Sony DSC-P92 manual

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    3-082-719- 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 cated on the bottom. Reco rd 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 whe[...]

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    2 T o prevent fire or shock hazard, do not e xpose th e unit t o rain or moisture. If you have any questions about this pro duc t, you ma y call : Sony Custome r Informat ion Services Center 1-800-222-SONY (7669) The number below is for the FCC re la te d matt ers onl y . Regulatory I nformation CA UTION Y ou are cauti one d tha t a ny changes or m[...]

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    3 RECYCLING NICKEL MET AL HYDRIDE B A TTERIES Nickel Metal Hydr ide batt eries are recyc labl e. Y ou can help pre se rve our environment by returni ng your used rechar geabl e 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 1-800-822-88 37, o[...]

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    4 Before u s in g your camera Tria l re cor ding Before you re cord one - ti me events, you may want to make a tri a l re c or d in g to make sure that the cam era is workin g cor r ect l y . No compensation for contents of the recording Contents of the recording cannot be compens ated for if recordin g or play back is not possibl e due to a malf u[...]

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    5 The pictur es used in this manua l The phot ographs use d as examp les of pictu res in this ma nual are reprod uced image s, and are not actu al imag es shot us ing thi s camera. Trademarks • “Memory Stic k, ” , and “MagicGate Memory Stick ” are trade mar ks of Sony Corporation. • “Memory Stic k Duo ” and are t r ad em a rks o f S[...]

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    6 Table of co ntents Before using you r camera .... ... ........ ......... . 4 Identifyin g the par ts .... ......... ........ ............ . 8 Preparing batteries ...... ............ ........ ........ 10 Charging t he batteri es .......... ........ ......... .. 10 Inserting t he batteries ........ ........... ......... .. 12 Using an e xternal pow[...]

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    7 Playing b ack imag es shot in Multi Bur st mode ........ ......... ......... ......... ........ .... 61 Playing ba ck continuo usly ...... ........ .... 61 Playin g bac k frame by frame – Jog play back ..... ......... ......... ........ . 61 Protectin g imag es – Protect...... ........ ....... 63 On the single scree n . ......... ......... ..[...]

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    8 Ide nt if y in g th e pa rts A POWER but ton (16 ) B Shut te r but ton (22) C Flash (28) D Micr ophone E Self-timer lamp (2 7) / AF il lu mi na t or (29) F T ripod receptacl e (bottom surface) G PO WER lam p (16) H Find er w in dow I Lens J Access lamp (1 9) K “Memory S tick” co ver (19) • Use a tripod with a screw length of less than 5.5 m[...]

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    9 A Zoom b uttons ( during sho oting) (25) /Index b utton s (during pla yback) (33) B Control button (Menu on) ( v / V / b / B / z ) (16) / (Menu of f) ( / / 7 /) (28/27/ 24/ 26) C Mode selector (17) : T o view or edit images : T o shoot still images : T o sho ot movies/Clip Motion images/Multi Burst mode images SET UP: T o set the SET UP items D F[...]

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    10 Prepar ing batte ries Use the follo win g batterie s in this ca mera. Acceptable batteri es HR 15/51:HR6 (size AA) Nickel-Metal Hydride batt er ies (2) – NH-AA-D A (2) (supplied) – NH-AA-2DA twin-pack (not supplied) R6 (s ize A A ) alk al ine b a tter ies (2 ) Batteries that cannot be used Manganese ba tt eries, li th iu m bat te ries, ni- c[...]

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    11 Getti ng starte d Charging time This r epresents the time required to charge f ully depleted Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries using the supplied battery charger in an environment where the ambient temperature is 25°C (77°F ). • Charging is complete i n approximately six hours. The CHARGE lam p may r emain lit longer than six hours, but this is[...]

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    12 Inserti ng the b atteri es , Open t he ba tt er y cov er. Slide it in the directi o n of th e arrow with the OPEN but t on pre ssed , and it opens out . , Insert the batte ries. Matc h the +/ − poles of t he ba tterie s to t he +/ − marks in side the b a tter y cas e. • Occasionally clean the poles of the batteries and the terminals of the[...]

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    13 Getti ng starte d Battery remaining indicator (When using th e Nickel-Metal Hydride batteries) As the ba ttery power decr eases wi th use, th e battery re m ai ni ng in di ca tor displays the amoun t of po w er rem aini ng using the following sym b ols. • If the LCD screen is off, press to turn it on. • Based on th e conditions under wh ich [...]

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    14 Insertin g th e batter ie s (continu ed) Battery life and the numb er of images that can be recorded / played back The tables sho w approximate guidelines for the length of t ime the camera can b e used when you shoot in Normal mode i n an en vironment where[...]

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    15 Getti ng starte d Using an ext ernal po wer sourc e , Open the jack cov er , th en connect th e AC-LS5 AC Adap tor (not su pplied) to the DC IN jack of the ca m er a. Conn ect th e plug with the v m ark fac ing toward th e LCD screen . • Be sure to use the AC -LS5 A C Ad aptor . Other AC adapto rs cannot b e used with this ca mera. • Connect[...]

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    16 Turn i ng your camer a on/o ff , Press POWE R to turn o n the camera . The POWER la mp li gh t s in green and the powe r is on. Wh en you turn on t he came ra for th e first t ime, th e Clock S et screen appear s (p age 17) . To turn off the p ower Press P OWER ag ain, th e POWER la mp goes out , an d th e camera tu rn s of f. • D o no t r emo[...]

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    17 Getti ng starte d Setti ng the date and time , Set the mode selector to . • Y ou can carry out this operation e ven when the mode selector is set to or . • T o set the time and the date again, s et the mode selec tor to S ET U P, sel ect [C lock Set ] i n (Setup 1) (pages 41, 103), then pro ceed from Step 3 . , Press POWER to turn on the cam[...]

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    18 , Select th e yea r, mont h, day , hour, or minute item you want to set with b / B on the c ontrol but ton. v is shown a bove and V is shown be low the sele cte d it em. , Set the desired num e rical value with v / V on t h e contro l button , then pr es s z . After set ti ng the curr en t n ume r ical value, set t he next item. Repeat the a bov[...]

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    19 Shootin g still images Inserting and removing a “Memor y Stick” , Open the “Memor y Stick” cover . Slid e the cov er in the di rect ion of the arr ow. • For more information about the “Memory Stick,” see page 105. , Inse rt the “Memor y Stic k.” Insert the “Mem ory Sti ck” all th e wa y in until it click s as shown i n the [...]

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    20 Setti ng the still ima ge size , Set the m od e sele ct or t o , and t urn on th e camer a. , Press (Image Size). The Imag e Size setu p it em appear s . • For more informat i on about t he image si ze , see page 21. , Select t he desi red im age siz e with v / V on the control button. The ima ge size is set. After th e setting i s complete d,[...]

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    21 Shootin g still images • When the remaini ng number of imag es recordable is mo re than 999 9, “>9999” is indicated. 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 h[...]

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    22 Basic still image shoot ing – using auto mode , Set the m od e sele ct or t o , and t urn on th e camer a. The recor di ng folder name is in dicated on the LCD screen for a bout five seconds. • The lens cov er opens when the power is turned on. • Do not touch the lens po rtion while it is operating, such as when you press PO WER to turn on[...]

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    23 Shootin g still images , Press t he sh utter but to n fully down . The shutte r cl ic ks, the shoot in g is com p l ete d, an d t he st ill im age is sa v e d in the “M emory Sti ck.” Wh en the r ecordin g lamp (pag e 9) goes ou t, you c an sho ot the next image. • When you are shooting with the batteries, if no tasks are per formed fo r a[...]

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    24 Basic still image shooting – using auto mode (continued) About Auto Focus When y ou t ry to s hoo t a sub ject t hat is har d to focu s on, the AE/ AF lock indicator will change to flash ing slowly. The Au to Focu s functi on may be difficu lt to use with in the fol lo win g subj ec ts. In such cases, releas e the s h u tter b u tt on, th en t[...]

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    25 Shootin g still images Using the zoom feature , Press t he zo om buttons t o choo se t he de sired zoo m position, a nd shoot your image. The minim um distance needed to focus on a subject When th e zoom i s set all the way to the W side: ap pro ximatel y 50 cm (19 3 / 4 inch es) from the end of th e le ns Wh en t he zo om is se t all t he wa y [...]

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    26 Shooting close-ups – Macro For close-up s of small subj ects like flow ers or insects, shoot using the macro feat ur e . You ca n use thi s fea tur e for clos e-u ps of subjects up to the distances specified below. When the zoom i s set all th e way to the W side: 10 c m (4 in ches) from the end of the lens When the zoom i s set all th e way t[...]

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    27 Shootin g still images Using the self-timer , Set the mode selector to , and pres s V ( ) on the cont rol butt on. The (Self- timer) in dicator ap pears on the LCD screen . • If the menu is currently displayed, press MENU first to make the menu disappear . • Y ou can carry out this operation e ven when the mode selector is set to . , Center [...]

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    28 Selecting a flash mode , Set the m od e sele ct or t o , and pres s v ( ) on the cont rol button repeat edly t o se lect a flash mode. The flas h m ode has the foll owin g feature s . No i ndi cato r (Aut o): The cam era decid es to use the fla sh based on lighti ng condit io ns. The fla s h w ill be used when there i s not enou gh light or when[...]

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    29 Shootin g still images To reduce “red-eye” wh en shooting live su bjects The flash pre -st robe s bef ore shooting to redu ce the red-e ye ph enom enon. Set [ Re d Eye Re duc ti on ] to [On] in th e SE T U P settings (pa ge 1 02). appears on the LCD screen . • The amount of red-eye reduction pos sible varies acc ording to the individual. I[...]

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    30 Shooting 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 press , t he display changes in t he fo llowing ord er. All of the i ndicato rs are tu rned o ff • The image through the finder does not indicate the actual rec[...]

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    31 Shootin g still images Inserting the date and time on a still image , Set the mode selector to SET UP. The SE T UP scree n appe ars. • When images are shot with the date and time inserted, the date and time cannot be removed later . • When shooting images with the date and time inserted, the actual date and time are not displayed on the LCD [...]

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    32 Viewin g ima ges on the LCD scr een of your camera You can view im ages shot with the came ra 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 , occupy ing the ent i re scree n. Index (nine-image) screen Nine ima[...]

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    33 Viewing st ill images , Select the desire d still image wit h b / B on the co ntrol button. b : Displa ys the p revious ima ge. B : Displa ys the nex t image. 2 10:30 PM 2003 7 4 101-0003 3 / 9 101 VGA BACK/NEXT V OLUME Viewing on the index (nine- or triple-image) screen , Press t h e zo om W (in d ex ) but t on onc e. The d is p lay s w itch es[...]

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    34 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 stere o ty pe inpu t jac ks, connec t t he audio plug (b lack) of the A /V connec ting cab le to t h e L ch audio inpu t jack. • T urn off both the camera and the [...]

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    35 Viewing st ill images Watching images on a TV screen If you wa nt to view ima g e s on a T V, you need a TV having a video in put jack and the A/V co nnecti ng ca ble (sup pl ie d). The colo r system of the TV must match as that of your di gital still ca m era . Che ck the following l ist: NTSC system Bahama Islands, Boliv ia, Canada , Cen tral [...]

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    36 Deleting i mages , Set the m od e sele ct or t o , and t urn on th e camer a. Select th e ima ge you want to delete with b / B on the control but ton. , Press (D elet e). The image has not ye t be en del et ed at th is poin t. • Y ou cannot delete prot ected images (page 63). , Sel ec t [Del ete] with v on the control button, then pr ess z . ?[...]

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    37 Deleti ng still images Deleting on the Index (nine-image) screen , While an Index (n in e- i m age ) screen (pag e 33) is displ ayed, press (D elete). , 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 co ntro l butt on , th en pr es s z . Nex t , s[...]

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    38 Deleting on the Index (nine- image) screen (continued) , Pres s ( Delet e). Select [OK] with B on the control bu tton, then pr es s z . “Memo ry St ick access” a ppear s on the screen. When this message disappears, all of the image s with marks have been delete d. To cancel th e deletion Select [ Exit] wi th b on the cont rol button, then pr[...]

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    39 Deleti ng still images , Selec t [D el et e] wit h v on the control button, then pr es s z . “Memory Stick a ccess” appears on th e scree n. When t his mess age dis appear s, the image has been de leted. To cancel th e deletion Sel ect [E xit] w i th V on the c ont rol button, then pr ess z . 3 Delete Exit 10:30 PM 2003 7 4 101-0002 OK BACK/[...]

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    40 Formattin g a “Me mory Stick” , Inse rt the “Memor y St ick” y ou want to f ormat into the c amera. Set the mo d e select or t o SET UP, and turn on the camera. • The term “forma tting” mea ns prepa ring a “Memory Stick” to re cord ima ge s ; this process is also called “initialization.” The s upplied “Memory Stick” and[...]

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    41 Before advance d operatio ns How to setup and operate your camera This section de scr ibes the most frequent ly used m e nus an d th e SET U P s cre en. Changing menu settings a Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. b Select th e set t in g it em you want to change with b / B on the cont rol b utton. The let ters and sy mbols of th e item you selec[...]

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    42 Deciding the still image quality Mode se lector: You can select the st ill i mage qual ity f rom [Fine] or [Stan dard]. Before operation Set (Cam era) to any m ode other t h an [Auto ] in t he m e nu setting s (page 23). a Set the m od e sele ct or t o . b Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. c Select (P . Quality) with b / B , then sel ec t the d[...]

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    43 Before advance d operatio ns Creating a new folder a Set the mode selector to SET UP. b Sele ct ( Memory Stic k 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 press z . A new folder i s crea t ed with a num be r one hi gher than th e [...]

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    44 Choosing a f ocus method Mode se lector: / Multipoint AF The came ra ca lculat es th e dis tan ce in t hree areas to th e le ft, and ri ght and in th e ce nter of the i m a ge, let ting yo u shoot us i ng the auto f ucus func tion wit hout worry ing abo ut the imag e com pos ition . Thi s is us eful whe n it is diff icult to fo cus on the subj e[...]

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    45 Advanced st ill i ma ge shoo ti ng Sh oo ti ng t ec h n i ques 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 e xample, when you are shooting two subjects, and there is a g ap between them, the ca mera may focus on the background visibl[...]

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    46 a Set the m od e select or to or . b Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. c Select 9 (Focus) with b / B , then sel ec t the distan ce to the subject with v / V . Y ou can sele ct fr om the f ollo wing dist ance sett ings . 0.5m , 1.0 m, 3. 0m, 7 .0m, ∞ (unlimit ed dist ance ) To return to auto focus mode In step 3 , sele ct 9 (Foc us), the n sel[...]

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    47 Advanced st ill i ma ge shoo ti ng Selecting a meter ing mode Mode se lector: / This functi on e na ble s you to select a meteri ng mode to suit the shoot ing conditio ns and purp ose. Multi-pattern m etering The ima ge is div ided into multiple regions and m etering is perf ormed f or ea ch r egion. The camer a judg es t he s ubje ct posi tio n[...]

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    48 Adjust ing color tones – White B alance Mode se lector: / Whe n t he wh ite ba lanc e is s e t to Au to, th e whit e bala nc e i s set au toma tic ally in response to the condition of th e subject, and the o ve rall c olo r bal anc e is ad jus te d accor dingly. When you want t o fix the condit io ns unde r which the im ag e is captu red , or [...]

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    49 Advanced st ill i ma ge shoo ti ng Adjusting th e flash level – Flash Level Mode se le ct or : You ca n adju st th e am o ut of fla sh light . Before operation Set (Camer a ) to a ny m ode oth er t ha n [Auto] i n the menu settings ( page 23). a Set the mode selector to . b Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars. c Selec t [ ] (F la sh Level ) with[...]

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    50 Before operation Set [Movi ng Image] to [Cli p Motion] in the SET UP settings ( pages 41 , 102). a Set the m od e sele ct or t o . b Press (Image Siz e). The Im age S iz e setu p item ap pears . c Select the desire d mode with v / V . Y ou can select from [ Normal] or [Mobile ]. d Shoot one frame . e Shoot the next frame . Pre s s th e shu t ter[...]

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    51 Advanced st ill i ma ge shoo ti ng Shooting in Multi Bu rs t mo de – Multi Burst Mode se le ct or : Pressing th e shutter button on ce recor ds 16 frames in a row. This is conve nient for check in g you r form in sports, for examp le. Before operation Set [Mov ing Imag e] to [ Mul ti Bu rst] in th e SET U P settings (pages 41 , 102). a Set the[...]

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    52 c Select [Mode] (REC Mode) with b / B , then select [Bu rst 3] with v / V . d Shoot your image. Y ou can do th e next shoot ing after “Recor din g” di sappe ars from the LCD screen. To return to normal mode In Step 3 , s e lect [Nor m al]. • The flash cannot be used. • The image is not displayed during shooting. Compose the picture befor[...]

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    53 Advanced st ill i ma ge shoo ti ng Shooting still im ages with audio files – Voice Mode se le ct or : You ca n record still i mages with audio files. a Set the mode selector to . b Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars. c Select [Mode ] (REC Mode) wit h b / B , then select [V oice] with v . d Shoot your image. If you press and release the shutter [...]

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    54 Shooting according to scene condi tions Mode se lector: When s hootin g nig ht scen es, sh ootin g people at nigh t, shoot i ng la nd scapes, or shooti ng a wa terfr ont or a snowsc ape, us e the mo d es li s te d be lo w to i ncr ea se th e qualit y of yo ur image s . Twilight mode Under d ark li ghting con ditions, y ou c an shoot a distan t n[...]

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    55 Advanced st ill i ma ge shoo ti ng a Set the mode selector to b Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars. c Selec t (Camera) w ith b , then sel e ct the desire d mode wit h v / V . To return to the no rmal s hooti ng In St ep 3 , select [Auto] or [Pr ogra m ]. • Even when you select T wiligh t or T wi light portrait mode in Burst 3 mode, the shutter [...]

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    56 Adding sp ecial effects – Picture Effect Mode se lector: / You ca n add special effects to brin g out the contrast in your i m ages. Before operation Whe n s hoo ti ng s t ill im a ges , set (Came ra) to an y mode ot her tha n [Auto] in the menu sett ings (page 23). a Set the m od e selec to r t o or . b Press ME NU . The menu app ear s. c Sel[...]

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    57 Advanced st i ll image vi ew ing Selecting the f older and playing back images – Folder Mode se le ct or : Select t he folder that ima ges you wan t to play bac k are stored . a Set the mode selector to . b Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars. c Select [Folder] with b , th en press z . d Select th e des ired folder with b / B . e Select [OK] wit[...]

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    58 Enlarging a portion of a still image Mode se lector: You ca n en large an i ma ge up to five times the si ze o f th e orig inal im age. You ca n also record t he enl arg ed im age as a ne w file . Enlarging an image – Playback zoom a Set the m od e selec to r t o . b Display the imag e you want to enla rge. c Press th e zoo m T button to enla [...]

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    59 Advanced st i ll image vi ew ing Recording an enlarged image – Trimming a After you have v iewed an image using p laybac k zoom, press M E N U. The me nu appe ars. b Select [T rimming] with B , t hen press z . c Selec t the image si ze with v / V , then pr ess z . The i mage is recorde d, and t he screen image retu rns to the size it was befor[...]

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    60 To skip to th e next/previou s image during slide show Press B (next), or b ( previous). • The interval settings are just guideline s . The actual intervals differ , based on factors like the size of the image. Rotating still images – Rotate Mode selecto r: Images s h ot when holdin g the camera vertical ly can be ro tated an d di splayed ho[...]

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    61 Advanced st i ll image vi ew ing Playing back i mages shot in Multi Bu rst mode Mode se le ct or : You ca n pl ay back Multi Burst im a ges conti nuously or p lay th em ba ck fr ame b y frame . T hi s func ti on is use d for checking the images. • When the images a re played back on a computer, the 16 frames you shot will all be displayed at t[...]

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    62 To delete s hot images When using t his m ode, you c ann ot del ete only cer t ain fra mes. When yo u de lete images, all 16 o f the fra mes are deleted at the same time . 1 Display the Multi Bur st image you want to dele te. 2 Press (Del ete). 3 Sele ct [ Del ete] , t hen p ress z . All of th e fra mes a re de le ted.[...]

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    63 Still ima g e editi ng Protecting image s – Protect Mode se le ct or : To pr eve n t ac cide nt al erasure o f an impor ta nt im age, you can pr otect it. On the single screen a Set the mode selector to . b Disp la y the i mage yo u want to protect with b / B . c Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. d Select [P rotect] wi t h b / B , th e n pres[...]

  • Page 64

    64 h Select [OK] with B , then press z . The - m ark t urns whi te and the select ed image is pro tected . To cancel t he protecti on In Step 4 , select [ Cancel] , or in Step 8 , select [E xit]. To release p rotection In Step 5 , s e le ct an i ma ge for whi ch you want to re le ase prot ection w it h v / V / b / B and press z . Th e - mark turns [...]

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    65 Still ima g e editi ng Changing image s ize – Resiz e Mode se le ct or : 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, 3.1M, 1.2 M, and VGA. The orig inal i mage is r etained even aft er resizing. a Set the mode selector to . b Displ ay the imag e you wan[...]

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    66 Choosing images to print – Print (DPOF) mark Mode se lector: You ca n de sign ate cert a in i ma ge s to be prin ted . This ma rk is c onv enie nt wh en you wan t to print images at a s hop tha t confo rms with the DPOF (Digit al Print Order For mat ) standard. • Y ou cannot mark movies (MPEG movie) or images recorded in Clip Motion mode. ?[...]

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    67 Still ima g e editi ng g Press M E NU . h Select [OK] with B , then pres s z . Th e mark turn s whit e and th e setting is comple ted. To delete the mark In St ep 5 , select the ima ge y ou w a nt to delete the mark wi th v / V / b / B , and press z . To delete al l the marks from the images in the folder In St ep 4 , selec t [All In Folder], th[...]

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    68 Shooting movies Mode se lector: You can shoo t movies (MPEG m ovi es). Before operation Set [Moving Ima ge] to [MPEG Movie] in the SET UP settin gs (page s 41, 10 2). a Set the m od e selec to r t o . b Press (Image Siz e) . The Ima ge Size setu p item a ppears. c Select the desired mode with v / V . Y ou can choo s e from 640 (V GA) or 160 (Mai[...]

  • Page 69

    69 Enjoyin g movies Viewing movies on the LCD screen Mode se le ct or : You ca n view movies on the LCD screen of the camer a and hear so u nd s fr o m the spea ke r of the ca mer a. a Set the mode selector to . b Select th e des ired movie with b / B . Movie s with th e imag e size [ 160 (Mail )] are displ ayed a size s maller than st ill image s.[...]

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    70 Deleting movies Mode se lector: You ca n de le te unw a nt ed movie s . On the single screen a Set the m od e selec to r t o . b Sele c t the mo vi e y ou w an t to delete with b / B . c Press (Del ete) . 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 . “Memor y St ick ac ce ss” ap pea rs o[...]

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    71 Enjoyin g movies g Select [OK] with B , then pres s z . “Memory S ti ck acces s” mess a ge appear s on t he screen . When this messag e di sap pears, the movi e ha s bee n d e lete d . To cancel th e deletion In St ep 3 or 7 , select [Exi t] . To delete al l the images in the folder In St ep 3 , selec t [All In Folder], then press z . Next, [...]

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    72 Editing movies Mode se lector: You ca n cu t movies, or de lete unn ec essa ry porti ons of mov i es. This i s th e recomme nded mode to use when the “Me mor y Stic k” ca pa city is ins uff icien t, o r when you attac h mo vies to y our e -m ail messag es. The file num bers assigned whe n movies ar e cut The cut mo vi es ar e assigne d ne w [...]

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    73 Enjoyin g movies e Decide on a cuttin g poi nt . Press z at the de sired cu tt ing point . Wh en you want to ad ju s t th e cutt ing point, se lect [ c / C ] (frame forward / rewind) and adjust the cu tting poi nt wi th b / B . I f you wa nt to chang e the cut ting point, selec t [Can cel]. Th e playba ck of t he mo vie sta rts ag ain. f When yo[...]

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    74 Copying images to your compute r – For Windows use rs Recommended com puter environment OS: Microsof t W in dows 98 , Windows 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 comput er 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 T urn on 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 d[...]

  • Page 76

    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 com p uter. a Cli ck [C yb e r-sho t ] on the model selec tion scr een . The installa tion menu scre en appears. b Click [Image T ransfer] on the installation menu sc re en.[...]

  • Page 77

    77 Enjoying images on yo ur comput er g Click [Finis h]. Th e “I nstall Shiel d Wizard” scre en closes. If you wish to c ont in ue with the installa tion of “ Image Mixer,” clic k [ImageMix er ] on t he i nstal lati on me nu screen and then follo w th e proced ure. • The USB dri ver i s needed in order to use “Image T ransfer. ” If th[...]

  • Page 78

    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 cam era . • Be sure to use fully charged nickel-metal hydride batteries or the A C Adaptor (not supplied). When you copy images to your computer using weak batteries, copying may fail or the data may be corrupted if the camera[...]

  • Page 79

    79 Enjoying images on yo ur comput er P Disconnecting the USB cable, removing the “M emory Stick,” or tu rning off the camera during a USB connection For Windows 2000, Me, or X P users 1 Double- cli ck on the task tray . 2 Click (Sony DSC), th en c lick [Stop ]. 3 Confir m the de vice on the confi rmation window, the n click [OK]. 4 Click [ OK][...]

  • Page 80

    80 Changing “Image Transfer” settings Y ou ca n cha nge “ Image Tran sfer” sett ings. Rig ht-cl ick th e “I ma ge Tr a nsfe r” ic on on the task tray , select [Ope n Settings] . The settings you can set are as fol lows: [Basic], [Copy], a nd [ Delet e]. Whe n t he “Imag e Tran sfer ” sta r t s, the belo w window a ppears. When yo u [...]

  • Page 81

    81 Enjoying images on yo ur comput er – Wind ows XP Copying image s using 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 r[...]

  • Page 82

    82 Image file storage destinations and file names The ima ge files reco rded wit h your cam era are gro u ped as fol de rs in the “Me mo ry Stick.” Example: wh en viewing fo lders on Windows Me • You cannot record a ny im ages to “100MSDCF” or “MSSONY” folders. The imag es in the s e f o lders ar e availab l e only f or vi ewing. • [...]

  • Page 83

    83 Enjoying images on yo ur comput er • ssss stands for any numbe r w it hi n the r ange fr om 0 001 to 9999. • The num e ric a l por tions of the fo ll owi ng fil es ar e th e s am e. – A small-si ze image f ile sh ot in E-Mail mode and i ts co rre spondin g im a ge fi le – A n audio file shot in Voice mode and its correspo nding image fil[...]

  • Page 84

    84 Copying images to your compute r – For Macintosh us ers Recommended com puter environment OS: Mac OS 8 .5.1, 8. 6, 9.0, 9.1, 9. 2, or 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, and [...]

  • Page 85

    85 Enjoying images on yo ur comput er Disconnecting the USB cable, removing the “Memory Stick,” or turning off the camera during a USB connection Drag and dro p the drive icon o r the i con of the “Memor y S ti ck” to the “Tr ash” icon , then rem ove the USB cable , remove th e “Mem ory St ick,” or turn of f the cam era • If you a[...]

  • Page 86

    86 Creating a V ideo CD You can cr eate a V ideo C D us ing y our comput er. The crea ted Video CD can be playe d bac k on a Vide o CD -com pat ible DVD pl ayer. Wh en pla ying ba ck on a comput er, use app l icatio n s of t ware use d to play ba ck a Vide o CD. a Sta r t “I m ag eM ixer. ” b Click . The video CD cre at i ng m ode tur ns on. c [...]

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    87 Troublesh ooting Troubleshoo ting If you have trouble w i th your cam era, try the follo win g so lu ti ons. 1 Check th e items on page s 87 to 93. If the screen shows “C: ss : ss ,” the self-di agnosi s functi on is working. Please see p age 96. 2 Press the RE SET butt on locat ed ins ide the j ac k cover , then turn o n th e cam era again.[...]

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    88 Shooting still imag es / movie s The power turns off suddenly. • If you do not opera te the came r a for about 90 second s whil e the pow er is on , the came ra turns off automa tically to pr event wearin g down th e battery (wh en [Power Sav e] is [Off], after three minute s. ) (pa ge 1 3) . • Th e batteries are discharge d. p Turn on the c[...]

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    89 Troublesh ooting The image is too bright. • You are shooting a spot l ighted su bject in a dark locati on such as on a stage. • The bri ght nes s of the LCD scree n is to o high. p Adjust the expos ure (page 46). p Adjust the brig htness of the LC D scre en (page 103).[...]

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    90 Viewing im ages Deleting/editin g an image The F va lue and shutter speed flash wh en you press and hold the shutter button halfway down. • Th e exposure is inc orrec t. p Correct the exposure (page 46). Symptom Cause Sol ution The image ca nnot be played back. • Th e mode sel ector is n ot se t to . • Yo u cannot pl ay back t he image on [...]

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    91 Troublesh ooting Computers The resizing function doe s not w ork. • M ovie (MP EG mo vie)/Clip Motio n/Mult i Burst files ca nno t be resize d. — You cannot attach a print (DPOF ) mark . • Pr int (DPOF) m arks can not be at tached to m ovie (MPEG m ovie)/Cli p Mot ion files. — You cannot cut a movie. • The movie is not long e noug h to[...]

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    92 “Memor y Stick” You cannot copy images. • The camera i s not correc tly connect ed to yo ur computer. • Th e copy pr oc e dur e differs de pe ndin g on your OS. — p Connect the came ra a nd your c o mp uter corre ct ly (pa ge 78). p Follow the copy proce dure for your OS (pa ge s 79, 80, 84). p If you are using the “ImageM ixe r Ver.[...]

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    93 Troublesh ooting Oth ers You cannot format a “Memor y Stick.” • T he writ e-protect switch on th e “Mem ory Stic k” is set to the LO C K position . p Set it to the rec ordin g posit ion (pa ge 105). You have formatted a “Memor y Stick” by mistake. • All the data on the “Me mory Stick” are erased by formatting. p We recomm end[...]

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    94 Warnings and messages The followi ng messages ap pear on the LCD sc ree n. Message Me aning/ Corr ective Action No Memory St ic k • Insert a “Mem or y Stic k” (pa ge 1 9) . Sy st e m er ror • Turn the powe r off and on ag ain (p age 16). Memo ry Stick error • The insert ed “Memory Stick” ca nnot be used with your camera (page 105).[...]

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    95 Troublesh ooting • Camera shake may occur due t o ins uffic ie nt lig ht. Use th e flash, mou nt the ca mer a on a tri pod, o r other wis e secure the ca mera in p lace. Turn the p ower off and on again • A probl em with th e lens caused an err o r. Message Meaning/ Corrective Act ion[...]

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    96 Self-diagnosis disp lay – If a code starting wi th an alphabet le tter appear s Your cam er a has a self-diag nosi s displ a y. This f unction display s the c ondition of th e camera on th e LCD s creen us ing a combinat ion of a lette r and f our numer ical digits. If th is occur s , ch ec k the fo ll ow i ng code ch art and take t he corresp[...]

  • Page 97

    97 Additional informat io n The number of imag es that can be sa ved/ shooting time The n umber of i mages tha t can be saved a nd the shoot in g ti m e are diffe ren t, dep en din g on the capaci ty of th e “ Memory S t ick, ” t he image si ze, and the image q uality. Refer to the fo llowin g chart s when y ou choos e a “Memory St ick.” ?[...]

  • Page 98

    98 Menu items Menu item s tha t c an be ch anged diff er depend ing on the position o f the mode selector. The LCD screen shows only the items you ca n opera t e ba sed on the cur rent posi tion of t he mod e sele ctor. Factory sett ings are ind ica t ed w it h x . When the mo de selector is se t to Item Se tting Description (Camera) // / / / Progr[...]

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    99 Additional informat io n * When (Camer a) is set to [Auto ], these it ems ar e not disp la yed. When the mode selecto r is set to (when [Moving Image] is set to [ MPEG Movie] in the SET UP settings) Mode (REC Mode) Voice E-Mail Burst 3 x Normal – Rec ords an audio fil e (w it h a sti ll im age) in addi tio n to the JPEG file (pa ge 53). – Re[...]

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    100 When the mo de selector is se t to (whe n [Moving Image ] is set to [Clip M otion] in the SET UP se ttings) When the mo de selector is se t to (when [M oving Image] is set to [Multi Burst] in the SET UP s ettings) Item Se tting Description (EV) + 2.0EV / +1 .7EV / +1 .3EV / +1.0EV / +0.7EV / +0.3EV / x 0EV / − 0.3EV / − 0.7E V / − 1.0EV /[...]

  • Page 101

    101 Additional informat io n When the mode selecto r is set to Item Se tting Description Fol der OK/Cancel Select the fold er tha t cont ains the imag es you want to pla y ba ck (page 57) . Protect — Protec ts ima ge s agai n st acci d en ta l erasu r e (pag e 63). DPOF — Selec ts s till imag es yo u wan t to attac h/ca ncel t he pr int (DPOF )[...]

  • Page 102

    102 SET UP items (Camera) (Memory Stic k Tool) Item Se tting Description Moving Image x MPEG Mo vie / Clip Moti on / Multi Burst Selects t he shooting mode ( pages 49, 51, 68 ). Smart Zoom x On / Of f Sel ec ts wh ethe r to us e th e sm a rt zoo m (p ag e 25) . Date /Time Day& Time / Date / x Off Sel ects whether to insert th e date and tim e i[...]

  • Page 103

    103 Additional informat io n (Setup 1) (Setup 2) Change REC. Fol der OK / Cancel Changes a folder fo r reco rd i ng images (page 42). Item Se tting Descript ion Power Sa ve x On / O ff Selects whethe r to use the Power Sa ve mode (page 13). Dis played only whe n you are using the camera with th e ba tteri es. LCD Brightness B right/ x Normal/ Dark [...]

  • Page 104

    104 Precautions Do not leave the camera in the following pl aces • In extremely ho t pl ace, such as in a car parke d i n the sun. Th e camera bod y may become def or me d or this may cause a malfunct ion. • Under dir ect sunli gh t or near a hea t er . The c amera bo dy may become deform ed or this may cau se a malf u nction. • On r ockin g [...]

  • Page 105

    105 Additional informat io n The internal rechar geable button battery This cam era ha s an inter nal rec harge able button ba tt ery for maint aining th e da te an d time and other setti ngs regardles s of whet he r the pow e r is on or off. This r echar geable butto n battery is conti nually ch arged as long as you are usi ng the came ra. However[...]

  • Page 106

    106 • Do not s trike, bend or drop a “Memory Stick.” • Do not di sassemble or modify a “Memory Stick.” • Do not expose the “Memory Stick” t o water . • A void using or stori ng the “Memory St ick” in the following places: – In a ca r parked in the sun, or at a high temperature. – Under direct sunlight. – In a humid pla[...]

  • Page 107

    107 Additional informat io n The battery ch arger • D o not ch ar ge any ot her bat teries ex ce pt the Sony nickel hydrid e battery using th e supplied ba ttery cha rg er. If you cha rge othe r types of batt er y (mang anese , al kal in e, li thiu m , ni- cd ba t terie s, etc .), this m ay ca use le akage, e xplosion, or overhe ating of th e bat[...]

  • Page 108

    108 Mass Appro x. 260.5 g (9.2 oz) (t wo batteries, “ Memor y Stick” and wr ist strap includ ed) Microphon e Electret con denser micro phone Speaker Dynamic speaker • Exif Print Compatib le PRINT Image Matching II Compatible x BC-CS2A/CS2B Ni-MH battery charger Power requirements AC 100 to 240V 50/ 60Hz 3 W Output vo ltage A A : DC 1 .4 V 400[...]

  • Page 109

    109 Additional informat io n The LCD scree n For shooting st ill images A Image size indicator (20, 21) B Recor di ng mode indica t or (49–53) C AE/AF loc k indica tor (22, 45) D Battery rem a ini ng indicator (13) E Flash mode (28) / Re d-eye re du ction (29) / White balance indicator (48 ) / AF il lu mi na tor in dic a t or (29) F Camera mode i[...]

  • Page 110

    110 For shooting m ovies A Recordi ng mode indicat or (68) B Battery remain ing indicator (13) C White balance indicator (48 ) D Picture effect indicator (56) E Low batt ery warning (94) F Spot m etering cros s hair (47) G AF range finder (44) H Image size indicator (68) I Recording time (Maxi mum recordable time) indicator (97) / Self-diagnosis di[...]

  • Page 111

    111 Additional informat io n For still image playback A Image size indicator (20, 21) B Recor di ng mode indica t or (49– 53) C V olume indi cator (53) /P rotect mark indica t or (63) /Print (D P OF) mark indica t or (66) D Zoom indica t or (58) /Jog pla yback i ndicator (61) E Low batt ery warning (94) F Folder -file number (83) G Playb ack fold[...]

  • Page 112

    112 Index A A/V connect i ng cab l e ......... .. ....... ....... .. ....... .... 34 Access lam p .......... ....... ....... ....... ......... ...... ....... 19 AE/AF l ock ....... ...... ......... ....... ....... ....... ..... 22, 4 5 AE/AF l ock lamp ......... ......... ....... ....... ...... ....... .. 9 AF illum i na to r ........ ... ...... ..[...]

  • Page 113

    113 Index Menu Changing me nu ....... ... ...... ....... ....... .. ....... .....41 Metering mod e ...... .. ....... ...... ....... ... ...... ....... .....47 Mode s elector ..... ....... ......... ....... ....... ....... ...... .....9 Moisture condens ation .................. .................104 Movie Continuous shooting .... .. .. ..... ........[...]

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