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    3-068-186- 12 (1) Digital Still Camera Oper ating Instructions Bef or e op erating t h e unit, ple as e re ad this ma nual thor oughly , and retai n it fo r futur e refe re nce. Owner’ s Record The model and se rial numbe rs are lo cated on t he bottom. Record the seri al num b er in the sp ace provide d be low . R ef er to these num b ers when e[...]

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    2 T o prev e nt fi r e o r sh oc k ha z ar d, do not e xpose t he unit to ra in or moisture. If you hav e any questions abou t this pr oduct, you may c al l: Sony Customer Information Services Center 1-800-222-SONY (7669) The n umber below is fo r the F CC rela ted matter s only. CA UTI ON Y ou are cautione d that any cha nges or modifications not [...]

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    3 Note: This equi pment has bee n tested and foun d to comply with the lim it s for a Class B digi tal device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FC C Rules . Thes e li mits are d es ig n ed to pro v id e reasonable pr ote c ti on against harmful inter ference i n a residentia l instal lation. Th is equipm ent generate s, uses, a nd can r adiate radio freq[...]

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    4 For the Custo mer s in the U .S.A. and Canada THIS CLASS B DIGIT AL DEVICE COMP LI ES WI TH P AR T 15 OF TH E FCC R ULES AND THE CAN ADIAN ICES-003 OPERA TION IS S UBJECT TO THE FOLLO WING TWO CONDITIONS: (1) THIS DEVICE MA Y NO T CA USE HARMFUL INTE RFERENCE, AND (2) THIS DEVICE MUST A CCEPT ANY INTERFERENCE REC EIVED, INCLUDING INTERFERENCE THA[...]

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    5 When the camera is used f or long periods Note that the cam era body may becom e hot .[...]

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    6 Intr oduction Check s the image after recording images Recording st ill images: page 19 Playing back still ima ges: page 28 Deleting images (DELETE): page 62 Captures images w ith your computer Y ou can copy i m ag es onto yo ur compute r and view and mo di fy images or attach images to e-ma il on your computer using the sup plied USB cable and a[...]

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    7 T able of cont ents Identifyin g the p arts ............ ........ .......... 8 Preparing the powe r supply ........ ........ 10 Setting t he date and time ........ ........... .. 15 Inserting t he “Memory St ick” ........... .. 17 B Recording Recording sti ll images ........ ... ............. 19 Recording movi n g images .......... ... ..... [...]

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    8 Getting started Identifying the par ts See th e pa ges in par en theses fo r detai ls of op e ration. A PO WER button/lamp (15) Pres s and h o ld down this but to n for ap pr ox imatel y one seco nd to turn on th e camera. B Mode dial (18) ( 39) : T o record in TWILIGHT mode : T o record still images : T o play bac k or edit images : T o re cord [...]

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    Getting started 9 A Finder Self-timer/recording lamp (red) AE/A F lock la m p (gree n ) /CHG (flash charge/batter y charge) lamp (orang e) (24) B MENU button ( 40) C DC IN jack co ver (12) (14) D DC IN jack (12) (14) E Contr ol button (18) ( 39) F LCD screen G DISPLA Y/LCD O N/OFF b utton (21) H Zoom b utton (f or recor ding) (22)/ INDEX/z oo m b u[...]

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    10 Pr eparing the power supply Installing the supplied batteries or an optional batter y pack Y our c amera operat es only wi th the fo llo wing batte ries. • T wo s iz e A A al k aline ba t te ri es (s upplie d) • “Info LITHIUM” (S seri es) ba ttery p ack (NP -FS11) (r ecommend ed, not su pplied ) • T wo s iz e A A ni c kel metal hydr id[...]

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    Getting started 11 Open the ba ttery co ve r with th e battery cov er sid e facin g upw ard and remo ve the batteries. Be careful not to dr op the batt eries when re moving them. Powe r save m ode When op eratin g the camer a with bat t er ie s, set POWER SA VE in the SE T U P sc reen to ON to e xtend th e battery li fe. The factory se tting i s ON[...]

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    12 Y ou cannot char g e the battery pack while you r camera is turned on . Be sure to turn off your cam e ra. After char ging the batter y pack Dis co nnect t he AC power adapt o r from the D C IN jac k on your ca m er a. Batter y remaining indicator Wh en using an op t ional “Inf oLIT H IU M ” batter y pack, t he LCD scre en on the camera sho [...]

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    Getting started 13 Stil l im age recordin g* Still image pla yback*** Appr ox imate ba ttery life and numb er of images tha t can be re co rded /p la ye d back 640×4 80 im age siz e, stan dard p icture quality , no f lash, a nd in N ORMA L reco rding mode . ∗ Record ing a t ab out 3-se c ond in tervals with the power sav e mode off (when continu[...]

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    14 Approximate ti me to char ge a completely disc har ged batter y pack using the A C-L S1A AC power adap tor (not su pplied ) a t a temper ature of 25 °C (77° F) . Using a car batter y Use Son y DC adap tor/char ge r (n ot supplied). Using y our camera abroad For de tails, s ee page 74. When using the AC power adaptor Be sure to use it near the [...]

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    Getting started 15 Setting the date and time When you f irst use your camera , set th e date and time. If these are n ot set, the CLOCK SE T scre en appears wh en ev e r you turn on your cam er a. 1 Set the mode dial to , , or 2 Press and ho ld down the PO WER b utton f or appro xi m a tely one second to tu rn on the power . The P OWER O N/OF F (C [...]

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    16 T o cance l the date and time setting Select [CANCEL] with v / V / b / B on the control bu tton, then p ress the center z . Not e If the rechargeable button ba ttery is ever fully discha rged (page 72), the CLOCK SET screen will appear agai n . Whe n thi s happen s, reset the da te and time b y star ti ng from step 3 ab ove. 5 Set the nume ri c [...]

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    Getting started 17 Inser ting the “Memor y Stick” Open the “Memor y Stick” cover , then pre ss the “Mem or y Stick” on ce lightl y . Notes • Inser t the “Memory Stick” firmly un til i t clic ks, oth erwis e a mes sage s uch as “ MEMOR Y STICK ERROR” will be displayed. • Nev er remove the “Memory Stick” or turn off the po[...]

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    18 Basic ope rations B Recording Basic operations How to use the mode dial The mode d ial s witches the f unction which is us ed for record ing, p layback, or editing. Se t the dial as follo ws before starti ng to operate your camera. How to use the contr ol button When the men u is not di s played, th e co ntrol button is use d to perf or m th e f[...]

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    B B B B Recor ding 19 Recor ding still images Still ima ges are rec orded in J PEG format. Before recor ding stil l images, p ress the PO W ER button to turn o n the po wer and inse rt a “Me mory Stick. ” 1 Set the mode dial to or . 2 Press and hold the sh utter button halfway down. The image freeze s mo menta rily , but is not yet reco rd ed. [...]

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    20 ∗ If the flashing AE/AF l ock ind icator c hanges to flashing slowly , the sub ject ma y be difficult t o focus on (dark, poor co ntr a st) or the subje c t ma y be extrem ely cl ose . Re le as e th e shu tter but ton, the n focus aga in. The number of images you can record on a “Memory Stick” See pa ge s 46 and 48 t o 52 . Not es • When[...]

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    B B B B Recor ding 21 Y ou can exten d the bat tery time b y turning of f the LCD screen a nd recordin g using the find e r . Each time you press DISPLA Y/LC D ON/OFF, the statu s of the LCD scre en chan ges as fol lo ws: See page 85 for a detailed des cription of the indic at ed items. The L CD ba ckli ght is t urned on . (All the av ailable indi [...]

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    22 Wh en recordi n g with the LCD scre en, ali gn the AF fr am e in th e ce nter of the screen with the su bject. Y ou can check the last r ecorded image b y cl earing the menu from th e sc reen (page 40) a nd pres sing b ( 7 ) on the cont r ol butt on. (Y ou can perf or m t hi s operati o n ev en when th e LCD screen is o f f.) T o re t u rn t o t[...]

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    B B B B Recor ding 23 Digital zoom funct ion This came ra h as a digit al zoom funct ion . Digital zoom e nlar ges the image b y digital processi ng and it st a rts to functi on when zoo m exceeds 3 × . Using di gital zoom • The maximum zoom m agni f ication is 6 × . • Dig ita l zooming deterior ates the pi ct ure qua li t y . Wh en digita l [...]

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    24 The facto ry settin g is au to (no in dicator). In thi s mode, the f la sh automaticall y stro bes whe n t he surro unding s is dark . T o ch an ge the fl as h mode, cl ear the m enu (page 40), then press th e control button v ( ) repeat ed ly so tha t the flas h mode indi ca tor appe ar s on the LCD s creen. Each t ime you pres s the con trol b[...]

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    B B B B Recor ding 25 The AF illuminato r is f ill light to f ocus on a subjec t easi ly . Set [AF ILLUMIN A TOR] (page 6 9) to [ON] in th e setup s ettings, appears on the LCD screen and the AF illuminato r emits li ght when t he shutter button is pre ssed halfw a y . It keep s emittin g light unt il the focus is lock ed. Notes • If AF illumin a[...]

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    26 Recor ding moving images Moving images ar e record ed in MP E G form a t (page 38) . T o record moving ima ges, press th e P O WER button t o turn o n the po w er and in se rt a “Memor y Sti ck.” 1 Set the mode dial to SET UP. 2 Select [ ] (CAMERA) with v / V on t h e control b utton, then pr ess B . 3 Select [MO VING IMA GE] with v / V on t[...]

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    B B B B Recor ding 27 When you use the se lf-timer function, the subj ect is r ecorded about 10 s econds aft er you p re ss the shut te r butt on. Clear the me nu (page 40), then press th e control b utton V ( ) . The (self-time r) indi cato r appe ars on th e LCD s cree n, an d th e reco rding sta rts a b out 10 second s af ter you press the shutt[...]

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    28 B Playba ck Playing back still images Not es • Y ou mig ht not b e able t o cor rect ly play b a ck im ag e s reco rded w ith thi s cam er a on othe r equipmen t. • Y ou ca nnot play back on this cam era imag es larger th an the m aximum im age siz e that c an be recorded with th is cam era. • A rough image is played b ack, followed by t h[...]

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    B B B B Pl ayb ack 29 Playing back moving images T o p ause playb ack Press the center z on the contro l button t o st o p the pla yba ck. T o advan ce or rewind the moving image Press the control bu tton b / B during play ba ck. T o return to the no rmal p layb ack, press the cent er z on the con trol b utton. Each time you press DISPLA Y/LC D ON/[...]

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    30 V iewing images using a personal computer Y ou can vie w data r eco rded w ith y our camer a on a pe rsona l computer , modify and attach it to e-mail u sing applic ation softw a re. This section d escribes the method f or vie wing im ages on a pers onal computer using the supplie d USB cabl e. The re are two wa ys t o m a ke the USB conn ec tio[...]

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    B B B B Pl ayb ack 31 Recomm ended Window s environment OS: Microsoft Windows 98, Windo w s 98SE, Windo ws 2000 Professi ona l, Windows Mill enniu m Ed ition The abo ve OS is required to be inst al led at th e fac t ory . Operation is no t assur e d in an environment upgrad e d to the ope rat ing sy stems describ ed ab ove. CPU: MMX Penti um 200 M [...]

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    32 Before connec ting your camera to y our pers onal computer , install the USB dri ver to the computer . The USB dri ver is included with the a pplication softwa re in the CD- R OM which is suppli ed with your camera. See page 80 for co rrect i ve measur es if t he US B cable w as conn ected bef ore i nstalling the dr iver and the dr iver software[...]

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    B B B B Pl ayb ack 33 For Macinto sh users • When us ing MacOS 9.1 It is n ot nece ssary to instal l the US B driver . The M acinto sh reco gnizes t he cam era as a dr i ve simply b y connect ing it t o t he Maci nto sh wit h the USB cab le. • When using MacOS8.5.1/8.6/9.0 Follo w the procedures belo w to ins tall the d riv er . 7 Follow the on[...]

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    34 When viewing m oving im ages on a Windows syst em, Rea lPlayer, W i ndows Medi a Player or othe r movi ng image playback applicatio ns must be inst alled. When vie wing moving images on a Macintosh sy st em, QuickT ime3.0 or later must be installed. View ing ima ges 1 T urn on the power of y our personal computer and allow Windows or Mac OS to l[...]

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    B B B B Pl ayb ack 35 Follo w the proced ure 1 – 4 on pa ge 34. “Memor y Stick” • Operation is not gua r ant e ed if you are usi ng a “Mem or y St ic k” tha t was form a tte d wit h a personal comp uter, or if you used a person al computer to for ma t the “ Me mo ry Stick” in your camera throug h a USB connection. • Do not optimiz[...]

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    36 For Window s Me and Windows 2000 users The following pr ocedur es are re commen ded w hen dis connect ing the USB c able fro m you r pe rs onal co mputer or ej ec ting the “M emor y St i ck ” from t he camera w hi le it is con ne cted to your persona l computer. 1 Stop the dri ve b y clicking on th e “Unplug/Eject” ico n in the t ask tra[...]

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    B B B B Pl ayb ack 37 Image file storage destinations and image files Imag e files r ecorded with your ca mera ar e gr ou ped in fo lders by rec or di ng mode . The meanings of the f ile names are a s follo ws. ssss stands for an y number within t he range from 000 1 to 9999. For W indows Me u sers (The drive recognizing the camera is “E.”) Fol[...]

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    38 The numerical portio ns of th e following file s are the same . – A sm al l- siz e ima ge file reco rd ed in E-M A I L mode an d its c or r es pond ing image file – An uncom pressed im ag e file recor de d in TIFF mod e and its corres pond ing image file – An im a ge file recor de d in TEXT mo de and its correspo nding index image file –[...]

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    39 Bef ore perf orming adv anced op erations Advan c ed op erati ons Befor e perf or ming advanced operations This sectio n descri b es the basic c ontrol methods that are fr equently us ed for “ Adv ance d op eratio ns .” How to use the mode dial The m ode di al switch es t he functi on wh ich i s used for recordin g, pl ayba ck, or editi n g.[...]

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    40 Y ou can perf orm t his oper atio n ev en when th e LCD s creen is off. T urning on/off the operation b uttons (menu) o n the LCD screen Sett ing up th e item s in th e setu p or menu 1 Set the mo de dial to SET UP so that the setup s creen appe ars, or press MENU so that the menu ap pears. 2 When the mode dial is set to SET UP or : 1 Press v / [...]

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    Bef ore perf orming adv anced op erations 41 Menu i t em s that can be m od ified differ dependin g on the pos i tion s of the mod e dial. The LC D screen s hows on ly the item s yo u can op er at e a t the mom en t. Factory set tin gs are in dica ted w ith x . When the mode di al is set to / Menu set ting s Item Setting Description (EV ) +2.0EV to[...]

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    42 When the mode dial is set to (MOVING IMAGE is set to MPE G M OVIE in th e se tup s ettin gs.) MODE (REC MODE) TIFF Reco rd s a TIF F (u ncompr es sed) file in a ddi t ion to the JPEG file (pa ge 50). TEXT Reco rd s a GIF file in bl ack -and-w hite (pa ge 49) . E-MA IL Reco rds a sm al l-size ( 320×24 0) JPE G file in addition to the sele cted i[...]

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    Bef ore perf orming adv anced op erations 43 When the mode di al is set to (MOVI NG IMAGE is set to CLI P MOTION in the setup settings.) (IMAGE SIZE) 320×2 40 x 160×1 12 Selects th e M PEG imag e s ize when r eco rding mo ving image s (p age 45). PFX (P . EFF ECT ) SOLAR IZE B&W SEPI A NEG.AR T x OFF Sets the ima ge speci al ef fects (page 55[...]

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    44 When the mode dial is set to ∗ Only in sin g le- image mode . ( SHARPNESS ) +2 +1 x 0 –1 –2 Adj us ts the shar pness of the image . The in di ca tor appe ars (excep t w h en the setting is 0). Item Setting Description DELETE OK Deletes the displayed imag e (page 62). CANCEL Cancels dele ting of the image. PR O TECT – P rotects images aga[...]

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    Bef ore perf orming adv anced op erations 45 Setting the image si ze (IMAGE SIZE) 1 Set the mode dial to , or . 2 Pres s MENU. The men u appe ars. 3 Select the de si re d image siz e fr om [ ] (IMA GE SIZ E) a nd pr ess v / V . Still image siz es: DSC-P50 1600×1 200, 1 60 0 (3:2)* , 1024× 76 8, 640× 480 DSC-P30 1280×9 60, 12 80 (3:2 )* , 1024×[...]

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    46 The number of images* or the time** that yo u can record on a “ Memory Stic k ” (4 MB) Still ima g es: Moving images: ∗ When MODE (REC MODE) is s et to NORMAL. ∗∗ The maximum recording time in c onti nuous recording ∗∗∗ When re cording 10 fra mes per Clip M otion file. Remaining number of recordabl e images or reco r dable time ([...]

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    B B B B V arious record ing 47 B V ar ious recording Records i mages according to shooting conditions (TWILIGHT mode) Mode dia l: This came ra has a preset TWILIGHT mode. This mode i s suitable for the nigh t sce ne. 1 Set the mo de dial to . Allows you to rec or d br ight subjects in dark p laces with out losing the dark atmospher e of the surrou [...]

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    48 Recording st ill images for e-mail (E-MAIL) Mode dia l: / In the E-MAIL mode , a smal l-si ze image which is suitab le for e- mail transmiss io n is al so record ed at the same time as recordin g a norma l stil l image. (The size of the normal still image is set using [ ] (IMA GE SIZE) in the menu settings (page 45).) 1 Set the mode dial to or .[...]

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    B B B B V arious record ing 49 Recording text documents (TEXT) Mode dia l: The TEXT mode is suitable f o r record ing a docu ment to emp hasi ze it s charac ter by the blac k and whit e color s. The LCD scr een also turns to blac k an d white, and the imag e is record ed i n the GIF f ormat. 1 Set the mo de dial to . 2 Press M E NU . The me nu appe[...]

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    50 Recording sti ll images as uncompressed files (TIFF) Mode dia l: / Record s th e imag es wit hout compression, s o the image d oes not deter iorate. Im ages r ecorded in this mode are suitable for prin ting with a high- qu ality ima ge . The JPEG (com pr essed) fo rmat ima ge is als o record ed with t he TIFF format i m age. 1 Set the mode dial [...]

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    B B B B V arious record ing 51 Creati ng Clip Motion Files Mode dia l: Clip Motion is an ani mation fun ction that play s back s till images in succes sion. Th e imag es a re st ored in GIF format , which is con ven ient fo r creating h ome pages or a ttaching images to an e-mail. 1 Set the mo de dial to SET UP. The s et up screen ap pears. 2 Selec[...]

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    52 The number of Clip Motion frames that you can record on a “ Memory Stic k ” (4 MB) ∗ When recordi n g 10 frames per Clip Motion file Not es • Y ou cannot c hange the ima ge size partway through a Clip Motion recordi ng. • Reading an d wri tin g data take more time than norma l ima ge recording. • Due to the lim itation s of the G I F[...]

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    B B B B V arious record ing 53 Recording images in macro Mode dia l: / / The ma cro reco rding i s us ed when zoomi ng u p a l ittl e subj ect, su ch as flo wers, insects. 1 Set the mo de dial to , or . 2 Clear the menu, and pres s the contr o l b utton B () . The (macr o ) in dicato r ap pears on the LC D scre en. Y ou ca n reco rd a subjec t as c[...]

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    54 Tips Norm ally , the came ra au tomatic ally adjusts th e exposure. If the color o f th e image is too dark o r bright as illu strated below , we recomm end that you a djust the exposure manu ally. When recor din g a backligh ted s ubject or a subject i n the sno w , set it t o wa rd + , an d when reco rding a dark subject wi th fully d isplayed[...]

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    B B B B V arious record ing 55 T o react ivate auto adjustment Sel ect [ A UT O] w it h v / V in step 3 . Tips The im age is suscep tible to l ightin g condition s. The im age looks blu e und er sunlight in the sum mer , and looks red under me rcury lam ps. Human eyes can resolve the se p ro b le m s. However , the camera cannot reso lve the pro b [...]

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    56 Recording t he date and time on the still image (DA TE/TIME) Mode dia l: / 1 Set the mo de dial to SET UP. The set up sc reen a ppears . 2 Select [ ] (CAMERA) with v / V , [D A T E/TIME ] with B / v / V , then press B . 3 Select the date and time setti n g with v / V , then pr ess z . DA Y & T I M E Impos es the date , ho ur, and minute. DA [...]

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    B B B B V arious record ing 57 Using the spot li ght- metering function Mode dia l: / / Use this fu nction wh en there is backlight or when there i s strong cont rast betwe en the subj ect and the backgr ound, etc. Position th e point you want to r ecord on t he spot li ght- mete r in g cross ha i r . 1 Set the mo de dial to , or . 2 Press M E NU .[...]

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    58 B V ar ious playba ck Playing back thr ee or nine images at once Mode dia l: Y ou can displ ay multiple images on the LCD screen at one time using the zoom b uttons. 1 Set the mode dial to . 2 Pres s the zo om W bu tt on rep eat edl y . The L CD sc reen d isplay changes as follo ws: • Sing le (s ingl e-im age) scre e n • Index (n ine-im age)[...]

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    B B B B V arious play bac k 59 Enlar ging a part o f the still image (Zoom and trimming) Mode dia l: 1 Set the mo de dial to . 2 Displ a y the im a g e t o be enla r ged. 3 Zoom in/out the ima ge with the zoom T/W buttons. 4 Press t he co ntrol b utton repeat ed ly to select the desir ed port ion of the imag e . v : The image move s do wnward V : T[...]

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    60 Playing back the still images in order (SLIDE) Mode dia l: This f unctio n is useful for chec king the record ed image s or for pr esentations , etc. 1 Set the mode dial to . 2 Pres s MENU. The men u appe ars. 3 Sele ct [SL IDE] w ith b / B , then pr ess z . Set the follo wing items. INT ER V AL Y ou can se le ct from 1 m i n ( one minute ) , 30[...]

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    B B B B V arious play bac k 61 Rotating a still image (ROT A TE) Mode dia l: Y ou can rotate the image recorded i n portrait or ien ta tio n and display it in land sc ape orient ation. 1 Set the mo de dial to , and disp l a y the image to r otate. 2 Press M E NU . The me nu appear s. 3 Select [RO T A TE] with b / B , then p ress z . 4 Select [ , ] [...]

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    62 B Ed itin g Deleting images (DELETE) Mode dia l: Y ou ca n delete unw anted f i les. 1 Set the mode dial to . 2 In si ngle-i mage mod e: Display t h e image you want to delete with b / B . In triple-ima g e mode: Press the zoom W butt on twice in the si ngle-image mode to tu rn to the tr ipl e-im age mo de. D isp lay th e imag e you wa nt to del[...]

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    B B B B Editing 63 T o c ancel deleting Select [CANCEL] with b / B in ste p 4 or [EXIT] with b / B in step 5 , the n pres s z . Note If there are f iles on the “Memory Stic k” with names having the same las t 4 digi ts a s the file name of the im age to be dele ted, these files are also dele ted at the sa me tim e. Preventi ng accidental erasur[...]

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    64 1 Set the mode dial to , then display the index scre en with the zoom W button. 2 Pres s MENU. The men u appe ars. 3 Select [PR O TEC T] with b / B , then press z . 4 Select [ALL] or [SELEC T] with b / B , then press z . 5 When you select [ALL] Select [ON] with b / B , then pr ess z . All the images in the “Memory Stick” a re pr otected. Whe[...]

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    B B B B Editing 65 Changing the recor ded still image size (RESIZE) Mode dia l: Y ou can chang e the ima ge si ze of th e record ed i mage. 1 Set the m od e dia l to , th en disp l a y the image of whi ch you want to change t he siz e. 2 Press M E NU . The me nu appear s. 3 Select [RESIZE] with b / B , then p ress z . 4 Select th e des ired siz e w[...]

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    66 Selecting still images to print (PRINT) Mode dia l: Y ou can mark a prin t mark on still images recor ded with your camera. This mark is con venient when you have images pr in ted at a shop that conforms with the DPOF (Digit al Print Order F o rma t) standard . . 1 Set the mode dial to . 2 In si ngle-i mage mod e Display t h e image you want to [...]

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    B B B B Editing 67 T o unm ark selec ted prin t marks Select th e images t o be unmark ed in step 5 with the c ontrol b utton, then pres s z . T o u nmark all t he print marks Select [ALL] with b / B in step 4 , then pres s z . Se lect [OFF] with b / B , then pres s z . The marks on all imag es a re unmar ked. T o cancel marking the print mark Sele[...]

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    68 Y ou canno t divide the fol lowi ng typ es of fil es: • Clip Motion f i les • Still i mage f iles • Moving i mage files t hat are too sh ort to divide The file num ber changes as follows wh en you divide a file. <eg . > If yo u di vide the MOV00003.mpg file, th e divide d file numbe rs bec ome MO V00004.m pg and MOV00005.mpg, an d MO[...]

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    B B B B Editing 69 Changing the setup settings (SETUP) Set the mode d ia l t o SET UP. The s etu p sc re en a ppears. Y ou can set u p th e f ol lo wing items with the contro l bu tton. F actory settings a re indic ated with x . CAMERA SETUP 1 Item Setting Description MO VING IMAGE x MPEG MO VIE Recor ds th e MPE G mo vie (pag es 26, 51). CLIP MO T[...]

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    70 SETUP 2 Notes on [D A TE/TIME] • The date and time do not a ppe a r on the LCD sc ree n dur ing shooting. These appea r during playba ck. • The date and time are not superimpos ed onto moving imag e s an d Cl ip Mot ion images. Item Setting Description LCD BRIGHTNESS BRIGHT x NORMAL DA R K Selects the LCD brightness. This has no e f fect on [...]

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    Additiona l inf ormatio n 71 Additional information Precauti ons Cleaning the LCD screen W i pe the s cree n surfa ce with a cleaning cloth (not sup plied) or a LCD cleanin g kit (not s upplied) to remove fingerprints, dust, etc. Cleaning the camera surface Clean the cam era surf ace with a soft cloth sligh tly moist ened with water, then wipe th e[...]

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    72 • Use only the specified charger with th e charging functio n. • T o prev ent acci dent from a sho rt circu it, do not allow metal obje cts to come int o contact with the batt ery terminals. • K eep the ba tt ery pack a w ay from fire. • Nev er expose the battery pac k to temper at ur es abov e 60°C (1 4 0°F ), such as in a ca r parked[...]

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    Additiona l inf ormatio n 73 “Memor y St ic k” , , “MagicGa te Memory S tick” and are tradem arks of Sony Cor poration. “Magic Gate” a nd are trademarks of Sony Corporation. About “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack (not supplied) What is the “ Inf oLITHIUM ” battery pac k? The “InfoLITHIUM” batte ry pack (not supplie d) is a lithium[...]

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    74 Using your camera abroad P ower sour ces Y ou ca n use your camer a in any country or are a with the batte ry char ger (not suppl ied) w ithi n 100 V to 240 V A C , 50/60 Hz. Use a co mmercially available AC plug adap tor [a] , if neces sa ry , depend ing on the des i gn of the wall o utlet ( mains) [b] . W atching t he pla yback pictur e on TV [...]

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    Additiona l inf ormatio n 75 T r oubleshooting If you e xperience trouble wit h your camera, f irst check th e follo wing items. Sho uld your camera still n ot operat e properly after yo u hav e made these chec ks, press th e reset b utton located on the b ottom. (I f you pr ess the reset but ton, the d ate and time settin g is cleare d.) Shou l d [...]

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    76 The pict ure is out of fo cus. • Y our cam era is not i n m acro recor ding mode when you sh oot a sub ject that is ab ou t 3 to 25 cm (1 3/16 to 9 27/32 inc hes) fr om the len s. t Set the macro r ecording mo de (page 53). • The fo cu s preset is se lected . t Can cel the fun ction (p age 52 ). The re sizing functi on does not work . • Y [...]

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    Additiona l inf ormatio n 77 The battery life is short. • Y ou are re co rding/ pl a ying back image s un der ex tre mel y cold tempera tu re s. • The batter y pack is not charged enou gh . t Charge the battery pack fully . • Alkaline batteries or the b attery pack is dead. t Replac e the bat tery (p ag e 10). • Y ou are no t u si ng the re[...]

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    78 Y our camer a cannot dele te an image. • The im age is protecte d. t Canc el th e protec tion (pa ge 63). The power tu rn s off sudd enly . • If you do not opera t e the camer a for abo ut thre e minutes whil e t he po wer is on, the came ra tu rn s of f automatical ly to pre vent wearing d own the batt ery (page 1 1). t The auto- power off [...]

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    Additiona l inf ormatio n 79 Y our person al comput er does not re co gnize your camer a. • The battery le vel is lo w . t Use t he A C power adapto r (not su pp lied) (page 1 4). • The cam era is turn ed off. t T urn on the ca mera. • The USB ca ble is not con nected firmly . t Discon nect the U SB cable, a nd c onnect it agai n fi rmly . Ma[...]

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    80 Reinsta ll the USB driver when using Window s 98, Windows 98SE, Wi ndows Me and Windows 2000 Professiona l Perform al l steps with out sk ipping. 1 T urn on your computer and a llo w Windows to load. 2 Connect the U SB jack on the ca mera and t he co mputer w ith th e supplied U SB cable . 3 Inser t a “ Memory Stic k ” . 4 Connect the A C po[...]

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    Additiona l inf ormatio n 81 W ar ning and notice messages V arious m es sages appea r on the LCD scr ee n. Check the cor r esponding descript io ns in the follo wing list. Messag e Meaning NO MEMOR Y STI CK No “Me mory Sti ck” has be en inser ted. SYSTEM ERROR T urn the power off and on aga in. MEMOR Y STICK ERR OR • The inser ted “Mem or [...]

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    82 The a m ou nt of light is not suff i c ient or the sh utter spee d is too slow . (Mou nt the camera on a tripod or o therwise s ecure the cam era in pl ac e.) Message Meanin g[...]

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    Additiona l inf ormatio n 83 Self-diagnosis di splay Y our cam era has a self-dia gnosis di splay . T hi s function d isplays th e camera condition o n the LCD sc reen wit h a combi na tion of a le t ter and four dig its of number s. If this occur s, check the following code cha rt. The co de info rms y ou of the camera’ s current conditi on. The[...]

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    84 Specifications System Image device 6.64 mm (1/2.7 ty pe) color CCD Lens 3× zoom lens f = 6.4 – 19.2 mm (9/32 – 25/32 inches) (41 – 123 mm (1 5/8 – 4 7/8 inches) when con verted into a 35 m m still camera) F = 3. 8 – 3.9 Expo sure con trol Automatic exposure White b alance Automatic, I ndoor , Outdoor, Hol d Data system Movie: MP EG1 S[...]

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    Additiona l inf ormatio n 85 LCD screen indicators A Battery remain ing indicator B Flash mode /red eye redu ction/ white balan c e /AF il luminat or indicator C Date/time/ISO number indicator D Sharpness indicator E Picture effect indicator F AF frame G Spot l ight-meterin g cross hair H AE/A F lock ind ica to r I Record ing mod e indicato r J Ima[...]

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    86 A Battery remai ni ng indicator B White balance indicato r C Picture effect indicator D Recor ding mode in dicator E Image size indicator F Recording time [maxim u m record ab le time] indicator/ Self- dia gnosis f uncti on indic ator G Remaining memory capacity indic ator H Macr o /f ocus mode 9 indicator/Focus preset value I EV level indicator[...]

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    Additiona l inf ormatio n 87 A Pr ot ect/pr int mark indicat or B Zoom scaling i ndicator C File n ame D Record ing mod e indicato r E Image size indicator F Image number G Number of stored images in “ Me mory St ick ” H Remaining memory capacity indic ator I Recor ding dat e of the pla ybac k image /m e n u and guide menu A Record ing mod e in[...]

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    88 Notes on Using Batteries When op eratin g the camer a with size AA alkaline batt eries, set PO WER SA VE in the SET UP scre en to ON. This incre ases the battery ef ficienc y and life when recording stil l imag es . Whe n P OWER SA VE is ON • The LC D scree n t urn s of f whi le the flas h i s ch arging (while th e / C H G lamp is fl ashing). [...]

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    Additiona l inf ormatio n 89 Index A Adjusting the expos ure ... 53 AE/AF lock ......... ... ......... 19 Auto power-off function ... .......... ....... .. 11 Auto red-ey e reducti on......... ...... 24, 69 B Batte ry battery life .... ....... ....... 13 battery re ma ini ng indicat or........ ..... ..... .... 85 chargin g .......... ..... ....... [...]

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