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Shooting still images/movies

The battery remaining
indicator is incorrect, or
sufficient battery
remaining indicator is
displayed but the power
runs out soon.

• You have used the camera in an extremely hot or

an extremely cold location.

• A deviation has occurred in the remaining

battery time.

• The battery pack is discharged.
• The battery pack is dead (page 118).

See page 118.

Fully discharge and then charge the battery pack so that the
battery remaining indicator functions correctly (page 12).

Install a charged battery pack (page 11).

Replace the battery pack with a new one.

The battery pack runs
down too quickly.

• You have used the camera in an extremely cold

location.

• The DC plug is dirty so the battery pack is not

charged enough.

• The battery pack is dead (page 118).

See page 118.

Clean the pins of the DC plug with a cotton swab, etc., and
charge the battery pack (page 11).

Replace the battery pack with a new one.

You cannot turn on the
camera.

• The battery pack is not installed correctly.
• The AC Adaptor is disconnected.
• The AC Adaptor has malfunctioned.

• The battery pack is discharged.
• The battery pack is dead (page 118).

Install the battery pack correctly (page 11).

Properly connect the AC Adaptor (page 14).

Consult your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service
facility.

Install a charged battery pack (page 11).

Replace the battery pack with a new one.

The power turns off
suddenly.

• If you do not operate the camera for about three

minutes while the power is on, the camera turns
off automatically to prevent wearing down the
battery pack (page 15).

• The battery pack is discharged.

Turn on the camera again (page 15) or use the AC Adaptor
(page 14).

Install a charged battery pack (page 11).

Symptom

Cause

Solution

The LCD screen is not
turned on even when the
power is turned on.

• The power was turned off with the LCD screen

turned off the last time you used the camera.

Turn on the LCD screen (page 30).

The subject is not visible
on the LCD screen.

• The mode dial is not set to

, P, M, SCN or

Set it to

, P, M, SCN or

(page 10).

Symptom

Cause

Solution

Summary of Contents for Cyber-shot DSC-P100

Page 1: ...004 Sony Corporation Getting started________________________ Shooting still images__________________ Viewing still images___________________ Deleting still images __________________ Before advanced operations_____________ Advanced still image shooting ___________ Advanced still image viewing ____________ Still image editing ______________________ Still image printing _____________________ PictBrid...

Page 2: ...e interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help The supplied interface cable must be used with the equipment in order t...

Page 3: ...roduct has been tested and found compliant with the limits sets out in the EMC Directive for using connection cables shorter than 3 meters 9 8 feet Attention The electromagnetic field at the specific frequencies may influence the picture and sound of this camera Notice If static electricity or electromagnetism causes data transfer to discontinue midway fail restart the application or disconnect an...

Page 4: ...r bright points white red blue or green in color that constantly appear on the LCD screen and the LCD finder These points are normal in the manufacturing process and do not affect the recording in any way Be careful when placing the camera near a window or outdoors Exposing the LCD screen the finder or the lens to direct sunlight for long periods may cause malfunctions Do not press the LCD screen ...

Page 5: ... iBook PowerBook Power Mac and eMac are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc Macromedia and Flash are trademarks or registered trademarks of Macromedia Inc in the United States and or other countries Intel MMX and Pentium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation In addition system and product names used in this manual are in general trademarks or registered...

Page 6: ...s in the SET UP screen 45 Deciding the still image quality 45 Creating or selecting a folder 46 Creating a new folder 46 Changing the recording folder 46 Choosing an auto focus method 47 Choosing a focus range finder frame AF range finder 47 Choosing a focus operation AF Mode 48 Setting the distance to the subject Focus preset 49 Shooting with manual shutter speed and aperture settings Manual Expo...

Page 7: ...ges 84 Viewing the images on your computer 86 Image file storage destinations and file names 86 Viewing image files once copied to a computer with your camera 88 Installing Picture Package 88 Copying images using Picture Package 90 Using Picture Package 91 Copying images to your computer For Macintosh users 92 Using ImageMixer VCD2 93 Troubleshooting 95 Warnings and messages 105 Self diagnosis dis...

Page 8: ...surface F Tripod receptacle bottom surface G POWER lamp 15 H Finder window I Self timer lamp 27 AF illuminator 29 113 J Microphone K Lens L Speaker bottom surface Use a tripod with a screw length of less than 5 5 mm 7 32 inch You will be unable to firmly secure the camera to tripods having longer screws and may damage the camera 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 q qa qs Attaching the strap ...

Page 9: ...Shutter speed aperture value 50 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 q qa qs qd qf Self timer 27 recording lamp red 23 AE AF lock lamp green 23 CHG lamp orange 12 28 F Mode dial 10 109 G For shooting Zoom W T button 24 For viewing Playback zoom button 62 Index button 37 H DC IN jack cover 11 14 I Battery Memory Stick cover J RESET button 95 K Access lamp 18 L DC IN jack 11 14 M Battery eject lever 11 N Image Size De...

Page 10: ...you can set various shooting functions using menus pages 44 and 109 M Manual exposure shooting You can manually adjust the aperture value and the shutter speed page 50 In addition you can set various shooting functions using menus pages 44 and 109 SCN Scene Selection You can shoot effective pictures according to the scene page 32 In addition you can set various shooting functions using menus pages...

Page 11: ...ck face the tip of the v mark on the battery insertion slot The battery pack is easily inserted by pushing the battery eject lever at the front of the battery compartment toward the front of the camera Open the DC IN jack cover and connect the AC Adaptor supplied to the DC IN jack of your camera Open the cover in the arrow direction as illustrated above Connect the DC plug with the v mark facing t...

Page 12: ...dicator The battery remaining indicator on the LCD screen shows the remaining shooting or viewing time When you switch the LCD screen on off it takes about one minute for the correct battery remaining time to appear The displayed time remaining may not be correct under certain circumstances or conditions Charging time Approximate time to charge a completely discharged battery pack using the AC Ada...

Page 13: ...ery ten times AF Mode is set to Single in the SET UP settings The measurement method is based on CIPA standard CIPA Camera Imaging Products Association Viewing still images2 2 Viewing single images in order at about three second intervals Shooting movies3 3 Shooting movies continuously with the image size 160 The number of images and the battery life that can be recorded viewed are decreased under...

Page 14: ... socket After using the AC Adaptor disconnect it both from the DC IN jack of the camera and from a wall outlet wall socket The set is not disconnected from the AC power source mains as long as it is connected to the wall outlet wall socket even if the set itself has been turned off 1 DC IN jack cover AC Adaptor DC plug 2 2 To wall outlet wall socket Power cord mains lead 1 Using your camera abroad...

Page 15: ...ra turns off automatically to prevent wearing down the battery The auto power off function only operates when the camera is operating using a battery pack The auto power off function also will not operate in the following circumstances When viewing movies When playing back a slide show When connecting the USB or A V multi cable POWER POWER button POWER lamp How to use the control button To change ...

Page 16: ...ay M D Y month day year or D M Y day month year If the rechargeable button battery page 116 which provides the power for saving the time data ever becomes low the Clock Set screen will appear again When this happens reset the date and time by starting from step 3 above To change the date and time set the mode dial to SET UP select Clock Set in Setup 2 pages 45 and 114 and perform the procedure fro...

Page 17: ...e items are set If you selected D M Y in step 3 set the time on a 24 hour cycle Midnight is indicated as 12 00 AM and noon as 12 00 PM Select OK with B on the control button then press z The date and time are entered and the clock starts to keep time To cancel the date and time setting select Cancel with v V b B on the control button then press z 4 2004 1 1 12 00 AM OK Cancel Clock Set D M Y M D Y...

Page 18: ...rely seated in the connector If the Memory Stick is not inserted correctly you may not be able to record or display images with the Memory Stick Close the battery Memory Stick cover To remove a Memory Stick Open the battery Memory Stick cover then push the Memory Stick to pop it out Whenever the access lamp is lit the camera is recording or reading an image Never remove the Memory Stick or turn of...

Page 19: ...tup appears For details on the image size see page 20 Select the desired image size with v V on the control button The image size is set When the setting is complete press Image Size so that the Image Size setup disappears from the LCD screen The image size selected here is maintained even when the power is turned off 1 Mode dial 2 VGA E Mail 1M 3M 3 2 5M 5M Image Size 3 VGA E Mail 1M 3M 3 2 5M 1M...

Page 20: ...e on the right and choose the image size and image quality appropriate to the kind of images you want to shoot Short description of the image size The following illustration shows a brief image using the maximum image size and the minimum one Examples based on the image size 1 The factory setting is 5M It is the highest image quality on this camera 2 Images are recorded in the same 3 2 aspect rati...

Page 21: ... size 5M 6 11 12 23 25 48 51 96 92 174 188 354 384 723 3 2 6 11 12 23 25 48 51 96 92 174 188 354 384 723 3M 10 18 20 37 41 74 82 149 148 264 302 537 617 1097 1M 24 46 50 93 101 187 202 376 357 649 726 1320 1482 2694 VGA E Mail 97 243 196 491 394 985 790 1975 1428 3571 2904 7261 5928 14821 Low compression looks better High compression normal When images recorded using earlier Sony models are played...

Page 22: ...is operating such as when you press POWER to turn on the power or when the zoom function is working page 24 This camera can create new folders and select folders to be stored in the Memory Stick page 46 Hold the camera steadily with both hands and position the subject in the center of the focus frame The minimum focal distance to a subject is approx 50 cm 19 3 4 inches To shoot subjects at distanc...

Page 23: ... to prevent wearing down the battery page 15 Auto Focus When you try to shoot a subject that is difficult to focus on the AE AF lock indicator changes to flashing slowly In addition the AE locked beep does not sound The Auto Focus function may have difficulty working under the following conditions In such cases release the shutter button then recompose the shot and focus again The subject is dista...

Page 24: ... it is operating You cannot change the zoom scale while shooting movie page 76 Zoom Your camera is equipped with zoom functions that enlarge the image using optical zoom and two types of digital processing Digital zoom can be selected from smart zoom or precision digital zoom When digital zoom is set the zoom method switches from optical zoom to digital zoom when the zoom scale exceeds 3 To use on...

Page 25: ...mart zoom cannot be used when the image size is set to 5M or 3 2 so set a different image size When you purchase your camera the image size is set to 5M When using the smart zoom the image on the LCD screen may look rough However this phenomenon has no effect on the recorded image You cannot use the smart zoom in the Multi Burst mode Precision digital zoom All image sizes are enlarged up to a maxi...

Page 26: ...he way to the T side Approx 30 cm 11 7 8 inches from the lens surface Set the mode dial to and press B on the control button The Macro indicator appears on the LCD screen If the menu is currently displayed press MENU first so that the menu disappears You can also carry out this operation when the mode dial is set to P M or SCN other than Twilight mode Landscape mode Fireworks mode or Candle mode p...

Page 27: ...the screen If the menu is currently displayed press MENU first so that the menu disappears You can also carry out this operation when the mode dial is set to P M SCN or Center the subject in the frame Press and hold the shutter button halfway down to focus on then press the shutter button fully down The self timer lamp page 8 flashes and a beep sounds after you press the shutter button until the s...

Page 28: ... 7 7 8 inches to 11 feet 5 3 4 inches W 0 3 m to 2 5 m 11 7 8 inches to 8 feet 2 3 8 inches T When ISO is set to Auto in the menu settings The flash strobes twice The first time is the pre flash which is used to adjust the flash light quantity and the second time is the actual flash during which the image is recorded You can change the brightness of the flash with Flash Level in the menu settings ...

Page 29: ...n is not needed set AF Illuminator to Off in the SET UP settings page 113 If AF illuminator light does not reach the subject sufficiently or the subject has no contrast focus will not be achieved A distance up to approximately 3 5 m 11 feet 5 3 4 inches W 2 5 m 8 feet 2 3 8 inches T is recommended Focus is achieved as long as AF illuminator light reaches the subject even if the light is slightly o...

Page 30: ...LCD screen when the AE AF lock lamp of the finder section stops flashing and remains on you can start shooting page 23 When the LCD screen is turned off The digital zoom does not function page 25 AF Mode is set to Single page 48 If you press Flash mode Self timer Macro the image will be displayed on the LCD screen for approximately two seconds so you can check or change the setting When shooting v...

Page 31: ...ime Superimposes the date hour and minute onto the image Date Superimposes the year month and day onto the image Off Does not superimpose the date and time onto the image After the setting has been completed set the mode dial to and shoot the image You can also shoot with the mode dial set to P M or SCN If you select Date the date is superimposed onto the image in the order selected in Setting the...

Page 32: ...ommended Twilight portrait mode Suitable for shooting portraits in dark places Allows you to shoot sharp images of people in dark places without losing the dark atmosphere of the surroundings The shutter speed becomes slower so using a tripod is recommended Landscape mode Focuses only on a distant subject to shoot landscapes etc Soft snap mode This mode lets you shoot skin colors in brighter and w...

Page 33: ...oors or in other bright places The shutter speed becomes faster so images shot in dark places become darker Fireworks mode You can record fireworks in all their splendor The focus distance is set to infinity and the shutter speed becomes slower so using a tripod is recommended You can change the shutter speed by setting an EV adjustment value page 53 Candle mode You can record parties candle servi...

Page 34: ...ppears Select SCN Scene with b on the control button then select the desired mode with v V To return to normal mode Set the mode dial to a different mode The setting is maintained even when the power is turned off 1 WB ISO SCN Scene MENU WB ISO SCN Scene 2 ...

Page 35: ... a a a a Auto a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a a Center AF 0 5m 1 0m 3 0m 7 0m SL WB NR slow shutter The NR slow shutter function reduces noise from recorded images providing clear images When the shutter speed is 1 6 second or slower the camera automatically activates the NR slow shutter function and NR is indicated next to the shutter speed indicator Press the shutter button fully d...

Page 36: ...separate panels on the LCD screen For details on viewing movies see page 77 For a detailed description of the indicators see page 122 BACK NEXT VOLUME VGA 60min 10 30PM 2005 1 1 101 0008 8 9 101 SINGLE DISPLAY Single screen Index screen Viewing single images Set the mode dial to and turn on the power The last image in the selected recording folder page 61 appears on the LCD screen The image may ap...

Page 37: ... index screen Press index once The display switches to the index screen To display the next previous index screen Press v V b B on the control button to move the yellow frame up down left right Select the desired still image with v V b B on the control button The image in the yellow frame is selected To return to the single image screen Press the zoom T or press z on the control button SINGLE DISP...

Page 38: ...mera and the TV with the A V multi cable Turn on the TV and set the TV Video switch to Video The name and location of this switch may differ depending on your TV For details see the operating instructions supplied with the TV Set the mode dial to and turn on the camera Press b B on the control button to select the desired image When using your camera abroad it may be necessary to switch the video ...

Page 39: ...ada Central America Chile Colombia Ecuador Jamaica Japan Korea Mexico Peru Surinam Taiwan the Philippines the U S A Venezuela etc PAL system Australia Austria Belgium China Czech Republic Denmark Finland Germany Holland Hong Kong Hungary Italy Kuwait Malaysia New Zealand Norway Poland Portugal Singapore Slovak Republic Spain Sweden Switzerland Thailand United Kingdom etc PAL M system Brazil PAL N ...

Page 40: ... page 66 Select Delete with v on the control button then press z The message Access appears and the image has been deleted To continue and delete other images Display the image to be deleted with b B on the control button Then select Delete with v and press z To cancel deleting Select Exit with V on the control button then press z 1 BACK NEXT 10 30PM 2005 1 1 101 0002 2 9 VOLUME VGA 60min 101 2 De...

Page 41: ...u want to delete with v V b B on the control button then press z The Delete indicator appears on the selected image At this point the image has not yet been deleted Repeat this step for all of the images you want to delete To cancel a selection select the image then press z on the control button again so that the indicator disappears 1 Delete Select Exit All In This Folder 2 Delete Select Exit All...

Page 42: ...e unprotected images in the folder are deleted To cancel deleting select Cancel then press z Formatting a Memory Stick Insert the Memory Stick you want to format into the camera The term formatting means preparing a Memory Stick to record images this process is also called initialization The Memory Stick supplied with your camera and commercially available Memory Stick are already formatted and ca...

Page 43: ... with v then press z To cancel the formatting Select Cancel with V on the control button then press z Select OK with v on the control button then press z The message Formatting appears When this message disappears the format is complete 2 POWER 3 2 1 Memory Stick Tool Format Create REC folder Change REC folder OK Cancel 4 Format All data will be erased 60min Ready OK Cancel ...

Page 44: ...ress z on the control button after selecting the item d Press v V on the control button to select the desired setting The selected setting is enlarged and the setting is entered When the v mark appears at the top or the V mark appears at the bottom of an item There are items that are not displayed on the screen Press v V on the control button to display these items To turn off the menu display Pre...

Page 45: ...than SET UP For a detailed description of the SET UP items see page 113 Deciding the still image quality You can select the still image quality from Fine high quality or Standard a Set the mode dial to P M or SCN b Press MENU The menu appears c Select P Quality with b B then select the desired image quality with v V 2 1 SELECT Camera AF Mode Digital Zoom Date Time Red Eye Reduction AF Illuminator ...

Page 46: ...l folder creation Select Cancel in step 2 or 3 Once you create a new folder you cannot delete the new folder with the camera Images are recorded in the newly created folder until a different folder is created or selected Changing the recording folder a Set the mode dial to SET UP b Select Memory Stick Tool with v V Change REC Folder with B V and OK with B v then press z The recording folder select...

Page 47: ... This mode is useful for focusing on a subject near the center of the frame Use together with the AF lock function lets you shoot in the desired image composition a Set the mode dial to P M SCN or b Press MENU The menu appears c Select 9 Focus with b B then select Multi AF or Center AF with v V The focus is adjusted automatically The color of the AF range finder frame changes from white to green M...

Page 48: ...lete the focus is locked The factory setting is Single AF Monitoring AF This mode shortens the time needed for focusing The camera automatically adjusts the focus before the shutter button is pressed and held halfway down letting you compose images with the focus already adjusted When the shutter button is pressed and held halfway down and AF lock is complete the focus is locked Battery consumptio...

Page 49: ... button fully down When you are using AF lock you can capture an image with the correct focus even if the subject is at the edge of the frame You can carry out the AF lock adjustment process before you press the shutter button fully down F2 8 30 VGA 60min FINE 98 P 101 S AF VGA 60min FINE 98 101 S AF P F2 8 30 AE AF lock indicator AF range finder frame m Setting the distance to the subject Focus p...

Page 50: ...ure values The difference between the set values and the appropriate exposure determined by the camera is displayed on the LCD screen as the EV value page 53 0EV indicates the value judged as most suitable by the camera a Set the mode dial to M b Press z The Set indicator at the lower left of the LCD screen changes to Return and the camera enters the manual exposure setup mode c Select a shutter s...

Page 51: ...ep 4 press z to cancel the manual exposure setup mode The Return indicator changes to Set To cancel the manual exposure mode Set the mode dial to other than M Shutter speeds of one second or longer are indicated by in the manner of 1 If the proper exposure cannot be obtained after making the settings the EV value on the LCD screen flashes when you press the shutter button halfway down You can cont...

Page 52: ...eased from the correct exposure Adjustment by aperture Aperture is the diaphragm of the lens part which adjusts the amount of light entering the camera The aperture setting value is called the Aperture value F value Open smaller F value The image tends toward overexposure brighter The in focus range narrows Close larger F value The image tends toward underexposure darker The in focus range widens ...

Page 53: ...1 3EV steps in the range from 2 0EV to 2 0EV a Set the mode dial to P SCN or b Press MENU The menu appears c Select EV with b The value of the exposure adjustment is displayed d Select the desired exposure value with v V Adjust the exposure value while checking the brightness of the background To reactivate auto exposure In step 4 select 0EV If a subject is being shot in extremely bright or dark c...

Page 54: ... Quick Review page 24 The histogram does not appear in the following cases When the menu is displayed When using playback zoom When recording or playing back movies appears and the histogram does not appear in the following cases When recording in the digital zoom area When the image size is 3 2 When playing back Multi Burst images When rotating a still image The histogram before recording represe...

Page 55: ...hite out or underexposed black out Try various images with different exposures to find the brightness that suits your taste m Adjust in the direction m Adjust in the direction Selecting the metering method You can select the metering mode that sets which part of the subject to measure to determine the exposure Multi pattern metering No indicator The image is divided into multiple regions and meter...

Page 56: ... is affected by the lighting conditions When you want to fix the light source imaging conditions or when the color of the entire image seems to be a bit unnatural we recommend that you adjust the white balance setting Auto No indicator Adjusts the white balance automatically The factory setting is Auto Daylight Shooting outdoors shooting night scenes neon signs fireworks or sunrise or shooting jus...

Page 57: ...hat flicker the white balance adjustment function may not work correctly even though you select Fluorescent When the flash strobes the manual setting is canceled and the image is recorded in Auto except in Flash mode The white balance selection is limited according to the Scene Selection mode page 35 Adjusting the flash level Flash Level You can adjust the amount of flash light a Set the mode dial...

Page 58: ...is full recording stops even if you press and hold the shutter button a Set the mode dial to P M or SCN b Press MENU The menu appears c Select Mode REC Mode with b B then select Burst with v V d Shoot the image When you press and hold down the shutter button the camera records the maximum number of images in succession If you release the shutter button shooting will stop at that point When Recordi...

Page 59: ...e with b B then select Multi Burst with v d Select Interval with b B then select the desired frame interval with v V You can choose the frame interval from 1 7 5 1 15 or 1 30 e Shoot the image A continuous burst of 16 frames are recorded within a single still image image size 1M You cannot use the following functions in Multi Burst mode Smart zoom Flash Inserting the date and time When the mode di...

Page 60: ... Cyber shot Station not supplied This lets you easily charge the camera so that it is ready for use at any time The remote controller supplied with the Cyber shot Station lets you enjoy image playback on a TV from a remote location In addition when a PictBridge compliant printer is connected images can be printed by simple remote controller operations For more detailed information refer to the ope...

Page 61: ...ers are created in the Memory Stick When the first or last image in the folder is displayed the following indicators appear on the screen Moves to the previous folder Moves to the next folder Moves to both the previous and next folders Single screen Index screen When no images are stored in the folder No file in this folder appears Mode dial Control button MENU BACK NEXT Select Folder Cancel OK Fo...

Page 62: ...he top of the image V To view more of the bottom of the image b To view more of the left side of the image B To view more of the right side of the image e Adjust the image size with the playback zoom button To cancel playback zoom Press z You cannot use playback zoom for movies and Multi Burst images If you press playback zoom while a non enlarged image is displayed the LCD screen switches to the ...

Page 63: ...ction is useful for checking your images or for presentations etc a Set the mode dial to b Press MENU The menu appears c Select Slide with b B then press z Set the following items with v V b B Interval 3 sec 5 sec 10 sec 30 sec 1 min Image Folder Plays back all images in the selected folder All Plays back all images stored in the Memory Stick Repeat On Plays back images in a continuous loop Off Af...

Page 64: ...lti Burst images You may not be able to rotate images shot with other cameras When viewing images on a computer the image rotation information may not be reflected depending on the application software Playing back images shot in Multi Burst mode You can play back Multi Burst images continuously or play them back frame by frame This function is used for checking the image When Multi Burst images a...

Page 65: ...ame with b B B A next frame is displayed When you keep and press B the frame advances b A previous frame is displayed When you keep and press b the frame advances in the reverse direction To return to the normal playback Press z in step 4 The playback starts from the frame displayed on the LCD screen To delete shot images When using this mode you cannot delete only certain frames When you delete i...

Page 66: ...e protect indicator appears on the image e To continue and protect other images select the desired image with b B then press z To cancel the protection Press z again in step 4 or 5 The indicator disappears In index mode a Set the mode dial to then press index to display the index screen b Press MENU The menu appears c Select Protect with b B then press z d Select Select with b B then press z e Sel...

Page 67: ...z Select Off then press z Changing image size Resize You can change the image size of a recorded image and save it as a new file You can resize to the following sizes 5M 3M 1M VGA The original image is retained even after resizing a Set the mode dial to b Display the image you want to resize with b B c Press MENU The menu appears d Select Resize with b B then press z e Select the desired size with...

Page 68: ...want to mark with b B c Press MENU The menu appears d Select DPOF with b B then press z The mark is marked on the displayed image e To continue and mark other images display the desired image with b B then press z To unmark the mark Press z again in step 4 or 5 The mark disappears In index mode a Set the mode dial to then press index to display the index screen b Press MENU The menu appears c Sele...

Page 69: ...ark setting is completed To unmark marks Select the images to be unmarked with v V b B in step 5 then press z To unmark all the marks in the folder Select All In This Folder in step 4 then press z Select Off then press z To exit the mark function Select Cancel in step 4 or select Exit in step 8 ...

Page 70: ...camera to connect the camera with a printer a Set the mode dial to SET UP b Select Setup 2 with V then select USB Connect with v V B c Select PictBridge with B v then press z The USB mode is set Connecting the camera to the printer Connect the multi connector on your camera and the USB jack on the printer with the supplied USB multi cable then turn on your camera and the printer The camera turns t...

Page 71: ...vies When an error notification is received from the connected printer the indicator flashes for approximately five seconds Check the connected printer In single image mode a Display the image you want to print with b B b Press MENU The menu appears c Select Print with b B then press z d Select This image with v V then press z The print setting screen appears Setting items that the printer does no...

Page 72: ...regardless of the displayed image To insert the date and time on images Select Date in step 5 then select the date format with b B You can select from Day Time or Date When you choose Date the date will be inserted in the order set in Setting the date and time page 16 This function may not be provided depending on a printer In index mode a Press Index to display the index screen b Press MENU The m...

Page 73: ...es Select Date in step 8 then select the date format with b B You can select from Day Time or Date When you choose Date the date will be inserted in the order set in Setting the date and time page 16 This function may not be provided depending on a printer Printing index images You can print some images side by side We refer to this function as an index print You can also arrange the specified qua...

Page 74: ...ti cable indicator appears on the LCD screen To cancel printing Select Cancel in step 4 or select Exit in step 7 To print other images Select the image after step 7 Select Print with v then repeat from step 4 To print all the images with the print DPOF mark Select DPOF image in step 4 All the images with the mark are printed regardless of the displayed image To insert the date and time on images S...

Page 75: ...e image is printed Do not disconnect the USB multi cable while the indicator appears on the LCD screen To cancel printing Select Cancel in step 4 or select Exit in step 0 To print all the images with the print DPOF mark Select DPOF image in step 4 All the images with the mark are printed regardless of the displayed image To print all the images in the folder Select All In This Folder in step 4 the...

Page 76: ...ress the status of the LCD screen changes as follows Indicators off t LCD screen off t Indicators on A histogram is not displayed For a detailed description of the indicators see page 121 Shooting close ups Macro Set the mode dial to and follow the procedure on page 26 Using the self timer Set the mode dial to and follow the procedure on page 27 You cannot use the following functions during shooti...

Page 77: ... rewind the movie Press B cue or b rev during playback To return to the normal playback press z Indicators during viewing movies Each time you press the status of the screen changes as follows Indicators off t LCD screen off t Indicators on A histogram is not displayed For a detailed description of the indicators see page 123 The procedure for viewing movies on a TV is the same as that for viewing...

Page 78: ... has been deleted e To continue and delete other movie display the movie you want to delete with b B then repeat step 4 To cancel deletion Select Exit in step 4 or 5 In index mode a Set the mode dial to then press index to display an index screen b Press Delete c Select Select with b B then press z d Select the movie you want to delete with v V b B then press z The green Delete indicator appears o...

Page 79: ...ty is insufficient or when you attach movies to your e mail messages Note that the original movie is deleted when you cut it The file numbers assigned when movies are cut The cut movies are assigned new numbers and recorded as the newest files in the selected recording folder The original movie is deleted and that number is skipped Example Cutting a movie numbered 101_0002 1 2 3 A B 101_0002 101_0...

Page 80: ...nt select Cancel The playback of the movie starts again f When you have decided on a cutting point select OK with v V and press z g Select OK with v then press z The movie is cut To cancel cutting Select Exit in step 5 or 7 The movie appears on the screen again You cannot cut the following images Still image Movies not long enough to cut Protected movies You cannot restore files once you cut them ...

Page 81: ...th a computer Normal and PTP modes The default setting is the Normal mode This section describes the Normal mode as an example Compatible with Windows XP When connected to a computer only the data in the folder selected by the camera is copied to the computer To select the folder follow the procedure on page 61 Communication with your computer When your computer resumes from the suspend or sleep m...

Page 82: ...oftware click Picture Package The USB driver will be installed when Picture Package is installed page 88 When the computer is in use shut down all application software before you install the USB driver b Click USB Driver on the title screen The InstallShield Wizard screen appears c Click Next The USB driver installation starts When the installation is completed the screen informs you of completion...

Page 83: ...the multi connector of the camera Place the camera with the LCD screen facing upwards e Connect the USB multi cable to your computer When you use a desktop computer we recommend that you connect the USB multi cable to the USB connector on the rear panel When using Windows XP the AutoPlay wizard automatically appears on the desktop Proceed to page 85 USB Mode Normal appears on the LCD screen of the...

Page 84: ...movable Disk icon is not shown see page 85 When using Windows XP see page 85 b Double click DCIM then double click the folder that the image files you want to copy are stored c Right click the image file to display the menu then select Copy from the menu d Double click the My Documents folder and right click on the My Documents window to display the menu then select Paste from the menu The image f...

Page 85: ...ge 83 Click Copy pictures to a folder on my computer using Microsoft Scanner and Camera Wizard then click OK The Scanner and Camera Wizard screen appears b Click Next The images stored on the Memory Stick are displayed c Click the checkbox of images that you do not want to copy to your computer to remove the checkmark then click Next The Picture Name and Destination screen appears d Select a name ...

Page 86: ...r camera are grouped as folders in the Memory Stick Example when viewing folders on Windows XP You cannot record any images to 100MSDCF or MSSONY folders The images in these folders are available only for viewing For more information about the folder see pages 46 61 Folder containing image data which was recorded using the camera not equipped with the folder creating function Folder containing ima...

Page 87: ...recorded in movie mode and its corresponding index image file are the same Folder File name File meaning 101MSDCF to 999MSDCF DSC0ssss JPG Still image files shot in Normal mode page 22 Burst mode page 58 Multi Burst mode page 59 MOV0ssss MPG Movie files page 76 MOV0ssss THM Index image files recorded simultaneously in movie mode page 76 ...

Page 88: ...for movies is MPG Do not change the extension b Copy the image file to the Memory Stick folder 1 Right click the image file then click Copy 2 Select and double click the DCIM folder from Removable Disk or Sony MemoryStick in My Computer 3 Right click the sssMSDCF folder in the DCIM folder and click Paste sss stands for any number within the range from 100 to 999 Installing Picture Package Picture ...

Page 89: ... into the CD ROM drive The installation menu screen appears If you have not yet installed the USB driver page 82 do not connect the camera to the computer before you install the Picture Package software except for Windows XP b Click Picture Package Choose Setup Language screen appears c Select the desired language then click Next This section describes the English screen d Click Next The License A...

Page 90: ...the camera and your computer with the USB multi cable Picture Package starts up automatically and the images are copied to the computer automatically After the images are copied Picture Package Viewer starts up and the images copied are displayed Normally Picture Package and Date folders are created inside the My Picture folder and all of the image files recorded with the camera are copied into th...

Page 91: ...n the left side of the screen then click Viewing video and pictures on PC in the lower right corner of the screen The screen used for viewing images appears Storing images on a CD R Click Save the images on CD R on the left side of the screen then click Save the images on CD R in the lower right corner of the screen The screen used for storing images on a CD R appears A CD R drive is required to s...

Page 92: ...erations are not guaranteed for all the recommended computer environments mentioned above USB mode There are two modes for a USB connection when connecting with a computer Normal and PTP modes The default setting is the Normal mode This section describes the Normal mode as an example Compatible only with Mac OS X When connected to a computer only the data in the folder selected by the camera is co...

Page 93: ...mage files are copied to your hard disk For details on the storage location of the images and file names see page 86 c Viewing the images on your computer 1 Double click the hard disk icon 2 Double click the desired image file in the folder containing the copied files The image file opens Picture Package cannot be used with Macintosh Using ImageMixer VCD2 ImageMixer VCD2 is only for Macintosh Mac ...

Page 94: ...le click the ImageMixer VCD2_Install extracted file 7 After the user information screen appears enter the desired name and password The installation of the software starts b Creating a video CD 1 Open the ImageMixer folder in Application 2 Click ImageMixer VCD2 3 Click Video CD The Video disc mode starts up You cannot create a DVD Video 4 Select the folder in which the desired images are stored 1 ...

Page 95: ...amera off page 15 The battery pack cannot be installed The battery pack is not installed correctly p Install the battery pack while pushing the battery eject lever toward the front of the camera using the front edge of the battery pack page 11 p Install the battery pack correctly page 11 The CHG lamp flashes when charging a battery pack The battery pack is not installed correctly The battery pack ...

Page 96: ... cannot turn on the camera The battery pack is not installed correctly The AC Adaptor is disconnected The AC Adaptor has malfunctioned The battery pack is discharged The battery pack is dead page 118 p Install the battery pack correctly page 11 p Properly connect the AC Adaptor page 14 p Consult your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility p Install a charged battery pack page 11 p R...

Page 97: ...annot be used during shooting movies Set Digital Zoom to Precision pages 25 45 and 113 Smart zoom does not function Digital Zoom is set to Precision or Off in the SET UP settings The image size is set to 5M or 3 2 You are shooting in Multi Burst mode This function cannot be used during shooting movies p Set Digital Zoom to Smart pages 25 45 and 113 p Set image size to other settings except 5M and ...

Page 98: ... Delete unnecessary images saved in the Memory Stick pages 40 and 78 p Change the Memory Stick p Set it to the recording position page 116 p Set it to P M or SCN page 10 p Set it to page 76 p Insert a Memory Stick PRO pages 76 and 116 p Set the image size to other than 640 Fine Recording takes a long time NR slow shutter function is activated p See page 35 The flash does not work The mode dial is ...

Page 99: ...he finder This is due to the structure of the finder p This condition is not a malfunction Symptom Cause Solution Symptom Cause Solution Your camera cannot play back images The mode dial is not set to The folder file name has been changed on your computer Your camera cannot play back image files copied from the hard disk of your computer if the image has been modified The camera is in USB mode p S...

Page 100: ...t the Memory Stick write protect switch to the LOCK position to prevent accidental erasure page 116 The resizing function does not work You cannot resize movies and Multi Burst images You cannot display a print DPOF mark You cannot display print DPOF marks on movies You cannot cut a movie The movie is not long enough to cut Protected movie cannot be cut Still images cannot be cut p Cancel the prot...

Page 101: ... all equipment other than the keybord and the mouse from the USB connectors page 81 p Connect the camera directly to your computer without passing through a USB hub or other device page 81 p Install the USB driver page 82 p Delete the erroneously recognized device from your computer page 85 then install the USB driver page 82 You cannot copy images The camera is not correctly connected to your com...

Page 102: ...ide page 18 You cannot record on a Memory Stick The write protect switch on the Memory Stick is set to the LOCK position The capacity of the Memory Stick is full The image size is set to 640 Fine when recording movies p Set it to the recording position page 116 p Delete unnecessary images saved in the Memory Stick pages 40 and 78 p Insert a Memory Stick PRO pages 76 and 116 p Set the image size to...

Page 103: ...puter or images shot using other than this camera may not be able to be printed p Check that the camera and the printer are properly connected using the USB multi cable p Turn on the printer For further information refer to the operating instructions supplied with it p Disconnect and connect the USB multi cable again If you cannot print still disconnect the USB multi cable turn off and on the prin...

Page 104: ...urces and turn on the camera If this does not work press the RESET button located inside the battery Memory Stick cover with a pointed object then turn the power on again This will clear the date and time settings etc You cannot identify an indicator on the screen p Check the indicator pages 120 to 123 The lens gets fogged Moisture condensation has occurred p Turn off the camera and leave for abou...

Page 105: ...Memory Stick is insufficient You cannot record images Delete unnecessary images pages 40 and 78 Read only memory Your camera cannot record or delete images to this Memory Stick No file in this folder No images have been recorded in this folder Folder error A folder with the same first three digits number already exists in the Memory Stick For example 123MSDCF and 123ABCDE Select other folders or c...

Page 106: ...Bridge compliant device Check the device Depending on the circumstances the connection may not be established Disconnect and connect the USB multi cable again If an error message is indicated on the printer refer to the operating instructions supplied with the printer Connect to device You tried to print images before the printer connection was established Connect to a PictBridge compliant printer...

Page 107: ...n after trying the corrective actions a few times contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility Code Cause Countermeasure C 32 ss There is trouble with your camera s hardware Turn the power off and on again page 15 C 13 ss The camera cannot read or write data on the Memory Stick Re insert the Memory Stick several times An unformatted Memory Stick is inserted Format the Memory ...

Page 108: ...mages that can be saved see page 21 When the number of remaining shooting images is greater than 9 999 the 9999 indicator appears on the LCD screen Multi Burst Units images Movie The numbers indicate the recording time For example 1 34 45 indicates 1 hour 34 minutes 45 seconds The image size is as follows 640 Fine 640 480 640 Standard 640 480 160 160 112 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB MSX 256 MSX 512 MSX 1G...

Page 109: ...mage page 59 Records continuously page 58 Records an image using the normal recording mode Item Setting Description SCN Scene 1 x Sets the Scene Selection mode page 32 EV 2 2 0EV 1 7EV 1 3EV 1 0EV 0 7EV 0 3EV x0EV 0 3EV 0 7EV 1 0EV 1 3EV 1 7EV 2 0EV Adjusts the exposure page 53 9 Focus 7 0m 3 0m 1 0m 0 5m Center AF xMulti AF Chooses the auto focus method page 47 or sets the focus preset distance p...

Page 110: ...s with fine standard quality page 45 Mode REC Mode Multi Burst Burst xNormal Records a continuous burst of 16 frames within a single still image page 59 Records continuously page 58 Records an image using the normal recording mode Interval 3 1 7 5 1 15 x1 30 Selects the Multi Burst shutter interval page 59 This setting cannot be made when Mode REC Mode in the menu is set to other than Multi Burst ...

Page 111: ... exposure page 53 9 Focus 7 0m 3 0m 1 0m 0 5m Center AF xMulti AF Chooses the auto focus method page 47 or sets the focus preset distance page 49 Metering mode Spot xMulti Matches the exposure to the subject you want to shoot page 55 Set the metering region WB White Bal xAuto Sets the white balance page 56 PFX P Effect B W Sepia xOff Sets the image special effects page 60 ...

Page 112: ...nter page 70 Slide Interval Image Repeat Start Cancel Sets the slide show interval page 63 Only in single image mode x3 sec 5 sec 10 sec 30 sec 1 min Sets the range of the playback images xFolder All Plays back images repeatedly xOn Off Starts the slide show Cancels the slide show Resize 5M 3M 1M VGA Cancel Changes the recorded still image size page 67 Only in single image mode Rotate counter cloc...

Page 113: ...duces the red eye phenomenon when using a flash page 29 AF Illuminator xAuto Off Selects whether to emit an AF assist light in the dark Helps when it is hard to focus on the subject under dark lighting page 29 Auto Review On xOff Selects whether to automatically display the recorded image on the LCD screen immediately after shooting a still image When set to On the recorded image is displayed for ...

Page 114: ... Displays the menu items warnings and messages in selected language 1 A 2 Item Setting Description File Number xSeries Reset Assigns numbers to files in sequence even if the Memory Stick is changed or the recording folder is changed Resets the file numbering and starts from 0001 each time the folder is changed When the recording folder contains a file a number one higher than the largest number is...

Page 115: ...mage the finish or the casing Chemical products such as thinner benzine alcohol disposable cloth insect repellent or insecticide etc Touch the camera with the above on your hand Contact with rubber or vinyl for a long time On operating temperature Your camera is designed for use between the temperatures of 0 C and 40 C 32 F and 104 F Shooting in extremely cold or hot places that exceed this range ...

Page 116: ... that can be used with this camera are listed in the table below However proper operation cannot be guaranteed for all Memory Stick functions 1 When using Memory Stick Duo with this camera be sure to insert into the Memory Stick Duo Adaptor 2 MagicGate Memory Stick and Memory Stick PRO are equipped with MagicGate functions MagicGate is copyright protection technology that uses encryption technolog...

Page 117: ...ory Stick Duo Adaptor you might not be able to remove it from the device When inserting a Memory Stick Duo into a Memory Stick Duo Adaptor make sure the Memory Stick Duo is inserted facing in the correct direction When using a Memory Stick Duo inserted into a Memory Stick Duo Adaptor with the camera make sure that the Memory Stick Duo is inserted facing the correct direction Note that improper use...

Page 118: ...era then store it in a dry cool place This is to maintain the battery pack s functions To use the battery pack up on your camera leave the POWER button to on in slide show playback mode page 63 until the power goes off Always carry and store the battery pack in the battery case to prevent the battery terminals from becoming dirty or short circuited Battery life The battery life is limited Battery ...

Page 119: ...age Matching II Compatible PictBridge Compatible x AC LS5 LS5B AC Adaptor Input rating 100 V to 240 V AC 50 60 Hz 11 W 0 16 A to 0 09 A Output rating 4 2 V DC 1 5 A Operating temperature 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F Storage temperature 20 C to 60 C 4 F to 140 F Dimensions Approx 48 29 81 mm 1 15 16 1 3 16 3 1 4 inches W H D excluding projecting parts Mass Approx 130 g 5 oz excluding power cord mains ...

Page 120: ...or 47 Focus preset value 49 L Spot metering cross hair 56 M NR slow shutter indicator 35 Shutter speed indicator 60min Return C 32 00 F3 5 125 1 30 101 VGA S AF 2 0EV 1 2 3 4 5 6 qf qg qh qj qk 7 8 0 9 qa qs qd ql w wa wd wf ws wg N Multi Burst interval indicator 59 O Image quality indicator 45 P Recording folder indicator 46 Q Remaining number of recordable images indicator 21 R Remaining Memory ...

Page 121: ...eset value 49 I Image size indicator 76 J Recording time maximum recordable time indicator 108 K Recording folder indicator 46 L Remaining Memory Stick capacity indicator M Self diagnosis display 107 N Self timer indicator 27 O Menu Guide menu 44 P EV level value indicator 53 Q AF range finder frame 47 Pressing MENU switches the menu guide menu on off 101 00 28 25 00 00 00 STBY 60min STD 6 4 0 C 3...

Page 122: ... Recording folder indicator 46 L Remaining Memory Stick capacity indicator M Image number Number of images recorded in selected folder N Self diagnosis display 107 O Metering mode indicator 55 Flash indicator White balance indicator 56 P Shutter speed indicator 50 Aperture value indicator 50 Q Histogram indicator 54 R Recording date time of the playback image 31 Menu Guide menu 44 Pressing MENU sw...

Page 123: ...61 G Image number H Recording folder indicator 46 I Number of images recorded in selected folder J Remaining Memory Stick capacity indicator K Counter 77 L Playback image 77 M Playback bar 77 N Menu Guide menu 44 Pressing MENU switches the menu guide menu on off 00 00 12 60min 8 8 101 160 DPOF 1 2 3 4 5 6 VOL 101 7 8 9 0 qa qs qd qf Page numbers in parentheses indicate the location of additional i...

Page 124: ...s to your computer 84 85 90 92 Cutting movies 79 Cyber shot Station 60 D Daylight 56 Daylight synchro 28 DC plug 11 14 Deleting movies 78 Deleting still images 40 Digital zoom 24 Divide 79 DPOF 68 E Enlarging an image 62 EV adjustment 53 F File names 86 File storage destinations 86 Finder 30 Fireworks mode 33 Flash Level 57 110 Flash mode 28 Fluorescent 56 Focus 47 Focus preset 49 Folder 46 61 For...

Page 125: ... 110 Scene Selection 32 Screen display 30 120 Self diagnosis display 107 Self timer 27 Sepia 60 SET UP 45 113 Setting date and time 16 113 Sharpness 110 Shooting movies 76 Shutter speed 50 Single AF 48 Single screen 36 Slide show 63 Smart zoom 24 Snow mode 33 Soft snap mode 32 Spot metering 55 Still image auto shooting 10 47 Superimposing the date and time 31 T Trimming 63 TV color system 39 Twili...

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Page 128: ...ed paper using VOC Volatile Organic Compound free vegetable oil based ink Additional information on this product and answers to frequently asked questions can be found at our Customer Support Website Sony Corporation Printed in China ...

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