Sony Cybershot DSC-G1 manual

© 2007 Sony Corporation 2-898-081- 12 (1) Digital Stil l Camera Cyber-shot Handbook DSC-G1 Before oper ating th e unit, pl ease read this Handbook and “Instruction Manual” thoroughl y, and reta in them fo r future reference. T able of c ontents Basic Op erations Using the sh ootin g functions Using the pl ayback functions Changing t he settin [...]

2 Notes on using your cam era T ypes of “M emor y Stick” that can b e used ( not suppl ied) The IC recor ding med ium used by this camera is a “ Memory Stick D uo”. T here a re two types o f “Mem ory Stick”. “Mem or y Stick Duo” : you can us e a “Mem or y Stick Duo” with your cam era. “Mem or y Stick”: you c annot us e a “[...]

3 T able of contents Notes on usi ng your c amera . .......... ...... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... ... 2 Basic inf ormation ......... ....... .......... ......... .......... .......... ......... .......... ....... ......7 Identifyin g par ts ........... ....... .......... ......... .......... .......... ......... ..........[...]

4 T a ble of co ntents Pla ying back images from the home screen ........... ......... .......... .......... ... 41 Viewing men u ........ .......... ...... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... .......... ...... 45 Album/ Folder: Go T o Album/Go T o F older , Combine Album, Split Alb um Manage Images: Delete, Protect Edit Imag e: R[...]

5 T a ble of con tents Clock Set ............ .......... .......... ...... .......... ......... .......... .......... .......... ....6 5 Clock Set Camera........ ......... .......... .......... .......... ......... .......... ...... .......... .......... . 6 6 Music........... ......... .......... .......... ...... .......... .......... ......... .[...]

6 T a ble of co ntents How to p rint still images ......... ....... .......... ......... .......... .......... ......... .......... 97 Printing images direc tly using a PictBridge compl iant printer .... .......... ... 9 8 Listening to music ............... .......... ...... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... . 101 T roublesho ot[...]

7 Basic infor matio n The ca mera is equipped with an in ternal memory of approxima tely 2 G B, which enables a large number of i mages to be store d in the cam era. The images ca n also be stored in a “Mem ory Stick Duo” (n ot supplied). • Album images are very small, so you can store a lot of images in the c amera. This is conv enient to vi[...]

8 Basic in formatio n This came ra automati cally classifies imag es into albums depending on the shooting in tervals and frequ ency . Y ou can searc h the images by alb ums for yo ur con v enien ce. The au tomatic ally cre ated al bums c an be di vi ded or co mbined ma nually . <Exam ple> Automatic image management Number o f images T o name[...]

9 Basic i nformati on This ca mera is e quipped w ith various search f unctions. With the software on the supplied C D- R OM, yo u can use mor e adv anc ed sear ch fun ctions. W ith the “ Album Editor ”, you can : • Edit labels or co mments • Copy image s stored on a compu ter to the camera • Import MPEG4 movie files to the cam era • Re[...]

10 Identif ying part s See the pages in pare ntheses for details of oper atio n. Camer a A PO WER la mp/PO WE R butto n B Shutter button (19) C WLAN (W irel ess ne twor k) b utt on (91) D Flash (20) E Self- time r lam p (21) /AF il lum inat or (67) F Hook for wrist strap G WLAN an tenna (inter nal) H OPEN (CAMERA) lev er (18) I Microphone J Lens K [...]

11 Ident ifying pa rts N HOME button (26) O Ba ttery/“ Memo ry Stick Duo” cover P Battery in sertion slot Q Batter y eject le ve r R Multi conne ctor S Tripod rec eptacle • Use a tripod wit h a screw length of less tha n 5.5 mm (7/32 inch). Y ou will be unable to firmly secure the camer a to tripods having screws longer than 5.5 mm (7/32 inch[...]

12 Indicat ors on the scre en Each time y ou press the DISP (Scr een display switch) button, the screen status chang es. See the pages in pare ntheses for details of oper atio n. When sho oting still i mages When s hooting m ovies A B Displ ay Indication 60Min Batter y remaini ng • Only is indicated, depending on a mode. Recordin g media Recordi [...]

13 Indica tors on the sc reen C D E Displ ay Indication z (Green) z (Red) AE/AF loc k (19) Recordin g a movie Standb y Standby a movie 00:0 0:00 Recordi ng time NR slow shutter • When the shutter speed drops below a certain speed in low light conditions, the NR (Noise Reducti on) slow shutter function activ ates automatic ally to reduce the pictu[...]

14 Indic ators on the sc reen When pl ayin g ba ck A B Displ ay Indication 60Min Ba ttery remain ing • On ly is indicated, depending on a mode. The destination medium of Original Images Playback folder (57) • This does not appear when using th e interna l memory. PictBridge connecting (100) Search keyword Index mode 12/12 Image numbe r/Number o[...]

15 Indica tors on the sc reen C Displ ay Indication DSC00012 File n umb er (56 ) s Color D etect ion Face Det ection Label 2007/01/01 9:30AM Recorded date/t ime of th e playback im age Image size (22) -30fps Frame num ber per s econd (22) - Prot ect (47) Comm ent Label (49) PC backup (done /undone) Image anal ysis (done/ undone) Origin al I mag e ([...]

16 Changi ng t he scr een displa y Each time you press the DISP (Scree n display switch) button, the displ ay changes as follows. • By pressing DISP (Screen display switch) button longer, you can increase the LCD backli ght (only when the came ra is used with t he battery pack) . During shoo ting • When shooting a movie, the indicators disappea[...]

17 Changi ng the scree n disp lay During playbac k (Index screen) • For details on an index screen, see page 24. Home screen During Coll aborat ion Sh ot • For details on the Co llaboration Shot t page 91 4-image inde x 30-image inde x 100-image inde x Singl e image + 6-image in de x The back ground is black The back ground is white Normal Mult[...]

18 Basic O perations Shoot ing im ages easi ly (Aut o adjus tment mode) 1 Open the lens cover b y sliding the OPEN (CAMERA) lever . Ope n until it cli cks . 2 Select a mod e with the / (Movie/Photo) button. Each time yo u press the / (Movie/Photo) button, the mode changes be tween Movie and Photo. 3 Hold the camera steady , keeping your arms at y o[...]

19 Basic O perations Shoo ting ima ges easi ly (Auto ad justmen t mode) 4 Sh oot with the shutter button. Aside from an Original Imag e, a small size Album Im age is recorded in the internal memory (page 7). Stil l imag e: 1 Press an d hold the shut ter button halfway down to focus. The z (AE/AF lock) indicator (green) flashes, a beep sounds, the i[...]

20 Shoo ting im ages easi ly (Auto ad justmen t mode ) Flas h (Sel ectin g a flash mode f or st ill image s) Press repeatedl y until the desire d mode is selected. : Flash A uto Strobes when there is insuf ficient light or backlight (default setting) • No indicator appears on the lower part of the s creen ev en if you select this setti ng. : Flas[...]

21 Basic O perations Shoo ting ima ges easi ly (Auto ad justmen t mode) Using the s elf-timer Press repeat edly un til the d esired mode is select ed. : Not using the self-timer • No indicator appe ars on the lower part of the screen e ven if y ou select t his setting . : Setting the 10-second delay self-timer : Setting the 2-second delay self-ti[...]

22 Shoo ting im ages easi ly (Auto ad justmen t mode ) T o change the image siz e Press (I mage Size), and t hen mov e the control b utto n to sele ct the size. The de fault s ettings are mar ked with . 1) Images are recorded in 3:2 asp ect ratio, same as photograph pr inting paper or pos tcards, etc. 2) Bot h edges of the im age may be cut off whe[...]

23 Basic O perations Viewin g/delet ing imag es 1 Press the (P laybac k) button. When the lens cover is closed, pressing t he PO WER button turns on the camera with the playback mode. 2 Sele ct an image b y moving the contr ol button to C / c . Moving it to C displays the previous image, and moving it to c displays the next im age. Movie: Press z t[...]

24 Viewi ng/delet ing imag es Vie wing a n inde x scre en Press (Index) to switch to the index screen. Each time you press DISP (Sc reen display switch) or (Index), the scr een chan ges as foll o ws. Select a n image wi th the co ntrol button . T o retur n to the si ngle-image screen, press z . T o delete images in index mode 1 Press (Delete) whil [...]

25 Basic O perations Viewin g/dele ting ima ges 2 Select the ima ge with the contro l but ton, th en press z . The mark is check ed in the box of the image. T o select all th e images in a n album (or a folde r) Keep the control button to C until the fr ame of a n alb um (or a folder) i s select ed, then p ress z . The mar k is c hecked in the b ox[...]

26 How t o operat e – home/ menu The ho me scre en is th e bas ic scre en use d for access ing the va rious functio ns. Y ou can access the h ome screen regardless o f the shooting/viewing m ode. 1 Press HOME to display the home screen. 2 Move the control b utton to C / c to select a category . 3 Move the control b utton to X / x to select an ite[...]

27 Basic O perations How to op erat e – home/m enu Pressing the HOME b utton displays the follo wing items. Deta ils o n the it ems ar e disp layed on the scre en usin g the guide. The home l ist Category Ite ms Camera Phot o (p age 31) Movie (page 31) Viewer Album (page 41) Memor y Stic k (pag e 41) Last Image (page 41) Last V i e wed (pag e 41 [...]

28 How to op erate – ho me/menu Settings Main Sound (pa ge 61) Beep A VLS Screen ( page 62) Language HOME Design Function Gui de LCD Brightness Pref eren ces (pag e 63) Initia lize USB C onnect V ideo Out Clock Set ( page 65) Clock Set Camera (page 66) Image S ize(Photos) Image Size( Movie s) AF Mode Digital Zoom Red Ey e Redu ction AF I llumin a[...]

29 Basic O perations How to op erat e – home/m enu 1 Press MEN U to display the menu. • Dif ferent items are a vailable depending on the mode. 2 Move the co ntrol button to X / x to select the menu item. 3 Move the co ntrol button to C / c to select a setting. • T o disp lay an item that is not displayed, move the control button to C / c unti[...]

30 Menu it ems The av ail able menu it ems vary depending on the mode posi tion. Only the a v ailabl e items are disp laye d on t he sc reen. *The operation is limited according to the Scene Selection mode (page 33). Album ( Folde r) Manage Images Edit Ima ge Label Find Prin t Slid e Show Impo rt ( Export) Details ( : av ailabl e) Auto Program Scen[...]

31 Using the sho oting functi ons Using the sho oting functions Changi ng the rec ordin g mode Sele cts a ca mera m ode on th e menu sc reen. Still i mage shoo ting mode s The re are t hree s hooti ng mod es availabl e for still im age s: auto , pro gram , scene selec tion . The d efault setting is [Auto]. T o select camera modes o ther than [Aut o[...]

32 Shooting still images (Scene selection) The following modes are predetermined to match the scene conditions. * The shutter sp eed becomes slower, so using a tripod i s recommended. High Sensitivity Allows you to shoot images without a flash un der low light conditions, reducing blu r . Hand-held Twilight The camera performs multiple continuous s[...]

33 Using the sho oting functi ons Changi ng the recor ding m ode Function s that ca nnot be co mbined wi th Scene Sel ection Fo r shooti ng an image ap propri ately acc ording to the scene conditi on, a combin ation of functio ns is de termined by the camera. So me fun ctions a re not available, depending on the Scen e Selec tion mo de. ( : you can[...]

34 For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 29 Shootin g menu The function s in shooting mode using the ME NU button are described below . For details on ho w to opera te the menu , see page 2 9. The de fault s ettings are mar ked with . See page 31. See page 32. Manually adjusts the exposure. • The compensation value can be set in 1/3EV increment[...]

35 Using the sho oting functi ons Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the ope ration 1 pa ge 29 Y ou can change the foc us method . Use the me nu when it is diff icult t o get the pro per focu s in auto f ocus m ode. Focus: Changing the focus method (Mult i AF) Focus es on a s ubject in all ranges of the f inder frame auto matica lly . • This mode is[...]

36 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 29 • AF stands for Auto Focus. • Distance setting information in Focus preset is approximate. If you point the lens up or down, the error increases . • When you us e Digital Zoom or AF Illuminator, the s etting of the AF range finder frame be comes unav ailable and the frame is indica[...]

37 Using the sho oting functi ons Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the ope ration 1 pa ge 29 Selects the met ering mode that set s which pa rt of the subject to measur e to dete rmine the exposure . • When using spot metering or center-weighted metering, setting [Focus] to [ ] (Center AF) is recommended to focus on the metering position (page 35).[...]

38 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 29 • Under fluorescent li ghts that flicker, the white balance function may not work correctly even though you select [ ] (Fluorescent). • Except in [ ] (Flash) modes, [White Bal] is set to [A UT O] (Auto) when the flash strobes. • Some options are not a vailable depending on the Scen[...]

39 Using the sho oting functi ons Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the ope ration 1 pa ge 29 • Note that the image tends to become noisier as the ISO sensiti vity number increases. • [ISO] is set to [A UTO] (Auto) in the Scene Selection mode. • When s hooting under brighter con ditions, th e camera au tomatically i ncreases its tone reproducti[...]

40 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 29 On the Burst • When reco rding with th e self time r , a ser ies of a maximum of seven images is rec orded. • The recording interval is approximately 0.3 second. • When the ba ttery level is low , or when th e internal m emory or “ Memory Stic k Duo” is full, the Bu rst stops. [...]

41 Using the pl ayback functio ns Using the playbac k functions Play ing back images from the home scr een Y ou can ea sily sel ect a playbac k image f rom the home sc reen. 1 P ress HOME. 2 S elect [ ] (V iewer) by moving the control button to C / c . 3 S elect the de sired item b y moving the co ntrol button to X / x , then press z . Dis plays Al[...]

42 Play ing ba ck i mages fr om th e home s creen 1 Sel ect [ Slide Sho w ] from the home s creen. 2 When playing back Album Images , select [Album] with the control b utton fi rst, or when play ing back images sto red in a “Memory Stic k Duo”, select [Mem ory Stick] first, and then press z . 3 Sel ect and set up ea ch item with the contr ol bu[...]

43 Using the sho oting functi ons Pla ying ba ck im ages f rom th e home screen • When set to [ Simple], [ Nostalgic], [ Stylish] or [Active], only still images are displa yed. • Music is not played (set to [Off]) during a [Nor mal] slide show . The sound of movies will be heard. Effects Simple A simple sli de show suitable for a wide range of [...]

44 Play ing ba ck i mages fr om th e home s creen z T o impor t mu sic files to the “MUSIC” folder in th e camera Y ou can import an MP3 file to th e “MUSIC” folder in the camera using a comput er . For details, see page 101. Play Mode Repeat The sl idesh ow is repeat ed in sequen ce. Rand om The im ages are shown at ra ndom in the slid esh[...]

45 For detail s on the ope ration 1 pa ge 29 Using the pl ayback functio ns Viewin g menu The functi ons av ailable i n playback m ode using the MEN U b utton a re described be low . F or detai ls on how to operate th e menu , see page 29. Y ou can sea rch for an al bum i n chron ologica l order , or combi ne or sp lit th e albu m creat ed in the c[...]

46 Viewi ng menu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 29 T o combine two albums into one 1 Display an image in the source alb um. 2 Select [ ] (Com bine Album) with the contr ol button, then press z . The alb um selection sc reen appears. 3 Sel ect the destina tion album by moving the con trol button to X / x , then p ress z . 4 Select [OK], the[...]

47 Using the pl ayback functio ns Viewin g menu For details on the operatio n 1 page 29 • The name of the first half of the split a lbum is the sa me as tha t of the or iginal album and the name of the last half becomes “origina l name - (2)”. • If you select [ ] (Split Album) while refining your search, the search is canceled. Delet es ima[...]

48 Viewi ng menu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 29 T o protect an image 1 Select t he ima ge. 2 Sel ect [ ] (Prote ct: Th is Im age) wit h the con trol butt on, the n pr ess z . The im age is p rotected an d the - (protect) in dicator appea rs on the lower of the LCD screen. T o canc el th e prot ecti on Follow the process for pro tection,[...]

49 Using the pl ayback functio ns Viewin g menu For details on the operatio n 1 page 29 • When viewing images on a computer, the image ro tation information m ay not be refl ected, depending on the soft ware. T o change the image siz e of a reco rded im age 1 Select the ima ge. 2 Select [ ] (Resi ze) with t he cont rol b utton, t hen pres s z . 3[...]

50 Viewi ng menu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 29 2 Selec t the desired labe l by moving the control button to X / x , then press z . The imag e selection scree n appears. 3 Select t he image s (page 24 ). 4 Pre ss MENU to dis play the menu. 5 Select [OK], then pr ess z . The sele cted label is register ed on the images, and is indica ted[...]

51 Using the pl ayback functio ns Viewin g menu For details on the operatio n 1 page 29 3 S elect the desired l abel by moving the contr ol button to X / x , then pr ess z . When you deta ch all the lab els from the image , select [All Labels], then pre ss z . The selected labe l is detache d from the image , and disa ppears from the lower portion [...]

52 Viewi ng menu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 29 T o cancel th e sear ch In Step 5 , select [Exit], t hen press z . T o clear all the co nditions In Step 5 , select [Clear All], the n press z . T o search the images similar to an image 1 Select t he ima ge. 2 Sel ect [ ] (Simila r Imag es) with the control button, then press z . The im a[...]

53 Using the pl ayback functio ns Viewin g menu For details on the operatio n 1 page 29 T o select a nd copy ima ges 1 S elect [ ] (Import: Multipl e Images) or [ ] (Export: Mu ltiple Ima ges) with the c ontrol button, th en press z . 2 Select the imag es (page 24). 3 P ress ME NU to d isplay t he me nu. 4 Select [OK], then press z . The select ed [...]

54 Changing th e settings How to ch ange the sett ings Y ou can change the d efau lt se ttin gs us ing [ ] (M edia T ools) o r [ ] (Se ttin gs) vi a the home s creen . 1 Press HOME to display the home screen. 2 Select [ ] (Me dia T ools) or [ ] (Settings) by m oving the control button to C / c . 3 Select the desired item by mo ving the control b ut[...]

55 Changing th e settings How t o ch ange t he set ti ngs 5 Sele ct the desired set ting by moving the control butto n to X / x , then press z . T o cancel t he setup When t here is [ Cancel] in the settings, select [ Cancel] , then p ress z . When there is not [Can cel], set up again . • These settings are maintained even when the power is turne[...]

56 For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 54 Media T ool s General The de fault s ettings are mar ked with . Displa ys the free space a v ailab le on t he med ia. Selects t he metho d used to assign f ile n umbers to i mages. Assign s the priori ty med ia for recor ding Origin al Images when a “Memor y Sti ck Duo” is insert ed. Rest ore s the [...]

57 Changing th e settings Media T ools For detail s on the ope ration 1 pa ge 54 Memor y Stick Formats the “Memor y Stick D uo”. A commer cially available “Me mory Stic k Duo” i s already forma tted, an d can be used immediat ely . • Note that formatting irrevocably er ases all data on a “Memory Stick Duo”, including even protected im[...]

58 Medi a T o ols For deta ils on th e oper ation 1 page 54 Change s the f older current ly u sed fo r record ing im ages. 1 Select [Cha nge REC. Fol der] on the con trol but ton, then pr ess z . The folder s election screen appear s. 2 Selec t the desired folde r by moving the control butto n to C / c . 3 Select [OK], then pr ess z . T o cance l c[...]

59 Changing th e settings Media T ools For detail s on the ope ration 1 pa ge 54 Internal Memor y Scans the images that have been copied di rectly , using the Mass Stora ge connect ion, to the inte rnal memo ry wi thou t “ A lbum E ditor ” (sup pli ed), and dis play s the se ima ges in an albu m. • Use a fully charged battery pack or the AC A[...]

60 Medi a T o ols For deta ils on th e oper ation 1 page 54 Erases (i nitializ es) all th e data in the int ernal memo ry completel y . [ Forma t] may not eras e the data in the inte rnal memory . [Fully Format] is recom mended whe n you discard or transfe r the camera. • Use a fully char ged battery pack or the A C Adaptor with the ca mera insta[...]

61 For detail s on the ope ration 1 pa ge 54 Changing th e settings Setti ngs Main – Sound The defau lt s ettin gs are ma rked wit h . Selects t he sound p roduced when yo u opera te the c amera. This func tion holds down the maxim um volume to reduc e a feeling of op pression. This is convenient when you prevent the sound from leakin g out of th[...]

62 Sett ings For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 54 Main – Screen The de fault s ettings are mar ked with . Select s the l anguage used fo r displa y . Select s th e home screen desig n. When yo u operate the camera , the description of fu nctions is displayed. Selects the bri ghtness of the LC D backlight (only when the ca mera is used w ith[...]

63 Changing th e settings Setti ngs For detail s on the ope ration 1 pa ge 54 Main – Preferences The defau lt s ettin gs are ma rked wit h . Initi alizes all settings. 1 S elec t [Initi alize] w ith the control butt on, then pr ess z . The mess age “Ini tializ e all set tings ” appears . 2 Select [OK], then press z . Initia lize s is comp let[...]

64 Sett ings For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 54 Sets th e video sig nal output ac cording to the TV c olor system of the conne cted v ideo equipme nt. Different countries and regions use different TV color systems. If yo u want to view image s on a TV screen, check pa ge 74 for th e TV color system of the coun try or region where the ca mer[...]

65 Changing th e settings Setti ngs For detail s on the ope ration 1 pa ge 54 Clock Set Sets the da te and time . 1 Select and set up [Area] with the co ntrol butt on. 2 S elect and set u p [Daylight Savings] wi th the c ontrol button. 3 S elect and set u p [Date display order] wit h the co ntrol button. 4 S et the da te and time. 5 S elect [O K] w[...]

66 Sett ings For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 54 Camera The de fault s ettings are mar ked with . Specif ies the n umber of pi xels f or still images. Specifies the nu mber of pixels for movies . Sele cts the au to focu s operat ion mo de. Imag e Size (Photo s) 6M The (Imag e Size) button is also available f or th is item operation. See page[...]

67 Changing th e settings Setti ngs For detail s on the ope ration 1 pa ge 54 Selec ts the digi tal zoo m mode. The cam era enlar ges the image usin g optic al zoom (up to 3×). When t he zoom s cale e xceed s 3×, th e camera uses d igita l zoom. • When you press the zoom button, the zoom scaling indicator appears as follows. • The maximu m zo[...]

68 Sett ings For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 54 • If the AF illum inator light does not reach t he subject su ff iciently or t he subject has no contrast, foc us will not be achieved. (A distance of up to approximately 2.7 m (8 feet 10 3/8 inches) (zoom: W) / 2. 5 m (8 feet 2 1/2 i nches) (zo om: T) is recommen ded.) • Focus is achiev e[...]

69 Changing th e settings Setti ngs For detail s on the ope ration 1 pa ge 54 Music The defau lt s ettin gs are ma rked wit h . Selec ts the musi c playback mode. Boosts th e bass l ev el. While pl aying ba ck the mu sic, autom atically turns off the LCD screen to sav e batt ery power if the ca mera i s not operated f or abo ut 10 sec onds (on ly w[...]

70 Sett ings For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 54 Network The de fault s ettings are mar ked with . z MAC address A unique MA C address as a wireless device is as signed to each camer a. Certain acces s point may require to register your MAC address onto the access point to permit a connection. For details, refer to the operating instructions[...]

71 Changing th e settings Setti ngs For detail s on the ope ration 1 pa ge 54 For [Connection ], [SSID], [Encry ption], and [Password], set them up according to your a ccess poin t. 5 When setting up DHCP ( Dynamic Host Configur ation Protocol), select [Advanced], then press z . The adva nced setup screen ap pears. 6 S et up the fo llowing items, s[...]

72 Sett ings For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 54 Create s or edits the use of a pa ssword when the camer a is co nnected to another camera in Collabora tion Shot or Pictur e Gift m ode. T o edit you r password 1 Select [I mg exchg password] with the control button, then press z . 2 Select [E dit], t hen press z . 3 Input a 6-digi t alphamer [...]

73 Viewing image s on a TV screen Viewing imag es on a TV screen View ing image s on a TV screen Y ou can vi ew images on a T V screen by connec ting th e camera t o a TV . T urn off both your ca mera an d the TV before co nnec ting the c amera and th e TV . 1 C onnect the camera and the Cyber -shot St ation to t he TV . • If your TV has a mono i[...]

74 Viewi ng images on a TV scree n On TV colo r syst ems If you want to view ima ges on a TV screen, you need a TV wi th a video i nput jack and the A/V cable. Th e co lor sy stem of t he T V must matc h that of y our digit al stil l camera. Che ck t he fo llowing lis ts f or th e T V co lor syst em of the co untr y or r egi on wh ere t he camera i[...]

75 Using your computer Using your compu ter Enjoy ing your Windows co mpute r This sectio n describes the English version of screen contents. • Editing the proper ties of an image or an album • Copying images in the camera to y our computer • Copying images on y our computer to your camer a • Impor ting MPEG -4 movie files to t he camera ?[...]

76 Enjo ying y our Windo ws comp uter The follo wing en vironmen t is recom mend ed for a c omputer connec ted to the camer a. Reco mmen ded envi ronme nt for us ing “Album Editor” and “Pict ure Motion Brow ser” OS (pre-install ed): Microsoft Windows 2000 Pr ofessional ( SP4 or later r equired), W indows XP Home Edition or Windo ws XP P rof[...]

77 Using your computer Inst alling th e softwa re (su pplied) Y ou can install th e software (supplied) using the fo llowing proced ure. • Log on as Administrator . 1 T urn on your computer , and ins ert the CD-ROM (supplied) into the CD-RO M drive. The ins talla tion m enu scree n app ears. • If it does not appear, double-click (My Computer) t[...]

78 Using th e “Album Editor” ( supplied) W it h the supplie d “ A lbum Editor” , you can use a compute r to eas ily se arch fo r images or to e dit the s etting s of the alb um and t he prop ertie s of th e ima ges sto red in the camera. This sec tion summar izes the “ Album Editor” a nd giv es the basic inst ructions. W ith the “ Alb[...]

79 Using your computer Using t he “Album Editor” (s upplied) Editing the propert ies o f an album Select an album on th e main display . Right-click it and select [Properties]. The properties dis play appears. Y ou can enter an album name and a comment o r set the date and time. Copy ing a n ima ge to a com puter This f unct ion cop ies all th [...]

80 Using the “ Album Editor ” (suppl ied) Copyi ng an image from a co mputer to the camera Y ou can copy an image saved on a comput er to th e camer a. 1 Click [ File] t [E xport to Camera] on the main displa y . The ex port to cam era wizar d appears . 2 Select the folder that contains the image to be copied to the camera and cli ck [Next]. 3 [...]

81 Using your computer Using t he “Album Editor” (s upplied) Restor ing the dat a of the cam era from a backup of a comp uter (Rest ore) If an err or occurs in th e camer a data on connec ting the c amera t o a com puter, an erro r messag e appe ars. 1 C lic k [Star t] t [All Programs] ( In Windows 2000, [Programs]) t [Sony Picture Utility] t [[...]

82 Using th e “Pic ture Mot ion Brow ser” ( supplie d) Y ou can use st ill imag es and mo vies from the camer a more than e ver b y taking adv antag e of t he sof tware . This sec tion summar izes the “ Picture Motion Browser” and gi ves the basic instructions. W ith th e “Pictu re Motio n Brow ser” yo u can: • Organize images on the [...]

83 Using your computer Using t he “Pictur e Motion Br owse r” (supp lied) 4 T o disp lay images b y time, clic k the desi red d ate. Thumbna ils of images s hot that day ar e displayed , arranged by hour . Y ear display screen Month displa y screen Hour displa y screen • T o list images from a particular year or month, click that period on th[...]

84 Usin g the “Pic ture Moti on Brow ser” (su ppli ed) Images can be sa ved in CD or D VD as a data disc. • CD burner d riv e or DVD burner drive required . • The fo llowing disc can be use d for creati ng a data di sc. – CD–R /R W (12cm ) – D VD±R/R W (12cm) – D VD+R DL (12cm) 1 Select images to save on the disc. • T o select t [...]

85 Using your computer Using t he “Pictur e Motion Br owse r” (supp lied) Updating image registra tion information T o update im age infor mation , choose [Updat e Databa se] from the [T oo ls] menu. • Updating the da tabase may tak e a while. • If you rena me image files or folders in “V iewed fold ers”, they ca nnot be disp laye d wit[...]

86 Conne cting th e camer a and your co mputer with Mass St orag e Connect the camera as il lustrated belo w and then press the CONNEC T button on th e Cyber-shot Station. 1 Double -click [My Com puter] t [Remov able Disk] t [DCIM]. 2 Double -click the folder wher e the image files you want to copy are stored. Then, rig ht-click an image file to di[...]

87 Using your computer Conne ctin g the camer a and your comput er with Mass Stor age Example: viewing folders o n Windo ws XP A Fol der cont aining ima ge data recorded using thi s camera When not creati ng any folde rs, there is only th e “101MSDCF ” folder B Fol der contai ning movie da ta that were recorded using you r camera When no t crea[...]

88 Using a networ k What yo u can do with a netwo rk conn ect ion A wireles s LAN functi on is equi pped with t his cam era. There are two types of conne ction. The available ran ge of the w ireless LAN function (a mong DSC -G1s or betwee n the DSC- G1 and an access po int) depend s on surroundi ngs or cond ition. Th e maximu m range is about 10 t [...]

89 Using a network What you ca n do w ith a netw ork co nnect ion T o connect four cameras via a network V alida ting the connect ion can on ly be perfo rmed bet ween two ca meras at one tim e. In order to conne ct four ca meras toge ther, f irst validat e the conn ection be tween tw o cameras, then validate the conn ection b etween the network of [...]

90 Assi gning a ni ckname to the camera Y ou can gi ve th e camera a ni ckname us ing up to ten ch arac ters. This nickn ame will be disp layed w hen the camer a is va lidat ed by other D SC-G1s connect ed wit h a wireles s LAN co nnecti on. • Y o u must use at least one character when assigning a nickname. Connecting f or the first time The nick[...]

91 Using a network Colla borat ion Shot An imag e captured with thi s camera can automa tica lly be sent to ot her camera s connec ted via a w irele ss connecti on. Up to four cam eras ca n share th e image. 1 In still image shooting mode, press WLAN. When a nickname has not been entered, the nickname setti ng display appears (page 90). • This st[...]

92 Coll abor atio n Shot About the display in Colla boration S hot mode A Imag e bein g moni tore d B A list of all con nected users Each user is sepa rated by co lor . C The la test image yo u and all other connec ted users shot D The history of th e images you an d all other co nnected user s shot m : Download ing m : Download complete ×: Downlo[...]

93 Using a network Pict ure Gift Y ou can e xchang e an im age stor ed on th is camera wit h other DSC-G1s c onnected vi a a wireless c onnection . 1 In playback mode, press WLAN. When a nickname has not been entered, the nickname setti ng display appears (page 90). • This step can be done by going to [ ] (Communication) t [ Pict ure Gift] from t[...]

94 Pict ure Gi ft T o select the image to receive Select the imag e you want to recei v e with the co ntrol button, then press z . The i mage is indicate d with the m mar k, and t he process of re ceiving the image begins. T o cancel recei vin g of t he imag e, sele ct the image a gain, th en pres s z . The m mark disappear s from the im age. T o r[...]

95 Using a network View ing images via a Wi reless LAN W ith a DLNA-ena bled T V set, you ca n vie w the i mages stored i n this camera v ia an access point without connec ting the devices via an A/V ca ble. • If the access point has already been conf igured, you can skip steps 2 through 5. 1 T urn on the camera and the TV . 2 Sele ct [ ] (Settin[...]

96 Viewi ng images via a Wire less LAN 8 Select the images (page 24). Pressing the MENU button turns on the image share screen ( [Clear All], [Go T o Album], [Keyword], [ Keyword Off], [D etai ls]). Images of th e camera are cur rently shared with a DLN A-enabled device. T o view the images with a DLN A-enabled device, setup and some operations of [...]

97 Printin g still images Printing st ill images How to print stil l imag es When you print images shot in [16:9 ] mode, both edges ma y be cut off, so be sur e to che ck before printing (pa ge 112). Y ou can prin t image s by co nnecting the ca mera dir ectly to a Pict Bridge co mplian t printer . Y ou can prin t image s with a “Mem ory Stick ?[...]

98 Printin g images directly using a Pi ctBridg e compli ant print er Even if you do no t have a computer, you can print i mages shot using yo ur came ra by connect ing the cam era direct ly to a Pict Bridge c ompl iant print er . • “PictBridge” is based on the CIP A standard. (CIP A: Camera & Imag ing Produ cts Association) • If the in[...]

99 Printin g still images Prin ting i mages dire ctly using a Pi ctBri dge c omplia nt pr inter Connect the camera as illustrated below and then press the CONNECT but ton on the Cyber-shot Station. 1 T urn o n your camera and the printe r . 2 Select wh ether to print Album Images or t o print images in t he “Memor y Stick Duo”. After your choos[...]

100 Print ing images directly using a Pi ctBridge c omplian t printer • When you are performing index printing, the images m ay not fit in a sheet of paper , depending on the number you s pecified. [Layo ut] Spe cify th e numb er of imag es to be printed on a she et of p aper . [Size] Select the siz e of the printing sheet. [Date] Sele ct [Day&am[...]

101 Listening to m usic Li steni ng to music List ening to music Y ou can pl ay ba ck MP3 fil es stor ed in the “MUSIC” fo lder in the inte rnal memo ry . • Note that this camera does not support A TRAC3 and A TRA C3plus formats. This came ra supports only MP3 form at files. • T o import track s from a CD, comp liant soft ware is required. [...]

102 List ening to music 1 Press HOME and select [ ] (Music) t [ Audi o Play er] with the control button, then press z . The player sc reen appears. 2 Press z . Playback starts f rom the previous stopped point. The pl ayer scr een A T rack name B Elapsed time C T otal time of the tr ack D Ar tist name E Album n ame T o deactivate the bu ttons Press [...]

103 List ening to music Listening to m usic The men u options Y ou can use th e following options. For details on these options, see the following pages. T o use headph ones (not su pplied ) The i (Headphones) jac k is equipped wit h the cam era and it sup ports he adphones w ith the ste reo mini jack. Sett ing [ A VL S] t o [On] on th e hom e sc r[...]

104 T roubleshooting T roub lesho oting If you experienc e trouble with you r camera, try th e following solutions. Please un derstand that you giv e your conse nt that the cont ents of the interna l memory , Music files may be checked whe n you send your ca mera to be repai red. 1 Check the items on p ages 105 t o 114. If a code such as “C/ E: s[...]

105 T r oubles hooting T roubleshooting The batt ery pack ca nnot be insta lled. • Install the batt ery pack corre ctly usi ng the tip of the b attery pa ck to push the ba ttery eject lev er out war d. Cannot turn on the camera. • In stall th e batter y pack cor rect ly . • Th e battery pack is dis charged. Install th e charged battery pac k.[...]

106 T r oubles hooting Anti-blur function does not work. • The anti-blu r function does not work when appears on the displ ay . • The anti- blur functi on may not work pro perly when s hooting night sce nes. • Shoot after pre ssing the shutte r button halfway down; do not press it fully down suddenly . Recording takes a long time. • The NR [...]

107 T r oubles hooting T roubleshooting The date and time are not displa yed. • Whi le shooting , the date and time are not displayed. They are displa yed only during pl ayback. The F value and sh utter speed flash when y ou press and hold the sh utter but ton halfwa y do wn. • Th e exposure is incorrect. C orrect t he exposure (pa ge 34). The [...]

108 T r oubles hooting Y our camera cannot play back images. • There is no Album Image because you import ed the image from a computer to the camera using a Mass St orage connec tion. Perfo rm [Scan Im ages] (pag e 59). • The folde r/file name has been chang ed on yo ur comput er . Perform [S can Image s] (page 59) . • When an image f ile has[...]

109 T r oubles hooting T roubleshooting Y ou cannot establish a connection with the Wireless LAN access point. • Check to mak e sure t he po wer of t he W irele ss LAN acce ss point i s on. • Th e commun ication ra nge may be shorte ned by the s urrounding condition s, such a s various obstacl es, radio wa ve traf f ic, and the wal l mater ial [...]

110 T r oubles hooting Y ou do not know if the OS of your computer is compatible with the camera. • Check “Reco mmended c omputer en viro nment” on p age 76 for W indo ws. “Memory Stick PRO Duo” is n ot recognize d b y a computer with a “Memory Stick” slot. • Check tha t the comp uter and the Mem ory Stick Re ader/Wr iter suppo rt ?[...]

111 T r oubles hooting T roubleshooting Y ou cannot print an image . • Re fer to the operat ion manual of the prin ter . Images once cop ied to a computer cannot be viewed on the camera. • Copy the m to a folder rec ognized by the came ra, such as “101MS DCF” (page 87) . • Operate correct ly (page 86). Y ou cannot find images im ported wi[...]

112 T r oubles hooting “X” is indicated • Select [Update Da tabase] fr om the [ T oo ls] menu, then e xecut e the fu nction (p age 85). Cannot insert a “Memory Stick Duo”. • Inser t it in the corr ect directi on. Cannot f ormat a “Memory Stic k Duo”. • Y ou are usi ng the “Mem ory Stick Duo” with the writ e-pro tect switch, an[...]

113 T r oubles hooting T roubleshooting Cannot print images with the date inser ted. • Y ou can print images wit h the date in serted using “Picture Motion Browser” . • This camera does n ot hav e a feature for sup erimposin g dates on imag es. Howe v er , because the images sho t with the came ra include info rmation on the reco rding date[...]

114 T r oubles hooting Cannot sele ct the print size. • Consult the printer man ufactu rer as to whether the prin ter can pro vide the desire d size. Cannot pri nt the image at t he size selec ted. • Disconnect the US B cable a nd reconne ct it whe nev er you change t he paper s ize afte r the printe r has been connect ed to t he camer a. • T[...]

115 T roubleshooting Warning in dic ators an d mess ages If a code st arting wi th a lette r of the alpha bet ap pears, your ca mera h as a se lf- diagno sis display . The last two digit s (indica ted by ss ) will d if fer depe nding on the st ate of the c amera. If you ar e unable to solv e the prob lem ev en after t rying the following cor rectiv[...]

116 Warnin g indica tors and m essag es Internal memory formatting err or Memory Stick f ormatting erro r • For mat the med ia agai n (pages 57 and 59). Memory Stick locked • Y ou are using the “M emory Stick Duo” with t he wr ite-prot ect sw itch, a nd t he switc h is set to the LO CK pos ition . Set the swit ch to t he reco rding po sitio[...]

117 Warning i ndicator s and mess ages T roubleshooting Connect to Pict Bridge device • Y ou tried to print images be fore the prin ter conn ecti on w as e sta blis hed. Conn ect to a Pi ctBri dge comp lian t prin ter . No p rinta ble imag e • Y ou attempt to print when you sel ect a folder th at contains only movie s. Printe r busy Pa p er e r[...]

118 Others T o use y our ca mera ab road — Pow er sour ces Y ou can use your ca mera and the A C-LS 5 A C Adapt or (supplie d) in any countr y or region where the power suppl y is within 100 V to 240 V A C, 50/60 Hz. Use a co mmerc ially available AC plug adaptor [a], if nece ssary , depending on the design of the wall outlet (wall soc ket) [b]. [...]

119 T o use yo ur c amera a broad — Powe r sour ces Others Worl d time diffe rence Time -zo n e differences Area setting GMT Lisbon, London +01:00 Berlin , Paris +02:0 0 Helsinki , Cairo, Istanbul +03:00 Mosc o w , Nairobi +03:3 0 T ehran +04:00 Abu Dhabi, Baku +04:30 Kabul +05:00 Karachi, Isl amabad +05:30 C alcutta, New Del hi +06:00 Almaty , D[...]

120 On the “M emory Stick” A “Memor y Stic k” i s a comp act, po rtable IC record ing medium. The types of “Memo ry Stick” that can be used with this camera ar e listed in the table belo w . However , proper o peratio n canno t be guar ante ed for all “M emor y Stick ” functions. *1 “Memory Stick Duo”, “MagicGate Memory Stick [...]

121 On th e “Memo ry Stic k” Others • Do not us e or store th e “Memory Stick Duo ” under the following conditions: – High temperature lo cations such as the hot interior of a car parked in direct sunlight – Locations exposed to dir ect sunlight – Humid locations or loca tions with corrosive substances present Notes on using the Me [...]

122 On th e “Inf oLIT HIUM” batter y pac k This cam era requi res an “Info LITHIUM” batte ry pack (R type) . What i s an “InfoLI THIUM” b atter y pack? An “In foLITHIUM ” batt ery pack is a lithium -ion batt ery pack th at has fu nctions for exchang ing inform ation rel ated to oper ating c ondit ions w ith y our cam era. Th e “In[...]

123 Index Index Index A A/V cabl e .... ....... ....... ....... .....7 3 Access Poin t ......... ...... ....... ...70 Adjusting E xposure ..............34 AE/AF lock indicator ......19, 36 AF Ill uminator ...... ...... ....... ...67 AF lo ck . ...... ....... ..... ....... ...... .36 AF Mod e ..... ....... ....... ..... ...... .66 AF ra nge f inder [...]

124 Index M MA C address ......... ....... ....... . 70 Macro... ....... ....... ...... ....... ...... 20 Magnifyi ng Glass ....... ...... .... 20 Manage Images.. ...... ....... ...... 47 Mass St orage ......... ....... ....... . 63 Media Sp ace ...... ...... ....... ...... 56 MEGA B ASS ........ ..... ...... .... 69 Memory St ick ...... ....... ..[...]

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