Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DSC-P92 Operating Instructions (primary manual) Sony
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3-082-719- 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 cated on the bottom.
2 T o prevent fire or shock hazard, do not e xpose th e unit t o rain or moisture. If you have any questions about this pro duc t, you ma y call : Sony Custome r Informat ion Services Center 1-800-222-SONY (7669) The number below is for the FCC re la te d matt ers onl y .
3 RECYCLING NICKEL MET AL HYDRIDE B A TTERIES Nickel Metal Hydr ide batt eries are recyc labl e. Y ou can help pre se rve our environment by returni ng your used rechar geabl e 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 re cord one - ti me events, you may want to make a tri a l re c or d in g to make sure that the cam era is workin g cor r ect l y .
5 The pictur es used in this manua l The phot ographs use d as examp les of pictu res in this ma nual are reprod uced image s, and are not actu al imag es shot us ing thi s camera. Trademarks • “Memory Stic k, ” , and “MagicGate Memory Stick ” are trade mar ks of Sony Corporation.
6 Table of co ntents Before using you r camera .... ... ........ ......... . 4 Identifyin g the par ts .... ......... ........ ............ . 8 Preparing batteries ...... ............ ........ ........ 10 Charging t he batteri es .......... ........ .
7 Playing b ack imag es shot in Multi Bur st mode ........ ......... ......... ......... ........ .... 61 Playing ba ck continuo usly ...... ........ .... 61 Playin g bac k frame by frame – Jog play back ..... ......... ......... ........ . 61 Protectin g imag es – Protect.
8 Ide nt if y in g th e pa rts A POWER but ton (16 ) B Shut te r but ton (22) C Flash (28) D Micr ophone E Self-timer lamp (2 7) / AF il lu mi na t or (29) F T ripod receptacl e (bottom surface) G PO WER lam p (16) H Find er w in dow I Lens J Access lamp (1 9) K “Memory S tick” co ver (19) • Use a tripod with a screw length of less than 5.
9 A Zoom b uttons ( during sho oting) (25) /Index b utton s (during pla yback) (33) B Control button (Menu on) ( v / V / b / B / z ) (16) / (Menu of f) ( / / 7 /) (28/27/ 24/ 26) C Mode selector (17) .
10 Prepar ing batte ries Use the follo win g batterie s in this ca mera. Acceptable batteri es HR 15/51:HR6 (size AA) Nickel-Metal Hydride batt er ies (2) – NH-AA-D A (2) (supplied) – NH-AA-2DA tw.
11 Getti ng starte d Charging time This r epresents the time required to charge f ully depleted Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries using the supplied battery charger in an environment where the ambient temperature is 25°C (77°F ). • Charging is complete i n approximately six hours.
12 Inserti ng the b atteri es , Open t he ba tt er y cov er. Slide it in the directi o n of th e arrow with the OPEN but t on pre ssed , and it opens out . , Insert the batte ries. Matc h the +/ − poles of t he ba tterie s to t he +/ − marks in side the b a tter y cas e.
13 Getti ng starte d Battery remaining indicator (When using th e Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries) As the ba ttery power decr eases wi th use, th e battery re m ai ni ng in di ca tor displays the amoun t of po w er rem aini ng using the following sym b ols.
14 Insertin g th e batter ie s (continu ed) Battery life and the numb er of images that can be recorded / played back The tables sho w approximate guidelines for the length of t ime the camera can b e used when you shoot in Normal mode i n an en vironment where the ambient temperature is 25°C (77°F), and the batteries are fully charged.
15 Getti ng starte d Using an ext ernal po wer sourc e , Open the jack cov er , th en connect th e AC-LS5 AC Adap tor (not su pplied) to the DC IN jack of the ca m er a. Conn ect th e plug with the v m ark fac ing toward th e LCD screen . • Be sure to use the AC -LS5 A C Ad aptor .
16 Turn i ng your camer a on/o ff , Press POWE R to turn o n the camera . The POWER la mp li gh t s in green and the powe r is on. Wh en you turn on t he came ra for th e first t ime, th e Clock S et screen appear s (p age 17) . To turn off the p ower Press P OWER ag ain, th e POWER la mp goes out , an d th e camera tu rn s of f.
17 Getti ng starte d Setti ng the date and time , Set the mode selector to . • Y ou can carry out this operation e ven when the mode selector is set to or . • T o set the time and the date again, s et the mode selec tor to S ET U P, sel ect [C lock Set ] i n (Setup 1) (pages 41, 103), then pro ceed from Step 3 .
18 , Select th e yea r, mont h, day , hour, or minute item you want to set with b / B on the c ontrol but ton. v is shown a bove and V is shown be low the sele cte d it em. , Set the desired num e rical value with v / V on t h e contro l button , then pr es s z .
19 Shootin g still images Inserting and removing a “Memor y Stick” , Open the “Memor y Stick” cover . Slid e the cov er in the di rect ion of the arr ow. • For more information about the “Memory Stick,” see page 105. , Inse rt the “Memor y Stic k.
20 Setti ng the still ima ge size , Set the m od e sele ct or t o , and t urn on th e camer a. , Press (Image Size). The Imag e Size setu p it em appear s . • For more informat i on about t he image si ze , see page 21. , Select t he desi red im age siz e with v / V on the control button.
21 Shootin g still images • When the remaini ng number of imag es recordable is mo re than 999 9, “>9999” is indicated. 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.
22 Basic still image shoot ing – using auto mode , Set the m od e sele ct or t o , and t urn on th e camer a. The recor di ng folder name is in dicated on the LCD screen for a bout five seconds. • The lens cov er opens when the power is turned on.
23 Shootin g still images , Press t he sh utter but to n fully down . The shutte r cl ic ks, the shoot in g is com p l ete d, an d t he st ill im age is sa v e d in the “M emory Sti ck.” Wh en the r ecordin g lamp (pag e 9) goes ou t, you c an sho ot the next image.
24 Basic still image shooting – using auto mode (continued) About Auto Focus When y ou t ry to s hoo t a sub ject t hat is har d to focu s on, the AE/ AF lock indicator will change to flash ing slowly. The Au to Focu s functi on may be difficu lt to use with in the fol lo win g subj ec ts.
25 Shootin g still images Using the zoom feature , Press t he zo om buttons t o choo se t he de sired zoo m position, a nd shoot your image. The minim um distance needed to focus on a subject When th .
26 Shooting close-ups – Macro For close-up s of small subj ects like flow ers or insects, shoot using the macro feat ur e . You ca n use thi s fea tur e for clos e-u ps of subjects up to the distances specified below.
27 Shootin g still images Using the self-timer , Set the mode selector to , and pres s V ( ) on the cont rol butt on. The (Self- timer) in dicator ap pears on the LCD screen . • If the menu is currently displayed, press MENU first to make the menu disappear .
28 Selecting a flash mode , Set the m od e sele ct or t o , and pres s v ( ) on the cont rol button repeat edly t o se lect a flash mode. The flas h m ode has the foll owin g feature s . No i ndi cato r (Aut o): The cam era decid es to use the fla sh based on lighti ng condit io ns.
29 Shootin g still images To reduce “red-eye” wh en shooting live su bjects The flash pre -st robe s bef ore shooting to redu ce the red-e ye ph enom enon. Set [ Re d Eye Re duc ti on ] to [On] in th e SE T U P settings (pa ge 1 02). appears on the LCD screen .
30 Shooting 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.
31 Shootin g still images Inserting the date and time on a still image , Set the mode selector to SET UP. The SE T UP scree n appe ars. • When images are shot with the date and time inserted, the date and time cannot be removed later .
32 Viewin g ima ges on the LCD scr een of your camera You can view im ages shot with the came ra 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 , occupy ing the ent i re scree n.
33 Viewing st ill images , Select the desire d still image wit h b / B on the co ntrol button. b : Displa ys the p revious ima ge. B : Displa ys the nex t image. 2 10:30 PM 2003 7 4 101-0003 3 / 9 101 VGA BACK/NEXT V OLUME Viewing on the index (nine- or triple-image) screen , Press t h e zo om W (in d ex ) but t on onc e.
34 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 stere o ty pe inpu t jac ks, connec t t he audio plug (b lack) of the A /V connec ting cab le to t h e L ch audio inpu t jack.
35 Viewing st ill images Watching images on a TV screen If you wa nt to view ima g e s on a T V, you need a TV having a video in put jack and the A/V co nnecti ng ca ble (sup pl ie d). The colo r system of the TV must match as that of your di gital still ca m era .
36 Deleting i mages , Set the m od e sele ct or t o , and t urn on th e camer a. Select th e ima ge you want to delete with b / B on the control but ton. , Press (D elet e). The image has not ye t be en del et ed at th is poin t. • Y ou cannot delete prot ected images (page 63).
37 Deleti ng still images Deleting on the Index (nine-image) screen , While an Index (n in e- i m age ) screen (pag e 33) is displ ayed, press (D elete). , 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 co ntro l butt on , th en pr es s z .
38 Deleting on the Index (nine- image) screen (continued) , Pres s ( Delet e). Select [OK] with B on the control bu tton, then pr es s z . “Memo ry St ick access” a ppear s on the screen. When this message disappears, all of the image s with marks have been delete d.
39 Deleti ng still images , Selec t [D el et e] wit h v on the control button, then pr es s z . “Memory Stick a ccess” appears on th e scree n. When t his mess age dis appear s, the image has been de leted. To cancel th e deletion Sel ect [E xit] w i th V on the c ont rol button, then pr ess z .
40 Formattin g a “Me mory Stick” , Inse rt the “Memor y St ick” y ou want to f ormat into the c amera. Set the mo d e select or t o SET UP, and turn on the camera. • The term “forma tting” mea ns prepa ring a “Memory Stick” to re cord ima ge s ; this process is also called “initialization.
41 Before advance d operatio ns How to setup and operate your camera This section de scr ibes the most frequent ly used m e nus an d th e SET U P s cre en. Changing menu settings a Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. b Select th e set t in g it em you want to change with b / B on the cont rol b utton.
42 Deciding the still image quality Mode se lector: You can select the st ill i mage qual ity f rom [Fine] or [Stan dard]. Before operation Set (Cam e r a) to any m ode oth er t han [Auto ] in t he m e nu setting s (page 23). a Set the m od e sele ct or t o .
43 Before advance d operatio ns Creating a new folder a Set the mode selector to SET UP. b Sele ct (Memor y Stic k 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 press z .
44 Choosing a f ocus method Mode se lector: / Multipoint AF The came ra ca lculat es th e dis tan ce in t hree areas to th e le ft, and ri ght and in th e ce nter of the i m a ge, let ting yo u shoot us i ng the auto f ucus func tion wit hout worry ing abo ut the imag e com pos ition .
45 Advanced st ill i ma ge shoo ti ng Sh oo ti ng t ec h n i ques 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 .
46 a Set the m od e select or to or . b Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. c Select 9 (Focus) with b / B , then sel ec t the distan ce to the subject with v / V .
47 Advanced st ill i ma ge shoo ti ng Selecting a meter ing mode Mode se lector: / This functi on e na ble s you to select a meteri ng mode to suit the shoot ing conditio ns and purp ose. Multi-pattern m etering The ima ge is div ided into multiple regions and m etering is perf ormed f or ea ch r egion.
48 Adjust ing color tones – White B alance Mode se lector: / Whe n t he wh ite ba lanc e is s e t to Au to, th e whit e bala nc e i s set au toma tic ally in response to the condition of th e subject, and the o ve rall c olo r bal anc e is ad jus te d accor dingly.
49 Advanced st ill i ma ge shoo ti ng Adjusting th e flash level – Flash Level Mode se le ct or : You ca n adju st th e am o ut of fla sh light . Before operation Set (Camera) to a ny m ode other than [Auto] i n the menu settings ( page 23). a Set the mode selector to .
50 Before operation Set [Movi ng Image] to [Cli p Motion] in the SET UP settings ( pages 41 , 102). a Set the m od e sele ct or t o . b Press (Image Siz e). The Im age S iz e setu p item ap pears . c Select the desire d mode with v / V . Y ou can select from [ Normal] or [Mobile ].
51 Advanced st ill i ma ge shoo ti ng Shooting in Multi Bu rs t mo de – Multi Burst Mode se le ct or : Pressing th e shutter button on ce recor ds 16 frames in a row. This is conve nient for check in g you r form in sports, for examp le. Before operation Set [Mov ing Imag e] to [ Mul ti Bu rst] in th e SET U P settings (pages 41 , 102).
52 c Select [Mode] (REC Mode) with b / B , then select [Bu rst 3] with v / V . d Shoot your image. Y ou can do th e next shoot ing after “Recor din g” di sappe ars from the LCD screen. To return to normal mode In Step 3 , s e lect [Nor m al]. • The flash cannot be used.
53 Advanced st ill i ma ge shoo ti ng Shooting still im ages with audio files – Voice Mode se le ct or : You ca n record still i mages with audio files. a Set the mode selector to . b Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars. c Select [Mode ] (REC Mode) wit h b / B , then select [V oice] with v .
54 Shooting according to scene condi tions Mode se lector: When s hootin g nig ht scen es, sh ootin g people at nigh t, shoot i ng la nd scapes, or shooti ng a wa terfr ont or a snowsc ape, us e the mo d es li s te d be lo w to i ncr ea se th e qualit y of yo ur image s .
55 Advanced st ill i ma ge shoo ti ng a Set the mode selector to b Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars. c Selec t (C am er a) with b , then sel e ct the desire d mode wit h v / V . To return to the no rmal s hooti ng In St ep 3 , select [Auto] or [Pr ogra m ].
56 Adding sp ecial effects – Picture Effect Mode se lector: / You ca n add special effects to brin g out the contrast in your i m ages. Before operation Whe n s hoo ti ng s t ill im a ges , set (Came ra) to an y mode ot her tha n [Auto] in the menu sett ings (page 23).
57 Advanced st i ll image vi ew ing Selecting the f older and playing back images – Folder Mode se le ct or : Select t he folder that ima ges you wan t to play bac k are stored . a Set the mode selector to . b Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars. c Select [Folder] with b , th en press z .
58 Enlarging a portion of a still image Mode se lector: You ca n en large an i ma ge up to five times the si ze o f th e orig inal im age. You ca n also record t he enl arg ed im age as a ne w file . Enlarging an image – Playback zoom a Set the m od e selec to r t o .
59 Advanced st i ll image vi ew ing Recording an enlarged image – Trimming a After you have v iewed an image using p laybac k zoom, press M E N U. The me nu appe ars. b Select [T rimming] with B , t hen press z . c Selec t the image si ze with v / V , then pr ess z .
60 To skip to th e next/previou s image during slide show Press B (next), or b ( previous). • The interval settings are just guideline s . The actual intervals differ , based on factors like the size of the image.
61 Advanced st i ll image vi ew ing Playing back i mages shot in Multi Bu rst mode Mode se le ct or : You ca n pl ay back Multi Burst im a ges conti nuously or p lay th em ba ck fr ame b y frame .
62 To delete s hot images When using t his m ode, you c ann ot del ete only cer t ain fra mes. When yo u de lete images, all 16 o f the fra mes are deleted at the same time . 1 Display the Multi Bur st image you want to dele te. 2 Press (Del ete). 3 Sele ct [ Del ete] , t hen p ress z .
63 Still ima g e editi ng Protecting image s – Protect Mode se le ct or : To pr eve n t ac cide nt al erasure o f an impor ta nt im age, you can pr otect it. On the single screen a Set the mode selector to . b Disp la y the i mage yo u want to protect with b / B .
64 h Select [OK] with B , then press z . The - m ark t urns whi te and the select ed image is pro tected . To cancel t he protecti on In Step 4 , select [ Cancel] , or in Step 8 , select [E xit]. To release p rotection In Step 5 , s e le ct an i ma ge for whi ch you want to re le ase prot ection w it h v / V / b / B and press z .
65 Still ima g e editi ng Changing image s ize – Resiz e Mode se le ct or : 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, 3.1M, 1.2 M, and VGA. The orig inal i mage is r etained even aft er resizing.
66 Choosing images to print – Print (DPOF) mark Mode se lector: You ca n de sign ate cert a in i ma ge s to be prin ted . This ma rk is c onv enie nt wh en you wan t to print images at a s hop tha t confo rms with the DPOF (Digit al Print Order For mat ) standard.
67 Still ima g e editi ng g Press M E NU . h Select [OK] with B , then pres s z . Th e mark turn s whit e and th e setting is comple ted. To delete the mark In St ep 5 , select the ima ge y ou w a nt to delete the mark wi th v / V / b / B , and press z .
68 Shooting movies Mode se lector: You can shoo t movies (MPEG m ovi es). Before operation Set [Moving Ima ge] to [MPEG Movie] in the SET UP settin gs (page s 41, 10 2). a Set the m od e selec to r t o . b Press (Image Siz e) . The Ima ge Size setu p item a ppears.
69 Enjoyin g movies Viewing movies on the LCD screen Mode se le ct or : You ca n view movies on the LCD screen of the camer a and hear so u nd s fr o m the spea ke r of the ca mer a. a Set the mode selector to . b Select th e des ired movie with b / B .
70 Deleting movies Mode se lector: You ca n de le te unw a nt ed movie s . On the single screen a Set the m od e selec to r t o . b Sele c t the mo vi e y ou w an t to delete with b / B . c Press (Del ete) . The movie ha s not ye t bee n delete d at this point .
71 Enjoyin g movies g Select [OK] with B , then pres s z . “Memory S ti ck acces s” mess a ge appear s on t he screen . When this messag e di sap pears, the movi e ha s bee n d e lete d . To cancel th e deletion In St ep 3 or 7 , select [Exi t] . To delete al l the images in the folder In St ep 3 , selec t [All In Folder], then press z .
72 Editing movies Mode se lector: You ca n cu t movies, or de lete unn ec essa ry porti ons of mov i es. This i s th e recomme nded mode to use when the “Me mor y Stic k” ca pa city is ins uff icien t, o r when you attac h mo vies to y our e -m ail messag es.
73 Enjoyin g movies e Decide on a cuttin g poi nt . Press z at the de sired cu tt ing point . Wh en you want to ad ju s t th e cutt ing point, se lect [ c / C ] (frame forward / rewind) and adjust the cu tting poi nt wi th b / B . I f you wa nt to chang e the cut ting point, selec t [Can cel].
74 Copying images to your compute r – For Windows use rs Recommended com puter environment OS: Microsof t W in dows 98 , Windows 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 comput er 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 T urn on 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 com p uter. a Cli ck [C yb e r-sho t ] on the model selec tion scr een . The installa tion menu scre en appears.
77 Enjoying images on yo ur comput er g Click [Finis h]. Th e “I nstall Shiel d Wizard” scre en closes. If you wish to c ont in ue with the installa tion of “ Image Mixer,” clic k [ImageMix er ] on t he i nstal lati on me nu 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 cam era . • Be sure to use fully charged nickel-metal hydride batteries or the A C Adaptor (not supplied).
79 Enjoying images on yo ur comput er P Disconnecting the USB cable, removing the “M emory Stick,” or tu rning off the camera during a USB connection For Windows 2000, Me, or X P users 1 Double- cli ck on the task tray . 2 Click (Sony DSC), th en c lick [Stop ].
80 Changing “Image Transfer” settings Y ou ca n cha nge “ Image Tran sfer” sett ings. Rig ht-cl ick th e “I ma ge Tr a nsfe r” ic on on the task tray , select [Ope n Settings] . The settings you can set are as fol lows: [Basic], [Copy], a nd [ Delet e].
81 Enjoying images on yo ur comput er – Wind ows XP Copying image s using 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 The ima ge files reco rded wit h your cam era are gro u ped as fol de rs in the “Me mo ry Stick.” Example: wh en viewing fo lders on Windows Me • You cannot recor d any im ages to “100MSDCF” or “MSSONY” folders.
83 Enjoying images on yo ur comput er • ssss stands for any numbe r w it hi n the r ange fr om 0 001 to 9999. • The num e ric a l por tions of the fo ll owi ng fil es ar e th e s am e.
84 Copying images to your compute r – For Macintosh us ers Recommended com puter environment OS: Mac OS 8 .5.1, 8. 6, 9.0, 9.1, 9. 2, or 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 comput er Disconnecting the USB cable, removing the “Memory Stick,” or turning off the camera during a USB connection Drag and dro p the drive icon o r the i con of the.
86 Creating a V ideo CD You can cr eate a V ideo C D us ing y our comput er. The crea ted Video CD can be playe d bac k on a Vide o CD -com pat ible DVD pl ayer. Wh en pla ying ba ck on a comput er, use app l icatio n s of t ware use d to play ba ck a Vide o CD.
87 Troublesh ooting Troubleshoo ting If you have trouble w i th your cam era, try the follo win g so lu ti ons. 1 Check th e items on page s 87 to 93. If the screen shows “C: ss : ss ,” the self-di agnosi s functi on is working. Please see p age 96.
88 Shooting still imag es / movie s The power turns off suddenly. • If you do not opera te the came r a for about 90 second s whil e the pow er is on , the came ra turns off automa tically to pr event wearin g down th e battery (wh en [Power Sav e] is [Off], after three minute s.
89 Troublesh ooting The image is too bright. • You are shooting a spot l ighted su bject in a dark locati on such as on a stage. • The bri ght nes s of the LCD scree n is to o high. p Adjust the expos ure (page 46). p Adjust the brig htness of the LC D scre en (page 103).
90 Viewing im ages Deleting/editin g an image The F va lue and shutter speed flash wh en you press and hold the shutter button halfway down. • Th e exposure is inc orrec t. p Correct the exposure (page 46). Symptom Cause Sol ution The image ca nnot be played back.
91 Troublesh ooting Computers The resizing function doe s not w ork. • M ovie (MP EG mo vie)/Clip Motio n/Mult i Burst files ca nno t be resize d. — You cannot attach a print (DPOF ) mark . • Pr int (DPOF) m arks can not be at tached to m ovie (MPEG m ovie)/Cli p Mot ion files.
92 “Memor y Stick” You cannot copy images. • The camera i s not correc tly connect ed to yo ur computer. • Th e copy pr oc e dur e differs de pe ndin g on your OS. — p Connect the came ra a nd your c o mp uter corre ct ly (pa ge 78). p Follow the copy proce dure for your OS (pa ge s 79, 80, 84).
93 Troublesh ooting Oth ers You cannot format a “Memor y Stick.” • T he writ e-protect switch on th e “Mem ory Stic k” is set to the LO C K position . p Set it to the rec ordin g posit ion (pa ge 105). You have formatted a “Memor y Stick” by mistake.
94 Warnings and messages The followi ng messages ap pear on the LCD sc ree n. Message Me aning/ Corr ective Action No Memory St ic k • Insert a “Mem or y Stic k” (pa ge 1 9) . Sy st e m er ror • Turn the powe r off and on ag ain (p age 16). Memo ry Stick error • The insert ed “Memory Stick” ca nnot be used with your camera (page 105).
95 Troublesh ooting • Camera shake may occur due t o ins uffic ie nt lig ht. Use th e flash, mou nt the ca mer a on a tri pod, o r other wis e secure the ca mera in p lace. Turn the p ower off and on again • A probl em with th e lens caused an err o r.
96 Self-diagnosis disp lay – If a code starting wi th an alphabet le tter appear s Your cam er a has a self-diag nosi s displ a y. This f unction display s the c ondition of th e camera on th e LCD s creen us ing a combinat ion of a lette r and f our numer ical digits.
97 Additional informat io n The number of imag es that can be sa ved/ shooting time The n umber of i mages tha t can be saved a nd the shoot in g ti m e are diffe ren t, dep en din g on the capaci ty of th e “ Memory S t ick, ” t he image si ze, and the image q uality.
98 Menu items Menu item s tha t c an be ch anged diff er depend ing on the position o f the mode selector. The LCD screen shows only the items you ca n opera t e ba sed on the cur rent posi tion of t he mod e sele ctor. Factory sett ings are ind ica t ed w it h x .
99 Additional informat io n * When (Camera) is se t to [Au to], thes e it ems are not d isp layed. When the mode selecto r is set to (w hen [Moving Image] is set to [ MPEG Movie] in the SET UP settings) Mode (REC Mode) Voice E-Mail Burst 3 x Normal – Rec ords an audio fil e (w it h a sti ll im age) in addi tio n to the JPEG file (pa ge 53).
100 When the mo de selector is se t to (when [Moving Im age] is set to [Cli p Motion] in th e SET UP settings) When the mo de selector is se t to (when [Moving Im age] is set to [Multi Burst] in the SET UP settings) Item Se tting Description (EV) + 2.
101 Additional informat io n When the mode selecto r is set to Item Se tting Description Fol der OK/Cancel Select the fold er tha t cont ains the imag es you want to pla y ba ck (page 57) . Protect — Protec ts ima ge s agai n st acci d en ta l erasu r e (pag e 63).
102 SET UP items (Camera) (Memory Stic k Tool) Item Se tting Description Moving Image x MPEG Mo vie / Clip Moti on / Multi Burst Selects t he shooting mode ( pages 49, 51, 68 ). Smart Zoom x On / Of f Sel ec ts wh ethe r to us e th e sm a rt zoo m (p ag e 25) .
103 Additional informat io n (Setup 1) (Setup 2) Change REC. Fol der OK / Cancel Changes a folder fo r reco rd i ng images (page 42). Item Se tting Descript ion Power Sa ve x On / O ff Selects whethe r to use the Power Sa ve mode (page 13). Dis played only whe n you are using the camera with th e ba tteri es.
104 Precautions Do not leave the camera in the following pl aces • In extremely ho t pl ace, such as in a car parke d i n the sun. Th e camera bod y may become def or me d or this may cause a malfunct ion. • Under dir ect sunli gh t or near a hea t er .
105 Additional informat io n The internal rechar geable button battery This cam era ha s an inter nal rec harge able button ba tt ery for maint aining th e da te an d time and other setti ngs regardles s of whet he r the pow e r is on or off. This r echar geable butto n battery is conti nually ch arged as long as you are usi ng the came ra.
106 • Do not s trike, bend or drop a “Memory Stick.” • Do not di sassemble or modify a “Memory Stick.” • Do not expose the “Memory Stick” t o water . • A void using or stori ng the “Memory St ick” in the following places: – In a ca r parked in the sun, or at a high temperature.
107 Additional informat io n The battery ch arger • D o not ch ar ge any ot her bat teries ex ce pt the Sony nickel hydrid e battery using th e supplied ba ttery cha rg er. If you cha rge othe r types of batt er y (mang anese , al kal in e, li thiu m , ni- cd ba t terie s, etc .
108 Mass Appro x. 260.5 g (9.2 oz) (t wo batteries, “ Memor y Stick” and wr ist strap includ ed) Microphon e Electret condenser m icrophone Speaker Dynamic speaker • Exif Print Compatib le PRINT Image Matching II Compatible x BC-CS2A/CS2B Ni-MH battery charger Power requirements AC 100 to 240V 50/ 60Hz 3 W Output vo ltage A A : DC 1 .
109 Additional informat io n The LCD scree n For shooting st ill images A Image size indicator (20, 21) B Recor di ng mode indica t or (49–53) C AE/AF loc k indica tor (22, 45) D Battery rem a ini n.
110 For shooting m ovies A Recordi ng mode indicat or (68) B Battery remain ing indicator (13) C White balance indicator (48 ) D Picture effect indicator (56) E Low batt ery warning (94) F Spot m eter.
111 Additional informat io n For still image playback A Image size indicator (20, 21) B Recor di ng mode indica t or (49– 53) C V olume indi cator (53) /P rotect mark indica t or (63) /Print (D P OF.
112 Index A A/V connect i ng cab l e ......... .. ....... ....... .. ....... .... 34 Access lam p .......... ....... ....... ....... ......... ...... ....... 19 AE/AF l ock ....... ...... ......... ....... ....... ....... ..... 22, 4 5 AE/AF l ock lamp .
113 Index Menu Changing me nu ....... ... ...... ....... ....... .. ....... .....41 Metering mod e ...... .. ....... ...... ....... ... ...... ....... .....47 Mode s elector ..... ....... ......... ....... ....... ....... ...... .....9 Moisture condens ation .
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