Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product FD87 Sony
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SONY MAVICA DIGITAL CAMERA BASICS.
Why Digital?: • Immediate feedback/delete • Email, webpage, powerpoint, word • Family digital albums on cd maybe • Print out any size you want on glossy paper.
Digital cameras in general need • power • a medium to store pictures--memory stick, floppy • means of getting pictures from camera into computer—wire or disk.
ALMS Checkout—Overnight 1. Library’s Sony Mavica FD87 2. Rutledge’s Sony Mavica FD88 3. Richardson’S Sony Mavica FD88 ANDREW LEWIS chose Sony MAVICA because the floppy disk eliminates the need.
Personally, You can buy the FD70’s, 80’s and 90’s on Ebay The newer MAVICAs are CD’s. Same principle--no wires. MVCCD300 for $799.99 after $200 rebate and price break at Office Max in May 12’s Roanoke Times.
Fronts of the Mavicas Front of the 87.
Front of the 88.
Front of the 90.
Back of 87.
Back of 88.
Back of 90.
To get started you must have a 2HD, 1.44 mb 3.5 floppy disk and charged infolithium battery.
Number of pictures on floppy In standard mode (640)– about 30 pictures Battery life— 1 hour more or less. Check display Time required to charge battery – 2 to 3 hours more or less.
Taking the picture 1. Insert the disk. Don’t force it. If it won’t go, turn it over and try again. 2. Remove lens cap 3. Turn on power 4. Set slide to “STILL” 5. Push control button in a southerly direction to get rid of mess at bottom of screen 6.
6. Press the flash, focus (picture effect), and program buttons enough times to rid the screen of any icons those buttons might produce. 7. On the 88 and 90 check the left side of the camera in ready-to- take-picture position. The focus button should be set on “auto” 8.
11. With steady hands, hold the shutter halfway down until the green light quits flashing and the beeper sounds. At this point the camera has completed all its automatic adjustments. 12. Finish depressing the shutter. Do not bang the camera around until it has finished its business.
Viewing the Picture The 87 and 90 allow you to immediately view the last picture taken by pressing the control button to the west. Here you see the picture and are given the opportunity to delete it b.
Viewing Pictures/Movies In “play” mode, press the control button in a northerly direction to activate the menu bar. “index” will be selected. You can see up to six thumbnails at a time. Move the control button in a direction “yellow” a still.
If you still have room on your disk (hit display if need be), slide to “still” and keep on taking pict ures. If you want to do a short movie, slide to “movie”.
Viewing the pictures at the computer 1. Insert floppy disk in the A: drive of the computer. 2. Open up “My Computer”, then “A:drive”. 3. The pictures have names that start with MVC and end in “.jpg”. Click one open. 4. The picture will open up in some kind of photoeditor or web browser or media viewer.
Emailing a picture 1. Open up your email program. 2. Compose or new message. 3. Attachment. File. Find the “a:” drive. 4. Click on your picture. (You can rename the picture by right clicking its icon when unopened and choosing “rename”.) 5. Check your message screen to make sure the file was attached.
Using a picture in WORD or POWERPOINT •Insert disk with pictures into A: drive •Open a blank document in WORD or slide in a PPT presentation. •On toolbar, choose “Insert”, “picture”, “from file” •Choose your picture from the A: drive and insert it.
For more Mavica information, see http://salem.k12.va.us/staff/sfra nklin/sony_mavica_tutorials.htm.
An important point after buying a device Sony FD87 (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 FD87 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 FD87 - thus you can check whether the hardware meets your expectations. When delving into next pages of the user manual, Sony FD87 you will learn all the available features of the product, as well as information on its operation. The information that you get Sony FD87 will certainly help you make a decision on the purchase.
If you already are a holder of Sony FD87, 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 FD87.
However, one of the most important roles played by the user manual is to help in solving problems with Sony FD87. Almost always you will find there Troubleshooting, which are the most frequently occurring failures and malfunctions of the device Sony FD87 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
