Sony DSC-W1 manual

3-091-517- 11 (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 Custom er Informa tion Services Center 1-800-222-SONY ( 7669) The number below is for the FCC related matte r s only . Regulatory Inf ormation CA UTION Y ou are cautioned that any changes or modificat[...]

3 RECYCLING NICKEL MET A L HYDRIDE B A TTERIES Nickel Metal Hy dride ba tteries are recyc labl e. Y ou can help preser ve our environment by returni ng your used rechar geable batteries 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 37,[...]

4 Read th is first Tria l rec ord ing Before you rec ord one-time events, you may want to make a trial recor ding to ma ke sure tha t the camera is working correctly . No compensation for contents of the recording Contents of the recording canno t be compensated for if recording or playback is not possible due to a malfunction of your camera or rec[...]

5 The pictur es used in this manual The photographs used as examples of pictu res in this manual are reproduced im ages, and are not actual images shot using this camera. Trademarks • is a tradem ark of Sony Corporation. • “Memory Stick,” , “Memory Stick PRO” , , “Memory Stick Duo”, , “Memory Stick PR O Duo” , , “MagicGate” [...]

6 Table of co ntents Read this first ........... ......... ...... ........ ......... . 4 Identifyin g the p arts ....... ...... ........ ......... .... 8 Mode dial .... ... ......... ...... ... ........ ...... ... .. 10 Preparing batteries ......... ......... ........ ...... .. 11 Charging t he batter ies .......... ........ ...... ..... 11 Inserti[...]

7 Selecti ng t he folder an d playing back images — Folder ........... ... ......... ...... ... ........ . 62 Enlargin g a port ion of a still image ........ . 63 Enlargi ng an ima ge — Playback zoom............ ........ ...... . 63 Recor ding an enlarge d imag e — Trimming ........ ... ...... ... ........ ...... . 64 Playi ng back success iv[...]

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. qg qh qj 1 2 3 7 4 5 qa 6 q s qd qf qk 8 9 0 A PO WER butto n (17) B PO WER lamp (17) C Shutter button (25) D Micr ophone E Self - time r lam p (29) / AF illumina t or (31, 114) F Lens G RESET button ( 96) H Speaker I T ripod receptacle J Battery cover (13[...]

9 A (Display/LCD on/off) button (32) B Finder (32) C LCD screen For deta ils on the it ems on the LCD scree n, se e page 122 to 125. D MENU b ut to n (45, 110 ) E (Image Size/Dele te) butto n (21, 41 ) F Contro l button Menu on: v / V / b / B / z (17) / Menu o ff: / / 7 / (30/29/26 /28) Mode d ial “M”: Shutter speed/ apert ure value (51) 17 8 9[...]

10 Mode dial Before us ing your camer a , set the desired mark on the mode dial to the POWER lamp sid e. (Auto adjus t ment mode) The focu s , exposur e an d white bal ance are automati cally a djusted to allow e asy shootin g. The imag e qualit y is s et to [ F in e] (pag e 46). P (Progr a m auto shoot ing ) The shoot in g ad justments ar e m ade [...]

11 Getting started G e tti ng s t ar t e d Prepar ing batt eries Use th e foll owing ba tterie s in th is cam era. Notes on using alkaline batteries • Alkaline ba tterie s have a shorter life compar ed to the supplied Nickel-Metal Hydride bat teries . For this reason, the po wer may turn off e ven though the battery remaining indicator shows suff[...]

12 , Connect the batt ery charge r to a wall outlet (wall socket) using the powe r cord ( mains l ead). The CHARGE lamp lights u p when chargi ng begins, and g oes off wh en chargin g is co mplete d. For detail s on the batter y char g er (supplied), see pag e 11 9. To remove the batteries Press the – end o f the ba ttery dow n in ord er to ra is[...]

13 Getting started • T o use up the batter ie s complete l y , put the camera in the slide show mode (page 64) and leave it that w ay until the batter ies are used up. • Do not peel off the e xternal seals or damage the batteries. Never use batteries fro m wh ich the seals have been par tially or comp letely removed, or batteries that have been[...]

14 , Close th e bat t er y cov er. Press in the bat te ries w it h th e co ver, and close t he cove r fir mly unt il i t lo cks in place . To remove the batteries Hold the ca mera wit h the ba ttery co ver facing upw a rd, the n ope n the battery cover and rem ove the ba tt eri e s. • Be careful not to drop the batteries when opening or closing t[...]

15 Getting started Number of images and battery life that can be recorded / viewed The tables show the appr oximate number of images and the bat tery life that ca n be recorded/ viewed when you shoot images in normal mode with fully charged batteries (supplied) at a temperature of 25° C (77°F). Th e numbers of images that can be recorded or vie w[...]

16 Using t he AC adaptor , Open t he DC IN j ack cover and connect the AC Adap tor AC-LS5 (not supplied) to the DC IN j ack of your cam er a. Conn ect th e DC p lu g wit h th e v mark facing the front of the cam e ra. • Be su re to use the AC-LS5 AC Adaptor. Other A C a daptor s cann ot be us ed with this came ra. • Connect the A C Adaptor to a[...]

17 Getting started Turn in g on/off you r ca mera , Press POW ER. The POWER lamp (g reen) li ghts u p and th e powe r is on. When yo u turn on you r camera for the fi rst tim e, the Cl ock Set screen appear s (pag e 18). Turning off th e power Press POWE R again. Th e POWE R lamp goe s out, an d the ca mera turns off. • Do not le ave the ca mera [...]

18 Setti ng the date and time , Set the mo de dial to . • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mod e dial is s et to P , M, , , , , , , or . , Press POW ER to turn on the powe r. The POWE R lamp (g reen) l ights up and the Clock Set scre e n appears on t he L CD screen. , Select the desired date display format wit h v / V on the contr [...]

19 Getting started , Select the ye ar, mont h, day , hour or minute ite m you wan t to set with b / B on th e co ntrol butt on. The it em to be set is indic ate d w ith v / V . , Set th e numer ic value w ith v / V on the control button , then press z to en te r it. After enterin g the num ber, v / V moves to the next item. Re peat steps 4 an d 5 u[...]

20 Inserting and removing a “Memor y Stick” , Open t he j ack /“Memo ry Stick” cover . • For details on “M emory Stick,” see page 117. , Inse rt t he “Mem ory Stic k.” Insert a “Memory Stic k” all the wa y in until it cli cks as il lustrate d. • Push the “Memory Stick” all of the way in so that it is securely seated in t[...]

21 Shoot ing still ima g e s Setti ng the still ima ge size , Set the m ode dial to , a nd turn on the po wer . • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode dial is se t to P , M, , , , , or . , Press (Image Size) . The Ima ge Si ze setu p appe ars. • For details on the image size, see page 22. , Select the des ired image si ze with v[...]

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. The image size is sho wn by the numb er of pixels (dot s) (ho r iz ontal × vertic al), which comp o se an im age. F or ex ampl e, a 5M (2592× 1 944) size ima ge indicate s that the[...]

23 Shoot ing still ima g e s Examples based on th e image quality The number of images t hat can be saved in a “Memory Stick” 3) The numbe r of images tha t can be sav ed in Fine (Standar d) 4) mo de are sh own belo w. (Unit s: nu mber of i mages) 3) When [REC M ode] is set to [Nor mal]. For the number of i mages that can be s a v ed in other m[...]

24 Basic still image shootin g — Using auto adjustmen t 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, microph one or sel f-timer lamp /AF illumi nator ( page 8). , Set the mod e dial to , and turn on the power. • The[...]

25 Shoot ing still ima g e s , Press an d hold the sh utter button h alfway down. The be ep sou nds but the ima ge is not yet recor ded. When the AE /AF loc k indic ator changes from fl ashi ng to steadily lit, the camera is re ady for sho o ting. (The LCD scre e n may be frozen for a spl it second de pe nding on the subj ect.) • If you release t[...]

26 Checking the last image y ou shot — Quick Review , Press b ( 7 ) on the control but ton. To return to the norm a l shoo ting mode, press li ghtly on th e shutter button or pr ess b ( 7 ) again. To delete t he image displayed on the LCD screen 1 Pres s (Del ete). 2 Sele ct [ Delet e] wi th v on the cont rol button, then press z . The im age is [...]

27 Shoot ing still ima g e s • The zoom scaling indicator differs according to the zoom type. – Optical zoom: – Smart zoom: – Precision dig ital zoom: • The AF range f inder frame does not appear when using the digital zoom. The or indicators flashes, and AF operates with priority on s ubjects located near the center . Smart zoo m The ima[...]

28 Shooting close-ups — Macro The close- ups (Macro) recor ding mode is used when zoo ming up subjec ts suc h as flowers or in sec ts. Set ti ng t he z oom al l the way to the W side lets you shoot subjec ts at dista nces as clos e as 6 cm ( 2 3/8 inches). However, t he minimum f ocus dis tance varies a ccord ing to the z oom posi ti on. Therefo [...]

29 Shoot ing still ima g e s • When shooting in clo se-ups (Macro) mode, use the LCD screen. I f you shoot using the finder , the range you can see through the finder may differ f rom the actual recording range. This is due to parallax. • When shooting in close-up s (Macro) mode, the in-focus range becomes extremely narro w , and the entire sub[...]

30 Selecting a flash mode , Set the mode dial to , and press v ( ) on t he contro l button repeat edly to select a flash mode. Each time you press v ( ), the ind ica tor changes as follows. No indic ator (A uto ): The flash automati cally st robes when shooting images in a dark pla ce or ag ainst a light source . The f actory setti ng is A uto. (Fo[...]

31 Shoot ing still ima g e s To prevent subjects’ eyes from appearing red Set [R ed Eye Reducti on] to [On] in the SE T UP se ttings (pa ge 11 4). Th e indi cator appear s on t he LCD screen , and the f lash pre-stro bes before shoo ti ng t o red uce the red-ey e pheno me no n. • Red-eye reduction may not produce the desired ef fects depending [...]

32 Shooting images with the finder The find er i s conv enient whe n you want to save battery po wer, or when i t is difficult to conf irm th e ima g e usin g the LC D scr e en. Each time you pre ss , the displa y changes in t he fo llowing ord er. Histog ram on (Image informa tion can al so be displayed du ring playback.) r Indi cators off r LCD s[...]

33 Shoot ing still ima g e s Inserting the date and time on a still image , Set the mode dial to SET UP. The SE T UP scr een appe ars. • The date and time is not inse rted in Multi Burst mode. • When images are shot with the date and time superimposed, the date and time cannot be removed later . • The date and time do not appear on the LCD sc[...]

34 Shooting according to scene conditions You can s hoot more effect ively by select ing the appr op riat e mod e and th en pres si ng th e shut ter bu tto n. Twilight mode Allows you t o shoot night scenes at far distance without losin g the dark at mosphere of t he sur roun dings . The shut ter spee d becomes slower , so using a tripod is recomme[...]

35 Shoot ing still ima g e s Soft snap mode This mode lets you shoot skin col ors in bright er a nd w a rm er tones for more beauti ful pi cture s. In add ition, the sof t focus effec t creat es a ge ntle atmosph ere f or portrait s of p eople, flowers, etc. , Set the mode dial to , , , , or . , Center the subjec t in the fram e. Press an d hold th[...]

36 Combination s for each mode dial setting When shoot ing with the mode dial set to , , , , or , the c ombination o f functions suc h as the flash mode is predetermi ned to make the opt imum settings to match the scene. See th e tab le belo w. • a indicates that the function can be set to your preference. Func tion Macro Flash mode AF range find[...]

37 Viewing s till imag es Viewin g ima ges on the LCD scr een of your camera You c an view image s shot with y our cam era almost immedi ately o n the LC D scre en. You can select th e following three met hods for view i ng i mages. Single (single-image) screen You can view one image at a tim e, displaye d over the entire screen. Index (nine-image/[...]

38 , Select the desire d still imag e with b / B on the control butt on. b : To displa y th e pre ceding im ag e B : To displa y th e ne xt image 2 BACK/NEXT 10:30 PM 2005 1 1 101 - 0003 VOLUME VGA 3 / 9 101 Viewing an index (nine-image/sixteen- image) screen , Press (in dex) on ce. The dis p l ay sw it ches to the index (nine- image) screen . To d[...]

39 Viewing s till imag es Viewin g ima ges on a TV screen , Conne ct the A /V connect ing cabl e (su ppli ed) to the A /V OU T (MONO) jack of the camera and the audio/vide o input ja cks of the TV. If your TV ha s stere o in put ja ck s, connect the aud io pl ug (black) of th e A/V connecti ng cabl e to th e left audio jack. • T urn off both your[...]

40 Viewing images on a TV screen If you w ant to view images o n a TV scre en, you need a TV with a v id eo i nput jack and the A/V co nnectin g ca ble (suppl ied). The co lor system of the TV must ma tch that of yo u r digita l stil l camer a. Che ck the following l ist s: NTSC syste m Bahama Islands, B olivia, Cana da, Cent ral America, Chile , C[...]

41 Delet in g s til l images Deleti ng images , Set the mode dial to , and turn on th e camera. Press b / B on the c ont ro l button to select the image you want to delete. • Note that you cannot restore deleted images. , Press (Delete) . The im age ha s not yet bee n dele ted a t th is poin t. • Y ou cannot delete t he protected image (page 67[...]

42 Deleting images in index (nine-image/si xteen-image) mode , While an index (ni ne- im a ge/ sixt een- imag e) scr een (page 38) 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 yo u want to de lete wit h v / V / b / B on the [...]

43 Delet in g s til l images , Press (Delete) and selec t [OK] with B on the cont rol button , then press z . The mes sage “A cces s” appe ars, and th e images wi th the indicato r have be en delete d. To cancel dele t ing Sel ect [E x i t] wi th b on t he control but to n, then pr ess z . To delete al l the images in the folder Select [All In [...]

44 , Set the mo de dial to S ET UP, and turn on the power. , Select (Memory Sti ck Tool) with v / V on the co ntrol button. Sel ect [F orm at] w ith B , the n press B . Select [OK] with v , then p re ss z . To cancel th e formatting Selec t [Cance l] with V on the co ntrol button, th en pr ess z . , Select [OK] with v on th e control button, then p[...]

45 Before adva nced operations How to setup and operate your camera The usag e of the menu s and SET UP screen items is descri be d below. • For a detailed des cription of the mode dial, see page 10. Changing the menu settings a Set the mode dial to , P , M, , , , , , , or . b Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. • The displayed items differ a cc[...]

46 Changing the items in the SET UP screen a Set the mo de dial to S ET UP. The SE T UP scr een appe ars. b Press v / V / b / B on the control bu tton to se lect the item yo u want to set. The fra me of th e s el ected item turn s yell o w . c Press z on the c ontrol bu t ton to en te r th e settin g. To turn off the SET UP screen display Set the m[...]

47 Before adva nced operations Creating or selecting a folder Your camer a can cr eate mult iple f olders within a “Mem ory Stick. ” You can sel ect the fo lder us ed to s tore i mages . When n ot cre ating a new f older, “101MS DCF” fol der is s electe d as th e reco r ding fo lde r . You can crea te fold ers up to “9 99MSDCF. ” • Up[...]

48 Choosing an aut o focus method You ca n set the A F rang e finder fra m e an d the AF mode. AF range finder frame This selec ts the foc us po sitio n accor ding t o the subject position a nd size . AF mode This se ts th e focus op eration start an d stop timing . Choosing a focus range finder frame — AF range finde r Multipoint AF ( ) The cam [...]

49 Advanc ed stil l imag e shooting • When you use the digital zoom or AF illuminator, priority AF movement is giv en to subjects in or near the center of the frame. I n this case the or indicator flashes and the AF range finder frame is not displayed. • The AF range finder fra me selection is limit ed according to the mode di al setting ( page[...]

50 Shooting techniques 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 that the subject is centered in t[...]

51 Advanc ed stil l imag e shooting c Sele ct 9 (Foc us) wit h b / B , then sel e ct the distan ce t o th e subject with v / V . Y ou can sele ct from th e follo win g dist ance s etti ngs. 0.5m, 1.0 m, 3.0m, 7.0m, (unlim ited dist ance ) To return to auto focus mode In s tep 3 , select [Multi AF] or [Ce nt er AF]. • Focus setting infor mation is[...]

52 d Select an ap er t ure value with b / B . T wo different aperture values ca n be selecte d, depe nd ing on the zo om posi tion . When the zo om is set a ll the w ay to the W side : F2. 8/F 5.6 When the zo om is set a ll the w ay to the T side: F5.2/F10 e Shoot th e imag e . T o us e the Quick Review, close- ups (Macr o) or self-timer function, [...]

53 Advanc ed stil l imag e shooting Exposure In addition to the focus and o ther settings, it is als o im port ant to adju s t t he exp o sure in order to take beautiful pi ct ure s. Exposure i s the amoun t of l igh t th at the CCD of the digi ta l stil l camera is ab le to receiv e. Th is va lue chang es acc ordi ng to the co m binat ion of th e [...]

54 Adjust ing the exposure — EV ad just ment You can manuall y adju st th e exposure determin ed by t he camera . Use thi s mode when the p roper ex posure cannot b e obta ined , for e xampl e, w hen th e con trast (differe nc e betwee n light an d dar k) betwee n the subject a nd the backgr ound is extre mely la rg e. The compe nsat io n va lue [...]

55 Advanc ed stil l imag e shooting 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 bright image when skewe d to the ri ght side, a dark i mage wh en skewed to th e lef [...]

56 Shooti ng t echniques When shooting images, the camera automatically sets t he exposure. When shooting a whitish overall image such as a backlit subj ect or a sno wy scene, the ca mera may judge that the subject is bright and set a darker exposure for the image. In such cases, adjusting the exposure in the + (plus) di rection is eff ect i ve. Wh[...]

57 Advanc ed stil l imag e shooting a Set the mode dial to P , M, , , , , , or . b Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars. c Sele ct (Meter ing M ode) wi th b / B , then select th e desired meterin g mode with v / V . d When s elec ting [Spo t] in st ep 3 , position t he spot m etering cross hair on one poin t of the subject you want to shoot. • When [...]

58 a Set the mo de dial to P , M, , , , , , or . b Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. c Select [WB] (White Ba l) with b / B , then select th e desired setting with v / V . To reacti vate auto ad justment Select [Auto] in step 3 . • Under fluore scent light s that flicker, the white balance adjustment function may not work correctly even though yo[...]

59 Advanc ed stil l imag e shooting c Select [ ] (Flash Level) with b / B , then select th e desired setting with v / V . +: Makes the flash level higher than normal . Normal: Normal se tting. –: Makes t he flas h level lower tha n normal . Shooting continuous ly This m ode is used for cont inuous sho oting. The maxi um num ber of image s you c a[...]

60 Shooting in Multi Bu rs t mo de — Multi Burst This mode recor ds 16 fra mes in su cces si on each ti me you press t he shutte r butto n. This is conv en ient for ch ec king your form in sport s, fo r exampl e. a Set the mo de dial to , P , M, , or . b Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. c Select [Mode] (REC Mode) with b / B , then select [Mul t[...]

61 Advanc ed stil l imag e shooting a Set the mode dial to P , M, , , , , , or . b Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars. c Select [PFX ] (P . Eff ect) with b / B , th en se lect the d esi red mode with v / V . d Sh o o t th e im age . To cancel Pi cture Effect s Select [Off] in step 3 . Mode di al Cont rol butt on MENU Shutte r[...]

62 Selecting the folder and playing back images — Folder Select the fol de r tha t image s you want to play b ack ar e stor ed. a Set the mo de dial to . b Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. c Select (Folder) with b , the n press z . d Select the desired f older with b / B . e Select [OK] with v , then p re ss z . To cancel the selection In step [...]

63 Advanced still image viewin g Enlarging a portion of a still image You ca n en large a pa rt of an image up to five t imes t he orig inal si ze. Yo u can al so recor d the mag nifie d image a s a n ew file. Enlarging an image — Playback z oom a Set the mode dial to . b Disp la y th e ima ge t o be enlarged with b / B . c Press (playback z oom)[...]

64 Recording an enlarged image — Trimming a Press MENU afte r pla yback zoom. The men u appe ars. b Select [T rimming] with B , then press z . c Select the imag e size with v / V , then p res s z . The imag e is r ecorded , and th e image on th e LCD sc reen returns to the normal size after reco rding. • The trimme d ima ge is record ed as the [...]

65 Advanced still image viewin g Rotating still images — Rotate You can rot ate an image r ecorded in port rait orient at io n an d display it in land scape orient ation. a Set the mo de dial to , and displ ay the imag e to rotate. b Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. c Select ( Rotate) w ith b / B , then p res s z . d Select with v , then rotate[...]

66 Playing back continuously a Set the mo de dial to . b Select the Multi Bur st ima ge with b / B . The sele cted M ulti Bu rst i mage is played ba ck c ontinuou sly . To pause pl ayback Press z . To resume pl ayback, press z again . The pla yback st ar ts from th e frame disp laye d on t he L CD sc reen. Playing back frame by frame a Set the mod [...]

67 Still image editin g Protecting image s — Protect This fun ction pr o tect s imag es agai ns t acciden tal er asure. • Note that formatting the “Memory Stick” erases all the data in the “Memory Stick” ev en if images are protected, and these images cannot be recovered. • It may take some tim e to prote ct the im ages. In single-ima[...]

68 h Select [OK] with B , then press z . The - indi cato r tur ns w hite. The select ed image s are p rotect ed. To exit the Pro tect function Select [Cancel] in step 4 or sel ect [ Exit] in step 8 , then pr es s z . To cancel i ndividual prote ction Select the i mage to b e unpro tected with v / V / b / B in ste p 5 , then press z . The - indicat [...]

69 Still image editin g Choosing images to print — Print (DPOF) mark You can mar k still im ages shot wi th your camera that y ou want to ha ve pr inted. This functi on is c onvenie nt when you ha ve images print ed at a shop or using a prin ter that co nforms with t he DPOF (Digi tal Prin t Order Fo rmat) standard or a PictBrid ge compli ant pri[...]

70 f Repea t st ep 5 to ma rk other imag es. g Press M E NU . h Select [OK] with B , then press z . The mark tu rns whit e. The mark settin g is completed. To unma rk marks Select the i mages to be un marke d with v / V / b / B in step 5 , then press z . To unmark al l the marks in the folder Select [A ll In This Folde r] in step 4 , then press z .[...]

71 Still image printing (PictBri dge pr inter) Connecting to a PictBridge compliant printer Even if you do not have a co mp uter, you can easil y pri nt im age s shot us ing your camera by con necti ng the c amera to a PictB ri dg e complian t pr i nter. F or prep ar ation, yo u only set the U S B con n ec t ion on th e SET U P s cre en and connect[...]

72 When [USB Connec t] is not set to [PictBridge] in the SET UP settings Even i f you tu rn on the c amera, you cann ot use the Pic tBridge func tion. Disco nnect the USB ca ble an d set [U SB Co nnect] to [PictB ridge] ( page 71). Printing i mages You can se lect the image and pr int it. Se t up the came ra following t he pr ocedu re on page 71, a[...]

73 Still image printing (PictBri dge pr inter) f Select [OK] with V / B , then press z . Th e ima ge i s pr inted . Do not disconn ect t he USB c able while the (Not disconnect USB cab le ) ind i cato r ap p ears o n th e LCD screen. To cancel p rinting Select [Cancel] in s tep 4 or se lect [Exi t] in step 6 . To print other im ages Select the i ma[...]

74 g Press M E NU . The prin t s e ttin g scr e en app ear s . • Setting items that the print er does not support cannot be displayed. h Select [Quantity] wit h v / V , selec t th e num ber of sheet s with b / B . Y ou ca n sel ect th e numb er u p to 20 . The spe cified quanti ty of a ll the select ed image s are p rinted. i Select [OK] with V /[...]

75 Still image printing (PictBri dge pr inter) In single-image mode a Displ ay the imag e you wan t to print with b / B . b Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars. c Select (Print) with b / B , then press z . d Selec t [T hi s imag e] with v / V , then pr ess z . The pr int set ting s creen appear s. • Setting items that the printer does not support c[...]

76 In index (nine-image/ sixteen-image) mode a Press (index) to display the index (ni ne- im ag e) scree n. Press (index) twice to disp la y a sixtee n-i m ag e index screen . b Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. c Select (Print) with B , then press z . d Select [S el ect ] wit h b / B , t hen press z . e Select th e des ired imag e with v / V / b [...]

77 Enjoying mo vie s Shooting movi es You can shoo t movies wi th sound usi ng your came ra. a Set the mode dial to . b Press ( Imag e Size ). Th e Im ag e Size setup ap pears. c Sele ct t he de sire d size with v / V . Y o u can ch oose from [640(Fine) ], [640(Sta nd ard)] an d [160 ]. • [640(Fine)] can be recorded only on “Memory Stick PRO.?[...]

78 View in g m ovie s o n the LCD sc reen You ca n vi ew m ovi es on the LC D scre en with so und from the spea ker. a Set the mod e dial to . b Select the des ired moving imag e w ith b / B . Movie s with t he imag e size [640(Fine )] or [6 40(Standard) ] are disp laye d on t he fu ll s creen . • Movies with the image size [160] are di sp lay e [...]

79 Enjoying mo vie s Deleting movies 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 dial to . b Disp l a y th e mo vi e y o u want t o delete with b / B . c Press (Delete) . The movie ha s n ot yet bee n de le te d at this point . d[...]

80 g Select [OK] with B , then press z . The message “Access” ap pears, and the movie has bee n deleted. 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 Folde r] in step 3 , then press z . Select [OK] with B , th en press z . To ca ncel de letion, select [ Cancel ] with b , then pr es[...]

81 Enjoying mo vie s a Set the mode dial to . b Selec t the m ovie y ou want to cut using b / B . c Press M E NU . 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 movi e sta rts. e Decide on a cutting poi nt. Pres s th e cent er z at the de s ir ed cutting po int. Wh en y[...]

82 Copying images to your compute r — For Wi ndows us ers Recomme nded compu ter environm ent OS: Microsoft Windows 98 , Win dows 98SE, Windows 20 00 Professiona l, Windo ws Mil lennium Edition, Windo ws XP Home Edition, or Windows XP Professional The abov e OS mus t be instal le d at the facto ry. Oper ati on is no t as s u r ed in an environ me[...]

83 Enjoying images on you r computer Installing the USB driver When using W indows X P, you need not inst all th e U SB d r iv er. Once the U S B dri ve r is installed , yo u nee d not in s ta ll th e U S B d r iver. a T urn on your comp ut er , and ins er t t he C D-RO M (s upp lie d) into the CD-R OM drive. The in stall me nu s c reen ap pe ars .[...]

84 Connecting the camera to your computer a Inser t the “ Memor y Stick” with the imag es you want to copy into th e came ra . • Use fully char ged Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries or t he A C Adaptor (not supplied). If you attempt to copy image files using batter ies with littl e rem ai ning ch arge, the batterie s may run out, causing copying[...]

85 Enjoying images on you r computer P Disconnectin g the USB cable, removing the “Memory Stick ,” or turning off the c amera during a USB con nection For Windows 2000, Me, or XP users 1 Double- cli ck on the taskt r ay. 2 Click (Sony DS C), th en c li ck [S top ]. 3 Confir m the de vice o n the co nfirmati on window, the n click [OK]. 4 Click [...]

86 When a re movable di sk icon is not shown 1 Right-c lick [My Comput er] to display the menu , then cl ick [Properti es] . The “S ystem P roper ties” s creen app ears. 2 Display [Device M an ager]. 1 Click [Ha rdw ar e]. 2 Click [Device Mana ger]. • Fo r Windows 98, 98SE , Me users, step 1 is unnec es s a ry. Cl ic k the [Dev ic e Ma nager][...]

87 Enjoying images on you r computer Viewing the images on your computer a Click [Start], then c lic k [My Docu ments]. The “M y Doc u m en ts” fold er cont en ts are dis pl ayed. • This section describes the procedure for viewing copied images i n the “My Document s” folder . • When not using W indows XP, double-click [My Documents] on[...]

88 • ssss st and s for any number wit hi n the ran ge from 0001 to 99 99. • T he numeric al port ions of a movie fil e reco rded in mov ie mo de a nd it s cor respond ing ind ex image file are the sam e. Folder File name File mean ing 101MSDCF t o 999MSDCF DSC0 ssss .JPG • Sti ll ima ge fil es shot in – Nor mal m ode (pag e 24) – Burst mo[...]

89 Enjoying images on you r computer Viewing image files once copied to a computer with your camera When an image file copied to a computer no longer remains in a “Me mory Stic k,” you can vie w th at imag e ag ain on your ca mera by co pyin g the image f ile in the co mput er to a “Memory Stick.” • Step 1 is not necessary when the f ile [...]

90 • When automatic ally cr eating slide shows (page 93), a Pentium II I 500 MH z or faster CPU is re quired. • This software is compatible wit h DirectX technol ogy. “Direc tX” mu st be inst alled for use. • A separate environme nt for operat ing the recording device is requi re d in or der to wr it e to CD -Rs. a T urn on your computer [...]

91 Enjoying images on you r computer e Click [Next]. f Click [I nstall] o n th e “Re ady to Insta ll th e Progra m ” scr ee n. The instal lation st arts. If the “W elcome to s etu p f or Di re ct X” scree n ap pe ars afte r you ins t all the applicat ion softwa r e, fol low th e instruct ions. g Confi rm if t he c hec kbo x of “Y es, I wa[...]

92 Using “Picture Package” Start u p the “Pictu re Pack age Men u” on th e desktop to use the various functi ons. • The initia l screen may differ depending on your computer . Y ou can change the menu display order to suit your ta st e by clicking [Setting s] at the lower -r ight corner of the screen. • For details on t he use of the ap[...]

93 Enjoying images on you r computer Creating a slide show Click [A ut om atic Slidesh ow Prod ucer] on the lef t side of th e scre en, then click [Auto m at ic Sli de sh ow Prod ucer] in th e lower-righ t corner of th e scr een. Th e s cre e n used for cr eati ng a slide sho w appears . Copying images to your compute r — For Maci nto sh us ers R[...]

94 a Connect ing your camera to your computer For de tail s, see pa ge 84. Disconnecting the USB cable, removing th e “Memory Stick,” o r turning of f the camera duri ng a USB connecti on Drag and drop th e dr iv e icon or the icon of the “Me m ory St ic k” to th e “T ra sh” icon, then remove the USB cable, re mo ve the “Memor y Stick[...]

95 Enjoying images on you r computer Required c omputer e nvironmen t OS: Mac OS X (v10.1.5 or l at er) The above OS must be inst al led at the fact ory. CPU: iMac, e M a c, iBo ok, Pow e rBo ok, PowerMac G3/G4 series Memory: 128 MB or m ore (256 MB or more is re co mmend ed.) Hard Disk: Disk space r equired for installa tion : approxim a te ly 250[...]

96 Troubleshooting If yo u experien ce troub le with your came ra, try th e fo ll owin g sol ution s. 1 First chec k the it ems on th e table s below . If code di s pla ys “C: ss : ss ” appear on the screen, the self- diag nosis di spla y funct ion is working (page 108). 2 Should your c ame ra st ill not work properly , press the RESE T button [...]

97 Troubl eshooting Shooting st ill images/mov ies You cannot turn on the camera. • The batt er ies ar e no t instal le d corre c tly . • The AC A dap tor (n ot sup plied) is disc onne c te d. • The batt eries are discha rg ed . • The batt eri es are dead (page 119). p Inst al l th e b att eries co rrec tly (page 1 3) . p Prop erly con n ec[...]

98 Smart zoom doe s not function. • [Digita l Zoom] is set to [Precision] or [Off] in th e SET UP settings. •T h e image s ize is set to [5M ] or [3:2]. • You are shoot ing in Multi Burst mode . • This func ti on cannot be used dur ing sho oting movies. p Set [Digital Zoom ] to [Sm art] ( pa ge s 27, 46 and 114 ). p Set image size t o other[...]

99 Troubl eshooting Your came ra cannot reco rd imag es. •N o “ Memory Stick ” has been inse rted. • The ca paci ty of the “Memory St ic k” is fu ll. • The write-pro tect switch on t he “Memor y Stick” is set to the LO C K position . • You cannot record i mages whil e charging t he flash. • The mode dia l is set to SET UP or w[...]

100 Viewing im ages The date and time are recorded incorre ctly. • The date an d tim e ar e not set corr ect ly. p Set the corr ect dat e an d tim e (page s 18 and 115). The F va lue and shutter speed flash wh en you press and hold the shutter button halfway down. • The expos ure is incorrec t. p Correc t the exp osu re (pag e 54 ). Symptom Cau[...]

101 Troubl eshooting Deleting/Ed iting Images Computers Symptom Cause Solu tion Your came ra cannot delete an im age. • The image is pro tected. • The write-pro tect switch on t he “Memor y Stick” is set to the LO C K position . p Cancel the pr ote c tio n (page 67). p Set it to the recor ding p osition ( page 1 17). You have del eted an im[...]

102 Your computer does not recognize y our camera. • The camera is turne d off. • Th e batt ery leve l is low. • You are not usi ng the suppl ied USB cable. • The USB ca ble is n ot conn ected firm ly. • [US B Connec t] is not set to [ Normal] i n the S ET UP settings. • The USB connec tor s on your computer are connecte d to other equi[...]

103 Troubl eshooting “Memory Stic k” The image and sound are interrupted by noise when you view a movi e o n a computer. • You a re playing back th e movie directl y from the “ Memor y Stick ” . p Co py the movie to the hard disk of your comp uter and the n play back the movie fro m the ha rd disk ( pa ge s 85, 86, 91 and 93) . You cannot[...]

104 PictBridge comp liant printer Symptom Cause Sol ution The connection cann ot be establi shed. • The pri nter is no t complia nt with t he Pict Bridge. • The prin ter is not set for the conne ction with the camera. • [US B Connec t] is not set to [Pic tBridg e] in the SET UP settings. • Depending on the circ umstances, th e connection ma[...]

105 Troubl eshooting Oth ers Symptom Cause Solu tion Y our camera does not work. • T he battery level is low. (The E indic a tor appears.) • The AC Adaptor (not supplied) is not conne cted secu rely . p Charge the bat te rie s (page 11). p Connect i t securel y to the D C IN j ack of your camera and to a wall outle t (w all socke t) (pa ge 16).[...]

106 Warnings and messages The follow i ng messages may a ppe ar on the screen . Message Me aning/Correc tive Action No Memory St ic k • Insert a “Mem ory Stick” (page 2 0). Sy st e m er ror • T urn the powe r off and on ag ai n (page 17). Memo ry Stick error • The inser te d “ Me mo ry Sti ck ” can not be use d in your c am e ra ( pag[...]

107 Troubl eshooting • The batte r y le ve l is lo w or zero. Charge the b atte r ie s ( p age 11). Depending on the co ndit ions of use or the type of batteri es , the indi cator ma y flas h eve n tho ugh there are stil l 5 to 10 minutes of rem aining bat te ry tim e lef t. • Camera sh ake may occu r due to in suff icie nt li ght. Use th e fla[...]

108 Self-diagnosis dis play – If a code star t ing wi th an al p hab et letter appears Your cam er a has a self-diagnosi s displa y. This func tion displa y s the camera cond ition on the LCD scre en with a co mb in ation o f a letter and fo ur numeri cal di gits. If this occur s , ch eck the f ol l o w in g code chart and attem p t the co rrespo[...]

109 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion Number of ima ges that can be sa ved or shooting time The n umber of i mages that can be sa ved and the shootin g ti m e diffe r, depending on the capacit y of t he “Memory S ti ck,” t h e im age size, and the ima ge quality . Re fer to the followi ng c ha rts w he n yo u choose a “Memory St ick.” • T he[...]

110 Menu items Menu items tha t can be m odified differ depend ing on the position of the mode d ial or the settin g . Factory setti ngs are indica ted with x . When the m ode di al is set t o When the m ode di al is set to P or M Item Se tting Descripti on Mode (REC Mode) M ulti B urst Burst x Normal – Recor ds a co ntinuous b urst of 16 fra mes[...]

111 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion 1) This does not appear when mode dial is set to M. When the mod e dial is se t to , , , , or (P.Quality) x Fine / St andard Records im ages with fine/ standar d quality (pag e 4 6). Mode (REC Mode) M ulti Bur s t Burst x Normal – Reco rds a continuou s burst of 16 frames wi thin a single stil l image (pa ge 60)[...]

112 1) The setti ng selection is l imited according to the mode dial setting (page 36). 2) This does not appear when mode dial is set to , or . 3) This does not appear when mode dial is set to or . When the m ode di al is set t o Mode (REC Mode) 1) Multi Bur st Burst x Normal – Recor ds a co ntinuous b urst of 16 fra mes wit hin a s ingle s till [...]

113 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion When the mod e dial is se t to Item Sett ing Descript ion (Folder) OK / Cancel Selects the fo lde r cont a inin g the image you wa nt to pl ay back (page 62) . (Protect) — Protects and unprotects images ag ainst accident al erasure (page 67). (DPOF) — Marks and unma r k s the print (DPOF) mark on st ill images[...]

114 SET UP items Set the mode dia l to SET UP. The SET UP screen a ppears . Factory setti ngs are indica ted with x . (Camera) (Mem ory S tick Tool ) Item Se tting Description AF Mode x Single / Monitor Select s the focus ope ration mo de (page 49) . Digital Zoom x Smart / P rec ision / Off S elects the digital z oom mo de (page 2 6). Date /time Da[...]

115 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion ( Setup 1) (Set u p 2) Item Se tting Description LCD Backlight Bright / x Nor mal / Dark Selects t he brightne ss of the LCD backl ight. Sel ecting [Brig ht] make s the scr een brig ht and ea sy to see when using the camera outdoor s or in oth er bright loc a tion s, but also uses up th e battery charge faster. Di[...]

116 Precautions Do not leave the camera i n the following pl aces • In extremely hot plac e, s uc h as in a car parke d i n the sun . Th e cam era bod y may become def or me d or this may cause a malfunct ion. • Under dir ect sun li ght or ne ar a heat er . The ca mera body may be come discol ored or deforme d, or this may cause a malfunct ion.[...]

117 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion On intern al recharg eable button battery This cam era ha s an in ternal rechar geable button ba tt ery for mai nt ai ning the da te and time and other setti ngs regard les s of whet he r the pow e r is on or off. This r echarge able button b attery i s conti nually ch arged a s long as you are using the came ra. [...]

118 • Do not r emov e the “Memory Stick” while reading or writing data. • Data may be corrupted in the follo wing cases: – When the “Memory St ick” is removed or the camera is turned of f during read or write operation – When the “Memory St ick” is used in locations subject to static el ectr icity or electrical noi se • W e re[...]

119 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion Battery life • The batter y life i s limi ted. The battery capacit y decre ases little by li ttle as you us e it m ore a nd mo re , and as ti me p asse s. When the battery opera ting time seems to have bee n cons iderab ly sho r tene d, a prob abl e cause is that the batteries ha ve reac he d the en d of t h ei [...]

120 Specifications x Camera [System] Image device 9.04 mm ( 1/1.8 type ) color C CD Primary color filte r T o tal pi xels number of came ra Approx. 5 255 000 pixels Effecti ve pixels nu mber o f came ra Approx. 5 090 000 pixels Lens Carl Zei s s Vari o-Te ss ar 3× zoom lens f = 7.9 – 23.7 mm (38 – 114 mm when converted to a 35 mm still camera)[...]

121 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion x AC-LS5 AC Adaptor (not supplied) Inpu t rat ing 100 V to 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz, 11 W, 0.16 A to 0.09 A Outp ut rating 4.2 V DC, 1.5 A Opera tin g tem p er at ur e 0°C to +40°C (+32°F to +104°F) Stor age tem peratur e –20°C to +60°C (–4°F to +140°F) Dimensions Approx. 48 × 29 × 81 mm (1 15/16 × 1 3/16[...]

122 The LCD scre en When shootin g still image s A Recordi ng mode indica t or (59, 60) /I mage si ze indi cator (21) B Self-t imer in dic a tor (29) C AE/A F lock in di cato r (25, 5 0) D Battery remain ing indicator (14) E White balance indicator (57 ) / Mode dia l indica tor (10) / Flash mode indica tor (30) / Red-e y e re duc t ion indicat or ([...]

123 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion When shooting movies A Recor di ng mode indic a t or (77) B Battery rem a ini ng indicat or (14) C White balan ce indicator (5 7) D Low ba ttery wa rning indi cator (107) E Met e r i ng mode in dica t or (56) / Picture effect indicator (60) F Spot metering cross hair (57) G Macro indicator (28) H AF rang e finder [...]

124 When playin g back still images A Image size indicator (21) B Recording mod e indicator (59, 60) C Change f older indicator (62) D Protect indicator (67) / Print (DPOF) mark indicato r ( 69) E Pla yback in dicator (65) F Zoom scaling i ndicator (63) / Frame by frame pla yback indicator ( 66) G Not disconnect US B cable indicator ( 73) H EV leve[...]

125 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion When playing back movi ng images A Image size indicator (78) B Recor di ng mode indic a t or (78) C Pla yback in dicator (78) D V olume i ndicator (78) E Change folder indicator (62) F Playb ack fold er in dica tor (62) G Ima g e num ber H Recording folder indicator (47) I Number of i mages recorded in selected fo[...]

126 Index Index A A C A da ptor .... ... ...... ..... .. ....... ....... .... ... ...... ..... .. 16 Access lam p ...... ...... ....... ....... ....... ....... ...... ....... 20 AE ..... ...... ....... ....... ....... .... ....... ....... ....... ....... .... 25 AE/AF l ock ....... ...... ....... ..... ....... ...... ....... ... 25, 50 AF illum i n[...]

127 Inde x L Landsca pe mode ........ ....... ....... .... ....... ....... .......34 LCD Backlight ........ .. ....... ....... .... ... .. .... ... ...... .115 LCD backlig h t on/ o f f ......... .. ....... ..... .. ....... .......32 M Manual exposure .. ......... ................ ................... 51 Memory St i c k ... ..... .. ....... .... .. [...]

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