Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Cybershot DSC-S780 Sony
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© 2008 Sony Corporation 3-285-742- 11 (1) Digital Stil l Camera Cyber-shot Handbook DSC-S750/S780 Before oper ating th e unit, pl ease read this Handboo k thorough ly together w ith the “Instruction Manual” a nd the “Cyber -shot Step-up Gui de” , and retai n them for futu re reference.
2 Notes on using your came ra Notes o n the type s of “Me mor y Stic k” that you c an use ( not supp lied) “Memory Sti ck Duo ” Y ou can us e a “Mem ory S tick Du o” wi th the camer a. “Memory Sti ck” Y ou can not use a “ Memory Stick” with t he camera.
3 T able of conte nts Notes on usi ng your c amera . ....... ......... .......... .......... ......... ....... .......... ...... 2 Basic techniqu es f or better imag es ....... ....... ......... .......... .......... .......... ......6 Focus – Foc usin g on a subj ect su ccess fully .
4 T a ble of co ntent s Viewing men u ........ ....... ......... .......... .......... ...... .......... .......... ......... .......... 42 (Fo lder): Se lectin g the fol der for v iewi ng images - (P.
5 T a ble of conte nts Enjo ying your Windows compute r ......... .... ......... .......... .......... ...... .......... . 61 Installing the softw are (supplied) ........... .......... .......... ...... .......... .......... .... 63 On the “Pictu re Motion Bro wser” (su pplied) .
6 Basi c techniq ues for b etter im ages When you pres s the shut ter but ton halfw ay do wn, the cam era adjusts the focus au tomatical ly (Auto Focu s). Remember t o press the shutter button only halfway down. When foc using is diff icu lt t [Focus] (pag e 35) If the imag e looks blurred even after foc using, it may be be cause of ca mera shake.
7 Basic t echniqu es for bet ter ima ges Hints for prev enting blur The came ra mo ved a cciden tally when yo u took the im age. This is cal led “Camera shake. ” On the ot her hand, if the subjec t moved when yo u took the im age, it is ca lled “subje ct blur.
8 Basi c tech niqu es for bet ter i mages Y ou can create various imag es by a djusting the expo sure and the IS O sensi tivity . Exposur e is the amoun t of ligh t that the ca mera wil l receive when you re lease the shut ter .
9 Basic t echniqu es for bet ter ima ges The appare nt color of t he subject is affected by the li ghting co nditions. Exam ple: Th e color of an imag e affec ted by li ght sou rces The color tones are ad justed automatica lly in the auto adjust ment mode .
10 Basi c tech niqu es for bet ter i mages A digita l image is ma de up of a col lection of sm all dots ca lled p ixels. If it contai ns a large number of pi xels, the pict ure becom es large, it takes up mor e memor y , and the im age is displayed in fine detail.
11 Basic t echniqu es for bet ter ima ges The ey es of the s ubject may come out red , or fuzzy wh ite cir cular spo ts may appe ar when using the flash . These phe nomena can be redu ced by tak ing the following ste ps. The “R ed-eye ph enome non” Pupils becom e dilated in dark environment s.
12 Identif ying part s See the pages in pare ntheses for de tails of oper atio n. A Shutter button (21) B Sel f-tim er lam p (23) C Micropho ne D Lens E (POWER) button F PO WER lamp G Flash (22) H Spe.
13 Ident ifyin g parts G DC IN jac k When us ing an A C- LS5K AC A dapt or (not su pplied) • Y ou cannot charge the battery pack by connecting the camera to the A C-LS5K A C Adaptor .
14 Indicat ors on the screen Each time you press v (DISP) on the control button , the display cha nges (pag e 18). See the pages in pare ntheses for de tails of oper atio n.
15 Indica tors on the sc reen C D E Displ ay Indication Image size (24) • is dis pla yed o nl y for the DSC-S780. • is dis pla yed o nl y for the DSC-S750.
16 Indic ator s on th e scre en When pl ayin g ba ck sti ll i mages When pl ayin g ba ck movi es A B Displ ay Indication Batter y rema ining Recordin g mode (21) Image size (24) • is displayed only for the DSC-S780. • is displayed only for the DSC-S750.
17 Indica tors on the sc reen C D E Displ ay Indication PictBridge c onnecting (78) Recordi ng folder (53) • This does not appear when using internal me mory .
18 Changi ng t he scr een d ispla y Each time you press v (DISP) on the control button , the display cha nges as follows: * The brightness of the LCD Backlight up • If you view images in bright outside light, adjus t the brightness of the L CD backlight up .
19 Using the in ternal memo r y The camer a has approximat ely 22 MB of internal memo ry . Th is memory is not remo va ble. Even when t here is no “Me mory Stic k Duo” insert ed in the cam era, y ou can r ecord i mages usi ng this inte rna l me mor y .
20 Basic O perations Using th e mode d ial Set the mod e dial to the de sired func tion. On Function Guide When [Fu nction Gui de] is set to [On], the de scriptions of fun ctions are displayed as you oper ate t he cam era. The default set ting is [On ].
21 Bas ic Op erat ion s Shoot ing im ages easily (A uto ad just ment mode ) 1 Select a mode with the mode dial. Stil l im age ( aut o adju stm ent mod e): Select . Movie: Select . 2 Hold the camera steady , keeping your arms at your side. 3 Shoot w ith the shutter button.
22 Shoo ting im ages ea sily (A uto adju stmen t mode ) Movi e: Press th e shutte r bu tton full y do wn. T o st op recordi ng, press the shutt er button fully down again. If you shoot a still image of a subject that is difficult to focus on • The shortest shooting distance is approx.
23 Bas ic Op erat ion s Shoo ting ima ges ea sily (A uto adju stmen t mode) Macr o (Shoot ing clo se- up) Press b ( ) on the c ontr ol butt on rep eat edly unti l the desi red mo de i s sele cted . (No indicator): Macro Off : Macro On (W side: Approx.
24 Shoo ting im ages ea sily (A uto adju stmen t mode ) T o change the st ill image size Press (Ima ge Size) , and then press v / V to select the size. For deta ils on the image size, see page 10. The de fault s etting is mark ed with . *1) Images are recorded in 3:2 as pect ratio, same as photograph printing paper or postcards, etc.
25 Bas ic Op erat ion s Shoot ing still ima ges (S cene sel ectio n) 1 Select the desired mode of Sce ne Selection ( , , , , , , ). • For details on modes, see the next page. 2 Shoot w ith the shutter button. T o cancel the Scen e Select ion Set the mode dial to other than the m ode of Scene Selection (p age 20) .
26 Shoot ing s til l imag es ( Scene sele ctio n) Scene Se lecti on mode s The fo llowin g mode s are preset to mat ch the scene condit ions. * When you s hoot images using ( T wilight Portrait) or (T wilight) mo de, the s hutter spe ed beco mes slower , and blurring is occur frequent ly , so use of a tripod is recommended.
27 Bas ic Op erat ion s Shooting still images (Sce ne selection) Function s you ca n use i n Scene Sel ectio n Fo r shooti ng an image ap propri atel y accordin g to the sce ne condit ion, a combinatio n of func tion s is det ermine d by the cam era. S ome func tio ns are not a v aila ble, depend ing on th e Scene S election mode .
28 Viewi ng/ del eting im ag es 1 Press (Playback). • If you pr ess (Playback) when the camera is powered off, the camera is turned on automatically and set to playback mode. T o switch to the shooting mode, press (Playback) ag ain. 2 Select an image with b / B on the co ntrol button.
29 Bas ic Op erat ion s Viewin g/dele tin g image s T o view an inde x scre en Press (In dex ) and s elect a n imag e with v / V / b / B . T o disp lay t he ne xt (pr evi ous) in dex scre en, pres s b / B . T o ret urn t o the sing le im ag e scr een, pre ss z .
30 Using t he me nu Using m enu items 1 Recor ding: T urn on the camera, then set the mode dial. Playback: Press (Playback). • Different items ar e av ailable depending on the positio n of the mode dial and Recording/P layback mode. 2 Press MENU to displa y the menu.
31 For detail s on the opera tion 1 pa ge 30 Using the menu Menu ite ms Shooting menu (page 32) The available m enu i tems vary dependi ng on the m ode setting ( shootin g/viewing), and t he mode d ial position in t he shooti ng mode . Only t he available items ar e disp layed o n the sc reen.
32 For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 30 Shootin g menu The de fault s etting s are mar ked with . Select s whet her t o use the F ace Detect f uncti on or not. • When [Face Detection] is set t o [On], y ou cannot use t he digital zoom. • A v ailable only for [Soft Snap], the default setting is [On].
33 Using the menu Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the opera tion 1 pa ge 30 Y ou can cha nge the bright ness of the imag e, accom panied by e ffects. • Y ou can select only [Normal], [B&W] or [Sepia] when shooting movies.
34 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 30 Manually adjusts the exposure. • For details on the Exposure, see page 8. • The compensation value can be set in 1/3EV increments. • If you shoot a subject in extremely bright or dark conditions, or when you use the flash, the exposure adjustment may not be eff ective.
35 Using the menu Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the opera tion 1 pa ge 30 Y ou can cha nge the focus me thod. Use t he menu whe n it is difficult to get the pro per focu s in auto f ocus m ode. • AF s tands for Auto Focus. • Allow a mar gin of error in the distance setting of “Focus prese t”.
36 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 30 z If the sub ject is out of focus When shooting with the subject at the edge of the frame (or the screen) or when using [Center AF ], the camera may not fo cus on a subjec t at the edge of the frame.
37 Using the menu Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the opera tion 1 pa ge 30 Selects the met ering mode that set s which part of t he subjec t to me asure to determine the exposure .
38 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 30 Adjusts color t ones accordi ng to the surroundi ng light condit ions. Use this func tion if image color ap pears unna tural. WB (White Bal): Adjusti ng the colo r tones Flash ( ) Adjusts fo r the flash condi tions.
39 Using the menu Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the opera tion 1 pa ge 30 • For details on the white balance, see page 9. • Under fluorescent lights that flicker , the white bala nce function may not work correctly e ven though you select [F luorescent] ( ).
40 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 30 Selects whether the camera performs continuous shoot ing or not when you press the shutter button. On the [Bu rst ] • When reco rding wit h the s elf timer, a series of a m aximum of five image s is re corded.
41 Using the menu Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the opera tion 1 pa ge 30 Adjusts the amo unt of flash light . • T o change f lash mode, see page 22. • If the subject is too bright or dark, this adjustment may have no effect. Adjusts the shar pness of the image.
42 For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 30 View ing menu The de fault s etting s are mar ked with . Select s the f older c ontai ning the imag e you w ant to play back wh en usi ng the c amera wi th “Memory St ick Duo”. 1 Select the desire d folder w ith b / B on the control bu tton.
43 Using the menu Viewin g menu For detail s on the opera tion 1 pa ge 30 Prot ects ima ges a gains t acci denta l erasu re. Th e - in dicato r appears on a prot ected ima ge. T o prot ect i mages in s ingl e imag e mod e 1 D isplay t he image you want to pr otect.
44 Viewi ng menu For de tails on the op erat ion 1 pa ge 30 T o canc el th e prot ect ion In single imag e mode Press z in step 3 or 4 of “T o protect images in singl e image mode . ” In index mode 1 Select the im age for w hich you want to re move protection in s tep 5 of “T o protect i mages in in dex mo de.
45 Using the menu Viewin g menu For detail s on the opera tion 1 pa ge 30 Plays ba ck record ed i mages in order ( Slide show). 1 Select [Inter val ], [Repeat ] and [Ima ge] with v / V / b / B on the contro l button. 2 Select [Start ] with V / B , the n press z .
46 Viewi ng menu For de tails on the op erat ion 1 pa ge 30 Y ou can chan ge t he image size o f a rec orded i mage (Resize ), and s av e it as a new fil e. The orig ina l im age is r eta ined even af ter resizi ng . 1 Display the image you want to resi ze.
47 Using the menu Viewin g menu For detail s on the opera tion 1 pa ge 30 Rotate s a stil l image . 1 Displa y the image to be rota ted. 2 Pre ss ME NU to displa y the m enu. 3 Select [ ] (Rotat e) with b / B on th e contro l button, th en press z . 4 Select [ ] with v , then ro tate the imag e with b / B .
48 Viewi ng menu For de tails on the op erat ion 1 pa ge 30 Recor ds an enlar ged imag e (page 28) as a ne w fi le. 1 Press MENU during playback zoom to display the menu. 2 Selec t [Trimming] with B on the control butto n, then press z . 3 Selec t the imag e size wit h v / V , then pres s z .
49 Using t he Setup scre en Using the Setup s creen Using Setu p it ems Y ou can change the default set tings using the Se tup screen . 1 Press MENU to display the menu. 2 After pressing B on the control b utton, go to the (Setup) setting, then press B again.
50 For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 49 Camera The de fault s etting s are mar ked with . Select s the di gital z oom mode . The came ra enl arges the im age usi ng opti cal zoom (up to 3×). When t he zoom sca le exceed s 3×, the cam era uses either smart or precision di gital zoom .
51 Using t he Setup scre en Camera For detail s on the opera tion 1 pa ge 49 When y ou oper ate th e camer a, t he func tion guide appear s. The flash strobes t wo or more times before shooting to reduc e the red-eye phenome non when using the f lash.
52 For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 49 Intern al Memory T o ol This item do es not appea r when a “Memor y Sti ck Duo” is ins erted in th e camer a. Forma ts the interna l memory . • Note that formatting permanently erases all data in the internal memory, including even protected images.
53 For detail s on the opera tion 1 pa ge 49 Using t he Setup scre en Memor y Stick T o ol This it em app ears on ly when a “Memo ry Stic k Duo” is insert ed in the cam era. Formats the “Mem ory Stick Du o”. A c ommer cially available “M emory Stick D uo” is a lready forma tted, and can be used immedi ately .
54 Memory St ick T ool For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 49 Change s the f older curr ently u sed fo r rec ording images. 1 Select [OK] with v on the control button, then press z . The folder s election screen appear s. 2 Select the desire d folder w ith b / B , and [OK] with v , then press z .
55 Using t he Setup scre en Memory Stick T ool For detail s on the opera tion 1 pa ge 49 Copies a ll imag es in t he intern al memor y to a “ Memory Stic k Duo”. 1 Ins ert a “Memory S tick Duo” having sufficient free capaci ty . 2 Select [OK] wi th v on the control button, the n press z .
56 For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 49 Setup1 1 The de fault s etting s are mar ked with . Selects the soun d produc ed when you operate the camera . Selects the langu age to be use d in the menu item s, warnings, an d messages. Init iali zes the set tin g to the de fault s etti ng.
57 For detail s on the opera tion 1 pa ge 49 Using t he Setup scre en Setup2 2 The defau lt sett ing s ar e marked w ith . Selec ts the USB mode to be used when conne cting th e camera to a comp uter or a PictB ridge compli ant pri nter using t he dedi cated U SB cab le.
58 Setup2 For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 49 Sets the da te an d ti me. 1 Select [Cl ock Set] in the (Set up2) screen. 2 Select [OK] with v on the control button, then press z . 3 Select the date disp lay form at with v / V , then press z . 4 Select each i tem with b / B and set the numer ic value with v / V , then pr ess z .
59 Viewing i mages on a TV Viewing i mages on a TV Viewin g image s on a TV Y ou ca n vi ew i mages on a T V by conn ecting the c amera t o a TV . The c onnec tion varies accor ding to the typ e of T V the ca mera is co nnected to. T urn off both the c amera a nd the TV before con nect ing the ca mera to t he TV .
60 Viewi ng imag es on a TV On TV colo r syst ems If you want to vi ew images on a TV scree n, you need a TV with a video input jac k and the dedicate d A/V cable.
61 Using your comput er Using your compu ter Enjoy ing your Window s compute r Fo r det ail s on u sing a Ma cintos h comp uter , refer to “Us ing your Maci ntosh comp uter ” (page 73). Illustrations of screens used in this section are ba sed on the English version.
62 Enjo ying your Windo ws com puter The follo wing en vironment is recom mend ed for a c omput er con nect ed to the camer a. Reco mmen ded en viro nme nt for co pying images OS (pre-installed): M ic.
63 Using your comput er Install ing the soft ware (su pplied) Y ou can install th e software (supplie d) using the fo llowing proced ure. • Log in as Administra tor . 1 T urn on y our comput er , and i nsert the CD-ROM (supplied) into the CD-RO M drive.
64 Installin g the software (supplied) Af ter yo u ins tall the s oftwa re, the sh ort cu t icons for “Picture Motion Bro wser”, “Pic tu re Mo tion Br owser G uid e”, are create d on the d esktop . • Double-c lick to start “Pic ture M oti on Br owser”.
65 Using your comput er On the “P icture M otion Br owser” (supplie d) Y ou can use still im ages and movies fro m the ca mera mor e than e ver by taking adv antag e of the soft ware.
66 Copyin g images to you r compu ter using the “Pictur e Motion Brow ser” 1 Insert a “Memory Sti ck Duo” with recorded images into the cam era.
67 Using your comput er Copyin g imag es to yo ur comp uter usi ng th e “Pic ture Mo tion Browser ” 1 Connects the camera to a computer as described “Connectin g the camera to your computer ”. After m aking a U SB conne ction, the [Import Media Files] sc reen of “Pictu re Motion Bro wser” appe ars automa tically .
68 Copyi ng imag es to yo ur com puter us ing th e “Pictu re M otion Br owser” Perform the p rocedure s from st ep 1 to 4 below before: • Disconnecting the dedicated USB cable. • Removing a “Memory Stick Duo”. • Inserting a “Memory Stick Duo” into the camera after cop yi ng images from th e internal memory .
69 Using your comput er Copyin g imag es to yo ur comp uter usi ng th e “Pic ture Mo tion Browser ” • Image files are named as follows: – Still im age files: DSC0 ssss .JPG – Movie files: MO V0 ssss .A VI – Index image files that are recorded when you record movies: MO V0 ssss .
70 Copyin g images to a comput er without “Pic ture Motio n Brow ser” Y ou c an copy image s to your comput er without “ Picture Mo tion Br owser” as follows. For a computer w ith a Memory St ick s lot Remove the “ Memo ry Stick Duo” from the camera and inse rt it in the Memor y Stick Du o Ada ptor.
71 Using your comput er Copyin g imag es to a com puter wit hout “P ictur e Motion Br owser ” 3 Click [Open folder to vie w files] t [OK](On ly f or Windows XP) as the wizard screen appears automatically on the desktop. • When the wizar d screen does not appear automatical ly , f ollow the procedure : t “For W indows 2000” on page 7 1.
72 Viewi ng ima ge f iles s tored on a comp uter w ith the cam era copy ing to the “Mem ory Stick Duo” This sect ion de scribes t he proc ess using a W indows computer as an exampl e.
73 Using your comput er Using y our Macint osh com puter Y ou can copy ima ges to your M acintosh comput er . • “Picture M otion Browser” is not compatible with Macintosh computers. The fol lo wing en vironm ent is recomm end ed for a comp uter conn ecte d to the ca mera.
74 Usin g your Ma cint osh com puter Drag a nd drop the drive icon or the icon of the “Memo ry Sti ck Duo ” to the “Trash ” icon be forehand whe n you per form the proce dures lis ted be lo w , or the cam era is disconn ected from the com puter .
75 Using your comput er Viewi ng “Cy ber-shot Step-u p Guid e” When you install “Cyb er-shot Handb ook”, “Cybe r-s hot Ste p-up Guide” is als o inst alled. “Cyber- shot Step-u p Guid e” fur ther in tro duc es h ow to use th e cam era and optiona l accessories.
76 Printing s till images How to print st ill images When yo u print images shot in [16:9] mode , both edges may be cut off, so be sure to chec k before printing (pa ge 90). Y ou ca n print imag es by conne cting th e camer a dire ctly t o a Pict Bridge co mpli ant pri nter.
77 Print ing sti ll im ages Print ing i mages dir ectly usi ng a PictB ridge compl iant prin ter Even if you do not have a com puter, you can prin t images shot using yo ur cam era by connec ting th e came ra direct ly to a Pict Bridge co mpli ant pri nter.
78 Printi ng imag es direc tly usi ng a Pict Bridge c omplian t print er 1 Connect the camera to the printer . 2 T urn on your camera and the prin ter. After t he con nection is made, the i ndicator appears . The camer a is set to play back mode, th en an image an d the pri nt menu appe ar on the screen.
79 Print ing sti ll im ages Prin ting i mages directly using a Pict Brid ge comp liant prin ter 2 Select print settings with v / V / b / B . [Inde x] Select [On] to print as an ind ex imag e. [Size] Select th e size of the p rinting sheet. [Date] Select [Day&T ime] or [Date] to ins ert the da te and ti me on images .
80 Printi ng imag es direc tly usi ng a Pict Bridge c omplian t print er [Select] Sele cts images and print s all the sele cted imag es. Select the imag e you wan t to print with v / V / b / B , then press z to display the mark. (Repea t this pr ocedur e to sel ect other imag es.
81 Print ing sti ll im ages Print ing at a s hop Y ou can take a “ Memory Stick Duo” contai ning image s shot wit h your cam era to a photo print ing service shop .
82 Printi ng at a sh op 1 Displa y th e index screen (page 29). 2 Press MENU to displa y the menu. 3 Select [DPOF] with b / B , th en press z . 4 Select [Select] with v / V , then press z . • Y ou cannot add a mark in [All I n This Folder]. 5 Select the image y ou want to mark with v / V / b / B , then press z .
83 T rouble shooting T r oublesho oting T rou bles hoot ing If you experienc e trouble with your came ra, try the following sol utions. Be a ware t hat by se nding t he came ra for repai r, you gi ve consen t that the cont ents of th e inter nal memory may be che cked.
84 T r oubles hoot ing Cannot in s ert the bat tery pac k. • Inser t the batter y pack cor rectly to pus h the batter y eject le ver . Cannot turn on t he camera. • After ins erting the ba ttery pa ck into the came ra, it may take a few moments for the camera to power up.
85 T rouble shooting T r oubl eshoo ting Cannot record images. • Check the free capa city of the intern al memory or “M emory Stic k Duo”. If it is ful l, do one of the foll owing: – Dele te unnec essary ima ges (page 2 8). – C hange the “Mem ory Stick Duo” .
86 T r oubles hoot ing Fuzzy specks appear in images shot using the flash. • Part icles (d ust, poll en, etc.) in the air reflect ed the flash li ght and app eared in th e image. This is not a malfunct ion (page 11 ). The cl ose-up shoot functio n (Macro) does not w ork.
87 T rouble shooting T r oubl eshoo ting The eyes of the subject come out red. • Se t [Red Eye Reduction] in the (Setup) menu to [ On] (page 51). • Shoot the su bject at a distance closer than the flas h range us ing the flash. • Light the r oom an d shoot t he subje ct.
88 T r oubles hoot ing Computer OS co mpatibility with camera is unknown. • Check “R ecomme nded compu ter en vironm ent” on page 62 for Windows, and page 73 for Macintosh. “Memory Stick PRO Duo” is not recognized b y a computer with a “Memory Stick” slot.
89 T rouble shooting T r oubl eshoo ting The image and sound are i nterrupted by noise when you view a m ovie on a computer . • Y ou are play ing back the mov ie direc t ly fr om the in ternal memory o r the “Me mory Sti ck Duo”. Copy th e movie to the hard disk of your compute r , then play back th e movie from the hard disk (p age 66).
90 T r oubles hoot ing See “Pi ctBridg e complia nt prin ter” to gether with th e follo wing ite ms. Images are p rinted with bot h edges cut off. • Depending on yo ur printe r , al l the e dges of the image may be cut o ff.
91 T rouble shooting T r oubl eshoo ting Printing is can celed. • Y ou disconne cted the dedicate d USB cable before the (PictBrid ge Connecting) mark disappea rs. Cannot inser t the date or p rint imag es in the i ndex mode . • Th e printer do es not provide thes e functions.
92 T r oubles hoot ing The lens gets f ogged. • Moisture c ondensat ion has occur red. T urn off the camera and leave it for abo ut an hour bef ore using it. The lens d oes not move when you turn off the camera. • The battery pack is discharged. Repl ace it with a charged batte ry pack.
93 T rouble shooting W arni ng me ssages If the follo wing messages a ppear , follo w the inst r uctions . E • Th e batt ery level is low . Cha rge the battery p ack im mediatel y .
94 Warning m essages Cannot recor d • The camera c annot reco rd images i n the sele cted fol der. Sele ct a diffe re nt f olde r (page 54). File err or • An error occurred whil e the image was playing back. File p rotec t • Releas e the protecti on (page 43).
95 Others Others Using the camera abro ad — P ower s ourc es Y ou can u se the cam era, the battery charger (supp lied), and th e AC-LS5K A C Adap tor (not supplied ) in any country or region wher e the power supply is w ithin 100 V to 240 V AC, 50/ 60 Hz.
96 On the “M emory Stick Du o” A “ Memo ry Stick Du o” i s a comp act, portabl e IC re cording med ium. The types of “Memory Sti ck Duo” that can be used with the camer a are listed in the table belo w . However , pro per ope ratio n canno t be guar ante ed for al l “Mem ory S tick Duo” functions.
97 Others On th e “Memory St ick Du o” Notes on using the Me mor y Stick Duo Adap tor (not su pplied ) • T o use a “Memory Stick Duo” with a “Memory Stick” compliant device, be sure to insert the “Memory Stick Duo” into a Memory Stick Duo Adaptor .
98 On th e bat ter y pack On c hargi ng t he ba ttery pack W e recomme nd char ging the b atte ry pac k in an am bient t empera ture of betw een 10° C to 30°C (5 0°F to 86° F). The ba ttery pa ck may not be ful ly cha rged in tem perat ures outs ide this range.
99 Others On the ba tter y charg er On th e batte ry charger • Do not charge batter y packs other than an NP- BK type battery pack in the battery charger supplied with the camer a. Batteries other t han the specif ied kind may leak, ov erheat, or explode if you attempt to char ge them, posing a risk of injury from electrocution and burns.
100 Index Index A A C Adaptor ..... ....... ........... .... 13 Adjusti ng EV ........... ....... 18, 34 AE/AF lock indicator ..... 21, 36 AF lock .... ....... ....... ....... .. 21, 36 AF range f i nder fr ame .... ...... 36 Apertur e ... ....... ...
101 Index Index M Macintosh computer .............73 Recommended en vironm ent ..... ....... ...... .73 Macro ........ ....... ........... ..........23 Mass Sto rage...... ....... ....... .....57 “Memor y Stick Duo” .. ....... ...96 Memory Sti ck T ool .
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