Sony MVC-CD400 manual

3-075-356- 11 (1) Digital Sti ll Camera Operating Inst ru ctions Befor e ope ratin g the unit, plea se read this manua l thor oughl y, an d retain i t for f uture re ference . Owner’s Record The mode l an d serial nu mbers ar e lo cat ed on the bot tom. Reco r d the ser ia l numb er in th e spa ce pr o v ided b e low . R efe r to thes e numb ers [...]

2 T o prevent fire or shock hazard, do not e xpose th e unit t o rain or moisture. CA UTION The use of optical instrument s with this produ ct wil l in crea se ey e haza rd. Use o f contr ols or a djustments o r perform ance o f proc edures other tha n tho se specified her ein may resul t in haz ard ous radiat io n exposu r e. If you have any quest[...]

3 CA UTION Y ou are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved in this manual could void yo ur authority t o operate th is equipment. Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limit s for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable pr[...]

4 A moulded plug complying wi th BS 1363 is fitted to this equipment for your safety and con venience. Should the fuse in the plug supplied need to be replaced, a 5 AMP fuse approv ed by AST A or BSI to BS 1362, (i.e ., marked with or mark) must be used. If the pl ug supplied with t his equipment has a detachable fuse cover , be sure to attach the [...]

5 Before using your camera This digital s till c a mera uses 8 cm CD-R s /C D- R Ws as recording media. “CD-R” or “CD-R W” mentioned above is indicat ed as “disc ” in th is manual. When a disti nction between CD-Rs and CD-R Ws is neces sary , “disc” is indica ted as “CD-R” or “CD-R W .” ∗ The Mavica disc is an 8 cm CD-R/C [...]

6 Do not shake or strike the camera In additio n to malfunction s and inability to record images, this may render the discs unusable or image data breakdown, damage or loss may occur . Do not aim the camera at the sun or other bri ght light This may caus e irrecoverable damage to your eyes . On battery pack Never e xpose the batt ery pack to temper[...]

7 Do not get the camera wet When taking pict ures outdoors in the rain or under simil ar conditions , be careful no t to get the camera wet. If moisture condensation occurs, see page 118 and follow the instruction s on how to remove it before using the camera. Back up recommendation T o avoid the potential risk of data loss, always copy (back up) d[...]

8 Table of contents Before using you r camera .......... ........ ....... 5 Introducti on ........... ......... ......... ........ ........ 10 Identifyin g the parts ......... ......... ........ ..... 11 Charging t he battery pack .... ........ ......... .. 13 Using an e xternal power source ...... ........ 16 Using your c amera abroad ...... .....[...]

9 Shooting wi th the ma nual adjustme nts (MVC-CD400 only) ..... ......... ........ . 64 Shutter speed prio r it y mode . ... ........ ... . 6 4 Aperture p riority mo de ........ ........ ....... 6 5 Manual exposur e mode ........ ........ ... .... 65 Choosing a f ocus mode ... ......... ........ ....... 66 Shooting with AF lock ......... ........ [...]

10 Introduction This di gital sti ll camera is capa ble of record ing still image s and movies onto 8 cm CD-R /CD-RW dis cs. Capture imag es with your compute r Y ou can easily c opy image s onto yo ur comp uter th ro ugh a di sc drive or the USB ca ble, and vi ew and mo dify im ages on yo ur com p uter usi n g appl ic at i on softwar e. W he n usi[...]

11 Identifying the pa rts See the pages in parent heses for detai ls of opera ti on . A Micr ophone B PO WER ON/OFF (CHG) s witch (17) C Sh utte r butt on (25) D Self-timer lamp (MVC-CD250) (29) / Hologram AF (MVC -CD400)/ AF illuminato r (MVC-C D250) emi tter (31, 1 16) E Self-timer la mp (MVC -CD400) (29) F Batter y cover (13) G Lens H T ripod re[...]

12 A Contro l button (Menu on) ( v / V / b / B / z ) (Menu of f ) ( / / 7 /) (27, 28, 29) B /CHG (c harge) la mp (14) C Photoc ell windo w f or LCD screen D LCD screen E ACCE SS lamp (20) F DISPLA Y/LCD BA CK LIGHT ON/ OFF but ton (26) G (Meterin g mode) butto n* (72) H FOCUS button* (66, 69) I (Expos ur e ) b utton* (70) J Mode dial (17) : T o s h[...]

13 Getting star te d Getting started Charging the batte ry pack , Open the battery co ver. Slide t he cove r i n the d ire ct ion of th e arr ow 1 . The batt ery cover opens in th e dire ction the arrow 2 . Be sure to turn off your camera when cha r ging the batt ery pack. • “InfoLITHIU M” is a lithium i on batte ry pack which can exchange in[...]

14 , Conn ect th e power cord ( main s lead) to th e AC powe r adaptor and then to a wall outlet (wall sock et). The /CHG lamp (orange ) lights u p whe n chargi ng begi ns, and g oes of f when chargin g is comp leted. After char ging the batter y pa ck , disconne ct the AC po wer adaptor from th e DC IN jack of your camera. • W e recommend char g[...]

15 Getting star te d NP-FM50 battery pack When you shoot images in an extremely cold location, th e operatin g time become s short. Whe n using the cam era in an extrem ely cold location, place the battery pack in your pocke t or other place to keep it w arm, then insert the batt ery pack into the camera just before shooting. When using a pocket he[...]

16 Using an external p ower source , Open t he DC IN jack cov er and connect the DC conn ecting cable to the DC IN jack of your camera . Conn ect th e c ab le wi th the v m ark facing up. • Connect the A C po wer adaptor to an easily accessible wall outlet (w all sock et) close by . I f some trouble occurs while using the adaptor, immediately shu[...]

17 Getting star te d Turning on/off you r camera , Slide the POWER switch in the dir ecti on of the a rrow . The POWER lamp (g reen) li ghts u p and th e powe r is on. When yo u turn on your cam era for the first tim e, the CL OCK SE T screen appear s (pag e 17). Turning off th e power Slid e the PO WER swit ch i n th e di rect ion of the arr ow ag[...]

18 , Slide the POWER switch in the direction of the arrow to turn on t he pow er. The POWE R lamp (g reen) li ghts u p and the CLOCK SET screen a ppears on the LCD scr een. , Select t he d esired dat e disp lay format with v / V on the co ntrol button , then pr es s z . Select from [Y/ M/D] (yea r/ month/ day ), [M/D/Y ] (m ont h/ da y/year) or [D/[...]

19 Getting star te d , Set the numeric value with v / V on t he co ntr ol but ton, the n press z to enter it. Afte r en te rin g the num b e r, v / V move s to the next ite m. Repea t this step until all of the items ar e set. • If you selected [D/M/Y] in step 3 , set the time on a 24-hour cycle. , Select [OK] with B on the control button, then p[...]

20 Inserting a disc , Open t he di sc cover. While sl iding t he lock ta b to the left, sli de down the disc cover OPEN le ver, and open the dis c co ver. • You can use only 8 cm C D-R/CD -RW discs that have th ese mar ks. , Place a disc in the disc tray. Plac e t he disc w it h the pri n t ed side up , and push dow n on the center of the disc u [...]

21 Shooti ng st ill images Initializing a disc What is initialization? Initi alization is requ ired to r ecord imag es on a disc. When yo u perfor m fi na li za tion (pag e 44) using your c amera to vi ew ima ges thro ugh a disc dri v e , init iali za tion is al so autom a tically pe rformed, and you c an contin ue to record images. Im ages recor d[...]

22 Initializing after canceling the initial ization Open and close the dis c cover, or set the mo d e dia l to , S* , A* , M * , SCN , or , select [EXEC] wit h v on the control butt on , th en pr es s z . * MVC-CD400 on ly • Y ou can a lso perf orm ini tializa tion using [DISC TOOL] in th e SET UP sett in g s (page 116). Setting the st ill image [...]

23 Shooti ng st ill images , Select (P.QUALITY) with b / B on t he c ont rol butto n, t hen sele ct the desi red i mage quality with v / V . The im age q u alit y is se t. Wh en the s ettin g is co mple te, pre ss M ENU so that t he menu di sappears fr om the LCD screen. • Y ou can select the image quality from either [FINE] or [ST ANDARD]. • T[...]

24 Number of images 2) that can be saved on a disc (Un i ts: i ma ges ) 2) When [MODE] (REC MODE) is set to [NORM AL]. For the number of images th at can be saved in other modes, see p age 110. • Image size is the size when viewing the images on a personal computer . Images viewed on the LCD screen of the camera all appear the sam e size. • The[...]

25 Shooti ng st ill images , Press an d hold the sh utter button h alfway dow n. The be ep sou nds but the ima ge is not yet recor ded. When t he AE/A F lock in dicator changes from flashing to lighted up, the camera is re ady for sho o ti ng. The flash automa tically p ops up an d strobes when the su rroundings are dark. • If you release the s h[...]

26 LCD screen indicators during shoo ting This i s us e ful fo r ex tend i ng the bat ter y l i fe and for shooting unde r condit ions w here th e image i s diffi cult to c heck usi ng the L CD screen. Each time you pre ss DI SPLA Y/LCD BACK LIG H T ON /OFF , the d i spla y changes in the fo llowing orde r. Indicat ors off (O nly warn ing me ssag e[...]

27 Shooti ng st ill images Checking the last im age you shot (Quick Review) , Press b ( 7 ) on th e con trol butt on. To return to the norm a l shoo ti ng m od e, press light ly on t he shutter button or p ress b ( 7 ) again. To delete the image d isplayed on t he LCD screen 1 Press MENU to displa y th e m en u. 2 Select [DE LETE ] with B on the c [...]

28 Shooting close-ups (Macro) The m acro recor ding mode i s used wh en zooming up a sm all subj ect, such as f lowers or insects. Yo u ca n shoot cl ose -ups of subjects up to the distances specified below. When the zoom i s set all th e way to the W side: Approx . 4 cm (1 5 /8 inches) from the le ns surface (MVC-CD40 0) Approx . 3 cm (1 3/16 inch[...]

29 Shooti ng st ill images Using the self-timer , Turn the mode dial to , and press V ( ) on th e con trol butt on. The (se lf-ti mer) in dicator ap pears on t he LCD screen . • If the menu is currently displayed, press MENU first so that the menu disappears. • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode d ia l is set to S*, A* , M *, [...]

30 • If the menu is currently dis played, press MENU first so that the menu disap pe ars. • Y ou can change the brightness of the flash with [FLASH LEVE L] in the menu sett ings (page 112). • When using the Auto or (Forced flash) mode, you ma y notice so me nois e in the image when you loo k at the LCD screen in a dark plac e, b ut this wi ll[...]

31 Shooti ng st ill images Recording i mages with t he holog ram AF 1) /AF illumina tor 2) The holog ram AF 1) /AF il lumi nato r 2) is fill light to focu s more easily on a subje c t in dark surroundings. Set [HOLOGRAM AF] 1) or [AF ILLUMINATOR] 2) (page 116) to [AUTO] in the SET UP settin gs . appears on the LCD scree n and the holog ram AF 1) or[...]

32 Inserting the date and time on a still image , Set the mo de dial to SET UP . The SET UP scree n appears. • When im ages are s hot with the date a nd time superimposed, the date and tim e cannot be removed later. • The date and time do not appear on the LC D screen during shoot ing, instead, “ ” appears in the upper left corner of the LC[...]

33 Shooti ng st ill images Shooting according to scene conditions (Scene Selection) When sho ot ing night scene s, shoot ing people at n ight, or shoo ting landscap es, use the mode s listed b elow to impro ve the quality of your images . Twilight mod e Allows you t o shoot ni ght scenes wi tho ut losing the da rk a tmospher e of t he surroundi ngs[...]

34 , Set the mode dia l to SCN, the n press M E NU . The menu app ear s. , Select [SCN] with b / B on the control bu tton. • (EV) , 9 (FOCUS) and (SPOT METER) are displayed on the MVC-CD250 menu (page 62). , Select t he desi red m ode w ith v / V on the contro l button. The mo de is set. When the s etting is comple te, press MENU so that the menu[...]

35 View in g stil l images Viewing still ima ges Viewing images on the LCD screen of your came ra You c an view ima ges shot wi th your ca mera almost immedi ately on the LCD s creen. You can select th e followi ng three methods for view i ng i mages. Single (single-image) screen You can view one image at a time, displaye d over the entire scre en [...]

36 , Select the desire d still image with b / B on the control butt on. b : To displa y th e pre ceding image B : To displa y th e ne xt imag e 2 FILE BACK/NEXT 6/8 640 VOLUME 60min 10:30 PM 2002 7 4 100-0026 Viewing an index screen (nine-image or triple-image) , Press th e zoom W butto n once. The dis p l ay sw itch es to the Index (nine- image) s[...]

37 View in g stil l images Viewing images on a TV screen , Conne ct the A /V conne cting cable to the A/V OUT (Mono) jack of th e camer a and t he audio/video input jacks of the TV. • If your TV h as stereo input jacks, connect the audio plug (black) of the A/ V connecting cable to th e Lch ja ck. • T urn off both your camer a and the TV before[...]

38 Viewing images o n a TV s creen If you want to vie w imag es on a TV screen, you nee d a TV w ith a video in put jack an d a video co nn ectin g cable. The co lor sys tem of t he TV mu st match that of your di gital s till camer a. Check t he follo win g lis ts : NTSC system Baham a Islands, Bo livia, Ca nada, Central America , Ch il e, Colombia[...]

39 Delet in g s t ill i mage s Deleting still ima ges Deleting images Deleting images in singe-image mode , 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. • When using a CD-R, the disc remaining space does not increase e ven if you delete images. • When using a CD- R [...]

40 Deleting images in index (nine-image) mode , While an index ( ni ne- ima ge) scree n (pag e 36) i s dis pla yed, press M EN U and select [DELETE] with b / B on the control bu tton, then pr es s z . , Select [SELECT] with b / B on the contro l button, the n pr ess z . To delete all the images in the screen Sele ct [A L L] wi th b / B on the c ont[...]

41 Delet in g s t ill i mage s , Press M EN U and select [OK ] wit h b / B on the c ontrol button, then pr ess z . “DISC ACCESS” appear s on t he LCD scree n. When t his mess age dis appear s, the images have been deleted. To cancel dele t ing Select [ EXIT] with b on the control button, then pr ess z . 4 EXIT DELETE OK Deleting images in index[...]

42 , Select [OK] with v on the control bu tton, then pr es s z . “DISC A CC ES S ” ap pears on the LCD screen. When th is messa ge disappears, th e images ha ve be e n delete d. To cancel del eting Select [CANCEL] with V on the control butt on , th en pr es s z . 3 • OK 10:30 PM 2002 7 4 100-0002 OK DELETE CANCEL Formatting a CD-RW , Place th[...]

43 Delet in g s t ill i mage s , Select [OK] with v / V on the control button, then pr es s z . “FORMAT PLACE ON LEVEL SURF A C E” app ears on th e LCD s cr een. To cancel format ting Select [CANCEL] with V / v on th e cont rol button, th en press z . • A CD-R W formatted using other equipment than this camera cannot be used with this camera.[...]

44 Preparation for viewi ng images using a computer (Fin alize) Finalizing a disc You mu st ex ecute fi na lizati on before viewin g images re corded w ith your ca mera through a disc d rive. Discs that ha ve not been f inali zed cann ot be read wi th a dis c dri ve. What is finalization? • Final ization is require d to vi ew images recorde d wit[...]

45 Copying images t o your com pu ter , Select [OK] with v / V on the control button, then p res s z . “FINALIZE PLACE ON L EVEL SURF A C E” app ears on th e LCD s cr een. • When you execute f inalization, be sure to use a fully charged battery pack or the A C power adap to r a s th e power sou r ce . , Select [OK] again with v / V on the con[...]

46 Canceling finalization (Unfinalize) (CD-RW only) , Set the mo de dial to . “UNFINALIZE PLACE ON LEVEL SURFAC E” appe ars on the LCD screen . • When using a CD-R W , you can cancel the last- executed f inalization (unfinalizat ion). Once canceled, the disc space used for that finalization is rec overed. • Y ou can also carry out this oper[...]

47 Copying images t o your com pu ter Using the supplied 8 cm CD adapto r , Sli d e the di sc into t h e inner groove and und er two of the tabs on the inne r circle of the adapt or in th e orde r sh o wn by the numb ers. If your disc d rive doe s not su pport 8 cm CD, use the suppli ed 8 cm C D adaptor. • The supplied adaptor ma y not be com pa [...]

48 Viewing images thro ugh a disc drive , Star t up your computer and insert a finalized disc into the disc drive of your computer . • T o vie w images on a CD-R W using a disc dri ve, the drive must support M ultiRead. Consult the drive manufacturer as to whether your dri ve supports Mult iRead. • This section describe s how to view images thr[...]

49 Copying images t o your com pu ter , Double-click the desired image file. • Copying a f ile to the hard disk of your computer before viewing it is recommended. If you play back the file directly from the disc, t he image and sound may break of f. • Y ou can view images using a USB connection on a W indows machine (page 51). • Y ou can view[...]

50 • During PTP connection, the user can optionally assign the upper four dig its of th e image file num ber . Folder File name File mean ing 100MSDCF DSC0 ssss .JPG • S ti ll ima ge file reco r de d norm a lly • S ti ll ima ge file recor d e d in – E- MAIL mode (page 81) – TI FF mode (page 81) – VOICE mode (pa ge 82) – B UR ST 3 mode[...]

51 Copying images t o your com pu ter Copying images to your computer Follow th e steps be lo w to copy the i m age s you ha ve shot to you r comp uter. Steps required by your OS (Operating System ) • Step 1 may be unnecessary depending on your OS. • After the PIXELA PTP Mana ge r is install ed, step 1 is unnecessary . • When using the PIXELA[...]

52 1 Installing PIXELA PTP M anager , Start up you r comput er, an d insert the su pplied CD-ROM into the di sc drive. Do not conne c t y our cam e r a to y our computer at th is time. The tit le sc reen app ears. If it does not appea r, double-c lick (My Compu ter) t “Image Mi xe r” i n tha t orde r. • This section desc ribes how to establ i[...]

53 Copying images t o your com pu ter , Click “Nex t.” “Choo s e Des ti natio n Lo cation ” s cr ee n appear s. , Select the destination folder if nece ssary, then click “Next .” “Selec t P ro g r am Folder ” scr een appear s. , Select “PIXE LA PTP Manager” as a progra m fold er, then click “Next .” “Star t Co pying F ile [...]

54 , Chec k the set tings and clic k “Next .” The PIXELA PTP Manager installation starts. When instal lation f inishes, “Insta llShiel d Wizard Complete ” scree n appears . , Click “Finish.” The installation o f PIXELA PT P Manager is comple te d. 7 Click h ere 8[...]

55 Copying images t o your com pu ter 2 Preparing your came ra , Insert t he disc with t he image s you want to cop y into the camer a. Conne ct the power c ord (mains lead) to t he AC pow er adap tor and then to a wall outlet (wall socke t). • For further details on the di sc, see page 20. • For further details on the A C po wer adaptor , see [...]

56 3 Connecting your cam era to your com puter , Open t he jack cover , an d connect the supp lied USB cable to you r camer a. Then , connect t he other end of the USB cable t o your comput er. “USB MODE PTP” appears on the LCD screen . When a US B connect ion is establ ished for t he first ti me, your comp uter automa tically r uns the used pr[...]

57 Copying images t o your com pu ter 4 Copying images , Conne ct the c amera a nd you r comput er. A wiza rd sc ree n in dicati ng t he start of inst alla tion ap pea rs. • When using W indows XP , see page 59. , Click “Next.” The im ages stored on the d isc are di splayed. , Select the ima ges that you want to copy, then click “Next.” T[...]

58 , Spec ify t he i m age g rou p names t o be c opied a nd the copy dest i nat i on, the n cl ick “Next .” • The images are copi ed into the “My Documents” folder as an example. , Click “Finish.” The Exp lorer starts up and th e copy destinat ion folder opens . The imag e is co pied to the copy d estinat ion folder. 4 5 6[...]

59 Copying images t o your com pu ter 4 Copying ima ges , Cli ck “N ext .” The images stored in the d isc are displayed. • When performing the procedure on page 56, the copy wizard scr een appears on the desktop of your computer . , Click the c heckbo x of im ages that you do no t want to copy t o your com puter and re move the chec km a rk, [...]

60 , Select “No thing. I’m f in is hed working with these pictures,” then cl ic k “N e xt.” The “C om pl eting the Sca nner an d Ca m era Wizard ” scree n appe ars. , Click “Finish.” The wiza r d cl oses. • T o contin ue copying ot her images, disconnect the USB cable and reconnect it. Then, perform the procedure from s tep 1 ag[...]

61 Copying images t o your com pu ter 5 Viewing the images o n your compute r , Double-click “My Documents” on the des kt op. The “M y Docu ments ” folder c onten ts are disp laye d. • This section describes the procedure for copying images to the “My Documents” folder on pages 57 and 59. • When using W indows XP, double-click “St[...]

62 How to setup and operate your camera The usa ge of the menus and SE T UP screen items th at are mo st freque ntly used for “Advanc ed opera ti ons” is desc ri bed below. * MVC-CD400 on ly Changing the menu settings a Press ME NU . The menu app ear s. b Press b / B on t he co ntrol button to select the item you want to set. The sele cted i te[...]

63 Before adv anced operations To turn off th e SET UP screen display Set the mod e di al to a nyt hi ng ot her than SET UP. How to use the jog dial (MVC-CD400 only) The jo g dial is used to ch ange the sett ing values when shooti n g with th e man ual adjustme nt mode s (shutter spee d priority mode, ape rture pr iority mo de, manual exposure mode[...]

64 Shooting with the manual adjustm ents (MVC-CD 400 only) Mode dial: S/A/M You can manually adju st th e shutter speed and aper ture v alues ac cordin g to the purp ose o f sh ootin g. • Y ou cannot make manual adjustments when shooting movies. • After making the settings , the sett ing value indicators on the LCD screen m ay flash when the sh[...]

65 Advanced stil l image shooti ng NR slow shutter The NR slow shutte r func ti on re m ove s noise from reco rde d im a ges to prov id e clean, cr is p image s . Usi n g a tripod is recomme nded to pr ev ent shaki n g. Press the shut ter but to n ful ly down. r Exposure is pe rfor med for the set shutter speed time, the screen turns black, and “[...]

66 d Select th e ape r ture value indi cati on. Select the ape rture valu e indic ation with the jog dia l, then pr ess th e jog dial . e Select th e ape r ture value . Select the ape rture valu e wit h the jo g dial , then p ress th e jog di al. The apertu re v a lue ca n be sele ct ed from F2 to F8. Choosin g a focus mode Mode dial: (/S/A/M)* /SC[...]

67 Advanced stil l image shooti ng For MVC-CD400 a Set the mode dial to , S, A, M, SCN, or . b Press FO C US to select th e Focu s ra nge se lect mo de . Each time you press FOCUS, the foc us mode c hanges as follows: Focus range select mode r Fo cu s pr eset mode r Auto fo cus mode c T u rn the jog dial to select t he desire d AF range mode. Y o u[...]

68 Multipoint AF Center AF Shooting with AF lock Mode dial: /SCN/ When i t is diff icult to focus b ecause th e subject is not in th e cent er of the fra me, y ou can focus usi ng the Focus range select mode (MVC-C D400) or th e Center AF mode (MVC-C D250). Fo r exampl e, when shooting two hu man sub jects with a ga p between th em, the came ra may[...]

69 Advanced stil l image shooti ng b Return to th e full y composed shot, and pres s the shutter button full y down. The imag e will b e recor ded with the proper fo cus for the subj ec ts. • Y ou can carry out the AF l ock adjustment process any number of ti mes before you pr ess the shutter button full y down. Setting the dis tance to the subje[...]

70 For MVC-CD250 a Set the mode dial to , SCN, or . b Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. c Select 9 (FOCUS) with b / B , then sel ec t the distan ce to the subject with v / V . Y ou can s elect f rom the follo w ing dist ance sett ings . 0.5m , 1.0 m, 3. 0m, 7 .0m, ∞ (infinity) To react ivate auto foc using Select 9 in st ep 3 , then sele c t [MU[...]

71 Advanced stil l image shooti ng For the MVC-CD400 a Set the mode dial to , S, A, SCN, or . b Press . c Selec t th e des ired exposure value with the jog dial. Adju st th e exposu re value while checkin g th e brightne ss of the backg round. For the MVC-CD250 a Set the mo de dial to , SCN, or . b Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. c Select (EV) w[...]

72 Metering mo de Mode dial: (/S/A/M)* /SCN/ This func ti on e n ab les you to sel ect th e mete rin g mo de to s u i t the s h o o ting condi tions and pur p os e. * MVC-CD400 only Multi-pattern mete ring (No indicator) The ima ge is div ided into multipl e regions and m etering is perf ormed f or ea ch regi on. The camer a judg es t he sub j ect [...]

73 Advanced stil l image shooti ng For MVC-CD400 a Set the mode dial to , S, A, M, SCN, or . b Press repeat edly to select the d esired setting. Each time you pr ess , the me t eri ng mode c hanges as follows: c Sh o o t th e im ag e . Press an d hol d th e shutter button halfwa y do wn, w ait unti l the cam era completes th e au to matic adjust me[...]

74 Shooting with the exposure fi xed (MVC-CD 400 only) – AE LOCK Mode dial: / S/A/SCN/ Once you pr ess AE LOCK , the exposu re, now capt ure d, is fixed. For in stanc e, this functi on is conv enient in the fo llowing u se: Measure the expo sure of the de sired portion of the image usin g the sp ot meterin g functi on a nd fi x the exposur e valu[...]

75 Advanced stil l image shooti ng Shooting th ree images with the exposure shift ed (MVC-CD400 only ) – Exposur e Bracket Mode dial: /S/A/M/SCN The came ra re cords th ree ima ges in succ essi on, ea ch wit h the ex posur e va lue shifted. The exposu re compen sation valu e can b e s e t betw een ±1.0E V fro m the appropr iate exp osure va lue [...]

76 To return to norma l mode Select [NORMAL] in step 6 . • Y ou cannot use the flash in this mode. • During s hooting in thi s mode, the im ages are not displayed on the LCD sc reen. Compose the image before pressi ng the shutter button. • The focus and white balance are adjusted fo r the first image, and these s ettings are also used for the[...]

77 Advanced stil l image shooti ng To shoot in on e-push whit e balance mo de (MVC-CD400 only) 1 Select [ONE PUSH]. The indicator appear s. 2 Shoot a whi te object such as a pie ce of paper filling the sc ree n under the same lighting con ditions as you will shoot the subject. 3 Press v . The indi cator flashes q uickly . When t he whit e balance h[...]

78 Before operation Set [MOVING IMAGE] to [CLIP MOTIO N] in the S ET UP settings (pag es 62 and 116). a Set the mo de dial to . b Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. c Select (I MA GE SIZE ) with b / B , then select th e desired mode with v / V . d Shoot th e imag e for the first frame. e Shoot the imag e for the next frame. Pre s s th e shu t ter b[...]

79 Advanced stil l image shooti ng Shooting in Multi Bu rs t mo de – Multi Burst Mode dial: This mode records 16 frames in succ ession each ti me you press t he shutte r butto n. This is conve nient for ch ecking yo ur form in sports, for example. • (EV) , 9 ( FOCUS) and (SPOT METER) appear on the MVC-CD250 menu (page 62). Before operation Set [...]

80 To delete rec orded images When using t his m ode, you c ann ot del ete only cer tain ima ges within t he Multi Bu rst sequence. W hen you del et e ima ge s, all 16 images a re deleted at the sa me time. a Set the mo de dial to . b Press M EN U a nd se lect [DELETE] from the menu, then press z . c Select [OK ], and pres s z . All of the im ages [...]

81 Advanced stil l image shooti ng Shooting still im ages in TIFF mode – TIFF Mode dial: (/S/A/M)* /SCN This mo de records an im ag e with out compr ession, so the image qu ality does not deter iorat e. Imag es rec o r ded in th is m ode are suita ble for p rinting wit h a high- quality image. A JPEG (com pressed) fo rmat ima ge is also re co rde[...]

82 c Select [MODE] (REC MODE) with b / B , then select [E-MAIL] with v / V . d Shoot th e imag e . To return to norma l mode Select [NORMAL] in step 3 . • For instr uctions on how to a ttach im ages to an e-mail message, cons ult the User’ s Manual of your e-mail software. • For the number of images you can record in E-mail mode, see page 110[...]

83 Advanced stil l image shooti ng Adding specia l effect s – Picture Ef fect Mode dial: (/S/A/M)* /SCN/ You can di gi tally process im ages to ob ta in spec ial e ffe ct s . * MVC-CD400 only a Set t he m ode di al to , S* , A*, M*, SCN, or . b Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. c Select [PFX] (P . EFFECT ) with b / B , t hen se lect t he de sire[...]

84 c Set the mode dial to , S*, A*, M*, SCN or . d Reco rd the imag e . e Select [RECORD] or [DELET E] . If you select [RECORD] “RECORDING” appears on the screen, and the im age will b e r ecorde d on the disc. If you select [DELETE] Select [OK], then press z to not record the image on the d isc. Select [CANCEL], then press z to return to the p[...]

85 Advanced stil l image shooti ng a Mount the HVL-F10 00 external flash on th e hot shoe 1) or acces sory sho e 2) . b Plu g th e fla s h in to t h e ACC jack. c T urn on the HV L-F1000. d Sh o o t th e im ag e . The built-in flash d oes n ot strobes. Using a commercially available external flash (MVC-CD400 only) You ca n m oun t a comm ercial ly [...]

86 Enlarging a portion of a still image Mode dial: You ca n en large a pa rt of an ima ge up to five times the o rigina l size. Yo u can al so record the magn ified im age as a new file . Enlarging an image – Playb ack zoom a Set the mod e dial to . b Display t he imag e to be enla rged . c Press th e zoo m T button to zoom in the image. d Press [...]

87 Advanced stil l imag e view i ng Recording an enlarged image – T rimming a Press MENU after pla yback zoom. b Select [TRIMMING] wit h B , then pr ess z . c Selec t the imag e siz e with v / V , then pr ess z . The i mage is recorde d, and t he image on the L CD scre e n return s to the norma l size after re cording. • The trimmed image is re[...]

88 To cancel t he slide sho w setting Select [CANCEL] , then press z in step 3 . To stop slide show play back Press z , select [ EXIT] with B , then press z again. To skip to th e next/previou s image dur ing the slide show Press B (nex t) or b (previou s) . • The interval setting time may vary dependin g on the image s ize. Rotating still images[...]

89 Sti ll ima ge ed it ing Protecting image s – Protect Mode dial: This fun ction pr o te cts imag es agains t acciden tal eras ure. N ote tha t when yo u forma t a CD-R W (page 42), all the images record ed on that CD -RW w ill be de leted even i f they a re protec ted. • If you protect an image, the disc remaining space will decrease. If you [...]

90 g Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. h Select [OK] with B , then press z . The se lected i mages ar e prote cted. To exit the Pro tect function Select [CANCEL] in step 4 or select [EXIT] in step 8 , then press z . To cancel i ndividual protectio n Select the imag e to be unprot ected, th en press z in step 5 . Repeat th is operatio n for a ll im[...]

91 Sti ll ima ge ed it ing Changing image s ize – Resiz e Mode dial: You ca n ch ange the im ag e size of a recor ded imag e, and s ave it a s a ne w file. You can re siz e to the fol low ing sizes. 2272×1 704 (MV C-C D400 onl y), 1600×1 200, 128 0× 960, 640×4 80 The orig inal i mage is r etained even aft er resizing. a Set the mode dial to .[...]

92 • If you m ark an image shot in T IFF mode with a print mark, only the uncompressed image is printed, and the JPEG image recorded at the same time is not printed. • If you mark an image with a print mark, the disc remaining space will decrease. If you unmark the prin t mark, the disc remaining space will a lso decrease. • If the disc remai[...]

93 Sti ll ima ge ed it ing g Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars. h Select [OK] with B , then press z . The (print) ma rk se tt in g is com ple ted. To unmark selected p rint mark s Select the i mages to b e unma rked in step 5 , then press z . To unmark all the print marks Select [ ALL] in st ep 4 , then p ress z . Select [OFF], then press z . To ex[...]

94 Shooting movies Mode dial: You can shoo t movies (MPEG MO VI E) with so und using your camera. Before starting Set [MOVING IMAGE] to [MPEG MOVIE] in the SET UP settings (pages 62 and 116). a Set the mo de dial to . b Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. c Select (IMA GE SIZE) with b / B , then sel ect the d es ired mode with v / V . Y ou c an choo[...]

95 Enjoying mo vie s Viewing movies on the LCD screen Mode dial: You ca n vi ew mov ies on the LC D scre en with so und f rom the speaker. a Set the mode dial to . b Select th e des ired moving image with b / B . The movie is di spl aye d on e size smaller than stil l images. c Press z . The mo vi e and sou n d a re played back. Durin g pl aybac k,[...]

96 Deleting movies – Delete Mode dial: You ca n de le te unw a nt ed movie s . • When using a CD-R, the di sc remaining space does not increase even if you delete images. • When using a CD-R W , the disc remaining space only increases if you delete the las t image you shot while is indicated on the LCD screen. If you modify an image, or open [...]

97 Enjoying mo vie s g Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars. h Select [OK] with b / B , then press z . When the mess a ge “DISC A CCESS” disapp ears, th e imag es hav e bee n deleted . To cancel d eletion Select [ EXIT] in ste p 8 , then press z . To delete al l images Select [ ALL] in st ep 4 , then p ress z . To cancel dele tion, selec t [CANCEL[...]

98 Troubleshooting If yo u experien ce t rouble wi th your c amera , try th e fo llow in g s o l utio n s. 1 First check t he items on the t ables be low. If code di s pla ys “C: ss : ss ” appear on the LCD screen, the self-diagnostics d isplay function is working (page 108). 2 Should your c ame ra st ill not work properly , press the RE SET bu[...]

99 Troubles hooting Shooting st ill images/mov ies The /CHG lam p does no t light up whe n charging a battery pack. • The AC power ad aptor is disconnected . • T he battery pac k is not installe d corr e ct ly. • T he batt er y pa c k is c omp lete ly c ha rged. p Firmly connec t th e pow er co rd (m ai ns lea d) t o a w al l out let (wall s [...]

100 The image is out of f ocus. • The s ubje ct is too close . • Th e La nds cape mod e or Portrait mode is selected f or the Scen e Sel e ct ion f unc ti on. • T he Foc us pres et f un ctio n i s s elect ed . • [CONVERSION LENS] in the SET UP settings is set to [O N] (MV C - CD 400 only ). p Record in the ma cro reco rding m ode when yo u [...]

101 Troubles hooting Your came ra cannot reco rd imag es. • No dis c ha s bee n inse r te d. • T he disc is full. • T he disc has not been in itial iz e d. • You cannot r ecord images while charg ing the flash. • T he m ode dial is not set to , S*, A*, M* or SCN w hen shoot ing a s till image. • T he mode dial is not set to when shootin[...]

102 Viewing im ages Deleting/Editing Images Symptom Cause Sol ution Your camera cannot play back image s. • The mode dia l is not set to . • Your camera cannot play back image fil es copied to the hard di sk of your comput er if the file name has be en change d or the image ha s been modi fied. p Set it to (page 35). — The image ap pears roug[...]

103 Troubles hooting Computer s Symptom Cause Solu tion You do not know if the OS of your com puter is compatib le. — p Check “Reco mm e nde d co mpu ter enviro nme nt ” (page 51) . Your computer does not recognize y our camera. • The camera is turned off. • T he battery leve l is low. • Yo u are not using the supp lied USB cab le. • [...]

104 CD-ROM Symptom Cause Sol ution The image ca nnot be played back thr ough the disc drive of y our computer. • Th e disc has not been fina li zed. • Vi bration ca used an error du ring recordi ng. • Th e disc d rive does not sup port the pa cket-wr ite system or Mult iR ead. • The dis c may be scra tche d o r dirt y . • Ca use s not des[...]

105 Troubles hooting Oth er Symptom Cause Solu tion Y our camera does not work. • You are not usi ng an “Inf oLITHI UM ” battery pack . • T he ba tt ery le ve l is low. (The E in dic a tor appears.) • T he AC powe r ada pto r is not connected secu rely . • T he bu ilt-in microc om puter is not work ing prop erly . p Use an “I nfoLITHI[...]

106 Warnings and messages The fol lowi n g messages may a ppear o n the LC D screen . Message Meani ng/Correcti ve act ion LENS CAP ATTACHED (MVC-CD400 only) • The lens cap is att ache d. COVER OPEN • The disc co ver is open. NO DISC • No dis c is inserte d. I nse r t a disc (pa ge 20). DRIVE ERROR • Troubl e has occurred wit h the disc dri[...]

107 Troubles hooting For "InfoLITHIU M" BATTERY ONLY • The ba tte r y is not the “Inf oLIT HIUM” typ e. NOT ENOUGH BATTERY • The batter y le vel is too low to ex ecut e initi al izat ion or finali za tion. E • The ba tte ry le ve l is low. Ch arge the bat te r y pack ( pa ge 1 3 ). Depending o n the cond itions of use , th e ind[...]

108 Self-diagnost ics display – If a code start ing wi th an alp habet letter appears Your cam er a has a self-diag nosi s displ a y. This func tion displa ys the camera c o ndit ion on the LCD scre en wi th a comb in a tion of a letter and four numerica l digits. If thi s occur s , ch eck the fol lowing cod e ch ar t and attem p t the co rres po[...]

109 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion Recording modes In add itio n to s e tting the im age s i ze and imag e quality (pa ge 22 ), you can al so select vari o us recor d ing mode s accor d ing to the purp ose o f sh ootin g. Still ima ge Moving image Recording m ode Description NORM AL Record s a normal stil l image ( pag e 24). E-MAIL Records a sma ll-[...]

110 Number of stil l images that can be sav ed (Uni ts : ima ges) * When recording sound for 5-second Shooting time (Uni ts : ima ges) * When recording 10 frames per Clip Motion file • The actual number of ima ges or shoot ing time ma y differ depending on the shooting condit ions. Recording mode Image siz e 2272×170 4 (MVC-CD400) 2272 ( 3:2) (M[...]

111 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion Menu items Menu it em s that c an b e modi fied diffe r depe nding on th e posi tion of th e mode dial. The LC D scre en shows only th e it em s yo u can ope rate at th e moment. Fa ctory settin gs are indi cated wi t h x . When the mod e dial is set to , S*, A*, M*, or SCN Item Set ting Descripti on SCN x / / / * S[...]

112 * MVC-CD400 on ly When the mo de dial is set to (when [MOVING IMAGE] is set to [MPEG MOVIE] in the SET UP s ettings) * MVC-CD400 on ly MODE (REC MODE) TIFF VOICE E-MAIL EXP BRKTG* BURST 3 x NORMAL – R ecords a TIFF (u nc omp ressed) fil e in addi tio n to the JPEG fil e (page 8 1). – R ecords an audio file (with a sti ll image ) in addition[...]

113 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion When the mod e dial is se t to (when [MOVING IMAGE] is set to [CLIP MOTION] in the SET UP settings) * MVC-CD400 only Item Sett ing Descripti on (EV) (MVC-CD250 only) + 2.0EV / +1.7EV / +1.3EV / +1.0EV / +0. 7EV / +0.3 EV / x 0EV / – 0.3EV / – 0.7EV / – 1.0EV / – 1.3EV / – 1. 7EV / – 2.0EV Adjust s the ex[...]

114 When the mode d ial is set to (when [MOVING IMAGE] is set to [MULTI BURST] in the SET UP settin gs) * MVC-CD400 on ly Item Set ting Descripti on (EV) (MVC-CD250 only) +2.0 EV / +1.7EV / +1.3E V / +1.0EV / +0.7 EV / + 0.3 EV / x 0EV / – 0.3EV / – 0.7 EV / – 1. 0EV / – 1. 3 EV / – 1.7 EV / – 2.0EV Adjusts th e ex po s u re va lu e (p [...]

115 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion When the mod e dial is se t to Item Sett ing Descripti on DELETE OK CANCEL – Deletes the displ ayed image (page 39). – Canc el s dele tin g of th e im age. PROTE CT — Protects images ag ainst acci dental eras ure (page 89 ). PRINT — Marks the print mar k on sti ll image s you wa nt to pr in t (page 91) . SLI[...]

116 SET UP items Set the mode dia l to SET UP. The SET UP screen a ppear s . Factory setti ngs are indic a te d w it h x . • The date and t ime are not sup erimposed onto mov in g ima ges a n d Cl ip M o ti o n images. Th e da te an d time do no t ap pe ar on the LCD screen during shooting. These appe ar on ly duri ng play back. • The h ologram[...]

117 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion [SETUP 1] When [CONVERSION LENS] is set to [ ON] (MVC-CD400 only): • The Scene Selection and Zoom functions are not av ailable. • When the mode dial is set to A or M, you can only select aperture values of F4 or higher . • The focus preset is not av ailable. • Macro shooting is not available. [SETUP 2] Item [...]

118 Precautions On handlin g the camera Do not carry the cam era by the disc cover Do not touch the rotating disc This may caus e in ju r y. On cleani ng the pickup len s When th e pickup le ns become s dirty and the camera cannot opera te properl y, clea n the pickup le ns using a co mmercial ly avail able blower. On pickup lens Do not to uch the [...]

119 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion How to prevent moisture condensation When br ingin g the ca m era from a col d place t o a war m place, seal t he camera in a plas ti c bag an d allo w it to adapt to condit ions at the new locati on over a period of time (ab out an ho ur). If mo isture condens ation occurs Turn off t he came ra and wait ab out an h[...]

120 • Do not us e a ny so lve nt (b en zine , t h in ner , static protect ion prod uct, r ecord c leaner, etc.) to cl ea n a disc. Notes • Do not remove the disc while re ading or writ ing data . • Data may be damaged if: – Y ou remove the disc or shake the camera while reading or writing data. – Y ou turn off your camera while r eading o[...]

121 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion Effective use of the battery pack • Batter y perfo r mance d e crease s i n low- temp era ture surr ound ing s. So, th e tim e th at the ba tt ery pa ck can be use d is s hor te r in cold pl aces. We reco mmend th e follo wing to ensu re long er ba tt ery pack u se: – P ut the battery pack in a pocket close to y[...]

122 Specifications System Image device MVC-CD400 8.98 mm ( 1/1.8 t ype) color CCD Primary color filte r MVC-CD250 6.64 mm ( 1/2.7 t ype) color CCD Primary color filte r T o tal pixels numb er of ca mer a MVC-CD400 Approx. 4 130 000 pixels MVC-CD250 Approx. 2 110 000 pixels Lens MVC-CD400 3× zoom lens f = 7.0 – 21.0 mm (9/32 – 27/3 2 inches) (3[...]

123 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion Dimensions MVC-CD400 Approx. 138×95×103 mm (5 1/2×3 3/4×4 1/8 inches) (W/H/D, excluding maximum protrusions) MVC-CD250 Approx. 138×95×101 mm (5 1/2×3 3/4×4 inches) (W/H/D, excluding maximum protrusions) Mass MVC-CD40 0 Approx. 638 g (1 lb 7 oz) (including battery pack NP-FM50, disc, and lens cap) MVC-CD250 A[...]

124 The LCD scre en When shootin g still image s A Recordi ng mode indicat or ( 109) B AE LOCK indi cator (74 ) (MVC-CD400 only) C AE/AF indicator (25) D Battery remain ing indicator (14) E Flash mode in dic a tor (29) Red-eye reduction indicator (30)/ Hot shoe indicator (84) (MVC-CD400 only) White balance indicator (76) Hologram AF 1) /AF il lu mi[...]

125 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion When shooting movies A Recording mode in dicator (109) B AE LOCK indicator (74) (MVC-CD400 only) C Battery rem a ini ng indicator ( 14) D White balance indicator (76) E Conver sion lens indicator (117) (MVC-CD400 only) F Picture effect in dicator (83) G Metering modes indicator (72) (MVC-CD400 only) H AF rang e find[...]

126 When playin g back still images A Recordi ng mode indicat or ( 109) B Protect indicator (89)/ Print mark i ndicator (91) C Zoom scaling indicator (8 6) D Recoverable disc space indicator (39 ) E File na m e (49 ) F Imag e nu mbe r/N umbe r o f images recorded on disc G Remaining disc space indicator H Image size indicator (23) I Recordi ng date[...]

127 Index A A C po wer adaptor ........ ....... .. ....... ....... ..13, 16, 55 Access lam p ........ ....... ......... ....... ....... ....... .........20 AE lock ...... ....... ....... ....... ...... .......... ...... ....... .....74 AF illum inat or ......... .. ....... ....... .. ....... ....... .31, 116 AF lock .... .. ....... ....... .. .....[...]

128 G GIF .... ...... ....... ....... ....... ....... ......... ....... ...... . 50, 77 H Hologr am AF ........ ......... ....... ....... ....... ..... 31, 116 Hot shoe ......... ....... ....... .. ....... ....... ....... .. ... 84, 117 I Image copying images to your computer ..... ......... ....... ....... ....... . 51, 57, 61 file n am es .......[...]

129 Still im age shooting AF mode ........ ... ...... ....... ....... ....... .. ....... .24, 66 EV adjustm en t ........ ....... .. ....... ....... ....... .. .....70 image size ......... ...... ... ...... ....... ... ...... ....22, 110 meteri ng mode ........ ....... ....... ....... ....... .........72 number of images that can be sa ved ..... ..[...]

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