Manuale d’uso / di manutenzione del prodotto Cybershot DSC-P8 del fabbricante Sony
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3-080-890- 11 (1) Digital Sti ll Camera Operating Inst ructions Befor e o perat ing the unit , pl ea se re ad t his m anua l t horo ughl y, and retain i t for f uture re ference . Owner’s Record The mode l and ser ial numb ers ar e located on the bot tom.
2 T o prevent fire or shock hazard, do not e xpose the un it to rain or moisture. Never expose the batt ery pack to temperature above 60°C (140°F), s uch as in a car parked in the sun o r under dir ect sunlight.
3 RECYCLING LITHIUM -ION BA T T E R IE S Lith ium-I on batt eries are recycl able. Y ou can help preserve 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 came ra Tria l re cor ding Before you rec ord one-time events, you may want to make a trial recor ding to make sure that the camera is working correctly .
5 The pictur e s used in thi s manual The photographs used as examples of pictu res in this manual are reproduced im ages, and are not actual images shot using this camera. Trademarks • “Memory Stick, ” and “MagicGate Memory Stick” are trademarks of Sony Corporation.
6 Table of co ntents Before using you r camera ....... ..... ......... .... 4 Identifyin g the p a rts ............ ........... .......... 8 Charging t h e bat tery pac k .......... ........ ..... 10 Using an e xternal p o wer sourc e . ............. 13 Using your c amera abroad .
7 Selecti ng the folde r and play ing bac k images — Fo lder .......... ........... ...... . 56 Enlargin g a por tion of a stil l image ........ . 57 Enlargi ng an image — Playback zoom............ ........... .... 57 Recor ding an enl arged image — Trimming .
8 Ide ntify ing the pa rts See the pages in pa rentheses for de tails of operation. A P O WE R butt on (14) B PO WER lamp (14) C Shutter b utton (20) D Hook for wrist strap E Fl ash (25) F S peaker (b.
9 A C ontrol button (Menu on) ( v / V / b / B / z ) (14) / (Menu of f) ( / / 7 /) (25, 24, 22, 23) B (Display/LCD on/off) button (27) C Finder (27) D LCD screen E MENU bu tto n ( 38, 100) F DC IN jack.
10 Chargin g the battery pack , Open t he batter y/“Mem ory Stic k” cove r. Slid e the co ver in t he di rection of the arrow. • Be su re to tur n off your c amera when charging the batter y pa ck (page 14). • Y our camera operates with the “InfoLITHIUM” NP-FC11 battery pack (C type) (supplied).
11 Getting star ted , Conne ct the power c ord (mains lead) to the AC Ada ptor an d then to a wa ll outlet (wall socke t). The /CHG lamp (ora nge) lights up whe n chargi ng begi ns, and g oes of f when chargin g is comple ted. • After charging the battery pack, disconnect the A C Adaptor from the DC IN jack of your cam era .
12 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 tem perature of 25°C ( 77°F).
13 Getting star ted Using an ext ernal powe r source , Open the jack cov er and connect the AC-LS5 A C Ad apto r (s upp lied ) t o th e DC I N jack of your camera . Conn ect th e plug with the v mark facing up. • Connect the A C Adaptor to an easily accessible wall outlet (wall socket) close by .
14 Turni ng on/off your camera , Press PO WER . The POWE R lamp (gre en) light s up an d the powe r is on. When yo u turn on your cam era for th e firs t time, the C lock Set scre en appear s (page 15) . Turning off the po wer Press POWE R again. The POWER la mp goes out, and th e camera turns of f.
15 Getting star ted Setti ng the date and t ime , Set the mode dial to . • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode dial is set to , SCN, or . • T o change the date and time, se t the m ode dial to SET UP, s elect [Clo ck Set] in ( Setup 1 ) (pages 38 and 105), and perfor m the procedure from ste p 3 .
16 , Select the year, month, day , hour or minut e item you wan t to set with b / B on the control but ton. The item to be set is in dicate d with v / V . , Set the numeri c value wi th v / V on the c ontrol button, then press z to en ter it. After ente r ing the nu mber, v / V moves to the next it em.
17 Shooti ng still images Inserting and removing a “Me mory Stick” , Open the battery/ “Mem ory Stick ” cover. Slid e the cov er in the di rect ion of the arr ow. • For details on “ Memory Stick, ” see page 107. , Insert the “Memo ry Stic k.
18 Setti ng the stil l image si ze , Set the mode dial to , a nd turn on the pow er. • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode d ial is set to or SCN. , Press (Image Size). The Im age Size se tup appear s. • For details on the image size, see page 19.
19 Shooti ng still images Image size and quali ty You ca n choose ima ge size (num ber of pixe ls) and ima ge qu ality (com pressio n ratio) ba sed on t he kind o f images y ou wa nt to shoot.
20 Basic still image shoot ing (using a uto adjustme nt mode) , Set the mo de dial to , and turn on the pow er. The name of t he folder whe r e the ima ge will be reco rded appe ars on t he LCD screen for approxima tely five sec onds. • The lens cov er opens when the power is tur ned on.
21 Shooti ng still images , Pre ss the shut ter button fu lly down . The shutter soun ds. The image will be recor d ed i n the “Memor y Stick.” Whe n the record ing lamp (pag e 9) goes ou t, you can shoot th e next image.
22 Checking the last image y ou shot — Quick Review , Pre ss b ( 7 ) on the control but ton. To return to the normal shoo ting mode, press li ghtly on th e shutter button o r press b ( 7 ) again. To delete t he image displayed on the screen 1 Pre ss (Del ete) .
23 Shooti ng still images The maxi mum zoo m scale de pends on the image si ze. [2.0 M]: 3.8× [1.2 M]: 4.8× [VGA]: 9.6× When the image size is [3.1M] or [2.8M(3:2)], the smar t zo om does not work . • Y ou cannot confirm the image with the finder when using the smart zoom function.
24 , Cente r the sub ject in the fr ame, and sh oot the image. To return to normal recording mode Press B ( ) on the c ontrol button again. The indicat or disapp ears from the LCD screen. • Use the LCD scr een to shoot when usi ng the macro feature.
25 Shooting st ill images Selecting a flash mode , S et the mode dial to , and press v ( ) on the control button repeat edly t o sele ct a flash m ode. Each time y ou press v ( ), th e indicator changes as follows. No indic ator (A uto): The flash automa tically strobes wh en shoot ing images in a dark place or agai nst a light source.
26 To reduce the red-eye phen omenon w hen shoo ting live subjects Set [ Red Ey e Re ductio n] to [On] in the SE T UP se ttin gs ( page 10 4). indica tor appear s on t he LCD scr een, and the flash pre- strobes befor e shooting to red uce the red-eye phenome non.
27 Shooti ng still images Shooting images with the finder The finder is conv enient when you w ant to save batte ry power, or wh en it is difficu lt to con firm the i mage usin g the LC D s creen . Each time you press , the displa y changes in t he following or der.
28 Inserting the date and time on a still image , Set the mode d ial to SET UP. The SET UP scree n appears. • When im ages are s hot with the date a nd time superimposed, the date and tim e cannot be removed later.
29 View ing still ima ges Viewing still ima ges Viewin g images on the LCD screen of your camera You c an view ima ges shot wi th your ca mera almost immediately on the scre en. You can sele ct th e fol lowin g thr ee me thod s for viewi n g i mages .
30 , Select the desire d still ima ge with b / B on the con trol button. b : To disp lay the prec eding im age B : To disp lay the next image 2 10:30 PM 2003 7 4 101-0003 3 / 9 101 VGA BACK/NEXT VOLUME 60min Viewing an index screen (nine-image or triple-image) , Press th e zoom W ( index) button once.
31 View ing still ima ges Viewin g images on a TV scree n , Conne ct the s upplied 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 has stereo input jacks, co nnect the aud io plug (bla ck) of the A /V connecti ng cable t o the left a u dio jack.
32 Viewing images on a TV screen If you w ant to vie w imag es on a TV screen, you need a TV wi th a video i nput jack and a A/V co nnecting ca ble (suppl ied).
33 Delet in g stil l ima ges Deleting still ima ges Deleti ng images , Set the mode d ial to , and turn on th e camera . Press b / B on the control button to select the image you want to delete. , Pre ss (Delete) . The imag e has not yet been dele ted a t this poin t.
34 Deleting images in index (nine-image) mode , Whil e an index ( nine-ima ge) scree n (page 30) is dis pla yed, press (D elete) . , Select [Selec t] with b / B on the control button, then pr ess z . To delete al l the images i n the fo lder Sele ct [A ll I n Fo lder ] wi th B on the contr ol button, th en press z .
35 Delet in g stil l ima ges , Pre ss (Delete) and selec t [OK] with B on the co ntrol button , then press z . When th e messag e “Memory Sti ck access” disap pears, t he images have b een dele ted. To cancel dele ting Sel ect [E xit] with b on the cont rol button, then pr ess z .
36 , Sele ct [ Delet e] w it h v on the control bu tton, then press z . When th e messa ge “Memory Stick acce ss” disap pears , the image ha s been de leted.
37 Delet in g stil l ima ges , Select [OK] with v on the control button, then pr ess z . The “F ormatt ing” messa ge app ears. When this message dis appears, th e format is complet e.
38 How to setup and operate your camera The usa ge of the men us and SE T UP screen items th at are most f r equent ly used for “Advanc ed opera tions” is descri bed below. Changing the menu settings a Press MENU . The menu app ears. b Press b / B on the control button to select the item you want to set.
39 Before advan ced opera tions Deciding the still image quality Mode dial: /SCN You ca n select the still image qua lity from [Fine] or [Stan dard]. a Set the mode dial to or SCN. b Press MEN U. The me nu ap pears . c Select (P . Quality) with b / B , then sel ect the de sired imag e quality with v / V .
40 Creating a new folder a Set the mod e dial to SET UP. b Select (M emory Stick T ool) with v / V , [Cr eate REC. Fold er] with B / v / V , and [OK] with B / v , then p ress z .
41 Advanced still im age sh ooting Choosing an auto focus metho d There are tw o Auto Focus func tions: “AF range fi nder frame” which sets the foc us position a ccording to t h e subje ct position and siz e, and “AF mod e” whic h sets the focu s oper ation ac cordi ng to the A F response and the battery co nsumptio n.
42 Choosing a focus operation —AF Mode Mode dial: SET UP You ca n select from the followi ng three focus mod es for your cam era. The fa ctory sett ing is Sin gle A F. Single AF Thi s mo de a llows accu rate focu sing ove r a wide ran ge from near to di stant subjec ts, and is usefu l for shooting stat ionary subjec ts.
43 Advanced still im age sh ooting Shooting techniques Even if it is difficult to focu s in AF shooting because the subject is not in the center of t he frame, you can focus in this situation using Center AF .
44 c Select 9 (Focus) with b / B , then sel ect the dist ance to the subject with v / V . Y ou can s elect from the f ollo wing dist ance sett ings . 0.5m , 1.0m, 3. 0m, 7 .0m, ∞ (unlim ited dist ance ) To return to auto focus mode In step 3 , se lect 9 (Focus), then select [Multi AF] or [Ce nter AF].
45 Advanced still im age sh ooting Displaying a histogram A histogram is a graph showing the brigh tness o f an image . The hor izon tal axis shows the bri ghtness, and th e vertical axis shows the numbe r of pixels.
46 • appears in th e following cases: – When recording in the smart zoom range – When the image s ize is [2.8M(3:2)] – When rotating a sti ll image • The histogram before recording represents the histogram of the image displayed on the LCD screen at the time.
47 Advanced still im age sh ooting Adjusting colo r tones — White Balanc e Mode dial: /SCN/ Normally, when rec ording wit h auto matic adjust ments, the wh ite balanc e is automatic ally set to Au to and the ov erall color b alance is adjust ed accordin g to the shootin g conditions.
48 Adjust ing the flash level — Flash Lev e l Mode dial: /SCN You ca n adjust the amou t of flash lig ht. a Set th e mode dia l to or SCN. b Press MEN U. The men u appe ars. c Select [ ] (Flash Level) wit h b / B , th en select the desired setting with v / V .
49 Advanced still im age sh ooting Before operation Set [Movi ng Image] to [C lip Motion] in th e SET U P settings (pages 38 and 104). a Set the mode dial to . b Press (Image Size) . The me nu ap pears . c Select the desir ed mode w ith v / V . Y ou can sel ect from [Normal] or [Mob ile].
50 Shooting in Multi Bu rst m ode — Multi Burst Mode dial: This mode record s 16 fra mes in succ ession each ti me you press t he shutter but ton. This is conv enient f or checki ng your form in sport s, for exam ple. Before operation Set [Movi ng Imag e] to [ Multi Bur st] in the SET UP settings ( pages 38 and 104).
51 Advanced still im age sh ooting c Select [Mode] (REC Mode) with b / B , then select [Bu rst 2] with v / V . d Sho ot th e im age . When the “R ecord ing” ind icatio n disappea rs, you can shoo t the next image. To return to norma l mode Select [ Normal] in st ep 3 .
52 Shooting still i mages with audio files — Voice Mode dial: / /SCN In Voice mode, an a udio trac k is also record ed at the sa me time as r ecord ing a normal st ill ima g e. a Set the mo de dial to , or SCN. b Press MEN U. The men u appe ars. c Select [Mod e] (REC Mode) wit h b / B , then select [V oice] with v .
53 Advanced still im age sh ooting High-speed shut ter mode Use this mo de to shoot moving sub jects outdoor s or in other b right p laces. • The shutter s p eed becomes f aster, so im ages shot in dark places become darker . • The flash is set to (Force flash) or (No flash).
54 a Set th e mode dia l to SC N. b Press MEN U. The men u appe ars. c Select [SCN] wit h b , then select the desire d mode with v / V . To cancel Sc ene Selecti on Set the mode dial to a different mode.
55 Advanced still im age sh ooting a Set the mode dial t o , SCN or . b Press MEN U. The me nu ap pears . c Select [ P FX] (P . Effe ct) with b / B , th en se lect t he de sired mode with v / V .
56 Selecting the folder and playing back images — Folder Mode dial: Select the fol der that images you want to play b ack are sto red. a Set th e mode dia l to . b Press MEN U. The men u appe ars. c Select [Folder] with b , then press z . d Select the desired f older with b / B .
57 Advanced st ill image viewing Enlarging a portion of a still image Mode dial: You ca n enlarge a part of an im age up to five t imes the o riginal size. You can also recor d the magnified im age as a new file. Enlarging an image — Playback z oom a Set the mode dial to .
58 Recording an enlarged image — Tr imming a Press MENU af ter pl aybac k zoom. The men u appe ars. b Select [T rimming] wi th B , then press z . c Select t he imag e size with v / V , then p ress z . The imag e is recor ded, a nd the i mage on th e sc reen r etu rns to the no rma l size after reco rding.
59 Advanced st ill image viewing Rotating still images — Rotate Mode dial: You can rot ate an image recorded in portrait orient ation an d display it in land scape orient ation. a Set the mod e dial t o , an d displ ay the image to rotate . b Press MEN U.
60 Playing back images shot in Multi Burst mode Mode dial: You can p lay back Multi Burst images contin uously or pla y them back fr ame by frame . This functi on is used for che cking the image . • When the images are played back o n a computer, the 16 f rames you shot will all be displaye d at the same tim e as part of one image.
61 Advanced st ill image viewing To delete sh ot images When usi ng this mod e, you cannot delete only cer tai n frames . When yo u delete image s, all 16 of the frames ar e deleted at the same time. 1 D isp lay the d esire d Mu lti Burs t imag e to delete.
62 Protecti ng images — Protect Mode dial: This functi on protects image s against accide ntal era sure . Note that w hen you format a “M emory St ick” (page 36), all the images rec orded on that “Mem ory Stick” will b e dele ted even i f they are protected .
63 Still ima ge edi ting h Select [OK] wit h B , then press z . The - in dica tor tur ns w hite . The select ed images are prot ected . To exit the Prote ct function Select [Cancel] in s tep 4 or se lect [Exi t] in step 8 , then p ress z .
64 Changing image s ize — Resize Mode dial: You ca n chan ge the image size of a record ed image, an d save it as a ne w file. You can re size to the follow ing sizes. 3.1M, 2.0M , 1.2M, VGA The ori gin al im age is reta ined eve n af ter resizing. a Set th e mode dia l to .
65 Still ima ge edi ting In single-image mode a Set the mode dial to . b Display the imag e you want to mark with b / B . c Press MEN U. The me nu ap pears . d Select [DPOF] with b / B , the n press z . The mark is marke d on the displa yed imag e. e T o cont inue and mark other imag es, disp lay the de sired image with b / B , then pres s z .
66 In index (triple-image) mode a Set th e mode dial to , then press t he zoom W (index) twice to di splay the index (triple-i mage) screen. b Displa y the image y ou want to mark in the cent er position with b / B . c Press MEN U. The men u appe ars.
67 Enjoying movies Shooting movi es Mode dial: You ca n shoot movie s using your cam era. Before starting Set [Moving Im age] to [MPEG Mov ie] in the SET UP set tings (pages 38 and 104 ) . a Set the mode dial to . b Press (Imag e Size ). Th e Image S ize se tup ap pears.
68 View in g mo vies on the LCD sc reen Mode dial: You ca n view movi es on the LC D screen with so und from the sp eaker. a Set th e mode dia l to . b Select th e desired moving image with b / B . Movie s with the image s ize [ 160 (Mail )] are displayed a si ze small er than stil l images.
69 Enjoying movies Deleting movies Mode dial: You ca n delete unwa nted mo vies. In single-image mode a Set the mode dial to . b Disp lay t he mo vie y ou wan t to delete with b / B . c Press (Delete) . The movie ha s not yet been de leted at this point .
70 g Select [OK] with B , then press z . When th e message “ Memory Sti ck access” disappea rs, the movies hav e bee n dele ted. To cancel d e letion Select [Exi t] in step 3 or 7 . To delete all mo vies in the folder Select [All In Fo lder] in step 3 , then press z .
71 Enjoying movies <Exam ple> C utting a movie nu mbered 101_00 02 Cutting movies a Set the mode dial to . b Select the m ovie y ou want to cut using b / B . c Press MEN U. The men u appe ars. d Select [Divi de] with B , then press z . Next, se lect [OK ] w ith v , then press z .
72 Deleting unnecessary portions of movies a Cut an unnec essary por tion o f a movi e (page 71) . b Disp lay t he porti on of th e movie you want to delete . c Press (Delete ). The ima ge has not yet bee n deleted at this point . d Sel ec t [D elete] with v , then press z .
73 Enjoying images on yo ur com puter Copying images to your computer — For Wi ndows user s Recommended compu ter environment OS: M icrosoft Window s 98, Windows 98SE, Window s 2000 Professi onal, Windo ws M illennium Edit ion, Wi ndows XP Ho me Ed it ion, or W in dow s X P Professional The above OS must be inst alled at the facto ry.
74 Installing the USB driver When using W indow s XP, you need not inst all th e USB dr iver . Once the USB d river is i nstalled, you need not inst all the USB dr iver. a Start up your computer , and inse rt the sup plied CD -RO M into the CD-R OM drive .
75 Enjoying images on yo ur com puter Installing “Image Transfer” You c an use the “Image Tran sfer” s oftwa re to copy i mages to your com puter autom atica lly whe n you conn ect the c amera to your c o mputer with the supplied USB cable. a Clic k [Cyber-sho t] on the model selectio n screen.
76 g Click [F in is h]. The “In sta llShi eld Wizard” scre en closes. I f you wi sh to c ontinue wi th the instal lation of “Ima geMixer , ” cl ick [Imag eMixer] on th e installing menu screen and t hen f ollow the proced ure. • The USB dri ver i s needed in order to use “Image T ransfer”.
77 Enjoying images on yo ur com puter Connecting the camera t o your computer a Inser t the “Memo ry S tick” with the imag es you want to copy into the ca mera. Co nnect the AC Adaptor , and plug the ada pto r in to a w all ou tle t (wa ll soc ket).
78 P Disconnecting the USB cable from your computer, removing the “Memory Stick” from your camera or turning off the po wer during US B connection For Windows 2000, Me, or X P users 1 Double-clic k on the tasktr ay. 2 Click (Sony DSC), then click [Stop].
79 Enjoying images on yo ur com puter Changing “Image Transfer” settings Y ou c an ch ange “Image Tran sfer” se ttings . Rig ht-cl ick the “Im age Tr ansf er” ic on on the taskt ray , select [Op en Settin gs]. The sett ings you can se t are as fol lows: [Basi c], [Copy], a nd [ Delet e].
80 — Windows XP Copying imag es using the Windows XP AutoPla y Wizard a Make a USB connect ion (page 77). Click [Copy pictures to a f older on my computer using Microsoft Scanne r and Camera Wizar d], then cl ick [OK]. The “Sca nner an d Camera W izard” screen ap pears.
81 Enjoying images on yo ur com puter Image file storage destinations and file names Image fil es recorde d with your cam era are group ed as fol ders in the “M emor y Stick ”. Exampl e: For Window s Me use rs • Data in the “100MSDCF” or “M S SONY” folders is for playback only , and your camera cannot rec ord images in these f olders.
82 • ssss st ands for any number w ithin the ran ge from 0001 to 9999. • The nume rical porti ons of the foll owing files are the same. –A smal l-size imag e file shot i n E-Mail mode an d its c.
83 Enjoying images on yo ur com puter Copying images to your computer — For Ma cint osh use rs Recommende d computer environm ent OS: M ac OS 8.5 .1, 8.6, 9.0, 9.1, 9. 2, or Mac O S X (v10.0/ v10.1/v10. 2) The above OS must be inst alled at the fac tory .
84 Removing the USB cable from your computer, the “Memory Stick” fro m your camera o r turning off the power during a USB connection Drag a nd drop the dri ve icon or t he “Memor y Sti ck” ic on to the “Trash” i con, then rem ove t he USB ca ble or “M emory Stick” or tur n off the power .
85 Enjoying images on yo ur com puter d Cl ick . Y ou ca n preview the image. e Cl ick . The di sc creati ng dialog ue appea rs. f In sert a bla nk CD-R int o the CD-R dr ive and click [OK] button. The di sc creat ion starts . • Y ou cannot use CD-R W discs.
86 Troubleshooting If yo u experien ce t rouble wi th your c amera , try th e fo llow ing s olu tion s. 1 First ch eck the it ems on th e tables be low. If code di spla ys “C: ss : ss ” appear on the screen, the self- diag nosis dis pla y fun ction i s working (page 97).
87 Troubles hooting Shooting st ill images/m ovies The bat tery remain ing indicator is incorrect, or sufficient battery rema inin g indic ator is displaye d but the power runs out soon . • You have us ed the c amera fo r a long time in a n extremel y hot or a n extr emely cold l ocati on.
88 The image is out of f o cus. • The subjec t is to o close . • (Twilight mode), (Landscap e mode) or (Firewor k s mode) i s sele cted for the Scen e Selec tion fun ction. • The focus preset fu nction is select ed. p Record i n the macro reco rding mo d e.
89 Troubles hooting Your came ra cannot reco rd i mage s. •N o “ Memory S tick ” has been inse rted. • The capacity of the “Mem ory Stick” is insu fficie nt. • The write-p rotect s witch on the “Mem ory St ick” is set to the LOCK position .
90 Viewing im ages Symptom Cause Solut ion Your camera cannot play back image s. • The mode dial is not set to . • Yo ur camera cannot play back image files copied f rom th e hard disk of your com puter if the fold er/file name has been ch anged o r the ima ge has been modified .
91 Troubles hooting Deleting/Ed iting Images Computers Symptom Cause Solutio n Your came ra cannot delete an im age. • T he i mage is p rotected. • The write-p rotect s witch on the “Mem ory St ick” is set to the LOCK position . p Cancel the pr otectio n (page 62).
92 Your computer does not recognize y our camera. • The camera is t u rned off. • The batter y level is low. • You are not using the suppl ied USB cable. • The USB cable is not connected firm ly. • [USB Connec t] is set to [P TP] in the S ET UP settin gs.
93 Troubles hooting “Memory Stic k” The image and sound are interrupted by noise when you view a movi e on a computer. • You are playing bac k the movi e directly fro m the “ Memor y Stick ” . p Copy the mov ie to the hard d isk of your comp uter and then pla y back the movie f rom the hard disk (pa ges 78 and 84).
94 Others Symptom Cause Solut ion Y our camer a does not work. • You are not using an “InfoLI THIUM” batter y pack. • The battery level is low. (The E in dicator appears.) • The AC Adaptor is not connecte d securely. p Use an “InfoLI THIUM” battery pa ck (page 108).
95 Troubles hooting Warnings and messages The fo llowi ng mes sage s may appear on t he screen. Message Meaning/ Co rrect ive Acti on No M emor y Stick • Insert a “Mem ory Stick” (page 17). System er ror • Tur n the power off and on agai n (page 14).
96 • The battery level is l ow or zero. Cha rge the battery pa ck (page 10). Depending on the cond itions of use or the type of bat tery pack, the indi cato r may flash even though there a re st ill 5 to 1 0 min utes of remai ning ba ttery time left.
97 Troubles hooting Self-diagnosis dis play – If a code s tarti ng wi th an alpha bet letter app ears Your came ra has a self-dia gnosis display. This fun ction di spla ys the camera condi tio n on th e LCD scree n with a co mbination of a letter and four numer ical digi ts.
98 Number of im ages that can be s aved or shooting time The n umber o f images t hat can be sav ed and the shootin g time differ , depending on the capa city of the “Memor y Sti ck,” the im age size, and the imag e quality. Refer t o the follo wing ch arts when y ou ch oose a “Memory St ick.
99 Additi onal informa tion MPEG Mo vie (Units : seconds) Mult i Burst (Un its: im age s) 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB MSX-256 MSX-512 MSX-1G 640 (VGA) 42 87 176 354 641 1 304 2663 160 (Mail) 67 3 1363 2740 54 94 9935 20203 41239 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB MSX-256 MSX-512 MSX-1G 1.
100 Menu items Menu items tha t can be modified di ffer dep endi ng on th e positi on of the mo de dia l. The screen shows only the item s you can oper ate in ea ch s pecifi c m ode.
101 Additi onal informa tion When the mod e dial is set to (w hen [Movi ng Image] is set to [MPEG Movie ] in the SET UP settings) ISO 400 / 200 / 100 / x Auto This se lects t he ISO se nsitiv ity. Sel ect ing a large number augmen ts th e brightn ess when recordin g in da rk loca tions .
102 When th e mode dia l is se t t o (when [Moving Image] is set to [Clip M o tion] in the SET UP se ttings) When the mo de dial is set to (w hen [Moving I mage] is set to [Multi Burst] in the SET UP settings) Item Setting Descripti on (EV) +2.0 EV / + 1.
103 Additi onal informa tion When the mod e dial is set to PFX (P.Ef fect) Solariz e / B&W / Sepi a / Neg. Art / x Off Sets the imag e specia l effec ts (pag e 54). Item Setting Descripti on Fol der OK / Cancel Selects the folder containing the image you want to pl ay back (page 56).
104 SET UP items Set the mode dia l to SET UP. The SET UP screen a ppear s. Factory settings are in dicated wit h x . (Camera ) (Memory Stick Tool) Item Setti ng Description Moving Image x MPEG Mo vie / Clip Moti on / Multi Burst Selects the shoot ing mode (pages 48, 50 and 67).
105 Additi onal informa tion (Setup 1) (Setup 2) Create REC. Fol der OK / Cancel C reates a folder for re cording i mages (pag e 40). Change REC. Fol der OK / Cancel Changes a fold er for recording im ages (page 40). Item Setting Description Power Sa ve On / x Off Selects wh ether to use th e Power S ave mode (page 12).
106 Precautions Do not leave the camera in the following pl aces • In extremely ho t plac e, such as in a car parke d in the su n. The camera bod y may become def o rmed or th is may cause a malfunct ion. • Under dir ect sun light or near a heater .
107 Additi onal informa tion On intern al recha rgeable b utton battery This cam era has an i nternal r echar geable button ba ttery for maintai ning the date and time and other settings reg ardles s of whet her the powe r is on or off. This r echar geable butto n battery is conti nually ch arged as long as you are usi ng the came ra.
108 • Data may be corrupted in the follo wing cases. – When the “Memory St ick” is removed or t he camera is turned of f during read or write operation – When the “Memory St ick” is used in locations subject to static electricity or electrical noi se • W e recommend backing up important data.
109 Additi onal informa tion Effective use of the battery pack • Batter y per formance d ecrea ses in low - temp era ture surr ound ing s. S o, th e tim e th at the ba tter y pack can be us ed is s hort er i n cold pl aces.
110 [Output connecto rs] A/V OUT (MONO) (Mon aural) Minijack Video: 1 Vp-p, 75 Ω , unbalanced, sync negative Audio: 327 mV (at a 47 k Ω load) Output impedance 2.
111 Additi onal informa tion The LCD scree n When shooting still images A I mage size indicator (18) B R ecor ding mode indicat or (5 0-52) C A E/AF l ock indicator (20) D B attery re maining in dicat.
112 When shootin g movies A Recording mode ind icator (67) B Bat tery remaining i ndicator (11) C W hite balance indicator (47) D P icture effect indicator (54) E Spot meter ing cr oss hair (46) F AF .
113 Additi onal informa tion When playing back still imag es A I mage size indicator (18) B Recording mode indicator (50-52) C P rotect indicator (6 2) / Print (DPO F) mar k indi cator (64) / V olume .
114 Index Index A A C Adaptor ....... ........... ......... ........... ......... . 10, 13 Access lam p ........ ....... ......... ....... ......... ...... ....... 17 AE/AF l ock ........... ......... ....... ......... ..... ...... ....... 43 AE/AF l ock indicat or .
115 Index Inde x scre en ........... ......... .... ....... ......... ..... ...... ... 29 “InfoLI THIUM” batter y pack .......... ........... ... 108 Installa tion Image T ransfer ........ ....... ............ ......... ...... ...75 ImageMix er ..
Printed on 10 0% recycled paper using VOC (Vol atile Organi c Compound)-f ree vegetable oil based ink. Addition al inf ormation o n this product a nd answ ers to frequent asked questions can be fo und at our Cu stomer S upport W ebsite. Sony Corporation Printed in Japan 308089011 number of images that can be saved or shoot ing time .
Un punto importante, dopo l’acquisto del dispositivo (o anche prima di acquisto) è quello di leggere il manuale. Dobbiamo farlo per diversi motivi semplici:
Se non hai ancora comprato il Sony Cybershot DSC-P8 è un buon momento per familiarizzare con i dati di base del prodotto. Prime consultare le pagine iniziali del manuale d’uso, che si trova al di sopra. Dovresti trovare lì i dati tecnici più importanti del Sony Cybershot DSC-P8 - in questo modo è possibile verificare se l’apparecchio soddisfa le tue esigenze. Esplorando le pagine segenti del manuali d’uso Sony Cybershot DSC-P8 imparerai tutte le caratteristiche del prodotto e le informazioni sul suo funzionamento. Le informazioni sul Sony Cybershot DSC-P8 ti aiuteranno sicuramente a prendere una decisione relativa all’acquisto.
In una situazione in cui hai già il Sony Cybershot DSC-P8, ma non hai ancora letto il manuale d’uso, dovresti farlo per le ragioni sopra descritte. Saprai quindi se hai correttamente usato le funzioni disponibili, e se hai commesso errori che possono ridurre la durata di vita del Sony Cybershot DSC-P8.
Tuttavia, uno dei ruoli più importanti per l’utente svolti dal manuale d’uso è quello di aiutare a risolvere i problemi con il Sony Cybershot DSC-P8. Quasi sempre, ci troverai Troubleshooting, cioè i guasti più frequenti e malfunzionamenti del dispositivo Sony Cybershot DSC-P8 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.
