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2-108-864- 11 (1) Digital S till Cam era Operating I nstructions Before op erating the unit, please rea d this manua l thoroughly, and retain i t for future refe rence. Owner’s Record The mod el and seria l number s are l ocated on th e botto m. Reco rd the serial num ber in the spa ce provided be low.
2 T o prevent fire o r shock hazard, do not e xpose th e unit to rain or moisture. If you have any questions about this product, you ma y call: Sony Custom er Informa tion Services Center 1-800-222-SONY ( 7669) The number below is for the FCC related matte rs only .
3 RECYCLING LITHIUM -ION BA TT E R IE S Lith ium-Io n batter ies are recycl able. Y ou can help preser ve our environment by returni ng your used rechar geable batteries to the co llectio n and re cycl ing locat ion nea rest you.
4 Read th is first Tria l rec ord ing Before you rec ord one-time events, you may want to make a trial recor ding to make sure that the camera is working correctly .
5 The pictur es used in this manual The photographs used as examples of pictu res in this manual are reproduced im ages, and are not actual images shot using this camera.
6 Table of co ntents Read this first ........... ......... ...... ........ ......... . 4 Identifyin g the par ts ......... ...... ........ ......... . 8 Mode dial . ......... ......... ......... ..... ......... .. 10 Charging t he batter y pack ......
7 Rotati ng stil l image s — Rotate ........... ...... ......... ........ ....... 64 Playing b ack imag es shot in Multi B urst mode ........... ......... ......... ......... ..... .... 64 Playing ba ck conti nuously ........... ....... 65 Playing ba ck frame by frame .
8 Ide ntifyin g the part s See the pages in pa rentheses for deta ils of operation. A POWER but ton (15 ) B Shut ter b utton (23) C Hook for wrist strap D Flash (28) E Multi connector ( bottom surface.
9 A Finder (30) B LCD screen For deta ils on the it ems on the LCD scree n, see pa ge 120 to 12 3. C (Display/LCD on/off) button (30) D MENU b ut ton (44, 109) E Contro l button Menu on: v / V / b / B.
10 Mode dial Before us ing your camer a, set the desired mark on the mode dial to . (Auto adjus tment mode) The focu s, exposu re and whi te balan ce are automati cally a djusted to allow e asy shootin g. The i mage qual ity is s et to [Fin e] (pag e 45).
11 Getting started Charging the batte ry pack , Open the ba ttery/“Me mory Stick ” cover. Slid e the cove r in the dire ctio n of th e arr ow. • Be sure to turn off your camera wh en cha rg in g t he ba tt er y pa ck ( pag e 15 ). • Y our camera operates with the “InfoLITHIUM” NP-FR1 battery pack (R type) (supplied).
12 , Conn ect t he po wer cor d (mai ns lead) to the AC Adaptor and to a w all outlet (wall socket). The /CHG l amp lig hts up when c harging begi ns, a nd go es off when char ging is comple ted. • After charging the battery pack, disconnect the AC Adaptor f rom the DC IN jack of your camera.
13 Getting started Number of images and battery life that can be recorded / viewed The tabl es show the approxima te number o f imag es and th e battery life th at can be record ed/viewed w hen you shoot images i n norma l mode with a ful ly charge d battery pack (sup plied) at a tem perature of 25°C (77°F).
14 Using t he AC adaptor , Open the DC IN jack cover and connect the AC Adap tor (supplied) to the DC IN jack of your c amer a. Open th e cove r in the ar row di rectio n as illustr ated ab ove. Conn ect the DC plug with the v mark facing the LCD screen side.
15 Getting started Turn ing on/off you r camera , Press POW ER. The POWER lamp ( green ) ligh ts up a nd th e powe r is on. When yo u turn on you r camera for the fi rst time, the Cloc k Set screen appear s (pag e 16) . Turning off th e power Press POWER again.
16 Setti ng the date and time , Set the mode dial to . • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode dial is set to P , M, SCN, or . , Press POW ER to turn on the powe r. The POWE R lamp ( green) light s up an d the Clock Set scre en appea rs on the LCD screen.
17 Getting started , Select the year, mont h, day, hour or minute ite m you want to set with b / B on th e contro l butt on. The item to be set is ind icate d with v / V . , Set th e numer ic value w ith v / V on the control button , then press z to en ter it .
18 Inserting and removing a “Memor y Stick” , Open the ba ttery/“M emory Stic k” c over. Slid e the co ver in t he dire ction of t he arrow . • For details on “Memor y Stick, ” see page 116. , Inse rt t he “M emor y Sti ck. ” Insert a “Memory St ick” all t he way in un til it cli cks as il lustrate d.
19 Shoot ing still ima ges Setti ng the still image size , Set the mo de dial to , and turn on the po wer. • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode dial is set to P , M or SCN. , Press (Image Size) . The Ima ge Si ze setu p appe ars. • For details on the image size, see page 20.
20 Image size and quality You can ch oose imag e size (number of pixels) and image quality (com pression ratio) ba sed on t he kind of image s you w ant to shoot. The image size is sho wn by the number of pixels (dots) (horizont al × vertical ), which comp ose an image.
21 Shoot ing still ima ges Examples based on th e image quality The number of images t hat can be saved in a “Memory Stick” 3) The numbe r of images tha t can be saved in Fine (St andard) 4) mode are shown below. (Unit s: nu mber of i mages) 3) When [REC M ode] is set to [Nor mal].
22 Basic still image shootin g — Using auto adjustment mode Holding the cam era correctly When sh ootin g pi ctures with the camera, be careful so t hat your fingers do not block the lens por tion, find er wi ndow , fla sh em itte r or speak er (pa ge 8).
23 Shoot ing still ima ges , Press an d hold the shutter button h alfway down. The be ep sounds but the im age is not yet recor ded. When the AE /AF loc k indic ator changes from flashing to steadily li t, the camera is ready for shooti ng. (The LCD scre en may be frozen for a split second de pending on the subject.
24 Checking the last image y ou shot — Quick Review , Press b ( 7 ) on the control but ton. To return to the normal shooti ng mode, press li ghtly on th e shutter button or pr ess b ( 7 ) again. To delete t he image displayed on the LCD screen 1 Press (Del ete).
25 Shoot ing still ima ges • The zoom scaling indicator diff ers according to the zoom type. – Optical zoom: – Smart zoom: – Precision digita l zoom: • The AF r ange finder f rame does not appear when using the digital zoom. The or indicators flashes, and AF operates with priority on s ubjects located near the center .
26 Shooting close-ups — Macro The close- ups (Macro) recor ding mode is used when zoo ming up subjec ts suc h as flowers or in sects. Setting the z oom all the way to the W side lets you shoot subjec ts at dista nces as clos e as 6 cm ( 2 3/8 inches ).
27 Shoot ing still ima ges • When shooting in the close-ups (Macro) mode, use the LCD screen. If you s hoot using the finder , the range you can see through the finder may differ from the actual recording range.
28 Selecting a flash mode , Set the mode dial to , and press v ( ) on t he contro l button repeat edly to select a flash mode. Each time you press v ( ), the ind icator changes as follows. No indic ator (A uto ): The fl ash automati cally st robes when shooting images in a dark place or agai nst a light source .
29 Shoot ing still ima ges To prevent subjects’ eyes from appearing red Set [R ed Eye Reducti on] to [On] in the SE T UP se ttings (pa ge 113). The indicator appear s on t he LCD screen , and the f lash pre-stro bes before shoo ting to reduc e the red-ey e pheno menon.
30 Shooting images with the finder The find er is conveni ent when you wa nt to save battery po wer, or when i t is difficult to conf irm th e ima ge us ing the LCD sc reen . Each time you press , the display changes in t he following ord er. Histog ram on (Image informa tion can al so be displayed du ring playback.
31 Shoot ing still ima ges Inserting the date and time on a still image , Set the mode dial to SET UP. The SE T UP scr een appe ars. • The date and time is not inserted in M ulti Burst mode. • When images are shot with the date and time superimposed, the date and time cannot be removed later .
32 Shooting according to scene conditions — Scene Selection You can s hoot more effect ively by select ing the appr opriat e mode and th en pressi ng the shutter b utton. Twilight mode Allows you to shoot night scenes at far distance without losin g the dark at mosphere of t he sur roun dings .
33 Shoot ing still ima ges Snow mod e When sho oting snowy sce nes or other plac es where the whole s cree n appe ars whit e, use this mod e to prev ent sunk en colors and recor d clear im ages. Beach mode When shooting seaside or lakeside scenes, the blu e of the water is cle arly recor ded.
34 , Set the mode di al to SCN, then press M ENU. The menu app ears. , Select SCN (S cene) with b on the contro l button, then select the desired mode with v / V . To return to normal mode Set the mode dial to a diffe rent mod e. • The setting i s maintain ed even when the power is t urne d of f.
35 Shoot ing still ima ges Shooting with Scene Selectio n When shoo ting wit h the Scene S electio n functi on, the combi natio n of fun ctions such as the flash mode is pre determin ed to make the optimu m settings to match the scene. See th e table below for the function setting o f each shooting mode.
36 Viewin g images on the LCD screen of your camera You can view i mages sho t with your cam era almos t immedi ately on the LCD sc reen. You ca n select the follow ing two met hods for vi ewing i mages. Single screen You ca n view on e image at a time, disp laye d over th e entire scre en.
37 Viewing s till imag es , Select the desi red still ima ge wit h b / B on th e control button. b : To displa y the prec eding im age B : To displa y the next im age 2 BACK/NEXT 10:30 PM 2005 1 1 101 - 0003 VOLUME VGA 60min 3 / 9 101 Viewing an index screen , Press (index) once.
38 Viewin g images on a TV screen , Connect the A/V multi ca ble (supplied) to the mult i connect or of the cam era and the audio/vide o input jac ks of the TV. Place the ca mera wit h the LCD screen facing u pwards. If your T V has ste reo input jacks, c onnect the au dio plug (black) of the A/V mult i cable to the le ft aud io ja ck.
39 Viewing s till imag es Viewing images on a TV screen If you w ant to vi ew images o n a TV scr een, you need a TV with a video inpu t jack and the A/V multi ca ble (supplie d). The colo r system o f the TV m ust match that of your digi tal still camera.
40 Deleting i mages , Set the mode dial to , and turn on th e camera. Press b / B on the co ntrol bu tton to se lec t the ima ge yo u want to delete. • Note that you cannot restore deleted images. , Pre ss (Del et e). The image has not ye t been deleted at this poin t.
41 Delet ing still ima ges Deleting images in index mode , While an index scre en (page 37 ) is displayed , press (Delete) . • Note that you cannot restore deleted images. , Select [Sel ect] with b / B on the control bu tton, then press z . , Select an image you want to delete with v / V / b / B on the control button, then pr ess z .
42 , Press (Delete) and select [OK] with B on the co ntrol button , then press z . The messa ge “Acce ss” appe ars, and the images wi th the indica tor hav e been delete d. To cancel del eting Select [ Exit] wi th b on the cont rol button, then pr ess z .
43 Delet ing still ima ges , Set the mode dial to SET UP, and turn on the powe r. , Select (M emory Stick Tool) with v / V on the control button. Select [Format] wi th B , then press B . Select [OK] with v , then p ress z . To cancel th e formatting Select [Cance l] with V on the contr ol butt on, th en p ress z .
44 How to setup and operate your camera The usa ge of the menu s and SET UP scre en items is des cri bed bel ow. • For a detailed description of the mode dial, see page 10. Changing the menu settings a Set the mode dial to , P , M, SCN, or . b Pr ess MENU.
45 Before adva nced operations Changing the items in the SET UP screen a S et the mode dial to SET UP. The SET UP scr een ap pears. b P ress v / V / b / B on the co ntrol button to selec t the item you wa nt to se t. Th e frame of th e select ed ite m turns yell o w .
46 Creating or selecting a folder You r camer a can c reate mult iple f older s withi n a “Memory Sti ck.” You can select the f older us ed to sto re image s. When n ot creat ing a new fol der, “101MSDCF” folder is se lected as the recordi ng fold er.
47 Advanc ed still image shooti ng Choosing an auto focus metho d You ca n set the AF ran ge finder fram e and the AF mode. AF range fin der frame This selects the focus position according to the su bject po sition and size. AF mode This sets the fo cus op erat ion st art an d sto p timing .
48 • When you use th e digital zoom or AF illumina tor , priori ty AF movement is gi ven to subjects in or near the center of the f rame. In this case the or indicator f lashes and the AF ran ge finder frame is not di splayed. • The AF range finder frame sele ction is limited according to the Scen e Selection mode (page 35).
49 Advanc ed still image shooti ng Shooting techniques When shooting with the subject at the edge of the frame, or when using Center AF , the camera may focus on the c enter instead of on the subject at the edge of the frame. In a case like t his, use AF lock to focus on the subject, and then recompos e the picture and s hoot.
50 c S elect 9 (Foc us) with b / B , then sel ect the distan ce to the subject with v / V . Y ou can s elect f rom th e follo wing dist ance sett ings. 0.5m, 1. 0m, 3.0m, 7.0m, (unlimi ted dist ance ) To return to auto focus mode In step 3 , select [Multi AF ] or [Ce nter AF].
51 Advanc ed still image shooti ng d S elect a n aperture value wit h b / B . T wo different ap erture values can be selected, depending on th e zoom position. When the zo om is set all t he way to the W side : F2. 8/F 5.6 When the zo om is set all t he way to the T side : F5.
52 Exposure In addition to the focus and o ther settings, it is als o imp ortan t to adj ust th e expo sure in order to take beautiful pi ctures. Exposure i s the amoun t of light that the CCD of the digi tal still cam era is able to receiv e. Th is value ch anges ac cordi ng to the co mbin ation of th e aper ture an d the shutter speed .
53 Advanc ed still image shooti ng Adjusting th e exposure — EV adju stme nt You can ma nually a djust the exposur e determin ed by th e camera. Use thi s mode when the p roper e xposure cannot b e obtain ed, f or examp le, wh en the c ontra st (differ ence bet ween ligh t and dark) betwee n the subje ct and the bac kgroun d is extrem ely large.
54 Displaying a histogram A histogram is a graph showing the brigh tne ss of a n ima ge. The horiz ont al axis shows the bri ghtness, and th e vertical axis shows the numbe r of pixels. The gra ph disp lay in dicate s a bri ght im age when skewed to the rig ht side, a dark im age when skewed to the left side.
55 Advanc ed still image shooti ng Shooti ng technique s When shooting images, the camera automatically sets t he exposure. When shooting a whitish overall image such as a backlit subj ect or a sno wy scene, the ca mera may judge that the subject is bright and set a darker exposure for the image.
56 a S et th e mode dial to P , M, SCN or . b P ress MENU . The men u appe ars. c S elect (Metering Mode) with b / B , then se lect the des ired metering mode with v / V . d When se lecti ng [ Spot ] in step 3 , position the sp ot metering cross hair on one point of the subject you want to shoot.
57 Advanc ed still image shooti ng (Flash) Adjust s th e white balanc e only to th e flas h con ditio ns a S et th e mode dial t o P , M, SCN or . b P ress MENU . The me nu appe ars. c S elect [ WB] (White Bal) with b / B , th en se lect the d esi red setting with v / V .
58 c S elect [ ] (Fla sh Level) with b / B , then se lect the des ired setting with v / V . +: Makes the flash l e vel higher tha n normal . Normal: Normal setting. –: Make s the fla sh le ve l lower than normal . Shooting continuous ly This m ode is u sed for c ontinuous sho oting.
59 Advanc ed still image shooti ng To return to norma l mode Select [ Normal] in step 3 . • The f lash is set to (No flash). • When recording with the self timer, a series of maximum five images are recorded each time you press the shutter button.
60 Shooting with specia l effects — Picture Effect You can di gitally proce ss images to obta in special effe cts. a Set the mode dial to P , M, SCN or . b Pr ess MENU. The menu app ears. c Select [PFX] (P . Effect) with b / B , then se lect the des ired mode with v / V .
61 Advanced still image viewin g Selecting the f older and playing back images — Folder Select t he fold er that images yo u want to play bac k are stor ed. a S et the mode dial to . b P ress MENU . The me nu appe ars. c S elect (Folder) with b , then press z .
62 Enlarging a portion of a still image You ca n enlarge a pa rt of an ima ge up to five times th e origina l size . You ca n also record the magn ified image as a new fi le. Enlarging an image — Playback z oom a Se t the mode dial to . b Di splay the i mage to be enlarged with b / B .
63 Advanced still image viewin g Recording an enlarged image — Trimmi ng a P ress MENU a fter pl aybac k zoom. The me nu appe ars. b S elect [ T rimming] with B , then press z . c S elect the image s ize with v / V , then pr ess z . The i mage is recor ded, and the i mage on the L CD screen return s to the norma l size after recordi ng.
64 Rotating still i mages — Rotate You can ro tate an image reco rded in p ortra it orie ntat ion an d disp lay it in land scap e orient ation. a Se t the mode dial to , and dis play the ima ge to rotate . b Pr ess MENU. The menu app ears. c Se lect (Rotate) with b / B , then p ress z .
65 Advanced still image viewin g Playing back continuously a S et the mode dial to . b S elect t he Multi Burst image wit h b / B . Th e selecte d Mu lti Bur st ima ge is played ba ck continuou sly . To pause pla yback Press z . To r esume play back, press z again.
66 Protecti ng images — Protect This functi on protects images aga inst accide ntal erasur e. • Note that formatt ing the “Memory Stick” erases all the data in the “Memory Stick” even if images are pr otected, and these im ages cannot be recovered.
67 Still image editin g h S elect [ OK] with B , then press z . The - i ndica tor tur ns w hite. T he select ed images ar e protect ed. To exit the Prote ct function Select [Cance l] in ste p 4 o r sele ct [E xit] in step 8 , then p ress z .
68 Choosing images to print — Print (DPOF) mark You can mark still image s shot wi th your camera that you want to ha ve printed. Th is functi on is conven ient when yo u have images pri nted at a shop or using a pr inter tha t con forms with the DP OF (Digit al Pr int Order Format) standard or a Pic tBridge compli ant print er.
69 Still image editin g g P ress MENU . h S elect [ OK] with B , then press z . Th e mark turn s whit e. The mar k sett ing is comp leted. To unma rk marks Select the i mages to be un marked w ith v / V / b / B in step 5 , then press z . To unmark all the mar ks in the folder Select [All In Thi s Folder] in step 4 , then press z .
70 Connecti ng to a PictBridge compliant printer Even if you do not have a co mputer, you can eas ily print images sho t using yo ur camera by co nnecti ng th e camer a to a Pict Bridg e comp liant pr inte r.
71 Still image printing (PictBri dge pr inter) When [USB Connect] is not set to [PictBridge] in th e SET UP settings Even if you turn on the camera, you cann ot use th e Pict Bridge fun ction. Disconne ct the USB multi c able and set [ USB Connec t] to [P ictBr idge ] (pa ge 7 0).
72 f S elect [OK] wit h V / B , then press z . The imag e is prin ted. Do not disconn ect the USB mult i cable while t he (Not disconnec t USB mult i cable) indicator ap pears on t he LCD screen. To cancel p rinting Select [Canc el] in ste p 4 o r sele ct [E xit] in step 6 .
73 Still image printing (PictBri dge pr inter) g P ress MENU . The pr int set ting s creen appear s. • Setting items that the printer does not support cannot be displayed. h S elect [ Quantity] with v / V , sele ct the numb er of sheet s wit h b / B .
74 In single-image mode a Display the image y o u want to print with b / B . b P ress MENU . The men u appe ars. c S elect (P rint) with b / B , the n press z . d S elect [Thi s image] with v / V , then p res s z . The prin t sett ing sc reen app ears.
75 Still image printing (PictBri dge pr inter) In index mode a P ress (Index) to display the index scre en. b P ress MENU . The me nu appe ars. c S elect (Print) with B , then press z . d S elect [ Select] with b / B , the n press z . e S elect t he desired image with v / V / b / B , then pres s z .
76 Shooting movies You can shoo t movies wi th sound using your cam era. a S et the mode dia l to . b Press (Image Size ). The Ima ge Si ze setup appe ars. c S elect the des ired size with v / V . Y ou can choose fr om [640 (Fine)], [640(Sta ndard)] and [160].
77 Enjoying mo vies Viewing movies on the LCD screen You ca n view mov ies on the LCD scre en with so und from the spea ker. a S et the mode dial to . b S elect the des ired moving image with b / B . Movie s with th e imag e size [640(Fin e)] or [ 640(Standard )] are disp laye d on t he f ull s cre en.
78 Deleting movies You ca n delete unwa nted movie s. • Y ou cannot delete protected movies. • Note that you cannot restore deleted movies. In single-image mode a Se t the mode dial to . b Displa y th e movi e yo u want to delete with b / B . c Pr ess (Delet e).
79 Enjoying mo vies g S elect [ OK] with B , then press z . The mes sage “A ccess ” appear s, an d the movie ha s been deleted. To cancel d eletion Select [Exit] in step 3 or 7 . To delete all ima ges in the folder Select [All In Thi s Folder] in step 3 , then press z .
80 a S et the mode dia l to . b S elect the m o vie you want to cut using b / B . c P ress MENU . The men u appe ars. d S elect (Divide) with B , then press z . Next, sele ct [OK] wit h v , then pr ess z . The pl ayback of the movi e sta rts. e De cide on a cutting point.
81 Enjoying images on your comput er Copying images to your computer — For Wi ndows user s Recommende d computer environm ent OS: Microso ft Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Window s 2000 Professiona l, Windo ws Mil lennium Edition, Windo ws XP Home Ed itio n, o r Wi ndow s X P Professional The above OS must be inst alled at the facto ry.
82 Installing the USB driver When using W indows XP, you need not inst all th e USB dr iver. Once the USB d river i s ins talled, you need not inst all th e USB driv er. a T u rn on y our comp uter , and insert the CD-ROM (supplied) into the CD-R OM drive.
83 Enjoying images on your comput er Connecting the camera t o your computer a In ser t the “M emor y Stick” with the imag es you want to copy into the c amera, then c lo se the batt ery/“ Memory St ic k” co ver .
84 P Discon necting the USB multi cable, remov ing the “Memory Stick,” or turning off the camera during a USB conn ection For Windows 2000, Me, or XP users 1 Double- click on the task tray. 2 Click (Sony DSC), the n click [Stop]. 3 Confir m the device on the confirm ation window , then clic k [OK].
85 Enjoying images on your comput er When a rem ovab le di sk ic on is not shown 1 Righ t-click [My Com puter] to displa y the men u, then click [Propert ies]. The “S ystem Pr opert ies” sc reen app ears. 2 Displ ay [Dev ice Ma nager ]. 1 Click [Ha rdw are].
86 Viewing the images on your computer a Click [Start], then click [My Docume nts]. The “My D ocu ments” fold er cont ents are dis playe d. • This section describes t he procedure for viewing copied images in the “My Documents” fold er . • When not using Windo ws XP, double-click [My Documents ] on the desktop.
87 Enjoying images on your comput er • ssss stands fo r any number w ithin the range from 0001 to 99 99. • T he numeric al portions of a mov ie file recorde d in movie mode and its correspond ing index im age file are the same. Folder File name File m eanin g 101MSDCF to 999MSDCF DSC0 ssss .
88 Viewing image files once copied to a computer with your camera When an image fi le cop ied to a compute r no longer remains in a “Me mory St ick,” yo u can vie w that image again on yo ur camer a by copy ing the image fil e in th e compute r to a “Memory S tick.
89 Enjoying images on your comput er • When automatic ally creati ng slide shows (page 92 ), a Pent ium III 5 00 MHz or fast er CPU is requ ire d. • This software is co mpatible with Direc tX technolo gy. “Dir ectX” must b e inst alled for u se.
90 e Click [Nex t]. f Click [Insta ll] on the “Ready to Insta ll the Program” scr een. The in stallati on starts . If the “W elcome t o set up for D irect X” screen ap pears afte r you instal l the applic ation softw are, follo w the instructions.
91 Enjoying images on your comput er Using “Picture Package” Start up the [Pictu re Pa ckage Me nu] on the desktop t o use the various fu nctions. • The initial scre en may differ dependin g on your computer . Y ou can change the menu display order to suit your taste b y clickin g [Settings] at the lower -right corner of the screen.
92 Creating a slide show Click [A utomat ic Slidesh ow Prod ucer] on the le ft si de of t he scre en, th en clic k [Autom atic Slidesh ow Producer] i n the lower-right corner of th e screen.
93 Enjoying images on your comput er a C onnecting your camera to your computer For deta ils, see page 83. Disconnecting the USB multi cable, removing the “Memory Stick,” or turning off the camera.
94 Required c omputer e nvironment OS: Mac OS X (v10.1. 5 or lat er) The abov e OS must be inst alled at the factory. CPU: iMac, eM ac, iBook, PowerBook, PowerMac G3/G4 series Memory: 128 MB or more (256 MB or more is re commende d.
95 Troubl eshooting Troubleshoo ting If yo u experien ce trou ble with your camera, try the following solutio ns. 1 First ch eck t he items o n the t ables be low. If code displays “C : ss : ss ” appear on the s creen, the self- diag nosis di spla y functi on is working (page 107).
96 Shooting st ill images/ movies The battery remaining indicat or is incor rect, or sufficient battery rema inin g indi ca tor is displayed but the pow er runs out soon. • You have use d the camera in an ext remely h ot or an extremel y cold locati on.
97 Troubl eshooting The LCD screen turns blue and the subject does no t appe ar when recordin g movies. • The image size is set to [6 40(Fine) ] while an A/V mul ti cable is conne cted to the multi connecto r. p Disconnect t he A/V multi cable. p Set th e ima ge size to othe r than [640 (Fine)].
98 Vertica l streaks appear whe n you ar e sho oting a very bright subj ect. • Th e smear phenome non is occurring. p This phenomenon is not a ma lfunction.
99 Troubl eshooting Viewing ima ges The close-ups (Macro) function does not wor k. • (Twiligh t mode) , (Lands cape mode), (Fireworks mode ) or (Candle m ode) is selecte d for the Scene Selecti on function when shooting still i mages. p Selec t other mo des than (Twiligh t mode) , (Lan dsc ape mode), (Firewor ks mode) or (Candle mode) (page 35).
100 Deleting/Editing Images Computers Symptom Cause Solut ion Your camera cannot delete an im age. • The ima ge is pr ote cted . • Th e write-protec t switch on the “Mem ory Stick” is set to the LOCK position. p Cancel the protec tion (page 66).
101 Troubl eshooting Your computer does not recognize y our camera. • The camera i s turned off. • T he battery level is low. • Yo u are not using t he supplied USB multi cable . • T he USB multi cabl e is not co nnect ed firmly. • [U SB Conne ct] is no t set to [Normal] in the SE T UP settings .
102 “Memor y Stick” The image and sound are interru pted by noi se when you view a movi e on a computer. • You are play ing back t he movi e directly from the “ Memo ry Sti ck ” . p Cop y the movie to the hard di sk of your compu ter and then pla y back the movie from the hard disk (pag es 84, 85, 90 and 92).
103 Troubl eshooting PictBridge c ompliant printe r Symptom Cause Solutio n The connection cannot be establi shed. • T he printe r is not c ompliant with the PictBri dge. • T he printer is not set for the conne ction with the camera. • [ USB Conn ect] is not set to [Pict Bridg e] in the SET UP settings.
104 Others Symptom Cause Solut ion Y our camera does not work. • Yo u are not using an “InfoLI THIUM” batter y pack. • Th e battery leve l is low. (The E indic ator appears.) • Th e AC Adaptor is not conn ected securely. p Use an “InfoLITHIUM” batt ery pack (page 117).
105 Troubl eshooting Warnings and messages The fo llowin g messa ges ma y appear on t he scr een. Message Meaning/ Correctiv e Action No M emory Stick • Insert a “Memory Stic k” (page 18). System er ror • Turn the power off and on again (pag e 15).
106 Cannot divide • The movie is not long en ough to be divided. • The file is not a movie. Inva lid oper ati on • You are pl aying bac k a fil e that was create d on eq uipment ot her than this camera. • The battery level is l ow or zero. Charg e the battery pac k (page 11).
107 Troubl eshooting Self-diagnosis dis play – If a co de st arti ng wi th an alp habet letter app ears Your came ra has a self-diagnosi s display. This fun ction disp lays t he camer a conditi on on th e LCD screen with a combin ation o f a letter and fo ur numeri cal di gits.
108 Number of im ages that can be s aved or shooting time The n umber of i mages tha t can be saved a nd the shootin g time differ , depending on the capa city of t he “Mem ory Sti ck,” the imag e size, and the image q ualit y. Refer to the follo wing char ts when you ch oose a “Memory St ick.
109 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti on Menu items Menu it ems that can be m odified diffe r depend ing on the position of th e mode dial or the se tting. Factor y settings are in dicated w ith x .
110 1) This does not appear when mode dial is set to P or M. 2) This does not appear when mode dial is set to M. 3) This does not appear when (T wilight mode), (T w ilight portrait mo de), (Fireworks mode) or (Candle mode) is selected in SCN. 4) This does not appear when (T wilight mode), (Firew orks mode) or (Candle mode) is selected in SCN.
111 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti on When the mod e dial is se t to Item Setting Descripti on (EV) +2.0E V / +1.7EV / +1. 3EV /+1.0EV / +0. 7EV / +0. 3EV / x 0EV / –0.3EV / –0.7EV / –1.0EV / –1. 3EV / –1.7EV / –2. 0EV Adjust s the exposure (p age 53).
112 When the m ode di al is set to Item Setting Descripti on (Folder) OK / Can cel Selects the folder containin g the image you want to play bac k (page 61). (Protect) — Protec ts and unprotects images against accidental e rasure (page 66 ). (DPOF) — Marks and unm arks the print (D POF) mark on sti ll images you want to prin t (page 68).
113 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti on SET UP items Set the mode di al to SET U P. The SET UP screen ap pears. Factor y settings are in dicated w ith x . (Camera ) (Mem ory S tic k Tool) Item Setting Description AF Mode x Single / Moni tor Sele cts the focus ope ration mode (page 48).
114 (Setup 1) (Setup 2) Item Setting Description LCD Backlight Bright / x Normal / Dark Selects th e brightne ss of the LCD backl ight. Selecti ng [Brigh t] makes t he screen bright and easy to see when using th e camera outdoor s or in other bright locations, but also use s up the battery charge faste r.
115 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti on Precautions Do not leave t he camera in the following pl aces • I n extrem ely hot plac e, such as in a c ar par ked in t he sun. The ca mera b ody may become def ormed or this may cause a malfunc tion. • U nder dir ect sunlight or nea r a heater.
116 On internal rechargea ble button battery This cam era has an inte rnal re charg eable button ba ttery for mai ntain ing the date and time an d other se ttings r egardless o f whet her the power is on or off. This rechar geable bu tton batt ery is continua lly charg ed as long as you are using the came ra.
117 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti on • Do not remov e the “Memory Stick” while reading or writing data. • Data may be corrupted in the following cases: – When the “Memory Stick” i s removed .
118 Effective use of the battery pack • Battery performan ce dec reases in low- temper ature surr oundings. So, the ti me that the ba ttery pack c an be us ed is short er in cold place s.
119 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti on [Input and Output conn ectors] Multi c onnect or USB communication Hi-Speed US B (USB 2 .0 complian t) [LCD screen] LCD pane l 4.6 cm (1.8 type) TFT drive T otal num ber of dot s 134 000 (560×240) dots [Power, genera l] Used batter y pack NP-FR1 P ower re quirem ents 3.
120 The LCD scre en When shootin g still image s A Recordi ng mode indica tor (58, 59) /I mage si ze indi cator (19) B Self-t imer in dicator (27) C AE/A F lock indic ator (23, 49) D Battery remain in.
121 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti on When shooting movies A Recor ding mode ind icator (76) B Battery rem aining indica tor (12) C White balan ce indicator (56) D Low ba ttery wa rning indi cator (106) E .
122 When playin g back still images A Image size indicator (19) B Recording mod e indicator (58, 59) C Change f older indicator (61) D Protect indicator (66) / Print (DPOF) mark indicato r (68) E Zoom.
123 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti on When playing back movi ng images A Image size indicator (77) B Recor ding mode ind icator (77) C Pla yback indicat or (77) D V olume i ndicator (77) E Change folder in.
124 Index Index A A C Adaptor ......... ....... ...... ....... ..... ....... ...... . 11, 14 Access lam p .......... ....... ....... ....... ...... ..... ....... .... 18 AE .. ....... ....... ....... ....... .... ....... ....... ....... ...... ..... .
125 Inde x Moisture condens ation ...................................115 Monitor ing AF ....... ...... ....... ....... ..... ...... ....... .....48 MPG . ....... ....... ....... .... ....... ....... ....... ...... ..... .......87 Multi AF ......... ..
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