Sony SRS-U10 manual

3-076-559- 12 (1) Digital Still Cam era Operati ng Inst ruction s Before ope rating the unit, pl ease read this m anual thor oughly, a nd retain it for fut ur e refere nce. Owner’s Reco rd The model and ser ia l num be rs are lo ca te d on th e bottom. Recor d the serial number in the space prov ided be low . Refer to these num be r s when ev e r[...]

2 T o pre vent f ire or shoc k h azar d, do n ot e xpos e the unit to rain or mo isture . W ARNING For the Cus tomers i n the U .S.A. This sym bol is inte nded to ale rt the user to the presenc e of unin sulated “dange r ous volt age” withi n the p ro du ct ’ s enclosure that may be of sufficient magnit ude to constit ute a risk of electric s[...]

3 If you have any questions about thi s produc t, you ma y call: Sony Custom er In fo rmatio n Se rv ic e s Ce nt er 1-800-222-SONY (7669) The number below is for the FCC r e la te d ma tte r s onl y. CA UTION Y ou are cautione d tha t a ny chan ges or modifica tio ns not expressly appr oved in this manua l c oul d void your authori t y to operate [...]

4 CA U TION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT USE THIS POLARIZED A C PLUG WITH AN E XTENSION CORD, RECEPT A CL E OR O THER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULL Y INSER TED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE. A moulded plug complying with BS 1363 is fitted to this equipment for your safety and conv e nience. Should the fus e in the plug supplied nee d to be [...]

5 Directive: EMC Directive 89/336/EEC, 92/31/EEC This eq uipmen t c omp lies wit h the EMC regulation s w he n used und e r th e f oll owin g ci rcu mst an ce s: • Res id entia l area • Busine ss di strict • Light-i ndus try distr ict (This equipm e nt complie s wit h the EMC sta nda rd regulations EN55022 C lass B .) This pro duct has been t[...]

6 Before using your camera Trial rec o rdin g Before you record one-time ev ents, you may want to make a trial recording to ma ke sure that the came ra is working correctly. No compensati o n for contents of the recordin g Contents of t he recording cannot be compensated for if recording or playback is not possible due to a malfunction of your came[...]

7 The pictures used in this manual The photographs used as examples of pictures in this manual are reproduced images, and are not actual images shot using this camera. Trad em arks • “Memory Stick,” , “MagicGate Memory Stick,” and , are trademarks of Sony Corporation. • “MagicGate” and are trademarks of Sony Corporation. • Microso[...]

8 Table of contents Before u sing your camera ........... ........ ............ ......... ... 6 How to hold the camera ........ ........ ... ......... ......... ... ...... 7 Identi f yi n g the pa rt s ..... ... ......... ... ........ ......... ... ......... . 10 Preparin g batt eries ........... ... ......... .. ......... ......... ... ....... 12 [...]

9 Troublesh ooting ........... ......... ......... ........... ......... ....... 78 Warnings and messages ........ ......... ........ ............ ....... 85 Self-di agnostics disp lay ........ ............ ........ ......... ....... 86 Menu items....... ......... ......... ... ......... ........ ... ......... ....... 87 Precauti ons .... .........[...]

10 Identifying the parts See the pages in par ent he ses for details of opera t ion . A Shutter button (27) B PO WER button (19) C PO WER lamp (19) D Lens cover E Mode s witch PLA Y: T o vie w images (43) STI LL : T o sho o t st il l im ag e s (26 ) MO VIE: T o shoot movies (48) F Flash (32) G Lens H Self -t ime r la m p (31 ) 1 2 3 6 4 8 7 5[...]

11 A LCD screen B Flash char ge lamp (o rang e) ( 33) C MENU button D Control b utton Menu on: v / V Menu off: /SCENE (32, 35 ) E EXEC button F Hook fo r neck strap G Batt er y/“ Memo r y St ick” c over H OPEN b utton (16) I Access lamp (23) J USB jac k (68 ) K USB jack co ver L RESET button (b ottom surface) (78) 1 2 3 5 4 0 qa 9 7 6 8 qs Atta[...]

12 Preparing batteries Use the f ollowing bat teries in t his camera. Acceptable batteries Size AAA Nickel Metal Hydride batt eries (2) – NH-AAA-DI (2) (supplied) – NH-AAA-2DI twin-pack (recommended, not supplied ) Batteries that cannot b e used Manganes e batt eries, lithiu m b atter ies, Ni-Cd batt eries, alkaline bat teries Charging the batt[...]

13 Gett ing starte d • Be sure to charge the Nick el Metal Hydride bat teries supplied wi th your camera b efore using t hem. • W e r ecomm end charging t he batter ies in an a mbient tempera t ure of betw ee n 10°C to 30° C ( 50°F to 86 °F) . If the batte ries are charged in an environmen t where the temp erature is outs ide that ran ge, t[...]

14 Charging the Nickel Metal Hydride batteries • If the poles of the Nickel Metal Hydride batteries are dirty , the batteries may not charge properly. Occasionally clean the poles of the batteries and the terminals of the char ger by wiping them wi th a dry cloth . • At the time of purchase , or when the Nickel Metal Hydride b atteries haven’[...]

15 Gett ing start ed Charging time This r epre sen ts th e tim e req uire d to c harg e full y deplet ed Nick el Metal H ydride ba tteries using t he suppli ed B C-CS 1 ch arger in an e nv ironmen t w here the amb ient temp eratu re is 2 5°C (77°F ). • It takes about 13 h ours to com p letely charge the batteries. The charge lamp may remain lit[...]

16 Inserting t he batteries , Open t he b attery /“Memor y Stic k” co ver. Slid e th e co ver in the di re ction of th e ar r ow 1 while pressing OP EN. The batte ry/“Me mory Stick” cov er opens in the dire ct i on the arrow 2 . , Ins ert t he batt erie s. Matc h th e + /– po le s of the bat t eries t o the +/ – m ark s insid e th e b a[...]

17 Gett ing starte d , Close th e battery/ “Mem ory Stick ” cover. Close the ba ttery/“Me mory Stick” c over whi le holding the batt eries in. Ma ke su re th e c over is clo s ed sec urely. To remove the batte ries Hold the camera wit h the batt ery/“Memo ry Stick” cover fa ci ng up ward , op en the cov er, an d remov e the batteries. ?[...]

18 Using your camera abroad Power sources You ca n use yo ur cam er a in any coun try or area with the su pplied battery charg er wit hin 1 00 V to 240 V AC , 50/60 Hz. Us e a comme r cially ava ila ble AC plug adapt or [a] , if necessary , dependi ng on the design of the wall ou tl et (wall s oc ke t ) [b] . • Do not use an elec tronic transform[...]

19 Gett ing starte d Turning on/off your camera , Slide the lens cover in t he direction of the arrow or pres s th e PO W ER bu tton. When y ou open t he lens cover or press the POWER button , the po wer is au tomatica lly on. The POWER lamp (gre en) light s up. Whe n you turn on your c amera for the first time, the DATE NOT ATI ON scre en appear s[...]

20 Setting the date and time , Slide the lens co ver in the direc tion of the arro w or pres s the POWE R but ton to turn on the power. The P OWER lamp ( green) l ights up and t he DATE NOTATION screen appears on the LCD screen. • This operation is av ailabl e no matter what position the mode switch is in. • T o change the date and ti me, press[...]

21 Gett ing starte d , Set the numeric value wit h v / V on the control button, then pr ess EXEC. The item to be set is indi ca ted with v / V . After enter ing the num ber, v / V moves t o the next i tem. Repeat this st ep unti l all of the items are set . • If you selected [D/M/Y] in step 2 , set the time o n a 24-hour cycl e. , Select [OK] wit[...]

22 Shooting still image s Inserting and removing a “Memory Stick” , Open t he b attery/“Me mor y Stick” cover . Slid e th e co ver in the di re ction of th e ar r ow 1 while pressing OP EN. The batte ry/“Me mory Stick” cov er opens in the dire ct i on the arrow 2 . , Ins ert t he “Me mory S tick. ” Holding t he “ M e mo ry Stick?[...]

23 Shooting still images , Close th e battery/ “Mem ory Stick ” cover. T o remove a “Memory Stick” Open t he ba t tery/ “Memor y St ic k” c o ve r, t hen pu sh t he “Memo ry Stic k” to pop it ou t. • Wh en t he acce ss lam p is lit up, it mean s that imag e data is being read or writte n. Never re move the “Memo ry Stick” or t[...]

24 , Select [ ] with v / V on the control button, then press EX EC. Select [SIZE·BURST] with v / V on t h e control b utton, t hen p ress EXE C. , Select t he d esired i mage s ize wi th v / V on the control button, th en pr ess EXEC. The ima ge size is set. When the sett in g is comp lete, press MENU so that the menu disapp ears from th e L CD sc[...]

25 Shooting still images Image size You can ch oose th e imag e size (numbe r of pixel s) accordi ng to the kind of i ma ge s you w a nt to shoo t. Larger image sizes result in a larg er data size, which means f ewer im ages that you can record i n a “Mem or y Stick.” Choos e an image size a pp r o priate fo r th e kind of images you w a nt t o[...]

26 Basic still image shooting (using auto adjustment mode) , Set the mode switch to STILL, and slide the lens co ver to tur n on th e pow er. • Still images are recorded in JPEG format . • The exposure and focus are adjusted automatically at the factory setting. • Clean the lens with a soft cloth if it is dirty (page 90). , Hold the camera st[...]

27 Shooting still images , Press an d h old th e shu tter button halfway down. The beep soun ds but the imag e is not ye t re co rded. When th e AE/ AF lo ck in dica to r ch ange s fro m fla sh ing to ligh te d up, the camer a is re ad y f or shooti ng . • If you release the shutter button, the recording will be canceled. • The minimum focal di[...]

28 Auto Focus When you try to shoot a subj ec t t ha t is diffi cult to focus o n, the AE/A F lock indi cator cha nges to flashing slow l y. The Auto Foc us fun ction may ha ve difficulty workin g und er the fo ll ow i ng co ndition s. In such case s , r elease th e shutt er bu tton, th en recompo s e t he shot an d focu s aga in. I f the A uto Foc[...]

29 Shooting still images Using the self-timer , Set the mode switch to STILL , and press MENU. The me nu appe ars on t he LCD s creen. • Y ou can also carry out this operati on when the mode switch is set t o MO VIE. LCD screen display during sh ooting You can use [DISPLAY] under [ ] with MENU and v / V on the contro l butto n to t urn the displa[...]

30 , Select [ ] with v / V on the cont rol button, then press EX EC. Select [SELFTIMER] with v / V on t he control b utton, t hen p ress EXE C. , Select [ON] with v / V on the control button, then pres s EXEC. When you press ME N U, the menu disappear s. The (self-timer) indicato r app ears on the L CD screen. 2 SIZE BURST • RETURN FOCUS SELFTIME[...]

31 Shooting still images , Center the s ubject in the LCD scree n, and press and ho ld the shutter bu tton halfway down. , Press the shutte r butt on fu lly do wn. The self - timer lam p (p a ge 10) fl ashes in re d and the beep s ounds. The image will be shot a fter approx imate ly 10 se co nds. To cancel the se lf -timer in the mid d le of the op[...]

32 Selecting a flash mode , Set the mode swi tch to STILL, and pres s v ( ) on the cont rol button repeat edly to select a flash mo de. Each time yo u press v ( ) , th e indi cato r chang es as follows: No i ndi cato r (Auto ): Based on the lighti ng conditions, the camera will decide if there is enoug h light, and will u se the flas h accordi ngly[...]

33 Shooting still images • Y ou cannot use the flash in the Burst mode. • If the m enu is currently displayed, press MENU first so that the menu disa ppears. • When using the Auto, (Red-eye reduction) or (Forced flash) mode, you may notice some noise in the image when you look at the LCD screen in a dark place, but this will have no effect on[...]

34 Shooting according t o scene conditions – Scene Selecti on When sh ooting night sc enes, sh ooting portrait s, or shooting land scape s, use the modes listed be lo w to imp r ove the qu al ity of yo ur imag es. Soft snap mod e The sof t snap mode lets you shoot sk in colors in brighter and wa rmer tone s for m ore beaut if ul pi ct ur es. In a[...]

35 Shooting still images , Set the m ode switc h to STILL, a nd press V (SCENE) on the control but ton repeatedl y to select a d esired m ode. Each time you pre ss V (SCENE), the indicato r changes as foll ows: (Soft snap mode) t (Illu min ati on s nap m od e) t (V ivid nat ure mo de) t No indic a tor (Auto) • If the menu is currently displa ye d[...]

36 Setting the distance to the subject – Focus preset When sho o t i ng an image us ing a pres et distance to the subject, or whe n shoo ting a subje c t th roug h a net or window glass, it is diff ic ul t to ach ie ve a prop er fo cus using the au to fo cus func tion. Th e Focus pre set functi o n is usef ul in these cases. , Set the mode switch[...]

37 Shooting still images , Select [ ] with v / V on the cont rol button, then pr es s EXEC . Select [FOCUS] with v / V on the control button, then pr es s EXEC . , Sele ct the desi red focus sett ing with v / V on th e c ontrol b utton, t h en press E XEC. You can se lect from the fol lo w ing dist an ce settings: A U T O ( N o i n d i c a t o r ) [...]

38 Shooting five images continuously – Burst , Set the mode swi tch to STILL, and pres s MENU. The men u app ea r s on t he LCD s c reen. • Y o u can shoot up to fi ve frames in succession by holding down the shutter button. If you release the s hutter button before all fiv e frames are shot, the camera s tops shooting as soon as you r elease t[...]

39 Shooting still images , Select [BURST] with v / V on the control button, then pr es s EXEC . Press MENU so tha t the menu disappears f rom the LCD screen. , Press the shutter button ha lfway down, then hold the shutter but to n fu lly do wn. Up to five im ag es are recor ded as lo ng as yo u hold down the shutter but to n. The images ar e r ecor[...]

40 Adding special effects – Picture Effect You can digitall y pro cess images to obt ain spec i al effects . , Set the mode switch to STI LL, and pr ess MENU. The m enu a ppears on the LC D screen . • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode switch is set to MOVIE. SOLARIZE B&W The lig ht cont rast i s cleare r and the p icture [...]

41 Shooting still images , Select [ ] with v / V on the cont rol button, then pr es s EXEC . Select [P.EFFECT] with v / V on the control button, then pr ess EXEC. , Sel ect th e desi red mode wi th v / V on the control button , then press EXE C. To cancel Pict ure Effects Select [ OFF] in st ep 3 . 2 RETURN FOCUS SELFTIMER AUTO OFF OFF SIZE BURST ?[...]

42 Viewing still images Viewing still images on the LCD screen You can view imag es shot wit h you r ca mera almo st imme diately on the LCD scr een. You c an sele ct the follo wi n g two meth ods for vie w in g imag es. Single (single-image) screen You ca n vie w one im a ge at a tim e , di spla ye d over t he entire sc reen. Index (four-imag e) s[...]

43 Viewing still imag es Viewing single images , Set the mode switch to P LAY, and press the PO WER bu tton to tur n o n th e po wer . The last ima ge yo u shot appea rs on th e L CD scr een. • If you close the lens cov er while viewing images, the po wer is o ff . , Select the desired st ill image with v / V on the control button . v : To displa[...]

44 Viewing an index screen (four-image) , Set the mode swi tch to PLAY, and pres s MENU. The men u app ea rs on th e L CD sc ree n. , Se lec t [ ] w it h v / V on th e con trol button, then pres s EXEC. 1 PLA Y RETURN DELETE DELETE ALL INDEX PRINT OFF MENU 2 RETURN DELETE DELETE ALL INDEX PRINT OFF EXEC[...]

45 Viewing still imag es , Select [INDEX] with v / V on the c ontrol button, then pr es s EXEC . The dis p l ay sw itch es to the Index ( four -image) screen . To display th e n ext (previous) ind ex screen Press v / V on the cont rol butto n to mov e th e ye ll ow border. To retur n to the single-i mage screen Sele ct [S I N G LE ] in ste p 3 . Wh[...]

46 Choosing images to pri nt – Print mark You can mark a pri nt mark on still ima ge s shot with your camer a . T hi s ma rk is co nveni en t when yo u have images printe d at a shop that co nforms w it h the DPOF (Dig it al P r in t Ord e r For m at) stan dar d . • Y o u cannot mark m ovies. , Set the mode switch to PLAY, and display t he im a[...]

47 Viewing still imag es , Press M ENU, and sele ct [ ] with v / V on the contro l button, then pr ess EXEC. Select [PRINT] with v / V on the c ontrol button, then pr es s EXEC . To ma rk the prin t ma rk in index -imag e mo de For details, see pag e 44 a nd sw i tch to inde x scr een. , Select [ON] wit h v / V on the con tro l button, then press E[...]

48 Shooting movies , Set the mode switc h to MOVIE, and open the lens co ver to tur n on th e pow er. • Movies are recorded in MPEG format. • Sound cannot be recorded in movies. , Press th e shu tter button fully dow n . “REC” appears o n the LC D scre en and t he camer a starts r eco r d in g the image. The maximu m recording time is 15 se[...]

49 Enjoying m ovies , T o stop reco rding, press the shutter button fully again. Indicators during shooting Indi cators on t he LCD screen are not reco rded. You ca n use [LCD LIGHT] under [ ] with MENU and v / V on the contro l butto n to turn the LCD light on and off. This is use fu l f o r e xte n d in g th e ba tt ery lif e. F or de tail ed des[...]

50 Viewing movies on the LCD screen , Set the m ode s witch to PL AY, an d pre ss the POWER butto n to tu rn on the power. The last image yo u sh ot app ea rs on th e L CD scre en. Shooting time The shooti ng time is dif ferent , depend in g on th e capaci t y of the “M em ory Stick. ” Refer t o the follow in g chart when y ou c hoo se a “ M [...]

51 Enjoying m ovies , Selec t th e desire d movi es wit h v / V on the contro l butt on. v : To displa y the preced ing image V : To display the ne xt imag e , Press EXEC. The m ovie i s pl a yed b ac k. To stop playback Press EXEC. Indicators du ring v iewing movies Indic ators on the LC D screen are not reco rded. You ca n use [LCD L IGHT] unde r[...]

52 Deleting images , Set the mode swi tch to PLAY, and pres s the POWE R button to tur n on the pow er. Press v / V on the c ontrol button to s elect the image yo u want to delet e. , Press M ENU and select [ ] with v / V on the control button, then pre ss EXEC. To delet e the image in inde x-image scr een For det ails, see p age 44 a nd switc h to[...]

53 Deleting images , Select [DELETE ] with v / V on the control button, then pr es s EXEC . The imag e ha s not yet bee n de le ted at this point . To del ete all the images Select [ DELETE ALL] i n step 3 . , Select [OK] wit h v / V on the con tro l button, then press EXEC. “MEMORY STICK ACCESS” appears on the LCD screen. When this message dis[...]

54 Formatting a “Memory Stick” , Insert t he “M emory Stick” y ou w ant to form at in to t he ca mer a. Do not open th e ba ttery/“ Me mory Stic k” cov er w hi le for matting t he “Memo ry Sti ck.” Do ing so could damage t he “Me mory St ick.” • The term “formatting” means preparing a “Memory Stick” to record ima ges; [...]

55 Deleting images , Select [ ] with v / V on the contro l button, then pr es s EXEC . Select [FORMAT] with v / V on the control button, then press E XEC. , Select [OK] wit h v / V on the con tro l button, then press EXEC. Th e “F O R MA T TIN G ” mes s ag e ap pe ars. Wh en thi s message disa ppears, the format i s complete . To cancel formatt[...]

56 Copying images to your computer Follow the step s below to copy the im ages you have shot to your co mputer. Steps required b y your OS (Op erating System) • Some step may be unnecessary depending on your OS. • After the USB driver or applications are installed, s tep 1 is unnecessary . Recommended com puter environmen t Recommende d Windows[...]

57 Copying image s Recommende d Macintosh environ ment OS: Mac OS 8.5.1, 8.6, 9 .0, 9.1, 9.2, or M ac OS X (v10.0/ v10.1) The ab ove OS mu st be i nstalle d at the facto ry. For the followi ng m odels, upd ate yo ur O S to Ma c OS 9.0 or 9.1. – iMa c with Ma c OS 8 .6 in sta lled at th e fac tor y, an d a slot loading ty pe C D-ROM drive – iBoo[...]

58 1 Install ing the USB driver and applicati on Contents of th e CD-ROM x USB driver This dr iver is need ed in order to c onnec t the ca mer a to a PC. x Image T ransfer (f or Windo w s users onl y) This ap plic atio n is used to eas i ly tran sfer image s from the c amera t o a comput er. x ImageMixer This applic at ion is used to d isplay a nd [...]

59 Copying image s • This section describes how to e stabli sh a USB connection using Windows Me as an example. The requir ed operations may differ depending on your OS. • Cl ose down all applic ations r unnin g on the comp uter before installin g the d river. • When using W indows XP or W indows 2000, log on as Administr ators. • The disp [...]

60 , Click [Next ]. W h en the “Inform at i on” screen app ears, cl i ck [ Next ] . The US B driver instal lation st arts. Wh en the insta lla tion is complet ed , th e s cr ee n in f orms you of comp leti on. , Click [Yes, I w ant t o restart my compute r now], then click [Finis h]. The in stallation is comple ted. Your com puter rest arts. 3 [...]

61 Copying image s , Click [Ima ge Tr ansf er ] on the t itl e screen . Sele c t [Eng l i sh] th en cli ck [OK] . The “We lcome to the Inst allShiel d Wizard ” screen appear s. • Y ou can use the “Image Transfer” softwar e to copy images to your computer automatically when you connect the camera to your computer with the supplied USB cabl[...]

62 , Click [N ext]. The i nstallation starts. , Se lec t t he fol de r to b e ins tal le d, t he n click [Next]. Select the program fold er , th en cli ck [Next]. 7 Click here 8 Click here[...]

63 Copying image s , Confi rm if the ch e ckbox i s ch ecked on the “Ima ge Tr ans fer Settings” scree n, then c lick [Next ]. The USB driver in stallat io n starts. When the insta lla tio n is com pl et ed, th e sc ree n in for m s you of comple tion. , Click [Finis h]. The “In stallS hield Wi zard” s creen cl oses. If you wish to c ont in[...]

64 , Click [PIXE LA Ima geM i x er for Sony] at the title scr een . The “Cho ose S etup Langu age” sc reen a ppea rs. • Y o u can use the “PIXELA I mageMixer for Son y” software to copy , view and edit imag es. For details, see the software’s help files. , Sel ec t [Eng l i sh] th e n clic k [OK]. The “Welc ome to the Ins t allShie ld[...]

65 Copying image s , Follow instruc tions on each s ucceed ing screen . When i nstallati on is compl ete, the “ Read Me” tex t appear s. Read the te xt , then clo se the w i ndo w by clicking at the upper ri ght corn er of th e screen. After that, cl ick [Finish] in the inst al l screen to clos e th e install screen . • If DirectX8.0a or a la[...]

66 , Clic k [I nsta ll] at th e “Di rec tX( R) Setu p” screen, t hen when t he “D irectX S etup” screen app ears, cli ck [OK]. Direct X installa tion start s. When insta llation is comple te, y our com puter restart s. , Remove the CD -ROM. Then, you can esta blish th e USB connecti on. 15 Click her e 16[...]

67 Copying image s 2 Preparing your camera , Insert the “Memory Stic k” with the imag es yo u want to copy into the camera . • For further details on the “Memory Stick”, s ee page 22. • When your camer a is connected to a computer, it draws power from the computer side. Remo ving the Nickel Metal Hydride batteries before connecting the [...]

68 3 Connecting your camera t o your computer , Open t he jac k co ver, a nd co nnect t he supplied USB ca ble to your cam e ra. • Oper ations a re n ot guar ante ed when usin g a USB hub. , Connec t the othe r end of the USB cab le to your comp uter. The camer a is on . • Even if t here are no batteries in the camera, most computers that are r[...]

69 Copying image s “USB MODE: NORMAL ” appea rs on the LCD sc reen. When a USB connec tion is es tablishe d for the first time, yo ur co mput er a uto matic al ly runs th e used progr am to rec ognize yo ur camera. Wait fo r a whil e. • If “USB MODE: NORMAL” is not sho wn in step 3 , confirm that [USB ] is s et to [ NORMAL] in [ ] (page 8[...]

70 4 Copying images “Imag e Transf er” laun ches and the im ages are auto maticall y copied to the compu ter. When copying i s compl ete, “Ima geMix er” au toma tical ly lau nches an d a list of imag es appe ars. • Normally “Image T ra nsfe r” and “Date” folders are creat ed inside the “My Doc uments” folde r , and all of the [...]

71 Copying image s c Drag and drop the imag e files in to t he “My Doc uments” folder . The ima ge fi les are cop ied to t he “My Docu me nt s” folde r . • When you try to copy an image to a folder in which an image wit h the s ame file name is stored, the overwr ite confirmation message appears. When you want to overwrite the exis ting i[...]

72 4 Copying images Copying i mages us ing “Ima ge Trans fer” Windows XP is set so th at the OS Auto Playback Wizard ac tivate s. Follo w the p rocedure belo w to canc el the se tting. * This procedure does not need to be performed for subsequent image downloads. a Connect the cam era and your com pute r wit h a USB cabl e (page 68). b Clic k [[...]

73 Copying image s Copying images using the Wi ndows XP copy wizard a Click [Copy pictures to a folder on my computer using Microsoft Sc anner a nd Camera Wiza rd], then cl ick [OK] . The “Sca nn er and Camera Wiz ard” scr een appears . • When p erformin g the steps on page 68, the copy wizard appear s on the desktop of you r compu ter. b Cli[...]

74 Image file storage destinations and image file names Image fil es rec o rde d w i th your ca mer a ar e groupe d as folders in the “M emor y Stick” by re co rding m od e. Example: For Wi ndows Me use rs Notes The meani n gs of th e file names in the foll owing tabl e are as follows : ssss sta nds for any numb er within th e ra nge from 0001 [...]

75 Copying image s 5 Viewing the images on y our comp uter , Double- cl ick [ M y D oc uments] on th e deskto p. The “My Doc um en ts” folder contents ar e display ed . • This section describes the pr ocedure for copying images to the “My Documents” folder on pages 70 and 72. • When using W indows XP, double-click [Start] t [My Document[...]

76 For Macintosh users Follow the step s below, accor ding to your O S. 1 Installing the USB d river and ImageMixer * For Mac O S 8.5.1, 8.6, or 9.0 users only 1 Turn on your compu ter, a nd set the s upplied CD- ROM into the C D-RO M drive. The “PI XELA Image Mixer” scr een app ears. 2 Doubl e-clic k (Setup Menu). 3 Clic k (USB Dri ver). The ?[...]

77 Copying image s 4 Copying images 1 Double -click the n ewly reco gnized icon on the desktop. The con tents of the “M emory Stick” inserted in your camer a appe ar. 2 Dou ble-c lick “D CIM. ” 3 Dou ble-c lick “ 100 MSDC F.” 4 Drag an d drop the image fi les to th e ha rd disk icon. The image files are copi ed to you r har d disk. 5 Vi[...]

78 Troublesh ooting Troubleshooting If you experi en ce tro ubl e with yo ur camer a, try the following so lutions. 1 First check the items on th e tables below. If code displays “C: ss : ss ” ap pear on the LCD screen, the self-diagnostics display functio n is w orking (page 86) . 2 Should you r ca mera still not wo rk proper ly, pre ss the R [...]

Troublesh ooting 79 Shooting images The battery life is short. • You are shooting/viewing images in an extremely cold location. • The batteries are not charged enough. • The batteries are dead (page 93). — p Charge the batter ies (page 1 6). p Replace the batteries with a new one. You cannot turn on the camera. • The batterie s are not in[...]

80 Your camera cannot record images. • No “Memory S tick” is inserted. • The capacity of the “Memory Stick” is insufficie nt. • The write-protect switch on the “M emory Stick” is set to t he LOC K position. • You cannot s hoot while the flash is charging. • The mode switch is not set to STILL while shooting a still ima ge. •[...]

Troublesh ooting 81 Viewin g images Dele t in g im ag es Symptom Cause So lution Your camera cannot play back images. • The m ode switch is not se t to PLAY. • Your camera may not play back image files copied from the hard disk of your computer if the file na me or file si ze ha s been changed or t he image has been modified. p Set it to PLAY ([...]

82 Computer s Sym pto m Cause Solution You do not know if the OS of your computer is compatible. — p Check “Recommended computer environment” (page 56). You cannot install the USB driver. — • You are attempting to insta ll the USB driver on a machine that is not running a supported OS. p In Windows 2000, log on as Administrators (authoriz[...]

Troublesh ooting 83 “Memory Sti ck ” You cannot turn on the camera during USB connection. • The camera and your computer are connected through a hub. p Connect the camera directly t o your computer, or use a hub with output of 500 mA. The image cannot be played back on a computer. — — p If you are using the “PIXELA ImageMixer for Sony?[...]

84 Other Sym pto m Cause Solution Y our camera does not work. • The battery level is low. (T he E indicator appears.) • The USB cable is connected. • The built-in microcomputer is not working properly. p Charge the batteries (page 12) . p Disconnect the USB cable, or operate on y our computer. p Turn the power off and then on after on e minut[...]

Troublesh ooting 85 Warnings and messages The fo llowing messag es appe ar on the LCD scre en. Messag e Mean in g/Co r re ct ive A ct ion NO MEMORY STICK • I nsert a “Memory Stick” (page 22). SYSTEM ERROR • Turn the power off and on again (page 19). MEMORY STICK ERROR • The inserted “Memor y Stick” canno t be used in your camera (p ag[...]

86 Self-diagnosti cs display – If a code star ting wi t h an al pha bet letter app ears Your camera has a sel f-d iagnostics di splay. Th is functi on displays th e came ra conditio n on the LC D screen w ith a com binati on of a letter and four nu merica l digi ts. If this occurs, check the followi n g code chart and att emp t th e co rrespon d [...]

87 Additional information Menu items Menu item s that ca n be mo dified diffe r depen din g on the posi tion of t he mode switc h. The LC D screen shows only the items you can opera te at the moment. Fa ctory sett ings are indicate d with x . When the mode swi tc h is set to STILL (when [ ] is selected) When the mod e sw itch is s et t o MO VIE (wh[...]

88 When the mode switch is set to PLAY (when [ ] is selected) * The fol lowing menus are available no matter what position the mode switch is in. When [ ] is selec ted Item Setting Descrip tion DELETE OK CANCEL – Deletes the displayed image (page 52). – Cancels deleting of t he image. DELETE ALL OK CANCEL – Deletes all images (page 52). – C[...]

89 Additional information When [ ] is selected When [ ] is selected Item Setting Descript ion CLOCK SET DATE NOTATION DATE& TIME SET – Set the date notation (page 20 ). x [Y/M /D] / [M/D /Y] / [D/M/Y] – Sets the da te and ti me (pag e 20). BEEP x ON SHUTTER OFF – Turns on the beep/shutter sound when you press t he control button/shutte r [...]

90 Precautions On cleaning Cleaning t he LCD scree n Wipe t he scre en s u r face wit h an LCD clean i ng kit ( no t supplied) t o re move fing erprin ts, dust , etc. Cleaning the lens Wipe the lens w it h a soft cl oth to rem ove finger pri nt s, dust, etc. Clea n ing th e cam er a su rf ac e Clean th e ca m er a surface wit h a soft cloth slight [...]

91 Additional information On moisture condensat ion If the cam era is broug ht directly from a cold to a warm locati o n, or is placed in a very damp ro o m, moi s tu r e may conde nse inside or outside the c amera. Should th is occur, the ca mera w il l no t ope ra te prop erly. Moisture condensat ion occurs e asily when: • The cam era is bro ug[...]

92 On “Memory Stick” “Memory Stic k” is a ne w comp act, port a ble and versatile I C reco rding me dium w ith a da ta capac ity tha t exceed s the cap ac it y of a floppy di sk. There are tw o types of “M em ory Sti ck” : an ord inary “Mem ory Stic k” and a “M agic Gate M emo ry Stick ” that are equip p e d w it h th e Ma gicGa[...]

93 Additional information On Nickel Metal Hydri de batteries Effective use of the b attery • We re commend t hat you use ba tteries until t hey are comple te ly drained be for e charging them. • Batt er y per f ormance de cr eases in low- t emperat u re surroundi ngs, and the b attery l ife is shortened unde r such ci rcumst ances. To use the b[...]

94 Specifications System Image dev ice 6.65 mm (1/2.7 type) colo r CCD Primary colo r filter T otal pi xel s number of ca mera Approx. 1 34 0 000 p ixels Effecti ve pixels nu mb er of ca me r a Approx. 1 26 0 000 p ixels Lens Si ngl e fo ca l le ns f = 5.0 mm (7/32 inches) (35 mm camera conversion: 33 m m (1 5/16 inches)) F2.8 Expo su re c on trol [...]

95 Additional information BC-CS1 Ni-MH battery charger Po wer requirements AC 100 to 240V 50/60Hz 2.2 W Ou tpu t vo ltag e Size AA: D C 1.8V , 165 mA × 2 Size AAA: DC 1.8 V, 70 m A × 2 Dimensi ons 70 × 29 × 74 mm (2 7/8 × 1 3/16 × 3 inches) (W/H/D) Mass Approx. 7 0g (2. 5 oz.) Opera ting t em per at u re ran ge 0°C to 40 °C (32 °F to 104°[...]

96 LCD screen displays When shooting still imag es A AE/AF indicator (27) B Battery remaining indicator (15) C Flash mode indicator (32) Red-e y e r e duc t i on indicator ( 3 2 ) D Picture effect indicato r (40) E Focus prese t indicator ( 36) F Image size i ndicator (23, 38) G Remaining “Memor y Stick” capacity indicat or H Scene selection i [...]

97 Additional information When shootin g movies A Recording mode indicator (48) B Battery rem aining indicator (15) C Picture effect indicator (40) D Focus preset indicator (36) E Low battery warning indicator (15) F Status indicator (48) G Remaining “Memory Sti ck” capacity indic ator H Recording time [maximum recordable time] indicato r (50) [...]

98 When playing back still images A Image size indicator (25) B Print mark indicator (46) C File na me (42) D Image number E Number of images recorded i n “Mem or y Stick” F Recor ding dat e of the playbac k image When playing back moving images A Recording mode indicator (48) B File nam e (50 ) C Image number/Number of i mages recorded in “M[...]

99 Index A Access lam p .... .......... ...... ....... ......... ....... ......... ....... ....... ........ 23 AE/AF l ock ..... ....... ......... ....... ......... ....... ....... ......... ....... ....... . 26 Auto Fo cu s ...... ....... ... ...... ... ...... ....... ... ...... ... ...... ....... ... ...... ... . 28 Auto po wer-of f funct ion ...[...]

100 F File file names ...... ......... ...... ....... ......... ....... ....... ......... ....... ...... 74 image fil e st o rage d est inations . .. ....... .. ....... .. ....... .. ....... .. .. 74 Flash Red-eye reducti on ...... ....... ......... ....... ....... ......... ... 32, 33, 34 selectin g a flash mod e ......... ... ...... ....... .. ..[...]

101 P Pictur e effect ...... ....... ......... ...... .......... ...... ....... ......... ....... ...... 40 PO WER ...... ....... ....... ......... ...... ....... ......... ....... ....... ......... ...... 19 Power batte ries .... ....... ......... ....... ....... ......... ....... ...... .......... ...... .... 1 2 insert in g the b at t eries ....[...]

102 U USB . ......... ....... ......... ....... ....... ......... ....... ....... ......... ....... .. 56, 69 USB Bus Po wered ....... ...... ... ....... .. ....... ...... ... ....... .. ....... .. ...... 57 Using y our camera abroad ..... ....... .. ....... .. ....... .. ....... ....... .. .... 18 V VGA ......... ....... ....... ......... ....... [...]

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