Sony Cybershot DSC-T20 manual

© 2007 Sony Corporation 3-100-780- 12 (1) Digital Stil l Camera Cyber-shot Handbook DSC-T20/T25 Before oper ating th e unit, pl ease read this Handbook, “Instruction Man ual” and “Cyber-shot St ep-up Guide” th oroughly, and retain them for f uture referen ce. T able of c ontents Basic Op erations Using func tions for shooting Using func ti[...]

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 techniq ues f or better imag es ....... ....... ......... .......... .......... .......... ...... 7 Focus – Focu sing o n a su bject su ccess fully .... ......... ........ ...... ........ ........ ...... .... 7 E[...]

4 T a ble of co ntents Playing back images fr om the HOM E screen ............. .......... ...... 46 (Single Image): Pl aying back a single image (Inde x Disp lay): Playing back a l ist of images (Slid e Sho w): Pla ying back a series of imag es Vi ewin g me nu .... .......... .......... ...... .......... ......... .......... .......... .......... [...]

5 T a ble of con tents Viewing images on a TV........... .......... ....... ......... .......... .......... ......... ........ 68 Connectin g your camera to a TV with cable f or multi-use te rminal .......... ........ . 68 Connectin g your camera to an HD TV ...... .......... ....... .......... ......... ........ ......... ... 69 Enjo ying your Win[...]

6 T a ble of co ntents Inde x ...... .......... ......... .......... ....... ......... .......... .......... ......... .......... .......... . 115 Index[...]

7 Basi c tech niques for bette r imag es When yo u press the shutter b utton h alfway down, the camer a adjust s the focu s automati cally (Aut o Fo cus) . Rememb er to pres s the shutte r b utt on onl y hal fway do wn. T o shoot a still image dif fic ult to focus on t [Focus] (page 41) If th e imag e looks blurr ed e ven afte r foc using, it may b[...]

8 Basi c tech niqu es for bet ter i mages Y ou can create various i mages by a djusting the exposure a nd the IS O sensitivity . Exposur e is the am ount of ligh t that the camera will rece iv e when you rele ase the shutte r . Adjusting ISO sensitivi ty (Recommended Exposure Index) ISO sen siti vit y is a s peed r ating for re cordin g media that [...]

9 Basic t echniqu es for bett er images The appa rent colo r of the subje ct is affected by the lightin g conditi ons. Exam ple: Th e color of an imag e affec ted by li ght sou rces The color tones are adju sted aut omatica lly in the aut o adjust ment mode. Howe ver , you can adjust color tones m anually with [White Ba l] (page 43). Color On the e[...]

10 Basi c tech niqu es for bet ter i mages A digi tal imag e is made up of a collect ion of smal l dots ca lled p ixels. If it cont ains a large numbe r of pixels, the picture bec omes large, it takes up more mem ory , and the image is displayed in fine detail. “Im age size” is shown by the number of pixels. Alth ough you can not see the differ[...]

11 Basic t echniqu es for bett er images • The larger the image size, the high er the image quality . • The more frames per second you played back, the smoother playback can be. Movie image size Frame/Second Usage guidelines 640(Fine) (640×480) Approx. 3 0 Shoot hig h quality movie for displ ay on TV 640(Standard) ( 640×480) Approx. 17 Shoot [...]

12 Identif ying part s See the pages in pare ntheses for details of oper atio n. A Shutter button (20) B Flash (21 ) C AF illum inato r (63 )/Se lf-tim er la mp (23) D Lens E Lens cover A POWER button B POWER lamp C Sp eaker D (Playbac k) button (24) E L CD screen (18) F M icrophon e G Fo r shooting: Zoom (W /T) button (21) For viewing: (Playbac k [...]

13 Ident ifying pa rts Q M ulti co nnector (bottom) Used in t he foll owi ng situat ions: • Making a USB connection between the camera and the computer . • Making a connection to audio/video input jacks on a TV . • Making a connection to a PictBridge compliant pr inter . R Tripo d receptac le (bottom) • Use a tripod wit h a screw length of [...]

14 Indicat ors on the scre en Each time you press v (DISP) butt on, the disp lay chan ges ( page 18) . See the pages in pare ntheses for details of oper atio n. When sho oting still i mages When s hooting m ovies A Displ ay Indication Batter y remaini ng E Low battery warning (107) Image size (35) Shooting mo de (Scene Selection) (32) Shooting mo d[...]

15 Indica tors on the sc reen B C D Displ ay Indication 1.0m Focus pres et dis tanc e (41) z AE/AF loc k (20) Standb y REC Standby/Rec ording a movie ISO40 0 ISO number (39) 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 red[...]

16 Indic ators on the sc reen When pl ayin g ba ck sti ll i mages When pl ayin g ba ck movi es A B Displ ay Indication Batter y remaini ng Image size (35) - Prot ect (5 2) VO L . Vo l u m e ( 24) DPOF Pr int orde r (DPOF) ma rk (94) PictBridge c onnecting (92 ) Zoom scaling (24) PictBridge c onnecting (93 ) • Do not disconnect the cable for multi[...]

17 Indica tors on the sc reen C Displ ay Indication Play back Med ia Play back fol der (54) • This does not appear when using internal me mory . 8/8 12/1 2 Ima ge nu mbe r/Num ber of imag es rec orde d in s ele cted fold er Chang e fold er (54) • This does not appear when using internal me mory . Metering mode (40) Flas h White b alance (43) C:[...]

18 Changi ng t he scr een disp lay Each ti me you pr ess the v (DISP) b utton, the dis play chan ges as fo llo ws. • If you vi ew images in bright outside light, adjust the brightness of the LCD backlight up. Howe ver , the battery po wer may decrease f aster under such condition. • When the camera is connected to a T V , the display switches f[...]

19 Using the in ternal memo r y The camer a has approximat ely 31 MB of internal memo ry . This memor y is not remov able. Even when t here is n o “Memo ry Stic k Duo” inserted in th e camera, you c an reco rd image s usi ng this inte rnal memo ry . • Movies with the image size set to [640(Fine)] cannot be recorded using the internal memory .[...]

20 Basic O perations Shoot ing im ages easi ly (Aut o adjus tment mode) 1 Slide the l ens cover downwar d. 2 Hold the camera steady , keeping your arm at y our side. 3 Shoot with the shutter button. 1 Press and hol d the shutter button halfway down to focus. The z (AE/AF lock) indicator (green) flashes, a beep sounds, the indicator stops flashing a[...]

21 Bas ic Op erat ion s Shoo ting ima ges easi ly (Auto ad justmen t mode) Shooting movie s Press HOME button and sel ect (Shootin g) and then select [ Movie Mode] (page 28 .) If you sho ot a still ima ge of a subject that is diff icult to f ocus on • The shortest shooting distance is approx. 50 cm (19 3/4 inches). Shoot in the close-up (Macro) m[...]

22 Shoo ting im ages easi ly (Auto ad justmen t mode ) Macro /Close Foc us (Shoo ting clos e-up) Press b ( ) on the contr ol butto n rep eated ly un til th e desir ed mo de is s electe d. (No Indicator) : Macro Off : Macro On (W side: Approx. 8 cm or farther (3 1/4 inches or farther), T side: Approx. 25 cm or farther (9 7/8 inches or farther)) : Cl[...]

23 Bas ic Op erat ion s Shoo ting ima ges easi ly (Auto ad justmen t mode) Using the s elf-timer Press V ( ) on the contr ol but ton repeated ly until th e desired mode is sel ected. (No Indicator) : Not using the self-timer : Setting the 10-second delay self-timer : Setting the 2-second delay self-timer Press the shutte r b utton, the self-time r [...]

24 View ing images 1 Press the (Playback) button. If you press (Playback) when the camera is powered off , the camera is turned on automatically and set to playback mode. T o set to the shooting mode, press (Playback) again. 2 Select an image with b / B on the con trol button . Movi e: Press z to play ba ck a movie. (P ress z agai n to st op pla yb[...]

25 Bas ic Op erat ion s Viewin g images Viewin g an index screen Press (Index) to displa y the in dex scre en while a still i mage is di splayed. Select an imag e with v / V / b / B . T o ret urn to the sin gle image s cree n, pr ess z . When there are a num ber of fold ers in the “M emor y Stick D uo” inserte d in the ca mera, select the fo ld[...]

26 Deletin g images 1 Press the (Playback) button. 2 Press MENU while a single image or m ultiple imag es are displayed. 3 Select [ Delete] wi th v on th e con trol button . 4 Select the desired deletion method with b / B fr om among [This Image], [Multiple Imag es] and [All I n This Folder], then press z . When y ou selec t [This Imag e] Dele tes [...]

27 Bas ic Op erat ion s Dele tin g im age s When yo u select [Mul tiple Imag es] Selects an d deletes multip le images at once. 1 Se lect the im ages you want to de lete, then press z . The (check ma rk) is checked in the che ckbox of the im age. 2 Pr ess MENU. 3 Select [OK] wi th v , then press z . When yo u sele ct [All In This Fold er] Dele tes [...]

28 Lear ning the various f uncti ons – HOM E/Menu The HOME screen i s the bas ic scree n use d for acce ssing the v ario us func tions you can a ccess the HOME screen re gardless of the shoo ting/viewing mode. 1 Press HOME to display the HOME screen. 2 Select a category with b / B on the contr ol b utto n. 3 Select an item with v / V , then press[...]

29 Bas ic Op erat ion s Learni ng the var ious fu nction s – HOME/ Menu Pressing the HOME button di splays the fo llowin g items. Deta ils on the it ems are display ed on the scr een b y the gu ide. HOME screen items Category Items Shootin g A uto Adjus tment ( page 32) Scene S electio n (pa ge 32) Program Auto (page 32) Movi e Mode (page 32) V i[...]

30 Lea rning th e variou s functi ons – H OME/Me nu 1 Press MENU to displa y the menu. • The menu can be displayed only when the camera is in shooting mode or playback mode. • Dif ferent items are available depending on the selected mode. 2 Select the desired menu item w ith v / V on th e contr ol b utto n. • If the desired item is hidden, [...]

31 Bas ic Op erat ion s Menu ite ms The av ai lable menu it ems va ry depending on the camera mode . The shooti ng menu is av aila ble only in the shoo ting mode, and th e vie wing menu is av aila ble only in the playbac k mode. Also, different item s are available depending on the selected shoo ting mode (suc h as Auto Adjustment, Scene Selectio n[...]

32 Using f unctions f or shootin g Switch ing th e shootin g mode Y ou can switch the shootin g mode on the HOME screen. Shooting modes: Ther e are th ree shoo ting mode s available for st ill ima ges: Au to Adj ustment , Scen e Select ion, Prog ram Auto ; and ther e is one reco rding mo de for mo vies. The de fault s ettin g is A uto Ad justm ent [...]

33 Using funct ions for shooti ng Shoot ing im ages using Scene Sele ction Scene Se lection m odes The f ollowing modes ar e predet ermined to match the sce ne conditi ons. * Wh en you shoot images using [Twili ght Portrait], [Twilig ht] or [Firewor ks] mode, the shutter sp eed is slower. To prevent a blurring, use of a tripod is recommended. High [...]

34 Shoo ting im ages usin g Scene Se lection Funct ions that cann ot be com bined with Scene Se lection For shootin g an image ap propria tely acco rding to the scene cond ition, a combinat ion of functi ons is dete rmined by the camer a. Some fun ctions are not av aila ble, dep ending on th e Scen e Sele ction m ode. ( : you can selec t the desire[...]

35 For detail s on the ope ration 1 pa ge 30 Using funct ions for shooti ng Shoot ing menu The fu nctions in sh ooting mode u sing the M ENU button are de scribed be low . For details on how to oper ate the m enu, see page 30. The defau lt s ettin gs are ma rked wit h . Select the stil l image shooting mode. Allows you to shoot with th e preset set[...]

36 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 30 Select s whet her t o use t he Fac e Dete ct func tion o r not. • A vailab le only for [S oft Snap] when you selec t the Scene S election mode. In this cas e, the Face Detection m ode is set to [On] as the default. • Up to 8 faces in you r subject can be detected . When you shoot ima[...]

37 Using funct ions for shooti ng Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the ope ration 1 pa ge 30 Select s whethe r the cam era per forms co ntinuous s hooting or not w hen you press th e shutte r bu tton. On the Burst • When recording with the self timer, a series of a maximum of fiv e images is recorde d. • The recording interval is approximately 0[...]

38 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 30 Y ou can ch ange t he br ightne ss of t he im age, a ccompanie d b y ef fect s. • Y ou can select only [Normal], [B & W] or [Sepia] when shooting movies. Color Mode: Changing the vividness of the image or add ing special ef fects (Nor mal) (Viv id) Sets the im age to bright a nd de[...]

39 Using funct ions for shooti ng Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the ope ration 1 pa ge 30 Select s a luminous sensi tivity with uni ts of ISO. Th e larger the num ber, the higher the sens itivity . • For details on the ISO sensitivity , see page 8. • Note that the image tends to become noisier as the ISO sensiti vity number increases. • [IS[...]

40 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 30 Selects t he mete ring mode th at sets which part of the subject t o measure t o determ ine the exposure. • For the details on the exposure, see page 8. • When using spot metering or center-weighted meteri ng, setting [Focus] to [Center AF] is recom mended to focus on the metering po[...]

41 Using funct ions for shooti ng Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the ope ration 1 pa ge 30 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[...]

42 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 30 • AF stands for Auto Focus. • Distance setting information in [Focus preset] is approximate. If you point the lens up or do wn, the error increases . • When you use Digital Zoom or AF illum inator, the normal AF range finder frame is disabled and a new AF range finder frame is disp[...]

43 Using funct ions for shooti ng Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the ope ration 1 pa ge 30 Adju sts t he c olor ton es a ccor ding to t he l ighti ng c ondit ion in a situ atio n, fo r ex ampl e, w hen the colo rs of an imag e look str ange. White Bal: Adjustin g the color tones (Auto) Adjusts the White Bal ance autom atically . (Dayligh t) Adjust[...]

44 Shoot ing m enu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 30 • For details on the w hite balance, see page 9. • Under fluorescent li ghts that flicker, the white balance function may not work correctly even though you select [Fluorescent Light 1], [Fluorescent Light 2], [Fluorescent Light 3]. • Except in [Flash] modes, [White Bal] is set to [...]

45 Using funct ions for shooti ng Shoo ting m enu For detail s on the ope ration 1 pa ge 30 The flash strobes t wo or more times before shooting to reduce th e red-eye phenome non when using th e flas h. • Because it takes about a sec ond until the shutter clicks, hold the camera firmly to pre vent the ef fects of vibration. Also, do not let the [...]

46 Using f unctions f or viewing Play ing back images f rom the H OME scre en Y ou can pl ayback image s using the HO ME scre en. 1 Press HOME. 2 Select (V iew Images ) with b / B on the control button. 3 Select the desire d viewing method with v / V . Displays the imag e shot las t. This is the same as pressin g the (Playback) (page 2 4). This is [...]

47 Using f unctions f or viewing Playi ng back ima ges from the HOM E scree n T o end the sli de sho w Select [Exi t] with v / V wh ile the slid e show is pa used , then press z . T o change the setu p The defau lt s ettin gs are ma rked wit h . • Only still images are displayed when [Simple], [Nostalgic], [Stylish] or [Acti ve] is selected. • [...]

48 Play ing ba ck i mages fr om th e HOME s creen z T o ad d /change Music file s Y ou can transfer a desired music file from your CDs or MP3 files to the camera to play back during Slide show . Y ou can transfer music using [ Music T o ol] in (Printing, Other) on the HOME s creen and the “Music T ransfer” software (supplied) installed on a com[...]

49 For detail s on the ope ration 1 pa ge 30 Using f unctions f or viewing Viewin g menu This sec tion expl ains the m enu ite ms available whe n you p ress the M ENU button in p layback mode. For details o n how to use the me nu, see page 30. Selec ts an d dele tes im ages on the sing le-ima ge sc reen or the inde x scr een. See p age 26 . This it[...]

50 Viewi ng menu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 30 (Partial Color) Surround a chos en point in monochrom e 1 Se t the center point of the desired im age to retouc h with v / V / b / B , then pres s MENU bu tton. 2 Adjust the desi red range to ret ouch with W/T button. 3 Sele ct [OK] and press z . (Fisheye Lens ) Apply a fisheye ef fect aro[...]

51 Using f unctions f or viewing Viewin g menu For details on the operatio n 1 page 30 When you selec t [Trimming] • The image size that you can trim may v ary depending on the image. • The quality of tr immed images may deterior ate. • Images cannot be retouched while connected to a High Def inition TV . (T rimming) Crop ima ges to remove un[...]

52 Viewi ng menu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 30 Prot ects imag es aga inst accide ntal e rasure . T o protect an image 1 Display the image you want to protec t, or select the image s on the index screen. 2 Press MENU to displa y the menu. 3 Select (Protect) with v / V , and sel ect [This Image] wit h b / B , then pres s z . The im age i[...]

53 Using f unctions f or viewing Viewin g menu For details on the operatio n 1 page 30 T o cancel t he protect ion Select the imag e for which yo u want to ca ncel prot ection , and unlock it by performing the same proce dure to protec t it. The - (Protect) ind icator disap pears. • Note t hat the f ormat ting e rases all th e data s tored o n th[...]

54 Viewi ng menu For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 30 Select s the f older c ontai ning the image you w ant to p lay b ack when u sing t he came ra with “Memory St ick Duo”. 1 Select the desired fo lder with b / B on the control button . 2 Select [OK] with v , then press z . T o cancel selecting the folder se lection Select [ Exit] i n st[...]

55 Customizi ng the settings Customizi ng the setting s Custom izing the Mana ge Memor y featu re and the Set tings Y ou can cha nge the default set tings using (Manag e Memory) or (Setti ngs) on the HOME screen. 1 Press HOME to display the HOME screen. 2 Select (Manage Memo ry) or (Settings) with b / B on the control button. 3 Select the desired i[...]

56 Custom izing t he Manage M emor y featu re and th e Sett ings For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 55 5 Select the desired setting with v / V , then press z . T o canc el th e sett ing c hange Select [ Cancel] if it i s one of the setti ng ite m, then p ress z . If not, pre ss b . • This setting is mainta ined ev en when the power is turned[...]

57 For detail s on the ope ration 1 pa ge 55 Customizi ng the settings Manage Memor y Memor y T ool – Memory Stick T ool This it em app ears on ly when a “Memory Stick Duo ” is in serted in the camera. 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[...]

58 Mana ge Memor y For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 55 Change s the f older current ly u sed fo r record ing im ages. 1 Select [Change REC. Folder] wi th v / V / b / B on the contro l button, th en press z . The folder s election screen appear s. 2 Select the desired fo lder with b / B , and [OK] with v , then press z . T o cance l changing [...]

59 Customizi ng the settings Mana ge Me mory For detail s on the ope ration 1 pa ge 55 Memor y T ool – Internal Memor y T ool This ite m does not ap pear wh en a “Me mory Stick D uo” is insert ed in th e camera. Form ats the internal memory . • Note that formatting irrevocably erases all data in the intern al memory , including even protect[...]

60 For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 55 Setting s Main Settings – Main Sett ings 1 The de fault s ettings are mar ked with . Selects the soun d produced when you ope rate the cam era. When yo u operate the camera , the description of fu nctions is displayed. Initial izes the setting to the d efault setting . The im ages stor ed in th e inte[...]

61 Customizi ng the settings Setti ngs For detail s on the ope ration 1 pa ge 55 Main Settings – Main Setting s 2 The defau lt s ettin gs are ma rked wit h . Selec ts the USB mode to be use d when conne cting the cam era to a comput er or a PictBr idge compli ant pri nter usi ng th e cable f or mult i-use t ermina l. Selects the video si gnal out[...]

62 Sett ings For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 55 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 70 for th e TV color system of the coun try or region where the ca mer[...]

63 Customizi ng the settings Setti ngs For detail s on the ope ration 1 pa ge 55 Shooting Settings – Shooting Setti ngs 1 The defau lt s ettin gs are ma rked wit h . The AF il luminator supplies fill light t o focus more easil y on a subje ct in da rk surroun dings. The AF illumina tor emits red ligh t allowi ng the camera to focus ea sily when t[...]

64 Sett ings For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 55 Sele cts the au to focu s operat ion mo de. • When [Face Detection] is set to [On], [AF Mode] does not work. Selects t he di gital zo om mode. The camer a enlar ges th e imag e using optical zoom (up to 3×). When t he zoom sca le exceed s 3×, the cam era uses eith er smart or precisi on di[...]

65 Customizi ng the settings Setti ngs For detail s on the ope ration 1 pa ge 55 Shooting Settings – Shooting Setti ngs 2 The defau lt s ettin gs are ma rked wit h . When t he camera is rotat ed to sh oot a po rtrait image, th e camera r ecords its positi on chan ge and displa ys the image in the portr ait posit ion. • Depending on the camera a[...]

66 Sett ings For det ails on the oper ati on 1 pa ge 55 Clock Settings Sets the da te an d time. 1 Press HOME and select [ Clock Settings] from (Settings ) on the HOME screen. 2 Select the date disp lay form at with v / V , then press z . 3 Sele ct each i tem with b / B and set the nu meric value with v / V , then pre ss z . 4 Select [OK], then pre[...]

67 Customizi ng the settings Setti ngs For detail s on the ope ration 1 pa ge 55 Language Setting Selects the langu age to be used to display the menu items, warnings, an d messages. Langua ge S etting[...]

68 Viewin g images o n a TV View ing images on a TV Y ou can vie w imag es on a TV scr een b y co nnecti ng th e camer a to a TV . The co nnecti on v aries a ccordin g to t he type of TV t he came ra is c onnected to. T urn of f both your camer a and the TV before co nnecti ng the camer a and the TV . 1 Connect the camera to the TV . • Place the [...]

69 Viewing im ages on a TV Viewin g images o n a TV Y ou can vi ew i mages by co nnecti ng the c amera t o an HD ( High De finit ion) TV with t he HD Outpu t Ada ptor Cabl e. Th is cable is suppli ed onl y with th e DSC- T25. Please purcha se the cable sepa rately if you a re using the DSC -T20. T urn off both your ca mera an d the TV before conn e[...]

70 Viewi ng images on a TV 3 Press to turn on the camera. Images shot wit h the ca mera ap pear on the TV scr een. Press b / B on the con tro l button to sele ct the desi red im age . • Set [COM PONENT] to [ HD(1080i)] in [ Main Se ttings 2] by selecting (Settings) o n the HOME scr een (p ag e 61) . • When using you r camera abroad, it may be n[...]

71 Using your comp uter Using your compu ter Enjoy ing your Windows co mpute r Fo r deta ils o n usin g a Ma cint osh comput er , re fer to “Usin g your Maci ntosh comp uter” (page 88). This sectio n describes the English version of screen contents. • Under Windows V ista, some names an d operations may differ from those descr ibed below . ?[...]

72 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 co pying images OS (pre-install ed): Microsoft Windows 2000 Professio nal, Windo ws XP* or W indows V ista* • Operation is not assured in an e nvironment based on an upgrade of the operatin[...]

73 Using your comp uter Inst alling th e softwa re (su pplied) Y ou can install th e software (supplied) using the fo llowing proced ure. • When using Windows 2000, do not connect the camera to the comput er before installation . • In Windo ws 2000/XP, log on as Administrator. • When the supplied so ftware is installed, the USB driver is inst[...]

74 Copyin g images to you r compu ter This sect ion descri bes the p rocess usi ng a W indo ws compu ter as an ex ample. Y ou can copy image s from the camera to your comput er as follows. For a compu ter wit h a Me mory Sti ck sl ot Remove the “ Memo ry Stick Du o” from the camera and inse rt it in the Memory Stick Du o Adap tor . In sert th e[...]

75 Using your comp uter Copyin g images t o your comp uter Connect the camera to your computer . • With W indows XP/V ista, the Auto Play wi zard appears on the desktop. “Conn ectin g to Mass St orage ...” app ears on the scr een of the camer a. When a USB co nnect ion is est ablis hed for the first ti me, your compu ter au tomati cally runs [...]

76 Copyi ng images to your com puter The “S canner an d Camera Wizard” scr een appe ars. 2 Click [Next]. The i mages saved on the “M emor y Stick Du o” of the ca mera appea r . • If no “Memory Stick Duo” is ins erted, images in the in ternal memor y appear . 3 Clic k the check box of unwanted images to remove the checkmark so they are[...]

77 Using your comp uter Copyin g images t o your comp uter 6 Clic k [Finis h]. The wi zard sc reen clo ses. • T o con tinue copying other i mages, disconnect t he cable for multi- use termina l (page 78). Then follo w the procedure explained in “Stage 2: Connecting the camera and your computer” on page 75. • For W indows XP, follo w the pro[...]

78 Copyi ng images to your com puter This se ction de scribes the proced ure for viewing copi ed images in t he “My Docu ments” fol der . 1 Click [Start] t [My Documents]. The cont ents of th e “My Do cume nts” folder are displ ayed. • If you are not using W indo ws XP, double-click [My Documents] on the desktop. 2 Double-c lick the desir[...]

79 Using your comp uter Copyin g images t o your comp uter The ima ge f iles r ecorded wi th your camera are groupe d as folders on the “Memory Stick Duo”. Example: viewing folders o n Windo ws XP A Folder containin g image data re corded usin g a camera not equip ped with the folder creating function B Folder containin g image data re corded u[...]

80 Viewin g image files s tored on a co mputer with your camera ( using a “M emory Stick D uo”) This sect ion descri bes the p rocess usi ng a W indo ws compu ter as an ex ample. When an i mage f ile copied t o a co mputer no lo nger remain s on a “ Memor y Sti ck Duo” , you can view th at imag e again on the camera by copying the im age fi[...]

81 Using your comp uter Using the “Pi cture Motion Br owser ” (suppl ied) Y ou can use still im ages and movies from the ca mera mor e than e v er by taking adv antag e of the soft ware . This sec tion s ummarizes t he “Pic ture Motion Browser” and gives the basic instructio ns. With th e “P ictu re M oti on B rowser ” yo u can: • Imp[...]

82 Usin g the “Pic ture Moti on Brow ser” (su ppli ed) 2 Connect the camera to your computer with the cable for multi- use terminal. After the camer a is auto matical ly detec ted, the [Im port Im ages] s creen is displayed. • If you use the M emory Stick sl ot, refer to page 74 first. • In W indows XP, if the Auto Play W izard appears, clo[...]

83 Using your comp uter Using t he “Pictur e Motion Br owse r” (supp lied) 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 the left of the scr een . 3 Displaying individual ima ges On th e hour displ ay scre en, doub le-cli ck a thumbna il to display the i[...]

84 Usin g the “Pic ture Moti on Brow ser” (su ppli ed) Images ca n be sa ved in C D 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. –C D - R / R W ( 1 2 c m ) – D VD±R/RW (12 cm) – D VD±R DL (12 cm) 1 Select images to save o n the disc. • T o[...]

85 Using your comp uter Using t he “Pictur e Motion Br owse r” (supp lied) Prepar ing imag es stored on the computer fo r viewing T o view them , regis ter th e folde r that conta ins the im ages as one of the “V ie we d folders”. 1 Click on the m ain screen, or choose [Register Folders to View] from the [File] menu. The settings screen for[...]

86 Usin g the “Pic ture Moti on Brow ser” (su ppli ed) 1 Click [Sta rt] t [Control Panel] (i n W indows 2000, [Start] t [Settings] t [Control Panel ]), then double -click [Add / Remove Program s]. 2 Sele ct [Sony Pict ure Utility ], then click [Remove] (in Windows 2000, [Chan ge/ Remove]) to execute the uninstall ation . T o uninstall the “Pi[...]

87 Using your comp uter Using th e “Music T rans fer” (sup plied) Y ou can ch ange th e Music f ile s that a re preset at t he fac tory with desired Music files using “Music Transfer” in the CD- R OM (sup plied). Also, y ou can delete or add these files whenever you want. The mus ic form ats you c an trans fer with “Music Tr ansfer” ar [...]

88 Using yo ur Macin tosh comput er Y ou can copy ima ges to your Ma cintosh comput er . • “Picture Motio n Browser” is not compatible with Macintosh computers. 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 co pying images OS (pre-install ed): Mac OS 9.1/9.2/ Mac OS X([...]

89 Using your comp uter Usi ng you r Maci ntos h com puter 4 View images on the computer . Doub le-clic k the hard disk icon t the desired i mage f ile in the f older contai ning the co pied f ile s to op en th at image f ile . Perform t he procedu res list ed below beforeha nd wh en: • Disconn ecting the cable for multi- use terminal • Removin[...]

90 Printing s till images How to print st ill images When yo u print images shot in [16: 9] mode, both edges may be cut off, so be sure to chec k before printing (pa ge 104). Y ou can pri nt imag es b y conne cting the came ra dire ctly t o a PictBri dge co mplian t print er . Y ou can print ima ges with a “Memory Stick” compliant printe r . Fo[...]

91 Printin g still images Print ing i mages d irect ly u sing a PictB ridge compl iant prin ter Even if you do not have a computer, you can prin t images shot us ing your cam era by connec ting the c amera di rectly to a Pict Bridge co mplian t print er . • “PictBridge” is based on the CIP A s tandard. (CIP A: Camera & Imaging Products As[...]

92 Print ing images directly using a Pi ctBridge c omplian t printer 1 Connect the camera to the printer . 2 T urn on your camera and the prin ter . After t he con nection is made , the i ndicator appears . The camer a is set to play back mode , then an image an d the print menu appe ar on the screen. Select [This Image] or [Multi ple Images] wit h[...]

93 Printin g still images Prin ting i mages dire ctly using a Pi ctBri dge c omplia nt pr inter 1 Select print settings with v / V / b / B . [Qua ntit y] When the [ La yout] is set to [1-up/ Borderles s] or [1-up/Border]: Sel ect the numbe r of shee ts o f an imag e that y ou want to print. The ima ge will be pri nte d as a s ingl e imag e. When th[...]

94 Print ing at a sh op Y ou can tak e a “Memory S tick Du o” containi ng images shot with yo ur camera to a photo print ing servic e shop. As long as the shop supports p hoto pri nting servic es conform ing to the DPOF, you ca n make a DPOF (Print order) m ark on images in advance so that yo u do not need to rese lect them wh en you pri nt the[...]

95 Printin g still images Printin g at a shop 1 Press MENU to display the menu. 2 Select [DPO F] with v / V an d select [Multiple Images], then press z . 3 Select the image you want to mark with v / V / b / B , then press z . A m ark is atta ched to the sel ected image. 4 Press MENU. 5 Sele ct [ OK] wit h v , then press z . T o ca ncel th e select [...]

96 T roubleshooting T roublesho 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 pages 97 to 106. If a code such as “C/ E: ss : s[...]

97 T roubleshooting T r oubles hooting 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 to ward the bottom of th e camera. Cannot turn on the camera. • Af ter insta lling the ba ttery pack into the cam era, it may ta ke a little while to get th[...]

98 T r oubles hooting • The image si ze is set to [640(Fi ne)] when record ing movi es. Do one of the follo wing: – S et the imag e size to other than [ 640(Fine)]. – Ins ert a “Memory Stic k PR O Duo”. Movie record ing stops during shooting • Movi e recording stop s automatic ally when the f ile size of the mo vie reach es approx. 2 GB[...]

99 T roubleshooting T r oubles hooting • Set the flash to (Flas h forced on) wh en (Close F ocus) is set , or [Lands cape], [Hi-Speed Shutter ], [Beach ], or [Snow] m ode is se lected in the Sce ne Select ion mode ( page 21) . Fuzzy specks appear i n images shot using the flash. • Dust in the air reflected the flash lig ht and appeared in the i[...]

100 T r oubles hooting Noise appears in the i mage when you view the screen in a dark place . • The camera is attempti ng to increas e the visibi lity of the scr een by tem poraril y brighteni ng the image under conditions of low illumination. There is no effect on the recorded imag e. The eyes of the subject come out red. • Set [Red Eye Re duc[...]

101 T roubleshooting T r oubles hooting The image d oes not appear on th e TV screen. • Che ck [V ideo Ou t] to s ee if th e video out put signa l of you r camera i s set t o the color system of your T V (page 62) . • Check whether the con nection i s correct (page 6 8). • If the USB connector of the ca ble for mu lti-use terminal is conn ect[...]

102 T r oubles hooting • Connect the came ra directly to your co mputer withou t passing through a USB hub or other device (page 75). • The software (s upplied) is not install ed. Install the software (page 73). • Y our compu ter does not properl y recognize the device because you connected the cam era and your computer with the cable for mul[...]

103 T roubleshooting T r oubles hooting 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 79) . • Operate correct ly (page 80). Images are not display ed correctly [...]

104 T r oubles hooting Y ou have formatted a “ Memory Stick Duo” by mistake . • All the data on the “Memory Stic k Duo” is deleted by for matting. Y ou can not restore it. W e recommend that you s et the wri te-protect s witch on the “Mem ory Stick Du o” to t he LOCK position to pr ev ent accid ental erasure (p age 111). Cannot pl ay [...]

105 T roubleshooting T r oubles hooting A connection cannot be established. • Th e cam era ca nnot be conne cted di rectl y to a pr inter that is not c ompli ant w ith the PictBr idge stand ard. Con sult the pri nter ma nufac turer as to wh ether the prin ter is comp liant wi th PictBrid ge or not. • Check that the pri nter is turned on and ca [...]

106 T r oubles hooting Cannot pri nt the image at t he size selec ted. • Disconn ect the c able for mu lti-u se termina l and reconn ect it wh enever you change the paper size aft er the printer h as been connecte d to the camera. • The prin t setting of the camera differs from tha t of t he printe r . Change t he settin g of ei ther the camera[...]

107 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[...]

108 Warnin g indica tors and m essag es Memory Stick f ormatting erro r Internal memory formatting err or • For mat the med ia agai n (pages 59 and 57). 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[...]

109 T roubleshooting Warning i ndicator s and mess ages Mac ro is in valid • Y ou ha ve selected a sett ing that is not av aila ble for shooti ng in Macro mode (page 22, 34). Flash settings cannot be changed • Y ou ha ve selected a sett ing that is not av ailabl e for s hooting wi th the flash (page 34) . Zoom di sabled • [D igital Zoom] is s[...]

110 Others T o use your ca mera ab road — Pow er sour ces Y ou c an use your camera, the b attery c harger (s upplied), and th e AC-LS5K AC Adap tor ( not supplied) in any country or region whe re the power supply is wi thin 100 V to 240 V A C, 50/ 60 Hz . • Do not use an electr onic transformer (travel converter), as this may cause a malfuncti[...]

111 Others On the “Mem or y St ick” A “Memor y Stick” i s a comp act, por table IC rec ording me dium. The types of “Mem ory Stick ” that ca n be used w ith thi s camera are li sted in t he table belo w . Howev er, proper operat ion canno t be guar anteed f or al l “Memor y Sti ck” func ti ons. *1 “Memory Stick Duo”, “MagicGat[...]

112 On th e “Memor y Sti ck” • Do not use or store the “Memory S tick Duo” under the following conditions: – High temperature locations such as t he hot interior of a car parked in direct sunlight – Locations exposed to direct sunlight – Humid locatio ns or locations with corros i ve substances present Notes on usi ng the Memory Sti[...]

113 Others On the ba ttery pack On ch argi ng th e batt ery pac k W e r ecommend charging the battery pack in an ambient temperature of between 10°C to 30°C (50°F to 86°F ). Y ou may not be able to ef ficiently charge the battery pack outside of this temperature range. Effectiv e use of the ba ttery pack • Battery performance decreases in lo [...]

114 On th e bat ter y ch arger On the ba ttery charger • Do not charge any other battery pack other than the NP-BG type battery pa cks in the battery charger supplied with your camera. Batteries other than the sp ecified kind may leak, ov erheat, or explode if you attem pt to charge them, posing a risk of inj ury from electrocutio n and burns. ?[...]

115 Index Index Index A Adju sting EV ..... ....... ....... .....39 AE/AF l ock indi cator......... ...42 AF Ill uminator .......... ..... ...... .63 AF lo ck ....... ....... ....... ....... .....42 AF Mod e ... ....... ....... ....... .... ...64 AF ra nge f inder frame ... ...... .41 Apertur e .... ....... ....... ....... ...... ...8 Auto ad justm[...]

116 Index Indicat or...... ....... ...... ....... ..... . 14 Initiali ze ......... .............. ......... 60 Insta ll ....... ....... ..... ....... ...... .... 73 Inter nal memor y ......... ...... .... 19 Inte rnal M emory T ool ...... ..... 59 ISO..... ...... ....... ....... ....... ....8, 39 J JPG ...... ....... ....... ...... ..... ....... . [...]

117 Index Index U Underexposure ........ ......... .......8 USB Conn ect .......... ....... ...... .61 V VGA...... ...... ....... ....... ....... .....10 V ideo Out ......... ....... .... ....... ...62 V ie w Im ages .. ....... .... ....... .....29 V ie win g menu ......... ....... ...... .49 V i vid... ..... ....... ....... ...... ....... ...38 V [...]

118 Index Notes o n the Lice nse “C Lib rary, ” “Exp at, ” and “z lib” s oftw are are pr ovid ed in yo ur ca mera. W e pro vide this softw are based on license a greemen ts with their owners of copyrig ht. Based on request s by the owners of copyright of these software applic ations, we ha ve an obligati on to inform you of t he followi[...]

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