Sony DSC-W100 manuel d'utilisation

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  • Page 1

    2-674-788- 15 (1) © 2006 Sony Corporation Additional info rmation on this produ ct and answers to frequent ly asked ques tions can b e found at o ur Customer Su pport W ebsite. Printed in Japan Printed on 100% recycled paper using VOC (V olatile Organic Compound)-free vegetable oil based ink. Digital Still Camera User’ s Guide/ T roubleshooting [...]

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    2 T o reduce fire or shoc k ha zar d, do not e xpose t he un it to rain or moisture. WARNING For Cust ome rs in th e U.S. A. This symbol is intended to alert the user to t he presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product's enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons . Thi[...]

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    3 IMPORTANT SA FEGUARDS Fo r your p rot ection , ple ase re ad thes e saf ety instr uct ions co mple tely bef ore oper atin g the appl iance, an d keep thi s manual fo r future re ference. Careful ly observe all warning s, precautio ns and in structio ns on the ap pliance, or the one described in the operati ng instructio ns and adhere to th em. Po[...]

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    4 Ligh tning For added protection for this set during a lig htning storm, or when it is left unattended and unused for long periods of time, unpl ug it from the wall outlet and disconnect the antenna or cable system. This will prevent damage to the set due to lightning and power-line sur ges. Dam age Requ irin g Ser v ice Unplug the set from the wa[...]

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    5 Read this first Replace the battery with the specified type only . Otherwise, fire or injury may result. RECYCLING LITHIUM-ION BA TTERIES Lithium-Ion batteries ar e recyclable. Y o u can help preserve our environment b y returning your used rechargeable batter ies to the collection and recycling location nearest you. For more information re gardi[...]

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    6 Note: This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to P art 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residentia l installation. T his equipment gener ates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not i[...]

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    7 Notes o n usin g your cam era T ypes of “Me mor y Stick” that can be used (not suppl ied) The IC rec ording medi um used by this camera is a “Memory Stick Duo”. There are two types o f “Mem ory Stick” . “Memo ry S tick Du o”: y ou can us e a “Memo ry S tick Du o” wit h your camera. “Memor y St ick”: yo u canno t use a “M[...]

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    8 • Using the camera in sandy or dusty locations may cause malfunctions. • If moist ure con densation o ccurs, remove it before using the camera (page 101). • Do not sha ke or strike the camera. In addition to malfunctions a nd an inability t o record images, this may render the recording medium unusable, or cause image data brea kdown, damag[...]

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    9 For f ull us e of the di gital stil l came ra Prepare the cam era and shoot i mages easily “Read Th is First ” (separat e volum e) 1 Prepare the battery pack 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 ad justment mode) Shoot still images (Sce[...]

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    10 T able of conte nts Read this fi rst ......... ....... ...... .......... ...... ....... ......... ....... .......... ...... ....... ........ 5 Notes on using your camera ............ ....... ...... .......... ...... ....... ......... ....... ..... 7 Basic techniques f or bett er images ......... ...... ...... .......... ....... ...... ..........[...]

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    11 Viewing menu ..... ......... ....... ...... .......... ....... ...... .......... ...... .......... ...... ....... . 4 1 (Folder) - (Protec t) DPOF (Print) (Slid e) (Resi ze) (Rot at e) (Divi de) (Setup) Trimming Using Setup ite ms ......... ...... ....... .......... ...... ...... .......... ....... ...... .......... . 48 Camera ...... ......... [...]

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    12 Enjoy ing your Windo ws computer .... ....... ...... .......... ...... ....... ......... ....... ... 58 Installing the softw are (supplied) .. .......... ...... .......... ...... ....... ......... ....... ... 60 Copy ing images to your computer ................ ...... ....... .......... ...... ....... ...... 61 Viewing imag e f iles stor ed on a[...]

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    13 Enjoyin g the came ra Enj oyi ng the camer a Basic tech niques for b etter imag es When yo u press t he shutte r bu tton hal fway do wn, the ca mera adju sts the focus aut omatica lly (Aut o F ocu s). R eme mber t o pr es s the shut te r b utt on o nly hal fwa y do w n. T o shoot a still image dif f icu lt to focus on t [Focus] (pa ge 35) If th [...]

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    14 Y ou can c reate various i mages by a djusting t he expo sure and the IS O sensitivity . Exposure is the amoun t of light th at the ca mera will re ceive when you rele ase the shutte r . Exposure Ad justing the li ght inte nsity Overexposure = too much light Whit ish imag e The exposu re is au tom atica lly s et to the proper v alue in the a uto[...]

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    15 Enjoyin g the came ra Adjusting the ISO sensitiv ity ISO is unit of measurem ent (s ensiti vity), esti mating ho w much li ght an image pickup dev ice (equi v alent to phot o f ilms) re cei ve s. Eve n when th e ex posure is the s ame, i mages dif fe r depending on the ISO sensitivity . T o adjust the ISO sensit i vity t page 37 High ISO sensiti[...]

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    16 The app arent color of the subject is a ffected by the lighting co ndition s. Exam ple: Th e color of an image affected by ligh t sourc es The co lor ton es are adjuste d automa tical ly in the auto adju stment mo de. Howev er , you can adj ust color tone s manually with [W hite Bal] (p age 37). A digita l image is ma de up of a colle ction of s[...]

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    17 Enjoyin g the came ra Select ing the image size for us e ( t step 4 in “Rea d Thi s First” ) The defau lt s ett ings are ma rked w it h . 1) Images are recorded in the same 3:2 aspect ratio as photograph printing paper or postcards, etc. 2) Both edges of the image may be cut off when printing (page 91 ). 3) By using a Memory Stick slot or US[...]

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    18 Identi fying pa rts See the pages in pare ntheses for deta ils of oper atio n. A Shutter button ( t step 5 in “Read This Fi r s t ” ) B For shooting: Zo om (W/T) lever ( t step 5 i n “R ead T his First” ) For viewing: / (Playback z oom) lev er/ (Index) lever ( t step 6 in “Read This Fi rst” ) C Microphone D Self- tim er l amp ( t ste[...]

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    19 Enjoyin g the came ra H (Playbac k) button ( t step 6 in “Read Th is F ir st” ) I DC IN jack cover J DC I N j ac k When us ing an A C-LS5 K A C Ada pto r (not su pplied) For details, refe r to the operation manu al supplie d with the AC adaptor. • If you connect the AC-LS5K A C Adaptor , you cannot charge the batter y pack. For battery cha[...]

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    20 Indica tors on th e screen See the pages in pare ntheses for deta ils of oper atio n. When s hootin g still im ages When s hoo ting mo vies A B Displ ay Indication Batt ery rem aini ng ( t ste p 1 in “Read This First” ) z AE/AF lock ( t step 5 i n “Read This First” ) Recordi ng mode (29, 38) White balan ce (37) STBY REC Standby/Recor din[...]

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    21 Enjoyin g the came ra C D E Display Indication Im age si ze ( t step 4 in “Read Thi s F i rst ” ) • is displayed only when the Multi Burst is activated. FIN E STD Image quali ty (38) Record ing folder (5 3) • This does not appear when using internal memo ry . Rema ining inte rnal memory ca pacity (25) Remaini ng “Memo ry Stic k” c ap[...]

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    22 When p laying back still ima ges When pl ayin g back movies A B BA CK/NEXT VOLUME 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 3 4 5 Displ ay Indication Batter y remaini ng ( t step 1 in “R ead This F irst” ) Recordin g mode (29, 38) Image size ( t step 4 in “Read T his First” ) Playback m ode ( t ste p 6 in “Re ad Th is F i rst” ) - Protect (42) Print or der (DP [...]

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    23 Enjoyin g the came ra C D E Displ ay Indication PictBridge c onnecting (76) Recordi ng folder (53) • This does not appear when using internal me mory . Play back fo lder ( 41) • This does not appear when using internal me mory . Rema inin g int ernal memory cap acity (25) Rema ini ng “Memo ry Stick” ca pacity ( 25) 8/8 12/1 2 Ima ge nu m[...]

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    24 Changi ng t he scr een d ispla y Each time yo u press t he (Screen d isplay switch) b utt on, the display c hanges a s follows. • By pressing (Screen display switch) b utton longer, you can brighten the LCD backlight. t step 5 in “Read This F irst” • Wh en you set th e histogram display t o on, image information is dis played during play[...]

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    25 Enjoyin g the came ra Numbe r of sti ll image s and reco rding time of movies The tabl es show the approx imate nu mber of st ill images a nd the leng th of tim e for movies t hat can be rec orded on a “Memo ry Stick Duo” form atted wi th this cam era. T he values may vary dependi ng on the shooti ng condi tions. For image size and ima ge qu[...]

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    26 The reco rding tim e of movies (Units: ho ur : minute : secon d) • Movies with the size se t to [640(Fine)] can only be re corded on a “Memory Stick PRO Duo”. • When images recorded using earlier Son y models are pla yed back on this camer a, the display may di ffer from the actual image si ze. Capacity Size 32MB 64MB/ Internal memor y 1[...]

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    27 Enjoyin g the came ra When yo u do not ha ve a “Memory Stick Duo” (Recor ding with the in tern al memo ry ) The ca mera ha s 64 MB of intern al memo ry . This memor y is n ot remo v able. E ven when ther e is no “Mem ory Stick Duo” in serted in th e camera, you can record images using th is internal memory . • Movies with the image siz[...]

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    28 Batte ry life an d numb er of imag es tha t can b e recorded /viewed The tabl es show the approx imate num ber of images t hat can be reco rded/vi ewed and the batt ery l ife wh en yo u sh oot im ages in [Norm al] mode w ith the batt ery pack (supp lied ) at ful l capa city and at an ambie nt tempe rature of 25°C (77° F). The nu mber s of imag[...]

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    29 Enjoyin g the came ra Using the mo de dial Set the mode dial to the desire d function. In this Operat ing Instruc tions, the a v aila ble mode dial sett ing is sho wn as follow s. Still i mage shoo ting mo des : Auto Adjustme nt mode Allows easy sho oti ng w ith the se tti ngs a dju sted auto mat ical ly . t step 5 in “Read This F ir st” : P[...]

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    30 Scene Selecti on For deta ils t s tep 5 in “Read Th is F i rst” For shooting an image ap propriat ely acco rding to the scene cond ition, a com binat ion of functi ons is determi ned by the ca mera. ( : you can selec t the desired settin g) T o adjus t th e exp osure manu ally 1 Pres s z on the contr ol button wh en the m ode dial is se t to[...]

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    31 Enjoyin g the came ra • When using ce rtain shutter spee ds*, the NR slow shutter function activates automatically to reduc e the picture noise and “NR” appears. • If you select slow shutter speeds, it takes time to process the data. * When the shutter speed is equal to one second or slower .[...]

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    32 Using t he men u Using menu it ems 1 Recording: T urn on the camera, then set the mode dial. Playback: Press . Different items are av ailable depending on the position of the mode dial and Recording /Playback mode. 2 Press MENU to display the men u. 3 Select the desired menu item with b / B on t he c ont rol butt on. • If the desir ed item is [...]

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    33 For de tails on t he operat ion 1 page 32 Using the menu Menu ite ms Menu for shooting (page 34) The menu it ems available vary depending on the mode dial position. O nly the available items are displaye d on the screen . Menu for viewing (page 41) (Fol der) - (Protect) DPOF (P rint) (Slide) (Resize) (Rot ate) (Divi de) (Setu p) T rimming** * Th[...]

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    34 For det ails on the op erat io n 1 page 32 Shooti ng m enu The de fault s ettin gs are marked with . Y ou can change the brig htnes s of the i mage, acco mpanie d b y ef fe cts. • Y o u can select only [B&W] and [Sepia] when shooting movies. • When [Multi Burs t] is selected, the color mode is set to [Normal]. COLOR (Color Mode) B&W [...]

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    35 Using the menu For de tails on t he operat ion 1 page 32 Y ou c an change the focus method . Use the menu when it is di ff icult to get the proper focu s in auto f ocus mo de. • AF st ands for Auto Foc us. • Distance setting informatio n in “Focus preset” is approximate. If you point the lens up or do wn, the error increas es. • When y[...]

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    36 For det ails on the op erat io n 1 page 32 z If the sub ject is out of focus When shooting with the subject at the edge of the fr ame (or the scre en), or when using [Center AF ], the camera may not fo cus on a s ubject at the e dge of the f rame. In such cases, do as follows . 1 Recompo se the shot so that the subject is centered in the AF rang[...]

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    37 Using the menu For de tails on t he operat ion 1 page 32 Adju sts the col or to ne s acc or ding to the lig hting co ndit ion in a si tuat ion, for exam ple, wh en the colo rs of an imag e look strange. • For details on the white balance t page 16 • Under fluorescent lights that flicker , the white bala nce function may not work correctly e [...]

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    38 For det ails on the op erat io n 1 page 32 Selects t he st ill ima ge quali ty . • For details on the i mage quality t page 16 Selects whether the camera performs continuous shoot ing or not when you press the shutter button. On the [M ult i Burs t] • Y ou can successi vely play back images shot in the Multi Burst mode using the following pr[...]

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    39 Using the menu For de tails on t he operat ion 1 page 32 On the [B urst] • The flas h is se t to (Flas h forc ed off). • When recor ding with the self timer, a series of a maximum of fiv e images is recorde d. • When the mode dial is set t o M, the shutte r speed cannot be set to one second or s lower . • When the battery level is lo w ,[...]

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    40 For det ails on the op erat io n 1 page 32 Selects the fram e interval in the [Multi Bu rst] mode (page 38). Adjusts the am ount of flash li ght. • T o change flash mode t step 5 in “Read This First” Adjusts the contrast of the image. Adjusts the sharpness of the image. See page 48. (Int erval) 1/7. 5 (1/7. 5") • Select [Multi B urs[...]

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    41 For de tails on t he operat ion 1 page 32 Using the menu Viewin g m enu The defau lt s ett ings are ma rked w it h . Selec ts the fo lder co ntain ing the ima ge you wa nt to pl ay back whe n usin g the camer a with “Memo ry Stick Duo” . 1 Select t he desired folder with b / B on the c ontrol button. 2 Select [ OK] with v , th en pres s z . [...]

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    42 For det ails on the op erat io n 1 page 32 Prot ects i mages again st ac cide ntal eras ure. T o prote ct im ages i n singl e-ima ge m ode 1 Display the image you want to protect. 2 Press MENU to disp lay the menu. 3 Sel ect [ - ] (Protect) with b / B on the control button, th en press z . The im age is protect ed and t he - (protect) in dicato [...]

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    43 Using the menu For de tails on t he operat ion 1 page 32 T o ca ncel the pr otect ion In single -image mode Press z in step 3 or 4 of “T o protec t images in singl e-imag e mode. ” In inde x mode 1 Selec t the image for whic h you want to remove pr otectio n in step 5 of “ To pr otect images i n index mo de.” 2 Press z to turn the - i nd[...]

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    44 For det ails on the op erat io n 1 page 32 Repeat Image 1 Select [Interval], [Repeat] and [Image] wit h v / V / b / B on the control button. 2 Sele ct [S tart] with V / B , then press z . The slid e show starts . T o end the slide show , press z to pause the slid e show . Select [E xit] wit h V , th en pre ss z . • When pausing during the slid[...]

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    45 Using the menu For de tails on t he operat ion 1 page 32 • For details on [Image Size] t step 4 in “Read This First” • Y ou cannot change the size of m ovies or Multi Bur st images. • When you change from a small size to a large size , the image quality deteriorates. • Y ou cannot resize the image size to [3:2] or [16:9]. • When yo[...]

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    46 For det ails on the op erat io n 1 page 32 Exam ple: Cut ting a movie numb ered 10 1_00 02 This sect ion descri bes an examp le of dividing a movie num bered 101_0002 and deletin g it in the foll owing file configu rati on. 1 Cutti ng sc ene A. Di vi de 101_0002 is divided into 101_0004 and 101_0005. 2 Cutti ng sc ene B . Divide 101_0005 is divi[...]

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    47 Using the menu For de tails on t he operat ion 1 page 32 5 Press z at th e des ired cut ting po int. • When you want to a djust the cutting poi nt, select [ c / C ] (frame rewind/forw ard) and ad just th e cutting poi nt using b / B . • If you want to change the cutting point, select [Cancel]. The playback of t he movie starts again. 6 Selec[...]

  • Page 48

    48 Using the Setup s creen Using S etup it ems Y ou can chan ge the def ault setti ngs us ing th e Setup screen . 1 T u rn on the camera. 2 Press MENU to display the men u. 3 After pressing B on the control b utton, go to the (Setup) setting, then press B aga in. 4 Press v / V / b / B on the control b utton to select the item you want to set. The f[...]

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    49 Using the Setup screen For de tails on t he operat ion 1 page 48 Came ra The defau lt s ett ings are ma rked w it h . Selec ts the au to focus ope ratio n mode. Selec ts the di gita l zoom mode. Th e camera en lar ges the image us ing opt ical zo om (up to 3×) . When t he zoom s cale ex ceeds 3 ×, the camera uses eithe r smart or p recisio n d[...]

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    50 For det ails on the op erat io n 1 page 48 • If you slide the zoom le ver , the zoom scale is displayed. • The maximum zoom scale of smart zoom/precisi on 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 subject[...]

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    51 Using the Setup screen For de tails on t he operat ion 1 page 48 The AF il lumina tor sup plies f ill light t o focus more ea sily on a subject in da rk surroun dings. The AF illumi nator emit s red light allo wing the came ra to focus easil y when the shutter b utton is pre ssed half way , until the focu s is l ocked. The indi cator ap pears at[...]

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    52 For det ails on the op erat io n 1 page 48 Intern al Memor y T ool This item do es no t app ear w hen a “ Memor y Sti ck Duo” is in sert ed i n the camera. The de fault s ettin gs are marked with . Forma ts the intern al memory . • Note that forma tting irrevocably erases all data in the internal me mory , including ev en protected image s[...]

  • Page 53

    53 Using the Setup screen For de tails on t he operat ion 1 page 48 Memory Stick T ool This it em ap pears only wh en a “ Memory Stick Duo” is inser ted i n the camera. The defau lt s ett ings are ma rked w it h . Formats the “Mem ory Sti ck Duo”. A com mercial ly available “Mem ory Stic k Duo” i s alrea dy forma tted , and can be used [...]

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    54 For det ails on the op erat io n 1 page 48 Change s the f older current ly us ed for record ing im ages. 1 Select [OK] with v on the control butto n, then press z . The folder s electio n screen appea rs. 2 Select the desired f older with b / B , and [OK] with v , then pres s z . • Y o u cannot select the “100MSDCF” folder as a recording f[...]

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    55 Using the Setup screen For de tails on t he operat ion 1 page 48 Setup 1 1 The defau lt s ett ings are ma rked w it h . Selects the brightness of the LCD bac klight whe n using the cam era with battery pack . • Y ou can also change the setting with (Screen display switch) button pressed longer ( t step 5 in “Read T his First” ). • Select[...]

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    56 For det ails on the op erat io n 1 page 48 Setup 2 2 The de fault s ettin gs are marked with . Selects t he me thod use d to assig n f ile n umbers to image s. Select s th e USB mo de to be used when conn ecting the c amer a to a comput er or a Pic tBrid ge com plia nt prin ter usin g the ca ble f or mu lti-u se te rmi nal. File Numb er Series A[...]

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    57 Using the Setup screen For de tails on t he operat ion 1 page 48 Sets th e vide o signal output accor ding to the TV colo r system of the conne cted vide o equipm ent. Different co untries an d regions use di f ferent TV color syste ms. If you want to view images on a TV screen, che ck page 81 for the TV col or system of the co untry or region w[...]

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    58 Using your compu ter Enjoy ing your Windows co mput er For details on using a Macintosh c omputer, refer to “Using your M acintosh compute r” (pag e 72). This sect ion de scribes t he Englis h version scre en conten ts. Install the software (supplied) first (page 60) Copying images to y our computer (page 61) Viewing images on your computer [...]

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    59 Using y our com puter The fol lo wing en vironmen t is recomm ended fo r a comp uter conn ected to the ca mera. Recomme nded e nviro nment for copyin g images OS (p re -in sta lled ): Micros oft Windows 2000 Profess ional, Windows Millennium Edition, W indows XP Home Editio n or Windo ws XP Profe ssional • Operation is not assured in an en vir[...]

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    60 Inst alling th e soft ware (supplie d) Y o u can ins tall t he sof tware (supp lied ) usin g the fo llo wi ng pr oce dure. • When using Windows 2000/Me, do n ot connect the camera to the computer before installation. • In W indows 2000/XP , log on as Administrator. • When the supplied software is installed, the USB driver is installed auto[...]

  • Page 61

    61 Using y our com puter Copyi ng imag es t o your comput er This sectio n describes the process using a W indows comp uter a s an example . Y ou can c opy ima ges from the c amera t o your com puter as follows. For a comp uter with a “Me mory Stick ” slot Remove the “M emor y Stick Du o” from the cam era a nd in sert it in th e Mem ory S t[...]

  • Page 62

    62 • W ith W indows XP , the AutoPlay wizard appears on the des ktop. “USB Mode Mass Storage” appears on the screen of the camera. When a USB c onnec tion is e stabl ishe d fo r the f irst time , your c omputer autom aticall y runs a program to rec ognize the c amera. W ait fo r a while. * During communication, the a ccess indicators turn red[...]

  • Page 63

    63 Using y our com puter 3 Click the ch eck bo x of unwanted images to remove the checkmark so they are not copied, then cl ick [Next]. The “Pic ture Na me and Desti nat ion” scree n appear s. 4 Select a name and destination for the images, then click [Ne xt]. Image copying starts. Wh en the copying is complet ed, th e “Other Op tions” scre[...]

  • Page 64

    64 1 Double-clic k [My Compu ter] t [Remov able Disk] t [DCIM]. • If the “Remo vable Disk” icon is not displayed, see page 88. 2 Double-clic k the f older where the image files y ou want to copy are stored. Then, right-click an image file to display the men u and cli ck [Copy]. • On the s torage destination of th e image files, see page 66.[...]

  • Page 65

    65 Using y our com puter This sectio n describe s the proced ure for vie wing c opied images in t he “My Documents ” fold er . 1 Click [Start] t [My D ocuments]. Th e conten ts of the “My D ocum ents” folde r are di spl aye d. • If you ar e not using W indows XP , double-click [My Documents] on the desktop. 2 Double-click the desired imag[...]

  • Page 66

    66 The ima ge f iles r ecorded wi th your camera are gro uped as fo lde rs on the “Memo ry Stick Duo”. Examp le: viewing folders on W indows XP A Fold er contai ning ima ge data recorded using a camera not equi pped with the folder cr eating f unction B Fold er contai ning ima ge data recorded using this camer a When no ne w folders are created[...]

  • Page 67

    67 Using y our com puter Viewin g ima ge fil es stor ed on a comput er wit h your camera (using a “Me mor y St ick Du o”) This sectio n describes the process using a W indows comp uter a s an example . When a n image f i le copie d to a compu ter no long er rem ains on a “Me mory St ick Duo”, you can view that im age agai n on the came ra b[...]

  • Page 68

    68 Using th e “Cy ber -sho t Viewer ” (supp lied) Y ou can use still i mages and mo vies f rom the camer a more than e ve r by taki ng adv ant age of the s oftw are . This section summarizes the “ Cyber-shot V iewer” and gives basi c instru ctio ns. W ith the “Cyber-shot V iewer” you can: • Import images shot with the camera and d isp[...]

  • Page 69

    69 Using y our com puter 3 Impor t the images. T o start imp orti ng images, click the [Impor t] button. By de fault, im ages a re imp orted into a folde r crea ted in “My P ict ures” t hat is name d with the da te of import ing. • F or instructions on changing the “Folder to be imported”, refer to page 71. Viewin g i mages 1 Checking imp[...]

  • Page 70

    70 Hour display screen • T o list 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, dou ble-click a thum bnai l to displ ay the ima ge by itsel f in a sepa rate wind ow . • Y ou can edit displaye d images by clicking the toolbar button. Displa ying [...]

  • Page 71

    71 Using y our com puter Prepa ring images st ored on the computer f or viewing T o view them , regis ter th e fo lder th at conta ins the images as on e of the “V ie wed folders”. From the [File] menu, choose [Re gist er V iewed Folde rs. ..] to disp la y the s etti ngs scre en fo r “V ie wed f older s” r egis tra tion. Click th e [Add.. .[...]

  • Page 72

    72 Using your Macint osh co mputer Y ou can copy im ages to yo ur co mputer. • The supplied software is not compatible with Macintosh computers. The follo wi ng en viro nment is recom mend ed for a c omputer conn ected t o the camer a. Recomm ended envir onmen t for copy ing ima ges OS (pre-installed): Mac OS 9.1, 9.2 or Mac OS X (v10.0 or later)[...]

  • Page 73

    73 Using y our com puter Perform t he proce dures l isted be low beforeha nd wh en: • Disconn ecting the cable for multi- use terminal • Removing a “Memory S tick Duo” • Inserting a “Memory Stick Duo” into the camera after copying im ages from t he internal memory • T urning off the camera Drag and drop the driv e ic on o r th e ico[...]

  • Page 74

    74 Printi ng still ima ges How to print st ill images When yo u print images shot in [16:9] mode, both edges may be cut off, so be sure to chec k before printing (pa ge 91). Printing directly usi ng a PictBridg e compliant printer (page 75) Y ou can p rint i mages by conne cting the c amera d irect ly t o a Pict Bridge comp lian t pri nter. Printin[...]

  • Page 75

    75 Printi ng still ima ges Printin g image s dire ctly usin g a Pic tBridge compl iant pr inter Even if you do not have a com puter, you can prin t images shot using your ca mera by connec ting the c amera di rectly to a Pict Bridge co mpli ant pri nter. • “PictBridge” is based on the CIP A standard. (CIP A: Camera & Imaging Products Asso[...]

  • Page 76

    76 1 Connect the cam era to the prin ter. 2 Turn on your c amera and the prin ter. After t he con nection is made , the i ndicator appears . The camer a is set to pl ayback mo de, then an image an d the print menu appe ar on the screen. Regar dless of what the mode dia l is set to, the pr int me nu appe ars w hen y ou com plete Stag e 2. 1 Select t[...]

  • Page 77

    77 Printi ng still ima ges [Index] Select [On] to print as an index image. [Size] Select th e size of th e print ing sheet . [Date] Select [Day&T ime] or [ Date ] to insert the da te and time on image s. • When you choose [Date], the date will be inserted in the order you s elect ( t step 2 in “Read This Fi rst” ). Th is function may not [...]

  • Page 78

    78 Printi ng at a s hop Y ou can tak e a “Me mory S tick Duo” containi ng images shot with your cam era to a photo print ing serv ice shop. As lo ng as the sh op support s photo printing services conform ing to the DPOF, you ca n make a (Print order) m ark on image s in advance so that yo u do not need to reselect them wh en you print them out [...]

  • Page 79

    79 Printi ng still ima ges 1 Display the in dex screen ( t step 6 in “Read This Fi rst” ). 2 Press MENU to display the menu. 3 Select DP OF with b / B , then press z . 4 Select [S elect] with v / V , then press z . • Y ou cannot add a mark in [All In This Folder]. 5 Select the image you want to mark with v / V / b / B , then press z . A g ree[...]

  • Page 80

    80 Connecting your camera to your TV Viewin g image s on a T V screen Y ou can vi ew images on a TV scree n by connect ing the cam era to a TV . T urn off both your cam era and th e TV before c onnecti ng the came ra and the TV . 1 Connect the camera to the TV . • If your TV has stereo input jacks, connect the audio plug (black) of the cable for [...]

  • Page 81

    81 Connecting yo ur camera to your TV On TV colo r systems If you w ant t o vie w images on a TV scre en, you need a TV with a vi deo input ja ck and the ca ble fo r multi -use termin al. Th e colo r system of the T V must match that of your digit al still came ra. Chec k the follo wi ng list s for the TV col or syst em of the coun try or region wh[...]

  • Page 82

    82 T rou blesho oting T roublesho oting If you experienc e trouble wit h your camera , try the following solut ions. Please understan d that you give your con sent tha t the cont ents of the inte rnal mem ory ma y be checked w hen you send yo ur camera to be repaired. 1 Check the items o n page s 83 to 93. If a code su ch as “C/ E: ss : ss ” ap[...]

  • Page 83

    83 T roubleshooting The batte ry pack c annot be inst alled. • As you inse rt the batte ry pack , use the tip of the batte ry pack to push th e batter y eject lever to war d the le ns ( t st ep 1 in “Read Thi s First” ). • Insta ll the ba ttery pa ck corr ectly ( t st ep 1 in “Read This F ir st” ). The batte ry remaini ng indicat or is [...]

  • Page 84

    84 The screen does not turn on even when the power is turned on. • T urn o n the scre en (page 24). Y our camera cannot record images. • Check the free capac ity of the inter nal memor y or “Mem ory Stick Du o” (pag e 25). If it is f ull, do one of the following: – Del ete un nec essa ry im ages ( t step 6 in “Read Thi s First” ). –[...]

  • Page 85

    85 T roubleshooting Smart zoom does not fu nctio n. • Set [Digital Zoom] to [Smart] ( page 49). • This functi on cannot be use d when: – The im age size is set to [8M] or [3 :2]. – Shootin g in Multi B urst mode . – Shootin g movies. The flash does not work. • The flash is set to (Flash forced of f) ( t step 5 in “Read This F irst ”[...]

  • Page 86

    86 The image is to o bright. • Y ou are sh ooting a spotl ighted s ubject in a d ark lo catio n such as on a stage. Ad just t he exposure (pag e 30, t step5 in “Read T his First” ). • When the brightn ess of the scr een is too high, a djust the bright ness of the LCD ba cklight (pag e 24, t step5 in “ Read This First” ). The image col o[...]

  • Page 87

    87 T roubleshooting Y our camera cannot pla y back ima ges. • Press ( t step 6 i n “Read This F irst” ). • The folder/fil e name has been change d on your compute r (page 67). • When an ima ge f ile ha s been pro cessed b y a computer or when t he image fil e was r ecorded using a mod el other than that of your camera, playbac k on your c[...]

  • Page 88

    88 Y ou cannot display a DPOF (Print order) mark. • Y ou c annot display DP OF (Print order) marks on movies. Y ou cannot cut a movie. • The movie is not long enou gh to cut (short er than about two seco nds). • Cancel the pr otectio n (page 43). • Stil l imag es can not be cut. Y ou do not know if the OS of your computer is compatible with[...]

  • Page 89

    89 T roubleshooting 4 Install the softw are (page 60). The USB dr iver is al so ins tall ed auto matica lly . Y ou cannot copy images. • Connect th e camera and your co mputer corr ectly . Make the USB connection by properly connect ing the camera with your computer ( page 62). • Follow the designated copy procedure for your OS (pages 62, 72). [...]

  • Page 90

    90 • If you have changed the default settin gs, refer to “Cha nging the “ Folder to be imported ”” on page 71 and check what f older is used for importin g. Y ou want to c hange the “Fol der to be im ported”. • Access the “Impor t Settings” screen to cha nge “Folder to be impor ted”. Y ou can speci fy a dif ferent folder aft[...]

  • Page 91

    91 T roubleshooting The camera or yo ur computer cannot play back the data in the internal memory . • There is a “Memo ry Sti ck Duo ” insert ed in the c amera. Rem ov e it ( t step 4 in “Read This First” ). Cannot record images using the internal memory . • There is a “Memo ry Sti ck Duo ” insert ed in the c amera. Rem ov e it ( t [...]

  • Page 92

    92 • Discon nect the cable fo r multi-use te rminal, and co nnect it agai n. If an error mess age is indicated on the printer, refer to the operating instructi ons supplie d with the printe r . Cannot print images. • Check t he cab le for multi-u se term inal is connect ed cor rectly . • T urn o n the pri nter . For further in formation, re f[...]

  • Page 93

    93 T roubleshooting Y our camera does not w ork. • Use the ty pe of battery pack you can use with this camera. • The ba ttery level is low (Th e E indic ator app ears). Ch arge th e battery pa ck ( t step 1 in “Read Thi s F i rst ” ). The power is on, but the camera does not work. • The built-in mi crocomput er is not working pr operly . [...]

  • Page 94

    94 Warning ind icato rs and me ssag es If a c ode s tarti ng wi th a l etter of t he alphab et appe ars, your camer a has a se lf- diagnosis display . The last two digits (indic ated by ss ) will differ depen ding on the state of the camer a. If y ou a re u nab le t o so lve the p rob lem even after t rying the fo llowing co rrect ive actions a fe [...]

  • Page 95

    95 T roubleshooting Memory Stic k lo cked • Y ou are u sing t he “Mem ory Stic k Duo” with th e write -prot ect switc h, and th e switc h is s et t o the L OCK positi on. Se t the switc h to the recordi ng positi on (page 97). No memory space in internal memo ry No memory space in Memory St ic k • Delet e unnec essary images or files ( t st[...]

  • Page 96

    96 Enable printer to connect • [USB Co nnec t] is set to [Pict Brid ge], howev er the cam era is connecte d to a non-PictBr idge complia nt device. Check t he de vice. • The conn ection is not establi shed. Disconn ect the c able for multi -use termi nal, and connec t it ag ain. If an error m essage i s indicat ed on the prin ter , refer to th [...]

  • Page 97

    97 Others Others On th e “Mem ory Stic k” A “Memor y Stick ” is a co mpact, port able IC rec ording me dium. T he type s of “Memo ry Stick ” that can be used with this camera are li sted in the t able b elo w . Howev er , proper op eration cannot be guar anteed for all “ Memory Stic k” func ti ons. *1 “Memory Stick Duo”, “Magi[...]

  • Page 98

    98 • Do not use or store the “Memor y 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 locatio ns or locations with corros ive substances present Notes o n using the M emory Stick Duo Adapto r (not s upplie d[...]

  • Page 99

    99 Others On the ba tter y pack On char ging th e batte ry pack W e recommen d char ging the battery pack in an ambient temperature of between 10°C to 30°C (50°F to 86°F ). Y ou m ay not be able to efficiently charge the bat tery pack outside of th is temperature range. Effe ctive us e of t he batt ery pack • Battery performance decre ases in[...]

  • Page 100

    100 On the batt ery charge r x On th e batte ry char ger • Do not charge any battery pack other than the supplied NP-BG type battery packs in the battery charger (supplied) with your camera. Batteries other than the spe cified kind may leak, over heat, or explode if you attempt to char ge them, posing a risk of injury from electrocution and burns[...]

  • Page 101

    101 Others Precau tion s x Do not use/ store the camer a in th e follow ing pl aces • In an extremely hot, dry or humid place In places such as in a car parked in the sun, the camera body may become deformed and this may c ause a mal fu ncti on. • Under direct sunlight or near a heater The camera body may become disc olored or deform ed, and th[...]

  • Page 102

    102 x On the int erna l recha rgeabl e battery This camera has an internal rechargeable battery for maintain ing the date and time and other settings regardless of wh ether t he power is on or off. This rechargeable battery is continually char ged as long as y ou are using the camera. Howev er , if you use t he camera for only shor t periods, it di[...]

  • Page 103

    103 Others Speci fic ations Camera [Syste m] Image device 9.10 mm (1/1.8 type) color CCD, Prima ry color filter T otal pixel number of camera Approx. 8 303 000 pixels Effecti v e pixel number of camera Approx. 8 068 000 pixels Lens Carl Ze iss V ario-T essar 3× zoom lens f = 7.9 – 23.7 mm (38 – 114 mm when con ver ted to a 35 mm s till came ra[...]

  • Page 104

    104 Index Inde x A A C Adaptor ... ....... .... ..... ....... . 19 t step 1 in “Read This F irst ” Accessories supplied t in “Read T his First” AE/AF l ock ind icator ....... .... 36 t step 5 in “Read This F irst ” AF Illum inator ......... ..... ....... . 51 AF lock ....... .... ..... ....... .... ......36 AF Mode..... ....... .... ...[...]

  • Page 105

    105 Index Foc us preset ....... ..... ....... .... ...35 Fold er .... .... ....... ..... ...... ..... .... .41 Changing .. ....... .... ..... .....5 4 Creat ing ...... ..... .... ....... ...53 Form at ............ .... ..... ....... .52, 53 Functi on Gui de ....... ....... .... ...50 H High sensitivity t step 5 in “Read This Fi r s t ” Histog r[...]

  • Page 106

    106 Resize .... ..... ....... .... ....... .... .... 44 Rewind/Fast forw ard t step 6 in “Read This F irst ” Rotate. ...... ..... ....... .... ..... ....... . 45 S S AF......... ....... ..... .... ....... ..... . 49 Scene S election.. .... ....... .... .... 30 t step 5 in “Read This F irst ” Screen Changing the display ..... 24 Indi cator .[...]

  • Page 107

    107 T rad emarks • is a trademark of Sony Corporation. • “Memory S tick”, , “Memor y Stick PRO” , , “Memory S tick Duo”, , “Memory Stick PR O Duo”, , “MagicGate”, and are trademarks of Sony Corporation. • Microsoft, W indows are either registered trademarks or t rademarks of Micros oft Corporation in t he United States and[...]