Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product Model DSC-S600 Sony
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2 T o redu ce fire or shoc k hazard , do not e xpose the un it to rain or moisture. If you hav e any questions about this product, you may call: Sony Customer Information Services Center 1-800-222-SONY (7669) The number below is for the FCC related matters only .
3 Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply wi th the limits for a Cla ss B digital device, pursuant to P art 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are de signed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference i n a residential i nstallation.
4 Notes on using yo ur camera T ype s of “Memo ry Stick ” that can be used (not supp lied) The IC recor ding medium used by this camera is a “Memor y Sti ck Du o”. T here a re two types o f “Memory Stick”. “Memo ry Stick Duo” : you can us e a “Memo ry Stick Du o” with yo ur camera.
5 Notes on the LC D screen , LCD fi nder (for mo dels with a n LCD find er) and lens • The LCD screen and the L CD fi nder are manufactured using extremely high-precision technology so over 99.
6 For ful l use of th e digi tal sti ll ca mera Prepare the camera and shoot images easily “Read Thi s First ” (sepa rate volume) 1 Prepare the batteries 2 T urn the camera on/set the clock 3 Inse.
7 T able of cont ents Notes on usi ng yo ur camera ........ ................ ................ ................ .............4 Basic techniq ues f or better images ....... ................ ................. ................ . 10 Focus – Focu sing on a subje ct succe ssfully .
8 Viewing men u ..... ...... ....... ...... .......... ................ ................ ................. ...... 35 (Folder) - (Protect) DPOF (Print) (Slide) (Resiz e) (Rotate) (Divi de) (Setup) Trimming Usin g Setup it ems ....... ................ .
9 Enjo ying your Windows computer ......... ....... ................ ................ ...........5 2 Installing the suppl ied softw are ....... ................ ................ ................ ........ 54 Copy ing images to y our computer ...... ...
10 Enjoying the cam era Basi c tec hni ques f or be tter imag es When you press the shut ter b u tto n halfw ay do wn, the camera ad justs the focus au tomati cally (Auto Focu s).
11 Enj oyi ng the cam era Y ou can create various images by adjustin g the exposure and the ISO se nsitivity . Exposure is the am ount o f lig ht t hat th e cam era w ill re cei ve when you re lease the shutter .
12 The app arent color of the subject is affected by the lighti ng conditions. Exam ple: The co lor of an ima ge affected by light so urces The co lor to nes ar e adju sted au tomati cally in the auto adjustme nt mod e. Howev er , you can adjust col or tones manually w ith [White Bal] (p age 30).
13 Enj oyi ng the cam era Select ing the image size for u se ( t step 4 in “Read T his First ” ) The defau lt sett ings are marked wit h . * Images are recor ded in the s ame 3:2 aspect r a tio as photograph pr inting paper or postcards, etc. ** Both edges of the image may be cut off when printing (page 84).
14 Identi fying pa rts See the pages in pare ntheses for details of oper ation. A POWER bu tton/la mp ( t step 2 in “Read This Fi rst” ) B Shutter button ( t step 5 in “Read This Fi r s t ” ) .
15 Enj oyi ng the cam era K Hook for wrist stra p ( t “Read This Fi rs t ” ) L Batt ery cover ( t ste p 1 in “Read This Fi rs t ” ) M Access lamp ( t step 4 in “R ead Th is Fi rs t ” ) N O.
16 Indica tors on the s creen See the pages in pare ntheses for details of oper ation. When s hootin g sti ll image s When s hoo ting m ovi es A B 1 2 3 4 5 + 1 2 3 4 5 Displ ay Indication Batter y re.
17 Enj oyi ng the cam era C D E Displ ay Indication Image si ze (31, t ste p 4 in “Read T his First” ) FINE STD Image quali ty (31) Recordi ng folder (47) • This does not appear when using the intern al memory .
18 When p layi ng bac k still i mages When pl aying b ack movies A B M 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 Displ ay Indication Batter y remaining ( t step 1 in “R ead This F ir st” ) Recordin g mode (24, 31) Imag.
19 Enj oyi ng the cam era C D E Displ ay Indication PictBridge c onnecting (70) Recordi ng folder (47) • This does not appear when using the intern al memory .
20 Changi ng t he sc reen d isplay Each ti me you press the (Scree n status ) button, the displa y changes as follo ws. • When you set the LCD screen to Of f, the digital zoom does not function (page 43) and [AF Mode] is set to [Single] (page 43).
21 Enj oyi ng the cam era Number of still imag es and re cording tim e of movies The tabl es show the approxim ate number of still images a nd the leng th of time for movie s that can be rec orded on a “ Memory Sti ck Duo” form atted with this camera.
22 When you do no t have a “Memory Stick Duo” (Rec ordin g wit h the in tern al mem ory) The came ra ha s 32 MB of int ernal memor y . This memory is not rem ov able. Eve n whe n ther e is no “Memo ry S tick D uo” in sert ed in the camer a, you can r eco rd ima ges using t h is int ernal memory .
23 Enj oyi ng the cam era Batte r y l ife an d num ber of imag es t hat ca n be record ed/viewed The tab les s ho w t he appr oxima te nu mber o f images that can be recorded/v ie wed a nd t he battery li fe when you shoo t images in [Normal ] mode with ne w batterie s and at an ambi ent te mper atur e of 25° C (77° F).
24 Using th e mode switch Set the mod e switch to the desired func tion. Sti ll image sh ooting mo des : Auto : Auto adjust ment m ode All ows easy sh ootin g with the sett ings ad justed autom atica lly .
25 Enj oyi ng the cam era Scene S electio n For deta ils t step 5 in “Read This F irst” Fo r shooti ng an image appro priat ely accordin g to the sce n e con diti on, a combinat ion of func tions is dete rmined by the ca mera.
26 Using t he menu Using menu it ems 1 T urn o n the power and s et the mode switch. Different items ar e av ailable depending on the position of the mode switch and the (Camera) menu settings. 2 Press MENU to display the men u. 3 Select the desired menu item with b / B on t he co ntrol butt on.
27 For detail s on the operation t page 26 Using the menu Menu ite ms The menu ite ms a vailable vary depending on the mode switch posi tion. Only the available items are displ ayed on the screen . * The operation is limited according to the Scene mode (page 25).
28 For det ails on th e oper ati on t page 26 Shooti ng menu The de faul t sett ings a re mar ked wi th . Select the st ill image ca mera mo de. t page 24, step 5 i n “Read This F i rst” Manually adjusts the exposure. T oward – T oward + • For details on the exposure t page 11 • The compensation value can be set in 1/3EV increments.
29 For detail s on the operation t page 26 Using the menu Y ou can change the focus met hod. Use the menu when it is difficult to get the proper focus in auto f ocus mo de. • AF s tands for Au to Focus. • When you are shooting movie s, [Multi AF] is recommended as the AF works even with a certain amount of vibration.
30 For det ails on th e oper ati on t page 26 z If the sub ject is out of focus When shooting with the subject at the edge of the fr ame (or the s creen), or when using [ Center AF], t he camera may not f ocus on a s ubject at t he edge of t he frame.
31 For detail s on the operation t page 26 Using the menu Selects a lumi nous sensitivity with units of ISO . The larger the num ber , the higher t he sens itivity . • For details on the ISO sensitivity t pa ge 11 • Note that the image tends to become noisier as the ISO sensitivity number increases.
32 For det ails on th e oper ati on t page 26 On the [M ult i Burs t] • Y ou can successi vely play back images shot in the Multi Burst mode using the foll owing procedures : – T o pause/resume: Pr ess z on t he control button. – T o pl ay ba ck fram e-by-fram e: Pr ess b / B i n pause mode.
33 For detail s on the operation t page 26 Using the menu Adjusts the amo unt of flash li ght. • T o change flash mode t step 5 in “Read This First” • Y ou may not be able to set the Flash Le vel depending on the Scene mode (page 25). Allows you to shoot an image with spe cial effects.
34 For det ails on th e oper ati on t page 26 Adjusts the sharpness of the image. See page 42. (Sharp ness ) + ( ) T oward +: Shar pens the image. Normal – ( ) T oward –: Softens the image .
35 For detail s on the operation t page 26 Using the menu Viewin g me nu The defau lt sett ings are marked wit h . Selec ts the fo lde r contai ning th e image you want to play back whe n usin g the camer a with “Memo ry Stick Duo”. 1 Select th e desi red fold er with b / B on the cont rol button.
36 For det ails on th e oper ati on t page 26 Prot ects i mage s aga inst acci dent al erasure . T o protect imag es in s ingl e-ima ge m ode 1 Display the image you want to protect. 2 Press MENU to display the menu. 3 Sel ect - (Protect) with b / B on the control butt on, then press z .
37 For detail s on the operation t page 26 Using the menu T o cancel the protect ion In single -image mode Press z in step 3 or 4 of “T o prot ect images in singl e-image mode . ” In inde x mode 1 Selec t the image for which you wan t to remove protectio n in step 5 of “ T o pr o tec t im ages i n index mo de.
38 For det ails on th e oper ati on t page 26 Image Repeat 1 Select [In terval], [Image] and [Repeat ] with v / V / b / B on the control butt on. 2 Sele ct [S tart] with V / B , then pre ss z . The slid e show starts. T o end the sl ide show , press z , sele ct [Exi t] with B , t hen pr ess z .
39 For detail s on the operation t page 26 Using the menu Rotate s a st ill i mage. 1 Displa y the image to be ro tate d. 2 Press MENU t o display t he menu. 3 Select (Rot ate) with b / B on the control button , then press z . 4 Select [ ] with v , then rotate the image wit h b / B .
40 For det ails on th e oper ati on t page 26 Exam ple: Cutt ing a movie numbered 10 1_0002 This sect ion describe s an example of dividing a m ovie numbered 101_0002 and deleting it in the followin g file configu ration . 1 Cutti ng scen e A. Di vide 101_0002 is di v ided into 101_0004 and 101_0005.
41 For detail s on the operation t page 26 Using the menu 5 Press z at the de sired c utting po int. • Whe n you want to adj ust the cuttin g point, sele ct [ c / C ] (frame rewin d/forward) a nd adjust the cutting poi nt using b / B . • If you want to change the cutting point, select [Cancel].
42 Using the Setup s creen Using S etup items Y ou can ch ange the def ault sett ings usin g the S etup screen . 1 T urn o n the power . 2 Press MENU to display the men u. 3 After pressing B on the control b u tton, go to the (Setup) setting, then press B aga in.
43 For detail s on the operation t page 42 Using the Setup screen Came ra The defau lt sett ings are marked wit h . Selec ts the au to focu s operat ion mo de. • When shooti ng using the finder with t he LCD screen off, the camera operates in the [Single] mode.
44 For det ails on th e oper ati on t page 42 • The maximum zoom scale of smart zoom/precision di gital zoom includes the scale of the optical zoom. • The AF range f inder frame does not appear when usin g the digital zoom. The or indicator flashes, and AF operates with priority on subjects located near the center of the frame.
45 For detail s on the operation t page 42 Using the Setup screen Displa ys the re corded im age on the screen for ap proxima tely two se conds imm ediatel y after sho oting a st ill ima ge. • If you press the shutter button halfway do wn during this period, the recorded image display disappears and you can immediat ely shoot the next image.
46 For det ails on th e oper ati on t page 42 Intern al Memo r y T oo l This item does not ap pea r when a “M emory Stick Duo” is inse rted i n the camer a.
47 For detail s on the operation t page 42 Using the Setup screen Memory Stic k T ool This it em appears only wh en a “Memory Stic k Duo” is in sert ed i n the camera. The defau lt sett ings are marked wit h . Formats the “Memor y Stick Du o”.
48 For det ails on th e oper ati on t page 42 Change s the fold er curr ently us ed for recording images. 1 Select [OK] with v on the control butto n, then press z . The folder s electio n screen appears. 2 Select the desired folde r with b / B , and [OK] with v , then press z .
49 For detail s on the operation t page 42 Using the Setup screen Setup 1 1 The defau lt sett ings are marked wit h . Selects t he sound p roduced when you operate t he camera. Selects the langu age to be used to display the menu items, warnings, and me ssages.
50 For det ails on th e oper ati on t page 42 Setup 2 2 The de faul t sett ings a re mar ked wi th . Selects t he method use d to assig n f ile numbers to i mages. Select s th e USB mo de t o be u sed wh en c onnec ting the c amera to a comput er or a Pic tBrid ge com pliant printe r using th e USB c able.
51 For detail s on the operation t page 42 Using the Setup screen Sets the date and tim e. Cloc k Se t OK Select [OK] with v on the control butto n, and p ress z . Then, perform t he procedure e xplained in “S et the clock” ( t st ep 2 in “Re ad This First” ).
52 Using your computer Enjoy ing yo ur Windo ws compu ter For details on using a Macintosh compu ter , refer t o “Using you r Macin tosh compute r” (pag e 66).
53 Using yo ur compute r The fol lo w in g en vironmen t is recomm ended for a co mputer conn ected to the ca mera . Recomme nded e nvironme nt for copyin g images OS (p re-i nsta lled ): Microsoft Wi.
54 Inst alling the s upplied softwar e Y ou ca n instal l th e su pplied s oftw are usin g the followin g pr ocedur e. • When using Windows 2000/Me, do n ot connect the camera to the computer before installation. • In W i ndows 2000/XP , log on as Administrator .
55 Using yo ur compute r Copyi ng i mages to yo ur computer This sectio n describes the proc ess using a W indows comp uter as an exam ple. Y ou c an copy im ages from the came ra to your com puter as follows.
56 • With W i ndows XP , the AutoPlay wizard appears on the des ktop. “USB Mode M ass Sto rage” ap pears on the screen of the camer a. When a USB c onnec tion is e sta blish ed for the f irst time , your c omput er aut omatica lly runs a progr am to r ecogniz e th e camer a.
57 Using yo ur compute r 3 Click the chec k b o x o f unwanted images to remove the checkmark so they are not copied, then cl ick [Next]. The “Pic ture Na me and Destin ation” scree n appe ars. 4 Select a name and destination for the images, then click [Ne xt].
58 1 Double-clic k [My Computer] t [Remov able Disk] t [DCIM]. • If the “Removable Disk” icon is not displayed, see page 81. 2 Double-clic k the f o lder where the image files y ou want to copy are stored. Then, right-click an ima ge file to display the menu and clic k [Copy].
59 Using yo ur compute r This sectio n describes the procedure for vie wing copi ed imag es in the “M y Documents ” folder . 1 Click [Start] t [My D ocuments]. Th e content s of the “M y Docum ents” fold er are di splaye d. • If you are not using Windo ws XP , double-click [My Documents] on the desktop.
60 The ima ge f iles r ecorded with y our c amera are gro uped as folde r s on the “Memor y Stick Duo”. Examp le: viewing fol ders on Windows XP A Fold er contai ning i mage dat a recorded using a.
61 Using yo ur compute r Viewin g image files stor ed on a comput er with your camera (using a “Me mor y Stick Duo”) This sectio n describes the proc ess using a W indows comp uter as an exam ple.
62 Using th e supplied sof twar e Y ou can use stil l image s and video fr om the camera mo re tha n e ver by ta king ad va ntage of the s oft wa re. This section summarizes the softw are and give s basic instructions. W ith the so ftware you ca n: • Import images shot with t he camera and display them on the monitor.
63 Using yo ur compute r 3 Impor t the images. T o star t impo rting i mages, click the [Impor t] button. By de fault, ima ges are i mported into a folde r crea ted in “My P ict ure s” th at is name d with the date of im porting. • For instructions on changing the “Folder to be imported”, refer to page 65.
64 Hour display screen • T o list images from a particular year or month, click that period on the left of the screen. 3 Displaying i ndividual images On the hour display scr een, double-c lick a thum bnai l to displ ay the image by itsel f in a se parate wind o w .
65 Using yo ur compute r Prepa ring ima ges store d on the computer f or viewing Y ou can view images previously stored on the co mputer w ith the so ftw are. T o vie w them, register the fo lder th at contain s the images as one of t he “V iewed f olde rs”.
66 Using your Macint osh comput er Y ou can copy images t o your computer. • The supplied software is not compatible with Macintosh computers. The follo wing en vironment is recom mended for a comput er conn ected to the camer a. Recomm ended en vironmen t for copy ing image s OS (pre-installed): Ma c OS 9.
67 Using yo ur compute r Perform t he procedu res listed be low beforeha nd when : • Disconnecting the USB cable • Removing a “Memory S tick Duo” • Inserting a “ Memory Stick Duo” into t.
68 Printi ng still images How to print st ill images When yo u print images shot in [16:9(HD TV)] mode, bot h edges may be c ut of f, so be sure to check before p rintin g ( page 84) .
69 Printi ng still ima ges Printin g images di rectly us ing a Pic tBridge compl iant prin ter Even if you do not have a com puter , you can prin t images shot usin g your camera by connec ting the cam era direct ly to a Pict Bridge co mplian t printer.
70 1 Connect the (USB) jack on y our camera and the USB jack on the printe r with the suppl ied USB cable. 2 T urn on yo ur camera and t he prin ter . After t he con nection is ma de, the i ndicator appears . The camer a is set to pl aybac k mode, then an image an d the print me nu appear on the screen.
71 Printi ng still ima ges 2 Select print settings with v / V / b / B . [Index] Select [On] to prin t as a n ind ex i mage. [Siz e] Select th e siz e of the prin ting sheet. [Date] Select [Day&T ime] or [Date] to ins ert the da te and time on ima ges.
72 [Select] Sele cts imag es and pr ints al l the sele cted imag es. Select the image you want to print wi th v / V / b / B , then press z to disp lay the mark. (Repeat th is procedur e to selec t other imag es.) Then, press ME NU. [DPOF image] Prints a ll the im ages with a (Pri nt order) mark r e gardless of the displayed imag e.
73 Printi ng still ima ges Print ing at a sho p Y ou c an take a “ Memory Stic k Duo” containi ng images shot with your cam era to a photo print ing service shop.
74 1 Display the index screen ( t step 6 in “Read This First” ). 2 Press MENU to display the menu. 3 Select DP OF with b / B , then press z . 4 Select [Select] with v / V , then press z . • Y ou cannot add a mark in [All In T his Folder]. 5 Select the i mage you want t o mark with v / V / b / B , then press z .
75 T roubleshoo ting T roubleshoo ting T ro ublesho oting If you experienc e trouble with your camera, try the fol lo wing solution s. Please u nderstand t hat you give your conse nt that the contents o f the in ternal mem ory may be check ed whe n you se nd your cam era to be repaired .
76 The battery remaining indicator is i ncorrect, or sufficient battery remaining indicat or is disp la yed b ut the po wer runs out too quic kly . • This phenomen on occurs when you use the c amera in an extremely hot or cold loc ation (page 94).
77 T roubleshoo ting The screen does not turn on even when the power is turned on. • Turn on the screen (page 20). Y our camera cannot record ima ges.
78 Smart zoom does not funct ion. • Set [Dig ital Zoom] to [Smart] (page 43). • This function can not be used when: – The image size is set to [6 M] or [3:2] . – Shooti ng in Multi Bur st mode. – Shooti ng movies. The flash doe s not w ork. • The flash is set to (No flash) ( t step 5 in “Rea d This F irst” ).
79 T roubleshoo ting Noise appears in the image when you vi ew the screen in a dark place. • The camera is attem pting to increa se the vi sibility of the screen by temporar ily bright ening the image und er condit ions of lo w illumin atio n. There is no ef fect on the recorded image.
80 Y our camera cannot delete an image . • Cancel the pr otectio n (page 37). • Y ou are usi ng the “Mem ory Stick Duo” w ith the write -protect sw itch, and the switch is set to the LOCK pos ition. Set the switc h to the recordin g position (page 90).
81 T roubleshoo ting Y ou do not know if the OS of y o ur computer is compatible w ith the camera. • Check “R ecommended c omputer environment” on p age 53 for Windows, and pag e 66 for Macintos h. Y our computer does not recognize your camera. • T urn on t he cam era ( t st ep 2 in “Re ad Thi s F irst” ).
82 After making a USB connection, the supplied software does not start automatically . • Star t up the “M edia Ch eck T ool” (p age 62) . • Mak e the US B connect ion aft er the compu ter is t urned o n (page 56). The ima ge cannot be pla yed back on a co mputer .
83 T roubleshoo ting Cannot inser t a “Memory Stick Duo”. • Insert it in the correc t direction ( t step 3 in “Read This F irst” ). Cannot record on a “Memory St ick Duo”. • Y ou are using the “Memor y Stick Duo” with the writ e-protect switc h, and the switch is set to the LOC K positi on.
84 The free capacity of the internal memory does not increase even when y ou copy the data st ored in the internal memo ry to a “ Memory Stick Duo”. • The data is not dele ted afte r copying. Execu te the [Forma t] comman d (page 46) to f ormat the inte rnal memo ry a fter c o p ying the d ata.
85 T roubleshoo ting Cannot pri nt images. • Check tha t the camera and the printe r are properly connecte d using the USB cable . • Turn on the printer . F or further information, ref er to the operati ng instructions supp lied with the prin ter .
86 Y our camera does not work. • Use the type of batt eries you can use with th is camera (pag e 92). • The batte ry lev el is low (The E indicat or appears). Inst all ne w batteries or charged Nic kel- Metal Hydr ide batt eries ( t step 1 in “Read This Fi rst ” ).
87 T roubleshoo ting Warning indi cators an d message s If a code st arti ng with a let ter of the alpha bet appear s, your camera has a self - diagno sis display . The last two digit s (indica ted by ss ) wil l d if fer de pend ing on the st ate of the c amera.
88 Format error • For mat the m edia a gain (p ages 46 and 47). Memory Stick locked • Y ou are using the “Memory Stick Duo” with t he writ e-protect switch, and t he swi tch is se t to the LO CK p ositi on. S et the swit ch to t he record ing position (page 90).
89 T roubleshoo ting 640(Fine) is not av ailable • 640(Fine ) size movies can be recorded only using a “Memory Stick PRO Duo”. Insert a “Memory S tick PRO Duo” or set the im age size to a size ot her than [640(Fine)].
90 Others On the “M emor y Stick ” A “Memor y St ick” is a compact, po rta ble IC record ing medium. The types of “Memo ry Stick” that can be used with this camera are li sted in the table belo w . However , pro per operat ion canno t be guar anteed for all “M emory Sti ck” functions.
91 Others • Do not us e or store the “M emory Stick Duo” under the following conditions: – High temperature locations such as the hot interior of a car parked in direct sunlight – Locations .
92 On the b atterie s Batter ies yo u can and cannot u se with your ca mera * NH-AA-2DB twin pack, etc. ** Operating performance cannot be ensured if voltage drops or ot her problems are caused by the natur e of the battery.
93 Others On Nicke l-Metal Hyd ride bat teries • Do not peel off the e xternal seals or damage the ba tteries. Nev er use batteries from which the seals hav e been partia lly or complete ly removed, or bat teries that have been s plit in any way .
94 Precau tio ns x Do not leave the ca m era in the following place s • In an e xtremely hot place In places such as in a car parked in the sun, the camera body m ay become deformed and th is may cause a malfunction. • Under direct sunligh t or near a heater The camera body m ay become discolored or deformed, and this may cause a malfunction.
95 Others Speci f ic ations Camera [Syste m] Image device 7.18 mm (1/2.5 type) color CCD, Prima ry color filter T otal pixel number of camera Approx. 6 183 000 pixels Effecti ve pixel number of camera Approx. 6 003 000 pixels Lens Carl Ze iss V ario- T essar 3× zoom lens f = 5.
96 Index Inde x A A C Adap tor... ........... ............ . 15 t step 1 in “Read This F i rst” Accessories supplied t in “Read T his F irst” AE/AF l ock in dicat or ....... .... 30 t step 5 in “Read This F i rst” AF Illum inator ....... .
97 Index Inde x mode pri nting......... .....69 Index s creen t step 6 in “Read This Fi r st ” Indicator .... ..... ...... see “S creen” Initi alize .. ........... ............ .......49 Instal l .... .... ....... ........... ..........54 Intern al mem ory.
98 Self-t imer t step 5 in “Read This F i rst” Sepia .. .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... .... .... 33 Set the clock t step 2 in “Read This F i rst” Setup .... .... ..... ..... .... ... 34, 41, 42 Came ra .... ..... ....... ..........43 Intern al Memor y T ool .
99 T rademar ks • is a trademark of S ony Corporation. • “Memory S tick”, , “Memory Stick PR O”, , “Memory S tick Duo”, , “Memory Stick PR O Duo”, , “MagicGate”, and are tr ademarks of Sony Corporation.
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