Sony DSC-T11 manual

2-050-819- 12 (1) Digital S till Cam era Operating I nstructions Before op erating the uni t, ple ase rea d t his manua l th oroughly, and retain i t for future refe rence. Owner’s Record The mod el and seria l numb ers a re locat ed on the b ottom. Recor d the serial nu mber in th e space prov ided belo w. Refer to these nu mbers whene ve r you [...]

2 T o prevent fire or sh ock hazard, do not e xpose t he unit to ra in or moisture. Notice • If static el ectricity or elect romagnetism causes data transfer t o discontinue midway (fail ), restart the application or disconnect and connect the USB ca ble again. • Certain countries and regions may r egulate disposal of the battery used to power [...]

3 Before usin g your camera Tri a l r e c o r d in g Before you record one-time events, you may want to ma k e a trial re cordin g to mak e su r e that the camera is wor king correctly . No compensation for contents of the recording Contents of the recording cannot be compensated for if recording or playback is not poss ible due to a malfunction of[...]

4 Note on the camera locations Do not use the cam era near a locat ion that generates strong radio wave or emits radiation. The camera may not be abl e to record or play back properly . The pi ctures us ed in t his ma nual The photographs used as examples of pictures in this manual are reproduced images, and are not actual images shot using this ca[...]

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6 Table of co ntents Before using you r camera .... ... ........... ... .... 3 Identifyin g the p arts ............ ........... ......... . 8 Camera ........ ......... ............ ........ ............ . 8 USB cradle........... ... ............ ... ........... .. 10 Connec ti ng a nd di sconnect in g you r camera . ......... ............ .........[...]

7 Selecti ng t he folder an d pl aying bac k images — Folder ........... ... ............ ... ............6 0 Enlargin g a port ion of a stil l image......... 6 1 Enlargi n g an image — Playback zoom............ ........... ... . 61 Recor ding an enlarged im age — Trimming ........... ... ............ .. .......6 2 Playi ng back succes sive i[...]

8 Ide nt if y in g th e pa rts See the pages in pa re nt hese s for de ta ils of ope ra tion. Camera 1 2 3 4 5 7 9 8 6 q; qa A PO WER bu t t on (16) B PO WER lamp (16) C Shutter button (22) D Multi conn ector (13, 15) E Battery/“Memo ry Sti ck Duo” cover F “Memor y Stick Duo” insertion slot (19) G Battery insert ion slot (1 1) H Micr ophone[...]

9 2 1 3 6 4 8 7 9 5 qa qs 0 Attach ing the strap A For shoo ting: Zoom (W/T) button (25) For viewing: / (Playback zoom) button ( 61) / (Index ) button (36) B /CHG lamp (orange) (12, 29) C LCD screen D MENU button (43, 1 10) E (Displa y/LCD backligh t on/ off) button (25) F Contro l button Menu on: v / V / b / B / z (16) Menu o ff: / / 7 / (29/28/ 2[...]

10 USB cradle This i s used wh en chargi ng the ba ttery pack or co nnecti ng the c amera to a TV or a comput er , etc. A Camera connecto r B (USB) jack (86) C DC IN jack (11) D A/V OUT (MONO) jack (37) 1 2 3 4 Connecting and disconnecting your camera How to conn ect Connect the camera as illustrate d . • Make sure th e camera is securely connect[...]

11 Getting star ted Charging the batte ry pack , Open the ba ttery/“Me mory Stic k Duo” cov er . Slid e the cove r in the direct ion o f the ar row. • Be sure to tu rn off your camer a wh en cha rg in g t he bat te ry pa ck (p age 1 6) . • Y our camera operates with the “InfoLITHIUM” NP-FT1 battery pack (T typ e) (supplied). Y ou can us[...]

12 , Conn ect t he po wer co rd ( main s lead) to the AC Adaptor and to a w all outlet ( wall soc ket). , Connect the camera to the USB crad le. Connect the ca mera as illust rated. Mak e sure t he came ra is secure ly co nnected to the USB crad le . The /CHG lamp light s up when char g in g begins, a nd goes off w hen chargi ng is com p l eted . W[...]

13 Getting star ted To charge the battery pack only using th e AC Adaptor You ca n char ge the batter y pack wit hout the USB cra dle, suc h as during your t ravels . Connect the DC plug of the AC Adaptor to the camer a wi th v mar k facing as illustr ated. • Be sure to tu rn off your camer a wh en cha rg in g t he bat te ry pa ck (p age 1 6) . ?[...]

14 Number of images and battery life that can be recorded/ viewed The tabl es show the a pproximat e number o f images an d the battery life that ca n be record ed/vie wed when y ou shoot images in normal mode wit h a ful ly charged ba ttery pack a t a tempera ture of 25°C ( 7 7°F). The num be rs of imag es that can be rec o rde d or viewe d ta k[...]

15 Getting star ted Usin g th e AC Ad a pt or , Conne ct the A C Adaptor (supplied) to the multi connect or of the ca m er a. When p lacing t h e camera, ma ke sure the LCD scre en is fac ing up. Conn ect t he plug with the v mark facing up. • Connect the A C Adaptor to an easily accessible wall outlet (wall socket) close by . If any trouble occu[...]

16 Turni ng on/off your camera , Press t he POW ER button. The POWE R lamp (g reen) li ghts u p and the powe r is on. When yo u turn on your camera for th e firs t time, the Clock Set screen appear s (p age 17). Turning off th e power Press the PO WER bu tton again. The POWER la mp goes out, an d the camera turns off. POW ER la mp POWER butt on Aut[...]

17 Getting star ted Setti ng the date and t im e , Set the mode switch to . • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode switch is set to or . • T o change the date and time on the Setup screen, select [Clock Set] in (Setup 2) (pages 44 and 115), and perfor m the procedure from ste p 3 . , Press t he POW ER button to turn on th e came[...]

18 , Select th e yea r, month, day , hour or minut e item yo u want to set with b / B on the contro l but ton. The item to be set is in di ca te d with v / V . , Set the nu meric va lue with v / V on the control bu tton, then press z to e nter it. After ente r in g the nu mb er , v / V moves to the next it em. Repeat st ep s 4 and 5 un til all of t[...]

19 Shooti ng st ill ima ges Inserting and removing a “Me mor y Stick Duo” , Open the ba ttery/“Me mory Stic k Duo” cov er . Slid e the cove r in the direct ion o f the ar row. • When us ing this ca m era, t he Memory Stick Duo Ad aptor (suppli ed) is no t neces sary . • Be careful not to drop the battery pack when opening or closing the[...]

20 Setti ng the still image size , Set th e mode s witch to , and turn on the pow er. , Press (Image Size). The Im age Size se tup appear s. • For details on the image size, see page 21. , Select t he desir ed image size with v / V on the co ntrol button. The ima ge size is set. When the set ting is compl ete, p ress (Imag e Size) so that th e Im[...]

21 Shooti ng st ill ima ges Image size You ca n ch oose image si ze (number of pixe l s ) and image qu ality (c om pressio n ratio) ba sed on the kind of i mages you w ant to shoot. Th e larger yo u ma ke the image size an d the hig her you ma ke t he image qualit y, the bet ter your im age, but al so the large r the amoun t of data ne eded to p re[...]

22 Basic still image shootin g — Using auto adjustmen t mode , Set th e mode s witch to , and turn on the pow er. The name of t he folder whe re the image will be reco rded appe ar s o n the LCD screen fo r approxima tely five sec onds. • This camera can create new folders and select folders to be stored in th e “Memory Stick Duo” (page 45)[...]

23 Shooti ng st ill ima ges , Press t he sh utter butto n fully down . The shutter soun ds. The image will be reco rded in th e “Memor y Stick Duo.” Whe n “Rec ordi ng ” disappears from the LCD screen , you ca n shoot the ne xt image. • The frame indicated on the L CD screen sho w s the focus adjustment range (AF range finder, page 47). ?[...]

24 Auto Focus When y ou try to shoot a subjec t that is diff i cult to f o cus on , the A E /AF lo c k indica t or ch anges to fla shi ng slowly. The A uto Focus fu nction m ay have diffic ulty w or king under t he followi ng conditio ns. In such cases, r elease th e shutter butto n , then recomp ose th e shot and focus again. • The subj ec t is [...]

25 Shooti ng st ill ima ges Indicators on the LCD screen during shooting Each time you pre ss , the display changes in t he follow i ng or der. • For a detailed des cription of the indicators, see page 122. • For a detailed des cription of the histogram, see page 51. • Y ou can ex tend the batter y remaining ti me by turning off the LCD backl[...]

26 Zoom Your ca m er a is equipped w i th z oom functions that enl arge the image using optical zoom and two typ es of di gi ta l processi ng. Digi t al zoo m c an be sel ecte d from smart zoom or prec ision digital zoom. When dig ital z oom is se t, the zoom met hod switches f rom optica l zoom to digital zoom when the zoo m sc ale ex ceed s 3×. [...]

27 Shooti ng st ill ima ges Shooting close-ups — Macro The close -ups (Macro) reco rding mode is used wh en zooming up subjects such as flowers o r insect s. Setting th e zoom al l the way to the W side lets you shoo t subjects at dista n ces as clo s e as 8 cm. How ev er, the minimum f o cus di stance var ie s acco r d in g to the z oom position[...]

28 , Cente r the sub ject in the fr ame. Press an d hold the shutter but ton half way do wn, the n press t he sh utter button fully down . To return to normal recording mode Press B ( ) on the control but ton again. The indicator disappears fro m the LCD screen. • When shooting in close-ups (Macro) mode, the focus depth becomes extremely shallow [...]

29 Shooti ng st ill ima ges Selecting a flash mode , Set the mode switch to , a nd press v ( ) on the control button repeated ly to select a flash m ode. Each time you press v ( ), the indicato r changes as follows. No indic ator (A uto): The flash automa tically stro bes when shooting imag es in a dar k pla c e. The fact ory se tting is Auto. (For[...]

30 Shooting images with the AF illu mina tor The AF il luminator is fill lig ht to f ocus more easil y on a subject in dark surroun dings. The a ppears on the LCD screen an d the AF i l luminator emit s red light when the shut ter butto n is pressed halfw ay un ti l the focus is lo ck ed . When thi s functi o n is not need ed, set [AF Illuminat or][...]

31 Shooti ng st ill ima ges , Press B on the c ontrol button to advanc e to , then press B agai n. The Setup sc reen appe ars. , Select (Camer a) with v on the control bu tton, then pr ess B . Select [Dat e/Time] with v / V , then p ress B . , Select the date and time setting with v / V on the control button, then p ress z . Day&Time: S uperimp[...]

32 Shooting according to scene conditions — Scene Selection You can se lect from ei ght differen t shooting modes (mag nifying glass, twilight, twilight portrai t, la ndsc a p e, snow, beach, hig h- speed sh utter and fi reworks) i n acco rdance with the shoot ing condi ti ons. Th e camer a automati cally makes th e optimu m settin gs to match th[...]

33 Shooti ng st ill ima ges Landscape mode Focuses onl y on a distant subject to shoot lan dscap es, e tc. • The close-ups (Macro) function does not work. • The flash is set to (Forced flash) or (No flash). Snow mod e When sho oting snowy scene s or other plac es where the whol e screen appear s whit e, use thi s mode to preven t sunken colors [...]

34 , Set the mode switch to , then press M E NU . The menu app ear s. , Select (Camera) with b on the contro l button, the n se le ct the desired mode with v / V . To return to normal mode Select [Aut o] or [Program] w ith v / V on th e control but ton. • The setti ng is maintain ed even when the power is t urne d off. NR slow shutter The NR slow[...]

35 Viewing sti ll images Viewin g ima ges on the LCD screen of your camera You c an view image s shot with y our camera almost immedi ately on t he LCD sc reen. You can select th e following three metho ds for view i ng i mages. Single (single-image) screen You can view o ne image at a time, displaye d over the en tir e screen. Index (nine-image/si[...]

36 , Select the desire d still imag e with b / B on the control butt on. b : To displa y th e pre ceding imag e B : To displa y th e ne xt image 2 10:30 PM 2004 1 1 101 - 0003 VGA 60min 3 / 9 101 BACK/NEXT V OLUME Viewing an index screen (nine-image or sixteen-i mage) , Press (Index) once. The dis p l ay swit ches to the index (nine- image) screen [...]

37 Viewing sti ll images Viewin g ima ges on a TV screen , Conne ct the A /V connectin g cabl e (suppl ied) to the A/ V OUT (MONO) jack of the USB cradl e (supplied) and the a udio/video 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 con necting cable to the left audio inp ut jack. ?[...]

38 , Set the mo de switch to , and turn on th e camera. Press b / B on the co ntrol butt on to sel ect the desi r ed image . • When using your camera abroad, it may be necessary to switch the video output signal to match that of your TV system ( page 115). Viewing images on a TV screen If you w ant to vie w images on a TV screen, you need a TV wi[...]

39 Delet ing s t ill i ma ges Deleti ng images , Set the mode switch to , and turn on th e camera. Press b / B on the c ont ro l button to select th e image yo u want to delete. • Note that you cannot restore deleted images. , Press (Delete) . The im age ha s not ye t been de leted a t this poin t. • Y ou cannot delete the protected i mage (pag[...]

40 Deleting images in index (nine-image or sixteen-image) m ode , While an index (ni ne- ima ge/ sixt een-ima ge) s creen (page 36 ) is displayed, press (Delete) . • Note that you cannot restor e deleted images. , Select [Se lect] wi th b / B on the control button, then pr ess z . , Sel ect an im age you want to de lete wit h v / V / b / B on the[...]

41 Delet ing s t ill i ma ges , Press (Delete) and selec t [OK] with B on the control button , then press z . The mes sage “Acce ss” ap pears, and the images have been deleted. To cancel dele t ing Sel ect [E x i t] with b on t he c ontrol butto n, then pr ess z . To delete all the images in the folder Sele ct [All In This Folde r] with B on th[...]

42 , Select (Memo ry Stick T ool) with v / V on the control but ton. Select [Format] wi th B , then press B . Select [OK] with v , then p ress z . To cancel th e formatting Select [Cance l] with V on the co ntro l butt on, th en pr es s z . • Using the AC Adaptor is recommended to prevent the power from turning off partway through f ormatting. , [...]

43 Before a dvanced operations How to setup and operate your camera The usag e of the menus an d Set up screen items th at are most fre quently used fo r “Adv an ced operati ons” is de scri be d below. Changing the menu settings a Press M E NU . The men u appears . b Press b / B on the control bu tton to se lect the item y ou want to set. c Pre[...]

44 Changing the items on the Setup screen a Press M E NU . The men u appears . b Press B on the control button to a d vance to , th en press B agai n. The Setup sc reen appe ars. c Press v / V / b / B on the control bu tton to select t he i tem yo u want to set. The fra me of th e s el e cted ite m turns yell ow . d Press z on the cont r ol bu t to[...]

45 Before a dvanced operations a Set the mode switc h to . b Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars. c Select (P .Quality) with b / B , then sel e ct the desire d image quality with v / V . Creati ng or selecting a folder Mode switch: / / You r ca mer a ca n crea te mult ip le fol ders within a “Mem ory Stick Duo.” Y ou can selec t the f older use d[...]

46 Changing the recording folder a Select (Mem ory St ick T o ol) with v / V . b Select [Chang e REC . Folder ] with B / V , and [OK] with B / v , then p ress z . The re cording folder selectio n scre en appear s. c Select th e des ired folder with b / B , and [OK] wi th v , the n press z . To cancel c hanging the recording folde r Select [Cance l][...]

47 Advanced still image shootin g Choosing an auto focus metho d Mode switch: / You ca n set the A F ran ge fi nder frame a nd the AF mode. AF range fin der frame The AF range finder frame sele cts the focus position a ccording to t he subje ct positi on and siz e. AF Mode The AF mode sets the focus st art/finish timing accordin g to the AF respon [...]

48 Choosing a focus operation — AF Mode Single AF ( ) This mode is useful fo r shooting sta tionary subjec ts. The focus is not adju sted before the sh utter button is pressed and he ld halfwa y dow n . When the shutter but to n is pressed a nd held half way down and AF lock is comp lete, t he focu s is locke d . The factory sett ing is Single AF[...]

49 Advanced still image shootin g Shooting techniques When shooting with the subject at the edge of the frame, or when using Center AF or Spot AF , the camera may focus on the center instead of on the subject at the edge of the frame. In a case like this , use AF l ock to focus on the subject, and then recompose the picture and shoot (except in Con[...]

50 a Set the mo de swit ch to or . b Press M E NU . The men u appears . c Select 9 (Focus) with b / B , then sel ec t the distan ce t o the subject with v / V . Y ou can select f rom the follo w ing dist ance settin gs. 0.5m, 1. 0m, 3.0m, 7.0m, (unlimite d dist ance ) To return to auto focus mode Select [Multi AF], [Center AF] or [Sp ot AF] in step[...]

51 Advanced still image shootin g Displaying a histogram A histogram is a gra ph sho w in g the bri ghtn e ss of a n i ma ge. The hor iz on tal axi s shows the bri ght ne ss, and th e ve rtical axis shows the num be r of pi xels. The gra ph display i ndicate s a dark image wh en skew e d to the le ft s ide, and a bright im ag e when sk ewed to the [...]

52 Selecting the meterin g mode Mode switch: / The came ra measur es the brightne ss to determin e the exposur e. Th is fu n ct ion lets you select the following tw o m et eri ng modes to deter mi ne whic h po rtion of the subject t o use for measu ring th e brightn ess. Multi-pattern m etering (no indicator) The ima ge is d ivided i nto mult iple [...]

53 Advanced still image shootin g a Set the mode switc h to . b Press M E NU . The men u appears . c Select [Mode] (REC Mode) with b / B , t hen select [Exp Brktg] with v / V . d Select [BR K] (Bra cket Ste p) with b / B , then se lect the desired exposure adjus tmen t value with v / V . ±1.0EV: Shifts the exposu re value by plus or minus 1. 0E V [...]

54 Adjust ing color tones — White Balanc e Mode switch: / Whe n t he wh it e bala n c e is se t to Auto , the white bal ance is automa tically set an d the over all colo r balance is adju sted ac co rding to the sho oting condi tions. Howe ver, when you shoot under fi xed cond itions or sp ecial lighting conditio ns, you can man ually adju s t t [...]

55 Advanced still image shootin g Adjusting th e flash level — Flash Leve l Mode switch: You ca n ad just the amo unt of flash li ght . Before operation Set (Ca mera) in the menu to other t han [Aut o], (Twi light mode) o r (Firew orks mode) (pag es 43 a nd 110). a Set the mode switc h to . b Press M E NU . The men u appears . c Select (Flash Lev[...]

56 Before operation Set (Cam era) in the menu to other than (Magnifyi ng glass mode), (Twilight mo de ), (Twilig ht po rtr ait mode) or (Fireworks m ode) (pages 43 and 110). a Set the mo de swit ch to . b Press M E NU . The men u appears . c Select [Mode] (REC Mode) with b / B , then select from [Spe ed Burst] or [Framing Burst] with v / V . d Shoo[...]

57 Advanced still image shootin g c Select [Mode ] (REC Mode) with b / B , then select [M u lti Burst] wit h v / V . d Select (Interval) with b / B , then sel e ct the desire d frame interval with v / V . Y ou can choose th e frame in terval from [1/ 7. 5], [1/ 15] or [1/30]. e Sh o o t the im ag e . A cont inuous burst of 16 fram es are rec orded [...]

58 Shooting still i mages with audio files — Voice Mode switch: In Voice mode, an audi o tr ack is also record ed at the sa me time as re cording a normal st ill ima ge. a Set the mo de swit ch to . b Press M E NU . The men u appears . c Select [Mode] (REC Mode) with b / B , then select [V oice] wi th v . d Shoot the imag e . If you press and rel[...]

59 Advanced still image shootin g Before operation When s hooti ng sti ll images, set (Camer a) in the menu t o othe r than [Au to] (pag es 43 and 110). a Set the mode switc h to or . b Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars. c Sel ect [P FX] (P .Effe ct) w i th b / B , th en sele ct t he de sire d mode with v / V . d Sh o o t the im ag e . To cancel Pi[...]

60 Selecting the folder and playing back images — Folder Mode switch: Select the fol de r tha t image s you want to playb ack are stored . a Set the mo de swit ch to . b Press M E NU . The men u appears . c Sele c t (Folde r ) wi th b , then press z . d Select the desired f o lder with b / B . e Select [OK] with v , then pre ss z . To cancel the [...]

61 Advance d stil l imag e view i ng Enlarging a portion of a still image Mode switch: You ca n en large a pa rt of an im a ge up to five t imes the or iginal size . You can al so recor d the magnifie d image as a new file. Enlarging an image — Playback z oom a Set the mode switc h to . b Disp la y the i mage to be enlarged with b / B . c Press ([...]

62 Recording an enlarged image — Trimming a Press MENU afte r pla y back zoom. The men u appears . b Select [T rimming] with B , th en press z . c Select the imag e size w ith v / V , then p ress z . The imag e is record ed, and the imag e on th e LCD sc reen retu rns to the normal size aft er rec ording. • The trimme d ima ge is record ed as t[...]

63 Advance d stil l imag e view i ng To cancel th e slide show setting Select [Cancel ] in step 3 . To stop slide show playback Press z , se lect [ Exit] with B , t hen press z again. To skip to the next/previou s image dur ing the slide show Press B (nex t) or b (pr evi ou s). • The interval setting time is approxima te, and may v ary according [...]

64 To cancel ro tation Select [Cancel] in step 4 or 5 , then press z . • Y ou cannot rotate protected images, movies and Multi B urst imag es. • Y ou may not be able to rotate images shot with othe r c am eras. • When viewing images o n a computer, the image rotation information may not be reflected depending on the application softw are. Pla[...]

65 Advance d stil l imag e view i ng Playing back frame by frame a Set the mode switc h to . b Select the Multi Bur st image wit h b / B . Th e s el ected M ulti Bu rst im a ge is played ba ck continuou sly . c Press z when t h e de sired frame i s displ ayed. “St ep ” appears. d Advance the frame with b / B . B : A next frame is displa yed. Wh[...]

66 Protecti ng images — Protect Mode switch: This functi on pr ote c ts ima ge s aga inst accide ntal era sure. • Note that when you format a “Memory Stick Duo, ” even pr otected images are deleted and cannot be res tored. In single-image mode a Set the mode swit ch to . b Display the imag e y ou want to protect with b / B . c Press ME NU .[...]

67 Still image edi ting g Press M ENU. h Select [OK] with B , then pr es s z . The - indi cato r tur ns wh it e. Th e select ed images ar e pr o tected. To exit the Prote ct function Select [Cancel] in s tep 4 or se lect [ Exit] in step 8 , then pr es s z . To cancel in dividual prote ction Select the im a ge to be unprotec ted w it h v / V / b / B[...]

68 Choosing images to print — Print (DPOF) mark Mode switch: You can mark still image s shot with your camera that you want to ha ve pri nte d. Th is functi on is c onv enient wh en you have images pri nt ed a t a sho p or usi ng a printer tha t con forms w ith th e DPO F (D igital Prin t Order Format) standard or a PictB ridge compli an t pr i n[...]

69 Still image edi ting In index (nine-image/ sixteen-image) mode a Set the mode switc h to , then press (Inde x) to displ ay the index (nine -image) screen . Press (Index) twice to displa y a sixteen-i mage index scre e n. b Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars. c Select (DPOF) with B , then press z . d Select [Select] with b / B , then press z . •[...]

70 Connecti ng to a PictBridge printer Mode switch: / / You can easily print i mages shot wi th your camera without using a computer by using a Pict Br idge c ompl ia nt print er. When the USB conne ction is set on the Setup scre e n, you can connec t the camer a mounte d in t he USB cr adle directly t o a prin ter us in g the U S B c able. Using a[...]

71 Still image pri nting (PictBri dge pr i nter) When [USB Connect] is not set to [PictBridge] on t h e Setup screen Even if you turn on the camera, you cann ot use th e Pict Bridge funct ion. Discon nect the U SB cabl e from t he USB cradl e an d set [USB Conne ct] to [Pic tBrid ge]. Printing images Mode switch: / / You can se lect the image and p[...]

72 f Select [OK] with V / B , then press z . The im age i s printe d. Do not di sconnect the USB ca bl e whil e the (USB cable disconn ec ted prohibit ed ) indicator appear s on t he LCD scr een. To cancel p rinting Select [Cancel] in step 4 or sel ect [E xit] in step 6 . To print oth er images Select the i mage af ter st ep 6 , th en se le ct [Pri[...]

73 Still image pri nting (PictBri dge pr i nter) g Press M E NU . The pr int s etting screen appears. • Items that the pr inter does not suppo rt are not displayed. h Select [Quantity] wit h v / V , sele ct th e n umber of sheets wit h b / B . Y ou ca n sel ect the num ber up to 20. The spe ci fied qua nt it y of al l t he select ed images ar e p[...]

74 • Y ou cannot print movies. • When you print an E-mail image, only the JPEG image that was re corded at the sam e time is p rint ed. • When an error notification is received from the conne cted printer, the ind icator flas hes for approximately 5 seconds. Check the connected printer. In single-image mode a Display the imag e y ou want to p[...]

75 Still image pri nting (PictBri dge pr i nter) To insert the date and time on images Sel ect [Dat e] in step 6 , then s e lect the date form at w ith b / B . You can sele ct from [Day& Time] or [Date]. Whe n you ch ose [D ate], t he da te wi ll be inser ted in the o rder set in “Setti ng the d ate and time” (page 17) . This f unction m ay[...]

76 To print a ll the images in the folder Select [A ll In This Folder] i n step 4 , then press z . To insert the date and time on images Select [Date] in step 9 , t hen select th e date format with b / B . Y ou ca n sel ect from [Day&Tim e] or [Date] . When you c hose [Dat e], t he date will be ins erted in the order set i n “Settin g t he da[...]

77 Enjoying movies Shooting movi es Mode switch: You can shoo t movies with sound using your came ra. a Set the mode switc h to . b Press (Image Siz e) . Th e Im ag e Size se tu p appea rs . c Select th e des ired size w ith v / V . Y ou ca n choose from [640 (Fine)], [640(Sta nda rd )] and [160 ]. • [640(Fine)] can be recorded only on “Memory [...]

78 View in g m ovie s on the LCD sc reen Mode switch: You ca n vi ew m ovi es on the LC D scre en with so und from t he speake r. a Set the mode swit ch to . b Select the des ired movie with b / B . Movie s with the im age size [640(Fine )] or [6 40(Standard) ] are disp layed on the ful l sc reen. Movies w it h th e image si z e [160] ar e disp lay[...]

79 Enjoying movies Deleting movies Mode switch: You ca n de le te unw a nt ed movies . • Y ou cannot delete protected movies. • Note that you cannot restore deleted movies. In single-image mode a Set the mode switc h to . b Disp l a y the mo vie y o u want to delete with b / B . c Press (Delete) . The movie ha s n ot yet bee n de le te d at thi[...]

80 f Press (Delete) . g Select [OK] with B , then press z . The message “Access” ap pears, and the movies have been del et ed . To cancel d eletion Select [Exit] in ste p 3 or 7 . To delete all im ages in the folder Select [A ll In This Folder] i n step 3 , then press z . Select [OK] with B , then pr ess z . To ca ncel de letion, select [Ca nce[...]

81 Enjoying movies Cutting movies a Set the mode switc h to . b Selec t the m ovie y o u want to cut with b / B . c Press M ENU. The me nu appe ars. d Select (Divide) with B , then press z . Next, sele ct [OK] with v , then press z . The pla yback of the mo vie sta rts. e Decide on a cutting poi nt . Press z at the de sired cuttin g poi nt . Wh en [...]

82 Copying images to your compute r — For Wi ndows users Recomme nded compu ter environm ent OS: Microsoft Windows 98 , Win dows 98SE, Windows 20 00 Professiona l, Windo ws Mil lennium Ed ition, W indows XP Home Edition or Windows XP Professional The abov e OS mus t be inst al led at the facto ry. Oper ation is not assu red in an environ ment upg[...]

83 Enjoyi ng imag es on your computer Installing the USB driver When using W indows XP , you n eed not inst all th e U S B driv er. Once the U S B dri ve r is installed, yo u nee d not in s ta ll the U SB driv e r agai n . a Star t up your computer , and ins er t th e C D-ROM (s upp lied ) into the CD-R OM drive. Th e model select ion sc reen ap pe[...]

84 Installing “Image Transfer” You can u se the “Image T rans fer” s oftwar e to copy im a ges to your co mputer automa tically when yo u conne ct the c amera to your c omputer wi th the supplied USB cabl e. a Cli ck [C ybe r-shot ] on th e model selec tion screen . The instal l ing me nu sc ree n ap pears. b Click [Image T ran sfer ] on th[...]

85 Enjoyi ng imag es on your computer g Click [Finis h]. Th e “I nstall S hi eld Wizard” scre en closes. If you w ish to continu e with the installa tion of “ ImageMixer, ” click [ImageMix er] on the installin g menu screen and then fo llo w the pro cedure. • The USB dri ver is needed in or der to use “Image T r ansfer. ” If the nece [...]

86 Connecting the camera to your computer a T urn on your computer . b Inse rt the “ Memor y Sti c k Duo” with the imag es you want to cop y into t he camer a. • For further details on the “Memory Stick Duo, ” see pa ge 19 . c Connect the US B cradle (supplied) and the AC Adaptor (supplied), and plug t he adaptor into a wall outlet (wall [...]

87 Enjoyi ng imag es on your computer P Disconnecting th e USB cable from your comp uter, removing the “Memory Stick Duo” from your camera or turn ing o ff th e power du ring USB connection For Window s 2000, Me or XP users 1 Double- cli ck on the taskt r ay . 2 Click (Sony DS C), th en c lick [Stop]. 3 Confir m the de vice on the c onfirmatio [...]

88 Changing “Image Transfer” settings You can chan ge “I ma ge Tr ansf er” sett in gs. Rig ht-cl ic k the “I mage Tr a nsfe r ” icon on the ta sktray, sele ct [Open Set tings]. Th e sett ings y ou can se t are as fol lows: [B asic ], [Copy], and [De lete]. Whe n t he “Im ag e Tran sfer ” s ta rts, th e below win dow appear s. When y[...]

89 Enjoyi ng imag es on your computer When a re movable d isk ico n is not shown 1 Right-c lic k [My Comput er] , then click [Propertie s]. The “S ystem P ropert ies” s creen a ppear s. 2 Displ ay [Devic e Mana ger]. 1 Click [Ha rdw are ]. 2 Cli ck [D ev ice Mana ger]. • When using Windows 98, 98SE or M e, skip step 1 . Click [Device Manager][...]

90 Viewing images on your computer a Cli ck [S tar t] t [M y Docume nts] in that order . The “My D ocum ents” fo lder conten ts are dis p layed. • This section des cribes the procedure for viewing copied images in the “My Documents” fold er . • Except for Windows XP, double-click [My Documents] on the desktop. • Y ou can use the “Im[...]

91 Enjoyi ng imag es on your computer • ssss stands for any numbe r w it hi n th e range from 000 1 to 9999. • The nume ric a l por ti ons of t he fo llowing files are the sam e. – A small-si ze image fi le shot i n E-Mail mode and it s corr espondin g image fi le – An aud io fil e shot in Voi c e mode and its corre spon ding image file –[...]

92 Viewing image files once copied to a computer with your camera When an image f ile co pied t o a compu ter no longe r rema ins in a “Memory Sti ck Duo, ” you c an vie w that image ag ain on your camera by copyin g the image file in th e comput er to a “Memor y Stick Duo.” • Step 1 i s not necessary when the f ile name set with your cam[...]

93 Enjoyi ng imag es on your computer Copying images to your computer — For Ma cintos h users Recommende d computer environm ent OS: Mac OS 9.1, 9.2 or Mac OS X (v1 0.0/ v10.1/ v10.2) The above OS must be inst al led at the factor y. USB connector: Provide d as stand ard Display: 800 × 600 dots or mor e 32,000 -color m ode or more • If you con[...]

94 c Viewing the imag es on your comput er 1 Double-c li ck the hard disk icon. 2 Dou b le -cli ck the des ire d im age fi le in the fold e r contai ning th e copied fi les. The imag e file o p ens. • C lose down all appli cat ions ru nnin g on the comp uter b efore insta lling th e applic ation. • Y ou can use the “ImageMix er V er . 1.5 for[...]

95 Troubles hooting Troubleshoo ting If yo u experien ce trou ble with your ca mera, try the followin g soluti ons. 1 First check the it ems on the tab les below. If code displays “C : ss : ss ” appear on the LCD screen, the self-di agnosis di spla y func tion is working (page 107). 2 Sho uld y our c ame ra st ill n ot w ork prop erly, pr ess t[...]

96 Shooting st ill images/ movies The battery remaining indicat o r is i ncorrec t, or sufficient battery rema ining i n dicato r is displayed but the pow er runs out soon. • Yo u hav e used the came ra fo r a long time in an extreme ly hot or a n extreme ly cold lo cation. • A devia t ion ha s oc cu rred in the rema ini ng batter y time. • T[...]

97 Troubles hooting The LCD screen turns blue and the subject does no t a p pe ar when recordin g movies. • The image size is set to [6 40(F ine)] while an A/ V conn ecting cable is connected to the A/V O UT (MONO) jack. p Disconnect the A/V conn ecting cable . p Set the im age siz e to ot he r th an [640(Fin e)]. The im age is out o f fo cus. ?[...]

98 Noise appe ar s in the image whe n you view th e LCD screen in a da rk place. • Th e cam e r a is f unc ti oning to incre as e th e visibili ty of the LCD scre en by tem porarily brighteni ng the image und er co ndit ion s of low illu mination . p There i s no eff ect on t he recorded image. Your camera cannot reco rd im ages . • No “ Memo[...]

99 Troubles hooting Viewing ima ges The eyes of the subje ct come out red. — p Set [Red Eye Reduct ion] on the S etup scree n to [On] (pages 29 and 114). Th e da te and t im e ar e recorded in correctly. • The date an d time are not set corr e ct ly. p Set t he correct date and time (pages 17 an d 115). The F va lue and shutter speed flash wh e[...]

100 Deleting/Editing Images Computers Symptom Cause Sol u tio n Your camera cannot delete an im age. • The i ma g e is protec ted. • You are using a “Mem ory Stick Duo” with a write-pr o tec t swi tch, and the write- pr ot ec t switch is set to th e LOCK position. p Cancel the pr ot ec tion (page 66). p Set it t o the re cording po sition ([...]

101 Troubles hooting Your computer does not recognize y our camera. • The camera i s turned of f. • The batt ery level is low. • You are not usi ng the supplied USB c ab le. • The USB cable is not connecte d f irml y. • The ca mera is not prope rly installed to the USB cradle. • [USB Connect] is s et to [PTP] or [PictB ridge]on the Setu[...]

102 “Memor y Stick Duo” The image and sound are interru pted by noise wh en you view a movi e o n a computer. • You are playing back the fil e dire ctly from the “ Memory Stic k Duo. ” p Copy the file to t he hard disk of yo ur comput er and t hen play back the file f rom the ha rd disk ( pa ge s 87, 88, 89 a nd 93). You cannot print an i[...]

103 Troubles hooting PictBridge comp liant printer Symptom Cause Solu tion You cannot connect with the printer. • The p rinter is no t complia nt with the PictBri dge. • The print er condition does not allow connection. • [USB Conn ect] is not set to [Pict Br id ge] on the Setup scree n. • Depending o n the circum stances, th e connection m[...]

104 Others Symptom Cause Sol u tio n Your camera does not work. • You are not using an “Inf oLIT HIUM” ba tte r y pack. • The ba tt ery le ve l is low. (The E indic a tor appears.) • The AC Adap tor is not connected securel y. • The ca mera is not properly ins talled to the USB cradle. p Use an “InfoLI THI UM” batt ery p ack (page 1[...]

105 Troubles hooting Warnings and messages The fo llowin g messa ges may ap pear on the LCD sc reen. Message Mea ning/Correct ive Action No M emory Stick • Insert a “Mem ory Stick D uo” (page 19). System er ror • Turn th e power of f and on a gain (p ag e 16). Mem ory S tick error • The ins erted “ Mem ory Stick Duo” cannot be used in[...]

106 Cannot divide • The movie is not long en ough to be divided. • The file is not a movi e. Inva lid o per atio n • You are playing back a f ile that was created on eq uipment o ther th an this camera. • The batte ry level is low or zero. Charge the batt ery pack (page 11). Depending on t he conditions of use or the type of bat tery pac k,[...]

107 Troubles hooting Self-diagnosis dis play – If a code s tart ing wit h an a lphabet letter app ears Your came ra has a self-diagnosi s disp lay. This fun ction di splays the camera co ndition on th e LCD screen with a comb ination of a letter and fo ur numeri cal digits. If this occur s , ch eck the followin g code char t and attemp t the corr[...]

108 Number of im ages that can be s aved or shooting time The n umber of i mages that can be sav ed and the shootin g time differ , depe ndi ng on the capaci ty of the “Memory Stick Duo,” the image size , an d th e ima g e qualit y . Refer to the f ollowin g chart s when you choose a “Memory St ic k Duo. ” • The numbe r of im a ge s is li[...]

109 Addition al information Mo vie Recording ti m e notat i on The tim e is indi cated as hours, mi nut es, seconds in orde r from the left. E xa m ple: [1:10: 28] t 1 hour, 10 min utes, 28 seconds 16MB 32MB 64 MB 1 28MB MSX-M256 MSX-M512 640(Fine) ———— 0 : 0 2 : 5 7 0 : 0 6 : 0 2 640(Standar d) 0:0 0:42 0:01:27 0:0 2:56 0:05:54 0:1 0:42 0:[...]

110 Menu items Menu items tha t can be m odified differ depend ing on the positi on of the mode switch. Factory setti ngs are indica te d w ith x . When the m ode sw itch is s e t to Item Se tting Descripti on (Cam era) / / / / / / / / Program / x Auto Selects the cam era mo d e ( pa ge 23 ). (EV) 1) +2.0EV / + 1.7E V / + 1.3E V / +1.0E V / +0.7EV [...]

111 Addition al information 1) This does not appear when ( Camera) in the menu is s et to [Auto]. 2) This does not appear when ( Camera) in the menu is s et to other than [Program]. 3) This does not appear when (Camera) in the me nu is set to [Aut o], (Magnif ying glas s mod e), (T wil ight mode) , (T wili ght portrait m ode) or (Fireworks mode). 4[...]

112 When the m ode sw itch is s e t to Item Se tting Descripti on (EV) +2 .0EV / + 1.7E V / + 1.3E V / +1.0E V / +0.7EV / +0.3EV / x 0EV / –0 .3EV / –0.7EV / –1.0EV / –1 .3EV / –1 .7EV / –2.0EV Adjust s the exp osure (page 50). 9 (Focus) / 7.0m / 3.0m / 1.0m / 0.5m / Spot AF / Center AF / x Multi AF Chooses the auto focus m ethod (page [...]

113 Addition al information When the mod e switch is set to Item Sett ing Description (Folder) O K / Cancel S e le ct s the folde r containing the image you want to play back (p ag e 60) . (Protect) — Protects and unprotects images ag ainst accident al era sure (page 66). (DPOF) — Marks and unmarks the print (DPOF) mark on st ill images you wan[...]

114 Setup items The Set up scr een appears w he n yo u advance to in the me nu and pre ss B again. Factory setti ngs are indica te d w ith x . (Cam era) (Memory Stic k Tool) Item Setti ng Description AF Mode x Single / Monito r / Cont S e lects the focu s ope r at ion m ode (pag e 48). Digital Zoom x Smart / Precisio n / Off Selects the digital zoo[...]

115 Addition al information (Set u p 1) (Setup 2) Item S etting Descript ion LCD Brightness Br i ght / x Normal / Dark Selects the LCD brigh tne s s. This has no effect on the reco rd ed im ages. LCD Backlight Bri ght / x Normal Selec ts the brightne ss of the LCD backlig ht. Selecti ng [Bright] make s the screen br ight and easy to see when usi ng[...]

116 Precautions Do not leave the camera in the following pl aces • In extremely ho t pl ace, such as in a car parke d i n the su n . The camera body may become def or me d or this may cau se a malfunct ion. • Under dir ect sun li ght or near a hea ter. The c amera bo dy may bec ome defo rmed or this may cau se a malf u nction. • On r ocking v[...]

117 Addition al information On intern al recharg eable button battery This cam era has an i nternal rec hargeable button ba tt ery for maintai ni n g th e da te an d time and other setti ngs regardless of whet he r the pow e r is on or off. This r echarge able but ton bat tery is conti nually ch arged as long as you are usi ng the came ra. However,[...]

118 1) “MagicGate M emory Stick Duo” and “Memory Stick P R O Duo” are equipped with MagicGate function s. MagicGate is copyright protection technology that uses encryption technology . Data recording/playback that requires MagicGate functions cannot be performed with this camera. 2) Supports high-speed data transfer using a parallel interfa[...]

119 Addition al information Notes on using a Memory St ick Duo Adaptor (s upplied) • When using a “Memor y Stick Duo” with a “Memory Stick” compli ant device, be sure to insert the “M emory Stick Duo” into a Memory Stick Duo Adaptor . If you insert a “Memory Stick Duo” into a “Memory Stick” compliant device without a Memory St[...]

120 How to store the ba ttery pack • If the bat te ry pa c k is not to be used for a long time, do th e fo ll ow in g pro ce d ure once per year to mainta in proper function . 1 Full y char ge th e batte ry. 2 Discharg e on your cam era. 3 Remove the batter y from your camera and store i t in a dry, co ol place. • To use the bat te ry pack up o[...]

121 Addition al information x UC-TB USB cradle [Input and Output connectors] A/V OUT (M ONO) jack (Monaural ) Minijack Video: 1 Vp-p, 75 Ω , unbalanced, sync negative Audio: 327 mV (at a 47 k Ω load) Output impedance 1 k Ω USB jack B USB connection High-Speed USB (USB 2.0 High-S peed compatible) DC IN jack Camera co nnector x AC-LM5/LM5A AC A[...]

122 The LCD scre en When shootin g still images A Recording mod e indicator (52, 55-58) B AE/AF lock indicator (22, 49) C Battery remain ing indicator (13) D White balance indicator (54)/ Camera m ode indicator (23)/ Flash mode in dic a tor (29 )/ Red-eye reduction indicator ( 29) E Sharpness indicator ( 111)/ Saturation i ndicator (111)/ Contrast [...]

123 Addition al information When shooting movies A Recor di ng mode indicator ( 77) B Battery rem a ini ng indicator (13 ) C White bal ance indicator (54) D Low ba ttery w arning i ndicator (106) E Met e r i ng mode in d icat or (52 )/ Picture effect in dicator (58) F Spot metering cross hair (52) G Macro indicator (27) H AF rang e finder frame ind[...]

124 When playin g back still images A Image size indicator (20) B Recording mod e indicator (52, 55-58) C Not disc onnect USB cable indicator (72, 74, 106) D V o lume indicator (58)/ Protect indicator (66)/ Print (DPOF) mark indicator (68) E Zoom scaling indicator (6 1)/Jog pla y ba c k indicator ( 65) F Change fo lder indicator (46) G EV level ind[...]

125 Addition al information When playing back moving image s A Image size indicator (77) B Recor di ng mode indicator ( 77) C Pla ybac k in dicator (78) D V o lume indicator (78) E Change folder indicator (60) F Playback f older indicator (60) G Ima g e num ber H Recording folder indicator (45) I Number of i mages recorded in selected folder J Rema[...]

126 Index Index A A C Ada ptor .... ......... ....... ....... ......... ....... ..... 11 , 15 Access lam p ...... ......... ...... ....... ............ ........... .. 19 AE/AF l ock ....... ......... ...... ....... ......... .... 2 2, 24, 4 9 AF illum i na to r ........ ......... ... ......... .. .......... 30, 114 AF lock .......... ......... ... [...]

127 Index N NR slo w shutter ......... ......... ....... ....... ......... .......34 NTSC s ystem .... ....... ........... ......... ....... ......38, 1 15 Number of images that can be shot or vie wed ..... ......... .. ........... .......14, 21, 108 P P AL system ..... ........... ......... ....... ....... ........38, 11 5 PictBri d ge .. ........[...]

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