Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DSC-F717 Sony
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3-078-045- 13 (1) Digital Still Camera Operating I nstructio ns Before ope rat ing the un it , pl ea se re ad this ma nua l thorough ly, and retain it for futur e referenc e . Owner’s Reco rd The mode l and seria l nu mb ers are loca ted on the bot tom.
2 T o prevent fire or shock hazard, do not e xpose the un it to rain or moisture. CA UTION The u s e o f o p tica l instr um en ts wit h this produ ct will in cre ase ey e hazard. Use of con tro ls or a dju stm e nt s or perform ance o f proc edures other tha n tho se specified here i n ma y re sult in haz ardous radiat io n ex posure.
3 RECYCLING LITHIUM -I ON BA T T ER I E S Lith iu m- Ion batter ies 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 “Memo ry Stick” For the Customers in the U.S.A. and Canada THIS DEVICE COMPLIES WITH P AR T 15 OF THE FCC R UL ES. OPERA T ION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TWO CONDITIONS: (1) THIS DEVICE MA Y NO.
5 Do not get the camera wet When taking pict ures outdoors in t he rain or under simil ar conditions, b e careful not to ge t the camera wet. If moisture condensation occurs, see page 113 and follow the instructions on ho w to remove it before using the camera.
6 Table of co ntents Before using you r camera .... ........... ... ....... 4 Identifyin g the p arts ......... ........... ......... .... 8 Charging t h e battery pac k ....... ........ ........ 11 Using an e xternal p ower source ......... ..... 14 Using your c amera abroad .
7 Adding spe cial effec ts — Picture Effe ct ........ ... ........... ....... 62 Using an e xternal f l ash .... ............ ........ .... 6 3 Using the So ny HVL-F10 00 Flas h ..... 6 3 Using a c ommercially available ex ternal flash ... .........
8 Ide nt if y in g th e pa rts See the pages in pa re nt hese s for de ta ils of ope ra tion. A Mode dia l : T o shoot still imag es in auto adjustment mode : T o sho ot still images in programmed mod.
9 A MENU b utto n (19) B (index) button (34) C DISPLA Y but t on (22) D Finder adjustment dial (22) E Finder (22) F Jack co ver (11) G A/V OUT (MONO) jac k (35) H DC IN jack (11, 14) I FINDER/LCD swit.
10 1 2 3 2 Attac hi ng the lens cap and the sh oulder st rap. Should er strap (su pplied) Lens cap (suppl ied) A (USB) jack (84) B Hook for s hou lder strap C T rip od receptacle • U se a tripod with a screw leng th of less than 5. 5 mm (7/32 inc h ).
11 Getting star te d Getting started Charging the batte ry pack , Open the ba ttery/“Mem ory Stick ” co ver. Slid e the cove r in th e dir ectio n of t he ar row. • Be sure to tu rn off your camer a wh en cha rg in g t he ba tt e ry pa ck (p ag e 15 ).
12 , Conn ect t he po wer co rd (mai ns lead) to th e AC powe r adaptor and then to a wall outlet (wall sock et). The /CHG lamp (orange ) lights u p when chargi ng begins, and g oes off w hen chargin g is comple ted. • After charging the battery pack, disconnect the AC po wer adaptor from the DC IN jack of your camera.
13 Getting star te d 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 a fully charged battery pack at a tem perature of 25°C ( 77°F).
14 Usin g an e xte rnal power sour ce , Open th e jack cover and connect the AC-L10A/L10B AC power adaptor (s upplied) to the DC IN j ack of your cam era. Conn ec t th e plug wi th the v mark facing up. • Connect the A C power ada ptor to an easi ly accessible wall outlet (w all sock et ) close by .
15 Getting star te d Turn in g on/off your camera , Slide the POWER switch in the dir ect ion of t he arr ow. The POWER lamp (g reen) li ghts u p and th e powe r is on. When yo u turn on you r camera for the first tim e, the CL OCK SE T screen appear s (page 16).
16 Setti ng the date and ti me , Set the mo d e dial to . • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode dial is set to , S, A, M, SCN, or . • T o change the date and time, s et the m ode dial to SET UP, sele c t [CLOCK SET] in (SETUP 2) ( page 112), and perform the procedure from step 3 .
17 Getting star te d , Select the ye ar, mont h, day , hour or minute ite m you wan t to set with b / B on the con t ro l butt on. The it em to be set is in d icat ed w it h v / V . , Set t he numeric value with v / V on the control button, then press z to en te r it.
18 Inserting and removin g a “M emory Stick” , Open t he ba ttery/“M e m ory Stic k” cove r. Slid e the co ver in t he dire ction of t he arr ow. • For details on “M emory Stick,” see page 114. , Inse rt t he “Memor y Stic k.” Insert a “M emory S tick” as far as it ca n go with the b mark f acing as ill u strated.
19 Shooti ng st ill images Setti ng the still image si ze , Set the mode dial t o and turn on the po wer, then pres s MENU. The men u appears . • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode dial is set to , S, A, M or SCN . • For details on the i mage quality , see page 32.
20 Basic still image shoot ing (using aut o adjustment mo de) , Set the mo de dial to , and turn on the pow er. Remove the le ns cap. • When the mode dial is set to , the focus, exposure and white balance are adjusted automatica lly to allow eas y shooting.
21 Shooti ng st ill images , Press t he sh utter but to n fu lly down . The shutter soun ds. The image will be recor ded in t he “Memory Stick”. • When operating the camera using a battery pack,.
22 Shooting images with the finder With the FI N DER/ LCD sw it ch, you can choose to shoot either using the finder or the LCD scr een. Wh en yo u use t he finder, the image doe s not app ear on the LCD scr een. Turn the find e r adjust ment dial until the image ap pears cle arl y w it hi n th e fi nder, then shoot th e im a ge .
23 Shooti ng st ill images Using the zoom feature , Set the FOCUS switch to AUTO/ZOOM. • The factory setting is A UTO/ZOOM. • The ZOOM button can also be u sed. The zoom operates slowly when the button is pressed lightly , and quickly when the button is pressed deeply .
24 Changing the lens orientation You c an adjust th e angle by t urning th e lens part upw ard up to 77 degrees and d ownward up t o 36 degree s. Lens part Shooting close-ups — Macro The m acro record ing mo de is u sed w hen zooming up a small subj ect, such as flow ers or insects.
25 Shooti ng st ill images , Center the subjec t in the f rame, and shoot the ima ge. To return to normal recording mode Press B ( ) on t he cont rol but ton agai n. The indicator disappear s. 2 640 60min 88 101 Using the self-timer , Turn the mode dial to , and press V ( ) on the con tr ol but ton.
26 Selecting a flash mode ,.
27 Shooti ng st ill images Recording imag es with the hologr am AF The holo gra m AF is fil l lig ht to f ocu s more easily on a subjec t in dark surro undin gs. Set [HOLOGRAM A F] (page 1 10) to [AUTO] in the SET UP set tings. The factor y se tt ing is [AUTO].
28 Inserting the date and time on a still image , Set the mo de dial to SET UP. The SET UP scree n appears. • When im ages are s hot with the date and time superimposed, the date and time cannot be removed later. • The date and time do not appear on the screen during shooting, instead, “ ” appears in the upper left corner of the screen.
29 Shooti ng st ill images Shooting according to scene conditions — Scene Selection When sho oting nigh t scene s, people at night, land scapes or portr aits, use the modes listed bel ow to i mp rove the qua li ty of y our images. Twilight mod e Allows you t o shoot ni ght scenes wi tho ut losing the da rk a tmospher e of the surroundi ngs.
30 , Set the mode dia l to SCN, the n press M E NU . The menu app ear s. , Select [SCN] with b on the control bu tton. , Select t he desi red mod e with v / V on the contro l button. The mo de is set . When the s etting is comple te, press MENU so that the menu disa ppears fro m the scre en.
31 Shooti ng st ill images Setti ng the still ima ge qu ality , Set the mode dial to a nd turn on the po wer, then pres s MENU. The men u appears . • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode dial is set to S, A, M or SCN. , Select (P.QUALITY) with b / B on the c ontrol button, then sele ct the d esire d ima ge quality with v / V .
32 Image size and quality You can ch oose imag e size (num ber of pixels) and ima ge qua li ty (comp ression ratio) ba sed on t he kind of image s you want to shoot.
33 View in g stil l images Viewing still ima ges Viewin g ima ges on the screen of your camera You c an view image s shot wi th your cam era almost immed ia tely on t he s cre en. Y ou can sele ct th e f o l low in g thr ee meth ods fo r viewi n g images .
34 , Select the desire d still image with b / B on the control butt on. b : To displa y th e pre ceding im ag e B : To displa y th e ne xt image • Y ou can easily view th e next/pre vious image by turning the jog dial.
35 View in g stil l images Viewin g ima ges on a TV screen , Conne ct the A /V conne cting cable to the A/V OUT (MONO) jack of t he ca mera and t he audio/video input jacks of the TV. If your TV ha s stere o in put ja ck s, connec t the aud io pl ug (black) of th e A/V connecti ng cable t o the le ft audio jac k.
36 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 a A/V co nne c ting cable (supplied).
37 Delet ing s t ill i ma ges Deleting still ima ges Deleti ng images , Set the mode dial to , and turn on th e camera. Press b / B on the c ont ro l button to select the image you want to delete. , Press M EN U and select [DELETE] with b / B on the control bu tton, then pr es s z .
38 Deleting images in index (nine-image) mode , While an index (ni n e- ima ge) scree n (page 34) i s di spl ayed, press M EN U and select [DELETE] with b / B on the control bu tton, then pr es s z . , Select [SELECT] with b / B on the contro l button, the n pr ess z .
39 Delet ing s t ill i ma ges , Press M EN U and select [OK ] wit h B on the control button, then pr ess z . “MEMORY STICK ACCESS” appears on the scr een. When t his mes sage d isappea rs, the im ages have been de leted. To cancel dele t ing Select [ EXIT] with b on the control button, then pr ess z .
40 , Select [OK] with v on the control bu tton, then pr es s z . “MEMORY STICK A CCESS” appears on the screen. When this m e ssage disappears, the im age has b een deleted. To cancel del eting Select [CANCEL] with V on the control butt on, th en pr es s z .
41 Delet ing s t ill i ma ges , Select [OK] with v on the control button, then pr es s z . The “FORMATTING” message appears. When th is mes sage disap pears, the forma t is complete.
42 How to setup and operate your camera The usa ge of the menus and SE T UP screen items th at are most f r equently used for “Advanc ed opera tions” is described bel ow.
43 Before advan ced operations How to use the jog dial The jo g dial is used to ch ange the se tting values when shooti n g with th e man ual adjustme nt mode s (shutter speed priority mode, ape rture p riorit y mode, m anual exposure mo de ), EV adjustm en t or choosi ng the fo cus mode.
44 Shooting with the manual adjustm ents Mode dial: S/A/M You can manually adju st th e sh utter speed and aper ture val ues acco rding to t he purp ose of shoo ting. • Y ou cannot use the Nig htShot or Nigh tFraming functions when the mode dial is set to S, A or M.
45 Advanced still im age shoot ing Aperture priority mode This f unction lets y ou chan ge the f ocus depth to brin g bot h th e subject and background into focus or to shoot a subject with a fuzzy backgroun d. a Set the mo de dial to A. b Select an ap er t ure value .
46 Choosing a f ocus method Mode dial: /S/A/M/ S CN/ Focus range select function You ca n sel ec t fr om six AF ran ges: Multipoi nt AF, Cente r, Left, Righ t, Bottom and Top.
47 Advanced still im age shoot ing • When you use digital zoom or the hologram AF , A F operates with priority on subjects in or near the center of the fr ame.
48 d Re tu rn to th e fu lly co mpo s ed shot, and press the shutt er button fully down. The imag e wil l be r ecorded wi th the prop er fo cus fo r the subj ects. • Y ou can carry out the AF lock adjustment process any number of times before you press the shutter button fully down.
49 Advanced still im age shoot ing Adjusting th e exposure — EV ad ju st me nt Mode dial: /S/A/SCN/ This lets you ad ju st the exposur e valu e which is set by a utomatic adjust ment . You can selec t va lu es ra ngi ng from +2.0E V to –2.0EV in steps of 1/3E V.
50 Displaying a histogram A histogram is a gra ph show ing the brightn ess of th e pi xels cont ai ned in an image. The hori zontal axi s sh ows th e brigh t ness, and th e ve rtical axi s sho ws th e numbe r of pix els. Displ aying a h istogram during re cording or pl ay back lets you deter min e th e pr o pe r expos u re.
51 Advanced still im age shoot ing Metering mode Mode dial: /S/A/M/SCN/ This funct io n enab le s you to sele ct th e metering mode to suit the shooting conditio ns an d purpose. Multi-pattern metering (No indicator) The ima ge i s divided in to mul tiple regi ons and me te rin g is per formed for ea c h region.
52 Shooting with the exposure fi xed — AE LOCK Mode dial: /S/A/SCN/ Once you press AE L OCK, the e xposure is fixed. T his function l ets you measur e the desir ed porti on of the imag e us ing the spo t meter ing fu ncti on, fix t hat expo sure val ue by pressing AE LOCK, an d then recom pose the pict ure.
53 Advanced still im age shoot ing Shooting th ree images with the exposure shift ed — Exposure Bracket Mode dial: / /S/A/M/SCN The came ra record s thr ee images i n succ ession, each wit h the ex pos ur e valu e shifted. The exposure c ompensati on value can b e s e t betw e en ±1 .
54 To return to norma l mode Select [NORMAL] in step 6 . • Y ou cannot use the flash in this mode. • During s hooting in thi s mode, the im ages are not displayed on the screen.
55 Advanced still im age shoot ing To shoot in on e-push white balance mo de 1 Shoot a whi te object such as a pie ce of paper filling the screen under the same lighting con ditions as you w ill shoot the subject. 2 Press . The i ndicator flashes q uickly.
56 NightShot The Nigh tSh ot function let s yo u shoo t subj ects i n dar k plac es su ch as ca mp sce nes at night or noc t urna l plants and an imals. a Set the mode dial to , o r . b Set N IGHTSHO T/ NIGHTFRAMING switc h to NIG HTSH O T. The and “N IG H T SHOT” indicat ors light .
57 Advanced still im age shoot ing To cancel the NightFramin g function Set NIGHTSHOT/NI G HTFRAMING switch to z . • While using the NightFraming function, you cannot use the f ollowing functions: .
58 d Shoot th e imag e for the first frame. e Shoot th e imag e for the next frame. Press the shut ter button to shoo t the next fr ame , th en repeat th is ope r ation until you hav e shot the de sired num ber of frames. f Press z . All t he frame im ag es are re corded on the “ Memory Stick ” .
59 Advanced still im age shoot ing a Set the mode dial to . b Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars. c Select (INTER V AL ) with b , then sel e ct the desi re d fr am e interval with v / V . Y ou can choose th e frame in terval from th e m enu setti ngs (page 1 08) .
60 a Set the mo de dial to , , S, A, M or SCN. b Press M E NU . The men u appears . c Select [MODE] (REC MODE) with b / B , then select [BURST 3] with v / V . d Shoot th e imag e . When th e “REC ORDING” i n dication disappe ar s, you can shoo t th e next image.
61 Advanced still im age shoot ing Shooting still im ages for e-m ail — E-mail Mode dial: / /S/A/M/SCN In E- mail mod e, a small-s ize im age (320×24 0) that is suit ab le for e-ma i l transmission is also recorded at th e same time as record ing a norma l stil l image.
62 d Shoot th e imag e . When th e “REC ORDING” i n dication disappe ar s, you can shoo t th e next image. If you press and release the shutter button, sound is rec or ded for fi ve seconds. If y ou hold do wn the shutter butto n, sound is r ecorded un til yo u release the shut ter b utton for up to 40 seconds.
63 Advanced still im age shoot ing Using an exter nal flash Mode dial: / /S/A/M/SCN/ • The flash does not strobe when shooting in Burst, Exposure Br acket, T wilight, MPEG Movie or Multi Bur st mode. • When an exter nal flash is mounted, the weight prevents the lens po rtion fr om locking.
64 • Set t he most appr opriate ape rture value according to the guide number of the flash used and the distance to the subject. • The flash guide number varies according to the ISO sensiti vity (page 107) of the camera, s o be sure to check the ISO number .
65 Advanced still im age shoot ing To cancel folder creation Select [ CANCEL] in steps 3 or 4 . • Shooting images are recorded in the ne wly created folder until a differe nt folder is created or selected. Changing the recording folder a Set the mo de dial to SET UP.
66 Selecting a playba ck folder Mode dial: You can set the pl ayback fold er. a Set the mo d e dial to . b Press M E NU . The men u appears . c Select [FOLDER] with b on the control button, then press z . d Display the folder to be played back wit h b / B .
67 Advanced st ill image vi ewi ng Enlarging an image — Playback zoom a Set the mode dial to . b Displ ay the imag e to be enla rge d. c Press t he zo om T button to zoom in on the image . d Sele ct the desi red po r tion of the image with v / V / b / B .
68 Playing back successi ve images — Slide Show Mode dial: You ca n pl ay back record ed imag es in order. Thi s function is useful for checki ng your images or for pr esenta tions, etc. a Set the mo d e dial to . b Press M E NU . The men u appears .
69 Advanced st ill image vi ewi ng Rotating still images Mode dial: You can rot ate an image recorded in port rait orient at io n an d display it in land scape orienta tion. The ro tated image is writte n over the orig i nal image. a Set the mo de dial to , and displ ay the imag e to rotate.
70 Protecti ng images — Protect Mode dial: This functi on pr ote c ts ima ge s aga inst accide ntal era sure. Note t hat when you format a “Mem ory Stic k” (page 40), all the images rec or ded on th at “Me m ory Stick” will b e dele ted ev en if the y are prote cted.
71 Still image edi ting g Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars. h Select [OK] with B , then pres s z . The - i ndi ca tor tu r ns wh it e. T he select ed images ar e protected . To exit the Prote ct function Select [ CANCEL] in step 4 or se le ct [EXIT ] in step 8 , then press z .
72 Changing image s ize — Resize Mode dial: You ca n ch ange th e im age siz e of a record ed image, an d save it as a ne w file. You can re size to the followi ng sizes. 2560×19 20, 2048× 1536 , 1280×96 0, 640×480 The ori ginal ima ge is re tain ed ev en after resizing.
73 Still image edi ting • Y ou cannot mark movies (MPEG MO VIE) or Clip Motion images. • In E-mail mode, a prin t (DPOF ) mark is marked on the normal size image that is recorded at the same time. • When you ma rk images shot in Mul ti Burs t mode, all the images are printed on one sheet di vided into 16 pan els.
74 g Press M E NU . The men u appears . h Select [OK] with B , then press z . The mark tu rns wh ite. Th e mark settin g is complet ed . To exit the mark f unction Select [CANCEL ] in st ep 4 , or select [EXIT] in step 8 . To unmar k selected mar k s Select the images to be unma rked in st ep 5 , then press z .
75 Enjoying movies Shooting movi es Mode dial: You ca n shoo t movies using your camera. Before starting Set [MOVING IMAGE] to [MPEG MO V I E ] in th e S E T UP s e tting s (pag es 42 and 110 ). a Set the mode dial to . b Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars.
76 View in g movi es o n the screen Mode dial: You ca n vi ew m ovi es on the scre en with sound fro m the speaker. a Set the mod e dial to . b Select the des ired moving imag e w ith b / B . The movie is displa ye d on e size smaller than sti ll images.
77 Enjoying movies Deleting movies — Delete Mode dial: You ca n de le te unw a nt ed movies . In single-image mode a Set the mode dial to . b Disp la y the i mage y ou w ant to delete with b / B . c Press M E NU . The men u appears . d Sele ct [D ELETE] with b / B , then p ress z .
78 h Select [OK] with B , then press z . When th e mess age “MEMOR Y STICK ACCESS” disappears, the images ha ve been d eleted. To cancel d e letion Select [EXIT] in step 8 . To delete all im ages in the folder Select [ALL IN FOLDER] in step 4 , [OK] w ith B , th en pres s z .
79 Enjoying movies Editing movies Mode dial: You ca n cu t movies, or de lete unnec essary por t ions o f mo vies . This is th e recomme nded mod e to use whe n th e “Memory St ick” capac ity is insufficient, o r when you a ttach movi es to your e-mai l messages.
80 e Decide on a cutting po in t. Pres s th e cent er z at the desire d cutting po int. Wh en y o u wan t to adju s t the cu ttin g poin t, us e [ c / C ] ( frame forwar d/ re wi n d) an d ad ju st th e cu tting point usin g b / B . If y ou want to ch ange t he cuttin g point , select [ CANCEL].
81 Enjoying images on your computer Copying images to your computer — For Wi nd ow s users Recommended compu ter environment OS: Microsoft Windows 98, Win dows 98SE, Window s 2000 Professi ona l, Wi.
82 Installing the USB driver • When using Windo ws XP, you need not install the USB driver . • Once the USB driver is installed, you need not ins ta ll the U SB dri ve r . a Star t up your compu ter , and inse rt th e supplie d CD-ROM into the CD-R OM drive .
83 Enjoying images on your computer b Click [Next]. When “Licence Agre em ent” scr ee n appears, click [Y es ]. Read t he agre em ent car efull y . Y ou mu st accept the term s of the ag reem ent in ord er to proceed w ith inst allation. c Click [Next].
84 Installing “ImageMixer” a Click [ P IXELA ImageMixer] o n the t itle sc reen. The “C hoo se Setup Lan gua ge” screen appear s. • Y ou can use the “PIXELA Im ageMixer for Sony” software to copy , view and edit images. For details , see the software’s help files.
85 Enjoying images on your computer d Conne ct the o ther end of the USB cable to your comp uter . “USB MODE NORMAL” appears on the scr een. When a USB con nectio n is establi shed for the f irst ti me, your comput er automat ically runs the u sed prog ram to recogn iz e yo ur camer a.
86 — Windows XP Windows XP is set so that the OS AutoPlay Wiza rd a ct iv ates. Follow th e pr ocedu re bel o w to can ce l the s e ttin g . • This procedure does not need to be performed for subsequent image downloads. a Click [Start], then clic k [My Computer ].
87 Enjoying images on your computer When a re movable d isk ico n is not shown 1 Right-c lic k [My Comput er], then clic k [Propertie s]. The “S ystem P ropert ies” s creen a ppear s. • When using W indows 2000, c lick [Hardware] on [System Properties] screen.
88 Viewing images on your computer a Double-click [My Docume nts] on the deskt op. The “My Docu ments” fold er cont ents are dis p layed. • This section des cribes the procedure for copying images to the “My Documents” folder . • When using Windo ws XP, double-click [Start] t [My Documents] in that order .
89 Enjoying images on your computer Note on the table • The meaning s of the f ile na mes are as a bove: ssss stands for any numbe r w it hi n th e range from 000 1 to 9999.
90 Copying images to your compute r — For Mac intosh use rs Recomme nded compu ter environm ent OS: Mac O S 8.5.1, 8.6, 9.0 , 9.1, 9.2, or Mac OS X (v1 0.0/ v10.1) The abov e OS mus t be instal led at the factory. For the following models, update your OS to Ma c OS 9.
91 Enjoying images on your computer c Copying images 1 Double- cli ck the newl y recognized icon on the d esktop. The cont en ts of the “Memory Sti ck ” inserte d in yo ur came ra a ppe ar. 2 Double- click “ DCIM.” 3 Double -click t he fold er contai ned the desired image fil e.
92 Troubleshooting If yo u experien ce troub le with your ca mera, try th e fo ll owin g sol utio n s. 1 First check th e items on the t ables below . If code di s pla ys “C: ss : ss ” appear on the screen, the self- diag nosis di splay fun ction is working (page 103).
93 Troubles hooting The bat tery remain ing indicator is incorrect, or sufficient battery rema ining indic ator is displaye d but the power runs out soon . • You hav e used th e c amera f or a long time in an extremel y hot or a n extr emely c old lo cation.
94 Shooting st ill images/ movies Symptom Cause Sol u tion The subject does not appear on the sc reen. • Th e FIN DER/L CD s witch is set to FI NDER. p Set it to L CD (pag e 22 ). The su bject is not visible on the screen. • Th e mode dia l is se t to or SET UP.
95 Troubles hooting Your came ra cannot reco rd ima g es. •N o “ Memory S tick ” has been inserted . • The capaci ty of the “M emor y St ic k” is insu fficie nt. • The writ e-protect switch on the “Memory Stick” is set to the LO C K position .
96 The built-in flash or the optional external flash (HVL-F1000) does not work. • The mode dial is set to , SET UP , or (MPEG MOVIE o r MULTI BUR ST). • The flash is set to (no flash). • The Tw iligh t mod e is sel ected f o r t he Scene Selec tion fun ction.
97 Troubles hooting Viewing ima ges Deleting/Ed iting Images Symptom Cause Solu tion Your came ra cannot play back image s. • The m ode dial is not set to . • Your c amera ca nnot play back im age fil es copied to the ha rd disk of your comput er if the file n ame has been ch anged or the ima ge has been modifi ed.
98 Computers You cannot display a pr int (DPOF) ma rk. • You ca nnot disp lay pri nt (DP OF) mark s on moving im ag es and Clip Moti on im ages. — Symptom Cause Sol u tion Symptom Cause Sol u tion You do not know if the OS of your computer is compat ible.
99 Troubles hooting “Memory Stic k” The image and sound are interrupted by noise when you view a movi e o n a computer. • You ar e pl aying back t he f ile di rectl y fr om the “ Memor y Stick ” . p Co py the file to the hard di sk of your comput er an d the n pla y back the file from the ha r d disk (pa ge s 85, 86 and 91 ).
100 Others Symptom Cause Sol u tion Y our cam era does not work. • You are not usi ng an “InfoLITHIUM” ba tte r y pack. • The battery le vel is low. (The E in dic ator appears.) • The AC p ower adaptor i s not connecte d secu rely. • The built-i n mic r oc om pute r is not working properly.
101 Troubles hooting Warnings and messages The fo llowin g messages may appear on the sc reen. Message Mea ning/Correct ive Action NO MEMORY STICK • Insert a “Mem ory Stick” (pag e 18). SYSTEM ERROR • Turn th e power off and on again (pag e 15).
102 • The battery le ve l is low or zer o. Cha r ge the bat te ry (page 11). Depe ndin g on the condit ions of use or the type of battery pac k, the indicat or ma y fl as h ev en th ough there are still 5 to 10 minute s of remainin g bat te ry tim e left.
103 Troubles hooting Self-diagnosis dis play – If a code s tarti ng wit h an al phabet letter app ears Your came ra has a self-dia gnosi s disp la y. This fun ction di spla ys the camera co nditi on on the sc reen wit h a co mbin atio n of a let ter and four nu merical di gi ts.
104 Number of im ages that can be s aved or shooting time The n umber of images tha t can be saved a nd the shootin g time differ , de pe ndi ng on the capa ci ty of the “M em ory Stick ,” the image size, and the imag e quality. Refer t o the follo wing ch arts wh en you choo se a “Memory St ick.
105 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion Clip Motio n (Units: ima g es) NORMAL: When ten fra m es are shot MOBILE: When two frames are shot MPEG movies (Units: seconds) Mult i Burst (Units: ima g es) 16MB 32M.
106 Menu items Menu items tha t can be m odified differ dependi ng on the posi tion of the mo de dial. The screen show s onl y th e it em s you can oper ate i n ea ch spe cific mod e.
107 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion When the mod e dial is set to , S, A, M, or SCN Item Set ting Description SCN x / / / Sets the S cene Sele c tio n mode (pa ge 29 ). (This sett ing can be m ade only in SC N mode.) ISO 800 / 400 / 200 / 100 / x AUTO This se lects th e ISO sensi tivity .
108 When the mo de dial is s et to (when [MOVING IMAGE] is set to [M PEG MOVIE] in the SET UP setting s) When the m ode dial is set to (when [MOVING IM AGE] is set to [CLIP MO TION] in the SE T UP set.
109 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion When the mod e dial is set to Item Sett ing Description FOL DER OK / CANCEL Selects the fo lde r cont a inin g the image you wa nt to pl ay back (p ag e 66). DELETE — Deletes the displ ayed image (pages 37 and 77). PROTE CT — Protects images agains t accide n tal erasure ( p age 70).
110 SET UP items Set the mode dia l to SET UP. The SET UP screen a ppear s. Factory setti ngs are indica ted with x . 1 [CAMERA 1] When [CONV ERSION LENS ] is set to [ON]: • When the mode dial is set to A or M, you ca n only select aperture values of F4 or higher .
111 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion 2 [CAMERA 2] [MEMORY STICK TOOL] Item Se tting Description EXPANDED FOCUS x ON / OFF When focusing m anu al ly, the image is e nla rge d to 2× ( pag e 48).
112 [SETUP 1] [SETUP 2] Item Se tting Description LCD BRIGHTNESS BRIGHT / x NORMAL / DARK Sele cts the LCD brightness . This h as no eff ect on the r ecorded ima g es.
113 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion Precautions On cle aning Cleaning the LCD screen Wipe the scr ee n surface wit h an LCD cleanin g ki t (not supplied ) to remove fingerp rints, dust, etc . Cleaning the lens Wipe t he lens w ith a soft cl oth to remove fingerp rints, dust, etc .
114 On “Memory Stick” “Memor y Stick” is a new compact , port able and versati le IC re cor ding med ium w i th a data c apacity th at exceeds t he capacit y of a floppy di sk.
115 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion On “InfoLITHI UM” battery pac k What is t he “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack? The “I nfoLITHIU M” batt ery pack is a lithium -i on ba tt er y pack tha t ha s func tions for com mu nicating infor mation relate d to operat ing condi tions betw ee n your came ra and the AC po w er ada p to r.
116 Specifications System Image device 11 mm (2/3 type) color CCD Primary color filte r T ota l pixel s numb er of camer a Approx. 5 240 000 pixels Effecti ve pixe ls number o f came ra Approx.
117 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion Accesso r ies • AC-L10A/L10B AC power ad aptor • Power cord (mains lead) • USB cable • NP-FM50 battery pack • A/V connecting cabl e • “Memory Stick” (3.
118 FINDER/LCD scr een When shootin g still images A Recording mod e indicator (57-61) B AE LOCK indi cator (52) C AE/A F lock in dica tor ( 20) D Battery remain ing indicator (12) E White balance ind.
119 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion When shooting movies A Recor di ng mode indicator ( 7 5) B AE LOCK indicator (52) C Battery rem a ini ng indicator (12 ) D White balance indicator (54) E Conver sio n .
120 When playin g back still images A Recording mod e indicator (57-61) B Protect indicator (70)/ Print (DPOF) mark indicato r (72)/ V o lume indicator (61) C Zoom scaling indicator (67) D Histogram i.
121 Index A A C po wer adapto r ...... ........... .......... .. ......... .11, 14 Access lam p ...... ....... ........... ......... ....... ........... ... 18 AE lock ...... ......... ....... ......... ....... ......... ....... .......52 AF lock ....
122 I Image copying images .................... ......... .. 85, 86, 91 file n am es ........... ......... ... ......... .. ......... .. ....... 88 image f ile stor age destin ations ........ ....... .... 88 image quali ty ..... ....... ......... ....
123 Still im age shooting EV adjustm en t ........ ... ......... .. ......... .. ......... ...49 image size ......... ......... .. ........... ......... ... .........19 meteri ng mo de .... ....... ......... ....... ......... ...... ... 51 number of shooting images .
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