Sony DSC-V3 Operating Instruction

2-318-592-12 (1)

Getting started _____________________

Digital Still Camera

Operating Instructions

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

Owner’s Record

The model and serial numbers are located on the bottom. Record the serial number in the space provided below. Refer to these numbers whenever you call upon your Sony dealer regarding this product.

Model No. DSC-V3

Serial No. ___________________

DSC-V3

Shooting still images _______________

Viewing still images ________________

Deleting still images ________________

Before advanced operations ___________

Advanced still image shooting __________

Advanced still image viewing ___________

Still image printing ___________________

Enjoying movies ____________________

Enjoying images on your computer ______

Troubleshooting _____________________

Additional information ________________

Index _____________________________

WARNING

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

CAUTION

The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard. Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those speciﬁ ed herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure.

For the Customers in the U.S.A.

This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s enclosure that may be of sufﬁ cient magnitude to constitute a risk of electric shock to persons.

This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance.

If you have any questions about this product, you may call:

Sony Customer Information Services Center

1-800-222-SONY (7669) The number below is for the FCC related matters only.

Regulatory Information

Declaration of Conformity

Trade Name: SONY Model No.: DSC-V3 Responsible Party: Sony Electronics Inc. Address: 16450 W. Bernardo Dr, San Diego, CA 92127 U.S.A. Telephone No.: 858-942-2230

This device complies with Part 15 of the FCC Rules. Operation is subject to the following two conditions: (1) This device may not cause harmful interference, and (2) this device must accept any interference received, including interference that may cause undesired operation.

CAUTION

You are cautioned that any changes or modiﬁ cations not expressly approved in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment.

Note:

This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications. However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures:

— Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. — Increase the separation between the

equipment and receiver.

— Connect the equipment into an outlet on

a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected.

— Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/

TV technician for help.

The supplied interface cable must be used with the equipment in order to comply with the limits for a digital device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules.

For the Customers in the U.S.A. and Canada

RECYCLING LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES

Lithium-Ion batteries are recyclable. You can help preserve our environment by returning your used rechargeable batteries to the collection and recycling location nearest you.

For more information regarding recycling of rechargeable batteries, call toll free 1-800-822-8837, or visit http://www.rbrc.org/

Caution: Do not handle damaged or leaking Lithium-Ion batteries.

For the customers in the United Kingdom

A moulded plug complying with BS 1363 is ﬁ tted to this equipment for your safety and convenience. Should the fuse in the plug supplied need to be replaced, a fuse of the same rating as the supplied one and approved by ASTA or BSI to BS 1362, (i.e., marked with be used. If the plug supplied with this equipment has a detachable fuse cover, be sure to attach the fuse cover after you change the fuse. Never use the plug without the fuse cover. If you should lose the fuse cover, please contact your nearest Sony service station.

or mark) must

Attention for the Customers in Europe

This product has been tested and found compliant with the limits sets out in the EMC Directive for using connection cables shorter than 3 meters (9.8 feet).

Attention

The electromagnetic ﬁ eld at the speciﬁ c frequencies may inﬂ uence the picture and sound of this camera.

Notice

If static electricity or electromagnetism causes data transfer to discontinue midway (fail), restart the application or disconnect and connect the USB cable again.

Notice

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

Read this ﬁ rst

Trial recording

Before you record one-time events, you may want to make a trial recording to make sure that the camera is working correctly.

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 malfunction of your camera or recording media, etc.

Back up recommendation

To avoid 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 Technology Industries Association).

• Playback of images recorded with your camera on other equipment and playback of images recorded or edited with other equipment on your camera are not guaranteed.

Precaution on copyright

Television programs, ﬁ lms, video tapes, and other materials may be copyrighted. Unauthorized recording of such materials may be contrary to the provision of the copyright laws.

Do not shake or strike the camera

In addition to malfunctions and inability to record images, this may render the recording medium unusable or image data breakdown, damage or loss may occur.

LCD screen, LCD ﬁ nder (only models with an LCD ﬁ nder) and lens

• The LCD screen and the LCD ﬁ nder are manufactured using extremely high-precision 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 (white, red, blue or green in color) that constantly appear on the LCD screen and the LCD ﬁ nder. 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 ﬁ nder or the lens to direct sunlight for long periods may cause malfunctions.

• Do not press the LCD screen hardly. The screen may be uneven and that may cause a malfunction.

• Images may be trailed on the LCD screen in a cold location. This is not a malfunction.

The power zoom lens

This camera is equipped with a power zoom lens. Be careful not to bump the lens, and be careful not to apply force to it.

Clean the ﬂ ash surface before use

The heat of ﬂ ash emission may cause dirt on the ﬂ ash surface to become discolored or to stick to the ﬂ ash surface, resulting in insufﬁ cient light emission.

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. Water entering the inside of the camera may cause malfunctions which in some cases may not be repairable. If moisture condensation occurs, see page 143 and follow the instructions on how to remove it before using the camera.

Do not expose the camera to sand or dust

Using the camera in sandy or dusty locations may cause malfunction.

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

This may cause irrecoverable damage to your eyes. Or it may cause the malfunction of your camera.

Notes on the camera locations

Do not use the camera near a location that generates strong radio waves or emits radiation. The camera may not be able to record or play back properly.

About the Carl Zeiss lens

This camera is equipped with a Carl Zeiss lens which is capable of reproducing ﬁ ne images. The lens for this camera uses the MTF* measurement system for cameras 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 speciﬁ c part of the subject gathered at the corresponding position in the image.

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.

Trademarks

• is a trademark of Sony Corporation.

• “Memory Stick,” PRO,” Stick Duo,” Stick PRO Duo,” , “MagicGate” and are trademarks of Sony Corporation.

• “InfoLITHIUM” is a trademark of Sony Corporation.

• Picture Package is a trademark of Sony Corporation.

• Microsoft, Windows, WindowsMedia, and DirectX are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft Corporation in the United States and/or other countries.

• Macintosh, Mac OS, QuickTime, iMac, iBook, PowerBook, Power Mac and eMac are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Computer, Inc.

• Macromedia and Flash are trademarks or registered trademarks of Macromedia, Inc. in the United States and/or other countries.

• Intel, MMX, and Pentium are trademarks or registered trademarks of Intel Corporation.

• CompactFlash is a trademark of SanDisk Corporation.

• 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.

, “Memory Stick

, “Memory

Table of Contents

Read this ﬁ rst ............................................4

Identifying the parts .................................. 9

Mode dial ............................................ 12

Getting started

Charging the battery pack ....................... 13

Using the AC adaptor ..............................16

Using your camera abroad ......................16

Turning on/off your camera .................... 17

How to use the control button ................. 17

Setting the date and time .........................18

Changing the language setting ................ 20

Shooting still image

Inserting and removing a recording

medium ........................................... 21

Switching the recording medium ........21

Inserting and removing a “Memory

Stick” .............................................. 22

Inserting and removing a CF card ......23

Setting the still image size ......................24

Image size and quality ............................26

Number of still images that can be

recorded .......................................... 28

Basic still image shooting

— Using auto adjustment mode ..... 29

Checking the last image you shot

— Quick Review ............................ 31

Using the zoom feature .......................31

Shooting close-ups — Macro .............33

Using the self-timer ............................34

Using the ﬂ ash ....................................35

Shooting images with the ﬁ nder ......... 36

Inserting the date and time on a still

image .............................................. 37

Shooting according to scene conditions

— Scene Selection .......................... 39

Viewing still images

Viewing images on the LCD screen of

your camera .................................... 42

Viewing images on a TV screen .............44

Deleting still images

Deleting images ......................................46

Formatting a recording medium .............. 48

Before advanced operations

How to setup and operate your camera ...50

Changing the menu settings ................50

Changing the items in the SET UP

screen .............................................. 51

How to use the jog dial ....................... 51

Deciding the still image quality .............. 52

Creating or selecting a folder .................. 52

Creating a new folder .......................... 53

Changing the recording folder ............ 53

Advanced still image shooting

Manual features to photo-shooting

situations

Exposure (shutter speed, aperture, and

ISO sensitivity)

Shooting with Program auto ...................56

Program Shift ......................................56

Shooting with shutter speed priority ....... 57

Shooting with aperture priority mode ..... 58

Shooting with manual exposure mode .... 60

Selecting the metering method ................ 60

Adjusting the exposure

— EV adjustment ........................... 61

Displaying a histogram ....................... 62

Shooting with the exposure ﬁ xed

— AE LOCK ..................................63

Shooting three images with the exposure

shifted — Exposure Bracket ........... 64

Selecting the ISO sensitivity — ISO ......65

Focus

Choosing an auto focus method .............. 66

Choosing a focus range ﬁ nder frame

— AF range ﬁ nder .......................... 66

Choosing a focus operation

— AF Mode ....................................68

Setting the distance to the subject

— Focus preset ............................... 69

.......................................54

Flash

Selecting a ﬂ ash mode ............................69

Adjusting the ﬂ ash level

— Flash Level ................................71

Using an external ﬂ ash ............................ 72

Using the Sony Flash .......................... 72

Using a commercially available external

ﬂ ash ................................................73

Color

Adjusting color tones

— White Balance ........................... 73

Burst

Shooting continuously ............................75

Recording 16 frames in succession

— Multi Burst ...............................76

Shooting in the dark ................................ 77

NightFraming ......................................77

NightShot ............................................ 78

Shooting with special effects

— Picture Effect ............................. 78

Shooting still images in RAW mode

— RAW ..........................................79

Shooting images without compression

— TIFF ........................................... 80

Using a conversion lens ..........................80

Using the lens hood ................................. 81

Advanced still image viewing

Selecting the folder and playing back

images ............................................. 82

Enlarging a portion of a still image ......... 83

Enlarging an image

— Playback zoom ..........................83

Recording an enlarged image

– Trimming ..................................... 84

Playing back successive images

— Slide Show ................................. 84

Rotating still images ...............................85

Playing back images shot in Multi Burst

mode ............................................... 85

Playing back continuously ..................86

Playing back frame by frame .............. 86

Protecting images — Protect ..................87

Changing image size — Resize ..............88

Still image printing

Printing still images ................................89

Direct printing ......................................... 90

Preparing the camera ..........................90

Connecting the camera to the printer

........................................................ 91

Printing in single-image mode ............91

Printing in index mode ........................ 93

Having images printed at a shop ............. 95

Marking print marks ........................... 95

Marking print marks in single-image

mode ............................................... 95

Marking print marks in index mode ...96

Enjoying movies

Shooting movies ...................................... 97

Viewing movies on the LCD screen .......98

Deleting movies ......................................99

Cutting movies ...................................... 100

Enjoying images on your computer

Copying images to your computer

— For Windows users ..................102

Installing the USB driver .................. 103

Connecting the camera to your

computer ...................................... 104

Copying images ................................ 105

Viewing the images on your computer

...................................................... 107

Image ﬁ le storage destinations and ﬁ le

names ............................................ 107

Viewing image ﬁ les once copied to a

computer with your camera .......... 109

Installing “Picture Package” and

“ImageMixer VCD2” ................... 109

Copying images using “Picture

Package” ....................................... 111

Using “Picture Package” ................... 112

Printing images ................................. 114

Using “Image Data Converter” ......... 114

Copying images to your computer

— For Macintosh users ................115

Using “ImageMixer VCD2” ............. 117

Using “Image Data Converter” ......... 118

Troubleshooting

Troubleshooting ....................................119

Warnings and messages ........................ 129

Self-diagnosis display – If a code starting

with an alphabet letter appears ..... 132

Additional information

Number of images that can be saved or

shooting time ................................ 133

Menu items ............................................ 136

SET UP items ........................................ 140

Precautions ............................................ 143

On “Memory Stick” .............................. 144

On “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack ......... 146

Speciﬁ cations ........................................ 147

The LCD screen .................................... 149

Index

Index .....................................................154

Identifying the parts

See the pages in parentheses for details of operation.

1 2 3 4

qs qd qf

 POWER button (17)  NIGHTFRAMING/NIGHTSHOT

button (77)

 POWER lamp (17)  Mode dial (12, 136)  Shutter button (30)  Finder window  Lens  Flash emitter (35)  Advanced accessory shoe (72)  Hologram AF emitter (35, 140)  Self-timer lamp (34)  Infrared ray emitter (77)  ACC (Accessory) jack 

(USB) jack (104)

 A/V OUT (MONO) jack (44)  Jack cover (44)

• The ﬂ ash automatically pops up and strobes. Close the ﬂ ash by hand after use.

• Use the ACC (accessory) jack to connect an external ﬂ ash or the remote control tripod.

 Microphone  Finder (36)

 AE LOCK button (63)   FOCUS button (66, 69)  FRAME button (66)

Self-timer (34)/recording lamp (red)

AE/AF lock lamp (green) (30)

CHG /

CHG/ lamp (orange) (14,

35, 69)

(Exposure) button (61)

(30)

 LCD screen

For details on the items on the LCD screen, see page 149 to 153.

 MENU button (50, 136)

(Display/LCD screen on/off)



button (36)



 Jog dial (51)  For shooting: Zoom (W/T) button

/CF (“Memory Stick”/CF

card) switch (21)

(31)

For viewing: zoom) button (83)/

(Index) button (42)

/ (Playback

 Control button

Menu on: //// (17)/ Menu off: / // (69/34/31/33)



 DC IN jack cover (13, 16)  DC IN jack (13, 16)

(Image Size/Delete) button

(24, 46)

4 5

6 7

 Hook for shoulder strap  Speaker  Tripod receptacle  CF card eject lever (24)  Battery/“Memory Stick”/CF card

cover

 Battery insertion slot (13)  Battery eject lever (14)  CF card insertion slot (23)  RESET button (119)  Access lamp (22)  “Memory Stick” insertion slot

(22)

• Use a tripod with a screw length of less than

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

Shoulder strap

8 9 q; qa

Mode dial

Before using your camera, set the desired mark on the mode dial onto the POWER lamp side.

(Auto adjustment mode)

The focus, exposure and white balance are automatically adjusted to allow easy shooting. The image quality is set to [Fine] (page 52).

P (Program auto shooting)

The shooting adjustments are made automatically just as in the auto adjustment mode, but you can also change the focus and other adjustments as desired. In addition, you can set various shooting functions using menus (pages 50 and 136).

S (Shutter speed priority)

You can select the shutter speed (page

57). In addition, you can set the desired shooting functions using menus (pages 50 and 136).

A (Aperture priority)

You can select the aperture value (page

58). In addition, you can set the desired shooting functions using menus (pages 50 and 136).

M (Manual exposure shooting)

You can manually adjust the aperture value and the shutter speed (page 60). In addition, you can set various shooting functions using menus (pages 50 and 136).

SCN (Scene Selection)

You can shoot effective pictures according to the scene (page 39). In addition, you can set various shooting functions using menus (pages 50 and 136).

SET UP (Set up)

You can change the settings of the camera (pages 51 and 140).

(Movie shooting)

You can shoot movies (page 97).

(Playback/Edit)

You can play back or edit recorded still images and movies (pages 42 and 87).

Charging the battery pack

Getting started

DC IN jack cover

AC Adaptor

 Open the battery/“Memory

Stick”/CF card cover.

Slide the cover in the direction of the arrow.

• Be sure to turn off your camera when

charging the battery pack (page 17).

• Your camera operates with the “InfoLITHIUM” NP-FR1 battery pack (R type) (supplied). You can use only R type battery pack (page 146).

 mark

Battery eject lever

 Install the battery pack, then

close the battery/“Memory Stick”/CF card cover.

Make sure the battery pack is ﬁ rmly inserted all the way, then close the cover.

Battery insertion slot

Insert the battery pack so that tip of the  marks on the side of the battery pack face the tip of the  mark on the battery insertion slot.

• The battery pack is easily inserted by pushing the battery eject lever at the front of the battery compartment toward the LCD screen.

DC plug

 Open the DC IN jack cover

and connect the AC Adaptor (supplied) to the DC IN jack of your camera.

Connect the plug with the  mark facing left.

• Do not short the DC plug of the AC Adaptor with a metallic object, as this may cause malfunction.

• Clean the DC plug of the AC Adaptor with a dry cotton bud. Do not use the dirty plug. Use of the dirty plug may not properly charge the battery pack.

To a wall outlet (wall socket)





Power cord

(mains lead)

 Connect the power cord

(mains lead) to the AC Adaptor and to a wall outlet (wall socket).

The CHG / lamp lights up when charging begins.

CHG

CHG/ lamp

The CHG/ lamp goes off when charging is completed.

• After charging the battery pack, disconnect the AC Adaptor both from the DC IN jack of the camera and from a wall outlet (wall socket).

Battery remaining indicator

The battery remaining indicator on the LCD screen shows the remaining shooting or viewing time.

Remaining indicator

60min

Remaining time

• When you switch the LCD screen on/off, it takes about one minute for the correct battery remaining time to appear.

• The displayed remaining time may not be correct under certain circumstances or conditions.

Charging time

Approximate time to charge a completely discharged battery pack using the AC Adaptor at a temperature of 25°C (77°F).

Battery pack Charging time (min.)

NP-FR1 (supplied) Approx. 180

• The charging time may become longer under certain circumstances or conditions.

To remove the battery pack

Battery eject lever

Open the battery/“Memory Stick”/CF card cover. Slide the battery eject lever in the direction of the arrow, and remove the battery pack.

• Be careful not to drop the battery pack when removing it.

Number of images and battery life that can be recorded/ viewed

The tables show the approximate number of images and the battery life that can be recorded/viewed when you shoot images in normal mode with a fully charged battery pack (supplied) at a temperature of 25°C (77°F). The numbers of images that can be recorded or viewed take into account changing the recording medium as necessary. Note that the actual numbers may be less than indicated depending on the conditions of use.

• The battery capacity decreases as the number of uses increases and over time (page 147).

Shooting still images

Under the average conditions

Recording medium

“Memory Stick”

NP-FR1 (supplied) LCD screen

No. of images

On Approx.

300

Off Approx.

400

CF card On Approx.

300

Off Approx.

400

Shooting in the following situations:

(P.Quality) is set to [Fine]

– – Shooting one time every 30 seconds – The zoom is switched alternately between

the W and T ends – The ﬂ ash strobes once every two times – The power turns on and off once every ten

times – [AF Mode] is set to [Single] in the SET UP

settings

The measurement method is based on CIPA

standard. (CIPA: Camera & Imaging Products Association)

Viewing still images

Recording medium

“Memory Stick” CF card Approx. 6800 Approx. 340

NP-FR1 (supplied) No. of images

Approx. 6800 Approx. 340

Battery life (min.)

Approx. 150 Approx. 200 Approx. 150 Approx. 200

Battery life (min.)

Viewing single images in order at about three

second intervals

Shooting movies

Recording medium

“Memory Stick” CF card Approx. 120

Shooting movies continuously with the image

• The number of images and the battery life that

• The battery life and the number of images

NP-FR1 (supplied) LCD screen OnLCD screen

Approx. 120 min.

min.

size [160]

can be recorded/viewed are decreased under the following conditions: – The surrounding temperature is low – The ﬂ ash is used – The camera has been turned on and off many

times – The zoom is used frequently – The NightFraming or NightShot function is

activated – [LCD Backlight] is set to [Bright] in the SET

UP settings – [AF Mode] is set to [Monitor] or [Cont] in

the SET UP settings – The battery power is low

recordable or viewable does not depend on the image size setting.

Off

Approx. 170 min. Approx. 170 min.

Getting started

Using the AC adaptor

DC IN jack cover

AC Adaptor

DC plug

 Open the DC IN jack cover,

connect the AC Adaptor (supplied) to the DC IN jack of the camera.

Connect the DC plug with the  mark facing left.

• Connect the AC Adaptor to an easily accessible wall outlet (wall socket) close by. If any trouble occurs while using the adaptor, immediately shut off the power by disconnecting the plug from the wall outlet (wall socket).

To a wall outlet (wall socket)





Power cord

(mains lead)

 Connect the power cord

(mains lead) to the AC Adaptor and then to a wall outlet (wall socket).

• After using the AC Adaptor, disconnect it both from the DC IN jack of the camera and from a wall outlet (wall socket).

• The set is not disconnected from the AC power source (mains) as long as it is connected to the wall outlet (wall socket) even if the set itself has been turned off.

Using your camera abroad

Power sources

You can use your camera in any country or region with the AC Adaptor/power cord (mains lead) (supplied) within 100 V to 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz. Use a commercially available AC plug adaptor depending on the design of the wall outlet (wall socket) [b].

AC–LS5/LS5B

• Do not use an electronic transformer (travel converter), as this may cause a malfunction.

[a], if necessary,

Turning on/off your camera

POWER

POWER lamp

 Press POWER.

The POWER lamp (green) lights up and the power is on. When you turn on your camera for the ﬁ rst time, the Clock Set screen appears (page 18).

Turning off the power

Press POWER again. The POWER lamp goes out, and the camera turns off.

• Do not leave the camera with the lens

portion extended for a long period of time with the battery or the AC Adaptor removed, etc., as this may cause malfunction.

• If you turn on the power when the mode dial is set to portion moves. Do not touch the lens portion while it is operating.

, P, S, A, M, SCN or , the lens

Auto power-off function

If you do not operate the camera for about three minutes during shooting or viewing or when performing SET UP, the camera turns off automatically to prevent wearing down the battery. The auto power-off function only operates when the camera is operating using a battery pack. The auto power-off function also will not operate in the following circumstances.

• When viewing movies

• When playing back a slide show

• When a plug is connected to the (USB) jack or the A/V OUT (MONO)

jack

How to use the control button

Camera 1

AF Mode: Digital Zoom: Date/Time: Red Eye Reduction: Hologram AF: Auto Review:

SELECT

Setup 2

File Number:

USB Connect:

Video Out:

Clock Set:

Single Smart Off Off Auto Off

Cancel

To change the current settings of the camera, bring up the menu or the SET UP screen (page 51), and use the control button to make the changes. To set a menu item, press /// on the control button to select the desired item and setting and make the setting. To set a SET UP item, press /// on the control button to select the desired item and setting, then press  to make the setting.

Getting started

Setting the date and time

Mode dial

 Set the mode dial to .

• To change the date and time, set the mode dial to SET UP, select [Clock Set] in

142), and perform the procedure from step

• You can also carry out this operation when the mode dial is set to P, S, A, M, SCN,

(Setup 2) (pages 51 and

.

Clock Set

POWER

2004

 Press POWER to turn on the

power.

The POWER lamp (green) lights up and the Clock Set screen appears on the LCD screen.

Clock Set

Y/M/D M/D/Y D/M/Y

12 00

Cancel

2004

12 00

Y/M/D M/D/Y D/M/Y

Cancel

 Select the desired date display

format with / on the control button, then press .

Select from [Y/M/D] (year/month/day), [M/D/Y] (month/day/year) or [D/M/Y] (day/month/year).

• If the rechargeable button battery (page 144), which provides the power for saving the time data, ever becomes low, the Clock Set screen will appear again. When this happens, reset the date and time, by starting from step  above.

Getting started

Clock Set

2004

12 00

Y/M/D M/D/Y D/M/Y

Cancel

 Select the year, month, day,

hour or minute item you want to set with / on the control button.

The item to be set is indicated with /.

Clock Set

2005

 Set the numeric value with /

on the control button, then press  to enter it.

After entering the number, / moves to the next item. Repeat steps  and  until all of the items are set.

• If you selected [D/M/Y] in step , set the

time on a 24-hour cycle.

• Midnight is indicated as 12:00 AM, and noon as 12:00 PM.

10 00

Y/M/D M/D/Y D/M/Y

Cancel

Clock Set

2005

 Select [OK] with  on the

control button, then press .

The date and time are entered and the clock starts to keep time.

• To cancel the date and time setting, select

[Cancel] with /// on the control button, then press .

Y/M/D M/D/Y D/M/Y

10 30

Cancel

Changing the language setting

You can change the screen display like menu items, warnings and messages in your desired language. To change the language setting, in the SET UP settings, select (Setup 1) (pages 51 and 141), and select the desired language.

(Language) in 1

Inserting and removing a recording medium

Switching the recording medium

“Memory Stick” CompactFlash card

You can use a “Memory Stick” or CompactFlash card (CF card) as a recording medium. This camera is not compliant with CompactFlash Type II.

CompactFlash card

SanDisk SDCFH-1024-903 (1 GB) SDCFB-1024-J60 (1 GB)

We have checked the compatibility of above CF cards compliant with CompactFlash Type I, however, we cannot guarantee proper operation of all CF cards.

• Copying between media cannot be done with this camera.

• For more information about the “Memory Stick”, see page 144.

• Before using a CF card, be sure to format it using this camera. Otherwise, satisfactory performance may not be obtained (page 48).

/CF

switch

 Select the recording medium

with the

: When recording images onto a

“Memory Stick” or playing back images from a “Memory Stick”.

CF : When recording images onto a CF

card or playing back images from a CF card.

/CF switch.

Shooting still images

Inserting and removing a “Memory Stick”

Label side

Terminal side

Access lamp

 Open the battery/“Memory

Stick”/CF card cover.

Slide the cover in the direction of the arrow.

 Insert the “Memory Stick”.

Insert the “Memory Stick” all the way in until it clicks as shown in the illustration.

• Whenever you insert a “Memory 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.

 Close the battery/“Memory

Stick”/CF card cover.

To remove the “Memory Stick”

Open the battery/“Memory Stick”/CF card 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.

Inserting and removing a CF card

Shooting still images

 Open the battery/“Memory

Stick”/CF card cover.

Slide the cover in the direction of the arrow.

Connector side

 Insert the CF card.

Insert the CF card all the way in from the connector side as shown in the illustration.

• If you cannot insert the CF card all the way in, do not push it forcefully. Also, check the direction of the CF card. If you try to insert it in the wrong direction, the camera or CF card may be damaged.

Front side

 Close the battery/“Memory

Stick”/CF card cover.

To remove the CF card

Open the battery/“Memory Stick”/CF card cover, then push the CF card eject lever so that the CF card is ejected.

Setting the still image size

3:2 5M

3M 1M

Image Size

CF card eject lever

Access lamp

• Whenever the access lamp is lit, the camera is recording or reading out an image. Never remove the CF card or turn off the power at this time. The data may be corrupted or the CF card may become unusable.

 Set the mode dial to , and

turn on the power.

• You can carry out this operation even when the mode dial is set to P, S, A, M, SCN.

 Press (Image Size).

The Image Size setup appears.

• For details on the image size, see page 26.

3:2

VGA(E-Mail)

Image Size

VGA

 Select the desired image size

with / on the control button.

The image size is set. When the setting is complete, press (Image Size) so that the Image Size setup disappears from the LCD screen.

• The image size selected here is maintained even when the power is turned off.

Shooting still images

Image size and quality

You can choose image size (number of pixels) and image quality (compression ratio) based on the kind of images you want to shoot. The image size is shown by the number of pixels (dots) (horizontal × vertical), which compose an image. For example, a 7M (3072×2304) size image indicates that there are 3072 pixels horizontally and 2304 pixels vertically. The larger the number of pixels, the larger the image size. You can select from Fine (high quality) or Standard image quality. Each uses a different compression ratio. When you select Fine, the image quality improves as the image size increases, but the amount of recorded data also increases and the number of images that can be recorded on a recording medium decreases. Refer to the table on the right and choose the image size and image quality appropriate to the kind of images you want to shoot.

Short description of the image size

The following illustration shows a brief image using the maximum image size and the minimum one.

3072

640

480

2304

Image size

3072 pixels × 2304 pixels = 7,077,888 pixels

Image size

VGA (E-Mail) 640 pixels × 480 pixels = 307,200 pixels

VGA

Examples based on the image size

Image size Usage guidelines

(3072×2304) Larger

3:2

(3072×2048)

5M (2592×1944) • For printing in A4 size or printing A5 size high density

3M (2048×1536)

1M (1280×960)

VGA (E-Mail) (640×480)

The factory setting is [7M]. It is the highest image quality on this camera.

Images are recorded in the same 3:2 aspect ratio as photograph printing paper or postcards, etc.

Smaller

• For saving important images, printing in A3 size or printing A4 size high density images

images

• For printing in postcard size

• For recording a larger number of images

• For attaching images to e-mail or creating home pages

Examples based on the image quality

Image quality (Compression ratio)

Fine

Standard

Low compression (looks better)

High compression (normal)



Usage guideline

•

For recording or printing with better image quality.

• For recording a larger number of images.

Shooting still images

Number of still images that can be recorded

The number of images that can be saved in a recording medium

The number of images that can be saved when [P.Quality] is set to [Fine] ([Standard])2) are shown below.

• The table below shows the approximate number of images that can be recorded on a recording medium

that has been formatted by this camera.

“Memory Stick”

Capacity

Image size

3:2

VGA (E-Mail)

When [REC Mode] is set to [Normal].

For the number of images that can be saved in other modes, see page 133.

For more information about the image quality (compression ratio), see page 52.

16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB 256MB 512MB 1GB

(9)

(11)

(18)

(46)

(243)

(18)

(23)

(37)

(93)

196

(491)

(36)

(48)

(74)

101

(187)

394

(985)

(73)

(96)

(149)

202

(376)

790

(1975)

(Units: number of images)

(132)

(174)

148

(264)

357

(649)

1428

(3571)

137

(268)

137

(268)

188

(354)

302

(537)

726

(1320)

2904

(7261)

279

(548)

279

(548)

384

(723)

617

(1097)

1482

(2694)

5928

(14821)

CF card

Image size

(Units: number of images)

Capacity

1GB

7M 294 (578)

3:2 294 (578)

5M 406 (762)

3M 651 (1157)

1M 1563 (2842)

VGA (E-Mail) 6252 (15631)

When [REC Mode] is set to [Normal].

For the number of images that can be saved in

other modes, see page 135.

For more information about the image quality (compression ratio), see page 52.

• When images recorded using earlier Sony models are played back on this camera, the display may differ from the actual image size.

• When the images are viewed on the LCD screen of the camera, they all look the same size.

• The number of shooting images may differ from these values according to the shooting mode, shooting conditions and the subject.

• When the number of remaining shooting images is greater than 9,999, the “>9999” indicator appears on the LCD screen.

• You can resize the images later (Resize function, see page 88).

Basic still image shooting — Using auto adjustment mode

Holding the camera correctly

Shooting still images

When shooting pictures with the camera, be careful so that your ﬁngers do not block the lens portion, ﬁ nder window, ﬂash emitter, infrared ray emitter or speaker (page 9).

 Set the mode dial to , and

turn on the power.

• To select the recording medium, use the /CF switch (page 21).

• The lens cover opens when the power is turned on.

• Do not touch the lens portion while it is operating, such as when you press POWER to turn on the power or when the zoom function is working (page 31).

 Hold the camera steadily with

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

• The minimum focal distance to a subject is approx. 50 cm (19 3/4 inches).

• The frame indicated on the LCD screen shows the focus adjustment range (AF range ﬁ nder, page 66).

min

SAF

AE/AF lock indicator

Flashes in green  Light up

 Press and hold the shutter

button halfway down.

The beep sounds but the image is not yet recorded. When the AE/AF lock indicator changes from ﬂ ashing to steadily lit, the camera is ready for shooting. (The LCD screen may be frozen for a split second depending on the subject.) When the surroundings are dark, the ﬂ ash automatically pops up and strobes.

• If you release the shutter button, shooting will

be canceled.

• You can continue and shoot even when the

camera does not beep, but in this case the focus is not set properly (except in Continuous AF, page 68).

• No beep sounds when [Beep] is set to [Off] in

the SET UP settings (page 141).

min

101

FINE

VGA

101

VGA

Auto Focus

When you try to shoot a subject that is difﬁ cult to focus on, the AE/AF lock indicator changes to ﬂ ashing slowly. In addition, the AE locked beep does not sound

F3.5 0EV30

SAF

(except in Continuous AF, page 68)

The Auto Focus function may have

difﬁ culty working under the following

 Press the shutter button fully

down.

The shutter sounds. The image will be recorded in the recording medium. The recorded image is displayed for approximately two seconds (Auto Review, page 140). When the recording lamp (page

10) goes out, you can shoot the next image.

• When operating the camera using a battery

pack, if you do not operate the camera for a while during recording or playback, the camera turns off automatically to prevent wearing down the battery (page 17).

conditions. In such cases, release the shutter button, then recompose the shot and 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 reﬂ ects or has a lustrous

ﬁ nish, such as a mirror or a luminous body.

• A ﬂ ashing subject.

• A backlit subject.

There are two Auto Focus functions: “AF range ﬁ nder frame” which sets the focus position according to the subject position and size, and “AF mode” which sets the focus start/ﬁ nish timing. See page 66 for details.

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