Sony S50 инструкция обслуживания

3-060-523- 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. Owner’ s Record The model and se rial numbe rs are lo cated on t he bottom. Record the seri al num b er in the sp ace provide d be low . R ef er to these num b ers when e[...]

2 T o prev e nt fi r e o r sh oc k ha z ar d, do not e xpose t he unit to ra in or moisture. Never e xpose the ba tte r y pa ck to temperatu re abo ve 140° F (60°C) , such as in a car parked in the sun or unde r direct sunlight . If you hav e any questions abou t this pr oduct, you may c al l: Sony Customer Inform ation Ce nter 1-800-222-SONY (76[...]

3 Note: This equi pment has bee n tested and foun d to comply with the lim it s for a Class B digi tal device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FC C Rules . Thes e li mits are d es ig n ed to pro v id e reasonable pr ote c ti on against harmful inter ference i n a residentia l instal lation. Th is equipm ent generate s, uses, a nd can r adiate radio freq[...]

4 The electroma g neti c fi el ds at the spe ci f ic frequenc ie s ma y influenc e the pic tu re and sound of thi s cam era . For the Customers in CANAD A This C lass B digital ap paratu s complies wi th Canadian I CES- 003 . For the Custo mer s in the U. S. A . This device comp lies with Part 15 of the FCC Rule s. Oper ation i s subject to t he fo[...]

5 T able of cont ents Identifyin g the p arts ............ ........ .......... 6 Preparing the powe r supply ........ .......... 8 Setting t he date and time ........ ........... .. 13 Inserting t he “Memory St ick” ........... .. 15 B Recording Recording sti ll images ........ ... ............. 16 Recor ding mov ing im ag es (DSC-S50 only) ...[...]

6 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 Flash (19) B MODE selector (29) C Shutter button (16) ( 20) D Lens cap E Photoc e ll wi ndow for fla s h Do not blo ck w h ile recor di ng . F Self-timer/recording lamp G Built-i n microphon e (DSC- S50 only) Do not tou ch w h ile recor di ng[...]

Getting started 7 A Flash button B FOCUS but ton (41) C LCD B A CKLIGHT BRIGHT/ NORMAL switch Usually se t to NORMAL. When you us e the came ra out do o r s or in oth er br ight plac es, se tting this to BRIGHT makes t he LCD screen brig ht an d easy to see, b ut also uses up the batte ry faster . D Contr ol button E PROGRAM AE +/– button V O LUM[...]

8 Pr eparing the power supply Installing the battery pack Y our camera op erat es o nly wi th the “Inf oLITHI UM” N P-FM50 battery pack* (M seri es ). Y o u ca nnot use any oth er batter y pa ck. T o remove the battery pac k Open the battery/“Memor y Stick” cover . S lide the batter y eject lever downward, and remove the battery pack. Be c [...]

Getting started 9 Char ging the batt er y pack Y ou cann ot ch arge the batte ry pack whi l e yo ur came r a is tu rn ed on. Be s ure to turn of f your cam era before chargi ng. Batter y r e maining indicator The LCD screen on the came ra sho ws the remaining ti me for which you can s till record or p lay back i mages. This i ndi c ation may not be[...]

10 Approximate ti me to char ge a completely disc har ged batter y pack using the A C-L10 AC p ow e r a d a p t o r . STILL mode recording* DSC -S5 0 DSC -S3 0 STILL mode playback** (DSC-S50/S30) Approximate b attery lif e and number o f images t h at can be record ed/played back with a ful l y ch arged batter y pac k a t a temper at ur e of 77°F [...]

Getting started 11 Notes • The battery li fe and number of images wil l b e dec reas ed if y ou use you r cam era at lo w temper at u r es , use th e flash, re p eat ed ly tu rn th e po wer on/of f or use th e zo o m. • The cap acity of the “ M emory Stick ” is l imited. The abo ve fi gures are a guide when you continuous ly r ecor d/ play [...]

12 Using the AC power adaptor Using a car batter y Use Sony D C adapt or/charger . 1 Open th e DC IN jack cover and connect the DC conne cting cable to the DC IN jack of your camera with th e v mark facing up. 2 Connec t the power cord (mains lea d) to th e AC power adaptor and then to a wall o utlet (mains). AC-L10 AC power ada ptor DC IN jack cov[...]

Getting started 13 Setting the date and tim e When you f irst use your camera , set th e date and time. If these are n ot set, the CLOCK SET scr een ap pears whene ver you turn o n your camera for re cordin g. 1 Slide down t he PO WER switch to turn on the po we r . The POWER l amp ligh ts up. 2 Pres s v on the con trol b utton. The menu bar appea [...]

14 T o cance l the date and time setting Select [CANCEL] with v / V / b / B on the control bu tton, then p ress the center z . 5 Select the de sired date disp lay f o r m at w ith v / V on the control button, then pres s th e center z . Select f rom [Y/M/D] ( year/month/ day), [M/D/Y] (mont h/ d ay/year ) or [D/M/ Y ] (d ay/mo nt h/year). 6 Select [...]

Getting started 15 Inser ting the “Memor y Stick” Open the battery/“ Memory Sti ck” cov er, the n press th e “Memor y Stic k” once ligh tly . Notes • Inser t the “Memory Stick” firmly un til i t clic ks, oth erwis e a mes sage s uch as “ MEMOR Y STICK ERROR” will be displayed. • Nev er remove the “Memory Stick” or turn o[...]

16 Basic ope rations B Recording Recor ding still images Still images ar e record ed in JPEG format . T o record stil l i ma ges, s lide th e P O WER switch do wn to turn on t h e po wer and insert a “Mem ory Stick. ” ∗ Exposu re and fo cus a re auto matical ly adj usted. The number of images you can record on a “Memory Stick” See page s [...]

B B B B Recor ding 17 Y ou can ch eck the last record ed image b y cleari ng th e menu bar from t he scre en (page 31 ) and pr es sing b on th e contro l b utton . T o ret ur n to the n or mal recor ding mode, press lightly on the shutte r b utton or select [RETURN] with b / B on the con trol b utto n an d then pre ss th e center z . Y o u ca n als[...]

18 Press DISPLA Y to turn on/of f the indicators on the LCD sc reen. See page 64 for a detail ed descrip tion of th e indica ted items. Not es • Y ou ca nnot turn off the self-time r indicato rs and some of the indic ators used in advanced operatio ns. • The ind icators o n the L CD screen are n ot rec orded. Wh en you use t he se lf-tim er fu [...]

B B B B Recor ding 19 The initial se tting is a ut o (no indic ator) . In this mode, the flash a utomat ically s tro bes when t he su rr oundings be come dark . Wh en yo u c han ge the flash m o de, press the (flash) r epeatedly s o that th e flash mo de indicator a ppears on the LCD scr een. Each time yo u press the (flash ), the i ndicator change[...]

20 Recor ding m oving images (DSC- S50 only) Movin g images wi th audio are r eco rded in MPEG format . T o record m ov i ng i m ag es, slid e th e POWER switch down to turn on th e power an d inse rt a “Me m or y Stick.” See page s 17 and 18. Press DISPLA Y to turn on/of f the indicators on the LCD sc reen. These indicat ors are n ot r ecor de[...]

B B B B Pl ayb ack 21 Playing back still images When the menu ba r is not displayed Y ou can dire ctl y se l e ct and play bac k t h e imag e wi t h b / B on th e co ntrol button . Notes • Y ou migh t not be able to correctl y play bac k im ag es reco rd ed with th i s cam era o n oth er equipme nt. • Y ou cannot play back on thi s ca m era ima[...]

22 Playing back moving images T o paus e playback Sele ct X (pau se) on the L CD s creen with v / V / b / B on the contr ol b utton, then press the ce nter z . 1 Set the MO DE se lector to PLA Y . The last re corded image ( st i ll or moving) ap pe ars on th e LCD scree n. 2 Press v on the co nt rol button to displa y the menu bar on the LCD scre e[...]

B B B B Pl ayb ack 23 When the menu ba r is not displayed Y ou can dire ctly sele ct th e image wi th b / B on the cont ro l button, and play back the imag e an d s ound (DSC- S50 only ) by pre ss i ng t he center z . Whe n you pres s the cent er z during play back , playba ck is p aused. Press V OLUME +/– to adjust the vo lu me. Press DISPLA Y t[...]

24 V iewin g images using a personal computer Y ou ca n view data record ed with your c amera on a pe rsonal c omput er and attach i t to e-mail. This section des cribes the method for inst a lling the USB dri ver and vie wing ima ge s on a pers ona l comput er . Be sur e t o al so see th e op eration m a nuals f or your pers on al com pu t e r and[...]

B B B B Pl ayb ack 25 Befor e co nnecting y our cam er a t o yo ur perso na l co mputer, install the U SB driv er to the computer . The USB dri ver is contained together wit h application soft ware f or viewing imag es on a CD-ROM wh ic h i s su pplied w ith your cam er a. For Window s 98 users Note Be sure to in se rt a “Me mor y S tic k” int [...]

26 For Window s 98 users 3 Double-c lick the CD-ROM drive icon to open the window . 4 Double-clic k the icon of the ha rd disk containing the OS to open the window . 5 Mo ve the f ollo wing tw o files fr om the window opened in step 3 to the “System Folder” ic on in the window opened in step 4 (drag an d dr op). • Sony USB Dri ver • Sony US[...]

B B B B Pl ayb ack 27 “Memor y Stick” • “Memory Stick” opera tions on your camera c annot be ass ured if the “Memory Sti ck” has b een formatted on yo ur personal comput er . • Do not optimiz e th e “Me m or y Sti c k” on a Windo ws machin e. This will shorten the “M emor y Stick ” lif e. • Do not compres s the data on the[...]

28 Image file storage destinations and image files Image fi les record ed with yo ur c amera are grou ped i n fold ers by r ecording m ode. The meanings of the file n ames are a s follo ws. ssss stands for any number within the r ange fr om 0001 to 99 99. For Window s 98 us ers (The drive recognizing the camera is “D.”) The numerical portio ns [...]

29 Bef ore perf orming adv anced op erations Advanc ed o perat ions Befor e per for ming advanced operations This sectio n descri b es the basic c ontrol methods that are fr equently us ed for “Advanced operat io ns”. How to use the MODE selector The M O D E selector selects w he ther yo u ca n use your cam e ra to rec or d or to play bac k an [...]

30 Not e Y ou cannot c le a r the menu bar during INDEX screen di spla y (pa ge 45). The “Advanced op erations” section of this manual refer s to selecting and entering items by the abo ve pr ocedure as “Select [(item n ame)].” T urning on/of f the op eration buttons (menu bar) on the LCD scr een Selectin g item s and images on th e LC D sc[...]

Bef ore perf orming adv anced op erations 31 How to change the menu settings Some of the advan ce d operat ions for your camera are ex ecuted by selectin g menu items disp layed on th e LCD screen with the co ntrol b utton. Pres s V on the c ont r ol bu tto n unti l th e LCD sc re en re tu rn s to th e menu bar d is pl ay in step 1 . T o clear the [...]

32 Menu settings Menu items that can be modi fied differ depe nding on th e setting of t he MODE selec tor . The LCD sc reen s ho ws only t he it em s y ou c a n op er at e at th e mome nt. In iti al settings a re indic ated with x . (SELF TIMER) Records with the se lf-ti mer (page 18). EFFECT FILE Item Setting Des cri pti on MODE select or P .EFFE[...]

Bef ore perf orming adv anced op erations 33 IMAGE SIZE x 1600×1 200 1600 ( 3:2) 1024× 768 640×4 80 Selec ts the i m a g e size w he n reco rd ing still ima ges (DS C - S 50 only). STILL 1472× 110 4 x 1280× 960 1280 ( 3:2) 1024× 768 640×4 80 Selec ts the i m a g e size w he n reco rd ing still ima ges (DS C - S 30 only). STILL 320×2 40 x 16[...]

34 CAME RA TOOL PRO TECT ON Prot ec ts image s aga in st accide nt al erasur e (p age 49 ). PLA Y x OFF R el ea ses pro tection of images a gainst accidenta l er asur e. Item Setting Des cri pti on MODE select or DIGIT AL ZOOM x ON Uses digita l zoom. STILL OFF D oe s not use d ig it a l zoom. SHARPNE SS +2 to –2 Adjusts th e sharpn es s of the i[...]

Bef ore perf orming adv anced op erations 35 SETUP INDEX* Displays s ix images a t a time (PLA Y (IND EX) mode) (page 45) . DELETE Item Setting Description MODE select or DEMO x ON/STBY OFF Dis pl ay ed only w he n yo u use the AC power adaptor in MO VIE or STI LL mode. When ON is sele cted , a demonstratio n will st art if y ou do not oper ate you[...]

36 3 (RETURN)** Returns t o PLA Y (single) mode. ∗ Displ ay ed only in P LA Y (single ) mod e. ∗∗ Displayed only in PLA Y (INDEX) mode.[...]

B B B B V arious record ing 37 B V ar ious recording Rotating the LCD screen — Face-to- Face recor ding Y ou can record ima ges with th e lens facing y ou. 1 Set the MODE selector to MO VIE or STILL. 2 Adjust the angle of the LCD screen . Rotate the LCD scre en b y 18 0° for Face-to -Face rec ording . 3 Record the ima ge. The im ag e appear s on[...]

38 The number of images or the ti me that you can record on a “ Memory Stic k ” (4 MB): ∗ When [REC MODE] i s set to [NORMAL]. ∗∗ Nu mbers in paren the se s ind icate the maxim um recording time during continu ous r ecor di ng. Image size Number of images or time* 1600×1 20 0 A p prox. 4 1600 ( 3:2) Appr ox. 4 1472×1 10 4 A p prox. 5 12[...]

B B B B V arious record ing 39 Adding audio files to still images (VOICE) (DSC-S50 only) 1 Set the MODE selector to STILL. 2 Select [FILE], [ REC MODE], and then [V OICE] from t he menu . 3 Record the ima ge. If you press and re le ase th e shut te r button, sou nd is rec o r ded for 5 sec onds. If you hold do wn the shutter but ton, sound is re co[...]

40 Recording uncompressed images (TIFF) This mode si mult aneously r ecords s til l ima ge s in both TIFF fo rmat (uncom pre ssed ) an d JP EG f ormat (com pressed) . 1 Set the MODE selector to STILL. 2 Select [FI L E], [REC MODE], an d t h en [ T IF F] fr om the men u. 3 Record the imag e . The number of i mages that you can record on a “ Memory[...]

B B B B V arious record ing 41 Recording images in macro 1 Set the MODE selector to MO VIE or STILL. 2 Pres s F OCUS r epeated ly until the (auto ma cr o) indicator appe ars on the LCD screen . Y ou ca n reco rd a subjec t as clos e as ab out 1 3/1 6 inch es (3 cm ) from the le ns surface wi th th e zoom se t all the w a y to the W side. T o r et u[...]

42 Using the PROGRAM AE function 1 Set the MODE selector to MO VIE or ST ILL. 2 Press PROGRAM AE rep e ated l y to select t h e desired PR OGRAM AE mode . Aper ture pr iority mode Makes the su bject sta nd o ut against an u nclear bac kground or makes b oth the subjec t and t he back ground s tand out clea rly . Press +/ – repeated ly to se lect [...]

B B B B V arious record ing 43 Adjusting the exposure (EXPOSURE) 1 Set the MODE selector to MO VIE or STILL. 2 Select [CA MERA] and t hen [EX P OSU R E] from t h e m enu. 3 Select the des ired exposure val ue . Adjust the expos ur e v alue whil e checki ng the b rig htne ss o f the backgr ound. Y ou ca n se lect values ranging fro m +2.0 EV to –2[...]

44 Recording t he date and time on the still image (DA TE/TIME) 1 Set the MODE selector to STILL. 2 Select [EFFECT] and then [D A TE / TIM E ] f rom the me nu. 3 Select the date and time setti ng. DA Y & T I M E The da te, hou r and mi nu tes are impo sed on t o the im a ge. DA T E The ye ar , mont h an d da y are impo sed on t o the im a ge. O[...]

B B B B V arious play bac k 45 B V ari ous playbac k Playing back six images at once (INDEX) 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y . 2 Select [IN DE X ] on the LCD screen . Six i mages are displaye d at onc e (index sc reen). The following marks a re di spl ayed on each image a ccording to t he image type and settin gs. : Mo ving ima ge f ile : V oice m[...]

46 Enlar ging a part of the still image (Zoom and trimming) 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y . 2 Di spla y the image t o be enlarged. 3 Zoom in/out the image with the zoom button. The zoom s cali ng indica tor appe ars on th e LCD scr een. 4 Pres s the co ntr ol b utton rep e ated l y to select t h e desired pa rt of the image . v : The i mage mov [...]

B B B B V arious play bac k 47 Rotating a still image (ROT A TE) 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y . 2 Displa y the ima ge to ro ta te. 3 Select [F IL E] an d th en [R O T A TE] fr o m th e men u . 4 Rotate the image cloc k wise or counterc lock wis e , then sel ec t [ RETU R N]. Notes • Y ou may not be able to r o ta te pr ote c te d imag es or i[...]

48 Not e The [INTER V AL] s etting time is appr oximat e, and ma y v ary d epe nding on the played ba ck image s ize or oth er f actors. V iewing images on a TV scr een Before c onn ectin g yo ur camera , be sure to turn of f the TV . After connect ing A/ V conn ecting cable (DSC-S50) or VIDEO connecting cable (DSC-S30 ), tu rn on th e TV . 1 Conne[...]

B B B B Editing 49 B Editin g Preventi ng accidental erasure (PROTECT) The - (p rotect) indica tor appe ars on prot ecte d images. 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y , then display the image to protect. 2 Se l e c t [FIL E], [P RO T E C T], and then [ON] from the menu. The di splaye d imag e is pr otec ted and - appear s. T o release protection Selec[...]

50 Deleting images (DELETE) Y ou can no t delete pr ot ec ted files. 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y , then di spla y the image to de le te . 2 Select [DELETE] and then [OK] fr om the menu. The image is deleted. 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y , then displ ay the INDEX screen. 2 Select [DELETE] and then [AL L ] o r [SE L E C T ] from th e men u. [...]

B B B B Editing 51 Changing the recor ded still image size (RESIZE) 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y and di spla y the ima g e to resi ze. 2 Sel ect [TOOL ] a n d the n [RESIZE] fr om the me nu . 3 Select th e des ired imag e size. DSC-S50 1600× 120 0, 1 024×7 68, 640×480 DSC-S30 1472× 1104, 1280× 960, 1024× 768, 640×4 80 The c h an ged ima [...]

52 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y , then displ ay the INDEX screen. 2 Select [T OOL], [COPY], and then [S ELE C T] f rom the men u. 3 Select the ima g e to cop y . The (selec t) indica tor appe ars on the ima ge. 4 Select [ENTER]. “MEMOR Y STICK ACCESS” appears . 5 When “ C HANGE MEMOR Y STICK ” is displayed, eject th e “ Memory Stic k.[...]

B B B B Editing 53 Selecting stil l images to print (PRINT MARK) Y ou can mark a print mark on still images rec orded with y our camer a. This mark is con venient whe n you hav e images printed a t a shop that con for ms w ith t he D POF (Dig ita l Pr int Orde r Format ) standa rd. 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y and di spla y the ima g e you want[...]

54 Additional information Precautions Cleaning the L CD screen Wi pe the screen surf ace with a cle an ing cloth (not suppli ed) or a LCD cleaning kit (not supp lied) to remove fingerprints , dust , etc. Cleaning the camera surface Clean th e came ra surf ace wit h a soft cloth sligh tly moi s tene d wi th w a ter , the n wi pe th e surface dry . D[...]

Additiona l inf ormatio n 55 • Use onl y the s pecif ied ch arger with the charging fun ction. • T o pr e vent accident from a short circ uit, do not allow metal obj ects to co me into contac t with the batt ery te rminals. • K ee p the bat ter y pack aw a y from f i re. • Nev er expose the battery pa ck to temp eratur es ab ove 140 °F (60[...]

56 “Mem ory Stick” , , “Magic G a te Memory Stic k” an d are trad emark s of Sony Corpora tion. “M ag icGa te ” and are tradem a rk s of So ny Corpor a tio n. Using your camera abroad P ower sour ces Y ou ca n use your camer a in any count ry o r ar ea wi th t h e suppl ied battery char ger within 100 V to 240 V A C , 50/60 Hz. Use a co[...]

Additiona l inf ormatio n 57 T r oubleshooting If you e xperience trouble wit h your camera, f irst check th e follo wing items. Sho uld your ca mera sti ll not operat e proper ly after y ou have made these ch ecks, co nsult you r Son y dealer or local authoriz ed S ony serv ice fac ili ty . If code display s (C : ss : ss ) app ear on the LCD sc re[...]

58 The pictur e is too dar k. • Y ou ar e s hootin g a s ubj ec t with a li ght source behind the subject. t Adj us t the exposu re (page 43). t Adjust the brightness of the LCD scr een (page 35). The flas h d oes no t work . • The flash is se t to . t Set the fl ash to auto (no ind icator), o r (page 19 ). • PR O GRAM AE is set to the T wili[...]

Additiona l inf ormatio n 59 Y our c amera c anno t play back ima ges. • The M ODE se lect o r is se t t o S T ILL or MOVIE. t Set it to PLA Y (page 2 1). The im ag e and sound are int erfer ed by n oise when you play back an i mage on a person al comp ut er. • Y ou are play i ng back th e file direc tly from th e “Mem or y St i ck. ” t Cop[...]

60 Y our per sonal c omput er does not recogni z e your camer a. • The camera is turned of f. t T urn on the camera. • The battery le vel is low . t Use the A C po wer ada p tor (p age 12). • The USB cable is not connected firmly . t Disco nnect the US B cab le, and conne ct it a gain firmly . Mak e sure that “ PC MODE” is disp layed on t[...]

Additiona l inf ormatio n 61 W ar ning and notice messages V arious m es sages appea r on the LCD scr ee n. Check the cor r esponding descript io ns in the follo wing list. Messag e Meaning NO MEMOR Y STI CK No “Me mory Sti ck” has be en inser ted. SYSTEM ERROR T urn the power off and on aga in. MEMO R Y ST ICK ER ROR The ins er ted “Mem or y[...]

62 Self-diagnosis display Y our camera has a self-d iagnos is disp lay . This function di splays th e camera co ndition o n the LCD screen with a combination of a lett er and four di gi ts of number s. If th is occurs, ch eck the followin g code ch art. The co de infor ms you of the came r a’ s curr ent co ndition. The last two digi t s (ind icat[...]

Additiona l inf ormatio n 63 Specifications System Image device 1/2.7 type color CCD Lens 3× zoom lens f = 6.1 – 18.3 mm (39 – 117 mm when con v e rted into a 35 mm still camera ) F = 2.8 – 2.9 Exposur e con trol Automatic exposure White balance Automatic, Indoor, Outdoor , Hold Data sys te m Still: J PEG, GIF (in TEXT mode), TIFF Movie (DSC[...]

64 LCD screen indicators A Battery remai ni ng indicator B PROGRAM AE/flash level/flash mode in d icat or C White balance/EV level/ sharpness indicator D Picture effect indicator E Date/ti me indicato r F Aperture/shu tter spe ed indic ator G AE loc k/foc us loc k indicator H Recor ding mode in dicator I Image size indicator J Self- diag nosis f un[...]

Additiona l inf ormatio n 65 A Protect indicator B Print mark indicator C File n ame D Record ing mod e indicato r E Image size indicator F Image number G Number of stored images in “ Me mory St ick ” H Remaining memory capacity indic ator I Recor ding dat e of the pla ybac k image /m e n u bar and guide menu A V OL. (V olume) indi cator (DSC-S[...]

66 Index A A/V OUT ......... ............. ... 48 Adjus ting the e xposure .... 43 AE (Aut o Exposure) ........ 16 Aper t u r e prio rity mode ... . 42 Auto power - off functi on . ... 9 Auto red- eye reduc tion .... 19 B Batt ery pa c k battery li fe ........ ... ........ 10 charging ..... ..... ..... ........ .. 9 install ing ......... ....... ..[...]

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