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Sony DSC-P12 manuale d’uso

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Sommario del manuale d’uso

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    3-080-892- 11 (1) Digital Sti ll Camera Operating Inst ru ctions Befor e ope ratin g the unit, plea se read this manua l thor oughl y, an d retain i t for f uture re ference . Owner’s Record The mode l an d serial nu mbers ar e lo cat ed on the bot tom. Reco r d the ser ia l numb er in th e spa ce pr o v ided b e low . R efe r to thes e numb ers [...]

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    2 T o prevent fire or shock hazard, do not e xpose th e unit t o rain or moisture. Never expose the batte ry pack to temperatur e above 60°C (140°F), such as in a car parked in the sun o r under dir ect s unl ight. 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 be[...]

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    3 RECYCLING LITHIUM -I ON BA TT E R I E S Lith iu m- Ion ba tt er ies are recycl able. Y ou can help preser ve our environment by returni ng your used rechar geable batteries to the co llectio n and rec ycling location neares t you. For more inform ation regarding recycling of rechar geable bat teries, c all toll free 1-800-822- 8837, o r visit htt[...]

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    4 Before u s in g your camera Tria l re cor ding 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 On illustrat ion Illustrations us ed in this manual are of DSC-P8 unless noted otherwise. The pictur es used in this manua l The photographs used as examples of pictu res in this manual are reproduced im ages, and are not actual images shot using this camera. Trademarks • “Memory Stick, ” and “MagicGate Memory Stick” are trademarks of S[...]

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    6 Table of co ntents Before using you r camera .......... ........ ....... 4 Identifyin g the parts ......... ......... ........ ....... 8 Charging t he battery pack .... ........ ......... .. 10 Using an e xternal power source ...... ........ 13 Using your c amera abroad ...... ........ ........ 13 Turning on /off your c amera ......... ......... [...]

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    7 Selecti ng t he folder an d play ing back images — Fo lder .......... ......... ........ . 58 Enlargin g a port ion of a st ill image......... 59 Enlargi ng an ima ge — Playback zoom............ ........ ....... 59 Recor ding an enlarge d image — Trimming ........... ......... ........ ....... 60 Playi ng back s uccessi ve imag es — Slide[...]

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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. A POWER but ton (14) B PO WER lamp (14) C Shut te r but ton (21) D Hook for wrist strap E Flash (26) F Speaker (bo ttom surface) G Micr ophone H Find er w in dow I Self-timer lamp (2 5) / AF il lu mi na t or (27 , 10 4) J Lens K T ripod receptacle (bottom [...]

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    9 A Control button (Menu on) ( v / V / b / B / z ) (14) / (Menu of f) ( / / 7 /) (26 , 25 , 23, 24) B (Display/LCD on/off) button (28) C Finder (28) D LCD screen E MENU b utto n (39, 100 ) F DC IN jack (10, 13) G A/V OUT (MONO) jack (32) H (Image Size/ Delete) butto n (18 , 34 ) I Mode dial (15, 2 2) : T o sh oot still images in auto adjustment mod[...]

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    10 Chargin g the batter y pack , Open t he ba ttery/“M e mory Stic k” co ver. Slid e the co ver in t he di rection of the arrow. • Be sure to turn off your ca mera when charging the batte ry pack (page 14). • Y our camera operate s with the “InfoLITHIUM” NP-FC11 battery pack (C type) (supplied). Y ou can use only C type battery pack (pa[...]

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    11 Getting star te d , Conne ct the power co rd (mains lead) to th e AC Adaptor and then to a wa ll outlet (wall socke t). The /CHG lamp (ora nge ) lights up when chargi ng begi ns, and g oes of f when chargin g is co mp le ted. • After charging the battery pack, disconnect the A C Adaptor from the DC IN jack of your cam era . To remove the batte[...]

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    12 Number of images and battery life that can be recorded/ viewed The tables sho w the approximate number of images and the bat tery life that can be recor ded/ viewed when you shoot images in no rmal mode with a fully charged battery pack at a tem perature of 25°C ( 77°F). The num bers of images that can be recorded or vie wed take into account [...]

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    13 Getting star te d Using an ext ernal po wer sourc e , Open the jac k cover and connect th e AC-LS5 AC Ad apto r (s upp lied ) t o th e DC I N jack of your cam e ra. Conn ect th e plug with the v mark facing up. • Connect the A C Adaptor to an easily acc essible wall outlet (wall socket) close by . If any trouble occurs while using the adaptor,[...]

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    14 Turni ng on/off your ca mer a , Press POW ER. The POWE R lamp (g reen) li ghts u p and the powe r is on. When yo u turn on your cam era for th e first t ime, th e Clock S et screen appear s (p age 15). Turning off th e power Press POWE R again. The POWER lamp goes out , an d th e camera tu rn s of f. • Do not r e mo ve the b at tery pac k or t[...]

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    15 Getting star te d Setti ng the date and time , Set the mode dial to . • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode dial is set to , SCN, or . • T o cha nge the d ate and time , set the mode di al to SET UP, s elect [Clo ck Set] in ( Setup 1 ) (pages 39 and 105), and perfor m the procedure from ste p 3 . , Press POWER to turn on the[...]

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    16 , Select th e yea r, mont h, day , hour or minut e item yo u want to set with b / B on the c ontrol but ton. The item to be set is in di ca te d with v / V . , Set the numeri c v alue wi th v / V on the c ontrol button, then press z to e nter it. After ente ring the number , v / V moves to the n ext item . Rep eat t h is s tep un til al l of the[...]

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    17 Shooti ng st ill images Inserting and removing a “Memor y Stick” , Open the ba ttery/“M emor y Stick ” co ver. Slid e the cov er in the di rect ion of the arr ow. • For details on “ Memo ry Stick, ” see page 108. , Inse rt the “Memor y Stic k.” Inse rt a “Memor y Stick” all the wa y in unti l it clic ks as il lustrate d. ?[...]

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    18 Setti ng the still ima ge size , Set the mode dial to , and turn on the pow er. • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode d ial is set to or SCN. , Press (Image Size). The Im age Size setup appear s. • For details on the image size, see page 20. , Select t he desi red im age siz e with v / V on the co ntrol button. The ima ge si[...]

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    19 Shooti ng st ill images Image size and q uality You ca n ch oose ima ge si ze (number of pixe l s ) and ima ge quali t y (compr essi o n ratio) ba sed on t he kind o f images y ou wa nt to shoot. Th e larger yo u make the im a ge size an d the hig her you ma ke the im age qualit y, the bette r your im age, bu t also the large r the am ount of da[...]

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    20 The number of images that can be saved in a “Memory Stick” 2) The numbe r of im a ge s that c an be save d i n Fine (Stand ard) 3) mo de are sho w n be lo w. (Unit s: numb er of i mages) 2) When [ REC Mode] is set to [Normal] For the number of images that can be saved in other modes, see page 98. 3) For more informa tion about the ima ge qua[...]

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    21 Shooti ng st ill images Basic still image sho oting (usi ng auto ad justment mo de) , Set the mode dial to , and turn on the po wer . The n ame of t he fol der w here the imag e wil l be re co r ded ap pe ars on t he LCD sc reen f or approxi m at ely fi ve seconds. • The lens cov er opens when the power is turned on. • Do not touc h the lens[...]

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    22 , Press t he sh utter butto n full y down . The shutter sound s. The image will be recor ded in the “Me mory Stic k. ” When the recordi ng lamp (pag e 9) goes out , y ou ca n shoo t t h e ne xt imag e. • When operating the camera using a batt ery pack, if you do not o perate the camera for a while during recording or playback, the camer a [...]

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    23 Shooti ng st ill images Checking the last im age you shot — Quick Review , Press b ( 7 ) on th e con trol butt on. To return to the norm a l shoo ti ng m od e, press light ly on t he shutter button or p ress b ( 7 ) again. To delete the image d isplayed on t he screen 1 Pres s (Del ete) . 2 Sele ct [Del e te ] wit h v on t he cont rol button, [...]

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    24 The maxi m um zoom scal e depends on the image si ze. DSC-P10/P12 [3. 1M ]: 3. 8× [1. 2M ]: 6. 1× [VGA]: 12× DSC-P8 [2. 0M ]: 3. 8× [1. 2M ]: 4. 8× [VGA]: 9. 6× When the image size is [5.0M] or [4.5M(3:2)] (DS C-P10/ P1 2)/[3.1M] or [2.8M(3:2)] ( DSC-P8), the smar t zoom does not w or k . • Y ou cannot confirm the image with the f inder [...]

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    25 Shooti ng st ill images , Center the subj ect in th e frame, and shoot the ima ge. To return to normal recording mode Press B ( ) on the control but ton agai n. The indicator disapp ears from the LC D screen. • Use the LCD s creen to shoot when using the macro feature. If you use the finder , the limits of what you see and what you ac tually s[...]

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    26 Selecting a flash mode , Set the mode dial to , and press v ( ) on the c ontrol button repeat edly t o se lect a flash mode. Each time you press v ( ), the indica tor changes as follows. No indic ator (A uto): Th e flash automati cally str obes when shoo ting images in a dark pla ce or ag ainst a light source. (Forced flash): The flash strob es [...]

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    27 Shooti ng st ill images To reduce the red-eye phen omen on when shoo ting live subjects Set [R ed Eye Reduc tion] t o [On] in th e SET UP sett ing s (p age 1 04) . in dica tor appear s on t he LCD sc reen, and th e flas h pre-stro bes befor e shoo ti ng t o red uce the red-ey e pheno me no n. • Red-eye reduction may not produce the desired ef [...]

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    28 Shooting images with the finder The find er i s conv enie nt whe n you want to save battery po wer, or whe n it is difficu lt to conf irm th e ima ge u s in g the LCD sc r e en. Each time you pre ss , the display changes in t he fo llowing ord er. Histog ram on r Indi cators off r LCD scree n of f r Indicat ors on • The image through the finde[...]

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    29 Shooti ng st ill images Inserting the date and time on a still image , Set the mode dial to SET UP. The SE T UP scree n appe ars. • When images are shot with the date and time superimposed, the date and ti me cannot be removed later . • The date and time do not appear on the LCD screen during shooting, instead, indicator appears in the upper[...]

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    30 Viewin g ima ges on the LCD scr een of your camera You can view im ages shot w ith you r camera almos t immed iate ly on t he sc re en. Yo u can sele ct the fol lo win g thr ee meth ods f o r vie w in g im a ges. Single (single-image) screen You ca n vi ew one im a ge at a tim e , disp laye d ov er the enti re scre en. Index (nine-image) screen [...]

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    31 View in g stil l images , Select the desire d still image wit h b / B on the co ntrol button. b : To display t he prec ed ing imag e B : To display t he ne xt imag e 2 10:30 PM 2003 7 4 101-0003 3 / 9 101 VGA BACK/NEXT V OLUME 60min Viewing an index screen (nine-image or triple-image) , Press t h e zo om W (in d ex ) but t on onc e. The d is p l[...]

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    32 Viewin g images on a TV screen , Connect t he supplied A/V connect i ng ca ble to the A/V OUT (MONO) jack of the camera an d the aud io /vid eo input jacks of the TV. If your TV has ste re o in put jacks, co nnect the aud io pl ug (b lack ) of th e A /V conne cting ca ble to the le ft audi o jack . • T urn off both your camera and the TV befor[...]

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    33 View in g stil l images Viewing images on a TV screen If you w ant to vi ew imag es on a T V screen, you need a TV wi th a vid eo input jac k and a A/V conn ecting c ab le (suppl ie d). The colo r system of th e TV must ma tch that of your digi t al still c ame ra. Check the following lists: NTSC system Bahama Islands, Boliv ia, Canada , Cen tra[...]

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    34 Deleting i mages , Set the mo de dial to , and turn on th e camera. Press b / B on the control bu tton to sele ct th e i mag e yo u want to delete. , Press (Del ete) . The image has not ye t be en del et ed at th is poin t. • Y ou cannot delete the protected image (page 6 3). , Sel ec t [Del ete] with v on the control button, then pr ess z . W[...]

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    35 Delet in g s t ill i mage s Deleting images in index (nine-image) mode , While an index (n in e- i m age ) screen (pag e 31) is displ ayed, press ( Delete) . , Select [Selec t] with b / B on the control bu tton, then pr es s z . To delete al l the images in the fo lder Select [All In Folder] with B on the contr ol butt on , th en pr es s z . Se [...]

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    36 , Press (Delete) and select [OK] with B on the control button , then press z . When th e m essage “Memory Stick ac cess” disa ppea rs, t he imag es ha ve bee n del eted. To cancel del eting Select [ Exit] wi th b on the cont rol button, then pr ess z . 4 Exit Delete OK Deleting images in index (triple-image) mode , While an index (tri ple-im[...]

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    37 Delet in g s t ill i mage s , Selec t [D el et e] wit h v on the control button, then pr es s z . When th e me ssage “M emo r y Stick ac cess” disappea rs, the image has be en deleted. To cancel dele t ing Sel ect [E xit] w i th V on th e cont rol button , then pr ess z . 3 10:30 PM 2003 7 4 101-0002 Delete Exit BACK/NEXT OK Formatting a “[...]

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    38 , Select [OK] with v on the control bu tton, then pr es s z . The “Fo rmatting ” messa ge appea rs. When this mess age disap pears, th e format i s comple te. 3 OK Ready? Format All data will be erased Cancel O K 60 min[...]

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    39 Before advan ced opera tions How to setup and operate your camera The usag e of the menu s and SET UP scre en items th at are mo st freque ntly used f or “Adv an ced opera ti ons” 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 sel ect th e it em yo u want to set.[...]

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    40 Deciding the still image quality Mode dial: /SCN You can select the st ill i mage qual ity f rom [Fine] or [Stan dard]. a Set the mo de dial to or SCN. b Press M E NU. The men u appe ars. c Select (P . Quality) with b / B , then sel ec t the desi re d image quality with v / V . • The i mag e qu al ity valu e s ele ct ed h er e is preserved e v[...]

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    41 Before advan ced opera tions Creating a new folder a Set the mode dial to SET UP. b Sele ct (Memo ry St ick T ool ) wit h v / V , [Create REC. Folder] wit h B / v / V , and [OK] with B / v , then pr ess z . The fol lowing scree n ap pears. c Select [OK] with v , then pr ess z . A new folder i s crea t ed with a num be r one hi gher than th e lar[...]

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    42 Choosing an aut o focus method There are two A uto Focus functio ns: “AF range fi nde r fra me ” whic h set s the foc us position ac cording t o the subject po sition and size, a nd “A F mode” whi ch sets the focu s o per atio n acco rdi ng to the AF response a nd th e batte ry co nsumptio n. Choosing a focus range finder frame — AF ra[...]

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    43 Advanced still im age sh ooting Choosing a focus operation —AF Mode Mode dial: SET UP You ca n sel e ct from the fol low ing thre e focu s mod es for your came ra. T he fa ctory sett ing is Sin g l e AF. Single AF This mode al lows accu r at e focusi ng over a wide range from n ear to distant subjects, and is us e ful fo r shoo ti ng sta tion [...]

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    44 Shooting techniques Even if it is difficult to focu s in AF shooting because the subject is not in the center of the frame, you can focus in this situation using Center AF . For example, when you are shooting two hu man subjects, and there is a gap between them, the camera may focus on the background visible in the gap. In a case like this, use [...]

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    45 Advanced still im age sh ooting c Sele ct 9 (Focus) with b / B , then sel e ct the distan ce to the subject with v / V . Y ou can sele ct from th e follo wing dist ance set tings. 0.5m, 1.0 m, 3. 0m, 7 .0m, ∞ (unlimi ted dist ance ) To return to auto focus mode In s tep 3 , sele ct 9 (Focus), th en se lect [Mult i AF] or [C ente r AF]. • Foc[...]

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    46 Displaying a histogram A histogram i s a gra ph showi ng the brig ht ne ss o f an ima ge . T he hor iz o ntal ax is shows the brig ht ne ss, an d the vertica l axi s shows the number of pi xels. The graph display indi c ates a bright ima ge when skewed to the righ t side, a dar k image when skewed to the left side, an d a med ium brig ht ness im[...]

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    47 Advanced still im age sh ooting • appears in the following cases: – When r ecording in the smart zoom range – When the im age size is [4.5M(3:2)] (DSC- P10/P12) or [2.8M(3:2)] (DSC-P8) – Whe n rotatin g a still image • The histogram before recording represents the histogram of th e image displayed on the LCD screen at the time. A dif f[...]

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    48 Shooting three images with the exposure shif ted — Exposure B racket (DSC-P10/ P12 o nly) Mode dial: / /SCN The came ra reco rds thr ee images in succe ss io n, each wit h the exposu r e val ue shifte d. The expos u r e compensat ion valu e can be set b etwee n ±1.0 EV fro m the appropri a te exp osure val ue in 1/3EV steps. a Set the mode di[...]

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    49 Advanced still im age sh ooting • Y ou cannot use the flash in this mode. • During shooting i n this mode, t he images are not displayed on the screen. Compose the image before pressing t he shutter button. • The focus and white bala nce are adjusted for the fi rst image, and thes e settings are also us ed for the other images. • When th[...]

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    50 • Under fluor e scent ligh ts that flicker, the white balance adjustment function may not work correctly even though you select (fluorescent). • When the flash strobes, the ma nual setting is canceled, and the im age is recorded in [Auto] mode (except in (Flash) mode). Adjusting t he flash level — Flash Lev el Mode dial: /SCN You ca n ad j[...]

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    51 Advanced still im age sh ooting Shooting multiple frames — Clip Mot ion Mode dial: You c an shoot a nu mber of co nsecutiv e still images (GIF animati on ). The GIF form at has a smal l file siz e, ma ki ng i t conveni en t for crea ting hom e pages o r attachi ng image s to e-mail . • Due to the limitations of the GIF for ma t, the number o[...]

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    52 • Note th at all ima ges are not recor ded on th e “Memory Stick” until you c arry out step 6 . • For the number of images that can be r ecorded in Clip M otion, see page 99 . • The date and time are not superimposed onto Clip Moti on images. • When viewing an image recorded in Clip Motion on the index screen, the image may appear di[...]

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    53 Advanced still im age sh ooting Shooting three or two images continuou sly — Burst 3 (DSC-P10/P12 )/ Burst 2 (DSC-P8) Mode dial: / /SCN This m ode is used for c ontinuo us shooting . Each time you pre ss the shut ter but ton in this mo de, the came ra records t hree (DSC- P10/P12) or two (DSC -P8) images in succession. a Set the mode dial to ,[...]

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    54 c Select [Mode] (REC Mode) with b / B , t hen select [E-Mail] with v / V . d Shoot th e imag e . When th e “Rec ording ” indica tion disappe ar s, you can shoo t the next image. To return to norma l mode Sele ct [N or ma l] in s te p 3 . • For instr uctions on how to a ttach im ages to an e-mail message, cons ult the User’ s Manual for y[...]

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    55 Advanced still im age sh ooting Shooting according to scene conditi ons — Scene Selec tion Mode dial: SCN When sho ot ing night scene s, shoot ing peop le at night , sho oting lands capes, shootin g at the shore o r snow y scen es, shooting fireworks, or shootin g with prior ity o n the s hutter spee d such as mo tion scen es, us e t he mod es[...]

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    56 Twilig ht portrait mode Suit able for s h o o tin g p o r tra i ts in da rk places. A llows you to sho ot sharp i mages of people in dark pl aces with out losing t he dark a tmosphe re of the su rroundings. The shutter speed becomes slower, so we recom mend t hat you u se a t ripod to preve nt shaking. • The flash strobes regar dless of the su[...]

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    57 Advanced still im age sh ooting Adding specia l effect s — Picture Effect Mode dial: /SCN/ You can di gi tally process im ages to ob ta in spec ial e ffe ct s . a Set the mo de dial to , SCN or . b Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. c Select [PFX] (P . Eff ect) with b / B , then select th e des ired mode with v / V . To cancel Pi cture Effects[...]

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    58 Selecting the folder and playing back images — Folder Mode dial: Select the fol de r tha t image s you want to play b ack are stored . a Set the mo de dial to . b Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. c Select [Folder] wit h b , th e n press z . d Select the desired f older with b / B . e Select [OK] with v , then pr es s z . To cancel the select[...]

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    59 Advanced st ill image vi ewi ng Enlarging a portion of a still image Mode dial: You ca n en large a pa rt of an ima ge up to five t imes t he origin al size . You ca n also recor d the mag nified image as a new fi le. Enlarging an image — Playback z oom a Set the mode dial to . b Disp la y the i mage to be enla rged . c Press t he zo om T butt[...]

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    60 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 siz e with v / V , then p res s z . The imag e is r ecorded, a nd the i mage on th e sc reen r etu rns to the no rma l size after reco rding. • The trimme d ima ge is record ed as the[...]

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    61 Advanced st ill image vi ewi ng Rotating still images — Rotate Mode dial: You can rot ate an image recorded in portrait orient at io n an d display it in land scape orient ation. a Set the mo de dial to , and displ ay the imag e to rotate . b Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. c Select [Rotate] with b / B , then press z . d Select with v , the[...]

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    62 Playing back continuously a Set the mo de dial to . b Select the Multi Bur st image with b / B . The sele cted Mu lti Bu rst imag e is played ba ck c ontinuou sly . To pause pl ayback Press z . To resume pl ayback, press z again . The pl a yba ck star ts from th e fram e disp laye d on t he LCD scre en. Playing back frame by frame — Jog playb [...]

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    63 Still image editing Protecting image s — Protect Mode dial: This fun ction pr o te cts imag es agains t acciden tal eras ure. N ote tha t when yo u forma t a “Me mor y St ick ” (pa g e 37), all th e images re cor ded on that “Me m ory Stick” will be deleted even if they are p rotecte d. In single-image mode a Set the mode dial to . b D[...]

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    64 h Select [OK] with B , then press z . The - indi cato r tu rns whit e. The select ed image s are pro tected. To exit the Pro tect function Select [Cancel] in step 4 or sel ect [Exi t] in step 8 , then pr es s z . To cancel i ndividual protectio n Select the imag e to be unprot ected wi th v / V / b / B in ste p 5 , then pre ss z . The - indicat [...]

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    65 Still image editing Changing image s ize — Resize Mode dial: You ca n ch ange the im ag e size of a recor ded imag e, and s ave it a s a ne w file. You can re siz e to the fol low ing sizes. 5.0M (DSC- P10/P12), 3.1M, 2. 0M (DSC - P8), 1. 2M, VGA The orig inal i mage is r etained even aft er resizing. a Set the mode dial to . b Displ ay the im[...]

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    66 In single-image mode a Set the mo de dial to . b Display t he image y ou want to mark with b / B . c Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. d Select [DPOF] with b / B , then press z . The mark is marked o n the disp laye d image . e T o continue an d m ar k other imag es, displ ay the de sired image with b / B , then press z . To unmar k the mark Pr[...]

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    67 Still image editing In index (triple-image) mode a Set the mode dial to , then press t he zo om W (index) twice to display the index (triple-im age) screen. b Displ ay the imag e you wan t to mark in the cent er p osi tion wit h b / B . c Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars. d Select [DPOF] with v , t hen press z . The mark is marke d on the cent [...]

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    68 Shooting movies Mode dial: You ca n shoo t movies using yo ur camer a. Before starting Set [Moving Ima ge] to [MPEG Movie] in the SET UP set ti ngs (pages 39 and 104). a Set the mo de dial to . b Press (Ima ge Size). The Ima ge Size setup a ppear s. c Select th e des ired size with v / V . Y ou can ch oo se from 64 0 (VG A) or 160 (Mail). For de[...]

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    69 Enjoying movies Viewing movies on the LCD screen Mode dial: You ca n vi ew mov ies on the LC D scre en with so und f rom the speaker. a Set the mode dial to . b Sele ct t he desi red mo vi ng image with b / B . Movie s with the image size [160 (Mail) ] ar e displ ayed a s ize smal ler than st ill image s. Movie s with th e imag e size [ 640 (VGA[...]

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    70 Deleting movies Mode dial: You ca n de le te unw a nt ed movie s . In single-image mode a Set the mod e dial to . b Displ a y t h e mo vi e y ou wan t to delete with b / B . c Press ( Delete). The movie ha s not ye t bee n delete d at this point . d Sele ct [ Delet e] wi th v , then Press z . When th e messag e “Memor y Stick acces s” disap [...]

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    71 Enjoying movies g Select [OK] with B , then press z . When the me ssage “Mem ory S tick access” di sap pears, the movies have bee n d e lete d . To cancel d eletion Select [Exit] in step 3 or 7 . To delete all mov ies in the fol der Sel ect [ All In Fo ld er] in ste p 3 , then press z . To cance l del et ion, sele ct [C ance l] w ith b , the[...]

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    72 <Exam ple> C utting a movie num bered 101_00 02 Cutting movies a Set the mod e dial to . b Sele c t the mo vi e y ou w an t to cut using b / B . c Press ME NU . The menu app ear s. d Select [Divide] wit h B , th e n press z . Ne xt, select [OK] with v , then press z . The pl ayback of the movie starts . e Decide on a cutting point. Press t[...]

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    73 Enjoying movies Deleting unnecessary portions of movies a Cut an unnecessar y por tion of a mo vie ( page 72). b Displ ay the por tion of the movi e y o u w an t to del et e. c Press (Del ete). The im a ge has not yet be en de l eted at this point . d Selec t [D el et e] wit h v , then press z . The mo vie curre ntly displ ayed on th e screen is[...]

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    74 Copying images to your compute r — For Wi ndows us ers Recommended com puter environment OS: Microsoft Windows 98 , Win dows 98SE, Windows 20 00 Professi ona l, Windo ws M illennium Edit ion, Wi ndows XP Home Edition, or Windows XP Professional The abov e OS mus t be installe d at the facto ry. Oper ati on is not ass u red in an environ men t [...]

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    75 Enjoying images on yo ur com puter Installing the USB driver When using W indow s XP, you n eed not inst all th e USB driv er. Once the U S B dri ve r is installed , yo u nee d not in s ta ll th e U SB dr iv e r. a Star t up your computer , and inse rt th e suppl ied CD- ROM into the CD-R OM drive. Th e model sele ctio n scre en ap pears. If it [...]

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    76 Installing “Image Transfer” You can u se the “Image T rans fer” s oftwar e to copy im a ges to you r comp ut er automa tically wh en you co nnect t he camera to your c omputer wi th the suppl ied USB cabl e. a Cli ck [C yb e r-sho t ] on the model selec tion scr een . The instal l ing me nu sc ree n ap pears. b Click [Image T ransfer] on[...]

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    77 Enjoying images on yo ur com puter g Click [Finis h]. Th e “I nstall Shiel d Wizard” scre en closes. If you wish to co ntinue wit h the installa tion o f “Image Mixer, ” click [Ima ge Mix er] on the in sta lling menu screen and then follo w th e proced ure. • The USB dri ver i s needed in order to use “Image T ransfer”. If the nece[...]

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    78 Connecting the camera to your computer a Inser t the “ Memor y S tick” with the imag es you want to copy into th e ca mera . Co nne ct the AC Adap tor , and plug the adaptor into a wall outlet (wall soc ket ). • When you copy images to yo ur computer us ing the battery p ack, copying may be failed or cause data corr uption by battery shuto[...]

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    79 Enjoying images on yo ur com puter P Disconnecting th e USB cable from your comp uter, removing the “Memory Stick” from your camera or turnin g off the po wer during US B connection For Windows 2000, Me, or X P users 1 Double- cli ck on the tasktray . 2 Click (Son y DSC), th en c li ck [S top ]. 3 Confir m the de vice on the confi rmation sc[...]

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    80 Changing “Image Transfer” settings Y ou can chang e “Im age Tran sfer” se ttings . Rig ht-cl ick th e “I ma ge Tr a nsfe r” ic on on the ta sktray , select [ Open Sett ings]. Th e settings you can set are as fol lows: [Basic], [Copy], and [De lete]. Whe n t he “Im age T ran s fer ” sta rts, th e belo w window a ppears. When yo u [...]

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    81 Enjoying images on yo ur com puter — Windows XP Copying images us ing the Windows XP AutoPlay Wizard a Make a U SB con nection (page 78). Click [Copy pictures to a folder on my computer using Microsoft Scann er and Camera Wiz ard] , then c lic k [OK]. The “S c anne r an d Came ra Wizard” scree n ap pears. b Click [Next]. The i mages sto re[...]

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    82 Image file storage destinations and file names Image files r ecorded with y our cam era are group ed as f old ers i n the “M em ory Stick” . Exampl e: For Wi ndows Me us ers • Data in the “100MSDCF” or “MSSONY” folders is f or playback only , and your camera cannot r ecord ima ges in thes e folders. • For more information about t[...]

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    83 Enjoying images on yo ur com puter • ssss stands for any numbe r w it hi n th e range from 000 1 to 9999. • The num e rical portions of t he followi ng fi le s are the same. –A small- size image file shot in E-Mail mode and its correspond ing image f ile –An au di o file shot in Voic e m ode and it s corr esponding i mage file –An ima [...]

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    84 Copying images to your compute r — For Mac intosh use rs Recomme nded compu ter environm ent OS: Mac O S 8.5.1 , 8.6, 9 .0, 9.1, 9.2, o r Mac OS X (v1 0. 0/ v10. 1/ v1 0.2) The abov e OS mus t be installe d at the factory. For the follow ing mod els, upda te your OS to Mac OS 9. 0 or 9. 1. – iMa c with Mac OS 8.6 installe d at the factor y, [...]

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    85 Enjoying images on yo ur com puter Removing the USB cable from your computer, the “Memory Stick” fro m your camera o r turning off the power during a USB connection Drag and dr op the driv e ic on or t he “Memory Sti ck ” icon to the “Tr a sh” icon, then re move the USB cabl e or “Mem o ry Stick” or turn off t he powe r. • If y[...]

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    86 d Click . Y ou can p rev iew t he imag e. e Click . The disc cre ating dial ogue a ppe ar s. f Inse rt a b l a nk CD- R into th e CD-R dr ive an d click [OK] button. The di sc crea tion st arts. • Y ou cannot use CD-R W discs. • The CD-R drive is required to create a V i deo CD. For the Macintosh edition • Roxio-manufactured “T oast” ([...]

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    87 Troubles hooting Troubleshoo ting If yo u experi ence t rouble w ith yo ur ca mera, try the following solutions. 1 First check t he items o n the tab les be low. If code displays “C: ss : ss ” appear on the s creen, the self- diag nosis dis play f unction is working (page 97). 2 Sho uld y our cam er a st ill not work properly, pre ss the RES[...]

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    88 Shooting st ill images/mov ies The battery remaining indicat or is incorre ct, or sufficient battery rema inin g indi cato r is displayed but the pow er runs out soon. • Yo u have used th e camera f o r a long ti me in a n extreme ly hot o r an ext remely cold locat ion. • A de via t ion has occurre d in th e remaini ng batter y time . • T[...]

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    89 Troubles hooting The im age is out o f fo cu s. • T he subject i s too cl ose. • (Fi rew orks mode), ( Lands cape mo de) or (Twil igh t mo de) is sel ect ed for the S cen e Selec tion fun ction. • T he focus pre se t func tion is sele ct e d. p Record i n th e macr o record ing m ode . Make s ure t o posi tio n the lens farther a w ay from[...]

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    90 Your camera cannot reco rd im ag es. •N o “ Me m ory Stic k ” has been inse r te d. • The capa city of the “Memo ry Stick ” is insuffi cient. • Th e write-prot ect switch on th e “Memory St ick” is set to the LO CK position. • Yo u cannot record images while c harging t he flash. • Th e mode dia l is se t to S E T U P or . [...]

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    91 Troubles hooting Viewing ima ges Deleting/Ed iting Images Symptom Cause Solu tion Your came ra cannot play back image s. • The m ode dia l is not set to . • Yo ur came ra cannot play b ack im age fil es copied f rom t he hard disk of your com puter if the folde r /f ile na me has bee n c ha nged or the ima g e has been modified . • T he ca[...]

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    92 Computers You cannot display a pr int (DPOF) ma rk. • Yo u cannot disp lay print (DP OF) mar ks on movies ( MPEG M ovie) and Clip M otion. — You cannot cut a movie. • The movie (MPEG M ovie) is not long enough to cut. • Pr otected movie (M PEG M ovie), Cli p Motion, Mult i Bu rst files an d still im ag es cannot be c ut. — — Symptom [...]

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    93 Troubles hooting “Memory Stic k” You cannot copy images. • T he camer a is not co rrectly conn ected to you r computer. • Yo u are not using the correct copy proc edure for your O S. — — p Connec t the cam era and your comput er co rrec tly using the supplied USB c ab le (page 78) . p Follow t he designa ted copy proced ure for y our[...]

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    94 Others You cannot record on a “Memory Stick .” • The write-prot ect switch on th e “Memory St ick” is set to the LO CK position. • The “ Memor y St ick” is fu ll. p Set it t o the recording posit ion (pa ge 1 08). p Delete unnecess ary im ag es (page s 34 a nd 70). You cannot format a “Memory Stick .” • The write-prot ect s[...]

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    95 Troubles hooting Warnings and messages The fo llowing message s may ap pear on the sc reen. Message Mea ning/Correct ive Action No M emor y Stick • Inse r t a “Mem ory Stick” (page 1 7). System er ror • Turn the power off and on again (p ag e 14). Mem ory Stic k er ror • The ins erted “Mem or y Stic k” ca nnot be used in your camer[...]

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    96 • The battery leve l is low or zero. C harge the batt ery pack (page 10). Depe nding on the cond itions of use or the type of bat tery pack, the indi cato r may flash even though there a re st ill 5 to 1 0 min utes of remai ning ba ttery time left. • The amoun t of light s is not suffi cient, s o you are not holding the ca mera steady enou g[...]

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    97 Troubles hooting Self-diagnosis dis play – If a code sta rting wit h an a lphab et letter app ears Your came ra has a self-dia gnosi s disp lay. This fun ction di splays t he camera con dition on th e LCD scr ee n wit h a combinat ion of a letter and four numerica l digits. If thi s occur s , ch eck the fol lo w in g code chart an d attemp t t[...]

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    98 Number of im ages that can be s aved or shooting time The n umber o f images t hat can be sav ed and the shootin g time differ , depending on the capa ci ty of t he “M em ory Sti ck,” th e i mage size, and the image qu ality. R efer to the follo wing char ts when you choo se a “Memory St ick. ” • The num be r of images is liste d in Fi[...]

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    99 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion Clip Motio n (Un it s: im a ges ) Normal: When 10 frames are shot Mobile: When two frames are shot MPEG Mo vie (Units : seconds) Mult i Burs t (Un it s: im a ges ) 16MB 32MB 64M B 128MB MSX-25 6 MSX-512 MSX-1G Normal 88 178 358 718 1190 2420 4940 Mobile 486 982 1971 3 951 3571 7261 14821 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB MSX-256 [...]

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    100 Menu items Menu items tha t can be m odified diffe r dependi ng on the posi tion of the mo de dial. The screen show s onl y th e it em s you can oper ate in ea ch s pecifi c m ode. F acto ry sett ings are ind ica t ed w it h x . When th e m ode dia l is se t t o When th e m ode dia l is se t t o or SCN Item Se tting Descriptio n Mode (REC Mode)[...]

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    101 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion When the mod e dial is set to (when [Moving Im age] is set to [MPEG Movie] in the SET UP settings ) WB (White Bal ) / / / / / x Auto Sets the whi te balance (page 49). ISO 400 / 200 / 100 / x Auto T his sele cts th e ISO se nsitivity . Sel ecting a large number augmen ts the br ightn ess when recordin g in da rk loc[...]

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    102 When th e m ode dia l is se t t o (when [Mov ing Image] is se t to [Clip Motio n] in the SET UP se ttings) When the mo de dial is set to (when [Moving Imag e] is set to [Multi Burst] in the SET UP settings) ( Metering Mode) Spot / x M ul ti Mat ches the expo sure to the s ubj ect y ou want to shoot ( page 47). S et the me tering region. WB (Wh [...]

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    103 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion When the mod e dial is se t to ( Metering Mode) Spot / x Multi Matches the exposure to t he subject yo u want to shoot (pa ge 47). Set the me tering regio n. WB (White Bal ) / / / / / x Au to Sets the white balance (p age 49). (Interval ) 1/7.5 / 1/15 / x 1/30 (NTSC) 1/6.3 / 1/12 .5 / x 1/25 (PAL) – Se le c ts the[...]

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    104 SET UP items Set the mode dia l to SET UP. The SET UP screen a ppear s . Factory setti ngs are indic a te d w it h x . (Camera 1 ) (DSC-P10/P12)/ (Camera) (DSC-P8) (Camera 2 ) (DSC-P10/P12 only ) Item Se tting Description Moving Image x MPEG Movie / C lip M otion / Multi Burst Selects the shooting m ode (pages 51, 52 and 68) . AF Mode x Single [...]

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    105 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion (Memory S tick Tool) (Setup 1) Item Se tting Descript ion Forma t OK / Canc el Formats th e “Memory Stic k.” Note that f ormatting eras es all data on a “Me mory Stic k,” includi ng even protect ed images (page 37). File N umbe r x Series Rese t – Assi gns num be r s to f ile s in se que nc e even if the ?[...]

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    106 (Setup 2) 2 Item Se tting Description USB Connect PTP / x Normal Switc he s the U S B mode ( pa ge 7 4). Video Out NTSC PAL – Sets the vide o out put si gnal to NTSC mode (e. g., USA, Ja pa n) . – Sets the video out put signal to P AL mode ( e.g. , Europ e).[...]

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    107 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion Precautions Do not leave t he camera in the following pl aces • I n ext re mely hot place, such as in a car par ked in t he sun . The c amera body may become def or me d or this may cause a malfunc tion. • U nde r direct sun li ght or nea r a heate r. The c amera bo dy may becom e defo rmed or this may c ause a [...]

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    108 On internal rechargea ble button battery This cam er a ha s an intern a l recharg eable button ba tt ery for maint ai ning the da te and time an d other se ttings reg ardless of whet he r the pow e r is on or off. This rechar g eable butt o n ba tt ery is continua lly charg ed as long as you are usi ng the came ra. However, if you use the camer[...]

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    109 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion • Data may be corrup ted in the fol lo wing cases. – When t he “Memory Stick” i s removed or the camera is tu rned off during r ead or write operation – When t he “Memory Stick” i s used in locations subject to static e lectricity or electrical noi se • W e recommend backing up impor tant data. • D[...]

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    110 Effective use of the battery pack • Battery perfo rmance decrease s in lo w- temper ature surrou ndings. So, the time t hat the ba ttery p ack can be used is short er in cold place s. We reco mmend the f ollowin g to ensure lon ger b atte ry pa ck u se: – Put the b attery p ack in a pocke t close to your body t o warm it up, and insert it i[...]

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    111 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion White b alance Flash, Automatic , Da ylight , Cloudy, Fluorescen t, Inc ande scent Data format (DCF comp liant) Still images : Exif Ver. 2.2 JPE G compliant, GIF (for Clip Motion ), DPOF compa tible Audio with s till im age: MPEG1 compliant (Monaural) Moving images: MPEG1 compliant (Monaural) Reco rding me dia “Me[...]

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    112 The LCD scre en When shootin g still image s A Image size indicator (18) B Recordi ng mode indicat or (48, 53-5 4) C AE/A F lo ck in dic a to r ( 21) D Battery remain ing indicator (11) E White balance indicator (49 ) / Mode dia l indicat or/ Flash mode indicat or (26) / Red-e y e re duc t ion indicat or (27) F ISO num ber in d icat or (10 1) /[...]

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    113 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion When shooting movies A Recor di ng mode indica t or (68) B Battery rem a ini ng indicator (11) C White balan ce indicator (4 9) D Picture effect indicator (57) E Spot metering cross hair (47) F AF range indicator (42) G Image size indicator (68) H Recording time [maxi mum recordable time] indicator (99) I Recording [...]

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    114 When playin g back still images A Image size indicator ( 18) B Recording mod e indicator (48, 53- 54) C Protect indicator (63) / Print (DPOF) mark indicato r ( 65) / V o lu m e indi cat o r (54) D Zoom indicat or/Jog pl a ybac k indicator (59) E Histogram in dicator (46) F Folder -file name (82) G Playback f ol der indicator (58) H Remaining ?[...]

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    115 Index Inde x Index A A C Adap t o r ...... ....... ....... .. ....... ....... .. ....... ...10, 13 Access lam p ........ ....... ......... ....... ....... ....... .........17 AE/AF lo ck ........ ....... ....... ....... .. ....... ....... ...... ...44 AE/AF lo ck ind ica tor ......... ....... .. ....... ....... .......21 AE/AF lo ck lam p .....[...]

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    116 I Image copying images to your computer .. 79, 80, 85 file n am es ....... .. ....... .. ....... ....... ....... .. ....... .... 83 image f ile st orage des tinations ...... ......... .... 82 image quality ..... ....... ....... ....... ....... ...... . 19, 40 image size ...... ....... ...... ....... ......... .... 18, 19, 98 Image T ransfer ...[...]

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    117 Index movi e ......... ....... ...... ....... ....... ....... ......... .......68 Multi Burs t ....... .. ....... ...... ....... ....... .. ....... .....52 V oice ... ......... ....... ....... ...... ....... ......... ....... .....54 Slide s how ...... ......... ....... ...... ....... ....... ....... .......60 Spot . ....... ...... ....... ....[...]

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