Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto Cybershot DSC-P72 del fabbricante Sony
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3-080-877- 12 (1) Digital Sti ll Camera Operating Inst ructi ons Befor e o per atin g th e uni t, plea se r ead t hi s manu al t hor oug hly, and retain i t for f uture re ference. Owner’s Record The mode l and ser ial numb ers ar e locat ed on the bottom.
2 T o prevent fire or shock hazard, do not e xpose the un it to rain or moisture. If you have any questions about this product, you ma y call : Sony Custome r Informat ion Servic es Center 1-800-222-SONY (7669) The number below is for the FCC related matt ers on ly .
3 Note: This equip ment has bee n tested and fo und to comply wi th the limit s for a Class B digital device, pursuan t to Part 15 of the FCC Rule s. Thes e limi ts are de signe d to provide reasonabl e protection aga inst harmful inter fere nce in a r esidentia l insta llat ion.
4 For the Cus tomers in the U .S.A. and Canada THIS CLASS B DIGI T AL DEVICE COMPLIES WITH P AR T 15 OF THE FCC R UL ES AND THE CANADI AN ICES-003 OPERA TION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TW O C ONDITIO.
5 Before usin g your camera Tri al re cord ing Befor e you record one-ti me events, you may want to make a trial recor ding to make sur e that t he came ra is w orkin g cor rectly .
6 The pow er zoom lens (f or the DSC- P72 only) This came ra is equipped w ith power zoom lens. Be care ful not to bump th e lens, and be careful not to apply for ce to it. The flash Do not allo w the flash emi tter to become d irty , as this ma y cause th e flash e mitte r to beco me hotter than normal a nd res ult in m alfunc tion.
7 Trademarks • “Memory Stic k,” , and “Magic Gate Memory Stick” are t rademarks of Sony Corp orat ion . • “Mem ory Stic k Duo” and are tr adem ar ks of Sony Corp orat ion . • “Mem ory Stic k PRO ” and are tr adem ark s of Sony Corp orat ion .
8 Table of co ntents Before using you r camera ....... ........... ....... 5 Identifyin g the parts ....... ............ ............. 10 Preparing batteries ......... ............ ............. 14 Charging t h e bat teries .......... ........... ....
9 Enlargi ng an image – Playba ck zoom........... ...... ..... .......6 2 Recor ding an enl arged image – Trimmin g .......... ............ ...... ..... .... 63 Playi ng bac k succe ssive im ages – Slide sh ow......... ............ ...... ......
10 Ide ntify ing the pa rts (DSC-P72) A POWER but ton (20) B Shut ter b utton (26) C Flash (32) D Micr ophone E Self-timer lamp (3 1) / AF il lumi nat or (33 ) F T ripod receptacle (bottom surface) G PO WER lamp (20) H Find er w in dow I Lens J Access lamp (2 3) K “Memory S tick” co ver (23) • “3.
11 A Zoom bu ttons ( during shooting) (29) /Index b uttons ( during pla ybac k) (37) B C ontrol button (Menu on) ( v / V / b / B / z ) (20) / (Menu of f) ( / / 7 /) (32/31/ 28/ 30) C Mo de selector (2.
12 Identifying the parts (continued) (DSC-P32) A POWER but ton (20) B Shut ter b utton (26) C Flash (32) D Find er w in dow E Lens F T ripod receptacle (bottom surface) G PO WER lamp (20) H Micr ophone I Self-timer lamp (3 1) / AF il lumi nat or (33 ) J Access lamp (2 3) K “Memory S tick” co ver (23) • “3.
13 A Zoom bu ttons ( during shooting) (29) /Index b uttons (during pla ybac k) (37) B C ontrol button (Menu on) ( v / V / b / B / z ) (20) / (Menu of f) ( / / 7 /) (32/31/ 28/ 51) C Mo de selector (21.
14 Prepar ing batte ries Use the follo wing batt eries in this ca mera. Acceptable batteri es HR 15/51:HR6 (size AA) Nickel-Metal Hydride batt eries (2) – NH-AA-D A (2) (supplied) – NH-AA-2D A twi.
15 Getti n g star ted Charging time This r epresents the tim e required to charge f ully depleted Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries using the supplied battery charger in an environment where the ambient temperature is 25°C (77°F ). • Charging is com plete in approximat ely six hours.
16 Inserti ng the b atteri es , Open t he battery cov er. Slide it in the directi o n of th e arrow with the OPEN but ton pressed , and it opens out. , Insert the bat ter ies. Matc h the +/ − poles o f the batt eries to t he +/ − mar ks in side th e ba tter y cas e.
17 Getti n g star ted Battery remaining indicator (When using th e Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries) As the ba ttery power decrea ses with use , the battery re maining indi cator disp lays the amoun t of power remai ning using the following sym bols. • If the LCD scr een is off, press to turn it on.
18 Insertin g the ba tterie s (conti nued) When using Sony alkaline batteries 1) Shooting u nder the following conditi ons: – The image quality is set to [Fine]. – Shooting one image e very 30 seconds. – Alternati vely pressing the zoom W and T buttons fully for each shot (DSC-P72 only).
19 Getti n g star ted Using an ext ernal powe r source , O pen the jac k cover , then connect the AC-LS5 A C Adap tor (not supplied) to the DC IN jack of the ca mera. Conn ect t he plug with the v mark facing toward th e LCD scr een. • Be su re to use th e A C-LS5 A C Adap tor .
20 Turn ing your cam era on/off , Press POWER to turn on the camera . The POWER la mp light s in green and the powe r is on. When you turn on the camera for th e firs t time, the C l ock Set scr een appear s (page 21) . To turn off the p ower Press P OWER again, the POWER lamp goes out, and th e camera turns of f.
21 Getti n g star ted Setti ng the date and tim e , Set the mode selector to . • T o set the ti me and the date again, s et the mode selec tor to S ET U P, sel ect [C lo ck Se t] i n (Setup 1) (pages 45, 107), then pro ceed from Step 3 . • Y ou can carry out this operation eve n when the mode selector is set to or .
22 , Select the year, month, day , hour, or minute item you want to set with b / B on the c ontrol but ton. v is show n above a nd V is shown below th e sele cte d item . , Set the desire d numerical value with v / V on the con trol button , then press z .
23 Shootin g still images Inserting and removing a “Me mory Stick” , O pen the “ Memory St ick” cover . Slid e the cov er in the d ire ctio n of th e ar row. • For more information about the “Memory Stick,” see page 109. , Insert the “Memo ry Stic k.
24 Setti ng the stil l image si ze , Set the mode se lector t o . , Turn on the ca mera, then press (Image S ize). The Imag e Size se tup item ap pears. • For more informat ion about the image size , see page 25. , Select t he d esired i mage s ize with v / V on the co ntrol button.
25 Shootin g still images Image size and quali ty You ca n choose ima ge size (num ber of pixe ls) and ima ge qu alit y (c ompr ess ion ratio) ba sed on the kind o f images y ou want to shoot.
26 Basic still image shoot ing – usi ng auto mode , Set the mode se lector t o , and t ur n on t he camer a. The recor d ing fold er name is indi cated on the LCD screen for a bout five seconds. • The lens cover opens when the po wer is turned on.
27 Shootin g still images , P ress the sh utter but ton fully down . The shutte r clicks, the sh ooting is com ple ted, and t he st ill im age is sa ved in the “M emory Stick .” Wh en the recording lamp (pa ges 11, 13 ) goes out, yo u can sh oot the next image.
28 Basic still image shooting – using auto mode (continued) About Auto Focus When y ou tr y to shoot a subject tha t is h ard to focu s on, t he AE/AF lock in dicator will change to flash ing slowly. The Au to Fo cus func tion may b e diffi cult to use with in the fol lowing subjec ts.
29 Shootin g still images Using the zoom feature , P ress the zo om buttons to choo se the desire d zoom position, a nd sh oot your image. The minim um distance needed to focus on a subject Appr oxi m.
30 Shooting close-ups – Macro (DSC-P72 only) For close-up s of small subj ects like flow ers or in sect s, shoot usin g the mac ro featur e. You ca n use this featur e for close-u ps of subjects up to the distances specified below.
31 Shootin g still images Using the self-timer , Set the mode selector to , and pres s V ( ) on the control butt on. The (Sel f-timer) indica tor ap pears o n the LCD screen . • If the menu is currently displayed, press MENU first to make the menu disappear .
32 Selecting a flash mode , Set the mode se lector t o , and pres s v ( ) on the control button repeat edly t o se lect a flash mode. The flas h mode has the fol lowing fe atures . No i ndi cato r (Aut o): The camera d ecides to use the fla sh based on lig hting condit ions.
33 Shootin g still images To reduce “red-eye” wh en shooting live su bjects The flash pre -strobes before shooting to redu ce the red -eye ph enomen on. Set [Red Eye Re duction] to [O n] in the SET U P settings (pa ge 106). ap pears on the LCD screen .
34 Shooting with the finder The find er is conveni ent when you want to save battery po wer, or whe n it is difficu lt to conf irm the im age usin g the LC D sc reen .
35 Shootin g still images Inserting the date and time on a still image , Set the mode selector to SET UP. The SE T UP s creen appears. • When images are shot wit h the date and time inserted, the date and time cannot be removed later .
36 Viewin g images on the LCD screen of your camera You can view im ages shot with the came ra almos t immedi ately on th e scre en. You can sele ct the fol lowin g thr ee me tho ds for vie wing ima ges. Single (single-image) screen You ca n view on e image at a time, occupy ing the ent ire scr een.
37 Viewing st ill images , Select the desired still image wit h b / B on th e control button. b : Display s the previous image. B : Display s the n ext ima ge. 2 10:30 PM 2003 7 4 101-0003 3 / 9 101 VGA BACK/NEXT VOLUME Viewing on the index (nine- or triple-image) screen , Pre ss the zoom W (index ) but ton once.
38 Viewin g images on a TV scre en , Connect the supplied A/V connect ing cable to the A /V OUT (MONO) jack of the camera an d the aud io/video input jacks of the TV. If your TV has stere o type input jacks, connec t the audio pl ug (black ) of the A/V connec ting cab le to the L ch audio i nput jack.
39 Viewing st ill images Watching images on a TV screen If you wa nt to view im ages o n a TV, you need a TV having a video in put jack and the A/V co nnecti ng cable (sup plied). The colo r syste m of the TV must match as that of your di gital still ca mera.
40 Deleting i mages , Set the mode se lector t o , and t ur n on t he camer a. Select the image yo u want to delete with b / B on the control but ton. , Press (Del ete). The image has not ye t been delet ed at this poin t. • Y ou cannot delete prot ected images (page 67).
41 Deleti ng still i mages Deleting on the Index (nine-image) screen , W hile an Ind ex (nine- image ) screen (page 3 7) is di spl ayed, press (Delet e). , Select [Select] with b / B on the control bu tton, then press z . To delete al l the images in the folder Select [All In Folder] with B on t he co ntrol butt on , then press z .
42 Deleting on the Index (nine- image) screen (continued) , Pres s (D elet e). Select [OK] with B on the control bu tton, then press z . “Memo ry Stick acce ss” appear s on the screen. When this message disappears, all of the images with marks have been delete d .
43 Deleti ng still i mages , S elect [Del ete] with v on the control button, then pr ess z . “Memory Stick acc ess” appear s on the scree n. When this messa ge disapp ears , the image has been de leted. To cancel th e deletion Sel ect [E xit] with V on the c ontrol but ton, then pr ess z .
44 Formattin g a “Memory Stick” , Insert the “M emor y St ick” you want to f ormat into the c amera. Set the mo de sele ctor to SET UP, and turn on the camera. • The term “formattin g” means p reparing a “Memory Stick” to record images; this process is also called “initialization.
45 Before advance d operatio ns How to setup and operate your camera This section de scribes the most freque ntly used m enus an d the S ET UP s creen. Changing menu settings a Pre ss MENU . The men u appe ars. b Select the settin g item you want to change with b / B on the cont rol b u tton.
46 Deciding the still image quality Mode se lector: You can select th e sti ll image qualit y from [Fine] or [Stan dard]. Before operation Set (C ame ra) to an y mode o ther than [Auto ] in the menu set tings (p age 27). a Set the mode se lector t o .
47 Before advance d operatio ns Creating a new folder a Set the mode selector to SET UP. b Select (Memo ry Stic k T ool) wit h v / V , [Create REC. Folder] wit h B / v / V , and [OK] with B / v , then pr ess z . The fol lowing scree n appe ars. c Select [OK] with v , then press z .
48 Choosing a f ocus method Mode se lector: / Multipoint AF The came ra ca lculat es th e dis tan ce in thre e areas to the left , and right and in the cent er of the i mage , let ting you sh oot usin g the auto f ucus func tion wit hout worry ing abo ut the imag e com pos ition .
49 Advanced st ill image shooting Sh oo ti ng t ec h n i ques Even if it is difficult to foc us in AF shooting because the subject is not in the center of the frame, you can focus in this situation using Center AF .
50 a Set the mode se lector to or . b Pre ss MENU. The men u appe ars. c Select 9 (Foc us) with b / B , then sel ect the dist ance to the subject with v / V .
51 Advanced st ill image shooting Selecting a meter ing mode Mode se lector: / This functi on enables you to select a meteri ng mode to suit t h e shoot ing conditio ns and purp ose. Multi-pattern m e tering The ima ge is d ivided into mu ltiple regions and m eterin g is perf ormed f or ea ch r egion.
52 For the DSC-P32 a Set the mo de dial to or . b Pre ss B ( ) on the control butto n to turn spot metering on. The spot me tering cross hai r appears. To cancel s pot metering Press B ( ) ag ain to turn sp ot mete ring off. The spot meterin g cross h air disappea r s, and the camera ret urns to mu lti- patter n mete r ing.
53 Advanced st ill image shooting • Under fluorescent lights that f licker , even if you choose , the white balance m ay not be properly adjusted. • When th e flash is trigge red, the manual s etting of white balance is cancelled, and the shooting of the image is done in Auto m ode.
54 Shooting multiple fram es – Clip Motion Mode se lector: You ca n shoot a num ber of still ima ges consecu tively ( GIF anima tion). Beca use the file s ize i s small, t hese images a r e idea l for use on a hom e pag e, or for at tachin g to an e- mail message.
55 Advanced st ill image shooting • If you do not complete Step 6 , all the images will not be saved in the “Memory St ick.” • In Clip Motion, the date and time cannot be inserted. • When you view Cl ip Motion i mages using the Index sc reen, the images may appear dif ferent from the actual image recorded.
56 Shooting two images in succession – Burst 2 Mode se lector: You can shoo t two images in succ ession while pres sing the shutte r butt on only on ce. a Set the mode se lector t o . b Pre ss MENU. The men u appe ars. c Select [Mode] (RE C Mode) with b / B , th en select [Burst 2] with v / V .
57 Advanced st ill image shooting c S elect [Mode] (REC Mode) with b / B , then select [E-Mail] with v / V . d S hoot your image. Y ou can do t he next shootin g after “Rec ording” disapp ears f rom the LCD screen. To return to normal mode In St ep 3 , sele ct [Norm al] .
58 Shooting according to scene condi tions Mode se lector: When s hoot ing night scenes, shoo tin g people at night, shooti ng landsca pes, or shooti ng a wate rfront o r a s nowsc ape, us e the modes liste d belo w to i ncr ease th e qualit y of your ima ges.
59 Advanced st ill image shooting a Set the mode selector to b P ress MEN U. The me nu ap pears . c S elect (C amera) with b , then sel ect the de sired mode wit h v / V . To return to the no rmal shooting In St ep 3 , select [Auto] or [Pr ogram]. • The setting is maint ained even when the po wer is turned off.
60 Adding sp ecial effect s – Picture Effect Mode se lector: / You ca n add special effects to brin g out the contrast in your i mages. Before operation Whe n shoo ti ng st ill im age s, set (Came ra) to an y mode ot her tha n [Auto] in the menu sett ings (page 27).
61 Advanced st ill image viewing Selecting the f older and playing back images – Folder Mode se lector: Select t he folder t hat ima ges you want to play bac k are stor ed. a Set the mode selector to . b P ress MEN U. The me nu ap pears . c S elect [Folder] with b , then press z .
62 Enlarging a portion of a still image Mode se lector: You ca n enlarge an image up to five times the si ze of the or iginal image. Y ou ca n also record t he enl arged image as a ne w file . Enlarging an image – Playback zoom a Set the m ode selec tor t o .
63 Advanced st ill image viewing Recording an enlarged image – Trimming a A fter you h ave viewed a n image using p laybac k zoom, press M ENU . The me nu ap pears . b Select [T rimming] with B , then press z . c S elect the imag e siz e with v / V , then pr ess z .
64 To skip to th e next/previous image during slide show Press B (n ext), or b ( previous). • The inte rval settings are just guidelines. The actual intervals differ , b ased on factors like th e size of the i mage.
65 Advanced st ill image viewing Playing back i mages shot in Multi Burst mode Mode se lector: You ca n play back Mul ti Burst ima ges cont inuou sly or play them bac k frame by frame .
66 To delete s hot images When using t his mode, you c annot delet e only cer tai n frames . When you dele te images, all 16 of th e frames are delete d at the same time . 1 Display the Multi Bu rst imag e y ou want to dele te. 2 Press (Delete). 3 S ele ct [ Delet e], then p ress z .
67 Still ima ge editi ng Protecting image s – Protect Mode se lector: To pr event ac cident al eras ure of an impor tant image, you can protec t it. On the single screen a Set the mode selector to . b Displ a y the i mage y ou w ant to protect with b / B .
68 h Select [OK] with B , then press z . The - ma rk t urn s wh ite and the select ed image is protected . To cancel t he protection In Step 4 , selec t [Cancel], or in Step 8 , select [E xit]. To release p rotection In Step 5 , se lect an i mage for w hich you want to re lease protec tion wit h v / V / b / B , and press z .
69 Still ima ge editi ng Changing image s ize – Resiz e Mode se lector: You ca n chan ge the imag e size of a recor ded im age, and sav e it as a new file. You can re size to the follow ing sizes. 3.1M, 2.0M, 1.2 M, and VGA. The orig inal image is r etained even after resizing.
70 Choosing images to print – Print (DPOF) mark Mode se lector: You ca n designat e certain i mages to be prin ted . This ma rk is conveni ent when yo u want to print images at a shop tha t confor ms with the DPOF (Digit al Print Order Format ) standard.
71 Still ima ge editi ng g P ress MEN U. h Select [OK] with B , then press z . Th e mark turn s whit e and th e setting is comp leted. To delete the mark In St ep 5 , select the im age you w ant t o delete the mark with v / V / b / B , an d press z .
72 Shooting movies Mode se lector: You can shoo t movies (MPE G movies) . Before operation Set [Moving Ima ge] to [MPEG Movie] in the SET UP settin gs (page s 45, 10 6). a Set the m ode selec tor t o . b Press (Image Siz e). The Ima ge Size set up item a ppear s.
73 Enjoyin g movies Viewing movies on the LCD screen Mode se lector: You ca n view movies on the LCD screen of the camer a and hear sounds from th e spea ker of th e camer a. a Set the mode selector to . b Select the desired movie with b / B . Movie s with the image s ize [160 (Mail )] are di splayed a size smaller than st ill ima g es.
74 Deleting movies Mode se lector: You ca n delete unwa nted mov ies. On the single screen a Set the m ode selec tor t o . b Sele ct th e mo vie yo u want to delete with b / B . c Press (Del ete). The movie ha s not yet been del eted at this point . d Sele ct [ Delete] with v , th en press z .
75 Enjoyin g movies g Select [OK] with B , then press z . “Memory S tick access” mes sag e appear s on the scr een. When this messag e disappears, the movie has bee n dele ted. To cancel th e deletion In St ep 3 or 7 , select [Exit]. To delete al l the images in the folder In St ep 3 , sel ect [All In Folde r], then press z .
76 Editing movies Mode se lector: You ca n cut movies, or delete unn ecessary porti ons of movi es. This is th e recomme nded mode to use when th e “Me mor y Stic k” ca pa city is ins uff icie nt, o r when you attac h movies to your e-mai l messag es.
77 Enjoyin g movies e D ecide on a cut ting point . Press z at the des ire d cuttin g point . Wh en you want to adju st th e cutt ing point, se lect [ c / C ] ( frame forward / rewind) and adjust the cu tting poi nt wi th b / B . If y ou want to ch ange the cut ting point, selec t [Can cel].
78 Copying images to your compute r – For Windows use rs Recommended com puter environment OS: Microsoft Windows 98 , Windows 98SE, Windows 20 00 Professi onal, Windo ws M illennium Edit ion, W indows XP Home Edition, or Windows XP Professional The abov e OS must be i nstal led at the facto r y.
79 Enjoying images on yo ur comput er Installing the USB driver When using W indo ws XP, you n eed not inst all th e USB driv er. Once the USB drive r is installed , you need not instal l the U SB dr iver. a T u rn on your comp uter , and inse rt the sup plied CD- ROM into the CD-R OM drive.
80 Installing “Image Transfer” You can u se the “Imag e Tra nsfer ” software to copy im ages to your comp uter automa tically when you con n ect t he camera to your com puter. a Cli ck [C ybe r-shot ] on the model selection screen. The installa tion menu screen appea r s.
81 Enjoying images on yo ur comput er g C lic k [Finish]. Th e “Insta llShi eld Wizard” sc reen closes. If you wish to c ontinue with the installa tion of “ Image Mixer,” clic k [ImageMix er] on the title scree n and then fo llow the proc edure.
82 Connecting the camera to your computer a Inser t th e “Memor y S tick” with the imag es you want to copy into th e cam era. • Be sure t o use fully charged nickel-metal hydride batteries or the A C Adaptor (not supplied).
83 Enjoying images on yo ur comput er Removing the USB cab le from your computer, removin g the “Memory Stick” from your camera, or turning off the camera during a USB connection For Windows 2000, Me, or X P users 1 Double-click on the task tray .
84 Changing “Image Transfer” settings Y ou ca n cha nge “ Ima ge Tran sfer ” s ettin gs. Rig ht-cl ick th e “I mage Trans fer” icon on the task tray , select [Open Sett ings ]. The settings you can set are as fol lows: [Basic], [Copy], and [De lete].
85 Enjoying images on yo ur comput er – Wind ows XP Copying image s using the Windows XP AutoPlay wiz ard a Ma ke a USB connec tion (page 82). Click [Copy pictures to a folder on my computer using Microsoft Scann er and Camera Wiz ar d ], t hen c lic k [OK].
86 Image file storage destinations and file names The ima ge files rec orded wit h your cam era are gro uped as folde rs in the “Memor y Stick.” Example: wh en view ing folder s on Windows Me • Y ou ca nnot rec ord any images to “100MSDCF” or “MSSONY” folders.
87 Enjoying images on yo ur comput er • ssss stands for an y number withi n the r ange fr om 0 001 to 9999. • The numerica l portions of the fo llowing fil es are th e sam e.
88 Copying images to your compute r – For Macintosh us ers Recommended com puter environment OS: Mac O S 8.5.1 , 8.6, 9 .0, 9.1, 9.2, o r Mac OS X (v1 0.0/v10.1/ v10.2) The abov e OS must be i nstal led at the factory. For the follow ing mod els, upda te your OS to Ma c O S 9.
89 Enjoying images on yo ur comput er Removing the USB cable from your computer, removing the “Memory Stick” from the camera, or turning off the camera Drag and dro p the drive icon o r the i con .
90 Creating a V ideo CD You can create a V ideo C D u sing y our comput er. The created Vi deo CD can be playe d back on a V ideo CD-co mpatib le DVD pl ayer. When playi ng back o n a comput er, use applica tion soft ware use d to play ba ck a Video CD.
91 Troublesh ooting Troubleshoo ting If you have trouble w ith your ca mera, try the follo wing soluti o ns. 1 Ch eck the it ems on pages 91 to 97. If the screen shows “C: ss : ss ,” the self-di agnosis f uncti on is working. Please see p age 100.
92 Shooting still imag es / movies The power turns off suddenly. • If you do not operate the camera for about 90 second s whil e the pow er is on , the came ra turns off automa tically to preven t wearing down the battery (wh en [Power Sa ve] is [Off], aft e r thre e minute s.
93 Troublesh ooting The im age is too brig ht. • Yo u are shoot ing a spot lig hted subjec t in a dark locati on such as on a stage. • The brightness of the LCD screen is too high. p Adjust the exposu re (page 50). p Adjust the brigh tness of the LCD scr een (page 107).
94 Viewing im ages Deleting/editin g an image Symptom Cause Sol ution The image ca nnot be played back. • The mode sel ector is n ot set to . • You cannot pl ay back t he image o n the c amera, if it is mod ified on a compute r or its fo lder/fil e name is change d.
95 Troublesh ooting Computers You cannot cut a movie. • The movie is not long enoug h to cut. • Protected movi e (MPEG movie ), Clip Moti on, Mult i Burst f iles and sti ll image s cannot be c ut. — — Symptom Cause Soluti on You do not know whether or not your OS can be use d wit h th e cam era.
96 “Memor y Stick” You cannot copy images. • Th e camera is not correc tly connected t o your computer. • The copy procedure dif fers depending on your OS. — p Connect the ca mera and your comp uter corre ctly (page 82). p Follow the copy proce dure for your OS (pages 83, 84, 88).
97 Troublesh ooting Oth ers You cannot format a “Memory Sti ck.” • The write-p rotect s witch on the “ Memory Stick” is set to the LOCK posit ion. p Set it to the rec ordin g posit ion (pa ge 1 09). You have formatted a “Memory Sti ck” by mistake.
98 Warnings and messages The followi ng message s appear on t he LCD screen. Message Meaning/ Corrective Act ion No Memory Stick • Insert a “Memory Stic k” (page 23). Sy stem er ror • Turn the power off and on again (page 20). Memo ry Stick error • The inserted “M emory Stick” ca n not b e used wi th your camera (page 109 ).
99 Troublesh ooting • Camera shake may occur due to insuffic ient light. U se the fl ash, mou nt the camer a on a tripod, or o therwis e secure the ca mera i n place.
100 Self-diagnosis disp lay – If a code s tarting with an alphabet le tter appears Your cam era has a self-diag nosis display. This f unction display s the c ondition of th e camer a on th e LCD s creen us ing a combinat ion of a lette r and four n umerical digits.
101 Additional informat ion The number of imag es that can be sa ved/ shooting time The n umber of i mages tha t can be saved a nd the shoot ing time ar e differen t, depen ding on the capacity of th e “Memo ry Stick, ” the image si ze, an d the image qualit y.
102 Menu items Menu item s that can be ch anged differ depend ing on the position o f the mode selector. The LCD screen shows only the items you ca n opera te based on the curren t posi tion of the mod e select or. Factory sett ings are in dic ated with x .
103 Additional informat ion * When (Camera) is s et to [Auto ], these it ems are not disp laye d. When the mode selecto r is set to (w hen [Moving Image] is set to [ MPEG Movie] in the SET UP settings) Mode (REC Mode) Voice E-Mail Burst 2 x Normal – R ecords an audio file (with a sti ll image ) in addition to the JPEG file (page 57).
104 When the mo de selector is set to (when [M oving Image ] is set to [Clip Motion ] in the SET UP se ttings) When the mo de selector is set to (when [M oving Image ] is set to [Multi Bu rst] in the SET UP s ettings) Item Setting Description (EV) +2.
105 Additional informat ion When the mode selecto r is set to (P.Q u ali ty) x Fine / Standar d Re cords images with fine image qualit y mode. / Reco rds images in the standard image qu ality mode (page 46) . PFX (P.Ef fect) Solarize / B& W / Sepia /Neg.
106 SET UP items (Camera) (Memory Stic k Tool) Item Setting Description Moving Image x MPEG Mo vie / Clip Moti on / Multi Burst Selects t he shooting mode ( pages 54, 55, 72 ). Smart Zoom (DSC-P72 only) x On / O ff Sel ects whet her to use th e sma rt zoo m (p age 2 9).
107 Additional informat ion (Setup 1) (Setup 2) Create REC. Fol der OK / Cancel Crea tes a f o lder fo r recordin g image s (page 4 7). Change REC. Fol der OK / Cancel Changes a folder for record ing images (page 47). Item Setting Descri ption Power Sa ve x On / O ff Selects wh ether to use the Po wer Save mode (pa ge 17).
108 Precautions Do not leave the camera in the following pl aces • In extrem ely hot place, suc h as in a car parke d in the su n. The camera b ody may become def o rmed or th is may cause a malfunct ion. • Under di rect sunli ght or near a hea ter.
109 Additional informat ion The internal rechar geable button battery This cam era has an i nternal r echar geable button ba ttery for maintai ning the date and time and other settings reg ardles s of whet her the powe r is on or off. This r echar geable butto n batter y is conti nually ch arged as long as you are usi ng the came ra.
110 • D o not attac h any other materi al than the supplied label on the labeling position. • When you attach the s upplied label, be s ure to attach it to the labeli ng position. Be careful th at the label does not stick out. • When you carry or store the “Memory Sti ck,” put it in the case supplied with it.
111 Additional informat ion Battery life • The batte ry life i s limi ted. Ba ttery capacit y decre ases little b y litt le as you us e it m ore and mo re, and a s ti me pass es. When the battery opera ting time seem s to have been co nsid erably sho rte ned, a prob abl e cau se is th at the batt ery has reac hed th e end of its li fe.
112 Recording m edia “Memory S tick” Flash Recommended distance DSC-P7 2 0.5 to 3.8 m (19 3 / 4 inches to 12 feet 5 19 / 32 inches) (W)/ 0.5 to 2.5 m (19 3 / 4 inches to 8 feet 2 7 / 16 inches) DSC-P3 2 0.
113 Additional informat ion The LCD scree n For shooting st ill images A Image size ind icator (24, 25) B Recordi ng mode indic ator (54–57) C AE/AF lock indicator (26, 4 9) D Battery remaini ng ind.
114 For shooting m ovies A Recordi ng mode indicator (72) B Battery remain ing indicator (17) C White balance indicator (52) D Picture effect indicator (60) E Low batt er y warning (98) F Spot m eteri.
115 Additional informat ion For still image playback A Image size ind icator (24, 25) B Recordi ng mode indic ator (54–57) C V olume indic ator (57) /Protect mark indica tor (67) /Print (DP OF) mark.
116 Index A A/V connect ing cable ...... .......... ...... ......... ....... 3 8 Access lam p ...... ......... ...... ............ ......... ....... .... 23 AE/AF l ock ........... ......... ..... ....... ......... .... ... 2 6, 49 AE/AF l ock lamp ..
117 Index Menu Changing me n u ....... ..... ....... ......... .... ....... .....45 Metering mode . ......... ..... ...... .......... .... ....... .......51 Mode s elector ........ ...... ......... ..... ....... ......... .11, 13 Moisture condens ation .
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Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Sony Cybershot DSC-P72 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Sony Cybershot DSC-P72 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Sony Cybershot DSC-P72 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Sony Cybershot DSC-P72 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Sony Cybershot DSC-P72, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Sony Cybershot DSC-P72.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Sony Cybershot DSC-P72. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Sony Cybershot DSC-P72 insieme con le istruzioni su come risolverli. Anche se non si riesci a risolvere il problema, il manuale d’uso ti mostrerà il percorso di ulteriori procedimenti – il contatto con il centro servizio clienti o il servizio più vicino.
