Sony DSC-F55V инструкция обслуживания

3-062-820- 12 (1) Digital Still Camera Oper ating Instructions Bef or e op erating t h e unit, ple as e re ad this ma nual thor oughly , and retai n it fo r futur e refe re nce. DSC-F55 V ©2000 Sony Cor poration[...]

2 T o pre ve nt fir e o r sh oc k hazar d, do not e xpose t he unit to ra in or moisture. The electroma gneti c f iel ds at th e s pe ci fi c frequenc ie s ma y influenc e the pic tu re and sound of thi s cam era . T rial recor ding Befor e you record one -time events, you m ay want to make a tria l rec ording to ma ke sur e that th e came ra is w [...]

3 T able of cont ents Identifyin g the p arts ......... ...... ..... ...... .... 4 Preparing the powe r supply ........ ...... .... 6 Setting t he date and ti me ..... ...... ........ .. 10 Inserting t he “Memory St ick” ........... .. 12 B Recording Recording sti ll images .. ...... ... ..... ...... .. 13 Recording movi ng images .......... ..[...]

4 Gett ing st arted Identifying the par ts See th e pa ges in par en theses fo r detai ls of op e ration. A Shutter button (13) ( 17) B Flash (16) C Self-timer/Recording lamp D Built-i n mic rophon e Do not tou ch w h ile recor di ng . E Photoc e ll wi ndo w for fl a s h Do not blo ck w h ile recor di ng . F Lens G T ripod recept ac le (bot to m su[...]

Getting started 5 A (flash) button B Flash lamp C LCD B A C K LIGHT s witch Usually se t to ON. Set t o OFF to save the battery if yo u use your camer a in br i g ht pl ac e. D PROGRAM AE button (38) E Contr ol b utton F DISPLA Y b utt on G PO WER switc h PO WER lamp H LCD screen I MODE selector (26) J T (dig i t a l zo o m ) butt on W (di gital zo[...]

6 Pr eparing the power supply Char ging the batt er y pack Y our c amera ope rates onl y wi th th e “I nfoL ITHIUM” NP- FS11 batt ery p ack* (S seri es ). Y ou canno t use any other battery pa ck. T o r emo ve the batter y pack Slide the batt er y pack in t he d ire ctio n op posi te th e arr o w . * Wh at is “In foLITHI UM”? “InfoLITHIUM[...]

Getting started 7 Appr ox imate tim e to charge a comp letely di sc harged bat te ry pack usin g t he A C- VF10 A C power adap to r/charger. STILL mode recording* STILL mode playback** Appr ox imate ba ttery life and numb er of images tha t can be re co rded /p la ye d back with a f ul ly cha rged battery pac k at a t em pe rature of 25°C, 640 × [...]

8 Installing the battery pack T o r emo ve the batter y pack Open the batter y cover . Slide the batter y eject lever downward , and remove the batt ery pac k. Be c aref ul no t t o dr op t he b atter y pack w hen remo vi ng it . Batter y remaining indicator The LCD screen on the camer a sho ws the remaining time for which you can still recor d or [...]

Getting started 9 Using the AC power adaptor Using a car batter y Use S ony DC adap tor/ char ger (not s uppl ied) . 1 Open t he batter y cover . 2 Inser t the one end of the DK-115 DC conne ct in g cable to the battery ter m in al, a nd close the cover . When inserti ng the c able, op en the s lot cover fo r A C power ada ptor/ch arger and be care[...]

10 Setting the date and time When you f irst u se your camera, se t the dat e and time . If the se are not set, the CLO CK S ET sc reen appea rs w henever you turn on your c amera for record ing. 1 Slide the PO WER switch downwar d to turn on t he power . The PO WER lamp lights up. 2 Press v on the co nt rol button. The men u bar appe ars on the LC[...]

Getting started 11 T o cancel the date and time setting Select [CANCEL] with v / V / b / B on the con tr ol butto n, th en press the ce nter z . 4 Select [CLOCK SET ] with v / V on the co ntr ol button, then press th e cente r z . 5 Select the desired date display format with v / V on the control button, then press the cente r z . Selec t fro m [Y/[...]

12 Inser ting the “Memory Stick” Open the “Mem ory Stick ” cover , t hen press th e “ Memory S tick” eje ct button. Not es • Insert t he “Memo ry Sti ck” f irmly , other wise a messa ge such as “MEMOR Y STICK ERR OR” will be displayed . • Nev er remo ve the “Memory Stick” or turn of f the po wer whil e the acce ss lam p [...]

B B B B Recor ding 13 Basi c oper ations B Recording Recor ding still images Still ima ges are rec orded in J PEG format. T o record still ima ges, sl ide the P O WER switch do wnward to turn on the po wer and inse rt a “Me mor y Sti ck. ” ∗ Expos ure and fo cu s are automatic ally a djus ted. The number of images you can record on a “Memor[...]

14 Y ou ca n ch eck t he l ast r ecor ded i mage by clea ring the menu bar f rom t he sc reen (page 27) and pr essing b on the control but ton. T o return to the normal recording mode , pre ss lightly o n th e s hut t er button or sele ct [RE TURN] with b / B on t he control b utt on and then p ress the center z . Y ou ca n als o de lete th e im ag[...]

B B B B Recor ding 15 Press DISPLA Y to turn on/off the indi ca tors on the LCD scre en. See page 61 for a deta iled descr i pt ion of the ind icated it em s . Notes • Y ou ca nnot turn off the self-timer indica tor s and some of the indic ator s use d in a dv anced operations. • The indic at ors on the LCD screen are not recorded. When you use[...]

16 The initial se tting is auto (n o in d ica to r) . In this mode, the flash au to mat ically st ro bes when the su rrounding s bec ome dark . When you chan ge the f lash mod e, pres s the (flash) re peatedly so that the fla sh mode indi cator ap pears on th e LCD scree n. Each t i me yo u pres s the (fl ash) , the in d icato r chan ge s as fol l [...]

B B B B Recor ding 17 Recor ding moving images Movi ng im ages with audio are reco rded i n MPEG format . T o record movi ng images, slide the PO WER switc h do wnward to turn o n the po w er and in se rt a “Memor y Sti ck .” See p age 15. Press DISPLA Y to turn on/off the indi ca tors on the LCD scre en. These indi cators ar e not reco rded. S[...]

18 Playing back still images When the menu bar is no t displayed Y ou can dire ct ly select and play b ack the im ag e with b / B on the co ntrol button. Not es • Y o u mig ht n o t be able to co r r ectly p l ay bac k im ages r e cord ed with th i s cam er a on othe r equipmen t. • Y o u cannot p lay back on this camera images l arger than th [...]

B B B B Pl ayb ack 19 Playing back movin g images T o pause pl ayback Sele ct X (pause) on the LCD scr een wit h v / V / b / B on the c ontrol button , then press the ce nt er z . 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y . The last r ecorded ima ge (still or mo ving) appear s on the LCD screen. 2 Pres s v on the control b utton to display the menu bar on t[...]

20 When the menu bar is no t displayed Y o u can d i rect ly sele ct th e ima g e with b / B on the cont rol button, a nd p lay back the ima ge and sound by pressi ng the center z . Whe n yo u pr ess the c ente r z during playb ack, play back is paus ed. Moving im ages r ecorded with the image of [320 (HQ)] The images a re disp layed o v er the ent[...]

B B B B Pl ayb ack 21 V iewing images using a personal computer Y ou can view dat a reco rded wi th your ca mera on a pe rsonal co mpute r and a ttach it t o e-mail. This sectio n describes the metho d for ins talling th e USB dri ve r and vie wing imag es on a perso na l compu te r . Be sur e to al so see the op eration m a nuals fo r yo ur pers o[...]

22 Before connec ting your camera to y our pers onal computer , install t he USB dri v er to the computer . The USB dri ver is cont ained toge ther with a pplication softwa re for vie win g images on a CD-R O M which is supplied with your camera. For Window s 98 users Not e Be sure to inse r t a “Me mo ry Sti ck ” in to your c am e ra be fo re [...]

B B B B Pl ayb ack 23 For Window s 98 users 3 Double-cli ck the CD-ROM drive icon to open the window . 4 Double-cli ck the icon of the hard disk containing the OS to open the w indow. 5 Move the f ollo wing two files fr om the window opened in step 3 to the “System Folder” icon in the window opened in step 4 (drag an d d r op) . • Sony USB Dr[...]

24 “Memor y Stick” • “Memory Stick” ope rations on you r camera ca nnot be as sured if the “ Memory Stick” has been formatted on your p ersonal comput er . • Do not op timize t he “Mem ory Stick” o n a Windows machine. This will shorten the “Memor y Stick” lif e . • Do not compres s the data on the “Mem ory Stick.” Com[...]

B B B B Pl ayb ack 25 Image file storage destinations and image files Imag e files r ecorded with your ca mera ar e gr ou ped in fo lders by rec or di ng mode . The meanings of the f ile names are a s follo ws. ssss stands for an y num b er within t he range from 000 1 to 9999. For Window s 98 use rs (The drive recognizing the cam era is “D.”) [...]

26 Advanc ed op eratio ns Befor e perfor ming advanced operations This sect ion desc ribe s the basi c cont ro l meth ods that are f requ entl y us ed f or “Advance d op erations ”. How to use the MODE selector The MO D E sele ct or selects w h ether yo u can use yo ur cam er a to record o r to play back an d edit im age s. Set the selector as [...]

Bef ore perf orming a dv ance d operations 27 Note Y ou cannot clear the menu ba r during I NDEX sc ree n dis play (page 42). The “Advan ced operations” section of t his manual refers to selecting and entering items by the ab o ve pr ocedure as “Select [ (item name)].” T urning on/of f the ope ra tion buttons (menu bar) on th e LCD sc re en[...]

28 How to change the menu settings Some of th e adv a nced o pera tion s fo r your camer a are e x ecuted b y se lect ing me nu items displ ayed on the LCD sc reen wi th the cont rol b utton. Pres s V on the c ontrol b utto n until th e LCD s cr ee n re tu rns to the menu b ar d isp la y in step 1 . T o clear the menu bar, press V agai n. 1 Press v[...]

Bef ore perf orming a dv ance d operations 29 Menu settings Menu i t em s tha t can be modi fied differ depe nding on the setting of th e M O D E selec tor . The LC D scree n shows on ly the items you can operate at the mome nt. Initia l set tin gs are in dica ted w ith x . (SELF TIMER) Records with t he self-t imer (page 15). (MACRO/FOCUS) Reco rd[...]

30 FIL E NUMBER SERIES Assigns num bers to files in sequ ence e v en if t he “M emory Sti ck” is c hang ed. MO VIE STILL x NORMAL Resets the f ile number ing each ti me the “Mem ory Stic k” is c hanged. IMA GE SIZ E 2240×1 680 x 1856×1 392 1856 (3: 2) 1280×9 60 640×48 0 Selects the image si ze when re cording sti ll i mages . STILL 320 [...]

Bef ore perf orming a dv ance d operations 31 CAMERA TOOL PR O TECT ON P rotect s im ag es against acc ident al eras ure ( pag e 46) . PLA Y x OFF R elease s protec t io n of image s against acci dent al er asur e. Item Setting Description MODE select or SHAR PNESS +2 to –2 Adj us ts the sh ar pn ess of th e im age. appea rs on t he LC D scre en [...]

32 SETUP INDEX* Displays si x images a t a ti me (PLA Y (INDEX) mode) (page 42 ). DELETE Item Setting Des cri pti on MODE select or DEMO x ON/STBY OFF Di sp laye d only when you use th e A C po wer adap tor in MO VIE or STILL mod e. Whe n ON is sel ect ed, a demons t ra ti on will start if y ou do not operat e your came ra for about 10 minutes. T o[...]

Bef ore perf orming a dv ance d operations 33 3 (RETURN)** Returns to PL A Y (s ingle) m ode. ∗ Displayed onl y in PLA Y ( sin gle) mode. ∗∗ Di spla yed onl y in PLA Y (I NDEX) mode.[...]

34 B V ari ous r ecording Rotating the LCD screen — Face-t o- Face recor ding Y ou can record images with the lens fac i n g you. 1 Set the MODE selector to MO VIE or ST I LL. 2 Adjust the angl e of the lens part . Rotate the lens part b y 180° for Face-to-Face record ing. 3 Record the imag e . The ima ge app ears on the LC D scre en a s a mirro[...]

B B B B V arious reco rd ing 35 The number of images or the time that you can record on a “ Me mory Sti ck ” (8 MB): ∗ When [ REC MODE] is set to [NORMAL]. ∗∗ Num be r s in pa r enthe ses indicate th e maxim u m r ecor d i ng time during continuo us r ecor di ng. Image size Numbe r of image s or time* 2240×1 680 Approx. 4 1856×1 392 App[...]

36 Adding audio files to still images (VOICE) 1 Set the MODE selector to STILL. 2 Select [FI LE], [REC MODE], and then [V OICE] from the men u. 3 Record the imag e . If you pres s and rele ase the shu tter b utt on , so und is re cord ed for 5 seco nds. If yo u ho ld do wn the shut te r button, so und is recor ded unt il you releas e the shu tter b[...]

B B B B V arious reco rd ing 37 Recording uncompressed images (TIFF) This mode s imul taneousl y record s sti ll images in both TIFF format (uncom p ress ed) an d JP EG form a t (com presse d). 1 Set the MODE selector to STILL. 2 Select [FILE], [ REC MODE], and then [TIFF] from the menu . 3 Record the ima ge. The number of images that you can recor[...]

38 Setting the distance to the subject Normally the focus is automatic ally adjusted. Thi s function is useful whe n the a uto fo cus does no t work w ell suc h as in da rk plac es . 1 Set the MODE selector to MO VIE or ST I LL. 2 Select [ ] (macr o/f ocus) fr om the menu. 3 Pres s z of the cont r ol button rep eated ly to achi eve a sh arp fo c u [...]

B B B B V arious reco rd ing 39 Landsca pe mode Focuses on ly on a dis t an t subje ct to rec o r d la ndscap es, etc. P anf ocus m od e Chang es th e fo cus qu i c kly a n d simply from a close s ubject to a distan t subject . Spot light-me tering mode Select this mode when there is back l ig ht or when th ere is str ong cont ra st bet w e en the [...]

40 Ad justing the whit e balance (WHITE BALANCE) Normally the wh ite balance is automatically a djusted. 1 Set the MODE selector to MO VIE or ST I LL. 2 Select [CAMERA] and the n [WHITE B ALANCE] fr om the men u. 3 Select the desired white balance se tti ng. IN DOOR ( n ) • Pla ces wh ere the l ig hting cond iti on c hanges qu ickly • Unde r br[...]

B B B B V arious reco rd ing 41 Enjoying pictur e eff ects (P .EFFECT) 1 Set the MODE selector to MO VIE or STILL. 2 Sel ect [E FFEC T] an d the n [P .EFF ECT] from the menu. 3 Select th e des ired mode . SOLARIZE The light co ntrast is clea rer and the picture l ooks lik e an i llustra tion. B&W The pictur e is mo nochrome (b lack and whit e) [...]

42 B V ariou s playback Playing back six images at once (INDEX) 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y . 2 Select [INDEX] on the LCD screen. Six imag es ar e di splay ed a t on ce (inde x sc reen ). The fo llo wing ma rks are displa yed on e ach imag e acco rding to th e imag e typ e and sett ings . : Mo ving im age f ile : V o ice m e mo file : E-ma il [...]

B B B B V arious pla ybac k 43 Enlar ging a part o f the still image (Zoom and trimming) 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y . 2 Displ a y the ima ge to be enla r ged. 3 Zoom in/out the image with T/ W. The z oom scalin g indicato r appear s on the LCD s cree n. 4 Press t he co ntrol b utton repeat ed ly to select the desir ed pa r t of the imag e . v[...]

44 Rotating a still image (ROT A TE) 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y . 2 Di spla y the im age t o r otate. 3 Select [FILE] and then [RO T A T E ] from th e m enu. 4 Rotate the im ag e cloc kwise or co untercl ock wise , then select [RETURN]. Not es • Y ou may not be ab le to rota te images recorded with other equipme nt. • Also, when viewing i[...]

B B B B V arious pla ybac k 45 Note The [INTER V AL] s etting time is approxim ate, and m ay vary depending on the pl ayed back image si ze or othe r factors. Viewing images on a TV screen Befo r e co nnecting your cam er a, be sure to tu rn of f th e TV . 1 Connect the A/V conn ecting cable to the A/V OUT jack of y ou r ca mera and to t he audio/v[...]

46 B Ed itin g Preventi ng accidental erasure (PROTECT) The - (prote ct ) indi cat o r appear s on prot ect ed image s. 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y , then di sp la y the image to prote ct. 2 Select [FILE], [PRO TEC T], and then [ON] fr om the men u. The di s play ed im ag e is pr ot ec t ed and - ap pears. T o r elease protection Select [OFF] [...]

B B B B Editing 47 Deleting images (DELETE) Y ou c ann ot delete pr otected files. 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y , then display the image to delete. 2 Sele ct [D ELE TE] and th en [OK] from the menu. The image is d eleted. T o cancel deleting Select [CANCEL] in step 2 . 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y , th en di spla y the IND EX screen . 2 Sel[...]

48 Changing the recor ded stil l image size (RESIZE) 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y and displ ay the imag e to resize . 2 Select [T OOL] and then [RE S IZE] from th e m enu. 3 Select the de sired imag e size . 2240 ×16 8 0, 1856 ×1 39 2, 1280×9 60, 64 0×480 The chan ged i mage is r ec orde d, then th e display returns to the image displa y be[...]

B B B B Editing 49 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y , th en di spla y the IND EX screen . 2 Select [T OOL ], [COPY], and the n [SE LECT ] from th e menu . 3 Select th e imag e to copy . The (select ) in dica tor a ppears on the image. 4 Select [E N TER ] . “MEMOR Y ST ICK A CCESS” appear s. 5 When “ CHANGE MEMOR Y STIC K ” is displ ay ed, e[...]

50 Selecting still images to print (PRINT MARK) Y ou can mark a print mark on st ill images recor ded with your camera. This mark is con ve n ien t when you have images pr in ted at a shop that conforms with the DPOF (Digit al Print Order F o rma t) st an da rd. 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y and displ ay the imag e y ou want to print. 2 Select [[...]

Additiona l inf ormatio n 51 Additional information Precauti ons Cleaning the LCD screen W ipe the sc ree n surface wit h a cleaning cloth (not sup plied) or a LCD cleanin g kit (not s upplied) to remove fingerprints, dust, etc. Cleaning the camera surface Clean the cam era surf ace wit h a soft clot h sligh tly moist ened with water, then wipe th [...]

52 • Use only the specified charger with th e charging functio n. • T o pre ven t accide nt from a short circuit, d o not allow metal obje cts to come int o contact with the batt ery te rmi n al s. • K eep the ba tt ery pack a w ay from f ire. • Nev er expose the battery pac k to temper atures abov e 60 °C, su ch as in a ca r parked in the[...]

Additiona l inf ormatio n 53 “Memor y St ic k” , , “MagicGa te Memory S tick” and are trademarks of Sony Cor poration. “Magic Gate” a nd are trademarks of Sony Corporation. Using your camera abroad P ower sour ces Y ou c an u se your ca m er a i n any country or a rea with th e supplied batter y charger within 10 0 V to 240 V A C, 50/6 [...]

54 T roubleshooting If you experience trouble w ith you r c amera , first c he ck the fol l owing item s. Sho uld your cam era st ill n ot oper at e pr oper ly a fte r yo u ha v e ma de thes e ch eck s, co nsu lt y o ur Sony de aler or lo cal auth orized Son y serv ice f acility . If code displa ys (C: ss : ss ) appear on the LCD screen, the self-d[...]

Additiona l inf ormatio n 55 The pictur e is too dar k. • Y ou ar e sh ooting a su bject wi t h a l ig ht sourc e behind the sub ject. t Adju st the ex po sure (p a ge 39) . t Adju st t he br ightn es s of the LCD screen (p ag e 32). The flas h do es not work. • The flash is s et to . t Set th e flash to au to (no in dicato r) , or (page 16 ). [...]

56 Y our cam e ra canno t play back i mages. • The MODE selector is set to STILL or MO VIE. t Set it t o PLA Y (pages 18, 1 9). The im age and sound are interf er ed b y nois e when you pla y back an im age on a person al compu te r . • Y ou ar e p laying b ac k the file dire ct l y from the “Mem or y St i ck.” t Copy the file to the hard d[...]

Additiona l inf ormatio n 57 Y our person al comp ut er does not re co gn iz e yo ur camer a. • The cam era is turn ed off. t T urn on the ca mera. • The battery le vel is lo w . t Use t he A C power adap to r/charger (p age 9). • The USB ca ble is not con nected firmly . t Discon nect the U SB cable, a nd c onnect it agai n fi rmly . Mak e s[...]

58 W arning and no tice messages V ar i ous m essage s ap pe ar on the LC D screen. Che ck the co rrespo ndi n g descri pt ions in the fol lo wing list . Message Meanin g NO ME M O R Y STIC K No “Mem ory Stic k” has been i ns er ted. SYSTE M ERR OR T u rn th e po wer of f and on ag ain. MEMO R Y STIC K ERR OR The ins erted “M emory Sti ck ”[...]

Additiona l inf ormatio n 59 Self-diagnosis di splay Y our ca mera ha s a self-d ia gno sis di spl a y . Th i s function d isplays th e camera condition o n the LCD sc reen wit h a combi na tion of a le t ter and four dig its of number s. If this occur s, check the following code cha rt. The co de info rms y ou of the camera’ s current condition.[...]

60 Specifications System Image device 1/1 . 8 ty pe co lo r CCD Lens f = 6.85 m m (37 mm when con v erted into a 35 m m still camera) F = 2.8 Expo sure con trol Automatic exposure White b alance Automatic, I ndoor , Outdoor, Hol d Data system Movie: MP EG1 Still: J PEG, GIF (in TEXT mode), TIFF Audio with still image : MPEG1 (Monaural) Recor din g [...]

Additiona l inf ormatio n 61 LCD screen indicators A Battery remain ing indicator B PROGRAM AE/flash mode/ flash level indicator C White balance/EV level/ sharpness indicato r D Picture effect indicator E Date/time indicator F Aper ture/shutter speed indicator G AE loc k /f ocus lock indi cator H Record ing mod e indicato r I Image size indicator J[...]

62 A Protect indicator B Print mark i ndic ator C File n a m e D Recor ding mode in dicator E Image size indicator F Imag e num ber G Number of stored images in “ Memory Stick ” H Remaining memory capacity indic ator I Recor ding dat e of the pla ybac k image/menu bar and guide menu A V OL. (V olume) in dicator B Playbac k/pause buttons B : dur[...]

63 Additiona l inf ormation Index A A/V OUT .......... .. ..... ... ..... 45 Adjusting the expos ure .... 39 AE (Auto E xposure) ........ 13 Aper tu re priority mod e .. . . 38 Auto power- off func ti on .... 8 Auto red-eye reduc t ion .... 16 B Batte r y pa ck batter y life .... ....... ..... ..... 7 chargin g .......... ..... ........ .. 6 instal[...]

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