Sony Multi Functional Digital Camera User Manual

Multi Functional

Digital Camera

User Guide

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Digital Camera User Guide

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Important Notice

• If a CF card is pulled out, the mode key , control

button and shutter are disabled. Those function
keys will be resumed only after a CF card is put into
the slot correctly. (Warning: Please do not put in or

pull out a CF card while turning on the camera.)

• When battery low sign appears on the LCD screen,

the camera will shut down after 10 seconds.

• When capturing images in dim lighting, the AF

function is disabled.

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Contents

Getting Started

Checking Accessories .............................................. 1

System Requirements............................................... 1

Loading Batteries ...................................................... 1

Loading the Compact Flash™ Card........................... 2

Attaching the Strap ................................................... 2

Identifying the Parts

Front View................................................................. 3

Rear View ................................................................. 3

LCD Indicators .......................................................... 4

Camera Operating Modes

LCD-on Mode ............................................................ 5

Playback Mode ......................................................... 6

LCD-off Mode ............................................................ 6

OSD Menus

Menus under LCD-on Mode....................................... 7

Menus under Playback Mode.................................. 1 1

How to...

How to record images and short movies? ................ 13

How to take burst pictures?..................................... 1 4

How to playback images and short movies? ............ 14

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How to delete images and short movies on the camera?

............................................................................... 15

How to send your images to a DPOF-compatible

service or device?.................................................... 16

Connecting to a Computer

Driver Installation ..................................................... 17

Getting Connected to the PC and the Mac .............. 1 8

Transferring Images

To a PC................................................................... 1 9

To a Mac................................................................. 2 1

Specifications.................................................22

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Getting Started

Checking Accessories

• Strap

• Leather bag

• Installation CD

• User guide

• 16 MB CompactFlash™

Card

• Digital camera

• USB cable

• Video cable

• 4 AA alkaline batteries

• Flexible Pocket Tripod

PC System Requirements

• Pentium 166 MHz processor or higher

• Microsoft Windows 98/Me/2000

• Super VGA card and color monitor

• 32 MB RAM (64MB recommended)

• Available USB port

• 200 MB available hard disk space for software

installation

Mac System Requirements

• Mac Driver Support 8.5 OS or later

Loading Batteries

1. Slide the battery cover in the direction
indicated by the arrow.

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2. Insert 4 batteries in accordance with the
correct polarity marks on the inner side of the

battery cover.

3. Close the battery cover.

Loading the CompactFlash™ Card

To record images, please insert a Compact Flash™
card. To load the CF card, perform the following:

1 . Open the CF card slot cover and then insert a CF

card as indicated by the arrow.

2. Close the CF card slot cover.

Attaching the Strap

1 . Insert the thin end of the strap into the strap

holder.

2. Pass the other end of the strap through the loop
of thin cord and pull the strap tight.

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Identifying the Parts

Front View

Shutter

Flash

USB port

Battery
cover

Lens

Video port

Viewfinder

LCD
display

Control
button

Mode
button

Power
button

CF card
slot cover

Viewfinder

Rear View

Strap
holder

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LCD Indicators

1. Flash Indicator: Flash is on.

2. Quality Indicator: The best quality setting.

3. Self-Timer Indicator: Timer is off.

4. Battery Indicator: Battery is low.

5. Pictures remaining.

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Camera Operating Modes

This camera provides 3 different operating modes
for your selection. Press the mode button a number
of times to toggle through these 3 modes.

1 . LCD-on mode: ready for image capturing with

the LCD display powered on

2. Playback mode: ready for image review

3. LCD-off mode: ready for image capturing with
the LCD display powered off

LCD-on Mode

There are 5 menus available in this mode. Press the
Control button, the OSD menus appear.

To scroll through all the menus, press the / on
the control button to access the horizontal menu

topics or press / to move vertically through
the menu items. (Refer to Page 7~9 for the OSD

information.)

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Playback Mode

There are 4 menus available in this mode. Press the

/ on the Control button, the OSD menus

appear.

To scroll through all the menus, press the / on
the control button to access the horizontal menu

topics or press / to move vertically through
the menu items. (Refer to Page 11 and Page 12 for the

OSD information.)

LCD-off Mode

When capturing images with the LCD display pow­ered off, you will not be able to preview your
images on the LCD display. Press the Control

button to go to preview mode.

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OSD Menus

Menus under LCD-on Mode

Select the desired item by the arrows on the Control
button and then press the center of the Control

button to confirm.

Resolution Menu

This menu contains the following items:

Set the resolution to

Fine

for the best image

quality.

Set the resolution to

High

for comparably

fine image quality.

Set the resolution to

Low

for relatively low

image quality.

Set the resolution to

Video

for recording

movie clips.

Set the resolution to

Burst

for a sequential
10 shots with one press of the Shutter
button.

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Flash is always disabled.

Flash is always enabled.

Flash is enabled automatically.

Flash is enabled automatically with Pre­Flash to reduce Red-Eye.

Flash Menu

This menu contains the following items:

Zoom Menu

This menu contains the following items:

Magnify the image by 1 time.

Magnify the image by 2 times.

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Self Timer Menu

This menu contains the following items:

Setting Menu

This menu contains the following items:

Disable the Self-timer function.

Enable the Self-timer function.
An image is captured after 10 seconds as

the shutter is pressed in the first place.

Item Description

Display
(Normal Brightness/Highe r

Brightness/Video Out
NTSC/Video Out PAL)

Changes the brig htness
se tti ng of the LCD
display and the TV.

Sets the TV output

system.
Quick Review
(On/Off)

Enables/disables the

review function.
Exposure Adjusts the exposure

compensation.
White Balance
(Automatic/Daylight/
Cloudy/Fluorescent/
Tungsten)

Selects the white

balance setti ng.

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Sound
(On/Off)

Enables/disables the
sound effects.

Auto Shutdown
(1 Minute/2 Minutes/5

Minutes/10 Minut es/Never)

Sets a period of time for
the camera to power off
automatically.

Language
(English/French/German/
Italian/Spanish/Dutch)

Selects the OSD
language.

Restore Setting Recovers all the camera

setting s to the fa ctory
presets.

Exit Quits the OSD.

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Menus under Playback Mode

Select the desired item by the arrows on the Control
button and then press the center of the Control

button to confirm.

Display Menu

This menu contains the following items:

Displays 1 image at a time.

Displays 9 images (max.) at a time.

Delete Menu

This menu contains the following items:

Current Deletes the current displayed image.
All Deletes all the images stored in the camera.
Format Formats the CF card.
Exit Quits the OSD.

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Zoom Menu

This menu contains the following items:

Minimizes the selected image.

Magnifies the selected image.

Information Menu

This menu contains the following items:

Displays the image information.

Hides the image information.

Print Menu

This menu contains the following items:

Print Image Selects the image to be printed.
Cancel print Deselects the image so it will not be

printed.
Print all Prints all images.
Cancel all Deselects all images.

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How to...

How to record images and short mov­ies?

To record images, do the following:

1. Power on the camera.

2. Set the camera to LCD-on or LCD-off mode.

3. Position the subject in the viewfinder.
* You can preview images on the LCD display

while in LCD-on mode.

4. Press and hold the Shutter button until you
hear the camera auto adjusting the focus, then
the image is captured.

To record short movies, do the following:

1. Power on the camera.

2. Set the camera to LCD-on mode.

3. Press the Control button to select VIDEO from
the OSD.

4. Press the Shutter button to start recording. To
stop recording, press the Shutter again.

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How to record burst images?

To record burst images, do the following:

1. Power on the camera.

2. Set the camera to LCD-on mode.

3. Press the Control button to select BURST from
the OSD.

4. Press and hold the Shutter button to record up
to 10 consecutive images. The camera will stop
recording images after 10 images are recorded.

Note: To interrupt the consecutive recording of

images, release the Shutter button at any time.

How to playback images and short
movies?

To playback images, do the following:

1. Power on the camera.

2. Set the camera to Playback mode.

3. Press the / on the Control button to play the
recorded images forward or backward .

* You can choose to review a single image, or up

to 9 images at a time.

To playback short movies, do the following:

On the LCD display

1. Power on the camera.

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2. Set the camera to Playback mode.

3. Select an image marked with a icon by

pressing the / and then press the center of
the Control button to play.

On a TV

1. Power on the camera.

2. Set the camera to LCD-on mode.

3. Select the VIDEO OUT NTSC or VIDEO OUT PAL
from the OSD according to the TV output system.

4. Connect one end of the Video cable into the
VIDEO port of your camera and the other end
into the VIDEO IN port of the television.

5. Turn on the TV.

* Select “Video” as the TV input.

6. Set the camera to Playback mode.

7 . Press the / on the Control button to select

the video and then press the center of the
Control button to play.

How to delete images and short mov­ies on the camera?

Sometimes you may need to delete the captured
images or videos to make room for new recordings.
To delete images or videos, do the following:

1. Power on the camera.

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2. Set the camera to Playback mode.

3. Select the image/video you want to delete by

pressing the / on the Control button.

4. Press the / , the OSD menus appear .

5. Move to the Delete menu and then choose either

to delete the current displayed image/video or
perform other tasks.

How to send your images to a DPOF­compatible service or device?

The DPOF (Digital Print Order Format) technology
allows you to send images stored on a memory card
(e.g. CF card) directly to a DPOF-compatible
photofinishing print service or photo printer.

To select images for printing, do the following:

1. Power on the camera.

2. Set the camera to Playback mode.

3. Select the image you want to print by pressing

the / on the Control button.

4. Press the / , the OSD menus appear.

5. Move to the PRINT menu and then choose the

“Print Image” to continue.

After specifying the images, you may take the CF
card to do the direct printing (by a photo printer or
a digital image finishing center).

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Connecting to a Computer

Before connection, you have to install the camera
driver first.

Driver Installation

For PC

1 . Insert the installation CD into your CD-ROM

drive.

2. Click on Start and then Run.

3. In the Run dialog box, type drive:\run.exe
where drive is the location of your CD-ROM
drive.

Follow the on-screen instructions to complete the
driver installation and the included software.

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For Mac

1 . Insert the installation CD into your CD-ROM

drive. The CD icon appears on the desktop.

2. Double-click on the CD icon.

3. Double-click on the Installer icon to start the
installation.

Follow the on-screen instructions to
complete the driver installation.

Getting Connected to the PC and the
Mac

1 . Connect one end of the USB cable into the USB

port of your computer and the other end into
your camera.

2. Power on the camera.

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Transferring Images

To a PC

With the USB cable connected both to your PC and
camera, follow the steps below to transfer your
images.

Using the Viewer Window

1. Power on the camera. A camera icon appears

on the Windows
taskbar.

2. Upon double-clicking the icon, the viewer

window appears.

3. Drag and drop the images in this window to

other desired locations.

Using the Windows Explorer

1. Power on the camera.

2. Open the Windows Explorer.

3. A camera folder appears.

4. Drag and drop the images in the folder to other
desired locations.

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Using Viewer

1. Power on the camera.

2. Launch Viewer program. The Viewer opens and
automatically loads your images.

3. Click on the thumbnail(s) you want,
then click the Transfer icon to
download your image to the com­puter.

For further information, please refer to the Viewer’s
on-line help.

Using the TWAIN Dialog Box

1. Launch the TWAIN-compliant program (e.g.

PhotoExpress™ SE).

2. Click on the Get button then the Camera icon.

3. The Select data source dialog box appears.

4. Choose the camera model from the list.

5. Name your file by typing the name in the File

name field.

6. Change the File type to JPG and then click on

the Acquire button.

7 . The Viewer’s main window appears.

8. Click on the thumbnail(s) you want, then click

the Transfer icon to download your image to
the computer.

T ransfer icon

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T ransfer icon

To a Mac

With the USB cable connected both to your Mac and
camera, follow the steps below to transfer your
images.

1 Power on the camera.

2. Launch Viewer program. The Viewer opens and
automatically loads your images.

3 Click on the thumbnail(s) you want,

then click the Transfer icon to
download your image to the com­puter.

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Specifications

Image Sensor Sony® SuperHAD™ CCD

sensor

Image Resolution Fine: 2048 x 1536

by Coach™ technology
High: 1600 x 1200

Low: 800 x 600
Recording Mode Single/Burst/AVI Clip
Video Clip 20 fps (320 x 240) ;

max. duration 30 secs per clip
Live Video 25 fps (320 x 240)
File Format JPEG (DCF-compliant/DPOF-

compatible)
Burst 800 x 600; max storage to

10 images
Display 61.6 K pixels, 1.8

" TFT LCD

Lens Auto-focus, 20m~infinity
Aperture Ratio F2.8/F5.6/F11
Shutter Speed 1/25~1/2500 second
Flash Mode Auto/Red-eye/On/Off
Exposure Auto
White Balance Auto; Daylight; Cloudy;

Fluorescent; Tungsten
Self-timer 10-second delay
External Memory CompactFlash™ Card Type 1
Interface Video out/USB
Power 4 x AA alkaline batteries
Dimensions 116 x 42.5 x 75 mm
Weight 200g (without battery and

CF card)

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