Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product DSC-U60 Sony
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3-078-724- 11 (1) Digital Sti ll Camera Operating Inst ru ctions Before op erati ng the unit, pl eas e re ad this manual and the separate sheet “Waterproof specifications” tho roughly, and retain i t for future refer ence. Owner’s Record The mode l an d serial nu mbers ar e lo cated on the bottom.
2 On the battery charger 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 Notes on waterpr oof per formance • This camera conforms to IEC6052 9 IPX6* and IPX7**, and can be used in places e xposed to splashing water o r underwater up to depths of 1.
5 LCD screen, LCD fin der (only models.
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 ........ ......... ......... ........ .... 61 Warnings and messages ........... ........... .... 68 Self-dia gn o sis di sp la y — If a code starti ng with an al phabet letter appears ........ ......... ......... ........ . 70 Menu items.
8 Ide nt if y in g th e pa rts See the pages in pa re nt hese s for de ta ils of ope ra tion..
9 qs 8 7 6 2 1 4 3 9 qa 0 5 A LCD screen B PO WER lam p (15) C POWER butt on (15 ) D MENU button (16) E Mode swi tch : T o view images (36) : T o shoo t s til l imag e s (22 ) T o shoot five images co.
10 Preparin g batte ries Use the follo win g batterie s in this ca mera. Acceptable batteries HR11/45: HR03 (size AAA) Nickel-Metal Hydride batt er ies (2) – NH-AAA-D A (2 ) (supplied) – NH-AAA-2D.
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 , Sli d e the lo ck swit ch and the OPEN button in t he direction of the ar ro w and ope n the wate rp roof co ver. The w aterproof c over op ens toward you. • Before opening t he wa terproof cover, be sure to rins e off any s and a nd comp letely wipe away any water that ma y be pres en t on th e camer a body .
13 Getting star te d , Close the inne r cover an d slid e it in the direc tion of the arrow to lock it. Clos e th e inner cov er w h ile holdi ng t he batteri es in. Make sure the cover is cl ose d securely. To remove the batteries Perform st eps 1 and 2 and re m ove the batterie s.
14 Battery remaining indicator (When using Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries) As the b attery po wer decre ases wi th use, th e battery re m ainin g in dic a tor displ a ys the amoun t of po w er re m ai ni ng usi ng the following sym bo ls. • If the LCD screen displa y is off, set [DIS PLA Y ] in [ ] to [ON] .
15 Getting star te d Usin g your cam era abroad Power sources You ca n use your cam era in any count ry or region with t he suppl ied batter y ch arger within 100 V to 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz. Use a commerc ially availabl e AC plug adaptor [a] , if necessary, depending o n the design o f the wall outle t (wall socket ) [b] .
16 How to use t he buttons To chan ge the curr ent setti ngs of the camera , bring up the menu, and use the control but to ns to make the cha nge s. For each item, press MENU to display the menu and pre ss the con tro l bu tt ons v / V to select the de sired value, the n press EXEC to make the set ti ng.
17 Getting star te d , Set t he num eric value with the control bu ttons v / V , the n press EX EC. The it em to be set is in d icat e d wit h v / V . Afte r en te ring th e numb e r, v / V moves to the next ite m. Repea t this step until all of the items ar e set.
18 Inserting and removing a “Memor y St ick” , Sli d e the lo ck swit ch and the OPEN button in t he direction of the ar ro w and ope n the wate rp roof co ver.
19 Shooti ng st ill images , Close the inne r cover an d slid e it in the direc tion of the arrow to lock it. Make sure th e cover is clos e d secure ly . T o remo ve a “Memory Stick” Perform st eps 1 and 2 , an d push t he “Mem ory Stick” to pop it o ut.
20 Setti ng the still ima ge size , Set the mode switch to , and turn on the pow er, then pr es s MENU. The menu app ear s on the LCD scr een. , Select [ ] with the contro l but ton v , then p ress EXEC. Select [SIZE·BURST] with the control bu ttons v / V , the n press EXE C.
21 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.
22 Basic still image shootin g — Using auto adjustmen t mode , Set the mode switch to , 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 .
23 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 “M emory Stick,” an d you can sho ot the next image.
24 LCD screen display during shooting You can use [DISPLAY] und er [ ] w i 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.
25 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-tim er) in dicato r appear s on t he LCD s creen . • When placing the cam era in a standing position, make sure the LCD screen is level.
26 • Y ou cannot use the flash in the Burst mode. • If the menu is curren tly displayed, press MENU first so that the menu disap pe ars. • The recommended s hooting distance using t he flash is approximately 0.5 m to 1.9 m (1 foot 7 3/4 inches to 6 f eet 2 3/4 inches).
27 Shooti ng st ill images Creating a new folder , Set the mode switc h to , then press M E N U. The men u appear s on t he LCD s creen. • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode switch is set to . , Select [ ] with th e con trol but ton V , then press EXEC.
28 Selecting the recording folder , Set the mode switch to , then p res s MENU. The menu app ear s on the LCD scr een. • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode swit ch is set to . , Select [ ] with the con trol but ton V , then pr ess EXE C .
29 Shooti ng st ill images , Select [OK] with the control butt on v , then press EXEC. When yo u press MENU, th e m enu disap p ear s an d the selec ted folder is disp laye d. To cancel chan ging the recording fold er Select [ CANCEL] in step 4 . 4 OK CANCEL CHANGE REC.
30 Shooti ng accord ing to scene conditi ons — Scene Sel ect ion When shoo t ing und er w at er, movi ng subjects, port raits, peopl e a t night , night scenes, or landscapes, use the mode s below to impr ove the quality o f your i mages.
31 Shooti ng st ill images Twilight mod e This mod e lets you shoot nigh t scenes at far distan ce s with out losi ng t he dark atmosphe re of the surroundings. • Note that as shutter speeds decrease, shaking increase s. • The focus setting changes to [ ].
32 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.
33 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, an d ( infi nity) When yo u press MENU, th e m enu disappea rs and the indica tor is displayed on the LCD screen.
34 , Select [BU RST] with th e control bu tton V , t hen p ress EXEC. Press MENU so that the menu dis appears from t he LCD sc reen. , Press th e shu tter button half way d own, the n hol d th e shutter button f ully down. Up to five images are re co rded as lon g as you hold dow n the shutter but to n.
35 Shooti ng st ill images , Set th e mode s witch to , and press M E N U. The men u appear s on t he LCD s creen. • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode switch is set to . , Select [ ] with the control but ton v , then pr ess EXE C .
36 Viewing still images on the LCD screen You can view im ages shot w ith you r camera almos t immedi ately on the LC D screen . You ca n sel ec t t he foll ow i ng t w o me t hod s for vi ewing i mages. Single (single-image) screen You ca n vi ew one im a ge at a time , disp laye d ov er the enti re scre en.
37 View in g stil l images Viewing an index screen (four-image) , Set the mode switch to , and press M E N U. The men u appear s on t he LCD s creen. , Sele ct [ ] wi th the contro l button v , then pre ss EXEC. Select [ INDEX] with the c ontrol buttons v / V , then press EXEC.
38 Select i ng the folder an d pl aying back imag es — Folder , Set the mode switch to , then p res s MENU. The menu app ear s on the LCD scr een. , Select [ ] with the con trol but ton V , then pr ess EXE C . Select [CHANGE FOLD ER] with the control buttons v / V , then p ress EX EC.
39 View in g stil l images , Select [OK] with the control butt on v , then press EXEC. When yo u press MENU, th e m enu disap p ear s an d the selec ted folder is disp laye d.
40 Enlar ging an imag e — Enlarg ed playb ack You ca n zo om in on an ima ge shot with your ca mera to en large it to 2.5 or 5 times the orig inal size . , Set the mode switch to , and select th e ima ge you want to enlarge with the contr ol but tons v / V .
41 View in g stil l images Choosing i mage s to print — Print (DPOF) mar k You can mar k still im ages shot wi th your camera that y ou want to have printe d. Thi s functi on is c onvenie nt when you have images print ed at a shop or using a prin ter that co nforms with t he DPOF (Digi tal Prin t Order Fo rmat) sta ndard.
42 , Select [DP OF] with th e con trol but ton V , then press EXEC. , Select [ON] with the c ontrol but ton v , then p ress EXEC. When y ou press MENU, t he menu disappea r s an d the mark is mar ke d on the di s playe d image . To unmark t he pr int (DP OF) mark Select [OFF] in step 4 .
43 Enjoyin g movies Shooti ng movi es , Set the mode switch to , and turn on the po wer . • Sound cannot be recorded in movies. , Press t he sh utter button full y down . “REC” a ppears o n the LC D screen an d the camera starts r ecordi ng the imag e.
44 Shoo ting t ime The shootin g ti m e is di ffe re nt, de pen ding on the ca pacity of the “M e mory St ic k. ” Refer to the fol lo w in g chart when you choose a “Me mo ry Stic k. ” • The maximu m shoot ing time is 15 secon ds per recording.
45 Enjoyin g movies , Press EX EC. The mo vie is pl ayed b ac k. To stop playb ack Press EXEC. Indicators while v iewing movies Indica to rs on the LCD scre en are not record ed. Y ou c an use [DISPLAY] un der [ ] with ME NU a nd th e control button s v / V to turn the displa y on and off (pa ge 2 4).
46 Deleting i mages , Set the mode switch to , a nd 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 37 and switch to index scr ee n.
47 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. To cancel dele t ing Select [ CANCEL] in step 4 . 4 CANCEL OK DELETE EXEC Formattin g a “Me mory Stick” , Inse rt the “Memor y Stic k” you want to format into the camera.
48 , 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 . • The term “formattin g” means preparing a “Memory Stick” to re cord ima ge s ; this process is also called “initialization.
49 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.
50 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.
51 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.
52 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 .
53 Enjoying images on you r computer Connecting the camera t o your computer a Inser t th e “Memo ry S tick” with the imag es you wa nt to copy into the c amera, th en cl ose the inner cover .
54 P Disconnecting the USB cable from your computer or removing the “Memory Stick” from your camera during USB connection For Windows 2000, Me, or XP users 1 Double-cl ick on the tasktr ay. 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].
55 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 ].
56 — Windows XP Copying imag es us ing the Windows XP AutoPla y Wiz ard a Make a US B connect ion (page 53). Click [ Copy pictur es to a f older on my computer using Microsoft Scanne r a nd Camera Wizar d], then c lic k [OK]. The “Sca nn er and Ca mer a W izard” screen ap p ears.
57 Enjoying images on you r computer Image file storage destinations and file names Image fil es re co rded with you r ca m era are group ed as fol d er s in the “M emor y Stick .
58 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 (v10.0/v10. 1/v10.2) 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.
59 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.
60 Creating a Vi de o CD using “ImageMi xer” 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.
61 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 70).
62 Shooting still images/movies Y ou canno t turn on the camera. • The ba tt eries ar e not instal le d corre c tly. • Th e batteries are discharged . • The batteries are dead (page 78). p Inst al l th e b at teries correc tly (page 12). p Replace them with charged bat teries (p age 10).
63 Trouble shooting Viewing images Y o u r camer a can no t re co rd ima ges. • No “Memor y Stick” i s inser ted. • T he capacity of the “M em ory St ic k” is insu fficien t. • T he write-p rotect s witch on the “Me mory St ick” is set to the LO C K position .
64 Deleting images Computers Y our camera cannot perf orm enl arged pla ybac k. • Enlarged pla yba ck is not a va ila ble for file s created or proces sed usin g other d evices. — Y ou canno t disp lay a pr int (DPOF) ma rk. • Yo u cannot displa y print (DPOF) marks on movies.
65 Trouble shooting Y our compu ter doe s not recogniz e your c amera. • You are not usi ng the supplie d US B cab le. • T he USB cable is not conn ecte d f irml y.
66 “Memory Stick” The ima ge is in t errup te d by noise whe n you view a movie on a comp uter . • You are playing back the movie d ire ctly from the “Me mory St ick.” p Copy the mov ie to the hard disk of your computer and then play back the movie from the hard di sk (pages 5 4, 55 and 59).
67 Trouble shooting Others Symptom Cause Solu tion Y our came ra does not w ork. • The battery le ve l is low. (The E indica tor appears.) • The USB cable i s connect ed. p Charge the bat te rie s (page 10). p Disconnect the USB c able (page s 54 and 59).
68 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 • Ins ert a “ Memory Stick” (page 18) . SYSTEM ERROR • T urn the p ower off and on again (page 15 ). MEMORY STICK ERROR • T he inse rted “M emory Stic k” canno t be us ed in y our camer a (page 76).
69 Trouble shooting ENLARGED PLA YBA CK ERROR • You are atte mpt ing to perform e nla r ge d pla yba c k fo r a file created using ot he r devic e s. • Enla r ge d pla yba c k is not available for im ages processed usi ng a computer . • An e rror occur red while your cam era was p erforming e nlarged p layback.
70 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.
71 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion 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. Fa ctory settings are indi cated wi t h x .
72 When the mo de switch i s set to or (when [ ] is select ed in the me nu settings) When the mo de switch i s set to (when [ ] is selected in t he menu set tings) When the mo de switch i s set to (when [ ] is select ed in the menu s ettings) Item Se tting Descriptio n FORMAT OK / CANCEL Formats the “Mem or y Stic k.
73 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion The following men us are available no matter what position th e mode switch is in. When [ ] is sel ected in the menu settings When [ ] is sele cted in the menu settings Item Set ting Descripti on LCD LIGHT x ON / OFF S e lect s the br ight ne ss of the LCD sc r een.
74 Precaut ions Do not leave the camera in the following p l aces • In ex tr em ely hot plac 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. • Under direct sunligh t or near a hea ter.
75 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion 2 Wipe the camer a. • W ipe away the w ater on the camera using a clean, dry , soft cloth, then leav e the camer a in the shade to dry . • W a ter that is not comp letely wipe d away may seep out later , so place the camera on a soft cloth.
76 On internal rechargeable button b attery This cam er a ha s an intern a l recharg eable button ba tt ery for maint ai ning the da te and time an d other se ttings reg ardless of whet he r the pow e r is on or off. This rechar g eable butt o n ba tt ery is continua lly charg ed as long as you are using the came ra.
77 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion • Do not remove the “Memory Stick” while reading or writing data. • Data may be corrup ted in the following cases.
78 On Nicke l- Metal Hy dr id e batter ies Effective use of the b attery • Battery perform ance d ecreases in low- tempera ture sur roundings, a nd the ba ttery life is shorte ne d und er such circumst ances.
79 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion On th e ba tt ery cha r ger • Do not ch arge an y ot her bat teries ex cept Sony N i ckel-M etal Hy d ride ba tterie s in the b attery cha rger suppl ied with your camera . If you try to char ge any other type of ba ttery (e.
80 Inspecting the O -ring and the O-ring ma ting surface Inspect the O -rin g an d the O-ring matin g surface in a loc ation th at is fr ee from san d, dust or mo isture. a Before opening the waterproof cov er , rins e off an y sand and completely wipe away a ny water that may be present on the came ra body .
81 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion Removing/Setting the O-ring When re moving the O-ring for repl acement , cleani ng or i nspecti on, ta ke care for t he followi ng po ints. If there is mud on the O-rin g, or if the camera ha s been in seawat er, be sur e to remove t he O-ring to clean an d inspect it.
82 Specifi cation s x Camera [System] Image device 6.72 mm ( 1/2.7 type ) color CCD Primary color fi lter T otal pixel s nu mber of came r a Approx. 2 112 000 pixels Effect ive pi xel s num ber of ca mera Approx. 2 020 000 pixels Lens Single focal l ens f = 5.
83 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion LCD screen displays When shooting still images A Image size indicator (20, 33 ) B Battery rem a ini ng indicator (14) C Flash mode ind ic ator (25) / Red-ey e reduc tio.
84 When playing back still imag es A Image size indicator (20, 33) B Print (DPOF) mark indicato r ( 41) C Enlar ged pla ybac k/Enlar gement level indicator (40) D Folder -file name (57) E Playback f o.
85 Inde x Index A Access lam p ...... ....... ....... ......... ....... ...... ......... ...19 AE/AF lo ck ind ica tor ......... ....... ....... ....... .. .......2 2 Auto adjus tment mode ....... ....... ....... .. ....... .......2 2 Auto Fo cu s ...
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