en i t cli cks. To remove the batteries Turn u p the batt ery/“Mem ory Stick” cover, open the ba tt ery /“Memory Sti c k” cove r, then remove th e ba tt erie[...]

14 Number of images and battery life that can be recorded/ viewed The tables sho w the approximate number of images and the bat tery life that can be r ecorded/ viewed when you shoot images in normal mode with fully charged nick el-metal hydride batteries or new alkaline batteries at a temperature of 25°C (77°F). The num bers of images that can b[...]

15 Getting started • The number of im ages and the battery life that can be recorded/vie wed are decreased under the following conditions: – The surrounding temperature is low – The f l ash i s use d – The camera has been turned on and of f many times – [LCD Ba cklight] is set t o [Bright ] on the Setup screen – [AF Mode] is set to [Mon[...]

16 Usin g your ca mera abroad Power sources You ca n use your cam era in any count ry or region with the battery charge r (suppli ed with the DSC-P43 only) or the AC-LS5 AC Adap tor (not suppl ied) withi n 100 V to 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz. Use a commerci ally availa ble AC pl ug adapt or [a] , if necessary, depend in g on the desig n of the w al l ou tl[...]

17 Getting started How to use th e cont ro l butto n To chan ge the curre nt sett ings of the camera, brin g up t he men u or t he Setu p screen (pag es 45, 46), an d use the control button to make the changes. For ea ch item , press v / V / b / B to sele ct th e desir ed va lue, t h en pres s z or v / V / b / B to make the set tin g . ISO WB Auto [...]

18 , Select th e des ired date for m at with v / V on the control button, then p res s z . You ca n sel ec t fr om [Y/M/D] (ye a r/m on th/ day), [M /D/Y], and [ D/M/Y]. • If the rechargeable button battery, which provides the power for saving the time data, is ever fully discharged (page 112), the Clock Set screen will appea r again . When this [...]

19 Getting started , Select [OK] with B on the control button, then pr es s z . The date an d time are se t and the cloc k will star t to ke e p tim e. • T o cancel the se tting process , select [Ca ncel], then press z . 6 2005 1 1 // 3 0 AM Clock Set D/M/Y M/D/Y Y/M/D OK Cancel 10 :[...]

20 Inserting and removing a “Memor y Stick” , Open t he ba ttery/“Me mory Stic k” c over. Turn up the ba ttery/“Me mory Stic k” cove r, and s l ide the cove r in th e di rect io n of the arrow. • Be careful not to drop the batteries when opening or clos ing the battery/“M emory Stic k” cover . • For details on “Memor y Stick,?[...]

21 Shoot ing still ima g e s Setti ng the still ima ge size , Set the mode switch to and turn on the po wer . , Press (Image Size ). The Ima ge Size setu p item a ppear s. • For more i nformation about the image siz e, see page 2 2. , Select the des ired image si ze with v / V on the control but ton. The image size is set . After th e setting is [...]

22 Image size and quality You can ch oose imag e size (num be r of pixels) and ima ge qua li ty (comp ression ratio) ba sed on t he kind of image s you w ant to shoot . Th e image siz e is sho w n by th e numbe r of pix el s (dot s) (hor izontal × verti cal), w hich co mpose a n image. For example, a 4M (23 04× 1728) size image indica tes that th[...]

23 Shoot ing still ima g e s The number of images t hat can be saved in a “Memory Stick” 3) The nu mber of im ages that can be saved in Fin e (Standard) 4) mod e are shown be low. (Units: number of imag es) 3) When [ Mode] (REC Mode) is set to [Normal] For the number of i mages that can be s a v ed in other modes, see page 105. 4) For more info[...]

24 Basic still image shooting – Using auto mode Holding the cam era correctly When sh ooting pict ures wi th the camera, b e careful so t hat your fingers do not block the lens portion , finder window , flash e mitter, or AF illumina to r (page 8). , Set the mo de switch to , and turn on th e ca mera. • The lens cov er opens when the power is t[...]

25 Shoot ing still ima g e s , Press an d hold the sh utter button h alfway down. When the foc us is achi ev ed, the came r a beeps . Whe n the AE/AF lo ck indi cat or stops flas hing and rem ains on, the camera is ready fo r shoot ing. (The LC D scre en may be froze n for a split second dep ending on the su bject.) • If you release your f inger [...]

26 (Twilight mode) (page 34) (Twili ght po rtrait m ode) (page 34) (Landscape mode) (page 34) (Soft snap mode) (page 34) (Beach mode) (page 34) (Candle mode) (page 35) To switch the sh oot ing metho d 1 Set th e mod e swit ch to . 2 Press MENU. 3 Sele ct (Cam era) with b on the control button . 4 Select the desire d shoot ing mode wit h v / V on th[...]

27 Shoot ing still ima g e s Using the zoom feature , Press D-Zoo m to choose the desired zoom pos ition, and shoot yo ur image . The minim um focal distance to the subject Appro x 10 cm (4 i nches) from the le ns surface • Y ou cannot use the zoom when you shoot a movie (page 74). Zoom Your camera is equ ipped wi th the followi ng two ty pes of [...]

28 Smart zoom The image is enla r ge d wit h al most no distortion. Thi s lets you use sma rt zoom with the sa m e feel ing as o p tica l z oom. To set s m art zo om, s e t [Di git al Zo om] in (Came ra) to [Sm art] o n the Set up scree n (pag e 109). The maxi m um zoom scal e de pe nds on the selec ted ima ge si ze as fo llow s. Smart zo o m canno[...]

29 Shoot ing still ima g e s , Center the subjec t in the f rame. Press an d hold the sh utter button halfway dow n to focus on, th en pres s the sh u tter button fully down. The self-timer lamp (p age 8) wi ll flash, and you wi ll hea r a be eping sound . The imag e will be sho t after app roximate ly 10 seco nds. To cancel th e self-timer du ring[...]

30 When shooting ag ainst a light source In Au to mod e, shooti ng agai nst a li ght sou rc e auto mati c ally flas h es ev en when there i s enou gh l ight aroun d the subject. (Daylight syn c hro ) Before flashe d When fl ashed • The best performance may not be gi ven depending on shooting c onditio ns. • When you do not want to use the flash[...]

31 Shoot ing still ima g e s Shooting images with the AF illuminator The AF illuminat or is fill lig h t to foc us more e asi ly on a subj ec t i n dar k surroundi ngs. The ap pears on the LCD screen an d the AF i lluminato r emits r ed light when the shut te r button is pressed hal f w a y unt il the fo c us is lo cked. When t his fu nction is no [...]

32 Indi cator s of f r LCD sc reen of f r Indicat or s on • The image through the finder does not indicate the actual recor dable range. This i s due to the parallax effect. T o confirm the recordab le range, use the LCD screen. • Just as with the AE/AF lock indic ator on the LCD scree n, when the AE/AF loc k lamp of th e finder section stops f[...]

33 Shoot ing still ima g e s , Press B o n the cont rol button to advan ce to , then press B agai n. The Setup sc reen appe ars. , Sele ct (Cam era) w ith v on the control bu tton, then pr ess B . Select [Date/Tim e] with v / V on the control bu tton, then pr ess B . , Select the date and time se tting with v / V on the control button, then p ress [...]

34 Shooting according to scene conditions Select one of th e followin g mo de s, th en shoot by pressing the shu tter button and this will hav e a positiv e e ffec t on your phot o. Twilight mode Under d ark li ghting con ditions, you can shoot a distan t night view. Bec a use t he shutter speed is slow, i t is recommended that you us e a tripod. T[...]

35 Shoot ing still ima g e s Candle mode At a par ty, a ca nd le lig ht serv ice , and so on , you can sho ot with out spoiling the atmo sphere effect ed by the candle light. Because the shutter speed is slow, i t is recomme nded th at you use a tripo d. , Set the mode switch to , then p res s MENU. The men u appear s. , Select (Camera ) wi th b on[...]

36 Functions available b ased on the mode When shoo ting in , , , , or mo de, the comb ination of som e functions, such as the flash m ode , are fixed to suit sho oti ng conditions. See t he foll owi ng table. • a indicates that the function can be set to your preference. Function Flash mode AF range finder frame Focu s preset Wh ite balance Burs[...]

37 Viewin g sti ll image s Viewin g ima ges on the LCD scr een of your camera You can vie w images shot with the camer a almost immedia tely on th e LCD sc reen. You c an sele ct th e f ol low in g two metho ds for vi ewin g imag es. Single screen You can view o ne imag e at a time, oc cupyi ng the e ntire screen . Index screen Nine im ag es are di[...]

38 , Select the desire d still imag e with b / B on the control butt on. b : Displays the pr evious im age . B : Displays the ne xt im ag e. 2 10:30 PM 2005 1 1 101-0003 3 / 9 101 VGA BACK/NEXT V OLUME Viewing on the index screen , Press (index ). The disp la y swit ches t o the In dex screen . To display the next (previous) index screen Press v / [...]

39 Viewin g sti ll image s Viewing ima ges on a TV screen ( DSC-P43 onl y ) , Connect the supp lied A/V connect ing ca ble to the A/V OUT (MONO) jack of the camer a an d the audi o/ vide o input jacks of the TV. If your TV ha s stere o ty pe inpu t jac ks, conn ec t the audio plug (black ) of th e A /V conne cting cable t o the Lch audi o in put ja[...]

40 Watching images on a TV screen If you wa nt t o view im a g e s on a TV , you need a T V having a video inp ut jack and the A/V co nnectin g ca ble (suppl ie d). The co lor system o f the TV m ust match as that of yo ur di git a l still ca me ra . C hec k the following l ist : NTSC syste m Bahama Islands, B olivia, Cana da, Cent ral America, Chi[...]

41 Deleti n g s til l images Deleti ng images , Set the mode switch to , and turn on th e camera. Select the image you want to delete with b / B on the control butt on. • Note that the images once deleted cannot be rec over ed. , Press (d elete). The im age ha s not yet bee n dele ted a t th is poin t. • Y ou cannot delete protected images (pag[...]

42 Deleting on the Index screen , Whil e an Index scre en (page 38) is displayed, press (delete) . • Note that the images onc e deleted c an not be re cove red . , Select [Se lect] wi th b / B on the control button, then pr ess z . , Select t he imag e you w ant to de lete wit h v / V / b / B on the control button, then pr ess z . The (del et e) [...]

43 Deleti n g s til l images , Press (d elete). Select [OK] with B on the control button, then pr es s z . “Ac cess” ap pears on th e LCD scre en and all of the images with marks will be delet ed. To cancel th e deletion Sel ect [E x i t] wi th b on t he control but to n, then pr ess z . 4 Exit OK Delete To delete al l the images in the folder [...]

44 , Turn on t he camera, then pres s MENU . Pres s B on the c ontrol button to adva nce to , then press B agai n. The Set up scr een appe ars. , Select (Memory Stick Too l) with v / V on the co ntrol button. Sel ect [F orm at] w ith B on the control button, then pr ess B . Select [OK] with v on the control button, then pr ess z . To cancel the for[...]

45 Before adva nced op erations How to setup and operate your camera This secti on de scr ibes how to operat e the menu and th e Setup screen . Changing menu settings a Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. • The displayed items differ depending on the position of the mode switch. b Select th e set t in g it em you want to change with b / B on the c[...]

46 Changing items on the Setup screen a Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. b Press B on the control button to advance to , then p ress B again. The Setup sc reen appe ars. c Select th e set t in g it em you want to change with v / V / b / B on the control button. The f r a me of th e ite m y o u sel ec t turn s yell o w . d Press z on the c ontrol [...]

47 Before adva nced op erations c Select (P . Qualit y) wi th b / B , then sel e ct the desire d image quality with v / V . Creati ng or sele cting a folder You r ca mer a ca n crea te m ult iple folder s withi n a “Memo r y Stick .” You can select the fo lder u sed t o store i mages . When no t creati ng a n ew fold er, “101MSDCF” fold er [...]

48 Selecting the recording folder a Disp la y th e Set up s creen (page 46). b Select (Memory Stick T ool) with v / V , [Change REC. Folder] with B / V , and [OK] with B / v , then press z . The re cording folder select ion s creen appear s. c Select th e des ired folder with b / B , and [OK] wi th v , then press z . To cancel c hanging the recordi[...]

49 Advance d still im age shoot ing Choosing an auto focus metho d You ca n set the A F ran ge fi nder fram e a nd the AF mode. AF range fin der frame The AF range finder frame sele cts the focus position accordin g to the subject position and siz e. AF Mode The AF mo de is set autom atic ally when the came ra st arts and stop s fo cusing on a subj[...]

50 • When you are shooting movies and you choose Multipoint AF , the distance to the center of the LCD screen is estimate d as an average, so the AF works ev en with a certain amount of vibration. The AF range finder frame indicator is . Center AF automatically focus only on selected frame, so this is con venient when you want to focus only on wh[...]

51 Advance d still image shoot ing Shooti ng t echniques When shooting with the subject at the edge of the frame, or when using Center AF , the camera may focus on the c enter instead of on the subject at the edge of the frame. In a case like t his, use AF lock to focus on the subject, and then recompos e the picture and s hoot. Compose the shot so[...]

52 b Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. c Select 9 (Focus) with b / B , then sel ec t the distan ce t o the subject with v / V . Y ou can sele ct fr om the follo win g dist ance sett ings. 0.5m , 1.0 m, 3.0m , 7.0 m, ∞ (un li mited dist ance ) To return to auto focus mode In Step 3 , select [Multi A F] or [Ce nt er AF]. • Focal point informatio[...]

53 Advance d still image shoot ing d Selec t th e des ired exposure adjustment va lue with v / V . Make your a dju stm e nt wh ile confirming th e br ightness of the back ground of t he su bjec t on t he L CD screen. To cancel th e EV adjustme nt In St ep 4 , r etu r n the exp o s ure adjustm en t value to 0EV. • When the subject is extremely bri[...]

54 Selecting the meterin g mode You ca n sel ec t a me teri ng mode to dete rmine t he expos ure, d epend ing on w hat part of t he su bject is us ed to measu re. Multi-pattern mete ring (No indicator) The ima ge is spli t up i nto mult iple zon es, each of wh ich are ev aluate d ind ividual ly. The ca mera ca lculat es the be st-fit exposure based[...]

55 Advance d still image shoot ing Adjusting colo r tones – White Ba lance You can select the fol lo win g mo des accordin g to your shooting situations. The color o f the subjec t that you se e will be captur e d accord ing to th e li ghtin g conditio ns. When yo u wan t to fix the con ditio ns und er whi ch the imag e i s capture d, o r when th[...]

56 Adjust ing the flash level – Flash Level You ca n ad just the am out of flash light. Before operation Set (Camera) in th e menu t o oth er t han [Auto] (pa ges 45 and 106). a Set the mo de switc h to . b Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. c Select [ ] (Flash Level) wit h b / B , then select the desired setting with v / V . +: Mak es th e flash[...]

57 Advance d still image shoot ing c Select [Mode ] (REC Mode) with b / B , then select [Bu rst] with v / V . d Sh o o t th e im age . Y ou can shoo t images unti l t he maximum nu mb er of imag es are sh ot when you pr ess and hold the shut te r button. The re cording sto ps if yo u release the shut te r butto n in th e mid st of the shoo ting. Y [...]

58 d Select (Interval) w ith b / B , then sel ec t the desire d between-frame int erval with v / V . Y ou ca n choose from [1/7 .5], [1/1 5], [1/30]. e Shoot th e imag e . 16 f ra mes in a row will b e r e cord e d in a single image (im age size: 1M). • The following functions cannot be used in Multi Bur st mode: – Smart zoom – Shooting with [...]

59 Advanced st ill ima ge view i ng Selecting the f older and playing back images – Folder Select t he fold er that images yo u want to play bac k are stor ed . a Set the mode switc h to . b Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars. c Select ( Folder) with b , then press z . d Select th e des ired folder with b / B . e Select [OK] with v , then press z [...]

60 Enlarging a portion of a still image – Playback zoom You ca n en large an ima ge up to five tim es the siz e of t he origin al imag e. a Set the mo de switc h to . b Display t he image y ou want to enlarge with b / B . c Press (playback zoom) to enla rge t he i mage. d Press v / V / b / B repeat edl y t o select t he por tion o f the image you[...]

61 Advanced st ill ima ge view i ng Playing back successi ve images – Slide show You ca n play b ac k re cor ded im ages in successi on, one a fter anot her. This is usefu l for ch ec ki ng your imag e s, or for giving a presen tation. a Set the mode switc h to . b Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars. c Select (Slide) with b / B , then p res s z . [...]

62 Rotating still i mages – Rotate Images s hot when holdi n g th e camera vertica ll y ca n be rotated and displa ye d horiz ont ally . a Set the mode swit ch to , and display the imag e you want to rotate . b Press ME NU . The menu app ear s. c Select (Rot ate) w ith b / B , then p ress z . d Select with v , a nd rota te the image with b / B . [...]

63 Advanced st ill ima ge view i ng Playing back continuously a Set the mode switc h to . b Select the Multi Bur st image wit h b / B . Th e s el ected M u lti Bu rst ima ge is played ba ck continuou sly . To pause Press z . To re sume playba ck, press z again. The pl aybac k start s fro m the f rame disp laye d on t he LCD s creen . Playing back f[...]

64 Protecti ng images – Protect To preven t acc ident al eras ur e of an importa nt image, you ca n pro tect it. • Note that f ormatting the “Memory S tick” erases all the data in the “Memory Stick” even if images are pr otected, and these im ages cannot be recovered. • It ma y take some tim e to pro tect the images. On the single scr[...]

65 Still ima g e editi ng h Select [OK] with B , then press z . The - mark turn s white and the select ed image is pro te cted . To cancel th e protection In St ep 4 , sel ect [Can cel], or i n Step 8 , select [Exit] . To releas e protecti on In St ep 5 , select an im age for w hi ch you want t o releas e pro tection with v / V / b / B and pre ss z[...]

66 Choosing images to print – Print (DPOF) mark You ca n de sign ate certa in images to be prin ted. This fun ction i s conve nient wh en yo u want to print ima ge s at a shop or usi n g a printer tha t con forms with the DP OF (Digit al Pr int Order Format) standard or using PictBridge compli an t pr i nters. • Y ou cannot mark movies. • Whe[...]

67 Still ima g e editi ng g Press M E NU . h Select [OK] with B , then press z . Th e mark turns wh it e and th e setting is comple ted. To delete the mark In St ep 5 , select the im a ge yo u w a nt to delete the mark wi th v / V / b / B , and press z . To delete al l the marks from the images in the folder In St ep 4 , select [All In T his Folder[...]

68 Connecti ng to a PictBridge compliant printer Even if you do no t have a comp uter, you can eas ily print images shot u s in g your camera by co nnecti ng th e camer a to a Pict Br idg e c o m plia nt p r inte r . F or prep ara tion, yo u onl y ne ed to selec t t he USB connec tion o n the Set up scr een and connect the ca mera to the pr inter. [...]

69 Still ima g e print ing (PictB rid g e prin te r) When [USB Connect] is not set to [PictBridge] on t he Setup screen You cann ot use the PictBrid ge function, even wh en you turn on the c amera. Disc onnect t he US B cabl e and set [U SB Connec t] to [PictBridge ] (page 68). Printing images You ca n select an image and print it. Se t up the ca m[...]

70 f Select [OK] with V / B , then press z . The im age i s prin ted. Do not di scon nect the USB cabl e while t h e (Not discon nec t USB cable) mar k is in di ca ted on the LCD screen. To cancel p rinting In Step 4 , sel ect [Can cel] or in Ste p 6 , select [E xit]. To print oth er images After Step 6 , sel ect anot her im age, th en select [Prin[...]

71 Still ima g e print ing (PictB rid g e prin te r) g Press M E NU . Th e P ri nt scree n ap pears. • Setting items not av ailable for a particular printer are not di splayed. h Select [Quantity] wit h v / V , select the n umber of images wit h b / B . Y ou can sel ect the nu m be r up to 20. All the images se lected ar e prin ted in the spe cif[...]

72 On the single screen a Display t he image y ou want to print with b / B . b Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. c Select (Print) with b / B , then press z . d Select [T hi s imag e] with v / V , then p res s z . The P r in t scr ee n app e ars. • Setting items not available for a partic ula r printer are not dis played. e Select [In dex] with v[...]

73 Still ima g e print ing (PictB rid g e prin te r) On the Index screen a Press (index) to switch t o the I ndex sc reen. b Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars. c Select (Print) wit h B , then press z . d Select [Select] with b / B , then press z . e Select the desired image with v / V / b / B , then press z . The mark is indicate d on th e select e[...]

74 Shooting movies You ca n shoo t movies with a udi o. a Set the mo de switc h to . b Press (Image Size) . The Im age Siz e setu p item ap pears. c Select the desire d mode with v / V . Y ou ca n choose fr om [640 (Fine)], [640 (Stan da rd)] , or [160]. • The [640 (Fine)] image size can be used only when you r ecord the image into the “Memory [...]

75 Enjoying m ovi es Viewing movies on the LCD screen You ca n view movies on the LC D screen of the camer a and hear sou nds fro m th e spea ke r of the ca m era. a Set the mode switc h to . b Select th e des ired movie with b / B . Movie s with the im age size [640 (Fine)] or [640 (Standa rd)] a re disp laye d on t he f ull s cre en. Movies w i t[...]

76 Deleting movies You ca n de le te unw a nt ed movie s. • Y ou cannot delete the protected m ovies. • Note that the movies once deleted cannot be re cove red . On the single screen a Set the mode swit ch to . b Sele c t the m o vi e yo u want t o delete with b / B . c Press (d elet e). The movie ha s not ye t bee n deleted at this point . d S[...]

77 Enjoying m ovi es To cancel th e deletion In St ep 3 or 7 , select [Exit]. To delete al l the images in the folder In St ep 3 , select [All In T his Folder ], then press z . Next, select [OK], then press z . To cancel the d eletio n, se lect [C ance l] wi th b , then p ress z . Cutting mov ies You ca n cu t movies, or de le te unn ecessary porti[...]

78 a Set the mo de switc h to . b Select th e m ovie you want to cut with b / B . c Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. d Select (Divide) with B , then press z . Next, sele ct [OK] wit h v , then pre ss z . The pl ayback of the movi e sta rts. e Decide on a cutting p oint. Press z at the de sire d c utti ng point. When yo u want t o ad just the cutt[...]

79 Enjoyin g images on your computer Copying images to your computer – For Windows user s Recommended compu ter environment OS: Microsoft Windows 98, Win dows 98SE, Window s 2000 Professiona l, Windo ws Mil lennium Edition, Windo ws XP Home Ed itio n, o r Wi ndow s X P Professional The above OS must be inst al led at the facto ry. Oper ation is n[...]

80 Installing the USB driver When using W in dows XP, you need not inst all th e U S B d r iver. Once the USB d river i s ins talled, you need not inst all th e USB driv er. a T urn on your computer , and inse rt th e supp lied CD-R O M into the CD-R OM drive. The install menu screen appears. If it does no t a ppe ar, double- cl ic k (My Compu ter)[...]

81 Enjoyin g images on your computer Connecting the camera t o your computer a Inser t th e “Memo ry S tick” with the imag es you wa nt to copy into the c amera. • Be sure to use batteries that hav e a suffi ci ent battery capacity , or the A C Adaptor (not supplied). When you copy images to your computer using weak batteries, copying may fai[...]

82 P Disconnecting the USB cable, removing the “Memory Stick,” or tu rning off the camera during a USB connection For Windows 2000, Me, or XP users 1 Double-cl ick on the task tray. 2 Click (Sony DSC), then c li ck [Stop ]. 3 Confir m th e de vi ce on the confi rmatio n window , th en click [OK] . 4 Click [OK]. Step 4 is unnece ssary for Window[...]

83 Enjoyin g images on your computer When a rem ovab le di sk ic o n is not shown 1 Right-cli c k [My Co mputer] to di splay the men u, then click [Propert ies]. The “S ystem P ropert ies” s creen a ppear s. 2 Displ ay [D evice Ma nage r]. 1 Clic k [Har dw are ]. 2 Click [D evice Manage r]. • For Wind ows 98, 98SE , Me use rs, Step 1 is unnec[...]

84 Viewing the images on your computer a Click [Start], then clic k [My Docume nts]. The “My D ocu ments” fold er cont ents are dis p layed. • This section des cribes the procedure for viewing copied images in the “My Documents” fold er . • When not us ing Windo ws XP, double-click [My Documents ] on the desktop. b Double-click the desi[...]

85 Enjoyin g images on your computer • ssss stands for any numbe r w it hi n th e range from 000 1 to 9999. • The num e rical portions of a movie file reco rded in movie mo de and its correspond ing index image fil e ar e th e s ame . Folder File name File meanin g 101MSDCF to 999MSDCF DSC0 ssss .JPG • Still ima ge fil es shot in – No rm a [...]

86 Viewing an image previously copied to a computer This op e rat ion is requi red for viewi n g image fil e s t ha t ha ve b een co pied prev iou sly to a c om put er and alre a dy deleted from the “Memory Stick” using the camera. Copy t he image files stored on your comput er to a “Memory Stick ” and v iew them o n the came ra. • Skip S[...]

87 Enjoyin g images on your computer • This software is compatible with the DirectX technology . “DirectX” must be installed before using. • A separate environment for operatin g the recording device is required in order to write to CD-R s. a T urn on your computer , and inse rt th e suppl ied C D- RO M into the CD-R OM drive. The i nstalla[...]

88 f Click [I nstall] on th e “Re ady to Insta ll th e Progra m” scree n. The in stallati on starts . If the “W elco me t o set up fo r Di rect X” screen ap p ear s after you ins tall the applic ation softw are, follo w the instructions. g Co nf irm if t he che ckbox of “Y es, I want to restart my comput er no w” is c hec ked, then cl i[...]

89 Enjoyin g images on your computer Using “Picture Package” Start up the “ Pictu re Pa ckage Menu” on the desktop t o use the various fu nctions. • The default screen may dif fer depending on your computer . Y ou can change the order of the buttons using [Settin gs] in th e lower-right corner of t he screen. • For details on the use of[...]

90 Creating a slide show Click [ Auto matic Sli deshow Producer] on the le ft side of the scre en. Click [Aut oma ti c Slides ho w Pro du ce r ] in the lower-ri gh t corner of th e scr een. The s creen us ed for crea ting a slide s how appears . Copying images to your co mputer – For Macintosh u sers Recommended com puter environment OS: Mac OS 9[...]

91 Enjoyin g images on your computer Disconnecting the USB cable, removing the “Memory Stick,” or turning off the camera during a USB connection Drag and dro p the drive ico n or the icon of the “Memor y S ti ck” to the “Tr ash” icon , then rem ove the USB cable , remo ve the “Mem ory St ick,” or turn of f the ca mera. • If you ar[...]

92 Required computer environment OS: Mac O S X (v 10.1.5 or later) The abov e OS mus t be instal le d at the facto ry CPU: iMac, eM ac , iBook, Powe rBo ok, Power Mac G3/ G4 seri es Memory: 128 MB or more (256 MB or mor e is reco mend ed) Hard Disk: Disk space required for inst alla ti on: app rox imate ly 25 0 M B Display: 1024 × 768 dots or mo r[...]

93 Troubl eshooting Troubleshoo ting If you have trouble wi th your cam er a, try the follo win g so lu ti ons. 1 First, check the items on pages 93 to 101. If the LCD screen shows “C: ss : ss ,” the self-diagnosis function is working . Please see page 104. 2 Sho uld y our came ra s till not work properly, pre ss the RE SE T bu tton loca te d i[...]

94 Shooting still imag es / movie s The power cannot be turned on. • The batt erie s are not installed pr ope r ly. • The AC Adaptor (n ot supp lied) is disc onne c te d. • The batt erie s are discharged. • The batt erie s are dead (page 113). p Pro p e r l y in stal l the batt eries ( pa ge 12). p Connec t it secur el y to yo u r cam era ([...]

95 Troubl eshooting Precision digital zoom does not function. • [Digit al Zoom] is se t to [Smart] on the Se tup screen. • This functi on cannot be use d when you shoot a movie. p Set [Digit al Zoom] to [ Precision] (pages 27, 46, 109). — Smart zoom does not function. • [Digi tal Z oom] is se t to [Pr ecis ion] on the Setup screen. • The [...]

96 You cannot shoot images. • N o “Mem ory Stic k” is inse rted. • The ca pacity of the “Memory Stick” is insuffi cient. • The write-pr otect switc h on the “Memor y Stick” is set to the LO CK position. • You cannot shoot while the fl ash is c ha rg ing. • When you sho ot a still image , the mode switch is not set to . • The[...]

97 Troubl eshooting Viewing ima ges Deleting/editin g an ima ge Un known pat tern appe ars on the finder. • This is due to the structure of the finder. p This is not a malf unc ti on. Symptom Cause Solu tion The image cannot be played b ack. • The m ode s wit ch is not se t to . • You ch anged the fold er/file name on a compute r. • You c a[...]

98 Computers You cannot cut a image. • The movie is not long e noug h to cut. • Protect ed movies cannot b e cut. • Still im ages ca nno t be cut. — p Cancel the pr ot ec tion (page 64). — Symptom Cause Sol ution You do not know whether or not your O S can be used wi th the c amera. — p Check “Re commen ded comp uter envi ronmen t” [...]

99 Troubl eshooting “Memory Stic k” You cannot copy images. • T he camera is not co rre c tly connecte d to you r computer. • The copy proce dur e differs de pe ndi ng on your OS. • You shot with a “Mem ory St ic k” that was forma tte d usi ng a computer. p Connec t the cam era an d your com put er co rrec tly (page 81). p Follow t he[...]

100 PictBridge comp liant printer You cannot format a “Memory Stick .” • The writ e-protect switch on the “Mem ory Stick” is set to the LO CK position. p Set it t o the r ecording position (page 112). You have form atted a “Memory Stick ” by mistake. • All the dat a on the “Memory Stick” are erase d by format ting. You cannot re[...]

101 Troubl eshooting Oth ers You cannot insert the date or pr int i mage s in th e index mode. • The prin te r does not pr ovid e these func ti ons. • The da te may n ot be in serted i n the in dex mode depe ndi n g on the pri nt er. p Consul t with t he prin ter m anufactu rer whether t he pri nter provides t hese funct ion or not. p Consul t [...]

102 Warnings and messages The followi ng messages ap pea r on t he LCD screen. Message Me aning/ Cor rective Act ion No Memory St ic k • Insert a “Me m ory Stick” (page 20). Sy st e m er ror • Turn the powe r off a nd on ag ain (p age 16). Memo ry Stick error • The in serted “Mem ory Stic k” cannot be used wi th your camera (pag e 112[...]

103 Troubl eshooting File prot ect • The imag e is protect ed against era sure . R el e as e the pr ote c ti on (p ag e 64). Image siz e over • You are play ing back an image of a size tha t ca nnot be played back on your came ra . No f ile in t his f older • No images ha ve been recorded in th is fo ld er. Cannot divide • The movie is not [...]

104 Self-diagnosis disp lay –If a code s tarting w ith an alphabet letter appea rs Your cam er a has a self-diagnosi s displa y. This f unction di splays t he cond ition of the camer a on t he LCD scre en usi ng a combinat ion o f a let ter and four n umeri cal digits. If th is occurs , ch ec k the foll ow i ng code ch art and take t he corre spo[...]

105 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion The number of imag es that can be sa ved/ shooting time The n umber of i mages that can be sa ved and the shoot in g ti m e are diffe ren t, depen din g on the capa ci ty of th e “ Memor y S t ick, ” t he image si ze, and the ima ge qualit y. Refer to the fo llowin g char ts when you c hoose a “Memory St ick[...]

106 Menu items Menu item s tha t c an be ch anged diff er depend ing on the posi tion of t he mo de swi tc h or t he s ettin g of the cam er a. Defaul t set ti ngs a re indica ted w i th x . When the m ode sw itc h is s et to 1) When (Camera) is set to [Auto], this item is not displ ay ed . 2) Some of the settings are restricted based on the settin[...]

107 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion 1) When (C a me ra) is set to [Auto], this item is not disp la ye d. 3) When (Camera) is set to , or , this item is no t d isplayed. 4) When (Camera) is set to or , this item is not displayed. When the mod e switch is set to When the mod e switch is set to Item Se tting Description (Inter val) 1) 3) 1/7.5 / 1/15 /[...]

108 (Sli de ) Interval Image Repeat Start Cancel – Sets the slid e show interva l ( pa ge 61). (For sin gle-image sc r een onl y.) x 3 sec/ 5 sec/ 1 0 sec/ 3 0 sec/ 1 min – Select s images fr om eithe r folder or record ing media . x Folder/A ll – Repeat s the s lide sho w. x On/Off – Start s the sli de show. – Cancel s the settings an d [...]

109 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion Setup items The Setup sc reen appe ars w he n yo u advan ce to in the me nu and press B again. Defaul t setting s are i ndicat ed wi th x . (Camera) (Memory Stic k Tool) Item Se tting Description AF Mode x Singl e / Monit or Selects the focus op eration mod e (page 50). Digital Zoom Smart / x Pr ecision Selects t [...]

110 (Set u p 1) (Set u p 2) Item Setti ng Description LCD Backlight Bright/ x No rmal/ Dark Selects the brigh tness of the LCD bac kli ght. Selecti ng [B righ t] makes the L CD scr een br ig ht and easy to se e when usi ng the camera o utdoors or in other bright lo cations, but also uses up t he batte ry charge faster. Displ ay ed only whe n you ar[...]

111 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion Precautions Do not leave t he camera in the following pl aces • I n ext re mely hot pla c e, such as in a car par ked in t he sun. The ca mera b ody may become def or me d or this may cause a malfunc tion. • U nde r direct sunli ght or nea r a heater. The c amera bo dy may become d eformed or this may c ause a[...]

112 The internal rechargeable button battery This cam er a ha s an intern al rech ar geabl e button ba tt ery for mai nt ai ning the da te and time an d other se ttings r egardless o f whet he r the pow e r is on or off. This rechar g eable butt on batter y is continua lly charg ed as long as you are using the came ra. However, if you use the camer[...]

113 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion • When you attach the supplied label, be s ure to attach it to the labeling positi on. Be careful that the label does n ot stick out. • When you carry or s tore the “Memory Sti ck,” put it in the case supplied with it. • Do not touch th e terminals of a “Memory Stick” with your hand or a metal object[...]

114 • The bat tery life va ries dep ending on storag e, oper ati ng cond iti on s , an d envir onment , and is di ffer en t for each batt ery. The battery charger (DSC-P43 only) • Do not char g e any oth e r bat ter ies ex cept the Sony ni ck el-met al hydride ba tt er y using t he suppli ed batte ry charg er. If y ou charge ot her types o f ba[...]

115 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion [Input and outp ut conne ctors] A/V OUT (MONO) jack (Mon aural) (DSC-P43 only) Minijack Video: 1 Vp-p, 75 Ω , unbalanced, sync nega tive Audio: 3 27 mV (at a 47 k Ω load) Output impe dance 2.2 k Ω USB jack mini-B USB commun ication Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2 .0 complian t) [LCD screen] LCD pane l used 3.8 cm ( 1.5[...]

116 The LCD scre en For shooting s till images 101 VGA FINE 1/30" 400 DA T E ISO 400 SAF F2.0 +2.0 EV 250 C:32:00 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 q ; qa qs qd qf qg qh qj qk ql w; wa ws The page num be rs in parenthe ses ind ic at e the locati on o f a ddit ional impo rtan t informati on. A Image size i ndicator (21) / Multi Bur st between-frame interva l i[...]

117 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion Q Spot metering cross hair (54) R AF rang e finder frame (49) S Menu/gui de men u (45) T EV adjustment indicator (52) U Aper ture value indicator V NR slow shutter i ndicator (36) / Shutter speed indicator • Pressing the MENU button switches the menu/ guide menu on/off. For shooting m ovies A Recordi ng mode ind[...]

118 For still i mage playb ack A Change f older indicator (59) B Image size indicator ( 21) C Recordi ng mode indica t or (56, 5 7) D Protect mark indicator (64) / Print (DPOF) mark indicato r ( 66) E Zoom indicat or (27) / Frame by frame pla yback indicator (63) F Not disconnect US B cable indicator (103) G Folder -fil e numb er (84) H Recording d[...]

119 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion For movie pla yback A Image size indicator (75) B Recor di ng mode indic a t or (75) C Pla yback in dicator (75) / V olume indi cator (75) D Change folder indicator (59) E Playb ack fold er in dica tor ( 59) F Ima g e num ber G Number of i mages recorded in the pla ybac k f older H Recording folder indicator (47) [...]

120 Index A A/V connect i ng cab l e ...... ... ....... ...... ....... ..... .. .. 39 A C A da ptor .... ... ...... ..... .. ....... ....... .... ... ...... ..... .. 15 Access lam p ...... ...... ....... ....... ....... ....... ...... ....... 20 AE/AF l ock ....... ...... ....... ..... ....... ...... ....... ... 25, 26 AF ..... ...... ....... .....[...]

121 Index Pictur e Ef fect .... ....... ....... ...... ....... ....... ..... ...... ...58 Pictur e Packag e ....... ....... ...... ....... ....... ..... ...... ...86 Playback zo om ...... ...... ..... .. ....... ....... .... ... ...... ...60 Po w e r o n/o f f ....... ... ...... ..... .. ....... ....... .... ... ...... ...16 Precautions .. ........[...]

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