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3-091-349- 12 (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 Custome r Information S ervices Cente r 1-800-222-SONY (7669) The number below is for the FCC related matt ers onl y .
3 RECYCLING NICKEL MET AL HYDRIDE B A TTERIES Nickel Metal Hy dride ba tteries are recyc lable. Y ou can help pre serve our environment by returni ng your used rechar geab le batteri es 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 re cord one-time events, you may want to make a trial recor ding to make sure that the cam era is workin g correctl y .
5 The illustrations and screen status used in manual The illus tration s and scr een status used in this manual are of t he DSC-P43 unless noted oth erwi se.
6 Table of co ntents Read this first ........ ......... ...... ........ ......... .... 4 Identifyin g the p arts .......... ......... ........ ....... 8 Preparing batteries ......... ......... ........ ...... .. 10 On handling of batter ies ....... ..
7 Playing b ack imag es shot in Multi B urst mode ........... ......... ......... ......... ..... .... 62 Playing ba ck conti nuously ......... ........ . 63 Playing ba ck frame by frame ....... ....... 63 Protectin g images – Protect......... .....
8 J T ri pod receptacle (bottom surface) • Use a tripod with a screw length of less th an 5.5 mm ( 7 / 32 inch). Y ou will be unable t o firmly secure the camera to tripods having lo nger screws , and may damage the camera. Ide ntifyin g the part s See the pages in pare ntheses for details of oper atio n.
9 A M ode swit ch : T o view or edit images : T o shoot st ill ima ges : T o shoot movies B C ontrol button Menu on : v / V / b / B / z (17) Menu of f: // 7 / (29/28/26 / 54) C Finder (31) D LCD screen For det ails on th e items on th e LCD screen , see pages 116 t o 119.
10 Prep aring batte ries Use the follo wing batter ies in this camera. Acceptable batteries HR 15/51:HR6 (size AA) Nic kel-Metal Hydride ba tteries (2) – NH-AA-D A (2) (suppl ied with the DS C- P43) – NH-AA-2D A twin-pack, etc.
11 Getting started Notes on alkaline bat teries • The battery remaining indicator may not display the correct infor mation and the power may shut off even if the battery remainin g indicator shows sufficient battery life remaining. • Do not m ix new and old batteries.
12 Charging t ime This repres ents the time require d to charge fully depleted Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries using the supplied battery charger in an environment where the ambient tem perature is 25°C (77°F). • Charging is complete in approximately six hours.
13 Getting started , Clo se the batter y/“Memory Stick ” cover. Clos e the batter y/“Mem ory Stick” cov er whil e ho lding the bat teri es in. T he cov er is clo sed wh en i t cli cks. To remove the batteries Turn u p the batt ery/“Mem ory Stick” cover, open the ba ttery/“Me mory Stick” cove r, then remove th e batterie s.
14 Number of images and battery life that can be recorded/ viewed The tables sho w the approximate number of images and the bat tery life that can be r ecorded/ viewed when you shoot images in normal mode with fully charged nick el-metal hydride batteries or new alkaline batteries at a temperature of 25°C (77°F).
15 Getting started • The number of im ages and the battery life that can be recorded/vie wed are decreased under the following conditions: – The surrounding temperature is lo w – The fl ash i s .
16 Usin g your ca mera abroad Power sources You ca n use your cam era in any count ry or region with the battery charge r (suppli ed with the DSC-P43 only) or the AC-LS5 AC Adap tor (not suppl ied) withi n 100 V to 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz.
17 Getting started How to use th e cont rol butto n To chan ge the curre nt sett ings of the camera, brin g up t he men u or t he Setu p screen (pages 45, 46) , and use the con trol button to make the changes. For ea ch item , press v / V / b / B to selec t the desir ed value, then p ress z or v / V / b / B to make the set ting.
18 , Select th e desired d ate format with v / V on the contro l button, then p res s z . You ca n select from [Y /M/D] (yea r/month/ day), [M /D/Y], and [ D/M/Y]. • If the recha rgeable button battery , which provides the power for saving the time data, is ever fully di scharged (page 112), the Clock Set screen will appea r again.
19 Getting started , Select [OK] with B on the control button, then pr ess z . The date an d time are set an d the cloc k will star t to ke ep tim e. • T o cancel the s etting process , select [C ancel], then press z .
20 Inserting and removing a “Memor y Stick” , Open the ba ttery/“M emory Stic k” c over. Turn up the ba ttery/“Me mory Stic k” cove r, and s lide th e cov er in th e dire ctio n of the arrow. • Be careful not to drop the batteries when opening or clos ing the battery/“M emory Stic k” cover .
21 Shoot ing still ima ges Setti ng the still image size , Set the mod e switch to and turn on the po wer. , Press (Image Size ). The Ima ge Size setu p item a ppear s. • For more i nformation ab out the image s ize, see page 22. , Select the des ired image size with v / V on the cont rol button.
22 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 siz e is shown by the numbe r of pixels (dot s) (horizontal × verti cal), w hich co mpose a n image.
23 Shoot ing still ima ges The number of images t hat can be saved in a “Memory Stick” 3) The nu mber of im ages that can be saved in Fin e (Standard) 4) mode are shown belo w. (Units: number of imag es) 3) When [Mo de] (REC Mode) is set to [Normal] For the number of i mages that can be s a ved in other modes, see page 105.
24 Basic still image shooting – Using auto 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 portion , finder window , flash emitter, or AF illumina tor (page 8). , Se t the mode sw itch to , an d turn on th e camera .
25 Shoot ing still ima ges , Pre ss and hold the sh utter button h alfway down. When the foc us is achi eved, the came ra beeps . When the AE/AF lock indi cator stops flas hing and rem ains on, the camera is ready fo r shooting. (The LC D screen may be froze n for a split secon d depending on the su bject.
26 (Twilight mode) (page 34) (Twili ght po rtrait m ode) (page 34) (Landscape mode) (page 34) (Soft snap mode) (page 34) (Beach mode) (page 34) (Candle mode) (page 35) To switch the shooting metho d 1 Set th e mode swit ch to . 2 Press MENU. 3 Sele ct (Cam era) wi th b on the control button .
27 Shoot ing still ima ges Using the zoom feature , Press D- Zoom to choose the desired zoom position, and shoot yo ur image. The minim um focal distance to the subject Appro x 10 cm (4 inches) from the lens surface • Y ou cannot use the zoom when you shoot a movie (page 74).
28 Smart zoom The image is enlarged with al most no distortion. Thi s lets you use smart zoom with the sa me fe eling as opti cal z oom. To set s mart zo om, s et [D igital Zoom ] in (Came ra) to [Sm art] o n the Set up scree n (pag e 109). The maxi mum zoom sc ale depends on the selec ted ima ge si ze as fo llow s.
29 Shoot ing still ima ges , Cent er the subj ect in th e frame. Press an d hold the sh utter button halfway dow n to focus on, th en pres s the sh utt er button fully down. The self-timer lamp (p age 8) wi ll flash, and you wi ll hear a beepin g sound.
30 When shooting ag ainst a light source In Au to mod e, shooti ng agai nst a li ght sou rce au tomati cally flash es even when there i s enough ligh t around the subj ect. (Daylight syn chro) Before flashe d When fl ashed • The best performance may not be gi ven depending on shooting c onditions.
31 Shoot ing still ima ges Shooting images with the AF illuminator The AF illuminat or is fill lig ht to focus more e asily on a subject i n dark surroundi ngs. The ap pears on the LCD screen an d the AF i lluminato r emits r ed light when the shut ter button is pressed hal fway until the foc us is lo cked.
32 Indi cator s off r LCD sc reen of f r Indicat ors on • The i mage through the finder does not indicate the actual recor dable range. This i s due to the parallax effect.
33 Shoot ing still ima ges , Pre ss B on the control button to advan ce to , then press B agai n. The Setup sc reen appe ars. , Selec t (Cam era) with v on the control bu tton, then press B . Select [Date/Tim e] with v / V on the control bu tton, then press B .
34 Shooting according to scene conditions Select one of th e followin g modes, then shoot by pressing the shu tter button and this will hav e a positive effect on your photo. Twilight mode Under d ark li ghting con ditions, you can shoot a distan t night view.
35 Shoot ing still ima ges Candle mode At a par ty, a cand lel ight ser vice, an d so on, you can sho ot without spoili ng the atmo sphere effect ed by the candle light. Because the shutter speed is slow, i t is recomme nded th at you use a trip od. , S et the mode switch to , then p res s MENU.
36 Functions available b ased on the mode When shoo ting in , , , , or mo de, the comb ination of some fun ctions, such as the flash m ode, are fixed to sui t shooting con ditions. See the follow ing table. • a indicates that the function can be set to your preference.
37 Viewin g sti ll image s Viewin g images on the LCD scr een of your camera You can vie w images shot with the camer a almost immedia tely on th e LCD sc reen. You c an sele ct th e follo wing two me thods for vi ewing imag es. Single screen You can view o ne imag e at a time, oc cupyi ng the e ntire screen .
38 , S elect t he desired still image with b / B on the con trol button. b : Displays th e previou s image. B : Displays th e next image. 2 10:30 PM 2005 1 1 101-0003 3 / 9 101 VGA BACK/NEXT VOLUME Viewing on the index screen , Pr ess (index ). The disp lay swit ches to th e Index screen .
39 Viewin g sti ll image s Viewing ima ges on a TV screen ( DSC-P43 onl y) , Conne ct the s upplied A/V connect ing cable to the A/V OUT (MONO) jack of the camer a an d the audi o/ vide o input jacks of the TV. If your TV ha s stereo type input jac ks, conn ect the aud io plug (bla ck) of the A/V conne cting cable t o the Lch audi o in put jack.
40 Watching images on a TV screen If you wa nt to view image s on a TV, you need a T V having a video inp ut jack and the A/V co nnectin g cable (sup plied).
41 Deleti ng still ima ges Deleti ng images , Set the mode switch to , and turn on th e camera. Select the image you want to delete with b / B on the c ontrol butt on. • Note that the images once deleted cannot be rec over ed. , P ress (del ete). The image h as no t yet b een de leted a t this poin t.
42 Deleting on the Index screen , W hile an Index scre en (page 38) is displa yed, press (delete) . • Note that the images once deleted cannot be re cove red . , Select [Select] with b / B on the control button, then pr ess z . , Se lect the image you w ant to de lete wit h v / V / b / B on th e control button, then pr ess z .
43 Deleti ng still ima ges , Pre ss (delete) . Select [OK] with B on t he control button, then pr ess z . “Ac cess” ap pears on th e LCD scre en and all of the images with marks will be deleted. To cancel th e deletion Sel ect [E xit] w ith b on th e control but ton, then pr ess z .
44 , Turn on t he camera, then pres s MENU . Pres s B on the c ontrol button to adva nce to , then press B agai n. The Set up screen appe ars. , Se lect (Memory St ick Tool) with v / V on the cont rol button. Sel ect [F orm at] with B on the control button, then pr ess B .
45 Before adva nced operations How to setup and operate your camera This secti on describes how to operate the menu and th e Setup screen . Changing menu settings a Pre ss MENU . The men u appe ars. • The displayed items differ depending on the position of the mode switch.
46 Changing items on the Setup screen a Pre ss MENU. The men u appe ars. b Pre ss B on the cont rol button to advance to , then p ress B again. The Setup sc reen appe ars. c Sel ect the settin g item you want to change with v / V / b / B on the control button.
47 Before adva nced operations c S elect (P . Quality) wi th b / B , then sel ect the desi red imag e quality with v / V . Creati ng 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 fo lder u sed t o store i mages .
48 Selecting the recording folder a Displ a y the Setu p scr een (page 46) . b Select (Memory Stic k T ool) with v / V , [Change REC. Folder] with B / V , and [OK] with B / v , th en press z . The re cording folder select ion s creen appear s. c Select the desired f older with b / B , and [OK] wi th v , then press z .
49 Advance d still im age shoot ing 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 The AF range finder frame sele cts the focus position accordin g to the subject position and siz e.
50 • When you are shooting movies and you choose Multipoint AF , the distance to the center of the LCD screen is estimated as an ave rage , so the AF works ev en with a certain amount of vibration.
51 Advance d still image shoot ing Shooti ng technique s 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.
52 b Pre ss MENU. The men u appe ars. c Sel ect 9 (Foc us) with b / B , then sel ect the distan ce to the subject with v / V . Y ou can sele ct fr om the follo win g dist ance sett ings. 0.5m , 1.0 m, 3.0m , 7.0 m, ∞ (unli mited dist ance ) To return to auto focus mode In Step 3 , select [Mul ti AF] or [Center AF].
53 Advance d still image shoot ing d S elect the des ired exposure adjustment va lue with v / V . Make your a djustment wh ile confirming th e brightness of th e back ground of t he su bjec t on t he L CD screen. To cancel th e EV adjustme nt In St ep 4 , retur n the expo sure adju stment value to 0EV.
54 Selecting the meterin g mode You ca n select a meteri ng mode to dete rmin e the ex posu re, dep endi ng on what part of t he su bject is us ed to measu re. Multi-pattern mete ring (No indicator) The ima ge is spli t up i nto mult iple zon es, each of wh ich are ev aluate d individu ally.
55 Advance d still image shoot ing Adjusting colo r tones – White Ba lance You can select the fol lowing modes accordin g to your shooting situations. The color o f the subjec t that you se e will be captur ed accor ding to the lighti ng conditio ns.
56 Adjust ing the flash level – Flash Level You ca n adjust the amout of flash light. Before operation Set (Came ra) in the menu t o other than [Auto] (pa ges 45 and 106). a Set the mode s witch to . b Pre ss MENU. The men u appe ars. c Select [ ] (Flash Le vel) with b / B , th en select the desired setting with v / V .
57 Advance d still image shoot ing c S elect [Mode] (REC Mode) with b / B , then s elect [Burst] with v / V . d S hoo t the imag e . Y ou can shoo t images until the maximum nu mber of images are shot when you press and hol d the shutter button. The re cording sto ps if you release the shutter b utton in the midst of the shoo ting.
58 d Select (Int erval) with b / B , then sel ect the desi red between-frame int erval with v / V . Y ou ca n choose from [1/7 .5], [1/1 5], [1/30]. e Shoot the image .
59 Advanced st ill image viewing 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 s witch to . b P ress MENU . The me nu appe ars. c S elect (Folder) with b , then press z .
60 Enlarging a portion of a still image – Playback zoom You ca n enlarge an i mage up to five times the siz e of t he origin al imag e. a Set the mode s witch to . b Display the image y ou want to enlarge with b / B . c Pre ss (playback zoom) to enla rge t he i mage.
61 Advanced st ill image viewing Playing back successi ve images – Slide show You ca n play b ack recor ded imag es in successi on, one a fter anot her. This is usefu l for ch ecking your im ages, or for giving a presen tation. a S et the mode s witch to .
62 Rotating still i mages – Rotate Images s hot when holdi ng the cam era vertica lly can be rotate d and displayed horiz ont ally . a Se t the mod e swit ch to , an d display the imag e you want to rotate . b Press M ENU. The menu app ears. c Select (Rot ate) with b / B , then p ress z .
63 Advanced st ill image viewing Playing back continuously a S et the mode s witch 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 Press z . To resum e playback , press z again.
64 Protecti ng images – Protect To preven t acciden tal eras ure of an importa nt image, you can protect it. • Note th at formatting the “Memor y Stick” erases all the data in the “Memory Stick” even if images are pr otected, and these im ages cannot be recovered.
65 Still ima ge editi ng h S elect [ OK] with B , then press z . The - mark turn s white an d the select ed image is pr otect ed. To cancel th e protection In St ep 4 , sel ect [Cance l], or i n Step 8 , select [Exit] .
66 Choosing images to print – Print (DPOF) mark You ca n designate c ertain image s to be prin ted. This fun ction i s conve nient wh en yo u want to print ima ges at a shop or using a printe r tha t con forms with the DP OF (Digit al Pr int Order Format) standard or using PictBridge compli ant printer s.
67 Still ima ge editi ng g P ress MENU . h S elect [ OK] with B , then press z . Th e mark turn s white a nd the setting is comple ted. To delete the mark In St ep 5 , sele ct the im age you wa nt to delete the mark wi th v / V / b / B , and press z .
68 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. For prep aration , you only need to select the USB connec tion o n the Set up scr een and connect the ca mera to the pr inter.
69 Still ima ge printin g (PictBridg e printer) When [USB Connect] is not set to [PictBridge] on t he Setup screen You cann ot use the PictBrid ge function, even wh en you turn on the c amera. Disc onnect t he US B cabl e and set [U SB Connec t] to [PictBridge ] (page 68).
70 f Select [OK] with V / B , then press z . The imag e is prin ted. Do not di scon nect the USB ca ble while t he (Not disc onnect USB cable) mar k is indicate d on the LCD screen. To cancel p rinting In Step 4 , selec t [Cance l] or i n Step 6 , select [E xit].
71 Still ima ge printin g (PictBridg e printer) g P ress MENU . Th e Print sc reen ap pears. • Setti ng items not available for a particular printer are not di splayed. h S elect [ Quantity] with v / V , select the n umber of images wit h b / B . Y ou can sel ect the nu mber up to 20.
72 On the single screen a Display the image y ou want to print with b / B . b Pre ss MENU. The men u appe ars. c Select (Print) with b / B , then press z . d Sel ect [This imag e] with v / V , then p res s z . The Print s cree n appe ars. • Setting item s not av ailable for a part icular printer are not dis played.
73 Still ima ge printin g (PictBridg e printer) On the Index screen a P ress (index) t o switch to the I ndex sc reen. 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 .
74 Shooting movies You ca n shoot movies wi th audio. a Set the mode s witch to . b Pre ss (Image Siz e). The Im age Siz e setu p item ap pears. c Select the desired mode wit h v / V .
75 Enjoying m ovies Viewing movies on the LCD screen You ca n view movies on the LC D screen of the camer a and hear sounds fr om the spea ker of the ca mera. a Set the mode switch to . b Select the desired movie with b / B . Movie s with the im age size [640 (Fine)] or [640 (Standa rd)] are disp laye d on t he f ull s cre en.
76 Deleting movies You ca n delete unwa nted movie s. • Y ou cannot delete the protected m ovies. • Note th at the movies once deleted cannot be re cove red . On the single screen a Set the mode switc h to . b Selec t the m ovi e y ou want to delete with b / B .
77 Enjoying m ovies To cancel th e deletion In St ep 3 or 7 , select [Exi t]. To delete al l the images in the folder In St ep 3 , select [All In This Fold er], then press z . Next, select [OK], then press z . To cancel the d eletio n, se lect [C ance l] wi th b , then press z .
78 a Set the mode s witch to . b Select the movie you want to cut with b / B . c Pre ss MENU. The men u appe ars. d Select (Divide) with B , then press z . Nex t, se lec t [OK ] w ith v , then press z . The pl ayback of the movi e sta rts. e Decide on a cut ting point.
79 Enjoyin g images on your computer Copying images to your computer – For Windows user s Recommended compu ter environment OS: Microsoft Windows 98, Win dows 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.
80 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 urn on y our comp uter , and inse rt the sup plie d CD-R OM into the CD-R OM drive.
81 Enjoyin g images on your computer 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. • Be sure to use batteries that hav e a suffici ent battery capacity , or the A C Adaptor (not supplied).
82 P Disconnecting the USB cable, removing the “Memory Stick,” or tu rning off the camera during a USB connection For Windows 2000, Me, or XP users 1 Double- click on the task tray. 2 Click (Sony DSC), then c lick [Stop]. 3 Confir m the device on the confirm ation window , then clic k [OK].
83 Enjoyin g images on your computer When a rem ovab le di sk ic on is not shown 1 Right-clic k [My Comput er] to display the men u, then click [Propert ies]. The “S ystem Pr opert ies” sc reen app ears. 2 Disp lay [ Device M anage r]. 1 Clic k [Hardw are ].
84 Viewing the images on your computer a Click [Start], then clic k [My Docume nts]. The “My D ocu ments” fold er cont ents are dis playe d. • This section describes the procedure for viewing copied images in the “My Documents” fold er . • When not using Windows XP, d ouble-click [My Documents ] on the desktop.
85 Enjoyin g images on your computer • ssss stands for an y number withi n the range from 0001 to 9999. • The numerical por tions of a movie fil e recorded in movie mode and i ts correspond ing index image fil e are the same. Folder File name File m eanin g 101MSDCF to 999MSDCF DSC0 ssss .
86 Viewing an image previously copied to a computer This op eration is re quired fo r viewing image fil es that have been copied prev iously to a c omputer and already deleted from the “Memory Stick” using the camera. Copy t he image files stored on your comput er to a “Memory Stick ” and v iew them o n the came ra.
87 Enjoyin g images on your computer • This software is compatible with the DirectX technology . “DirectX” must be installed before using. • A separate environment for operatin g the recording device is required in order to write to CD-R s. a T urn on your computer , and inse rt the sup plie d CD-R OM into the CD-R OM drive.
88 f Click [I nstall] on the “Read y to Insta ll the Program” scr een. The in stallati on starts . If the “W elcome t o setup for Di rect X ” screen ap pears afte r you instal l the applic ation softw are, follo w the instructions.
89 Enjoyin g images on your computer Using “Picture Package” Start up the “ Pictu re Pack age Menu ” on t he desktop t o use the various fu nctions. • The default screen may dif fer depending on your computer . Y ou can change t he order of the buttons using [Settin gs] in th e lower-right corner of t he screen.
90 Creating a slide show Click [ Auto matic Sli deshow Producer] on the le ft side of the scre en. Click [Aut omatic Slide show Produce r] in the lower-ri ght corne r of the screen. The s creen us ed for crea ting a slide s how appears . Copying images to your co mputer – For Macintosh u sers Recommended com puter environment OS: Mac OS 9.
91 Enjoyin g images on your computer Disconnecting the USB cable, removing the “Memory Stick,” or turning off the camera during a USB connection Drag and dro p the drive ico n or the icon of the “Memor y Stick” to the “Trash ” icon, then rem ove the USB cable , remo ve the “Mem ory Stick,” or turn of f the cam era.
92 Required computer environment OS: Mac O S X (v 10.1.5 or later) The abov e OS must be inst alled at the facto ry CPU: iMac, eM ac, iBook, PowerBook, Power Mac G3/G4 ser ies Memory: 128 MB or more (.
93 Troubl eshooting Troubleshoo ting If you have trouble wi th your cam era, try the follo wing solutions. 1 First, check the items on pages 93 to 101. If the LCD screen shows “C: ss : ss ,” the self-diagnosis function is working . Please see page 104.
94 Shooting still imag es / movies The power cannot be turned on. • The batt eries are not inst alled properly. • The AC Adaptor (not supplied) is di sconnected. • The batt eries are disc harged. • The batt eries are dead (page 113). p Pr operl y inst all the ba tteries (page 12 ).
95 Troubl eshooting Precision digital zoom does not function. • [Digit al Zoom] is se t to [Smar t] on the Setu p screen. • This functi on cannot be use d when you shoot a movie. p Set [Di gital Zoom] to [Precisi on] (pages 27 , 46, 109). — Smart zoom does not function.
96 You cannot shoot images. • No “ Memory Stick” is i nserted. • The ca pacity of the “Memory Stick” is insuffi cient. • The write-pr otect switc h on the “Memor y Stick” is set to the LOCK posit ion. • You cannot shoot while the flash is c harging.
97 Troubl eshooting Viewing ima ges Deleting/editin g an ima ge Un known pat tern appe ars on the finder. • This is due to the structure of the finder. p This is not a malfunc tion. Symptom Cause Solutio n The image cannot be played b ack. • The m ode switch is not set to .
98 Computers You cannot cut a image. • T he movie is not long e nough to cut. • Protect ed movies cannot b e cut. • Still im ages ca nnot be cut. — p Cancel the protecti on (page 64). — Symptom Cause Solut ion You do not know whether or not your O S can be used wi th the c amera.
99 Troubl eshooting “Memory Stic k” You cannot copy images. • T he camera is not correctly connected to you r computer. • The copy proce dure differs dependi ng on your OS. • You shot with a “Memory Stick” that was forma tted using a compute r.
100 PictBridge comp liant printer You cannot format a “Memory Stick .” • The write-pr otect switc h on the “Memor y Stick” is set to the LOCK posit ion. p Set it t o the re cording po sition ( page 112) . You have form atted a “Memory Stick ” by mistake.
101 Troubl eshooting Oth ers You cannot insert the date or pr int i mage s in th e index mode. • The prin ter does not provid e these functi ons. • The da te may n ot be in serted i n the in dex mode depe ndi ng on th e pri nter. p Consult with t he prin ter man ufactur er wh ether t he printe r provides t hese funct ion or not.
102 Warnings and messages The followi ng messages ap pear on the LCD sc reen. Message Meaning/ Corrective Action No Memory Stick • Insert a “Mem ory Stick” (page 2 0). Sy stem er ror • Turn the powe r off and on again (page 16). Memo ry Stick error • The ins erted “Mem ory Stic k” cannot b e used wit h your cam era (page 1 12).
103 Troubl eshooting File prot ect • The imag e is protected agains t erasure. Rele ase the protecti on (page 64). Image siz e over • You are play ing back an image of a size tha t cannot be played ba ck on your camera. No f ile in t his f older • No images ha ve been recorded in this folder.
104 Self-diagnosis disp lay –If a code s tarting w ith an alphabet letter appea rs Your cam era has a self-diag nosis display. This f unction di splays t he cond ition of the camer a on t he LCD scre en usi ng a combinat ion o f a let ter and four n umeri cal digits.
105 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti on The number of imag es that can be sa ved/ shooting time The n umber of i mages that can be sa ved and the shoot ing time ar e different, dependin g on the capa city of the “M emory St ick, ” the image si ze, and the ima ge qualit y.
106 Menu items Menu item s that can be ch anged diff er depend ing on the posi tion of t he mo de swi tch or t he sett ing o f the ca mera. Defaul t settings are i ndicated wi th x . When the m ode switc h is s et to 1) When (Camera ) is set to [Auto], this item is not displ ayed.
107 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti on 1) When (Camera) is set to [Aut o], this item is not displa yed. 3) When (Camera) is set t o , or , this item is not d isplayed. 4) When (Camera) is set to or , this item is not displayed. When the mod e switch is set to When the mod e switch is set to Item Setting Description (Inter val) 1) 3) 1/7.
108 (Sli de ) Interval Image Repeat Start Cancel – Sets the slide show inter val (page 61 ). (For single- image screen onl y.) x 3 sec/ 5 sec/ 1 0 sec/ 30 sec/ 1 min – Select s images fr om eithe r folder or record ing media . x Folder /All – Repeat s the s lide sho w.
109 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti on Setup items The Setup sc reen appe ars when you advan ce to in the me nu and press B again. Defaul t setting s are indicat ed with x . (Camera) (Memory Stic k Tool) Item Setting Description AF Mode x Single / Monit or Selects the f ocus opera tion mod e (page 50 ).
110 (Set up 1) (Set up 2) Item Setting Description LCD Backlight Bright/ x No rmal/ Dark Selec ts the brightness of the LCD backlight. Selecting [Brigh t] makes the LCD sc reen bright a nd easy to se e when usi ng the camera o utdoors or in other bright lo cations, but also uses up t he batte ry charge faster.
111 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti on Precautions Do not leave t he camera in the following pl aces • I n extremel y hot place, such as in a car par ked in t he sun. The ca mera b ody may become def ormed or this may cause a malfunc tion. • U nder direct sun light or near a he ater.
112 The internal rechargeable 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.
113 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti on • When you attach the supplied l abel, be sure to attach it to the labeling positi on. Be careful that the label does n ot stick out. • When you carry or store th e “Memory Stick,” put it in the case supplied with it.
114 • The battery life va ries depen ding on storag e, oper ating co nditi ons, and envir onment , and is di ffer ent for each batt ery. The battery charger (DSC-P43 only) • Do not charge any o ther bat teries except the Sony ni ckel-m etal hyd ride batter y using t he suppli ed batte ry charg er.
115 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti on [Input and outp ut conne ctors] A/V OUT (MONO) jack (Mon aural) (DSC-P43 only) Minijack Video: 1 Vp-p, 75 Ω , unbalanced, sync nega tive Audio: 3 27 mV (at a 47 k Ω load) Output impe dance 2.2 k Ω USB jack mini-B USB commun ication Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2 .
116 The LCD scre en For shooting s till images 101 VGA FINE 1/30" 400 DA T E ISO 400 SAF F2.0 +2.0 EV 250 C:32:00 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 q ; qa qs qd qf qg qh qj qk ql w; wa ws The page numbers in parent heses indicate the locati on o f a ddit ional impo rtan t informati on.
117 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti on Q Spot metering cr oss hair (54) R AF range finder frame (49) S Menu/guide menu (45) T EV adjustment indicator (52) U A perture value indicator V N R slow shutter indicator (36) / Shutter speed indicator • Pressing the MENU button switches the menu/ guide menu on/off.
118 For still i mage playb ack A Change f older indicator (59) B Image size indicator ( 21) C Recordi ng mode indica tor (56, 5 7) D Protect mark indicator (64) / Print (DPOF) mark indicato r (66) E Z.
119 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti on For movie pla yback A Image size ind icator (75) B Recordi ng mode indica tor (75) C Playba ck in dicator (75) / V olume indi cator (75) D C hange folder indicator (59.
120 Index A A/V connect ing cable ......... ....... ...... ....... ....... .. 39 A C Adaptor ......... ....... ...... ....... ..... ....... ...... ....... 1 5 Access lam p ...... ...... ....... ....... ....... ....... ...... ....... 20 AE/AF l ock ...
121 Index Pictur e Ef fect .... ....... ....... ...... ....... ....... ....... .... ...58 Pictur e Packag e ....... ....... ...... ....... ....... ..... ...... ...86 Playback zo om ... ....... ....... .... ....... ....... ....... .......60 Po wer on/of f .
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