Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Cybershot DSC-V1 Sony
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3-082-311- 13 (1) Digital Still Camera Operating I nstructio ns Before ope rating th e unit, plea se read thi s manual thoroughly , and retain it for futur e referenc e. Owner’s Reco rd The mode l and seria l numbers a re loca ted on the bot tom. Re cord the seria l number in the space p rovided b elow.
2 T o prevent fire or shock hazard, do not e xpose the un it to rain or moisture. CA UTION The use of optic al inst ruments wi th this produ ct wil l increa se ey e hazard. Use o f contr ols or a djustments o r perform ance o f proc edures ot her tha n tho se specified herein may resul t in hazardous radiat ion exposu re.
3 RECYCLING LITHIUM -ION BA T T E R IE S Lith ium-I on batt erie s are recycl able. Y ou can help preserve our environment by returni ng your used rechar geable bat teries t o the co llecti on and recy cling locat ion nea rest you.
4 Before u sing your came ra Tria l re cor din g 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 e s used in thi s 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. Trademarks • “Memory Stick,” and “MagicGate Memory Stick” are trademarks of Sony Corporation.
6 Table of co ntents Before using you r camera ....... ........... ....... 4 Identifyin g the p arts ............ ........... .......... 8 Charging t h e bat tery pack .......... ........ ..... 10 Using an e xternal p ower source ...... ........ 13 Using your c amera abroad .
7 Shooting still images for e-ma il — E-Mail ....... ......... ............ ........ .... 62 Shooting st ill images wi th audio f iles — Voice ......... ............ ......... ............6 2 Shootin g accordi ng to scene conditions — Scene Selectio n .
8 Ide ntify ing the pa rts See the pages in pa rentheses for de tails of operation. A PO WER lamp ( 14) B Shutter b utton (21) C Mode di al (15, 111) : T o shoot still imag es in auto adjustment mode .
9 qs qd qk qf 0 qh qj qg qa 1 2 3 6 4 8 7 9 5 ql Attach ing the strap A Finder (28) B A E LOCK button ( 52) C FOCUS button (48) D / (Exposur e/In dex) but ton (49, 31) E Jack cover F (USB) jack (89) G.
10 Chargin g the battery pack , Op en the ba ttery/“Me mory Stic k” cove r. Slid e the co ver in the di rection of the arrow . • B e sure t o turn of f your camer a when charging the batter y pa ck (page 14). • Y our camera opera tes with the “InfoLITHIUM” NP-FC11 battery pack (C type) (supplied).
11 Getting star ted , C onnect th e power cord (ma ins lead) to th e AC Adaptor a nd then to a wa ll outlet (wall socke t). The /CHG lamp (ora nge) lights up whe n chargi ng begi ns, and goes of f when chargin g is comple ted. • After charging the battery pack, disconnect the A C Adaptor from the DC IN jack of your cam era .
12 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 c an be recorded/ viewed when you shoot images in no rmal mode with a fully charged battery pack at a tem perature of 25°C ( 77°F).
13 Getting star ted Using an ext ernal powe r source , O pen the jac k cover and conn ect the AC Adapto r (supplied) to the DC IN j a ck of your c amera. Open th e cover in the arro w dire ction as illustrat ed abov e. C onnect the plu g with the v mark facing left.
14 Turni ng on/off your camera , P ress POWER . The POWE R lamp (gre en) light s up an d the powe r is on. When yo u turn on your cam era for th e first time , the C lock S et scre en appear s (page 15) . Turning off the power Press POWE R again. The POWER la mp goes out, and th e camera tu rns off.
15 Getting star ted Setti ng the date and t ime , S et the mode dial to . • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode dial is set to P , S, A, M, SCN, or . • T o change the d ate and time , set the mode di al to SET UP, s elect [Clo ck Set] in ( Setup 1 ) (pages 39 and 117), and perfor m the procedure from ste p 3 .
16 , S elect th e year, mont h, day, hour or minut e item you wan t to set with b / B on the control but ton. The item to be set is in dicated with v / V . , Set the n u meric value wi th v / V on the c ontrol button, then press z to en ter it. After ente r ing the nu mber, v / V moves to the next it em.
17 Shooti ng still images Inserting and removing a “Me mory Stick” , O pen t he ba ttery/“Me mory Stick ” cover. Slid e the cov er in the d ire ctio n of th e ar row. • For details on “Memory Stick,” see page 119. , Insert t he “ Memor y Sti ck.
18 Setti ng the still image size , S et the mode dial to , and turn on the pow er. • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode dial is set to P , S, A, M or SCN. , Pres s (Image Size). The Im age Size se tup appear s. • For details on the image size, see page 19.
19 Shooti ng still images Image size and quali ty You ca n choose im age size ( number of pixe ls) and ima ge qua lity (com pressio n ratio) ba sed on t he kind o f images y ou wa nt to shoot.
20 Basic still image shoot ing (using a uto adjustme nt mode) Holding the cam era correctly When sh ooting pict ures w ith t he camera, be careful so t hat your finge rs do not block the lens portion , finder window , flash emitte r, or inf r ared ray emit ter.
21 Shooti ng still images , P ress and hol d the shutter button h alfway dow n. The be ep sounds but th e image is not yet recor ded. When the AE/AF l ock indic ator changes from flashing to steadily lit, the camera is ready for shooti ng. (The LCD scre en may be froz en for a split second de pending on the subject.
22 A (Apertur e pri ority) You can set the desired shoo ting functio ns using me nus (pages 39 an d 111). In addition , you ca n select the aperture va lue (pag e 45). M (Manu al) You can set the desired shoo ting functio ns using me nus (pages 39 and 111).
23 Shooting st ill images Using the zoom feature , Press the zo om lever up or down t o choose the desired imag e size for shoo ting. The m inimum focal d istance to the subject Approx. 50 cm (19 3/4 in ches) from the lens su rface • The zoom le ver directions noted above are the factory settings.
24 Shooting close-ups — Macro The m acro recor ding mode i s used wh en zooming up a small su bject, such as f lowers or insects. Yo u can shoot close -ups of subjects up to the distances specified below. When the zoom i s set all th e way to the W side: Approx .
25 Shooti ng still images Using the self-timer , S et the mode dial to , and press V ( ) on the control butt on. The (self- timer) in dicator ap pears on t he screen. • If the menu is currently displayed, press MENU first so that the menu disappears.
26 Selecting a flash mode , S et the mode dial to , and press v ( ) on the c ontrol button repeat edly t o se lect a flash mode. Each time you press v ( ), the indica tor changes as follows. No indic ator (Au t o): The flash automati cally strobe s when shoot ing images in a dark plac e.
27 Shooting st ill images Recording imag es with the hologr am AF The holo gra m A F is f ill l ight to f ocus more easil y on a s ubjec t in dar k surro undi ngs. When no t using this functio n, set [Hologra m AF] to [Off] in the SE T UP settings (page 115).
28 Shooting images with the finder The find er is conveni ent when you want to save battery po wer, or whe n it is difficu lt to conf irm the im age usin g the LC D sc reen .
29 Shooti ng still images Inserting the date and time on a still image , S et the mode dial to SET UP. The SE T UP scr een appear s. • When images are shot wit h the date and time superimposed, the date and ti me cannot be removed later .
30 Viewin g images on the LCD screen of your camera You can view images s hot wi th your cam era almos t immedi ately on the s creen . You can sele ct the fol lowin g thr ee me tho ds for vie wing ima ges. Single (single-image) screen You ca n view on e image at a time, disp layed over the entire scre en.
31 View ing still ima ges , S elect t he desired still image wit h b / B on the co ntrol button. b : To displa y the prec edin g image B : To displa y the next image 2 BACK/NEXT 10:30 PM 2003 7 4 101 - 0003 VOLUME VGA 60 min 3 / 9 101 Viewing an index screen (nine-image or triple-image) , Press / (index) bu tton onc e.
32 Viewin g images on a TV scre en , Co nnect the supplied A/V connect ing cable to the A /V OUT (MONO) jack of the camera an d the aud io/video input jacks of the TV. If your TV has ste reo input ja cks, conne ct the aud io plug (bla ck) of the A/V conne cting cable to the le ft audio jack.
33 View ing still ima ges Viewing images on a TV screen If you w ant to vi ew imag es on a T V screen, you need a TV wi th a video input jack and the A/V connec ting cable (su pplied). The c olor sy stem of th e TV must ma tch that of your digi tal still camera.
34 Deleting i mages , S et th e mode dial to , and turn on th e camera. Press b / B on the co ntrol bu tton to sele ct the i mag e yo u want to delete. , Press (Del ete). The image has not ye t been deleted at this poin t. • Y ou cannot delete the protected image (page 74).
35 Delet in g stil l ima ges Deleting images in index (nine-image) mode , W hile an index (nine- image ) screen (page 3 1) is di splay ed, press (Delete) . , S elect [S elect] with b / B on the control bu tton, then press z . To delete al l the images in the folder Select [All In Folder] with B on the contr ol butt on , then press z .
36 , P ress (Delete) and select [OK] with B on the co ntrol button , then press z . When th e messa ge “Memory Stick acces s” disa ppea rs, the images have been delete d. To cancel del eting Select [ Exit] with b on the control bu tton, then pr ess z .
37 Delet in g stil l ima ges , S elect [D elete] with v on the control button, then pr ess z . When th e messag e “Memor y Stick acces s” disappea rs, the image has be en delete d. To cancel dele ting Sel ect [E xit] with V o n the co ntrol b utton , then pr ess z .
38 , S elect [OK] wit h v on the control bu tton, then press z . The “Fo r matt ing” m essage appea rs. When this mess age disappears , the format is comple te.
39 Before advan ced opera tions How to setup and operate your camera The usag e of the menu s and SET UP scre en items th at are most f r equent ly used for “Adv anced ope rations” is de scribed be low. Changing the menu settings a Press M ENU. The men u appe ars.
40 How to use the jog dial The jo g dial is used t o change t he sett ing values when shooti ng with the manual adjustmen t modes (shutter speed prior ity mode, ape rture priorit y mode, manua l exposure mode) , EV a djustment, focusing manuall y or choosing AF range finde r frame .
41 Before advan ced opera tions Deciding the still image quality Mode dial: P/S/A/M/SCN You ca n select the still image qua lity from [Fine] or [Stan dard]. a Set the mode dial t o P, S, A, M or S CN. b Press M ENU. The me nu appe ars. c Select (P . Quality) with b / B , then sel ect the de sired imag e quality with v / V .
42 Creating a new folder a Set the mode dial to SET UP. b Select (Memor y Stick T o ol) with v / V , [Create REC. Folder ] with B / v / V , and [OK] with B / v , then p ress z .
43 Advanced still im age sh ooting Shooting with Program Shift — Program Shift Mode dial: P Program Shift l ets you q uickly change the F value (aperture value) an d shutter spee d combina tion wh ile keepin g the brightne ss fixed. a Set the mode dial t o P .
44 • Y ou cannot use the NightShot or NightFraming function s when the mode dial is set to S, A or M. • Y ou cannot make manual adjustments when shooting movies. • If the proper exposure is not obtained after making the s ettings, the se tting value indicators on the screen may flash when th e shutter button is pressed halfway down.
45 Advanced still im age sh ooting Aperture priority mode This f unction l ets you change the foc us depth t o bring both t he subject and backgr ound into focus or to shoot a subject with a fuzzy backgr ound. a Set the mode dial to A. b Select an aperture v alue.
46 Choosing a focus range finder frame — AF range finde r Mode dial: P/S/A/M/SCN/ Multipoint AF ( ) The came ra ca lculat es th e dis tan ce in thre e place s to t he lef t an d right and i n the cent er of the i mage , let ting you sh oot using t he auto f ocus func tion wit hout worry ing abo ut the imag e com pos ition .
47 Advanced still im age sh ooting Choosing a focus operation — AF Mode Mode dial: SET UP You ca n select from the follow ing three focus modes for your camera. Single AF ( ) This mode al lows accurat e focusing ov er a wide range from n ear to distant subjec ts, and is us eful fo r shoo tin g station ary subjects.
48 Shooting techniques When shooting with the subject at the edge of the frame, the camera may focus on the center instead of on the subject at the edge of the frame. In a case l ike this, us e AF lock to focus on the subject, and then recompose t he picture and shoot (except i n Continuous AF mode).
49 Advanced still im age sh ooting a Set the mo de dial to P , S, A, M , SCN, or . b Press FOC US to switch to focus pre set. Each time you press FOCU S, the setting ch ange s in the following order. Focu s pr eset Y AF range fi nder fr ame sel ect Th e focu s is fixed an d the 9 (manual focus) indica tor ap pears.
50 a Set the mo d e dial to P , S, A, SCN or . b Press / (Exposur e). c Select th e desired exposure value with the jog dial. Adju st th e expos ure valu e wh ile checki ng the br ightness of the backgr ound. To reacti vate auto ex posure Retur n the ex p osure a djustment val ue to 0EV.
51 Advanced still im age sh ooting Adjust ing th e exposu re to the + side sh ifts the hi stog ram to the rig ht si de. Adjust ing th e expos ure to t he – si de shifts the hi stog ram to the left side. • The histogram also appears when the mode dial is set to , but you cannot adju st the exposure.
52 Spot metering ( ) Light is meas ured only for the specific region wher e the subject is located. This le ts you ad just th e exposure to the su bject e ven when th e subject i s backlit or there is str ong contrast be tween the subj ect and th e backgr ound.
53 Advanced still im age sh ooting The e xposure is fi xed an d the AE- L indicato r appears. c T arget the subject you want to shoot an d press and hold the shutter button halfway down. The fo cus i s autom atically adjust ed. d Press t he shutte r button fully dow n.
54 a Set the mode dial to SET UP. The SET UP scr een appe ars. b Select (Camera 2) with v / V and [Bracket Step] with B / v , then p ress B . c Select t he desired bracket st ep val u e w it h v / V , then press z . ±1.0EV : Shifts the expo sur e value by plus or minus 1.
55 Advanced still im age sh ooting Adjusting colo r tones — White Balanc e Mode dial: P/S/A/M/SCN/ Wh en the whit e bala nce i s se t to Au to, th e white balan ce is automatically set and the ove rall c olor bala nce is adju sted acco rding to the sh ooting co ndition s.
56 • When you select the one-push white balance mode, the screen momentarily turns blue. • Wh en flash mode is set to (Forced flash) or (Slow synchro), the w hite balance is adjusted to the conditi on with t he flash emittin g.
57 Advanced still im age sh ooting • While using the NightShot f unction, you cannot use the following functions: – Focus Preset – LCD screen off –A E L O C K – Shooting with hologram AF – Shooting with the flash • While using the NightShot fu nction: – The white balance is set to Auto.
58 Adjust ing the flash level — Flash Lev e l Mode dial: P/S/A/M/SCN You ca n adjust the amou nt of flas h light. a Set the mode dial to P , S, A, M or SCN. b Press M ENU. The men u appe ars. c Select [ ] (Flash Level) with b / B , th en select the desired setting with v / V .
59 Advanced still im age sh ooting Before operation Set [Movi ng Image] to [C lip Motion] in th e SET U P settings (pages 39 and 1 15). a Set the mode dial to . b Press (Image Size) . Th e Image S ize se tup ap pears. c Select the desire d mode with v / V .
60 Shooting in Multi Bu rst m ode — Multi Burst Mode dial: This mode record s 16 fra mes in succ ession each ti me you press t he shutter but ton. This is conv enient for checki ng your form in sport s, for exam ple. Before operation Set [Movi ng Imag e] to [ Multi Bur st] in the SET UP settings ( pages 39 and 1 15).
61 Advanced still im age sh ooting c Select [Mode ] (REC Mode) with b / B , then select [Bu rst 3] with v / V . d Sho ot th e im ag e . When the “R ecordin g” indicatio n disappea rs, you can shoo t the next image. To return to norma l mode Select [ Normal] in st ep 3 .
62 Shooting still i mages for e-mail — E-Mail Mode dial: /P/S/A/M/SCN In E- mail mod e, a sm all- siz e imag e (32 0×24 0) that is s uit able fo r e- mail transmission is a lso recorded at the same time as record ing a norma l still image. (See page 1 8 for th e nor mal st ill image sizes.
63 Advanced still im age sh ooting d Sho ot th e im ag e . If you press and release the shutter button, sound is re corded for fiv e se conds. If you ho ld down the shutt er butto n, sound is r ecorded unti l you release the shutter b utton for up to 40 seconds.
64 Landscap e mode Focuses on a di stant subject to shoot lands capes, et c. • Y ou cannot shoot in macro mode. • The flash is set to (Forced flash) or (No flash).
65 Advanced still im age sh ooting Adding specia l effects — Picture Effect Mode dial: P/S/A/M/SCN/ You can di gitally pro cess images to obtain spec ial e ffe cts. a Set the mod e dial to P , S, A, M, SCN or . b Press M ENU. The men u appe ars. c Select [ PFX] (P .
66 • The flash does not strobe when shooting in Burst 3, Exposure Bracket, T wilight , MPEG Movie or M ulti Bur st mode. • Y ou cannot have an external flash and the built- in fla sh strob e at the s ame time .
67 Advanced still im age sh ooting • Set the most a ppropriat e aperture value according to the guide number of the flash used and the distance to the subject. • The flash guide num ber varies according to the ISO sensitivity (page 111) of the c a mera, so be sure to check the ISO number .
68 Selecting the folder and playing back images — Folder Mode dial: Select the fol der that images you want to playb ack are stored . a Set the mode dial to . b Press M ENU. The men u appe ars. c Select [Folder] wit h b , then press z . d Select the desired f o lder with b / B .
69 Advance d still image vi ewing Enlarging a portion of a still image Mode dial: You ca n enlarge a part of an im age up to five t imes the o riginal size. You can also recor d the magnifie d image as a new f ile. Enlarging an image — Playback z oom a Set the mode dial to .
70 Recording an enlarged image — Tr imming a Press MENU afte r pla yback zoom. The men u appe ars. b Select [T rimming] with B , then press z . c Select t he imag e size with v / V , then p ress z . The imag e is record ed, and the image on th e sc reen r etu rns to the no rma l size after reco rding.
71 Advance d still image vi ewing To stop slide show playback Press z , selec t [Exit] with B , then press z again. To skip to the next/previous image dur ing the slide show Press B (next) or b (previ ous). • The interval setting time is approximate, and may v ary according to the playback image size.
72 To cancel ro tation Select [Cancel] in step 4 or 5 , then press z . • Y ou cannot rotate prot ected images and images recorded as mo v ies (MPEG M ovie), Cl ip Motion, M ulti Burst and uncompress ed (TIFF) images. • Y ou may not be able to rotate images shot with othe r camera s.
73 Advance d still image view ing Playing back frame by frame a Set the mode dial to . b Select the Mult i Burst ima g e wit h b / B . Th e selec ted Mu lti Bu rst im age is played ba ck contin uously . c Press z when the desir ed frame i s displayed.
74 Protecti ng images — Protect Mode dial: This functi on protects image s against accide ntal era sure . • It may ta ke some tim e to pro tect the images. In single-image mode a Set the mod e dial to . b Display the imag e you want to protect with b / B .
Still image edi ting 75 g Press M ENU. h Select [OK] wit h B , then press z . The - in dica tor tur ns white . The select ed images are prote cted. To exit the Prote ct function Select [Cance l] in step 4 o r sele ct [E xit] in step 8 , then p ress z .
76 Changing image s ize — Resize Mode dial: You ca n chan ge the image size of a record ed image, an d save it as a ne w file. You can re size to the follow ing sizes. 5.0M, 3.1M , 1.2M, VGA The ori gin al im age is reta ined eve n afte r resizing. a Set the mode dial to .
Still image edi ting 77 • If you m ark an image shot in TIFF mode with a print (DPOF) mark, only th e uncompressed (TIFF) image is pr inted, and the JPEG image recorded at t he same time is not printed. In single-image mode a Set the mode dial to . b Disp la y the i mage y ou want to mark with b / B .
78 g Press M ENU. h Select [OK] with B , then press z . The m ark turns wh ite. Th e mark settin g is completed . To unma rk mark s Select the images to be unma rked in st ep 5 , then pres s z . To unmark al l the marks in the folder Select [All In Fo lder] in step 4 , then press z .
79 Enjoying mo vies Shooting movi es Mode dial: You can shoo t movie s with sound (M PEG movies ) using your ca mera. Before starting Set [Moving Im age] to [MPEG Mov ie] in the SET UP set tings (pages 39 and 115 ) . a Set the mode dial to . b Press (Image Siz e).
80 View in g mo vies on the LCD sc reen Mode dial: You ca n view movi es on the LC D screen with so und from the sp eaker. a Set the mod e dial to . b Select the desired movie with b / B . Movie s with the im age size [160 (Mai l)] are display ed a size smaller .
81 Enjoying mo vies Deleting movies — Delete Mode dial: You ca n delete unwa nted mo vies. In single-image mode a Set the mode dial to . b Disp la y th e mo vie yo u want t o delete with b / B . c Press (Delete) . The movie ha s not yet been de leted at this point .
82 g Select [OK] with B , then press z . When th e message “ Memory Sti ck access” disapp ears, the movies hav e bee n dele ted. To cancel d e letion Select [Exi t] in step 3 or 7 . To delete all mo vies in the folder Select [All In Fo lder] in step 3 , then press z .
83 Enjoying mo vies Editing movies Mode dial: You ca n cut movie s, or delet e unnecessa ry por tio ns of mo vies . Thi s is the recomme nded mode to use when th e “Memory St ick” capac ity is insufficient , or when you attach m ovies to your e-mail messages.
84 g Select [OK] with v , then pre ss z . The movie is cut. To cancel c utting Select [Exi t] in step 5 or 7 . Th e movi e appear s on t he screen a gain.
85 Enjoying images on your comput er Copying images to your computer — For Wi ndows user s Recommende d computer environm ent OS: M icrosoft Window s 98, Windows 98SE, Window s 2000 Professi onal, Windo ws M illennium Edit ion, W indows XP Ho me Ed it ion, or Win dow s X P Professional The above OS must be inst alled at the facto ry.
86 Installing the USB driver When using W indow s XP, you need not inst all th e USB dr iver . Once the USB d river is i n stal led, you need not inst all the USB dr iver again. a Star t up your compu ter , and inse rt the sup plied CD- ROM into the CD-R OM drive .
87 Enjoying images on your comput er Installing “Image Transfer” You c an use the “Image Tran sfer ” softw are to copy i mages to your com puter autom atica lly whe n you conn ect the c amera to your c o mputer with the supplied USB cable. a Click [Cyber-shot] o n the model selectio n screen.
88 g Cli ck [Fin is h] . The “In sta llShi eld Wizard” scre en closes. I f you wi sh to c ontinue wi th the instal lation of “ImageM ixer, ” cli ck [Imag eMixer] on th e installing menu screen and t hen f ollow the proced ure. • The USB driv er is needed in order to use “Image T ransfer”.
89 Enjoying images on your comput er Connecting the camera t o your computer a Inser t t he “Mem ory S tick” with the imag es you want to copy into the ca mera. Connect the supplied A C Adapto r , and plug the ada ptor int o a w all outl et (wall socket ).
90 P Disconnecting the USB cable from your computer, removing the “Memory Stick” from your camera or turning off the po wer during US B connection For Windows 2000, Me, or X P users 1 Double-clic k on the tasktr ay. 2 Click (Sony DSC), then click [Stop ].
91 Enjoying images on your comput er Changing “Image Transfer” settings Y o u can chang e “Im age T rans fer” sett ings. Rig ht-cl ick the “Im age Tr ansf er” icon on the taskt ray , select [Op en Settin gs]. The sett ings you can se t are as fol lows: [Basi c], [Copy], a nd [ Delet e].
92 — Windows XP Copying imag es using the Windows XP AutoPla y Wizard a Make a US B conn ection (page 89). Click [Copy pictures to a f older on my computer using Microsoft Scanne r and Camera Wizar d], then cl ick [OK]. The “Sca nner an d Camera W izar d” screen ap pears.
93 Enjoying images on your comput er Image file storage destinations and file names Image fil es recorde d with your cam era are group ed as fol ders in the “M emor y Stick ”. Exampl e: For Windows Me users • Data in the “100MSDCF” or “MSSONY” folders is for playback only , and your camera cannot rec ord images in these f olders.
94 • ssss st ands for any numbe r within the ran ge from 0001 to 9999. • The num erical porti ons of the foll owing files are the same. – A sma ll-size image fi le shot in E-Mai l mode and its c.
95 Enjoying images on your comput er Copying images to your computer — For Ma cint osh use rs Recommende d computer environm ent OS: M ac OS 8.5 .1, 8.6, 9.0, 9.1, 9. 2, or Mac O S X (v10.0/ v10.1/v10. 2) The above OS must be inst alled at the fac tory .
96 Disconnecting the USB cable from your comput er, removi ng the “Memory Stick” from your camera o r turning of f the power dur ing a USB connecti on Drag a nd drop the dri ve icon or t he “Memor y Sti ck” ic on to the “Trash” i con, then rem ove t he USB ca ble or “M emory Stick” or tur n off the power .
97 Troubles hooting Troubleshoo ting If yo u experi ence t rouble w ith yo ur ca mera, try the following soluti ons. 1 First chec k the items o n the t ables below. If code displays “C : ss : ss ” appear on the s creen, the self- diag nosis di splay fun ction is working (page 108).
98 Shooting st ill images/ movies The battery pack runs down too quickly. • You ar e shoot ing/viewin g image s in an extre mely co ld locatio n. • The DC plug is dirty so the battery pa ck is not charged e nough. • The battery pa ck is dead (page 121) .
99 Troubles hooting Zoom does not work. • T he zoom magni fication can not be changed while shootin g movies ( MPEG M ovie). • You cannot use the zoom while a wide end conve rsion lens is moun ted. — — Smart zoom does not function. • You canno t use smart zoom while shooting movies (M PEG Movi e).
100 Your camera cannot reco rd im ag es. • No “Memory Stic k” has been inser ted. • The capacity of the “M emory S tick” is insuffi cient. • The write-pr otect switc h on the “Memory St ick” is set to the LOCK po sition. • You ca nnot rec ord image s whi le chargin g the flash.
101 Troubles hooting The built-in flash or the optional e xternal flash (HVL-F32X or HVL- F1000) does not work . • The mode dia l is not set to , P, S, A, M, SCN or (Cl ip Motio n). • T he flash is set to (No flash). • The (Tw ilight mo de) is selected for the Scen e Sele ction function.
102 Viewing im ages Deleting/Editing Images Symptom Cause Solut ion Your camera cannot play back image s. • The mode dia l is not set to . • Yo ur camera canno t play back image files copied f rom th e hard disk of your co mputer if the fold er/file name has been ch anged o r the ima ge has been modified .
103 Troubles hooting Computers You cannot display a pr int (DPOF ) mark. • You canno t display pr int (DPOF ) marks on movies and C lip Moti on im ages. — You cannot cut a movie. • The movie (MP EG Movie) is not long eno ugh to cut. • Protecte d movie (MP EG Movie), Clip Mot ion, Mult i Burst f iles and sti ll image s cannot be c ut.
104 “Memor y Stick” You cannot copy images. • The ca mera is n o t correc tly connected t o your computer. • You are n ot using the cor rect copy p rocedu re for your OS. — — p Connec t the camera an d your com puter cor rectly us ing the USB cabl e (pa ge s 89 and 95).
105 Troubles hooting Oth ers You cannot record on a “Memor y Stick.” • The writ e-prote ct switch on t he “Mem ory St ick” is set to the LOCK posit ion. • The “Me mory St ick” i s full. p Set it to the rec ording p osition (pa ge 119) .
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 1 7). Sy stem er ror • Turn the powe r off and on again (page 14) . Memo ry Stick error • The inserted “ Memory Stick ” cannot be used in your camera (pag e 119).
107 Troubles hooting • The batte ry level is low or zero. Charg e the battery pac k (page 10) . Depending on the conditi ons of use or the type of batte ry pa ck, the indicat or may f lash e ven tho ugh ther e are still 5 to 1 0 min utes of r emain ing bat tery tim e left.
108 Self-diagnosis dis p lay – If a code sta rti ng wi th an alp habet letter appears Your cam era has a self-diag nosis display. This func tion displa ys the camera con dition on the LCD screen wi th a comb ination of a letter and four nume rical digi ts.
109 Ad diti onal in forma tion Number of ima ges that can be sa ved or shooting time The n umber of i mages tha t can be saved a nd the shootin g time differ, depe nding on the capacit y of the “Memo ry Stick,” t he image size, and the ima g e qual ity.
110 Voice (Units : images) MPEG Mo vie (Units: sec onds) 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB MSX-256 MSX-512 MSX-1G 5.0M 6 (11) 12 (22) 25 (45) 50 (91) 90 (166) 183(337) 375 (689) 4.5M(3:2) 6 (11) 12 (22) 25 (45) 50 (91) 90 (166 ) 183(337) 37 5 (689) 3.1M 9 (17) 19 (34) 39 (69) 79 (138) 142 (246) 290 (500 ) 592 (1022 ) 1.
111 Ad dition al info rmati on Menu items Menu it ems that can be modified di ffer depe nding on t he pos iti on of th e mode dia l. The screen shows only th e items you ca n ope rate i n each spec ific mode. Factor y settings ar e indica ted with x .
112 When the mo de dial is set to (when [Moving I mage] is set to [MPEG Movie ] in the SET UP settings) Mode (REC Mode) TIFF Voice E-Mail Exp Br ktg Burst 3 x Normal – Records an uncom pressed (T IFF) file in additi on to the JPEG file (page 61). – Records an audio file (with a sti ll image) in additi on to the JPEG file (page 62).
113 Ad diti onal in forma tion When the mod e dial is set to (when [Moving Imag e] is set to [Cl ip Motion] in the SET UP settings ) When the mod e dial i s set to (when [Moving Image ] is set to [Mul.
114 When th e mode dia l is set t o Item Settin g Descripti on Folder OK / Cancel Selects the folder containin g the image you want to pl ay back (page 68). Protect — Protec ts and unprotects images agai nst accide ntal eras ure (page 74). DPOF — M arks and unmar ks the print (DP OF) mark on still images you want to prin t (page 76).
115 Ad diti onal in forma tion SET UP items Set the mode dial to S ET U P. The SET U P screen ap pears. Factor y settings ar e indica ted with x . (Cam era 1 ) Item Setting Description Moving Image x MPEG Mo vie / Clip Motion / M ulti Burst Selects t h e shoot ing mode fo r a movi e (pages 79, 58 a nd 60).
116 (Camera 2 ) (Memory Stick Tool) Item Setting Description Bracket S tep ±1.0EV / x ±0.7EV / ±0.3EV Sets the exposure com pensation value when recording three i mages with each exposure va lue shifte d (page 53 ). Hot Shoe On / x Off Set to [On] whe n using a comme rcially avai lable external flas h (page 65).
117 Ad diti onal in forma tion (Setu p 1) (Setup 2) Item Setting Description Power Sa ve On / x Off Sele cts whether to use th e Power Sa ve mode (pa ge 12). Di splayed only when you a re using th e camera with the battery pack. LCD Brightness Br ight / x Normal / Dark Selects the LCD brightness .
118 Precautions Do not leave the camera in the following pl aces • In extr emely hot plac e, such as in a car parke d in the su n. The cam era body may become def o rmed or th is may cause a malfunct ion. • Under direct sun light or near a heater .
119 Ad diti onal in forma tion On intern al recha rgeable b utton battery This cam era has an i nternal r echar geable button ba ttery for maintai n ing the da te and time and other settings reg ardless of whet her the powe r is on or off. This r echar geable butto n batter y is conti nually ch arged as long as you are usi ng the came ra.
120 • D ata may be corrupted in the f ollowing cases. – When the “Memory St ick” is removed or t he camera is turned of f during read or write operation – When the “Memory St ick” is used in locations subject to static electricity or electrical noi se • W e recommend backing up important data.
121 Ad diti onal in forma tion Effective use of the battery pack • Batter y per forma nce de creases in low- temp era ture sur roun ding s. So, th e tim e th at the ba tter y pack ca n be use d is sh orte r in cold pl aces.
122 Specifications x Camera [System] Image device 9.04 mm ( 1/1.8 t ype) color CCD Primary color filter T ota l pixe ls num ber of came ra Approx. 5 255 000 pixels Effecti ve pixe ls numbe r of cam era Approx. 5 090 000 pixels Lens 4× zoom lens f = 7.
123 Ad diti onal in forma tion x AC-LS5 AC Adaptor P owe r requir ements 100 to 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Cur rent co nsum ptio n 0.16 to 0.09 A P owe r consum ption 11 W Rate d outpu t voltage 4.2 V DC, 1.5 A Opera ting temp erat ure 0°C to 40°C (32°F t o 104°F) Stor age tem peratu re –20°C to +60°C (–4°F to +140°F) Dimensi ons (appr ox.
124 The LCD scre en When shootin g still images A Recording mod e indicator (58 -62) B AE LOCK indicat or (52) C A E/A F lo ck in dic ator (21) D Bat tery remaining i ndicator (11) E W hite balance in.
125 Ad diti onal in forma tion When shooting movies A R ecor ding mode indicat or (79) B A E LOCK indicator (52) C B attery re maining in dicator (11) D W hite balance indicator (55) E C on version le.
126 When playin g back still images A Recording mod e indicator (58 -62) B P rotect indicator (74)/ Print (DPOF) mark indicato r (76)/ V olume indicator (62) C Z oom scaling i ndicator (6 9)/ Jog pla .
127 Ad diti onal in forma tion When playing back moving images A I mage size indicator (79) B R ecor ding mode indicat or (79) C V olume indicator (80)/Playback indicator (80) D P lay ba ck b ar (8 0).
128 Index Index A A C Adaptor ....... ...... ......... ....... ......... ....... ... 10, 13 Access lam p ........ ....... ........... ......... ....... ........... 17 Advanced access ory shoe ..... ..... ........... ......... .. 66 AE LOCK ......... .
129 Index J Jog di al ........ .......... ...... ......... ....... ............ .........40 JPG . ....... ........... ......... ....... ......... ....... ......... .......94 L LCD screen bright ness ....... ......... ....... ......... ....... ........
130 T TIFF .. ........... ......... ........... .......... ........... ..... 61, 94 Tr imming ..... ......... ....... ........... ......... ............ .... 70 TV color sy stem . ......... ....... ......... ....... ........... .. 33 U USB .. ...... .
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