Sony Cybershot DSC-P8 manual

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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. Record th e ser ial nu mber in th e space prov ide d belo w. R efer to the se num bers whene[...]

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    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. If you have any questions about this product, you ma y call : Sony Customer Information Center 1-800-222-SONY ( 7669) The number below i[...]

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    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. For more inform ation regarding recycling of rechar geable batteri es, cal l toll free 1-800-822- 8837, o r visit http :[...]

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    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 . No compensation for contents of the recording Contents of the recording canno t be compensated for if recording or playback is not possible due to a malfunction of your camer[...]

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    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. • “Memory Stick Duo” and are trademar ks of Son y Corporation. •[...]

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    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 ......... ........ ..... 13 Turning on / off y our came ra ....... ...[...]

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    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 ........ ............ ........ ....... 58 Playi ng bac k succe ssive imag es — Slid[...]

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    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 (bottom surface) G Microphone H F ind er w indow I S elf-timer lamp (2 4) / AF il lumi nat or (26, 104) J Lens K T ripod receptacle (bottom surface) •[...]

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    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, 13) G A/V OUT (MONO) jac k (31) H (Image S ize/Delete) butto n (18 , 33) I Mode di al (15, 2 1) : T o shoot still imag es in auto adjustment mod[...]

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    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). Y ou can use only C type battery pack (pa[...]

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    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 . To remove the battery[...]

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    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). The num bers of images that can be recorded or vie wed take into account [...]

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    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 . If any trouble occurs while using the adaptor, imm[...]

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    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. • Do no t remo ve the b atter y pac k or the AC[...]

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    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 . , Press POWER to turn on the p[...]

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    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. Repea t this step u nti l all of the items ar [...]

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    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.” Inse rt a “M emory S tick” all the way i n until it clic ks as illustr ated. • Push[...]

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    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. , Select t he d esired i mage s ize with v / V on the control button. The ima g e[...]

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    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. The large r you make the image size an d the highe r you make t he image qualit y, the bet ter your image, but also the large r the am ount of da ta neede d [...]

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    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. • Do not touch the lens po rtion while it is operating, s[...]

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    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. • When operating the camera using a battery pack, if you do not operate the camera for a while during recording or playbac[...]

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    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) . 2 Se lect [D elete ] wi th v on th e control button, then press z . The image is de le[...]

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    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. • When using the smart zoom, the image on the LCD screen may[...]

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    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. If you use the fi nder , the limits of what you see and what you actually shoot may be different. [...]

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    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. (Forced flas[...]

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    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. • Red-eye reduction may not produce the desired effects depending on individual dif [...]

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    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. Hist ogram on r Indicato rs off r LCD sc reen off r Indicat ors on • The image th[...]

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    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. • The date and time do not appear on the LC D screen during s hooting, instead, indicator appears in the upper left corner of th e [...]

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    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 . Single (single-image) screen You can view o n e imag e at a time, displaye d over the entir e scre[...]

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    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. The displa y swit ches to the index (nine- imag[...]

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    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. • T urn off both your camera [...]

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    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). The co lor syste m of the TV must ma tch that of yo ur dig ital s till ca mer a. Che ck th e following l ists: NTSC syste m Bahama Islands, B olivia, Ca nada, Central America, Chile, Colo m[...]

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    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. • Y ou cannot delete the protected i mage (page 62). , Sele ct [ Delete] with v[...]

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    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 . S elect [ OK], the n press z . A[...]

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    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 . 4 Exit Delete OK Deleting images in index (triple-image) mode , [...]

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    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. To cancel del eting Select [ Exit] with V o n the co ntrol butt on, then pr ess z . 3 10:30 PM 2003 7 4 101-0002 Delete Exit BACK/NEXT OK Formattin g a “Memory Sti ck” , Inse rt t he ?[...]

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    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. 3 OK Ready? Format All data will be erased Cancel O K[...]

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    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. The sele cted item t urns yello w . c Pr[...]

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    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 . • The image quality value selecte d here [...]

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    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 . The fo llo wing screen appears. c Select [OK] with v , then press z . A new fo lder is crea ted w ith a numbe r one hi gher than t he lar gest numb er in the “Memor y St[...]

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    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. Choosing a focus rang[...]

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    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. The focus is not ad justed[...]

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    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 . For e xamp le, when you are shooting two hu man subjects, and there is a gap between them, the camera may focus on the background visible in[...]

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    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]. • Focal point information m ay not show the[...]

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    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. The graph disp lay indica tes a bri g ht image w hen skewed to the ri ght sid e, a dark imag e when skewed to the left side, an d a m[...]

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    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. A difference occurs in the histogram before and after you p ress the shutter but[...]

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    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. However, whe n you shoot unde r fixed conditio ns or special li[...]

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    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 . High: Makes the flash level higher than no rmal. Normal: Normal se tting . Low: M akes [...]

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    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]. d Shoo t th e ima ge fo r the fi rst frame. e Shoot the imag[...]

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    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). a Set the mode di al to . b P[...]

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    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 . • Y ou cannot use the flash in this mode. • During shooting i n this mod[...]

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    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 . d Shoot the image . If you pre[...]

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    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). Beach mode When shooting seaside or lakeside scenes, the blu e of the[...]

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    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. • If you set (Fireworks mode), (T wilig ht portrai t mode) or (T wi light mode) and then record in Burst 2 mode, the shutter spee d becomes fast[...]

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    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 . To cancel Pi cture Effects Select [Off] in step 3 . Mode di al Con trol button MENU[...]

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    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 . e Select [OK] wi th v , then pr ess z . To cancel the selection In [...]

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    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 . b Disp lay t he ima ge to be enla rge d. c Press the zo om T button to zoo[...]

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    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. • The trimme d image is record ed as th[...]

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    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. The men u appe ars. c Select [R otate] with b / B , then press z . d Select with v , then ro[...]

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    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. • When Multi[...]

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    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. 2 Press (Delete ). 3 Select [Delet e], then p ress z . All of the fr ames are delete d.[...]

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    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 . In single-image mode a Set the mode di al to . b Display the image you want to p[...]

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    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 . To cancel in dividual protection Select the im age to be unpr otected w ith v / V / b / B in step 5 , th en pr[...]

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    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 . b Displa y the image y ou want to resize with b / B . c Press MEN U. The[...]

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    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 . To u[...]

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    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. d Select [DPOF] with v , then press z . The mark is mark ed on the cen ter image. e T o continue a[...]

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    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. c Sel ect the desire d si z e wi th v / V . Y ou can ch oose from 640 (VGA) or[...]

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    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. Movie s with the image s ize [640 (VGA)] are displ ayed o[...]

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    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 . d Select [Delet e] with v , then Press z . When th e message “ Memory Sti ck access” disap[...]

  • Página 70

    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 . To canc el delet ion, select [Cancel] wit h b , then pr ess z . In index (tri[...]

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    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 . The pl ayback of th e movie starts. e Decide on a cutting poi n[...]

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    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 . The movie cu rrently di splayed on the screen is dele ted.[...]

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    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. Oper ation [...]

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    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 . The m odel sele ction s creen appea rs. If it does not appear, double-cl ick (My Co mputer) t[...]

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    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. The installing menu sc reen appears. b Click [[...]

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    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”. If the nece ssary dri ver is not already inst[...]

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    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). • When you copy images to your computer using the battery pack, copying may be failed or cause[...]

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    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]. 3 Confirm the de v ice on the co n firm ation scre en, th en click [O K]. 4 Click [OK]. Ste[...]

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    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]. Wh en the “Image Tr ansf er” sta rts , the be[...]

  • Página 80

    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. b Clic k [Nex t]. The imag es stored on t he “Me mory Stick” are disp[...]

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    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.[...]

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    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 corresp onding i mage file –An audio file shot in Voic e mode an d its correspo nding image file –An image file shot with Clip Motion an d its corr[...]

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    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 . Fo r th e f ollo wing mo de ls, u pda te your OS to Ma c OS 9. 0 or 9. 1. – iMac with Mac [...]

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    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 . • If you are using Mac OS X v10 .0 , remov[...]

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    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. • The CD-R drive is required to create a V ideo CD. For the Ma cintosh edit ion • Rox[...]

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    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). 2 Should your camera st ill not work properly, pre ss the RESE T button in[...]

  • Página 87

    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. • A deviation has occ urred in the re maining batt ery [...]

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    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. Mak e sure to positi on the lens farther aw ay from th e subject tha n the shortest sh[...]

  • Página 89

    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 . • You cannot record images while charging t he flash. • The mode dial is set to SET UP [...]

  • Página 90

    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 . • The camer a is in USB mode. p Set it to (pa ge 2 9). — p Ca[...]

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    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). p Set it to the rec ordin g posit ion (pa ge 1 07). You have del eted an ima[...]

  • Página 92

    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. • The USB connectors on your com puter are connecte d to other equi pment beside s[...]

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    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). You cannot print an ima[...]

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    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). p Charge th e battery pa ck (page 10). p Connec t it secur ely to the[...]

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    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). Mem ory Stic k er ror • The inserted “Me mory Stick” ca nnot be used in your came ra [...]

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    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. • The amount of light s is not suffi cient, s o you are not holding t he came ra steady enough.[...]

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    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. If this occur s, check th e following code char t and attemp t the corre[...]

  • Página 98

    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.” • The numbe r of images is listed in Fine (St[...]

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    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 1.2M 24 (46) 5 0 (93) 101 (1 87) 202 (376) 357 ( 649) 726 (13 20) 1482 (2694)[...]

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    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. F acto ry sett ings are ind ica ted with x . When th e mode dia l is se t t o When th e mode dia l is set t o or SC N Item Setting Descripti on Mode (REC Mode) Voice E[...]

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    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 . Howev er, not e that inc reasi ng the se nsitivity may make r[...]

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    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 / + 1.7E V / + 1.3 EV /+1. 0EV / +0.7 EV / + 0.3 EV / x 0EV / –0. 3EV / –0.7 EV / – 1.0E V / ?[...]

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    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). Protect — Protects images against acci dental e rasure ( pa[...]

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    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). AF Mode x Single / Monitor / Cont Selects the fo cus op eration mode ([...]

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    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). Displayed only when you are [...]

  • Página 106

    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 . The c amera bo dy may become deform ed or this may cau se a malfuncti on. • On r ockin g vib r[...]

  • Página 107

    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. However , if [...]

  • Página 108

    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. • Do not attach any other mate rial th[...]

  • Página 109

    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. We r ecommend the fol lowing to ensu re longer battery p ack use: – Put the bat tery pack in a pocket close to your body t[...]

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    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 2.2 k Ω USB jack mini-B [LCD scr een] Used LCD panel 3.8 cm (1.5 type) TFT drive T otal numbe r of dots 123 200 (560×220) dots [Gen er al] Used batt ery pa ck NP-FC11 P owe r requi rem[...]

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    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 dicator (11) E White balance indic ator (47) / Mode dial indicator/ Flash mode ind icator ( 25) / Red-ey e reductio n indicator (26) F ISO number in dicato[...]

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    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 range indicator (41) G I mage size indicator (67) H Rec ording time [maximum recordable time] indicator (98-99) I Reco rding f older indicator (39) J [...]

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    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 indi cator (52) D Zoom indicator/ Jog pla yback indicator (57) E H istogram indicato r (45) F Folder-f ile n a me (81) G P layba ck folde r in dic ato[...]

  • Página 114

    114 Index Index A A C Adaptor ....... ........... ......... ........... ......... . 10, 13 Access lam p ........ ....... ......... ....... ......... ...... ....... 17 AE/AF l ock ........... ......... ....... ......... ..... ...... ....... 43 AE/AF l ock indicat or .... ......... ....... ......... ....... .. 20 AE/AF l ock lamp ....... ......... ..[...]

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    115 Index Inde x scre en ........... ......... .... ....... ......... ..... ...... ... 29 “InfoLI THIUM” batter y pack .......... ........... ... 108 Installa tion Image T ransfer ........ ....... ............ ......... ...... ...75 ImageMix er ...... ...... ......... ..... ....... ......... .......76 USB dri ver . ........... ......... ..... .[...]

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    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 ............ ...[...]