Sony DSCS950P manual

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    © 2009 Sony Corporation 4-121-439- 11 (1) Digital Stil l Camera Cyber-shot Handbook DSC-S950/S980 Before oper ating th e unit, pl ease read this Handboo k thoroughly together w ith the “Instruction Manual” a nd the “Cyber -shot Step-up Gui de” , and retai n them for futu re reference. T able of c ontents Basic Op erations Using the m enu U[...]

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    2 Notes on using your cam era Notes o n the type s of “Me mor y Stic k” medi a that you can use (sol d sepa ratel y) “Memo r y Stick Du o” media Y ou ca n use “Me mory St ick Duo ” media with the cam era. “Mem or y Stick” media Y ou canno t use “Memor y St ick” media with the cam era. Othe r memory card s canno t be used. • Fo[...]

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    3 T able of conte nts Notes on usi ng your c amera . .......... ...... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ... 2 Basic techniq ues f or better imag es ....... ....... ......... .......... .......... .......... ...... 6 Focus – Foc usin g on a subj ect su ccess fully . ...... ........ ...... ...... ..... ...... ........ ...... . [...]

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    4 T a ble of co ntent s Viewing men u ........ .......... ...... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... .......... ...... 4 8 (Slid eshow ): Playi ng back a series of images (Retouch): Retouching sti ll ima ges (Multi -Purpose Re size): Changing the ima ge size a ccording to usage (Protect): Prev enting accid ental erasure : Adding a[...]

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    5 T a ble of conte nts Enjo ying your Windows compute r ......... .... ......... .......... .......... ......... ....... . 67 Installing the softw are (supplied) ........... .......... .......... ......... .......... ....... .... 6 9 On the “PMB ( Picture Motion Bro wser)” (supplied) ............ .......... .......... . 70 Copy ing images to yo[...]

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    6 Basi c techniq ues for b etter images When you press the shutte r but ton halfw ay dow n, the camer a adjusts the focus auto matical ly (Auto Focu s). Remember t o press the shutter button only halfway down. When foc using is diff icul t t [Focus] (page 42) If the imag e looks blurred even after foc using, it may be be cause of cam era shake. t S[...]

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    7 Basic t echniqu es for bet ter ima ges Hint s for pre venti ng blur The came ra mov ed ac ciden tally whe n you too k the imag e. This i s called “Camera shake” . On the othe r hand, if th e subject moved whe n you took the image, it is called “ subject blur”. Camer a shake Cause Y our hands or body shake while you hold the camera and pre[...]

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    8 Basi c tech niqu es for bet ter i mages Y ou can create various imag es by adjusti ng the exposure a nd the ISO se nsitivity . Exposure is the amoun t of ligh t that the ca mera wil l receive when you re lease the shut ter . Adjusting the I SO sensitivit y (Recommended Exposure In dex) ISO sen siti vit y is a speed ratin g for recordi ng med ia t[...]

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    9 Basic t echniqu es for bet ter ima ges The appare nt color of t he subject is affected by the light ing condi tions. Exam ple: Th e color of an imag e affec ted by li ght sou rces The colo r tones are ad justed automati cally in t he auto adjus tment mode . Howev er , you can adjust color tones m anually wit h [White Ba lance] (page 44). Color On[...]

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    10 Basi c tech niqu es for bet ter i mages A digita l image is ma de up of a col lection of sm all dots ca lled pixels. If it contai ns a large number of pi xels, the picture become s large, it takes up mor e memory, and the image is displayed in fine detail. “Image size” is shown by the number of pixels. Althoug h you can not see the differenc[...]

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    11 Basic t echniqu es for bet ter ima ges The ey es of the s ubject may come out red , or fuzzy whi te cir cular spo ts may appe ar when using the flash . These phe nomena can be redu ced by taking the following steps. The “R ed-eye ph enome non” Pupils becom e dilated in dark environment s. Flash light is reflec ted off the blood vessels at th[...]

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    12 Identif ying part s See the pages in pare ntheses for de tails of oper atio n. A Shutter button (21) B Flash (23) C Microphone D Lens E ON/ OFF (p o wer ) but to n F ON/ OFF (p o wer ) lamp G Speaker H Self -tim er la mp (24) A For shooti ng: Zoo m (W/ T) button (22) For viewing: (Playback z oom) button/ (Index) button (30, 31) B LCD sc reen (1 [...]

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    13 Ident ifyin g parts E DC I N j ac k When us ing an AC- LS5K AC A dapt or (sold se parately) • Y o u cannot charge the batter y pack by connecting the camera to the AC- LS5K A C Adaptor . Use the battery char ger (supplied) to charge the battery pack. F Jack co ve r G (USB) · A/V OUT termin al (side) H Mode dia l (20) I Hook for strap J Cont r[...]

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    14 Indicat ors on the screen Each time you press v (DISP) on the control button , the display cha nges (pag e 18). See the pages in pare ntheses for de tails of oper atio n. When shooti ng still i mages • The indicato rs are limited i n Easy Sh ooting mode. When s hootin g movie s A Displ ay Indication Batter y rema ining Low battery warning (97)[...]

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    15 Indica tors on the sc reen B C D Displ ay Indication z AE/AF lock (21) REC Standby Recordin g a movie/S tandby a movie ISO400 ISO number (40) 125 Shutte r speed F3.5 Aperture val ue +2.0EV Exposure V alu e (39) 0:12 Recordi ng time (minute s : seconds) AF range finder frame indicator ( 42) 1.0 m Focus pr eset di sta nce (42 ) Macro (23) Displ ay[...]

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    16 Indic ator s on th e scre en When pl ayin g ba ck sti ll i mages When pl ayin g ba ck movi es A B Displ ay Indication Batter y rema ining Low battery warning (97) Image size (25) • / is displayed only for the DSC-S980. • is displayed only for the DSC-S950. PictBridge c onnecting (83) Protect (52) Print or der (DP OF) mar k (85 ) Zoom scaling[...]

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    17 Indica tors on the sc reen C Displ ay Indication Play ba ck f old er ( 54) • This does not appear when using internal me mory . 8/8 12 /12 Ima ge nu mbe r/Num ber of imag es r ecor ded in s ele cted fold er Play back M edi a (“Memory S tick Duo” medi a, I nte rnal me mory ) Changing fold er (54) • This does not appear when using internal[...]

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    18 Changi ng t he scr een displa y Each time you press v (DISP) on the control button , the display cha nges as follows: * The brightness of the LCD Backlight up • If you view images in bright outside light, adjus t the brightness of the L CD backlight up . Howe ver , the battery po wer may decrease f aster under such condition. • The histogram[...]

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    19 Using the in ternal memo r y The camer a has approximat ely 12 MB of internal memo ry . Th is memory is not remo va ble. Even when the re is no “M emor y Stick Duo” media in serted in the cam era, you can record images usi ng this intern al memory . W e recommend that you copy (back up) data w ithout er ror using one of t he following method[...]

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    20 Basic O perations Using th e mode d ial Set the mod e dial to the de sired func tion. * Y ou can select various settin gs using the menu. (For details on the fu nctions available t page 35) Mode di al : Auto Adjustment mode Allo ws shooting with the settings adjuste d automa tically . t page 21 : Easy Sho oting m ode Allows you to shoot still im[...]

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    21 Basic Operation s Shooti ng ima ges (Aut o Adjust ment mode) 1 Select the desired functi on from the mode dial. When shooti ng still images (Auto A djustment mode) : Select . When sh ooting movies : Select . 2 Hold the camera, with your elbo ws pressed against your bod y to steady it. 3 Shoot w ith the shutter button. When shoot ing st ill image[...]

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    22 Shoo ting im ages (A uto Adj ustme nt mode ) When shooting m ovies: Press th e shutte r bu tton full y do wn. T o st op recordi ng, press the shutter button fully down again. If you shoot a still image of a subject that is difficult to focus on • The shortest sho oting distance is approxi mately 5 cm (2 inches ) (W)/50 cm (1 fee t 7 3/4 inches[...]

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    23 Basic Operation s Shoo ting ima ges (A uto Adju stmen t mode) Flas h (Sel ecti ng a flas h mode f or s till imag es) Press B ( ) on the cont rol bu tton re peated ly until th e desired mode is select ed. (No indicator): Fl ash Auto Flashes when there is insuff icient light or backlight (default se tting). : Flash forced on : Slow synchro (Flash [...]

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    24 Shoo ting im ages (A uto Adj ustme nt mode ) Using the s elf-time r Press V ( ) on the con trol button repea tedly until the desired m ode is selec ted. (No indicator): Not using the self-timer : Setting the 10-second delay self-timer : Setting the 2-second delay self-timer When yo u pre ss the sh utter button, the self-t imer lamp flashes and a[...]

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    25 Basic Operation s Shoo ting ima ges (A uto Adju stmen t mode) T o change the still ima ge size Press (Image Size), and then press b / B to selec t the s ize. For details o n the ima ge size, se e page 1 0. The defau lt sett ing is mar ked w ith . For still images *1) Images are recorded in 3:2 aspect ratio, same as photograph printing paper or p[...]

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    26 Shootin g still im ages (Sc ene Selecti on mode ) 1 Select with the m ode dial. 2 Press the MENU button, and select from / / / / / with v / V / b / B on the control button (page 36). 3 Shoot with the shutter button. • For details on modes, se e the next page. T o canc el th e Scen e Sel ect ion Set the mod e dial to a nything ot her than th e [...]

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    27 Basic Operation s Shooting still images (Scene Selectio n mode) Scene Se lectio n modes The followi ng mod es are preset to m atch the scene conditio ns. * When you shoot images using (T wi light Portrait) or (T wilight) mode, the shutter speed becomes slower , and blurring is occur frequently , so use of a tripod is recommended. Soft S nap Allo[...]

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    28 Shoot ing s til l im ages ( Scene Sele ctio n mod e) Funct ion s you can us e in Scene Selec tion For shooting an image ap propria tely ac cording t o the scene conditio n, a comb ination of functi ons is determi ned by the cam era. So me functio ns are not available, dep ending on th e Scen e Sele ctio n mode . ( : you ca n select the desired s[...]

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    29 Basic Operation s Shoot ing still ima ges (H igh Sens iti vity m ode) 1 Select with the m ode dial. 2 Shoot w ith the shutter button. High Sensitivity mo de Allows you to shoot ima ges with out a flash und er low light condition s, reducin g blur . • The flas h is set to (Flas h fo rced off). T o cancel t he High Sen sitivity Set the mode dial[...]

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    30 View ing images 1 Press the (Playback) button. • If you press the (Playback) b utton when the camera is powered off, the ca mera is turned on automatica lly and set to playback mode. T o switch to the shooting mode, press the (Playback) button again. 2 Select an image with b / B on th e con trol butt on. Movie: Press z to play back a movie. (P[...]

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    31 Basic Operation s Viewin g images T o view an inde x scre en Press (Index) to display the index scre en while a still image is displaye d. Selec t an im age with v / V / b / B . T o ret urn t o the sing le im age s cree n, pres s z . • Each time you press (Index), th e number of i mages on the in dex screen inc reases. • When us ing “Mem o[...]

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    32 Deletin g images 1 Press the (Playback) b utton. 2 Press the (Delete) button while displaying in singl e-image or i ndex mode. 3 Select the desired deletion method w ith b / B from among [This Image], [Multiple Imag es] and [ All In This Folder], then press z . (Del ete ) button Control bu tton MENU button (Inde x) b utton (Playback) button v / [...]

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    33 Basic Operation s Dele ti ng im ag es When yo u se lect [T his Im age] Y ou ca n delete the sel ected ima ge. Select [OK] with v , then press z . When yo u sele ct [Mu ltiple I mag es] Y ou can sel ect and delete mu ltiple images simultan eously . 1 Selec t the im ages you want to de lete, then pres s z . The mark is checked in the check box of [...]

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    34 Using t he me nu Using m enu items 1 Press the MENU button to displa y the menu. • The menu will be displayed only during shoot ing and play back mode. • Dif ferent items will become visible dependi ng on the s elected mode. 2 Select a desired menu item with v / V on the co ntrol button. • If the desired item is hidden, keep pressing v / V[...]

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    35 For detail s on the ope ration 1 page 3 4 Using the menu Menu ite ms The available m enu i tems vary dependi ng on the m ode set ting ( shootin g/viewing), a nd t he mode d ial position in the shooting mode . Only t he available items ar e disp layed on t he scree n. Shooting menu (page 36) * The operation is limited according to the selected Sc[...]

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    36 For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 34 Shootin g menu The func tions i n shooting mode using MENU are described below . For details on how to operate the menu, see pag e 34. The de fault s ettings are mar ked with . Select s the S cene Se lect ion in t he menu . Y ou ca n shoot image s with the setti ngs pre- adj uste d to matc h var ious sc [...]

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    37 Using the menu Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the ope ration 1 page 3 4 Sele cts the ant i-b lur mod e. • In Eas y Shooting m ode, [SteadyShot ] is set to [Off]. • The anti-blur function may not work properly in the following cases. – When camera shake is too strong. – When the shutter speed is slow , for example, shooting night scenes.[...]

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    38 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 34 Selects whe ther to use th e Face Detec tion func tion or not. Detects th e faces of your subj ects and ad justs the focus, fla sh, exposure, whit e balance an d red-e ye redu ction se ttings au tomati cally . • The Face De tection function does not work when using the digital zoom. •[...]

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    39 Using the menu Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the ope ration 1 page 3 4 Select s whethe r the cam era per forms cont inuous s hooting or not w hen you pre ss th e shutter butt on. On the Burst • When recording with the self timer, a series of a maximum of five images is recorded. • When the battery level is lo w , or when the internal memor[...]

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    40 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 34 Select s th e ISO se nsiti vi ty . • For details on the ISO sensitivity , see page 8. • Y ou can select only from [ISO A UTO], [ISO 100 ] to [IS O 400] when s et to Burst . ISO: Select ing a luminous sen sitivity (Auto) Y ou can redu ce image blur ring in dark location s or moving sub[...]

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    41 Using the menu Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the ope ration 1 page 3 4 Selects the met ering mode that set s which part of t he subjec t to me asure to determine the exposure . • For details on the exposure, s ee page 8. • When using spot metering or center-weighted metering , setting [ Focus] to [C enter AF] is rec ommended to focus on th[...]

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    42 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 34 Y ou can ch ange t he focu s metho d. Use the menu when it is d if fic ult to get t he prop er focu s in auto fo cus mod e. • AF stands for Auto Focus. • When you use D igital Zoom, the AF range finder frame is disabled and appears in a dotted line. In this case, the camera works to f[...]

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    43 Using the menu Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the ope ration 1 page 3 4 z If the subje ct is out of focus When shooting with t he subject at th e edge of the fr ame (or the screen) or when using [Cent er AF], the camera may not focus on a subject at t he edge of the f rame. In such cases, do as follows: 1 Recompose th e shot so that the su bjec[...]

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    44 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 34 Adjusts color t ones accordi ng to the surroundi ng light condit ions. Use this func tion if image color ap pears unna tural. White Ba lance: Adjust ing the color tones (Auto) Adjust s the Wh ite Bala nce aut omatic ally . (Daylight) Adjusts fo r conditions out side under a clear sky , at[...]

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    45 Using the menu Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the ope ration 1 page 3 4 • For details on the white balance, see page 9. • Under fluorescent lights that flicker , the white bala nce function may not work correctly e ven though you select [Fluorescent Light 1] , [Fluorescent Light 2] or [ Fluorescent Light 3]. • When shooting with a flash i[...]

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    46 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 34 The flash strobes two or more times before shooting to reduc e the red-eye ph enom enon when using the flash . • T o a void blurring of im ages, hold the camera firmly until th e shutter is released. It usually t akes a second after you press the shutter b utton. Be also sure not to all[...]

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    47 Using the menu Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the ope ration 1 page 3 4 Y ou can cha nge the bright ness of the imag e, accom panied by effects. See page 55. Color Mode: Changing the vivi dnes s of the im age or a dding sp ecial e ffect s (Norma l) Sets the image to st andar d colo r . (Sepia ) Sets the im age to se pia color. (B & W) Sets [...]

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    48 For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 34 View ing menu The de fault s ettings are mar ked with . Plays b ack recor ded im ages in o rder (Slideshow). (Sl ides how): Playi ng ba ck a s eries of i mages Image This setting is fixed to [Folder] if “Memory Stic k Duo” medi a (sold separa tely) is not inserted. All Plays back all th e still image[...]

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    49 Using the menu Viewin g menu For detail s on the ope ration 1 page 3 4 1 Se lec t [Im ag e], [Effec ts ], [I nt erval] and [Rep ea t] w ith v / V / b / B on the cont rol button. 2 Select [ Start] with v , t hen press z . The slidesho w starts. T o end the sli desh ow Press z . • Y ou cannot pause the slideshow . Start See t he follo wing proc [...]

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    50 Viewi ng menu For de tails on the op erat ion 1 page 34 Adds effects or ma kes corr ection s to a re corded image and reco rds it as a new file. The orig ina l im age is reta ined. T o reto uch th e still im ages 1 Select the im ages you want to retouch while displ aying in singl e-image. 2 Press the ME NU butto n. 3 Select [Retouch] with v / V [...]

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    51 Using the menu Viewin g menu For detail s on the ope ration 1 page 3 4 Y ou ca n chan ge th e aspect ratio and s ize of t he shoo ting images, then r ecord t hem as the ne w fil es. Y ou can convert images to the 16 :9 aspe ct ratio fo r high definition vi ewing and to the VGA size for bl og or e -mail a ttachme nts. 1 Selec t the images yo u wa[...]

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    52 Viewi ng menu For de tails on the op erat ion 1 page 34 Prote cts im ages a gains t accid ental er asur e. Th e (Prote ct) ind icator a ppear s on a pro tected image. T o protect an ima ge 1 Select the im ages you want to protect while disp laying images in single -ima ge mode. 2 Press the ME NU butto n. 3 Sele ct [Pr otect] with v / V on the co[...]

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    53 Using the menu Viewin g menu For detail s on the ope ration 1 page 3 4 T o cancel the prote ction Select the image fo r which yo u want to cancel protec tion, and unl ock it by taking t he same steps a s in “T o select and pr otect ima ges”. The (Pro tect ) indic ator d isapp ears. Add s a pri nt or der mark ( ) to the ima ge you want to pri[...]

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    54 Viewi ng menu For de tails on the op erat ion 1 page 34 Select s the f older c ont aining the i mage you want to pla y back. 1 Select the desired f older with b / B on the control button . 2 Select [OK] with v , then pre ss z . T o canc el sel ecti ng th e fol der Select [Exit] in ste p 2 , then press z . z On the folders The camera stores image[...]

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    55 Using t he Setup scre en Using the Setup s creen Usin g Se tup ite ms Y ou can change the default setti ngs using the Se tup screen . 1 Press the MENU button to display the MENU screen. 2 After pressing V on the contr ol bu tton, go t o the (Setup) sett ing, then press z . 3 Press v / V / b / B on the control button to select the item yo u want [...]

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    56 For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 55 Main Se ttings — Main Set tings 1 The de fault s ettings are mar ked with . Selects the soun d produc ed when you operate the camera . When you operat e the camera, the fun ction g uide a ppears. Initiali zes the set ting to the de fault setting. Even if you execute this functi on, the ima ges stored i[...]

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    57 For detail s on the ope ration 1 page 5 5 Using t he Setup scre en Main S ettings — Main Se ttings 2 The defau lt sett ing s are ma rked w ith . Selec ts the USB mod e when connecti ng the c amera to a comput er or a PictBr idge compl iant pri nter us ing th e dedi cate d USB cable . Sets th e vide o sign al out put accor ding to the TV co lor[...]

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    58 For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 55 Shootin g Settin gs The de fault s ettings are mar ked with . W ith refe rence to the grid lines, you can ea sily set a subj ect in a horiz ontal/verti cal position . • The grid lines are not recorded. Select s the di gital z oom mode. The came ra enlar ges the im age usi ng optica l zoom (up to 4 ×).[...]

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    59 Using t he Setup scre en Shoo ting S ettin gs For detail s on the opera tion 1 page 5 5 Image size an d total z oom scal e usin g Smart zoom (Incl uding o ptica l zoom 4× ) • Y ou cannot use the Digital zoom while shootin g movies. Displa ys th e reco rded ima ge on the screen for ap proxim ately two seco nds imm ediat ely afte r sho oting a [...]

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    60 For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 55 Memor y T ool — Memor y Stic k T ool This ite m appea rs only whe n “Mem ory Stick D uo” me dia is insert ed in th e came ra. Forma ts th e “Memor y Stick Duo” me dia. Commerci ally a v ailab le “Me mory St ick Du o” media i s alrea dy for matted, and can be use d immediat ely . • Note th[...]

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    61 Using t he Setup scre en Memory T o ol — Memory Stick T ool F or details on the operatio n 1 pa ge 55 Change s the folder current ly u sed for r ecord ing im ages. 1 Select [Cha nge REC.Folder ] with v / V on the control button, then press z . The folder sel ection screen appears. 2 Select th e desired f older wit h b / B , and [OK ] with v , [...]

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    62 For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 55 Memor y T ool — Inte rnal M emor y T ool This it em does not appear when “Memo ry Stick Duo” media is in serted in the camera. Forma ts the interna l memory . • Note that formatting permanently erases all data in the internal memory , including even protected images. 1 Selec t [Forma t] with v / [...]

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    63 For detail s on the ope ration 1 page 5 5 Using t he Setup scre en Clock S ettings Sets the da te an d tim e. 1 Sele ct [Clo ck Setti ngs] fro m the (S etup ) screen . 2 Press z on the co ntrol button. 3 Sele ct the date displ ay form at w ith v / V , then pres s z . 4 Select e ach item with b / B and set the num eric value with v / V , then pre[...]

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    64 For det ails on the oper ati on 1 page 55 Langua ge Se tting Selects the langu age to be use d in the menu item s, warnings, an d messages. Language Se tting[...]

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    65 Viewing i mages on a TV Viewing i mages on a TV Viewin g images on a TV Y ou ca n vi ew i mages on a TV by co nnecti ng th e camer a to a TV . The c onnec tion varies accor ding to the typ e of T V the ca mera is co nnected to. T urn off both the c amera a nd the TV bef ore con nect ing the ca mera to the T V . 1 Connect the camera to the TV wit[...]

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    66 Viewi ng imag es on a TV On TV colo r syst ems If you want to vi ew images on a TV scree n, you need a TV with a video inpu t jack and the dedicate d A/V cable . The color sy stem of the TV must ma tch that o f your digit al still ca mera. Che ck th e fo llowing lis ts fo r th e TV c olo r syst em o f th e cou ntr y or regio n whe re th e cam er[...]

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    67 Using your comput er Using your compu ter Enjoy ing yo ur Window s compu ter Fo r det ail s on u sing a Ma cint osh co mput er , r efer to “ Using your Maci ntosh comp uter” (pa ge 78). Illustrations of screens used in thi s section are ba sed on the English version. • Installing the software as f ollo ws: – “PMB ” • Copying images[...]

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    68 Enjo ying y our Windo ws comp uter The follo wing en vironmen t is recom mend ed for a c omput er con nect ed to the camer a. Reco mmen ded en viro nme nt for co pyin g images OS (pre-installed): Microsoft Windows 2000 Prof essional S P4/Windows XP * 1 SP3 / W indows V ista * 2 SP1 • Operation is not assured in an e nvironment based on an upgr[...]

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    69 Using your comput er Inst alling th e soft ware (su pplied) Y ou can install th e software (supplied) using the fo llowing proced ure. • Log on as Administrator . 1 T urn on y our comput er , and inse rt the CD-ROM (supplied) into the CD-RO M drive. The i nstalla tion m enu scr een ap pears. • If it does not app ear , double-click [Computer][...]

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    70 On th e “PM B (P ictu re M otion Brow ser) ” (suppli ed) Y ou ca n use stil l image s and mo vies f rom the camer a more than e ver by taking adv antag e of t he sof twar e. This section summarizes t he “PMB”. W it h the “PM B” yo u can: • Import images shot with t he camera and d isplay them on the computer . • Organi ze images [...]

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    71 Using your comput er Copyi ng i mages to your co mput er u sing t he “PMB” 1 Insert “M emory Stick Duo” media with recorded images into the camera. • When copying images in the internal memory , th is step is unnecessary . 2 Insert th e sufficiently charged battery pack into the camera, or connect the camera to a wall outlet ( wall soc[...]

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    72 Copyi ng imag es to your comput er us ing the “P MB” 1 Connects the cam era to a computer as described “Connecting the camera to your computer”. After mak ing a U SB conn ection, th e [Import Medi a Files] screen of “PMB” appe ars auto mat ical ly . • If you use the “Memor y Stick” media s lot, refer to page 75. • If t he Aut[...]

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    73 Using your comput er Copyin g imag es to yo ur comp uter using the “PM B” Perform the pr ocedu res from step 1 to 4 below before: • Disconnecting the dedicated USB cable. • Removing “Memory Stick Duo” media. • Inserting “Memory Stick Du o” media into the camera after copying im ages from t he internal memory . • T urning off [...]

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    74 Copyi ng imag es to your comput er us ing the “P MB” • Image files are named as follows: – Still ima ge files: DS C0 ssss .JPG – Movie file s: MO V0 ssss .A VI – Index imag e files that are recorded when you record movies : MO V0 ssss .THM ssss stands for any number within the range from 0 001 to 9999. The numerical portions of th e [...]

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    75 Using your comput er Copyi ng i mages to a com puter with out “PMB” Y ou can copy ima ges to your comp uter without “PMB” as follo ws. For a com puter with a “ Memo r y Sti ck” medi a slot Remove the “M emor y Stick Duo” media from the ca mera and insert it in the “Memo ry Stick Duo” media Ada ptor . Insert the “M emor y St[...]

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    76 Copyi ng imag es to a com puter without “PMB” 3 Click [Open folder to view files] (For Win dows XP: [O pen fold er to view files] t [OK]) as the wizard screen appears automatically on the desktop. • W hen the wizard screen does not appear automatica lly, follow the procedure: t “For Windows 200 0”. 4 Double-clic k [DCIM]. 5 Double-clic[...]

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    77 Using your comput er View ing image files stored on a compu ter with the came ra copyin g to th e “Mem or y Stick Duo ” media This sectio n describes the process using a W indows co mputer a s an exampl e. When a n image f ile copied to a comp uter no longe r rema ins on “M emor y Stick Duo” medi a, you c an vie w that im age ag ain on t[...]

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    78 Using yo ur Macin tosh comput er Y ou can copy im ages t o yo ur Maci ntosh comput er . • “PMB” is not compa tible with Macintosh computers. The follo wing en vironmen t is recom mend ed for a c omput er con nect ed to the camer a. Reco mmen ded en viro nme nt for co pyin g images OS (pre-installed): Mac OS 9.1/9.2/ Mac OS X(v10.1 to v10. [...]

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    79 Using your comput er Usi ng you r Maci ntos h com puter Drag an d drop the drive icon or the ico n of the “Me mory Stic k Duo” media to the “Trash” icon bef orehand when you perfo rm the p rocedure s listed belo w , or the c amera is disconne cted from the co mputer. • Disconnecting the dedicated USB cable. • Removing “Memory Stick[...]

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    80 View ing “Cyb er - shot S tep-up G uide” When yo u install “Cy ber-shot Hand book”, “Cybe r-s hot Ste p-up G uide” is als o insta lled . “Cyber -s hot Step -up G uide” furthe r introduces ho w to use the camera and optiona l accessories . Double -cli ck (Step-up Gui de) on the desktop. T o access “Step -up Guide” from th e St[...]

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    81 Print ing sti ll im ages Printing st ill images How to pri nt sti ll im ages When you print images sho t in [16:9] mode, bot h edges ma y be c ut off, so be sure to check b efore printing (pa ge 94). Y ou can prin t images b y con necting the camer a direc tly to a Pict Bridge co mplian t printer . Y o u can pri nt images wit h a “Memo ry Stic[...]

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    82 Printi ng images directly using a Pi ctBridg e compli ant print er Even if you do no t have a computer , you can print i mages shot usin g your cam era by conne cting the cam era dir ectly to a Pict Bridg e co mpl iant pr inte r . • “PictBridge” is based on the CIP A standard. (CIP A: Camera & Imagi ng Prod ucts Association) • Y ou c[...]

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    83 Print ing sti ll im ages Prin ting i mages dire ctly using a Pi ctBri dge c omplia nt pr inter 1 Connect t he camera to the prin ter . 2 T urn on the printer . Press th e (Playback) bu tton and turn on the camera. After the connection is made, the indica tor appears . 3 Press the MENU button, select [Print] with v / V on the contr ol button, the[...]

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    84 Print ing imag es direc tly using a PictBr idge c omplian t print er 1 Select print sett ings with v / V / b / B . [Qua nti ty] Sele cts the number of cop ies of the specified image t o be printe d. • The designated number of images may not all f it o nt o a s ingl e s hee t de pe ndin g on the quantity of images. [Layo ut] Sele cts the number[...]

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    85 Print ing sti ll im ages Printi ng at a sho p Y ou can take “Me mory Stick Duo” media contai ning im ages shot with the ca mera t o a photo p rinting se rvice shop. As l ong as the shop supports ph oto printing servi ces conform ing to t he DPOF , you ca n make a (Print order) ma rk on images in adv ance so that you do not need t o resel ect[...]

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    86 Print ing at a sh op 1 Press the MENU button while displaying images i n single-image mode or in i ndex mode. 2 Select [DPOF ] with v / V on the contr ol b utton, [Multi ple Ima ges] with b / B , and then press z . 3 Select an image to mark with the contr ol b utton, then press z . The mark is attached to the selected image. 4 Press the MENU but[...]

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    87 T roubleshooting T r oublesho oting T rou blesho oti ng If you experienc e trouble with your came ra, try the following sol utions. Be aware that by send ing the cam era for repa ir , you give consent tha t the conte nts of the inter nal memory may be che cked. 1 Check the ite ms on pages 88 to 96. 2 Remo ve the batter y pa ck, wa it for abou t [...]

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    88 T r oubles hoot ing Cannot in sert the bat tery pac k. • Inser t the batter y pack cor rectly to pus h the batte ry eject le ve r . Cannot turn on t he camera. • After inser ting the ba ttery pack in to the came ra, it may take a few moments for the camera to power up. • Inser t the batter y pack correct ly . • The battery pack is di sch[...]

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    89 T roubleshooting T r oubl eshooti ng Cannot record images. • Check the free capacity of the intern al memory or “Memo ry Stick Duo” media. If it i s full, do one of the followin g: – Delete unne cessar y images (pa ge 32). – Change the “Memory Stic k Duo” media. • Y ou canno t re cord imag es wh ile ch argin g the flas h. • Whe[...]

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    90 T r oubles hoot ing The flash doe s not work . • The flas h is set to (Flash for ced of f) (page 23). • Y ou cannot use the flash when: – [REC Mode] is set to [B urst] (pag e 39). – The mode dial is set to (High Sens itivity) (page 29) or (T wili ght) mode is sel ected in the Sce ne Selection m ode (page 28). – Shooti ng movies. • Se[...]

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    91 T roubleshooting T r oubl eshooti ng The ima ge is too bright. • Adjust the exposu re (page 39). The image colors are no t correct. • Set [Col or Mode] to [No rmal] (pag e 47). V ertical strea ks appear when you are sh ooting a very bright subject. • The smear phe nomenon is occurring and white , black, red, purp le, or other stre aks appe[...]

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    92 T r oubles hoot ing The image ap pears rough right after playback starts. • This ma y happen due to image process ing. This is not a m alfunc tion. The ima ge does not appear on th e TV . • Check [V ideo Out] to see if the video output signa l of your camera is se t to the color syste m of your TV (page 57). • Check wheth er the connecti o[...]

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    93 T roubleshooting T r oubl eshooti ng Cannot copy images. • Connect th e camera a nd your compute r correctly ma king a USB conne ction (page 71). • Follow the designated copy procedure for your OS (pages 68 and 78). • When you sho ot imag es with “Memory Stick Duo” media form atted by a compute r , you m ay not be able to copy the imag[...]

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    94 T r oubles hoot ing Cannot pl ay b ack or recor d im ages using the int ernal mem ory . • There is “Memory Stick Duo” med ia insert ed in the camera. Rem ove i t. Cannot cop y the data store d in the internal memory to “Memory Stick Duo” media. • The “Memory St ick Duo” media is full. Copy the ima ge to the “Mem ory Stick Duo?[...]

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    95 T roubleshooting T r oubl eshooti ng A connection cannot be established. • The came ra canno t be conne cted direc tly t o a pri nter th at is no t comp liant w ith the Pi ctBr idge stand ard. Co nsul t the p rinter man ufactu rer as to wh ether the pr inter is co mpliant with PictBrid ge or not. • Check that the p rinte r is tur ned on and [...]

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    96 T r oubles hoot ing Cannot pri nt the image at t he size selec ted. • When you use p aper of a different size after connect ing the print er to the came ra, disconn ect and th en recon nect the d edicated US B cable . • The print setti ng of t he came ra differs from that of the printe r . Change t he s etting of either the camera (pa ge 84)[...]

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    97 T roubleshooting W arni ng me ssages If the follo wing messages a ppear , fo llo w the inst ructions. • The ba ttery level is low . Charge the battery p ack im mediatel y . Depending on the cond itions of use or the type of battery pa ck, the indi cator may flash even though there are still 5 to 10 minute s of remain ing batt ery time left. Fo[...]

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    98 Warning m essages Folder e rror • A fo lder wi th th e same firs t thre e digi t number a lready exists on t he “Mem ory Stick Duo” media (for example: 123MSDCF and 123AB CDE). Select another folder , or create a ne w folder (pages 60, 61). Cannot creat e more fold ers • The folder with a name begin ning with “999” exists on th e “[...]

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    99 T roubleshooting Warning m ess ages Processing... • The printer is cancelin g the current pri nt job. Y o u cannot pr int un til it is finis hed. This may take ti me, depend ing on the prin ter . • If you sele ct all image files of a folder, this ma y tak e time for proc essin g. Operation cannot b e executed for movie files • Y ou have se[...]

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    100 Others Using th e camera ab road — Pow er sourc es Y ou can use th e came ra, the ba ttery charger (supp lied), and the AC-LS5K A C Adaptor (sol d separat ely) in any count ry or region whe re the power supply is wit hin 100 V to 240 V A C, 50/ 60 Hz. • Do not use an electr onic transformer (travel converter), as this may cause a malfunct i[...]

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    101 Others On the “Mem or y Sti ck Duo” medi a “Memor y Stic k Duo” media i s a co mpact, portable IC re cording me dium. The type s of “Memo ry Sti ck Du o” me dia that c an be used wi th the ca mera are listed in the t able below . Howe ver , proper operat ion canno t be guar anteed for al l “Memo ry Sti ck Du o” media f unction s[...]

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    102 On t he “Mem ory St ick Du o” me dia Notes on using the “M emor y Stick Duo ” medi a Adap tor (sold separ ately) • T o use “Memory Stick Duo” media with a “Memory Stick” media compliant device, be sure to insert the “Memory Sti ck Duo” media into a “Memory S tick Duo” m edia Adaptor . If you insert “Memory Stick Duo?[...]

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    103 Others On the ba ttery pack On ch argi ng th e batt ery pac k • W e recommend charging the battery pack in an ambient temperature of between 10°C to 30°C (50°F to 86°F) . The battery pack may not b e fully charged in temperature s outside this range. • The CHARGE lamp may flash in the following. (BC-CSKA on ly) – When the temperature [...]

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    104 On th e bat ter y char ger On the ba tter y charg er • Do not charge battery p acks other than an NP- BK type battery pack in the battery char ger supplied with the camera . Batteries other than the specif ied kind may leak, overheat, or explode if you attempt to char ge them, posing a risk of injury from electrocution and burns. • Remove t[...]

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    105 Index Index Index A A C Adaptor ...... ..... ...... ....... ...13 Adju sting EV ..... ....... ......18, 39 AE/AF lock indicator .... ..21, 43 AF lo ck ....... ....... ....... ......21, 43 AF ra nge f inder frame ... ...... .43 Apertur e ...... ....... ....... ..... ...... ...8 Auto ad justmen t mode ......... .21 Auto F ocus ......... ..... ...[...]

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    106 Index M Macintosh computer ......... .... 78 Recommended en viro nment......... ...... .... 78 Macro... ....... ....... ...... ....... ...... 23 Main Set tings 1.... ....... ...... .... 56 Main Set tings 2.... ....... ...... .... 57 Mass St orage ......... ....... .... .... 57 “Memory Stick Duo” media ...... ..... ...... ....... ....... ...[...]

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