Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto Cyber-shot DSC-P41 del fabbricante Sony
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3-091-352- 11 (1) Digital S till Cam era Operating I nstructions Before op erating the uni t, please read t his m an ual thoroughl y, and retain i t for future refe rence. Owner’s Record The mod el and seria l number s are l ocated on th e botto m. Reco rd the serial num b er in the space prov ided belo w .
2 T o prevent fire or shock hazard, do not e xpose th e unit to rain or moisture. If you have any questions about this pro duc t, you ma y call: Sony Custome r Information S ervices Cente r 1-800-222-SONY (7669) The number below is for the FCC re la te d matt ers onl y .
3 RECYCLING NICKEL MET AL HYDRIDE B A TTERIES Nickel Metal Hy dride ba tteries are recyc labl e. Y ou can help pre se rve our environment by returni ng your used rechar geab le batteri es to the co llectio n and re cycl ing locat ion nea rest you.
4 Read th is first 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 workin g cor rectly .
5 The illustrations and screen status used in manual The illus t rations and screen s tat u s used in th is manual are of t he DSC-P43 unless noted oth erwi se.
6 Table of co ntents Read this first ........ ......... ...... ........ ......... .... 4 Identifyin g the p arts .......... ......... ........ ....... 8 Preparing batteries ......... ......... ........ ...... .. 10 On handling of batter ie s .........
7 Playing b ack imag es shot in Multi B urst mode ........ ...... ......... ......... ........ ...... . 6 2 Playing ba ck conti nuously ......... ........ . 63 Playing ba ck frame by frame ....... ....... 6 3 Protectin g imag es – Protect...... ....
8 J T ri pod receptacle (bottom surface) • Use a tripod with a screw length of les s than 5.5 mm ( 7 / 32 inch). Y ou will be unable t o firmly secure the camera to tripods having lo nger screws , and may damage the camera. Ide nt if y in g th e pa rts See the pages in pare ntheses for details of oper atio n.
9 A Mo de sw it ch : T o view or edit images : T o shoot st ill ima ges : T o shoot movies B Control button Menu on : v / V / b / B / z (17) Menu of f : // 7 / (29/28/26 / 54) C Finder (31) D LCD screen For det ails on th e items on th e LCD screen , see pages 116 t o 119.
10 Prep aring batte ries Use the follo wi n g batt eries in this ca mera. Acceptable batteries HR 15/51:HR6 (size AA) Nic kel-Metal Hydride ba tt eri e s (2) – NH-AA-DA (2) (supplied with the DS C- P43) – NH-AA-2DA twin-pac k, etc.
11 Getting started Notes on alkaline bat teries • The battery remaining indicator may not display the correct infor mation and the power may shut off even if the battery remainin g indicator shows sufficient battery life remaining. • Do not mix new and old batteries.
12 Charging t ime This repres en ts the time re qui red to charge fully depleted Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries using the supplied battery charger in an environment where the ambient tem perature is 25°C (77°F). • Charging is c omplete in approximately six hours.
13 Getting started , Close t h e ba tt er y/ “Me m ory Stick ” co ver. Clos e th e ba ttery/“M e mory Stick” cover whil e ho ld ing th e batte ries in .
14 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 fully charged nick el-metal hydride batteries or new alkaline batteries at a temperature of 25°C (77°F).
15 Getting started • The number of im ages and the battery life that can be recorded/vie wed are decreased under the following conditions: – The surrounding temperature is low – The f l ash i s .
16 Usin g your ca mera abroad Power sources You ca n use your cam era in any count ry or region with the battery charge r (suppli ed with the DSC-P43 only) or the AC-LS5 AC Adap tor (not suppl ied) withi n 100 V to 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz.
17 Getting started How to use th e cont ro l butto n To chan ge the curre nt sett ings of the camera, brin g up t he men u or t he Setu p screen (pag es 45, 46), an d use the control button to make the changes. For ea ch item , press v / V / b / B to sele ct th e desir ed va lue, t h en pres s z or v / V / b / B to make the set tin g .
18 , Select th e des ired date for m at with v / V on the control button, then p res s z . You ca n sel ec t fr om [Y/M/D] (ye a r/m on th/ day), [M /D/Y], and [ D/M/Y]. • If the rechargeable button battery, which provides the power for saving the time data, is ever fully discharged (page 112), the Clock Set screen will appea r again .
19 Getting started , Select [OK] with B on the control button, then pr es s z . The date an d time are se t and the cloc k will star t to ke e p tim e.
20 Inserting and removing a “Memor y Stick” , Open t he ba ttery/“Me mory Stic k” c over. Turn up the ba ttery/“Me mory Stic k” cove r, and s l ide the cove r in th e di rect io n of the arrow. • Be careful not to drop the batteries when opening or clos ing the battery/“M emory Stic k” cover .
21 Shoot ing still ima g e s Setti ng the still ima ge size , Set the mode switch to and turn on the po wer . , Press (Image Size ). The Ima ge Size setu p item a ppear s. • For more i nformation about the image siz e, see page 2 2. , Select the des ired image si ze with v / V on the control but ton.
22 Image size and quality You can ch oose imag e size (num be r of pixels) and ima ge qua li ty (comp ression ratio) ba sed on t he kind of image s you w ant to shoot . Th e image siz e is sho w n by th e numbe r of pix el s (dot s) (hor izontal × verti cal), w hich co mpose a n image.
23 Shoot ing still ima g e s The number of images t hat can be saved in a “Memory Stick” 3) The nu mber of im ages that can be saved in Fin e (Standard) 4) mod e are shown be low. (Units: number of imag es) 3) When [ Mode] (REC Mode) is set to [Normal] For the number of i mages that can be s a v ed in other modes, see page 105.
24 Basic still image shooting – Using auto mode Holding the cam era correctly When sh ooting pict ures wi th the camera, b e careful so t hat your fingers do not block the lens portion , finder window , flash e mitter, or AF illumina to r (page 8). , Set the mo de switch to , and turn on th e ca mera.
25 Shoot ing still ima g e s , Press an d hold the sh utter button h alfway down. When the foc us is achi ev ed, the came r a beeps . Whe n the AE/AF lo ck indi cat or stops flas hing and rem ains on, the camera is ready fo r shoot ing. (The LC D scre en may be froze n for a split second dep ending on the su bject.
26 (Twilight mode) (page 34) (Twili ght po rtrait m ode) (page 34) (Landscape mode) (page 34) (Soft snap mode) (page 34) (Beach mode) (page 34) (Candle mode) (page 35) To switch the sh oot ing metho d 1 Set th e mod e swit ch to . 2 Press MENU. 3 Sele ct (Cam era) with b on the control button .
27 Shoot ing still ima g e s Using the zoom feature , Press D-Zoo m to choose the desired zoom pos ition, and shoot yo ur image . The minim um focal distance to the subject Appro x 10 cm (4 i nches) from the le ns surface • Y ou cannot use the zoom when you shoot a movie (page 74).
28 Smart zoom The image is enla r ge d wit h al most no distortion. Thi s lets you use sma rt zoom with the sa m e feel ing as o p tica l z oom. To set s m art zo om, s e t [Di git al Zo om] in (Came ra) to [Sm art] o n the Set up scree n (pag e 109).
29 Shoot ing still ima g e s , Center the subjec t in the f rame. Press an d hold the sh utter button halfway dow n to focus on, th en pres s the sh u tter button fully down. The self-timer lamp (p age 8) wi ll flash, and you wi ll hea r a be eping sound .
30 When shooting ag ainst a light source In Au to mod e, shooti ng agai nst a li ght sou rc e auto mati c ally flas h es ev en when there i s enou gh l ight aroun d the subject. (Daylight syn c hro ) Before flashe d When fl ashed • The best performance may not be gi ven depending on shooting c onditio ns.
31 Shoot ing still ima g e s Shooting images with the AF illuminator The AF illuminat or is fill lig h t to foc us more e asi ly on a subj ec t i n dar k surroundi ngs. The ap pears on the LCD screen an d the AF i lluminato r emits r ed light when the shut te r button is pressed hal f w a y unt il the fo c us is lo cked.
32 Indi cator s of f r LCD sc reen of f r Indicat or s on • The image through the finder does not indicate the actual recor dable range. This i s due to the parallax effect.
33 Shoot ing still ima g e s , Press B o n the cont rol button to advan ce to , then press B agai n. The Setup sc reen appe ars. , Sele ct (Cam era) w ith v on the control bu tton, then pr ess B . Select [Date/Tim e] with v / V on the control bu tton, then pr ess B .
34 Shooting according to scene conditions Select one of th e followin g mo de s, th en shoot by pressing the shu tter button and this will hav e a positiv e e ffec t on your phot o. Twilight mode Under d ark li ghting con ditions, you can shoot a distan t night view.
35 Shoot ing still ima g e s Candle mode At a par ty, a ca nd le lig ht serv ice , and so on , you can sho ot with out spoiling the atmo sphere effect ed by the candle light. Because the shutter speed is slow, i t is recomme nded th at you use a tripo d.
36 Functions available b ased on the mode When shoo ting in , , , , or mo de, the comb ination of som e functions, such as the flash m ode , are fixed to suit sho oti ng conditions. See t he foll owi ng table. • a indicates that the function can be set to your preference.
37 Viewin g sti ll image s Viewin g ima ges on the LCD scr een of your camera You can vie w images shot with the camer a almost immedia tely on th e LCD sc reen. You c an sele ct th e f ol low in g two metho ds for vi ewin g imag es. Single screen You can view o ne imag e at a time, oc cupyi ng the e ntire screen .
38 , Select the desire d still imag e with b / B on the control butt on. b : Displays the pr evious im age . B : Displays the ne xt im ag e. 2 10:30 PM 2005 1 1 101-0003 3 / 9 101 VGA BACK/NEXT V OLUME Viewing on the index screen , Press (index ). The disp la y swit ches t o the In dex screen .
39 Viewin g sti ll image s Viewing ima ges on a TV screen ( DSC-P43 onl y ) , Connect the supp lied A/V connect ing ca ble to the A/V OUT (MONO) jack of the camer a an d the audi o/ vide o input jacks of the TV.
40 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 ble (suppl ie d).
41 Deleti n g s til l images Deleti ng images , Set the mode switch to , and turn on th e camera. Select the image you want to delete with b / B on the control butt on. • Note that the images once deleted cannot be rec over ed. , Press (d elete). The im age ha s not yet bee n dele ted a t th is poin t.
42 Deleting on the Index screen , Whil e an Index scre en (page 38) is displayed, press (delete) . • Note that the images onc e deleted c an not be re cove red . , Select [Se lect] wi th b / B on the control button, then pr ess z . , Select t he imag e you w ant to de lete wit h v / V / b / B on the control button, then pr ess z .
43 Deleti n g s til l images , Press (d elete). Select [OK] with B on the control button, then pr es s z . “Ac cess” ap pears on th e LCD scre en and all of the images with marks will be delet ed. To cancel th e deletion Sel ect [E x i t] wi th b on t he control but to n, then pr ess z .
44 , Turn on t he camera, then pres s MENU . Pres s B on the c ontrol button to adva nce to , then press B agai n. The Set up scr een appe ars. , Select (Memory Stick Too l) with v / V on the co ntrol button. Sel ect [F orm at] w ith B on the control button, then pr ess B .
45 Before adva nced op erations How to setup and operate your camera This secti on de scr ibes how to operat e the menu and th e Setup screen . Changing menu settings a Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. • The displayed items differ depending on the position of the mode switch.
46 Changing items on the Setup screen a Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. b Press B on the control button to advance to , then p ress B again. The Setup sc reen appe ars. c Select th e set t in g it em you want to change with v / V / b / B on the control button.
47 Before adva nced op erations c Select (P . Qualit y) wi th b / B , then sel e ct the desire d image quality with v / V . Creati ng or sele cting a folder You r ca mer a ca n crea te m ult iple folder s withi n a “Memo r y Stick .” You can select the fo lder u sed t o store i mages .
48 Selecting the recording folder a Disp la y th e Set up s creen (page 46). b Select (Memory Stick T ool) with v / V , [Change REC. Folder] with B / V , and [OK] with B / v , then press z . The re cording folder select ion s creen appear s. c Select th e des ired folder with b / B , and [OK] wi th v , then press z .
49 Advance d still im age shoot ing Choosing an auto focus metho d You ca n set the A F ran ge fi nder fram e a nd the AF mode. AF range fin der frame The AF range finder frame sele cts the focus position accordin g to the subject position and siz e.
50 • When you are shooting movies and you choose Multipoint AF , the distance to the center of the LCD screen is estimate d as an average, so the AF works ev en with a certain amount of vibration.
51 Advance d still image shoot ing Shooti ng t echniques When shooting with the subject at the edge of the frame, or when using Center AF , the camera may focus on the c enter instead of on the subject at the edge of the frame. In a case like t his, use AF lock to focus on the subject, and then recompos e the picture and s hoot.
52 b Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. c Select 9 (Focus) with b / B , then sel ec t the distan ce t o the subject with v / V . Y ou can sele ct fr om the follo win g dist ance sett ings. 0.5m , 1.0 m, 3.0m , 7.0 m, ∞ (un li mited dist ance ) To return to auto focus mode In Step 3 , select [Multi A F] or [Ce nt er AF].
53 Advance d still image shoot ing d Selec t th e des ired exposure adjustment va lue with v / V . Make your a dju stm e nt wh ile confirming th e br ightness of the back ground of t he su bjec t on t he L CD screen. To cancel th e EV adjustme nt In St ep 4 , r etu r n the exp o s ure adjustm en t value to 0EV.
54 Selecting the meterin g mode You ca n sel ec t a me teri ng mode to dete rmine t he expos ure, d epend ing on w hat part of t he su bject is us ed to measu re. Multi-pattern mete ring (No indicator) The ima ge is spli t up i nto mult iple zon es, each of wh ich are ev aluate d ind ividual ly.
55 Advance d still image shoot ing Adjusting colo r tones – White Ba lance You can select the fol lo win g mo des accordin g to your shooting situations. The color o f the subjec t that you se e will be captur e d accord ing to th e li ghtin g conditio ns.
56 Adjust ing the flash level – Flash Level You ca n ad just the am out of flash light. Before operation Set (Camera) in th e menu t o oth er t han [Auto] (pa ges 45 and 106). a Set the mo de switc h to . b Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. c Select [ ] (Flash Level) wit h b / B , then select the desired setting with v / V .
57 Advance d still image shoot ing c Select [Mode ] (REC Mode) with b / B , then select [Bu rst] with v / V . d Sh o o t th e im age . Y ou can shoo t images unti l t he maximum nu mb er of imag es are sh ot when you pr ess and hold the shut te r button.
58 d Select (Interval) w ith b / B , then sel ec t the desire d between-frame int erval with v / V . Y ou ca n choose from [1/7 .5], [1/1 5], [1/30]. e Shoot th e imag e . 16 f ra mes in a row will b e r e cord e d in a single image (im age size: 1M).
59 Advanced st ill ima ge view i ng Selecting the f older and playing back images – Folder Select t he fold er that images yo u want to play bac k are stor ed . a Set the mode switc h to . b Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars. c Select ( Folder) with b , then press z .
60 Enlarging a portion of a still image – Playback zoom You ca n en large an ima ge up to five tim es the siz e of t he origin al imag e. a Set the mo de switc h to . b Display t he image y ou want to enlarge with b / B . c Press (playback zoom) to enla rge t he i mage.
61 Advanced st ill ima ge view i ng Playing back successi ve images – Slide show You ca n play b ac k re cor ded im ages in successi on, one a fter anot her. This is usefu l for ch ec ki ng your imag e s, or for giving a presen tation. a Set the mode switc h to .
62 Rotating still i mages – Rotate Images s hot when holdi n g th e camera vertica ll y ca n be rotated and displa ye d horiz ont ally . a Set the mode swit ch to , and display the imag e you want to rotate . b Press ME NU . The menu app ear s. c Select (Rot ate) w ith b / B , then p ress z .
63 Advanced st ill ima ge view i ng Playing back continuously a Set the mode switc h to . b Select the Multi Bur st image wit h b / B . Th e s el ected M u lti Bu rst ima ge is played ba ck continuou sly . To pause Press z . To re sume playba ck, press z again.
64 Protecti ng images – Protect To preven t acc ident al eras ur e of an importa nt image, you ca n pro tect it. • Note that f ormatting the “Memory S tick” erases all the data in the “Memory Stick” even if images are pr otected, and these im ages cannot be recovered.
65 Still ima g e editi ng h Select [OK] with B , then press z . The - mark turn s white and the select ed image is pro te cted . To cancel th e protection In St ep 4 , sel ect [Can cel], or i n Step 8 , select [Exit] .
66 Choosing images to print – Print (DPOF) mark You ca n de sign ate certa in images to be prin ted. This fun ction i s conve nient wh en yo u want to print ima ge s at a shop or usi n g a printer tha t con forms with the DP OF (Digit al Pr int Order Format) standard or using PictBridge compli an t pr i nters.
67 Still ima g e editi ng g Press M E NU . h Select [OK] with B , then press z . Th e mark turns wh it e and th e setting is comple ted. To delete the mark In St ep 5 , select the im a ge yo u w a nt to delete the mark wi th v / V / b / B , and press z .
68 Connecti ng to a PictBridge compliant printer Even if you do no t have a comp uter, you can eas ily print images shot u s in g your camera by co nnecti ng th e camer a to a Pict Br idg e c o m plia nt p r inte r . F or prep ara tion, yo u onl y ne ed to selec t t he USB connec tion o n the Set up scr een and connect the ca mera to the pr inter.
69 Still ima g e print ing (PictB rid g e prin te r) When [USB Connect] is not set to [PictBridge] on t he Setup screen You cann ot use the PictBrid ge function, even wh en you turn on the c amera. Disc onnect t he US B cabl e and set [U SB Connec t] to [PictBridge ] (page 68).
70 f Select [OK] with V / B , then press z . The im age i s prin ted. Do not di scon nect the USB cabl e while t h e (Not discon nec t USB cable) mar k is in di ca ted on the LCD screen. To cancel p rinting In Step 4 , sel ect [Can cel] or in Ste p 6 , select [E xit].
71 Still ima g e print ing (PictB rid g e prin te r) g Press M E NU . Th e P ri nt scree n ap pears. • Setting items not av ailable for a particular printer are not di splayed. h Select [Quantity] wit h v / V , select the n umber of images wit h b / B .
72 On the single screen a Display t he image y ou want to print with b / B . b Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. c Select (Print) with b / B , then press z . d Select [T hi s imag e] with v / V , then p res s z . The P r in t scr ee n app e ars. • Setting items not available for a partic ula r printer are not dis played.
73 Still ima g e print ing (PictB rid g e prin te r) On the Index screen a Press (index) to switch t o the I ndex sc reen. b Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars. c Select (Print) wit h B , then press z . d Select [Select] with b / B , then press z . e Select the desired image with v / V / b / B , then press z .
74 Shooting movies You ca n shoo t movies with a udi o. a Set the mo de switc h to . b Press (Image Size) . The Im age Siz e setu p item ap pears. c Select the desire d mode with v / V . Y ou ca n choose fr om [640 (Fine)], [640 (Stan da rd)] , or [160].
75 Enjoying m ovi es Viewing movies on the LCD screen You ca n view movies on the LC D screen of the camer a and hear sou nds fro m th e spea ke r of the ca m era. a Set the mode switc h to . b Select th e des ired movie with b / B . Movie s with the im age size [640 (Fine)] or [640 (Standa rd)] a re disp laye d on t he f ull s cre en.
76 Deleting movies You ca n de le te unw a nt ed movie s. • 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 mode swit ch to . b Sele c t the m o vi e yo u want t o delete with b / B .
77 Enjoying m ovi es 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 , select [All In T his Folder ], then press z . Next, select [OK], then press z . To cancel the d eletio n, se lect [C ance l] wi th b , then p ress z .
78 a Set the mo de switc h 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 z . Next, sele ct [OK] wit h v , then pre ss z . The pl ayback of the movi e sta rts. e Decide on a cutting p oint.
79 Enjoyin g images on your computer 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, Windo ws XP Home Ed itio n, o r Wi ndow s X P Professional The above OS must be inst al led at the facto ry.
80 Installing the USB driver When using W in dows XP, you need not inst all th e U S B d r iver. Once the USB d river i s ins talled, you need not inst all th e USB driv er. a T urn on your computer , and inse rt th e supp lied CD-R O M into the CD-R OM drive.
81 Enjoyin g images on your computer Connecting the camera t o your computer a Inser t th e “Memo ry S tick” with the imag es you wa nt to copy into the c amera. • Be sure to use batteries that hav e a suffi ci ent battery capacity , or the A C Adaptor (not supplied).
82 P Disconnecting the USB cable, removing the “Memory Stick,” or tu rning off the camera during a USB connection For Windows 2000, Me, or XP users 1 Double-cl ick on the task tray. 2 Click (Sony DSC), then c li ck [Stop ]. 3 Confir m th e de vi ce on the confi rmatio n window , th en click [OK] .
83 Enjoyin g images on your computer When a rem ovab le di sk ic o n is not shown 1 Right-cli c k [My Co mputer] to di splay the men u, then click [Propert ies]. The “S ystem P ropert ies” s creen a ppear s. 2 Displ ay [D evice Ma nage r]. 1 Clic k [Har dw are ].
84 Viewing the images on your computer a Click [Start], then clic k [My Docume nts]. The “My D ocu ments” fold er cont ents are dis p layed. • This section des cribes the procedure for viewing copied images in the “My Documents” fold er . • When not us ing Windo ws XP, double-click [My Documents ] on the desktop.
85 Enjoyin g images on your computer • ssss stands for any numbe r w it hi n th e range from 000 1 to 9999. • The num e rical portions of a movie file reco rded in movie mo de and its correspond ing index image fil e ar e th e s ame . Folder File name File meanin g 101MSDCF to 999MSDCF DSC0 ssss .
86 Viewing an image previously copied to a computer This op e rat ion is requi red for viewi n g image fil e s t ha t ha ve b een co pied prev iou sly to a c om put er and alre a dy deleted from the “Memory Stick” using the camera. Copy t he image files stored on your comput er to a “Memory Stick ” and v iew them o n the came ra.
87 Enjoyin g images on your computer • This software is compatible with the DirectX technology . “DirectX” must be installed before using. • A separate environment for operatin g the recording device is required in order to write to CD-R s. a T urn on your computer , and inse rt th e suppl ied C D- RO M into the CD-R OM drive.
88 f Click [I nstall] on th e “Re ady to Insta ll th e Progra m” scree n. The in stallati on starts . If the “W elco me t o set up fo r Di rect X” screen ap p ear s after you ins tall the applic ation softw are, follo w the instructions.
89 Enjoyin g images on your computer Using “Picture Package” Start up the “ Pictu re Pa ckage Menu” on the desktop t o use the various fu nctions. • The default screen may dif fer depending on your computer . Y ou can change the order of the buttons using [Settin gs] in th e lower-right corner of t he screen.
90 Creating a slide show Click [ Auto matic Sli deshow Producer] on the le ft side of the scre en. Click [Aut oma ti c Slides ho w Pro du ce r ] in the lower-ri gh t corner of th e scr een.
91 Enjoyin g images on your computer Disconnecting the USB cable, removing the “Memory Stick,” or turning off the camera during a USB connection Drag and dro p the drive ico n or the icon of the “Memor y S ti ck” to the “Tr ash” icon , then rem ove the USB cable , remo ve the “Mem ory St ick,” or turn of f the ca mera.
92 Required computer environment OS: Mac O S X (v 10.1.5 or later) The abov e OS mus t be instal le d at the facto ry CPU: iMac, eM ac , iBook, Powe rBo ok, Power Mac G3/ G4 seri es Memory: 128 MB or .
93 Troubl eshooting Troubleshoo ting If you have trouble wi th your cam er a, try the follo win g so lu ti ons. 1 First, check the items on pages 93 to 101. If the LCD screen shows “C: ss : ss ,” the self-diagnosis function is working . Please see page 104.
94 Shooting still imag es / movie s The power cannot be turned on. • The batt erie s are not installed pr ope r ly. • The AC Adaptor (n ot supp lied) is disc onne c te d. • The batt erie s are discharged. • The batt erie s are dead (page 113).
95 Troubl eshooting Precision digital zoom does not function. • [Digit al Zoom] is se t to [Smart] on the Se tup screen. • This functi on cannot be use d when you shoot a movie. p Set [Digit al Zoom] to [ Precision] (pages 27, 46, 109). — Smart zoom does not function.
96 You cannot shoot images. • N o “Mem ory Stic k” is inse rted. • The ca pacity of the “Memory Stick” is insuffi cient. • The write-pr otect switc h on the “Memor y Stick” is set to the LO CK position. • You cannot shoot while the fl ash is c ha rg ing.
97 Troubl eshooting Viewing ima ges Deleting/editin g an ima ge Un known pat tern appe ars on the finder. • This is due to the structure of the finder. p This is not a malf unc ti on. Symptom Cause Solu tion The image cannot be played b ack. • The m ode s wit ch is not se t to .
98 Computers You cannot cut a image. • The movie is not long e noug h to cut. • Protect ed movies cannot b e cut. • Still im ages ca nno t be cut. — p Cancel the pr ot ec tion (page 64). — Symptom Cause Sol ution You do not know whether or not your O S can be used wi th the c amera.
99 Troubl eshooting “Memory Stic k” You cannot copy images. • T he camera is not co rre c tly connecte d to you r computer. • The copy proce dur e differs de pe ndi ng on your OS. • You shot with a “Mem ory St ic k” that was forma tte d usi ng a computer.
100 PictBridge comp liant printer You cannot format a “Memory Stick .” • The writ e-protect switch on the “Mem ory Stick” is set to the LO CK position. p Set it t o the r ecording position (page 112). You have form atted a “Memory Stick ” by mistake.
101 Troubl eshooting Oth ers You cannot insert the date or pr int i mage s in th e index mode. • The prin te r does not pr ovid e these func ti ons. • The da te may n ot be in serted i n the in dex mode depe ndi n g on the pri nt er. p Consul t with t he prin ter m anufactu rer whether t he pri nter provides t hese funct ion or not.
102 Warnings and messages The followi ng messages ap pea r on t he LCD screen. Message Me aning/ Cor rective Act ion No Memory St ic k • Insert a “Me m ory Stick” (page 20).
103 Troubl eshooting File prot ect • The imag e is protect ed against era sure . R el e as e the pr ote c ti on (p ag e 64). Image siz e over • You are play ing back an image of a size tha t ca nnot be played back on your came ra . No f ile in t his f older • No images ha ve been recorded in th is fo ld er.
104 Self-diagnosis disp lay –If a code s tarting w ith an alphabet letter appea rs Your cam er a has a self-diagnosi s displa y. This f unction di splays t he cond ition of the camer a on t he LCD scre en usi ng a combinat ion o f a let ter and four n umeri cal digits.
105 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion The number of imag es that can be sa ved/ shooting time The n umber of i mages that can be sa ved and the shoot in g ti m e are diffe ren t, depen din g on the capa ci ty of th e “ Memor y S t ick, ” t he image si ze, and the ima ge qualit y.
106 Menu items Menu item s tha t c an be ch anged diff er depend ing on the posi tion of t he mo de swi tc h or t he s ettin g of the cam er a. Defaul t set ti ngs a re indica ted w i th x . When the m ode sw itc h is s et to 1) When (Camera) is set to [Auto], this item is not displ ay ed .
107 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion 1) When (C a me ra) is set to [Auto], this item is not disp la ye d. 3) When (Camera) is set to , or , this item is no t d isplayed. 4) When (Camera) is set to or , this item is not displayed. When the mod e switch is set to When the mod e switch is set to Item Se tting Description (Inter val) 1) 3) 1/7.
108 (Sli de ) Interval Image Repeat Start Cancel – Sets the slid e show interva l ( pa ge 61). (For sin gle-image sc r een onl y.) x 3 sec/ 5 sec/ 1 0 sec/ 3 0 sec/ 1 min – Select s images fr om eithe r folder or record ing media . x Folder/A ll – Repeat s the s lide sho w.
109 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion Setup items The Setup sc reen appe ars w he n yo u advan ce to in the me nu and press B again. Defaul t setting s are i ndicat ed wi th x . (Camera) (Memory Stic k Tool) Item Se tting Description AF Mode x Singl e / Monit or Selects the focus op eration mod e (page 50).
110 (Set u p 1) (Set u p 2) Item Setti ng Description LCD Backlight Bright/ x No rmal/ Dark Selects the brigh tness of the LCD bac kli ght. Selecti ng [B righ t] makes the L CD scr een br ig ht and easy to se e when usi ng the camera o utdoors or in other bright lo cations, but also uses up t he batte ry charge faster.
111 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion Precautions Do not leave t he camera in the following pl aces • I n ext re mely hot pla c e, such as in a car par ked in t he sun. The ca mera b ody may become def or me d or this may cause a malfunc tion. • U nde r direct sunli ght or nea r a heater.
112 The internal rechargeable button battery This cam er a ha s an intern al rech ar geabl e button ba tt ery for mai nt ai ning the da te and time an d other se ttings r egardless o f whet he r the pow e r is on or off. This rechar g eable butt on batter y is continua lly charg ed as long as you are using the came ra.
113 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion • When you attach the supplied label, be s ure to attach it to the labeling positi on. Be careful that the label does n ot stick out. • When you carry or s tore the “Memory Sti ck,” put it in the case supplied with it.
114 • The bat tery life va ries dep ending on storag e, oper ati ng cond iti on s , an d envir onment , and is di ffer en t for each batt ery. The battery charger (DSC-P43 only) • Do not char g e any oth e r bat ter ies ex cept the Sony ni ck el-met al hydride ba tt er y using t he suppli ed batte ry charg er.
115 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion [Input and outp ut conne ctors] A/V OUT (MONO) jack (Mon aural) (DSC-P43 only) Minijack Video: 1 Vp-p, 75 Ω , unbalanced, sync nega tive Audio: 3 27 mV (at a 47 k Ω load) Output impe dance 2.2 k Ω USB jack mini-B USB commun ication Hi-Spee d USB (USB 2 .
116 The LCD scre en For shooting s till images 101 VGA FINE 1/30" 400 DA T E ISO 400 SAF F2.0 +2.0 EV 250 C:32:00 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 q ; qa qs qd qf qg qh qj qk ql w; wa ws The page num be rs in parenthe ses ind ic at e the locati on o f a ddit ional impo rtan t informati on.
117 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion Q Spot metering cross hair (54) R AF rang e finder frame (49) S Menu/gui de men u (45) T EV adjustment indicator (52) U Aper ture value indicator V NR slow shutter i ndicator (36) / Shutter speed indicator • Pressing the MENU button switches the menu/ guide menu on/off.
118 For still i mage playb ack A Change f older indicator (59) B Image size indicator ( 21) C Recordi ng mode indica t or (56, 5 7) D Protect mark indicator (64) / Print (DPOF) mark indicato r ( 66) E.
119 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion For movie pla yback A Image size indicator (75) B Recor di ng mode indic a t or (75) C Pla yback in dicator (75) / V olume indi cator (75) D Change folder indicator .
120 Index A A/V connect i ng cab l e ...... ... ....... ...... ....... ..... .. .. 39 A C A da ptor .... ... ...... ..... .. ....... ....... .... ... ...... ..... .. 15 Access lam p ...... ...... ....... ....... ....... ....... ...... ....... 20 AE/AF l ock .
121 Index Pictur e Ef fect .... ....... ....... ...... ....... ....... ..... ...... ...58 Pictur e Packag e ....... ....... ...... ....... ....... ..... ...... ...86 Playback zo om ...... ...... ..... .. ....... ....... .... ... ...... ...60 Po w e r o n/o f f .
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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 Cyber-shot DSC-P41 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 Cyber-shot DSC-P41 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P41 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P41 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P41, 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 Cyber-shot DSC-P41.
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 Cyber-shot DSC-P41. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P41 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.
