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3-091-517- 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 NICKEL MET A L HYDRIDE B A TTERIES Nickel Metal Hy dride ba tteries are recyc lable. 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 p arts ....... ...... ........ ......... .... 8 Mode dial .... ......... ......... ......... ..... ........ 10 Preparing batteries ......... ....
7 Selecti ng the folde r and play ing back images — Folder ........... ......... ......... ........ .... 62 Enlargin g a port ion of a still image ........ . 63 Enlargi ng an ima ge — Playback zoom............ ........ ...... . 6 3 Recor ding an enlarge d imag e — Trimming .
8 Ide ntifyin g the part s See the pages in pa rentheses for detail s of operation. qg qh qj 1 2 3 7 4 5 qa 6 q s qd qf qk 8 9 0 A PO WER butto n (17) B PO WER lamp (17) C Shutter button (25) D Micr o.
9 A (Display/LCD on/off) button (32) B Finder (32) C LCD screen For deta ils on the it ems on the LCD scree n, see pa ge 122 to 12 5. D MENU b ut ton (45, 110 ) E (Image Size/Dele te) butto n (21, 41 .
10 Mode dial Before us ing your camer a, set the desir ed mark on the mode di al to the POWER la mp side. (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 46).
11 Getting started G e tti ng s t ar t e d Prepar ing batt eries Use th e foll owing ba tterie s in th is cam era. Notes on using alkaline batteries • Alkaline batteries have a shorter life compared to the supplied Nickel-Metal Hydride bat teries.
12 , Connect t he battery charger to a wall outlet (wall socket) using the powe r cord ( mains l ead). The CHARGE lamp lights u p when chargi ng begins, and g oes off wh en chargin g is co mplete d. For detail s on the batter y charger (supplied), see page 119.
13 Getting started • T o use up the batter ies completely, put the camera in the slide show mode (page 64) an d leave it that w ay until the batter ies are used up.
14 , Close the bat tery cover . Press in the bat teries with the co ver, and close the cover firml y unt il it locks in pl ace. To remove the batteries Hold the ca mera wit h the batter y cover facing upward, then ope n the battery cover and rem ove the batteri es.
15 Getting started Number of images and battery life that can be recorded / viewed The tables show the appr oximate number of images and the bat tery life that ca n be recorded/ viewed when you shoot images in normal mode with fully charged batteries (supplied) at a temperature of 25° C (77°F).
16 Using t he AC adaptor , Open the DC IN jack cover and connect the AC Adap tor AC-LS5 (not supplied) to the DC IN j ack of your ca mera. Conn ect th e DC plug w ith the v mark facing the front of the c amera. • Be su re to use the AC-LS5 AC Adaptor.
17 Getting started Turn ing on/off you r camera , Pre ss POWER. 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 18) . Turning off th e power Press POWER again.
18 Setti ng the date and time , Set the mode dial to . • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mod e dial is s et to P , M, , , , , , , 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.
19 Getting started , Selec t the year, month, 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 te r it.
20 Inserting and removing a “Memor y Stick” , Open the j ack/“Mem ory Stick” cover . • For details on “Memory Stick,” s ee page 117. , 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.
21 Shoot ing still ima ges Setti ng the still image size , Set the mode dial to , a nd turn on the po wer. • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode dial is se t to P , M, , , , , or . , Press (Image Size) . The Ima ge Si ze setu p appe ars.
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 size is sho wn by the number of pixels (dots) (horizont al × vertical ), which comp ose an image.
23 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].
24 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 portion , finder window , flash emitter, microph one or self-time r lamp/AF illumi nator ( page 8).
25 Shoot ing still ima ges , Pre ss and hold the sh utter 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.
26 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 ) ag ain. To delete t he image displayed on the LCD screen 1 P ress (Del ete).
27 Shoot ing still ima ges • The zoom scaling indicator differs according to the zoom type. – Optical zoom: – Smart zoom: – Precision dig ital zo om: • The AF range f inder frame does not appear when using the digital zoom. The or indicators flashes, and AF operates with priority on s ubjects located near the center .
28 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 i nches ).
29 Shoot ing still ima ges • When shooting in clo se-ups (Macro) mode, use the LCD screen. I f you shoot using the finder , the range you can see through the finder may differ f rom the actual recording range.
30 Selecting a flash mode , Set the mode dial to , and press v ( ) on the c ontrol button repeat edly to select a flash mode. Each time you press v ( ), the indica tor changes as follows. No indic ator (A uto ): The flash automati cally st robes when shooting images in a dark place or agai nst a light source .
31 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 114). The indi cator 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.
32 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.
33 Shoot ing still ima ges Inserting the date and time on a still image , Set the mode dial to SE T UP. The SE T UP scr een appe ars. • The date and time is not inserted in Multi Burs t mode. • When images are shot with the date and time superimposed, the date and time cannot be removed later .
34 Shooting according to scene conditions You can s hoot more effect ively by select ing the appr opriat e mode and th en pressi ng the shut ter bu tto n. Twilight mode Allows you to shoot night scenes at far distance without losin g the dark at mosphere of t he sur roun dings .
35 Shoot ing still ima ges Soft snap mode This mode lets you shoot skin colors in bright er and warmer t ones for more beauti ful pi cture s. In add ition, the sof t focus effec t creat es a ge ntle atmosph ere f or portrait s of p eople, flowers, etc.
36 Combination s for each mode dial setting When shoot ing with the mode dial set to , , , , or , the c ombination o f functions suc h as the flash mode is predetermi ned to make the opt imum settings to match the scene. See the table bel ow. • a indicates that the function can be set to your preference.
37 Viewing s till imag es Viewin g images on the LCD scr een of your camera You c an view image s shot with y our cam era almost immedi ately o n the LC D scre en. You can select th e following three met hods for view ing image s. Single (single-image) screen You can view one image at a tim e, displaye d over the entire screen.
38 , Select the desi red still ima ge with b / B on the con trol button. b : To disp lay the prec eding imag e B : To disp lay the next image 2 BACK/NEXT 10:30 PM 2005 1 1 101 - 0003 VOLUME VGA 3 / 9 101 Viewing an index (nine-image/sixteen- image) screen , Press (ind ex) once.
39 Viewing s till imag es Viewin g images on a TV screen , Conne ct the A /V conne cting cabl e (su ppli ed) to the A /V OU T (MONO) jack of the camera and the audio/vide o input ja cks of the TV. If your TV has stereo input jacks, conne ct the aud io plug (black ) of the A/ V connecti ng cabl e to th e left audio jack.
40 Viewing images on a TV screen If you w ant to view images o n a TV scre en, you need a TV with a video inpu t jack and the A/V connect ing cable (sup plied).
41 Delet ing still ima ges Deleti ng images , Set the mode d ial to , a nd turn on th e camera. Press b / B on the contro l button to select the image you want to delete. • Note that you cannot restore deleted images . , Press (Delete) . The image h as no t yet b een de leted a t this poin t.
42 Deleting images in index (nine-image/si xteen-image) mode , While an index (nin e-image/ sixt een- imag e) scr een (page 38) is displa yed, press (Delete) . • Note th at you cannot res tore deleted images. , Select [Se lect] with b / B on t he control button, then pr ess z .
43 Delet ing still ima ges , Pre ss (D elete) and select [OK] with B on the co ntrol button , then press z . The mes sage “A cces s” appe ars, and th e images wi th the indicato r have be en delete d. To cancel dele ting Sel ect [E xit] w ith b on th e control but ton, then pr ess z .
44 , Set the mode dial to SET UP, and turn on the power. , Select (Mem ory Stick T ool) with v / V on the cont rol button. Sel ect [F orm at] with B , then press B . Select [OK] with v , then press z . To cancel th e formatting Selec t [Cance l] with V on the cont rol button, th en press z .
45 Before adva nced operations How to setup and operate your camera The usag e of the menu s and SET UP screen items is descri bed below. • For a detailed descr iption of the mode dial, see page 10. Changing the menu settings a S et the mode dial to , P , M, , , , , , , or .
46 Changing the items in the SET UP screen a S et the mode dial to SET UP. The SE T UP scr een appe ars. b P ress v / V / b / B on the co ntrol bu tton to se lect the item yo u want to set. The fra me of th e select ed item turns yell o w . c P ress z on the cont rol b utton to en ter the sett ing.
47 Before adva nced operations Creating or selecting a folder Your camer a can cr eate mult iple f olders within a “Mem ory Stick. ” You can sel ect the fo lder us ed to s tore i mages . When n ot cre ating a new f older, “101MS DCF” fol der is s electe d as th e reco rdin g folde r.
48 Choosing an aut o focus method You ca n set the AF rang e finder fram e and the AF mode. AF range finder frame This selec ts the focus po sition acco rding to the subject position a nd size. AF mode This sets the fo cus op eration start an d stop timing .
49 Advanc ed still image shooti ng • When you use the dig ital zoom or AF illuminator, priority AF movement is giv en to subjects in or near the center of the frame. I n this case the or indicator flashes and the AF range finder frame is not displayed.
50 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.
51 Advanc ed still image shooti ng 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 from th e follo win g dist ance s etti ngs. 0.5m, 1.0m, 3.0m , 7.0m, (u nlim ited dist ance ) To return to auto focus mode In s tep 3 , select [Multi AF ] or [Center AF].
52 d S elect an ap ertu re value with b / B . T wo different aperture v alues ca n be selecte d, dependin g on the zoom posi tion . When the zo om is set all the way to the W side : F2. 8/F 5.6 When the zo om is set all the way to the T side: F5.2/F10 e S hoot the image .
53 Advanc ed still image shooti ng 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.
54 Adjust ing the exposure — EV ad just ment You can manuall y adjust the exposu re determin ed by t he camera . Use thi s mode when the p roper ex posure cannot b e obta ined , for e xampl e, w hen th e con trast (differe nce bet ween light an d dark) betwee n the subject a nd the backgr ound is extre mely la rge.
55 Advanc ed still image shooti ng Displaying a histogram A histogram is a graph showing the bri ghtne ss of a n ima ge. Th e hor izonta l axi s shows the bri ghtness, and the verti cal axis shows the num ber of pixels. Th e graph display i ndicate s a bright image when skewe d to the ri ght side, a dark i mage wh en skewed to the left side .
56 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.
57 Advanc ed still image shooti ng a Set the mode dial to P , M, , , , , , or . b Press M ENU. The me nu appe ars. c Sele ct (Met erin g Mod e) wi th b / B , then select the des ired meterin g mode with v / V . d When sel ecti ng [ Spot] in step 3 , po sition the spot me tering cross hair on one poin t of the subject you want to shoot.
58 a S et the mode dial to P , M, , , , , , or . b P ress MENU . The men u appe ars. c S elect [ WB] (White Bal) wit h b / B , then s elect the des ired setting with v / V .
59 Advanc ed still image shooti ng c Select [ ] (Flash Level) with b / B , then select the des ired setting with v / V . +: Makes the flash level higher than normal . Normal: Normal se tting. –: Makes the fl ash level lowe r than normal . Shooting continuous ly This m ode is used for cont inuous sho oting.
60 Shooting in Multi Bu rst mo de — Multi Burst This mode record s 16 frames in successi on each ti me you press t he shutte r button. This is conv enient for ch ecking yo ur form in sport s, fo r exampl e. a S et the mode dial to , P , M, , or . b P ress MENU .
61 Advanc ed still image shooti ng a Set the mode dial to P , M, , , , , , or . b Press M ENU. The me nu appe ars. c Select [ PFX] (P . Eff ect) wi th b / B , th en se lect the d esi red mode with v / V . d Sho ot th e ima ge . To cancel Pi cture Effect s Select [Off] in step 3 .
62 Selecting the folder and playing back images — Folder Select the fol der that images you want to play b ack ar e stor ed. a S et the mode dia l to . b P ress MENU . The men u appe ars. c S elect (Folder) with b , then press z . d Se lect the desire d folder with b / B .
63 Advanced still image viewin g Enlarging a portion of a still image You ca n enlarge a pa rt of an ima ge up to five t imes t he orig inal si ze. Yo u can al so recor d the mag nifie d image a s a n ew file. Enlarging an image — Playback z oom a S et the mode dial to .
64 Recording an enlarged image — Trimming a P ress ME NU after pl aybac k zoom. The men u appe ars. b S elect [ T rimming] with B , then press z . c S elect the i mage s ize with v / V , then p res s z . The imag e is r ecorded , and th e image on th e LCD sc reen returns to the normal size after reco rding.
65 Advanced still image viewin g Rotating still images — Rotate You can rot ate an image r ecorded in port rait orient ation and disp lay it in landsca pe orient ation. a S et the mode dial t o , and displ ay the image to rotate . b P ress MENU . The men u appe ars.
66 Playing back continuously a S et the mode dia l to . b S elect t he Multi Burst image with b / B . The sele cted M ulti Bu rst i mage is played ba ck continuou sly . To pause pl ayback Press z . To resume pl ayback, pre ss z again . The pla yback st arts from the fram e disp laye d on t he L CD sc reen.
67 Still image editin g Protecting image s — Protect This fun ction pr otect s images ag ainst acciden tal er asure. • Note that format ting the “Memory S tick” erases all the data in the “Memory Stick” ev en if images are protected, and these images cannot be recovered.
68 h S elect [OK] wit h B , then pr ess z . The - indi cato r tur ns w hite. The select ed image s are p rotect ed. To exit the Pro tect function Select [Canc el] in ste p 4 o r sele ct [E xit] in step 8 , then press z . To cancel i ndividual prote ction Select the i mage to b e unpro tected with v / V / b / B in step 5 , then press z .
69 Still image editin g Choosing images to print — Print (DPOF) mark You can mar k still im ages shot wi th your camera that y ou want to ha ve pr inted.
70 f Repeat step 5 t o mark other imag es. g P ress MENU . h S elect [OK] wit h B , then pr ess z . The mark turns wh ite. Th e mark settin g is completed. To unma rk marks Select the i mages to be un marke d with v / V / b / B in step 5 , then press z .
71 Still image printing (PictBri dge pr inter) Connecting to a PictBridge compliant printer Even if you do not have a co mputer, you can easil y print images shot us ing your camera by con necti ng the c amera to a PictB ridge compli ant pri nter.
72 When [USB Connec t] is not set to [PictBridge] in the SET UP settings Even i f you tu rn on the c amera, you cann ot use the Pic tBridge func tion. Disco nnect the USB ca ble and set [U SB Conne ct] to [PictB ridge] ( page 71). Printing i mages You can se lect th e image a nd print it.
73 Still image printing (PictBri dge pr inter) f Select [OK] wit h V / B , then press z . Th e ima ge i s pr inted . Do not disconn ect t he USB c able while the (Not disconnect US B cab le) in dicato r app ears on the L CD screen. To cancel p rinting Select [Cance l] in ste p 4 o r sele ct [E xit] in step 6 .
74 g P ress MENU . The prin t sett ing sc reen app ears. • Setting items that the printer does not support cannot be displayed. h S elect [ Quantity] with v / V , selec t the number o f sheets with b / B . Y ou ca n sel ect th e numb er u p to 20 . The spe cified quanti ty of a ll the select ed image s are p rinted.
75 Still image printing (PictBri dge pr inter) In single-image mode a Display the imag e you want to print with b / B . b Press M ENU. The me nu appe ars. c Select (Print) with b / B , then press z . d Selec t [This image] w ith v / V , then pr ess z .
76 In index (nine-image/ sixteen-image) mode a P ress (index) to di splay the index (ni ne-image) screen. Press (index) t wice to display a sixtee n-image in dex screen. b P ress MENU . The men u appe ars. c S elec t (Print) with B , then press z . d S elect [Sel ect] with b / B , then press z .
77 Enjoying mo vies Shooting movi es You can shoo t movies wi th sound using your came ra. a Set the mode dial to . b Press ( Image Size ). Th e Image Siz e setu p appear s. c Sele ct t he de sire d si ze wit h v / V . Y o u can ch oose from [640(Fin e)], [640(Sta ndard)] an d [160].
78 View in g movi es o n the LCD sc reen You ca n view movie s on the LCD screen with so und from the spea ker. a Se t the mode dial to . b Se lect the desired moving imag e with b / B . Movie s with t he imag e size [640(Fine )] or [6 40(Standard) ] are disp laye d on t he fu ll s creen .
79 Enjoying mo vies 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 S et the mode dial to . b Displa y th e movi e y ou want to delete with b / B .
80 g S elect [OK] wit h B , then pr ess z . The message “Access” ap pears, and the movie has bee n deleted. To cancel d eletion Select [Exit] in ste p 3 or 7 . To delete all im ages in the folder Select [A ll In This Folde r] in step 3 , then press z .
81 Enjoying mo vies a Set the mode dial to . b Select th e movie y ou want to cut using b / B . c Press M ENU. The me nu appe ars. d Select (Divide) with B , then press z . Next, select [OK] with v , then press z . The pla yback of the movi e sta rts.
82 Copying images to your compute r — For Wi ndows us ers Recomme nded compu ter environm ent OS: Microsoft Windows 98 , Windows 98SE, Windows 20 00 Professiona l, Windo ws Mil lennium Edition, Windo ws XP Home Edition, or Windows XP Professional The abov e OS must be inst alled at the facto ry.
83 Enjoying images on your comput er Installing the USB driver When using W indows X P, you need not inst all th e USB driver . Once the USB driver is in stalled, you nee d not instal l the US B drive r. a T urn on your comp uter , and ins er t t he C D-RO M (s upp lie d) into the CD-R OM drive.
84 Connecting the camera to your computer a Ins ert the “Mem ory S tick” with the imag es you want to copy into th e came ra. • Use fully char ged Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries or t he A C Adaptor (not supplied).
85 Enjoying images on your comput er P Disconnectin g the USB cable, removing the “Memory Stick ,” or turning off the c amera during a USB con nection For Windows 2000, Me, or XP users 1 Double-click on the tasktray . 2 Cl ick (Son y DSC), then c lick [Stop].
86 When a re movable di sk icon is not shown 1 Ri ght-click [My Co mputer] to di splay the menu , then click [Pro perties]. The “S ystem P roper ties” s creen app ears. 2 Di splay [Device Manager]. 1 Cl ick [Hardwar e]. 2 Cl ick [Device Manage r].
87 Enjoying images on your comput er Viewing the images on your computer a Clic k [Start], then c lic k [My Docu ments]. The “M y Doc uments ” folder c onten ts are dis played . • This section describes the procedure for viewing copied images i n the “My Document s” folder .
88 • ssss stands for any number withi n the range from 0001 to 9999. • T he numeric al portions of a movie file reco rded in movie mo de and its corresp onding ind ex image file are the same. Folder File name File m eaning 101MSDCF t o 999MSDCF DSC0 ssss .
89 Enjoying images on your comput er Viewing image files once copied to a computer with your camera When an image f ile co pied t o a compu ter no longer remains in a “Me mory Stic k,” you can vie w that im age agai n on your cam era by co pyin g the image f ile in the co mput er to a “Memory Stick.
90 • When automatic ally cre ating sli de shows (page 93 ), a Pentium III 500 MHz or faster CPU is re quired. • This software is compatible wit h DirectX technol ogy. “Direc tX” must be instal led for use. • A separate environme nt for operat ing the recording device is requi red in order to wr ite to C D-R s.
91 Enjoying images on your comput er e Click [Next]. f Clic k [Install ] on the “Re ady to Insta ll the Program” scree n. The instal lation st arts. If the “W elcome t o setu p for Di rect X” scree n appears after you instal l the applicat ion softwa re, follo w the instruct ions.
92 Using “Picture Package” Start u p the “Pictur e Packag e Menu” o n the desktop to use the various funct ions. • The i nitial screen ma y differ depending on your computer . Y ou can change the menu display order to suit your ta ste by clicking [Settings] at the lower -right corner of the screen.
93 Enjoying images on your comput er Creating a slide show Click [A utomatic Sli deshow Produc er] on the lef t side of th e scre en, then click [Auto matic Slide show Produc er] in the lower-righ t corner of th e screen. Th e screen us ed for cr eating a slide sho w appears .
94 a Co nnecting your camera to your computer For de tail s, see pa ge 84. Disconnecting the USB cable, removing th e “Memory Stick,” o r turning of f the camera during a USB connecti on Drag and .
95 Enjoying images on your comput er Required c omputer e nvironmen t OS: Mac OS X (v10.1.5 or l ater) The above OS must be inst alled at the fact ory. CPU: iMac, e Mac, iBook, PowerBook, PowerMac G3/G4 series Memory: 128 MB or m ore (256 MB or more is recom mended .
96 Troubleshooting If yo u experien ce troub le with your came ra, try th e fo llowin g sol utio ns. 1 First ch eck th e items on the tab les be low. If code di spla ys “C: ss : ss ” appear on the screen, the self- diag nosis di spla y funct ion is working (page 108).
97 Troubl eshooting Shooting st ill images/mov ies You cannot turn on the camera. • T he batteri es are no t instal led corre ctly. • The AC A daptor (not supp lied) is disconne cted. • The batt eries are discha rged. • The batt eries are dead (pag e 119).
98 Smart zoom doe s not function. • [Digita l Zoom] is set to [Precis ion]or [Off] in th e SET UP settings. •T h e image s ize is set to [5M ] or [3:2]. • You are shoot ing in Multi Burst mode . • This func tion cannot be used during shooti ng movies.
99 Troubl eshooting Your came ra cannot reco rd imag es. •N o “ Memory Stick ” has been in serted. • The ca pacity of the “Mem ory Stick” is full. • The write-pro tect switch on t he “Memor y Stick” is set to the LOCK posit ion. • You cannot record i mages whil e charging t he flash.
100 Viewing im ages The date and time are recorded incorre ctly. • The date and time are not set corr ectly. p S et the correct dat e and time (pages 18 and 115). The F va lue and shutter speed flash wh en you press and hold the shutter button halfway down.
101 Troubl eshooting Deleting/Ed iting Images Computers Symptom Cause Solutio n Your came ra cannot delete an im age. • The image is pro tected. • The write-pro tect switch on t he “Memor y Stick” is set to the LOCK posit ion. p Cancel the protectio n (page 67).
102 Your computer does not recognize y our camera. • The camera is turne d off. • Th e battery leve l is low. • You are not using the supplie d USB cable. • The USB ca ble is n ot conn ected firm ly. • [US B Connec t] is not set to [ Normal] i n the S ET UP settings.
103 Troubl eshooting “Memory Stic k” The image and sound are interrupted by noise when you view a movi e on a computer. • You a re playing back th e movie directl y from the “ Memor y Stick ” . p Copy the movie to the hard disk of your comp uter and then pla y back the movie fro m the hard disk (pages 85, 86, 91 and 93).
104 PictBridge comp liant printer Symptom Cause Solut ion The connection cann ot be establi shed. • Th e printer is no t comp liant with t he Pict Bridge . • The prin ter is not set for the conne ction with the camera. • [US B Connec t] is not set to [Pic tBridg e] in the SET UP settings.
105 Troubl eshooting Oth ers Symptom Cause Solutio n Y our camera does not work. • The batt ery level is low. (The E indic ator appears.) • The AC Adaptor (not supplied) is not conne cted secu rely . p Charge the batteries (p age 11). p Connect it secu rely to the DC IN jack of your cam era and to a wall outle t (wall soc ket) (page 16) .
106 Warnings and messages The follow ing message s may appear on the screen. Message Meaning/Corrective Acti on No Memory Stick • Insert a “Mem ory Stick” (page 20) . Sy stem er ror • Turn the power off and on again (page 17) . Memo ry Stick error • The inser ted “Memory Stick” cannot be used in your camera (page 117 ).
107 Troubl eshooting • The batte ry level is low or zero. Charge the batte ries (page 11). Dependi ng on the condition s of use or the type of batteri es, the indicat or may flash even tho ugh there are still 5 to 10 minutes of remaining battery time lef t.
108 Self-diagnosis dis play – If a code star ting with an alpha bet letter appears Your cam era has a self-diag nosis display. This func tion displa ys the camer a condit ion on the LCD scre en with a combina tion of a letter and fo ur numeri cal di gits.
109 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti on Number of ima ges that can be sa ved or shooting time The n umber of i mages that can be sa ved and the shootin g time differ, depe nding on the capacit y of t he “Memor y Stick ,” the im age size, and the ima ge quality .
110 Menu items Menu items tha t can be modified diffe r depend ing on the position of the mode d ial or the settin g. Factory settings are in dicated with x .
111 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti on 1) This does not appear when mode dial is set to M. When the mod e dial is se t to , , , , or (P.Quality) x Fine / St andard Records im ages with fine/ standar d quality (pag e 46). Mode (REC Mode) M ulti Bur st Burst x Normal – Reco rds a continuou s burst of 16 frames wi thin a single still imag e (page 60).
112 1) The setti ng selection is l imited according to the mode dial setting (page 36). 2) This does not appear when mode dial is set to , or . 3) This does not appear when mode dial is set to or .
113 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti on When the mod e dial is se t to Item Setting Descripti on (Folder) OK / Cancel Selects the folder containin g the image you want to pl ay back (page 62). (Protect) — Protects and unprotects images ag ainst accident al erasure (page 6 7).
114 SET UP items Set the mode dia l to SET UP. The SET UP screen a ppears . Factory settings are in dicated with x . (Camera) (Mem ory S tick Tool ) Item Setting Description AF Mode x Single / Monitor Select s the focus ope ration mo de (page 49) . Digital Zoom x Smart / P recision / Of f Selects t he digit al zoom mode (pa ge 26).
115 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti on ( Setup 1) (Set up 2) Item Setting Description LCD Backlight Bright / x Nor mal / Dark Selects t he brightne ss of the LCD backl ight. Sel ecting [Brig ht] make s the scr een brig ht and ea sy to see when using the camera outdoor s or in other brigh t locations, but also uses up the batt ery charge faster.
116 Precautions Do not leave the camera i n the following pl aces • In extremely hot plac e, such as in a car parke d in the sun . The camer a body may become def ormed or this may cause a malfunct ion. • Under dir ect sun light or near a hea ter.
117 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti on On intern al recharg eable button battery This cam era ha s an in ternal rechar geable button ba ttery for mai ntaini ng the date and time and other settings regar dless of whet her the power is on or off. This r echarge able button b attery i s conti nually ch arged a s long as you are using the came ra.
118 • Do not remov e the “M emory Stick” while reading or writing data. • Data may be corrupted in the following cases: – When the “Memory St ick” is removed or the camera is turned of f.
119 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti on Battery life • The batter y life i s limi ted. The battery capacit y decre ases little by li ttle as you us e it m ore a nd mo re , and as ti me p asse s.
120 Specifications x Came ra [System] Image device 9.04 mm ( 1/1.8 type ) color C CD Primary color filter T o tal pi xels number of came ra Approx. 5 255 000 pixels Effecti ve pixels nu mber o f came ra Approx. 5 090 000 pixels Lens Carl Zeiss Va rio-T essa r 3× zoom lens f = 7.
121 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti on x AC-LS5 AC Adaptor (not supplied) Inpu t rat ing 100 V to 240 V AC , 50/60 Hz, 11 W, 0.16 A to 0.09 A Outp ut rating 4.2 V DC, 1.5 A Opera ting temp eratur e 0°C to +40°C (+32°F to +104°F) Stor age tem peratur e –20°C to +60°C (–4°F to +140°F) Dimensions Approx.
122 The LCD scre en When shootin g still image s A Recordi ng mode indica tor (59, 60) /I mage si ze indi cator (21) B Self-t imer in dicator (29) C AE/A F lock indic ator (25, 50) D Battery remain in.
123 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti on When shooting movies A Recordi ng mode indica tor (77) B Battery remaini ng indicator (14) C White balanc e indicator (57) D Low batt ery warnin g indic ator (107) E M.
124 When playin g back still images A Image size indicator (21) B Recording mod e indicator (59, 60) C Change f older indicator (62) D Protect indicator (67) / Print (DPOF) mark indicato r (69) E Pla .
125 Ad diti ona l inf orma ti on When playing back movi ng images A Image size ind icator (78) B Recordi ng mode indica tor (78) C Playba ck in dicator (78) D V olume indi cator (78) E C hange folder .
126 Index Index A A C Adaptor ......... ....... ...... ....... ..... ....... ...... ....... 1 6 Access lam p ...... ...... ....... ....... ....... ....... ...... ....... 20 AE ..... ...... ....... ....... ....... .... ....... ....... ....... ....... .
127 Inde x L Landsca pe mode ........ ....... ....... .... ....... ....... .......34 LCD Backlight ... ....... ....... ....... .... ....... ....... .....115 LCD backlig ht on/of f ........... ..... ....... ....... ...... ...32 M Manual exposure .. ...
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