Sony Cybershot DSC-FX77 manuel d'utilisation

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    3-078-409- 12 (1) Digital Sti ll Camera Operating Inst ructi ons Befor e o per atin g th e uni t, plea se r ead t hi s manu al t hor oug hly, and retain i t for f uture re ference. Owner’s Record The mode l and ser ial numb ers ar e locat ed on the bottom. Recor d the ser ial nu mber in th e space prov ide d belo w. R efer to the se num bers when[...]

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    2 T o prevent fire or shock hazard, do not e xpose the un it to rain or moisture. A moulded pl ug complyin g with BS 1363 is fitted to thi s equipmen t for you r safety and con venience. Should the fuse in the pl ug supplied ne ed to be replaced, a 5 AM P fuse app roved by AST A or BSI to BS 1362, (i.e., marked wit h or mark) m ust be used. If the [...]

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    4 Before u sing your camera Tria l re cor din g Before you re cord one-time events, you may want to make a trial reco rding to ma ke sure that the cam era is work ing cor rectly . No compensation for contents of the recording Contents of the record ing cannot be compens ated for if recording or playback is not possibl e due to a malfuncti on of you[...]

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    5 Trademarks • “Memory Stick, ” , and “Magic Gate Memory Stick” are t rademarks of Sony Corp orat ion . • “Memor y Stick D uo” and are tr adem ar ks of So ny Corp orat ion . • “Memor y Stick PR O” a nd are tr adem ark s of So ny Corp orat ion . • “MagicGate” and are trademar ks of Sony C orporati on. • “ InfoLITHIUM?[...]

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    6 Table of co ntents Before using you r camera ....... ........... ....... 4 Identifyin g the parts ....... ............ ........... .... 8 Camera ........... ............ .............. ............ . 8 USB cradle........... ...... ...... ........ ........... 10 How to insta ll/remove you r camera .... 10 Charging t h e bat tery pac k .......... .[...]

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    7 Enlargi ng an image – Playba ck zoom........... .............. .... 58 Recor ding an enl arged image – Trimmin g .... ......... ............ ........... . 5 9 Playi ng bac k succe ssive im ages (Slide sh ow) ......... ............ ...... ........ . 59 Rotating s till images..... ...... ......... ........... . 60 Protectin g imag es (Prote ct)[...]

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    8 Ide ntify ing the pa rts See the pages in pa rentheses for de tails of operation. Camera A Lens B Shut ter b utton (22) C PO WER lamp (16) D POWER but ton (16) E T ripod receptacle (bottom surface) F Find er w in dow G Flash (27) H Bluetoot h lamp (See the Blue tooth f unc tion opera ting instructions) I Bluetoot h button (See the Blue tooth f un[...]

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    9 A Finder (29) B SMART Z OOM b uttons (dur ing shooting) (24) /Index b uttons (during pla yback ) (36) C C ontrol button (Menu on) ( v / V / b / B / z ) (17) / (Menu of f) ( / / 7 /) (27/26/ 23/ 25) D LCD screen E Multi c onnector (botto m surface) (12, 1 5) F DSPL/LCD ON/OFF b utton (29) G MENU b utton (21) H MODE dia l (18) : T o shoot still ima[...]

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    10 USB cradle A Camera connecto r B USB ON/OFF s witch C ( USB) jack (76) D DC IN connector (11) E A/V OUT (MONO) jack (37) 1 2 3 4 5 How to install/remove your camera How to install Instal l the camera as illus trated below. • Make sure the camer a is securely installe d to the USB cradle. How to remove Grasp the ca mera and t he USB cradle as i[...]

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    11 Getti n g star ted Charging the batte ry pack , O pen t he batt ery/“Me mory Stick ” cover. Slid e the cov er in the d ire ctio n of th e ar row. • Whe n chargi ng the batte ry pack, make sure t he came ra is no t turned on (page 1 6). • The camera operates only with the “InfoLITHIUM” battery NP-FC10 battery pack (C type) (supplied).[...]

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    12 Charging the battery pack (continued) , Connec t the po wer cord ( mains lead) to th e AC power ad aptor and to a wall outlet (wall sock et). 4 Powe r cord (mains lea d) AC po wer adap tor 2 To a wall o utlet (wal l socket) 1 , Inst all th e ca mera to the U SB crad le. Instal l the camera as illus trated above. Char gin g st arts, a nd the /CHG[...]

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    13 Getti n g star ted • Whe n chargi ng the batte ry pack, make sure t he came ra is no t turned on (page 1 6). • When placing the camera, make sure the LCD screen is facing up. • After charging the battery pack, disconnect the A C power adaptor from the multi c onnector of the camera. To remove the batte ry pack Open the b attery/“ Memo ry[...]

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    14 Charging the battery pack (continued) Sho oti ng s till im ages In normal shootin g 1) 1) Shooting at 30-second intervals with [P . QU A LITY] set to [ FINE], LCD screen tur ned on, flashed every two shootings and turned on/ off e very ten s hootings. In con tinuous shooti ng 2) 2) Shooting at about 3-second intervals with [P . QU A LITY] set to[...]

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    15 Getti n g star ted Using an ext ernal powe r source , C onnect the AC-LM5 A C power ada pto r (s upp lied ) to the mult i connect or of the cam era. When p lacing the ca mera, make su re th e LCD scre en is facing u p. Conn ect t he plug with the v mark facing down . • Remove the battery pack when using a n external po wer source. • Connect [...]

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    16 Turni ng on/off your camera There are followi ng two wa ys to turn on the camera. 1 Press POW ER. The POWER la mp light s in green and the powe r is on. When you turn on the camera for the first time, the CL OCK SET screen appear s (page 18) . To turn off the p ower Press P OWER again, the POWER lamp goes out, and th e camera turns of f. • T o[...]

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    17 Getti n g star ted How to use t he control bu tton To chan ge th e curr ent sett ings of th e camera, bring up the menu or th e SET UP screen (page 4 4), and use the co ntrol but ton to make t h e cha nges. For ea ch ite m, pres s v / V / b / B to se lec t the desi red v alue, th en press z or b / B to make the settin g. MODE IMAGE SIZE 640 x 48[...]

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    18 Setti ng the date and time , Set the MODE dial to . • Y ou can carry out this opera tion ev en when the MODE dial is set t o P , SCN, , or . • T o set the time and the date again, set the MOD E d ial to S ET U P, sel ect [CL OCK SET ] in (SETUP 2) (page 102), then proceed from Step 3 . , Press PO WER to turn on th e powe r. The POWER la mp l[...]

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    19 Getti n g star ted , S elect the year, month, day , hour, or minute i tem you want to set with b / B on the cont rol butt on. A v wi ll be sho wn ab ove, a nd a V will be shown below the item current ly sele cted to be se t. , Set the desired numerical value with v / V on th e control button , then pres s z . After settin g the curr ent numeri c[...]

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    20 Inserting and removing a “M emory Sti ck” , Open t he batter y/“Mem ory Stic k” cove r. Slid e the co ver in the di rection of the arrow . • For more information about the “Memor y Stick,” see page 104. , Inse rt t he “Memor y Stic k.” Ins ert the “Me mory Stic k” al l the w ay in unti l it cl icks as sho wn in t he ill ust[...]

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    21 Shootin g still images Setti ng the stil l image si ze , Set the MODE dial to , rotate the lens portion to turn on the power , then pr ess MEN U. The men u appe ars. • Y ou can carry out this operation even when the MODE dial is set to P or SCN. • For more information about the image size, see page 34. • For more information about the [MOD[...]

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    22 Basic still image shoot ing – usi ng auto mode , Set the MODE dial to , and rotate the lens po rtion to turn on y our cam era. When a “Memor y Stick ” is insert ed, the recordi ng folder na me is indi cated on the LCD screen for about five seconds (pag e 55). , Ho ld the c ame ra st ea dily w ith bot h han ds an d pos it ion a subj ect in [...]

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    23 Shootin g still images , P ress the sh utter but ton fully down . The shutte r clicks, the sh ooting is com ple ted, and t he st ill im age is sa ved in the “M emory Stick .” Wh en the recording lamp g oes ou t, you c an shoot the n ext image. • When you are shooting with the battery pack, if no tasks are performed f or a while wit h the c[...]

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    24 Using the smart zoom , Press t he SMART ZOOM to choo se the desire d zoom pos iti on, and shoot your imag e. You ca n zoom in t he image using digit al pro cess , wit h ver y litt le det erio rat ion. The maxi mum zoo m scale depe nds on the image si ze. 1600×12 00: 1.4× 1280×96 0: 1 .7× 640×480 : 3.5× When t he image size is 2 272×1 704 [...]

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    25 Shootin g still images Shooting close-ups – Macro For close-up s of small subjects like flowers or ins ects, sh oot us ing the macro feat ure. You ca n use this featu re for clos e-ups of subjects up t o approximate ly 10 cm (3 15 / 16 inches) from the end of th e lens. , Set the MODE dial to , and press B ( ) on the con trol but ton. The ( Ma[...]

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    26 Using the self-timer , Set the MODE dial to , and press V ( ) on the control but ton. The (Sel f-timer) i ndicat or appear s on the LCD scre en. • If the me nu is currently displayed, press MENU first to make the menu disappear. • Y ou can carry out this opera tion ev en when the MODE dial is set t o P , SCN, or . 1 101 98 640 60 min , Cent [...]

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    27 Shootin g still images Selecting a flash mode , Set the MOD E dial to , and press v ( ) on the control button repeat edly t o se lect a flash m ode. The flas h mode has the fo llowi ng features . No indic ator ( A uto): Based on the lighti ng conditi ons, the cam era will decide if there is enoug h light, and w ill use th e flash ac cordi ngly. [...]

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    28 Selecting a flash mode (continued) Shoo ting with t he AF illuminator This i s addition al lig hting pr ovided to assist in focusing whe n shooting in dar k places. Set [AF ILLUMINATOR] to [AUTO] in the SET U P settin gs (page 1 01). If you try to shoot und er insufficient lighting condit ions, appear s the LC D screen; the AF illumi n ator will[...]

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    29 Shootin g still images Shooting with the finder The finder is conv enient when you w ant to save batte ry power, or wh en it is diffi cult to con firm the i mage usin g the LC D s creen . Each ti me you p ress DSPL/LC D ON/OFF, the di spla y cha nge s in th e fol lowin g order. All o f the indica tors ar e turne d off • The ima ge thr ough the[...]

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    30 Inserting the date and time on a still image , Set the MODE dial to SET UP. The SET UP scree n appears. • Wh en images are shot with the date and time inserted, the date and time cannot be remo ved late r . • When shooting images with the date and time inserted, the act ual date and time are not displayed on the LCD screen, instead, is displ[...]

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    31 Shootin g still images Shooting according to scene conditions (scene selection) When sho oting night sc enes, shooting people at night, shoo ting landsca pes, or shooting port raits, use the mode s listed below to increa se the qualit y of you r images. Twilight mod e Unde r dark lightin g conditi ons, you can shoot usi ng the Twilight mode, a n[...]

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    32 Shooting according to scene conditions (scene selection) (continued) , Set the MODE dial to SCN, and press M ENU . The menu app ears. , Select [SCN] with b on th e control bu tton. , Select t he d esired m ode with v / V on the control button. The mode i s set to your choice . When the sett ing is comple ted, press MENU. The menu d isappears fro[...]

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    33 Shootin g still images NR slow shutt er The NR slow shutt er mode removes noise from recor ded images, providi ng cl ear images . When the scene selection m ode and shutter speed v alue are as follows, the camera auto matically enters the NR slow shutter mode and “NR” is indicated ne xt to the shutter sp eed indicator. Press the shutte r but[...]

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    34 Image size and quality You can ch oose imag e size (numbe r of pixels) and image quality (compression ratio) ba sed o n the k ind of i mages y ou want to shoot. Th e larger yo u make the image size an d the higher yo u make the image qual ity, the be tter y our im age , but al so th e large r the amoun t of data ne eded to pre serv e your im age[...]

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    35 Viewing st ill images Viewin g images on the LCD screen of your camera You can v iew images shot with t h e cam era almost immediately on the scre en. You can sele ct th e fol lowin g thr ee me tho ds for viewi n g i mages . Single (single-image) screen You can view o n e imag e at a time, occ upy ing the enti re sc reen. Index (nine-image) scre[...]

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    36 Viewing on the single-image screen (continued) , Select the desire d still ima ge with b / B on the con trol button. b : Displays th e previou s image. B : Displays th e next imag e. 2 BACK/NEXT 10:30 PM 2003 7 4 101-0003 VOL UM E 640 60 min 3 / 9 101 Viewing on the index (nine- or triple-image) screen , Press th e SMART ZOOM W button once. The [...]

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    37 Viewing st ill images Viewin g images on a TV scree n , C onnect the supp lied A/V connect ing cable to the A/V OUT (MONO) jack of the USB cradle and the a udio/video input jacks of the TV. If your TV ha s stereo type inpu t jacks, conn ect the aud io plug (black) of th e A/V conne cting cabl e to the Lch audi o input jack. • When the USB cabl[...]

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    38 Viewing images on a TV screen (continued) , Set the MODE dial to , and turn on th e camera . Press b / B on the co ntrol bu tton to select the desi re d ima ge. • When using the camera abroad, it may be necessary to switch the video output signal to match that of your TV system (page 102). Watching images on a TV screen If you wan t to view im[...]

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    39 Deleti ng still i mages Deleti ng images , Set the MODE dial to , and turn on th e camera . Select the image you want to delete with b / B on the cont rol butt on. , Pre ss MENU . Sele ct [D ELETE] with b / B on the control bu tton, then press z . The imag e has not yet bee n dele ted a t this poin t. • Y ou cannot delete protected images (pag[...]

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    40 Deleting on the Index (nine-image) screen , Whil e an Index ( nine-ima ge) scree n (page 36) is dis played, press M ENU . Sele ct [D ELETE] with b / B on the control bu tton, then press z . , Select [SELECT] with b / B on the contro l button, then press z . To delete al l the images i n the fo lder Select [ ALL IN F OLDER] wit h B on the control[...]

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    41 Deleti ng still i mages , P ress MEN U. Select [OK] with B on the control button, then pr ess z . “MEMORY STICK ACCESS” appears on the scr een. When t his m essage disapp ears, all of the images with mar ks ha ve bee n delete d . To cancel th e deletion Select [ EXIT] with b on the control bu tton, then pr ess z . 4 EXIT DELETE OK Deleting o[...]

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    42 Deleting on the Index (triple-image) screen (continued) , Select [OK] with v on the control bu tton, then press z . “MEMORY STICK A CCESS” appears on the screen. When this m e ssage disappears, the im age has b een de leted. To cancel th e deletion Select [CANCEL] with V on the control butt on , then press z . 3 BACK/NEXT OK 10:30 PM 2003 7 [...]

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    43 Deleti ng still i mages Formatting a “Memory Stic k” , Ins ert the “Memor y Stick” yo u want to format in to the came ra. Set the MODE dial to SET UP, and turn on the powe r. • The term “formatting” means pr eparing a “Memory Stick” to rec ord images; this proc ess is also called “init ialization.” The suppl ied “Memory S[...]

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    44 How to setup and operate your camera This sect ion de scribes t he most frequent ly used menu s and th e SET UP screen. Changing menu settings a Press M ENU. The menu app ears. b Select the setting item you want to change with b / B on the control button. The letters and symbols of the item you select tu rn yello w . c Select the des ired settin[...]

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    45 Advanced st ill image shooting Choosing a focus method MODE dial: P/SC N/ Multipoint AF The AF range fi nder fram e widens. You can do auto fuc us shooting j ust suitabl e on comp osition. The number of AF ra nge finders, the position or the w idth of the AF range fi nder diffe rs dependin g on the subject . Center AF The AF range fi nder fram e[...]

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    46 AF lock shooting using Center AF Even if it is difficult to focus in AF sh ooting bec ause the su bjec t is n ot in the cent er of the frame , you can fo cus in this situa tion using Cent er AF. For exampl e, when you are shooti ng two hu man su bjec ts, and th ere i s a gap be tween th em, t he cam era ma y focu s on the ba ckgro und visible in[...]

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    47 Advanced st ill image shooting Setting the dis tance to the subject – Focus pr eset MODE dial: P/SC N/ When sho oting an image using a pr eviou sly set distan ce to t he subj ect, or when sho oting a subj ect t hrough a net o r through w indow gla ss, it is dif ficul t to ge t the p rope r focu s in auto fo cus mode. I n these cases, u se of t[...]

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    48 c Select (EV) with b / B . The value of the exposure adjustment is disp layed. d Sel ect the exposu re adjustment va lue. Select the exposu re adjustm ent value with v / V . Make yo ur adjustmen t while conf irming the br ight ness of th e backgr ound of th e subject on the LCD screen. To return to auto adjust mode Retur n the exposur e adju stm[...]

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    49 Advanced st ill image shooting c S elect (SPO T MET ER) wit h b / B , t hen se lect [ON] w ith v . The Spot light-m eterin g aiming point is displaye d. d A im the spot light-me tering aiming point at the spot you want to sho ot, then shoot your image. To cancel s pot light-mete r ing In St ep 3 , sele ct [OFF]. Th e spot light- meteri ng aimin [...]

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    50 Adjusting t he flash level MODE dial: P You ca n adjust the am out of flash light. a Set the MODE di al to P. b Press M ENU. The menu app ears. c Select [ ] (FLASH LEV EL) with b / B , the n sel ect the desired settin g with v / V . HIGH: Makes the flash level higher than no rmal. NORMAL: Normal sett ing. LO W: Makes the flash le vel lo wer than[...]

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    51 Advanced st ill image shooting Shooting multiple frames – Clip Motion MODE dial: You can sho ot a numb er of st ill images cons ecutiv ely (GIF anima tion). Be cause the file s ize is s mall, thes e images are id eal for use on a home pa ge, or for at tachin g to an e- mail message. • Clip Motion ima ges are restrict ed to color lev e ls of [...]

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    52 • If you do not comp lete Step 6 , the image will not be sav ed in the “Memory Stick. ” Up to that point, the image is saved temporarily in the camera. • In Clip Motion, the date and tim e cannot be ins erted . • When you view Clip Moti on images using the Index screen, the images may appear dif ferent from the actual image r ecorded. [...]

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    53 Advanced st ill image shooting (For inform ation on NTSC/P AL, see page 99.) d P ress the sh utter button . 16 fram es will be recorded as one image (i mage size: 1280 ×960). To delete sh ot images When usi ng this mod e, you cannot delete only cer tai n frames . When yo u dele te image s, all 16 of the frames are dele ted at the same time. 1 S[...]

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    54 c Select [MODE] (REC MODE) with b / B , then s elect [E-MAIL] with v / V . d Shoot your image. To return to normal mode In Step 3 , select [NORMAL]. • For instr uctions on how to at tach your images to an e-mail mess age, refer to the Help files of the e-mail software you are us ing. Shooting still images with audio files –VOICE MODE dial: /[...]

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    55 Advanced st ill image shooting Adding spe cial effect s – Picture Ef fect MODE dial: P/SC N/ You ca n add special eff ects to bri ng out the contrast in your images. a Set the MODE dial to P, SCN, or . b Pre ss MENU . The men u appe ars. c Select [PFX] (P . EFFECT) with b / B , th en selec t the de sire d mode with v / V . To cancel Pi cture E[...]

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    56 Creating a new folder a Set the MODE dial to SET UP. b Sele ct (MEMOR Y STI CK T OOL) with v / V , [CREA TE REC. FOLDER ] with B / v / V , and [OK] with B / v , then press z . The fo llo wing scr een ap pears . c Select [OK] with v , then press z . A new fo lder is crea ted w ith a numb er one hi gher than t he lar gest numb er in the “Me mory[...]

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    57 Advanced st ill image viewing Selecting the f older and playing back images – Folder MODE dial: Select t he folder t hat ima ges you want to play bac k are stor ed. a Set the MOD E dial to . b P ress MEN U. The me nu ap pears . c Select [FOLDER] with b , then press z . d Select the desired folder with b / B . e Select [OK] with v , then press [...]

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    58 Enlarging a portion of a still image MODE dial: You ca n enlarge an image up to five times the si ze of the or iginal image. Y ou ca n also record t he enl arged image as a ne w file . Enlarging an image – Playback zoom a Set the MODE di al to . b Disp lay the image you want to enla r g e. c Press th e SMART ZOOM T butt on to enl arge the im a[...]

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    59 Advanced st ill image viewing Recording an enlarged image – Trimming a A fter you h ave viewed a n image using p laybac k zoom, press M ENU . b Select [TRIMMING] with B , then pr ess z . c S elect the imag e siz e with v / V , then pr ess z . The i mage is reco rded, and t he screen image retu rns to the size it was before enlar gement. • Th[...]

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    60 To skip to th e next/previous image during slide show Press B (n ext), or b ( previous). • The inte rval settings are just guidelines. The actual intervals differ , b ased on factors like th e size of the i mage. Rotating still im ages MODE dial: Images s hot when holdin g the camera vertical ly can be ro tated an d displaye d hori zontal ly. [...]

  • Page 61

    61 Still ima ge editi ng Protecting image s – Protect MODE dial: To pr event ac cident al eras ure of an impor tant image, you can protec t it. On the single screen a Set the MODE dial to . b Displ a y the i mage y ou w ant to protect with b / B . c Pre ss MENU . The men u appe ars. d Select [PRO TECT] with b / B , then p ress z . The ima ge curr[...]

  • Page 62

    62 f T o pr otect other ima g es, repeat Step 5 . g Pre ss MENU. h Select [OK] with B , then press z . The - ma rk t urn s wh ite and the select ed image is protected . To cancel t he protection Select [CANCEL ] in St ep 4 or se lect [EXIT] in Step 8 , then press z . To release p rotection In Step 5 , with v / V / b / B , select an i mage for whi c[...]

  • Page 63

    63 Still ima ge editi ng Changing image s ize – Resiz e MODE dial: You ca n chan ge the imag e size of a recor ded im age, and sav e it as a new f ile. You can re size to the follow ing sizes. 2272×1 704, 160 0×1200, 1280×960, 640×48 0 The orig inal image is r etained even after resizing. a Set the MODE dial to . b D isplay the image you wan [...]

  • Page 64

    64 Choosing images to print – Print (DPOF) mark MODE dial: You ca n designat e certain i mages to be prin ted . This ma rk is conveni ent when yo u want to print images at a shop tha t confor ms with the DPOF (Digit al Print Order Format ) standard. • Y ou cannot mark movies (MPEG movie) or images recorded in Clip Motion mode. • In E- MAIL mo[...]

  • Page 65

    65 Still ima ge editi ng g P ress MEN U. h Select [OK] with B , then press z . The sett ing of the mar k is com ple ted. To delete the mark In St ep 5 , select the im age you w ant t o delete the mark with v / V / b / B , an d press z . To delete al l the marks from the images in the folder In St ep 4 , select [ALL IN FOLDER], then press z . Next, [...]

  • Page 66

    66 Shooting movies MODE dial: You can shoo t movies (MPE G movies) . Before operation Set [MOVING IMAGE] to [MPEG MO VIE ] in the SE T UP se ttin gs (p age s 44, 101). a Set the MODE dial to . b Pre ss MENU. The men u appe ars. c Select (I MA GE SIZE) with b / B , a nd select the desired mode with v / V . Y ou can cho ose from 320 (HQX), 320×240 ,[...]

  • Page 67

    67 Enjoyin g movies Viewing movies on the LCD screen MODE dial: You ca n view movies on the LCD screen of the camer a and hear sounds from th e spea ker of th e camer a. a Set the MOD E dial to . b Select the desired movie with b / B . Movies ar e displayed a size smaller than st ill ima g es. c Pre ss z . The mo vie images and sound are played bac[...]

  • Page 68

    68 Deleting movies MODE dial: You ca n delete unwa nted mov ies. On the single screen a Set the MODE di al to . b Sele ct th e mo vie yo u want to delete with b / B . c Press M ENU. The menu app ears. d Select [DELETE] with b / B , then p ress z . The movie has n ot bee n deleted yet. e Select [OK] with v , then pr ess z . “MEMOR Y STICK AC CESS?[...]

  • Page 69

    69 Enjoyin g movies f R epeat Step 5 to delete other movi es. g P ress MEN U. h Select [OK] with B , then press z . Th e movies ar e dele ted whe n the “MEMOR Y STIC K A CCESS” message disappears. To cancel th e deletion In St ep 8 , select [EXIT]. To delete al l the images in the folder In St ep 4 , select [ALL IN FOLDER], then press z . Next,[...]

  • Page 70

    70 Editing movies MODE dial: You ca n cut movies, or delete unn ecessary porti ons of movi es. This is th e recomme nded mode to use when th e “Me mor y Stic k” ca pa city is ins uff icie nt, o r when you attac h movies to your e-mai l messag es. The file num bers assigned when movies ar e cut The cut mo vies are assi gned new num bers and reco[...]

  • Page 71

    71 Enjoyin g movies e D ecide on a cut ting point . Press z at the des ire d cuttin g point . Wh en you want to adju st th e cutt ing point, se lect [ c / C ] ( frame forward / rewind) and adjust the cu tting poi nt wi th b / B . If y ou want to ch ange the cutti ng point, sele ct [CANCEL]. The pl ayback of the movie star ts agai n. f Wh en you hav[...]

  • Page 72

    72 Copying images to your compute r – For Windows use rs Recommended com puter environment OS: Microsoft Windows 98 , Windows 98SE, Windows 20 00 Professi onal, Windo ws M illennium Edit ion, W indows XP Home Edition, or Windows XP Professional The abov e OS must be i nstal led at the facto r y. Ope ratio n is not assured in an environ men t upgr[...]

  • Page 73

    73 Enjoying images on yo ur comput er Installing the USB driver When using W indo ws XP, you n eed not inst all th e USB driv er. Once the USB drive r is installed , you need not instal l the U SB dr iver. a T urn on y our comp uter , and inse rt the sup plied CD- ROM into the CD-R OM drive. Th e title s cree n ap pears . If it doe s not appear , d[...]

  • Page 74

    74 b Click [ N ext] . When “License Agre emen t” scr een a ppears, click [Y es ]. Read t he agreemen t ca reful ly . If you accept th e term s of the agree ment, procee d with t he install ation. Th e “Inform ation” scre en app ears. c Click [Ne xt]. d Select the folder t o be installed, then c lick [Nex t]. Sele ct the prog ram f old er , [...]

  • Page 75

    75 Enjoying images on yo ur comput er Installing “ImageMixer” a C lic k [PIXELA ImageMixer] on the t itle sc reen. The “C hoos e Setup Language ” screen appear s. • Y ou can use the “PIXELA ImageMixe r for Sony” software to copy , vi ew and edit images. For details, se e the s oftware’ s help files. b S elect the desi red language, [...]

  • Page 76

    76 c Make sure the USB ON/OFF switch is set to “O N” and connect the supplied U SB cable to the (USB) jac k of the USB crad le. d Connect the USB cable to your comput er . • When using a desktop computer , connect the USB cable to the USB connector on the rear pane l. e Inst all th e ca mera to the US B cradl e and tur n on the came ra. • M[...]

  • Page 77

    77 Enjoying images on yo ur comput er P To cancel the USB connection Remo ving the U SB cable from your computer /removing t he came ra from the USB crad le/turn ing off the c amera For Windows 2000, Me, or X P users 1 Double- click on the task tray . 2 Click (Son y DSC), th en click [Stop ]. 3 Confir m the d evice on th e confirmati on window, the[...]

  • Page 78

    78 Changing “Image Transfer” settings Y ou can cha ng e “Ima ge Tr ansf er” sett ings. Rig ht-cl ick th e “I mage Trans fer” icon on the task tray , select [Open Settin gs] . The settings you can set are as fol lows: [Basic], [Copy], and [De lete]. Whe n the “ Imag e Tran sfer ” sta rts, th e belo w window appears. When yo u select [...]

  • Page 79

    79 Enjoying images on yo ur comput er – Wind ows XP Copying image s using the Windows XP AutoPlay wiz ard a Ma ke a USB con nection (pages 75 to 76). Cl ick [Copy pict ures to a f older on m y comput er usi ng M icros oft Scanner a nd Camera Wiza rd], then clic k [OK]. The “Sca nner an d Camera W izard” scree n appear s. b C lic k [Next]. The[...]

  • Page 80

    80 Image file storage destinations and file names The ima ge files rec orded wit h your cam era are gro uped as folde rs in the “Memor y Stick.” Example: wh en view ing folder s on Windows Me • The data stored in the “ 100MSDCF” or “MSSONY” fold er wa s rec orded usi ng the camer a not equipped with the fol der creatin g func tion. Y [...]

  • Page 81

    81 Enjoying images on yo ur comput er Note on the table • The meanin gs of the file names are as above: ssss stands for any numbe r within the r ange fr om 0 001 to 9999. • The numeric al portions of t he followi ng fil es are th e sam e. – A smal l-size image file shot in E- MAIL mode and its cor respond ing image fil e – An au dio file sh[...]

  • Page 82

    82 Copying images to your compute r – For Macintosh us ers Recommended com puter environment OS: Mac O S 8.5.1 , 8.6, 9 .0, 9.1, 9.2, o r Mac OS X (v1 0.0/v10.1) The abov e OS must be i nstal led at the factory. For the follow ing mod els, upda te your OS to Ma c O S 9. 0 or 9. 1. – iMac with Mac OS 8.6 installe d at the factor y, and a slot l [...]

  • Page 83

    83 Enjoying images on yo ur comput er Removing the USB cable from your computer, removing the camera from the U SB crad le, or turni ng off the camera Drag and dro p the drive icon o r the i con of the “Memor y Stick” to the “Tr ash” icon , then rem ove the USB c able, r emove the camera from the US B cradle, or turn of f the camera • If [...]

  • Page 84

    84 Troubleshooting If you have trouble w ith your ca mera, try the fo llowing so lutions. (When using t he Bluetooth funct ion, see the Bluetoot h function op erating instru ctions. ) 1 Check th e items on pa ges 84 to 91. If the screen shows “C: ss : ss ”, t he self-di agnosis f unction is working. Please see page 94. 2 Press the RESET butt on[...]

  • Page 85

    85 Troublesh ooting The bat tery remain ing indicator is incorrect. Or the sufficient battery rema inin g indic ator is displaye d but the power runs out soon . • You have us ed the c amera f or a long time in an extremel y hot or a n extr emely cold l ocati on. • The battery pack is de ad (page 105). • The battery pack is dis charged. • A [...]

  • Page 86

    86 Shooting still imag es / movies Symptom Cause Solut ion The LCD screen is not turned on even when the power i s turne d on. • The power was turned off with the LCD screen turne d off the last ti me you used th e camera. p Turn on t he LCD scre en (page 29). The su bject is not visib le on the LCD screen. • The MODE dial is no t set to , P , [...]

  • Page 87

    87 Troublesh ooting Viewing ima ges You cannot shoot images. • No “Memor y Stic k” is inserted. • The capacity of the “Mem ory Stick” is insu fficie nt. • The write-p rotect s witch on the “ Memory Stick” is set to the LOCK posit ion. • You cannot shoo t while the flash is c harging. • The MODE dial is not set to , P , or SCN [...]

  • Page 88

    88 Deleting/editin g an image The images c annot be played back on a TV. • Th e [VIDEO OUT] se tting for t he camera i n SET UP is incorre ct. • The connection is not correct. p Set [VIDEO OUT] to [NTSC] or [PAL] (pag es 44, 1 02). p Check t he connection (p age 37). The images c annot be played back o n a computer. — p See page 89. Unknown b[...]

  • Page 89

    89 Troublesh ooting Computers Symp tom Cause Sol ution You do not know whether or not your O S can be used wit h the camera. — p Check “Re commended c omputer e nvironment ” (pages 72, 82). You c anno t inst all the USB driver. — p In Windows 2000, log on as Adminis trator (author ized Administrato rs). Your computer does not recogni ze you[...]

  • Page 90

    90 “Memor y Stick” After making a USB connection, “Image Transfer” does not automati cally s tart. — — p Select [Launch Image Transfer au tomatic ally when y our camera, etc., is con nected.] at [B asic] s etting (page 78). p Make a USB conn ectio n when t he comput er is turned o n (page 75). The image ca nnot be played back o n a comp[...]

  • Page 91

    91 Troublesh ooting Oth ers Symptom Cause Solutio n Th e cam era do es no t work, no operations can be performed. • You are not using an “InfoLITHI UM” battery pack . • The battery level is low or zero (The indicato r appears.). • The AC power adaptor is not connected secu rely. • The camera is not properly insta lled to th e USB cradle[...]

  • Page 92

    92 Warnings and messages The followi ng message s appear on t he LCD screen. (When using the Bluetoot h function, see the Bluetooth functi on operating instru ctions. ) Message Meaning/ Corrective Act ion NO MEMORY STICK • Insert a “Memory Stic k” (page 20). SYSTEM ERROR • Turn the power off and on again (page 16). MEMORY STICK ERROR • In[...]

  • Page 93

    93 Troublesh ooting For "InfoLITHIU M" BATTERY ONLY • The battery pack is not the “InfoLIT HIUM” type. • The battery level is lo w or zero. Charge the battery (page 11). Depe nding on the condit ions of use or the type of battery pac k, the indic ator may fla sh even though there are still 5 to 10 mi nutes of rema ining batte ry t[...]

  • Page 94

    94 Self-diagnosis disp lay Your cam era has a self-diag nosis display. This f unction display s the c ondition of th e camer a on th e LCD s creen us ing a combinat ion of a lette r and four n umerical digits. If this occur s, chec k the foll owing code ch art and ta ke the corre sponding coun ter meas ure. The la st tw o dig its (indic ated by ss [...]

  • Page 95

    95 Additional informat ion The number of imag es that can be sa ved/ shooting time The n umber of i mages tha t can be saved a nd the shoot ing time ar e differen t, depen ding on the capacity of th e “Memo ry Stick, ” the image si ze, an d the image qualit y. Refer to the fo llo wing ch arts when you c hoose a “Memory St ick.” • The numb[...]

  • Page 96

    96 Menu items Menu item s that can be ch anged differ depend ing on the posi tion o f the MODE dial . The LCD sc reen s hows on ly the it ems you can op erate ba sed on the cur rent posi tion of t he MOD E dia l. (When using the Bluetooth functi on, see the Bluetoot h function op erating instru ctions. ) Factory settings are indica ted w ith x . Wh[...]

  • Page 97

    97 Additional informat ion When the MODE dial is set to (when [MOVING IMAGE] is set to [MPEG MOVIE] in the SET UP settings) WB (WHITE BAL) / / / / x AUTO Sets t he white b alance (p age 49). ( SPOT ME TER ) ON / x OFF Matches th e exposure to the subject you want to sh oot (page 48 ). ISO 400 / 200 / 100 / x AUTO Selects the ISO se nsitivity. When [...]

  • Page 98

    98 When the MO DE dial is set to (when [MOVING IMAGE] is s e t to [CLIP MOTION] in the SET UP settings) WB (WHITE BAL) / / / / x AUTO Set s the white balanc e (page 4 9). ( SPOT METER ) ON / x OFF Matches the expos ure to the sub ject you want to sho ot (page 48). (IMAGE SIZE) 320 (HQX) / 320×240 / x 160×112 Selects the M PEG imag e size whe n re[...]

  • Page 99

    99 Additional informat ion When the MODE di al is set to (when [MOVING IMAG E] i s set to [MULTI BURST] in the SET UP settings) Item Se tting Description (EV) +2. 0EV / +1.7 EV / +1 .3E V / +1.0EV / +0. 7EV / +0.3EV / x 0EV / − 0.3E V / − 0.7EV / − 1.0EV / − 1.3EV / − 1.7EV / − 2. 0EV Adjusts t he expo sure (page 47). 9 (FOCUS) ∞ / 7.[...]

  • Page 100

    100 When the MODE dial is set to Item Se tting Description FOLDER OK/CANCEL Select the fold er contains the image s you want to play back (pa ge 57). DELETE OK CANCEL – Deletes th e displayed ima ge (page s 39, 6 8). – Cancels deleti ng of the image. PROTE CT — Protec ts images against acciden tal eras ure (p age 61). DPOF — Sel ects stil l[...]

  • Page 101

    101 Additional informat ion SET UP items (CAMERA) (MEMORY STICK TOOL) Set th e MODE dial t o SET UP. The SET UP screen appears. For details on (Bluetoo th SETUP), see the Blueto oth func tion oper ating i nstr uctions . Factory set tings are indicated wi th x . Item Se tting Description MOVING IMAGE x MPEG MOVIE / CLIP MOTION / MULTI BURS T Selects[...]

  • Page 102

    102 (SETUP 1) (SETUP 2) Item Setting Description LCD BRIGHTNESS BRIGHT/ x NORMAL/ DARK Selects th e LCD brightne ss. This has no effec t on the recorded im ages. LCD BACKLIGHT BRIGHT/ x NORMAL Selects the brightness of the LCD backlight. Selecting [BR IGHT] makes the scree n bright and easy to see whe n usin g the ca mera ou tdoors o r in ot her br[...]

  • Page 103

    103 Additional informat ion Precautions Cleaning Cleaning the LCD screen Clean the scre en su rface wit h an LCD cleanin g kit (not supp lied) to rem ove fingerp rints, dust , etc. Cleaning the lens Wipe t he le ns with a soft c loth t o remo ve fingerp rints, dust , etc. Cleaning the camera surface Clean the camera surface with a soft cloth slight[...]

  • Page 104

    104 The “Memory Stick” “Memor y Stic k” is a n ew compact , portable and versati le IC recordi ng medium w ith a data capaci ty that ex ceeds th e capac ity of a floppy di sk. You can use the “M emory Stick” a s an extern al record ing me dia that can be attach ed or remo ved a s well a s exch anging dat a betw een the un its. There ar [...]

  • Page 105

    105 Additional informat ion The “InfoLITHI UM” battery pac k What is t he “InfoLITHIUM ” battery pack? The “I nfoLITHIU M” bat ter y pa ck is a lithium -ion batter y pack tha t has functions for com mu nicat ing infor mation relate d to operat ing co nditions of your camera. The “I nfoLITHI UM” bat tery pa ck calculat es the power c[...]

  • Page 106

    106 Specifications For de tails on Bluet ooth functi on specific ations, see the Bluetoo th function operating in structions System Image device 8.9 8 mm (1/1. 8 type) color CCD Primary color fi lter Total pixel s number of camera Approx. 4 130 000 pixels Effective pixels num ber of came ra Approx. 3 950 000 pixels Lens f=7.65 mm (35 mm camera co n[...]

  • Page 107

    107 Additional informat ion Accesso r ies • NP -FC10 bat tery pack ( 1) • AC- LM5 AC po wer adap tor (1) • UC-FA U S B cra dle • USB cable (1) • A/V co nnecting cable (1) • Power co rd (mains lead) (1) • Wrist strap (1) • “Mem ory Stick” ( 16MB) (1) • CD- ROM (USB driver: S PVD-008 ) (1) • Operating Instructions (1) • Blue[...]

  • Page 108

    108 The LCD scre en When us in g the B luetoot h functi on, see t he Bluetoot h functio n operating in structio ns. For shooting s till images A Image size indicator ( 21, 34) B Recordi ng mode indicator (51–54) C AE/A F lo ck indi cato r (22, 4 6) D Battery remain ing indicator (13) E Fla sh mo de (27) / Re d- eye reducti on (27) / Whi te ba lan[...]

  • Page 109

    109 Additional informat ion For shooting m ovies A Recordi ng mode indic ator (6 6) B Battery remaini ng indicator (13) C White balanc e indicator (49 ) D Picture effect indicator (55) E Spot light-metering aiming p oint (49) F AF range finder (45) G Image size ind icator (66) H R ecording time (Maximum recordable time) indicator (95) / Self-d ia g[...]

  • Page 110

    110 For still i mage playb ack A Change f older indicator (57) B Recordi ng mode indicator (53) C V olum e indi cat or ( 54) /Protect mark indica tor (61) /Pri nt (DPO F) mark indica tor (64) D Zoom indicat or (5 8) E Folder -file nu m ber (81) F Playback f older indicator ( 57) G Recording folder indicator (55) H Remaining “Mem ory Stick” capa[...]

  • Page 111

    111 Additional information Index Symbols “InfoLI THIUM” battery p ack ..... ....... ......11, 105 A A/V connect ing cable ....... ....... ......... ....... .........37 Access lam p ...... ........... ......... ....... ......... ....... .....20 AE/AF lo ck ...... ......... ....... ......... ..... .... ....... . 22, 46 AE/AF lo ck lamp .... .....[...]

  • Page 112

    112 M Memory S tick Form atting a “Memor y Stick” ........... ......... 43 Inserti ng a “Memory Stick” ........ ......... ....... 2 0 Number o f sh ooting image s ........ ......... ....... 34 The number of images that can be saved/ shoot ing time ..... ....... ......... .... ..... ....... .... 95 Menu Changin g menu ....... ......... .....[...]

  • Page 113

    113 Additional information V V iewing on the single-i mage screen ........ .........35 V OICE ... ......... .... ....... ......... ..... .... ....... ......... .....54 W W arnin gs and m essages ...... ............ ......... ...... ... 92 Z Zoom Playback zo om ....... ......... ..... ....... ......... .......58 Using t he smart z oom ......... ....[...]

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