Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DSC-S50 Sony
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3-060-523- 13 (1) Digital Still Camera Oper ating Instructions Bef ore oper ating t he unit , pleas e read this manu al th oroughl y , and re tain it fo r fut ure re fe renc e. Owner’ s Record The model and se rial numbers are lo cated on t he bottom.
2 T o prev e nt fire or s h ock haza r d, do not e x pose the un it to rain or moisture. Never e xpose the ba tte r y pa ck to temperatu re above 140°F (60°C) , such as in a car parked in the sun or unde r direct sunlight .
3 Note: This equi pment ha s been tes ted and foun d to comply with the lim it s for a Cla ss B digita l device, pursuant to Part 15 of t he FCC Rules . Thes e li mits are designed to pro vide reasonable pr ote c ti on against harm f ul inter ferenc e in a resi dential instal lati on.
4 The electroma gnetic fiel d s at the speci fic frequenc ie s ma y influe nc e the pic ture and sound of thi s cam era . For the Customers in CANAD A This C lass B digita l appa ratus com plie s with Canadian I CES- 003 . For the Custo m ers in the U.
5 T able of cont ents Identifyin g the p a rts ......... ........... ...... .... 6 Preparing the powe r supply ... ........... .... 8 Setting t h e date and ti me ........ ........... .. 13 Inserting t h e “Memory Stick” ........... .. 15 B Recording Recording sti l l images .
6 Gett ing st arted Identifying the par ts See th e pa ges in par ent hes es fo r de tai ls of op e ration . A Flash (19) B MODE selector (29) C Shutter button (16) ( 20) D Lens cap E Photoc e ll wi ndow for fl a sh Do not blo ck w h ile rec or di ng.
Getting started 7 A Flash button B FOCUS but ton (41) C LCD B A CKLIGHT BRIGHT/ NORMAL switch Usually se t to NORMAL. When you us e the camera outdo ors or in oth er b r igh t pl ac es , set tin g th is to BRIGHT makes t he LCD screen brig ht an d easy to see, b ut also uses up the ba tte ry fast er .
8 Pr eparing the power supply Installing the battery pack Y our came ra operat es only wi th the “Inf oLITHIUM” N P-FM 50 batt ery pack * (M seri es ). Y o u ca nnot use any other bat t er y pack . T o remove the batt ery pac k Open the batter y/“Memory S tick” cover .
Getting started 9 Char ging the battery pack Y ou cann ot ch arge the ba t te ry pack w hi l e yo ur cam e ra is tu rn ed on . Be s u r e to tu rn of f your ca mera before cha r ging . Batter y remaining indicator The LCD screen on the came ra sho ws the remaini ng time for wh ic h you can still record or play back i mages.
10 Approximate ti me to char ge a completely d ischar g ed battery pack u sing the A C -L10 AC p ow e r a d a p t o r. STILL mode recording* DSC -S5 0 DSC -S3 0 STILL mode playback** (DSC-S50/S30) App.
Getting started 11 Notes • The battery li fe and number of images will be decreas ed if you use your camera at lo w temper at u r es , use th e flash, repeat edly turn the po wer on/ off or use the zoo m. • The cap acity of the “ Memory Stick” is lim ited.
12 Using the AC power adaptor Using a car battery Use Sony D C adaptor /ch arger . 1 Open th e DC IN jack cover and conn ect the D C conne cting cable to the DC IN jack of your camera with th e v mark facing up. 2 Connec t the power cord (mai ns lea d) to the A C power adap tor and then to a wall o utlet (mains).
Getting started 13 Setting the date and tim e When you f irst use your came ra, set the date and time. If these are not set, the CLOCK SET scr e en appears whenev er you turn on your camera for record ing. 1 Slide down t he PO WER switch to turn on the power .
14 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 . 5 Select the de sired dat e di sp lay f ormat w ith v / V on the control button, then pres s th e center z . Select f rom [Y/M/D] ( year/month/ day), [M/D/Y] (mont h/ d ay/y ear) o r [ D /M / Y ] (day/ m o nth/ ye ar).
Getting started 15 Inser ting the “Memor y Stick” Open the battery/“ Memory Sti c k” cov er, the n press th e “Memor y Stic k” once ligh tly . Notes • Inser t the “Memory Stick ” f irmly until it cl icks, other wise a m essage such as “MEMOR Y STICK ERROR” will be displayed.
16 Basic ope rations B Recording Recor ding still images Still images are re co rded in JPEG form at . T o record stil l i mages, slide the P O WER switch do wn to turn on t h e po wer and insert a “Mem ory St ic k. ” ∗ Exposu re and fo cus a re auto matical ly adj u sted.
B B B B Recor ding 17 Y ou can ch eck the l ast record ed image b y cleari ng the men u bar from the sc reen (page 31 ) and pressin g b on th e co ntro l button. T o retur n to t he n orm al re cordi n g mode, press lightly on the shu tter b utton or select [RETURN] with b / B on the con trol button and th en pre ss th e center z .
18 Press DISPLA Y to turn on/ of f the ind icators on th e LCD screen. See page 64 for a detailed descrip tion of the indicated items. Not es • Y ou ca nnot tur n off the se lf-timer indi cators a nd so me of the in dicator s used in a dvanced operatio ns.
B B B B Recor ding 19 The initial se tting is auto (no indic a tor). In th is mo d e, the flas h auto mat i c al l y st ro bes when t he surrou nd i n gs become dark . Wh en you ch an ge the flas h m o de, press the (flash) r e peatedly so that th e flash mode indica tor appear s on the LCD screen.
20 Recor ding moving images (DSC- S50 only) Movin g images wi th audio are reco rded in MPEG format . T o recor d moving i mag es , s li d e the POWER sw itch down to turn o n the power an d inse rt a “Me mor y St i ck.” See page s 17 and 18. Press DISPLA Y to turn on/ of f the ind icators on th e LCD screen.
B B B B Pl ay ba ck 21 Playing back still images When the menu ba r is not displayed Y ou can dire ct ly select an d play back th e i m ag e w ith b / B on the co nt ro l button. Notes • Y ou might not be able to corre ctl y play bac k imag es reco rded with this camera on other equipme nt.
22 Playing back moving images T o paus e playback Sele ct X (pau se) o n the L CD s cr een w ith v / V / b / B on the control b utton, then press the ce nter z . 1 Set the MO DE se lector to PLA Y . The last re cord ed imag e (st i ll or movi ng ) appe ars on th e LCD s cr ee n.
B B B B Pl ay ba ck 23 When the menu ba r is not displayed Y ou can di rectly sele ct th e image wi th b / B on the cont ro l button, an d pl ay back t he imag e an d s ound ( D SC- S50 on ly) by press i ng t he cen te r z . W he n you pr es s the cent er z during play back , pla yback is p ause d.
24 V iewing images using a personal computer Y ou ca n view dat a reco rd ed wi th your cam era on a person al c omp uter an d at tach i t to e-mail. This section des cribes the method for inst alling the USB dri ver and vie wing ima ge s on a per s onal co m p uter .
B B B B Pl ay ba ck 25 Befor e co nnect i ng y our ca m er a to your perso na l compu ter , instal l th e U SB driver to the computer . The USB dri ver is contained together with applicatio n software f or viewing imag es on a CD -ROM whic h is supp lied w it h your ca m er a.
26 For Window s 98 users 3 Double-c lick the CD-ROM drive icon to open the window . 4 Double-clic k the icon of the hard disk containing th e OS to open the window . 5 Mo ve the f ollo wing tw o files fr om the window opened in step 3 to the “System Folder” ic on in the window o pened in step 4 (drag an d dr op) .
B B B B Pl ay ba ck 27 “Memor y Stick” • “Memory Stick” o perations on your c amera cannot be assured if the “Memor y Stick” has been formatted on yo ur personal comput er . • Do not optimiz e th e “Me m or y Sti c k” on a Windo ws machin e.
28 Image file storage destinations and image files Image fi les record ed with yo ur camera are grou ped i n fold ers by recor ding mode . The meanings of the file n a mes are as follo ws. ssss s tands for any num ber within the range fr om 00 01 to 9999 .
29 Bef ore perf orming adv anced operations Advanc ed o perat ions Befor e per for ming advance d operations This sectio n describes the basic control methods that a re frequently u sed for “Advanced opera tions ”.
30 Not e Y ou cannot c le a r the menu bar during INDEX scr een di spla y ( pa ge 45). The “Advanced op erations” section of this manual refer s to selecting and entering items by the above procedure as “Select [(i tem name)].
Bef ore perf orming adv anced operations 31 How to change the menu settings Some of the advan ce d operat io ns for your camera are ex ecuted by selectin g menu items disp la yed on the LCD scree n with the control b utton. Pres s V on the control b utton until th e LCD sc re en re tu rn s to the menu bar d is p lay in step 1 .
32 Menu settings Menu items that can be modi fied differ depend ing on th e setti ng of the MOD E selec tor . The LC D sc reen sho ws only the item s y ou ca n oper ate at the momen t. In itial settings a re indic ated with x . (SELF TIMER) Records with the self-timer (page 18).
Bef ore perf orming adv anced operations 33 IMAGE SIZE x 1600×1 200 1600 ( 3:2) 1024× 768 640×4 80 Selec ts th e i mag e si ze whe n reco rdin g still ima ges (D S C-S50 only) . STILL 1472× 110 4 x 1280× 960 1280 ( 3:2) 1024× 768 640×4 80 Selec ts th e i mag e si ze whe n reco rdin g still ima ges (D S C-S30 only) .
34 CAME RA TOOL PRO TECT ON Protects ima ge s again st ac cident al erasur e (p ag e 49 ). PLA Y x OFF R el ea ses p rote ct io n of im ages a gai nst accidenta l er asur e. Item Setting Des cri pti on MODE select or DIGIT A L ZOOM x ON Uses digita l zoom.
Bef ore perf orming adv anced operations 35 SETUP INDEX* Displays s ix images a t a time (PLA Y (INDEX) mode) (page 45) . DELETE Item Setting Description MODE select or DEMO x ON/STBY OFF Dis pl ay ed onl y w he n you us e the AC power adaptor in MO VIE or STI LL mode.
36 3 (RETURN)** Returns t o PLA Y (single) mode . ∗ Displ ay ed only in P LA Y (single ) mode. ∗∗ Displayed only in PLA Y (INDEX) mode..
B B B B V arious record ing 37 B V ar ious recording Rotating the LCD screen — Face-to- Face recor ding Y ou can record ima ges with the lens facing y ou. 1 Set the MODE selector to MO VIE or STILL. 2 Adjust the angle of the L CD screen . Rotate the LCD scre en b y 18 0° for Face-to -Face r ecor ding .
38 The number of images or the ti m e that you can record on a “ Memory Stic k ” (4 MB): ∗ When [REC MODE] i s set to [NORMAL]. ∗∗ Numbe r s in pa r en the se s ind icate the maxim um recording ti me during continu ous r ecor di ng. Image size Number of images or time* 1600×1 20 0 Approx.
B B B B V arious record ing 39 Adding audio files to still images (VOICE) (DSC-S50 only) 1 Set the MODE selector to STILL. 2 Select [FILE], [ REC MODE], and then [V OICE] from t he menu . 3 Record the ima ge . If you press and rele ase the shutte r button, sound is r ecor ded fo r 5 sec onds.
40 Recording uncompressed images (TIFF) This mode si mult a neously r ec or ds s till ima ge s in bot h TIF F fo rma t (uncom pre ssed) an d JPEG for mat (com press ed). 1 Set the MODE selector to STILL. 2 Select [FI L E], [REC MODE], an d t h en [TIF F] fr om the men u.
B B B B V arious record ing 41 Recording images in macro 1 Set the MODE selector to MO VIE or STILL. 2 Pres s F OCUS r epeat edl y until the (auto ma cro) indicator appe ars on the LCD screen . Y ou can reco rd a sub ject as clos e as ab out 1 3/16 i nches (3 c m) f rom the le ns surface w i th the zo om se t all the w a y to the W side.
42 Using the PROGRAM AE function 1 Set the MODE selector to MO VIE or ST ILL. 2 Press PROGRAM AE rep e atedl y to select t h e desired PR OGRAM AE mode . Aper ture pr iority mode Makes the su bjec t s ta nd o ut against an u ncle ar backgr ou nd or makes both the subjec t and the back ground s tand out clea rly .
B B B B V arious record ing 43 Adjusting the exposure (EXPOSURE) 1 Set the MODE selector to MO VIE or STILL. 2 Select [CA MERA] and t hen [EX P OS UR E ] from t he m enu. 3 Select the des ired exposure val ue . Adjust the expos ur e v alue while checki ng the brig htne ss of the backgr ound .
44 Recording t he date and time on the still image (DA TE/TIME) 1 Set the MODE selector to STILL. 2 Select [EFFECT] and then [D A TE / TI M E] f rom th e me nu . 3 Select the date and time setti ng. DA Y & T I M E The da te, hour and m i nu tes are impo sed onto the i m a ge.
B B B B V arious play bac k 45 B V ari ous pl ayback Playing back six images at once (INDEX) 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y . 2 Select [IN DE X ] on the LC D screen . Six i mages ar e di spla yed at on ce (index sc reen ). The following marks a re di spl ayed on each image accord ing to t he image type and settin gs.
46 Enlar ging a part of the still image (Zoom and trimming) 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y . 2 Di spla y th e ima ge to be enlarged. 3 Zoom in/out the image with the zoom button. The zoom scali ng indica tor appe ars on t he LC D scr een. 4 Pres s the co ntro l b utto n rep e atedl y to select t h e desired pa rt o f the image .
B B B B V arious play bac k 47 Rotating a still image (ROT A TE) 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y . 2 Displa y the ima ge to ro ta te. 3 Select [F IL E] an d th en [R O T A T E] fr o m th e men u . 4 Rotate the image cloc k wise or counterc lock wis e , then sel ec t [ RETU R N].
48 Not e The [INTE R V AL] setti ng tim e i s appr oximat e, and may v ary d epe nding on the played ba ck image s ize or oth er f actors. V iewing images on a TV scr een Before c onn ectin g your came ra , b e sure to turn of f the TV . After connect ing A/V conn ecting cab le (DSC-S50) or VIDEO connecting cable (DSC-S30 ), turn on th e TV .
B B B B Editing 49 B Editin g Preventi ng accidental erasure (PROTECT) The - (protect) indicato r appears on prot ected imag es. 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y , then display the image to protect. 2 Se l e c t [F IL E], [P ROTECT], and then [ON] from the menu.
50 Deleting images (DELETE) Y ou can no t delet e pr otec t ed files. 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y , the n displa y the ima ge to de le te . 2 Select [DELETE] and then [OK] fr om the menu. The image is deleted. 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y , then display the INDEX screen.
B B B B Editing 51 Changing the recor ded still image size (RESIZE) 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y an d di spla y the ima ge to resi ze. 2 Sel ect [TOOL ] an d th e n [RESIZE] fr om the me nu.
52 1 Set the MODE selector to PLA Y , then display the INDEX screen. 2 Select [T OOL], [COPY], and then [S E L E C T] f rom th e men u. 3 Select the ima g e to copy . The (selec t) indi cato r ap pear s on the ima ge. 4 Select [ENTER]. “MEMOR Y STICK ACCESS” appears .
B B B B Editing 53 Selecting stil l images to print (PRINT MARK) Y ou can mark a print mark on still images rec orded with y our camer a. This mark is c on venie nt when you hav e images printed a t a shop that con fo rms wi th the DP OF (D igi ta l Pr in t Orde r Forma t) st a ndard .
54 Additional information Precautions Cleaning the L CD screen Wi pe the screen surf ace with a cleaning cloth (not suppli ed) or a LCD cleaning kit (not supp lied) to rem ove fingerprints , dust, etc. Cleaning the camera surface Clean th e came ra surf ace wit h a soft cloth sligh tly moi s tene d wi th w a ter , the n wi pe the surface dry .
Additiona l informatio n 55 • Use onl y the s pecif ied ch arger with the charging fun ction. • T o pr ev ent accident from a short circuit, do not allow metal obj ects to co me into contac t with th e batt ery te rm inals. • K ee p the batter y pack awa y from fire.
56 “Mem ory Stic k”, , “Magic Gate Memory Stic k” and are trademark s of Sony Corpora tion. “M agic Gate ” and are tradem arks of Sony Corpor ation. Using your camera abroad P ower sour ces Y ou can use yo ur camer a in any count ry o r ar ea with t he suppl ied battery char ger within 100 V to 240 V A C , 50/60 Hz.
Additiona l informatio n 57 T r oubleshooting If you e xperience trouble with your camera, f irst check the follo wing items. Should your ca mera st ill no t operat e prop erly af ter you have mad e these ch ecks , consul t you r Son y dealer or local authoriz ed Sony service fac ili ty .
58 The pictur e is too dar k. • Y ou ar e shoo t ing a subj ect wi t h a l i ght so urce behind th e su bject. t Adj us t the exposu re (p age 43) . t Adjust the brightness o f the LCD screen (pag e 35). The flas h d oes no t work . • Th e flash is set t o .
Additiona l informatio n 59 Y o ur c amera can no t play back ima ges. • The M OD E se le c t or is se t t o S T ILL or M O VIE . t Set it to P LA Y (page 21). The im ag e and sound ar e int erfered b y nois e whe n you play back a n imag e on a person al com p uter.
60 Y o ur p ersona l com puter does not reco gni ze yo ur camer a. • The camera is turned of f. t T urn on the camera. • The battery le vel is low . t Use the A C po wer adaptor (p age 12). • The USB cable is not connected firmly . t Disco nnect t he US B cab le, a nd c onn ect i t agai n firmly .
Additiona l informatio n 61 W ar ning and notice m essages V arious m es sages app ear o n th e LCD scree n. Che ck the cor r espon di ng descri pt io ns in the follo wing list. Messag e Meani ng NO MEMOR Y STI CK No “Me mory St ick” has been i nserted .
62 Self-diagnosis display Y our camer a h as a s elf-d iagn osis disp lay . This function di splays th e camera co ndition o n the LCD screen with a c ombination of a lett e r and four di gi ts of number s. If t h is occurs, ch eck the followin g code ch art.
Additiona l informatio n 63 Specifications System Image device 1/2.7 type color CCD Lens 3× zoom lens f = 6.1 – 18.3 mm (39 – 117 mm when conve rted into a 35 mm still c a mera) F = 2.
64 LCD screen indicators A Battery remai ni ng indicator B PROGRAM AE/flash level/flash mode in d ica t or C White balance/EV level/ sharpness indicator D Picture effect indicator E Date/ti me indicat.
Additiona l informatio n 65 A Protect indicator B Print mark indicator C File n ame D Record ing mode indicato r E Image size indicator F Image number G Number of stored images in “ Me mory Stic k ” H Remaining memory capacity indic ator I Recor ding dat e of the pla ybac k image /m e n u bar and guide menu A V OL.
66 Index A A/V OUT ......... ............. ... 48 Adjus ting t he expo sure .... 43 AE (Aut o Expos ure) . ....... 16 Aper t u r e prio rity mo de .... 42 Auto power - off functi on . ... 9 Auto red- eye reduc tion .... 19 B Batt ery pa c k battery li fe .
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