Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto Cybershot DSC-F828 del fabbricante Sony
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3-084-996- 16 (1) Digital Still Ca mera Operating Ins tructions Before ope rating the un it, please read this manu al thoroug hly, and retain it for fu ture refer ence. Owner’s Recor d The mo del an d ser ial numbe rs are loca ted on th e bott om. R ecord the serial numbe r in the spac e provide d below .
2 T o prevent fire or shock hazard, do not e xpose the un it to rain or moisture. CA UTION The use of opti cal instr umen ts with this product wil l increas e eye hazard . Use of control s or adjustme nts or perfor mance of proc edures o ther than t hose specified herein ma y result in haza rdous radiati on exposure.
3 RECYCLING LITHIUM-ION BA TT E R I E S Lith ium-I on batt eries are recycl able. Y ou can help pre serve our environment by returni ng your used rechar geable bat teries t o the co llecti on and rec ycling locat ion nearest you.
4 Before u sing your camera Tria l re cor din g Before you re cord one-time events, you may want to make a trial rec ording to make sure that the cam era is work ing corr ectly .
5 The pictur e s used in thi s manual The phot ographs use d as examp les of pic tures in this ma nual are repr oduced ima ges, and are not actu al images s hot us ing th is camera. Trademarks • “Memory Stick,” , and “MagicGate Memory Stick” are tra demarks of Sony Corporation.
6 Table of co ntents Before using you r camera ....... ........... ....... 4 Identifyin g the parts ....... ............ ..... ...... .... 9 Charging t h e bat tery pac k .......... ........... .. 14 Using the AC Adaptor ......... ........... ...... .
7 Choosing a focus operation – AF Mode ........... ...... ......... ........... . 6 6 Focusing manuall y .......... ............ ............6 7 Flash Selectin g a flash mode . ............ ........... .... 68 Adjus tin g the f las h le vel – F las h Lev el .
8 Copying images using “I mage Tra nsfer” ....... ............ ...... ...... ......... ........... ... 110 Chan ging “Im age Transf er” set tings ....... ............ ...... ...... ......... ........... ... 111 Copying images without using “Image T r ansfer” .
9 Identifyi ng the part s See the pages in parent heses for details of opera tion. A Display window B WB (White balance) b utton (73) C (Dis pla y window b ack light) button D (Exposure) button (57, 5.
10 A MENU b utto n (47, 137 ) B (Flash) lamp (6 8) C M ulti-selector ( v / V / b / B ) (18) D Jack cover (14, 17) E A/V OUT (MONO) jack (41) F ( USB) jack (109) G DC IN jack (14, 17) H /CF (“Memory .
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 shoulde r strap B T ripod receptacle C Microphon e D Lens E ACC (Accessory) jack F Batt ery/“Memory Sti ck” co ver (14) G RESET but ton (119) H Batt ery eject lever (15) I Hook for shoulde r strap • Use the ACC (access ory) jack to connect an external flash or t he remote control tripod.
13 Attaching th e lens hood When yo u shoot in brig ht lighting con ditio ns , su ch a s o utd oor s, w e recomme nd that you use the lens hoo d to reduce the ima ge quality de teriora tion caused by unnecessary ligh t.
14 Chargin g the battery pack , Open t he batter y/“Me mory Stic k” cove r. Slid e the cover in the di rect ion of t he arr ow. • Be sure to turn off your came ra when charging the batte ry pack (pag e 18 ). • Y our camera opera tes with the “InfoLITHIUM” NP-FM50 battery pack (M Series) (supplied).
15 Getting started , C onnect th e power cord (m ains lead) to th e AC Adaptor a nd then to a wa ll outlet (wall socke t). Duri ng chargi ng, th e ba tter y ma rk in th e display w indow flashes, an d after charg ing is c omp le ted, “Fu ll” ap pear s.
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 c an be recorded/ viewed when you shoot images in no rmal mode with a fully charged battery pack at a t emperature of 25°C ( 77°F).
17 Getting started Usin g the AC Ad aptor , Open the jack cov er, then conn ect the AC Adapto r (supplied) to the DC IN j a ck of the ca mera . Open the jac k cover in th e arrow direct ion as illustra ted above . Conn ect the plug w ith the v mark fac ing u p.
18 Turn ing your cam era on/off , Slide the POWER switch in the direction of the arrow. The POWER la mp light s in green and the powe r is on. When you turn on the camera for th e first time , the C l ock Set scre en appear s (page 19) .
19 Getting started Setti ng the date and t ime , 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 ti me and the date again, s et the mode dial to SET UP, select [Clock Set] in (Setup 2) (pages 48, 142), t hen proceed from Step 3 .
20 , Select the yea r, month, day, hour, or minute item you want to set by mo ving the m ulti- sele ctor to b / B . v is show n above a nd V is shown below th e sele cte d item . , Set the desire d numerical value by moving the m ulti- selector to v / V , then press t he cent er.
21 Shoot ing still images • 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 wi th CompactFlash T y pe II standards.
22 Inserting and removing a “Memory Stick” , Open t he batter y/“Me mory Stic k” cove r. Slid e the cover in the di rect ion of t he arr ow. , Inse rt t he “Memor y Stic k.” Ins ert the “Me mory Stic k” al l th e way in unti l it cl icks as sho wn in the illus trat ion.
23 Shoot ing still images Inserting and r emoving a Microdrive/CF card , Open the CF car d cov er. Slide th e OPEN (CF) lever in the direc tion of the arrow . , Inse rt the Micro drive /CF ca rd. Insert th e Microd rive /CF ca rd all the way in from the conn ecto r si de as sh own i n the illustr ation .
24 To remove the Microdrive/CF card Open the CF card cover , then push the CF card eject l ever so that the M icrod rive/CF car d is ejec ted. • Note th at the Microdrive may be heated right after using the camera. • Wh enever t he acces s lamp is lit, t he camera is recordin g or read i ng out a n image .
25 Shoot ing still images Image size and quali ty You ca n choose im age size (number of pixe ls) and ima ge qu alit y (c ompr ess ion ratio) ba sed on t he kind of image s you w ant to shoot.
26 The number of images that can be saved in a Microdrive 3) The numb er of i mages th at can be saved in Fine ( Standard) 4) mode are sh own belo w. (Units: numbe r of images) 3) When [M ode] (REC M ode) is set t o [Nor mal] For the number of images that can be s aved in other modes, see page 136.
27 Shoot ing still images Basic still image shootin g – Using auto mode , S et the mode dial to , and turn on th e camera . The recor d ing fold er name is indi cated on the scre en fo r ab out five second s. Remove the lens cap. • Select the recor ding mediu m usin g the / CF switch (p age 21).
28 , Press t he shutter button fully down . The sh utter cl icks, the sh ooting is comple ted, an d the still image is saved in the recor ding medium. • When you are shooting with the battery pack, if no tasks are perf ormed for a whil e with the camera turned on, po wer is automatically shut off to preserve battery power (page 18).
29 Shoot ing still images About Aut o Focus When yo u try to shoo t a subject th at is hard to focu s on, t he AE/AF lo ck indicato r will change to flashin g slowly a nd the AE loc k beep do es not sound (ex cept in Continu ous AF, page 6 6). The Auto Foc us functi on may be dif ficult to use with in the f ollowing subj ects.
30 Indicators on the screen during shooting Each ti me you press (s creen stat us), the display c hanges in the fo llowing order . • The status of the s creen 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 still images Digital zoom Enlarge s the image using di gital proc essing. Pressing (digital zoom) ac tivates th e dig ital zo om. Ther e are tw o mo des in the digi tal zoom fun cti on. One is “Pr ecisio n digi tal zoom” and the ot her is “S mart zoom.
32 Smart zoom You can z o om in t h e imag e with much le ss image qualit y deteriorat ion. You can use the smart zoom a s though it were the optic al zoom . The zoom sca ling becomes th e number that mul tipli es the fo llowi n g smart zo om scaling by the opt ical zoom scali ng now selecte d.
33 Shoot ing still images Shooting close-ups – Macro For close- ups of subjects like flowers or insects, shoot using the ma cro fe ature. Y ou can sh oot subjec ts appro achi ng up to 2 cm ( 13 / 16 inch es) wh en the z oom is s et to i ts W- end. How ever, th e availabl e focus distan ce depe nds on t he zoo m po sit ion.
34 Using the self-timer , Set the mo de dial to , and pre ss / (self-t imer) . The (self-t imer) in dicato r appears on th e screen. • Y ou can carry out this opera tion ev en when the mode dial is set to P, S, A, M, SCN or .
35 Shoot ing still images Recording images w ith the holo gram AF The holo gra m A F is f ill l ig ht to f oc us m ore easil y on a s ubjec t in da rk s urro undings . appears o n the scree n and the hologram AF emit s red light when th e shutter butt on is pres sed h alf way unt il the focu s is locked .
36 Inserting the date and time on a still image , Set the mode d ial to SET UP. The SET UP scree n appears. • The date and time cannot be inserted in Multi Burst mode. • Wh en images are shot with the date and time inserted, the date and time cannot be remo ved late r .
37 Shoot ing still images Shooting according to scene conditions – Scene Selection When sho oting night sc enes, shooting people at night, shoo ting landsca pes, or shooting port raits, use the mode s listed below to increa se the qualit y of you r images.
38 , Set the mode dial to SCN, then press M ENU . The menu app ears. , Select [SCN] (Sce ne) by movi ng the mul ti-sele ctor to b . , Select t he d esired mode by movi ng the multi -select or to v / V . The mo de is set . When the s etti ng is comp lete, press MENU so that the menu disappea rs from th e screen .
39 Viewin g still ima ges Viewin g images on the screen of you r camera You can view ima g es shot with the came ra almo st immed iately on the scr een. You can se lect the f ollowing two methods f or vi ewing images . Single screen You can view one i mage at a tim e, occupyi n g th e enti re sc reen.
40 , Select the desire d still ima ge by moving the multi-selec tor to b / B . b : Displays th e previou s image. B : Displays th e next imag 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 / (inde x).
41 Viewin g still ima ges Viewin g images on a TV scree n , C onnect t he supp lied A/V connect ing cable to the A/V OUT (MONO) jack of the camer a and t he audi o/vide o input jacks of the TV. If your TV ha s stereo type inpu t jacks, conn ect the audio plug (black) of th e A/V conne cting cabl e to the Lch audi o input jack.
42 Watching images on a TV screen If you wa nt to view ima ges on a TV , you need a T V havi ng a video input jack and the A/V co nnect ing cabl e (supplie d).
43 Deleti ng stil l images Deleti ng images , S et the mode dial to , and turn on th e camera . Select the image you want to delete by moving the multi- sele ctor t o b / B . • T o select the recording medium, use the / CF switch (p age 21). • Note that the images once deleted cannot be rec ove red .
44 Deleting on the Index screen , Whil e an Ind ex scre en (page 40) is d isplayed, press (del ete). • N ote that the images once deleted c annot be re cove re d. , Select [Select] by mo ving the mul ti- se le cto r t o b / B , then press th e center.
45 Deleti ng stil l images , Press (delet e). Select [OK] by mo ving the multi-selec tor to B , then press the ce nte r. “Access ” appea rs on the scr een and all of the images with marks will be deleted. To cancel th e deletion Sel ect [ Exi t] by mov ing the mu lti- se lec tor to b , th en pr ess th e ce nter.
46 , When you f ormat a “Memor y Stic k,” sele ct (Memor y Stick T ool) by mo ving t he multi-selector to v / V . When you format a Micro d rive/ CF card , sele ct (C F Car d Tool) by moving the m ulti- sele ctor to v / V . Sel ect [Fo rma t] by mov in g the multi-selector to B , then move to B .
47 Before adva nced operation s How to setup and operate your camera This secti on describes how to operate the menu a nd the SET UP screen. The multi- select or is used for th ese oper ation. • For details on the mode dial, s ee page 28. Changing menu settings a Press M ENU .
48 Changing items in the SET UP screen a Set the mo de dial to SET UP. The SE T UP s creen appears. b Select the settin g item you want to change b y movi ng the multi-s elector to v / V / b / B . The frame of th e ite m yo u selec t tu rns yell ow . c Press t he center of the multi- sele ctor to enter t he s etting .
49 Before adva nced operation s • The following functions can be set by s i mply turning the command dial. – Program shift (page 54) – Shutter speed priority mode (page 55) – Aperture priority mode (page 56) • Y ou can view the next/pre viou s image during playback.
50 Creating or selecting a folder Mode dial: SET UP You r cam era ca n cr eate mult iple fold ers within a reco rding medium . Y ou can select the f older used t o store imag es. Wh en no t creati ng a new fo lder, “101MSDCF” f older is sel ected as the recording f older.
51 Before adva nced operation s Selecting the recording folder a Set the mo de dial to SET UP, and sel ect the rec ording medium with the /CF switch. b S elect (Mem or y Stick T ool) or (CF Card T ool) with v / V , [Chang e REC. Folder] with B / V , and [OK] with B / v , t hen press t he center .
52 Manual features to photo-shootin g situations After you are familiar with y our came ra, let’s shoot an image in various situation s with so me set tings chan ged.
53 Advance d still image sh ooting Q: To shoot without flash? , Selecting the ISO sensitivity (page 64) When yo u cann ot use the flash or set the shutt er spee d slow er, in crease the ISO rati ng. The high er r ated I SO setting help s max imi ze the effec t of th e surr oun ding lig ht to shoot.
54 Shooting with Program auto Mode dial: P In pro gram a uto mode , the c amera automa tically adjusts the shutter speed and the aper ture ac cording to the bright ness of the sub ject jus t as i n the auto adjustme nt mod e (mode di al: ).
55 Advance d still image sh ooting Shooting with shutter speed pri ority mode Mode dial: S You c an adjust the shutter speed m anually. If you sho ot a moving subj ect at a highe r shutter sp eed, i t appe ars as i f fro zen on the image . At a lower s hutter sp eed, the subject appear s as if it flowing.
56 Shooting with aperture pr iority mode Mode dial: A You ca n adjust the amount of light tha t passes throu gh the lens. If you open the aperture (a smaller F-num ber), the am ount of li ght allo wed into the lens in creases and the in- focu s range b ecomes narro wer.
57 Advance d still image sh ooting • The shutte r speed is automatic ally adjusted from 1/2000 to 8 seconds. When you set an aperture v alue of F8, the v alues start from 1/3200 second.
58 a Set the mode dial to M. b Select a shut ter spe ed wi th the command d ial. c Press an d hold ( exposure) and s elect an aperture valu e with the command dial.
59 Advance d still image sh ooting Spot metering ( ) Spot meteri ng allows you to met e r for the subject directly in a small area of the who le ima ge. This lets yo u adj ust the expo sure to the sub ject even when the sub ject i s back lit or ther e is strong cont rast betw een the subjec t and the ba ckgrou nd.
60 a Set the mode dial to P , S , A , SCN or . b Press an d hold (exposure) and se lect t he d esired exposure value wit h the command d ial. The value of the exposure adjustment is disp layed. Adju st th e expos ur e value wh ile checki ng the br ightness of the backgr ound.
61 Advance d still image sh ooting • The histogram also appears when you press (screen status) whil e playing back a single image (page 39) or during Quick Re v iew (page 29).
62 Shooting with the exposure fi xed – AE LOCK Mode dial: P/S/A/SCN/ You can lo ck t he expo sure b efore recomposi ng the im age. This is use ful when the co ntrast o f the subjec t and its backgr ound i s extrem ely h igh or yo u shoot a backli t subje ct.
63 Advance d still image sh ooting Shooting th ree images with the exposure shift ed – Exposur e Bracket Mode dial: P/S/A/M/SCN In ad dition to an image w ith the ex posure automat ically set by t he camera, tw o other imag es are re cord ed wit h exposur e valu es shifted to the + and – sides.
64 d Select [BRK] ( Bracket Step) with b / B , then s elect the desir ed bracket step value with v / V . ±1.0EV: Shifts the ex posu re value by plus or minus 1. 0EV . ±0.7EV: Shifts the ex posu re value by plus or minus 0. 7EV . ±0.3EV: Shifts the ex posu re value by plus or minus 0.
65 Advance d still image sh ooting c Select [ISO] with b , t hen select desired setting with v / V . Choose fro m [800] , [400], [200 ], [100], [64], or [A uto]. To return to norma l mode In St ep 3 , se lect [Auto]. • T o reduce camer a shake, select a l arge number .
66 Flexible Spo t AF ( ) This is use ful when f ocusing o n an extre mely smal l subject or a nar row area. Flexible Spot AF lets you shoo t in t he desired image com position. Th is is useful when you shoot using a tripod and the subje ct is out of the ce nter area.
67 Advance d still image sh ooting Continuous AF ( ) The came ra adjus ts th e focus be fore you press and hol d the shutter bu tton halfw ay down , and then conti nues to a djust the f ocu s eve n afte r AF lock is com plet ed. This allows sho oting of mo ving subjec ts with continue d focus.
68 • The focus distance informati on indicator is approximate, and should be used as a reference. • The focus distance informati on indicator does not appear when using the Ni ghtShot f unction.
69 Advance d still image sh ooting • Attaching the suppli ed lens hood blocks a flash light. • Because the shutter speed is slo wer under dark conditions when (Slow synchro) or (No flash) is selected, it is recommended that you use a tripod. • While the flash is b eing charged, the lamp 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 flash light ref lects in the subject’ s eye is also avai lable.
71 Advance d still image sh ooting c S elect [ ] (Flash Level ) with 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 the flash lev el lo wer than normal . Using an ex ternal flash Mode dial: /P/S/A/M/SCN You ca n mount an option al exter nal fla sh.
72 Using the Sony Flash You ca n mount th e Sony HVL- F32X or HVL-F1 000 flas h on the adva nced accessory shoe of your cam era. The HV L- F32X is also eq uipped with automa tic flash level adj ustment and A F fill light sh ooting functions. a Mount the e xternal flash on the advanced a ccessor y s hoe.
73 Advance d still image sh ooting Adjusting colo r tones – White Ba lance Mode dial: P/S/A/M/SCN/ Nor mal ly, t his c ame ra adju sts colo r ton es automat ically , but you can also se lect the followi ng modes acc ording to you r shootin g situations.
74 • U nder fluorescent lights that flicker, e ven if you choose , the white balance may not be properly adjusted. • When the flash strobes, the manual setti ng is canceled, and the im age is recorded in [Auto] mode (except in (Flash) mode or (One push) mode).
75 Advance d still image sh ooting a Set the mode dia l to P, S, A or M. b P ress MENU . The me nu ap pears . c Selec t COLOR (Color) with b / B , th en se lect t h e de sired mode with v / V .
76 c Shoot the imag e . Y ou can shoot up to seven images when you press and hol d the shutter button. Y ou can do th e next shootin g after “Rec ording” di sappears from the screen. To return to normal mode In Step 2 , se lect [Nor ma l]. • The flash cannot be used.
77 Advance d still image sh ooting • When [Mode] (REC Mode) is not set to [Normal], you cannot use the Multi Burst mode. • The follo wing functions cannot be used in Multi Burst mode : – Smar t .
78 – If you perform any in valid operation, the indicator flashes, and the “Night shot” indicator lights f or about five seconds. • While using the NightShot f unction, you cannot use the foll.
79 Advance d still image sh ooting Shooting with s pecial effects – Picture Ef fect Mode dial: P / S / A / M / SCN/ You ca n add special effects to bri ng out the cont rast in you r images. a Set t he mod e di al t o P, S, A, M, SCN or . b Press M ENU .
80 b Press M ENU. The men u appe ars. c Select [Mode] (REC Mode) with b / B , then se lect [RA W] with v . d Shoot th e image . Y ou can do th e next shootin g after “Rec ording” di sappears from the screen. To return to normal mode In Step 3 , sele ct [ Norm al].
81 Advance d still image sh ooting Shooting still im ages for e-m ail – E-Mail Mode dial: / P / S / A / M / SCN You can shoo t ima ges and save them in a file that i s small enoug h (320 ×240) to attac h to an e-mail messa ge. The normal mode image t hat was se lect ed usin g the Image Size i tem (p age 24) is al so recorded.
82 d Shoot the imag e . If you press and release the shutter button, sound is rec orded for fi ve seconds. If y ou hold do wn th e shutte r butto n, so und is record ed un til you release the shut ter b utton for u p to 40 seconds. To return to normal mode In Step 3 , se lect [Nor ma l].
83 Advanced st ill image viewing Selecting the f older and playing back images – Folder Mode dial: Select t he folder t hat ima ges you want to play bac k are stor ed. a Set the mode dial to . b P ress MENU . The me nu ap pears . c Selec t (Folde r) with b , then press t he center of the multi- sele ctor .
84 Enlarging a portion of a still image Mode dial: You ca n enlarge an image up to five tim es the si ze of the or iginal image. Y ou ca n also record t he enl arged image as a new fi le. Enlarging an image – Playb ack zoom a Set the mod e dial to .
85 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 , t hen press t he center of the multi- sele ctor . c S elect the imag e size w ith v / V , then pr ess the center of the mult i-se le ct or .
86 To skip to th e next/previous image during slide show Move the multi -select or to B (nex t) or b (previo us). • The inte rval setting time is approximate , and may vary acc ording to the playback image size.
87 Advanced st ill image viewing Playing back i mages shot in Multi Burst mode Mode dial: You ca n play bac k Multi Burst im ages cont inuou sly or play them bac k frame by frame .
88 To delete s hot images When using t his mode, you cannot del ete only cer tai n frames . When yo u dele te images, all 16 of th e frames are delete d at the same time . 1 Display the Mult i Burst im age you want to dele te. 2 Pre ss (del ete) . 3 Se lect [Del ete] , then pre ss the c ente r of the mult i-selector.
89 Still ima ge editing Protecting image s – Protect Mode dial: To pr event ac cide ntal era sure of an impor tant image, you can protec t it. • Note t hat form atting the r ecordin g medium erases all the data in the recording medium ev en if images are protected, and these im ages cannot be recovered.
90 g Press M ENU. h Select [OK] with B , then press the center of the mu lti- sele ctor . The - ma rk t urn s wh ite and the select ed image is protected .
91 Still ima ge editing d Select (Resize) with b / B , then pr ess the center of the mult i-se le ct or . e Select the new size with v / V , then pr ess the center of the mult i-se le ct or . The res ized imag e is r ecord ed in the recor ding folde r as the new est f ile.
92 On the single screen a Set the mode dial to . b Displa y the image y ou want to print with b / B . c Press M ENU. The men u appe ars. d Select [DPOF] (DPOF) wit h b / B , then pr ess th e cen ter of t he multi-s elector . The mark is indica ted on this image.
93 Still image print ing (PictBridg e printer) Connecting to a PictBridge pri nter Even if you do not have a comput er, you can easil y print images shot using your camera by connec ting t he camera to a Pict Bri dge -com pliant pri nte r.
94 When [USB Connec t] is not set to [PictBridge] in the SET UP settings You cannot use the PictB ridge fu nction, even wh en yo u turn on the came ra. S et [USB Co nnect] t o [PictBrid ge]. 1 Pre ss MENU and select [USB Connect], then press the c ent er of the m ulti- select or .
95 Still ima ge print ing (PictBridge printer) f Select [OK] with V / B , the n press t he center of the multi- sele ctor . Th e im age is p rin ted . Do not disconnec t the USB cable while the (No t discon nect US B cable) mark is indica ted on the scr een.
96 f T o pr int other images , repeat Step 5 . g Press M ENU. The Prin t scr een ap pear s. • When using a prin ter that i s not compli ant with an index print or a date-insert function, unav a ilable items are not displayed. h Select [Quantity] wit h v / V , select the n u mber of ima g es with b / B .
97 Still ima ge print ing (PictBridge 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 fr om the connect ed 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 [ DPOF ima ge] . All th e images i ndicated w ith t he mark are printed, regardle ss of t he imag e displaye d. To insert the date and time on images In Step 6 , sele ct [D ate] , then sele ct th e date format with b / B .
99 Still ima ge print ing (PictBridge printer) To print all the images indic ated with the mark In St ep 4 , select [DP OF im age ]. Al l th e images i ndicat ed with t he mark ar e pri nted , regardl ess of th e ima ge dis pla yed.
100 Shooting movies Mode dial: You ca n shoot movies w ith audio. a Set the mode dial to . b Press M ENU. The men u appe ars. c Select (Ima g e Size) w ith b , then sel ect the de sired si ze with v / V . Y ou ca n choose from [ 640 (Fi ne)], [640 (Stan dard)], or [1 60].
101 Enjoying m ovies Viewing movies on the screen Mode dial: You ca n view m ovies on the screen of the camera and he ar soun ds from t he speaker of the camer a. a Set the mode dial to . b Select th e desired movie with b / B . Movie s with the image s ize [640 (Fine)] or [640 (Standa rd)] are disp layed on the fu ll scre en.
102 Deleting movies Mode dial: You ca n delete unwa nted movies. • Y ou cannot delete t he protected movies. • Note th at the movies once del eted cannot be re cove re d. On the single screen a Set the mod e dial to . b Sele ct the mo vie y ou wan t to delete with b / B .
103 Enjoying m ovies g Select [OK] with B , then pres s the center of the multi- sele ctor . “Access” message appears on the screen and the mo vie will be deleted.
104 Cutting movies a Set the mode dial to . b Select the movie you want to cut with b / B . c Press M ENU. The men u appe ars. d Select (Divide) with B , then press t he center of the multi- sele ctor . N ext , se lect [OK ] with v , then press the ce nter .
105 Enjoyin g images on y our 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 Professi onal, Windo ws M illennium Ed ition, W indo ws XP Ho me Edit ion , o r Wi ndo ws X P Professional The above OS must be inst alled at the facto ry.
106 Installing the USB driver When using W indow s XP, you need not inst all th e USB dr ive r. Once the USB driv er is ins talle d, yo u need not inst all the USB dr iver. a T urn on your computer , and inse rt the sup plied CD -R OM into the CD-R OM drive .
107 Enjoyin g images on y our c omputer Installing “Image Transfer” You c an use the “Ima ge Tran sfer ” so ftware to copy i mages to your co mputer autom atica lly whe n you conn ect the c amera to your co mput er. a Click [Cyb er-s hot] on t he model selectio n screen.
108 g Cli ck [F inis h] . The “In sta llShi eld Wizard” sc reen close s. If you wish to c ontinue wi th the instal lation of “Im ageMixer, ” click [ImageMix er] on the i n stalla tion menu screen and then f ollow the proced ure. • The USB driv er is needed in order to use “Image T ransfer.
109 Enjoyin g images on y our c omputer Connecting the camera t o your computer a Insert the re cord ing med ium with th e images you want to copy into th e camera . Connec t the s upplied AC Adaptor , and plug the adaptor into a wa ll outlet (wa ll soc ket).
110 P Disconnecting the USB cable, removing the recording medium, or turning of f the camera during a USB connection For Windows 2000, Me, or X P users 1 Double-clic k on the tasktray. 2 Click (Sony DSC), then c lick [Stop]. 3 Confirm the de v ice on the co nfirm ation window , then clic k [OK].
111 Enjoyin g images on y our c omputer Changing “Image Transfer” settings Y ou c an ch ange “Image Tran sfer ” se ttin gs. Righ t-clic k the “I mage Tr ansf er” icon on the taskt ray , select [Op en Setti ngs]. Th e sett ings you can se t are as fol lows: [Bas ic ], [Cop y], an d [ Delet e].
112 When an image wit h the same file name e xists in the copy dest in atio n fo ld er The over writ e confi rmation messa ge appears . Wh en you overwrite the existin g ima ge w ith th e new one , the orig inal file dat a is de let ed.
113 Enjoyin g images on y our c omputer e Select [Nothing. I’m finished wo rking wi th thes e pict ures] , then cl ick [Nex t]. The “C ompl eting th e Scann er and Came ra Wizard” screen appe ars.
114 Image file storage destinations and file names The ima ge files rec orded with your ca mera are gro uped as fo lders in th e record ing medium. Example: wh en view ing folder s on Windows XP (w he.
115 Enjoyin g images on y our c omputer • ssss stands for any numbe r within th e range from 0001 to 9999. • The nume rical portions of t he followi ng files are the same.
116 Viewing an image previously copied to a computer This ope ratio n is required for viewi ng image fil es that ha ve been co pied prev iously to a comput er and a lready deleted from the record ing medi um using the camer a. Copy t he imag e files st ored on your comput er to a reco rding medium and view them o n the c amera.
117 Enjoyin g images on y our 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 (v10.
118 c Viewing the images on your comput er 1 Dou ble-click the hard disk icon. 2 Dou ble -cli ck th e des ire d ima ge fi le in the fold er co ntainin g th e copi ed files . The imag e file opens. • C lose down all applicat ions running on the comp uter bef ore i nst alli ng applic ation.
119 Troubl eshooting Troubleshoo ting If you have troubl e with your ca mer a, try the follo wing soluti o ns. 1 First, che ck the items on pa ges 119 to 129. If the screen shows “C: ss : ss ,” the self-diagnosis function is working . Please see page 133.
120 Shooting still imag es / movies The battery remaining indicat or is inco rrect, or sufficient battery rema ining i ndi cat or i s displayed but the pow er runs out soon. • Yo u have used th e camera f or a long time in a n extreme ly hot or a n ext remely cold locati on.
121 Troubl eshooting The shooting image is not displaye d on the screen during a movie shooting. • The image size is se t to [640 (Fin e)] when the A/ V conn ecting cabl e is con nected t o the A/V O UT (MONO) jack. p Discon nect the A/ V connecti ng cabl e.
122 You cannot shoot images. • No record ing med ium is inserted. • The ca pacity of the recordi ng me dium is insuffi cient. • The /CF swit ch is no t set to th e proper position . • Th e write-protect switch on th e “Memor y Stick” is set to the LOCK po sition.
123 Troubl eshooting Cannot shoot images with the flash. • T he mode dia l is set to . • The fla sh is set to (No flas h). • ( Twiligh t mod e) is selec ted for th e Scene Selec tion fun ction . • (Landscape mode) is selecte d for the Scene Selec tion fun ction .
124 Viewing im ages Deleting/editin g an image Symptom Cause Solut ion The image ca nnot be played back. • Th e mode dial is not set to . • Yo u change d the fold er/file name on a c omputer . • You cann ot play back the im age on the c amera if you mod ify the image on a com puter.
125 Troubl eshooting Computers Symptom Cause Solutio n You do not know whether or not your OS can be use d wit h th e cam era. — p Check “ Recommende d compute r environment ” (pages 105, 117). You cannot install the USB driver. — p In Wi ndows 20 00, log on as Ad ministr ator (auth orized Administrato rs) (page 105) .
126 “Memor y Stick” After making a USB connection, “Image Transfer” does not automati cally s tart. — — p Select [Lau nch Image Transf er automatically when the c amera, etc., i s conne cted.] at [Bas ic] set ting ( page 111) . p Make a US B connect ion whe n the co mputer is turned on.
127 Troubl eshooting Micr od rive /CF card PictBridge-compl iant printer You have formatted a “Memory Sti ck” by mistake. • All the data on the “Me m ory Stick ” are erased by forma tting.
128 Others You cannot print images. • Th e camer a does not connect to the printe r. • Th e printe r is not turne d on. • Movies and images reco rded in RAW mode cannot b e print ed. • Images mo dified wit h a computer or im ages shot using other than this came ra may not be a ble to be printed .
129 Troubl eshooting You cannot identify the indicator o n the screen . — p Check th e indica tor (pages 149 to 154). The lens gets fogged. • Cond ensatio n is occurrin g. p Turn off the camera, le ave the c amera for a bout an hour a nd then try to use it again (page 143).
130 Warnings and messages The followi ng message s appear on t he screen. Message Meaning/ Corrective Act ion No Memory Stick • Inser t a “Memory Stic k” (page 22). • Set the /CF switch to C F and recor d the imag e using the Micr odrive /CF card .
131 Troubl eshooting For “InfoLIT HIUM” battery onl y • T he battery pa ck is not the “Info LITHIUM” type. • T he battery le vel is low or zer o.
132 Ena ble pr inte r to conn ect • [USB Co nnect] is set to [Pi ctBridge], howe ver the camer a is connected to a non-PictBridge -complia nt device. Check the de vice. • Depe nding on the ci rcumstance s, the connecti on may not be establ ished. Disconn ect and conne ct the USB cable again.
133 Troubl eshooting Self-diagnosis displ ay –If a code s tarting with an alphabet letter app ears Your came ra has a self-dia gnosis display. This f unction display s the c onditi on of the camera on the scr een using a combinati on of a le tte r and four n ume rica l dig its.
134 The number of ima ges that can be s aved/ shooting time The n umber o f images t hat ca n be sav ed a nd the shootin g time are di fferent, dep ending on the cap aci ty of the rec ord ing medi um, the ima ge size, and th e image qual ity. Refer to th e follow ing ch arts wh en you c hoose a record ing medium.
135 Ad dit ion al info rmati on E-mail (Un its : ima ges ) Mult i Burst (Un its: im ag es) Movi e The numbers indicate the recording tim e. For example: “1:31:33” indicates “1 hour , 31 minutes, 33 seconds.
136 Microdrive RAW ( Unit s: im age s) TIFF (Un its: im ag es) Voice* (Un its : imag es) * For fi ve-second audio recording E-mail (Units : images) Multi Burst (Units : images) Movi e The num bers indic ate the recording time. For example: “12:42:06” indicates “12 hours, 4 2 minutes, 6 seconds.
137 Ad dit ion al info rmati on Menu items Menu items tha t can b e change d differ depe ndi ng on t he pos ition of the mode dia l. The screen shows only th e items you ca n operat e ba sed on th e curre nt positi on of the mode di al. De fault set tings are i ndicated with x .
138 When the mode dial is set to Mode (REC Mode) RAW TIFF Voice E-Mail x Normal – Record s RAW data file in additi on to th e JPEG fi le (pag e 79). – R ecords uncomp ressed (T IFF) file in add ition to th e JPEG file (page 80) . – R ecords an audio f ile (with a still ima ge) in additio n to the JPE G file (page 8 1).
139 Ad dit ion al info rmati on When the mode d ial is set to Item Setting Description (Folder) OK/Cancel Selects the folder that contain s the i m ages you want t o play back (page 83 ). - (Prot ect) — Protec t s/unpr otect s images against acc idental er asure (pag e 89) .
140 SET UP items (Camera 1 ) (Camera 2 ) Item Setting Description AF Mode Singl e / x Monit or / C ont Selects t he focus opera tion mode ( page 66 ). Digital Zoom Sma rt / x Precis ion Selects th e digita l zoom mode (page 30). Date /Time Day&Time / Date / x Off Selects whether to i nsert th e date and tim e into the image (pa ge 36).
141 Ad dit ion al info rmati on (Memory Stic k Tool) (When the /CF switch is set to ) (CF Card Tool) (Wh en the /CF switch is set to CF) (Setup 1) Item Setting Descript ion Forma t OK / Canc el Formats th e “Memory St ick.” Note tha t formatting er ases all data on a “Memor y Stick,” inc luding even protect ed images (page 45).
142 (Setup 2) Language — Displays the me nu items, warnin gs and me ssages in selected langu age. Item Setting Description File Numb er x Series Reset – A ssigns n umbers to file s in seque nce even if the recording m edium is change d or the recording f older is changed.
143 Ad dition al info rmati on Precautions Do not lea ve the came ra in the following pl aces • In extre mely hot place, such as in a car park ed in t he sun . Th e cam era b ody may become def o rmed or th is may cause a malfunc tion. • Unde r direct sunli ght or near a he ater.
144 The internal rechargeable button battery This cam era has an intern al re charg eable button ba ttery for maintai ning the date and time an d other settin gs regar dless o f whet her the powe r is on or off. This rechar geable butto n battery is continua lly charg ed as long as you are usi ng the came ra.
145 Ad dit ion al info rmati on • When you attach t he supplied label, be sure to attach it to the labeling position . Be careful 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 Microdrive may be hot just after it has been used. Be careful when you handle it. • D o not write o n the label. • Do not re mov e the label o r att ach a ne w labe l over the label. • When you carry or stor e the Microdrive, put it in the case supplied with it.
147 Ad dit ion al info rmati on How to store the ba ttery pack • If the bat tery pac k is not to be used for a lon g time , do the fo llo win g proc edur e once pe r year to maint ain proper function. 1 Full y charge th e batter y. 2 Di scharge on your came ra.
148 [Power, ge neral ] Used batt ery pack NP-FM50 Power requirements 7.2 V Power con sumption ( during sh ooting wi th LCD screen on) 2.2 W Operating temperature rang e 0° to + 4 0°C (32° to + 104.
149 Ad dit ion al info rmati on Displa y wind ow A Self-d ia gnosis displ ay (133) / Shutter speed indicator (55) / Av ailable movie recor d ing time indicator (minute) (100) / Av ailable shooting tim.
150 The LCD/fi nder screen For shooting s till images 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 dit ion al info rmati on 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 Rem.
152 For shooting m ovies A Imag e size indicator ( 100) B Recording mode ind icator (100) C Bat tery remaining i ndicator (15) D Wh ite balance indicator (73 ) E Metering mo de indi cator (58) / Pictu.
153 Ad dit ion al info rmati on For still image playback A PictBridge connecting indicator (93) B Change folder indicator (83) C Image size indicator (24) D Recor ding mode ind icator (79–81) E V ol.
154 For movie pla y back A Change folder in dicator (8 3) B Imag e size indicator ( 101) C Recording mode ind icator (101) D Playbac k indicator (101) / V o lum e indi ca tor ( 101) E P layback f olde.
155 Ad dit ion al info rmati on Quick reference chart This secti on describe s the restrictions in the setup of th e following functions, de pending on th e mode dial posit ion or the set up of some fu nctions : shut ter spee d, apert ure, fla sh, etc.
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 set to (Forced f lash), (Slow synchro), or (No flash).
157 Ad dition al info rmati on The relation betwee n the shutter speed and a perture To shoot c lear ima ges, sele cting th e proper exposure is very impo rtant, addi ng to the chance of ac hieving t he pr oper focus. The exp osur e is an am ount o f ligh t th at is determin ed by the shut ter sp eed an d apertu re valu e.
158 Index A A/V connect ing cable ...... .......... ...... ......... ....... 4 1 A C Ada ptor ....... .... ....... ......... ........... ......... . 14 , 17 Access lam p ...... ........... ......... ....... ......... ....... .... 22 Advanced access ory shoe .
159 Index Metering mode . ......... ..... ...... .......... .... ....... .......58 Microdr iv e ........ ......... ....... ......... ..... ...... ......... .145 Mode di al ..... ............ ......... .... ....... ......... ..... .......27 Moisture condens ation .
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