Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto DSC-F828 del fabbricante Sony
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3-084-996- 11 (1) Digital Still Ca mera Operating Ins tr uctions Before ope ra ti ng t he un it, please rea d this ma nu al thoroug hl y, and retain it for fu ture refer en ce . Owner’s Recor d The mo del an d seri al numb ers ar e loca ted on th e bott om.
2 T o prevent fire or sho ck hazard, do not e xpose t he unit to r ain or moisture. CA UTION The use of o pti cal instr u m ents wit h this product wil l incr ease ey e haz ard . Use of control s or adjustment s or performan ce of proc edures other than those specified herein may r e sult in hazardous radia ti on exposure.
3 RECYCLING LITHIUM-ION BA T TE R I ES Lith iu m- Ion batter ie s are recycl able. Y ou can help preserve our environment by returni ng your used rechar geable batt eries to the co llecti on and recy cling l ocation neares t you.
4 Before u s in g your camera Tria l rec ord ing Before you re cord one - ti me events, you may want to make a tri a l re c or d in g to make sure that the cam era is work in g cor r ect l y .
5 The pictur es used in thi s manual The phot ographs used as examples o f pictures in this ma nual are reprod uced images, an d are not actu al im ages sh ot using this camera. Trademarks • “Memory Stic k, ” , and “MagicGate Memory Stick ” are trademar ks of Sony Corporation.
6 Table of co ntents Before using you r camera .......... .. ...... ... .... 4 Identifyin g the p arts ....... ......... .............. .... 9 Charging t he batter y pack .... ........ ...... ..... 14 Using the AC Adaptor ............ ........ .......
7 Choosing a focus ope ration – AF Mode ........... ............... ..... ....... 6 6 Focusing manuall y .......... ... .............. ...... .6 7 Flash Selectin g a flas h mode .......... ... ........... ... . 68 Adjus tin g the flash leve l – Flas h Leve l .
8 Copying im ag es usin g “I mage Transfe r” ....... ............... ............... .............. ... 110 Chan gi ng “I mage Tr ansf er” setti ngs ....... ............... ............... .............. ... 111 Copying imag es without using “Image T ransfer” .
9 Identifyi ng t he parts See the pages in parent he ses for de tai ls of opera tion . A Display window B WB (White balance ) b utton (73) C (Dis pla y windo w backli ght) button D (Exposure) button (.
10 A MENU b utton (47, 137) B (Flash) lamp (6 8) C Multi-selector ( v / V / b / B ) (18) D Jack co ver (14, 17) E A/V OUT (MONO) jack (41) F ( USB) jack (109) G DC IN jack (14, 17) H /CF (“Memory St.
11 A LCD screen B Finder (29) C Finder adjustment lever (29) D FINDER/LCD switc h (29) E (Screen status) button (30) F / (Self-time r/Index) button (34, 40) G PO WER lamp (18) H PO WER switc h (18) I .
12 A Hook for s hou lder str a p B T ripod receptac le C Micr ophone D Lens E ACC (Accessory) jack F Battery/“Memo ry Sti ck” cover (14) G RESET b utton (119) H Battery eject lever (15) I Hook for s hou lder str a p • Use the ACC (access ory) jack to connect an external flash or t he remote control tr ipod.
13 Attaching th e lens hood When yo u shoot in bright l igh ting con ditio ns, s uch as o utdoor s, w e recomme nd th at you use the le ns hood to reduce the image qual it y de teriorati on caused by unnecessary ligh t.
14 Chargin g the batt ery pack , Open t he ba ttery/“Me mory Stic k” c over. Slid e the co ver in the direct ion of the arrow. • Be sure to tu rn off your camera wh en charging the batter y pack (pag e 18 ). • Y our camera operates with the “InfoLITHIUM” NP-FM50 battery pack (M Series) (supplied).
15 Getting started , Conne ct the power cor d (mains lead) to th e AC Adaptor and then to a wa ll outlet (wall socke t) . Duri ng c hargi ng, the batt ery ma rk in th e display w indow flashe s, and aft er charg ing is c omp leted , “Fu ll” appea rs.
16 Number of images and battery life that can be recorded/ viewed The tables sho w the approximate number of images and the bat tery life that can be r ecorded/ viewed when you shoot images in normal mode with a fully charged battery pack at a t emperature of 25°C ( 77°F).
17 Getting started Usin g th e AC Ad a ptor , Open the jack cover , th en conn ect th e A C A dap tor (supplied) to the DC IN j ack of the ca mer a. Open the jac k cover in the ar r ow direct ion as illustra ted above. C onnect the pl ug with the v mark facing up.
18 Turn i ng your camer a on/off , Slide the POWER switch in the direction of the arrow. The POWER la mp li gh t s in gree n and the powe r is on. Wh en you turn on the came ra for th e firs t time, the Clo ck Set screen appear s (p age 1 9) .
19 Getting started Setti ng the da te and tim e , Set the mode dial to . • Y ou can carry out this operation eve n when the mode dial is set to P , S , A , M , SCN , or . • T o set the time and the date again, set the mode dial to SET UP, select [Clock Set] in (Setup 2) (pages 48, 142), t hen proceed from St ep 3 .
20 , Select th e yea r, month, day , hour, or minute item you want to set by mo ving the multi- sele cto r to b / B . v is shown a bove and V is sho wn below the sele cted it em. , Set the desired num e rical value by mo vi ng t he m ul ti- selector to v / V , then press the cent er.
21 Shoot ing stil l ima g e s • Copying between media cannot be done with this camera. • For more information about the “Memory Stick,” see page 144. • The Microdriv e is a compact and lightweight hard disk dri ve that complies with CompactFlash T ype II standards.
22 Inserting and removing a “Memory Stick” , Open t he ba ttery/“Me mory Stic k” c over. Slid e the co ver in the direct ion of the arrow. , Inse rt t he “ Memor y St ick. ” Ins er t the “Me mory Stick ” all th e w a y in unti l it clic ks as s ho wn in t he ill u s t ratio n.
23 Shoot ing stil l ima g e s Inserting and removing a Microdrive/CF card , Open the C F car d cover. Slide th e OPEN (CF) lever in the direc ti on of t he a rrow. , Inser t t he M i cro drive/C F ca rd. Inser t the Microdr ive/CF ca rd all the way in as sh own i n the il lust rati o n .
24 To remove the Microdrive/CF card Open the CF car d cover, then push the CF card ej ect leve r s o th at the M icrod rive/CF car d is ej ected. • Note that the M icrodri ve may be heated r ight after using the camera. • Wh enever the access la mp is lit, t he camera is recor ding or readin g out an image .
25 Shoot ing stil l ima g e s Image size and q uality You ca n ch oose image si ze (number of pixe l s ) and ima ge quality (com pressio n ratio) ba sed on the kind of i mages you w ant to shoot.
26 The number of images that can be saved in a Microdrive 3) The numb er o f images th at can be saved in Fine ( Standard) 4) mode are shown be low. (Units: numbe r of image s) 3) When [M o de] (RE C Mo de ) is se t t o [No rm a l ] For the number of images that can be s aved in other modes, see page 13 6.
27 Shoot ing stil l ima g e s Basic still image shooting – Usi ng auto mode , Set the mode dial to , and turn on th e camera . The recor di ng folder na me is in di ca ted on the scre en for about f ive second s. Remove the le ns cap. • Select the recording me dium usin g the / CF switch (p age 21).
28 , Press t he sh utter button full y down . The sh utter clicks, the shoot ing is comple ted, and the sti ll imag e is sav ed in the recor ding mediu m. • When you are shooting with the battery pack, if no tasks are perf orm ed for a while with the camera turned on, po wer is aut omatically shut off to preserve battery power (page 18) .
29 Shoot ing stil l ima g e s About Aut o Focus When yo u try to shoot a subj ect that is ha rd to focu s on, the AE/AF loc k indica tor wil l change to fla sh in g slowly and th e A E lock beep do es not sound (except in Continuous AF, page 66). The Auto Foc us function m ay be difficult to use with in the f ollowin g subject s.
30 Indicators on the screen during shooting Each ti me you press (scr een st atus), the display c hanges in the followi ng order . • The status of t he screen changes between indicators-on and indicators-off when playing back or s hooting movies. • For a detailed description of the indicators, see page 150.
31 Shoot ing stil l ima g e s Digital zoom Enlarge s the image using digi tal processing. Pressing (di gi ta l zoom ) activates th e dig it al zoo m. Ther e ar e two mo des in the digi t a l zoom func ti on. One is “Pr ec ision digi tal zoom ” and t he o ther is “Smart zoom.
32 Smart zoo m You can z oom in t he imag e with m uch less i mage qu ality deterio ration. You ca n use the smart zoom a s thou gh it were th e opt ic a l zo om. The zoom sca ling becomes th e nu mb er that mul ti pli es th e fo ll owing s mar t zo om scali n g by the opt ical zo om scaling now selec ted.
33 Shoot ing stil l ima g e s Shooting close-ups – Macro For close- ups of sub jects like flowe rs or insects, shoot using the macr o feature. You can sh oot su bj ects appro aching up to 2 cm ( 13 / 16 inches ) when th e zoom i s set to its W- end.
34 Using the self-timer , Set the mo de dial to , and pre ss / (self-tim er). The (self-timer) in dicator app ears on the screen. • Y ou can carry out this operation e ven when the mode dial is set to P, S, A, M, SCN or .
35 Shoot ing stil l ima g e s Recording images w ith the holo gra m AF The holo gram AF is f ill l ight to foc us mo re easil y on a su bjec t in dark sur round ings . appears o n the screen a nd the hologr am AF emit s red ligh t when the shutt er bu tt on is pres s e d hal f w ay un til th e focu s is l ocked.
36 Inserting the date and time on a still image , Set the mo de dial to SET UP. The SET UP scree n appears . • The date and time cannot be inserted in Multi Burst mode. • When im ages are shot with the date and tim e inserted, the date and time cannot be remo ved late r .
37 Shoot ing stil l ima g e s Shooting according to scene conditions – Scene Selection When sho ot ing night scenes, shoot ing people at nig ht, shoo ting landsca pe s , or shooting port ra it s, use the mo de s listed below to in cr ease th e qu alit y o f your images.
38 , Set the mode dia l to SCN, the n press M E NU . The menu app ear s. , Select [SC N] (Scene) b y movi ng the multi- selector t o b . , Select t he desir ed mode by movi ng t h e mul t i - selecto r to v / V . The mo de is set . When the s etting is comple te, press MENU so that the menu disapp ears from the screen .
39 Viewin g sti ll imag es Viewin g ima ges on the scre en of your camera You can vi ew images sh o t wit h the camera a lmost i mmed i ately on the screen . Yo u c an se lect the f ollowing t wo method s for vi ewing i mages. Single screen You can view one i mage at a time, occupying t he ent ire s creen .
40 , Select the desire d still ima ge by moving the multi-selec tor to b / B . b : Displays the pr evious im age . B : Displays the ne xt im ag e. 2 BACK/NEXT 10:30 PM 2004 1 1 101-0003 VOL UM E 3 / 9 101 8M 80 min Viewing on the index screen , Press / ( index) .
41 Viewin g sti ll imag es Viewin g ima ges on a TV screen , Connect the supp lied A/V connect ing ca ble to the A/V OUT (MONO) jack of the camer a and t he au dio/ video input jacks of the TV. If your TV ha s stere o ty pe inpu t jac ks, conn ec t the audio plug (black) of th e A/V conne cting cable to th e Lch a udio input jack.
42 Watching images on a TV screen If you wa nt t o view im a g e s on a TV , you need a T V having a video inp ut jack and the A/V co nnectin g ca bl e (supplie d). The co lor syste m of the TV m u st match as that of yo ur di git a l still ca me ra .
43 Deleti n g st il l images Deleti ng images , Set the mode dial to , and turn on th e camera . Select the image you want to delete by moving the multi- sele ctor to b / B . • T o select the recording medium, use the / CF switch (p age 21). • Note that the images once deleted cannot be rec over ed.
44 Deleting on the Index screen , Whil e an Index scre en (page 40) is d isplayed, pr ess (del ete) . • Note that the images onc e deleted c an not be re cove red . , Select [Se le ct] by mo vi ng t he mul ti- sele cto r t o b / B , then press th e ce nter.
45 Deleti n g st il l images , Pres s (del ete) . Select [OK] by mo ving the multi-selec tor t o B , then pres s the ce n ter. “Access ” appear s on the s cr ee n and all of the images with marks will be delet ed. To cancel th e deletion Sel ect [E xit] b y mov in g the mu lti- selec tor to b , th en pr ess th e cent er.
46 , When yo u f o rmat a “Me mory Stic k,” se lect (Memo r y Stick T ool) by mo ving the multi-selector to v / V . When you format a Micro dr i v e/ CF card , se lect (CF Car d Tool) by moving the m ulti- sele cto r to v / V . Sel ect [F orm a t] by m ov in g the multi-selector to B , then move to B .
47 Before adva nced op erations How to setup and operate your camera This secti on de scr ibes how to operat e the menu a nd th e SE T UP screen. The multi- select or is use d for these operati o n. • For details on the mode dial, see page 28. Changing menu settings a Press M E NU .
48 Changing items in the SET UP screen a Set the mo de dial to SET UP. The SE T UP scr een ap pears . b Select th e set t in g it em you want to change b y movi ng the multi-s elector to v / V / b / B . The f r a me of th e item y o u sel ec t turns yell ow .
49 Before adva nced op erations • The following functions can be s et by simply turning the command dial. – Program shift (page 54) – Shutter speed priority mode (page 55) – Aperture priority mode (pa ge 56) • Y ou can view the next/previous image during playback.
50 Creating or selecting a folder Mode dial: SET UP You r ca mer a ca n crea te mult iple f o l ders within a reco rding med ium. Y ou can select the f older u sed to store i mages. When not creati ng a n ew fold er, “101MSDCF” fold er is sel ected a s the record ing fo lder.
51 Before adva nced op erations Selecting the recording folder a Set the mode dial to SET UP, and sel ect the recording medium with the /CF switch. b Selec t (Memo r y St i ck T ool) or (CF Car d T ool) with v / V , [Chang e RE C. Folder] with B / V , and [OK ] with B / v , then press t he ce nter .
52 Manual features to photo-shootin g situations After you are fami liar wi th your c amera, let’s shoot an imag e in various si tua tion s with so me settings changed.
53 Advance d still imag e shooti ng Q: To shoot without flash? , Selecting the ISO sensitivity (page 64) When yo u cannot use the fla s h or set the shutt e r speed slo wer, in cre ase th e IS O rati ng. The hi gher rate d I SO set t i n g he lps max imiz e the eff ect of th e surro und ing lig ht to shoot.
54 Shooting with Program auto Mode dial: P In pro gram aut o mode, t he came ra automa ti cal ly adjusts the shutte r spee d and the aper tu r e accord ing to the brigh t ness of the sub ject j ust a s in th e auto adjus tment mod e (m od e dial: ).
55 Advance d still imag e shooti ng Shooting with s hutter speed pri ority mode Mode dial: S You c an adjust th e shutter spee d manually. If you sho ot a mov ing subject a t a hi ghe r shutter sp eed, it appears a s if fro zen on the image. A t a lo wer sh utter spee d, the subject appear s as i f it flowi n g.
56 Shooting with aperture pr iority mode Mode dial: A You ca n ad just the amou nt of light tha t passes throu gh th e l ens. If you open the aperture (a smaller F-numbe r), the am ount of li ght allo wed into the le ns incre ases and the in- focus range bec omes na rrower .
57 Advance d still imag e shooti ng • The shutter speed is aut o matic a lly a djus te d from 1/2000 to 8 seconds. When y ou set an aperture v alue of F8, the v alues start from 1/3200 second.
58 a Set the mo de dial to M. b Select a shutte r speed with the command d ial. c Press an d hold (exposure) and s elec t an apert ure v alue with the command dial.
59 Advance d still imag e shooti ng Spot metering ( ) Spot meteri ng allows you to met er for th e subject dir ectly in a small are a of the whole ima g e. Th is lets yo u adjus t the ex p osure to the sub ject e ve n when the su bjec t i s ba ckli t or ther e is str ong contra st betwe en the subjec t an d th e backgrou nd.
60 a Set the mo de dial to P , S , A , SCN or . b Press an d hold (exposur e) and se lect the desired exposure value wit h the command d ial. The value of the exposure adjustment is disp layed. Adju st th e ex p os ure value whil e checki ng the br ightn ess of the backgr ound.
61 Advance d still imag e shooti ng • The histogram also appears when you press (screen status) whil e playing back a single image (page 3 9) or during Quick Re view (page 29).
62 Shooting with the exposure fi xed – AE LOCK Mode dial: P/S/A/SCN/ You can lock the e xposure b efore recomposi ng the imag e. This is useful w hen the co ntrast o f the su bject a nd its backgr ound is ex tremely h igh or yo u shoot a backli t subje ct .
63 Advance d still imag e shooti ng Shooting th ree images with the exposure shift ed – Exposur e Bracket Mode dial: P/S/A/M/SCN In ad diti on to an imag e wit h the exposu re automat ically se t by t he camera , two o ther imag es are re cor ded wit h ex posure va lu es shifted to the + and – si des.
64 d Select [BR K] (Bra cket Ste p) with b / B , then select the desir ed br acket ste p value with v / V . ±1.0EV: Shifts the expo s u re value by plus or minus 1. 0E V . ±0.7EV: Shifts the expo s u re value by plus or minus 0. 7E V . ±0.3EV: Shifts the expo s u re value by plus or minus 0.
65 Advance d still imag e shooti ng c Select [ISO] with b , the n sele ct desired setting with v / V . Choose fro m [800], [40 0], [200 ], [100], [64], or [A ut o]. To return to norma l mode In St ep 3 , select [Auto]. • T o reduce camera shake, select a large number .
66 Flexible Spo t AF ( ) This is use ful w hen fo cusing on an extre mel y small subject or a nar ro w ar ea. Flexible Spot AF lets you shoot in t he desired im ag e co mposition. Th is is useful when you shoo t using a tripod a nd th e subje ct is out of th e center area.
67 Advance d still imag e shooti ng Continuous AF ( ) The came ra adjusts the f ocus befo re yo u press and hol d th e shu tter button half w ay down , and th en co ntinu es to adj ust th e focu s eve n af ter A F lo c k is co m plet ed . Th is allows sho oting of movin g subj ec ts with continue d foc us.
68 • The focus distance in formation indicator is approximate, and should be used as a reference. • The focus distance i nformation indicator does not appear when using the Ni ghtShot function.
69 Advance d still imag e shooti ng • Attaching the supplied lens hood blocks a flash light. • Because the shutter speed is s lower under dark conditions when (Slow synchro) or ( No flash) is selected, it is recommended that you use a tripod. • While the flash is being charged, the l amp flashes.
70 Sh oo ti ng t ec h n i ques Making the best of the flash gives you various options. When you set the flash mode to (Forced flash), you can shoot a back- lit subject brightly . An effect in which the fl ash light reflect s in the subject’ s eye is also avail able.
71 Advance d still imag e shooti ng c Selec t [ ] (F la sh Level) wit h b / B , then select th e desired setting with v / V . High: M akes the flash level higher than nor mal. Normal: Normal se tting. Low: Makes th e flash le v e l lo wer than normal .
72 Using the Sony Flash You ca n m oun t the Sony H VL- F32X or HVL-F1 000 flash on th e ad vanced accessory shoe of your camera . The HV L - F32X is also eq uipped with automa tic fla sh level adj ustment and AF fi ll light sh ooting functions. a Mount the e xternal flash on the advanced a ccessory shoe .
73 Advance d still imag e shooti ng Adjusting colo r tones – White Ba lance Mode dial: P/S/A/M/SCN/ Nor m ally , t his c am era a d ju sts co lor to n es automat ically, b ut you can al so selec t the followi ng m od es according to you r shootin g situations.
74 • Under fluorescent lights that flicker , ev en if you choose , the white balance m ay not be properly adjusted. • When the flash strobes, the manual se tting is canceled, and the im age is recorded i n [Auto] mode (except in (Flash) mode or (One push) mode).
75 Advance d still imag e shooti ng a Set the mode dial to P, S, A or M. b Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars. c Select COLOR (Color) with b / B , th en se lect the de sire d mode with v / V .
76 c Shoot th e imag e . Y ou ca n shoot up to seven images when you pre ss and hold the shutter button. Y ou ca n do th e next shooting aft er “Rec ordi ng ” disappea rs from the screen. To return to normal mode In Step 2 , sele ct [No r m al]. • The flash cannot be used.
77 Advance d still imag e shooti ng • When [Mode] (REC Mode) is not se t to [Normal], you cannot use the Multi B urst mode. • The follo wing functions cannot be used in Multi Burst mode : – Sm a.
78 – If you perform any in va lid operation, the indicator flashes, and the “Night shot” indicator lights f or about fiv e seconds. • While using the NightShot function, you cannot use the fol.
79 Advance d still imag e shooti ng Shooting with s pecial effects – Picture Ef fect Mode dial: P / S / A / M / SCN/ You ca n add special eff ects to bring ou t the cont r a s t in yo u r i ma ges. a Set t h e mo d e d ia l t o P, S, A , M , SCN or .
80 b Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. c Select [Mode] (REC Mode) with b / B , then select [RA W] with v . d Shoot th e imag e . Y ou ca n do th e next shooting aft er “Rec ordi ng ” disappea rs from the screen. To return to normal mode In Step 3 , sele ct [No r m al].
81 Advance d still imag e shooti ng Shooting still im ages for e-m ail – E-Mail Mode dial: / P / S / A / M / SCN You can shoo t images and save them i n a file that is small en ough (3 20×24 0) to att ach to an e-mail messa g e. Th e normal mode image t h at was se lected using the I mage Size i tem (pag e 24) is al so recorded.
82 d Shoot th e imag e . If you press and release the shutter button, sound is rec or ded for fi ve seconds. If y ou ho ld dow n the s hutter butto n, sound is rec orded un til you release the shutte r b utton fo r up to 40 seconds. To return to normal mode In Step 3 , sele ct [No r m al].
83 Advanced st ill ima ge viewing Selecting the f older and playing back images – Folder Mode dial: Select t he fold er tha t images y ou want t o play bac k are stor ed . a Set the mode dial to . b Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars. c Select (Folder) with b , then press t he ce nter of the multi- sele ctor .
84 Enlarging a portion of a still image Mode dial: You ca n en large an ima ge up to five times the si ze o f th e orig inal im age. You ca n also record t he enlarg ed image as a ne w file. Enlarging an image – Playb ack zoom a Set the mod e dial to .
85 Advanced st ill ima ge viewing Recording an enlarged image – Trimming a After you have viewed an image using playback zoom, press M E N U. The me nu appe ars. b Select [T rimming] with B , t hen press t he ce nter of the multi- sele ctor . c Selec t the image siz e with v / V , then pr ess the center of the mult i-se lect or .
86 To skip to th e next/pre vious image during slide s how Move the multi - sel ector to B (next) or b (previo us). • The interval setting time is appr oximate, and may vary acc ording to the playback image size.
87 Advanced st ill ima ge viewing Playing back i mages shot in Multi Burst mode Mode dial: You ca n pl ay back Multi Burst im a ges cont in uous l y or pl ay the m bac k fra me by frame .
88 To delete s hot images When using t his m ode, you cann ot del ete only cer t ain frames. When you dele te images, all 16 of the frames are d eleted at the same time . 1 Display the Multi Bur st image you want to dele te. 2 Pres s (delete ). 3 Sele ct [Del ete] , t hen pre ss the c ente r of the mult i-selector.
89 Still ima g e editi n g Protecting image s – Protect Mode dial: To pr eve n t ac cident al erasure o f an impor ta nt im age, you can prote c t it. • Note that f ormatting the recording m edium erases all the data in the recording medium ev en if images are protected, and t hese images cannot be recovered.
90 g Press M E NU . h Select [OK] with B , then press the center of the mu lti- sele cto r . The - ma rk t urns whi te and th e select ed imag e is prote cted.
91 Still ima g e editi n g d Select (Resize) with b / B , then pr ess the center of the mult i-se lect or . e Select the new size with v / V , then pr ess the center of the mult i-se lect or . The res ized image i s re corde d in t he recor ding fo lde r as th e ne w e st f ile.
92 On the single screen a Set the mo de dial to . b Display t he image y ou want to print with b / B . c Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. d Select [DPOF] (DPOF) wit h b / B , then pr ess the center o f the multi-s elector . The mark is indica te d on th is image.
93 Still image print ing (PictB ridge printer) Connecting to a PictBridge pri nter Even if you do not have a co mp ut er, you can easil y pri nt im age s shot us ing your camera by con necti n g the came ra to a Pict Bridg e-c ompl iant printe r.
94 When [USB Connec t] is not set to [PictBridge] in the SET UP settings You cannot use the P ictBridge fu nction, even wh en you turn on the c amera. Set [USB Co nnect] t o [Pic tBridge ]. 1 Press MENU and select [USB Connect], then press th e cent er of the mult i- select or .
95 Still image print ing (PictB ridge printer) f Select [OK] with V / B , the n press t he ce nter of the multi- sele ctor . Th e ima ge i s prin ted. Do not disc onn ect the USB cable while the (Not di scon nect US B cable) mar k is indi cated on th e scr een.
96 f T o print other images , repeat Step 5 . g Press M E NU . The P r in t scr ee n appe ars. h Select [Quantity] wit h v / V , select the n umber of ima ges with b / B . Y ou can se lec t th e numb er u p to 20 . All the images se lected are pr inted in the specif ied number .
97 Still image print ing (PictB ridge printer) • Y ou cannot print movies and images recorded in RA W mode. • When printing E -mail mode images or uncompressed (TIFF) images, only their corresponding JPEG files are printed. • If an error messa ge is sent from the connected printer during the connection, flashes for about fiv e seconds.
98 To print all the images indic ated with the mark In Step 4 , sele ct [DP OF im a ge]. A l l the images i ndicated wi th the mark are printed, regardless of the im age displaye d. To insert the date and time on images In Step 6 , sele ct [Date ], then selec t the date format with b / B .
99 Still image print ing (PictB ridge printer) To print all the images indic ated with the mark In St ep 4 , select [DPO F im age ] . A l l the images i ndicated with t he mark are pri nt ed, rega r dles s of the im a ge dis p layed.
100 Shooting movies Mode dial: You ca n shoo t movies with a udi o. a Set the mo de dial to . b Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. c Select ( Image Size) with b , then sel ec t the desire d size with v / V . Y ou c an choose from [ 640 (Fine)], [640 (Stan da rd)] , or [160].
101 Enjoying m ovi es Viewing movies on the screen Mode dial: You ca n vi ew mov ie s on the screen of the camera and hear sounds from the speaker of the camer a. a Set the mode dial to . b Select th e des ired movie with b / B . Movie s with the im age si ze [6 40 (Fine)] or [640 (Standard)] a re disp laye d on the full screen.
102 Deleting movies Mode dial: You ca n de le te unw a nt ed movies . • Y ou cannot delete the protected m ovies. • Note that the movies once deleted cannot be re cove red . On the single screen a Set the mod e dial to . b Sele c t th e mo vi e you wan t to delete with b / B .
103 Enjoying m ovi es g Select [OK] with B , then pr es s the center of the mult i- sele ctor . “Access” message appears on the screen and the mo vie will be deleted.
104 Cutting movies a Set the mo de dial to . b Select th e m ovie you want to cut with b / B . c Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. d Select (Divide) with B , then press t he ce nter of the multi- sele cto r . Ne xt, sele ct [ OK] with v , then pre ss t he ce nter .
105 Enjoyin g images on your c omputer Copying images to your computer – For Windows user s Recommended compu ter environment OS: Microsoft Windows 98, Win dows 98SE, Window s 2000 Professiona l, Windo ws Mil lennium Edition, W indows XP Home Ed ition , or Wind ows XP Professional The above OS must be inst al led at the facto ry.
106 Installing the USB driver When using W in dows XP, you nee d not inst all the U SB driv e r. Once the USB d river is i nstalle d, y ou ne ed not inst all th e USB dr iver. a T u rn on your computer , and inse rt th e supp lie d CD-R O M into the CD-R OM drive.
107 Enjoyin g images on your c omputer Installing “Image Transfer” You c an use the “Im age Tr ansfer ” softwa re to copy i mages to yo ur co mputer autom aticall y when you connect the c amera to your co mputer. a Click [Cyber -shot] on t he model se le ct io n scr ee n.
108 g Cli ck [Fin ish ] . The “In stall Shield Wizard” sc re en close s. If you wish to c ont in ue with the instal lation of “ImageM ixer,” click [ImageMix er ] on the i nstal lati on me nu screen and t hen follow t he proced ure. • The USB dri ver is needed in order t o use “Image T ransfer.
109 Enjoyin g images on your c omputer Connecting the camera t o your computer a Inse rt th e re cordi n g mediu m with th e imag es you want to copy into th e camera. Con nect the s upplied AC Adap tor , an d plug the adaptor into a wa ll outlet (wa ll soc ket).
110 P Disconnecting the USB cable, removing the recording medium, or turning off th e camera during a USB connection For Windows 2000, Me, or XP users 1 Double-cl ick on the tasktr ay. 2 Click (Sony DSC), then c li ck [Stop ]. 3 Confir m th e de vi ce on the conf i rmatio n window , th en click [OK].
111 Enjoyin g images on your c omputer Changing “Image Transfer” settings Y ou can ch ange “Im age T ransfer ” sett ings. Righ t- click th e “ I m age Tran sf er” ic on on the taskt ray , select [Open Set ti ngs]. Th e sett ings you can set ar e as follows: [B asic] , [Cop y], and [Del ete].
112 When an image wit h the sam e file name e xists in the copy dest inat ion fold er The over w r it e confirmati on messa ge appears . When you ov erwrit e the exist ing ima ge with th e new o n e , the o r ig inal file dat a is dele t ed.
113 Enjoyin g images on your c omputer e Select [Nothing. I’m finished wo rki n g wit h thes e pict ures] , then cl ick [Nex t]. The “C omplet in g the Scann er and Came ra Wizard” screen ap pears.
114 Image file storage destinations and file names The ima ge files recor ded with you r camera are gro u pe d as fol de rs in th e re cordi ng medium.
115 Enjoyin g images on your c omputer • ssss stands for any numbe r w it hi n th e range from 000 1 to 9999. • The num e rical portions of t he fo ll ow i ng fi le s are the same.
116 Viewing an image previously copied to a computer This op e rat ion is requi red for viewi ng image fil e s t ha t ha ve b een co pied prev iou sly to a com puter and a lre a dy deleted from the rec ord ing medium usin g the camer a. Copy t he image files stored on your comput er to a reco r d ing mediu m an d vi ew them o n the came ra.
117 Enjoyin g images on your c omputer Copying images to your computer – For Macintosh us ers Recommended compu ter environment OS: Mac OS 9 .1, 9.2, or Mac OS X (v 10.
118 c Viewing the imag es on your comput er 1 Double-c li ck the hard disk icon . 2 Dou b le -cli ck the de s i red im age fi le in the fold e r contai ning th e copied fi les. The imag e file o pens. • C los e down all appli cat ions runn in g on the comp uter b efore in stall ing applic ation.
119 Troubl eshooting Troubleshoo ting If you have trouble wi th your camer a, try the follo win g so lu ti ons. 1 First, check the it em s on pa ge s 119 t o 129. If the screen shows “C: ss : ss ,” the self-diagnosis function is working . Please see page 133.
120 Shooting still imag es / movie s The battery remaining indicat o r is in correct, or sufficient battery rema ini n g in dica tor i s displayed but the pow er runs out soon. • You have used th e camera for a long ti me in a n extreme ly hot or an extreme ly co ld locat ion.
121 Troubl eshooting The shooting image is not displaye d on the screen during a movie shooting. • The image size is se t to [64 0 (Fine)] when the A / V conn ecting cable is connected to the A/V O UT (MONO) jack. p Disconnect the A/V conn ecting cabl e.
122 You cannot shoot images. • No recording medium i s inserted. • The ca paci ty of the r ecor ding me dium is insuffi cient. • The /CF switch is not se t to the pr oper position . • Th e write-protect switch on the “Mem ory Stick” is set to the LO CK position.
123 Troubl eshooting Cannot shoot images with the flash. • T he mode dia l is se t to . • T he fla sh is set to (N o flas h) . • (Twil igh t mode) is se le c te d for the S ce ne Selec tion fun ction. • (Landscape mode) is selected for the Scen e Selec tion fun ction.
124 Viewing im ages Deleting/editin g an image Symptom Cause Sol ution The image ca nnot be played back. • Th e m ode dia l is not set to . • Yo u changed the folder/fi le name on a c omputer. • You cannot play bac k the imag e on the c amera if you mod ify the image on a computer.
125 Troubl eshooting Computers Symptom Cause Solu tion You do not know whether or not your OS can be use d wi t h th e cam er a. — p Check “Reco mm e nde d co mpu ter environme nt ” (pa g e s 105, 117). You cannot install the USB driver. — p In Windows 2000, log on as Ad ministrator (authorized Administrato rs) (page 105).
126 “Memor y Stick” After making a USB connection, “Image Transfer” does not automati cally s tart. — — p Select [Launch Ima ge Tran sfer auto matically when the c amera, etc., i s connect ed.] at [B asic] set ting (pa ge 111) . p Make a US B connection whe n the comp uter is turned on.
127 Troubl eshooting Micr odri ve/C F card PictBridge-compl iant printe r You have formatted a “Memory Sti ck” by mistake. • All the data on the “Me mory Stick” are eras ed by forma tting.
128 Others You cannot print images. • Th e c am e r a does not conn ect to the printe r . • Th e printer is no t tur ne d on. • Movies and images reco rd ed in RAW mode cannot b e printe d. • Images modi fied with a computer or imag es shot using othe r th an this came r a may not be able to be printed .
129 Troubl eshooting You cannot identify the indicator on the screen . — p Che ck the i ndicator (pages 1 49 to 154 ). The lens gets fogged. • Cond ensatio n is occu rring. p Turn off the c amera, leave the camera for a bout an hour and t hen try to use it again (page 143).
130 Warnings and messages The followi ng messages appea r on the screen. Message Me aning/ Cor rective Act i on No Memory St ic k • Inse rt a “ Mem ory Stick” (page 2 2) . • S et the /C F switch to C F a nd r ec or d the imag e using the Mi cr od rive/C F c ard.
131 Troubl eshooting • The ba ttery level is low or zero. Charge th e battery pack (pag e 14). Depending on the cond itions of use or the type of batte ry pack , the indi cator m ay flash e ven tho ugh there a re still 5 to 1 0 minute s of rem aining ba ttery tim e left.
132 No printable image • You tri ed to execute [DP OF image ] w ith out check ing th e ma r k . • You tr i ed to exec u te [Al l In This F o lde r ] while sele cting the folder th at stores only m ovies or im ages reco rded in RAW m ode. You c annot print movies or images recorded in RAW mode.
133 Troubl eshooting Self-diagnosis displ ay –If a code s tarting w ith an alphabet letter appear s Your came ra has a self-diagnosi s disp lay. This f unction d isplays t he condit ion of th e camera on the scr een usi ng a c ombina tion of a le tter an d four nu meri cal di g i ts.
134 The number of ima ges that can be s aved/ shooting time The n umber of i mages that can be sav ed and the shootin g time are differ ent, dependin g on the capa city of th e recor d ing me dium , the ima ge size, and th e image qu ality. Refer to th e fol lowin g ch arts wh en you choo se a record ing medi um.
135 Ad di tiona l i n for m a tion E-mail (Units : im age s ) Mult i Bur s t (Un it s: ima ges) Movi e The numbers indicate the recording tim e. For example: “1:31:33” indicates “1 hour , 31 minutes, 33 seconds.
136 Microdrive RAW (Un it s: ima ges) TIFF (Unit s : im age s) Voice* (Un its: im age s ) * For fi ve-second audio recording E-mail ( Units : images ) Multi Burst (Units : images ) Movi e The num bers indicate the recor ding time. For example: “12:42:06” indicates “12 hours, 42 minutes, 6 seconds.
137 Ad di tiona l i n for m a tion Menu items Menu it em s that can b e ch an ged dif fer depe nding on th e posi tion of th e mode dial. The screen shows only the ite ms you can operat e based o n the cu rrent positi on of the mode di al. De fa ul t set ti ngs a r e i ndi ca ted with x .
138 When the mode dial is set to Mode (REC Mode) RAW TIFF Voice E-Mail x Normal – Record s RAW data fi le in addit i o n to the JP EG file (page 79). – R ecor ds un compresse d ( TI FF) fi le in add iti on to the JPEG file (p age 80) . – R ec ords a n audio file (w ith a still image) in a ddi tio n to the JPEG file (pa ge 8 1) .
139 Ad di tiona l i n for m a tion When the mode d ial is set to Item Se tting Description (Folder) OK/Cancel Selects the folder that co ntains t he images you want to pl ay back (page 83). - (Prot ect) — Protec ts/unpro tects images a gainst acciden tal er asure (p age 89).
140 SET UP items (Camera 1 ) (Camera 2 ) Item Se tting Description AF Mode Single / x Monit or / Cont Selects t he focus operatio n mode (page 66). Digital Zoom Smar t / x Precision Selects the d igita l zo om mode (p ag e 30). Date /Time Day&Time / Date / x Off Selects whether to i nsert the dat e and time into the image (page 36).
141 Ad di tiona l i n for m a tion (Memory Stic k Tool) (W hen the /CF switch is set to ) (CF Card Tool) (Wh en the /CF switch is set to CF) (Setup 1) Item Se tting Descri ption Forma t OK / Cancel F ormats the “Me mory Stick. ” Note that formatt ing erases all data on a “Memory Stic k,” including eve n protect ed images (page 45).
142 (Set u p 2) Language — Display s the menu item s, warnin gs and message s in selected langu age. Item Setti ng Description File Numbe r x Series Reset – A ssigns n umbers to fil es in seque nce even if the recor ding medium is change d or the reco rding folde r is changed.
143 Ad di tiona l i n for m a tion Precautions Do not leave t he camera in the following pl aces • In ext r e m ely hot plac e, such as in a car par ked in t he sun. Th e cam era body may become def or me d or this may caus e a malfunc tion. • U nde r dir ec t sun light or near a he a ter.
144 The internal rechargeable button battery This cam er a ha s an inte rn a l rech ar geabl e button ba tt ery for mai nt ainin g th e da te and time an d other se ttings regardle ss of whet he r the pow e r is on or off. This rechar g eable butt on battery is continua lly charged as lo ng as you are using the came ra.
145 Ad di tiona l i n for m a tion • When you attach t he supplied label, b e sure to attach it to the labeling pos ition. Be caref ul that the label does not stick out. • When you carry or store the “ Memory Stick,” put it in the case supplied with it.
146 • The Microdriv e may be hot just after it has been used. Be careful when you handle it. • Do not write on th e label. • Do no t remo ve th e la bel or at tach a ne w labe l over the label. • When you carr y or store the Microdrive, put it in the case supplied with it.
147 Ad di tiona l i n for m a tion How to store the ba ttery pack • If the bat tery pack is not to be used for a lon g time , d o the follo win g p ro c edure once pe r year to maintain pro per functi on. 1 Fully cha rge th e batter y. 2 Disch arg e on your came ra.
148 [Power, ge ne ral] Used batt ery pack NP-FM50 Power requirements 7.2 V Power con sumption (d uring shooti ng with LCD screen on) 2.2 W Operating temperature rang e 0° to + 40°C (32° to + 104 °.
149 Ad di tiona l i n for m a tion Displa y windo w A Self-d ia gnosis d ispla y (133) / Shutter speed indicator (55) / Av ailable mo vie recor ding time indicator (minute) (100) / Av ailable shooting.
150 The LCD/fi nder screen For shooting s till imag es SOLARIZE 80 min 101 VGA FINE 400 C:32:00 DA TE ISO 400 REAL MAF F2.0 +2.0 EV 0.3 EV 250 1 q g 2 qh 3 qj 4 qk 5 ql 6 w; 7 wa 8 9 q; qa qs qd qf ws.
151 Ad di tiona l i n for m a tion M NR slow shutter i ndicator (55) / Shutter speed indicator (55) N Aper ture value indicator (56) O Image quality indicator (49) P Recording folder indicator (50) Q .
152 For shooting m ovies A Image size indicator ( 100) B Recordi ng mode indic at or (100) C Battery remain ing indicator (15) D White balance indicator (73) E Meterin g mode i ndicato r (58) / Pictur.
153 Ad di tiona l i n for m a tion For still image playback A PictBridge connecting indicator (93) B Change folder indicator (83) C Image size indicator (24) D Recor di ng mode indicator (79–81) E V.
154 For movie pla yback A Change f older indicat or (83) B Image size indicator ( 101) C Recordi ng mode indic at or (101) D Pla ybac k in dicator (101) / V olu m e in dica to r (101 ) E Playback f ol.
155 Ad di tiona l i n for m a tion Quick reference chart This secti on describes the restric tions in the setup of the follo wing functions, de pending on the m ode dial position or the set up of som e functions : shut te r sp ee d, apert ure , flash, e tc .
156 Quick chart of flash mode • When shooting movies, the flash mode is set to (No flash). • When [Pop-up Flash] is set to [Manual], the flash mode is s et to (Forced flash), (Slo w synchro), or (No flash).
157 Ad di tiona l i n for m a tion The relation betwee n the shutte r speed and a perture To shoot c le ar ima ges, sele ct ing the p roper exposure is ve ry important, adding to the chance of ac hievin g the proper focu s. The exp osure is an am oun t of li ght th at is determin ed by th e shutte r speed a nd apertu re value.
158 Index A A/V connect i ng cab l e ...... ............ .... ... .... .. ... .... 41 A C Ada ptor .... ............ ........... ........... .......... 14, 17 Access lam p ...... ........... .... ....... ....... ..... ...... ....... 22 Advanced access ory shoe .
159 Index Metering mod e ... ... .... .. ..... .. ..... .. ..... .. .... ... .... .. ...58 Microdr iv e .......... ..... ....... .... ....... ....... ........... ... 145 Mode di al ..... ....... ..... ....... .... ....... ....... ........... .....27 Moisture condens ation .
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