Sony DSC-T1 manuel d'utilisation

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  • Page 1

    3-085-733- 11 (1) Digital S till Cam era Operating I nstructions Before op erating the uni t, please read t his m an ual thoroughl y, and retain i t for future refe rence. Owner’s Record The mod el and seria l number s are l ocated on th e botto m. Reco rd the serial num b er in the space prov ided belo w . Refe r to the s e nu mbers whene ve r y[...]

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    2 T o prevent fire or shock hazard, do not e xpose th e unit to rain or moisture. If you have any questions about this pro duc t, you ma y call: Sony Customer Information Center 1-800-222-SONY ( 7669) The number below is for the FCC related matte r s only . Regulat ory Inf ormati on Note: Model DSC-T1 is to be used wit h USB cradle Model UC-T A and[...]

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    3 RECYCLING LITHIUM -I ON BA TT E R IE S Lith iu m- Ion b att erie s are recycl able. Y ou can help preser ve our environment by returni ng your used rechar geable batteri es to the co llectio n and re cycl ing locat ion nea rest you. For more inform ation regarding recycling of rechar geable bat teries, c all tol l free 1-800-822- 8837, or visit h[...]

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    4 Before u s in g your camera Tria l rec ord ing Before you rec ord one-time events, you may want to make a trial recor ding to ma ke sure tha t the camera is working correctly . No compensation for contents of the recording Contents of the recording canno t be compensated for if recording or playback is not possible due to a malfunction of your ca[...]

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    5 Note on the camera locations Do not use the camera near a location that generates strong radio wave or emits radiation. The camera may not be able to record or play back properly . The pictur es used in this manual The photographs used as examples of pictu res in this manual are reproduced im ages, and are not actual images shot using this camera[...]

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    6 Table of co ntents Before using you r camera ....... ... ..... ... ....... 4 Identifyin g the par ts ......... ...... ........ ......... . 8 Camera ........ ......... ......... ......... ..... ......... . 8 USB cradle........... ... ...... ... ........ ...... ... .. 10 Connec ti ng a nd di sconnect in g you r camera . ......... ......... ........[...]

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    7 Selecti ng t he folder an d playing back images — Folder ........... ... ......... ...... ... ........ . 60 Enlargin g a port ion of a still image ........ . 61 Enlargi ng an ima ge — Playback zoom............ ........ ...... . 61 Recor ding an enlarge d imag e — Trimming ........ ... ...... ... ........ ...... . 62 Playi ng back success iv[...]

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    8 Ide nt if y in g th e pa rts See the pages in pa re nt hese s for de ta ils of ope ra tion. Camera 1 2 3 4 5 6 8 q; 9 7 qa qs A PO WER butto n (16) B PO WER lamp (16) C Shutter button (22) D Lens cover (16) E Multi conn ector (13, 15) F Battery/“Memo ry Sti ck Duo” cover G “Memor y Stick Duo” insertion slot (19) H Battery insert ion slot [...]

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    9 0 2 1 3 6 4 8 7 9 5 qa qs Attach ing the strap A For shoo ting: Zoo m (W/T) button (25) For viewing: / (Playback zoom) button ( 61) / (Index ) button (36) B /CHG lamp (orange) (12, 29) C LCD screen D MENU button (43, 1 02) E (Displa y/LCD bac klight on/ off) button (25) F Contro l butto n Menu on: v / V / b / B / z (16) Menu o ff: / / 7 / (29/28/[...]

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    10 USB cradle This i s used wh en chargi ng the ba ttery pack or connec ting th e came ra to a TV, etc. A Camera connecto r B (USB) jack (79) C DC IN jack (11) D A/V OUT (MONO) jack (37) 1 2 3 4 Connecting and disconnecting your camera How to conn ect Connect the ca mera as illust rated. • Make sure th e camera is securely connected to the USB cr[...]

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    11 Getting star te d Charging the batte ry pa ck , Open the ba ttery/“Me mory Stic k Duo” co ver . Slid e the cove r in the dire ctio n of th e arr ow. • Be sure to turn off your camera wh en cha rg in g t he ba tt er y pa ck ( pag e 16 ). • Y our camer a operates with the “InfoLITHIUM” NP-FT1 battery pack (T typ e) (supplied). Y ou can[...]

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    12 , Conn ect t he pow er cor d (mai ns lead) to the AC Adaptor and to a w all outlet ( wall soc ket). , Connect the camera to the USB crad le. Connect the ca mera as illust rated. The /CHG lamp light s up when char g in g begins, a nd goes off w hen cha rging is comple ted. • Make sure th e camera is securely connected to the USB cradle. Disconn[...]

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    13 Getting star te d To charge t he battery pack o nly using the AC Adap tor You ca n charg e the batt ery pack wit hout th e USB cra dle, suc h as during your trav el s . Connect the DC plu g of th e AC Adapto r to the camer a wi th v mar k facing a s illustr ated. • Be sure to turn off your camera wh en cha rg in g t he ba tt er y pa ck ( pag e[...]

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    14 Number of images and battery life that can be recorded/ viewed The tabl es show the a pproxim ate numbe r of images an d the batt ery life that ca n be record ed/vie wed when y ou shoot images in normal mode wit h a ful ly charge d ba ttery pack a t a temp eratu re of 25 °C (77°F ). The num be rs of im ag es that can be rec o rde d or viewe d [...]

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    15 Getting star te d Usin g th e AC Ad a ptor , Conne ct the A C Adapt or (supplied) to the multi connect or of the ca mera. When p lacing t he camer a, make s ure th e LCD scre en is fa cing up. Conn ect the plug w ith the v mark fac ing up. • Connect the A C Adaptor to an easily acc essible wall outlet (wall socket) close by . If any trouble oc[...]

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    16 Turni ng on/off your ca mera , Slide the lens cover in the dire ct ion of ar ro w or pr ess t h e POWER but to n. The POWE R lamp (g reen) li ghts u p and the powe r is on. When yo u turn on your camera for th e firs t time, the Cloc k Set scre en appear s (p age 17) . Turning off th e power Slide the lens cover in the opposi te direction of the[...]

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    17 Getting star te d Setti ng the date and tim e , Set the mode switch to . • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode switch is set to or . • T o change the date and time on the Setup screen, select [Clock Set] in (Setup 2) (pages 44 and 107), and perfor m the procedure from ste p 3 . , Sli d e the le ns cove r or pre ss the POWER [...]

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    18 , Select th e yea r, month, day , hour or minut e item yo u want to set with b / B on the cont rol but ton. The item to be set is in di ca te d with v / V . , Set the nu meric va lue with v / V on the control bu tton, then press z to e nter it. After ente ring the numb er , v / V moves to the next it em. Repe at steps 4 and 5 un til all of the i[...]

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    19 Shooti ng st ill images Inserting and removing a “Mem or y Stick Duo” , Open the ba ttery/“Me mory Stic k Duo” co ver . Slid e the cove r in the dire ctio n of th e arr ow. • When using t his camer a, the Memory Stick Duo Ad aptor (suppli ed) is no t neces sary . • Be careful not to drop the battery pack when opening or closing the b[...]

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    20 Setti ng the still ima ge size , Set th e mode s witch to , and turn on the pow er. , Press (Image Size). The Im age Si ze setu p app ears. • For details on the image size, see page 21. , Select t he desir ed image size with v / V on the co ntrol button. The ima ge size is set. When the set ting is compl ete, p ress (Imag e Size) so tha t the [...]

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    21 Shooti ng st ill images Image size You ca n ch oose image si ze (numbe r of pixe l s ) and ima ge qua li ty (c ompres sio n ratio) ba sed on the kind of i mages you want to shoot. Th e larger yo u make the im a g e size an d the hig her you ma ke t he image qualit y, the bette r you r image, but al so the large r the amoun t of data needed to p [...]

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    22 Basic still image shootin g — Using auto adjustmen t mode , Set the mode switch to , and slid e the le ns cove r to tur n on the power. The name of t he folder where the image will be reco rded ap pe ars o n t he LCD sc r een fo r approxima tely fiv e seconds. • This camera can create new folders and select folders to be stored in th e “Me[...]

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    23 Shooti ng st ill images , Press t he sh utter but to n fu lly down . The shutter soun ds. The image will be reco rded in th e “Mem ory Stick Duo.” W hen “Rec ordi ng ” disappea rs from th e L CD screen , you ca n shoot the ne xt image. • The frame indicated on the LCD s creen sho ws the focus adjustment range (AF range finder, page 47)[...]

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    24 Auto Focus When y ou try to sho ot a su bject t hat is diff i cult to f o cus on , the A E /AF lock indica t or ch anges to fla s hi ng slo w ly . The A uto Focu s function may hav e diffic ulty w or king und er t he fo llowing conditio ns. In suc h cases, r elease the shutte r butto n, t hen reco mpose t he sh ot and focus again. • T he subje[...]

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    25 Shooti ng st ill images Indicators on the LCD screen during shooting Each time you pre ss , the display changes in t he follow i ng or der. • When shooting/viewing movies, t he status of the LCD screen changes as f ollows: I ndicators on t Indicators of f t LCD backli ght off • For a detailed des cription of the indicators, see page 114. •[...]

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    26 Zoom Your ca m er a is equipped w i th z oom functions that e nlarge t he imag e using optical zoom and two typ es of di gi ta l processi ng. Digi t al zoo m c an be sel ecte d from smart zoom or prec ision digital zoom . When dig ital z oom is se t, the zoom met hod switches f rom optica l zoom to digital zoom when the zoo m sc ale excee ds 3 ?[...]

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    27 Shooti ng st ill images Shooting close-ups — Macro The close -ups (Macro) re co rding mode is used wh en zooming up subjects such as flowers o r insect s. Settin g the zo om all the way to the W sid e lets you shoo t subjects at dista nces as clo s e as 8 cm. Howev er , th e minimum f ocus dis t ance var ies acco r ding to the z oom position. [...]

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    28 , Cente r the subje ct i n the fr ame. Press an d hold the shu tter but ton half way d own, th en press t he sh utter button full y down . To return to normal recording mode Press B ( ) on the c ontrol but ton aga in . The indicator disappears fro m the LCD screen. • When shooting in close-ups (Macro) mode, the focus depth becomes extremely sh[...]

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    29 Shooti ng st ill images Selecting a flash mode , Set the mode switch to , a nd press v ( ) on the control button repeat edly to select a flash m ode. Each time you press v ( ), the indi ca tor changes as follows. No indic ator (A uto) : The flas h automa tically stro bes when shooting imag es in a dar k pla c e. The fact ory setting is Auto. (Fo[...]

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    30 Shooting images with the AF illu mina tor The AF il lumina tor is fil l light t o focu s more easil y on a subject in dark surroun dings. The appe ars on the LC D screen an d the AF i lluminator emits red light when the shutte r button is pressed halfw ay un ti l the focu s is lo cked. When thi s functi on is not n eeded, se t [AF Illuminat or] [...]

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    31 Shooti ng st ill images , Press B on the c ontrol button to advanc e to , then press B agai n. The Setup sc reen appe ars. , Select (Camer a) with v on the control bu tton, then pr ess B . Select [Dat e/Time] with v / V , then p res s B . , Select the date and time se tting with v / V on the control button, then p ress z . Day&Time: Superim [...]

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    32 Shooting according to scene conditions — Scene Selection You can se lect from ei ght differen t shooting modes (mag nifying glass, twilight, twiligh t portrai t, la ndsc a p e, snow, beach, hig h- speed sh utter and fireworks) in acco rdance with the shoot ing condi tions. Th e ca m er a automati cally m akes the o ptimum setti ngs to match th[...]

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    33 Shooti ng st ill images Landscape mode Focuses onl y on a distant subjec t to shoo t lan dscap es, e tc. • The close-ups (Macro) function does not work. • The flash is set to (Forced flash) or (No flash). Snow mod e When sho oting snowy sce ne s or ot her plac es where the whole s cree n appe ars whit e, use thi s mod e to preven t sunk en c[...]

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    34 , Set the mode switch to , then press M E NU . The menu app ear s. , Select (Camera) with b on the contro l button, the n se le ct the desired mode with v / V . To return to normal mode Select [Aut o] or [Program ] with v / V on the control but ton. • The setti ng is maintain ed even when the power is t urne d of f. NR slow shutter The NR slow[...]

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    35 View in g stil l image s Viewin g ima ges on the LCD scr een of your camera You c an view image s shot with y our cam era almost immedi ately o n the LC D scre en. You can select th e following three met hods for view i ng i mages. Single (single-image) screen You can view one image at a tim e, displaye d over the entire screen. Index (nine-imag[...]

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    36 , Select the desire d still imag e with b / B on the control butt on. b : To displa y th e pre ceding im ag e B : To displa y th e ne xt image 2 10:30 PM 2004 1 1 101 - 0003 VGA 60min 3 / 9 101 BACK/NEXT V OLUME Viewing an index screen (nine-image or sixteen-i mage) , Press (Index) once. The dis p l ay sw it ches to the index (nine- image) scree[...]

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    37 View in g stil l image s Viewin g ima ges on a TV screen , Conne ct the A /V connect ing cabl e (su ppli ed) to the A /V OU T (MONO) jack of the USB cradl e (supplied) and the a udio/video input jacks of the TV. If your TV ha s stere o ty pe inpu t jac ks, conn ec t the audio plug (black ) of th e A /V con necting cable to the left audio input j[...]

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    38 , Set the mo de switch to , and turn on th e camera. Press b / B on t he cont rol button to selec t the desi r ed ima ge. • When using your camera abroad, it ma y be necessary to switch the video output signal to match that of your TV s ystem (page 107). Viewing images on a TV screen If you w ant to vie w image s on a TV screen, you need a TV [...]

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    39 Delet ing st ill i ma ges Deleti ng images , Set the mode switch to , and turn on th e camera. Press b / B on the c ont ro l button to select the image you want to delete. • Note that you cannot restore deleted images. , Press (Delete) . The im age ha s not yet bee n dele ted a t th is poin t. • Y ou cannot delete t he protected image (page [...]

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    40 Deleting images in index (nine-image or sixteen-image) m ode , While an index (ni ne- im a ge/ sixt een- imag e) scr een (page 36) is displayed, press (Delete) . • Note that you cannot restor e deleted images. , Select [Se lect] wi th b / B on the control button, then pr ess z . , Sel ect an im age yo u want to de lete wit h v / V / b / B on t[...]

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    41 Delet ing st ill i ma ges , Press (Delete) and selec t [OK] with B on the cont rol button , then press z . The mes sage “A cces s” appe ars, and th e images have been deleted. To cancel dele t ing Sel ect [E x i t] wi th b on t he control but to n, then pr ess z . To delete all the images in the folder Sele ct [All In This Folde r] with B on[...]

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    42 , Select (Memo ry Stick T ool) with v / V on the control but ton. Select [Format] wi th B , then press B . Select [OK] with v , then p ress z . To cancel th e formatting Select [Cance l] with V on the contr ol butt on, th en p r es s z . • Using the AC Adaptor is recommended to prevent the power from turning off partway through f ormatting. , [...]

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    43 Before advan ced operations How to setup and operate your camera The usag e of the menus an d Set up screen items th at are most frequ ently us ed for “Adv an ced opera tions” is describe d be low . Changing the menu settings a Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. b Press b / B on the control bu tton t o se lect the it em y ou want to set. c P[...]

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    44 Changing the items on the Setup screen a Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. b Press B on the control button to a d vance to , th en pres s B agai n. The Setup sc reen appe ars. c Press v / V / b / B on the control bu tton to se lect the item yo u want to set. The fra me of th e s el ected item turn s yell o w . d Press z on the c ontrol bu t ton[...]

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    45 Before advan ced operations a Set the mode switc h to . b Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars. c Select (P .Quality) with b / B , then sel e ct the desire d image quality with v / V . Creati ng or selecting a folder Mode switch: / / You r ca mer a ca n crea te m ult iple folder s within a “Mem ory Stick Duo.” Y ou ca n selec t the f older used[...]

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    46 Changing the recording folder a Select (Memo ry Stick T ool) with v / V . b Select [Chang e R EC. Fold er] with B / V , and [OK] with B / v , then p res s z . The re cording folder select ion s creen appear s. c Select th e des ired folder with b / B , and [OK] wi th v , th e n press z . To cancel c hanging the recording folde r Select [Cance l][...]

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    47 Advanced still image shoot ing Choosing an auto focus metho d Mode switch: / You ca n set the A F ran ge fi nder fram e a nd the AF mode. AF range fin der frame The AF range finder frame sel ects the focus position a ccordin g to the su bject p osition and siz e. AF Mode The AF mode sets the focus st art/finish timing according to the AF respon [...]

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    48 Choosing a focus operation — AF Mode Single AF ( ) This mode is useful fo r shooting stationary subjec ts. The focu s is no t ad ju sted bef ore the sh utter button is pre ssed and held halfwa y dow n . When the shutter but to n is pressed a nd held half way down and AF l ock is comp lete, t he focus is locke d. The factory sett ing is Single [...]

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    49 Advanced still image shoot ing Shooting techniques When shooting with the subject at the edge of the frame, or when using Center AF or Spot AF , the camera may focus on the center instead of on the subject at the edge of the frame. In a case like this , use AF l ock to focu s on the subject, and then recompose the picture and shoot (except in Co[...]

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    50 a Set the mo de switc h to or . b Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. c Select 9 (Focus) with b / B , then sel ec t the distan ce t o the subject with v / V . Y ou can s elect f rom th e follo wing dist ance sett ings. 0.5m , 1.0 m, 3.0m , 7.0 m, ∞ (unlim ited dist ance ) To return to auto focus mode Select [Multi AF], [Center AF] or [Sp ot AF][...]

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    51 Advanced still image shoot ing Displaying a histogram A histogram is a graph sho wing the bri ghtn e ss of a n i ma ge. The hor iz on ta l a xis shows the bri ght ne ss, and th e vertical axi s shows the num be r of pi xels. The gra ph display i ndicate s a dark image when skew e d to the le ft side, and a bright im age when sk ewed to t he r ig[...]

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    52 Selecting the meterin g mode Mode switch: / The came ra meas ures the br ight ness t o determin e the exposur e. Th is fun ction lets you select the following t wo m etering modes to deter mi ne whic h po rtion of the subject t o use fo r measur ing the brightness. Multi-pattern m etering (no indicator) The ima ge is div ided int o multip le reg[...]

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    53 Advanced still image shoot ing a Set the mode switc h to . b Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. c Select [Mode] (REC Mode) with b / B , t hen sele ct [ Exp Br ktg] with v / V . d Select [BR K] (Bra cket Ste p) with b / B , then se lect the desired exposure adjus tmen t value with v / V . ±1.0EV: Shifts the exposu re value by plus or minus 1. 0E[...]

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    54 Adjust ing color tones — White Balanc e Mode switch: / Whe n t he wh it e bala nce is s e t to Au to, th e white bal ance is automati cally se t and th e over all colo r bala nce is adju sted ac cordi ng to the sho oting co nditions. Howe ver, whe n you shoot under fi xed cond itions or special lighting condit ions, you can m anually adju s t [...]

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    55 Advanced still image shoot ing Adjusting th e flash level — Flash Leve l Mode switch: You ca n ad just the am o unt of flash li ght . Before operation Set (Ca mera) in the me nu to oth er than [Aut o], (Twi ligh t mo de) or (Firew orks mo de) (pag es 43 a nd 102). a Set the mode switc h to . b Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. c Select (Flash[...]

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    56 Before operation Set (Camer a) in th e menu to other than (Magnifyi ng glass mode), (Twilight mo de ), (Twilight portrait mode) or (Fireworks m ode) (pages 43 and 102). a Set the mo de switc h to . b Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. c Select [Mode] (REC Mode) with b / B , then select from [Spe ed Burst] or [Framing Burst] with v / V . d Shoot [...]

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    57 Advanced still image shoot ing c Select [Mode ] (REC Mode) with b / B , then select [M u lti Burst] wit h v / V . d Select (Interval) with b / B , then sel e ct the desire d frame interval with v / V . Y ou can c hoose the fra me in terv al from [1/ 7. 5], [1/ 15] or [1/30]. e Sh o o t th e im age . A cont inuous burst of 16 f rames are rec orde[...]

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    58 Shooting still i mages with audio files — Voice Mode switch: In Voice mode, an audi o track is al so record ed at t he same time as record ing a normal st ill ima ge. a Set the mo de switc h to . b Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. c Select [Mode] (REC Mode) with b / B , then select [V oi ce] with v . d Shoot the imag e . If you press and rel[...]

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    59 Advanced still image shoot ing Before operation When s hootin g sti ll imag es, set (Camer a) in the men u to other than [Auto] (pag es 43 and 102). a Set the mode switc h to or . b Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars. c Sel ec t [P FX] (P .E ffec t ) with b / B , th en se lect the d esi red mode with v / V . d Sh o o t th e im age . To cancel Pi [...]

  • Page 60

    60 Selecting the folder and playing back images — Folder Mode switch: Select the fol de r tha t image s you want to playb ack are sto red. a Set the mo de switc h to . b Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. c Sele c t (Folde r ) wi th b , then press z . d Select the desired f older with b / B . e Select [OK] with v , then p re ss z . To cancel the [...]

  • Page 61

    61 Advanced stil l imag e view i ng Enlarging a portion of a still image Mode switch: You ca n en large a pa rt of an image up to five t imes t he orig inal si ze. Yo u can al so recor d the mag nifie d image a s a n ew file. Enlarging an image — Playback z oom a Set the mode switc h to . b Disp la y th e ima ge t o be enlarged with b / B . c Pre[...]

  • Page 62

    62 Recording an enlarged image — Trimming a Press MENU afte r pla yback zoom. The men u appe ars. b Select [T rimming] with B , then press z . c Select the imag e size with v / V , then p res s z . The imag e is r ecorded , and th e image on th e LCD sc reen returns to the normal size after reco rding. • The trimme d ima ge is record ed as the [...]

  • Page 63

    63 Advanced stil l imag e view i ng To cancel th e slide show setting Select [Cancel ] in s tep 3 . To stop slide show play back Press z , se lect [ Exit] with B , t hen press z again. To skip to the next/previou s image dur ing the slide show Press B (nex t) or b (pr evious). • The interval setting time is approxima te, and may v ary according t[...]

  • Page 64

    64 To cancel ro tation Select [Cancel] in step 4 or 5 , then press z . • Y ou cannot rotate protected images, movies and Multi B urst ima ges. • Y ou may not be able to rotate images shot wit h othe r c am eras. • When viewing images o n a computer, the image rotation information may not be reflected depending on the application softw are. Pl[...]

  • Page 65

    65 Advanced stil l imag e view i ng Playing back frame by frame — Jog playba ck a Set the mode switc h to . b Select the Multi Bur st image wit h b / B . Th e s el ected M u lti Bu rst ima ge is played ba ck continuou sly . c Press z when t h e de sired frame i s displ ayed. “St ep ” appears . d Advance the frame with b / B . B : A next fra m[...]

  • Page 66

    66 Protecti ng images — Protect Mode switch: This functi on pr ote c ts ima ge s aga inst accide ntal erasur e. • Note that when you format a “Memory Stick Duo, ” e ven protected images are deleted and cannot be res tored. In single-image mode a Set the mode swit ch to . b Display the imag e you want to protect with b / B . c Press ME NU . [...]

  • Page 67

    67 Still image editin g g Press M ENU. h Select [OK] with B , then press z . The - indi cato r turn s w hite . T he select ed images are pr o tected . To exit the Prote ct function Select [Cancel] in s tep 4 or se lect [Exi t] in step 8 , then pr es s z . To cancel in dividual prote ction Select the im a ge to be unprotec te d w ith v / V / b / B ,[...]

  • Page 68

    68 Choosing images to print — Print (DPOF) mark Mode switch: You can use your camera t o ma rk still images that you w a nt t o hav e printed. Thi s functi on is c onv enient wh en you have images pri nt ed a t a sho p tha t suppor ts the DPOF (Digital Print Order Forma t) standar d or using a printer th at confo rms to the DPOF standard. • Y o[...]

  • Page 69

    69 Still image editin g In index (nine-image/ sixteen-image) mode a Set the mode switc h to , then press (Index) to displ ay the index (nine -imag e) screen . Press (Index) twice to displa y a sixteen-i mage index scre e n. b Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars. c Select (DPOF) with B , then press z . d Select [Select] with b / B , then press z . •[...]

  • Page 70

    70 Shooting movies Mode switch: You can shoo t movies wi th sou nd usi ng your cam e ra. a Set the mo de switc h to . b Press (Image Siz e) . The Ima ge Si ze setup appe ars. c Selec t th e desi red si ze wi th v / V . Y ou can cho ose from [640(Fin e)], [640(Sta ndard)] and [160]. • [640(Fine)] can be recorded only on “Memory Stick PRO Duo. ?[...]

  • Page 71

    71 Enjoying movies Viewing movies on the LCD screen Mode switch: You ca n vi ew mov ies on the LC D screen with so und from the spea ker. a Set the mode switc h to . b Select th e des ired movie with b / B . Movie s with th e imag e size [640(Fin e)] or [ 640(Standard )] are disp laye d on t he f ull s cre en. Movies w i th the ima ge siz e [16 0] [...]

  • Page 72

    72 Deleting movies Mode switch: You ca n de le te unw a nt ed movie s. • Y ou cannot delete protected movies. • Note that you cannot restore deleted movies. In single-image mode a Set the mode swit ch to . b Displ a y the mo vie y ou wan t to delete with b / B . c Press (Delete) . The movie ha s not ye t bee n deleted at this point . d Sele ct [...]

  • Page 73

    73 Enjoying movies f Press (Delet e). g Select [OK] with B , then press z . The mes sage “A ccess ” appear s, an d the movies have been d el et ed . To cancel d eletion Select [Exit] in step 3 or 7 . To delete all ima ges in the fol der Select [Al l In This F o ld er] in ste p 3 , then press z . Select [O K] with B , then press z . To canc el d[...]

  • Page 74

    74 Cutting movies a Set the mo de switc h to . b Select th e m ovie you want to cut with b / B . c Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. d Select (D ivide) with B , then press z . Next, sele ct [OK] wit h v , then press z . The pl ayback of the movi e sta rts. e Decide on a cutting poi nt. Press z at the desired cut ting po int. Wh en y o u wan t to a[...]

  • Page 75

    75 Enjoying images on yo ur computer Copying images to your computer — For Wi nd ow s users Recommende d computer environm ent OS: Microsoft Windows 98, Win dows 98SE, Window s 2000 Professiona l, Windo ws Mil lennium Edition, Windo ws XP Home Ed ition or Wind ow s X P Professional The above OS must be inst al led at the facto ry. Oper ation is n[...]

  • Page 76

    76 Installing the USB driver When using W in dows XP, you need not inst all th e U S B d r iver. Once the USB d river i s ins talled, you need not inst all th e USB driver again. a Star t up your compu te r , and insert the CD-ROM (supplied) into the CD-R OM drive. The m odel select ion sc reen ap pears. If it does not ap pear, double-clic k (My Co[...]

  • Page 77

    77 Enjoying images on yo ur computer Installing “Image Transfer” You c an use the “Im age T ransfer ” softw are to copy i mages to yo ur comput er autom atica lly when you connect th e camera to your c omputer wit h the su pplied USB cable. a Click [Cyber-s hot] on t he model se le ct io n scr ee n. The installing menu sc reen appears. b Cl[...]

  • Page 78

    78 g Cli ck [Fin is h ] . The “In stall Shiel d Wizard” scre en closes. If you wi sh to cont inue with the instal lation of “Ima geMixer, ” click [ImageMi xer] on t he i nstal li ng m en u screen and t hen foll ow the proc edure. • The USB dri ver is needed in order to use “Image T ransfer. ” If the nec essary dri ver i s not already [...]

  • Page 79

    79 Enjoying images on yo ur computer Connecting the camera t o your computer a T urn on your computer . b Inse rt the “Me mo ry St i c k Du o” with th e imag es you want to copy into the camera . • For further details on the “Memory Stick Duo,” see page 19. c Conne ct the U SB cradle (supplied) and the AC Adaptor (supplied), and plug the [...]

  • Page 80

    80 P Disconnecting the USB cable from your computer, removing the “Memory Stick Duo” from your camera or turning off the power du ring USB connection For Windo ws 2000, Me or XP users 1 Double-cl ick on the tasktray. 2 Click (Sony DSC), then click [Stop]. 3 Confir m th e de vi ce on the confi rmatio n scre en, then click [OK]. 4 Click [OK]. Ste[...]

  • Page 81

    81 Enjoying images on yo ur computer Changing “Image Transfer” settings You can c h ange “Ima ge Tran sfer ” se tt ing s. Righ t- click th e “ Image Tr ansfer” icon on the tas ktray, se lect [ Open Setti ngs]. T he settings you ca n set are as follows: [Basic ], [Cop y], and [Del ete]. Wh en t he “Im age T r an sfer ” start s, th e [...]

  • Page 82

    82 When a removable disk icon is not shown 1 Right-c li ck [My Comp ut er] , then cli ck [Properties]. The “S ystem P roper ties” s creen app ears. 2 Display [Device M an ager]. 1 Click [Hardw are]. 2 Cli ck [D ev ice Ma nage r]. • When using Windo ws 98, 98SE or Me, skip step 1 . Click [Device Manager] tab . 3 Dele te “ So ny D SC” if i [...]

  • Page 83

    83 Enjoying images on yo ur computer Viewing images on your computer a Click [Start] t [My Docu m ent s] in that order . The “M y Doc u m en ts” fold er cont en ts are dis pl ayed. • This section describes the procedure for viewing copied images i n the “My Document s” folder . • Except for W indows XP, double-click [My Documents] on th[...]

  • Page 84

    84 • ssss st and s for any number wit hi n the ran ge from 0001 to 99 99. • T he numeric al port i ons of the followi ng files are the same. – A small- size i mage fi le sh ot in E-Mail m ode an d its c orresp onding image file – An aud io fi le shot in Voice mode and its co rre spon ding image file – A movie fi le shot i n movie mode and[...]

  • Page 85

    85 Enjoying images on yo ur computer Viewing image files once copied to a computer with your camera When an image file copied to a computer no longer rema in s in a “Memory Stick Duo, ” you ca n view that i mage ag ain on your camera by copy ing the image f ile in the comput er to a “Memor y Stick Duo. ” • Step 1 is not necessary when the[...]

  • Page 86

    86 Copying images to your compute r — For Mac intosh use rs Recomme nded compu ter environm ent OS: Mac OS 9.1, 9.2 or Mac OS X (v10 .0/ v10.1/ v10.2) The abov e OS mus t be instal le d at the factory. USB connector: Provide d as standa rd Display: 800 × 600 dots or more 32,000- color mod e or more • If you connect two or more USB equipment to[...]

  • Page 87

    87 Enjoying images on yo ur computer c Viewing th e imag es on your comput er 1 Double-c l ic k the ha rd di sk ic on. 2 Double -click the des ired i mage f ile in the folde r co ntaini ng th e copied fil es. The ima ge file op en s . • Close down all appli cations ru nning on the com puter be fore installin g the applicat ion. • Y ou can use t[...]

  • Page 88

    88 Troubleshooting If yo u experien ce troub le with your came ra, try th e fo ll owin g sol ution s. 1 First chec k the it ems on th e table s below . If code di s pla ys “C: ss : ss ” appear on the LCD screen, the sel f- d ia gn osis d isplay fu ncti o n is working (page 99). 2 Should your c ame ra st ill not work properly , press the RESE T [...]

  • Page 89

    89 Trouble shooting Shooting st ill images/mov ies The bat tery re maini ng indicator is incorrect, or sufficient battery rema ining indica tor is displaye d but the power runs out soon . • Yo u hav e used th e c amera f or a long time in an extremel y hot or an ex tremely cold l ocation. • A devi at ion ha s oc c ur red in the remaini ng batt [...]

  • Page 90

    90 The LCD screen turns blue and the subject does not appear when recordin g movies. • Th e im age siz e is set to [64 0 ( Fi ne)] whil e an A/ V connecting cabl e is connected to the A/V OUT (MONO) jack. p Disconnect th e A/V conne c ti ng cable. p Set the ima ge si ze to ot her than [640(F in e)]. The image is out of f ocus. • The subj ect is[...]

  • Page 91

    91 Trouble shooting Noise appe ars in th e image when yo u view the LCD screen in a da rk place. • The ca me r a is funct ioni ng to increase th e visibil ity of the LCD scre en by temporarily brighten ing the im age under condi tion s of low illumi nation. p There i s no eff ect on the re corded i mage. Your came ra cannot reco rd imag es. • N[...]

  • Page 92

    92 Viewing im ages The eyes of the subject come out red. — p Set [Red E ye Reduct ion] on the Setup scree n to [On] ( pages 29 and 106). The date and time are recorded incorre ctly. • The date an d time are not set correct ly. p Set the corr ect dat e an d tim e (page s 17 and 107). The F va lue and shutter speed flash wh en you press and hold [...]

  • Page 93

    93 Trouble shooting Deleting/Ed iting Images Computers Symptom Cause Solu tion Your came ra cannot delete an im age. • The image is pro tected. • You are using a “Memory Stick Duo” wit h a write-prot ect switc h, and t he write-pr otect switc h is s et to t he LO CK pos ition. p Cancel the pr ote c tio n (page 66). p Set it to the recor din[...]

  • Page 94

    94 Your computer does not recognize y our camera. • The camera i s turned o ff. • Th e batt ery leve l is low. • You are not usi ng the suppl ied USB cable. • The USB ca ble is n ot conn ected firm ly. • The came ra is not properly ins talled to the USB cradle. • [USB Connec t] is se t to [ P TP] on the Set up screen. • The USB connec[...]

  • Page 95

    95 Trouble shooting “Memory Stic k Duo” The image and sound are interrupted by noise when you view a movi e o n a computer. • You are pla yin g ba ck t he f ile d ire ctl y fr om the “ Memory S tic k Duo. ” p Copy the file to the hard di sk of your comput er an d the n pla y back the file from the ha r d disk (pa ge s 80, 81, 82 and 86) .[...]

  • Page 96

    96 Others Symptom Cause Sol ution Your camera does not work. • You are not using an “InfoLI THI UM” ba tte r y pack. • The batt ery level is low. (The E in dicator appears.) • The AC Adap tor is not conn ecte d se c ur ely. • The came ra is not properly ins talled to the USB cradle. p Use an “InfoLI THI UM” batt ery pack (page 111).[...]

  • Page 97

    97 Trouble shooting Warnings and messages The fo llowin g messa ges ma y appear on t he LCD sc reen. Message Mea ning/Correct ive Acti on No M emory Stick • Insert a “Mem ory Stic k Duo” (pa ge 19). System er ror • T urn th e power off and on again (pag e 16). Mem ory S tick error • The inserted “ Me m ory Stick Duo” cannot be used in[...]

  • Page 98

    98 Cannot divide • The mov ie is not lo ng en ough to be divided. • The file is not a movi e . Inva lid oper ati on • You are playing back a f ile th at was crea ted o n equipment other than this camera. • The batte ry level is low or zero. Charge th e battery pack (pag e 11). Depending on t he conditions of use or the type of bat tery pac [...]

  • Page 99

    99 Trouble shooting Self-diagnosis dis play – If a co de st arti ng wi th an alp habet letter app ears Your came ra has a self-diagnosi s display. This fun ction di splays the cam era conditi on on th e LCD scr een w it h a co mb inatio n of a letter and fo ur numeri cal di gits. If this occur s , ch eck the fol lo wing cod e ch ar t and attemp t[...]

  • Page 100

    100 Number of im ages that can be s aved or shooting time The n umber of i mages tha t can be saved a nd the shootin g time differ , depe nding on the capaci ty of the “Mem ory St ick Duo ,” the image size , an d th e ima g e quality. Refer to the f ollowin g chart s when y ou choo se a “Memory St ic k Duo. ” • T he number of im a ge s is[...]

  • Page 101

    101 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion Mo vie Recording ti m e notat i on The tim e is indi cated as hours, mi nut es, seconds in orde r from the left . Exa mple: [1:10: 28] t 1 hour, 10 m inutes, 28 seconds 16MB 32MB 64 MB 128MB MSX-M256 MSX-M512 640(Fine) ———— 0 : 0 2 : 5 7 0 : 0 6 : 0 2 640(Standar d) 0:00:42 0:01:27 0:0 2:56 0:05:54 0:10:42[...]

  • Page 102

    102 Menu items Menu items tha t can be m odified differ depend ing on the posi tion of t he mo de switch. Factory setti ngs are indica ted with x . When the m ode sw itc h is s et to Item Se tting Descripti on (Cam era) / / / / / / / / Program / x Auto Selects the cam era mo d e ( pa ge 23 ) . (EV) 1) +2.0EV / + 1.7E V / +1.3 EV / +1 .0EV / +0.7EV [...]

  • Page 103

    103 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion 1) This does not appear when (Camera) in the menu is set to [Auto]. 2) This does not appear when (Camera) in the menu is set to other than [Program]. 3) This does not appear when (Camera) in the menu is s et to [Aut o], (Magnifying glas s mod e), (T wilight mode), (T wili ght portrait m ode) or (Fireworks mode). 4[...]

  • Page 104

    104 When the m ode sw itc h is s et to Item Se tting Descripti on (EV) +2. 0EV / +1 .7E V / + 1.3E V / +1.0 EV / +0.7EV / +0.3EV / x 0EV / –0 .3EV / –0.7EV / –1.0EV / –1 .3EV / –1 .7EV / –2.0EV Adjust s the exp osure (page 50). 9 (Focus) ∞ / 7. 0m / 3.0m / 1.0m / 0.5m / Sp ot AF / Center AF / x Mul ti A F Choos es the a uto focus meth[...]

  • Page 105

    105 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion When the mod e switch is set to Item Sett ing Descript ion (Folder) O K / Cancel S e le ct s the fo lde r cont a inin g the image you want to pl ay back (page 60) . (Protect) — Protects and unprotects images ag ainst accident al erasure (page 66). (DPOF) — Marks and unma r ks the print (DPOF ) m ark on st ill [...]

  • Page 106

    106 Setup items The Set up scr een appears w he n you advance to in the me nu and press B again. Factory setti ngs are indica ted with x . (Cam era) (Memory Stic k Tool) Item Setti ng Description AF Mode x Single / Monito r / Cont Selects the focu s operation mode (pag e 48). Digital Zoom x Smart / Precisio n / Off Selects the digita l zoom mode (p[...]

  • Page 107

    107 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion (Set u p 1) (Setup 2) Item S etting Descriptio n LCD Brightness Bright / x Normal / Dark Selects the LCD brightne ss. T his has no effect on th e reco rded im ages. LCD Backlight Bright / x Normal S elects the brightness of the LCD backlig ht. Selecti ng [Bright] make s the screen br ight and easy to see when usi [...]

  • Page 108

    108 Precautions Do not leave the camera i n the following pl aces • In extremely hot plac e, s uc h as in a car parke d i n the sun . Th e cam era bod y may become def or me d or this may cause a malfunct ion. • Under dir ect sun li ght or ne ar a heat er . The c amera bo dy may bec ome de formed or this may cau se a malf u nctio n. • O n ro [...]

  • Page 109

    109 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion On intern al recharg eable button battery This cam era ha s an in ternal rechar geable button ba tt ery for mai nt ai ning the da te and time and other setti ngs regard les s of whet he r the pow e r is on or off. This r echarge able button b attery i s conti nually ch arged a s long as you are using the came ra. [...]

  • Page 110

    110 3) 640(Fine) size m ovies can be recorded and played back only using “Memory S tick PRO Duo. ” • “Memory Stick Duo” formatted w ith a computer is not g uaranteed to operate with this camera. • Data read/write speeds differ depending on the combination of the “Memory Stick Duo” and the equipment used. Notes on using “ Mem or y [...]

  • Page 111

    111 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion On “InfoLITHI UM” battery pac k What is t he “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack? The “I nfoLI THIUM” b atter y pack is a lithium -i on ba tt er y pack tha t has func tions for com municat ing info rmatio n relate d to operat ing condi ti ons of your came ra. The “I nfoLI THIUM ” batte ry pa ck calculat es [...]

  • Page 112

    112 Specifications x Camera [System] Image device 7.66 mm ( 1/2.4 type ) color C CD Primary color filte r T o tal pi xels num ber of came ra Approx. 5 255 000 pixels Effecti ve pixels nu mber o f came ra Approx. 5 090 000 pixels Lens Carl Zei s s Vari o-Te ss ar 3× zoom lens f = 6.7 – 20.1 mm (38 – 114 mm when converted to a 35 mm still camera[...]

  • Page 113

    113 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion x NP-FT1 battery pack Used battery Lithium-ion batter y Maximum voltag e DC 4.2 V Nominal voltag e DC 3.6 V Capacity 2.4 Wh (680 mAh) x Accessories • AC-LM5 AC Adaptor (1) • Power cord (mai ns lead) (1) • UC-TA U SB cradle (1 ) • USB cable (1) • NP-FT 1 battery pack (1) • A/V co nnecting cable (1) • [...]

  • Page 114

    114 The LCD scre en When shootin g still image s A Recording mod e indicator (52, 55-58) B AE/AF lock indicator (22, 49) C Battery remain ing indicator (13) D White balance indicator (54)/ Camera m ode indicator (23)/ Flash mode in dic a tor (29)/ Red-eye reduction indicator ( 29) E Sharpness indicator ( 103)/ Saturation i ndicator (103)/ Contrast [...]

  • Page 115

    115 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion When shooting movies A Recor di ng mode indic a t or (70) B Battery rem a ini ng indicat or ( 13) C White bal ance indicator (54) D Low ba ttery wa rning indi cator (98) E Met e r i ng mode in dica t or (5 2 )/ Picture effect in dicator (58) F Spot metering cross hair (52) G Macro indicator (27) H AF rang e finder[...]

  • Page 116

    116 When playin g back still images A Image size indicator (20) B Recording mod e indicator (52, 55-58) C V olume indicator (58)/ Protect indicator (66)/ Print (DPOF) mark indicator (68) D Zoom scaling indicator (6 1)/Jog pla y ba c k indic a t or (65) E Change fo lder indicator (46) F EV level indicator (50)/ISO number indicator (102) G Folder -fi[...]

  • Page 117

    117 Ad di ti onal i n for m a tion When playing back movi ng images A Image size indicator (70) B Recor di ng mode indic a t or (70) C Pla yback in dicator ( 71) D V olume indicator (71) E Change folder indicator (60) F Playback f older indicator ( 60) G Ima g e num ber H Recording folder indicator (45) I Number of i mages recorded in selected fold[...]

  • Page 118

    118 Index Index A A C Adap tor .... ....... ....... ....... .... ....... ....... ..... 11, 15 Access lam p ...... ...... ....... ....... ....... ....... ...... ....... 19 AE/AF l ock ....... ...... ....... ..... ....... ...... .... 22, 24, 49 AF illum i na to r ........ ... ...... ..... .. ....... ....... ... 30, 106 AF lock ...... .. ....... .... [...]

  • Page 119

    119 Index N NR slo w shu tter .. ....... ....... ....... .... ....... ....... .......34 NTSC s ystem .... ....... ....... ...... ....... ....... ..... .38, 107 Number of images that can be shot or vie wed ......... ..... .. ....... ....... ....14, 21, 100 P P AL syst em ......... ..... ....... ...... ....... ....... ......38, 1 07 Pictur e eff ect [...]

  • Page 120

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