Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DSC-U50 Sony
Go to page of 92
3-084-891- 11 (1) Digital Sti ll Camera Operating Inst ru ctions Before oper atin g the uni t, pl ease read th is manual t hor oughly, and r etain it for fut ure refe ren ce. 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 Cus tomer Information Serv i ces Center 1-800-222-SONY (7669) The number below is for the FCC re la te d matt ers onl y .
3 CA UTION TO P REVENT EL ECTRIC SHOCK, MA TCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG T O WIDE SLO T , FULL Y I NSER T . A moulded plug complying wi th BS1363 i s fitted to this equipment for your safety and con venience.
4 Before u s in g your camera Tria l rec ord ing Before you rec ord one-time events, you may want to make a trial recor ding to ma ke sure tha t the camera is working correctly .
5 Clean the flash surface before use The heat of f lash emission may cause di rt on the flash surface to become discolored or to stick to the flash su rfac e, re su lting in ins u fficient light emission. Do not get the camera wet When taking pict ures outdoors in t he rain or under simil ar conditions, b e careful not to ge t the camera wet.
6 Table of co ntents Before using you r camera .... ... ........ ......... . 4 How to hold the camera ....... ........ ......... .... 5 Identifyin g the par ts .... ......... ........ ......... .... 8 Preparing batteries ...... ............ ........ .
7 Troubleshoo ting ........ ......... ......... ........ .... 67 Warnings and messages ........... ........... .... 74 Self-dia gn o sis di sp la y — If a co de start ing w it h an alphabe t letter ap pears ........... ........ . 76 Menu items......
8 Ide nt if y in g th e pa rt s See the pages in pare nt heses for details of ope ra tion. 1 2 3 48 6 5 7 Atta ching t he ne ck stra p POWER bu tton POWER lamp Attach ing the lens cap Opening t he len.
9 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 9 8 0 qa A Contro l butto ns Menu on: v / V (15) Menu off: /SCENE ( 24, 28) B MENU button (15) C (Flash charge) lamp (orange) (24) D LCD screen E USB jack (57) F (USB) jack co ver G EX.
10 Preparin g batte ries Acceptable batteries – HR11/45: HR03 (size AAA) Nickel- Metal Hydr id e ba tt eries (2) NH-AAA-DA (2) (supplied) NH-AAA-2DA twin-pack (not su pplied) – R03 (size AA A) al .
11 Getting star te d Charging time This repre sen ts the time requi red to charge fully deplet ed Nic kel-Meta l Hydri de batteries using t he supplied b attery charger in an envi r on me nt where the amb ient temperatu re is 25°C (77°F ) . • It takes about six hours to completely char ge the batteries.
12 Inserti ng the b atteri es , Open t he ba ttery/“Me mory Stick Duo” cove r. Hold the camer a with the batt ery/“ Memory Stick Duo” co ver up, then slide the cover in the di rection of th e arrow 1 while pre ssing OPEN. Th e batter y/“Mem ory St ic k D uo” cover o pens in the di rection of the arrow 2 .
13 Getting star te d Battery remaining indicator (When using 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 Shoo ting m ovies 3) 3) Shooting contin uously at 160×11 2 image size • The remaining indicator will decrease under the following conditions: – The surrounding temper ature is low – The flas.
15 Getting star te d Auto pow er-off fun ction If you do not oper ate th e came ra for abo u t three mi nut es, the ca m era tu rns off aut o m atica lly to pr e vent wear in g dow n th e batterie s. However, the auto p ower-off function will not ope rate when th e camera is con nected to a compu ter wit h the US B cable.
16 , Select the desired da te display format with the control buttons v / V , then press EXEC . Select from [Y / M/ D] (year/mont h/ da y), [M/D/Y ] (m ont h/day/yea r) or [D/M/Y ] (day /mon th/y ear) . The n DA TE&T IME SET scr een appear s on the LCD screen .
17 Shooti ng st ill images Inserting and removing a “Memor y Stick Duo” , Open the ba ttery/“Me mory Stic k Duo” co ver. Hold the cam era with th e battery/ “Memory Stick Duo ” cover up, then slide the cover in the di rectio n of th e arr ow 1 wh ile pres sing OPEN .
18 Setti ng the still ima ge size , Set the mode switch t o , and turn on the pow er, then pr es s MENU. The menu app ear s on the L CD scr een. , Select [ ] with the c ontrol but ton v , then p ress EXEC. Select [SIZE·BURST] with the control bu ttons v / V , the n press EXE C.
19 Shooti ng st ill images Image size You ca n ch oose the ima ge size (num ber of pixels ) accordi ng to the kind of image s you want to sho ot. The larg er yo u make th e image s ize, t he bette r your image, but als o the larger th e amount of data nee de d to preserve you r image.
20 Basic still image shootin g — Using auto adjustmen t mode , Set the mode switch t o , and turn on the pow er. The name of t he folder where the image will be reco rded ap pears o n t he LCD sc r een for approxima tely five seconds. • [FOCUS] is set to [A UTO] at the factory .
21 Shooti ng st ill images , Press t he sh utter but to n fu lly down . A beep sound s. W he n “R ECORD ING ” disap pears fr om th e LCD s cr een, r eco rdi ng is complete. The image will be reco rd e d in the “Memor y Stick Duo, ” and you can shoot th e next imag e.
22 LCD screen display during shooting You can use [DISPLAY] und er [] wi th MENU and the control but tons v / V to turn the display on and off. Th is is useful wh en recordi ng under condi ti ons wh e re it is diff icult to check th e imag e on the LC D screen.
23 Shooti ng st ill images , Select [ON] with the control butt on v , then press EXEC. When yo u press MENU, th e m enu disa ppears and the ( self-t imer) in dicato r appear s on t he LCD s creen . , Center the subject in the LCD screen and press th e shu tter button fully down.
24 Selecting a flash mode , Set the mode switch t o , and press t he co ntrol button v () repeat edly to select a fl ash mode. Each time you press v ( ) , th e indicato r changes as follows. No indic ator (A uto): Based on the lighting condit ions, the c amera w ill de cide if th ere is enou gh light, and will use the flash a ccordingl y.
25 Shooti ng st ill images Crea ting or selecti ng a fol der Your camer a can cr eate mult iple fold ers in a “Memo ry Sti ck Duo. ” Also, y ou can select the fo lder use d to stor e images . When n ot creat ing a new fold er, “101MS DCF” fold er is se lected as the reco r ding fo l der .
26 , Select [OK] with the c ontrol but ton v , then pr ess EXEC . A new folder is crea ted with a number one high er tha n the la rges t n u mber i n the “Memo ry St ic k Duo, ” and the folder becom es t he re co rding folde r. When you pre ss MENU, the men u disappe ar s and the crea ted folde r is disp laye d.
27 Shooti ng st ill images , Select the desired folder with the c ontrol buttons v / V , then press EX EC. • Y ou cannot select the “100MSDCF” folder as a recording folder . • The image is stored in the newly selected folder . Y ou cannot move recorded images to a different folder with this camera.
28 Shooti ng accord ing to scene conditi ons — Scene Sel ect ion When sh ootin g portr aits, lands capes, twilight scenes, t wilight p ortraits, or moving s ubjects, use the mode s below to improv e the qual it y of yo ur image s .
29 Shooti ng st ill images Vivid nature mode This m ode enh ances blue s and gree ns such as the sky , ocean and mountains, le tting you shoot n atural land scapes with vivid, striking colors . • The focus setting changes to [ ]. • The flash cannot be used in this mode.
30 Setti ng t he distance to the subjec t — Focus preset When shoo ting an image using a pre viously set distance to the subject, or whe n shooting a subject th rou gh a net or wind ow gl ass, it is di fficul t to ac hieve a prope r focus using the aut o foc us func tio n.
31 Shooti ng st ill images , Sele ct t he desi red focus setting with the control but tons v / V , then press EXE C . You ca n select from th e followin g distance sett ings : AUTO (No in dicator), 0. 2 m, 0.5 m, 1.0 m, and (infin ity) When yo u press MENU, th e m enu disappea rs and the indica tor is displayed on the LCD screen.
32 , Select [ BURST] or [ BURST] with the control but tons v / V , then press EXEC. The ima ge size use d for bu rst sho o ting is set. Press MENU so that the menu dis appears from t he LCD screen . • For details on the image size, see page 19. , Press th e shu tter button half way d own, the n hol d th e shutter button f ully down.
33 Shooti ng st ill images Adj usting co lor ton es — Whit e Balan ce Wh en t he wh ite ba la nce i s set to Auto , the white ba la nc e func tion works autom aticall y, and the ov erall color ba lance is adjus te d accordi ng to the s h oo ti ng conditions.
34 , Select the desire d mode with the c ontrol buttons v / V , then press EXE C . When you pre ss MENU, the men u disappe ar s and the sele ct ed mode i s disp laye d on the L CD sc reen. To reactivate auto adjustment Select [AUTO] in ste p 3 . • When the flash strobes, the manual s etting is canceled, and the image is recorded in the Auto mode.
35 Enjo ying stil l image s Viewing still images on the LCD screen You c an view image s shot with y our cam era almost immedi ately on the LCD s creen. You can select the fol lo win g two metho ds for view i ng i mages. Single (single-imag e) screen You can view one image at a time, displaye d over the entire scre en .
36 Viewing an index screen (four-image) , Set the mode switch t o , and press M E NU . The menu app ear s on the LCD scr een. , Select [ ] with the con trol but ton v , then p ress EXEC. Select [IND EX] with the con trol but tons v / V , then press EXEC.
37 Enjo ying stil l image s Select ing the fol der and playi ng back imag es — Fo l der , Set the mode switch to , and turn on the po wer, then pres s MENU. The men u appear s on t he LCD s creen. , Select [ ] with the con trol but ton V , then press EXEC.
38 , Select [OK ] with the control but ton v , then pr ess EXEC . When you pre ss MENU, the men u disa ppear s a nd t he sele cted fo ld er is disp laye d.
39 Enjo ying stil l image s Enla rg ing an imag e — Enlarg ed playback You ca n zo om in on an ima ge shot with your came ra to enlarge it to 2. 5 or 5 ti m es the orig inal size . , Set the mode switch t o , and turn on the pow er. Select th e ima ge you want to enlarge with the control but tons v / V .
40 Choosing image s to print — Print (DPOF) mar k You can mark still ima ges shot w ith your camera that you want to ha ve pri nted. Th is functi on is c onv enient wh en you ha ve images pri nt ed a t a sho p or usi ng a printer tha t con forms with the D POF (Dig ital P rint Order Fo rmat) standard.
41 Enjo ying stil l image s , Select [DPOF] with the co ntrol butt on V , then press EXEC. , Select [ON] with the c ontrol but ton v , then pr ess EXE C . When you pre ss MENU, the men u disappea rs and the mark is ma rke d on the display e d image. To unmark th e pr int (DP OF) mark Select [OFF] in step 4 .
42 Connecti ng your camer a t o a PictBridge complian t pr inter If you us e a Pi ctBri dge compli ant print er, you ca n eas i ly pr in t imag es s hot w it h this camera even if you do no t have a comp uter.
43 Enjo ying stil l image s , Select [PRINT] with the control butt ons v / V , th en press EX EC. The message “CONNECT A PRINTER” ap p ears. T o cancel preparations to make t he connection Select [ CANCEL] in step 3 . , Connec t th e camera to th e pri nter .
44 Print ing image s , Complete th e proce dures in step s 1 to 4 on page s 42 and 43, then connect t he cam era to the printer. When the co nnectio n is co mplete d, th e (PictBrid ge) ma rk appe ars on t he scre en. • If a warning message appears on the screen, check the meaning of the m essage on page 75, then select [EXIT] with EXEC.
45 Enjo ying stil l image s , Select [OK] with the control butt on v , then press EXEC. When th e mess age “PRIN TING” disa ppe a rs, pri ntin g is co mp lete d.
46 Sho o tin g m ov i es , Set the mode switch to , and turn on the pow er, then pr es s MENU. The menu app ear s. • Sound cannot be recorded in movies. • When shooti ng a movie, the image m ay look like a si ngle-frame advance . Howe ver , the recorded movie will be normal.
47 Enjoyin g movies , Press t he sh utter but to n fu lly down . “REC ” appe ars on the LCD screen a nd th e camera starts record ing the image. • Recording stops when the “Memory Stick Duo” is full. • The auto focus function can set the focus at any distance from approximately 1.
48 Shoo ting t ime The shootin g ti m e is di ffe re nt, de pen ding on the ca pacity of the “Mem ory Stick D uo” and the image size . Refer to the fo llowing chart wh en yo u choose a “Me m ory Stick Duo.” • The shooting time may vary , depending on the shooting condit ions .
49 Enjoyin g movies Viewin g movi es on the LCD scre en , Set the mode switch to , and turn on the po wer . The las t image in the s electe d record ing fold er (p age 26) appea rs on the L CD screen. , Select th e des ired mo vi e w ith the c ontrol buttons v / V .
50 Deleting i mages , Set the mode switch t o , and turn on the pow er. Press t he co ntrol butto ns v / V to se lect t he image y o u wan t to dele te. , Press M EN U an d select [ ] with the contro l button v , then press EXE C. To delete an imag e in index-image screen Perform step 2 on pag e 36 and switch to index scr ee n.
51 Delet in g images , Select [OK] with the control butt on v , then press EXEC. When th e mess age “MEMORY STICK ACCESS” disapp ears, th e image h as been delete d.
52 , Select [ ] with the control but ton V , then press EXEC. Select [FORMAT] with t he control bu ttons v / V , th e n press EXE C . , Select [OK] with the c ontrol but ton v , then p ress EXEC. When t he messag e “FORMATT ING” disappea rs, the f ormat is co mplete.
53 Enjoying images on you r computer Copying ima ges t o your computer — Fo r Windows users Recommended compu ter environment OS: Microso ft Win dow s 98 , Win dows 98SE, Window s 2000 Professi ona l, Windo ws Mil lennium Editio n, Windo ws XP Home Ed itio n, o r Wi ndo ws X P Professional The above OS must be inst al led at the facto ry.
54 Installing the USB driver When using W in dows XP, you need not inst all th e U S B d r iver. Once the USB dr iver is instal led, y ou need not inst all the US B driver a gain. a Star t up your com pu te r , and inse rt th e supp l i e d CD-R OM into the CD-R OM drive.
55 Enjoying images on you r computer Installing “Image Transfer” You c an use the “Im age T ransfer ” so ftware to copy i mages to yo ur comput er autom atica lly when you connect th e came ra to your c omputer wit h the suppli ed USB cable. a Click [Cyber-sh ot] on the model se le ct io n scr ee n.
56 g Cli ck [Fin is h ] . The “In stall Shiel d Wizard” sc re en close s. If you wish to c ont in ue with the instal lation of “Ima geMixer, ” clic k [ImageMi xer] on t he i nstal li ng m en u screen and then follow the i nstructions that appear on the screen .
57 Enjoying images on you r computer Connecting the camera t o your computer a Inse rt the “Me mo ry St i c k Du o” with th e imag es you want to copy into the camera.
58 P Disconnecting the USB cable from your computer or removing the “Memory Stick Duo” from your camera durin g a USB connection For Windows 2000, Me, or XP users 1 Double-cl ick on the tasktray. 2 Click (Sony D SC), the n c lick [Stop ]. 3 Confir m th e de vi ce on the confi rm ation scre en, then click [ OK].
59 Enjoying images on you r computer Changing “Image Transfer” settings Y ou c an chang e “Im age T ransfer” s ettin gs. Rig ht- clic k th e “Image Tr ansf er ” ic on on the task tray , and se lect [Ope n Settings ]. Th e sett ings you can set ar e as follows: [Basic] , [Copy], a nd [ Delete ].
60 When th e remova ble disk icon is not show n 1 Right-c li ck [My Comp ut er], then cli ck [Properties]. The “S ystem P roper ties” screen app ears . • When using W indo ws 2000, click [ Hardware] after the “System Properties” screen appears.
61 Enjoying images on you r computer Viewing images on your computer — Wind ows 98 /98SE /2000 /Me/X P a Cli ck [S ta r t] t [My Docu ments]. The “M y Doc umen ts” folder c ont ents are dis pl ayed. • This section describes the procedure for viewing images copied i n the “My Document s” folder .
62 Image file storage destinations and file names Image files r ecorded with y our cam era are group ed as fo ld ers in the “Mem ory Sti ck Duo.” Exampl e: For Wi ndows XP users Folde r conta inin.
63 Enjoying images on you r computer Viewing ima ges from your computer with this camera When you wa nt to vi ew an image fi le using this camer a th at has been copied to your compu ter and has be e n deleted from the “Memory Stick Du o,” co py the i mage fil e back to the “Memor y Stick Du o” from you r comput er firs t.
64 Copying ima ges to your comput er — For Macint osh user s Recomme nded compu ter environm ent 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 following models, update your OS to M ac O S 9.
65 Enjoying images on you r computer a Installing the USB driver 1 Turn o n your c omputer, and se t the sup pli ed CD -R OM in to the C D-RO M drive. The mo del select ion scre en appea rs. 2 Click [ C yber - s h ot] o n th e mode l sele ctio n scre en.
66 Creating a Vi de o CD using “Ima geM ixer” You ca n crea te a Video CD usin g “ImageM ixer Ver.1.5 for Sony .” You can play ba ck c rea t ed Video CDs on a Video CD-compatible DVD player, or on a compu ter usin g V id eo C D app li cati on software.
67 Trouble shooting Troubl eshootin g If yo u experi ence tr ouble wi th your camera, try the following solutions. 1 First check t he items o n the tab les be low. If code “C : ss : ss ” is displayed on the LCD screen, the self- diag nosis dis play f unction is working (page 76).
68 Shooting still images/movies Y ou canno t turn on the camera. • Th e batter ie s are not inst alle d co rrectly. • The batteries are discharged . • The batteries are dead (p age 83). p Inst al l th e b at teries correc tly (page 12). p Replace them with charged bat teries (p age 10).
69 Trouble shooting Viewing images Y o u r camer a can no t re co rd ima ges. • N o “Memory Stic k Duo” is ins erted. • The capacity of the “M emor y Stic k Duo” is insu fficien t. • You are using a “Me mory S tic k Duo” wit h a write -protec t switch , and the s witc h is set to LOC K.
70 Deleting images Computers Y our camera cannot perf orm enl arged pla ybac k. • En larged pla yba ck is not a va ila bl e for files created or proces sed usin g other d evices. — Y ou canno t disp lay a pr int (DPOF ) mark. • Yo u cannot d isplay p rint (DPO F) marks on movies.
71 Trouble shooting Y our compu ter doe s not recogniz e your c amera. • Yo u are not using the supp lied USB cable . • The USB cable is not conn ecte d f irml y.
72 “Memory Stick Duo” The im age is d isplayed upside down . • The image rec orded in mirro r mode may b e display ed inverted by 180 de grees, depe nding on the software you us e. p To mod ify th e inver ted ima ge, u se the rotate tool o f th e softw are you use.
73 Trouble shooting PictBridge complian t printer Others Symptom Cause Solu tion Y o u cann ot conn ect your camera to the printe r . • The prin ter is not P ic tBridge com plia nt. • The printer is not r ea dy to be connected. • Yo ur camera is not conn ected to t he printe r correctly .
74 Warnings and messag es The followi ng messages ap pea r on t he LCD screen. Message Meani n g/Corrective Act ion NO MEM OR Y STICK • Insert a “Memory Stic k Duo” (p ag e 17). SYSTEM ERROR • Turn the p ower off and on again (page 14). MEMORY STICK ERROR • The inse rted “Mem ory Stick Duo” canno t be us ed in y our camera (page 82).
75 Trouble shooting ENLARGED PLA YBA CK ERROR • You are attempt ing to perform enlar ge d pla yback for a file creat ed using othe r devic e s. • Enlarged playbac k is not available for im age s proc e sse d usi ng a computer . • An error occur red while your cam era was p erforming e nlarged p layback.
76 Self-diagnosis display — If a code start ing with an al phabet let ter appe ars Your cam er a has a self-diagnosi s displa y. This func tion displa ys the camera c o ndit ion on the LCD scre en wi th a comb in a tion of a letter and four numerica l digits.
77 Addition al information Menu ite ms Menu it em s that c an b e modi fied differ depend in g on th e position of the mo de switch. The LC D scre en shows only th e item s you can ope rate at the m oment.
78 When the mo de switch i s set to or (when [ ] is s elected in th e menu sett ings) When the mo de switch i s set to (when [ ] is sel ected in the men u settings) When the mo de switch i s set to (when [ ] is s elected in th e menu settings) * Y ou can also select this it em when the camer a is connected to a PictBridge compliant printer .
79 Addition al information When [ ] is selected in th e menu setti ngs during a c onnection with a PictBridge comp liant printer The followin g menus are ava ilable no ma tter what position the mode sw itch is in.
80 Precaut ions Do not leave the camera in the following p l aces • In ex tr em ely hot pl ac e, 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. • Und er di rect su n light or ne ar a heater .
81 Addition al information How to prevent moisture condensation When br ingin g the ca mera from a c old place t o a war m place, seal t he camera in a plas ti c bag an d al low it to ad apt to condit ions at th e new location over a p eriod of time (ab out an hour).
82 On “Mem ory Stic k” “Memor y Stick” is a new compact , portable IC record ing medi um with a data ca pacity that exc ee ds the capac it y of a flopp y di s k . The typ es of “Memo ry Stick” that can be use d with th is ca mera are li sted in the tab le below .
83 Addition al information Notes on using a Memory Stick Duo adaptor (su pplied) • When using a “Memor y Stick Duo” wi th a “Memo ry Stick” c ompli ant device, be sure to insert the “M emory Stick Duo” into a Memory Stick Duo adaptor .
84 On the batte ry charger • Do no t ch arge an y ot her bat teries ex cept Sony Nic kel-Met al Hydr ide bat teries in the battery c ha rge r supplied with yo ur camera .
85 Addition al information Specifi cation s x Camera [System] Image device 6.72 mm ( 1/2.7 typ e) color CC D Primary color filter T otal pix els number of camera Approx. 2 112 000 pixels Effect i ve pixel s nu mber of ca mera Approx. 2 020 000 pixels Lens Single foc al lens f = 5.
86 LCD screen displays When shooting st ill images A Image size indicator (18, 31) B Battery remain ing indicator (13) C Flash mode indicat or (24) / Red-e y e re duc t ion indicat or (24) D Focus pre.
87 Addition al information When playing back still im ages A Image size indicator (18, 31) B Print (DPOF) mark indi cator (40) C PictBridge connecting indicator (43) D Enlar ged pla ybac k/enlar gemen.
88 Index A Access lam p .......... ....... ....... ....... ......... ...... ....... 17 AE/AF l ock indic ator ......... ....... ......... ...... ....... 20 Auto Fo cu s ........ .. ....... ...... ....... ... ...... ....... .. ....... 20 Auto po wer-of f func t ion .
89 Inde x R Red-eye r eduction .... ....... .. ....... ....... .. ....... ...24, 28 RESET b utto n ..... ....... ....... ......... ....... ....... ...67, 76 S SCENE ...... ......... ....... ....... ....... ....... ...... ......... ...29 Scene S election (SCENE) .
.
.
Sony Corporation Printed in Japan Printed on 10 0% recycled paper using VOC (Vol at ile Organic Compound)-f ree vegetable oil based ink. Additiona l informa tion on this produ ct and a nswers to fr equently asked que stions can be found at our Cust omer Su pport W ebsite.
An important point after buying a device Sony DSC-U50 (or even before the purchase) is to read its user manual. We should do this for several simple reasons:
If you have not bought Sony DSC-U50 yet, this is a good time to familiarize yourself with the basic data on the product. First of all view first pages of the manual, you can find above. You should find there the most important technical data Sony DSC-U50 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Sony DSC-U50 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Sony DSC-U50 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Sony DSC-U50, but have not read the manual yet, you should do it for the reasons described above. You will learn then if you properly used the available features, and whether you have not made any mistakes, which can shorten the lifetime Sony DSC-U50.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Sony DSC-U50. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Sony DSC-U50 along with tips on how to solve them. Even if you fail to solve the problem, the manual will show you a further procedure – contact to the customer service center or the nearest service center
