Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DSC-P30/P50 Sony
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3-068-186- 12 (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 For the Custo mer s in the U .S.A. and Canada THIS CLASS B DIGIT AL DEVICE COMP LI ES WI TH P AR T 15 OF TH E FCC R ULES AND THE CAN ADIAN ICES-003 OPERA TION IS S UBJECT TO THE FOLLO WING TWO CONDI.
5 When the camera is used f or long periods Note that the cam era body may becom e hot ..
6 Intr oduction Check s the image after recording images Recording st ill images: page 19 Playing back still ima ges: page 28 Deleting images (DELETE): page 62 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 Finder Self-timer/recording lamp (red) AE/A F lock la m p (gree n ) /CHG (flash charge/batter y charge) lamp (orang e) (24) B MENU button ( 40) C DC IN jack co ver (12) (14) D DC I.
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* Still image pla yback*** 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 im age siz e, stan dard p icture quality , no f lash, a nd in N ORMA L reco rding mode .
14 Approximate ti me to char ge a completely disc har ged batter y pack using the A C-L S1A AC power adap tor (not su pplied ) a t a temper ature of 25 °C (77° F) . Using a car batter y Use Son y DC adap tor/char ge r (n ot supplied). Using y our camera abroad For de tails, s ee page 74.
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 cance l 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 72), 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 Set the mode dial to or . 2 Press and hold the sh utter button halfway down.
20 ∗ If the flashing AE/AF l ock ind icator c hanges to flashing slowly , the sub ject ma y be difficult t o focus on (dark, poor co ntr a st) or the subje c t ma y be extrem ely cl ose . Re le as e th e shu tter but ton, the n focus aga in. The number of images you can record on a “Memory Stick” See pa ge s 46 and 48 t o 52 .
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 statu s of the LCD scre en chan ges as fol lo ws: See page 85 for a detailed des cription of the indic at ed items.
22 Wh en recordi n g with the LCD scre en, ali gn the AF fr am e in th e ce nter of the screen with the su bject. Y ou can check the last r ecorded image b y cl earing the menu from th e sc reen (page 40) a nd pres sing b ( 7 ) on the cont r ol butt on.
B B B B Recor ding 23 Digital zoom funct ion This came ra h as a digit al zoom funct ion . Digital zoom e nlar ges the image b y digital processi ng and it st a rts to functi on when zoo m exceeds 3 × . Using di gital zoom • The maximum zoom m agni f ication is 6 × .
24 The facto ry settin g is au to (no in dicator). In thi s mode, the f la sh automaticall y stro bes whe n t he surro unding s is dark . T o ch an ge the fl as h mode, cl ear the m enu (page 40), then press th e control button v ( ) repeat ed ly so tha t the flas h mode indi ca tor appe ar s on the LCD s creen.
B B B B Recor ding 25 The AF illuminato r is f ill light to f ocus on a subjec t easi ly . Set [AF ILLUMIN A TOR] (page 6 9) to [ON] in th e setup s ettings, appears on the LCD screen and the AF illuminato r emits li ght when t he shutter button is pre ssed halfw a y .
26 Recor ding moving images Moving images ar e record ed in MP E G form a t (page 38) . T o record moving ima ges, press th e P O WER button t o turn o n the po w er and in se rt a “Memor y Sti ck.” 1 Set the mode dial to SET UP. 2 Select [ ] (CAMERA) with v / V on t h e control b utton, then pr ess B .
B B B B Recor ding 27 When you use the se lf-timer function, the subj ect is r ecorded about 10 s econds aft er you p re ss the shut te r butt on. Clear the me nu (page 40), then press th e control b utton V ( ) .
28 B Playba ck Playing back still images Not es • Y ou mig ht not b e able t o cor rect ly play b a ck im ag e s reco rded w ith thi s cam er a on othe r equipmen t. • Y ou ca nnot play back on this cam era imag es larger th an the m aximum im age siz e that c an be recorded with th is cam era.
B B B B Pl ayb ack 29 Playing back moving images T o p ause playb ack Press the center z on the contro l button t o st o p the pla yba ck. T o advan ce or rewind the moving image Press the control bu tton b / B during play ba ck. T o return to the no rmal p layb ack, press the cent er z on the con trol b utton.
30 V iewing images using a personal computer Y ou can vie w data r eco rded w ith y our camer a on a pe rsona l computer , modify and attach it to e-mail u sing applic ation softw a re. This section d escribes the method f or vie wing im ages on a pers onal computer using the supplie d USB cabl e.
B B B B Pl ayb ack 31 Recomm ended Window s environment OS: Microsoft Windows 98, Windo w s 98SE, Windo ws 2000 Professi ona l, Windows Mill enniu m Ed ition The abo ve OS is required to be inst al led at th e fac t ory . Operation is no t assur e d in an environment upgrad e d to the ope rat ing sy stems describ ed ab ove.
32 Before connec ting your camera to y our pers onal computer , install the USB dri ver to the computer . The USB dri ver is included with the a pplication softwa re in the CD- R OM which is suppli ed with your camera.
B B B B Pl ayb ack 33 For Macinto sh users • When us ing MacOS 9.1 It is n ot nece ssary to instal l the US B driver . The M acinto sh reco gnizes t he cam era as a dr i ve simply b y connect ing it t o t he Maci nto sh wit h the USB cab le. • When using MacOS8.
34 When viewing m oving im ages on a Windows syst em, Rea lPlayer, W i ndows Medi a Player or othe r movi ng image playback applicatio ns must be inst alled. When vie wing moving images on a Macintosh sy st em, QuickT ime3.0 or later must be installed.
B B B B Pl ayb ack 35 Follo w the proced ure 1 – 4 on pa ge 34. “Memor y Stick” • Operation is not gua r ant e ed if you are usi ng a “Mem or y St ic k” tha t was form a tte d wit h a personal comp uter, or if you used a person al computer to for ma t the “ Me mo ry Stick” in your camera throug h a USB connection.
36 For Window s Me and Windows 2000 users The following pr ocedur es are re commen ded w hen dis connect ing the USB c able fro m you r pe rs onal co mputer or ej ec ting the “M emor y St i ck ” from t he camera w hi le it is con ne cted to your persona l computer.
B B B B Pl ayb ack 37 Image file storage destinations and image files Imag e files r ecorded with your ca mera ar e gr ou ped in fo lders by rec or di ng mode . The meanings of the f ile names are a s follo ws. ssss stands for an y number within t he range from 000 1 to 9999.
38 The numerical portio ns of th e following file s are the same . – A sm al l- siz e ima ge file reco rd ed in E-M A I L mode an d its c or r es pond ing image file – An uncom pressed im ag e fil.
39 Bef ore perf orming adv anced op erations Advan c ed op erati ons Befor e perf or ming advanced operations This sectio n descri b es the basic c ontrol methods that are fr equently us ed for “ Adv ance d op eratio ns .” How to use the mode dial The m ode di al switch es t he functi on wh ich i s used for recordin g, pl ayba ck, or editi n g.
40 Y ou can perf orm t his oper atio n ev en when th e LCD s creen is off. T urning on/off the operation b uttons (menu) o n the LCD screen Sett ing up th e item s in th e setu p or menu 1 Set the mo de dial to SET UP so that the setup s creen appe ars, or press MENU so that the menu ap pears.
Bef ore perf orming adv anced op erations 41 Menu i t em s that can be m od ified differ dependin g on the pos i tion s of the mod e dial. The LC D screen s hows on ly the item s yo u can op er at e a t the mom en t. Factory set tin gs are in dica ted w ith x .
42 When the mode dial is set to (MOVING IMAGE is set to MPE G M OVIE in th e se tup s ettin gs.) MODE (REC MODE) TIFF Reco rd s a TIF F (u ncompr es sed) file in a ddi t ion to the JPEG file (pa ge 50). TEXT Reco rd s a GIF file in bl ack -and-w hite (pa ge 49) .
Bef ore perf orming adv anced op erations 43 When the mode di al is set to (MOVI NG IMAGE is set to CLI P MOTION in the setup settings.) (IMAGE SIZE) 320×2 40 x 160×1 12 Selects th e M PEG imag e s ize when r eco rding mo ving image s (p age 45). PFX (P .
44 When the mode dial is set to ∗ Only in sin g le- image mode . ( 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). Item Setting Description DELETE OK Deletes the displayed imag e (page 62).
Bef ore perf orming adv anced op erations 45 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 SIZ E) a nd pr ess v / V .
46 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 47 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.
48 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 45).
B B B B V arious record ing 49 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.
50 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 51 Creati ng Clip Motion Files Mode dia l: Clip Motion is an ani mation fun ction that play s back s till images in succes sion. Th e imag es a re st ored in GIF format , which is con ven ient fo r creating h ome pages or a ttaching images to an e-mail.
52 The number of Clip Motion frames that you can record on a “ Memory Stic k ” (4 MB) ∗ When recordi n g 10 frames per Clip Motion file Not es • Y ou cannot c hange the ima ge size partway through a Clip Motion recordi ng. • Reading an d wri tin g data take more time than norma l ima ge recording.
B B B B V arious record ing 53 Recording images in macro Mode dia l: / / The ma cro reco rding i s us ed when zoomi ng u p a l ittl e subj ect, su ch as flo wers, insects. 1 Set the mo de dial to , or . 2 Clear the menu, and pres s the contr o l b utton B () .
54 Tips Norm ally , the came ra au tomatic ally adjusts th e exposure. If the color o f th e image is too dark o r bright as illu strated below , we recomm end that you a djust the exposure manu ally.
B B B B V arious record ing 55 T o react ivate auto adjustment Sel ect [ A UT O] w it h v / V in step 3 . Tips The im age is suscep tible to l ightin g condition s. The im age looks blu e und er sunlight in the sum mer , and looks red under me rcury lam ps.
56 Recording t he date and time on the still image (DA TE/TIME) Mode dia l: / 1 Set the mo de dial to SET UP. The set up sc reen a ppears . 2 Select [ ] (CAMERA) with v / V , [D A T E/TIME ] with B / v / V , then press B . 3 Select the date and time setti n g with v / V , then pr ess z .
B B B B V arious record ing 57 Using the spot li ght- metering function Mode dia l: / / Use this fu nction wh en there is backlight or when there i s strong cont rast betwe en the subj ect and the backgr ound, etc. Position th e point you want to r ecord on t he spot li ght- mete r in g cross ha i r .
58 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 59 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 .
60 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 61 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 .
62 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 63 T o c ancel 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.
64 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 65 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 .
66 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 67 T o unm ark selec ted prin t 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 u nmark all t he print marks Select [ALL] with b / B in step 4 , then pres s z . Se lect [OFF] with b / B , then pres s z .
68 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 69 Changing the setup settings (SETUP) Set the mode d ia l t o SET UP. The s etu p sc re en a ppears. Y ou can set u p 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 Item Setting Description MO VING IMAGE x MPEG MO VIE Recor ds th e MPE G mo vie (pag es 26, 51).
70 SETUP 2 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. Item Setting Description LCD BRIGHTNESS BRIGHT x NORMAL DA R K Selects the LCD brightness.
Additiona l inf ormatio n 71 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.
72 • 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 73 “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.
74 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 75 T r oubleshooting 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.
76 The pict ure is out of fo cus. • Y our cam era is not i n m acro recor ding mode when you sh oot a sub ject that is ab ou t 3 to 25 cm (1 3/16 to 9 27/32 inc hes) fr om the len s. t Set the macro r ecording mo de (page 53). • The fo cu s preset is se lected .
Additiona l inf ormatio n 77 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. • The batter y pack is not charged enou gh . t Charge the battery pack fully . • Alkaline batteries or the b attery pack is dead.
78 Y our camer a cannot dele te an image. • The im age is protecte d. t Canc el th e protec tion (pa ge 63). 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 79 Y our person al comput er does not re co gnize your camer a. • The battery le vel is lo w . t Use t he A C power adapto r (not su pp lied) (page 1 4). • The cam era is turn ed off. t T urn on the ca mera. • The USB ca ble is not con nected firmly .
80 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 81 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 “Me mory Sti ck” has be en inser ted.
82 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 83 Self-diagnosis di splay Y our cam era has a self-dia gnosis di splay . T hi s function d isplays th e camera condition o n the LCD sc reen wit h a combi na tion of a le t ter and four dig its of number s. If this occur s, check the following code cha rt.
84 Specifications System Image device 6.64 mm (1/2.7 ty pe) color CCD Lens 3× zoom lens f = 6.4 – 19.2 mm (9/32 – 25/32 inches) (41 – 123 mm (1 5/8 – 4 7/8 inches) when con verted into a 35 m m still camera) F = 3.
Additiona l inf ormatio n 85 LCD screen indicators A Battery remain ing indicator B Flash mode /red eye redu ction/ white balan c e /AF il luminat or indicator C Date/time/ISO number indicator D Sharp.
86 A Battery remai ni ng indicator B White balance indicato r C Picture effect indicator D Recor ding mode in dicator E Image size indicator F Recording time [maxim u m record ab le time] indicator/ S.
Additiona l inf ormatio n 87 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 .
88 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 scre en to ON. This incre ases the battery ef ficienc y and life when recording stil l imag es . Whe n P OWER SA VE is ON • The LC D scree n t urn s of f whi le the flas h i s ch arging (while th e / C H G lamp is fl ashing).
Additiona l inf ormatio n 89 Index A Adjusting the expos ure ... 53 AE/AF lock ......... ... ......... 19 Auto power-off function ... .......... ....... .. 11 Auto red-ey e reducti on......... ...... 24, 69 B Batte ry battery life .... ....... .......
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