Sony Cyber-shot DSC-S75 Page 13 Operating Instructions Manual Download

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Page 1: ... for future reference Owner s Record The model and senal numbers are located on the bottom Record the serial number m the space provided below Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product Model No DSC 975 Serial No Cyber shot 0 InfoLlTHlUM Q O g n sz csme MEZICK TM DSC S75 02001 Sony Corporation ...

Page 2: ...ordance wrth the mstrucnons may cause harmful interference to radio commumcattons However there IS no guarantee that Interference will not occur m a particular installation If thts equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or televtston receptron which can be determmed by turmng the eqmpment off and on the user IS encouraged to try to correct the Interference by one or more of the followi...

Page 3: ...cncumstances l Restdenttal area l Business district l Ltght Industry district Thrs eqmpment complies wtth the EMC standard regulattons EN55022 Class B Thrs product has been tested and found compliant wnh the linnts sets out on the EMC Directtve for usmg connectton cables shorter than 3 meters The electromagnettc fields at the specific frequenctes may mfluence the ptctute and sound of thts camera F...

Page 4: ... and lens l The LCD screen and the LCD finder are manufactured usmg extremely htgh 4 prectsron technology so over 99 99 of the pixels are operattonal for effecttve use However there may be some tiny black points and or bnght pomts white red blue or green m color that constantly appear on the LCD screen and the LCD finder These pomts are normal m the manufacturmg process and do not affect the recor...

Page 5: ...tion software Viewmg Images usmg a personal computer page 31 Recording still images for e mail E MAIL page 53 Records a moving picture MPEG Movie or Clip Motion according to your purpose The digital still camera can record a movmg picture with audio MPEG MOVIE page 26 Selects the recoding mode fmm various types of recordings according to your situation Creahng Clip Motion Files page 56 Adding audi...

Page 6: ...ious playback Playmg back three or nme images at once _ 63 Enlargmg a part of the still image Zoom and trtmmmg ___ 64 Playmg back the still Images m order SLIDE _ 65 How to use the mode dial 40 How to use the control button 41 How to use the jog dial 42 Settmg the Image srze IMAGE SIZE _ 47 F Various recording Recording wtth the exposure fixed AE LOCK 49 Recording with the manual adjustments _ __ ...

Page 7: ...0 About InfoLITHIUM battery pack _8 1 Usmg your camera abroad _ _ 82 Troubleshootmg _ 83 Warmng and notlce messages 89 Self diagnosis display __ _ 91 Specifications 92 Display wmdow Indicators ___ 93 LCD screen Indicators 94 Index 97 ...

Page 8: ...n and turn off the power then gently wipe the lens Tripod receptacle bottom surface Use a mpod 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 Built m microphone Do not touch while recording Accessory shoe Hook for lens cap strap Flash 24 Speaker ACC Accessory jack USB jack 33 35 AN OUT jack ...

Page 9: ...images VOICE mode audio data El To playback or edit images ui Pi To record moving images or Clip Motion images SET W To set the setup items SCN To record m the SCENE SELECTION mode M To record with the manual adjustment A To record m the aperture pnonty mode S To record m the shutter speed pnonty mode POWER switch 15 POWER ON OFF CHG lamp 15 Hook for strap Jog dial 42 Zoom button INDEX button durm...

Page 10: ... toward the battery compartment asillustrated Close the battery Memory Stick cover To remove the battery pack Open the battery Memory Stick cover Slide the battery eject lever downward and remove the battery pack Be careful not to drop the battery pack when removing It What IS InfoLITlflUM InfoLlTHIUM IS a lithmm 10 battery pack whch can exchange mformatlon such as battery consumption nth compatib...

Page 11: ...d then to a wall outlet mams The CHARGE lamp m the display window flashes when chargmg begms When the CHARGE lamp goes off chargmg IS completed After charging the battery pack Disconnect the AC power adaptor from the DC IN jack on your camera Battery remaining indicator The LCD screen on the camera shows the remammg time for whrch you can still record or play back images Thrs mdicatron may not be ...

Page 12: ...time to charge a completely discharged battery pack using the AC LlOA AC power adaptor at a temperature of 25 C 77 F Still image recording Still image playback Approxtmate battery life and number of images that can be recorded played back with a fully charged battery pack at a temperature of 25 C 77 F9 640 480 Image size standard prcture quality and m NORMAL recording mode Recording at about 4 sec...

Page 13: ...the battery usable ttme IScalculated l Dunng charging the mdicators m the display wmdow may not appear correctly or may flash in 5 1 the followmg cases When the battery pack IS not mstalled correctly 2 When the AC power adaptor IS disconnected 8 When the battery pack has malfunctroned Q l When you turn the LCD screen on and off rt takes about one mmute for the correct battery remammg time to appea...

Page 14: ...the A mark facmg up GrEEXutlet mams wer cord mains lead to the AC power adaptor and Using a car battery Use Sony DC adaptor charger not supplied Using your camera abroad For details see page 82 When using the AC power adaptor Be sure to use it near the wall outlet If a malfunction occurs disconnect the plug from the wall outlet ...

Page 15: ...Lz S A M SCN H or I 0 Slide the POWERswitch m the direction of the arrow to turn on the Dower 71 The POWER ON OFF CH6 lamp green lights up The CLOCK SET screen appears on the LCD screen To change the date and trme set the mode dial to SET UP page 77 and perform the procedure from step Q 0 Select the desired date display format with ztt he control button then press the Select from Y M D year month ...

Page 16: ...selected DIMp I m step set the time on a 24 hour cycle Select OK with F on the control button then press the center 0 at the desired moment to begm clock movement The date and time are entered To cancel the date and time setting Select CANCEL with uIl F on the control button then press the center 0 Note If the rechargeable button battery 1sever fully discharged page SO the CLOCK SET screen will ap...

Page 17: ...r then press the Memory St once lightly Notes l Insett the Memory StvA firmly until It clicks otherwlse a message such as MEMORY STICK ERROR will lx displayed Never remove the Memory St or turn off the power while the access lamp 1s lit up l You cannot record or edit images on a Memory St if the erasure preventlon switch 1s set to the LOCK posItIon Connector Erasure prevention switch i I Label spa...

Page 18: ...P position changes the settings of infrequently used items M To record with the shutter speed and aperture set manually t To record in the aperture priority mode To record in the shutter speed priority mode SCN To record in the SCENESELECTIONmode Set in advance the SCENESELECTIONm SETUP screen How to use the control button When the menu IS not displayed the control button ISused to perform the fol...

Page 19: ...r button halfway down The image freezes momentarily but is not yet recorded While the AE AF lock indicator 3 is flashmg the camera automattcally adjusts the exposure and focus of the captured Image When the camera fimshes the automatic adjustments the AFAAF lock indicator stops flashmg then lights up and the camera is ready for recording If you release the shutter button the recording will be canc...

Page 20: ...f the arrow to turn on the camera agam The auto power off functron only operates when the camera IS operatmg usmg a battery pack The auto power off also will not operate when playing back moving mrages or playmg back a SLIDE SHOW page 65 or when a connector is plugged mto the USB Jack the DC IN jack or the ACC jack The number of images you can record on a Memory Stick See pages 48 and 53 to 57 Not...

Page 21: ...der Recording lamp red AE AF lock lamp green f Flash charge lamp orange You can check the last recorded mrage by clearmg the menu from the screen page 41 and pressmg 4 0 on the control button To return to the normal recording mode press lightly on the shutter button or press 4 0 agam To delete the image 1 Press MENU 2 Select DELETE wtth F on the control button then press the center 0 3 Select OK w...

Page 22: ...es or more To record even closer subjects see page 58 Digital zoom function This camera has a digital zoom function Digital zoom enlarges the tmage by digital processmg and tt starts to functton when zoom exceeds 3x The Tside of the bar shows the digital zooming zone Using digital zoom l The maximum zoom magnification is 6x l Digital zoommg deteriorates the picture quality When digital zoom is not...

Page 23: ...fference of the port1011 of the tinder and the lens use the LCD screen when you record a subject closer than 1 m 3 l 4 feet l You cannot turn off the LCD screen when DEMO or CONVERSION LENS are set to ONJ m the SET Up settings l You cannot turn off the LCD backlight m SET Up and when displaymg the menu l You cannot turn off the self timer Indicators and some of the Indicators used m advanced opera...

Page 24: ...44 To reduce the red eye phenomenon Set RED EYE REDUCTION to ONj m the setup settmgs the flash strobes before recording to reduce the red eye phenomenon page 76 When ONj ISselected 0 appears on the LCD screen l When ISO 1s set to AUTO m the menu settmgs the recommended shootmg distance usmg the built m flash 1s 0 3 m to 3 0 m I 1 7 S feet to 9 feet When It IS not set to AUTO the flash may be Ineff...

Page 25: ...ed Approximate 0 3 to 3 0 m 11 7 8 mches to 9 feet 10 l 8 mches distance IS recommended l In TWILIGHT mode of the SCENE SELECTION function page 51 the AF illummator will enut only when the flash mode is set to f Forced flash l The AF illummator will not emn when the LANDSCAPE mode of the SCENE SELECTION function page 51 is selected or CONVERSION LENS page 77 is set to ONI m the setup settmgs l Foc...

Page 26: ...de the POWER switch m the direction of the arrow to turn on the power and insert a Memory Stick Set the mode dial to SET UP Select MOVING IMAGE with AH on the control button then press F 0 Select MPEG MOVIE with UI on the control button then press the center 0 SCENESELECTION TWILIGHT Select the mode dial to I 26 ...

Page 27: ...g time IS20 seconds page 48 When you use the self timer functron the subject ISrecorded about 10 seconds after you press the shutter button Clear the menu page 41 then press the control button V 0 The self nmer indicator appears on the LCD screen and the recording starts about 10 seconds after you press the shutter button The self trmer lamp flashes and the beep sounds after you press the shutter ...

Page 28: ...he next Image Notes l You nught not be able to correctly play back Images recorded with dus camera on other eqnpment l You cannot play back on Gus camera Images larger than the maxmum Image SIZZ that can be recorded with this camera Each time you press DSPL LCD ON OFF the status of the LCD screen changes as follows all indicators on indicators off LCD screen off See page 96 for a detailed descnptl...

Page 29: ...To display the next image Q Select the center 0 to start the playback The moving Image and sound are played back Durmg playback F playback appears on the LCD screen To advance or rewmd press the control button d b dunng playback Playback bar To pause playback Press the center 0 on the control button to stop the playback To advance or rewind the moving image Press the control button 4 F durmg playb...

Page 30: ...r the en e screen m steps and 0 A ingthe volurns Press the control button A V to adjust the volume Each time you press DSPLILCD ON OFF the status of the LCD screen changes as follows aI1mdicators on mdicators off LCD screen off See page 96 for a detailed descnptlon of the indicators 30 ...

Page 31: ... to use the USB cable a USB dnver must be installed m the personal computer beforehand Be sure to also refer to the operation manuals for your personal computer and the application software Notes l Data recorded with your camera IS stored m the followmg formats Make sure that applications that support these file formats are mstalled on your personal computer Still unages other than TEXT mode uncom...

Page 32: ... 6 factory pre Installed The USB connector must be provtded as standard QmckTime 3 0 or newer must be Installed to play back movmg ptctures Notes l If you connect two or more USB equtpment to a smgle personal computer at the same ttme some eqmpment may not operate depending on the type of USB eqmpment l Operattons are not guaranteed when usmg a hub l Operattons are not guaranteed for all the recom...

Page 33: ... USB cable m thrs step d 0 Insert the supplied CD ROM m the CD ROM dnve of your personal 8 computer k The application software screen appears 0 Click USB Driver Installation for Windows 98 98SE Me and Windows 2898 USB driver mstallatton starts 0 Follow the on screen messages to mstall the USB driver Your personal computer may restart Connect the USB jack mmr B on your camera with the USB z gctor o...

Page 34: ...essary to install the USB dnver The Macintosh recognizes the camera as a drive slmply by connectmg it to the Macintosh with the USB cable l When usmg MacOS8 5 1 8 5 9 0 Follow the procedures below to Install the driver 0 Turn on your personal computer and allow the Mac OS to load Insert the supplied CD ROM m the CD ROMdrive of your personal computer Double click the CD ROM drive icon to open the w...

Page 35: ... kector on your personal computer usmg the suppked USB to the USEIconnector Personal computer far as it will go Q Insert a Memory Stick into your camera and connect the AC power adaptor to your camera and then to a wall outlet mains 0 Turn on the power of your camera USB MODE appears on the LCD screen of the camera For Windows 98 98SE Me and Windows 2000 users Q Open My Corn recognized drive P ute...

Page 36: ... on page 35 0 Double click the newly recognized Icon on the desktop The folders mslde the Memory St are displayed 0 gent and double click the desmxi Image sound file from the Memory Stick l Operatron 1s not guaranteed if you are usmg a Memory Sttck that was formatted wrth a personal computer or if you used a personal computer to format the Memory Strck m your camera through a USB connectton l Do n...

Page 37: ...icatton software the tile srze may Increase when you open a still image file l When you load an Image modified usmg the supplied retouch software from your personal computer to the camera or when you directly modify the Image on the camera the Image format will differ so the FILE ERROR message may appear and you may be unable to open v the tile p l Depending on your applicatton software only the f...

Page 38: ...For windows Me users The drive recognizing the camera is E I n l Z My Computer i d 311Floppy IA 1a Local Disk IC tg Compact Disc ID 1 x i Removable Disk IE 1 J DCIM 2 1OOMSDCF J SONY 2 IMCIFlOO _j MOMLOOOl 2 MOMLVlOO Folder contammg still Image TEXTmode Image and Clip Motion image data Folder containing E MAIL mode and TIFFmode Image data Folder containing movmg image data Folder containing VOICEm...

Page 39: ...his format This format is able to compress files without appreciable detenorauon However if the image is compressed and saved on repeated occasions the image will deteriorate This camera records still images using the IPEG format for normal recording GIF format Usmg this format the image will not deteriorate even if the image is compressed and saved on repeated occasions Thrs format limits the num...

Page 40: ...s follows before starting to operate your camera m To record still Images VOICEmode audio data H To play back or edit Images To record movmg Images or Clip Motion images SET UP To display the setup items The SET UP position changes the settings of infrequently used items SCN To record in the SCENESELECTIONmode M To record with the shutter speed and aperture set manually To record in the aperture p...

Page 41: ...s displayed on the LCD screen of your camera and modify the settmgs The operation methods that are frequently used for Advanced opera ons are described below Press MENUto display clear the menu on the LCDscreen Menu Set the mode dial to SET UP so that the setup screen appears or press MENU so that the menu appears SCENE SELECTION WlLIGln 41 ...

Page 42: ... control button to select the settmg of the Item The selected settmg ISturned to yellow and the setup 1scomplete How to use the jog dial The funchons which are used frequently m recording are set up usmg the jog dial and the followmg direct buttons The jog dial is used to change the value m manual adjustments Mode dial S A M 0 FOCUS 0 Set the mode dial to S A or M The adjustable value number appea...

Page 43: ... on the LCD screen 1sm yellow you can adjust the value When you press FOCUS the C mark appears on value number posrtton When you adjust only the value the adjustment 1s complete Yellpw Yellbw Press the jog dial The value number turns to yellow To adjust the value repeat step 0 Vlsw the ff rev us ornate u the jog dloll d When vtewmg an image m single m rage mode page 63 you can easily view the next...

Page 44: ...ty images use a low number settmg except when the mode dial is set to SW Selects the image size when recording still images Records still images m the fine image quality mode STANDARD TIFF TEXT VOICE E MAIL BURST2 BNORMAL Records still images m the standard image quality mode Records a TIFF uncompressed file m addition to the JPEG file page 56 Records a GIF file m black and white page 55 Records a...

Page 45: ...en the I 2 I WAUTO INDOOR OUTDOOR When the mode dial is MPEG MOVIE in the setup se I I l I Selects the MPEG Image size when recording moving images page 47 2ASI I LEVEL Makes the flash level higher than normal Makes the flash level lower than normal ...

Page 46: ...00 1280x960 640x480 CANCEL a c OK CANCEL OK CANCEL Deletes the displayed image page 67 Cancels deleting of the image Protects images agamst accidental erasure bage68 Marks the prmt mark on still images page 72 Sets the slide show interval n 3 sed5 se O set 30 set l mm n ON OFF Starts the slide show Cancels the slide show Copies an Image page 71 Cancels copying of the image Changes the recorded Ima...

Page 47: ...1200 1280x960 640x480 The image ISrecorded III the ratm of three to two to fit the I rlntlng paper sze Usq this nqe we the margn of a11Image 15not pnnted out However the slight an otult of the upper and lower black poltlons are displayed 011the LCD screen Movmg Image MPEG mowe sizes 320 HQ 320x240 160x112 High Quality mode Clip Motion skzes NORMAL 160x 120 MOBILE 80x72 ...

Page 48: ...iffer depending on the recording condihons Tips The stze of the image IS mdicated by the ptxel umt The hrgher the number of pixels the more mformatton 1s mcluded So an image that IS saved using a large number of pixels IS suitable for a large format prmt and one that IS saved usmg a smaller number of ptxels IS sunable for attachmg to an E mail Normally an Image 1s recorded m the ratto of four to t...

Page 49: ...stance thts function is convement in the following use Measure the exposure of the desued portion of the subject using the spot light metenng functton and fix tts exposure value by pressing AE LOCK Then recompose the ptcture 394 2 1 pi Cyde dial to m S A 2 Target the subject that has desmd exposure value then press AE LOCK The exposure 1sfixed and the AE L mark appears 3 Target the subject you wan...

Page 50: ... correct exposure according to the bnghtness of the subject Selecting a lower aperture value opens the lens ms Using a lower aperture value you can record a subject with its background unclear And usmg a hrgher aperture value you can record both the subject and the background stand out clearly 50 1 2 Set the mode dial to A Select an aperture value with the jog dial then press the log dial The aper...

Page 51: ...shooting conditions SCENE SELECTION Mode dial SCN Thrs camera has preset three SCENE SELECTION modes Each mode IS suitable for the followmg sttuanons mght scene landscape and portran 194 2 3 1 Set the mode dial to SET UP The setup screen appears 2 Select m CAMERA with A V SCENE SELECTION I with b m then press b 3 Select the desned setting e u then press 0 3 TWlLlGHT mode 8 Allows you to record bng...

Page 52: ...hoots However you may not be able to carry out your destred shootmg depending on shootmg condittons The SCENE SELECTION functton provides you with near optimum adjustments to smt your shootmg situatton Recording two images continuously Mode dial 0 ISIAIMISCN Thus mode IS used for a contmuous recording 1 4 I 1 gd pc ocIe dial to LL S A 2 Press MENU The menu appears 3 Select MODE REC MODE with 4 b B...

Page 53: ... usmg iill IMAGE SIZE m the menu settings page 47 1 gz cyde dial to m S A 2 Press MENU The menu appears 3 Select MODE REC MODE with 4 F E MAIL with A V 4 Record the Image The number of Images that you can record on a Memory Stick 8 MB m E MAIL mode Remaining number of recordable Images page 94 The actual number of rertumng Images may differ depending on the recording conditions To return to normal...

Page 54: ...s Select MODE REC MODE with 4 POICE with A V Recorcl the Image If you press and release the shutter button sound is recorded for five seconds If you hold down the shutter button sound 1srecorded until you release the shutter button for up to 40 seconds The number of Images that you can record on a Memory Stick 8 MB m VOICE mode I 1 640x480 Approx Approx 56 34 I I I I When recording kecond audio To...

Page 55: ... Wum 2048x1536 1 Mimmum 14 The maximum number of recordable images depends on the document condition such as the amount of text p0rt10ns To return to normal recording mode Select NORMAL with A V in step 3 Notes l If the subject is not evenly illummated you may be unable to record a clear image l Writmg and reading data take more time than normal recording l When the mode dial is set to S A M or SC...

Page 56: ...2048x1536 sue other than when 2048 3 2 IS selected l Wrltmg data takes more time than in normal recording l The supplied Memory St 8 MB does not have suffklent capacity to record uncompressed images Creating Clip Motion Files Mode dial m Clip Motton 1san ammatton function that plays back still images in successron The images are stored m GIF format whrch IS convement for creating home pages or att...

Page 57: ...AST ISselected m ste 0 each time you repeat 6 step 3 the recorded frame 1s deleted from the newest one The number of Clip Motion frames thatyou can record on a Memory Stick 8 MB When recording 10 frames per Clip Matron file Notes l You cannot change the image srze partway through a Clip Motion recording l Reading and wrrtmg data take more time than normal Image recording l Due to the lirmtattons o...

Page 58: ...ct wlthm 0 5 m 19 3 4 mches while the zoom IS set to the T side you cannot get a clear focus In such cases the focal pomt mformatlon flashes hess the zoom W button until the Indicator stops flashng 58 Recording images in macro Mode dial S A MISCN The macro recording ISused when zoommg up a little SubJect such as flowers insects 1 2 Set the mode dial to m S A M SCN or BE Clear the menu and press th...

Page 59: ...EV m steps of l 3 EV Note If a subject 1s under extremely bnght or dark sltuatlons or the flash IS used the exposure adjustment may not be effectwe Tips Normally the camera automatically adjusts the exposure If the color of the Image LStoo dark or bnght as illustrated below we recommend that you adjust thy exposure manually When recording a backlighted sublect or a subject m the snow set It toward...

Page 60: ...e r r Indicator means Slow flashmg whtte balance 1s not set or was not able to be set Qmck flashmg white balance ISbemg adjusted after you pressed A Lrt steady white balance has been set l If the fi Indicator keeps flashmg even when you press A record m automanc whtte balance mode To shoot in one push white balance mode Select ONE PUSH The r r indicator appears Shoot a wlute object such aspaper fu...

Page 61: ...e reversed as in a neganve OFF Does not use the picture effect funcnon To cancel picture effect Select OF Fj wtth NV m step 3 Recording the date and time on the still image DATE TIME Mode dial mIS A MISCN 5 2 3 Set the mode dial to SET UP The setup screen appears Select m CAMERA with A V DATEITlME with b A V then press b Select the date and time setting with AIV then press 0 v DAY TIME 2 Imposes t...

Page 62: ...e dial m S A M SCN Use this function when there IS backlight or when there IS strong contrast between the subJect and the background etc Posltlon the pomt you want to record on the spot light metermg cross hour Press I to activate the spot light metering function Posmon the point you want to record at the spot light metermg cross hau Record the picture when the automatic adjustment has been comple...

Page 63: ...mage according to the image type and settmgs H Moving image file p VOICE mode file fg E mail file Pnntmark 0 n Protect mark TEXT TEXT file TIlF TlFFfile CLIP Clip Motion file No mark Normal recordina no Settings To display the next previous index screen w Press the control button UIW z To return to normal playback single image e u l press the zoom T button repeatedly l press the control button 0 Y...

Page 64: ...t IJNMMlNGl with F then I Ezt e Image size wth AN then press 0 The image IS recorded and the image on the LCD screen returns to the normal size after recording Notes l You cannot zoom movmg Images l You can zoom Images recorded m TEXT mode but cannot tirn them l Zoom scaling IS up to 5x regardless of the ongmal Image size l The quality of enlarged Images may be detenorated l The ongmal data IS lef...

Page 65: ...lect THh4MlNGl wth b then KtYke Image size Wth A V then press 0 The image 1srecorded and the image on the LCD screen returns to the normal size after recording Notes l You cannot zoom movmg Images l You can zoom Images recorded m TEXT mode but cannot mm them l Zoom scaling IS up to 5x regardless of the ongmal Image size l The quality of enlarged Images may be detenorated l The ongmal data 1s left ...

Page 66: ... set 5 seconds or 3 set 3 seconds REPEAT ON Plays back images m a continuous loop OFF After all images have been played back the slide show ends 4 rect START then press The slide show begms To cancel the SLIDE SHOW setting Select CANCEL with A T m step 3 then press 0 To stop the SLIDE SHOW playback Press 0 select EXITI wrth F then press 0 To skip to the next previous image during the SLIDE SHOW Se...

Page 67: ...her eqmpment l Also when vlewmg Images on a computer the Image rotation mformatlon may not be reflected depending on the application software Viewing images on a TV screen Mode dial 0 Before connectmg your camera be sure to turn off the TV Setthe TV VIDEO switch to VIDEO jack 1 Connect the AN connecting cable to the AN OUT jack of your camera and to the audio video input jacks of the TV If your TV...

Page 68: ...Y then press 0 The Image or the rmddle posltloned Image m mple image mode IS deleted Set the mode dial to H then display the mdex screen with the zoom W button Press MENU The menu appears Select DELETE with 4 b then press 0 Select ALL or SELECT with 4 then press 0 When you select ALL Select ENTER with 4 k then press 0 All the unprotected images are E deleted 2 When you select SELECT o Select the i...

Page 69: ...re 8 or triple 1 2 4 W 3 Set the mode dial to 0 In smglelmage mode Display the Image you want to protect with w In tnpla Image mode Press the zoom W button twice to turn to the tnple image mode Display the image you want to protect with F Press MENU The menu appears Select PROTECT with 4 b m smgle Image mode or with A V in trIpleImage mode then press 0 The displayed image or the nxddle posmoned im...

Page 70: ...EXIT with W m step 5 then press 0 the z m W button Press MENU The menu appears Select PROTECT with I then press 0 Select ALL or SELECT with 4 then press 0 When you select ALL Select ONj with d F then press 0 All the images m the Memory St are protected When you select SELECT The frame of the selected image feEeke images to be protected with the control button then press 0 To cancel press l agam Re...

Page 71: ...ancel changing the size Select CANCEL with A V m step 4 then press 0 Notes l The orlgmal Image 1s retamed even after reslzmg l You cannot change the size of images recorded m TEXT mode movmg Images uncompressed Images or Clip Motion Images l The reslzed Image ISrecorded as the newest file l If you resize an Image the remammg Memory St capacity will be decreased l When you change from a small size ...

Page 72: ... COMPLETE appears To end copymg select EXIT with 4 b then press 0 To copy the image to another Memory Stick Select CONTINUE with NV press 0 then repeat steps 4 and 5 3 W W 2 5 Set the mode dial to q then display the index screen with the zoom W button Press MENU The menu appears Select COPY with 4 F Select with A V then press 0 The frame of the selected image turns green Select the Image to copy w...

Page 73: ...e If NOT ENOUGH MEMORY appearsor 4 flasheson the INDEX screen cancel someImagesto copy andtry agam 72 Selecting still images to print PRINT Mode dial 0 You can mark a prmt mark on still Images recorded with your camera Thus mark 1sconvernent when you have images prmted at a shop that conforms with the DPOF Digital Prmt Order Format standard 2 4 W 3 Set the mode dial to H In single Image mode Displ...

Page 74: ...press 0 To unmark selected print Ill W Select the Images to be unmarked m step 5 with the control button then press 0 To unmark all the print marks Select ALL with m step 4 then press 0 Select Om wth 4 F then press 0 The marks on all images are unmarked To cancel marking the print mark Select CANCEL with WV m step 4 or select Elal with m step 7 then press 0 Notes l You cannotmark movmg images Clip...

Page 75: ...nd you can reselect the divide locatton When you have decided the divide point select OK then press 0 OK CANCEL and EXIT appear on the screen Select OK then press 0 The moving image file is divided You cannot divide the following types of files l Clip Motion tiles l Still image tiles l Moving image files that are too short to divide The file number changes as follows when you divide a file eg If y...

Page 76: ...ivide the unwanted scene B A DIVIDE point Step 3 Delete the unwanted scenes A and B A A DELETE DELETE Step 4 Only the desfred scene remams Notes l You cannot divide Clip Motion files l You cannot recombme diwded files l The ongmal undhded file 1s not saved 75 ...

Page 77: ... Records the MPEG movie pages 26 56 Sets whether to insert the date and ttme mto the Image page 61 Uses digital zoom page 22 Does not use digttal zoom Reduces the red eye phenomenon page 24 Uses when it is hard to focus on the subject under dark sttuations page 25 CANCEL Note that formattmg erases all the mformatton recorded on a Memory Stick including even erasure protected mrages page 91 Cancels...

Page 78: ...nd time Perform the procedure from step 0 on page 1 5 Setting _ pg ff BRIGHT Selects the LCD bnghmess BNORMAL Thts has no effect on the recorded images DARK BRIGHT BNORMAL SHUTTER BON OFF Selects the brightness of the LCD backlight Lets you set the bnghtness of the LCD backlight to BRIGHTI or NORMAL Selectmg BRIGHT makes the screen bnght and easy to see when usmg the camera outdoors or m other bng...

Page 79: ...F adaptor DEMO ISset to STAY at the factorv and the demonstration starts about Notes on DATE TIME l The date and time do not appear on the LCD screen durmg shootmg These appear dunng playback l The date and time are not supcnmposed onto movmg Images and Clip Motion Images 78 ...

Page 80: ...ngmg the camera from a cold place to a warm place seal the camera m a plasttc bag and allow tt to adapt to conditions at the new location over a penod of trme about an hour If moisture condensation occurs Turn off the camera and watt about an hour for the motsture to evaporate Note that if you attempt to record with motsture rematmng mstde the lens you will be unable to record clear images l Unplu...

Page 81: ... AC power adaptor or mstall a charged battery pack and leave the camera for 24 hours or more with the POWER swatch set to OFF On Memory Sficksyf Memory Sttck ts a new compact portable and versatile IC recording medium wtth a data capacny that exceeds a floppy disk Memory St ts spectally destgned for exchangmg and shanng digttal data among Memory St compatible products Because tt IS removable Memor...

Page 82: ... takmg shots or playing back on your camera l We recommend having spare battenes handy for two or three times the expected shootmg time and make a trral shots before takmg the actual shots Do not expose the battery pack to water The battery pack IS not water reststant Remammg battery time indicator l If the power goes off although the battery remarmng mdicator indicates that the battery pack has e...

Page 83: ...nt to view the playback picture on a TV you need a TV having a video mput Jack and a video connectmg cable The color system of the TV must be the same as that of your digital still camera Check the followmg list NTSC system Bahama Islands Bolivia Canada Central America Chile Columbia Ecuador Jamaica Japan Korea Mexrco Peru Surmam Taiwan the Philippmes the U S A Venezuela etc PAL system Australia A...

Page 84: ...ed securely Connect it ftiy to the DC INJack of your camera and a wall outlet mains pages 11 14 l The built m microcomputer is not workmg properly Disconnect and then reconnect all power sources after one mmute Then turn the power on by sliding the POWER switch and check that the camera works properly Press the reset button located on the bottom using a sharp pointed object l You cannot record ima...

Page 85: ...on and uncompressed images Images recorded m TEXT l Ltght ISnot strikmg the subject evenly mode are blurry Adjust so that the lightmg strikes the subject evenly You cannot record images l The mode dial ISset to m S A M or SCN m TEXT mode Set the mode dial to m You cannot display a prmt l You cannot display prmt marks on movmg images mark text images and Clip Motion images The picture is noisy l Yo...

Page 86: ... dunng zhargmg l The date and time are not set correctly Set the correct date and time page 15 l The smear phenomenon IS happemng Thts is not a malfunction l You are recording playmg back images under extremely cold temperatures l The battery pack is not charged enough Charge the battery pack fully l The battery pack IS dead Replace the battery pack with a new one page 10 l You have used the camer...

Page 87: ...l The zoom cannot be used when recording a movmg image wtth MOVING IMAGE set to MPEG MOVIE l The digital zoom cannot be used when recording a moving image with MOVING IMAGE set to MPEG MOVIE or the LCD screen is OFF l DIGITAL ZOOM is set to OFFJ 4et DIGITAL ZOOM to ONj m the menu settings l The mode did IS set to LL 11 M A S SCN or SET UP Set it to m pages 28 29 l You are playing back the tile dir...

Page 88: ...nect the USB cable and connect it agam firmly Make sure that USB MODE is displayed on the LCD screen pages 33 35 l The USB connectors on your personal computer are connected to other equipment besides the keyboard the mouse and your camera Disconnect the USB cables except for the ones connected to the keyboard the mouse and your camera l The USB driver is not mstalled Install the USB driver page 3...

Page 89: ...1sdisplayed Click the Device Manager tab located at the top Click Sony DSC m J Other devices then click the Delete E button located at the lower nght comer For Windows 2988 Professional users Log m with the pernussron of a strator Open Control Panel from My Computer then double click System System propertres 1sdisplayed Click the Hardware tab located at the top then click the Device Manager I butt...

Page 90: ...sed with your camera or is damaged l The Memory Stick is not Inserted correctly Failed to format the Memory Stick The write protect tab on the Memory Stick is set to the LOCK position The capacity of the Memory Stick is full and you cannot record or copy images No image has been recorded on the tYPe The mmges you want to copy are too big s _ to copy wtth your camera 5 Copymg was not performed corr...

Page 91: ...1 The lens cap ISstill attached to the lens 1 CANN DMDE l The file 1snot long enough to be divided l The file is not a moving Image M The amount of light ISnot sufflclent or the shutter speed IS too slow Mount the camera on a tripod or otherwse secure the camera m place TURNTHEPOWEROFFANDON A malfunction occurs on the lens AGAIN 90 ...

Page 92: ...era s hardware or zoommg function Turn the power off and on agam c 13 00 l An unformatted Memory Stick is inserted Format the Memory Stick page 76 l The inserted Memory Stick cannot be used with your camera or is damaged Insert a new Memorv Stick naae 17 E 61 00 E 91 00 l A camera malfunction that you cannot reverse has OCClllTd Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility an...

Page 93: ...NP FM50 Power requirements 7 2 V Power consumption durmg recording 3 0 w Operation temperature 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F Storage temperature 20 C to 6O C F to 140 F MaxImum dimensions 117x71 64 mm 4 5 8x2 7 8x2 5 8 mchca W h d Mass Approx 462 g 1 lb including battery pack NP FM50 Memory Stxk shoulder strap and lens cap etc Built m mlcrophone Electret condenser nucrophone Built m speaker Dynanuc sp...

Page 94: ...de mclicator q Spot light metering indicator q Self timer indicator q Macro mode indicator q Aperture value indicator q Shutter speed indicator Error display Err Some kmd of rmsoperatlon has occurred Check the self diagnosis display on the LCD screen page 91 and take the appropnate corrective action E 75 A problem has occurred with lens dnve Turn the camera on and off several times and if the prob...

Page 95: ...light metering cross hair q AE AF lock Indicator q Recording mode indicator q Image size indicator q Image quality indicator q Remaining number of recordable images indicator Self diagnosis function indicator q Remaining memory capacity indicator q rdy itpus mode Q q EV level indicator q Aperture value indicator q Shutter speed indicator q Self timer Indicator j Lrght amount warning indicator q Me...

Page 96: ...dicator H Image size indicator il Recording time maximum recordable time indicator El Self diagnosis function indicator Flemammg memory capacity indicator Macro focus mode Q indicator Self timer indicator Spot light metering cross hair Menu and guide menu Pressing MENU switches the menu on off 95 ...

Page 97: ...emory Stick Remaining memory capacity indicator Recording date of the playback Image menu and guide menu VOL Volume indicator La Recording mode indicator i7 Image size indicator q Image number number of Ia stored images in Memory Stick Remaining memory capacity indicator Counter Playback image Play bar Menu and guide menu play pause fast forward rewind 96 ...

Page 98: ...ber of recordable images 48 53 57 Menu 41 MOBILE mode 56 Mode dial 18 40 Moisture condensation 79 Movmg images playmg back 29 recording 26 MPEG 26 39 N NTSC system 82 Number of recordable otron 57 E mail mode 53 Image size 48 TEXT mode 55 TIFF mode 56 VOICE mode 54 P PAL system 82 Picture effect 61 Playmg back INDEX screen 63 movmg images 29 Slide show 65 still images 28 Power supply AC power adap...

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Page 100: ...F then press 0 Correct If you selected ALL m step 4 select OFF with d F then press 0 If you selected SELECT m step 4 select the images to be unprotected with An d F then press 0 Repeat this step to select other images When you have selected all the images to be unprotected press MENU and select OK with d F then press 0 p 74 4 Play the moving image Incorrect If you press l at this time 411 II frame...

Page 101: ...able If you connect the USB cable first the USB driver cannot be mstalled correctly The enclosed CD ROM supports the followmg Operatmg Systems and mcludes a USB driver supportmg each of these Operatmg Systems Supported Operating Systems factory mstalled Windows 98 98SE Windows 2000 ProfessIonal Windows Me ...

Page 102: ...e any questions comments related to this product please visit our Customer Support website at www sony com service If you do not have intemet access please call l 800 222 SONY Sony Corporation 0 1999 Printed in Japan 3 867 i 47 l l 1 ...

Page 103: ...rres Thus warranty ISvalid only in the United States Proof of purchase in the form of a bill of sale or receipted rnvoice whrch IS evidence that the unit IS withrn the Warranty perrod must be presented to obtarn warranty servce Thus warranty IS Invalid if the facton applied serial number has been altered or removed from the Product REPAIR OR REPLACEMENT AS PROVIDED UNDER THIS WARRANTY IS THE EXCLU...

Page 104: ... products or correspondence to this address IllIll pq UNITED STATES BUSINESS REPLY MAIL FIRST CLASS MAIL PERMIT NO 138 PARK RIDGE NJ POSTAGE WILL BE PAID BY ADDRESSEE Consumer Video Sony Electronics Inc PO BOX 705 Park Ridge NJ 07656 9940 lll l l ll l l ll l l l l l III I II ...

Page 105: ...www sonv com oroductreaistration Register this product at www sony com productregistration within 30 days of purchase and qualify for an offer valiued at 20 00 see site for details We value your privacy For more information visit www sel sonv com SEUleaal rrivacv html ...

Page 106: ...etely before operating the appliance and keep this manual for future reference Carefully observe all warnings precautions and instructions on the appliance or the one described in the operating instructions and adhere to them Sony Corporation Prmted in Japan 0 2000 3 065 963 01 1 ...

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