Sony DSC-S600 manuel d'utilisation

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    2-658-425- 11 (1) © 2006 Sony Cor poration Additional information on this produc t and answer s to frequen tly asked questions can be found at our Custome r Support W ebsite. Pr int ed in Chi na Printed on 100% recycled paper using VOC (V olatile Organic Compound)-free vegetable oil based ink. Digital Still Camera User’ s Guide/ T r oublesh ooti[...]

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    2 T o redu ce fire or shoc k hazard , do not e xpose the un it to rain or moisture. If you hav e any questions about this product, you may call: Sony Customer Information Services Center 1-800-222-SONY (7669) The number below is for the FCC related matters only . Regula tory Information CAUTION Y ou are cautioned that any changes or modifications n[...]

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    3 Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply wi th the limits for a Cla ss B digita l device, pursuant to P art 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are de signed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference i n a residential i nstallation. Th is equipment generates, uses, and can radiate r adio frequency energy and, if [...]

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    4 Notes on using yo ur camera T ype s of “Memo ry Stic k” that ca n be used (not supp lied) The IC recor ding medium used by this camera is a “ Memory Sti ck Du o”. T here a re two types o f “Memory Stick”. “Memo ry Stick Duo” : you can us e a “Memo ry Stick Du o” with yo ur camera. “Mem ory St ick”: you ca nnot use a “Mem[...]

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    5 Notes on the LC D screen , LCD fi nder (for mo dels wit h an LCD find er) and lens • The LCD screen and the LCD finder are manufactured using extremely high-precision technology so over 99.99% of t he pixels are operational for ef fective use. Howe ver , there may be some t iny black points and/or brig ht points (white, red, blue or green in co[...]

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    6 For ful l use of th e digi tal sti ll camer a Prepare the camera and shoot images easily “Read Thi s First” (separate volume ) 1 Prepare the batteries 2 T urn the camera on/set the clock 3 Insert a “Memory Stick Duo” (not supplied) 4 Select the image size for use 5 Shoot images easily (Auto adjustmen t mode) Shoot still images (Scene Sele[...]

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    7 T able of cont ents Notes on usi ng yo ur camera ........ ............. ......... ............. .......... ............. ... 4 Basic techniqu es f o r b etter images ....... ................ ............. .......... ........... 10 Focus – Focu sing on a subje ct succe ssfully .... ......... ........ ........ ......... ........ ..... 10 Exposu r[...]

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    8 Viewing men u ..... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... .......... ............. ...... .......... ............. 35 (Folder) - (Protect) DPOF (Print) (Slide) (Resiz e) (Rotate) (Divi de) (Setup) Trimming Usin g Setup it ems ....... ...... ....... ...... ....... ...... .......... ............. ...... .......... 42 Camera ............. ....... ...[...]

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    9 Enjo ying your Windows compute r ...... ... ....... ............. ...... .......... ............. . 52 Installing the suppl ied softw are ....... .......... ............ .......... ............. .......... . 5 4 Copy ing images to y our computer ......... ............. .......... ............. ...... ........55 Viewing imag e files stored on a co[...]

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    10 Enjoying the cam era Basi c techniqu es for better im ages When you pres s the shut ter b utton halfw ay do wn, the cam era adju sts the focus auto mati cally (Auto Focu s). Remember to pre ss the shutter button only halfway down. T o shoot a still im age diff icult to focus on t 9 (Focus) (page 29) If the imag e looks blurred even after focusin[...]

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    11 Enj oyi ng the cam era Y ou can create various images by adjustin g the exposure and the ISO sensitivity . Exposure is the am ount o f lig ht t hat th e cam era w ill re ceive when you re lease the shutter . Adjusting the ISO sensitiv ity ISO is unit of measur emen t (sens iti vity), esti mating ho w much light an imag e pi ckup de vice (equi va[...]

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    12 The app arent color of the subject is affected by the ligh ting condition s. Exam ple: The co lor of an ima ge affect ed by ligh t sources The co lor ton es ar e adju sted au tomati cally in th e auto adju stment mo de. Howev er , you can adjust col or tones manually w ith [White Bal] (p age 30). A digita l image is made up of a collectio n of s[...]

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    13 Enj oyi ng the cam era Select ing the image s ize fo r use ( t step 4 in “R ead Thi s First” ) The defau lt se ttings are marked wit h . * I mages ar e recorded in the same 3:2 as pect ra tio as photogr aph printing paper or postcards, etc. ** Both edges of the image may be cut off when printing (page 84). *** Y ou can enjoy e ven higher pic[...]

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    14 Identi fying pa rts See the pages in pare ntheses for details of oper ation. A POWER bu tton/la mp ( t step 2 in “Read This Fi rst” ) B Shutter button ( t step 5 in “Read This Fi r s t ” ) C Flash ( t step 5 i n “Read This Fir st” ) D Self -time r lam p ( t step 5 in “Read This F irst” )/AF il lumi nator (44) E Microphone F Lens [...]

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    15 Enj oyi ng the cam era K Hook for wrist st rap ( t “Read This Fi rs t ” ) L Batt ery cover ( t ste p 1 in “Read This Fi rs t ” ) M Access lamp ( t step 4 in “R ead Th is Fi rs t ” ) N OPE N b utt on ( t step 1 in “R ead Th is Fi rs t ” ) O (USB) jack cover P (USB) jack (56) Q Tr ipod r eceptac le (bot tom) • Us e a tripod with [...]

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    16 Indica tors on the s creen See the pages in pare ntheses for details of oper ation. When s hootin g sti ll image s When s hoo ting m ovi es A B 1 2 3 4 5 + 1 2 3 4 5 Displ ay Indication Batter y remaining ( t step 1 in “R ead This F ir st” ) z AE/AF loc k ( t step 5 in “Read T his First” ) Recordin g mode (24, 31) White bala nce (30) STB[...]

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    17 Enj oyi ng the cam era C D E Displ ay Indication Image si ze (31, t ste p 4 in “Read T his First” ) FINE STD Image quali ty (31) Recordi ng folder (47) • This does not appear when using the intern al memory . Rema ini ng int ernal memory cap acit y (21) Rema ining “Memo ry Stick” ca pacity (21) 00:0 0:00 [00:28 :05] Record ing ti me [m[...]

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    18 When p layi ng bac k still i mages When pl aying b ack movies A B M 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 Displ ay Indication Batter y remaining ( t step 1 in “R ead This F ir st” ) Recordin g mode (24, 31) Image si ze (31, t ste p 4 in “Read T his First” ) - Protect (36) Print or der (DPOF) mark (73 ) Chang e fold er (35 ) • This does not appear when u[...]

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    19 Enj oyi ng the cam era C D E Displ ay Indication PictBridge c onnecting (70) Recordi ng folder (47) • This does not appear when using the intern al memory . Play back fol der ( 35) • This does not appear when using the intern al memory . Rema ini ng int ernal memory cap acit y (21) Rema ining “Memo ry Stick” ca pacity (21) 8/8 12/1 2 Ima[...]

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    20 Changi ng the scr een d isp lay Each ti me you press the (Screen s tat us) button, the displa y changes as follo ws. • When you set the LCD screen to Off, the digital zoom does not function (page 43) and [AF Mode] is set to [Single] (page 43). When you select (Flash mode)/ (S elf-timer)/ (Metering mode), the image is displayed for about two se[...]

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    21 Enj oyi ng the cam era Numbe r of still im ages and re cording time of movies The tabl es show the approxim ate number of still images a nd the leng th of time for m ovies that can be rec orded on a “ Memory Sti ck Duo” form atted with this camera. The values may vary depending on the shooting co nditions. The number of images that can be re[...]

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    22 When you do no t have a “Memory Stick Duo” (Rec ordin g wit h the in terna l memor y) The came ra ha s 32 M B o f int ernal memory . This memory is not rem ov able. Eve n whe n ther e is no “Memo ry S tick D uo” in se rted i n the camer a, y ou can reco rd ima ges using t his intern al memory . • Movies with the image size set to [ 640[...]

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    23 Enj oyi ng the cam era Batte ry life and n umber of i mages t hat can be record ed/viewed The tab les s ho w the appro ximate number of images that can be recorded/v ie wed a n d t he battery li fe when you shoo t images in [Normal ] mode with new batteries and at a n ambi ent te mper atur e of 25° C (77° F). The number s of images th at can b[...]

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    24 Using th e mode switch Set the mod e switch to the desired fu nction. Sti ll image sh ooting mo des : Auto : Auto adjust ment m ode All ows easy s hooti ng with the sett ings adjust ed aut omati cally. t step 5 in “Read This First ” Program : Program a uto shoo ting mode Allo ws you to shoot with th e ex posure adjuste d auto matical ly (b o[...]

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    25 Enj oyi ng the cam era Scene S electio n For deta ils t step 5 in “Read This F irst” Fo r shooti ng an image appro priat ely accordin g to the s cene con diti on, a combinat ion of func tions is dete rmin ed by the ca mera . ( : you can select the de sired setting) Flash AF range finder White Balance Burst/M ulti Burst Flash Level — ——[...]

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    26 Using t he menu Using menu it ems 1 T urn o n the power and s et the mode switch. Different items ar e av ailable depending on the position of the mode switch and the (Camera) menu settings. 2 Press MENU to display the men u. 3 Select the desired menu item with b / B on t he co ntrol butt on. • If the desired item is in visible, keep pressing [...]

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    27 For detail s on the operation t page 26 Using the menu Menu ite ms The menu ite ms av a ilable vary depending on the mode switch posi tion. Only the available items are displ ayed on the screen . * The operation is limited according to the Scene mode (page 25). **A vailable only during enlarged playback. ( : available) Mode switch positi on: Aut[...]

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    28 For det ails on th e oper ati on t page 26 Shooti ng menu The de faul t sett ings a re mar ked wi th . Select the st ill image ca mera mo de. t page 24, step 5 i n “Read This F i rst” Manually adjusts the exposure. T oward – T oward + • For details on the exposure t page 11 • The compensation value can be set in 1/3EV increments. • I[...]

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    29 For detail s on the operation t page 26 Using the menu Y ou can change the focus met hod. Use the menu when it is difficult to get the pro per focus in auto f ocus mo de. • AF s tands for A uto Focus. • When you are shooting movie s, [Multi AF] is recommended as the AF w orks even with a certain amount of vibration. • When you use Digital [...]

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    30 For det ails on th e oper ati on t page 26 z If the sub ject is out of focus When shooting with the subject at the edge of the fr ame (or the s creen), or when using [ Center AF], t he camera may not fo cus on a s ubject at t he edge of t he frame. I n such case s, do as fol lows . 1 Recompo se the shot so that the subje ct is centered in the AF[...]

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    31 For detail s on the operation t page 26 Using the menu Selects a lumi nous sensitivity with units of ISO . The larger the num ber, the high er the sens itivity . • For details on the ISO sensitivity t pa ge 11 • Note that the image tends to become noisier as the ISO sensitivity number increases. • [ISO] is set to [Auto] in the Scene mode. [...]

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    32 For det ails on th e oper ati on t page 26 On the [M ult i Burs t] • Y ou can successi vely play back images shot in the Multi Burst mode using the following procedures : – T o pause/resume: Pr ess z on t he control button. – T o p lay ba ck fram e-by-fra me: P ress b / B i n pause mode. Press z to resume playback in series. • Y ou canno[...]

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    33 For detail s on the operation t page 26 Using the menu Adjusts the amo unt of flash li ght. • T o change flash mode t step 5 in “Read This First” • Y ou may not be able to set the Flash Le vel depending on the Scene mode (page 25). Allows you to shoot an image with spe cial effects. • This setting is not maintained when the power is tu[...]

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    34 For det ails on th e oper ati on t page 26 Adjusts the sharpness of the image. See page 42. (Sharp ness ) + ( ) T ow ard +: Sharpens the image. Normal – ( ) T ow ard –: Softens the image . (Setup )[...]

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    35 For detail s on the operation t page 26 Using the menu Viewin g me nu The defau lt se ttings are marked wit h . Selec ts the fo lde r contai ning th e image you wa nt to play back whe n usin g the camer a with “Memo ry Stick Duo”. 1 Select t he desi red fold er with b / B on the cont rol button. 2 Select [ OK] with v , th en pres s z . z On [...]

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    36 For det ails on th e oper ati on t page 26 Prot ects i mage s aga inst accident al e rasu re. T o protect images in s ingl e-ima ge m ode 1 Display the image you want to protect. 2 Press MENU to display the menu. 3 Sel ect - (Protect) with b / B on the control button, then press z . The im age is prot ected and the - (prot ect) indi cator appea [...]

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    37 For detail s on the operation t page 26 Using the menu T o cancel the protect ion In single -image mode Press z in step 3 or 4 of “T o prot ect images in singl e-image mode . ” In inde x mode 1 Selec t the image for which you wan t to remove protectio n in step 5 of “ To pr otect images in index mo de.” 2 Press z to turn the - indica tor[...]

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    38 For det ails on th e oper ati on t page 26 Image Repeat 1 Select [In terval], [Image] and [Repeat ] with v / V / b / B on the control butt on. 2 Sele ct [S tart] with V / B , then pre ss z . The slid e show starts. T o end the sl ide show , press z , sele ct [Exi t] with B , t hen pr ess z . • During a slide s how , you can display th e previo[...]

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    39 For detail s on the operation t page 26 Using the menu Rotate s a st ill imag e. 1 Displa y the image to be ro tate d. 2 Press MENU t o display t he menu. 3 Select (Rotate) with b / B on the contr ol button, then pre ss z . 4 Select [ ] with v , then rotate the image wit h b / B . 5 Select [ OK] with v / V , then press z . • Y ou c annot rotat[...]

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    40 For det ails on th e oper ati on t page 26 Exam ple: Cutt ing a movie numbered 10 1_0002 This sect ion describe s an example of dividing a m ovie numbered 101_0002 and deleting it in the follow ing file configu rati on. 1 Cutti ng scen e A. Di vide 101_0002 is di vided into 101_0004 and 101_0005. 2 Cutti ng scen e B. Divide 101_0005 is di vided [...]

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    41 For detail s on the operation t page 26 Using the menu 5 Press z at the de sired c utting po int. • Whe n you want to adj ust the cuttin g point, sele ct [ c / C ] (frame rewin d/forward ) and adjust the cutting poi nt using b / B . • If you want to change the cutting point, select [Cancel]. The playback of the movie starts again. 6 Select [[...]

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    42 Using the Setup s creen Using S etup item s Y ou can ch ange the def ault sett ings usin g the S etup screen . 1 T urn o n the power . 2 Press MENU to display the men u. 3 After pressing B on the control b u tton, go to the (Setup) setting, then press B aga in. 4 Press v / V / b / B on the control bu tton to select the item you want to set. The [...]

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    43 For detail s on the operation t page 42 Using the Setup screen Came ra The defau lt se ttings are marked wit h . Selec ts the au to focu s operat ion mo de. • When shooti ng using the finder with t he LCD screen off, the camera operates in the [Single] mode. Selec ts the di gita l zoo m mode. The cam era enla r ges the image us ing opt ical zo[...]

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    44 For det ails on th e oper ati on t page 42 • The maximum zoom scale of smart zoom/precision di gital zoom includes the scale of the optical zoom. • The AF range f inder frame does not appear when usin g the digital zoom. The or indicator flashes, and AF operates with priority on subjects located near the center of the frame. • When using t[...]

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    45 For detail s on the operation t page 42 Using the Setup screen Displa ys the re corded im age on the screen fo r approxim ately two seconds im mediat ely after sho oting a st ill i mage. • If you press the shutter button halfway do wn during this period, the recorded image display disappears and you can immediat ely shoot the next image. Auto [...]

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    46 For det ails on th e oper ati on t page 42 Intern al Memo r y T oo l This item does not ap pea r whe n a “M emory Sti ck Duo” is insert ed in the camera. The de faul t sett ings a re mar ked wi th . Forma ts the inte rnal memor y . • Note that forma tting irrev ocably erases all data in the internal memory , including even protected images[...]

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    47 For detail s on the operation t page 42 Using the Setup screen Memory Stic k T ool This it em appears only w hen a “Memo ry Stic k Duo” is in sert ed in the cam era. The defau lt se ttings are marked wit h . Formats the “Memor y Stick Du o”. A c ommercially av a ilable “Me mory Stic k Duo” is a lready forma tted , and ca n be used im[...]

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    48 For det ails on th e oper ati on t page 42 Change s the fold er curr ently u sed for recording images. 1 Select [OK] with v on the control butto n, then press z . The folder s electio n screen appears. 2 Select the desired folde r with b / B , and [OK] with v , then press z . • Y ou cannot select the “100MSDCF” folder as a recording folder[...]

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    49 For detail s on the operation t page 42 Using the Setup screen Setup 1 1 The defau lt se ttings are marked wit h . Selects t he sound p roduced when yo u operate t he camera . Selects the langu age to be used to display the menu items, warnings, an d messages. Initi aliz es the settin g to the de faul t settin g. 1 Select [ OK] with v on the con[...]

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    50 For det ails on th e oper ati on t page 42 Setup 2 2 The de faul t sett ings a re mar ked wi th . Selects t he method use d to assig n f ile numbers to i mages. Select s th e USB mo de t o be u sed w hen c onnec ting the c amer a to a computer or a Pic tBridge com pliant printe r using the USB c able. File Numb er Series Assigns number s to fil [...]

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    51 For detail s on the operation t page 42 Using the Setup screen Sets the da te and tim e. Cloc k Se t OK Select [OK] with v on the control bu tton, and p ress z . Then, perform the procedure e xplained in “S et the clock” ( t step 2 in “Re ad This First” ). Cancel Canc els sett ing the cl ock.[...]

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    52 Using your computer Enjoy ing yo ur Windo ws compu ter For details on using a Macintosh com puter , refer to “Using you r Macin tosh comput er” (pag e 66). This sect ion descri bes the Eng lish version scre en contents . Insta ll the suppl ied s oftwar e fir st (page 5 4) Copying images to y our computer (page 55) Viewing images on your comp[...]

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    53 Using y our compute r The fol lo w in g en vironmen t is recomm ended fo r a computer c onnected to the ca mera . Recomme nded e nvironme nt for copyin g images OS (p re-i ns talled ): Microsoft Windows 2000 Profess ional, Windo ws Millennium Edition, W in dows XP Home Edition or Windo w s XP Profess ional • Operatio n is not assured in an env[...]

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    54 Inst alling th e supplied softwar e Y ou ca n insta ll th e s uppl ied softw are us ing the followin g pr ocedu re. • When using Windows 2000/Me, do n ot connect the camera to the computer before installation. • In W i ndows 2000/XP , log on as Administrator . • When the supplied software is installed, the USB driver is installed automatic[...]

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    55 Using y our compute r Copyi ng i mages t o yo ur co mputer This sectio n describes the proc ess using a W indows comp uter as an exam ple. Y ou c an copy im ages from the ca mera to your com puter as follows. For a comp uter with a “M emory Stick” slot Remove the “M emory S tick Duo” fro m the cam era and insert it in th e Mem ory Stic k[...]

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    56 • With W i ndows XP , the AutoPlay wizard appears on the des ktop. “USB Mode Ma ss Sto rage” ap pears on the screen of the camera. When a USB c onnec tion is e stablishe d for the f irst time , your c omput er aut omatica lly runs a progr am to r ecogniz e th e camer a. W ait for a while. * During communication, the a ccess indicators turn[...]

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    57 Using y our compute r 3 Click the ch eck bo x o f unwanted images to remove the checkmark so they are not copied, then cl ick [Next]. The “Pic ture Na me and Destinat ion” scree n appe ars. 4 Select a name and destination for the images, then click [Ne xt]. Image copying sta rts. When the copying is complet ed, th e “Other Optio ns” scre[...]

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    58 1 Double-clic k [My Computer] t [Remov able Disk] t [DCIM]. • If the “Removable Disk” icon is not displayed, see page 81. 2 Double-clic k the f o lder where the image files y ou want to copy are stored. Then, right-click an ima ge file to display the menu and clic k [Copy]. • On the storage destination of the im age files, see page 60. 3[...]

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    59 Using y our compute r This sectio n describes the procedure for vie wing copi ed imag es in the “M y Documents ” folder . 1 Click [Start] t [My D ocuments]. Th e content s of the “M y Docum ents” folde r are displ aye d. • If you are not using Wi ndows XP , double-click [My Documents] on the desktop. 2 Double-click the desired image fi[...]

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    60 The ima ge f ile s recorded with y our c amera are gro uped as folde r s on the “Memor y Stick Duo”. Examp le: viewing fol ders on Windows XP A Fold er contai ning i mage dat a recorded using a camera not equi pped with the folder cr eating functi on B Fold er contai ning i mage dat a recorded using this camer a When no ne w folders are crea[...]

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    61 Using y our compute r Viewin g image files st ored on a comput er with your camera (using a “M emor y St ick Duo” ) This sectio n describes the proc ess using a W indows comp uter as an exam ple. When a n image fi le co pied to a co mpute r no long er remai ns on a “ Memory St ick Duo”, you can view that image again on the came ra by cop[...]

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    62 Using th e supplied softwar e Y ou can use stil l image s and vide o from the camera mo re tha n e ver by ta king ad va ntage of the s oft wa re. This section summarizes the softw are and give s basic instructions. W ith the so ftware you ca n: • Import images shot with the camera and display them on the monitor. • Organize i mages on the c [...]

  • Page 63

    63 Using y our compute r 3 Impor t the images. T o star t impo rting i mages, click the [Impor t] button. By de fault, ima ges are i mported into a folde r crea ted in “My P ict ure s” th at is name d with the date of im porting. • For instructions on changing the “Folder to be imported”, refer to page 65. Viewin g imag es 1 Checking impo[...]

  • Page 64

    64 Hour display screen • T o lis t images from a particular year or month, click that period on the left of the screen. 3 Displaying i ndividual images On the h our display scr een, double-c lick a thum bnai l to displ ay the image by itsel f in a se para te wind ow . • Y ou can edit displaye d images by clicking the toolbar button. Displa ying[...]

  • Page 65

    65 Using y our compute r Prepa ring ima ges store d on the computer f or viewing Y ou can view images previously stored on the co mputer w ith t he software . T o vie w them, register the fo lder th at conta ins the images as one of t he “V iewed f olde rs”. From the [Fil e] menu, choose [Reg ister V iewe red Fo lders.. .] to displa y the setti[...]

  • Page 66

    66 Using your Macint osh co mput er Y ou can copy images t o your comput er . • The supplied software is not compatible with Macintosh computers. The follo wing en viro nment is recom mended for a comput er con nected to the camer a. Recomm ended en vironm ent for copy ing ima ges OS (pre-installed): Ma c OS 9.1, 9.2 or Mac OS X (v10.0 or later) [...]

  • Page 67

    67 Using y our compute r Perform t he procedu res list ed below beforeha nd when : • Disconnecting the USB cable • Removing a “Memory S tick Duo” • Inserting a “Memory Stick Duo” into the camera after copying im ages from the int ernal memory • T urning off the camera Drag and d rop th e driv e ic on or t he icon of the “Memo ry S[...]

  • Page 68

    68 Printi ng still ima ges How to print st ill images When yo u print images shot in [16:9(H DTV)] mode, bot h edges may be c ut off, so be sure to check before p rintin g ( page 84). Printing images directly using a PictBridge compliant printer (page 69) Y ou ca n pri nt imag es b y connecti ng the came ra di rect ly t o a Pict Bridge compli ant p[...]

  • Page 69

    69 Printi ng still ima ges Printin g images di rectly us ing a Pic tBridge compl iant prin ter Even if you do not have a com puter , you can prin t images shot usin g your camera by connec ting the cam era dire ctly to a Pict Bridge co mplian t printer. • “PictBridge” is based on the CIP A standard. (CIP A: C amera & Imaging Products Asso[...]

  • Page 70

    70 1 Connect the (USB) jack on y our camera and the USB jack on the printer wit h the suppl ied USB cable. 2 T urn on yo ur camera and t he prin ter . After t he con nection is ma de, the i ndicator appears . The camer a is set to pl aybac k mode, then an image an d the print me nu appear on the screen. Regar dless of what th e mode swi tch is s et[...]

  • Page 71

    71 Printi ng still ima ges 2 Select print settings with v / V / b / B . [Index] Select [On] to prin t as a n ind ex i mage. [Siz e] Select th e siz e of the prin ting sheet. [Date] Select [Day&T ime] or [Date] to ins ert the da te and time on ima ges. • Whe n you choose [Date], the date will be inserted in the order you s elect ( t step 2 in [...]

  • Page 72

    72 [Select] Sele cts imag es and prin ts all th e sele cted imag es. Select the image you want to print wi th v / V / b / B , then press z to disp lay the mark. (Repeat th is procedur e to selec t other imag es.) Then, press ME NU. [DPOF image] Prints a ll the im ages with a (P rint order) mark r egardless of the displa yed imag e. [All I n This Fo[...]

  • Page 73

    73 Printi ng still ima ges Printi ng at a sho p Y ou c an take a “ Memory St ick Duo” contai ning images shot with your ca mera to a photo print ing service shop. As long as the shop suppo rts photo printing services confor ming to the D POF, you can make a (Print order) ma rk on images in adv an ce so that y ou do no t ne ed to reselect them w[...]

  • Page 74

    74 1 Display the index screen ( t step 6 in “Read This First” ). 2 Press MENU to display the menu. 3 Select DP OF with b / B , then press z . 4 Select [Select] with v / V , then press z . • Y ou cannot add a mark in [All I n This Folder]. 5 Select the i mage you want t o mark with v / V / b / B , then press z . A gr een mark appears o n the s[...]

  • Page 75

    75 T roubleshoo ting T roubleshoo ting T ro ublesho oting If you experienc e trouble with your camera, try the fol lowing solutions. Please u nderstand t hat you give your conse nt that t he conten ts of the internal me mory may be check ed whe n you se nd your cam era to be repair ed. 1 Check the i tems o n pages 76 to 8 6. If a c ode s uch a s ?[...]

  • Page 76

    76 The battery remaining indicator is incorrect, o r sufficient battery remaining indicat or is disp la yed b ut the po wer runs out too qui ckl y . • This phenomeno n occurs when you use the c amera in an extremely hot or cold loc ation (page 94). • When usin g alkalin e batte ries/Oxy N ickel Primar y Battery , the displa yed time r emaining [...]

  • Page 77

    77 T roubleshoo ting The screen does not turn on even when the power is turned on. • Turn on the screen (page 20). Y our camera cannot record ima ges. • Check th e free capacit y of t he int ernal me mory or “Memory Stick Duo” (pag e 21). I f the y are full , do one o f t he f ollo wi ng: – Delete unnecessary images ( t step 6 in “Read [...]

  • Page 78

    78 Smart zoom does not funct ion. • Set [Dig ital Zoom] to [Smart] (page 4 3). • This function can not be used when: – The image size is set to [6M] or [3:2]. – Shoo ting in Multi Bur st mode. – Shooti ng movies. The flash doe s not w ork. • The flash is set to (No flash) ( t step 5 in “Read Th is First” ). • Y ou cannot use the f[...]

  • Page 79

    79 T roubleshoo ting Noise appears in the image when you vi ew the screen in a dark place. • The camera is att empting to incre ase the visibili ty of th e scree n by tempo rarily b rightening the image und er condit ions of lo w illumin atio n. There is no ef fect on the recorded image. The eyes of the subject come out red. • Set [Red Eye Redu[...]

  • Page 80

    80 Y our camera cannot delete an image . • Cancel the pr otectio n (page 37). • Y ou are usi ng the “Mem ory Stick Duo” w ith the writ e-protect switch, and th e switch is set to the LOCK pos ition. Set the swi tch to the recordin g position (page 90) . Y ou have deleted an image b y mistake . • Once you have deleted an image , you cannot[...]

  • Page 81

    81 T roubleshoo ting Y ou do not know if the OS of y o ur computer is compatible with the camera. • Check “R ecommended c omputer e n vir onment” on page 53 for Windows, and page 66 for Macintos h. Y our computer does not recognize your camera. • T urn on t he cam era ( t st ep 2 in “Re ad Thi s F irst” ). • When the bat tery le vel i[...]

  • Page 82

    82 After making a USB connection, the supplied software does not start automatically . • Star t up the “M edia Ch eck T ool” (page 6 2). • Make t he USB c o nnect ion aft er the computer is t urned on (page 56). The ima ge cannot be pla yed back on a co mputer . • When using the suppl ied software, refer to the Help. • Consult the compu[...]

  • Page 83

    83 T roubleshoo ting Cannot inser t a “Memory Stick Duo”. • Insert it in the correc t direction ( t step 3 in “Read This F irst” ). Cannot record on a “Memory St ick Duo”. • Y ou are using the “Memor y Stick Duo” with th e write-protect switc h, and the switch is set to the LOC K positi on. Set the switch t o the re cording po s[...]

  • Page 84

    84 The free capacity of the internal memory does not increase even when y ou copy the data st ored in the internal memory to a “Memory Stick Duo”. • The data is not dele ted afte r copying. Execute the [Forma t] comm and (page 46) t o format t he inte rnal memo ry a fter c o p ying the d ata. Cannot cop y the data stored in t he inter nal mem[...]

  • Page 85

    85 T roubleshoo ting Cannot pri nt images. • Check tha t the camera and the printe r are properly conn ected using the USB cabl e. • Turn on the printer . F or further information, refer to the operati ng instruction s supplied with the prin ter . • If you selec t [Exit] during printi ng, images may not print. Disconnect and connect the USB c[...]

  • Page 86

    86 Y our camera does not work. • Use the type of batt eries you can use with th is camera ( page 92). • The batte ry lev el is low (The E indicat or appears). Inst all new batteries or charged Nickel- Metal Hydr ide batt eries ( t step 1 in “Read This Fi rst ” ). The power is on, b ut the camera does not w ork. • The built-in mi crocomput[...]

  • Page 87

    87 T roubleshoo ting Warning indi cators an d message s If a code st artin g with a let ter of the alpha bet appear s, your camera has a self- diagnos is display . The last two digit s (indica ted by ss ) wil l d if fer de pend ing on the st ate of the c amera. If you ar e unab le to solv e the proble m ev en after tryi ng the fo llo wing cor recti[...]

  • Page 88

    88 Format error • For mat the m edia a gain (pages 46 and 47). Memory Stick locked • Y ou are using the “Memory Stick Duo” with t he writ e-prote ct switch, and t he swi tch is se t to the LO CK p ositi on. S et the swit ch to t he record ing posit ion (page 90). No memory space in internal memory No memory space in Memory Stick • Delete [...]

  • Page 89

    89 T roubleshoo ting 640(Fine) is n ot availab le • 640(Fine ) size movies can be recorde d only using a “Memory Stick PRO Duo”. Insert a “Memory S tick PRO Duo” or set the im age size to a size ot her than [640(Fine)]. Enable print er to connect • [USB Connect] is set to [P ictBridge] , howe ver the c amera i s conn ected to a non-Pic [...]

  • Page 90

    90 Others On the “M emor y St ick” A “Memor y St ick” is a comp act, porta b le IC record ing medium. The types of “Memo ry Stick” that can be used with this camera ar e listed in the table belo w . However , pro per operat ion canno t be guar anteed for all “M emory S tick” functions. *1 “Memory Stick Duo”, “MagicGate Memory [...]

  • Page 91

    91 Others • Do not us e or store the “M emory Stick Duo” under the following conditions: – High temperature locations such as the hot interior of a car parked in direct sunlight – Locations exposed to direct sunlight – Humid loca tions or locations with corrosive substances present Notes on us ing th e Me mory Stick Duo Adapt or (not su[...]

  • Page 92

    92 On the b atterie s Batter ies yo u can and cannot use with y our camera * NH-AA-2DB twin pack, etc. ** Operating performance cannot be ensured if voltage drops or ot her problems are caused by the natur e of the battery. On alka line ba tteries/O x y N ickel P rimary Batte ry • Alkaline batteries/Oxy Nickel Primary Battery are not rechargeabl [...]

  • Page 93

    93 Others On Nicke l-Metal Hyd ride bat teries • Do not peel off the e xternal seals or damage t he ba tteries. Nev er use batteries from which the sea ls ha ve been partia lly or complete ly removed, or bat teries that have been split in any way . These may cause leakage, explosion, or heat-up of the battery , and pe rsonal scald or injury may b[...]

  • Page 94

    94 Precau tions x Do not leave the ca mera in the following place s • In an e xtremely hot place In places such as in a car parked in the sun, the camera body m ay become deformed and th is may cause a malfunc tion. • Under direct sunligh t or near a heater The camera body m ay become discolored or deformed, and this may cause a malfunction. ?[...]

  • Page 95

    95 Others Speci f ic ations Camera [Syste m] Image device 7.18 mm (1/2.5 type) color CCD, Prima ry color filter T otal pixel number of camera Approx. 6 183 000 pixels Effecti ve pixel number of camera Approx. 6 003 000 pixels Lens Carl Ze iss V ario- T essar 3× zoom lens f = 5.1 – 15.3 mm (31 – 93 mm when conv erted to a 35 mm still camera) F2[...]

  • Page 96

    96 Index Inde x A A C Adap tor... ........... ......... .... 15 t step 1 in “Read This F i rst” Accessories supplied t in “Read T his F irst” AE/AF l ock in dicat or .......... . 30 t step 5 in “Read This F i rst” AF Illum inator ....... ........... .... 44 AF lock .. ....... ......... ....... ........ 30 AF Mode..... .... ..... .......[...]

  • Page 97

    97 Index Index mode pri nting......... .....69 Index s creen t step 6 in “Read This Fi r st ” Indicator .... ..... ...... see “Screen” Initi alize .. ........... ............ .......49 Instal l .... .... ....... ......... ....... .....54 Intern al mem ory. ..... .... ....... ...22 Intern al Memor y T ool .......... .46 Internal rechar geabl[...]

  • Page 98

    98 Self-t imer t step 5 in “Read This F i rst” Sepia .. .... ..... .... ..... .... ..... ....... . 33 Set the clock t step 2 in “Read This F i rst” Setup .... .... ..... ....... ..... 3 4, 41, 42 Came ra .... ..... .... ....... ...... 43 Internal Memor y T ool ... 46 Memory Stick T ool ....... 47 Setu p 1........ ......... ...... .... 49 Se[...]

  • Page 99

    99 T rademar ks • is a trademark of Sony Corporation. • “Memory S tick”, , “Memory Stick PR O”, , “Memory S tick Duo”, , “Memory Stick PR O Duo”, , “MagicGate”, and are tr ademarks of Sony Corporation. • Microsoft and Windo ws ar e either register ed trademarks or t rademarks of Mi crosoft Corporation in t he United States[...]