Instruction/ maintenance manual of the product NSC-GC3 Sony
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© 2007 Sony Corporation 3-273-550- 12 (1) Network Sharing Camera Instruction Manual Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly, and retain it for future reference.
2 Owner ’s Re cor d The mo del and serial numbers ar e located on the botto m. Reco rd th e seria l numb er in the space prov ided belo w. Refer to thes e numbers w henever you c all upon yo ur Sony dealer reg arding th is product. Model No. NSC-GC Serial No.
3 [ Notice for the custome rs in the countr ies applying EU D irectives The manufacturer of this product i s Sony Corporation, 1-7-1 Konan Minato-ku Tokyo, 108- 0075 Japan. The Authorized Representative for EMC and product safety is Sony Deutschland GmbH, Hedelfing er Strasse 61, 703 27 Stuttgart, Germany.
4 • Do not aim the camera at the sun or other bright light. It may cause the malfunction of your camera. • Do not use the camera near a location that generates strong radio waves o r emits radiation. The camera may not be able t o record or play back properly.
5 Tabl e of co ntents Read t his f irst ... .... .... .... .... ....... .... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... ..... ...... .... .... .... ..... .... . 2 Notes on usin g your camer a ...... .... .... ..... .... .... .... .... ....... .... .... .... .
6 Getting start ed Checking the accesso ries supp lied • AC Adaptor UPA-AC05 (1)/ Pow er cor d (mai ns le ad) (1) • A/V connecting ca ble (1) • USB cable (1) • Ha nd stra p (1) • CD-R OM “.
7 1 Charging the built-in battery • The ba ttery is built in within the camera. 1 Remove the insulation sheet. 2 Connect the AC Adaptor to the DC IN jack of the camera, making sure the power is off . 3 Plug the power cord (mains lead) to a wall outlet (wall socket).
8 2 Ins erting a “Memory Stick Duo” (not supplied) 1 Open the “M emory Stick Duo ” cover. 2 Insert the “M emory Stick Duo” (not supplied) all th e way in u ntil it clicks.
9 3 Turning the camera on/setting the clock 1 Open the LCD panel to turn the power on. Open and lift the LCD p anel up to a 90 degrees angle from the camera ( 1 ), then rotate it to the desire d angle ( 2 ). You can also turn the power on by pressing POWER button.
10 Shootin g image s easi ly 1 Open the LCD panel to tu rn the power on. You can also turn the power on by pressing POWER. 2 Make sure the (Rec mo de) lamp lights up. 3 Confirm the composition. 4 Start s hooting . • When shoot ing movies, the an gle of view will change from when shooting still images.
11 Usef ul fun ctio ns for shoot ing [ W/T Using the zoom Press T to zoom, pres s W to undo zoom. [ Close-up mode Slid e the F ocus rang e switch t o (Close- up) w hen shoot ing a subject clo se-up. : Normal shooting (Approx. 1.0 m or farther (3 feet 3 3/8 inches or fart her)) : Close-up shooting (Approx.
12 [ Sele cting a came ra mode Press MENU, then select the desire d item in (C amera) mode (pa ge 15). Auto: Allows easy shooting with the settings adjusted aut omatically. Program: Allows you t o shoot with th e exposure adjusted automatically (both the shutter spee d and the aperture value).
13 Viewi ng/Ed iting imag es 1 Open the LCD panel to turn the power on. You can also turn the power on by pressing POWER. 2 Press MODE to set the camera to playback mode. (Play mode) lamp lights up. 3 Plays back m ovies or still images. Movie : Press the Multi- selector to playback a movie.
14 [ To delete images in index mode 1 While an index screen is displaye d, press (Delete) and select [Select] with v / V on the M ult i-sele ctor . 2 Select the images yo u want to del ete with v / V / b / B , then press t h e Multi-selec tor to displ ay the (Del ete) i ndicator on the selecte d image.
15 Changi ng th e sett ings – Menu/S etup 1 Press MENU to display the menu. 2 Select the desired menu item with b / B on the Multi-selector. • In REC mode, / is indicated. You cannot set an item with / indicator in gray. • In PLAY mode, press the Multi-selecto r after setting an item.
16 Enjoyin g your comp uter View ing “ Netw ork S hari ng Camera Ha ndbook” (PDF) For adva nced use of your camera, see “Networ k Sharing Camera Handbook” (PDF). To view “Netw ork Shar ing Cam era Hand book” (PDF), yo u need to install Adobe Reader on your c omputer .
17 • Follow the term s and condi tions of the agree men t set by the w ebsit e on usin g the serv ice. • Termin atio n or changes in serv ice may occur depe nding on ce rtain reas ons of the webs ite operat or, et c.
18 [ Inst alli ng “ Pi cture Mo tion Browser ” You need t o instal l “Pic ture Motio n Browser” to your Window s computer before conn ecting your camera to the computer. The insta llati on is requ ired only for th e firs t time. Conte nts to be inst alled an d proce dures may dif fer dependin g on your OS.
19 [ Operating t he “Pic ture Moti on Bro wser” After you instal l the softwar e, shortcut icons f or “Pictu re Moti on Browser” a nd “Pic ture Mo tion Br ows er Guid e” are created on the desktop. For the basic ope ration o f “Picture M otion Browser”, see “Pi cture Motion Browser Guide”.
20 Discon nect th e USB cable f rom t he camer a and the co mput er. b Not es • Before turning off your camera, disconnect the USB cable following the proper procedures described above. • Disconnect the USB cable using the proper procedures described above.
21 Copyin g and view ing image s on a comp uter 1 Prepar e the camera and a Ma cint osh compu ter, th en connect t he suppli ed USB cabl e. • Perform the sa me procedure as described in step 8 in “Installing “Pict ure Motion Browser”” (page 18).
22 Indicat ors on the scre en Each tim e you press (Screen displa y switch) b utton, th e display ch anges (pag e 11). In shoo ting stan dby When re cordin g mov ies When pl aying ba ck movi es When pl aying ba ck stil l images A 1 2 3 4 +2.0EV 640 30 f 00:00:05 5 3 1 2 +2.
23 B C D E Displ ay Indication Red-eye reduc tion Flas h mode Flas h charg ing Image size FINE ST D Image quality Still i mage shoo ting mode [400] Rema ini ng num ber of recordab le ima ges Menu/Guid e menu • Pressing ME NU switche s the menu/ guide menu on/ off.
24 Battery life and memo ry capac ity Battery life and the available recordin g and pl ayback time The table s show the appro ximat e time (min.) t hat the ima ges can b e re corded/ played back with the bu ilt -in b atter y at f ull capaci ty and at a n ambient temper ature of 25°C (77°F).
25 Number of still images and recordin g time of movies The length of time for movies and the number of still images m ay vary depe nding on the shooting conditions.
26 Trouble shooting If you experienc e trouble wi th your ca mera, try th e fo llowin g sol ution s. 1 Check the items b elow, and refer to “Network Sharing C amera Handbook ” (PDF). 2 Turn the pow er off , and tu rn it o n again a fter abou t one minut e.
27 Vertical streaks appear when you are shooting a very bright subject. • The smear phe nomenon is occurr ing and white, black, red, purple, or other streaks ap pear on the imag e. This phenom enon is not a malf unction. Your camera can not playback images.
28 10 Re-install the USB driver by ta king the follow ing steps. 1 Double- click [My Co mputer]. 2 Right- click [SONYPICTUTIL(E:)](disk drive)*. • The driver letter (such as (E:)) may differ depending on the computer you are using. 3 Click [Op en], doubl e-click [US B Driver] and then doub le-click [set up.
29 Precau tions [ Do not u se/store the ca mera in the following places • In an extremely hot, cold or humid place In places such as in a car parked in the sun, t he camera body may become deformed and this may c aus e a ma lf unc tion.
30 4 Insert a flat-b laded scre w driver, etc., i nto the “Memory S tick Duo” slot and lif t the cover up in the di rection of t he arrow. • Shift the cover while lifti ng it up to avoid the tab. 5 Take the cover off and remove the bat tery with the b ottom surfac e of the camera fa cing down.
31 Spec ificat ions Camera [Syste m] Image device: 7.13 mm (1/2.5 type) CMOS sensor Total pixel number of camera: Approx. 5 040 000 (2 592 × 1 944) pixels Effective pixel number of camera: Approx. 5 040 000 (2 592 × 1 944) pixels (still images), Approx.
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