Sony Cybershot DSC-U60 manuel d'utilisation

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    3-078-724- 11 (1) Digital Sti ll Camera Operating Inst ructions Before op erating t he unit, please re ad this manual and the s eparate sh eet “Waterproof specifications ” thorough ly, and retain i t for f uture refer ence. Owner’s Record The mode l and ser ial numb ers ar e located on the bot tom. Record th e ser ial nu mber in th e spa ce p[...]

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    2 On the battery charger T o prevent fire or shock hazard, do not e xpose the un it to rain or moisture. If you have any questions about this product, you ma y call : Sony Cus tomer Informat ion Services Cent er 1-800-222-SONY (7669) The number below is for the FCC related matt ers on ly . Regulatory Informat ion CA UTION Y ou are cauti oned that a[...]

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    3 CA UTION TO P REVENT ELECTRIC S HOCK, MA TCH WIDE BLADE OF PLUG T O WIDE SLO T , FULL Y I NSER T . A moulded plug comply ing with BS 1363 is fitted to this equipment f or your sa fety and con venience. Should the fuse in the plug supplied need to be replaced, a fuse of the same rating as the suppl ied one and ap proved b y AST A or B SI to BS 136[...]

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    4 Before u sing your came ra Notes on wate rproof perf ormance • This camera conforms to IEC6052 9 IPX6* and IPX7**, and can be used in places e xposed to splashing water o r underwater up to depths of 1.5 m (5 fee t). * W ater shall not enter the int erior e ven when exposed to direct jet streams of water (normal temperature fresh water) from an[...]

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    5 LCD screen, LCD fin der (only models with an LCD finder) and l ens • The LCD screen and the LC D f inder are manufactured using extremely high-precision technology so over 99.99% of the pixels are operational for ef f ecti ve use. Howe ver , there may be some tiny black points and/or bright points (white, red, blue or green in color) that const[...]

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    6 Table of co ntents Before using you r camera ....... ........... ....... 4 How to hold the ca mera ....... ........... ...... .... 5 Identifyin g the parts .... ......... ........... ...... .... 8 Preparing batteries ............ ........... ......... .. 10 Charging t h e batter ies .......... ........... ........ 10 Inserting t h e batte ries ..[...]

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    7 Troubleshoo ting ..... ...... ......... ........... ...... . 6 1 Warnings and messag es ........ ........... ...... . 6 8 Self-dia g nosis displa y — If a code sta rting wi th an alphabet letter appear s ..... ...... ......... ........... .... 70 Menu items.......... ......... ............ ...... ........ . 71 Precautions .......... ......... .[...]

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    8 Ide ntify ing the pa rts See the pages in pa rentheses for de tails of operati on. 2 1 4 3 5 6 7 q; 8 9 A Fl ash (25) B Self-tim e r lam p (25) C Le ns D Hook for ha nd strap E In ner cover F RES E T b utton (61) G (USB ) jack (53) H Access lamp (19) I W at erproof co ve r J O- ring (79) Atta ching the hand st rap[...]

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    9 qs 8 7 6 2 1 4 3 9 qa 0 5 A LCD screen B PO WER lamp (15) C PO WE R butt on (15) D MENU b utton (16) E Mo de swi tch : T o view images (36 ) : T o s hoo t stil l im ages (22) T o shoot five images continuously (33) : T o shoot movies (43) F Shutter button (22) G (Flash charge) lamp (orange) (26) H Cont rol bu ttons Menu on: v / V (16) Menu off: /[...]

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    10 Preparin g batteries Use the follo wing batter ies in this camera. Acceptable batteries HR11/45: HR03 (size AAA) Nickel-Metal Hydride batt eries (2) – NH-AAA-DA (2) (supplied) – NH-AAA-2DA twin-pack (not supplied) Batteries that cannot be u sed Manganese ba tterie s, lithiu m batterie s, Ni- Cd batteri es, alka line batteri es • When the a[...]

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    11 Getting star ted Charging time This repre sents the ti me r equire d to charge fully depl eted N ickel -Metal Hydri de batteries using t he suppli ed battery cha rger in an envi ronme nt where the amb ient temperatu re is 25°C (77°F). • It takes about six hours to completely char ge the batteries. The CHARGE lamp may re main lit longer than [...]

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    12 Inserti ng the batte ries , Slid e the lock swit ch and t he OPEN button in t he direction of the ar row and open t he wate rproo f cover . The w aterproo f cover open s toward you. • Before openin g the water proof cover, be sure to ri nse off any san d and comp letely wipe away any water th at ma y be pr esent o n the camer a body . • Neve[...]

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    13 Getting star ted , Close the inne r cover and sli de it in the direc tion of the arrow to lock it. Clos e the inne r cover wh ile holdi ng the batteri es in. Make sure the c over is closed securely. To remove the batte ries Perform st eps 1 a nd 2 and re move the batterie s. • Be careful not to dr op the batteries when opening or closing the i[...]

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    14 Battery remaining indicator (When using Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries) As the b attery power decre ases with use , the battery re maining indic ator displa ys the amoun t of power rem aining using t he following sym bols. • If the LCD screen displa y is off, set [DIS PLA Y] in [ ] to [ON] . • Based on the conditions under whic h the camera [...]

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    15 Getting star ted Usin g your ca mera abroad Power sources You ca n use your cam era in any co untry or region with the su pplied batter y ch arger within 100 V to 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz. Use a commerc iall y avai lable AC plu g ada p tor [a] , if ne cessary, de pending o n the desi gn of the wall outle t (wall socket) [b] . • Do not use an electro[...]

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    16 How to use t he buttons To chan ge the curren t settings of the camera , bring up the menu , and use the control but tons to make t he change s. For each item, press MENU to display the menu and pre ss the control butt ons v / V to select the de sired value, then press EXE C to make the set ting. Press MENU, then the menu disappears from t he LC[...]

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    17 Getting star ted , Set t he n umeric value with the control bu ttons v / V , the n press EX EC. The item to be s et is indic ate d wit h v / V . Afte r en terin g the num ber , v / V move s to the next ite m. Repeat this ste p until all of the items ar e set. • If you selected [D/M/Y] in step 2 , set the time on a 24-hour cycle. , Select [OK] [...]

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    18 Inserting and removing a “M emory Stick” , Slid e the lock swit ch and t he OPEN button in t he direction of the ar row and open t he wate rproo f cover . The w aterproo f cover open s toward you. • Before openin g the water proof cover, be sure to ri nse off any san d and comp letely wipe away any water th at ma y be pr esent o n the came[...]

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    19 Shooti ng still images , Close the inne r cover and sli de it in the direc tion of the arrow to lock it. Make sure th e cover is close d secure ly. T o remove a “Memory Stick” Perform st eps 1 a nd 2 , an d push the “Mem ory Stick ” to pop it out. W hen doing so, be caref ul not to d rop the “Mem ory Stick.” • When t he acc ess lam[...]

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    20 Setti ng the stil l image si ze , Set the mode switch to , and turn on the pow er, th en press MENU. The menu app ears on the LCD screen . , Select [ ] with the control but ton v , then press EX EC. Select [SIZE·BURST] with the control bu ttons v / V , th en press EXE C. The ima ge size i s dis pla yed. • For details on the image size, see pa[...]

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    21 Shooti ng still images Image size You ca n choose the image size (number of pixels ) accor ding to the k ind of ima ges you want to sho ot. The larg er you m ake the image s ize , the b etter you r imag e, but also the larger the amount of data neede d to preserve your imag e. This mea ns you can save fewe r images in yo ur “Mem ory Stick.” [...]

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    22 Basic still image shootin g — Using auto adjustment mode , Set the mode switch to , and turn on the pow er. The name of t he folder whe r e the image will be reco rded appe ars on t he LCD screen for approxima tely five sec onds. • [FOCUS] is set to [A UTO] at the factor y . • The exposure is automatically adjusted. • This camera can cre[...]

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    23 Shooti ng still images , Pre ss the shut ter butto n fully down . A beep sound s. When “RE CORD ING” disap pears f rom th e LCD sc reen, r ecor ding is complete. The image will b e recorded in the “M emory Stick,” and yo u can shoot the next imag e. • If you do not operate the camera f or about three minutes during recording or playbac[...]

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    24 LCD screen display during shooting You can use [DISPLAY ] under [ ] with MENU and the control buttons v / V to t urn the display on and off. This is use ful when recordi ng under co nditions whe re it is diff icult t o check the image on th e LCD screen. • For detailed descriptions of the indicators, see page 83. • Indicators on the LCD scr [...]

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    25 Shooti ng still images , Select [ON] with the control butt on v , then press EXEC. When yo u press MENU, the men u disa ppear s and th e ( self-t imer) in dica tor appear s on the LCD sc reen. • When placing the cam era in a standi ng position, make sure the LCD screen is level. , Center the subjec t in the LCD screen and press th e shutter bu[...]

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    26 • Y ou cannot us e the flash in the Burst mode. • If the me nu is currently displaye d, press MENU first so that the menu disap pears. • The recommended shootin g distance using t he flash is approximately 0.5 m to 1.9 m (1 foot 7 3/4 inches to 6 feet 2 3/4 inches). • When using the Auto, (Red-eye reduction) or (Forced flash) mode, you m[...]

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    27 Shooti ng still images Creating a new folder , Set the mode switch to , then press M ENU . The men u appe ars on t he LCD s creen . • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode switch is set to . , Select [ ] with th e control but ton V , then press EXEC. Sele ct [ CREA TE F OLD ER] wi th the c ontrol bu ttons v / V , the n press EX [...]

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    28 Selecting the recording folder , Set the mode switch t o , then p ress ME N U. The menu app ears on the LCD screen . • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode swit ch is s et to . , Select [ ] with the con trol but ton V , th en pr ess EXE C. Select [CHANGE FOLD ER] with the contro l button V , then press EXE C. The CHANGE REC. FO[...]

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    29 Shooti ng still images , Select [OK] with the control butt on v , then press EXEC. When yo u press MENU, the men u disap pears an d the selec ted folder is disp layed. To cancel chan ging the recording fold er Select [ CANCEL] in step 4 . 4 OK CANCEL CHANGE REC. FOLDER : 102MSDCF EXEC[...]

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    30 Shooti ng accordin g to scene condit ions — Scene Se lection When shoo ting under water , moving subjects, portraits, pe ople at night , night scenes, or landscap es, use the modes be low to impr ove the quali ty of y our im ages. Underwater mode This mode i s used when sho oting underw ater whe re ther e is sunli ght (up to depths of 1.5 m (5[...]

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    31 Shooti ng still images Twilight mod e This mod e lets you shoot night scenes at far distan ces without losing t he dark atmosphe re of t he surrou ndings. • Note that as shutter speeds decrease, shaking increase s. • The focus setting changes to [ ]. • The flash cannot be used in this mode. • When the focus sett ing is set to [A UTO], th[...]

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    32 Setti ng the dist ance to the s ubjec t — Focus preset When shoo ting an image usi ng a previousl y set distance to the subject, or whe n shooting a subject th rough a net or window gl ass, it is di fficult t o achi eve a pro p er f ocus using the aut o focus fu ncti on. Th e Focus pre set is usef ul i n thes e c ases. • When shooti ng under[...]

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    33 Shooti ng still images , Sele ct t he desi red focu s setting with the contr ol buttons v / V , then press EXEC . You ca n select from the follo wing dista nce sett ing s: AUTO (No in dicato r), 0.2 m, 0.5 m, 1.0 m, and (i nfi nity ) When yo u press MENU, the men u disappea rs and the indica tor is displaye d on the LCD screen. To return t o aut[...]

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    34 , Select [BURST] with the control bu tton V , then press EXEC. Press MENU so that the menu dis a ppears from t he LC D screen . , Press th e shutter but ton half way do wn, the n hold the shutter button f ully down. Up to five images are re corded as lon g as you hold dow n the shutte r button. The images a re recorded in VGA si ze. • If you r[...]

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    35 Shooti ng still images , Set th e mod e switch to , and press M ENU . The men u appe ars on t he LCD s creen . • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode switch is set to . , Select [ ] with the control but ton v , th en pres s EXEC. Select [P.EFFECT] with the control bu tton V , th en pr ess EXEC. • When the mode switc h is set [...]

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    36 Viewing still images on the LCD screen You can view images s hot wi th your cam era almos t imme diatel y on the LCD sc reen. You ca n select the following t wo method s for vi ewing images. Single (single-image) screen You ca n view on e imag e at a time , disp layed over the en tire scre en. Index (four-im age) screen Four imag es are displa y[...]

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    37 View ing still ima ges Viewing an index screen (four-image) , Set the mode switch to , an d press M ENU . The men u appe ars on t he LCD s creen . , Sele ct [ ] with the cont rol button v , then pre ss EXEC. Select [ INDEX] with the control buttons v / V , then press EXEC. The displa y switches to the index (four- image) sc r een. To display the[...]

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    38 Select ing the folde r and playing back images — Folde r , Set the mode switch t o , then p ress ME N U. The menu app ears on the LCD screen . , Select [ ] with the con trol but ton V , th en pr ess EXE C. Select [CHANGE FOLD ER] with the control buttons v / V , then p ress EX EC. The CHANGE FOLDER screen a ppears. , Select the desired folder [...]

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    39 View ing still ima ges , Select [OK] with the control butt on v , then press EXEC. When yo u press MENU, the men u disap pears an d the selec ted folder is disp layed. To cancel the selection Select [ CANCEL] in step 4 . When multiple folders are created in the “Memory Stick” When the f irst or last ima ge in the folder is disp lay ed, th e [...]

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    40 Enlar ging an image — En larg ed playb ack You ca n zoom in on an image shot w ith your ca mera to e nlarge it to 2. 5 or 5 t imes the orig ina l s ize . , Set the mode switch to , and select th e image yo u want to enlarge with the contr ol but tons v / V . • Enlarged playback does not function for movies. • Y ou may not be able to enlarg[...]

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    41 View ing still ima ges Choosing i mages to print — Prin t (DPOF) mark You can m ark still images shot with your camera that you wa nt to ha ve pr inted. Thi s functi on is conven ient w hen you have images print ed at a shop or using a printer that co nforms wit h the DPOF (Dig ital P rint Order Fo rmat) standard . • Y ou cannot mark movies.[...]

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    42 , Select [DPOF] with the con trol but ton V , then press EXEC. , Select [ON] with the cont rol but ton v , then press EX EC. When y ou pres s MEN U, th e menu disappea rs and the mark is marked on the di splaye d image . To unmark t he print (DPOF) m ark Select [OFF] in step 4 . The mar k disappe ars. 3 RETURN DELETE DELETE IN FOLDER INDEX DPOF [...]

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    43 Enjoyin g movies Shooti ng movies , Set the mode switch to , and turn on the po wer. • Sound cannot be recorded in movies. , Press t he shutter button fully down . “REC” a ppear s on th e LCD s creen and t h e camera starts reco rding the i mage. Th e maximu m recor ding tim e is 15 se conds p er recor ding. • The auto focus function can[...]

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    44 Shoo ting time The shootin g time is diffe rent, depen ding on the capa city of the “M emory Stic k.” Refer to the fol lowing chart when you choose a “Memory Stick. ” • The maximu m shooting time is 15 second s per recording. • The shooting time may vary , depending on the shooting conditio ns. • For numbe rs of s till ima ges that[...]

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    45 Enjoyin g movies , Press EX EC. The movi e is play ed b ack. To stop playb ack Press EXEC. Indicators while v iewing movies Indica tors on th e LCD scree n are not record ed. You can use [DISPLAY ] under [ ] with MENU a nd the cont rol button s v / V to turn the disp lay on and off (pa ge 2 4). For deta iled descrip tions of the i ndicat ors, se[...]

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    46 Deleting i mages , Set the mode switch to , and turn on the pow er. Press t he control but tons v / V to se lect the imag e you w ant to dele te. , Press M ENU an d select [ ] with the contro l button v , then press EXE C. To delete an imag e in index-image screen Perform step 2 on page 37 and swi tch to index scr een. , Select [DELETE] with the[...]

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    47 Delet ing images , Select [OK] with the control butt on v , then press EXEC. When th e message “ MEMORY STICK ACCESS” disappears, the imag e has b een delete d . To cancel dele ting Select [ CANCEL] in step 4 . 4 CANCEL OK DELETE EXEC Formattin g a “Memory Stick” , Insert the “Memo ry Stic k” you want to format into the camera. Do no[...]

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    48 , Select [ ] with the control but ton V , then press EXEC. Select [FORMAT] with t he control bu ttons v / V , t hen press EXE C. • The term “for matting” me ans p reparing a “Memory Stick” to record images; this process is also called “initialization. ” The “Memory Stick” provided with this camera, and those av ailable commerci[...]

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    49 Enjoying images on your comp uter Copying ima ges to your comp uter — For Wi ndows users Recommended compu ter environment OS: M icrosoft Win dows 98, Windows 98SE, Window s 2000 Pro fessional, Windo ws M illennium Ed ition, Windo ws XP Ho me Edit io n, o r W indo ws X P Professional The above OS must be inst alled at the facto ry. Op eratio n[...]

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    50 Installing the USB driver When using W indow s XP, you need not inst all th e USB d rive r. Once the USB d river is i nstalled, you need not inst all the USB dr iver again. a S tart up your computer , and inse rt the sup plied CD -RO M into the CD-R OM drive . The m odel sele ctio n scre en ap pears . If it does not appear, double-c lick (My Co [...]

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    51 Enjoying images on your comp uter Installing “Image Transfer” You c an use the “Ima ge T ransf er” so ftwa re to copy i mages to your co mputer autom atica lly whe n you conn ect th e came ra to your c o mputer wit h the supplied USB cable. a C lic k [Cyber-sho t] on the model selectio n screen. The installing menu sc reen appears. b C l[...]

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    52 g C lick [F in is h] . The “In sta llShi eld Wizard” screen close s. If you wish to c ontinue wi th the instal lation of “Im ageM ixer, ” click [ImageMi xer] on the installi ng menu screen and th en fo llow the instr uctions that appear on t he screen . • The USB dri ver i s needed in order to use “Image Transf er. ” If the necessa[...]

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    53 Enjoying images on your comp uter Connecting the camera t o your computer a Ins er t the “Mem ory S tick” wi th the imag es you want to copy into the c a mera, th en cl ose the inner cover . • The camera can receiv e power supply from most of the computers that are recommended for use through the USB connection (USB Bus Power ed), so in th[...]

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    54 P Disconnecting the USB cable from your computer or removing the “Memory Stick” from your camera during USB connection For Windows 2000, Me, or X P users 1 Double-cl ick on the tasktr ay. 2 Click (Sony D SC), then click [Stop]. 3 Confirm th e device on the confirm ation scre en, th en click [O K]. 4 Click [OK]. Step 4 is unnece ssary for Win[...]

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    55 Enjoying images on your comp uter Changing “Image Transfer” settings Y ou c an ch ange “Ima ge Tr ansfer” s ett ings. Rig ht-cl ick th e “Image Tran sfer ” icon on the task tray , and se lect [Ope n Set tings]. Th e sett ings you can set are as follows: [Basic] , [Copy], a nd [ Delet e] . When “ Image Trans fer” s tarts , the win[...]

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    56 — Windows XP Copying imag es using the Windows XP AutoPla y Wizard a Ma ke a USB conn ection (page 53). Click [Copy pictures to a f older on my computer using Microsoft Scanne r and Camera Wizar d], then cl ick [OK]. The “Sca nner an d Camera W izard” screen ap pears. b Click [Ne xt]. The imag es stored on t he “Me mory Stick” are disp[...]

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    57 Enjoying images on your comp uter Image file storage destinations and file names Image fil es recorde d with your ca mera are group ed as folder s in the “M em ory Sti ck.” Exampl e: For Window s Me use rs Folde r conta ining image data re corded using a camer a with out the fold er c reation fun ction Folde r conta ining image data re corde[...]

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    58 Copying ima ges to your computer — For Ma cintosh users Recomme nded co mputer environm ent OS: Mac OS 8 .5.1, 8. 6, 9.0 , 9.1, 9.2, o r Mac OS X (v1 0.0/v10. 1/v10. 2) The abov e OS must be ins talle d at the factory. For the follow ing mod els, up date your OS to Mac OS 9.0, 9.1 or 9. 2. – iMac with Mac OS 8.6 installe d at the factor y, a[...]

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    59 Enjoying images on your comp uter a Installing the USB driver 1 T urn o n your c ompu ter, and set th e sup plie d CD-R OM in to t he CD -ROM drive. The mo del sele ction scre en appea r s. 2 Cl ick [ Cybe r-s hot] on th e mo del sele ctio n sc reen . The in stall ing menu sc reen appe ars. 3 Click [USB Dri ver]. The “USB Driv er” screen app[...]

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    60 Creating a Vi deo CD using “Ima geMixer” You ca n crea te a V ideo CD usin g “ImageM ixer Ve r.1.5 for Sony.” Y ou can play ba ck creat ed Video CDs on a Video CD-compatible DVD player, or on a compu ter using Video C D application software. a S tar t “I mag eMi xer. ” b Click . The video CD creati ng mode turns on. c Drag & drop[...]

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    61 Trouble shooting Troubl eshooting If yo u exp erience trou ble with your camera , try the following soluti ons. 1 First chec k the items o n the table s below. If code “C : ss : ss ” is displayed on the LCD screen, the self- diag nosis di splay fun ction is working (page 70). 2 Sho uld yo ur cam era st ill not wo rk properly , open the water[...]

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    62 Shooting still images/movies Y ou canno t turn on th e camera. • The batter ies are not inst alle d corre ctly. • The batteries are discharge d. • The batteries are dead (page 78). p Instal l the batteries co rrectly (page 12). p Replace them with ch arged batt eries (page 10 ). p Replace th e batteries with new ones. The po wer turns off [...]

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    63 Trouble shooting Viewing images Y o ur camer a cannot re cord ima ges. • 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 t he “Mem ory St ick” is set to the LOCK p osition . • You cannot shoo t while the fla sh is charging. • The mode switch is not se[...]

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    64 Deleting images Computers Y our camera cannot perf orm enlarge d playba ck. • Enlarged playba ck is not availa ble for fi les created or proc essed using o ther dev ices. — Y ou canno t displa y a print (DPOF) ma rk. • You cannot disp lay pri nt (DP OF) ma rks on movies. — Symptom Cause Solut ion Symptom Cause Solut ion Y our camera cann[...]

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    65 Trouble shooting Y our compu ter does not recogniz e you r camera . • You are not using the supp lied US B cable. • The USB cable is not conn ected firml y. • [USB] is s et t o [PT P] un der [ ] in th e m enu settin gs. • The USB conn ectors on your comput er are conne cted to other e quipment beside s the keyboa rd, the mouse , and your[...]

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    66 “Memory Stick” The ima ge is inter rupted b y noise whe n you view a movie on a com put er . • You are playing back the movie dire ctly from the “Me mory Stick.” p Copy the mov ie to the hard di sk of your compu ter and then play back the movie from the hard disk ( pages 5 4, 55 and 59). Y o u cann ot pr int a n imag e . — — p Chec[...]

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    67 Trouble shooting Others Symptom Cause Solutio n Y our came ra does not work. • The battery level is low. (The E in dicator appears.) • T he USB cable is connected. p Charge the bat teries (p age 10). p Disconnect the US B cable (pages 54 and 59). The p ower is on, but the camera d oes not w ork. • The built-in mi crocomput er is not workin[...]

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    68 Warnings and messag es The followi ng message s appear on t he LCD scree n. Message Meaning/Corre c tive Action NO MEM OR Y STICK • Insert a “M emory Stick” (page 18). SYSTEM ERROR • Turn the p ower off and on a gain (page 15). MEMORY STICK ERROR • The insert ed “M emory St ick” ca nnot b e used in y our ca mera (pa ge 76) . • Th[...]

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    69 Trouble shooting ENLARGED PLA YBA CK ERROR • You are attempting to perform enlar ged playba ck for a file creat ed using ot her devices. • Enlarged playback is not availab le for images proc essed using a computer. • An error occurr ed while your camera was perfor ming e nlarged p layback. Message Meaning/Corre ctive Action[...]

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    70 Self-diagnosis display — If a code start i ng wit h an alphab et letter appe ars Your cam era has a self-di agnosis displa y. This func tion disp lays the camera c onditio n on the LCD screen wi th a co mbina tion of a letter and four nume rical digits. If this oc curs, check th e follo wing code chart and attemp t the corr espo ndin g corre c[...]

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    71 Additi onal informa tion Menu ite ms Menu it ems that can be modifi ed differ depend ing on the po sition of the mo de switch. The LC D screen shows only th e items yo u can ope rate at th e mome nt. Factory settings are indi cated with x . When the mod e switch is set to (when [ ] is select ed in the me nu settings) When the mod e switch is set[...]

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    72 When the mo de switch is set to or (when [ ] is selected in the menu settings) When the mo de switch is set to (when [ ] is selected in the m enu settings) When the mo de switch is set to (when [ ] is selec ted in the menu settin gs) Item Setting Descript ion FORMAT OK / CANCEL Formats the “Memory Stick. ” When you format a “M emory Stick,[...]

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    73 Additi onal informa tion The following men us are available no matter what positio n the mode switch is in. When [ ] is selecte d in the menu settings When [ ] is selected in the menu settings Item Setti n g Descripti on LCD LIGHT x ON / OFF Selects the bright ness of the LCD scr een. Selecti ng [ON] makes th e screen brig ht and e asy to s ee w[...]

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    74 Precaut ions Do not leave the camera in the following p laces • In ex tremely hot plac e, such as in a car parke d in the su n. The camera bod y may become def o rmed or this may cause a malfunct ion. • Under direct sun light or near a heater . The c amera bo dy ma y becom e defo rmed or this may cau se a malfuncti on. • On r ockin g vib r[...]

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    75 Additi onal informa tion 2 Wipe the camera . • W ip e aw ay the water on the camera using a clean, dry , soft cloth, then leave the camer a in the shade to dry . • W a ter that is not complete ly wiped away m ay seep out later , so place the camera on a soft cloth. Other precautions • If there is mud on the O-ring, or if the camera has bee[...]

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    76 On internal rechargeable button b attery This cam era has an interna l rech argeab le button ba ttery for maintai ning the date and time an d other settin gs regar dless of whet her the powe r is on or off. This rechar geable butto n battery is continua lly charg ed as long as you are using the came ra. Howev er, if you use the camera for only s[...]

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    77 Additi onal informa tion • Do not remove the “Memory Stick” while reading or writing data. • Data may be corrup ted in the fol lowing cases. – When t he “Memory S tick” is removed or the camera is tu rned of f during read or write operation – When t he “Memory S tick” is used in locations subject to static electricity or elec[...]

  • Page 78

    78 On Nicke l-Me tal Hydr ide batt er ies Effective use of the b attery • Battery perfo rmance decre ases in low- tempera ture sur roundi ngs, and the ba ttery life is shorte ned under suc h circumst ances. To use the battery l onger, we r ecommen d you keep the ba ttery in its case in a poc ket close to your body to war m it , and in ser t it in[...]

  • Page 79

    79 Additi onal informa tion On th e batt ery cha rge r • Do not ch arge any othe r batteri es except Sony N ick el-Me tal Hyd rid e batte ries in the b attery c harger supplied with y our camera . If you try to c harge any ot her type of ba ttery (e.g ., manga nese batter ies, alkali ne dry c ells, p rimary l ithium batterie s, or Ni-Cd batte r i[...]

  • Page 80

    80 Inspecting the O -ring and the O-ring ma ting surface Inspect the O-ring an d the O-ring matin g surface in a locatio n that is fr ee from sand, dust or mo isture. a Be fore opening the waterproof cov er , rins e off an y san d and completely wipe awa y an y water that may be present on the came ra body . • Sand or water gettin g inside the ca[...]

  • Page 81

    81 Additi onal informa tion Removing/Setting the O-ring When re moving the O-ring for re placem ent, cleani ng or insp ecti on, ta ke care fo r the followi ng points. If there is mud on the O-ring, or if the camera ha s been in se awater, be sure to remove t he O-rin g to cle an and inspect it. Removing the O-ring Press lightly on the O-ring wi th [...]

  • Page 82

    82 Specifi cation s x Camera [System] Image devi ce 6.72 mm ( 1/2.7 type ) color CCD Primary color fi lter T otal pixels nu mber of cam era Approx. 2 112 000 pixels Effect ive pixels num ber of cam era Approx. 2 020 000 pixels Lens Single focal lens f = 5.0 mm (7/32 inches) (35 mm camera co nversion: 33 m m (1 5/16 inch es)) F2.8 Exposur e con trol[...]

  • Page 83

    83 Additi onal informa tion LCD screen displays When shooting still images A Imag e size indicator (20, 33) B B attery re maining in dicator (14) C Flash mode indicat or (25) / Red-ey e reductio n indicator (26) D Fo cus preset indicator (32) E P icture effect indicator (34) F S cene Selection indi cator (30) G A E/AF l ock indicator (22) H R ecord[...]

  • Page 84

    84 When playing back still imag es A Imag e size indicator (20, 33) B P rint (DPOF) mark indicator ( 41) C Enlarged p layb ack/Enla rgement level indicator (40) D Folder-f ile n am e (57) E P layback f older i ndicator (38) F I mag e nu mbe r/N um ber of images recorded in selected fol de r G Change folder indic ator (39) H Recording date /time of [...]

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    85 Inde x Index A Access lam p .... ........... ......... ....... ........... ......... ...19 AE/AF lo ck indicato r ....... ........... ......... ..... .......2 2 Auto adjus t ment mod e ..... ....... ......... ....... .........22 Auto Fo cus .. ............ ......... ....... ......... .... ....... .....23 Auto po wer-off functio n ....... .......[...]

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    86 MENU .. ......... ....... ......... ..... ....... ......... ...... ....... 16 Menu se ttings ....... ....... ......... ........... ......... ....... 71 Mode s witch ......... ......... ....... ......... ....... ....... 9, 20 Moisture condens ation ...... .............................. 75 Movie delet e ..... ....... ......... .... ....... .......[...]

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