Sony DSC-S650, DSC-S700 manual

© 2007 Sony Corporation 2-897-945- 11 (1) Digital Stil l Camera Cyber-shot Handbook DSC-S650/S700 Before oper ating th e unit, pl ease read this Handbook and “Instruction M anual” thoroughl y, and reta in it for fu ture referenc e. T able of c ontents Basic Op erations Using the m enu Using the Set up screen Viewing ima ges on a TV screen Usin[...]

2 Notes on using your came ra T ypes of “M emor y St ick” tha t can be used ( not supp lied ) The IC recor ding m edium used by th is camera is a “ Memory Stick D uo”. T here a re two types o f “Me mory Stic k”. “Memo r y Stick Du o”: you ca n use a “Memo r y Stick Du o” with yo ur cam era. “Mem or y Stick” : you cann ot us [...]

3 T able of conte nts Notes on usi ng your c amera . ....... ......... .......... .......... ......... ....... .......... ...... 2 Basic techniqu es f or better imag es ....... ....... ......... .......... .......... .......... ......6 Focus – Foc usin g on a subj ect su ccess fully . ...... ...... ..... ...... ........ ...... ..... ...... .... 6[...]

4 T a ble of co ntent s Viewing men u ........ ....... ......... .......... .......... ...... .......... .......... ......... .......... 39 (Fo lder): Se lectin g the fol der for v iewi ng images - (Protect): Prev enting accid ental erasure DPOF : Adding a Print order ma rk (Print): Print ing ima ges using a printer (Slide): Playi ng back a se ries[...]

5 T a ble of conte nts Enjo ying your Windows compute r ......... .... ......... .......... .......... ...... .......... . 57 Installing the softw are (supplied) ........... .......... .......... ...... .......... .......... .... 59 Copy ing images to y our compu ter ... .......... ......... .......... ...... .......... .......... . 60 Viewing imag[...]

6 Basi c techniq ues for b etter im ages When you pres s the shut ter but ton halfw ay do wn, the cam era adjusts the focus au tomatical ly (Auto Focu s). Remember t o press the shutter button only halfway down. If the imag e looks blurred even after foc using, it may be be cause of ca mera shake. t See “Hin ts for preventi ng blur ” (as fo ll [...]

7 Basic t echniqu es for bet ter ima ges Y ou can cre ate various images by ad justing th e exposure and th e ISO sensitivity . Exposure is the am ount of light t hat th e camer a will r ecei ve when y ou relea se the shutter . Adjusting the ISO sensitivi ty (Recommended Exposure Index) ISO se nsiti vi ty is measure ment, e stimat ing ho w muc h li[...]

8 Basi c tech niqu es for bet ter i mages The app arent color of the subjec t is affected by the ligh ting co ndition s. Exam ple: The color of an imag e affecte d by light source s The co lor tones are ad justed au tomati cally in the auto adjustme nt mode. Howev er , you ca n adjust color to nes manuall y with [Whit e Bal] (pag e 34). Color On th[...]

9 Basic t echniqu es for bet ter ima ges A digital ima ge is made up of a c ollection of smal l dots called pixels. If it contains a lar ge numb er of p ixels, the pi cture b ecomes lar ge, it take s up mor e memory , and the ima ge is displaye d in fine detail. “Ima ge size” i s shown by the number of pi xels. Although you cann ot see the di f[...]

10 Identif ying part s See the pages in pare ntheses for de tails of oper atio n. A Shutter button (19) B Mode dial (19) C Self -tim er la mp (22) D Lens E POW ER button F PO WER la mp G Flash (21) H Buzze r I Microphone J (USB) · A/V OUT terminal (side) A (Playback ) button (28) B LCD sc reen (1 6) C (Ima ge Size /Delet e) b utton (24, 28) D For [...]

11 Ident ifyin g parts L A C adapt or co rd co ver When us ing an A C- LS5K AC A dapt or (not su pplied) • Do not pinch the cord when you close the cove r. • Y o u cannot charge the Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries by the AC-LS5K A C Adaptor . Use th e battery charger to charge the Nick el-Metal Hydride batter ies. 1 2 3 4 5[...]

12 Indicat ors on the screen See the pages in pare ntheses for de tails of oper atio n. When shooting still i mages When s hootin g movie s A B Displ ay Indication Batter y rema ining z AE/AF lock (19) Recordin g mode (19, 37 ) White bala nce (34) STBY REC Standby/Re cordin g a movie Mode dial (Scene Select ion) (25) Mode dial (Pro gram Auto) (18 )[...]

13 Indica tors on the sc reen C D E Displ ay Indication Image size (24) FINE STD Image quali ty (36) Recordi ng folder (49) • This does not appear when using internal me mory . Rema inin g intern al memory cap acity Rema inin g “Memor y Stick ” capacity 00:0 0:00 [00:28 :25] Record ing time [maximu m recordab le time] 400 R emaini ng num ber [...]

14 Indic ator s on th e scre en When pl ayin g ba ck sti ll i mages When pl ayin g ba ck movi es A B Displ ay Indication Batter y rema ining Recordin g mode (19) Image size (24) Playback m ode - Protect (40) Print or der (DP OF) mar k (81 ) Chang e fo lder (39 ) • This does not appear when using internal me mory . Zoom scaling (28) N Playback (28[...]

15 Indica tors on the sc reen C D E Displ ay Indication PictBridge c onnecting (78) Recordi ng folder (49) • This does not appear when using internal me mory . Play ba ck f old er (39) • This does not appear when using internal me mory . Rema inin g intern al memory cap acity Rema inin g “Memor y Stick ” capacity 8/8 12/1 2 Ima ge nu mbe r/[...]

16 Changi ng t he scr een d ispla y Each time you press the DISP button, the disp lay change s as f oll ows . • By pressing DISP button longer, you can increase the LCD bac klight. DISP (S creen displa y swit ch) but t o n Indica tors off Indica tors on[...]

17 Using the in ternal memo r y The camer a has approximat ely 24 MB of internal memo ry . Th is memory is not remo va ble. Even when t here is no “Me mory Stic k Duo” insert ed in the cam era, y ou can r ecord i mages usi ng this inte rna l me mor y . W e recommend that you copy (back up) data w ithout er ror using one of t he following method[...]

18 Basic O perations Using th e mode d ial Set the mod e dial to th e desired fu nction. On Function Guide When yo u press the contro l button, the descripti ons of functions are temporari ly displayed (pag e 47). Mode di al Control b utton : Sho oti ng mov ie s t page 19 Sti ll i mage sh ooti ng mo des : Auto Adjustment mode Allo ws easy sho oting[...]

19 Bas ic Op erat ion s Shoot ing im ages easily (A uto ad just ment mode) 1 Select a mode with the mode dial. Stil l im age ( aut o adj ustm ent mod e): Select . Movie: Select . 2 Hold the camera steady , keeping your arm at your side. 3 Shoot w ith the shutter button. Stil l im age: 1 Press and hol d the shutter button hal fway down to focus. The[...]

20 Shoo ting im ages ea sily (A uto adju stmen t mode ) Movi e: Press th e shutte r bu tton full y do wn. T o st op recordi ng, press the shu tter button fully down again. If you shoot a still image of a subject that is difficult to focus on • The shortest shooting distance is approx. 50 cm (1 9 3/4 inches). Shoot in the close-up (Macro) mode (pa[...]

21 Bas ic Op erat ion s Shoo ting ima ges ea sily (A uto ad justmen t mod e) Flas h (Sel ecti ng a flas h mode f or s til l imag es) Press v ( ) on th e cont rol button re pe ated ly un til t he des ired mod e is se lect ed. (No indicator): Fl ash Auto Strobes when there is insufficient light (defa ult setting) : Flash forced on : Slow synchro (Fla[...]

22 Shoo ting im ages ea sily (A uto adju stmen t mode ) Using the s elf-time r Press V ( ) on the control button rep eatedly unt il the desire d mode is sel ected. (No indicator): Not using the self-timer : Setting the 10-second delay self-timer : Setting the 2-second delay self-timer Press the shutter button, the self-time r lamp flashes, and a be[...]

23 Bas ic Op erat ion s Shoo ting ima ges ea sily (A uto ad justmen t mod e) EV (Adju sting t he exposu re m anuall y) Press b ( ) on the control button, then press v (Brig hter)/ V (Darker) to adj ust. T o turn off the bar displayed, press the b butt on a gain. • For details on the exposure, s ee page 7. • The compensation value can be set in [...]

24 Shoo ting im ages ea sily (A uto adju stmen t mode ) T o change the still ima ge size Press (Image Size), and t hen press v / V to select the siz e. For deta ils on the image size, see page 9. The de fault s etting s are mar ked with . 1) I mages are recor ded in 3:2 aspect ratio, sa me as photograph printing paper or pos tcards, etc. 2) Both ed[...]

25 Bas ic Op erat ion s Shoot ing still ima ges (S cene sel ectio n) 1 Select the desired mode of Sce ne Selection ( , , , , , , ). • F or details on modes, see the next page. 2 Shoot w ith the shutter button. T o cancel the Scen e Select ion Set the mode dial to other than the m ode of Scene Selection (p age 18) . Shut ter butto n Mode dial[...]

26 Shoot ing s til l imag es ( Scene sele ctio n) Scene Se lecti on mode s The foll owing mo des are pred etermin ed to match th e scene con ditions . * The shutter speed becomes slower, s o using a tripod is recommended. High Sensitivity Allows you to shoot images without a flash under low light conditions, reducing blur. Soft S nap Allows you to [...]

27 Bas ic Op erat ion s Shooting still images (Sce ne selection) Function s tha t cannot be combi ned wit h Scene Sel ectio n Fo r shooti ng an image ap propri atel y accordin g to the sce ne condit ion, a combinatio n of func tion s is det ermine d by the cam era. S ome func tio ns are not a v aila ble, depend ing on th e Scene S election mode . W[...]

28 Viewi ng/ del eting im ag es 1 Press (Playback) b utton. If you press (Playback) b utton when the camera is powe red off, the camera is turned on in the playback mode. If you press again, switches to recording mode. 2 Select an image with b / B on th e con trol butt on. Movi e: Press z to play back a movie. (Pre ss z agai n t o stop p layback .)[...]

29 Bas ic Op erat ion s Viewin g/de letin g image s View ing an ind ex s creen Press (In dex ) and s elect a n imag e with v / V / b / B . T o disp lay the next (p re viou s) i nde x scre en, pres s b / B . T o ret urn to the sing le -ima ge scre en , pres s z . T o delete images in in dex mode 1 While an index s creen is displayed , press (Delete)[...]

30 Using t he me nu Using m enu items 1 Recording: T urn on the camera, then set the mode dial. Playback: Press (Playback) button. Different items are av ailable depending on the position of the mo de dial and Recording/Playback mode. 2 Press MENU to display the men u. 3 Select the desired menu item with b / B on t he c on trol butt on. • If the [...]

31 For detail s on the opera tion 1 page 3 0 Using the menu Menu ite ms Menu for shooting (page 3 2) The menu it ems available va ry de pending on the mode di al position a nd setting s. Only the av a ilable it ems are dis playe d on the scr een. * The operation is limited according to the Scene mode (page 27). Menu for viewing (page 39) (Fol der) [...]

32 For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 30 Shootin g menu The de fault s etting s are mar ked with . Y ou can ch ange t he brig htnes s of t he im age, a ccompanie d by ef fects . • Y ou can select only [Normal], [B&W] or [Sepia] when shooting movies. COLOR (Color Mode): Ch anging the vividn ess of th e image or addin g specia l effects B&a[...]

33 Using the menu Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the opera tion 1 page 3 0 Selects the met ering mode that set s which part of t he subjec t to me asure to determine the exposure . • For details on the exposure, s ee page 7. (Metering Mode) : Selecting the mete ring mode Spot (Spot metering) () Measures onl y a part of the subje ct. • This fun[...]

34 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 30 Adjusts the col or tones ac cording to the lightin g condition in a situation, for exampl e, when the co lors of an ima ge look strang e. WB (White Bal): Adjusti ng the colo r tones Flash ( ) Adjusts fo r the flash condi tions. • Y ou cannot select this item when shooting movies. Incand[...]

35 Using the menu Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the opera tion 1 page 3 0 • For details on the white balance, see page 8. • Under fluorescent lights that flicker , the white bala nce function may not work correctly e ven though you select [F luorescent] ( ). • Except in [Fl ash] ( ) modes, [WB] is set to [Auto] when the flash s trobes. • [...]

36 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 30 Selects t he stil l image quality . (P .Quality ): Selecting t he still ima ge quality Fine (F INE) Record s with high quali ty (low compressio n). • When the mode dial is (Auto), the qua lity of a still image is [Fine] . Standa rd (STD) Record s with standa rd qu ality (hi gh co mpress[...]

37 Using the menu Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the opera tion 1 page 3 0 Select s whethe r the cam era per forms cont inuous s hooting or not w hen you pre ss th e shutter butt on. On the [Burst] • The recording i nterval is approximately 2 seconds. • When the battery level is lo w , or when the internal memory or “Mem ory Stick Duo” doe[...]

38 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 30 Adjusts the am ount of flas h light. • T o change flash mode, see page 21. Adjusts the sharpness of the image. See page 45. (Flas h Level) : Adjusting the amou nt of flash light + ( +) T o ward +: Makes t he flas h level highe r . Normal – ( –) T o ward –: Makes the flas h level l[...]

39 For detail s on the opera tion 1 page 3 0 Using the menu Viewin g menu The defa ult sett in gs ar e marked w ith . Selec ts the fold er con tainin g the image yo u want to pl ay back whe n using th e camera wi th “Memo ry Stick Duo” . 1 Select t he desired f older wit h b / B on the cont rol button. 2 Select [ OK] with v , then press z . z O[...]

40 Viewi ng menu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 30 Prot ects im ages ag ainst acci dental eras ure. T o protect images in single-image mode 1 Display the image you want to prote ct. 2 Press MENU to dis play the me nu. 3 Sel ect [ - ] (Protect) with b / B on the control button, then press z . The im age is p rotected and the - (prot ect) ind[...]

41 Using the menu Viewin g menu For details on the operatio n 1 page 3 0 T o cancel the prote ction In single -image mode Press z in step 3 or 4 of “T o protec t images in singl e-imag e mode. ” In in dex mode 1 Selec t the image for which you want to remove protect ion in step 5 of “T o protect image s in index mode. ” 2 Press z to turn th[...]

42 Viewi ng menu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 30 Pla ys back rec orded ima ges i n ord er (S lid e sho w). 1 Select [In terv al], [Re peat] and [ Image] with v / V / b / B on t he cont rol button. 2 Sele ct [Star t] wi th V / B , then press z . The slid e show starts . T o end the slide show , press z pause t he s lide show . Select [ Exi[...]

43 Using the menu Viewin g menu For details on the operatio n 1 page 3 0 Y ou ca n chan ge th e image size of a rec orded i mage ( Resize) , and s av e it a s a ne w f ile. The origin al imag e is reta ined e v en after resizin g. 1 Displa y the image you w ant to resize. 2 Press MENU to d isplay t he me nu. 3 Select [ ] (Res ize) with b / B on the[...]

44 Viewi ng menu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 30 Rot ates a stil l ima ge. 1 Display the im age to be rotated . 2 Press MENU to dis play the me nu. 3 Sele ct [ ] (Rotate) with b / B on the control b utton, th en press z . 4 Sel ect [ ] with v , then rotate the image with b / B . 5 Select [OK] with v / V , then press z . • Y ou cannot ro[...]

45 Using t he Setup scre en Using the Setup s creen Using Setu p it em s Y ou can change the default set tings using the Se tup screen . 1 Press MENU to display the menu. 2 After pressing B on the control button, go to the (Setup) setting, then press B again. 3 Press v / V / b / B on the control b utton to select the item yo u want to set. The fram[...]

46 For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 45 Camera The de fault s etting s are mar ked with . Select s the di gital z oom mode . The came ra enl arges the im age usi ng opti cal zoom (up to 3×). When t he zoom sca le exceed s 3×, the cam era uses eit her smart or precision di gital z oom. Image size and max imum zoom sca le usi ng Smar t zo om ?[...]

47 Using t he Setup scre en Camera For details on the operation 1 page 45 When you operate t he came ra, the descr iption of fun ctions is di splayed. Reduce s the red -eye phen omenon w hen using th e flash. Se lect thi s bef ore shoot ing. • Because it takes about a second until the shutter clicks, hold the camera firmly to prev ent the ef fect[...]

48 For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 45 Intern al Memory T o ol This item do es not appea r when a “Memor y Sti ck Duo” is ins erted in th e camer a. Forma ts the interna l memory . • Note that forma tting irrevocably erases all data in the internal me mory , including even protected images. 1 Select [OK] with v on the control button, th[...]

49 For detail s on the opera tion 1 page 4 5 Using t he Setup scre en Memor y Stick T o ol This it em app ears on ly when a “Memo ry Stic k Duo” is insert ed in the cam era. Formats the “Mem ory Stick Du o”. A commer cially available “M emory Stick D uo” is already forma tted, and can be used immedi ately . • Note that format ting irr[...]

50 Memory St ick T ool For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 45 Change s the f older curr ently u sed fo r rec ordin g ima ges. 1 Select [OK] with v on the control button, then pr ess z . The folder s election screen appear s. 2 Select the desire d folder w ith b / B , and [OK] with v , then press z . T o cance l chan ging the recor ding fo lder S[...]

51 Using t he Setup scre en Memory Stick T ool For detail s on the opera tion 1 page 4 5 Copies a ll imag es in t he intern al memor y to a “ Memory Stic k Duo”. 1 Insert a “Memory Stick Duo” having 32 MB or larger capacity. 2 Select [ OK] with v on the control button, then pres s z . The message “ All data in internal mem ory will be cop[...]

52 For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 45 Setup 1 1 The de fault s etting s are mar ked with . Selects th e brightness of th e LCD backlight when using the camera wit h batteries. • Y ou can change the setting by pressing DISP button lo nger . • Selecting [Bright] uses up the battery charge f aster . Selects the soun d produc ed when you ope[...]

53 For detail s on the opera tion 1 page 4 5 Using t he Setup scre en Setup 2 2 The defa ult sett in gs ar e marked w ith . Sele cts the me tho d use d to assig n file nu mb ers to imag es. Selec ts the USB mode to be used when conne cting th e camera to a comp uter or a PictB ridge compli ant pri nter using t he dedi cated U SB cab le. Fil e Numbe[...]

54 Setup 2 For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 45 Sets the vi deo signal output ac cording to the TV c olor system of the conne cted video equipme nt. Different countri es and regions use different TV c olor systems. If yo u want to view images on a TV screen, check pa ge 56 for th e TV color syst em of the c ountry or region where the ca mer a [...]

55 Viewing i mages on a TV screen Viewing imag es on a TV screen Viewin g image s on a TV sc reen Y ou ca n vi ew i mages on a T V screen by connec ting t he came ra to a T V . T urn off both your ca mera an d the TV before co nnec ting the c amera a nd the TV . 1 Connect the camera to the TV . • If your T V has stereo inp ut jacks, conn ect the [...]

56 Viewi ng imag es on a TV screen On TV colo r syst ems If you want to view image s on a TV screen, you need a TV wi th a video i nput jack and the d edic ated A/ V cabl e. Th e colo r syste m of the TV must match tha t of your digit al stil l cam era. Chec k the f ollowin g lis ts for the TV color system of the co untry or region wh ere the cam e[...]

57 Using your comput er Using your compu ter Enjoy ing your Window s compu ter Fo r det ail s on u sing a Ma cintos h comp uter , refer to “Us ing your Maci ntosh comp uter ” (page 74). This sectio n describe s the English version of screen con tents. • Viewing images on your computer • Viewing images sa ved on y our comput er • Viewing p[...]

58 Enjo ying your Windo ws com puter The follo wing en vironment is recom mend ed for a c omput er con nect ed to the camer a. Reco mmen ded en viro nme nt for co pyin g images OS (pre-installed): M icrosoft Windows 2000 Professio nal, Windo ws XP Home Edition or Windows XP Professional • Operation is not assured in an en vironment based on an up[...]

59 Using your comput er Install ing the soft ware (su pplied) Y ou can install th e software (supplie d) using the fo llowing proced ure. • When using Windows 2000, do not connect the camera to the comput er before installa tion. • In Windo ws 2000/XP , log on as Adm inistrator . 1 T urn on y our comput er , and i nsert the CD-ROM (supplied) in[...]

60 Copyin g images to you r compu ter This sect ion de scribes t he proc ess using a W indows computer as an exampl e. Y ou can copy im ages f rom the cam era to your com puter as follows. For a computer w ith a Memory St ick s lot Remove the “ Memo ry Stick Duo” from the camera and inse rt it in the Memor y Stick Du o Ada pto r . I nser t th e[...]

61 Using your comput er Copyin g imag es to your comput er • W ith Windows XP , the Auto Play wizard appears on the desktop. “USB Mode Mass Storage” appears 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 compu ter automat ically runs a progr am to rec ognize th e came ra. W a it for a whil e[...]

62 Copyi ng imag es to your comput er 1 After making a USB connection in Stage 2, c lick [Copy pictures to a fo lder on m y compute r using 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 appe ars. 2 Click [Next]. The i mages saved on th e “Mem[...]

63 Using your comput er Copyin g imag es to your comput er 5 Clic k the radio b utton nex t to [Nothing . I’m finished w orking with these pictures] to select it, then click [Ne x t]. The “C ompl eting th e Scann er and Came ra Wizard” screen appe ars. 6 Clic k [Finis h]. The wi zard sc reen cl oses. • T o con tinue copying oth er images, d[...]

64 Copyi ng imag es to your comput er 3 Double-clic k the [My Documents] folder . Then , right-clic k on the “My Documents” window to display the men u and clic k [P aste]. The im age fil es are c opied to the “My Document s” folder . • When an image with th e same file name exists in the copy destination f older , the overwrite confirmat[...]

65 Using your comput er Copyin g imag es to your comput er Perform t he proce dures listed be low beforeha nd wh en: • Disconnecting the dedicated USB cable • Removing a “Memory S tick Duo” • Inserting a “Memory Stick Duo” into the camera after copying im ages from t he internal memory • T urning off the camera 1 Doubl e-click on th[...]

66 Copyi ng imag es to your comput er • Image files are named as follows. ssss stands for any number within the range fr om 0001 to 9999. The numerical portions of t he name of a movie file recorded in movie mode and its corresponding index image f ile are the sam e. – Still ima ge files: DS C0 ssss .JPG – Movie files: MO V0 ssss .A VI – In[...]

67 Using your comput er Viewin g image files st ored on a compute r with your c amer a (u sing a “Memo r y Stic k Du o”) This sectio n describe s the process using a W indows co mputer a s an exampl e. When a n image f ile copie d to a co mputer no long er rem ains on a “M emory Stick Duo”, you can vi ew that image agai n on the camera by c[...]

68 Using th e “Picture Mot ion Brow ser” (su pplied) Y ou ca n use stil l images and mo vies from the camer a more than e ver by taking adv antag e of t he softw are. This sec tion summar izes the “ Picture Motion Browser” and gi ves the basic instructions. W ith the “Pic ture Moti on Bro wser” you can: • Import images shot with the c[...]

69 Using your comput er Using t he “Pict ure Mot ion Brow ser” (supp lied) 2 Connect the camera to your computer wit h the dedic ated USB cab le. Afte r th e cam era is auto mat ical ly detect ed, the [Im port Ima ges] screen is displayed. • If you use the Memory S tick slot, refer to page 60 first. • In Windows XP , if the Auto Pl ay Wizar[...]

70 Usin g the “Pic ture Mot ion Brow ser” ( suppli e d) Y ear displa y screen Mont h dis play sc reen Hour display screen • T o list images from a particular year or month, click that period on the left of the screen. 3 Displaying individual ima ges On th e hour displ ay scre en, doub le-clic k a thumbna il to display the image by itself in a[...]

71 Using your comput er Using t he “Pict ure Mot ion Brow ser” (supp lied) Image s can be sa ved in CD or D VD as a data disc. • CD burner drive or D V D burner drive requir ed. • The following di sc can be used for creatin g a data di sc. –CD–R/R W (12 cm) –D VD±R /R W (12 cm) –D VD+R DL (12 cm) 1 Select images to save on the disc[...]

72 Usin g the “Pic ture Mot ion Brow ser” ( suppli e d) Prepar ing i mages stor ed o n the comp uter f or view ing T o view them, re gister the folder th at conta ins the image s as one of th e “V i ewed folders” . 1 Click on the main s creen, or choo se [Registe r Folder s to View] from the [File] menu. The settings screen for “V iewed f[...]

73 Using your comput er Using t he “Pict ure Mot ion Brow ser” (supp lied) 1 Click [Start ] t [Contr ol Panel] (in Windo ws 2 000, [Sta rt] t [Sett ings] t [Contro l Panel]), then d ouble-cli ck [Add/ Remove Progr ams]. 2 Selec t [Sony Picture Utility] , then click [Remove] (in W indows 2000, [Change/ Remove]) to execu te the unins talla tion. [...]

74 Using yo ur Macinto sh comp uter Y ou can copy images t o yo ur Ma cintosh comput er . • “Picture Motio n Browser” is not compatible with Macintosh computers. The follo wing en vironment is recom mend ed for a c omput er con nect ed to the camer a. Reco mmen ded en viro nme nt for co pyin g images OS (pre-installed): M ac OS 9.1/9.2/ Mac O[...]

75 Using your comput er Usi ng you r Macint osh co mpute r Perform t he proce dures listed be low beforeha nd wh en: • Disconnecting the dedicated USB cable • Removing a “Memory S tick Duo” • Inserting a “Memory Stick Duo” into the camera after copying im ages from t he internal memory • T urning off the camera Drag and drop the dri[...]

76 Printing s till im ages How to print st ill images When yo u print images shot in [16:9] mode , both edges may be cut off, so be sure to chec k before printing (pa ge 90). Y ou ca n print imag es by conne cting th e camer a dire ctly t o a Pict Bridge co mpli ant pri nter. Y ou can print ima ges with a “Me mory Stick” compliant pri nter . Fo[...]

77 Print ing sti ll im ages Print ing i mages dir ectly usi ng a PictB rid ge compl iant prin ter Even if you do not have a com puter, you can prin t images shot usi ng your cam era by connec ting th e came ra direct ly to a Pict Bridge co mp liant pri nter. • “PictBridge” is based on the CIP A standard. (CIP A: Camera & Imagin g Products[...]

78 Printi ng imag es direc tly usi ng a Pict Bridge c omplian t pri nter 1 Connect the camera to the printer . 2 T urn on your camera and the prin ter. After t he con nection is made, the i ndicator appears . The camer a is set to play back mode, th en an image an d the pri nt menu appe ar on the screen. Reg ardless o f what the mo de dial is set t[...]

79 Print ing sti ll im ages Prin ting i mages directly using a Pict Brid ge comp liant printer 2 Select print settings with v / V / b / B . [Inde x] Select [On] to print as an ind ex imag e. [Size] Select th e size of the p rinting sheet. [Date] Select [Day&T ime] or [Date] to ins ert the da te and ti me on images . • When you choose [Date], [...]

80 Printi ng imag es direc tly usi ng a Pict Bridge c omplian t pri nter [Select] Sele cts images and print s all the sele cted imag es. Select the imag e you wan t to print wi th v / V / b / B , then press z to displa y the mark. (Repea t this pr ocedur e to sel ect other imag es.) Then, pre ss MENU. [DPOF image] Prints a ll the im age s with a (P[...]

81 Print ing sti ll im ages Print ing at a s hop Y ou can take a “ Memory Stick Duo” contai ning image s shot wit h your cam era to a photo print ing service shop . As long as the shop suppo rts photo printi ng services confor ming to t he DPOF , you ca n make a (Print order) ma rk on imag es in adv ance so that you do not need to re selec t th[...]

82 Printi ng at a sh op 1 Display the index screen (page 29). 2 Press MENU to display the men u. 3 Select DP OF with b / B , then press z . 4 Select [Select] with v / V , then press z . • Y ou cannot add a mark in [All In T his Folder]. 5 Select the image you want to mark with v / V / b / B , then press z . A gr een ma rk ap pears o n the sele ct[...]

83 T rouble shooting T r oublesho oting T rou bles hoot ing If you experienc e trouble with your came ra, try the fol lowing solutions. Please u nderstan d that y ou give your conse nt that the c ontents o f the interna l memory may be check ed whe n you send yo ur camera to be repair ed. 1 Check the ite ms on pages 84 to 92. 2 Remove the batte rie[...]

84 T r oubles hoot ing The battery remaining indicator is incorrect, or sufficient battery remaining indicat or is displa yed but the power runs out too quic kly . • This phenomeno n occurs when you us e the camera in a n extremely hot or cold loca tion. • When using alkaline batte ries/Ox y Nickel Primary Ba ttery (not supplied), th e displaye[...]

85 T rouble shooting T r oubl eshoo ting Y our camera cannot record ima ges. • Check the free capacit y of the int ernal memory o r “Memory Stic k Duo”. If it i s full, do one of the foll owing: – Delete unne cessar y images (pa ge 28). – Change the “Memory Stic k Duo”. • Y ou are usin g the “Mem ory Stick Duo” w ith the write-p[...]

86 T r oubles hoot ing The cl ose-up shoot functio n (Macro) does not w ork. • (T wilig ht mo de) or (L andscape mode) is sele cted in the Sc ene m ode (page 27). The date and time are not displayed. • While sho oting, the date and time are not displa yed. They are displaye d only during playback . Cannot insert dat es on images. • This camer[...]

87 T rouble shooting T r oubl eshoo ting Dots appear and remain on the screen. • This is not a ma lfuncti on. Thes e dots are not reco rded ( page 2). Cannot shoot images in succession. • The inte rnal memory or “M emory Sti ck Duo” is full. Delete unnecessa ry images (page 28). • The battery level is low . Inst all new batteries or charg[...]

88 T r oubles hoot ing The re sizing fu nction does no t wo rk. • Y ou cannot resiz e movies. Y ou do not know if the OS of y ou r computer is compatible with the camera. • Check “Re comme nded compu ter en vironme nt” on page 58 for Windows, and page 74 for Macintosh. “Memory Stick PRO Duo” is not recognized b y a computer with a “Me[...]

89 T rouble shooting T r oubl eshoo ting The ima ge canno t be pla yed bac k on a com puter . • If you are usi ng “Picture Mot ion Browser, ” refer to the Help. • Consult the c omputer or so ftware man ufacturer . The image and sound are i nterrupted by noise when you view a movie on a computer . • Y ou are playing back the m ovie d irect[...]

90 T r oubles hoot ing Cannot insert a “Memory Sti ck Duo”. • Inser t it in the corr ect direct ion. Cannot f ormat a “Me mory Stic k Duo”. • Y ou are using the “Mem ory Stic k Duo” with the writ e-prote ct switch, and the switch is set to the LOCK pos ition. Set the switch to the rec ording po sition ( page 96). Y ou have formatted[...]

91 T rouble shooting T r oubl eshoo ting Cannot print images with the date inser ted. • Y ou can print images wit h the date inse rted using “Picture Mot ion Browser” (page 72) . • This came ra does not ha ve a featu re for superimpo sing dates on images. Ho wev er, be cause the images sho t with the came ra include informati on on the reco[...]

92 T r oubles hoot ing Cannot sele ct the print size. • Consult the printer man ufact urer as to whether the pri nter can pro vide the desire d size. Cannot pri nt the image at the size selected . • Disconnect th e dedicated US B cable and reconne ct it whenever you change the paper size after t he prin ter has been conn ected to t he camera. ?[...]

93 T rouble shooting W arni ng me ssages If the follo wing messages a ppear , follo w the inst r uctions. E • The ba ttery level is low . Instal l new ones or char ged Nickel-M etal Hydride batterie s (not supplie d). Dependi ng on the cond itions of use or th e type of battery , the indicato r may flash e ven though the re are still 5 to 10 m in[...]

94 Warning m essages Cannot recor d • The camera c annot recor d images i n the sele cted fol de r . Se lect a differ ent fold er (page 50). File err or • An error occurred whil e the image was playing back. File p rotec t • Releas e the protec tion (page 41). Image size over • Y ou are playing back an image o f a size that cannot be pla ye[...]

95 Others Others T o us e yo ur came ra a broad — Powe r source s Y ou can use you r camera , the AC-LS5K A C Adapt or (not suppli ed) in any count ry or region where the power supply is within 100 V to 240 V A C, 50/60 Hz . • Do not use an electr onic transformer (travel converter), as this may cause a malf unction.[...]

96 On the “M emory Stick” A “Memor y St ick” i s a comp act, po rtabl e IC record ing medium . The types of “Memo ry Stick” that can be used with this camera ar e listed in the table belo w . However , pro per ope ratio n canno t be guar ante ed for al l “M emor y Stick ” functions. * 1 “Memory Stick Duo”, “MagicGate Memory St[...]

97 Others On th e “Memo ry Stic k” • Do not us e or store th e “Memory St ick Duo” under the following conditions: – High temperature locations such as the hot interior of a car parked in direct sunlight – Locations exposed to direct sunli ght – Humid locations or locations with corr osive substances present Notes on using the Me mo[...]

98 On the ba tteries Batte ries yo u can and canno t use with your c amera A: supplie d B: supported C: rech argeab le * 1 Before using ba tteries, read th e fo llowing precaution for each type of battery . * 2 NH-AA-2DB twin pack, etc. As for unsupp orted b atteries, o peratin g perfo rmanc e cann ot be ensure d if v oltage drops or othe r problem[...]

99 Index Index Index A A C Adaptor........... ........... .....11 Adjust ing EV ... ....... ....... ...... . 23 AE/AF l ock indi cator........... .19 AF lo ck ... . ...... ........... ........... . 19 AF ra nge f inder frame ... ...... .19 Apertur e ...... ....... ............ .........7 Auto ad justmen t mode ..........1 9 Auto F ocus ......... ..[...]

100 Index Menu........ ............ ......... ....... . 30 Items ...... ....... ....... ...... .... 31 Shooting .... .................. .. 32 V iewi ng ... ....... ....... ....... . 39 Meteri ng Mode ...... ........... .... 33 Mode...... ....... ....... ....... .......... 37 Multi-patte rn m etering ....... .. 33 N Natural . ....... ........... ...[...]

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