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Page 1: ...S 0_ _ 3 o66 544 1112 Digital Still Camera Operating Instructions MVC FD75 FBMavica C u_ 0 E_IE 2001 Sony Corporation ...

Page 2: ...lert the user to the presence of uninsulated dangerous voltage within the product s enclosure that may be of sufl_cient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance selwicing instructions in the litemttue accompanying the appliance Owner s Record The model and serial numbers are located ...

Page 3: ...er there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmflfl interference to radio or television reception_ which can be cletermined by turning the equipment off and on_ the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation ...

Page 4: ...he f se cover after you change the fk se Never use the plug without the fklsecover If you shouM lose the f se cover_ please contact your nearest Sony sel_ ice station Directive EMC Directive 89 336 EEC 92 31 EEC This equipment complies with the EMC regulations when used under tile following circumstances Residential area Business district Light industry district This equipment complies with the EM...

Page 5: ... back images on the LCD screen 18 Battery li No of images that can be recorded played back 20 Viewing images t sillg your computer 21 Advanced operations Changing the mode settings 22 Using various ftmctions for recording 31 Enjoying Picture Effect 31 Using the PROGRAM AE f mction 32 Additional information Changing the lithium battery in the ramera 33 Precautions 34 Troubleshooting 37 Self diagnos...

Page 6: ...n the manufacturing process and do not affect the recording in any way Be rarefl l when placing the camera near a window or outdoors Exposing tile LCD screen the tinder or the lens to direct stmlight fur long periods may cause malflmctions Precaution on copyright Floppy disk television programs films video tapes and other materials may be copyrighted l Jnauthorized recording of such materials may ...

Page 7: ...ty to record images as well as inability to use floppy disks or image and memory data breakdown damage or loss may occui When taking pictures outdoors in the rain or tinder similar conditions he caref fl not to get the unit wet If moisture condensation occurs refer to page 35 and fbllow instructions on how to remove it before using To avoid the potential risk of data loss always copy back tip data...

Page 8: ...fIer the shutter button is depressed Lens Lenscap Tripod receptacle Make sure that the length of the tripod screw is less than 6 5 mm 7 32 inch To insert the floppy disk Insert the floppy disk until it clicks Before inserting check that the write protect tab set to the recordable position _DISK EJECT lever _PUSH button To remove the floppy disk While pressing PUSH slide DISK EJECT in the direction...

Page 9: ...usting the exposure Hooks for strap Attaching the shoulder LCD screen POWER switch Slide down to turn on off the l ower ACCESS lamp 16 DISK EJECTlever 8 Battery cover 12 PUSH button 8 Control button f Control button Upper side Left side Right side I Press to Lower side execute Function of the control button You can execute the flmctions by pressing the upper_ lower left or right side of the contro...

Page 10: ...ws AUTO no indication forced flash no flash AUTO In AUTO mode the flash goes off automatically according to the brightness of the surround ings The subject must be 0 5 m to 2 5 m 1 5 8 feet to 8 1 3 feet away When you record using the flash and conversion lens optional an eclipse may Occur Self timer Select _ with the control button then press it About 10 seconds after you press the shutter button...

Page 11: ...wn until it clicks orange The CHARGE lamp orange lights up Charging begins Battery charger R 0 0 Slide up the battery pack Battery Full charge Normal charge NP F330 Supplied 210 n fin 150 rain NP F550 240 min 180 n fin Approximate minutes to charge an enlpty battery pack using tile battery charger BC V615 Lower temperatures require a longer charging time Charging for about one hour after the CHARG...

Page 12: ...ime indication Battery release lever This camera shows on the LCD panel how rnany minutes you ran still keeI on recording or playing back images Note however that the time might not be displayed correctly under some use conditions or in some environments The time displayed during recording or during playback re rs to the time for which the battery lasts ifyou simply keeI the camera on or if you si...

Page 13: ...ck which call exchange information such as battery consumption with compatible video equipment InfoLITHIUM L series battery packs have the C _ _ mark InfoLITHIUM is a trademark of Sony Corporation Setting the date and time When yon use the camera first set the date and time The date and time data are necessary fbr MS DOS format recording If they are not set incorrect date and time are recorded and...

Page 14: ...button then press it Tile iten l to be changed is indicated with A T Select number by pressing the upper side or lower side of the control button then press it to enter tile nt Ii ll eF After entering tile number A T moves to tile next item When D M Y is selected set tile time on a 24 hour cycle 0 Select ENTER with the control button then press it at the desired moment to begin clock movement 14 G...

Page 15: ...Select CANCEL with the control button then press it Note If the _ indkator appears on the LCD screen replace the lithium battery according to the procedures on page 33 a o o o o 15 GB ...

Page 16: ...ce and AF auto focus are frozen _ Press the shutter button fully down The image is recorded oil the disk _he number of images you can record on a floppy disk About 25 40 images with all default settings p 24 Note When the image is recorded on the disk the ACCESS lamp flashes When the ACCESS lamp is flashing never shake or strike the unit As well do not turn tile power off or remove tile battery pa...

Page 17: ...y indicator Remaining disk capacity indicator No of stored images Self diagnosis function indicator Remaining battery time indicator Only displayed during operation O O Adjusting tile brightness of the LCD screen p 9 Flash p 10 Zoom p 10 Selfftimer p 10 Adjusting tile exposure p 10 Picture effect p 31 PROGRAM AE function p 32 Selecting the recording mode REC MODE p 23 Selecting the image quality Q...

Page 18: ...tton oil tile LCD screen with tile control button then press it J_ To display the preceding recorded image _ To display the next image _ To display 6 recorded images at a time INDEX screen In INDEX screen mode To display the preceding 6 images To display the following 6 images To return to the normal playback screen SINGLE screen select an image with the control button then press it The number dis...

Page 19: ...how button INDEX button MENU button Image search buttons 141 I i buttons Single screen mode _1_ _ buttons Index screen mode Only displayed when the MULTI mode image is played back F 0 13 0 Adjusting tile 1 rightness of the LCD screen p 9 Playing back recorded images like an animated slide show p 23 Protecting images PROTECT i7 26 Copying recorded images to another floppy disk COPY i7 27 Deleting i...

Page 20: ...e recorded played back m_der the temperature of 25 C 77 F in NORMAL recording mode and STANDARD quality mode Numbers in parentheses indicate the time when you use a normaBy charged battery _ Recording at about 4 second intel_ als zl Recording at about 6 second intel vals 31 Playing back single image at about 4 second intel_ als Battery life and No of images wiB be decreased if you use the camera i...

Page 21: ...y disk into the disk drive of your computer 2 Open _w y computer and double click 3 5 inch FD 3 Double click the desired data file R O os Windows 3 1 Windows 95 or later Windows NT 3 51 o1 later etc applications Microsoft Internet Explorer Netseape Navigator etc Note For Macintosh you can use the floI py disk recorded with this camera using the PC Exchange with Mac OS system 7 5 or higher A viewin...

Page 22: ...de PLAY mode ll0min lt0min 2 Select desired item with the control button then press it When an item is selected the color of the item changes from blue to yellow I_NORMAL ll0min 3 Change the setting with the control button then press it When the setting is finished the IrleIlU SCl een FettlFnS tO the SCl eeI1 of step 1 22 GB ...

Page 23: ...transmission etc because they contain compressed data Select BITMAP to record a non compressed finage besides a JPEG file This is good for recording images in clearer detail Select MIJLTI to record in the Multi Image Continuos Recording mode In this mode hnages are continuously recorded as 1 file each at a rate of about every 0 25 seconds In PLAY mode if you select on tbe LCD screen with the contr...

Page 24: ...The compression ratio is standard and does not depend on the image quality settings A remaining capacity of about IMB is needed when recording in BITMAP mode After recording the BITMAP picture DISK FULL appears on the LCD screen In MULTI mode the program AE picture effect and cus are fixed to the selected mode and eflbct respectively and the flash is kept OFF The focus may not be right if the zoom...

Page 25: ...the floppy disk is changed Select SERIES to put numbers to files in sequence even if tile floppy disk is changed Only when you use tile AC power adaptor optional DEMO MODE _ appears in the menu Select ON to make tile demonstration appear Tile demonstration will start about 10 n linutes after tile power is turned on if the o camera has not been operated Select OFF to deactivate tile den lonstration...

Page 26: ...ntrol button to display the red mark at the image you want to protect The selerted image nunlber reverses rolor To rancel selection press the control button again The image number returns to normal Select ENTER with the control button then press it appears on the upper left side of the image To cancel protection of the images in INDEX screen mode select the images you want to cancel protection in ...

Page 27: ...ge you want to copy The selected image nnmber reverses color To can el selection press the control button again The image number display returns to normal Select ENTER with the control button then press it To cancel copying image select CANCEL with tile control button then press it Tile screen returns to tile menu To copy to another floppy disk o o tD 1 In SINGLE screen mode select OK Or In INDEX ...

Page 28: ...LCD screen LIn SINGLE screen mode OK CANCEL Select OK to delete displayed image Select CANCEL to cancel deleting image LIn INDEX screen mode ALL SELECT Select ALL to delete all the in lages or1 the floppy disk Select SELECT to delete selected images Use the control button to display the red _ mark at the image you want to delete The selected image number reverses color To cancel selection press th...

Page 29: ...ayed insert another disk DISK ACCESS will be displayed 4 Once copying is completed the message COMPLETE is displayed Notes To cancel copying in tile nlictclle of tile above steps from l tblougb 4 ttun off _ tile camera Formatting erases all information on tile floppy disk anct with copying disk _ _ all information saved on the recipient floppy disk ale elased to be leplaced by newly written data i...

Page 30: ..._ Changing the mode settings Normally select ON Select OFF to turn the beep sound of I Select this item to set tile date and time See page 13 30 GB ...

Page 31: ...IA Tile picture is sepia B W Tile picttn e is monochrome black and white SOLARIZE The light intensity is more clear and the picture looks an illnstlation To cancel picture effect Press PICTURE EFFECT repeatedly until tile indicator on tile LCD screen goes out When you turn the power off o1 set PLAY CAMERA to PLAY the picture effect is automatically cancelled o 0 _ 0 31 GB ...

Page 32: ...Moon mode For recording subjerts in dark environments surh as sunsets fireworks neon signs or general night views Landscape mode For distant subjerts such as mountains or when rerording a subject behind an obstacle such as a window or screen Panfocus mode For recording rlose o1 distant subjerts quirkly and simply Or fbr recording with flash in a dark place where it is hard to bring the camera into...

Page 33: ...l need to reset tile date and time retained by tile lithium hattel T 1 Slide the lid of the lithium battery compartment and open it 2 Push the lithium battery once and push it out from the holder 3 Install the lithium battery with the positive side facing out 4 Close the lid WARNING The battely may explode if mistleated Do not rerhalge disassemble or dispose of in fire CAUTION Danger of explosion ...

Page 34: ... near magnets or magnetic fields such as those of speakers and televisions permanent erasure of disk data may result Avoid storing floppy disks in areas subject to direct sunlight or sources of high temperature such as a heating device Floppy disk warping o1 damage may result rendering the disk useless Avoid contact with the disk s surface by opening the disk shutter plate If the disk s surfhce be...

Page 35: ...a cold place to a warm place put the camera in a plastic bag and allow it to adapt to room conditions over period of time Be sure to tightly seal the plastic bag containing the camera Remove the bag when the air temperature inside it has reached the temperature surrounding it about 1 hour ia Keep the lithium battery out of the reach of childlen o Should the battery he swallowed immediately consult...

Page 36: ...e the battery charger BC V615 within 100 V to 240 V AC 50 60 Hz When charging tile battery pack use a commercially available AC plug adaptor a if necessary depending oil tile design of the wall outlet b BC V615 _ _ a 36 GB bl ...

Page 37: ...writing possible position p 8 The picture is noisy The camera is placed near a TV or other equipment that uses strong magnets _ Place the camera away flora the TV etc The picture is too clark You are shooting a subject with the light source behind the subject or light is insufIicient _ Adjust brightness of the image p 10 The LCD screen is adjusted too clark Adjust brightness p 9 Incorrect date and...

Page 38: ...k p 11 12 You cannot delete an The image is protected image _ Cancel tile protection of the image p 26 The power turns off If you leave the camera inactive in CAMERA automatically tootle fbr about 3 minutes while the power is on it tt rns off automatically to prevent wearing down the batteD _ Turn the power on p 12 The image is out of f_ CtlS _ Select Panfocus tootle in PROGRAM AE when shooting in...

Page 39: ...display C K K K K You can reverse the canlel a mall ruction yourself_ E K K K K Contact yore Sony dealer o1 local authorized Sony service facility First three digits C 32 DD C 13 DD E 91 DD E 61 DD Cause and or Corrective Action Trouhle is with the disk drive Turn the power off and on again The mffkormatted disk is installed Format the disk p 29 The unusable disk with the camera is installed Chang...

Page 40: ...0 2 cm 2 5 type LCD panel TFT Total clot number 84 260 dots General Application Sony battery pack NP F330 FS50 Power requirements 7 2 V battery pack Operation temperature Storage temperature Dimensions Power consumption During shooting 3 0 W 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F 20 C to 00 C _4 F to 140 F Approx 137 5 103 62 mm 5 2 5 4 1 8 2 1 2 in w h d Mass Approx 590 g 20 4 5 oz 0ncluding battery pack NP F...

Page 41: ...h the disk Or the floppy disk loaded is not MS DOS formatted 512 bytes x 18 sectors DISK PROTECT The tab oi1 the disk is set to the writing impossible position DISK FULL The disk is full NO FILE No image has been recorded on the disk FILE ERROR Trouble has occurred during playback FILE PROTECT The image is protected _ The battery is weak __ The lithimn battery is weak or is not installed O 41 GB ...

Page 42: ...isk 7 34 FORMAT 29 Full charge 11 hnage quality 25 INDEX screen 18 Indicators on the LCD screen 17 19 hffoLITHIUM battery pack 13 JPEG 21 23 Lithium battery 35 Menu 22 Moisture condensation 35 MULTI 23 Normal charge 11 PICTURE EFFECT 31 Playing back 18 PROGRAM AE 32 PROTECT 26 REC MODE 23 Recording 16 Remaining battery indicator 17 19 Self diagnosis display 39 Self timer 10 Setting the date and ti...

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