Sony DSC-P72 инструкция обслуживания

3-082-146- 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[...]

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 W ARNING For th e Customer s in th e U .S.A. This sym[...]

3 CA UTION Y ou are cautioned tha t a ny change s or modifications not expressly appr oved in this manual c ould void your authority to ope r at e this e quipment . Note: This equip ment has bee n te ste d a nd fo und to comply wi th the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuan t to Part 15 of the FCC Rule s. Thes e limi ts a re desig ned to pr[...]

4 Certain c ountries may r egulate disposal of the batt e r y use d to po wer th is pr od uct . Pl ease consult with your loc a l a utho rity . For the Cus tomers in the U .S.A. and Canada THIS CLASS B DIGI T AL DEVICE COMPLIES WITH P AR T 15 OF THE FCC R ULES AND THE CANADIAN ICES-003 OPERA TION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TW O CONDITIONS: (1) THI[...]

5 Remove dirt from the surface of the flash If the dir t c hange s col or or st ic ks to th e surfac e of the flash due to the heat of the flas h, sufficient light may not be emitt ed. Do not get the camera wet When taki ng pic tu res outdoors in the rain or under similar conditi ons, be careful not t o get the camer a wet. If moi stu re condensa t[...]

6 Table of co ntents Before using you r camera .... ... ........ ......... . 4 Identifyin g the par ts .... ......... ........ ............ . 8 Preparing batteries ...... ............ ........ ........ 14 Charging t he batteri es .......... ........ ......... .. 14 Inserting t he batteries ........ ........... ......... .. 16 Using an e xternal pow[...]

7 Selecti ng t he folder an d play ing back images – Folder ... ......... ......... ........ . 61 Enlargin g a port ion of a st ill image......... 62 Enlargi ng an ima ge – Playba ck zoom .............. ........ ....... 6 2 Recor ding an enlarged image – Trimmin g .......... ......... ......... ........ . 63 Playi ng back s uccessi ve imag es[...]

8 Ide nt if y in g th e pa rts (DSC-P72) A POWER but ton (20 ) B Shut te r but ton (26) C Flash (32) D Micr ophone E Self-timer lamp (3 1) / AF il lu mi na t or (33) F T ripod receptacle (bottom surface) G PO WER lamp (20) H Find er w in dow I Lens J Access lamp (2 3) K “Memory S tick” co ver (23) • “3.2MEGA PIXELS” sho wn on the surfa ce[...]

9 A Zoom b uttons ( during sho oting) (29) /Index b uttons (duri ng pla yback) (37) B Control button (Menu on) ( v / V / b / B / z ) (20) / (Menu of f) ( / / 7 /) (32/31/ 28/ 30) C Mode selector (21) : T o view or ed it images : T o sh oot still images : T o shoot movies/Clip Motion images/Multi Burst mode images SET UP: T o set the SET UP items D [...]

10 Identifying the parts (continued) (DSC-P52) A POWER but ton (20 ) B Shut te r but ton (26) C Flash (32) D Micr ophone E Self-timer lamp (3 1) / AF il lu mi na t or (33) F T ripod receptacle (bottom surface) G PO WER lamp (20) H Find er w in dow I Lens J Access lamp (2 3) K “Memory S tick” co ver (23) • “3.2MEGA PIXELS” sho wn on the su[...]

11 A Zoom b uttons ( during sho oting) (29) /Index b utton s (during pla yback) (37) B Control button (Menu on) ( v / V / b / B / z ) (20) / (Menu of f) ( / / 7 /) ( 32/31/28 / 51) C Mode selector (21) : T o view or ed it images : T o sh oot still images : T o shoot movies/Clip Motion images/Multi Burst mode images SET UP: T o set the SET UP items [...]

12 Identifying the parts (continued) (DSC-P32) A POWER but ton (20 ) B Shut te r but ton (26) C Flash (32) D Find er w in dow E Lens F T ripod receptacle (bottom surface) G PO WER lamp (20) H Micr ophone I Self-timer lamp (3 1) / AF il lu mi na t or (33) J Access lamp (2 3) K “Memory S tick” co ver (23) • “3.2MEGA PIXELS” sho wn on the su[...]

13 A Zoom b uttons ( during sho oting) (29) /Index b utton s (during pla yback) (37) B Control button (Menu on) ( v / V / b / B / z ) (20) / (Menu of f) ( / / 7 /) ( 32/31/28 / 51) C Mode selector (21) : T o view or ed it images : T o sh oot still images : T o shoot movies/Clip Motion images/Multi Burst mode images SET UP: T o set the SET UP items [...]

14 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[...]

15 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[...]

16 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[...]

17 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 [...]

18 Insertin g th e batter ie s (continu ed) When using Sony alkaline batteries 1) Shooting u nder the following conditi ons: – The image quality is set to [Fi ne ]. – Shooting one image ev ery 30 seconds. – Alternative ly pressing the zoom W and T buttons fully for each shot (DSC-P72/P52 only). – Using the flash once i n ever y two shots. ?[...]

19 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[...]

20 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 21) . 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[...]

21 Getti ng starte d Setti ng the date and time , Set the mode selector to . • Y ou can carry out this operation eve n when the mode selector is set to or . • T o set the ti me 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 45, 107), then pro ceed from Step 3 . , Press POWER to turn on the ca[...]

22 , 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[...]

23 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 109. , 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 [...]

24 Setti ng the still ima ge size , Set the m od e sele ct or t o . , Turn on the ca mera, the n press (Image S ize). The Imag e Size setu p it em appear s . • For more informat i on about t he image si ze , see page 25. , 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[...]

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

26 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[...]

27 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 (pages 9, 1 1, 13) goes out, yo u can shoot th e next imag e. • When you are shooting with the batteries, if no tasks are per form[...]

28 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[...]

29 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 Appr oximat ely 50 cm (1 9 3 / 4 inches) fro m the end of th e lens (DSC -P 7 2) Approx i mately 8 cm (3 1 / 4 inche s ) ( W)/ 40 cm (15 3 / 4 inches ) (T) fr[...]

30 Shooting close-ups – Macro (DSC-P72 only) 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[...]

31 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 appears 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 eve n when the mode selector is set to . , Center t[...]

32 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[...]

33 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 06). appears on the LCD screen . • The amount of red-eye reduction pos sible varies acc ording to the individual. I[...]

34 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[...]

35 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 [...]

36 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[...]

37 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[...]

38 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 [...]

39 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 [...]

40 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 67). , Sel ec t [Del ete] with v on the control button, then pr ess z . ?[...]

41 Deleti ng still images Deleting on the Index (nine-image) screen , While an Index (n in e- i m age ) screen (pag e 37) 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[...]

42 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[...]

43 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/[...]

44 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[...]

45 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[...]

46 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 e r a) to any m ode oth er t han [Auto ] in t he m e nu setting s (page 27). 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[...]

47 Before advance d operatio ns Creating a new folder a Set the mode selector to SET UP. b Sele ct (Memor y 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 l[...]

48 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[...]

49 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 example, when you are shooting two subjects, and there is a g ap between them, the ca mera may focus on the background visible[...]

50 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 s elect from the follo 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 e[...]

51 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[...]

52 For the DSC-P52/P32 a Set the mo de dial to or . b Press B ( ) on the control butto n to turn s pot meterin g on. The spot me teri ng cross hair ap pears. To cancel s pot metering Press B ( ) again to turn spot meter ing off. The spot metering cross h air disappea rs, an d th e came ra r eturn s to mu lti- patter n meteri ng. Adjusting co lor to[...]

53 Advanced st ill i ma ge shoo ti ng • Under fluorescent lights that flicker, e ven if you choose , the white balance may not be properly adjusted. • When the flash is triggered, the m anual setting of white balance is cancelled, and the shooting of the image is done in Auto m ode. Adjust ing the flash level – Flash level Mode se lector: You[...]

54 Shooting multiple fram es – Clip Motion Mode se lector: You ca n shoo t a number of still image s consecu tivel y (GIF anima tion) . Becaus e the file s iz e is smal l, t hese imag es are id ea l for use on a hom e pag e, or for atta ching to a n e- mail message. • Clip Motion images are restricted t o color levels of 256 colors and below . [...]

55 Advanced st ill i ma ge shoo ti ng • If you do not complete Step 6 , all the images will not be saved in the “Me mory St ic k.” • In Clip Motion, the date and time cannot be inserted. • When you view Clip Moti on images using the Index sc reen, the images may appear di fferent from the actual image recorded. • GIF files made on other[...]

56 Shooting two images in succession – Burst 2 Mode se lector: You can shoo t two images in succ ession while pressing the shutter b utton o nly once. a Set the m od e sele ct or t o . b Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. c Select [Mode ] (REC Mode) with b / B , then se lect [Burst 2] with v / V . d Shoot your ima ge . Y ou can do t he next s h o[...]

57 Advanced st ill i ma ge shoo ti ng c Select [Mode ] (REC Mode) wit h b / B , then selec t [E-Mail] with v / V . d Shoot your image. Y o u ca n do the next shoot in g after “Rec ording” disapp ears f rom the LCD screen. To return to normal mode In St ep 3 , sele ct [ Norm al] . • For instructions on ho w to attach your images to an e-m ail [...]

58 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[...]

59 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 (C am er a) with 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 ]. • The setting is maintaine d even when the power is turned off. • Even when you select [...]

60 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 27). a Set the m od e selec to r t o or . b Press ME NU . The menu app ear s. c Sel[...]

61 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[...]

62 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 [...]

63 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 , then 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 before[...]

64 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[...]

65 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[...]

66 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.[...]

67 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[...]

68 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 [...]

69 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. 3.1M, 2.0M, 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[...]

70 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. ?[...]

71 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 wh it e a nd the setting is comple ted. To delete the mark In St ep 5 , select the ima ge y ou w a nt to delete the mar k with v / V / b / B , and press z . To delete al l the mark s from the images in the folder In St ep 4 , selec t [All In Folder], [...]

72 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 45, 10 6). 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 ch oo se fro m 64 0 (V G A ) or 160 [...]

73 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.[...]

74 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 vie yo u want 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 n [...]

75 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, [...]

76 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 [...]

77 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[...]

78 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[...]

79 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 comp ut er , 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[...]

80 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 r an sfer] on the installation menu sc re e[...]

81 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 the titl e screen and then fo llow the proc edure. • The USB dri ver i s needed in order to use “Image T r ansfer.” If th e necessary dri v[...]

82 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[...]

83 Enjoying images on yo ur comput er P Removing the USB cable, removing the “Memory Stick,” or turning off the cam era 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 click [S top ]. 3 Confir m the de vice on the confi rmation window, the n click [OK]. 4 Click [ OK]. Step[...]

84 Changing “Image Transfer” settings Y ou can chang e “Im age Tr ansf er” se ttin gs. Rig ht-cl ick th e “I ma ge Tr a nsfe r” ic on on the task tray , select [Open Settin g s]. 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[...]

85 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 82). 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[...]

86 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 recor d any 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. • [...]

87 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[...]

88 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 [...]

89 Enjoying images on yo ur comput er Removing 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 are us[...]

90 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 [...]

91 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 91 to 97. If the screen shows “C: ss : ss ,” the self-di agnosi s functi on is working. Please see p age 100. 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[...]

92 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 7) . • Th e batteries are discharge d. p Turn on the c[...]

93 Troublesh ooting The image is too bright. • You are shooti ng a spot lighted subject i n 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 50). p Adjust the brig htness of the LC D scre en (page 107). The im age is monochrome (bl ack and white) . • [PFX] (P. Effect) is se[...]

94 Viewing im ages Deleting/editin g an image The date and time are recorded incorre ctly. • The date an d tim e ar e not set correc t ly. p Se t th e cor re c t date and time ( p a g e 21 ). 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 the c amera, if[...]

95 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. • T he movie is not long e noug h t[...]

96 “Memor y Stick” You cannot copy images. • The camera is not correc tly connect ed to your 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 82). p Follow the copy proce dure for your OS (pa ge s 83, 84, 88). p If you are using the “ImageM ixe r Ver. 1[...]

97 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 109). 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[...]

98 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 • Inse r t a “Me m or y Sti c k” (pa ge 23) . Sy st e m er ror • Turn the powe r off and on ag ain (p age 20). Memo ry Stick error • The insert ed “Memory Stick” ca nnot be used with your camera (page 10[...]

99 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[...]

100 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 corres[...]

101 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.” ?[...]

102 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) // / / / Prog[...]

103 Additional informat io n * When (Camera) is se t to [Au to], thes e it ems are not d isp layed. When the mode selecto r is set to (w hen [Moving Image] is set to [ MPEG Movie] in the SET UP settings) Mode (REC Mode) Voice E-Mail Burst 2 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 57). – [...]

104 When the mo de selector is se t to (when [Moving Im age] is set to [Cli p Motion] in th e SET UP settings) When the mo de selector is se t to (when [Moving Im age] is set to [Multi Burst] in the SET UP settings) 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 / ?[...]

105 Additional informat io n When the mode selecto r is set to (P.Q uality) x Fine / Standard Records im ag es wit h fi ne image q ua li t y mode. / Records im ag es in the standa rd image qu ality mode (page 46). PFX (P.Ef fect) Solari ze / B& W / Sepia /Ne g.Art / x Off Sets t he special effects f or the imag e (page 60). Item Se tting Descri[...]

106 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 54, 55, 72 ). Smart Zoom (DSC-P52/P7 2 only) x O n / O f f Sel ec ts wh ethe r to us e th e sm a rt zoo m (p ag e 29) . Date /Time Day& Time / Date / x Off Sel ects whether to insert[...]

107 Additional informat io n (Setup 1) (Setup 2) Create REC. Fol der OK / C ancel Creates a f older for re cording ima ges (page 46). Change REC. Fol der OK / Cancel Changes a folder fo r reco rd i ng images (page 46). Item Se tting Descript ion Power Sa ve x On / O ff Selects whethe r to use the Power Sa ve mode (page 17). Dis played only whe n yo[...]

108 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 [...]

109 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[...]

110 • 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 us ing 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 pl[...]

111 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[...]

112 DSC-P3 2 4.0 cm (1.6 type) TFT drive Total num ber of do ts DSC-P7 2 123 200 ( 560×220 ) dots DSC-P5 2 61 600 ( 280×220) d ots DSC-P3 2 61 600 ( 280×220) d ots [Power, ge ne ral] Power AA nickel hydride b atteries (2) 2.4 V AC-LS5 AC Adap tor (not suppl ied), 4.2 V Power con sumption ( when recor ding) DSC-P7 2 1.7W DSC-P5 2 1.6W DSC-P3 2 1.[...]

113 Additional informat io n The LCD scree n For shooting st ill images A Image size indicator (24, 25) B Recor di ng mode indica t or (54–57) C AE/AF loc k indica tor (26, 49) D Battery rem a ini ng indicator (17) E Flash mode (32) / Re d-eye re du ction (33) / White balance indicator (52 ) / AF il lu mi na tor in dic a t or (33) F Camera mode i[...]

114 For shooting m ovies A Recordi ng mode indicat or (72) B Battery remain ing indicator (17) C White balance indicator (52 ) D Picture effect indicator (60) E Low batt ery warning (98) F Spot m etering cros s hair (51) G AF range finder (48) H Image size indicator (72) I Recording time (Maxi mum recordable time) indicator (101) / Self-diagnosis d[...]

115 Additional informat io n For still image playback A Image size indicator (24, 25) B Recor di ng mode indica t or (54– 57) C V olume i ndicator (57) /Protect mark indica t or (67) /Print (D P OF) mark indica t or (70) D Zoom indica t or (62) /Jog pla yback i ndicator (65) E Low batt ery warning (98) F Folder -file number (87) G Playb ack fold [...]

116 Index A A/V connect i ng cab l e ......... .. ....... ....... .. ....... .... 38 Access lam p .......... ....... ....... ....... ......... ...... ....... 23 AE/AF l ock ....... ...... ......... ....... ....... ....... ..... 26, 4 9 AE/AF l ock lamp ......... ......... ....... ....... ... 9, 11, 13 AF illu minator ...... ....... ....... ........[...]

117 Index Menu Changing me nu ....... ... ...... ....... ....... .. ....... .....45 Metering mod e ...... .. ....... ...... ....... ... ...... ....... .....51 Mode select or ..... ....... ....... ....... .. ....... ......9, 11, 13 Moisture condens ation .................. .................108 Movie Continuous shooting ........ ... ....... ...... ..[...]

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