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© 2007 Sony Corporation 2-898-081- 12 (1) Digital Stil l Camera Cyber-shot Handbook DSC-G1 Before oper ating th e unit, pl ease read this Handbook and “Instruction Manual” thoroughl y, and reta in them fo r future reference.
2 Notes on using your cam era T ypes of “M emor y Stick” that can b e used ( not suppl ied) The IC recor ding med ium used by this camera is a “ Memory Stick D uo”. T here a re two types o f “Mem ory Stick”. “Mem or y Stick Duo” : you can us e a “Mem or y Stick Duo” with your cam era.
3 T able of contents Notes on usi ng your c amera . .......... ...... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ... 2 Basic inf ormation ......... ....... .......... ......... .......... .......... ......... .......... ....... ......7 Identifyin g par ts .
4 T a ble of co ntents Pla ying back images from the home screen ........... ......... .......... .......... ... 41 Viewing men u ........ .......... .
5 T a ble of con tents Clock Set ............ .......... .......... ...... .......... ......... .......... .......... .......... ....6 5 Clock Set Camera........ ......... .......... .......... .......... ......... .......... ...... .......... .......
6 T a ble of co ntents How to p rint still images ......... ....... .......... ......... .......... .......... ......... .......... 97 Printing images direc tly using a PictBridge compl iant printer .... .......... ... 9 8 Listening to music .........
7 Basic infor matio n The ca mera is equipped with an in ternal memory of approxima tely 2 G B, which enables a large number of i mages to be store d in the cam era. The images ca n also be stored in a “Mem ory Stick Duo” (n ot supplied). • Album images are very small, so you can store a lot of images in the c amera.
8 Basic in formatio n This came ra automati cally classifies imag es into albums depending on the shooting in tervals and frequ ency . Y ou can searc h the images by alb ums for yo ur con v enien ce. The au tomatic ally cre ated al bums c an be di vi ded or co mbined ma nually .
9 Basic i nformati on This ca mera is e quipped w ith various search f unctions. With the software on the supplied C D- R OM, yo u can use mor e adv anc ed sear ch fun ctions.
10 Identif ying part s See the pages in pare ntheses for details of oper atio n. Camer a A PO WER la mp/PO WER b utton B Shutter button (19) C WLAN ( W irel ess ne twork ) b utton (91) D Flash (20) E .
11 Ident ifying pa rts N HOME button (26) O Batt ery/“M emory Sti ck Duo” cover P Batter y insertio n slot Q Batte ry eject lev er R Multi con nector S Tripod recepta cle • Use a tripod wit h a screw length of less tha n 5.5 mm (7/32 inch). Y ou will be unable to firmly secure the camer a to tripods having screws longer than 5.
12 Indicat ors on the scre en Each time y ou press the DISP (Scr een display switch) button, the screen status chang es. See the pages in pare ntheses for details of oper atio n. When sho oting still i mages When s hooting m ovies A B Displ ay Indication 60Min Batter y remaini ng • Only is indicated, depending on a mode.
13 Indica tors on the sc reen C D E Displ ay Indication z (Green) z (Red) AE/AF loc k (19) Recordin g a movie Standb y Standby a movie 00:0 0:00 Record ing time NR slow shutter • When the shutter sp.
14 Indic ators on the sc reen When pl ayin g ba ck A B Displ ay Indication 60Min Battery remainin g • On ly is indicated, depending on a mode. The destinat ion medium of Original Images Playback folder (57) • This does not appear when using th e interna l memory.
15 Indica tors on the sc reen C Displ ay Indication DSC00012 Fi le nu mber (56) s Color D etect ion Face Det ection Label 2007/01/01 9:30AM Recorded date/t ime of th e playback im age Image size (2 2).
16 Changi ng t he scr een displa y Each time you press the DISP (Scree n display switch) button, the displ ay changes as follows. • By pressing DISP (Screen display switch) button longer, you can increase the LCD backli ght (only when the came ra is used with t he battery pack) .
17 Changi ng the scree n disp lay During playbac k (Index screen) • For details on an index screen, see page 24. Home screen During Coll aborat ion Sh ot • For details on the Co llaboration Shot t.
18 Basic O perations Shoot ing im ages easi ly (Aut o adjus tment mode) 1 Open the lens cover b y sliding the OPEN (CAMERA) lever . Ope n until it cli cks . 2 Select a mod e with the / (Movie/Photo) button. Each time yo u press the / (Movie/Photo) button, the mode changes be tween Movie and Photo.
19 Basic O perations Shoo ting ima ges easi ly (Auto ad justmen t mode) 4 Shoot w ith the shutter button. Aside from an Original Imag e, a small size Album Im age is recorded in the internal memory (page 7). Stil l imag e: 1 Press and hol d the shutter button halfway down to focus.
20 Shoo ting im ages easi ly (Auto ad justmen t mode ) Flas h (Sel ectin g a flash mode f or st ill image s) Press repeatedl y until the desire d mode is selected. : Flash A uto Strobes when there is insuf ficient light or backlight (default setting) • No indicator appears on the lower part of the s creen ev en if you select this setti ng.
21 Basic O perations Shoo ting ima ges easi ly (Auto ad justmen t mode) Using the s elf-timer Press repe atedly u ntil t he desi red mode is sele cted. : Not using the self-timer • No indicator appe ars on the lower part of the screen e ven if y ou select t his setting .
22 Shoo ting im ages easi ly (Auto ad justmen t mode ) T o change the image siz e Press (I mage Size), and t hen mov e the control b utto n to sele ct the size. The de fault s ettings are mar ked with . 1) Images are recorded in 3:2 asp ect ratio, same as photograph pr inting paper or pos tcards, etc.
23 Basic O perations Viewin g/delet ing imag es 1 Press the (Playback) b utton. When the lens cover is closed, pressing t he PO WER button turns on the camera with the playback mode. 2 Select an image by mo ving the control button to C / c . Moving it to C displays the previous image, and moving it to c displays the next image.
24 Viewi ng/delet ing imag es Vie wing a n inde x scre en Press (Index) to switch to the index screen. Each time you press DISP (Sc reen display switch) or (Index), the scr een chan ges as foll o ws. Select a n image wi th the co ntrol button . T o retur n to the si ngle-image screen, press z .
25 Basic O perations Viewin g/dele ting ima ges 2 Select t he image wi th the control b utto n, then press z . The mark is check ed in the box of the image. T o select all th e images in a n album (or a folde r) Keep the control button to C until the frame o f an alb um (or a folder) is sele cted, th en press z .
26 How t o operat e – home/ menu The ho me scre en is th e bas ic scre en use d for access ing the va rious functio ns. Y ou can access the h ome screen regardless o f the shooting/viewing m ode. 1 Press HOME to display the home screen. 2 Move the control b utton to C / c to select a category .
27 Basic O perations How to op erat e – home/m enu Pressing the HOME b utton displays the follo wing items. Deta ils o n the it ems ar e disp layed on the scre en usin g the guide.
28 How to op erate – ho me/menu Settings Main Sound (pa ge 61) Beep A VLS Screen ( page 62) Language HOME Design Function Gui de LCD Brightness Pref eren ces (pag e 63) Initia lize USB C onnect V id.
29 Basic O perations How to op erat e – home/m enu 1 Press MENU to display the menu. • Dif ferent items are a vailable depending on the mode. 2 Move the control button to X / x to select the menu item. 3 Move the control button to C / c to select a setting.
30 Menu it ems The av ail able menu it ems vary depending on the mode posi tion. Only the a v ailabl e items are disp laye d on t he sc reen. *The operation is limited according to the Scene Selection mode (page 33).
31 Using the sho oting functi ons Using the sho oting functions Changi ng the rec ordin g mode Sele cts a ca mera m ode on th e menu sc reen. Still i mage shoo ting mode s The re are t hree s hooti ng mod es availabl e for still im age s: auto , pro gram , scene selec tion .
32 Shooting still images (Scene selection) The following modes are predetermined to match the scene conditions. * The shutter sp eed becomes slower, so using a tripod i s recommended. High Sensitivity Allows you to shoot images without a flash un der low light conditions, reducing blu r .
33 Using the sho oting functi ons Changi ng the recor ding m ode Function s that ca nnot be co mbined wi th Scene Sel ection Fo r shooti ng an image ap propri ately acc ording to the scene conditi on, a combin ation of functio ns is de termined by the camera.
34 For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 29 Shootin g menu The function s in shooting mode using the ME NU button are described below . For details on ho w to opera te the menu , see page 2 9. The de fault s ettings are mar ked with . See page 31. See page 32.
35 Using the sho oting functi ons Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the ope ration 1 page 2 9 Y ou can change the foc us method . Use the me nu when it is diff icult t o get the pro per focu s in auto f ocus m ode. Focus: Changing the focus method (Mult i AF) Focus es on a s ubject in all ranges of the f inder frame auto matica lly .
36 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 29 • AF stands for Auto Focus. • Distance setting information in Focus preset is approximate.
37 Using the sho oting functi ons Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the ope ration 1 page 2 9 Selects the met ering mode that set s which pa rt of the subject to measur e to dete rmine the exposure . • When using spot metering or center-weighted metering, setting [Focus] to [ ] (Center AF) is recommended to focus on the metering position (page 35).
38 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 29 • Under fluorescent li ghts that flicker, the white balance function may not work correctly even though you select [ ] (Fluorescent). • Except in [ ] (Flash) modes, [White Bal] is set to [A UT O] (Auto) when the flash strobes.
39 Using the sho oting functi ons Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the ope ration 1 page 2 9 • Note that the image tends to become noisier as the ISO sensiti vity number increases.
40 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 29 On the Burst • When reco rding with th e self time r , a ser ies of a maximum of seven images is rec orded. • The recording interval is approximately 0.3 second. • When the ba ttery level is low , or when th e internal m emory or “ Memory Stic k Duo” is full, the Bu rst stops.
41 Using the pl ayback functio ns Using the playbac k functions Play ing back images from the home scr een Y ou can ea sily sel ect a playbac k image f rom the home sc reen. 1 Press HOME. 2 Selec t [ ] (V i ewer) by moving the control button to C / c .
42 Play ing ba ck i mages fr om th e home s creen 1 Sel ect [ Slide Show ] from the home scree n. 2 When playi ng back Albu m Images, sele ct [Albu m] with the contro l butto n first, or when playing back images sto red in a “Memory Stic k Duo”, select [Mem ory Stick] first, and then press z .
43 Using the sho oting functi ons Pla ying ba ck im ages f rom th e home screen • When set to [ Simple], [ Nostalgic], [ Stylish] or [Active], only still images are displa yed. • Music is not played (set to [Off]) during a [Nor mal] slide show . The sound of movies will be heard.
44 Play ing ba ck i mages fr om th e home s creen z T o impor t mu sic files to the “MUSIC” folder in th e camera Y ou can import an MP3 file to th e “MUSIC” folder in the camera using a comput er . For details, see page 101. Play Mode Repeat The sl ideshow is r epeat ed in sequ en ce.
45 For detail s on the ope ration 1 page 2 9 Using the pl ayback functio ns Viewin g menu The functi ons av ailable i n playback m ode using the MEN U b utton a re described be low .
46 Viewi ng menu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 29 T o combine two albums into one 1 Display an image in the source album. 2 Select [ ] (Combine Album) with the control b utto n, then press z . The alb um selection sc reen appears. 3 Select the destinatio n album by moving the contr ol button to X / x , then p ress z .
47 Using the pl ayback functio ns Viewin g menu For details on the operatio n 1 page 2 9 • The name of the first half of the split a lbum is the sa me as tha t of the or iginal album and the name of the last half becomes “origina l name - (2)”. • If you select [ ] (Split Album) while re fining your search, the search is cancel ed.
48 Viewi ng menu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 29 T o protect an image 1 Sele ct the i mage. 2 Selec t [ ] (P rotect : This Imag e) with t he c ontr ol button, then pres s z . The im age is p rotected an d the - (prot ect) indicat or appears on the lo wer of the LCD screen.
49 Using the pl ayback functio ns Viewin g menu For details on the operatio n 1 page 2 9 • When viewing images on a computer, the image ro tation information m ay not be refl ected, depending on the soft ware. T o change the image siz e of a reco rded im age 1 Select t he image.
50 Viewi ng menu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 29 2 Select the de sired label by moving the control button to X / x , then press z . The imag e selection scree n appears. 3 Sele ct the ima ges (pag e 24). 4 Press MENU to displa y the menu. 5 Select [OK], then press z .
51 Using the pl ayback functio ns Viewin g menu For details on the operatio n 1 page 2 9 3 Select t he desired l abel by moving the control button to X / x , th en press z . When you detach all the lab els from the image , select [All Labels], then pre ss z .
52 Viewi ng menu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 29 T o cancel th e sear ch In Step 5 , select [Exit ], then press z . T o clear all the co nditions In Step 5 , select [C lear All], t hen press z . T o search the images similar to an image 1 Sele ct the i mage.
53 Using the pl ayback functio ns Viewin g menu For details on the operatio n 1 page 2 9 T o select a nd copy ima ges 1 Selec t [ ] (Impor t: Multipl e Images) or [ ] (Export: Mu ltiple Im ages) with the control button, th en press z . 2 Select th e images (page 24).
54 Changing th e settings How to ch ange the sett ings Y ou can change the d efau lt se ttin gs us ing [ ] (M edia T ools) o r [ ] (Se ttin gs) vi a the home s creen . 1 Press HOME to display the home screen. 2 Select [ ] (Me dia T ools) or [ ] (Settings) by m oving the control button to C / c .
55 Changing th e settings How t o ch ange t he set ti ngs 5 Select the desired setting by moving the control butto n to X / x , then press z . T o cancel t he setup When t here is [ Cancel] in the settings, select [ Cancel] , then p ress z . When there is no t [Can cel], set up again .
56 For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 54 Media T ool s General The de fault s ettings are mar ked with . Displa ys the free space a v ailab le on t he med ia. Selects t he metho d used to assign f ile n umbers to i mages. Assign s the priori ty med ia for recor ding Origin al Images when a “Memor y Sti ck Duo” is insert ed.
57 Changing th e settings Media T ools For detail s on the ope ration 1 page 5 4 Memor y Stick Formats the “Memor y Stick D uo”. A commer cially available “Me mory Stic k Duo” i s already forma tted, an d can be used immediat ely .
58 Medi a T o ols For deta ils on th e oper ation 1 pa ge 54 Change s the f older current ly u sed fo r record ing im ages. 1 Sele ct [Change REC. Folder] on th e control b utton, th en press z . The folder s election screen appear s. 2 Select the de sired folder by moving th e control button to C / c .
59 Changing th e settings Media T ools For detail s on the ope ration 1 page 5 4 Internal Memor y Scans the images that have been copied di rectly , using the Mass Stora ge connect ion, to the inte rnal memo ry wi thou t “ A lbum E ditor ” (sup pli ed), and dis play s the se ima ges in an albu m.
60 Medi a T o ols For deta ils on th e oper ation 1 pa ge 54 Erases (i nitializ es) all th e data in the int ernal memo ry completel y . [ Forma t] may not eras e the data in the inte rnal memory . [Fully Format] is recom mended whe n you discard or transfe r the camera.
61 For detail s on the ope ration 1 page 5 4 Changing th e settings Setti ngs Main – Sound The defau lt s ettin gs are ma rked wit h . Selects t he sound p roduced when yo u opera te the c amera. This func tion holds down the maxim um volume to reduc e a feeling of op pression.
62 Sett ings For de tails on the op erat ion 1 page 54 Main – Screen The de fault s ettings are mar ked with . Select s the l anguage used fo r displa y . Select s th e home screen desig n. When yo u operate the camera , the description of fu nctions is displayed.
63 Changing th e settings Setti ngs For details on th e operation 1 page 54 Main – Preferences The defau lt s ettin gs are ma rked wit h . Initi alizes all settings. 1 Sele ct [Initi alize] with the contro l button, then press z . The mess age “Ini tializ e all set tings ” appears .
64 Sett ings For de tails on the op erat ion 1 page 54 Sets th e video sig nal output ac cording to the TV c olor system of the conne cted v ideo equipme nt.
65 Changing th e settings Setti ngs For details on th e operation 1 page 54 Clock Set Sets the da te and time . 1 Select and se t up [Area] with the contro l butto n. 2 Select and set u p [Dayl ight Savings] wi th the control button . 3 Selec t and set up [Da te displa y order] with the control button.
66 Sett ings For de tails on the op erat ion 1 page 54 Camera The de fault s ettings are mar ked with . Specif ies the n umber of pi xels f or still images. Specifies the nu mber of pixels for movies . Sele cts the au to focu s operat ion mo de. Imag e Size (Photo s) 6M The (Imag e Size) button is also available f or th is item operation.
67 Changing th e settings Setti ngs For details on th e operation 1 page 54 Selec ts the digi tal zoo m mode. The cam era enlar ges the image usin g optic al zoom (up to 3×). When t he zoom s cale e xceed s 3×, th e camera uses d igita l zoom. • When you press the zoom button, the zoom scaling indicator appears as follows.
68 Sett ings For de tails on the op erat ion 1 page 54 • If the AF illum inator light does not reach t he subject su ff iciently or t he subject has no contrast, foc us will not be achieved. (A distance of up to approximately 2.7 m (8 feet 10 3/8 inches) (zoom: W) / 2.
69 Changing th e settings Setti ngs For details on th e operation 1 page 54 Music The defau lt s ettin gs are ma rked wit h . Selec ts the musi c playback mode.
70 Sett ings For de tails on the op erat ion 1 page 54 Network The de fault s ettings are mar ked with . z MAC address A unique MA C address as a wireless device is as signed to each camer a. Certain acces s point may require to register your MAC address onto the access point to permit a connection.
71 Changing th e settings Setti ngs For details on th e operation 1 page 54 For [Connection ], [SSID], [Encry ption], and [Password], set them up according to your a ccess poin t. 5 When setting up DHCP ( Dynamic Host Configur ation Protocol), select [Advanced], then press z .
72 Sett ings For de tails on the op erat ion 1 page 54 Create s or edits the use of a pa ssword when the camer a is co nnected to another camera in Collabora tion Shot or Pictur e Gift m ode. T o edit you r password 1 Select [Img exchg passwor d] with the control button, then pre ss z .
73 Viewing image s on a TV screen Viewing imag es on a TV screen View ing image s on a TV screen Y ou can vi ew images on a T V screen by connec ting th e camera t o a TV . T urn off both your ca mera an d the TV before co nnec ting the c amera and th e TV .
74 Viewi ng images on a TV scree n On TV colo r syst ems If you want to view ima ges on a TV screen, you need a TV wi th a video i nput jack and the A/V cable.
75 Using your computer Using your compu ter Enjoy ing your Windows co mpute r This sectio n describes the English version of screen contents. • Editing the proper ties of an image or an album • Co.
76 Enjo ying y our Windo ws comp uter The follo wing en vironmen t is recom mend ed for a c omputer connec ted to the camer a. Reco mmen ded envi ronme nt for us ing “Album Editor” and “Pict ure.
77 Using your computer Inst alling th e softwa re (su pplied) Y ou can install th e software (supplied) using the fo llowing proced ure. • Log on as Administrator . 1 T urn on y our comput er , and inse rt the CD-ROM (supplied) into the CD-RO M drive.
78 Using th e “Album Editor” ( supplied) W it h the supplie d “ A lbum Editor” , you can use a compute r to eas ily se arch fo r images or to e dit the s etting s of the alb um and t he prop ertie s of th e ima ges sto red in the camera. This sec tion summar izes the “ Album Editor” a nd giv es the basic inst ructions.
79 Using your computer Using t he “Album Editor” (s upplied) Editing the propert ies o f an album Select an album on th e main display . Right-click it and select [Properties]. The properties dis play appears. Y ou can enter an album name and a comment o r set the date and time.
80 Using the “ Album Editor ” (suppl ied) Copyi ng an image from a co mputer to the camera Y ou can copy an image saved on a comput er to th e camer a. 1 Click [ File] t [Expor t to Camera] on the main displa y . The ex port to cam era wizar d appears .
81 Using your computer Using t he “Album Editor” (s upplied) Restor ing the dat a of the cam era from a backup of a comp uter (Rest ore) If an err or occurs in th e camer a data on connec ting the c amera t o a com puter, an erro r messag e appe ars.
82 Using th e “Pic ture Mot ion Brow ser” ( supplie d) Y ou can use st ill imag es and mo vies from the camer a more than e ver b y taking adv antag e of t he sof tware . This sec tion summar izes the “ Picture Motion Browser” and gi ves the basic instructions.
83 Using your computer Using t he “Pictur e Motion Br owse r” (supp lied) 4 T o d isp lay images by time, clic k the desi red d ate. Thumbna ils of images s hot that day ar e displayed , arranged by hour .
84 Usin g the “Pic ture Moti on Brow ser” (su ppli ed) Images can be sa ved in CD or D VD as a data disc. • CD burner d riv e or DVD burner drive required . • The fo llowing disc can be use d for creati ng a data di sc. – CD–R /R W (12cm ) – D VD±R/R W (12cm) – D VD+R DL (12cm) 1 Select images to save on the disc.
85 Using your computer Using t he “Pictur e Motion Br owse r” (supp lied) Updating image registra tion information T o update im age infor mation , choose [Updat e Databa se] from the [T oo ls] menu.
86 Conne cting th e camer a and your co mputer with Mass St orag e Connect the camera as il lustrated belo w and then press the CONNEC T button on th e Cyber-shot Station. 1 Double-click [ My Comput er] t [Remov able Disk] t [DCIM] . 2 Double-click the folder where the ima ge files you want to copy are stored.
87 Using your computer Conne ctin g the camer a and your comput er with Mass Stor age Example: viewing folders o n Windo ws XP A Folder cont aining i mage da ta record ed using thi s camera When not c.
88 Using a networ k What yo u can do with a netwo rk conn ect ion A wireles s LAN functi on is equi pped with t his cam era. There are two types of conne ction. The available ran ge of the w ireless LAN function (a mong DSC -G1s or betwee n the DSC- G1 and an access po int) depend s on surroundi ngs or cond ition.
89 Using a network What you ca n do w ith a netw ork co nnect ion T o connect four cameras via a network V alida ting the connect ion can on ly be perfo rmed bet ween two ca meras at one tim e.
90 Assi gning a ni ckname to the camera Y ou can gi ve th e camera a ni ckname us ing up to ten ch arac ters. This nickn ame will be disp layed w hen the camer a is va lidat ed by other D SC-G1s connect ed wit h a wireles s LAN co nnecti on. • Y o u must use at least one character when assigning a nickname.
91 Using a network Colla borat ion Shot An imag e captured with thi s camera can automa tica lly be sent to ot her camera s connec ted via a w irele ss connecti on. Up to four cam eras ca n share th e image. 1 In still image shooting mode, press WLAN.
92 Coll abor atio n Shot About the display in Colla boration S hot mode A Imag e bein g monit ore d B A list of all connected users Each user is sepa rated by co lor .
93 Using a network Pict ure Gift Y ou can e xchang e an im age stor ed on th is camera wit h other DSC-G1s c onnected vi a a wireless c onnection . 1 In playbac k mode, press WLAN. When a nickname has not been entered, the nickname setti ng display appears (page 90).
94 Pict ure Gi ft T o select the image to receive Select the imag e you want to recei v e with the co ntrol button, then press z . The i mage is indicate d with the m mark, and t he process of re ceiving the image begins. T o cancel recei vin g of t he imag e, sele ct the image a gain, th en pres s z .
95 Using a network View ing images via a Wi reless LAN W ith a DLNA-ena bled T V set, you ca n vie w the i mages stored i n this camera v ia an access point without connec ting the devices via an A/V ca ble. • If the access point has already been conf igured, you can skip steps 2 through 5.
96 Viewi ng images via a Wire less LAN 8 Select the images (page 24). Pressing the MENU button turns on the image share screen ( [Clear All], [Go T o Album], [Keyword], [ Keyword Off], [D etai ls]). Images of th e camera are cur rently shared with a DLN A-enabled device.
97 Printin g still images Printing st ill images How to print stil l imag es When you print images shot in [16:9 ] mode, both edges ma y be cut off, so be sur e to che ck before printing (pa ge 112). Y ou can prin t image s by co nnecting the ca mera dir ectly to a Pict Bridge co mplian t printer .
98 Printin g images directly using a Pi ctBridg e compli ant print er Even if you do no t have a computer, you can print i mages shot using yo ur came ra by connect ing the cam era direct ly to a Pict Bridge c ompl iant print er . • “PictBridge” is based on the CIP A standard.
99 Printin g still images Prin ting i mages dire ctly using a Pi ctBri dge c omplia nt pr inter Connect the camera as illustrated below and then press the CONNECT but ton on the Cyber-shot Station. 1 T urn on your camera and the printe r . 2 Select whether to print Album Images or t o print images in t he “Memor y Stick Duo”.
100 Print ing images directly using a Pi ctBridge c omplian t printer • When you are performing index printing, the images m ay not fit in a sheet of paper , depending on the number you s pecified. [Layo ut] Spe cify th e numb er of imag es to be printed on a she et of p aper .
101 Listening to m usic Li steni ng to music List ening to music Y ou can pl ay ba ck MP3 fil es stor ed in the “MUSIC” fo lder in the inte rnal memo ry . • Note that this camera does not support A TRAC3 and A TRA C3plus formats. This came ra supports only MP3 form at files.
102 List ening to music 1 Press HOME and select [ ] (Music) t [ Au dio Pla ye r] with the control button, then press z . The player sc reen appears. 2 Press z .
103 List ening to music Listening to m usic The men u options Y ou can use th e following options. For details on these options, see the following pages. T o use headph ones (not su pplied ) The i (Headphones) jac k is equipped wit h the cam era and it sup ports he adphones w ith the ste reo mini jack.
104 T roubleshooting T roub lesho oting If you experienc e trouble with you r camera, try th e following solutions. Please un derstand that you giv e your conse nt that the cont ents of the interna l memory , Music files may be checked whe n you send your ca mera to be repai red.
105 T r oubles hooting T roubleshooting The batt ery pack ca nnot be insta lled. • Install the battery p ack correctl y using the ti p of the batte ry pack to pus h the battery ej ect le ver out war d. Cannot turn on the camera. • Ins tall the ba ttery pa ck corre ctly .
106 T r oubles hooting Anti-blur function does not work. • The anti-blur func tion does not work when a ppears on the displ ay . • The anti-blu r functi on may not work pro perly when s hooting ni ght scene s. • Shoot after pressi ng the shutter button halfway down; do not pr ess it fully down suddenly .
107 T r oubles hooting T roubleshooting The date and time are not displa yed. • While shoo ting, the date and time are not display ed. They are displayed only during playback. The F value and sh utter speed flash when y ou press and hold the sh utter but ton halfwa y do wn.
108 T r oubles hooting Y our camera cannot play back images. • There is no Album Image beca use you import ed the image from a computer to the camera using a Mass St orage connec tion. Perfo rm [Scan Im ages] (pag e 59). • The folde r/file name has been chang ed on yo ur comput er .
109 T r oubles hooting T roubleshooting Y ou cannot establish a connection with the Wireless LAN access point. • Check to make s ure the power of the W ire less LAN a ccess poi nt is on .
110 T r oubles hooting Y ou do not know if the OS of your computer is compatible with the camera. • Check “Reco mmended c omputer en v ironment ” on pa ge 76 for Wi ndows. “Memory Stick PRO Duo” is n ot recognize d b y a computer with a “Memory Stick” slot.
111 T r oubles hooting T roubleshooting Y ou cannot print an image . • Refer to the operation man ual of the printe r . Images once cop ied to a computer cannot be viewed on the camera. • Copy them to a folder recogni zed by the camera, suc h as “101MSDCF ” (page 87).
112 T r oubles hooting “X” is indicated • Select [Update Da tabase] fr om the [ T oo ls] menu, then e xecu te the function (page 85). Cannot insert a “Memory Stick Duo”. • Inser t it in the corr ect direct ion. Cannot f ormat a “Memory Stic k Duo”.
113 T r oubles hooting T roubleshooting Cannot print images with the date inser ted. • Y ou can pr int images w ith the date in serted using “Picture Motion Browser” . • This came ra does not ha ve a featu re for superimpo sing dates on images.
114 T r oubles hooting Cannot sele ct the print size. • Consult the printer man ufact urer as to whether the pri nter can pro vide the desire d size. Cannot pri nt the image at t he size selec ted. • Disconnect the USB cable and reconne ct it whenever you change the paper s ize after the printe r has been connect ed to t he camer a.
115 T roubleshooting Warning in dic ators an d mess ages If a code st arting wi th a lette r of the alpha bet ap pears, your ca mera h as a se lf- diagno sis display . The last two digit s (indica ted by ss ) will dif fer de pendi ng on the st ate of the c amera.
116 Warnin g indica tors and m essag es Internal memory formatting err or Memory Stick f ormatting erro r • For mat the med ia agai n (pages 5 7 and 59). Memory Stick locked • Y ou are using the “M emory Stick Duo” with t he wr ite-prot ect sw itch, a nd t he switc h is set to the LO CK pos ition .
117 Warning i ndicator s and mess ages T roubleshooting Connect to Pict Bridge device • Y ou trie d to print image s before th e prin ter conn ecti on w as e sta blis hed. Conn ect to a Pi ctBri dge comp lian t prin ter . No p rinta ble imag e • Y ou at tempt to print when you sel ect a folder th at contains only movie s.
118 Others T o use y our ca mera ab road — Pow er sour ces Y ou can use your ca mera and the A C-LS 5 A C Adapt or (supplie d) in any countr y or region where the power suppl y is within 100 V to 240 V A C, 50/60 Hz. Use a co mmerc ially available AC plug adaptor [a], if nece ssary , depending on the design of the wall outlet (wall soc ket) [b].
119 T o use yo ur c amera a broad — Powe r sour ces Others Worl d time diffe rence Time -zo n e differences Area setting GMT Li sbon, London +01:00 Be rlin, Pari s +02:0 0 Helsinki, Cai ro, Istanbul.
120 On the “M emory Stick” A “Memor y Stic k” i s a comp act, po rtable IC record ing medium. The types of “Memo ry Stick” that can be used with this camera ar e listed in the table belo w . However , proper o peratio n canno t be guar ante ed for all “M emor y Stick ” functions.
121 On th e “Memo ry Stic k” Others • Do not us e or store th e “Memory Stick Duo ” under the following conditions: – High temperature lo cations such as the hot interior of a car parked i.
122 On th e “Inf oLIT HIUM” batter y pac k This cam era requi res an “Info LITHIUM” batte ry pack (R type) . What i s an “InfoLI THIUM” b atter y pack? An “In foLITHIUM ” batt ery pack is a lithium -ion batt ery pack th at has fu nctions for exchang ing inform ation rel ated to oper ating c ondit ions w ith y our cam era.
123 Index Index Index A A/V cabl e .... ....... ....... ....... .....7 3 Access Poin t ......... ...... ....... ...70 Adjusting E xposure ..............34 AE/AF lock indicator ......19, 36 AF Ill uminator ...... ...... ....... ...67 AF lo ck . ...... .
124 Index M MA C address ......... ....... ....... . 70 Macro... ....... ....... ...... ....... ...... 20 Magnifyi ng Glass ....... ...... .... 20 Manage Images.. ...... ....... ...... 47 Mass St orage ......... ....... ....... . 63 Media Sp ace .....
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