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Before you begin

Operation flow chart

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Features

Setting Up (page 82)

Connect the Digital Still Camera with the PC and install the software.

Sony Digital Still Camera Album

Utility

Start the “Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility”

(page 86)

Sony Digital Still

Camera Plug-in

Start a Plug-in

application

(page 123)

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Select the “Sony

Digital Still Camera

Plug-in”

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Transfer camera

images to a Plug-in

application

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Open the Camera Image

(page 94)

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Select the images to be

stored in the hard disk

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                    Save

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Open the image stored in the hard disk  (page 109)

Select the image in the image list or specify the image file to be
opened.

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Edit an image/Print an image/Transfer an image to the
Camera (page 113)

You can edit an image:  changing image comments, moving,
copying, deleting, printing an image, enlarging and
diminishing an image, rotating an image.  You can also transfer
an image to the Digital Still Camera.

only selected
images

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Save the Camera Image

without Opening it

all the camera
images

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Summary of Contents for DSC-F1

Page 1: ...ony Corporation Operating Instructions For the latest information on this product For Windows Refer to the readme txt file on the supplied CD ROM For Macintosh Refer to the ReadMe file on the supplied CD ROM PC Connecting Kit ...

Page 2: ...rmation contained herein at any time without notice The software described herein may also be governed by the terms of a separate user license agreement User registration To receive the customer services complete and return the registration card included in your package For the latest information For the latest information on this product refer to the following For Windows readme txt file on the s...

Page 3: ...ers page 71 Gives additional information For Macintosh from page 77 The later section explains how to use the PC Connecting Kit for Macintosh Before you begin page 78 Explains features of the PC connecting kit Also explains the system requirements for using this product Setting up page 82 Explains how to connect the software to your Macintosh Also explains how to set the Digital Still Camera and c...

Page 4: ...another file format 40 Opening and saving the camera images 40 Saving all the camera images without opening them 43 Saving the selected camera images without opening them 45 Opening an album of the hard disk 47 Opening an image file directly 50 Capturing an image from TWAIN device 53 Editing an image Changing the album front cover 54 Changing the caption 55 Moving albums or images drag and drop 56...

Page 5: ...he camera images without opening them 100 Saving the selected camera images without opening them 101 Saving the camera images as another file type 103 Opening and saving the camera images 103 Saving all the camera images without opening them 105 Saving the selected camera images without opening them 106 Opening an album of the hard disk 109 Opening an image file directly 111 Editing an image Chang...

Page 6: ...ge together with the other supplied accessories Unpack the package and pick up the following items Getting started Connecting cable 1 Cable adapter for Macintosh 1 Hybrid CD ROM for IBM PC AT compatible PC and Macintosh 1 Operating instructions for PC Connecting Kit 1 Registration card 1 ...

Page 7: ...Operating Instructions For Windows ...

Page 8: ...TWAIN data source driver Sony DSC F1 TWAIN 1 5 Enables direct capturing of images from the Digital Still Camera into an application which supports the TWAIN protocol p Installer Infrared Setup exe Installs the following Microsoft Windows 95 Infrared Communications Driver Version 2 0 Enables infrared data communication between the Digital Still Camera DSC F1 and your PC which is equipped with the i...

Page 9: ...ot open an Album format file with other applications Notes Do not delete nor change the names of folders or files under the PIC_CAM directory Doing so will prevent the control file inside the directory from activating and the Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility from displaying the image In case the Dscalbum folder is renamed or moved to another directory it cannot be located with Open Folder i...

Page 10: ...The thumbnails of images contained in the selected album PIC are listed Each image in the list stands for a PMP file You can select and open any image Image The selected image is displayed in full size Other file formats You can also save or display the images in standards file formats BMP bitmap TIFF and JPEG formats v v Thumbnail Stands for each image in the album list or image list Thumbnail Al...

Page 11: ...nsfer camera images to a TWAIN application v Open the Camera Image page 31 v Select the images to be stored in the hard disk v Save v v Save the Camera Image without Opening it all the camera images v Open the image stored in the hard disk page 47 Select the image in the image list or specify the image file to be opened v Edit an image Print an image Transfer an image to the Camera page 54 You can...

Page 12: ... 3 1 or Windows 95 Hard disk space 40MB or more depending on the size and number of images you store A color monitor with a video board or video driver to display 640 480 pixels and 256 colors or better A video board with 16 770 000 colors is recommended CD ROM drive RS 232C port serial speed selectable among 9600bps 19200bps 38400bps or infrared port Note Depending on the PC the selectable serial...

Page 13: ... Still Camera and the PC Follow the steps explained in Connecting via infrared port page 18 Setting up Determining how to connect the Digital Still Camera Connecting cable supplied to DIGITAL I O port Digital Still Camera DSC F1 to serial port Your PC Operation flow in connecting via cable 1 Installing the Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility and Sony DSC F1 TWAIN 1 5 2 Connecting the Digital S...

Page 14: ...ve D and your language install option is English type d DSCAlbum English Setup exe The destination drive and directory The drive and directory are by default set to C SONYDSC Usually use the default ones If you want to install the software to another drive or directory type the drive or directory name in the text box 5 Click Install The confirmation window for installation appears 6 Click Yes Inst...

Page 15: ...o move the software files continued 7 Click OK The installation is completed Uninstalling the software When the software becomes unnecessary remove all the software files from your hard disk as follows 1 Follow the steps 1 to 4 on page 14 to display the Sony DSC Setup dialog box 2 Click Uninstall The confirmation window for uninstallation appears 3 Click Yes The component files are deleted from yo...

Page 16: ...the cable with that of the port Keep metal objects away from the connector pins to avoid short circuits We suggest you use the Digital Still Camera with the AC power adapter 2 Connecting the Digital Still Camera Use the supplied connecting cable to connect the serial port on your PC and the DIGITAL I O port on the Digital Still Camera DSC F1 To resume data transmission In case the data transmissio...

Page 17: ...mmunications between the PC and the Digital Still Camera set up the Digital Still Camera as follows For the details refer to the instruction manuals of the Digital Still Camera DSC F1 The SERIAL menu defines the serial speed via the connecting cable WIRELESS OFF ON CAMERA MENU 9600 19200 38400 CAMERA MENU SERIAL SPEED Digital Still Camera DSC F1 MENU EXECUTE jog dial POWER Function dial The Digita...

Page 18: ... and directory are by default set to C SONYDSC Usually use the default ones If you want to install the software to another drive or directory type the drive or directory name in the text box 5 Click Install The confirmation window for installation appears 6 Click Yes Installation starts up When all the files and programs are copied the dialog box appears 7 Click OK The installation is completed Im...

Page 19: ...ver 1 Turn on your PC and start up Windows 95 2 Insert the supplied CD ROM into the CD ROM drive on your PC 3 Click the Start button and then click Run The Run dialog box appears 4 In the command line entry box type the drive letter for your CD ROM drive followed by a colon and a backslash and then type the characters infrared setup exe For example if your CD ROM is on drive D and your language in...

Page 20: ...r Port to which the infrared driver is installed Select the port to which the infrared device is physically connected When using a lap top or desktop PC with the built in infrared communications device select the port number allocated to the infrared communications device When using a PC with an infrared adapter connected to the RS 232C port select the RS 232C port number Simulation virtual port S...

Page 21: ...ra DSC F1 and that of your PC face to face so that you can transmit image data from the camera to the PC or vice versa Controllable area is about 4 12 inches 10 30 cm in terms of straight line distance and 15 degrees right left up and down each in terms of conical angle Check the Status tag of the Infrared Monitor in the Control Panel to see if the infrared device is detected The figure above is a...

Page 22: ...ain 5 Setting up the Digital Still Camera Before you start data communications between the PC and the Digital Still Camera set up the Digital Still Camera as follows For the details refer to the instruction manuals of the Digital Still Camera DSC F1 1 Set the POWER Function dial to PLAY 2 To activate the data transmission via the infrared port set the WIRELESS menu to ON Setting with the SERIAL me...

Page 23: ...Digital Still Camera Album Utility starts up The main window appears Quitting the Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility Select Exit in the File menu Using Windows 3 1 1 Start Windows 3 1 and run the Program Manager and double click Sony group 2 Double click Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility icon and select Open in the Icon menu Quitting the Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility Select Ex...

Page 24: ...ge rotated in the album Save As Saves the currently selected image with another file name onto the selected folder The available file types are BMP TIFF and JPEG Save To Album Saves the image s selected in the image list or a BMP TIFF or JPEG file onto the album in the hard disk Export Images Saves the image s selected in the image list onto the desired folder The available file types are BMP TIFF...

Page 25: ...e Cancels the selection in the album list or image list Camera menu Open Camera Opens and displays the camera image list or the image on the monitor Copy To Album Saves all the images or selected images of the camera to the album on the hard disk in the album format without opening them Export Camera Images Saves all the images or selected images of the camera to the desired folder on the hard dis...

Page 26: ...t the opened image or selected image in the image list Rotate Left Rotates the image 90 degrees counterclockwise Rotate Right Rotates the image 90 degrees clockwise Flip Rotates the image 180 degrees Zoom In Enlarges the displayed image size Zoom Out Reduces the displayed image size Show Edit Frame Displays the frame for trimming a part of the image Best Fit 640 480 Adjusts the size of the image t...

Page 27: ... monitor to eliminate the color differences between the image data and the monitor Settings Sets the application preferences such as the serial port and speed Adjusting the colors and the contrast of the monitor Usually no adjustment is necessary Only when the color balance degrades under the conditions of use such as climate and time adjust the color and contrast as follows Colors Move the scroll...

Page 28: ... Search for Help on Searches for Help on the keywords and topics you enter About Album Utility Displays the version number of this program Keyboard shortcuts The descriptions including Ctrl C Shift F5 and Alt F4 next to the file menu stand for keyboard shortcuts means pressing the two buttons at the same time and F means a function key About the menus ...

Page 29: ...k Export Images Saves the selected image in the desired folder on the hard disk in the BMP TIFF or JPEG file type Print Displays the dialog box to print an image image list or album list Copy Copies the selected image to the clipboard Paste Pastes an image of the clipboard You cannot use this command if no image is in the clipboard Information Displays the information about the opened image or sel...

Page 30: ... menu of the DSC F1 when connecting via cable Certain setting may be disabled due to limitation inherent to your computer system Images per Select the number of the thumbnail images List displayed per row in the album list and image list Usually select Automatic to display as many images as possible You can also select Manual to select the number Notify when Check the check box to display the imag...

Page 31: ...k on the tool bar The following dialog box appears The image to be displayed at the beginning The total number of the images stored in the camera 2 Click Open Image List and input the image number which you want to start the image list with in the Start with image number box Use the numeric keys to specify the image number or click up arrow to increase or down arrow to decrease the number 3 Click ...

Page 32: ...ll size Switching the caption and date display of an image Select either Show Caption or Show Date in the Options menu You can change the caption Displaying other thumbnails When hidden pages exist the scroll bar appears To scroll rows on a page click either up or down arrow To scroll page by page click somewhere between the arrow and the handle To display the desired page quickly drag the handle ...

Page 33: ...e selection of all the images To open the multiple selected images Double click the left button of the mouse on one of the selected images as you hold down the Shift or Ctrl key Or select Open Selected Album Image in the File menu all the selected images are opened Closing an album list image list or image Select Close in the File menu or click the close button The selected window is closed Switch...

Page 34: ...era images In the initial status the image number currently displayed on the camera 2 Click Open Single Image and input the image number which you want to open in the Open image number box Use the numeric keys to specify the image number or click up arrow to increase or down arrow to decrease the number 3 Click Open The selected images are displayed in full size ...

Page 35: ... Dscalbum folder in the each drive s root directory Opening and saving the camera images 1 Follow the steps 1 through 3 of Opening the camera images page 31 to display the image list of the camera 2 Click the thumbnails of the desired images To save all the images select Select All in the Edit menu The frame of the selected image is highlighted in yellow 3 Select Save To Album in the File menu or ...

Page 36: ...um folder In the Folder list box album folders contained in the Dscalbum folder of the root directory are listed with the album caption To add a new album folder to the list click New under the list box In the Album Title dialog box input the new folder name and click OK Creating a new album In the Album list box albums contained in the selected album folder are listed Each album folder can store ...

Page 37: ...tton of All Images in the Selection block and click OK Creating a new album folder In the Folder list box album folders contained in the Dscalbum folder of the root directory are listed with the albums folder caption To add a new albums folder to the list click New under the list box In the Album Title dialog box input the new folder name and click OK Creating a new album In the Album list box alb...

Page 38: ...h image is stored in the specified album with a file name psn number Saving the selected camera images without opening them 1 Select Save To Album in the Camera menu or click on the tool bar The following dialog box appears Specifying the images to be stored Album cover thumbnail 2 Click the option button of Selected Images in the Selection block 3 Select the images to be saved Select Day Click up...

Page 39: ...der list box album folders contained in the Dscalbum folder of the root directory are listed with the albums folder caption To add a new albums folder to the list click New under the list box In the Album Title dialog box input the new folder name and click OK Creating a new album In the Album list box albums contained in the selected album folder are listed Each album folder can store the maximum...

Page 40: ...hich is widely used to store a bitmap image of various resolutions The file extension is tif JPEG Stands for the group named Joint Photographic Experts Group who standardized the compression system of the still image The image is compressed in a small data size but the original image cannot be perfectly reproduced The file extension is jpg Opening and saving the camera images 1 Follow the steps 1 ...

Page 41: ...stination drive and folder in which the images are to be saved and file type To select the drive Click the desired drive in the Drive list box To select the folder Double click the desired folder in the Folder list box so that the folder is displayed as currently selected folder above the list box To select the file type Click the file type in the Save as type drop down list box Creating a new fol...

Page 42: ...number The file is automatically numbered in serial starting from one larger number than the largest number of the files already stored in the currently selected folder Saving in JPEG file type When you select JPEG file type and click OK the dialog box to define the image quality compression ratio appears You can select the image quality within the range from 1 to 100 Usually the larger number you...

Page 43: ...he currently selected folder in the list box 2 Click the option button of All Images in the Selection block 3 Select the destination drive and folder in which the images are to be saved and file type To select the drive Click the desired drive in the Drive list box To select the folder Double click the desired folder in the Folder list box so that the folder is displayed as currently selected fold...

Page 44: ...ick OK 4 Click OK Each image is stored in the specified folder in the specified file type with a file name psn serial number The file is automatically numbered in serial starting from one larger number than the largest number of the files already stored in the currently selected folder Saving in JPEG file type When you select JPEG file type and click OK the dialog box to define the image quality c...

Page 45: ...box 2 Click the option button of Selected Images in the Selection block 3 Select the images to be saved Select Day Click up or down arrow or directly input Month Year the date All the images stored in the date are to be saved Select Range Click up or down arrow or directly input the image numbers of the first From and last To images to be saved All the images between the specified numbers are to b...

Page 46: ...lder list box folders contained in the currently selected folder are listed To add a new folder to the list click Create New Folder In the Set Folder Name dialog box input the new folder name and click OK 5 Click OK Each image is stored in the specified folder in the specified file type with a file name psn serial number The file is automatically numbered in serial starting from one larger number ...

Page 47: ...d in the selected drive are listed in the Folder list box Deleting and renaming an album folder Select the desired album folder in the Folder list box and click Delete or Rename Thumbnail of the album contained in the selected album folder Opening an album of the hard disk You can open the image from the album folder stored from the Digital Still Camera onto the hard disk in the album format 1 Sel...

Page 48: ...rmation such as file path name number of images and image size is displayed 3 Double click the desired album thumbnail The image list of the selected album appears The following icons on an image stand for Selected as album front cover You can change the album front cover with Set Album Cover in the Option menu see page 54 Protected from accidental erasure and editing see page 66 4 Click the image...

Page 49: ... Click Close in the File menu Saving the image You can save the images in album or other file types Refer to Saving the camera images in album to save them in album format or Saving the camera images as another file format to save them in standard file type including BMP TIF and JPEG ...

Page 50: ...lick the desired drive in the Drives drop down list box To open the folder Double click the desired folder in the Directories list box To select the file type Click the desired file type in the List Files of Type drop down list box The files of the selected file type are listed in the File name list box Select All Files to display the files of all the types To select the file name Click the desire...

Page 51: ...ing and saving the camera images of the Saving the camera images in album on page 35 Saving the image as another file format 1 Select Save As in the File menu The following dialog box appears 2 Select the destination drive and folder in which the images are to be saved and file name To select the drive Click the desired drive in the Drives drop down list box To select the folder Click the desired ...

Page 52: ...ck OK The image is saved in the selected destination folder in the file format Saving in JPEG file type When you select JPEG file type and click OK the dialog box to define the image quality compression ratio appears You can select the image quality within the range from 1 to 100 Opening an image file directly Usually the larger number you select the lower compression ratio with the better image q...

Page 53: ...Source dialog box appears 2 Select the desired device and click Select 3 Select Acquire in the File menu 4 Follow the users manual of the TWAIN device to acquire an image Capturing an image from TWAIN device What is TWAIN TWAIN is the standards software protocol for communication between an application software and a picture capturing device such as a scanner ...

Page 54: ...nge the album front cover as follows 1 Display the image list stored in the camera or hard disk whose album front cover you want to change See Opening the camera images page 31 or Opening an album of the hard disk page 47 for details 2 Click the thumbnail you want to assign as the album front cover image The selected thumbnail is highlighted 3 Select Set Album Cover in the Option menu The icon rep...

Page 55: ...es page 31 or Opening an album of the hard disk page 47 for details 2 Click the caption box underneath the image thumbnail whose caption you want to change The Image Caption dialog box appears Tips You can input up to 14 characters for a caption You can also input a caption in the Image Information dialog box To display the dialog box select Information in the Image menu or click on the tool bar W...

Page 56: ...ter move to the position where you want to drop the image Note You cannot move a camera image 3 Drop the image The image is moved to the position pushing forward or backward the original image and the other images Exchanging two images In the step 2 drag the image while pressing the Ctrl key The two images the dragged image and the original image of the destination exchange positions moving no oth...

Page 57: ...ay the image list of the camera or hard disk which includes the image to be copied and then the image list to which you want to copy the image See Opening the camera images page 31 or Opening an album of the hard disk page 47 for details The two image list windows are displayed in cascade 2 Select Tile in the Window menu The two image list windows are displayed in tile continued ...

Page 58: ...tep 3 Click OK to drop the album or the image Displaying the windows in cascade again Select Cascade in the Window menu 4 Move the dragging pointer to the album to which you want to copy the image then drop the image The image is copied as the last image of the destination album 3 Drag the desired image Copying an image to another album Copied image ...

Page 59: ...lbum folder to the list click New under the list box In the Album Title dialog box input the new folder name and click OK Creating a new album In the Album list box albums contained in the selected album folder are listed Each album folder can store the maximum of 30 albums including no more than one empty album Therefore you can add only one new album namely an empty album without album cover thu...

Page 60: ...camera or hard disk which includes the album s or the image s to be deleted See Opening the camera images page 31 or Opening an album of the hard disk page 47 for details 2 To delete an album click the desired album thumbnail in the album list to delete an image click the desired image thumbnail in the image list You can select multiple thumbnails at a time The selected albums or images are highli...

Page 61: ...n album of the hard disk page 47 for details 2 Select Find Images in the Option menu The Find Images dialog box appears 3 Select the searching key by clicking Recorded Date and or Edited Date 4 Input the recorded or edited date Select the searching option among On the same date Before before the date and After after the date 5 Click Find The searching starts up The images searched are listed in th...

Page 62: ...ge file to be opened 3 Select Print Setup in the File menu The Print Setup dialog box appears Set each item according to your printer Printer The printer whose driver is selected is displayed as the Default printer Usually select Default printer To select another printer click Specific printer and select the one from the drop down list box Orientation Select the orientation of the paper when print...

Page 63: ...thumbnail image Copies Select the print quantity by clicking the up arrow button to increase the number and the down arrow button to decrease the number Brightness Usually use the default level 0 When the image is too dark click the right arrow button or drag the handle to the right to increase brightness To decrease brightness click the left arrow button or drag the handle to the left Initialize ...

Page 64: ...e does not change Changing the image display size You can enlarge zoom in and reduce zoom out an image displayed on the monitor Display the image of a camera or hard disk which you want to change the display size See Opening the camera images page 31 or Opening an album of the hard disk page 47 for details Enlarging an image Select Zoom In in the Image menu or click in the tool bar The display siz...

Page 65: ...images page 31 or Opening an album of the hard disk page 47 for details Rotating an image in clockwise direction Select Rotate Right in the Image menu or click in the tool bar Each time you select the menu or tool the image is rotated 90 degrees in the clockwise direction Rotating an image in counterclockwise direction Select Rotate Left in the Image menu or click in the tool bar Each time you sel...

Page 66: ... Quality The image quality mode compression ratio when the image is recorded FINE STANDARD SNAPSHOT Shutter Speed The shutter speed when the image is recorded Flash The flash is used ON or not used OFF when the image is recorded Recorded Date The date when the image is recorded Edited Date You can manually input the date when the image is transferred or edited Caption You can input a caption in th...

Page 67: ... pixels a larger image should be diminished or trimmed 1 Display the image to be transfer to the camera 3 Move the edit frame to assign the area to be transferred To adjust the frame size drag its corner To move the frame itself drag somewhere on the frame except for corners Edit frame Note When transferring a smaller image select Best Fit 640 480 in the Image menu Transferring an image in the ima...

Page 68: ...board image to the window The edited image is displayed 5 Select Copy to Camera in the Camera menu or click on the tool bar The dialog box defining the image quality FINE STANDARD and SNAPSHOT appears 6 Select the image quality The confirmation window appears 7 Click OK The image is compressed in the selected image quality and transferred to the camera Note For the image quality refer to the instr...

Page 69: ... Quit the Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility if it has been started You cannot start the Sony DSC F1 TWAIN 1 5 while the Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility is accessing the camera 1 Select Select Source in the File menu The file menu name differs depending on the application The Select Source dialog box appears 2 Select Sony DSC F1 TWAIN 1 5 and click Select 3 Select Acquire in the File ...

Page 70: ...images are transferred to the application and the application window appears again To transfer another image Repeat steps 3 through 5 or step 5 Transfer button Transferring a camera image to an application which supports the TWAIN protocol Note Depending on the application the window closes after the images are transferred If this occurs repeat steps 3 through 5 ...

Page 71: ... serial speed of your computer does not match that of the Digital Still Camera m Select the same serial speed in the Settings dialog box as set in the SERIAL menu of the Digital Still Camera page 17 m Check that the serial speed selected in the Settings dialog box matches that of your PC Some PC does not support all of the serial speed options page 30 The Serial Port in the Settings dialog box is ...

Page 72: ...e Control Panel The Serial Port in the Settings dialog box is not properly assigned m Assign the proper simulation port in the Infrared Device Wizard page 20 m Check to see that the Serial Port in the Settings dialog box of the Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility is properly assigned page 30 The infrared ports of the Digital Still Camera and the PC are not properly oriented m Place the two por...

Page 73: ...mera from two or more applications at a time m Quit the other applications once and start Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility Then try to access the camera The Sony DSC F1 TWAIN 1 5 does not work properly when the screen saver is working m Do not use the screen saver when you use Sony DSC F1 TWAIN 1 5 If the screen saver is working the screen will not be updated while transferring camera image...

Page 74: ...6 Deleting images or albums 60 DIGITAL I O port 16 Diminishing an image 64 Drag and drop 56 Drag pointer 56 E Edit frame 67 Enlarging an image 64 F G H Features 8 File type 40 I Image 10 Image filing system 9 Image information 66 Image list 10 Infrared Device Wizard 20 Infrared Monitor 19 71 Installer 8 Installing 14 Microsoft Windows 95 Infrared Communications Driver 19 Sony Digital Still Camera ...

Page 75: ... in album 35 Saving in JPEG file type 42 Saving the selected camera images without opening them 38 45 Searching for images 61 Selecting an image 33 Selecting multiple images 33 SERIAL menu 17 Serial port 16 30 Serial speed 30 Setting up the Digital Still Camera 17 22 Sony DSC F1 TWAIN 1 5 69 Starting Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility 23 Status bar 32 Stopping saving midway 36 Switching the a...

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Page 78: ...fers a variety of album and image editing functions moves the position of images in an album copies images to a different album deletes images and zooms and rotates images Plug in module Sony Digital Still Camera Plug in Enables direct capturing of images from the Digital Still Camera into PhotoStudio or another application which supports Photoshop Plug in What is Plug in The Plug in is an interfa...

Page 79: ...torage device they are stored in the original filing system shown below which is called the Album format The file type is called CAMS The Album format enables displaying the images as shown below The folder containing the images in this album structure is called a Album Folder Image list A page containing fifteen thumbnails of the album contained in the Digital Still Camera or the hard disk is dis...

Page 80: ...lug in application v Open the Camera Image page 94 v Select the images to be stored in the hard disk v Save v Open the image stored in the hard disk page 109 Select the image in the image list or specify the image file to be opened v Edit an image Print an image Transfer an image to the Camera page 113 You can edit an image changing image comments moving copying deleting printing an image enlargin...

Page 81: ...a Album Utility 16MB is recommended Application memory for the Sony Digital Still Camera Plug in the application s Suggested size plus 3000KB to the Preferred size of the Memory Requirements 40MB or more available hard disk space A color monitor with a video board or video driver to display 640 480 pixels and 256 colors or better 16 770 000 full color is recommended Modem or printer port CD ROM dr...

Page 82: ... Camera Plug in onto your hard disk 1 Start up your Macintosh 2 Insert the CD ROM supplied into the CD ROM drive 3 Open your language folder Double click your language folder among English French and German 4 Install the Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility Drag the Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility icon onto your hard disk Language install option You can select the menu and dialog langua...

Page 83: ...es from the Sony Digital Still Camera DSC F1 with an application supporting the Adobe Photoshop Plug in Note The folder name to which the Sony Digital Still Camera Plug in is copied differs depending on the application you use For example when you use Adobe PhotoShop 3 0 the plug in should be copied onto the Acquire Import folder of the Plug ins folder For the details refer to the user s manual of...

Page 84: ...ital Still Camera with the AC power adapter Also refer to the instructions manual of your Macintosh Step 2 Connecting the Digital Still Camera Use the supplied connecting cable to the modem printer port via the cable adapter to the DIGITAL I O port on the Digital Still Camera DSC F1 For a Macintosh with the built in modem use the printer port To resume data transmission In case the data transmissi...

Page 85: ... Camera as follows For the details refer to the instruction manuals of the Digital Still Camera DSC F1 The SERIAL menu defines the serial speed via the connecting cable 38400 means 38 400 bps Note During the data communication in process do not change the position of the POWER Function dial The Digital Still Camera is ready for communication via cable 1 Set the POWER Function dial to PLAY 2 To act...

Page 86: ...m Utility icon The menu bar of the Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility appears The Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility starts up v Quitting the Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility Select Quit in the File menu To capture images from the Digital Still Camera into your Macintosh start the Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility Tip To open as many windows as possible we suggest you alloca...

Page 87: ... with another file name as a PICT or JPEG file onto the selected folder Save in Album Saves the image s selected in the image list onto the album in the hard disk Save as File Saves the currently selected image in the image list as a PICT or JPEG file onto the desired folder Print Setup Selects the model name of the printer paper and other settings The printer driver needs to be installed prior to...

Page 88: ... the desired folder on the hard disk in JPEG or PICT file type without opening them Save to Camera Transfers the images on the hard disk to the camera Undo Undoes the most recent zooming or rotation command Copy Copies the selected image or comment to the clipboard Paste Pastes the comment of the clipboard You cannot use this command if nothing is in the clipboard Select All Selects all the images...

Page 89: ...ckwise 90 degrees Rotates the image 90 degrees clockwise Rotate Counter Clockwise 90 degrees Rotates the image 90 degrees counterclockwise Rotate 180 degrees Rotates the image 180 degrees Window menu Go to First Page Displays the first page of the image list window Go to Previous Page Displays one page before the current page of the image list window Go to Next Page Displays one page after the cur...

Page 90: ... of the image list window Delete Image Delete the image s selected in the image list window Select Representative Register the representative image of an album Update to Current Album Displays the updated image list Select this command after you turn off the Digital Still Camera record the images and then turn it on Preferences Displays the window to set the software to decompress the camera image...

Page 91: ...lays the last page Show Filename Displays the file name for each image of the image list window Go to Recorded Date Displays the recorded date for each image of the image list window Show Comment Displays the comment for each image of the image list window When an image is displayed Tool Bar Image Information Displays an Image Information dialog box of the image currently displayed or selected in ...

Page 92: ...presses JPEG images more quickly than the original software does In case colors of the image are not displayed normally use the original software 2 Click the general tab to set the following π Use QuickTime for decompressing index image Check the check box when you use QuickTime to decompress JPEG images and to display the thumbnail on the image list window Do not check when you use the original s...

Page 93: ...set the following π Customise the menu Open Camera s Image When this option is checked the dialog box specifying the images to be opened with the Open Camera s Image menu will not appear Select the images to be always opened among the two image options π Customise the menu Save Camera s Image When this option is checked the dialog box specifying the images to be saved with the Save Camera s Image ...

Page 94: ...d page are transferred from the camera and displayed Note If there is only one page stored the pull down list does not appear Opening the camera images To view images in the Digital Still Camera DSC F1 open the camera s images You can open the image directly by specifying its image number Before you start Make sure you have done the necessary preparations as described in pages 82 through 85 Openin...

Page 95: ... When hidden pages exist select Go to First Page Go to Previous Page Go to Next Page or Go to Last Page in the Window menu Or click the corresponding icon on the tool bar Image number Comment file name or date display If image is protected from accidental erasure and edition the protect icon is attached here 4 Click the image s you want to open the selected image frame becomes yellow and select Op...

Page 96: ...ndow Select Select All in the Edit menu To cancel the selection Press and hold down the Shift key as you click the selected images The selection is canceled To cancel the selection of all the images select Select None in the Edit menu To open all the selected images While pressing the Shift key double click one of the selected images Or select Open Selected Image in the File menu Closing an album ...

Page 97: ...lected window is closed Opening the image directly 1 Select Open Camera s Image in the Camera menu The following dialog box appears The total number of images The image currently displayed on the camera 2 Click Image and input the image number which you want to open in the Image No box 3 Click Open The selected images are displayed in full size ...

Page 98: ... images later page 114 Notes You can select all the images of all the pages without regard to the page being displayed For how to select multiple images see page 96 Saving the camera images in album 2 Click the thumbnails of the desired images To save all the images select Select All in the Edit menu The frame of the selected image is highlighted in yellow To quickly handle and process camera imag...

Page 99: ...ed in the image list the comment of each image becomes the file name and the images are copied and placed in the hard disk according to the alphanumerical order of their file names The destination folder where the camera images are to be saved When you click New a new folder is created under this folder 4 Select the destination album folder and click Select The selected camera images are saved in ...

Page 100: ... name appears Type the new folder name and click Create Saving all the camera images without opening them 1 Select Save in Album in the Camera menu The following window appears 2 Select All Images and click OK The following window appears The destination folder where the camera images are to be saved When you click New a new folder is created in this folder 3 Select the destination album folder an...

Page 101: ...the Camera menu The Save Camera Image window appears 2 Click Selected Images and select one of the three options to specify the images to be saved Image No Input the image numbers of the first and last images to be saved All the images between the specified image numbers are saved Only Last Image The image recorded most recently is saved Recorded Date Input the date day month year All the images r...

Page 102: ... folder Click New The dialog to define a new album folder name appears Type the new folder name and click Create The destination folder where the camera images are to be saved When you click New a new folder is created under this folder 4 Select the destination album folder and click Select The selected camera images are saved in the destination album folder with a file name IMAGE serial number St...

Page 103: ...ick the thumbnails of the desired images To save all the images select Select All in the Edit menu The frame of the selected image is highlighted in yellow Saving the camera images as another file type To quickly handle and process camera images on your PC save the selected camera images as standard file type PICT or JPEG with or without opening them Selecting the file type PICT The image format s...

Page 104: ...a images are to be saved When you click New a new folder is created in this folder 4 Select the destination folder and file type in which the images are to be saved and click Select The selected camera images are saved in the destination album folder as a specified file type with a name IMAGE serial number Stopping saving midway Press the and keys together Saving in JPEG file type When you select ...

Page 105: ...ow button next to File Type and select the desired file type from the pull down list Saving all the camera images without opening them 1 Select Save as File in the Camera menu The following window appears The destination folder where the camera images are to be saved When you click New a new folder is created in this folder 3 Select the destination folder and file type in which the images are to b...

Page 106: ...st recently is saved Usually the higher image quality you select the larger file size with the lower compression ratio you get Select the image quality option and click OK Saving the selected camera images without opening them 1 Select Save as File in the Camera menu The Save Camera Image window appears 2 Click Selected Images and select one of the three options to specify the images to be saved I...

Page 107: ... select the desired file type from the pull down list The destination folder where the camera images are to be saved When you click New a new folder is created in this folder 4 Select the destination folder and file type in which the images are to be saved and click Select The selected camera images are saved in the destination album folder as a specified file type with a name IMAGE serial number ...

Page 108: ...Saving in JPEG file type When you select JPEG file type the window to define the image quality compression ratio appears Usually the higher image quality you select the larger file size with the lower compression ratio you get Select the image quality option and click OK ...

Page 109: ...lick Desktop to display the available drives in the list from which you can select the desired drive The selected album holder 2 Click the desired album folder and click Select The image list of the selected album appears Opening an album of the hard disk You can open the image from the album folder stored from the Digital Still Camera onto the hard disk in the album format 1 Select Open Album in ...

Page 110: ...ing an image Opening an album of the hard disk 4 Select Open Selected Image in the File menu or double click the image The selected images are displayed in full size Closing an image Click Close in the File menu ...

Page 111: ...irectly You can open an image stored in the hard disk by designating its file name In addition to a file of an album format you can open a PICT or JPEG file 1 Select Open Image File in the File menu The following dialog box appears 2 Select the Image file you want to open and click Open The selected image is displayed in full size Closing an image Click Close in the File menu continued ...

Page 112: ...copied appears The destination folder Clicking the down arrow displays pull down list of folders list of other folders The images stored in the destination folder 2 Select the destination folder in which the images are to be saved and file name Click OK The image is saved in the destination folder in the selected file format Saving in JPEG file type When you select JPEG file type the window to def...

Page 113: ...nu When the date or file name is displayed Select Show Comment in the Album menu or click on the tool bar The display is replaced with the comment You can change the comment of images 1 Display the image list window of a camera or hard disk See Opening the camera images page 94 or Opening an album of the hard disk page 109 for details 2 Click the comment box of the image whose comment you want to ...

Page 114: ...ick Select All the images are copied to the new album and are sorted according to the file name Renaming the files in the finder You can also change names of the image files in the Macintosh finder Click the file name and type a new file name so that the file is placed in the desired position in the album How the file name of each image is named When the camera images are copied onto the hard disk...

Page 115: ...image is copied to the destination album Copying in the finder You can also copy images or albums in the Macintosh finder Press and hold down the option key and drag them to the destination folder You can copy an image of an album to another album 1 Display the image list of the camera or hard disk which includes the image to be copied and then the image list to which you want to copy the image Se...

Page 116: ...ed See Opening the camera images page 94 or Opening an album of the hard disk page 109 for details 2 Select the image s to be deleted in the image list The frame of the selected image becomes yellow To delete multiple images press and hold down the Shift key as you click the desired images Deleting images Selected image 3 Select Delete Image in the Option menu The confirmation window appears 4 Cli...

Page 117: ... factor in percentage 4 Click OK Printing images You can print a full sized image The explanations here are based on the case when the Sony Digital Color Printer DPP M55 is used When using a different printer refer to the manual of your printer 1 Turn on the power of the printer and select the printer with the Chooser 2 Display the full sized image to be printed See Opening the camera images page ...

Page 118: ...t all the pages select All Print Qty Specify the number of copies to be printed Fit to page Check this option when you want to print an image to best fit in the paper size selected in the Print Setup window Preview Check this option to display the thumbnail of the images to be printed Option Check this option when you want to set in more details for the printer s specifications 7 Click OK Printing...

Page 119: ...d on the monitor Display the full sized image of a camera or hard disk which you want to change the display size See Opening the camera images page 94 or Opening an album of the hard disk page 109 for details Changing the image display size Enlarging an image Select Zoom In in the Display menu or click in the tool bar The display size of the image is enlarged Reducing an image Select Zoom Out in t...

Page 120: ... in counterclockwise direction Select Rotate Counter Clockwise 90 degrees in the Image menu or click in the tool bar Each time you select the menu or tool the image is rotated 90 degrees in the counterclockwise direction Rotation an image 180 degrees Select Rotate 180 degrees in the Image menu or click in the tool bar Each time you select the menu or tool the image is rotated 180 degrees Rotating ...

Page 121: ...he image is recorded Comment You can input a comment in the text box You cannot change from your Macintosh 4 Click OK to close the window Reviewing the image information You can review settings when the image is recorded in the Image Information window You can also set the protection revise the edited date or input comments 1 Display the full sized image whose information you want to review See Op...

Page 122: ...era 1 Display the full sized image to be transfer to the camera 2 Select Save to Camera in the Camera menu The window defining the image quality FINE STANDARD and SNAPSHOT appears 3 Select the image quality and click OK The image is compressed in the selected image quality and transferred to the camera Transferring a large image Since the image being stored in the camera is limited to 640 480 pixe...

Page 123: ...d in pages 82 through 85 Set the application memory as large as possible The minimum Memory Requirements the Suggested size plus 3000KB to the Preferred size 1 Start up an application 2 Select Acquire and then Sony Digital Still Camera in the File menu Menu names differ depending on the application After your Macintosh accesses the Digital Still Camera the image list window appears Transferring ca...

Page 124: ...on the application you can transfer multiple images at a time When you transfer multiple images press and hold down the shift key as you click the desired images 4 Click or double click one of the selected images The selected image is or images are transferred to the application To transfer other images Repeat steps 2 and 4 Transferring camera images to your application Using the Plug in Note Depe...

Page 125: ...another communication software m Check which port the communication software uses and assign another port for either the Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility or the communication software The Apple Talk is set to ON m Turn off the Apple Talk to use the printer port Another communication software quits without releasing the model or printer port and the port becomes disabled m Restart the Macint...

Page 126: ...ng down the Space bar to display the Extensions Manager control panel Turn off or on conflicted extensions in the panel to verify which is incompatible with the Plug in Cannot open the camera images You cannot access the Digital Still Camera from two or more applications at a time m Quit the other applications once and start the Sony Digital Still Camera Album Utility Then try to access the camera...

Page 127: ...a image directly 97 the camera image list 94 Operation flow chart 80 P PICT 103 Plug in 78 123 Preferences 92 Printing images 117 Protect setting 121 Q QuickTime 92 R Reducing an image 119 Rotating an image 120 S Saving Opening and saving the camera images 98 103 Saving the camera images without opening them 100 105 Saving the camera images as another file type 103 Saving the camera images in albu...

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