Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DSC-P20 Sony
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3-069-761- 11 (1) Digital Still Camera Oper ating Instructions Bef or e op erating t h e unit, ple as e re ad this ma nual thor oughly , and retai n it fo r futur e refe re nce. Owner’ s Record The model and se rial numbe rs are lo cated on t he bottom.
2 T o prev e nt fi r e o r sh oc k ha z ar d, do not e xpose t he unit to ra in or moisture. If you hav e any questions abou t this pr oduct, you may c al l: Sony Customer Information Services Center 1-800-222-SONY (7669) The n umber below is fo r the F CC rela ted matter s only.
3 Note: This equi pment has bee n tested and foun d to comply with the lim it s for a Class B digi tal device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FC C Rules . Thes e li mits are d es ig n ed to pro v id e reasonable pr ote c ti on against harmful inter ference i n a residentia l instal lation.
4 This prod uct has been tested a nd f ound compli ant wi th the li mits sets out on t he EMC Direc tive for using connec tio n cables shorter than 3 meters. The electroma g neti c fi el ds at the spe ci f ic frequenc ie s ma y influenc e the pic tu re and sound of thi s cam era .
5 Do not aim the camera at the sun or other brig ht ligh t This may c au se irrec overable dam ag e to your eyes. LCD screen, LCD finder (only models wi th a finde r ) and lens • The LCD s creen and t he LCD f inder are manufactured usi ng extremely high- precision techno logy so over 99.
6 Intr oduction Check s the image after recording images Recording st ill images: page 19 Playing back still ima ges: page 27 Deleting images (DELETE): page 58 Captures images w ith your computer Y ou.
7 T able of cont ents Identifyin g the p arts ............ ........ .......... 8 Preparing the powe r supply ........ ........ 10 Setting t he date and time ........ ........... .. 15 Inserting t he “Memory St ick” ........... .. 17 B Recording Recording sti ll images .
8 Getting started Identifying the par ts See th e pa ges in par en theses fo r detai ls of op e ration. A PO WER button/lamp (15) Pres s and h o ld down this but to n for ap pr ox imatel y one seco nd to turn on th e camera.
Getting started 9 A MA CR O sw itc h (24) B Finder Self-timer/recording lamp (red) AE loc k lamp (green) /CHG (flash charge/batter y charge) lamp (orang e) (21) C MENU button ( 39) D Jack cover (12, 1.
10 Pr eparing the power supply Installing the supplied batteries or an optional batter y pack Y our c amera operat es only wi th the fo llo wing batte ries.
Getting started 11 Open the ba ttery co ve r with th e battery cov er sid e facin g upw ard and remo ve the batteries. Be careful not to dr op the batt eries when re moving them. Powe r save m ode When op eratin g the camer a with bat t er ie s, set POWER SA VE in the SE T U P sc reen to ON to e xtend th e battery li fe.
12 Y ou cannot char g e the battery pack while you r camera is turned on . Be sure to turn off your cam e ra. After char ging the batter y pack Dis co nnect t he AC power adapt o r from the D C IN jac k on your ca m er a.
Getting started 13 Stil l im age recordin g* Appr ox imate ba ttery life and numb er of images tha t can be re co rded /p la ye d back 640×4 80 image s ize, stan da rd pict ur e qu ality , no flas h , and in N O RM A L record in g mode.
14 • The capacity of the “Memory Sti ck ” is li mi te d. The above f ig ures are a guide whe n you continuou sly record/play bac k whil e rep la ci ng the “Me mory Stick.” • When LCD BA CKLIGHT is set to BRIGHT, the batt ery li f e and num be r of im ag es will be decreas ed.
Getting started 15 Setting the date and time When you f irst use your camera , set th e date and time. If these are n ot set, the CLOCK SE T scre en appears wh en ev e r you turn on your cam er a. 1 Set the mode dial to , , or 2 Press and ho ld down the PO WER b utton f or appro xi m a tely one second to tu rn on the power .
16 T o cancel the date and time setting Select [CANCEL] with v / V / b / B on the control bu tton, then p ress the center z . Not e If the rechargeable button ba ttery is ever fully discha rged (page 68), the CLOCK SET screen will appear agai n . Whe n thi s happen s, reset the da te and time b y star ti ng from step 3 ab ove.
Getting started 17 Inser ting the “Memor y Stick” Open the “Memor y Stick” cover , then pre ss the “Mem or y Stick” on ce lightl y . Notes • Inser t the “Memory Stick” firmly un til i t clic ks, oth erwis e a mes sage s uch as “ MEMOR Y STICK ERROR” will be displayed.
18 Basic ope rations B Recording Basic operations How to use the mode dial The mode d ial s witches the f unction which is us ed for record ing, p layback, or editing.
B B B B Recor ding 19 Recor ding still images Still ima ges are rec orded in J PEG format. Before recor ding stil l images, p ress the PO W ER button to turn o n the po wer and inse rt a “Me mory Stick. ” 1 Open t he len s cover . 2 Set the mode dial to or .
20 The number of images you can record on a “Memory Stick” See pa ge s 44 and 46 t o 49 . Not es • When recor ding a brigh t sub ject , the LC D screen co lor may chang e af ter AE lo ck, b ut thi s does not af fect the recorded im ag e.
B B B B Recor ding 21 Y ou can exten d the bat tery time b y turning of f the LCD screen a nd recordin g using the find e r . Each time you press DISPLA Y/LC D ON/OFF, the status of the LCD scre en chan ges as fol lo ws: See page 82 for a deta iled descr i pt i on of the ind ic at ed items.
22 Y ou can check the last r ecorded image b y cl earing the menu from th e sc reen (page 3 9) and pressing b ( 7 ) on th e control bu tton. (Y ou can p erf orm this op e ration ev en when th e LCD screen is o f f.) T o re t u rn t o t h e n o r ma l re c or di ng mo de : press lightly on the shutt er bu tton or pres s b ( 7 ) again.
B B B B Recor ding 23 Clear the me nu (page 39), then press th e control b utton V ( ). The (self-timer) indi cato r appea rs on the LCD scre en, an d abou t 10 seco nds a fter you pres s the s hutter bu tto n, the su bj ec t is recorded .
24 Clea r th e menu, th en press th e co ntrol button B ( ) . Th e sp ot light -m e terin g cr os s hair appears on the L CD scree n. Y ou can a djust the exposu re (spo t light-m etering ) for the point th at you w ant to re cord, when th ere is a backlight o r when there is a s trong contr as t between t he subject an d th e backgr ou nd.
B B B B Recor ding 25 Recor ding moving images Movi ng im ages are reco rded i n MPEG format (pa ge 37). T o record moving ima ges, p ress th e PO WER button to t ur n on t he po wer and insert a “Memor y Stick.” Open the lens c ov er befo rehand .
26 Wh en you use t he se lf-tim er fu nction, the s ubject is re corded abo ut 10 second s aft er you pr ess the s h utter b utton. Clear the menu ( page 39), th en press the co ntrol button V ( ). The (self-timer) indi ca tor appe ars on th e LC D s creen, and the reco rding st a rts abou t 1 0 se conds af te r you press t h e shutter b u tton.
B B B B Pl ayb ack 27 B Playba ck Playing back still images Notes • Y ou migh t not be able to correctl y play bac k im ag es reco rd ed with th i s cam era o n oth er equipme nt. • Y ou cannot play back on thi s ca m era images large r th an th e maximum im age size that c an be recorded wit h thi s cam era .
28 Playing back moving images T o pause playback Press th e center z on the c ontr ol b utton to st op the pl ayba ck. T o advance or rewind the moving image Press th e co ntrol button b / B dur ing pla yback. T o ret urn to the norma l pla yb ack, press th e ce nter z on the co ntrol b utton .
B B B B Pl ayb ack 29 V iewing images using a personal computer Y ou can v iew data rec orded w i th you r camer a o n a person al comput er, modify and attach it to e-mail u sing applic ation so ftware . This se ction descr ibes the method for vie wing im ages o n a person al comput er usin g th e supp lied USB c able.
30 Recomm ended Window s environment OS: Microsoft W indows 98, Windo w s 98SE, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Millenn ium Editi on The ab ov e OS is requir ed to b e ins talled at t he fact ory . Operation is not a ssur e d in a n environment upgra de d to the ope r at ing systems desc ribe d ab ove.
B B B B Pl ayb ack 31 Befor e co nnecting y our cam er a t o yo ur perso na l co mputer, install the U SB driv er to the computer . The USB dri ver is included wi th the ap plication so ftware in the CD- R OM wh ic h is supp lied with your ca mera.
32 For Macint osh users • When using Mac OS 9.1/Mac OS X (v 10 .0) It is not nec essary t o instal l the USB driver . The Macinto sh recogn izes t he camer a as a dri ve simply b y connecting it to th e Macintosh with the US B cable. • W hen using Mac OS 8 .
B B B B Pl ayb ack 33 When v iewi ng mo ving ima ges on a W indo ws syst em, RealP laye r , W indo ws Med ia Play er or othe r mo ving image play back a ppli cat ions must b e ins tal led. When v ie win g moving im ag es on a Ma ci nt os h system , Qu ickTime 3.
34 Follow the proced ure 1 – 4 on page 33. “Memor y Stick” • Operatio n is not guaranteed if y ou are u si n g a “Memor y Sti ck ” th at w as format ted with a personal com puter , or if you used a perso nal computer to for ma t the “ Me m or y Sti c k” in your camera throu gh a USB conne c ti on.
B B B B Pl ayb ack 35 For Window s Me and Window s 2000 users The fo llowing procedu res are recom men ded when dis connecti ng the USB cabl e from your personal computer or ejec tin g the “Memory Stick ” from the camera while it is conne cted to y our pers onal comp uter .
36 Image file storage destinations and image files Image fi les record ed with yo ur c amera are grou ped i n fold ers by r ecording m ode. The meanings of the file n ames are a s follo ws. ssss stands for any number within the r ange fr om 0001 to 99 99.
B B B B Pl ayb ack 37 The numer ical portio ns of t he follo wing f iles are the same. – A small-size image file r ecorded in E-MAIL m ode and i ts corresp onding imag e file – An unc om pressed i.
38 Advan ced op eratio ns Befor e per for ming advanced operations This sect ion desc ribe s the basi c cont rol meth ods that are f requ entl y used f or “ Adva nced oper at ions.” How to use the mode dial The mode d ial s witches the f unction which is us ed for record ing, p layback, or editing.
Bef ore perf orming adv anced op erations 39 Y ou can perform this o peration e ve n when the LCD sc reen is of f. T urning on/off the ope ration b uttons (menu) on th e LCD screen Setting up th e items in th e setup or menu 1 Set the mode di al to SET UP so that th e setup scre en appears, or press M EN U so that the menu app ears.
40 Menu items that can be modi fied differ depe nding on th e positio ns of the mode dial. The LC D s cree n sho ws onl y t he it ems you ca n opera te at the mome nt. Fac tory settings a re indic ated with x . When the mode dial is set to / Menu setti ngs Item Setting Description (EV) +2.
Bef ore perf orming adv anced op erations 41 When t he mode di al is set to (MOVING IMAGE is set to MPEG MO VIE in the se tup se tting s.) When the mode di al is set to (MOVI NG IMAGE is set to CLI P MOTION in the setup settings.) ( SHARPNESS ) +2 +1 x 0 –1 –2 Adjus ts the sh arpness of th e i m ag e.
42 When the mode dial is set to ∗ Only in sin g le- image mode . PFX (P . EFFECT) SOLA RIZE B&W SEPIA NEG.AR T x OFF Sets the image specia l ef fects (page 52). ( SHARPNESS ) +2 +1 x 0 –1 –2 Adj us ts the shar pness of the image . The in di ca tor appe ars (excep t w h en the setting is 0).
Bef ore perf orming adv anced op erations 43 Setting the image si ze (IMAGE SIZE) 1 Set the mode dial to , or . 2 Pres s MENU. The men u appe ars. 3 Select the de si re d image siz e fr om [ ] (IMA GE SIZE) a nd pr ess v / V .
44 The number of images* or the time** that yo u can record on a “ Memory Stic k ” (4 MB) Still ima g es: Moving images: ∗ When MODE (REC MODE) is s et to NORMAL. ∗∗ The maximum recording time in c onti nuous recording ∗∗∗ When re cording 10 fra mes per Clip M otion file.
B B B B V arious record ing 45 B V ar ious recording Records i mages according to shooting conditions (TWILIGHT mode) Mode dia l: This came ra has a preset TWILIGHT mode.
46 Recording st ill images for e-mail (E-MAIL) Mode dia l: / In the E-MAIL mode , a smal l-si ze image which is suitab le for e- mail transmiss io n is al so record ed at the same time as recordin g a norma l stil l image. (The size of the normal still image is set using [ ] (IMA GE SIZE) in the menu settings (page 43).
B B B B V arious record ing 47 Recording text documents (TEXT) Mode dia l: The TEXT mode is suitable f o r record ing a docu ment to emp hasi ze it s charac ter by the blac k and whit e color s. The LCD scr een also turns to blac k an d white, and the imag e is record ed i n the GIF f ormat.
48 Recording sti ll images as uncompressed files (TIFF) Mode dia l: / Record s th e imag es wit hout compression, s o the image d oes not deter iorate. Im ages r ecorded in this mode are suitable for prin ting with a high- qu ality ima ge . The JPEG (com pr essed) fo rmat ima ge is als o record ed with t he TIFF format i m age.
B B B B V arious record ing 49 6 Reco r d the imag e f or the first frame. Bef or e carryi ng out step 8 , the images are temporari ly stor ed in memory . Thes e im ages a re not recor de d on the “Mem ory Stic k” , yet. 7 Reco r d the image for the next frame.
50 Ad justing the exposure (EXPOSURE) Mode dia l: / / Adjusts t he e xposu re v alue which i s set in the automati c adjustment. 1 Set the mode dial to , or . 2 Pres s MENU. The m en u appea r s . 3 Select [ ] ( EV) with b / B , the desired exposure value with v / V .
B B B B V arious record ing 51 Adjusting the white balance (WHITE BALANCE) Mode dia l: / / Norm all y , the whi t e ba lanc e is automaticall y adjuste d (A UTO). When you reco rd with t he shooting conditi on fix ed or under the s pecif ic lighting condition, yo u can ma nua lly adjust th e whit e ba lance.
52 Enjoying pictur e effect s (P . EFFECT) Mode dia l: / / Y ou ca n digital ly pr oc ess im ag es to obtain special ef fect. 1 Set the mode dial to , or . 2 Pres s MENU. The men u appe ars. 3 Select [PFX] (P . EFFECT ) with b / B , the desired mode with v / V .
B B B B V arious record ing 53 5 Record the ima ge. The date and time d o not appe ar on the LCD screen d uring shoo ting. Thes e a ppear duri ng playb ac k only . Notes • If yo u select [D A TE] in step 3 , the date is imposed ont o the image in the or de r select ed with “Setting the da te and time” (page 15).
54 B V ar ious playba ck Playing back thr ee or nine images at once Mode dia l: Y ou can displ ay multiple images on the LCD screen at one time using the zoom b uttons.
B B B B V arious play bac k 55 Enlar ging a part o f the still image (Zoom and trimming) Mode dia l: 1 Set the mo de dial to . 2 Displ a y the im a g e t o be enla r ged. 3 Zoom in/out the ima ge with the zoom T/W buttons. 4 Press t he co ntrol b utton repeat ed ly to select the desir ed port ion of the imag e .
56 Playing back the still images in order (SLIDE) Mode dia l: This f unctio n is useful for chec king the record ed image s or for pr esentations , etc. 1 Set the mode dial to . 2 Pres s MENU. The men u appe ars. 3 Sele ct [SL IDE] w ith b / B , then pr ess z .
B B B B V arious play bac k 57 Rotating a still image (ROT A TE) Mode dia l: Y ou can rotate the image recorded i n portrait or ien ta tio n and display it in land sc ape orient ation. 1 Set the mo de dial to , and disp l a y the image to r otate. 2 Press M E NU .
58 B Ed itin g Deleting images (DELETE) Mode dia l: Y ou ca n delete unw anted f i les. 1 Set the mode dial to . 2 In si ngle-i mage mod e: Display t h e image you want to delete with b / B . In triple-ima g e mode: Press the zoom W butt on twice in the si ngle-image mode to tu rn to the tr ipl e-im age mo de.
B B B B Editing 59 T o cancel deleting Select [CANCEL] with b / B in ste p 4 or [EXIT] with b / B in step 5 , the n pres s z . Note If there are f iles on the “Memory Stic k” with names having the same las t 4 digi ts a s the file name of the im age to be dele ted, these files are also dele ted at the sa me tim e.
60 1 Set the mode dial to , then display the index scre en with the zoom W button. 2 Pres s MENU. The men u appe ars. 3 Select [PR O TEC T] with b / B , then press z . 4 Select [ALL] or [SELEC T] with b / B , then press z . 5 When you select [ALL] Select [ON] with b / B , then pr ess z .
B B B B Editing 61 Changing the recor ded still image size (RESIZE) Mode dia l: Y ou can chang e the ima ge si ze of th e record ed i mage. 1 Set the m od e dia l to , th en disp l a y the image of whi ch you want to change t he siz e. 2 Press M E NU .
62 Selecting still images to print (PRINT) Mode dia l: Y ou can mark a prin t mark on still images recor ded with your camera. This mark is con venient when you have images pr in ted at a shop that conforms with the DPOF (Digit al Print Order F o rma t) standard .
B B B B Editing 63 T o un mark selec ted pri nt marks Select th e images t o be unmark ed in step 5 with the c ontrol b utton, then pres s z . T o unmark all the print marks Select [ALL] with b / B in step 4 , then pres s z . Se lect [OFF] with b / B , then pres s z .
64 Y ou canno t divide the fol lowi ng typ es of fil es: • Clip Motion f i les • Still i mage f iles • Moving i mage files t hat are too sh ort to divide The file num ber changes as follows wh en you divide a file. <eg . > If yo u di vide the MOV00003.
B B B B Editing 65 Changing the setup settings (SETUP) Set the mode d ia l t o S ET UP. The s etu p sc re en a ppears. Y ou can set up th e f ol lo wing items with the contro l bu tton. F actory settings a re indic ated with x . CAMERA SETUP 1 SETUP 2 Item Setting Description MO VING IMAGE x MPEG MO VIE Recor ds the MPEG mo vie (pages 25, 48).
66 Notes on [D A TE/TIME] • The date and time do not a ppe a r on the LCD sc ree n dur ing shooting. These appea r during playba ck. • The date and time are not superimpos ed onto moving imag e s an d Cl ip Mot ion images.
Additiona l inf ormatio n 67 Additional information Precauti ons Cleaning the LCD screen W i pe the s cree n surfa ce with a cleaning cloth (not sup plied) or a LCD cleanin g kit (not s upplied) to remove fingerprints, dust, etc.
68 • Use only the specified charger with th e charging functio n. • T o prev ent acci dent from a sho rt circu it, do not allow metal obje cts to come int o contact with the batt ery terminals.
Additiona l inf ormatio n 69 “Memor y St ic k” , , “MagicGa te Memory S tick” and are tradem arks of Sony Cor poration. “Magic Gate” a nd are trademarks of Sony Corporation.
70 Using your camera abroad P ower sour ces Y ou ca n use your camer a in any country or are a with the batte ry char ger (not suppl ied) w ithi n 100 V to 240 V A C , 50/60 Hz. Use a co mmercially available AC plug adap tor [a] , if neces sa ry , depend ing on the des i gn of the wall o utlet ( mains) [b] .
Additiona l inf ormatio n 71 T roubleshooti ng If you e xperience trouble wit h your camera, f irst check th e follo wing items. Sho uld your camera still n ot operat e properly after yo u hav e made these chec ks, press th e reset b utton located on the b ottom.
72 The LCD screen do es not light when t he po wer is turned on. • The po wer wa s turned of f with th e LCD screen set to OFF the l ast time the camera w a s used.
Additiona l inf ormatio n 73 V ertical st reaks a ppear when yo u are shoo ting a very brigh t su bject. • The s mear phenomen on is happe ning. t This is not a malfunction. The battery life is short. • Y ou are re co rding/ pl a ying back image s un der ex tre mel y cold tempera tu re s.
74 Y our camer a cannot dele te an image. • The image is protec te d. t Canc el th e protec tion (pa ge 59). The power tu rn s off sudd enly . • If you do not opera t e the camer a for abo ut thre e minutes whil e t he po wer is on, the came ra tu rn s of f automatical ly to pre vent wearing d own the batt ery (page 1 1).
Additiona l inf ormatio n 75 No fun ction works though the power is on. t Remov e the bat tery pack , th en install it ag ain after ab out one m i nut e . If the funct ion still do not work , press th e reset b utton locat ed on the botto m us ing a shar p- po inted o bj ect.
76 Reinsta ll the USB driver when using Window s 98, Windows 98SE, Wi ndows Me and Windows 2000 Professiona l Perform al l steps with out sk ipping. 1 T urn on your computer and a llo w Windows to load. 2 Connect the U SB jack on the ca mera and t he co mputer w ith th e supplied U SB cable .
Additiona l inf ormatio n 77 W ar ning and notice messages V arious m es sages appea r on the LCD scr ee n. Check the cor r esponding descript io ns in the follo wing list. Messag e Meaning NO MEMOR Y STI CK No “Mem ory Stick ” ha s be en i nser ted.
78 The a m ou nt of light is not suff i c ient or the sh utter spee d is too slow . (Mou nt the camera on a tripod or o therwise s ecure the cam era in pl ac e.
Additiona l inf ormatio n 79 Self-diagnosis di splay Y our cam era has a self-dia gnosis di splay . T hi s funct i on displ a ys th e camera c onditio n on th e LCD screen wi th a combin ation of a le tt er and f our digits of numbers . If th is occu rs, chec k the fo llo wing c ode char t.
80 If yo u are unable to solve the pr oblem e ven after trying the corrective actions a fe w times and wh en the camera is no t reset even if yo u press the reset button located on the botto m, contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility .
Additiona l inf ormatio n 81 Specifications System Image device 6.56 mm (1/2.7 type) color CCD Lens f = 6 mm ( 9/32 inches) (42 m m (1 11/16 inches) when conv erted into a 35 mm still camera) F = 4.
82 LCD screen indicators A Battery remai ni ng indicator B Flash m ode / red e ye reduction/ white ba la n c e C Date/ti me/IS O nu mber ind icat or D Sharpness indicator E Picture effect indicator F .
Additiona l inf ormatio n 83 A Battery remain ing indicator B White balance indicator C Picture effect indicator D Record ing mod e indicato r E Image size indicator F Recording time [maximum recordab.
84 A Pr ot ect/pr int mark indicat or B Zoom scaling i ndicator C File n ame D Record ing mod e indicato r E Image size indicator F Image number G Number of stored images in “ Me mory St ick ” H R.
Additiona l inf ormatio n 85 Notes on Using Batteries When op eratin g the camer a with size AA alkaline batt eries, set PO WER SA VE in the SET UP screen t o ON.
86 Index A Adjus ting the e xposure ... 50 AE lock .. ... .......... .. .......... 1 9 Auto power-off functio n ..... ....... .......... 1 1 Auto red- eye reduction...... ..... .... 2 3, 65 B Battery battery li fe ........ ... ....... 13 batt er y rem ain ing indicat or.
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