Sony MVC-FD95 annexe

3-061-389-11(1)

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 deal er regarding this product.

Model No. MVC-FD95 Serial No. _______ _________________

MVC-FD95

W ARNING

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

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 sufficient magnitude to constitute a risk of elec tr ic shock to persons.

This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the lite rature accompanyin g the appliance.

If you have any questions abou t this product, you may ca ll : Sony Cus tomer Information Cente r 1- 800-222-SONY (7669) or write to: Sony Customer Information Cent er 1 S on y Drive, Mai l Drop #T1-11, Park Ridge, NJ07656

CAUTION

You are cautioned that any changes or modifications 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 limi ts 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 int erferen ce wil l not occur in a particular installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interferenc e 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 o r mor e 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 diffe ren t from that to which the receiver is connected.

—Consult the dealer or an experienced

radio/TV technician for help.

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

DISPOSAL OF LITHIUM ION BATTERY.

LITHIUM ION BATTERY. DISPOSE OF PROPERLY.

You can return your unwanted lithium ion batteries to your nearest Sony Service Center or Factory Service Center.

Note:

In some areas the disposa l of lithium ion batteries in household or business trash may be prohib ited.

For the Sony Service Center nearest you call 1-800-222-SONY (United States only) For the Sony Factory Service Center nearest you call 416-499-SONY (Canada only)

Caution:

Do not handle damaged or leaking lithium ion battery.

For the Customers in Canada

CAUTION

TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT USE THIS POLARIZED AC PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD, RECEPT ACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE.

NOTICE FOR THE CUSTOMERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM

A moulded plug complying with BS 1363 is fitted to this equipment for your safety and convenience.

Should the fuse in the plug supplied need to be replaced, a 5 AMP fuse approved by ASTA or BSI to BS 1362, (i.e. marked with

or mark) must be used.

If the plug supplied with this equipment has a detachable fuse co v er, 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.

For the Customers in Germany

Directive:EMC Directive 89/336/EEC.92/

31/EEC This equipment complies with the EMC regulations when used under the following circumstances:

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Residential area

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Business district

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Light-industry district (This equipment complies with the EMC standard regulations EN55022 Class B.)

Attention

The electromagnetic f i elds at the specific frequencies may influence the picture and sound of this camera.

Be sure to read the following before using your camera

Operating instructions

Before operating the unit, pleas e read th i s manual thoroughly, and retain it for future reference. Before you start reading this manual and operating the unit, check the model number. As you read through this manual, button s and settings on the camera are shown in capital letters. e.g. Press DISPLAY.

Trial recording

Before you record one-time events, you may want to make a trial recordin g to ma ke sur e that the camera is working correctly.

No compensation for contents of the recording

Contents of the recordin g cannot be compensated for if recording or pla yba c k is not possible due to a malfuncti on of your camera, etc.

Precaution on copyright

Television programs, films, video tapes, and other materials may be co pyrig hte d. 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 rend er the fl oppy disks unusable or image data brea kdown, damage or loss may occur.

LCD screen, finder, and lens

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The LCD screen and finder are manufactured using high-precision technology. However, there may be some tiny black points and/or bright points (red, blue or green in color) that constantly appear on the LCD screen or on the finder. These points are normal in the manufacturing process and do not affect the recording in any way. Over 99.99% of the pixels are operational for effective use.

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Be careful when placing the camera near a window or outdoors. Exposing the LCD screen or the lens to direc t sunlight for long periods may cause malfunctions.

Do not get the camera wet

When taking pictures outdoors in the rain or under similar conditions, be car eful not to get the camera wet. If moisture condensation occurs, refer to page 55 and follow the instructions on how to remove it before using the camera.

Back up recommendation

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

Table of contents

Getting started

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

Preparing the power supply .............8

Setting the date and time ...............12

Inserting a floppy disk ...................14

Basic operations

Recording

Recording still image s ...................15

Recording movin g image s ........ .....21

Playback

Playing back still images ...............22

Playing back moving images .........23

Viewing images using a personal

computer .................................25

Image file stora g e de sti na t i on s an d

image file names .....................27

Advanced operations

Before performing

advanced operations

How to use the PLAY/STILL/

MOVIE selector ................... ..29

How to use the control button .......29

How to change the menu settings ..31

Various recording

Setting the image size

(IMAGE SIZE) .......................36

Recording still ima ge s fo r e-m a il

(E-MAIL) ........ ........................ 37

Adding audio files to still images

(VOICE) .................................37

Recording text documents

(TEXT) ............ ...... .......... ........ 3 8

Recording image s in m ac ro ........... 3 8

Focusing manually ........................39

Using the PROGRAM AE

function ...................................40

Using the Spot li g ht

– metering function ......... ... .....41

Adjusting the ex po sure

(EXPOSURE) .........................41

Adjusting the wh it e balance

(WHITE BALANCE) .............42

Recording the date and time on the

still image (DATE/TIME) .......43

Enjoying picture effects

(PICTURE EFFECT) ..............43

Various playback

Playing back six images at once

(INDEX) ..................................44

Enlarging a part of the still image

(Zoom and trimming) .............45

Playing back the still images in order

(SLIDE SHOW) .... .................. 46

Viewing images on a TV screen ....47

Editing

Preventing acci dental erasure

(PROTECT) ............................ 48

Deleting images (DELETE) ..........49

Changing the recorded still image size

(RESIZE) ...............................50

Copying images (COPY) ...............50

Copying all the inf o rm at ion on your

floppy disk (DISK COPY) ......52

Selecting still images to print

(PRINT MARK) .....................53

Format ............................................54

Additional information

Precautions ....................................55

Using your camera abroad .............57

Troubleshoo ting ..... ... ...... ....... ... ..... 58

Warning and notice messages .......61

Self-diagnosis display ....................63

Specifications ................................64

LCD screen/finder indicators ........65

Index ......... ......................... ............67

Getting started

Identifying the parts

See the pages in parentheses for de ta i ls of operation.

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

9 0

OPEN (FLASH) button (19)

Built-in microphone

Do not touch while recording.

Self-timer lamp (19)

Shutter button (15, 21)

Zoom lever (17)

Photocell window for flash

Do not block while recording.

Focus ring (39)

Lens

DC IN cover/DC IN jack (9, 11)

(One-push white balance)

button (42)

Flash (19)

Accessory shoe

SPOT METER button (41)

Finder adjustment dial (16)

WHITE BALANCE button (42)

PROGRAM AE button (40)

STEADY SHOT ON/OFF switch (18)

AUDIO (MONO) /VIDEO OUT jack (47)

Audio output is monaural.

FOCUS AUTO/MANUAL switch (38, 39)

PROGRAM AE +/– buttons (40)

qa qs qd qf qg qh qj qk ql w; wa

(Macro) button (38)

1 2

3 4 5

6 7 8

LCD screen

Finder (16)

LCD ON/OFF switch (16)

VOL +/– buttons (24)

Lens cap (supplied)

(Flash) button (19)

ON/CHG (Charge) lamp (9)

POWER switch (12)

Hooks for strap

(External flash) jack

PLAY/STILL/MOVIE selector (29)

ACCESS lamp (16)

Attaching the shoulder strap

0 qa

qs qd qf qg qh qj qk ql

DISK EJECT lever (14)

Speaker

Floppy disk slot (14)

Battery cover/PUSH button

(bottom surface) (8)

Control button (29)

DISPLAY button (18)

Tripod receptacle (bottom

surface)

Use a tripod with a screw length of

less than 6.5 mm (7/32 inch). You

will be unable to firmly secure the

camera to tripods havin g l o nger

screws, and may damage th e

camera.

Getting started

Preparing the power supply

Installing the battery pack

Your ca m era operates only with the NP-F330 (suppl i ed)/F550 (not supplied) “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack* (L series).

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Open the battery cover.

Slide the battery cover in the direction of the arrow while pressing the PUSH button.

Install the battery pack.

Insert the battery pack with the v mark facing toward the battery compartment as illustrated.

Close the bat tery cover.

To remove the battery pack

Open the battery cover. Slide the battery eject lever rightward, and remove the battery pack.

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

What is “InfoLITHIUM”?

“InfoLITHIUM” is a lithium ion battery pack which can exchange information such as battery consumption with compatible video equipment. “InfoLITHIUM” L series battery packs have the

mark. “InfoLITHIUM” is a trademark of Sony Corporation.

Battery eject lever

Charging the battery pack

When the camera is turned on, you cannot charge the battery pack. Be sure to turn off the power of the camera.

to DC IN jack

Battery pack

Inser t the batter y pack into your c amera.

Open the DC IN cover and connect the DC connecting plug to the

DC IN jack of your camera with the v mark facing up. Connect the power cord (mains lead) to the AC power adaptor and

then to a wall outlet (mains).

The ON/CHG lamp (or ange) below the LCD screen lights up when charging begins. When the ON/CHG lamp goes off,

full charge

battery pack inse rt ed for about one hour aft er normal charge is compl eted.

, which allows you to use the battery longer than usual, leave the

AC-L10A/L10B/L10C AC power adaptor

to wall outlet (mains)

normal charge

Power cord (mains lead)

is completed. For

Getting started

Battery remaining indicator

The LCD screen or finder on the came ra shows the remaining time for which you can still record or play back images. This indication may not be entirely accurat e depending on the condi t io ns of use and the operating envi ronment.

Auto power-off function

If you do not operate the came ra for abou t three mi nutes durin g recordi ng, the camer a turns off automatically to prevent wearing down the battery pack. To use the camera again, slide the POWER switch to the right to turn on the camera again.

Charging time

Battery pack Full charge (min.) Normal charge (min.)

NP-F330 (suppl i ed) Approx. 150 Approx. 90 NP-F550 Approx. 210 Approx. 150

Approximate time to charge a completely discharged battery pack using the AC-L10A/ L10B/L10C A C power adaptor. (Low er te mperat ures require a longer charging time.)

Battery life and numbe r of images that can be recorded/played back

STILL mode recording/playback

NP-F330 (supplied) NP-F550

Continuous recording*

Continuous playback**

Battery life

(min.)

Approx. 65

(60)

Approx. 80

(75)

Number of

images

Approx. 650

(550)

Approx. 2200

(2000)

Battery life

(min.)

Approx. 150

(130)

Approx. 170

(150)

Number of

images

Approx. 1600

(1300)

Approx. 4800

(4200)

Approximate battery life and number of images that can be recorded/played back with a fully charged bat te ry pack at a temperatur e of 25 °C (77 °F), 640×480 image size and in NORMAL recording mode. Numbers in parentheses indicate the time when you use a normally charged battery p ack.

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Recording at about 5-seco nd intervals

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Playing back single images con tinuously at about 2-second intervals

MOVIE mode recording

NP-F330 (supplied) NP-F550

Continuous recording

Battery life

(min.)

Approx. 70

(60)

Number of

images

Approx. 50

(40)

Battery life

(min.)

Approx. 160

(140)

Number of

images

Approx. 120

(100)

Approximate time that can be rec orded with a fully charged battery pack at a temperature of 2 5°C (77°F) and 160×11 2 i m age size. Numbers in par entheses indicate the time when you use a normally charged battery pack.

Notes

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The battery life and number of images wil l b e dec reas ed when using at low temperature, using the flash, turning the power on/off frequently, or using the zoom.

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The capacity of the floppy disk is limited. The above figures are a guide when you continuously record/play back by replacing the floppy disk.

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If sufficient battery remaining time is indicated but the power runs out soon, fully charge the battery so that the correc t ba ttery remaining time appea r s.

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

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Do not expose the battery pack to water.

Using the AC power adaptor

to DC IN jack

AC-L10A/L10B/L10C AC power adaptor

Power cord (mains lead)

to wall outlet (mains)

Getting started

Open the DC IN cover and connect the DC connecting plug to the

DC IN jack of your camera with the v mark facing up. Connect the power cord (mains lead) to the AC power adaptor and

then to a wall outlet (mains).

Using a car battery

Use Sony DC adaptor/charger.

Setting the date and time

SELECT OK

MENU BAR OFF

DELETE

INDEX FILE SETUPTOOL

LCD BRIGHT

BEEP

CLOCK SET

VIDEO OUT

/LANGUAGE

SELECT CLOSE

DELETE

INDEX FILE SETUPTOOL

When you first use your camera, set the date and time. If these are not set, the CLOCK SET screen appears whenever you turn on your camera for recording.

Control button

ON/CHG lamp

Slide the POWER s witch to the right to turn on the power.

The ON/CHG (green) lamp lights up.

Press v on the control button.

The menu bar appe ar s on the LCD screen or on the finder.

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

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

VIDEO OUT

/LANGUAGE CLOCK SET BEEP LCD BRIGHT

DELETE

INDEX FILE SETUPTOOL

SELECT OK

JAN1 2000

12:00:00A

CLOCK SET

2000JAN / / : 1 12 00 AM

SELECT/ADJUST

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

ENTER

CANCEL

Select the desired date display format with

2000 : 1 1 12 00 AM//

D/M/Y ENTER

CANCEL

M/D/Y

Y/M/D

CLOCK SET

SELECT/ADJUST

2000 :/ / 1 1 12 00 AM

D/M/Y ENTER

CANCEL

M/D/Y

Y/M/D

CLOCK SET

SELECT/ADJUST

2000/ :/ 1 7 12 00 AM

D/M/Y ENTER

CANCEL

M/D/Y

Y/M/D

CLOCK SET

SELECT/ADJUST

2000/ :/ 4 7 10 30 PM

D/M/Y

ENTER

CANCEL

M/D/Y

Y/M/D

CLOCK SET

SELECT/ADJUST

v/V

on the control button, then press the

center z.

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

Select the year, month, day, hour or minute

item you want to set with b/B on the cont r ol button.

The item to be set is indicated with v/V.

Set the numeric value with v/V on the

control button, then press the center z to enter it.

After entering the number, v/V moves to the next item. If you select ed [D/M/Y] in st ep 5, set the time on a 24-hou r cycl e.

Select [ENTER] with B on the control button,

then press t h e center z at the desired moment to begin clock movement.

The date and time are entered.

Getting started

To cancel the date and time setting

Select [CANCEL] with v/V/b/B on the control button, then press the center z.

Inserting a floppy disk

DISK EJECT leverEJECT lock

Check tha t the w rite p r otect tab i s set to the rec or dab le p osit ion f or

recording.

Recordable/erasable

Unrecordable/unerasable

Insert the floppy disk until it clicks.

Usable floppy disks

Size: 3.5 inch

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Type: 2HD

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Capacity: 1.44 MB

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Format: MS-DOS format (512 bytes × 18 sectors)

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You can use the “Memory Stick”* (not supplied) with inserting it into the MSACFD2M Floppy Disk Adaptor for Memory Stick (not supplie d), other than floppy disks mentioned above.

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“Memory Stick” and are trademarks of Sony Corpor ation.

Removing the floppy disk

While sliding the EJECT lock to the left, slide down the DISK EJECT lever.

Basic operations

Recording

Recording still images

Still images are recorded in JPEG format. To record still images, slide the POWER switch to the right to turn on the power and insert a floppy disk.

2, 3

ACCESS lamp

Set the PLAY/STILL/MOVIE selecto r to STILL.

Press and hold the shutter button

halfway down and check the image.

While the AE lock indicator z (green) is flashing, the image is frozen, ho wever, the image is not yet recorded. When the camera finishes the automatic adjustments*, the AE lock indicator z lights up and the camera is ready for reco rding. To cancel the recordi ng, release the shutt er button.

Press the shutter button fully down.

The shutter click s and the image is reco rded on the floppy disk.

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The exposure and focus are autom at ic a lly adjusted. The focus is not au tomatically adjusted when the camera is in manual focus mode.

AE lock indicator

Recording

For the number of images you can record on a floppy disk

See page 36.

Notes

When recording bright subjects, the col or of the LCD screen or th e finde r may

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change after the AE is locked, however, this will not affect the recorded image. While the image is being recorded on a floppy disk, the ACCESS lamp lights.

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When this lamp is lit, do not shak e or s trik e the ca mera. Also , do not turn the po we r off, or not remove the battery pa ck/floppy disk. Othe rw ise, an image data breakdown may occur an d t h e f lo ppy disk may become unusable. When using a “Memory Stick,” writing and reading images take about twice times

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than using a flop py di sk.

Recording images with the finder

Turn the finder adjustment dial until the image appears clearly within the fi nder, then record the image.

Finder adjustment dial

Note

The finder display is automatically tur ned off when your face is not ne ar the finder.

To turn off the LCD screen

Set the LC D ON/OFF switch to OFF.

LCD ON/OFF switch

Notes

You cannot turn off the LCD screen wh en [DEMO ] is set to [ON ] in the me nu setti ng.

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When the LCD ON/OFF switch is set to OFF and the finder disp lay is turned off,

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you can only operate the LCD ON/OFF switch, POWER switch, and the PLAY/ STILL/MOVIE selector.

Adjusting the brightness of the LCD screen

Adjust the brightness with the [LCD BRIGHT] item in the menu setting s (page 35). This adjustment does not affect the brightness of the images recorded on the floppy disk.

Checking the last recorded image (Review)

Clear the menu ba r (page 30), and press b on the control button. To return to the normal recording mode, press lightly on the shutter button or sele ct [RETURN] with

b/B

on the control button and then press the cent er z. To delete the image, select

[DELETE] on the review screen with b/B on the control button, then press the center

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

Using the zoom feature

Zoom lever

Recording

T side: for telephoto (subject appears closer)

W side: for wideangle (subject appears farther away)

If you cannot get a sharp focus on a close subject

Slide the zoom lever to the W side and move closer to the subject until the focus is sharp.

Minimum focal distance to the subject

W side: About 25 cm (9 7/8 inches) or more T side: A bout 80 cm (31 1/2 inc hes) or more To record even closer subjects, see page38.

Digital zoom function

This camera has a digital zoom function. Digital zoom enlarges the image by digital processing, and it starts to function when the zoom exceeds 10×.

The T-side of the bar shows the digital zooming zone.

Using digital zoom

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The maximum zoom magnification is 20

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Digital zooming deteriora te s the pic ture quality. When digital zoom is not necessary, set [DIGITAL ZOOM] to [OFF] in the menu settin gs (p age 34).

Note

×.

Digital zoom does not work for moving images.

Activating the SteadyShot function

When the SteadyShot function is working, the camera compensates for camerashake.

STEADY SHOT ON/ OFF switch

Set the STEADY SHOT ON/OFF switch to ON. The (SteadyShot) indicator appears on the LCD screen or on the finder.

Notes

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The SteadyShot function will not correct excessive camera-shake.

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If you use a wide conversion lens (not supplied), this lens may influence the SteadyShot function.

LCD screen or finder indicators during recording

Press DISPLAY to turn on/off the indicators on the LCD screen or on the finder. See page 65 for a detailed description of the indicators.

DISPLAY

Notes

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You cannot turn off the operations.

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The indicators on the LCD screen or on the finder are not recorded.

(self-timer) indicator and some of th e indicators used in advanced

Using the self-timer

When you use the self-timer function, the subject is recorded 10 seconds after you press the shutter button.

Self-timer lamp

Shutter button

Control button

Select on the LCD screen with center z. The (self-timer) in dicator appears on the LCD screen or on the finder, and the subject i s recorded 10 seco nds after you press the shutter button. The se l ftimer lamp flashes after you press the shutter button until the image is recorded.

v/V/b/B

on the control button, the n pr ess the

Recording images with the flash

Press OPEN (FLASH) to pop up the flash. The initial setting is AUTO (no indication). In this mode, the flash automatically strobes when the surroundings become dark. When yo u change the flash mode, press (Flash ) repeatedly so that the flash mode indicator appears on the LCD screen or on the finder. This setting can be set only when the flash is popped up.

OPEN (FLASH)

(Flash)

Each time you press the button, the indicator changes as follows. (No indication) t t t t (No indication)

Auto red-eye reduction : The flash preparatively strobes before recording to

reduce the red-eye phenomenon.

Forced flash : The flas h s tr obes regardless of the surrounding bright ness.

No flash : The flash does not strobe. You can c hange the amount of the fla sh light with [FLASH LEVEL] in th e m enu settings (page 34).

Recording

Notes

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The recommended shooting dist a nc e is 0.6 to 2. 5 m ( 23 5/8 inches to 8 1/3 feet).

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Attaching a conversion lens (not supplied) may block the ligh t from the flas h and the reco rd ed image may be eclipsed.

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You cannot use the built-in flash and an external strobe at the same time.

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The indicator appears when the flash is not popped up under situations that you should use the flash.

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Auto red-eye reduction may not produce the desir e d red-eye reduction effects depending on individual differences, the distance to the subject, if the sub ject does not see the pre-strobe, or other conditions. In addition, red-eye reduction effects are also difficult to obtain if you select a slow shutter speed in shutter priority mode of the PROGRAM AE function.

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The flash effect is not obtained easily when you use for c ed flash in a bright loc at ion .

Recording moving images

Moving images with audio are recorded in MPEG format. To record moving images, slide the POWER switch to the right to turn on the power and insert a floppy disk.

Set the PLAY/STILL/MOVIE selector to MOVIE.

Press the shutter button fully down.

“REC” appears on th e LCD screen or on the finder, and the image and sound

are recorded on th e floppy disk.

If you press the shutter button momentarily

The image and sound are recorded for 5 seconds. The recording time can be set

to 10 or 15 seconds with [ REC TIME SET] in the menu settings (page 33).

If you hold the shutter button down

The image and soun d ar e recorded while the sh utter button is held down for up

to 60 seconds. However, when [IMAGE SIZE] in the menu settings is set t o

[320×240], the m aximum record in g time is 15 seconds ( page 36).

Adjusting the brightness of the LCD screen, zooming or using the selftimer

See page 16 to 19.

Recording

LCD screen or finder indicators during recording

Press DISPLAY to turn on/off the indicators on the L C D screen or on the finder. These indicators are not recorded. See page 65 for a detailed description of the indicators.

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