Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DSC-P12 Sony
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3-080-892- 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 . Owner’s Record The mode l an d serial nu mbers ar e lo cat ed on the bot tom.
2 T o prevent fire or shock hazard, do not e xpose th e unit t o rain or moisture. Never expose the batte ry pack to temperatur e above 60°C (140°F), such as in a car parked in the sun o r under dir ect s unl ight.
3 RECYCLING LITHIUM -I ON BA TT E R I E S Lith iu m- Ion ba tt er ies are recycl able. Y ou can help preser ve our environment by returni ng your used rechar geable batteries to the co llectio n and rec ycling location neares t you.
4 Before u s in g your camera Tria l re cor ding Before you rec ord one-time events, you may want to make a trial recor ding to ma ke sure tha t the camera is working correctly .
5 On illustrat ion Illustrations us ed in this manual are of DSC-P8 unless noted otherwise. The pictur es used in this manua l The photographs used as examples of pictu res in this manual are reproduced im ages, and are not actual images shot using this camera.
6 Table of co ntents Before using you r camera .......... ........ ....... 4 Identifyin g the parts ......... ......... ........ ....... 8 Charging t he battery pack .... ........ ......... .. 10 Using an e xternal power source ...... ........ 13 Using your c amera abroad .
7 Selecti ng t he folder an d play ing back images — Fo lder .......... ......... ........ . 58 Enlargin g a port ion of a st ill image......... 59 Enlargi ng an ima ge — Playback zoom............ ........ ....... 59 Recor ding an enlarge d image — Trimming .
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 POWER but ton (14) B PO WER lamp (14) C Shut te r but ton (21) D Hook for wrist strap E Flash (26) F Spe.
9 A Control button (Menu on) ( v / V / b / B / z ) (14) / (Menu of f) ( / / 7 /) (26 , 25 , 23, 24) B (Display/LCD on/off) button (28) C Finder (28) D LCD screen E MENU b utto n (39, 100 ) F DC IN jac.
10 Chargin g the batter y pack , 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. • Be sure to turn off your ca mera when charging the batte ry pack (page 14). • Y our camera operate s with the “InfoLITHIUM” NP-FC11 battery pack (C type) (supplied).
11 Getting star te d , Conne ct the power co rd (mains lead) to th e AC Adaptor and then to a wa ll outlet (wall socke t). The /CHG lamp (ora nge ) lights up when chargi ng begi ns, and g oes of f when chargin g is co mp le ted. • After charging the battery pack, disconnect the A C Adaptor from the DC IN jack of your cam era .
12 Number of images and battery life that can be recorded/ viewed The tables sho w the approximate number of images and the bat tery life that can be recor ded/ viewed when you shoot images in no rmal mode with a fully charged battery pack at a tem perature of 25°C ( 77°F).
13 Getting star te d Using an ext ernal po wer sourc e , Open the jac k cover and connect th e AC-LS5 AC Ad apto r (s upp lied ) t o th e DC I N jack of your cam e ra. Conn ect th e plug with the v mark facing up. • Connect the A C Adaptor to an easily acc essible wall outlet (wall socket) close by .
14 Turni ng on/off your ca mer a , Press POW ER. The POWE R lamp (g reen) li ghts u p and the powe r is on. When yo u turn on your cam era for th e first t ime, th e Clock S et screen appear s (p age 15). Turning off th e power Press POWE R again. The POWER lamp goes out , an d th e camera tu rn s of f.
15 Getting star te d Setti ng the date and time , Set the mode dial to . • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode dial is set to , SCN, or . • T o cha nge the d ate and time , set the mode di al to SET UP, s elect [Clo ck Set] in ( Setup 1 ) (pages 39 and 105), and perfor m the procedure from ste p 3 .
16 , Select th e yea r, mont h, day , hour or minut e item yo u want to set with b / B on the c ontrol but ton. The item to be set is in di ca te d with v / V . , Set the numeri c v alue wi th v / V on the c ontrol button, then press z to e nter it. After ente ring the number , v / V moves to the n ext item .
17 Shooti ng st ill images Inserting and removing a “Memor y Stick” , Open the ba ttery/“M emor y Stick ” co ver. Slid e the cov er in the di rect ion of the arr ow. • For details on “ Memo ry Stick, ” see page 108. , Inse rt the “Memor y Stic k.
18 Setti ng the still ima ge size , Set the mode dial to , and turn on the pow er. • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode d ial is set to or SCN. , Press (Image Size). The Im age Size setup appear s. • For details on the image size, see page 20.
19 Shooti ng st ill images Image size and q uality You ca n ch oose ima ge si ze (number of pixe l s ) and ima ge quali t y (compr essi o n ratio) ba sed on t he kind o f images y ou wa nt to shoot.
20 The number of images that can be saved in a “Memory Stick” 2) The numbe r of im a ge s that c an be save d i n Fine (Stand ard) 3) mo de are sho w n be lo w. (Unit s: numb er of i mages) 2) When [ REC Mode] is set to [Normal] For the number of images that can be saved in other modes, see page 98.
21 Shooti ng st ill images Basic still image sho oting (usi ng auto ad justment mo de) , Set the mode dial to , and turn on the po wer . The n ame of t he fol der w here the imag e wil l be re co r ded ap pe ars on t he LCD sc reen f or approxi m at ely fi ve seconds.
22 , Press t he sh utter butto n full y down . The shutter sound s. The image will be recor ded in the “Me mory Stic k. ” When the recordi ng lamp (pag e 9) goes out , y ou ca n shoo t t h e ne xt imag e.
23 Shooti ng st ill images Checking the last im age you shot — Quick Review , Press b ( 7 ) on th e con trol butt on. To return to the norm a l shoo ti ng m od e, press light ly on t he shutter button or p ress b ( 7 ) again. To delete the image d isplayed on t he screen 1 Pres s (Del ete) .
24 The maxi m um zoom scal e depends on the image si ze. DSC-P10/P12 [3. 1M ]: 3. 8× [1. 2M ]: 6. 1× [VGA]: 12× DSC-P8 [2. 0M ]: 3. 8× [1. 2M ]: 4. 8× [VGA]: 9. 6× When the image size is [5.0M] or [4.5M(3:2)] (DS C-P10/ P1 2)/[3.1M] or [2.8M(3:2)] ( DSC-P8), the smar t zoom does not w or k .
25 Shooti ng st ill images , Center the subj ect in th e frame, and shoot the ima ge. To return to normal recording mode Press B ( ) on the control but ton agai n. The indicator disapp ears from the LC D screen. • Use the LCD s creen to shoot when using the macro feature.
26 Selecting a flash mode , Set the mode dial to , and press v ( ) on the c ontrol button repeat edly t o se lect a flash mode. Each time you press v ( ), the indica tor changes as follows. No indic ator (A uto): Th e flash automati cally str obes when shoo ting images in a dark pla ce or ag ainst a light source.
27 Shooti ng st ill images To reduce the red-eye phen omen on when shoo ting live subjects Set [R ed Eye Reduc tion] t o [On] in th e SET UP sett ing s (p age 1 04) . in dica tor appear s on t he LCD sc reen, and th e flas h pre-stro bes befor e shoo ti ng t o red uce the red-ey e pheno me no n.
28 Shooting images with the finder The find er i s conv enie nt whe n you want to save battery po wer, or whe n it is difficu lt to conf irm th e ima ge u s in g the LCD sc r e en.
29 Shooti ng st ill images Inserting the date and time on a still image , Set the mode dial to SET UP. The SE T UP scree n appe ars. • When images are shot with the date and time superimposed, the date and ti me cannot be removed later .
30 Viewin g ima ges on the LCD scr een of your camera You can view im ages shot w ith you r camera almos t immed iate ly on t he sc re en. Yo u can sele ct the fol lo win g thr ee meth ods f o r vie w in g im a ges. Single (single-image) screen You ca n vi ew one im a ge at a tim e , disp laye d ov er the enti re scre en.
31 View in g stil l images , Select the desire d still image wit h b / B on the co ntrol button. b : To display t he prec ed ing imag e B : To display t he ne xt imag e 2 10:30 PM 2003 7 4 101-0003 3 / 9 101 VGA BACK/NEXT V OLUME 60min Viewing an index screen (nine-image or triple-image) , Press t h e zo om W (in d ex ) but t on onc e.
32 Viewin g images on a TV screen , Connect t he supplied A/V connect i ng ca ble to the A/V OUT (MONO) jack of the camera an d the aud io /vid eo input jacks of the TV. If your TV has ste re o in put jacks, co nnect the aud io pl ug (b lack ) of th e A /V conne cting ca ble to the le ft audi o jack .
33 View in g stil l images Viewing images on a TV screen If you w ant to vi ew imag es on a T V screen, you need a TV wi th a vid eo input jac k and a A/V conn ecting c ab le (suppl ie d). The colo r system of th e TV must ma tch that of your digi t al still c ame ra.
34 Deleting i mages , Set the mo de dial to , and turn on th e camera. Press b / B on the control bu tton to sele ct th e i mag e yo u want to delete. , Press (Del ete) . The image has not ye t be en del et ed at th is poin t. • Y ou cannot delete the protected image (page 6 3).
35 Delet in g s t ill i mage s Deleting images in index (nine-image) mode , While an index (n in e- i m age ) screen (pag e 31) is displ ayed, press ( Delete) . , Select [Selec t] with b / B on the control bu tton, then pr es s z . To delete al l the images in the fo lder Select [All In Folder] with B on the contr ol butt on , th en pr es s z .
36 , Press (Delete) and select [OK] with B on the control button , then press z . When th e m essage “Memory Stick ac cess” disa ppea rs, t he imag es ha ve bee n del eted. To cancel del eting Select [ Exit] wi th b on the cont rol button, then pr ess z .
37 Delet in g s t ill i mage s , Selec t [D el et e] wit h v on the control button, then pr es s z . When th e me ssage “M emo r y Stick ac cess” disappea rs, the image has be en deleted. To cancel dele t ing Sel ect [E xit] w i th V on th e cont rol button , then pr ess z .
38 , Select [OK] with v on the control bu tton, then pr es s z . The “Fo rmatting ” messa ge appea rs. When this mess age disap pears, th e format i s comple te.
39 Before advan ced opera tions How to setup and operate your camera The usag e of the menu s and SET UP scre en items th at are mo st freque ntly used f or “Adv an ced opera ti ons” is describe d be low. Changing the menu settings a Press M E NU .
40 Deciding the still image quality Mode dial: /SCN You can select the st ill i mage qual ity f rom [Fine] or [Stan dard]. a Set the mo de dial to or SCN. b Press M E NU. The men u appe ars. c Select (P . Quality) with b / B , then sel ec t the desi re d image quality with v / V .
41 Before advan ced opera tions Creating a new folder a Set the mode dial to SET UP. b Sele ct (Memo ry St ick T ool ) wit h v / V , [Create REC. Folder] wit h B / v / V , and [OK] with B / v , then pr ess z . The fol lowing scree n ap pears. c Select [OK] with v , then pr ess z .
42 Choosing an aut o focus method There are two A uto Focus functio ns: “AF range fi nde r fra me ” whic h set s the foc us position ac cording t o the subject po sition and size, a nd “A F mode” whi ch sets the focu s o per atio n acco rdi ng to the AF response a nd th e batte ry co nsumptio n.
43 Advanced still im age sh ooting Choosing a focus operation —AF Mode Mode dial: SET UP You ca n sel e ct from the fol low ing thre e focu s mod es for your came ra.
44 Shooting techniques Even if it is difficult to focu s in AF shooting because the subject is not in the center of the frame, you can focus in this situation using Center AF . For example, when you are shooting two hu man subjects, and there is a gap between them, the camera may focus on the background visible in the gap.
45 Advanced still im age sh ooting c Sele ct 9 (Focus) with b / B , then sel e ct the distan ce to the subject with v / V . Y ou can sele ct from th e follo wing dist ance set tings. 0.5m, 1.0 m, 3. 0m, 7 .0m, ∞ (unlimi ted dist ance ) To return to auto focus mode In s tep 3 , sele ct 9 (Focus), th en se lect [Mult i AF] or [C ente r AF].
46 Displaying a histogram A histogram i s a gra ph showi ng the brig ht ne ss o f an ima ge . T he hor iz o ntal ax is shows the brig ht ne ss, an d the vertica l axi s shows the number of pi xels.
47 Advanced still im age sh ooting • appears in the following cases: – When r ecording in the smart zoom range – When the im age size is [4.5M(3:2)] (DSC- P10/P12) or [2.8M(3:2)] (DSC-P8) – Whe n rotatin g a still image • The histogram before recording represents the histogram of th e image displayed on the LCD screen at the time.
48 Shooting three images with the exposure shif ted — Exposure B racket (DSC-P10/ P12 o nly) Mode dial: / /SCN The came ra reco rds thr ee images in succe ss io n, each wit h the exposu r e val ue shifte d. The expos u r e compensat ion valu e can be set b etwee n ±1.
49 Advanced still im age sh ooting • Y ou cannot use the flash in this mode. • During shooting i n this mode, t he images are not displayed on the screen. Compose the image before pressing t he shutter button. • The focus and white bala nce are adjusted for the fi rst image, and thes e settings are also us ed for the other images.
50 • Under fluor e scent ligh ts that flicker, the white balance adjustment function may not work correctly even though you select (fluorescent). • When the flash strobes, the ma nual setting is canceled, and the im age is recorded in [Auto] mode (except in (Flash) mode).
51 Advanced still im age sh ooting Shooting multiple frames — Clip Mot ion Mode dial: You c an shoot a nu mber of co nsecutiv e still images (GIF animati on ). The GIF form at has a smal l file siz e, ma ki ng i t conveni en t for crea ting hom e pages o r attachi ng image s to e-mail .
52 • Note th at all ima ges are not recor ded on th e “Memory Stick” until you c arry out step 6 . • For the number of images that can be r ecorded in Clip M otion, see page 99 . • The date and time are not superimposed onto Clip Moti on images.
53 Advanced still im age sh ooting Shooting three or two images continuou sly — Burst 3 (DSC-P10/P12 )/ Burst 2 (DSC-P8) Mode dial: / /SCN This m ode is used for c ontinuo us shooting . Each time you pre ss the shut ter but ton in this mo de, the came ra records t hree (DSC- P10/P12) or two (DSC -P8) images in succession.
54 c Select [Mode] (REC Mode) with b / B , t hen select [E-Mail] with v / V . d Shoot th e imag e . When th e “Rec ording ” indica tion disappe ar s, you can shoo t the next image.
55 Advanced still im age sh ooting Shooting according to scene conditi ons — Scene Selec tion Mode dial: SCN When sho ot ing night scene s, shoot ing peop le at night , sho oting lands capes, shooti.
56 Twilig ht portrait mode Suit able for s h o o tin g p o r tra i ts in da rk places. A llows you to sho ot sharp i mages of people in dark pl aces with out losing t he dark a tmosphe re of the su rroundings. The shutter speed becomes slower, so we recom mend t hat you u se a t ripod to preve nt shaking.
57 Advanced still im age sh ooting Adding specia l effect s — Picture Effect Mode dial: /SCN/ You can di gi tally process im ages to ob ta in spec ial e ffe ct s . a Set the mo de dial to , SCN or . b Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. c Select [PFX] (P .
58 Selecting the folder and playing back images — Folder Mode dial: Select the fol de r tha t image s you want to play b ack are stored . a Set the mo de dial to . b Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. c Select [Folder] wit h b , th e n press z . d Select the desired f older with b / B .
59 Advanced st ill image vi ewi ng Enlarging a portion of a still image Mode dial: You ca n en large a pa rt of an ima ge up to five t imes t he origin al size . You ca n also recor d the mag nified image as a new fi le. Enlarging an image — Playback z oom a Set the mode dial to .
60 Recording an enlarged image — Trimming a Press MENU afte r pla yback zoom. The men u appe ars. b Select [T rimming] with B , then press z . c Select the imag e siz e with v / V , then p res s z . The imag e is r ecorded, a nd the i mage on th e sc reen r etu rns to the no rma l size after reco rding.
61 Advanced st ill image vi ewi ng Rotating still images — Rotate Mode dial: You can rot ate an image recorded in portrait orient at io n an d display it in land scape orient ation. a Set the mo de dial to , and displ ay the imag e to rotate . b Press M E NU .
62 Playing back continuously a Set the mo de dial to . b Select the Multi Bur st image with b / B . The sele cted Mu lti Bu rst imag e is played ba ck c ontinuou sly . To pause pl ayback Press z . To resume pl ayback, press z again . The pl a yba ck star ts from th e fram e disp laye d on t he LCD scre en.
63 Still image editing Protecting image s — Protect Mode dial: This fun ction pr o te cts imag es agains t acciden tal eras ure. N ote tha t when yo u forma t a “Me mor y St ick ” (pa g e 37), all th e images re cor ded on that “Me m ory Stick” will be deleted even if they are p rotecte d.
64 h Select [OK] with B , then press z . The - indi cato r tu rns whit e. The select ed image s are pro tected. To exit the Pro tect function Select [Cancel] in step 4 or sel ect [Exi t] in step 8 , then pr es s z . To cancel i ndividual protectio n Select the imag e to be unprot ected wi th v / V / b / B in ste p 5 , then pre ss z .
65 Still image editing Changing image s ize — Resize 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 siz e to the fol low ing sizes. 5.0M (DSC- P10/P12), 3.1M, 2. 0M (DSC - P8), 1. 2M, VGA The orig inal i mage is r etained even aft er resizing.
66 In single-image mode a Set the mo de dial to . b Display t he image y ou want to mark with b / B . c Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. d Select [DPOF] with b / B , then press z . The mark is marked o n the disp laye d image . e T o continue an d m ar k other imag es, displ ay the de sired image with b / B , then press z .
67 Still image editing In index (triple-image) mode a Set the mode dial to , then press t he zo om W (index) twice to display the index (triple-im age) screen. b Displ ay the imag e you wan t to mark in the cent er p osi tion wit h b / B . c Press M E NU .
68 Shooting movies Mode dial: You ca n shoo t movies using yo ur camer a. Before starting Set [Moving Ima ge] to [MPEG Movie] in the SET UP set ti ngs (pages 39 and 104). a Set the mo de dial to . b Press (Ima ge Size). The Ima ge Size setup a ppear s.
69 Enjoying movies Viewing movies on the LCD screen Mode dial: You ca n vi ew mov ies on the LC D scre en with so und f rom the speaker. a Set the mode dial to . b Sele ct t he desi red mo vi ng image with b / B . Movie s with the image size [160 (Mail) ] ar e displ ayed a s ize smal ler than st ill image s.
70 Deleting movies Mode dial: You ca n de le te unw a nt ed movie s . In single-image mode a Set the mod e dial to . b Displ a y t h e mo vi e y ou wan t to delete with b / B . c Press ( Delete). The movie ha s not ye t bee n delete d at this point . d Sele ct [ Delet e] wi th v , then Press z .
71 Enjoying movies g Select [OK] with B , then press z . When the me ssage “Mem ory S tick access” di sap pears, the movies have bee n d e lete d . To cancel d eletion Select [Exit] in step 3 or 7 . To delete all mov ies in the fol der Sel ect [ All In Fo ld er] in ste p 3 , then press z .
72 <Exam ple> C utting a movie num bered 101_00 02 Cutting movies a Set the mod e dial to . b Sele c t the mo vi e y ou w an t to cut using b / B . c Press ME NU . The menu app ear s. d Select [Divide] wit h B , th e n press z . Ne xt, select [OK] with v , then press z .
73 Enjoying movies Deleting unnecessary portions of movies a Cut an unnecessar y por tion of a mo vie ( page 72). b Displ ay the por tion of the movi e y o u w an t to del et e. c Press (Del ete). The im a ge has not yet be en de l eted at this point .
74 Copying images to your compute r — For Wi ndows us ers Recommended com puter environment OS: Microsoft Windows 98 , Win dows 98SE, Windows 20 00 Professi ona l, 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.
75 Enjoying images on yo ur com puter Installing the USB driver When using W indow s XP, you n eed 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 SB dr iv e r. a Star t up your computer , and inse rt th e suppl ied CD- ROM into the CD-R OM drive.
76 Installing “Image Transfer” You can u se the “Image T rans fer” s oftwar e to copy im a ges to you r comp ut er automa tically wh en you co nnect t he camera to your c omputer wi th the suppl ied USB cabl e. a Cli ck [C yb e r-sho t ] on the model selec tion scr een .
77 Enjoying images on yo ur com puter g Click [Finis h]. Th e “I nstall Shiel d Wizard” scre en closes. If you wish to co ntinue wit h the installa tion o f “Image Mixer, ” click [Ima ge Mix er] on the in sta lling menu screen and then follo w th e proced ure.
78 Connecting the camera to your computer a Inser t the “ Memor y S tick” with the imag es you want to copy into th e ca mera . Co nne ct the AC Adap tor , and plug the adaptor into a wall outlet (wall soc ket ).
79 Enjoying images on yo ur com puter P Disconnecting th e USB cable from your comp uter, removing the “Memory Stick” from your camera or turnin g off the po wer during US B connection For Windows 2000, Me, or X P users 1 Double- cli ck on the tasktray .
80 Changing “Image Transfer” settings Y ou can chang e “Im age Tran sfer” se ttings . Rig ht-cl ick th e “I ma ge Tr a nsfe r” ic on on the ta sktray , select [ Open Sett ings]. Th e settings you can set are as fol lows: [Basic], [Copy], and [De lete].
81 Enjoying images on yo ur com puter — Windows XP Copying images us ing the Windows XP AutoPlay Wizard a Make a U SB con nection (page 78). Click [Copy pictures to a folder on my computer using Microsoft Scann er and Camera Wiz ard] , then c lic k [OK].
82 Image file storage destinations and file names Image files r ecorded with y our cam era are group ed as f old ers i n the “M em ory Stick” . Exampl e: For Wi ndows Me us ers • Data in the “100MSDCF” or “MSSONY” folders is f or playback only , and your camera cannot r ecord ima ges in thes e folders.
83 Enjoying images on yo ur com puter • ssss stands for any numbe r w it hi n th e range from 000 1 to 9999. • The num e rical portions of t he followi ng fi le s are the same.
84 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, o r Mac OS X (v1 0. 0/ v10. 1/ v1 0.2) The abov e OS mus t be installe d at the factory. For the follow ing mod els, upda te your OS to Mac OS 9.
85 Enjoying images on yo ur com puter Removing the USB cable from your computer, the “Memory Stick” fro m your camera o r turning off the power during a USB connection Drag and dr op the driv e ic on or t he “Memory Sti ck ” icon to the “Tr a sh” icon, then re move the USB cabl e or “Mem o ry Stick” or turn off t he powe r.
86 d Click . Y ou can p rev iew t he imag e. e Click . The disc cre ating dial ogue a ppe ar s. f Inse rt a b l a nk CD- R into th e CD-R dr ive an d click [OK] button. The di sc crea tion st arts. • Y ou cannot use CD-R W discs. • The CD-R drive is required to create a V i deo CD.
87 Troubles hooting Troubleshoo ting If yo u experi ence t rouble w ith yo ur ca mera, try the following solutions. 1 First check t he items o n the tab les be low. If code displays “C: ss : ss ” appear on the s creen, the self- diag nosis dis play f unction is working (page 97).
88 Shooting st ill images/mov ies The battery remaining indicat or is incorre ct, or sufficient battery rema inin g indi cato r is displayed but the pow er runs out soon. • Yo u have used th e camera f o r a long ti me in a n extreme ly hot o r an ext remely cold locat ion.
89 Troubles hooting The im age is out o f fo cu s. • T he subject i s too cl ose. • (Fi rew orks mode), ( Lands cape mo de) or (Twil igh t mo de) is sel ect ed for the S cen e Selec tion fun ction. • T he focus pre se t func tion is sele ct e d.
90 Your camera cannot reco rd im ag es. •N o “ Me m ory Stic k ” has been inse r te d. • The capa city of the “Memo ry Stick ” is insuffi cient. • Th e write-prot ect switch on th e “Memory St ick” is set to the LO CK position. • Yo u cannot record images while c harging t he flash.
91 Troubles hooting Viewing ima ges Deleting/Ed iting Images Symptom Cause Solu tion Your came ra cannot play back image s. • The m ode dia l is not set to . • Yo ur came ra cannot play b ack im age fil es copied f rom t he hard disk of your com puter if the folde r /f ile na me has bee n c ha nged or the ima g e has been modified .
92 Computers You cannot display a pr int (DPOF) ma rk. • Yo u cannot disp lay print (DP OF) mar ks on movies ( MPEG M ovie) and Clip M otion. — You cannot cut a movie. • The movie (MPEG M ovie) is not long enough to cut. • Pr otected movie (M PEG M ovie), Cli p Motion, Mult i Bu rst files an d still im ag es cannot be c ut.
93 Troubles hooting “Memory Stic k” You cannot copy images. • T he camer a is not co rrectly conn ected to you r computer. • Yo u are not using the correct copy proc edure for your O S. — — p Connec t the cam era and your comput er co rrec tly using the supplied USB c ab le (page 78) .
94 Others You cannot record on a “Memory Stick .” • The write-prot ect switch on th e “Memory St ick” is set to the LO CK position. • The “ Memor y St ick” is fu ll. p Set it t o the recording posit ion (pa ge 1 08). p Delete unnecess ary im ag es (page s 34 a nd 70).
95 Troubles hooting Warnings and messages The fo llowing message s may ap pear on the sc reen. Message Mea ning/Correct ive Action No M emor y Stick • Inse r t a “Mem ory Stick” (page 1 7). System er ror • Turn the power off and on again (p ag e 14).
96 • The battery leve l is low or zero. C harge the batt ery pack (page 10). Depe nding on the cond itions of use or the type of bat tery pack, the indi cato r may flash even though there a re st ill 5 to 1 0 min utes of remai ning ba ttery time left.
97 Troubles hooting Self-diagnosis dis play – If a code sta rting wit h an a lphab et letter app ears Your came ra has a self-dia gnosi s disp lay. This fun ction di splays t he camera con dition on th e LCD scr ee n wit h a combinat ion of a letter and four numerica l digits.
98 Number of im ages that can be s aved or shooting time The n umber o f images t hat can be sav ed and the shootin g time differ , depending on the capa ci ty of t he “M em ory Sti ck,” th e i mage size, and the image qu ality. R efer to the follo wing char ts when you choo se a “Memory St ick.
99 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion Clip Motio n (Un it s: im a ges ) Normal: When 10 frames are shot Mobile: When two frames are shot MPEG Mo vie (Units : seconds) Mult i Burs t (Un it s: im a ges ) 16MB.
100 Menu items Menu items tha t can be m odified diffe r 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 in ea ch s pecifi c m ode.
101 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion When the mod e dial is set to (when [Moving Im age] is set to [MPEG Movie] in the SET UP settings ) WB (White Bal ) / / / / / x Auto Sets the whi te balance (page 49). ISO 400 / 200 / 100 / x Auto T his sele cts th e ISO se nsitivity .
102 When th e m ode dia l is se t t o (when [Mov ing Image] is se t to [Clip Motio n] in the SET UP se ttings) When the mo de dial is set to (when [Moving Imag e] is set to [Multi Burst] in the SET UP settings) ( Metering Mode) Spot / x M ul ti Mat ches the expo sure to the s ubj ect y ou want to shoot ( page 47).
103 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion When the mod e dial is se t to ( Metering Mode) Spot / x Multi Matches the exposure to t he subject yo u want to shoot (pa ge 47). Set the me tering regio n. WB (White Bal ) / / / / / x Au to Sets the white balance (p age 49).
104 SET UP items Set the mode dia l to SET UP. The SET UP screen a ppear s . Factory setti ngs are indic a te d w it h x . (Camera 1 ) (DSC-P10/P12)/ (Camera) (DSC-P8) (Camera 2 ) (DSC-P10/P12 only ) Item Se tting Description Moving Image x MPEG Movie / C lip M otion / Multi Burst Selects the shooting m ode (pages 51, 52 and 68) .
105 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion (Memory S tick Tool) (Setup 1) Item Se tting Descript ion Forma t OK / Canc el Formats th e “Memory Stic k.” Note that f ormatting eras es all data on a “Me mory Stic k,” includi ng even protect ed images (page 37).
106 (Setup 2) 2 Item Se tting Description USB Connect PTP / x Normal Switc he s the U S B mode ( pa ge 7 4). Video Out NTSC PAL – Sets the vide o out put si gnal to NTSC mode (e. g., USA, Ja pa n) . – Sets the video out put signal to P AL mode ( e.
107 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion Precautions Do not leave t he camera in the following pl aces • I n ext re mely hot place, such as in a car par ked in t he sun . The c amera body may become def or me d or this may cause a malfunc tion. • U nde r direct sun li ght or nea r a heate r.
108 On internal rechargea ble button battery This cam er a ha s an intern a l recharg eable button ba tt ery for maint ai ning the da te and time an d other se ttings reg ardless of whet he r the pow e r is on or off. This rechar g eable butt o n ba tt ery is continua lly charg ed as long as you are usi ng the came ra.
109 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion • Data may be corrup ted in the fol lo wing cases. – When t he “Memory Stick” i s removed or the camera is tu rned off during r ead or write operation – When t he “Memory Stick” i s used in locations subject to static e lectricity or electrical noi se • W e recommend backing up impor tant data.
110 Effective use of the battery pack • Battery perfo rmance decrease s in lo w- temper ature surrou ndings. So, the time t hat the ba ttery p ack can be used is short er in cold place s.
111 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion White b alance Flash, Automatic , Da ylight , Cloudy, Fluorescen t, Inc ande scent Data format (DCF comp liant) Still images : Exif Ver.
112 The LCD scre en When shootin g still image s A Image size indicator (18) B Recordi ng mode indicat or (48, 53-5 4) C AE/A F lo ck in dic a to r ( 21) D Battery remain ing indicator (11) E White ba.
113 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion When shooting movies A Recor di ng mode indica t or (68) B Battery rem a ini ng indicator (11) C White balan ce indicator (4 9) D Picture effect indicator (57) E Spot .
114 When playin g back still images A Image size indicator ( 18) B Recording mod e indicator (48, 53- 54) C Protect indicator (63) / Print (DPOF) mark indicato r ( 65) / V o lu m e indi cat o r (54) D.
115 Index Inde x Index A A C Adap t o r ...... ....... ....... .. ....... ....... .. ....... ...10, 13 Access lam p ........ ....... ......... ....... ....... ....... .........17 AE/AF lo ck ........ ....... ....... ....... .. ....... ....... ...... .
116 I Image copying images to your computer .. 79, 80, 85 file n am es ....... .. ....... .. ....... ....... ....... .. ....... .... 83 image f ile st orage des tinations ...... ......... .... 82 image quality ..... ....... ....... ....... ....... ...
117 Index movi e ......... ....... ...... ....... ....... ....... ......... .......68 Multi Burs t ....... .. ....... ...... ....... ....... .. ....... .....52 V oice ... ......... ....... ....... ...... ....... ......... ....... .....54 Slide s how .
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