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SERVICE MANUAL

Ver 1.0 2003. 08

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SELF DIAGNOSIS FUNCTION

LEVEL 1

E Model

Hong Kong Model

Korea Model

Tourist Model

Japanese Model

ORNAMENTAL PARTSSPECIFICATIONS

• INSTRUCTION MANUAL is shown at the end of this document.

DIGITAL STILL CAMERA

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SPECIFICATIONS

System

Image device 8.98 mm (1/1.8 type) color

Total pixels number of camera Effective pixels number of camera Lens f=7.65 mm

Exposure control

White balance

File format (DCF compliant)

Recording media Flash Recommended distance

Input/output connectors

Multi connector

CCD Primary color filter

Approx. 4 130 000 pixels Approx. 3 950 000 pixels (35 mm camera conversion: 37mm

/32 inches))

F2.8 Automatic,

Scene selection (four modes) Automatic, Daylight, Cloudy,

Fluorescent, Incandescent Still images: Exif Ver. 2.2, JPEG

compliant, GIF (for Clip Motion), DPOF compatible Audio with still image: MPEG1 compliant (Monaural) Movies: MPEG1 compliant (Monaural)

“Memory Stick”

0.5 to 1.7 m (1 feet 7 5 feet 7 inches) (when ISO sensitivity is set to Auto)

/4 inches to

LCD screen

LCD panel used Total number of dots

Power, general

Used battery pack Power requirements Power consumption (when shooting) Operating temperature range Storage temperature range Dimensions 92.6 × 71 × 27 mm

Mass Approx. 180 g (6.3 oz)

Microphone Electret condenser microphone Speaker Dynamic speaker

AC-LM5 AC power adaptor

Power requirements Rated output voltage Operating temperature range Storage temperature range Dimensions 47 × 30 × 80 mm (1 Mass Approx. 170 g (6.0 oz)

3.8 cm (1.5 type) TFT drive 123 200 (560×220) dots

NP-FC11

3.6 V

1.9 W 0º to +40ºC (32º to +104ºF) –20º to +60ºC (–4º to +140ºF)

/4 × 2 7/8 × 1 1/8 inches)

(W/H/D, protruding portions not included) (NP-FC11 battery pack, “Memory Stick” and

wrist strap included)

AC 100 to 240 V, 50/60 Hz DC 4.2 V, 1.5 A 0º to +40ºC (32º to +104ºF) –20º to +60ºC (–4º to +140ºF) (W/H/D, protruding parts not included) (adaptor only)

/8 × 1 3/16 × 3 1/4 inches)

NP-FC11 battery pack

Used battery Lithium ion battery Maximum voltage

Nominal voltage Capacity 2.8 Wh (780 mAh)

Accessories

• NP-FC11 battery pack (1)

•AC-LM5 AC power adaptor (1)

• USB multi connecting cable (1)

• A/V multi connecting cable (1)

•Power cord (mains lead) (1)

• Wrist strap (1)

• “Memory Stick” (16MB) (1)

• CD-ROM (USB driver: SPVD-008) (1)

• Operating Instructions (1) Design and specifications are subject to change

without notice.

DC 4.2 V DC 3.6 V

SAFETY-RELATED COMPONENT WARNING!!

COMPONENTS IDENTIFIED BY MARK 0 OR DOTTED LINE WITH MARK 0 ON THE SCHEMATIC DIAGRAMS AND IN THE PARTS LIST ARE CRITICAL TO SAFE OPERATION. REPLACE THESE COMPONENTS WITH SONY PARTS WHOSE PART NUMBERS APPEAR AS SHOWN IN THIS MANUAL OR IN SUPPLEMENTS PUBLISHED BY SONY.

SAFETY CHECK-OUT

After correcting the original service problem, perform the following safety checks before releasing the set to the customer.

1. Check the area of your repair for unsoldered or poorly-soldered connections. Check the entire board surface for solder splashes and bridges.

2. Check the interboard wiring to ensure that no wires are "pinched" or contact high-wattage resistors.

3. Look for unauthorized replacement parts, particularly transistors, that were installed during a previous repair . Point them out to the customer and recommend their replacement.

4. Look for parts which, through functioning, show obvious signs of deterioration. Point them out to the customer and recommend their replacement.

5. Check the B+ voltage to see it is at the values specified.

6. Flexible Circuit Board Repairing

•Keep the temperature of the soldering iron around 270˚C during repairing.

• Do not touch the soldering iron on the same conductor of the circuit board (within 3 times).

• Be careful not to apply force on the conductor when soldering or unsoldering.

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[Description on Self-diagnosis Display]

SELF-DIAGNOSIS FUNCTION

Self-diagnosis display

• C: ss: ss You can reverse the camera malfunction yourself. (However, contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility when you cannot recover from the camera malfunction.)

• E: ss: ss Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility.

Display Code

C:32:ss

C:13:ss

E:61:ss

E:91:ss

E:92:ss

Countermeasure

Turn the power off and on again.

Format the “Memory stick”. Insert a new “Memory Stick”.

Checking of lens drive circuit.

Checking of flash unit or replacement of flash unit.

Insert a battery pack correctly. Battery pack is not inserted correctly.

Turn the power off and on again.

Trouble with hardware.

Unformatted memory stick is inserted. Memory stick is broken.

When failed in the focus and zoom initialization.

Abnormality when flash is being charged.

Battery pack was installed or removed when using the AC adaptor.

Cause

Caution Display During Error

SYSTEM ERROR

FORMAT ERROR MEMORY STICK ERROR

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Note:

• Items marked “*” are not stocked since they are seldom required for routine service. Some delay should be anticipated when ordering these items.

• The parts numbers of such as a cabinet are also appeared in this section. Refer to the parts number mentioned below the name of parts to order.

•Abbreviation HK : Hong Kong model J: Japanese model

• Color variation

color E HK KR JE J Silver zzzzz Blue zzzzz Red zzz

JE : Tourist model KR : Korea model

1. MAIN PARTS

1. ORNAMENTAL PARTS

LCD window 3-078-131-01

The components identified by mark 0 or dotted line with mark 0 are critical for safety. Replace only with part number specified.

Adhesive sheet (LCD) 3-078-111-01

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Checking supplied accessories.

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Power cord (1)

0 1-769-608-11 (E) 0 1-783-374-11 (HK) 0 1-776-985-11 (KR) 0 1-790-732-12 (JE) 0 1-791-637-13 (J)

"Memory Stick" (16MB) (1)

Conversion adaptor 2P (1) 0 1-569-007-12 (E, JE)

AC adaptor AC-LM5 (1) 0 1-477-488-12

CD-ROM (SPVD-008 USB driver) (1) 3-077-012-03 (J) 3-077-023-03 (EXCEPT J)

Conversion adaptor 2P (1) 0 1-569-008-12 (E)

Battery pack NP-FC-11 (1)

USB multi connecting cable (1)

Wrist strap (1) 3-076-646-01

A/V multi connecting cable (1)

Other accessories

3-065-665-05 MANUAL, INSTRUCTION (for SAFETY)

3-086-183-01 MANUAL, INSTRUCTION (JAPANESE) (J) 3-086-183-11 MANUAL, INSTRUCTION (ENGLISH)

3-086-183-21 MANUAL, INSTRUCTION

(SPANISH, PORTUGUESE) (E, JE)

3-086-183-31 MANUAL, INSTRUCTION

(TRADITIONAL CHINESE,

SIMPLIFIED CHINESE) (E, HK, JE) 3-086-183-41 MANUAL, INSTRUCTION (ARABIC) (E) 3-086-183-51 MANUAL, INSTRUCTION (KOREAN) (KR) 3-086-184-01 MANUAL (ADVANCE), INSTRUCTION

(JAPANESE) (J)

(E, HK, JE)

(JAPANESE) (J)

9-876-277-41

Sony EMCS Co.

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The components identified by mark 0 or dotted line with mark 0 are critical for safety. Replace only with part number specified.

2003H0500-1

Published by DI CS Strategy Div

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Getting started_______________________

Digital Still Camera

Operating Instructions

Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly, and retain it for future reference.

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Shooting still images _________________

Viewing still images __________________

Deleting still images__________________

Before advanced oper at ions ____________

Advanced still image shooting___________

Advanced still image viewing____________

Still image editing _____________________

Enjoying movies_______________________

Enjoying images on you r co m put er ______

Troubleshooting_______________________

Additional information__________________

Index_____________________________

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WARNING

Before using your camera

To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture.

Notice

If static electr icity o r elec tromagn etism cau ses data transfer to discont inue midway (fail), restart the application or disc onnect and connect the USB multi connecting cable again.

Certain countries or regions may regulate disposal of the battery used to power this product. Please consult with your local authority.

Trial recording

Before you record one-time events, you may want to make a tr ial recording to mak e su r e that the camera is working correc tl y.

No compensation for contents of the recording

Contents of the recording cannot be compensated for if recording or playback is not possible due to a malfunctio n of you r camera or recording medium, etc.

Back up recommendation

To av oid the potential risk of data loss, always copy (back up) data to a disk.

Notes on image data compatibility

• This camera conforms with the Design rule

for Camera File system universal standard established by the JEITA (Japan Electronics and Information T echnology Industries Association).

• Playback of im ag es reco rded with your

camera on other equipment and playback of images recorded or edited with o the r equipment on your camera are not guaranteed.

Precaution on copyright

Television programs, films, video tapes, and other materials may be copyrighted. Unauthorized record ing of s uch ma terials may be contrary to the provision of the copyright laws.

Do not shake or strike the camera

In addition to malfunc tions and inability to record images, this may render the “Memory Stick” unusable or image data brea kdown, damage or loss may occur.

LCD screen, LCD finder (only models with a LCD finder) and lens

• The LCD screen and the LCD finder are

manufactured using extremely highprecision technology so over 99.99% of the pixels are operational for effective use. However, there may be some tiny black points and/or bright points (w hite, red, blue or green in color) that constantly ap pe ar on the LCD screen and the LCD finder. These points are normal in the manufacturing process and do not affect the recording in any way.

• Be careful when placing the camera near a

window or outdoors. Exposing the LCD screen, the finder or the lens to direct sunlight for long periods may c au se malfunctions.

• Close the lens portion when not using the

camera.

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Do not get the camera wet

When taking pictures outdoors in the rain or under similar conditions, be careful not to get the camera wet. If moisture conde nsa tion occurs, see page 100 and follow the instructions on how to remove it before using the camera.

The pictures used in this manual

The photographs used as examples of pictures in this manual are reproduced images, and are not actual images shot using this camera.

Do not aim the camera at the sun or other bright light

This may cause irrecoverable damage to your eyes.

Trademarks

• “Memory Stick,” , “MagicGate

Memory Stick,” and , are trademarks of Sony Corporation.

• “Memory S tic k Duo” and

Corporation.

• “Memory S tic k P RO” and

Corporation.

• “MagicGate” and are

trademarks of Sony Corporation.

• “InfoLIT HIUM” is a trade mar k of Sony

Corporation.

• Microsoft and Windows are registered

trademarks of the U.S. Microsoft Corporation in the United States and other countries.

• Macintosh, Mac OS, QuickTime, iBook, and

Power Mac are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.

• “Pentium” is a trademark or a registered

trademark of Intel Cor por a tion.

• In addition, system and product names used

in this manual are, in general, trademarks or registered trademarks of their respective developers or manufacturers. However, the

™

or ® marks are not used in all cases in this

manual.

are tradem arks of Sony

are trademarks of Sony

About the Carl Zeiss lens

This camera is equi ppe d w ith a Carl Zeiss lens which is capable of reproduc ing fine images. The lens for this camera uses the MTF* measurement system for came ras developed jointly by Carl Zeiss, in Germany, and Sony Corporation, and offers the same quality as other Carl Zeiss lenses.

∗ MTF is an abbreviation of Modulation

Transfer Function, a numeric value indicating the amount of light from a specific part of t he sub ject g ath ered at t he corresponding position in the image .

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Table of contents

Before using your camera.........................2

Identifying the parts..................................6

Getting started

Charging the battery pack......................... 8

Using an external power source..............11

Using your camera abroad......................11

Turning on/off your camera....................12

How to use the control button.................13

Setting the date and time.........................14

Shooting still images

Inserting and removing a “Memory Stick”

........................................................16

Setting the still image size......................17

Basic still image shooting

– using auto mode...........................18

Checking the last image shot

– Quick Review..............................19

Using the smart zoom.........................20

Shooting close-ups – Macro............. ..21

Using the self-timer............................22

Rotating the lens – Mirror mode......... 22

Selecting a flash mode........................23

Shooting with the finder.....................25

Inserting the date and time on a still

image..............................................26

Shooting according to scene conditions

(scene selection) .............................27

Deciding the still image quality.............. 29

Image size and quality............................30

Viewing still images

Viewing images on the LCD screen of your

camera............................................ 31

Viewing on the single-image screen .. 31 Viewing on the index

(nine- or triple-image) screen.........32

Viewing images on a TV screen............. 33

Deleting still images

Deleting images........................... ........... 35

Deleting on the Index (nine-image)

screen .............................................36

Deleting on the Index (triple-image)

screen .............................................37

Formatting a “Memory Stick”................ 39

Before advanced operations

How to setup and operat e your camera .. 40

Changing menu settings.....................40

Changing item s in the SET UP screen

........................................................40

Advanced still image shooting

Choosing a focus method..................... ...41

AF lock shooting using Center AF.....42

Setting the distance to the subject

(Focus preset).................................43

Adjusting the exposure

(EV adjustment)............. .................43

Spot light-metering.................................44

Adjusting color tones (White Balance)...45

Adjusting the flash level .........................46

Shooting multiple fra mes

(Clip Motion)..................................47

Shooting in Multi Burst mode

(Multi Burst)...................................48

Shooting still images for e-mail

(E-MAIL) .......................................49

Shooting still images with au di o files

(VOICE) .........................................50

Adding special effects (Picture Effect) ...51

Selecting a Folder....................................51

Creating a new folder..........................52

Changing the recording folder............52

Advanced still image viewing

Selecting the folder for playback

(Folder)...........................................53

Enlarging a p ortion of a still image.........54

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Enlarging an image

– Playback zoom.............................54

Recording an enlarged image

– Trimming.....................................55

Playing back successive images

(Slide show)....................................55

Rotating still images................................56

Still image editing

Protecting images (Protect).....................57

On the single screen............................57

On the Index (nine-imag e) screen.......57

On the Index (tripl e-image) screen.....58

Changing image size (Resize).................59

Choosing im ages to print

(Print (DPOF) mark).......................60

On the single screen............................60

On the Index (nine-imag e) screen.......60

On the Index (tripl e-image) screen.....61

Enjoying movies

Shooting movies......................................62

Viewing movies on the L CD screen.......63

Deleting movies ......................................64

On the single screen............................64

On the Index (nine-imag e) screen.......64

On the Index (tripl e-image) screen.....65

Editing movies...................... ..................66

Cutting movies....................................66

Deleting unnecessary portions of movies

........................................................ 67

Enjoying images on your computer

Copying ima ges to your computer

– For Windows users...................... 68

Installing the USB driver....................69

Installing “Image Transfer”................69

Installing “ImageMixer”.....................71

Connecting your cam era to your

computer......................................... 71

Copying images using “Image Tra nsfer”

........................................................ 73

Changing “Image Transfer” settings.. 73 Copying images without using “Image

Transfer” ........................................74

Viewing the images on yo ur computer

........................................................ 75

Image file storage destinations and file

names..............................................76

Viewing an image previously copied to a

computer......................................... 78

Copying ima ges to your computer

– For Macintosh users....................79

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting......................................81

Warnings and messages..........................89

Self-diagnosis display .............................91

Additional information

The number of images that can be saved/

shooting time...................................92

Menu items................................. .............93

SET UP items.............. ............................98

Precautions............................................100

The “Memory Stick”.............................101

The “InfoLITHIUM” ba ttery pack........102

Specifications........................................103

The LCD screen ....................................104

Index

Index......................................................107

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Identifying th e pa rts

See the pages in parentheses for details of opera ti on.

Camera

A Lens B Shutter button (18) C POWER lamp (12) D POWER button (12) E Tripod receptacle (bottom

surface)

F Finde r window G Flash (23) H Self-timer lamp (22)/

AF illumina tor (24, 98)

I Microphone J Speaker (bottom surface)

• Use a tripod with a screw length of less than

5.5 mm (7/32 inch). You will be unable to firmly secure the camera to tripods having longer screws, and may damage the camera.

• Do not touch the microphone while recording.

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1 2 3

5 6 7

8 9

q; qa qs qd

Attaching the wrist strap

I Battery/“Memory Stick” cover J Access lamp (16) K RESET button (81) L Battery eject lever (9) M Wrist s tra p hook

A Finder (25)

Self-timer/recording lamp (red) AE/AF lock lamp (green)

/CHG

/CHG lamp (orange)

(9, 23)

B SMART ZOOM buttons (during

shooting) (20)/Index buttons (during playback) (32)

C Control button

(Menu on) (v/V/b/B/z) (13)/ (Menu off) ( / /7/) (23/22/19/

21)

D LCD screen E Multi connector (bottom surface)

(8, 11, 33, 72)

F DSPL/L CD ON/O FF button (25) G MENU button (17) H MODE dial (14)

: To s hoot still images in auto

mode

P: To shoot still images in program mode SCN: To s hoot in the Scene Selection mode SET UP: To set the SET UP items

: To shoot movies/Clip Motion images/Multi Burst mode images

: To view or edit images

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Charging the battery pa ck

Getti

ng starte

, Open the battery/“Memory

Stick” cover.

Slide the cover in the direction of the arrow.

• When charging the battery pack, make sure the camera is not turned on (page 12).

• The camera operates only with the

“InfoLITHIUM” battery NP-FC11 battery pack (C type) (supplied). You cannot use any other battery pack (page 102 ).

Battery eject lever

, Insert the battery pack, and

close the cover.

Insert the battery pack with the v mark facing toward the battery compartment as illustrated above. Make sure the battery pack is properly inserted, then close the cover.

• While pushing the battery eject lever down

using the front edge of the battery pack, you can easily insert the battery pack.

Multi connector

AC power adaptor

v mark

, Connect the AC-LM5 AC power

adaptor (supplied) to the mult i connector of the camera.

When placing the camera, make sure the LCD screen is facing up.

• Do not short the DC plug on the AC power

adaptor with a piece of metal. This may cause a malfunction.

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AC power adaptor

2 To a wall outlet (wall socket)

To remove the battery pack

Battery remaining indicator

The battery remaining indi ca to r show s th e remaining shooting or viewing time .

Getting started

Power cord (mains lead)

, Connect the power cord (mains

lead) to the AC power adap tor and to a wall outlet (wall socket).

/CHG

/CHG lamp

When the /CHG lamp goes out, charging is finished.

• After charging the battery pack, disconnect the

AC power adaptor from the multi connector of the camera.

Battery eject lever

Open the battery/“Memory Stick” cover, and push down the battery eject lever in the arrow direction as illustrated above.

• Be careful not to drop the battery pack when

removing it.

min

• When turning the LCD screen off and on, it

takes about one minute to calculate the proper remaining time.

• A proper remaining time may not be indicated

depending on conditions of use or circumstances.

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Charging time

Approximate time to charge a co mpletely discharged battery pack using the AC-LM5 AC power adap tor at a te mperat ure o f 25°C (77°F).

Battery pack Full charge

NP-FC11 (supplied) Approx.150

(min.)

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Charging the battery pack (continued)

Battery life and the number of images that can be recorded/ viewed

The tables show approximate guidelines for the length of time the camera can be used when you shoot in Normal mode in an environment where the ambient temperature is 25°C (77°F), and the supplied battery pack is fully charged. The guidelines for the number of images that can be recorded or viewed allow for changing the “Memory Stick” as necessary. Actual results may differ slightly from these, depending on t he c onditions of use.

Shooting still images In normal shooting

Image size

2272×1704

1) Shooting at 30-second intervals with [P.

QUALITY] set to [FINE], LCD screen turned on, flashed every two shootings and turned on/ off every ten shootings.

NP-FC11 (supplied) No. of

images

Approx. 170 Approx. 85

Battery life (min.)

Viewing still images

NP-FC11 (supplied)

Image size

2272×1704 640×480

2) Playing back images in order at about 3-second intervals on the single-image screen.

No. of images

Approx. 3800 Approx. 3800

Shooting movies

NP-FC11 (supplied) LCD screen ON

(min.)

Approx. 90 min Approx. 120 min

3) Continuous shooting with an image size of 160×112

• The battery life and the number of images

recordable or playable are decreased under the following conditions:

– At low temperature. – Using the flash. – Turning on and off frequently. – When [LCD BACKLIGHT] is set to

[BRIGHT]

– When [POWER SAVE] is set to [OFF]. – Using the battery pack that was used

repeatedly or the battery capacity decreases as time passed (page 102).

Battery life (min.)

Approx. 190 Approx. 190

LCD screen OFF (min.)

The POWER SAVE function

When the POWER SAVE functi on i s activated, you can shoot for a longer period of time. Set the MODE d ial to SET UP, and set [POWER SAVE] in (SETUP 1) to [ON]. The factory setting is [ON] (page 99).

• The [POWER SAVE] item is only shown when

using the battery pack.

When the POWER SAVE function is activated

• The LCD screen will be darker than it is when

[POWER SAVE] is set to [OFF]. You cannot change the settings for [LCD BACKLIGHT] at this time (page 99).

• When shooting sill images, the focus works

only while the shutter button is pressed down halfway.

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Using an external power source

AC power adaptor

Multi connector

2 To a wall outlet (wall socket)

Using your camera abroad

Power sources

You can use your camera in any country or area with the supplied AC power adaptor within 100 V to 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz. Use a commercially available AC plug adaptor [a], if necessary, depending on the design of the wall out let (wall socket) [b].

Getting started

v mark

, Connect the AC-LM5 AC power

adaptor (supplied) to th e multi connector of the camera.

When placing the camera, make sure the LCD screen is facing up.

• Remove the battery pack when using an

external power source.

• Connect the AC power adaptor to an easily

accessible wall outlet (wall socket) close by. If some trouble occurs while using the adaptor, immediately shut off the power by disconnecting the plug from the wall outlet (wall socket).

Power cord (mains lead)

, Connec t the power co rd (mains

lead) to the AC power adaptor and to a wall outlet (wall socket).

• When you have finished using the AC power

adaptor, disconnect it from the multi connector of the camera.

• The set is not disconnected from the AC power

source as long as it is connected to the wall outlet (wall socket), even if the unit itself has been turned off.

AC-LM5

• Do not use an electrical transformer (travel

converter), as this may cause a malfunction.

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Turning on/off your camera

There are following two ways to turn on the camera.

1 Press POWER.

MODE

POWER lamp

POWER

The POWER lamp lights in gree n an d the power is on. When you turn on t he camera for the first time, the CLOCK SET screen appears (page14).

To turn off the power

Press POWER again, the POWER lamp goes out, and the cam era turns off.

• To turn off the start-up sound, set [BEEP] to

[OFF] in (SETUP 1) in the SET UP settings (page 99).

2 Rotate the lens portion.

Rotating the lens portion in the arrow direction turns on the camera. To turn off the power, rotate it back.

The Auto Power Off function

If no tasks are performed for a while* when shooting, viewing images, or setting up th e camera while using the battery pack, power is automatically shut off to preserve battery power. However, in the following ci rc umstances, even if the battery pa ck i s bei ng used to power the camera, the Auto Power Off function will not work.

• Movies are being played back

• A slide show is being shown

• During USB connection

* When [P OWER SAVE] is set to [ON]:

approximately 90 seconds When [POWER SAVE] is set to [OFF]: approximately three minutes

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How to use the contro l button

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2272x1704 2272(3:2) 1600x1200 1280x 960

640 x 480

MODE

IMAGE SIZE

VOICE E-MAIL NORMAL

REC MODE

To change the current settings of the camera, bring up the menu or the SET UP screen (page 40), and use the control button to make the changes. For each item, press v/V/b/B to select the desired value, then press z or b/B to make the setting.

Getting started

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Setting the date and time

MODE

MODE dial

POWER

, Set the MODE dial to .

• You can carry out this operation even when the MODE dial is set to P

• To set the time and the date again, set the

MODE dial to SET UP, select [CLOCK SET] in (SETUP 2) (page99), then proceed from Step 3.

, SCN, , or .

MODE POWER

/M/

12 00

/D/

M D/M/Y

O K

CANCEL

CLOCK SET

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POWER

, Press POWER to turn on the

power.

The POWER lamp lights in green and the CLOCK SET screen appears on the LCD screen.

/M/

12 00

/D/

M D/M/Y

O K

CANCEL

CLOCK SET

2003

, Select the desi re d dat e forma t

with v/V on the control button, then press z.

You can select from [Y/M/D] (year/mon th/ day), [M/D/Y], and [D/M/Y].

• If the rechargeable button battery, which

provides the power for saving the time data, ever loses its charge (page100), the CLOCK SET screen automatically reappear s. If this happens, start from Step 3 to set up the date and time again.

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CLOCK SET

2003

12 00

/M/

Y M

/D/

D/M/Y

O K

CANCEL

10 30

/M/ /D/

M D/M/Y

O K

CANCEL

D Y

CLOCK SET

2003

12 00

/M/

/D/

D/M/Y

O K

CANCEL

CLOCK SET

2003

Getting started

D Y

, Select the year, month, day,

hour, or minute item you want to set with b/B on the control button.

A v will be shown above, and a V will be shown below the item currently selected to be set.

, Set the desired numerical

value with v/V on the control button, then press z.

After setting the current numerical value, set the next item. Repeat the above process until all of th e items have been set.

• If you select [D/M/Y] in Step 3, set the time

on a 24- hour cycle.

, Select [OK] with B on the

control button, then press z.

The date and ti me are set and the cl oc k w ill start to keep time.

• To cancel the setting process, select

[CANCEL], then press z.

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Inserting and removing a “Memory Stick”

Shooti

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mage

1 2

, Open the battery/“Memory

Stick” cover.

Slide the cover in the direction of the arrow.

Connector side

Label side

, Insert the “Memory Stick.”

Insert the “M emory Stick” all th e w ay in until it clic ks as shown in the illus tration.

• Whenever you insert a “M emory Stick,” push it

as far as it can go. If you do not insert it correctly, a proper recording or playback may not be carried out.

Access lamp

, Close the battery/“Memory

Stick” cove r.

To remove the “Memory Stick”

Open the battery/“Mem ory Stick” cover, then push the “Memory Stick” to pop it out.

• Whenever the Access lamp is lit, the camera is recording or reading out an image. Never remove the “Memory Stick” or turn off the power at this time. The data may be corrupted.

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Setting the still ima ge size

2272

2272x1704 2272(3:2) 1600x1200 1280x 960

640 x 480

MODE

IMAGE SIZE

, Set the MODE di al to , rotate

the lens portion to turn on the power, then press MENU.

The menu appears.

• You can carry out this operation even when the MODE dial is set to P

• For more information about the image size, see page 30.

or SCN.

2272x1704

2272

2272(3:2)

2272x1704 2272(3:2) 1600x1200 1280x 960

640 x 480

IMAGE SIZE

MODE

1600x1200 1280x 960 640 x 480

IMAGE SIZE

MOD

, Select (IMAGE SIZE) with b

on the control button. Select the desired image size with v/V.

The image size is set. After the setting is completed, press MENU. The menu disappears from the screen.

• The image size value selected here is preserved

even when the camera is turned off.

The MODE dial position during still image shooting

When shooting still images, the selectable shooting modes are as follows:

(Auto mode shooting) You can perform an easy shooting since this mode automatically adjusts the focus, exposure, and white balance. In this mode, [P. QUALITY] is set to [FINE] and the AF range finder is set to the Multipo int AF (page 18).

P (Program mode shooting) You can set the shooting funct ion s in th e menu settings according to yo ur shooting condition (page 93).

SCN (Scene selection) This mode is effective when shooting night scenes, peop le at night, landscapes, or portraits (page 27).

Shooting still images

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Basic still image shooting – using auto mode

MODE

MODE dial

POWER

, Set the MODE dial to , and

rotate the lens portion to turn on your camera.

When a “Memory Stick” is ins er ted, the recording folder nam e i s indi cated on the LCD screen for about five seconds (page 51).

• When the MODE dial is set to , the

exposure, white balance and focus are adjusted automatically.

2 3

, Hold the camera steadily with

both hands and position a subject in the center of the focus frame.

Do not cover the lens, flash, or microphone (page 6) with your fi nge rs.

min

AE/AF lock indicator Flashes in green t Remains on

101

FINE

640

F2.8

, Press and hold the shutter

button halfway down.

The camera beeps. Whe n the A E/A F lock indicator stops flashing and remains on, the camera is ready for shooting . (T he scre en may be frozen for a split second depending on the subject.)

• If you release your finger from the shutter

button, shooting will be canceled.

• The minimum focal distance to a subject is

50 cm (19 distances closer than this, use the Macro mode (page 21).

• The frame appearing on the LCD screen shows

the focus adjustment range. (For more details on the AF range finder, see page41.)

/16 inches). To shoot subjects at

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Checking the last image

shot – Quick Review

min

101

640

, Press the shutter button fully

down.

The shutter clicks, the shootin g is completed, and the still image is saved in the “Memory Stick.” When the recording lamp goes out, you can shoot the next image.

• When you are shooting with the battery pack, if

no tasks are performed for a while with the camera turned on, power is automatically shut off to preserve battery power (page 12).

About Auto Focus

When you try to s hoo t a sub ject t hat is har d to focus on, the AE/AF lock indicator will change to flashing slowly. The Auto Focus functi on may be difficu lt to use with in the following subjects. In such cases, release the shutter b utton, then try to recompose the shot an d focus again.

• The subject is distant from the camera and dark

• The contrast between the subject and its

background is poor

• The subject is seen through glass, such as a

window

• A fast-moving subject

• The subject has a reflection, such as th at from a

mirror, or there is a luminous body and a lustrous subject

• A flashing subject.

• A backlit subject

There are two method for Auto Focus function: Multipoint AF and Center AF (page 41). When the MODE dial is set to

, The Multip o int AF is automatica lly

selected.

min

REVIEW

640

8/8

101

10:30

2003 7 4101-0008

, Press b (7) on the control

button.

To return to shooting mode, pr ess the shutter button lightly or press b (7) on the control button again.

To delete the image displayed on the LCD screen

1 Pre s s MENU to display th e menu. 2 Select [DELETE] with B on the control

button, then press z. 3 Select [OK] with v on the control

button, then press z.

The image is d eleted.

Shooting still images

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Using the smart zoom

W (wide-angle) T (telephoto)

min

640

min

101

640

, Press the SMART ZOOM to

choose the desired zoom position, and shoot your image.

You can zoom in the ima ge using digital process, with very little deterioration.

The maximum zoom scale depends on the image size. 1600×1200: 1.4× 1280×960: 1.7× 640×480: 3.5× When the image size is 2272×1704 or 2272 (3:2), the smart zoom does not work.

• If the LCD screen is tur ned off, the smart zoom

function does not work. Turn on the LCD screen when using the smart zoom function.

• AF range finder is not shown when using the

smart zoom. When 9 (FOCUS) is set to [MULTI AF] or [CENTER AF], or flashes and the centrally-located subject has priority to focus on.

• The smart zoom cannot be used while shooting

movies (page 62).

• When using the smart zoom, the image on the

LCD screen may look rough. However, this phenomenon has no effect on the recorded image.

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Shooting close-ups – Macro

For close-ups of small subjects like flowers or insects, s hoot using the mac ro feature. You can use this feature for clo s e-ups of subjects up to approximately 10 cm

/16 inches) from the end of the lens.

min

101

640

, Set the MODE dial to , and

press B ( ) on the control button.

The (Macro) indicator appears on the LCD screen.

• When the [POWER SAVE] (page 99) is set to

[ON], the focus will be achieved only while the shutter button is pressed and held halfway down.

• If the menu is currently displayed, press MENU

first to make the menu disappear.

• You can carry out this operation even when the MODE dial is set to P Landscape mode) (page 27), or .

, SCN (other than the

min

101

640

, Center the subject in the frame,

and press and hold the shutter button halfway down, then press the shutter button fully down.

To return to normal shooting

Press B ( ) on the c ont rol button again. The indicator disappears from the LCD screen.

• Use the LCD screen to shoot when using the Macro feature. If you use the finder, the limits of what you see and what you actually shoot may be different.

Shooting still images

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Using the self-timer

Rotating the lens

– Mirror mode

min

101

640

, Set the MODE dial to , and

press V ( ) on the control button.

The (Self-timer) indicator appears on the LCD screen.

• If the menu is currently displayed, press MENU

first to make the menu disappear.

• You can carry out this operation even when the MODE dial is set to P

, SCN, or .

min

101

FINE

640

F2.8

, Center the subject in the frame,

and press and hold the shutter button halfway down, then press the shutter button fully down.

The Self-timer lamp (page6) will flash in orange, and you will hear a beeping sound. The image will be s hot afte r appr oxi matel y 10 seconds.

To cancel the self-timer during the operation

Press V ( ) on the control button again.

• If you stand in front of the camera and press the

shutter button, the focus and the exposure may not be correctly set.

, Adjust the lens portion angle.

When shooting in mirror mode, tu rn over the lens portion as illustrated above. The image on the LCD sc reen is a mirr or-image. However, the image can be normal when recorded.

Image on the LCD screen

Recorded image

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Selecting a flash mode

min

101

640

, Set the MODE dial to , and

press v ( ) on the control button repeatedly to select a flash mode.

The flash mode has the foll owing features. No indicator (Auto): Based on the

lighting condi tions, the camera will decid e if there is enough light , a nd w i ll use th e flash accordingly.

(Forced flash): The flash will be used

regardless of the amount of ambient li ght .

(No flash): The flash will not be used.

• You can carry out this operation even when the MODE dial is set to P mode), or (Clip motion).

, SCN (Soft snap

• The recommended distance using the flash is

about 0.5 m to 1.7 m (1 foot 7 5 feet 7 inches) when [ISO] is set to [AUTO]. (When the MODE dial is not set to P, [ISO] is set to [AUTO].)

•

If the menu is currently displayed, press MENU first to make the menu disappear.

• In the Auto or (Forced flash) mode, you look

at the LCD screen in a dark place, you may notice some “noise” in the image, but this will have no effect on the image you shoot.

• While the flash is being charged, the /CHG

lamp flashes. After charging is completed, the lamp goes out.

/4 inches to

To reduce “red-eye” when shooting live subjects

The flash pre-strobes before shooting to reduce the red-eye phe nom enon. Set [RED EYE REDUCTION] to [ON] in the SET UP settings (page 98). appears on the LCD screen.

• The amount of red-eye reduction possible

varies according to the individual. In addition, the distance to the subject, and whether or not the subject has seen pre-strobe light begin to strobe may also reduce the effectiveness of the red-eye reduction process.

Shooting still images

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Selecting a flash mode (continued)

Shooting with the AF illuminator

This is additional lighting provided to assist in focusing when shooting in dark plac es. Set [AF ILLUMINATOR] to [AUTO] in the SET UP settings (page 98). If you try to shoot under insufficient lighting conditions,

appears the LCD screen; the AF

illuminator will flash automatically during the time between when the sh utter bu tton is pressed halfway down and the focus loc ks.

640

101

FINE

F2.8

/8 inches), or the

min

• Even when the AF illuminator flashes, but

sufficient light does not reach the subject (the recommended distance for this feature is up to approx. 1.5 m (4 feet 11 subject has weak contrast, the camera may not focus properly.

• If AF illuminator light misses the center of the

image somewhat, the camera will focus properly as long as it reaches the subject.

• When the focus preset distance is set, the AF

illuminator does not function.

• When 9 (FOCUS) is set to [MULTI AF] or

[CENTER AF], the AF range finder is not

displayed. or flashes and the centrallylocated subject has priority to focus on.

• In the following Scene selection modes

(page 27), the AF illuminator will not function.

– When shooting in Twilight mode – When shooting in

Landscape mode

• The AF illuminator is a bright light. There are

no safety hazards, but when shooting at short distances, do not aim it directly at the subject’s eyes.

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Shooting with the finder

Finder

All of the indicators are turned off

Shooting still images

DSPL/LCD ON/OFF

The finder is convenient when you want to save battery power, or when it is difficult to confirm th e image using the LCD screen. Each time you press DSPL/LCD ON/OFF, the display c hanges in the fol lowing order.

The LCD screen is turned off.

All of the available indicators

are turned on.

101

min

640

• The image through the finder does not indicate the actual recordable range. To confirm the recordable range, use the LCD screen.

• For details on the items displayed, see

page 104.

• Just as with the AE/AF lock indicator on the LCD screen, when the AE/AF lock lamp of the finder section stops flashing and remains on, you can start shooting (page 18).

• When the LCD screen is turned off, the smart zoom does not function (page 20).

• If you press (Flash mode)/ (Self-timer)/ (Macro) with the LCD screen turned off, the image will be displayed on the screen for approximately two seconds so you can check or change the setting.

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Inserting the date and time on a still image

CAMERA

MOVING IMAGE: DATE/TIME: RED EYE REDUCTION AF ILLUMINATOR:

SELECT

MPEG MOVIE OFF OFF AUTO

, Set the MODE dial to SET UP.

The SET UP screen appears.

• When images are shot with the date and time

inserted, the date and time cannot be removed later.

• When shooting images with the date and time

inserted, the actual date and time are not displayed on the LCD screen, instead, is displayed in the upper left portion of the LCD screen. The actual date and time are indicated in red in the lower-right corner when the image is played back.

CAMERA

MOVING IMAGE:

DATE/TIME:

RED EYE REDUCTION AF ILLUMINATOR:

DAY&TIME DATE OFF

, Select (CAMERA) with v on

the control button, then press B. Select [DATE/TIME] with v/V, then press B.

CAMERA

MOVING IMAGE: DATE/TIME: RED EYE REDUCTION AF ILLUMINATOR:

PAGE SELECT

MPEG MOVIE DATE OFF AUTO

, Select the date and time setting

with v/V on the control button, then press z.

DAY&TIME: Inserts the date and the time

of shooting into the image DATE: Inserts the year, the month and the date of shooting into the image OFF: Does not insert date/time data into the image After the setting has been completed, set the MODE dial to , and continue your shooting.

• When you chose [DATE] in Step 3, the date

will be inserted in the order set in “Setting the date and time” (page 14).

• You can insert the date and time even when the MODE dial is set to P

• This setting is maintained even when the power is turned off.

or SCN.

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Shooting according to scene conditions (scene selection)

Twilight mode

Twilight portrait mode

Landscape mode Soft snap mode

Shooting still images

When shooting night scenes, shoot ing people at night, shooting landscapes, or shooting portraits, use the modes listed below to increase the quality of your images.

Twilight mode

Under dark lighting co nditions, you can shoot using the Twilight mode, and still get good images. Howe ver, b ecaus e the s hutter speed is slower under these c onditions, we recommend you use a tripod.

• The flash cannot be used.

Twilight portrait mode

Use this mode when shooting people in the foreground at night. Because the shutter speed is slow, it is recommended that you use a tripod.

• Allows you to shoot images of people in the

foreground with distinct outlines without losing the feeling that you are shooting at night.

• The flash forcely strobes.

Landscape mode

Focuses on images far away, so is convenient for shooting landscapes at a distance.

• You cannot shoot in Macro mode.

• The flash auto mode cannot be selected.

Soft snap mode

The soft snap mode lets you shoot skin colors in brighter and warmer tones for more beautiful pictures. In addition, the soft focus effect creates a ge ntle atm osph ere fo r portraits of people, flowers, etc.

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Shooting according to scene conditions (scene selection) (continued)

0EV

EVSCN

, Set the MODE dial to SCN, and

press MENU.

The menu appears.

SCN

, Select [SCN] with b on t he

control button.

SCN

, Select the desired mode with

v/V on the control button.

The mode is set to your choice. When the setting is completed, press MENU. The menu disappears from the screen.

To cancel the scene selection

Set the MODE dial to another position.

• The setting is maintained even when the power is turned off.

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Deciding the still i m age quality

NR slow shutter

The NR slow shutter mode removes noise from recorded images, providing clear images. scene selection mode and shutter speed value are as follows, the camera automatically enters the NR slow shutter mode and “NR” is indicated next to the shutter speed indicator.

Mode Twilight/Twiligh t por tr a it Shutter

1/2 sec./slower than 1/2 sec.

speed

Press the shutter button fully

F2.8

down.

NR2''

CAPTURING

PROCESSING

• To eliminate the effects of vibration, use of a

tripod is recommended.

Then the screen turns black.

Finally, when “PROCESSING” disappears, the image has been recorded.

When the

0EV

ISO

, Set the MODE dial to P,

rotate the lens portion to turn on the power, then press MENU.

The menu appears.

• You can carry out this operation even when the

MODE dial is set to SCN.

FINE

FINE STANDARD

P.QUALITY

MODE

PFX

, Select (P. QUALITY) with b/

B on the control button.

Select the desired image quality with v/V.

The image quality is set. After the setting is completed, press MENU. The menu disappears from the screen.

• For image quality, you can choose either

[FINE] or [STAND ARD] .

• The image quality value selected here is

preserved even when the camera is turned off.

Shooting still images

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Image size and quality

You can choose image size (number of pixels) and image quality (comp ressi on ratio) based on the kind of images you want to shoot. The larger you make the image size and the higher you make the image quality, the better your image, b ut also the larger the am ount of data needed to pres erve your image. This means you can save fewer images in your “Memory Stick.” Choose an image size and qu al it y le ve l appropriately for the kind of ima ges you want to shoot. You can resize the images later (Resize function, see page 59).

You can choose image size from among the five options in the following tables.

Image size Examples

2272×1704 Very fine prints 2272 (3:2) 3:2 prints 1600×1200 Printing A5 size images 1280×960 Printing postcard size images 640×480 Creating your home page

1) This option records images in a horizontal to vertical proportion of 3:2 to match the size of the print paper used.

The number of images that can be saved in a “Memory Stick”

The number of images that can be saved in FINE (STANDARD) mode are shown below. (Units: number of images)

Capacity

Image size

2272×1704 2272 (3:2) 8 (14) 16 (30) 32 (60) 65 ( 121) 119 (216) 242 (440) 494 (898) 1600×1200

1280×960

640×480

2) When [REC MODE] is set to [NORMAL] For the number of images that can be saved in other modes, see page 92.

• When the images are viewed on the LCD

screen of the camera, they all look the same size.

• Number of shooting images can differ from

these values according to shooting conditions.

• The image size value (e.g., 2272×1704) is the

number of pixels displayed.

• When the remaining number of images

recordable is more than 9999, “>9999” is indicated.

16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB MSX-256 MSX-512 MSX-1G

8 (14) 16 (30) 32 (60) 65 (121) 119 (216) 242 (440) 494 (898)

16 (30) 33 (61) 66 (123) 133 (246) 238 (446) 484 (907) 988 (1852)

(46)

(243)

(93)

196

(491)

101

(187)

394

(985)

202

(376)

790

(1975)

357

(649) 1428

(3571)

726

(1320)

2904

(7261)

1482

(2694)

5928

(14821)

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Viewing images on the LCD scr een of your

Viewi

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camera

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mage

Viewing on the single-image screen

Single (single-image) scree n

min

640

101

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10:30

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BACK/NEXT VOLUME

Index (nine-image) screen

You can view images shot with the camera almost immediate ly on t he scr e en. Yo u can select the fo llowing three methods for viewing images.

Single (single-image) screen

You can view one image at a time, occupyin g th e entire screen.

Index (nine-image) screen

Nine images are displaye d simultaneously in separate panels on the screen.

Index (triple-image) screen

Three images are d ispl ayed si mult aneo usly in separate panels on the screen. V ari ous image information items are also displayed.

Index (triple-image) screen

APERTURE VALUE: SHUTTER SPEED: EXPOSURE VALUE: ISO:

MOVESINGLE DISPLAY

SINGLE DISPLAY

F2.8 1/30

0.0 100

2003 7 4101-0002

• For details on the movies, see page 63.

• For a detailed description of the screen

indicators, see page 106.

10:30

min

640

101

8/9

10:30

VOLUME

Viewing still images

2003 7 4101-0008

BACK/NEXT

, Set the MODE dial to , and

turn on the power.

The newest image in the sel ected re cordi ng folder (page 51) is displ ay ed .

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Viewing on the single-image screen (continued)

min

640

101

3/9

10:30

BACK/NEXT

2003 7 4101-0003

VOLUM E

Viewing on the index (nine- or triple-image) screen

APERTURE VALUE: SHUTTER SPEED: EXPOSURE VALUE: ISO:

MOVESINGLE DISPLAY

SINGLE DISPLAY

F2.8 1/30

0.0 100

10:30

2003 7 4101-0002

, Select the desired still image

with b/B on the control button.

b : Displays the previous im age . B : Displays the next image.

, Press the SMART ZOOM W

button once.

The display switches to the Index (nineimage) screen.

To display the next (previous) Index screen

Press v/V/b/B on the control but ton to move the yellow frame up /do w n/left/right.

, Press the SMART ZOOM W

button once more.

The display s w itches to the Index (tripleimage) screen.

Pressing v/V on the control button shows the remaining image information.

To display the next (previous) Index screen

Press b/B on the control button.

To return to the single-image screen

Press the SMART ZOOM T button repeatedly, or press z on the control button.

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Viewing images on a TV screen

A/V multi connecting cable (supplied)

Multi connector

BACK/NEXT

640

101

2/9

10:30

2003 7 4101-0002

VOLUME

Viewing still images

v mark

, Connect the A/V multi

connecting cable to the multi connector of the camera and the audio/video input jacks of the TV.

If your TV has stereo type input jacks, connect the audio pl ug (black) of the A/V multi connectin g cable to the Lch audio input jack. When placing the camera, make sure the LCD screen is facing up.

• Turn off both the camera and the TV before

connecting the camera and the TV with the A/V multi connecting cable.

TV/Video switch

, Turn on the TV, and set the TV/

Video switch to “Video.”

• The name and location of this switch may differ

depending on your TV.

, Set the MODE dial to , and

turn on the camera.

Press b/B on the control button to select the desired image.

• When using the camera abroad, it may be

necessary to switch the video output signal to match that of your TV system (page 99).

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Watching images on a TV screen

If you want to view images on a TV, you need a TV having a video input jack and the A/V multi connecting c ab le (suppl ie d). The color system of the TV must match as that of your digital still camera . C heck the following list:

NTSC system

Bahama Islands, Bolivia, Canada, Central America, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Jamaica, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Peru, Surinam, Taiwan, the Philippines, the U.S.A., Venezuela, etc.

PAL system

Australia, Austria, Belg iu m, Ch ina, Czech Republic, Denmark, Finland, Germany, Holland, Hong Kong, Italy, Kuwait, Malaysia, New Zealand, Norway, Portugal, Singapore, Slovak Republi c, Spai n, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, etc.

PAL-M system

Brazil

PAL-N system

Argentina, Paragua y, Ur uguay

SECAM system

Bulgaria, France, Guiana, Hungary, Iran, Iraq, Monaco, Pola nd, R ussi a, Ukrai ne, etc.

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Deleting images

Deleti

till i

min

640

101

2/9

10:30

BACK/NEXT

2003 7 4101-0002

VOLUME

FOLDER

min

DELETE

640

PROTECT

ng s

min

101

2/9

DPOF

640

mage

101

2/9

DELETE

O K EXIT

, Set the MODE dial to , and

turn on the camera. Select the image you want to delete with b/B on the control button.

, Press MENU.

Select [DELETE] with b/B on the control button, then press z.

The image has not yet been deleted at this point.

• You cannot delete protected images (page 57).

Deleting still images

, Select [OK] with v on t he

control button, then press z.

“MEMORY STICK ACCESS” appears on the screen. When this mess age disappears, the image has been deleted.

To delete other images c ontinuously

Select the image you wa nt to delete with b/ B on the control butt on. Sele ct [ DEL ETE],

then press z. Next, select [OK] with v on the control button, then press z.

To cancel the deletion

Select [EXIT] with V on the control button, then press z.

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Deleting on the Index (nine-image) screen

FOLDER

DELETE

PROTECT

DPOF

DELETE

SELECTCANCEL ALL IN FOLDER

TO NEXT

MOVESELECT

, While an Index (nine-image)

screen (page 32) is displayed, press MENU. Select [DELETE] with b/B on the control button, then press z.

, Select [SELECT] with b/B on

the control button, then press z.

To delete all the images in the folder

Select [ALL IN FOLDER] with B on the control button, then press z. Next, select [OK], then press z. All of the unprotected images in the folder are deleted. To cancel the deletion, select [EXIT], then press z.

, Select the image you want to

delete with v/V/b/B on the control button, then press z.

The (Delete) mark is indicated on the selected image. At this poi nt, the ima ge has not yet been deleted. Put the mark on all of the images you want to delete.

• To cancel your selection, select images you

want to cancel and press z again. The mark disappears.

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Deleting on the Index (triple-image) screen

EXITDELETE OK

, Press MENU.

Select [OK] with B on the control button, then press z.

“MEMORY STICK ACCESS” appears on the screen. When this message disappears, the images have been deleted.

To cancel the deletion

Select [EXIT] with b on the control button, then press z.

APERTURE VALUE: SHUTTER SPEED: EXPOSURE VALUE: ISO:

SINGLE DISPLAY

F2.8 1/30

0.0 100

10:30

2003 7 4101-0002

, While an Index (triple-image)

screen (page 32) is displayed, move the image you wan t to delete to the center with b/B on the control button.

DPOF PROTECT DELETE FOLDER

10:30

2003 7 4101-0002

BACK/NEXTOK

, Press MENU.

Select [DELETE] with the v/V on the control button, then press z.

At this point, the image has not yet been deleted.

Deleting still images

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Deleting on the Index (triple-image) screen (continued)

DELETE

O K

CANCEL

10:30

2003 7 4101-0002

BACK/NEXTOK

, Select [OK] with v on the

control button, then press z.

“MEMORY STICK ACCESS” appears on the screen. When this message disappears, the image has been deleted.

To cancel the deletion

Select [CANCEL] with button, th en press z.

V on the control

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Formatting a “Memory Stick”

, Insert the “Memory Stick” you

want to format into the camera. Set the MODE dial to SET UP, and turn on the power.

• The term “formatting” means preparing a

“Memory Stick” to record images; this process is also called “initialization.” The supplied “Memory Stick” and those available commercially, are already formatted, and can be used immediately.

• When you format a “Memory Stick,” be aware th at all of t he d ata in the “M emory Stick” will be permanently erased. Protected images are also erased.

MEMORY STICK TOOL

FORMAT:

CREATE REC. FOLDER: CHANGE REC. FOLDER:

O K CANCEL

, Select (MEMORY STICK

TOOL) with v/V on the control button. Select [FORMAT] with B, then, press B. Select [OK] with v , then press z.

To cancel the formatting

Select [CANCEL] with V on the control button, th en press z.

• Use the fully charged battery pack. Formatting

using the low level battery pack may cause a format error by battery shutoff.

FORMAT

ALL DATA WILL BE ERASED

READY?

O K

CANCEL

, Select [OK] with v on t he

control button, then press z.

The “FORMATTING” mess age appears. When this message disappears, the format is complete.

Deleting still images

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How to setup and

Bef

operate your camera

This section describes the most frequently used menus and the SET UP screen.

Control button

MODE dial

Changing menu settings

a Press MENU.

The menu appears.

2272

2272x1704 2272(3:2) 1600x1200 1280x 960

640 x 480

MODE

IMAGE SIZE

b Select the setting item you

want to change with b/B on the control button.

VOICE E-MAIL NORMAL

REC MODE

The letters and symbols of the item you select turn yellow.

ore advanced operations

Changing items in the SET UP screen

a Set the MODE dial to SET UP.

The SET UP screen appears.

CAMERA

MOVING IMAGE: DATE/TIME: RED EYE REDUCTION AF ILLUMINATOR:

SELECT

MPEG MOVIE OFF OFF AUTO

b Select the setting item you

want to change with v/V/b/B on the control button.

The frame of the item you select turns yellow.

SETUP 1

LCD BRIGHTNESS

: LCD BACKLIGHT

BEEP:

POWER SAVE

SHUTTER

O N OFF

c Select the desired setting with

v/V on the control button.

The frame of the selected setting turns yellow, and the setting is entered.

To turn off the menu display

Press MENU.

c Press z on the control button

to enter the setting.

To turn off the SET UP screen display

Set the MODE dial to anythin g ot her than SET UP.

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Choosing a focus

till i

method

MODE dial: P/SCN/

Multipoint AF

The AF range finder frame widen s. You can do auto fucus shootin g not depending on com posi ti on. The number of AF range finders, the positio n or th e w i dth of the AF ra nge f ind er diffe rs depen din g on the subject.

Center AF

The AF range finder frame is only the center of the frame.

Control button

MODE dial

b Press MEN U.

The menu appears.

c Select 9 (FOCUS) with b/B,

then select [MULTI AF] or [CENTER AF] with v/V.

The focus is adjusted automati cally. The color of the AF range finder frame changes from white to green.

Multipoint AF

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Center AF

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• When you are shooting movies (MPEG movie)

and you choose Multipoint AF, the distance to the center of the screen is estimated as an average, so t he AF works even with a certain amount of vibration. The Center AF automatically focuses only on the center of the image, so it is convenient when you want to focus only on what you aim at.

• When you use the smart zoom or AF

illuminator, priority AF movement is given to subjects in or near the center of the frame. In this case, or flashes and the AF range finder is not displayed.

mage shooting

Advanced still image shooting

a Set the MODE dial to P,

SCN, or .

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AF lock shooting using Center AF

Even if it is difficu lt to focus in AF shoot ing because the subject is not in the center of the frame, you can focus in this situation using Center AF. For example, when you are shooting two h uman s ubjec ts, and th ere is a gap between them, the camera may focus on the background visible in the gap. In a case like this, use AF lock to ensu re t he subj ects are in correct focus.

Shutter button

• When you are using AF lock, you can capture

an image with the correct focus even if the subject is at the edge of the frame.

a Compose the shot so t h at the

subject is centered in the AF range finder, and press the shutter button halfway down.

First, the focus for the subject you are aiming at will be adjusted. When the AE/AF lock indicator stops flashing and remains on, and there is a be eping sound, focus adjustment is completed.

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AF range finder

AE/AF lock indicator

101

FINE

640

F2.8

b Return to the fully composed

shot, and press the shutter button fully down.

The shutter clicks, the image will be recorded with the proper foc us for the human subjects.

min

• You can carry out the AF lock adjustment

process before you press the shutter button fully down.

101

FINE

640

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Setting the distance to the subject

– Focus preset

MODE dial: P/SCN/

When shooting an image using a previously set distance to the subject, or when shooting a subject through a net or through window glass, it is difficult to get the proper focus in auto focus mode. In these cases, use of the Focus preset is convenient.

Control button

MODE dial

a Set the MODE dial to P,

SCN, or

b Press MEN U.

The menu appears.

c Select 9 (FOCUS) with b/B,

then select the distan ce t o the subject with v/V.

You can select from the following distance settings.

0.5m, 1.0m, 3.0m, 7.0m,

∞ (unlimited

distance)

7.0m

3.0m

1.0m

0.5m CENTER AF MULTI AF

FOCUS ISO

1.0m

To return to auto focus mode

In step 3, select 9 (FOCUS), then select [MULTI AF] or [CENTER AF].

• Focal point information may not show the exact

distance.

Adjusting the exposure

– EV adjustment

MODE dial: P/SCN/

Used when you want to change the automatic exposure to one of your own choice. The value can be set a range from +2.0EV to –2.0EV, in 1/3EV increments.

Control button

MODE dial

a Set the MODE dial to P,

SCN, or

b Press MENU.

The menu appears.

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c Select (EV) with b/B.

The value of the exposure adjustment is displayed.

0EV

EV ISO

d Select th e exp osure

adjustment value.

Select the exposure adjustment value with

v/V.

Make your adjustment whi le confirming the brightness of the background of the subject on the LCD screen.

To return to auto adjust mode

Return the exposure adjustment value to 0EV.

Shooting te c h niques

In normal shooting, the camera makes automatic exposure adjustments. Check the image to be shot, if it looks like the image below, you should make manual adjustments. If you are shooting a back-lit person or a snowy scene, make your adjustments in the + plus direction; if you are shooting a dark subject that fills the screen, making your adjustments in the – direction should give the best results.

Underexposured

t Adjust in the + direction

Spot light-metering

MODE dial: P/SCN/

Spot light-metering lets you adjust the exposure to the subject even when the subject is backlit or there is strong contrast between the subject and t he background. You can aim at a particular point, and meter the light to adjust the exposure for that point.

Control button

MODE dial

Shutter button

• When the subject is extremely bright or

extremely dark, or when you are using the flash, the adjustment may not work.

Appropriate exposure

a Set the MODE dial to P,

SCN, or .

b Press MENU.

The menu appears.

Overexposed t Adjust in

the – direction

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c Select (SPOT METER)

with b/B, then select [ON] with v.

The Spot light-mete ring aiming point is displayed.

Spot light-

ISO

metering aiming point

ON OFF

SPOT METER

d Aim the spot light-me te ring

aiming point at the spot you want to shoot, then shoot your image.

To cancel spot light-metering

In Step 3, select [OFF]. The spot lightmetering aiming point disa ppe ars, and the camera returns to normal light-metering.

Adjusting color tones

– White Balance

MODE dial: P/SCN/

When the white balanc e is set to AUTO, the white balan ce is set automatically in response to the condition of the subject, and the overall color balance is adjusted accordingly. When you want to fix the conditions under which the image is captured, or when shooting under special lighting conditions, you can select the settings manually.

(Incandescent)

• Used when shooting, for example, at a party, where the lighti ng conditions change often

• Used in a studio, or under video lights

(Fluorescent)

Used when shooting under fluo re sce nt lights.

(Cloudy)

Used when shooting under a cl oudy sky.

(Daylight)

Used when shooting outdoors, and for shooting at night, under neon ligh ts, for fireworks, sunrise/sunset and twilight.

AUTO (no display)

The white balance is adju sted automatically.

Control button

MODE dial

Shutter button

a Set the MODE dial to P,

SCN, or .

b Press MENU.

The menu appears.

c Select [WB] (WHITE BAL) with

b/B, then select the desi r ed setting with v/V.

To return to automatic settings

In Step 3, select [AUTO].

• Under fluorescent lights that flicker, e ven if you

choose , the overall color of the image may show differences from the actual color.

• When the flash is triggered, the manual setting

of white balance is cancelled, and the shooting of the image is done in AUTO mode.

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Shooting techniques

The color of the subject that you see will be captured according to the lighting conditions. Under the bright summer sun, everything will appear bluish, under a light sources like a light bulb, white objects will appear reddish. The human eye has an excellent ability to adjust. Even when lighting conditions change, the eye can adjust and recognize the correct color almost instantly. However, digital still cameras are greatly influenced by light. Normally, this camera adjusts automatically, but if you notice that the color of the entire image seems to be a bit unnatural when replaying an image on t h e LCD screen, it i s recommended that you adjust the white balance.

Adjusting the flash level

MODE dial: P

You can adjust the amou t of fl ash light.

Control button

MODE dial

a Set the MODE dial to P. b Press MENU.

The menu appears.

c Select [ ] (FLASH LEVEL)

with b/B, then select the desired setting with v/V.

HIGH: Makes the flash level higher

than normal.

NORMAL: Normal setting. LOW: Makes the flash level lower

than normal.

• You can carry out this operation even when the

MODE dial is set to SCN or (C lip M otion only).

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Shooting multiple frames

– Clip Motion

MODE dial:

You can shoot a number of still images consecutivel y (GIF animation) . Because the file size is small, these images are id eal for use on a home page, or for attaching to an email message.

• Clip Motion images are restricted to color

levels of 256 colors and below. This is a characteristic of GIF format recording. For this reason, the image quality of some images may deteriorate.

NORMAL (160×120)

The maximum number of fra m es yo u can shoot in one Clip Motion shot is 10. This is suitable for use on a home page.

MOBILE (120×108)

Two frames is the maximum number that can be shot in Clip Motion in this mode. This is suitable for use with portable data terminals.

• MOBILE mode has strict file size limits, so

picture quality falls accordingly.

• For the number of images you can record using

Clip Motion, see page 92.

Before operation

Set [MOVING IMAGE] to [CLIP MOTION] in the SET UP settings ( p ages 40, 98).

Control button

MODE dial

Shutter button

a Set the MODE dial to . b Press MEN U.

The menu appears.

c Select (IMAGE SIZE) with b/

B, then select the desired mode with v/V.

d Shoot one frame.

MAKING"CLIP MOTION"

e Shoot the next frame.

Press the shutter button once to shoot the next frame, then repea t th is operation until you have shot th e desired number of frames.

f Press z.

All of the frames will be saved in the “Memory Stick.”

To delete shot images in the midst of shooting

1 In Steps 4 or 5 , pre ss b (7).

Shot images will be played back in order, playback stops when the last image is reached.

2 Press MENU, and select either

[DELETE LAST] or [DELETE ALL], then press z.

3 Select [OK], then press z. If you chose

[DELETE LAST] in S tep 2, repeat Step s 1 to 3 to delete the image s in order, from the latest on e s h ot.

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• If you do not complete Step 6, the image will

not be saved in the “Memory Stick.” Up to that point, the image is saved temporarily in the camera.

• In Clip Motion, the date and time cannot be

inserted.

• When you view Clip Motion images using the

Index screen, the images may appear different from the actual image recorded.

• GIF files made on other cameras may not be

displayed correctly on this camera.

Shooting in Multi Burst mode

– Multi Burst

MODE dial:

Pressing the shutter button once records 16 frames in a row. This is convenient fo r checking your form in sports, for example.

Before operation

Set [MOVING IMAGE] to [MULTI BURST] in the SET UP settings (pag es 40,

98).

Control button

MODE dial

Shutter button

a Set the MODE dial to . b Press MENU.

The menu appears.

c Select (INTERVAL) with b/

B, then select the desired between-frame interval with v/ V.

You can choose the between-frame interval from among the foll owing. NTSC: 1/7.5 sec., 1/15 sec., 1/30 sec. PAL: 1/6.3 sec., 1/12.5 sec., 1/25 sec.

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(For information on NTSC/PAL, see page 96.)

1/30

1/7.5 1/15 1/30

INTERVAL

d Press the shutter button.

16 frames will be recorded as one image (image size: 1280×9 60).

To delete shot images

When using this mode, you cannot delete only certain frames. When you delete images, all 16 of the frames are deleted at the same time.

1 Set the MODE dial to . 2 Press MENU and select [DELETE], then

press z.

3 Select [OK], then press z.

All of the frames are deleted.

• When you play back images recorded in Multi

Burst mode on the camera, the 16 frames will be played back in order, with a fixed interval between them.

• If you rotate the lens portion during shooting,

the shot images may be upside down.

• When the images are played back on a

computer, the 16 frames you shot will all be displayed at the same time as part of one image.

• When Multi Burst images are played back on a

camera without the Multi Burst feature, the 16 frames will all be displayed at the same time, as part of one image, just as they are on a computer.

• For the number of images that can be recorded,

see page92.

• The flash cannot be used.

• In Multi Burst, the date and time cannot be

inserted.

Shooting still images for e-mail

– E-MAIL

MODE dial: / P/SCN

You can shoot images and save them in a file that is small enough (320×240) to attach to an e-mail message. The no r mal mode image that was selected using the (IMAGE SIZE) item (page 17) i s also recorded.

Control button

a Set the MODE dial to , P,

or SCN.

b Press MENU.

The menu appears.

MODE dial

Shutter button

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c Select [MODE] (REC MODE)

with b/B, then select [E-MAIL] with v/V.

d Shoot your image.

To return to normal mode

In Step 3, select [NORMAL].

• For instructions on how to attach your images

to an e-mail message, refer to the Help files of the e-mail software you are using.

Shooting still images with audio files

–VOICE

MODE dial: / P/SCN

You can record stil l images wi th audio f iles.

Control button

a Set the MODE dial to , P,

or SCN.

b Press MENU.

The menu appears.

c Select [MODE] (REC MODE)

with b/B, then select [VOICE] with v.

MODE dial

Shutter button

d Shoot your image.

If you press and release the shutter button, sound is recorded

for five seconds.

If you hold down the shutter button, sound is recorded until you

release the shutter button for up to 40 seconds.

To return to normal mode

In Step 3, select [NORMAL].

• Be careful not to touch the microphone (page 6)

during shooting.

• To view images recorded in VOICE mode,

carry out the same procedure described in “Viewing movies on the LCD screen” (page 63).

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Adding special effects

– Picture Effect

MODE dial: P/SCN/

You can add special effects to bring out the contrast in your images.

SOLARIZE B&W

Control button

MODE dial

Shutter button

Selecting a Folder

MODE dial: SET UP

Your camera can create multiple folders within a “Memory Stick.” When y ou store a lot of images in the “Memory Stick,” you can sort out images by creating a new folder. When not creating a new folder, “101MSDCF” folder is selected as the recording folder. You can create folders up to “999MSDCF.”

Like an illustration with clearly delineated bright and dark portions

SEPIA NEG.ART

Colored to look like an old photograph

In black and white

Made to look like a negative image

a Set the MODE dial to P,

SCN, or .

b Press MEN U.

The menu appears.

c Select [PFX] (P.EFFECT) with

b/B, then select the desired mode with v/V.

To cancel Picture Effect

In Step 3, select [OFF].

• Up to 4000 images can be stored in one folder.

When the folder capacity is exceeded, a new folder is automatically created.

Control button

MODE dial

Advanced still image shooting

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Creating a new folder

a Set the MODE dial to SET UP. b Select (MEMORY STICK

TOOL) with v/V, [CREATE REC. FOLDER] with B/v/V, and [OK] with B/v , then press z.

The following screen appears.

min

CREATE REC. FOLDER

CREATING REC. FOLDER 102MSDCF

READY?

O K

CANCEL

c Select [OK] with v , then press

A new folder is c r eated with a number one higher than the largest number in the “Memory Stick,” and th e folder becomes the record ing folder.

To cancel folder creation

Select [CANCEL] in step 2 or 3.

• Once you create a new folder , you cannot delete

the new folder with the camera.

• Recorded images are recorded in the newly

created folder until a different folder is created or selected.

Changing the recording folder

a Set the MODE dial to SET UP. b Select (MEMORY STICK

TOOL) with v/V, [CHANGE REC. FOLDER] with B/v/V, and [OK] with B/v , then press z.

The recording folder selectio n screen appears.

SELECT REC. FOLDER 2/2

102

102MSDCF

FOLDER NAME:

NO. OF FILES:

2003 7 5

CREATED:

1:05:34

O K

OK BACK/NEXT

CANCEL

c Select the desired folder with

b/B, and [OK] with v , then press z.

To cancel changing the recording folder

Select [CANCEL] in step 2 or 3.

• You cannot select the “100MSDCF” folder as a

recording folder.

• The image is stored in the newly selected

folder.

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Selecting the folder

till i

for playback

– Folder

MODE dial:

Select the folder that images you want to play back are stored .

Control button

MODE dial

a Set the MODE dial to . b Press MEN U.

The menu appears.

c Select [FOLDER] with b, then

press z.

d Select the desired folder with

b/B.

SELECT FOLDER 2/2

102

102MSDCF

FOLDER NAME:

NO. OF FILES:

2003 7 5

CREATED:

1:05:34

O K

CANCEL

BACK/NEXTOK

e Select [OK] with v , then press

To cancel the selection

In step 5, sele ct [CANCEL].

When a “Memory Stick” contains multiple folders

If the first or last image in the folder is displayed, the foll owing icons are indicate d on the screen.

: Moves to the p revious folder. : Moves to the next folder. : Moves to both the previous and n ext

folders.

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On the single screen

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10:30

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BACK/NEXT VOLUME

On the Index (nine-image) screen

MOVESINGLE DISPLAY

On the Index (triple-image) screen

APERTURE VALUE: SHUTTER SPEED: EXPOSURE VALUE: ISO:

SINGLE DISPLAY

F2.8 1/30

0.0 100

10:30

2003 7 4101-0001

• When no images are stored in the folder, “NO

FILE IN THIS FOLDER” appears.

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Enlarging a portion of a still image

MODE dial:

You can enlarge an image up to five times the size of the o rig inal im age. You ca n also record the enlarg ed image as a new file.

Control button

SMART ZOOM buttons

MODE dial

Enlarging an image

– Playback zoom

a Set the MODE dial to . b Display the image you want to

enlarge.

c Press the SMART ZOOM T

button to en large the image.

d Press v/V/b/B repeatedly to

select a portion of the image to enlarge.

e Press the SMART ZOOM T

button repeatedly, the portion of the image selected in Step 4 will be enlarged.

Press v

Press

Press V

v:To view a portion of the top of the

image

V:To view a portion of the bottom of

the image

b:To view a portion of the left side

of the image

B:To view a portion of the right side

of the image

Press

To cancel enlarged viewing

Press z.

• You cannot use Playback zoom with movies

(MPEG movie), or images recorded in Clip Motion/Multi Burst modes.

• If you press the SMART ZOOM W button

when you are viewing images that have not been enlarged, the Index screen will appear (page 32).

• The images displayed in Quick Review

(page 19) can be enlarged using the procedures outlined in Steps 3 to 5.

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Recording an enlarged image – Trimming

a After you have viewed an

image using playback zoom, press MENU.

b Select [TRIMMING] with B,

then press z.

c Select the image size with v/V,

then press z.

The image is recorded, and the screen image returns to the size it was before enlargement.

• The trimmed image is recorded in the recording

folder as the newest file, and the original image is retained.

• The trimmed image may suffer some

deterioration in image quality

• You cannot trim to 3:2-sized image.

Playing back successive images

– Slide show

MODE dial:

You can play back rec orded images in succession, one after another. This is useful for checking your images, or for giving a presentation.

Control button

MODE dial

c Select [SLIDE] with b/B, then

press z.

Set the follow ing it ems wi th v/V/b/B.

INTERVAL settings

3 sec/5 sec/10 sec/30 sec/1 min

IMAGE FOLDER:Plays back all the images in

the selected folder.

ALL:Plays back all the images in the

“Memory Stick.”

REPEAT ON:Plays the images back repeatedly. OFF:Plays through the images one

time and then stops.

d Select [START] with V/B, then

press z.

The slide show begins.

To cancel the slide show setting

In Step 3, sele ct [CANCEL].

Advanced still image viewing

a Set the MODE dial to . b Press MEN U.

The menu appears.

To stop slide show playback

Press z, select [EXIT] with B, then press z.

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To skip to the next/previous image during slide show

Press B (next), or b (previous).

• The interval settings are just guidelines. The

actual intervals differ, based on factors like the size of the image.

Rotating still images

MODE dial:

Images shot when holding the camera vertically can be rotate d and displayed horizontally.

Control button

MODE dial

a Set the MODE dial to , and

display the image you want to rotate.

b Press MENU.

The menu appears.

c Select [ROT ATE] with b/B,

then press z.

d Select with v , and rotate

the image with b/B.

e Select [OK] with v/V, then

press z.

To cancel the rotation

In Step 4, select [CANCEL].

• Protected images, movies (MPEG movie), or

images recorded in Clip Motion/Mul ti Burst modes cannot be rotated.

• You may not be able to rotate images shot with

other cameras.

• Also, when viewing images on a computer, the

image rotation information may not be reflected depending on the application software.

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Protecting images

Still i

diti

– Protect

MODE dial:

To prevent accidental erasure of an important image, you can pr ote c t it.

Control butt on

MODE dial

On the single screen

a Set the MODE dial to . b Display the image you want to

protect with b/B.

c Press MEN U.

The menu appears.

d Select [PROTECT] with b/B,

then press z.

The image currently being displayed is now protect ed , and the - (Protect) mark is indicated on the scre en.

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PROTECT

OK BACK/NEXT

EXIT

e To protect other images,

display the image you want to protect with b/B, then press z.

To cancel the protection

In Step 4 or 5, press z again. The mark disappears.

mage e

On the Index (nine-image) screen

a Set the MODE dial to , press

the SMAR T ZO OM W button once to switch to the Index (nine-image) sc reen.

b Press MENU.

The menu appears

c Select [PROTECT] with b/B,

then press z.

d Select [SELECT] with b/B,

then press z.

e Select the imag e you wan t to

protect with v/V/b/B, then press z.

The green - (Protect) mark is indicated on the sele cted image.

TO NEXT

MOVESELECT

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f To protect other images,

repeat Step 5.

g Press MEN U . h Select [OK] with B, then press

The - mark turns white and the selected image is protected.

To cancel the protection

Select [CANCEL] in Step 4 or select [EXIT] in Step 8, then press z.

To release protection

In Step 5, with v/V/b/B, select an imag e for which you want to releas e protection, and press z. The - mark turns gray and repeat this o peration for all the im ages for which you want to release protection. Then, press MENU, select [OK], and press z.

To protect all the images in folder

In Step 4, select [ALL IN FOLDER], then press z. Next, sele ct [ON], then pr ess z.

To release protection of all the images in the folder

In Step 4, select [ALL IN FOLDER], a nd press z. Then select [OFF], and press z.

On the Index (triple-image) screen

a Set the MODE dial to , press

the SMAR T ZO OM W button twice to switch to the Index (triple-image) screen.

b Move the image you want to

protect to the center with b/B.

c Press MENU.

The menu appears

d Select [PROTECT] with v/V,

then press z.

The center image is protected, and the

- (Protect) mark is indicated on tha t image.

DPOF PROTECT DELETE FOLDER

10:30PM2003 7 4101-0002

BACK/NEXTOK

e To protect other images, move

the image you want to protect to the center with b/B, and repeat Step 4.

To release protection

In Step 4, select the image from which you want to release protection, and press z. To release protection from all of your images, repea t this pr ocess f or each of them.

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Changing image size

– Resize

MODE dial:

You can change the im ag e siz e of a recorded image, and save it as a new file. You can resize to the following size s. 2272×1704, 1600×1200, 1280×960, 640×480 The original image is retained even after resizing.

Control button

MODE dial

a Set the MODE dial to . b Display the imag e you wan t to

resize with b/B.

c Press MEN U.

The menu appears

d Select [RESIZE] with b/B, then

press z.

e Select the new size with v/V,

then press z.

The resized image is recorded in the recording folder as the newe s t file.

To cancel the resizing

In Step 5, select [CANCEL].

• Movies (MPEG movie), or images recorded in

Clip Motion/Multi Burst modes cannot be resized.

• When images are resized from a smaller to a

larger size, the image quality will deteriorate.

• You cannot resize to 3:2-sized image.

• If you try to resize a 3:2-sized image, black

bands will appear at the top and bottom of the image.

Still image editing

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Choosing images to print

– Print (DPOF) mark

MODE dial:

You can mark still images shot with your camera that you want to have pri nte d. This function is convenient when you have images printed at a shop or using a pr inter that conforms with the DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) standard.

Control button

• You cannot mark movies (MPEG movie) or

images recorded in Clip Motion mode.

• In E-MAIL mode, the print (DPOF) mark is

marked on the normal size image that was recorded at the same time.

• When you mark images shot in Multi Burst

mode, all the images are printed on one sheet divided into 16 panels.

MODE dial

On the single screen

a Set the MODE dial to . b Display the image you want to

print with b/B.

c Press MENU.

The menu appears.

d Select [DPOF] with b/B, then

press z.

The mark is indicated on this image.

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e To mark other images, display

the image you want to mark with b/B, then press z.

To delete the mark

In Step 4 or 5, press z again. The mark disappears.

On the Index (nine-image) screen

a Set the MODE dial to and

press the SMART ZOOM W button once to switch to the Index (nine-image) scree n.

b Press MENU.

The menu appears.

c Select [DPOF] with B, then

press z.

d Select [SELECT] with b/B,

then press z.

• You cannot mark using the [ALL IN

FOLDER] option.

e Select the imag es you want to

print with v/V/b/B, then press z.

The green mark is indicated on the selected image.

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MOVESELECT

f To mark other images, repeat

Step 5 for each of them.

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g Press MEN U. h Select [OK] with B, then press

The setting of the mark is completed.

To delete the mark

In Step 5, select the image y o u want to delete the mark with v/V/b/B, and press z.

To delete all the marks from the images in the folder

In Step 4, select [ALL IN FOLDER], then press z. Next, select [OFF], then press z.

To cancel the marking

In Step 4, select [CANCEL], or select [EXIT] in Step 8.

On the Index (triple-image) screen

a Set the MODE dial to , press

the SMAR T ZO OM W button twice to switch to the Index (triple-images) screen.

b Move the image you want to

print to the center with b/B.

c Press MEN U.

The menu appears.

d Select [DPOF] with v , then

press z.

The mark is indicated on the center image.

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e To mark other images, move

the image you want to print to the center with b/B, and repeat Step 4.

To delete the mark

In Step 4, press z again. The mark disappears.

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Shooting movies

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MODE dial:

You can shoot movies (MPEG movi es).

Before operation

Set [MOVING IMAGE] to [MPEG MOVIE] in the SET UP settings (pages 40,

98).

Control button

DSPL/LCD ON/OFF

a Set the MODE dial to . b Press MEN U .

The menu appears.

MODE dial

Shutter button

c Select (IMAGE SIZE) with b/

B, and select the desired mode with v/V.

You can choose from 320 (HQX), 320×240, or 160×112. See page 92 for the recording time allowed for each image size .

d Press the shu tter button fully

down.

“REC” appears on the screen and the camera starts recording the image and sound.

min

REC

• When the capacity of the “Mem or y Stick”

is used up, recording stops.

160

00:00:02[00:10:48

101

]

e Press the shu tter button fully

down again to stop recording.

ng movies

Indicators on the screen while you are shooting movies

These indicators ar e not recorded. Each time you press DSPL/LCD ON/OFF, the status of the LCD screen changes as follows: Indicators OFF t LCD OFF t Indicators ON. See page 105 for a detailed description of the indica ted it ems.

To shoot close-ups (Macro)

Set the MODE dial to and follo w th e procedure on page 21.

To shoot with a self-timer

Set the MODE dial to and follo w th e procedure on page 22.

• Be careful not to touch the microphone (page 6)

during shooting.

• You cannot use a flash.

• In MPEG movie, the date and time cannot be

inserted.

• You cannot use the smart zoom while shooting

movies.

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Viewing movies on the LCD screen

MODE dial:

You can view movies on the LCD screen of the camera and hear sou nd s from the speaker of the camera.

Control button

MODE dial

Speaker

DSPL/LCD ON/OFF

a Set the MODE dial to .

b Select the desired movie with

b/B.

Movies are displayed a size sma ll er than still images.

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10/10

00:00:00

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c Press z.

The movie images and sound are played back. B (playback) appears on the LCD screen while a movie is playing back.

min

160

101

10/10

00:00:03

Playback

STOP REV/CUE VOLUME

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bar

To stop playback

Press z.

To adjust the volume

Press v/V.

To rewind / fast-forward

Press b/B while playing back a mo vie. To return to normal playback, press z.

High quality movies

Movies with the image size “320 (HQX)” appear on the full screen.

Indicators on the screen while you are viewing movies

Each time you press DSPL/LCD ON/OFF, the status of the L CD s creen changes as follows: Indicators OFF t LCD OFF t Indicators ON. See page 106 for a detailed description of the indicat ed i te m s.

• The procedure for viewing movies on a TV is

the same as that for viewing still images (page 33).

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Deleting movies

MODE dial:

You can delete unwant ed movies.

Control button

MODE dial

On the single screen

a Set the MODE dial to . b Select the movie you want to

delete with b/B.

c Press MENU.

The menu appears.

d Select [DELETE] with b/B,

then press z.

The movie has not been deleted yet.

e Select [OK] with v , then press

“MEMORY STICK ACCESS” appears on the screen. The movie has been deleted when the message disappears.

f To delete other movies, display

the movie you want to delete with b/B, then press z.

To cancel the deletion

In Step 5 or 6, select [EXIT].

On the Index (nine-image) screen

a Set the MODE dial to and

press the SMART ZOOM W button once to display an Index (nine-image) scree n.

b Press MENU.

The menu appears.

c Select [DELETE] with b/B,

then press z.

d Select [SELECT] with b/B,

then press z.

e Select the movies you want to

delete with v/V/b/B, then press z.

The (Delete) mark is indicated on the selected movie.

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The movie has not been deleted yet.

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f Repeat Step 5 to delete other

movies.

g Press MEN U. h Select [OK] with B, then press

The movies are de leted when the “MEMORY STICK ACCESS” message disappears.

To cancel the deletion

In Step 8, select [EXIT].

To delete all the images in the folder

In Step 4, select [ALL IN FOLDER], then press z. Next, select [OK], then press z. To cancel the deletion, select [EXIT] with b, then press z.

On the Index (triple-image) screen

a Set the MODE dial to and

press the SMART ZOOM W button twice to switch to the Index (triple-image) scr een.

b Move the movie you want to

delete to the center with b/B.

c Press MEN U.

The menu appears.

d Select [DELETE] with v/V, then

press z.

The movie has not been deleted yet.

DELETE

O K

CANCEL

10:30

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BACK/NEXTOK

e Select [OK] with v , then press

The movie is deleted whe n the “MEMORY STICK ACCESS” message disappears.

To cancel the deletion

In Step 5, sele ct [CANCEL].

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Editing movies

MODE dial:

You can cut movies, or dele te unnecessary portions of movies. This is the recommended mode to use when the “Memory Stick” capacity is insufficient, or when you attach movies to your e-mail messages.

The file numbers assigned w hen movies are cut

The cut movies are assigned new numbers and recorded as the newest files in the recording folder. The original movie is deleted and its file number is sk ipped.

<Example> Cutting the movie numbered 101_0002

101_0005

101_0003

DIVIDE point

101_0001

1. Cutting scene A.

DIVIDE point

2. Cutting scene B.

123 BA

3. Deleting scenes A and B if they are unnecessary.

4. Only the desired scenes remain.

101_0002

101_0004

101_0004 101_0007

DELETE DELETE

101_0006

Cutting movies

3AB

a Set the MODE dial to . b Select the movie you want to

c Press MENU.

d Select [DIVIDE] with B, then

Control button

MODE dial

cut with b/B.

The menu appears.

press z. Next, select [OK] with v , then press z.

The playback of the movie st art s .

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e Decide on a cut t in g poi nt .

Press z at the desired cutting point.

min

160

101

DIVIDE

10/10

00:00:02

DIVIDING

POINT

c C

O K

CANCEL

EXIT

When you want to adjust the cutting point, select [c/C] (frame forward/ rewind) and adjust the cutting point with b/ B. If you want to change the cutting point, select [CANCEL]. The playback of the movie starts again.

f When you have decided on a

cutting point, select [OK] with v/V, and press z.

g Select [OK] with v , then press

The movie is cut.

To cancel cutting

In Step 5, select [EXIT]. The movie appears on the screen again.

• You cannot cut the following images. – Clip Motion – Multi Burst – Still image – Movies not long enough to cut – Protected movie

• You cannot restore movies once you cut them.

• The original movie is deleted when you cut it.

• The cut movie is recorded in the recording

folder.

Deleting unnecessary portions of movies

a Cut an unnecessary portion of

a movie (see t he previous page).

b Display the po rtion of the

movie you want to delete.

c Press MENU.

The menu appears.

d Select [DELETE] with b/ B,

then press z.

e Select [OK] with v , then press

The movie currently displaye d on the screen is deleted.

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Copying images to your computer – For Windows users

Recommended computer environment

OS: Microsoft Windows 98, Windows

98SE, Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows XP Home Edition, or Windows XP Professional The above OS must be installed at the factory. Operation is not assured in an environment upgraded to the operating systems described above or in a multi-boot environment.

CPU: MMX Pentium 200 MHz or faster USB connector: Provided as standard Display: 800 × 600 dots or more

High Color (16-bit color, 65 000 colors) or more

• If you connect two or more USB equipment to

a single computer at the same time, some equipment, including your camera, may not operate depending on the type of USB equipment.

• Operations are not guaranteed when using a

USB hub.

• Operations are not guaranteed for all the

recommended computer environments mentioned above.

USB mode

There are two modes for a USB connection, [NORMAL] and [PTP]* modes. The factory setting is the [NORMA L ] m ode.

* Compatible only with Windows XP. When

connected to a computer, only the data in the folder selected by the camera is copied to the computer.

Communication with your computer

When your computer resum es fro m the suspend or sleep mode, communication between your camera and your computer may not recover at the same time .

When a USB connector is not provided on your computer

When neither a USB conn ector nor a “Memory Stick” slot is provided, you c an copy images using an additional device. See the Sony Website for details. http://www.sony.net/

Contents of the CD-ROM

x USB Driver

This driver is n eeded in order to c onnect th e camera to a computer. When using Windows XP, you need not install the USB driver.

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x Image Transfer

This application is used to easily transfer images from the camera to a computer.

x PIXELA ImageMixer

This application is used to display and edit images that are stored in a computer.

• This section describes the procedures using Windows Me as an exampl e. The required operations may differ depending on your OS.

• Close down all applications running on the c omputer before installing the USB driver and application.

• When using Windows XP or Windows 2000, log on as Administrators.

• The display settings should be 800 × 600 dots or more and High Color (16-bit color, 65 000 colors) or more. When set to less than 800 × 600 dots or 256 colors or less, the install title screen does not appear.

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Installing the USB driver

When using Windows XP, you need not install the U SB driver. Once the USB driver is insta ll ed , yo u nee d not install the USB driver.

a Turn on your computer, and

insert the supplied CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive.

Do not connect your camera to your computer at this time.

The title sc r een appears. If it does not appear, double-click (My Computer) t [ImageMixer] in that order.

b Click [USB Driver] on the title

screen.

c Click [Next]. When the

“Information” screen appears, click [Next].

The USB driver installation starts. When the installation is completed, the screen informs you of compl et ion .

d Click [Yes, I want to restart my

computer now], then click [Finish].

Installing “Image Transfer”

You can use the “I mage Tra nsfer ” softw are to copy images to your com puter automatically when you conn ect the came ra to your computer.

a Click [Image Transfer] on the

title screen. Select the desired language, then click [OK].

The “Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard” screen appears.

• This section describes the English screen.

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The “Install S hield wizard” screen appears.

Your computer restarts. Then, you can establish US B co nnection.

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b Click [Next]. When “License

Agreement” screen appears, click [Yes].

Read the agreement carefully. You must accept the terms of the agreement in order to proceed with instal lati on.

c Click [Next].

d Select the folder to be

installed, then click [Next]. Select th e pr ogra m fo lder, then click [Next].

e Confirm if the check box is

checked on the “Image Transfer Settings” screen, then click [Next].

When the installation is completed, the screen informs you of completion.

f Click [Finish].

The “InstallShi eld Wizard” screen closes. If you wish to continue with the installation of “ImageMixer,” click [PIXELA ImageMixer] on the title screen and then follow the procedure.

• The USB driver is needed in order to use

“Image Transfer.” If the necessary driver is not already installed on your computer, a screen that asks if you want to install the driver will appear. Follow the instructions that appear on the screen.

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Installing “ImageMixer”

a Click [PIXELA ImageMixer] on

the title screen.

The “Choose Se tup Language” screen appears.

• You can use the “PIXELA ImageMixer for

Sony” software to copy, view and edit images. For details, see the software’s help files.

b Select the desired language,

then click [OK].

The “Welcome to the InstallS hield Wizard” screen appears.

c Follow instructions on each

succeeding screen .

When installation is complete, the “Read Me” text app ears. Read the tex t, then close the window by clicking at the upper right corner of the screen. After that, click [Finish] in the install screen to close the install scre en .

• If DirectX8.0a or a later version is not installed

in your computer, the “Information” screen appears. Follow the procedure on the screen.

d Remove the CD- ROM .

Connecting your camera to your computer

a Turn on your computer. b Insert the battery pack and the

“Memory Stick” with the images you want to copy into the camera.

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• Be sure to use the fully charged battery pack. If

you copy images using an insufficient battery, copying images may be aborted or the data may be corrupted due to battery shutoff.

• For further details on the battery pack, see page

• For further details on the “Memory Stick,” see

page 16.

• This section describes the English screen.

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c Connect the supplied USB

multi connecting cable to the multi connector of the camera.

Multi connector

v mark

• When placing the camera, make sure the

LCD screen is facing up.

d Connect the USB multi

connecting cable to your computer.

• When using a desktop computer, connect the

USB multi connecting cable to the USB connector on the rear panel.

e Turn on the camera.

• When using Windows XP, the AutoPlay

wizard automatically appears on the desktop. Proceed to page 75.

USB MODE

NORMAL

Access indicators*

“USB MODE NORMAL” appears on the LCD screen o f th e camer a. Wh en a USB connection is established for the first time, your computer automatically runs the used program to recognize the camera. Wait for a while.

• If “USB MODE NORMAL” does not appear,

confirm that [USB CONNECT] is set to [NORMAL] in the SET UP settings (page 99).

* During communication, the access indicators

turn red.

Disconnect in g th e U S B mu lti connecting cable from your computer, removing the “Memory Stick” from the camera, or turning off the camera

Disconnecting the US B multi connecting cable from your computer/removing the “Memory Stick” from the came ra/turning off the camera

For Windows 2000, Me, or XP users 1 Double-click on the task tray.

Double-click

2 Click (Sony DSC), then click [Stop]. 3 Confirm the device on the confirmation

window, then click [OK].

4 Click [OK].

This step is unnecessary for Wi ndows XP users.

5 Disconnect the USB multi connecting

cable from your comput er, remove the “Memory Stick” from the camera, or turn off the camera.

For Windows 98 or 98SE users

Confirm that the access indicators on the LCD screen are turned white and carry out only Step 5 above.

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Copying images using “Image Transfer”

– Windows 98/98SE/2000/Me

Connect the camera and your computer with the USB multi connecting cable.

“Image Trans f er” launches and the imag es are automati cally copied to the computer.

• Normally “Image Transfer ” and “Date” folders

are created inside the “My Documents” folder, and all of the image files recorded with the camera are copied into these folders.

• You can change the “Image Transfer” settings

(page 73).

• When “ImageMixer” (page 7 1) is installed,

image copying is completed using “Image Transfer,” “ImageMixer” automatically launches and images appear.

– Windows XP

Connect the camera and your computer with the USB multi connecting cable.

“Image Tran s f er” starts up automatically and the images are automatically copied to the computer. Windows XP is set so that the OS AutoPlay Wizard activates. If you want to cancel the setting, follow the procedure below.

a Click [Start], then click [My

Computer].

b Right-click [Sony

MemoryStick], then click [Properties].

c Cancel the setting.

1 Click [AutoPlay]. 2 Set [Content type] to [Pictures]. 3 Check [Select an action to perform]

under [Actions], select [Take no action], then click [Apply].

4 Set [Content type] to [Video files]

and proceed step 3. Set [Content type] to [Mixed content] and proceed step 3.

5 Click [OK].

The [Properties] screen closes. The OS AutoPlay Wizard does not start up automatically even if the USB connection is made.

Changing “Image Transfer” settings

You can change “Image Transfer” settings. Right-click the “Image Tra nsfe r” ic on on the task tray, select [Open Settings]. The settings you can set are as follows: [Basic], [Copy], and [Delete].

Right-click here

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When the “Image Transfer” starts, the below window appears.

When you select [Settings] from the above window, you can only cha nge the [Basic] setting.

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Copying images without using “Image Transfer”

– Windows 98/98SE/2000/Me

If you do not set to launch “Image Transfer” automatically, you can copy images as following procedur e.

a Double-click [My Computer],

then double-click [Removable Disk].

The contents of the “Memory Stick” inserted in your camera appear.

• This section describes an example of copying

images to the “My Documents” folder.

• When the “Removable Disk” icon is not shown,

see the right column.

• When using Windows XP, see page 75.

b Double-click [DCIM], then

double-click the folder that the image files you want to copy are stored.

The folder opens.

c Right-click the image file , then

click [Copy].

d Double-click the “My

Documents” folder and rightclick on the “My Documents” window, then click [Paste ].

The image file is copied to the “My

Documents” folder.

When you try to copy an image to a folder in which an image with the same file name is stored

The overwrite conf irmation message appears. When you over write the existing image with the new one, the original file data is deleted.

Changing a file name

When you want to copy an imag e file to your computer without overwriting a file with the same name, change the file name. Once you change the name, the imag e cannot be played bac k on your camera. If you want to play back the im ag e on your camera. follow the proce dures on page 78.

When a removable disk icon is not shown

1 Right-cli ck [My Computer], then click

[Properties]. The “System Pro perti es” scr een ap pears .

• For Windows 2000 users, click the [Hardware]

tab on the “System Properties” screen.

2 Confir m if other devices are already

installed.

1 Click [Device Manager]. 2 Confirm if there is a “ Sony

DSC” under [ Other Devices].

3 If you find eithe r of the devices above,

follow the steps below to delete them.

1 Click [ Sony DSC]. (For

Windows 2000 users, right-click [ Sony DSC].)

2 Click [Remove]. (In case of

Windows 2000, click [Uninstall].) The “Confirm Device Removal” screen appears.

3 Click [OK].

The device is deleted.

Try the USB driver installation again using the supplied CD-ROM (page 69).

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– Windows XP

Copying images using the Windows XP AutoPlay wizard

a Make a USB connection

(pages 71 to 72). Click [Copy pictures to a folder on my computer using Microsoft Scanner and Camera Wizard], then click [OK].

The “Scanner and Camera Wizard” screen appears .

b Click [Next].

The images stored on the “Memory Stick” are displayed.

c Click the checkbox of images

that you do not want to copy to your computer to remove the checkmark, then click [Next].

The “Picture Name and Destination” screen appears .

d Select a nam e and destination

for your pictures, then click [Next].

Image copying starts. When the copying is completed, the “Other Options” screen appears.

e Select [Nothing. I’m finished

working with these pictures], then click [Next].

The “Completing the Scanner and Camera Wizard” screen appears.

f Click [Finish].

The wizard closes.

• To continue copying other images, follow the

procedure given under P on page 72 to disconnect the USB multi connecting cable and reconnect it. Then, perform the procedure from step 1 again.

Viewing the images on your computer

– Windows 98/98SE/2000/Me/XP a Click [Start] t [My

Documents].

The “My Documents” folder contents are displayed.

• This section describes the procedure for

viewing images copied in the “My Documents” folder.

• When not using Windows XP, double-click

[My Documents] on the desktop.

• You can use the “PIXELA ImageMixer for

Sony” software to view and edit images on your computer. For details, see the software’s help files.

b Double-click the desired folder

and image file.

The image is dis p layed.

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Image file storage destinations and file names

The image files recorded with your camera are grouped as folders in the “Memory Stick.”

Example: For Windows XP

Folder containing image data which was recorded using the camera no t equipped with the folder creating function.

Folder containing image data which was recorded using your camera. When not creating any folders, there is only the “101MSDCF” folder.

Folder containing E-MAIL mode image data/movie data/ VOICE mode audio data which was recorded using the camera not equipped with the folder creating function.

• Data in the “100MSDCF” or “MSSONY”

folder is for playback only, and your camera cannot record images in these folders.

• For more information about the folder, see

pages 51, 53.

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Folder File name File meaning

101MSDCF to 999MSDCF

Note on the table

DSC0ssss.JPG • Still image files shot normally

• M ulti Burst mode files (page 48)

• Still image files shot in – E-MAIL mode (page 49) – VOICE mode (page 50)

DSC0ssss.JPE • Small-size im ag e fi les sh o t in E -M A IL mode. Wh en vi ewin g th es e fi les on the devices not

equipped with the folder creating func tion, its corresponding JPEG file is opened.

DSC0ssss.MPG • Audio files shot in VOICE mode. When viewing these files on the devices not equipped with

the folder creating function, its corresponding JPEG file is opened.

CLP0ssss.GIF • Clip Motion files shot in NORMAL mode (page 47) CLP0ssss.THM • Ind ex image files of Clip Motion files shot in NOR MA L mode MBL0ssss.GIF • Clip Motion files shot in MOBILE mode (page 47) MBL0ssss.THM • Index image files of Clip Motion files shot in MOBILE mode MOV0ssss.MPG • Movie files shot in MPEG MOVIE mode (page 62)

• The meanings of the file names are as above: ssss stands for any number within the range from 0001 to 9999.

• The numerical portions of t he following files are the same. – A small-size image file shot in E-

MAIL mode and its corresp onding image file

– An audio file shot in VOICE mode and

its corresponding image file

– An image file sho t with Clip Motion

and its corresponding index image file

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Viewing an image previously copied to a computer

This operation is required for viewing image files that have been copied previously to a computer and already deleted from the “Memory Stick” using the camera. Copy the image files stored on your computer to a recor d ing medium and view them on the camera

• Skip Step 1 if you did not change the file

name.

• You may not be able to view the image

depending on the image size.

• Images modified with a computer may not be

able to be played back on the camera.

a Right-click the image file , then

click [Rename]. Change the file name to “DSC0ssss”.

ssss stands for any number within the range from 0001 to 9999.

• A file extension may be indicated

depending on the setup of the computer. The extension of a still image is “JPG” and that of a movie is “MPG”. Do not change the extension.

b Copy the image file to a folder

on the “Memory Stick.”

1 Right-click the image file, then

click [Copy].

2 Select the [DCIM] folder from

[Removable Disk] or [Sony MemoryStick] in [My Computer ].

3 Right-click the [sssMSDCF]

folder, then click [Paste]. sss stands for any number within the range from 100 to 99 9.

• If the warning message for overwriting the data

appears, enter other numbers in Step 1.

• If there is no folder to store the image file,

create a new folder, then copy the image file. For details on how to create the folder, see page

51.

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Copying images to your computer – For Macintosh users

Recommended computer environment

OS: Mac OS 8.5.1, 8.6, 9.0, 9.1, 9.2, or

Mac OS X (v10.0/v10.1) The above OS must be installed at the factory. For the following models, update your OS to Mac OS 9.0 or 9.1. – iMac with Mac OS 8.6 installed at the

factory, and a slot loading type CD-ROM drive

– iBook or Power Mac G4 with the Mac OS

8.6 installed at the factory

USB connector: Provided as standard Display: 800 × 600 dots or more

32 000-color mode or more

• If you connect two or more USB equipment to

a single computer at the same time, some equipment, including your camera, may not operate depending on the type of USB equipment.

• Operations are not guaranteed when using a

USB hub.

• Operations are not guaranteed for all the

recommended computer environments mentioned above.

USB mode

There are two modes for a USB connection, [NORMAL] and [PTP]* modes. The factory setting is the [NORMAL] m ode.

* Compatible only with Mac OS X. When

connected to a computer, only the data in the folder selected by the camera is copied to the computer.

Communication with your computer

When your computer resum es from the suspend or sleep mode, communication between your camera and your computer may not recover at the same time .

When a USB connector is not provided on your computer

When neither a USB connector nor a “Memory Stick” slot is provided, you can copy images using an additional device. See the Sony Website for details. http://www.sony.net/

Steps your OS requires

Follow the steps below, according to you r OS.

OS Steps

Mac OS 8.5.1/8.6/9.0 Steps 1 to 4 Mac OS 9.1/9.2/Mac OS X

(v 10.0/v 10.1)

Steps 2 to 4

a Installing the USB driver

1 Turn on your c om puter, and set the

supplied CD-ROM into the CD-ROM drive. The “PIXELA ImageMixer for Sony” screen appears.

2 Double-cli ck (Setup Menu). 3 Click (USB Driver).

The “USB Driver” screen appears.

4 Double-click the icon of the hard disk

containing th e O S to open the screen.

5 Drag and drop the following two files

from the screen o pened in step 3 in to th e System Folder icon in the screen opened in step 4.

• Sony USB Driver

• Sony USB Shim

6 When the message for confirmation is

shown, click “OK.”

7 Restart the computer and remove the

CD-ROM from the CD-ROM driv e.

b Connecting your camera to

your computer

For details, see pages 71 to 72.

Enjoying images on your computer

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Disconnecting the USB multi connecting cable from yo ur computer, removing the “Memory Stick” from the camera, or turning off the camera

Drag and drop the drive icon or the ic on of the “Memory Stick” to the “T ra sh” icon, then disconnect the USB multi connecting cable, remove the “Memory Stick” from the camera, or turn off the camera

• If you are using Mac OS X, remove the USB

multi connecting cable, etc., after you have turned your computer off.

c Copying images

1 Double-click the newly recognized icon

on the desktop. The contents of the “Memory Stick” inserted in your camer a ap pear.

2 Double-click “DCIM.” 3 Double-click the folder that the images

you want to copy are stored.

4 Drag and drop the image files to the hard

disk icon. The image files are copied to your hard disk. For details on the storage location of the images and file names, see page 76.

d Viewing the images on your

computer

1 Double-click th e hard disk icon. 2 Dou b le-click the desire d image file in

the folder containing the copied files. The image file opens.

• You can use the “PIXELA ImageMixer for

Sony” software to copy images to your computer and to view images on your computer. For details on installing, see operating instructions supplied with the CDROM. For details on operation, see the software’s help files.

• “PIXELA ImageMixer for Sony” cannot be

used with Mac OS X.

• “Image Transfer” cannot be used with

Macintosh.

For Mac OS X users

When you click an E-MAIL mode image file, “There is no applica ti on available to open the document "DSC0ssss.JPE".” may be shown. In this case, carry out the following setup. The screen m ay differ depending on your OS version.

1 Click [Choose Application...] on the

screen “There is no applica tion availa ble to open the docume nt "DSC0ssss.JPE".”.

2 Change [Recommended Applications]

to [All Applications].

3 Select [QuickTime Player] from the

application lis t, th en click [Open].

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2 Press the RESET button located inside

Troubleshooting

If you have trouble with your camera, try the following solutions.

1 Check the items on pages 81 to 88. If the

screen shows “C:ss:ss”, the

the battery/“Memory Stick” cover, then turn on the power again. (This will clear the date and time settings, etc.)

RESET

self-diagnosis function is working. Please see page 91.

Battery and power

Symptom Cause Solution The battery pack is not

charged. The battery pack cannot

be installed .

/CHG lamp flashes. • The battery pack is not properly installed.

While charging the batter y pack, the /CHG lamp does not light.

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

• The camera is turned on.

• T he conne c ti on is not correct.

• T he battery pack is not properly installed. p Install the battery pack while pushing the battery eject lever

• T he battery pack malfunctions.

• The AC power adaptor is disconnected.

• T he battery pack is not properly installed.

• The charging is complete.

• You have used the camera for a long time in a n extremely hot or an extremely cold location.

• T he battery pack is dead (page 102).

• T he battery pack is discharged.

• A mismatch has occurred in the remaining battery time information.

p Turn the power off (page 12). p Check the connection (page 8).

down using the front edge of the battery pa ck (page 8).

p Properly install the battery pack (page8). p Consult your So ny de al er or loc al author iz e d Sony service

facility.

p Prop er ly connect the AC power adap tor ( p a g e 8). p Properly install the battery pack (page8).

— —

p Replace the battery pack with a new one. p Replace the battery pack with a charged one (page8). p Fully cha r ge the battery pack (page 8).

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3 Consult you r Sony dealer or local

authorized S o n y service facility .

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Symptom Cause Solution The battery pack runs

down too quickly.

The power cannot be turned on.

The power turns off suddenly.

• You are shooting/viewing images in an extremely cold loc ation.

• Th e batt ery pa c k is not char ge d enou gh.

• Th e battery pack is dead (page 102).

• Th e ba tt ery pa ck is not installed properly.

• The AC power adaptor is disconnected.

• Th e battery pack is dead (page 102).

• Th e batt ery pa c k is not char ge d enou gh.

• If you do not operate the camera for about 90 seconds while the power is on, the camera turns off automatically to pr event wearing down the battery (when [POWER SAVE] is [OFF], after three minutes.) (page 12).

• Th e battery pack is discharged.

—

p Fully charge the battery pack (page 8). p Replace the battery pack with a new one.

p Properly install the battery pack (page8). p Connect the AC power adaptor securely to the camera

(page 11).

p Replace the battery pack with a new one. p Fully charge the battery pack (page 8).

p Turn on the power again (page 12).

p Replace the battery pack with a charged one (page 8).

Shooting still images / movies

Symptom Cause Solution The LCD screen is not

turned on even when the power is turned on.

The subject is not visible on the LCD screen.

The image is out of focus. • The subject is too close.

• The power was turned off with the LCD screen turned off the last time you use d the camera.

• The MODE dial is not set to ,

• The Landscape mode is selected for Scene selection.

• You set the focus preset distance.

• [P O W E R SAV E ] is se t to [ O N] .

P, SCN, or

p Turn on the LCD screen (page 25).

p Set the MODE dial to , P, SCN, or, (pages 18, 27, 62).

p Set the macro recording mode when you shoot a subject that is

within 50 cm (19 the lens farther away from the s ubject than the sho rtest shoot ing distance when shooting (page 21).

p Cancel the mode (page 27).

p Set to the a u to focus mode (page 43). p Press and hold the shutter button halfway down or set [POWER

SAVE] to [OFF] (page 99).

/16 inches) from the lens. Make sure to place

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Symptom Cause Solution Unable to smart zoom. • You cannot use smart zoom while shooting a

The image is too dark. • Y ou are shooting a subject with a light source

The image is too br igh t . • You are shooting a spot lighted subject in a dark

The image is monochrome (black and white).

Vertical streaks appear when you are shooting a very bright subject.

You cannot shoot images. • No “Memory Stick” is inserted.

movie (MPEG movie).

• The LCD screen is turned off.

• The (IMAGE SIZE) is set to [2272×1704] or [2272 (3:2)].

behind the subject.

• T he brightness of the LCD screen is too low.

• [POWER SAVE] is set to [ON].

location such as on a stage.

• T he LCD sc ree n is too bright.

• [PFX] (P. EFFECT) is set to [B &W ]. p Cancel the B&W mode (page 51).

• T he sm e ar phenomenon is occurring. p This is not a malfunction.

• T he ca paci ty of the “M em or y Stic k” is insufficient.

• The write-protect switch on the “Memory Stick” is set to the LOCK position.

• Yo u ca nnot shoot while the flash is charging.

• T he MODE dia l is not set to when you want to shoot a still image.

• The MODE dial is not set to to shoot a movie.

, P, or SCN

when you want

—

p Turn on the LCD screen (page 2 5). p Set (IMAGE SIZE) to other settings except [2272×1704]

and [2272 (3:2)] (page 20).

p Adjust the ex posure (page 43) .

p Adjust the br ightness of the LCD screen (pages 40, 99). p Set [POWER SAVE] to [OFF] (pages 40, 99) .

p Adjust the ex posure (page 43) .

p Adjust the br ightness of the LCD screen (pages 40, 99).

p Insert a “Memory Stick” (page 16). p Delete the image s sa ve d in the “M em or y S tic k, ” or for ma t it . p Change the “Memory Stick.” p Set the w r ite-protect switch to the recording position

(page 101).

—

p Set th e MODE dial to , P

p Set th e MODE dial to (page 6 2).

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, or SCN (pages 18, 27).

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Symptom Cause Solution Cannot shoot images with

the flash.

The eyes of the subject come out red.

The date and time are recorded incorrectly.

• The MODE dial is set to or SET UP.

• Th e fla sh is set to (No flash).

• When shooting still images, scene selection is set to the Twilight mode.

• [MOVING IMAGE] is not set to [CLIP MOTION] in the SET UP settings.

— p Set [RED EYE REDUCTION] to [ON] (page 23).

• Th e date an d tim e ar e not set cor rectly. p Set th e c o r re c t da te and time (page 14).

p Set it to a se tting other than , or SE T U P p Set the flash to “ A uto” (No indicator) or (Forced flash)

(page 23).

p Cancel the Twilight mode (page 27).

p Set it to [CLIP MOTION] (page 47).

Viewing images

Symptom Cause Solution The image cannot be

played back.

The image is coarse right after being played back.

The images cannot be played back on a TV.

The images cannot be played back on a computer.

Unknown beeps are heard from the camera while viewing a movie.

• The MODE dial is not set to .

• You cannot play back the image on the camera, if it is modified on a computer or its folder/file name is changed.

— p This is not a malfunction.

• The [VIDEO OUT] setting for the camera in SET UP is incorrect.

• Th e conne c ti on is not correct.

— p See page 85.

• These beeps are heard when the auto focus is working.

p Set th e MO DE dial to (page 31).

—

p Set [VIDEO OUT] to [NTSC] or [PAL] (pages 40, 99).

p Check the connection (page 33).

p This is not a malfunction. Set the focus preset dist an ce

(page 43).

(page 23).

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Deleting/editing an image

Symptom Cause Solution Your camera cannot

delete an image.

You have deleted the image by mistake.

The resizing function does not work.

You cannot attach a print (DPOF) mark.

You cannot cut a movie. • The movie is not long enough to cut.

• The image is protected.

• The write-protect switch on the “Memory Stick” is set to the LOCK position.

• On ce you ha ve del e te d an im ag e , you ca nnot restore it.

• Movie (MPEG movie)/Clip Motion/Multi Burst files cannot be resized.

• Print (DPOF) marks cannot be attached to movie (MPEG movie)/Clip Motion files.

• Protected movie (MPEG movie), Clip Motion, Multi Burst files a nd still images cannot be cut.

p Cancel the pr ote c tion (page 57) . p Set it to the recording position (page 101).

p The write-protect switch on the “Memory Stick ” will prevent

you from deleting images by mist a ke (pa ge 101).

p Protecting the image can prevent accidental erasure (page 57). —

—

— —

Computers

Symptom Cause Solution You do not know whether

or not your OS can be used with the camera.

You cannot install the USB driver.

— p Check “Recommended computer enviro nment ” (pages 68, 79).

— p In Windows 2000, log on as Administrator (authorized

Administrators).

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Symptom Cause Solution Your computer does not

recognize your camera.

You cannot copy images. • The camera is not correctly connected to your

After making a USB connection, “Image Transfer” does not automatically start.

The image cannot be played back on a computer.

• The camera is turned off.

• The battery level is too low.

• Yo u are not using the supplied USB multi connecting cable.

• The USB multi connecting cable is not connected securely.

• [USB CONNECT] is set to [PTP] in the SET UP settings.

• Th e USB conne ctor s on your computer are connected to other equipment bes ide s the keyboard and the mouse.

• Th e USB driver is not installed.

• Yo ur com puter does not properly recognize the device because you connected the came ra a nd your computer with the USB multi connecting cable before you installed the “USB Driver” from the supplied CD-RO M.

computer.

• Th e copy proc e dur e dif fers de pe nding on your OS.

—

p Turn on the camera (page 12). p Fully charge the battery pack (page 8). p Use the supplied USB multi connecting cable (page72).

p Disconnect the USB multi connecting cable, and securely

connect it again. Mak e sure that “USB M ODE” is dis play ed on the LCD screen (page72).

p Set it to [NORMAL] (page 99).

p Disc on nect the USB cables except for those conne cted to the

keyboard and the mouse.

p Install the USB driver (page 69). p Delete the erroneously recognized device from your computer,

then install the USB dr iver (pages 69, 74).

p Connect the came r a and your c omputer correctly (page 71).

p Follow the copy proce dur e for your OS (page s 73, 74, 75, an d

79).

p If you are using the “PIXELA ImageMixer for Sony” software,

click on HELP.

p If you are using the “Im ag e Tra nsf e r” software, see page 73. p Select [Launch Image Transfer automatically when your

camera, etc., is connected.] at [Basic] setting (page 73).

p Make a USB connection when the computer is turned on

(page 71).

p If you are using the “PIXELA ImageMixer for Sony” software,

click on HELP.

p Consult the computer or software manufacturer.

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Symptom Cause Solution The image and sound are

affected by noise when you play back a movie on a computer.

You cannot print an image.

The error message appears when loading the supplied CD-ROM.

• You are playing back the movie directly from the “Memory Stick.”

— p Check the printer settings.

— p Set the displa y mode of your computer as follows:

p Copy the movie to the hard disk of the computer an d then pl ay

the movie file back from the hard disk (pages 73, 74, 75, and

79).

p See “Choosing images to print” (page 60), or if you are using

the “PIXELA ImageMixer for Sony” software, click on HELP.

For Windows, 800 × 600 dots or more, high color (16-bit color, 65 000 colors) or more. For Macintosh, 800 × 600 dots or more, 32 000 colors or mo re.

“Memory Stick”

Symptom Cause Solution You cannot insert a

“Memory Stick.” You cannot record on a

“Memory Stick.”

You cannot format a “Memory Stick.”

You have formatted a “Memory Stick” by mistake.

• You are inserting it backward s. p Insert it from the right side (page 16).

• The write-protect switch on the “Memory Stick” is set to the LOCK position.

• The “Memory Stick” is full.

• The write-protect switch on the “Memory Stick” is set to the LOCK position.

• All the data on the “Memory Stick” are erased by formatting.

p Set it to the recording position (page 101).

p Delete unnecessary images (pages 35, 64). p Set it to the recording position (page 101).

p We recomm end tha t you se t the “M e mor y S ti ck” wr ite - pr ote c t

switch to the LOCK position to protect a ccidental erasure (page 101).

Troubleshooting

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Others

Symptom Cause Solution The camera does not

work, no operations can be performed.

The power is on, but the camera does not work.

You cannot identify the indicator on the LCD screen.

The lens gets fogged. • Condensation is occurring. p Turn off the camera, leave the camera for about an hour and then

The camera gets hot if you use it for a long time.

• Yo u are not usi ng an “I nf oLI THI UM” ba tte r y pack.

• Th e battery level is low or zero (The indicator appears.).

• The AC power adaptor is not connected securely.

• Th e in te rn al syste m is not working properly. p Disconnec t, an d the n, afte r one mi nute, reconnect all power

— p Check the indi cator (pages 104 to 106).

— p This is not a malfunction.

p Use an “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack only (page 102).

p Charge the battery (page 8).

p Connect it securely to the multi connector of the camera and to

a wall outlet (wall soc ke t) (page 11).

sources and turn on the camera. If this does not work, press the RESET button located inside the battery/“Memory Stick” cover with a pointed object, then turn th e power on again. (This will clear the date and time settings, etc.)

try to use it again (page 100).

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Warnings and messages

The following messages appear on the LCD screen.

Message Meaning/ Corrective Action NO MEMORY STICK • Insert a “Memory Stick” (page 16). SYSTEM ERROR • T urn the power off and on again (page 12). MEMORY STICK ERROR • Insert the “Memory Stick” correctly (page 16).

MEMORY STICK TYPE ERROR

FORMAT ERROR • The “Memory Stick” format failed. Format the “Memory Stick” again (page 39). MEMORY STICK LOCKED

NO MEMORY SPACE NO FILE IN THIS FOLDER • No images have been recorded in this folder. FOLDER ERROR • A folde r w ith the same first three digits number already exist s in the “M em ory Stick.” (For example: 123MSDCF

CANNOT CREATE MORE FOLDER

CANNOT RECORD • You attempt to select the folder that is available only for viewing with your camera. Select other folders (page 51). FILE ERROR • An error occurred while playing back the image. FILE PROTECT • The image is protected against erasure. IMAGE SIZE OVER • You are playing back an image of a size that c a nnot be play e d ba ck on your camer a . CAN NOT DIVIDE • The movie is not long enough to be divided.

INVALID OPERATION • You are playing back a file that was created on equ ipm en t othe r tha n your cam era . For "InfoLITHIUM"

BATTERY ONLY

• The “Memory Stick” is damaged, or the terminal sectio n of th e “ Me mo ry Sti ck ” is dirty.

• T he ins erte d “ Memory Stick” cannot be used with your camera (page 101).

• The write-protect switch on the “Memory Stick” is set to the LOCK pos ition. S et it to the re cor ding pos ition (page 101).

• The capacity of the “Memory Stick” is insufficient. You cannot record images. Delete unnecessary images (pages 35, 64).

and 123ABCDE) Select other folders, or create a new folde r.

• You cannot create any folders.

• The file is not a movie (MPEG movie).

• The battery pack is not the “InfoLITHIUM” type.

Troubleshooting

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Message Meaning/ Corrective Action

• The ba tte r y le vel is low or zero. Charge the battery (page 8). Depending o n the cond iti ons of use o r the type of battery pack, the indicator ma y fl as h ev en though there are still 5 to 10 minutes of remaining batte r y time left.

• You ar e not holding the camera steadily enough. Use the flash, mount the ca m era on a tripod, or otherwise secure the camera in place.

ROTATE THE LENS PORTION

• The le ns por tion is falling downward. Rotate the lens portion.

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Self-diagnosis display

Your camera has a self-diagnosis disp la y. This function displays the condition of the camera on the LCD screen using a combination of a letter and four numerical digits. If this occurs, check the following code chart and take the corr esponding countermeasure. The la st t w o dig it s (indicated by ss)will differ depending on the state of the camera.

Code Cause Countermeasure C:32: ss There is trouble with your

C:13: ss The camera cannot read or write

E:61: ss E:91: ss E:92: ss

camera’s hardware, or with the lens.

data on the “Memory Stick.” An unformatted “Memory Stick”

is inserted. The inserted “Memory Stick”

cannot be used with your camera, or the data is damaged.

A camera malfunction that you cannot reverse has occurred.

• T urn the power off and on again (page 12).

• Re-insert the “Memory Stick” several times.

• Format the “Memory Stick” (page 39).

• I nse r t a new “M e mory S ti ck” ( pa ge 16).

• Press the RESET button (page 81) located inside the battery/“Memory Stick” cover, then turn the power on again.

C:32:ss

Self-diagnosis display

If your camera is not still functioning well after trying the countermeasure a couple of times, contact your Sony deal er or l ocal autholized Sony service facility and inform them of the 5-digit code.

Troubleshooting

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The number of images

Additi

that can be saved/ shooting time

The number of images that can be saved and the shooting time are differ en t, depending on the capacity of the “Memory S tick,” the image size, and the image qual ity. Refer to the following charts when you choose a “Memory Stick.”

• The number of images is listed in FINE (STANDARD) order.

• The values for the number of images that can be saved and the shooting tim e ma y vary, depending on the shooti ng conditions.

• For normal shooting times and num bers of images that can be saved, see page 30.

• Wh en the remaining number of images recordable is more than 9999, “>9999” is indicated.

onal information

E-mail (Units: ima g es )

16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB MSX-256 MSX-512 MSX-1G

2272×1704 2272 (3:2) 1600×1200 1280×960 640×480

8 (14) 16 (29) 32 (59) 65 (119) 117 (210) 238 (427) 485 (871)

8 (14) 16 (29) 32 (59) 65 (119) 117 (210) 238 (427) 485 (871) 16 (29) 32 (59) 65 (119) 131 (239) 230 (420) 468 (854) 956 (1743) 24 (44) 49 (89) 98 (179) 197 (359) 340 (595) 691 (1210) 1411 (2470)

88 (194) 178 (392) 358 (788) 718 (1580) 1190 (2381) 2420 (4841) 4940 (9881)

VOICE (Units: ima g es )

16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB MSX-256 MSX-512 MSX-1G

2272×1704 2272 (3:2) 1600×1200 1280×960 640×480

7 (14) 15 (28) 31 (57) 63 (114) 115 (204) 234 (414) 478 (846)

7 (14) 15 (28) 31 (57) 63 (114) 115 (204) 234 (414) 478 (846) 15 (26) 31 (54) 62 (109) 125 (219) 223 (396) 453 (806) 926 (1646) 22 (38) 45 (78) 91 (157) 183 (316) 324 (549) 660 (1117) 1347 (2280)

69 (121) 140 (245) 281 (492) 564 (987) 1020 (1785) 2074 (3630) 4234 (7410)

Clip Motion (Units: ima g es )

16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB MSX-256 MSX-512 MSX-1G

NORMAL MOBILE

NORMAL: When 10 frames are shot MOBILE: When two frames are shot

88 178 358 718 1190 2420 4940

486 982 1971 3951 3571 7261 14821

MPEG movie (Units: seconds)

16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB MSX-256 MSX-512 MSX-1G

320 (HQX) 320×240 160×112

42 87 176 354 641 1304 2663 174 352 708 1419 2567 5221 10657 673 1363 2740 5494 9935 20203 41239

Multi Burst (Units: ima g es )

16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB MSX-256 MSX-512 MSX-1G

1280×960

24 (46) 50 (93) 101 (187) 202 (376) 357 (649) 726 (1320) 1482 (2694)

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Menu items

Menu items that can be changed differ depending on the position of the MOD E dial. The LCD screen sho ws on ly the it ems you can operate based on the current position of the MODE di al. Facto ry setti ngs are indicated with x.

When the MODE dial is set to

Item Setting Description

(IMAGE SIZE) x2272×1704 / 2272 (3:2) /

1600×1200 / 1280×960 / 640×480

MODE (REC MODE) VOICE

E-MAIL

xNORMAL

Selects the image size u sed when shooting still images ( pa ge17).

– Records an audio file (with a still image ) in addi tion to the JPEG file (page 50). – Records a small-size (320×240) JPEG file in addition to the selected image size

(page 49).

– Records an image using the normal recording mode.

When the MODE dial is set to P or SCN

Item Setting Description SCN x / /

(EV) +2.0EV / +1.7EV / +1.3EV /

9 (FOCUS) ∞ / 7.0m / 3.0m / 1.0 m / 0. 5m /

WB (WHITE BAL) / / / / xAUTO Sets the white balance (page45).

(

SPOT METER

+1.0EV / +0.7EV / +0.3EV / x0EV / −0.3EV / −0.7EV / −1. 0EV /

−1.3EV / −1.7EV / −2.0EV

CENTER AF / x MULTI AF

)

ON / x OFF Matches the exposure to the subjec t you wa nt to shoot (page 44).

/ Selects one of the Scen e selecti ons. (When the MODE dia l is set to P, this setting

cannot be carried out.) (page 27) Adjusts the exposure (page 43).

Chooses the auto focus method (page 41), or sets the focus preset distance (page 43).

Additional information

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Item Setting Description ISO 400 / 200 / 100 / xAUTO Selects the ISO sensitivity. When shooting under dark conditions or shooting a fast-

(IMAGE SIZE) x2272×1704 / 2272 (3:2) /

1600×1200 / 1280×960 / 640×480

(P.QUALITY) xFINE / STANDARD Records images with fine image quality mode. / Records images in the standard

MODE (REC MODE) VOICE

E-MAIL

xNORMAL

(FLASH LEVEL) HIGH

xNORMAL LOW

PFX (P.EFFECT) SOLARIZE / B&W / SEPIA /

NEG.ART / xOFF

(SHARPNESS) +2 / +1 / x0 / –1 / –2 Adjusts the sharpness of t he imag e. The

moving subject, use a high-number setting. When recording high-quality images, use a low-number setting (When the MODE dial is set to SCN, this setting cannot be carried out.).

Selects the image size u se d when shoo ting still images (page17).

image quality mode (page 29). – Records an audio file (with a still imag e) in a ddition to the JPEG file (page 50).

– Records a small-size (320×240) JPEG file in a ddition to the selected image size

(page 49).

– Records an image using the normal recording mode. – Makes the flash level higher than normal.

– Norma l setting. – Makes the flash level lower than nor mal.

Sets the special effects for the image (page 51).

indicator appears (except when the

setting is 0).

When the MODE dial is set to (when [MOVING IMAGE] is set to [MPEG MOVIE] in the SET UP settings)

Item Setting Description

(EV) +2.0EV / +1.7EV / +1.3EV /

9 (FOCUS) ∞ / 7.0m / 3.0m / 1.0m / 0.5m /

WB (WHITE BAL) / / / / xAUTO Sets the w h ite ba lance (page 45).

(

SPOT METER)ON / x OFF Matches the exposure to the subject you want to shoot (page 44).

+1.0EV / +0.7EV / +0.3EV / x0EV / −0.3EV / −0.7EV / −1.0EV /

−1.3EV / −1.7EV / −2.0EV

CENTER AF / x MULTI AF

Adjusts the exposure (page 43).

Chooses the auto focus method (pag e 41), or sets the focus preset distance (page 43).

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Item Setting Description

(IMAGE SIZE) 320 (HQX) / 320×240 / x160×112 Selects the MPEG image size when recording movies (page 62).

PFX (P.EFFECT) SOLARIZE / B&W / SEPIA /

NEG.ART / xOFF

Sets the special effects for the image (page 51).

When the MODE dial is set to (when [MOVING IMAGE] is set to [CLIP MOTION] in the SET UP settings)

Item Setting Description

(EV) +2.0EV / +1.7EV / +1.3EV /

9 (FOCUS) ∞ / 7.0m / 3.0m / 1.0 m / 0. 5m /

WB (WHITE BAL) / / / / xAUTO Sets the white balance (page45).

(

SPOT METER

(IMAGE SIZE) xNORMAL / MOBILE Selects the Clip Moti o n imag e si ze (page 47).

(FLASH LEVEL) HIGH

PFX (P.EFFECT) SOLARIZE / B&W / SEPIA /

(SHARPNESS) +2 / +1/ x0 / –1 / –2 Adju s ts the sharpness of the image. The indicator appears (except when the

+1.0EV / +0.7EV / +0.3EV / x0EV / −0.3EV / −0.7EV / −1. 0EV /

−1.3EV / −1.7EV / −2.0EV

CENTER AF / x MULTI AF

)

ON / x OFF Matches the exposure to the subjec t you wa nt to shoot (page 44).

xNORMAL

LOW

NEG.ART / xOFF

Adjusts the exposure (page 43).

Chooses the auto focus method (page 41) or sets the focus preset distance (page 43).

– Makes the flash level higher than norma l. – Norma l setting. – Makes the flash level lower tha n nor mal.

Sets the special effects for the image (page 51).

setting is 0).

Additional information

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