Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DSC-F77A Sony
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3-086-183- 11 (1) Digital Sti ll Camera Operating Inst ru ctions Befor e ope ratin g the unit, plea se read this manua l thor oughl y, an d retain i t for f uture re ference .
2 T o prevent fire or shock hazard, do not e xpose th e unit t o rain or moisture. Notice If stat ic elec tricit y or e lectrom agnetism causes data tra nsf e r to d isc ont inue mi dway ( fail) , restart the ap plication or disc onn ect and connect the USB mu lti co nnecting ca ble again.
3 Do not get the camera wet When taki ng pic tu res outdoors in the rain or under similar conditi ons, be careful not t o get the camer a wet. If moi sture conde nsa t ion occurs, se e page 100 an d fol low the inst ructions on h ow to r emove it b efore using the camera.
4 Table of co ntents Before usin g your camer a .... ... ........ ......... . 2 Identify ing the par ts .... ......... ........ ............ . 6 Charging t he battery pack .......... ........ ....... 8 Using an e xternal power source . ........ ..... 11 Using your camera abroad .
5 Enlargi ng an ima ge – Playba ck zoom .............. ........ ....... 5 4 Recor ding an en larged image – Trimmin g .......... ......... ......... ........ . 55 Playi ng back s uccessi ve imag es (Slide sh ow) ......... ......... ......... .....
6 Ide nt if y in g th e pa rt s See the pages in pare nt heses for details of ope ra tion. Camera A Lens B Shutte r b u t ton (18) C PO WER lamp (12) D POWER but ton (12 ) E T ripod receptacle (bottom.
7 A Finder (25) B SMAR T ZOOM b uttons (during shooting) (20) /Inde x b uttons (during pla yback) (32) C Control button (Menu on) ( v / V / b / B / z ) (13) / (Menu of f) ( / / 7 /) (2 3/22/19/ 21) D .
8 Chargin g th e battery pa ck , Open t he ba ttery/“M e mory Stic k” co ver. Slid e the co ver in t he di rection of the arrow. • When charging the bat tery p ack, make sure the ca mera is no t t urned on (pa ge 12). • The camera operates only wi th the “InfoLITHIUM” battery NP-FC11 battery pack (C type) (supplied).
9 Getti ng starte d , Conne ct the power cor d (mains lead) to t he AC pow er adap tor and to a wall outlet ( wall socke t). When the /C HG lam p goes out , char ging i s finished. • After charging the battery pack, disconnect the A C power adaptor fro m the multi c onnec tor of the camera.
10 Charging the battery pack (continued) Battery life and the numb er of images that can be recorded / viewed The tabl es show app roximat e guideli nes for the le ngth of t ime the ca mera ca n be us.
11 Getti ng starte d Using an ext ernal po wer sourc e , Conne ct the AC-L M5 AC po wer ada pto r (s u p p lie d ) to th e mu lti connect or of the ca mera. When p lacing t he camera , make sur e the LCD scre en is fa cing u p. • Remove the battery pack when using an external po wer source.
12 Turni ng on/off your ca mer a There are followi ng two wa ys to turn on the camera. 1 Press POW ER. The POWER la mp li ghts in gree n and the powe r is on. Wh en you turn on t he came ra for the first time, the CL OCK SE T scree n appear s (page 14).
13 Getti ng starte d How to use t he contro l button To chan ge the current settin gs of the camera, brin g up th e menu or the SE T UP screen (page 4 0), and use the co ntrol but ton to make t he changes. For ea ch ite m, pres s v / V / b / B to sele ct th e desired value, then press z or b / B to make the settin g .
14 Setti ng the date and time , Set the MODE dial to . • Y ou can carry out this oper ation ev en when the MOD E di al is set t o P , SCN, , or . • T o set the time and the date again, set the MOD E d ial t o S ET U P, sel ect [CL OCK SET ] in (SETUP 2) (page 99), then proceed from Step 3 .
15 Getti ng starte d , Select the ye ar, mont h, day , hour, or minute i tem you want to set with b / B on the con t ro l butt on. A v will be show n above , and a V will be shown below the item current ly sele cted to be se t. , Set the desired numerical value with v / V on th e con trol button , th en press z .
16 Inserting and removing a “Memory St i ck” , Open t he ba ttery/“M e mory Stic k” co ver. Slid e the co ver in t he di rection of the arrow. , Inse rt t he “Mem ory St ick. ” Ins er t the “M e mor y Stic k ” all th e wa y in unti l it cl ic ks as s h o wn in t he ill ust r at ion .
17 Shootin g still images Setti ng t he still ima ge si ze , Set the MODE dial to , rot ate the lens portion to turn on the power , then pr ess MENU . The men u appear s. • Y ou can carry out this operation even when the MODE dial is set to P or SCN.
18 Basic still image shoot ing – using a uto mode , Set the MODE dial to , and rotate the lens po rtion to turn on y our c amer a. When a “Memor y Stick” is ins er t ed, the recordi ng folder nam e is indica te d on the LCD screen for abo ut five seconds (pag e 51).
19 Shootin g still images , Press t he sh utter but to n fu lly down . The shutte r cl ic ks, the shoot in g is com p l ete d, an d t he st ill im age is sa v e d in the “M emory Sti ck.” Wh en the r ecordin g lamp g oes ou t, you c an shoot the n ext image.
20 Using the smart zoom , Press t he SM A RT ZOOM to choo se t he de sired zoo m pos ition , an d sh oot yo ur imag e. You ca n zo om in the i ma ge using dig ital pro c ess, wi th ve r y litt le de t erior at io n. The maxi m um zoom scal e depends on the image si ze.
21 Shootin g still images Shooting close-ups – Macro For close-up s of small subjects like flowers or ins e c ts, sh oo t usin g the mac ro fe atur e. You ca n use thi s f ea tu re for close-u ps of subjects up t o app rox imately 10 cm (3 15 / 16 inches ) from the end of th e lens.
22 Using the self-timer , Set the MODE dial to , and press V ( ) on the control but ton. The (Sel f-timer) i ndicat or appear s on the LCD scre en. • If the menu is curren tly displayed, press MENU first to make the menu disappear. • Y ou can carry out this oper ation ev en when the MOD E di al is set t o P , SCN, or .
23 Shootin g still images Selecting a flash mode , Set the MODE dial to , and press v ( ) on the control button repeat edly t o sele ct a flash m ode. The flas h m ode has t he follow i ng fe at ures.
24 Selecting a flash mode (continued) Shoo ting w ith t he AF illuminator This i s addition al lighti ng provi ded to assist in focusing whe n shoo ting in dar k plac es.
25 Shootin g still images Shooting with the finder The finder i s conv enient when you w ant to save batte ry power, or wh en it is difficu lt to con firm th e ima ge u s in g the LCD s cr e en. Each ti me you press DSP L/LCD ON/OFF, the di s pl ay cha nges in t h e follo wing or d er.
26 Inserting the date and time on a still image , Set the MODE di al to SET UP. The SET UP scree n appears. • When im ages are s hot with the date a nd time inserted, the date and time cannot be remo ved late r .
27 Shootin g still images Shooting according to scene conditions (scene selection) When sho ot ing nigh t sc ene s , shoot ing people at nig ht, shoo ting landsca pes, or shooting port ra its, use the modes listed below to in cr ease the qu ality o f your images.
28 Shooting according to scene conditions (scene selection) (continued) , Set the MODE dial to SCN, and press M E NU . The menu app ear s . , Select [SCN] with b on the control bu tton. , Select t he desi red m ode w ith v / V on the contro l button. The mode i s set to your c hoi ce .
29 Shootin g still images NR slow shutt er The NR slow shutt er mode removes noise from recor ded images, providi ng cl ear images . When the scene selection m ode and shutter speed v alue are as follows, the camera auto matic a lly e nters the NR slow sh utter mode and “NR” is indicated ne xt to the shutter sp ee d indic a tor.
30 Image size and quality You can ch oose imag e size (number of pixels) and ima ge qua li ty (comp ression ratio) ba sed o n the k ind of i mages y ou want to shoot.
31 Viewing still images Viewin g ima ges on the LCD scr een of your camera You can v iew ima ge s shot with the camera almost immed ia tely on t he s cre en. Y ou can sele ct th e fol lo win g th r ee me tho ds for viewi ng imag es. Single (single-image) screen You can view one image at a time, occ u py in g the enti re sc reen .
32 Viewing on the single-image screen (continued) , Select the desi red still image with b / B on the control button. b : Displays the pr eviou s im age . B : Displays the ne xt im ag e. 2 BACK/NEXT 10:30 PM 2003 7 4 101-0003 VOLUME 640 60 min 3 / 9 101 Viewing on the index (nine- or triple-image) screen , Press the SMART ZOO M W button once.
33 Viewing still images Viewin g ima ges on a TV screen , Connect the A /V multi connect ing ca ble to the multi connect or of t he ca m era and the audio/vide o input ja cks o f the TV. If your TV ha s stere o ty pe inpu t jac ks, connec t the aud io plug (b la ck ) of the A/V mult i co nnect in g cable t o the Lc h au dio input ja ck.
34 Watching images on a TV screen If you wa nt to view im a ge s on a TV, you need a T V havi ng a video input ja ck and the A/V mu lti c onn ecting c ab le (suppl ie d) . The co lor system o f the TV must match as that of yo ur di git a l still ca mera .
35 Deleti ng still images Deleti ng images , Set the MODE dial to , and turn on th e camera. Select the image you want to delete with b / B on the c ontrol butt on. , Press M E NU . Sele ct [ DELETE] with b / B on the control bu tton, then pr ess z . The im age h a s not yet be e n dele ted a t this poin t.
36 Deleting on the Index (nine-image) screen , While an Index ( ni ne- ima ge) scree n (pag e 32) i s dis playe d, press M E NU . Sele ct [ DELETE] with b / B on the control bu tton, then pr ess z . , Select [SELECT] with b / B on the contro l button, then pr ess z .
37 Deleti ng still images , Press M E NU . Select [OK] with B on t he control button, then pr es s z . “MEMORY STICK ACCESS” appears on the scr een. When this m essage d isappea rs, the im ages have been de leted. To cancel th e deletion Select [ EXIT] with b on the control bu tton, then pr ess z .
38 Deleting on the Index (triple-image) screen (continued) , Select [OK] with v on the control button, th en pr es s z . “MEMORY STICK A CCESS” appears on the screen. When this m essage disappears, the im age has b een dele ted. To cancel th e deletion Select [CANCEL] with V on the co nt rol butt on , th en p res s z .
39 Deleti ng still images Formatting a “Me mory Stick” , Insert t he “M e m ory Stick” yo u want to format in to the came ra. Set the MODE dial to SET UP, and turn on the powe r. • The term “f ormatting” means preparing a “Memory Stick” to re cord ima ge s ; this proce ss is also called “init ialization.
40 How to setup and operate your camera This sect ion de scribes the most frequently used menus a nd th e SET U P scre en. Changing menu settings a Press M ENU . The menu app ear s . b Select the set ting item you want to change with b / B on the control button.
41 Advanced st ill ima ge shoo ting Choosing a focus method MODE dial: P/SCN/ Multipoint AF The AF range fi nde r frame widen s. You can do auto fucus shoot ing not depend ing on co mpositi on. Th e numb er of AF rang e fi nde rs, the positio n or th e w i dth of t he AF r ang e fi nde r dif fer s dep endi ng on the subject .
42 AF lock shooting using Center AF Even if it is difficult to focus in AF shoot ing bec ause the su bjec t is n ot in the cent er of the frame , you can fo cus in this situa tion using Cent er AF.
43 Advanced st ill ima ge shoo ting Setting the dis tance to the subject – Focus pr eset MODE dial: P/SCN/ When sho oting an im age using a pr eviousl y set distan ce to t he subj ect, or w hen shoot ing a subj ect throu gh a net o r through wind ow gla ss, it is diff icul t to ge t the pr ope r focu s in auto f ocus mod e.
44 c Select (EV) with b / B . The value of the exposure adjustment is disp layed. d Select th e exposure adjustment va lue . Select the exposu re adjustm e nt value with v / V . Make yo ur ad justmen t whi le conf irming t he brightn ess of the backgr ound of th e subj ec t on the LC D screen.
45 Advanced st ill ima ge shoo ting c Select (SPOT METER) wit h b / B , then select [ON] wit h v . The Spot li ght -mete ring aimi ng point is displayed. d Aim the sp ot light-me tering aiming point at the spo t you want to sho ot, then shoot your image.
46 Adjusting t he flash level MODE dial: P You ca n ad just the am ou t of flash lig ht. a Set the MODE di al to P. b Press M ENU . The menu app ear s . c Select [ ] (FLASH LEV EL) with b / B , then select the desired settin g with v / V . HIGH: Makes the flash level higher than no rmal.
47 Advanced st ill ima ge shoo ting Shooting multiple frames – Clip Mo tion MODE dial: You can sho ot a number of still images cons ecutivel y (GIF an imation) . Becaus e the file s iz e is small , these i mages a re id ea l for use on a home pa ge, or for at tachin g to an e- mail message.
48 • If you do not complete S tep 6 , the image will not be sav ed in the “Memory S tick.” Up t o that point, the image is saved temporarily in the camera. • In Clip Mot ion, the date and time cannot be ins erted. • When you view Cli p Motion images us ing the Index screen, the images may appear diff erent from the actual image r ecorded.
49 Advanced st ill ima ge shoo ting (For inform ation on NTSC/P AL, se e page 9 6.) d Press t h e sh utter button . 16 fram es will be rec ord ed as one image (i m age size: 1280 ×960). To delete sh ot images When usi ng this mode, you c annot delet e only cer t ain fra m es .
50 c Select [MODE] (REC MODE) with b / B , then select [E-MAIL] with v / V . d Shoot your image. To return to normal mode In Step 3 , select [NORMAL]. • For instructions o n how to attach your i mages to an e-mail mess a ge , refer to the Help files of the e-mail software you are us ing.
51 Advanced st ill ima ge shoo ting Adding spe cial effects – Picture Ef fect MODE dial: P/SCN/ You ca n add special eff ects to bri ng out the cont r ast in yo ur image s. a Set the MODE dial to P, SCN, or . b Press M E NU . The men u appear s. c Select [PFX] (P .
52 Creating a new folder a Set the MODE di al to SET UP. b Sele ct (M EMOR Y STI CK T OOL) with v / V , [CREA TE REC. FOLDER ] with B / v / V , and [OK] with B / v , then press z . The fo llow ing scr een appe ars. c Select [OK] with v , then press z .
53 Advanced st i ll image vi ew ing Selecting the f older for pla yback – Folder MODE dial: Select t he folder that ima ges you wan t to play bac k are stored . a Set the MODE dial to . b Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars. c Select [FOLDER] with b , then press z .
54 Enlarging a portion of a still image MODE dial: You ca n en large an i ma ge up to five times the s ize o f th e or igin al im age. You can also record t he enl arg ed im age as a ne w file . Enlarging an image – Playback zoom a Set the MODE di al to .
55 Advanced st i ll image vi ew ing Recording an enlarged image – Trimming a After you have viewed an image using p laybac k zoom, press M E N U. b Select [TRIMMING] wit h B , then pr ess z . c Selec t the image si ze with v / V , then pr ess z . The i mage is recorde d, and t he scr een image retu rns to the size it was before enlar gement.
56 To skip to th e next/previou s image during slide show Press B (next), or b ( previous). • The interval settings are just guideline s . The actual intervals differ , based on factor s like the size of the image.
57 Still ima g e editi ng Protecting image s – Protect MODE dial: To pr eve n t ac cident al era s ure o f an impor ta nt im age, you can pr ote c t it. On the single screen a Set the MODE dial to . b Disp la y the i mage yo u want to protect with b / B .
58 f T o protect other images, repeat Step 5 . g Press M E NU . h Select [OK] with B , then press z . The - m ark t urns whi te and the select ed image is pro tected . To cancel t he protecti on Select [CANCEL] in Step 4 or select [EXIT] in Step 8 , then press z .
59 Still ima g e editi ng Changing image s ize – Resiz e MODE dial: You ca n ch ange the im ag e size of a recor ded imag e, and s ave it a s a ne w file. You can re size to the follow ing size s. 2272×1 704, 160 0×1200, 1280× 960, 640×48 0 The orig inal i mage is r etained even aft er resizing.
60 Choosing images to print – Print (DPOF) mark MODE dial: You can m ark still i mages shot with y our camera tha t you want to have pri nte d. Th is functi on is c onv enient wh en you ha ve images pri nt ed a t a sho p or usi ng a printe r tha t con form s wi th th e DPO F (D igit al Pr int Order Fo rmat) standard.
61 Still ima g e editi ng g Press M E NU . h Select [OK] with B , then pres s z . The sett ing of th e mark i s com ple ted. To delete the mark In St ep 5 , select th e ima g e you wa nt t o delete the mark wi th v / V / b / B , and press z . To delete al l the marks from the images in the folder In St ep 4 , select [ALL IN FOLDER], then press z .
62 Shooting movies MODE dial: You can shoo t movies (MPEG m ovi es). Before operation Set [MOVING IMAGE] to [MPEG MO VIE] in the SET U P se ttin gs (pa ges 40, 98). a Set the MODE dial to . b Press M E NU . The men u appear s. c Select (IMA GE SIZE) with b / B , and selec t the desired mode with v / V .
63 Enjoyin g movies Viewing movies on the LCD screen MODE dial: You ca n view movies on the LCD screen of the camer a an d hear sou nd s fr o m the spea ke r of the ca mer a. a Set the MODE dial to . b Select th e des ired movie with b / B . Movies ar e di spl aye d a size smaller than st ill image s.
64 Deleting movies MODE dial: You ca n de le te unw a nt ed movie s . On the single screen a Set the MODE di al to . b Sele c t the mo vie y o u want to delete with b / B . c Press M ENU . The menu app ear s . d Select [DELETE] with b / B , then p ress z .
65 Enjoyin g movies f Repeat Step 5 to dele te other movi es. g Press M E NU . h Select [OK] with B , then pres s z . Th e m ovi es ar e dele te d whe n t he “MEMOR Y STICK ACCESS” message disappears. To cancel th e deletion In St ep 8 , sel ec t [EXIT].
66 Editing movies MODE dial: You ca n cu t movies, or de lete unn ec essa ry porti ons of mov ies. Th i s is th e recomme nded mode to use when the “Me mor y Stic k” ca paci ty is ins uff icien t, o r when y ou at ta c h movies to your e-m ai l messag es.
67 Enjoyin g movies e Decide on a cuttin g poi nt . Press z at the de sired cu tt ing point . Wh en you want to ad ju s t th e cutt ing point, se lect [ c / C ] (frame forward / rewind) and adjust the cu tting poi nt wi th b / B . I f you wa nt to chang e the cutti ng point , select [ CANCEL].
68 Copying images to your compute r – For Windows use rs Recommended com puter environment OS: Microsof t Windows 98, Win dow s 98SE, Window s 20 00 Prof essional, Windo ws M illennium Edit ion, Wi ndows XP Home Edition, or Windows XP Professional The abov e OS mus t be installe d at the facto ry.
69 Enjoying images on your comput er Installing the USB driver When using W indow s XP, you nee d not inst all th e USB driv er. Once the U S B dri ve r is installed , yo u nee d not in s ta ll th e U S B driv e r. a T urn on your comp ut er , and inse rt th e suppl ied CD- ROM into the CD-R OM drive.
70 b Click [ Next]. When “License Agre emen t” scr een a ppears, click [Y es ]. Read t he agree ment ca reful ly . Y ou must acce pt t he te rms o f th e agr eem ent in order to proc eed with inst al la tion. c Click [ Next]. d Select the folder t o be installed, then clic k [Next].
71 Enjoying images on your comput er Installing “ImageMixer” a Click [PIXELA Ima geMixer] on the t itle sc reen. The “C hoos e Se tup La ngu age” sc re en appear s. • Y ou can use the “PIXELA Ima geMixer for Sony” software to copy , view and edit imag es.
72 c Connect t he supplied USB multi con necting cable to the multi c onnector of th e cam era. • When placing the camera, make sure the LCD screen is facing up. d Connect the US B multi connect i ng ca ble to your comput er . • When using a desktop comp uter, connect the USB m ulti connec ting cable t o the USB connector on the rear panel.
73 Enjoying images on your comput er Copying images using “Image Transfer” – Wind ows 98 /98SE/2 000/Me Connect the camera and your computer with the USB multi connecting cable . “Ima ge Tra nsfe r ” l aun ch es an d the im age s are au t o m atica lly co pied to the comp uter.
74 Copying images without using “Image Transfer” – Wi ndows 98/98SE /2000/Me If you d o not set to lau nch “Ima ge Transf er” automa tically, you can co py images a s followi ng proced u re. a Double-clic k [My Comput er ], then double-click [Remov able Disk].
75 Enjoying images on your comput er – Wind ows XP Copying image s using the Windows XP Au toPlay wizard a Make a U SB con nection (pages 71 to 72). Cl i ck [Copy pict ures t o a f older on my comput er u sing Micr osof t Scanner a nd Camera Wizar d], then cl ick [OK] .
76 Image file storage destinations and file names The ima ge files recor ded with you r cam era are gro u ped as fol ders in th e “Me mory Stick.” Example: For Windows XP • Data in the “100MSDCF” or “MSSONY” folder is for playback only , and your camera cannot r ecord image s in thes e folders.
77 Enjoying images on your comput er Note on the table • The meanings of the f ile na mes are as above: ssss stands for any numbe r w it hi n the r ange fr om 0 001 to 9999. • The num e ric a l por tions of the fo ll owi ng fil es ar e th e s am e.
78 Viewing an image previously copied to a computer This ope ratio n is re qui red for vi ew i ng image fil e s t ha t ha ve bee n co pied prev iou sly to a c o m put er and a lre a dy deleted from the “Memory Stick” using the camera.
79 Enjoying images on your comput er Copying images to your computer – For Macintos h users Recommended co mputer environment OS: Mac OS 8.5.1, 8.6, 9. 0, 9.1, 9. 2, or Mac O S X (v10.0/v10 .1) The above OS must be inst al led at the fac tory . Fo r th e f ollo wing mo de ls, u pda te your OS to Mac OS 9.
80 Disconnecting the USB multi connecti ng cable from yo ur computer, removing the “Memory Stick” from the camera, or turning off the camera Drag and drop th e driv e icon or the ic on of the “M.
81 Troubleshoot ing Troubleshoo ting If you have trouble w i th yo ur camer a, try the follo win g so lu ti ons. 1 Check th e items on page s 81 to 88. If the screen shows “C: ss : ss ”, the self- diagnosi s functi on is working. Please see p age 91.
82 Shooting still imag es / movie s The battery pack runs down too quickly. • Yo u are s hooting/ viewing i mages in an extre m ely co ld loc atio n. • Th e batt ery pack is not char ge d enou gh. • Th e batt ery pack is dead (page 1 02). — p Full y charge t he battery pack (pag e 8).
83 Troubleshoot ing Unable to smart zoom. • You canno t use smart zoom whi le shooting a movie (MPEG m ovie ) . • The LCD screen i s turned o ff. • T he ( IMAGE SIZE) is set to [2272×1 704] or [2272 (3:2)]. — p Turn on th e LCD screen (page 25).
84 Viewing im ages Cannot shoot images with the flash. • Th e MOD E d ia l is se t to or SE T UP. • Th e flash is set to (N o flash). • When shoot ing stil l images , scene selectio n is set to th e Twilig h t mode. • [MOVING IMAGE] is not set to [CLIP MOTION] in the SET UP s ettings.
85 Troubleshoot ing Deleting/editin g an image Computers Symptom Cause Solu tion Your came ra cannot delete an im age. • The image is protect ed. • T he write-p rotect s witch on the “Memory Stick” is set to the LO C K position . p Cancel the pr ote c tio n (page 57).
86 Your computer does not recognize y our camera. • The camera i s turned o ff. • Th e batter y le ve l is too low. • Yo u are not using the suppl ied USB mu lti connecti ng c ab le. • The USB mul ti connec ting cab le is n ot connecte d se c ur el y.
87 Troubleshoot ing “Memor y Stick” The image and sound are affected by noise when you pl ay back a movie on a computer. • You a re pl ayi ng ba ck t he m ovie dire ctly fr om the “M emory Stick.” p Copy the mo v ie to the hard disk of the computer and th en play the mov ie file ba ck from the h ard disk (pages 7 3, 74, 75, and 79).
88 Others Symptom Cause Sol ution The camera does not work, no operation s can be performed. • Yo u are not usi ng an “InfoLITHIUM” ba tte r y pack. • Th e battery leve l is low or zero (The indicator a ppe ars .). • The AC power adaptor is not connec ted secu rely .
89 Troubleshoot ing Warnings and messages The following me ssages appear on the L CD screen. Message Meaning/ Corrective Act ion NO MEMORY STICK • Insert a “Me m or y St ic k” (page 1 6) . SYSTEM ERROR • Turn the power off and on agai n (pag e 12).
90 • The ba tte r y le ve l is low or zer o. Cha r ge the batte ry (page 8 ) . Depen ding on the cond itions of use o r th e ty pe of battery pac k , th e ind ic at or ma y fl as h ev en th ough there are stil l 5 to 10 minutes of remainin g bat te r y tim e left.
91 Troubleshoot ing Self-diagnosis displ ay Your came ra ha s a self-diagnosi s disp la y. This f unction display s the c ondition of th e camera on the LCD scr een using a combin at ion of a lette r and four num er i cal digit s. If th is occu rs, chec k the fo ll ow i ng code ch art and ta ke the correspo nding counte rm e asur e.
92 The number of ima ges that can be s aved/ shooting time The n umber o f images t hat can be sav ed and the shootin g time are di ffer ent, depen din g on the ca pacity o f the “M emo ry Sti ck,” th e image size , an d th e ima ge quality. Refer to the f ollowing charts when yo u choose a “Memory St ick.
93 Additional informat io n Menu items Menu it em s tha t can be ch ange d dif fer depend in g on th e po sition of the MO DE dial . The LCD sc re en s hows on ly th e it ems you can op erat e ba sed on the cu rrent posi tion of th e MODE dial . Factor y settin gs are indi cated wi t h x .
94 When the MODE dial is set to (w hen [MOVING IMAGE] is set to [MPEG MOVIE] in th e SET UP settings) ISO 400 / 200 / 100 / x AUTO Selects t he ISO s ensitivi ty. When shooti ng under dark cond itions or shooting a fast- moving subject, us e a high-num ber settin g.
95 Additional informat io n When the MODE di al is set to (when [MOVING IMAGE] is set to [CLIP MOTION] in the SET UP se ttings) (IMAGE SIZE) 320 (HQX) / 320×240 / x 160×112 Sele cts the MPEG im ag e si ze whe n rec or di n g movi es (page 62). PFX (P.
96 When the MODE dial is s et to ( when [MOVING IMAGE] is set to [MULTI BURST] in the SET UP settings) Item Se tting Description (EV) + 2.0EV / +1 .7EV / +1 .3EV / +1.0EV / +0.7EV / +0.3EV / x 0EV / − 0.3EV / − 0.7EV / − 1.0EV / − 1.3EV / − 1.
97 Additional informat io n When the MODE dial is set to Item Se tting Description FOL DER OK/CANCEL Sele ct th e folder contains th e im ag es you want t o play ba ck (page 53). DELETE OK CANCEL – Deletes th e displayed i mage (pages 35, 64). – C an cels del eting of the im age.
98 SET UP items (CAMERA) (MEMORY STICK TOOL) Set th e MODE dial to SET UP. The SET UP scr een appe ars. Fact ory setti n gs are indica ted wit h x . Item Se tting Description MOVING IMAGE x MPEG MOVIE / CLIP MOTI ON / MULTI B U RS T Selects the shoot ing mode (pages 40, 47, 48 , 62).
99 Additional informat io n (SETUP 1) (SETUP 2) Item Se tting Descript ion LCD BRIGH TNES S BRIGHT/ x NORMAL/ DARK S elects the LCD brigh tness. This has no ef fect on th e recorded images. LCD BACKLIGHT BRIGHT/ x NORMAL Selects the brigh tness of the LC D backli ght.
100 Precautions Cleaning Cleaning the LCD screen Clean the scre en su rface wit h an L CD cleanin g ki t (not supplied ) to remove fingerp rints, dust, e tc.
101 Additional informat io n The “Memory Stick” “Memor y Stick” is a new compact , portable and versati le IC re cor ding med ium wi th a data c apacity t hat ex ce eds th e capac it y of a floppy di sk.
102 The “InfoLITHI UM” battery pac k What is t he “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack? The “I nfoLITH IUM” bat tery pack i s a lithium -i on ba ttery pa ck t ha t ha s func ti ons for com municatin g infor mation r elated to operat ing co ndi ti ons of your came ra.
103 Additional informat io n Specifications Camera System Image dev ice 8.98 mm (1/1.8 typ e) color CCD Primary color filter Total pixels number of camera Approx. 4 130 000 pixels Effective pixels n umber of camera Approx. 3 950 000 pixels Lens f=7.65 mm (35 mm camera co nversion: 37mm) F2.
104 The LCD scre en For shooting s till images A Image size indicator (17, 30) B Recordi ng mode indicat or (47–50) C AE/A F lo ck in dic a to r (18, 4 2) D Battery remain ing indicator (9) E Fla s .
105 Additional informat io n For shooting m ovies A Recor ding mode indic ator (62) B Battery rem a ini ng indicat or (9) C White balan ce indicator (45 ) D Picture effect indicator (51) E Spot light-.
106 For still i mage playb ack A Change f older in dicator (53) B Recordi ng mode indica tor (47-50) C V olu me in di cat o r ( 50) /Protect mark indica t or (57) /Print ( DPOF) mark indica t or (60) .
107 Index Index Symbols “InfoLI THI UM” battery pack ........ .. ....... .. . 8, 102 A A/V multi connecting ca ble . .. . ....... ........ . ....... ...33 Access lam p ...... ....... ....... ...... .......... ...... ....... .....16 AE/AF lo ck ...
108 Insert i n g a “Memor y S tick ” ...... .. ....... ....... .. 16 Number o f shooti ng image s ........ ......... ....... 30 The number of images that can be saved/ shoot i n g tim e ......... ... ....... ...... ... ...... ....... 92 Menu Changin g m en u .
109 Index Z Zoom Playback zo o m ..... .. ....... ....... .. ....... ....... .......54 Using t he smart zoom ...... .......... ...... ....... .....20.
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