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1. gt Press POWER to turn on the power The POWER lamp lights in green and the Clock Set screen appears on the LCD screen Clock Set E YMD MDIY DMY OK Cancel gt Select the desired date format with A V on the control button then press You can select from Y M D year month day M D Y and D M Y If the rechargeable button battery which provides the power for saving the time data is ever fully discharged page 119 the Clock Set screen will appear again When this happens reset the date and time by starting from Step above Clock Set E YMD MDIY tele DMY Qoy 2004 4 4 12 00 OK Cancel gt Select the year month day hour or minute item you want to set with lt gt on the control button A is shown above and Y is shown below the selected item Clock Set E YMD MIDIY DMY 2005 1 _1 10 100 OK payejs bumag g Cancel gt Set the desired numerical value with A on the control button then press After setting the current numerical value set the next item Repeat Steps El and until all of the items have been set If you sele
2. For still image playback 16 EV adjustment indicator 55 9 ISO sensitivity 113 17 Metering mode indicator 57 10 Flash indicator 1 11 White balance indicator 58 2 12 18 Shutter speed indicator 52 3 N 73 Aperture value indicator 52 Me Aah A 19 Histogram indicator 56 4 ond ston 12 12 M 14 32 00 Pressing the MENU button switches the menu 5 Qx1 3 CYS 2 0EV 150400 15 guide menu on off E 4 AWB Uoo 6 2000 F5 6 16 T 18 7 101 0012 2005 1 1 9 30AM x BACK NEXT VOLUME 19 8 1 Change folder indicator 63 8 Recording date time of the 2 Image size indicator 22 image 34 3 Recording mode indicator Menu guide menu 46 60 61 Protect mark indicator 68 Print DPOF mark indicator 70 Zoom indicator 27 Frame by frame playback indicator 67 A or Not disconnect USB cable indicator 109 Folder file number 90 BEB k Ble el PictBridge connecting indicator 72 Playback folder indicator 63 Image number Number of images recorded in the playback folder Recording folder indicator 48 Remaining Memory Stick capacity indicator Self diagnosis display 110 For movie playback p R eN E eae eN Bae eB kel Noe A om Do amp te EY A
3. K E Image size indicator 80 12 Menu Guide menu 46 Recording mode indicator 80 Playback indicator 80 Volume indicator 80 Change folder indicator 63 Playback folder indicator 63 Image number Number of images recorded in the playback folder Recording folder indicator 48 Remaining Memory Stick capacity indicator Counter 80 Playback screen 80 Playback bar 80 e Pressing the MENU button switches the menu guide menu on off The page numbers in parentheses indicate the location of additional important information g uo ewnoju jeuoi pp 127 128 Index A A V connecting cable oo ceecseeeseeeeeeeeees 40 AC Adaptor Access lamp AE AF lock AF range finder Aperture value Auto adjustment mode Auto Focus Auto Power Off function Auto Review B Battery remaining indicator Beach Beep shutter sound BUIST aiiora nyeni oa ar c Candle OPERNE TE OET TREE 35 CD ROM 85 Center AF Charging the battery Cleaning Clock Set Contrast 2c NOE EE E AAE AN 113 Control button Copying images to your computer Cutting MOVIES oo ANANE 82 D Daylight a ates ESANA Daylight synchro Deleting movies Deleting still images Digital zoom Divide EV adjustment F File names anria File storage destinations Finder Flash Level
4. gt Select i Camera with A on the control button then press gt Select Date Time with A V on the control button then press gt Camera AF Mode Single Digital Zoom Smart Date Time gt Date Red Eye Reduction Off AF Illuminator Auto Auto Review Off lt 4 PAGE SELECT tb ER fil amp gt Select the date and time setting with A on the control button then press Day amp 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 J to shoot your image You can shoot even when the mode dial is set to PLM J Gal 7 amp or ad When you chose Date the date will be inserted in the order set in Setting the date and time page 18 This setting is maintained even when the power is turned off Shooting according to scene conditions Select one of the following modes then shoot by pressing the shutter button and this will have a positive effect on your photo 2 Twilight mode Under dark lighting conditions you can shoot a distant night view Because the shutter speed is slow it is recommended that you use a tripod amp Twilight portrait mode Use this mode when shooting people in the foreground at night This
5. Picture Package Menu Now copying ae on Copy frome Capyto C Documents a 03_12_18_02 e Normally Picture Package 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 If Picture Package cannot copy images automatically start up Picture Package Menu and check Settings in Copy automatically Windows XP is set so that the OS AutoPlay Wizard activates If you deactivate the OS AutoPlay Wizard cancel the activation using Settings on the Picture Package Menu gt Using Picture Package Start up the Picture Package Menu on the desktop to use the various functions e The default screen may differ depending on your computer You can change the order of the buttons using Settings in the lower right corner of the screen e For details on the use of the application software click on the upper right corner of each screen to show the on line help Technical support of Picture Package is provided by the Pixela User Support Center For more information refer to the enclosed information with the CD ROM Viewing images on a computer Click Viewing video and pictures on PC on the left side of the screen Click Viewing video and pictures on PC in the lower right corner of the screen S PicturePockage Menu ga Viewing video an
6. The numbers indicate the recording time For example 1 31 33 indicates 1 seconds e The image size is as follows 640 Fine 640x480 640 Standard 640x480 160 160x112 our 31 minutes 33 g uo eunoju jeuoi ppi 111 112 Menu items Menu items that can be changed differ depending on the position of the mode dial or the setting of the camera Default settings are indicated with Ml When the mode dial is set to f Item Mode REC Mode Setting Multi Burst Burst Normal Description Records a continuous burst of 16 frames within a single still image page 61 Records images in succession page 60 Records an image using the normal recording mode When the mode dial is set to P or M Center AF W Multi AF Item Setting Description EV 2 0EV 1 7EV 1 3EV Adjusts the exposure page 55 1 0EV 0 7EV 0 3EV WOEV 0 3EV 0 7EV 1 0EV 1 3EV 1 7EV 2 0EV F Focus 7 0m 3 0m 1 0m 0 5m Chooses the auto focus method page 49 or sets the focus preset distance page 51 e Metering Mode Spot W Multi Adjusts the exposure to the subject you are shooting page 57 Sets the metering region WB White Bal Os Be 2 MAuto Sets the white balance page 58 1 When the mode dial is set to M this item is not displayed Item ISO ISO Sett
7. Setting items not available for a particular printer are not displayed E Select Quantity with A V select the number of images with lt gt You can select the number up to 20 All the images selected are printed in the specified number EJ Select OK with V gt then press The images are printed Do not disconnect the USB cable while the L mark is indicated on the LCD screen a Printing 2 3 To cancel printing In Step EB select Cancel or in Step g select Exit To print all the images indicated with the 2Y mark In Step El select DPOF image All the images indicated with the LY mark are printed in the specified number regardless of the image displayed To print all the images in the folder In Step El select All In This Folder then press To insert the date and time on images In Step E select Date then select the date format with lt You can select from Day amp Time or Date When you chose Date the date will be inserted in the order set in Setting the date and time page 18 However this function may not be provided depending on the printer Printing index images You can print some images side by side We refer to this function as an index print You can lay single images side by side in a specified number and print them see On the single screen or lay different images side by side to make a set
8. 60 Shooting in Multi Burst mode Multi Burst eee 61 Shooting with special effects Picture Effect eein 62 Advanced still image viewing Selecting the folder and playing back images Folder cece eeeeeeeees 63 Enlarging a portion of a still image Playback ZOOM eee eee 64 Playing back successive images Slide SHOW eee eeeeeee Rotating still images Rotate Playing back images shot in Multi Burst Playing back continuously he Playing back frame by frame 67 Still image editing Protecting images Protect eee 68 Changing image size Resize 69 Choosing images to print Print DPOF mark 70 Still image printing PictBridge printer Connecting to a PictBridge compliant printetoeasi i ai ea rs eas 72 Printing iMageS c ce eceseseeeeeeereeeeneeeees 73 Printing index images cseceeeneeeeees 75 Enjoying movies Shooting MOVIES eee eee eee 79 Viewing movies on the LCD screen 80 Deleting movies 0 0 cceeseeeseeeteeneeeeees 81 Cutting MOVIES si necies sirios 82 Enjoying images on your computer Copying images to your computer For Windows users 84 Installing the USB driver 0 85 Connecting the camera to your computer pode EE TE EEEE A 86 Copying Mages eee eeeeeeeeeeeee 87 Viewing the images on your computer wi POE Riveter Rub EE 89 Image file storage destinations a
9. To protect other images display the image you want to protect with lt gt then press o To cancel the protection In Step Bo 5 N press again The 0m mark disappears On the Index screen Set the mode dial to gt press index to switch to the Index screen Press MENU The menu appears Select o Protect with lt gt then press El Select Select with lt gt then press Select the image you want to protect with A W lt P gt then press The green O Protect mark is indicated on the selected image SELECT IN TONEXT To protect other images repeat Step Eq Press MENU E Select OK with gt then press The O mark turns white and the selected image is protected To cancel the protection In Step a select Cancel or in Step E select Exit To release protection In Step E select an image for which you want to release protection with A W lt gt and press The o n mark turns gray and repeat this operation for all the images for which you want to release protection Then press MENU select OK and press To protect all the images in the folder In Step Bj select All In This Folder then press Next select On then press To release protection of all the images in the folder In Step Ej select All In This Folder and press Then select Off and press Changing image size Resize
10. After the connection is made the A mark is indicated on the LCD screen rei ll 101 0002 2005 1 1 10 30am lt gt BACKINEXT _ VOLUME Printer When USB Connect is not set to PictBridge in the SET UP settings You cannot use the PictBridge function even when you turn on the camera Disconnect the USB cable and set USB Connect to PictBridge page 72 Printing images You can select an image and print it Set up the camera following the procedure on page 72 and then connect the printer MENU Control button You cannot print movies If an error message is sent from the connected printer during the connection flashes for about five seconds In such cases check the printer On the single screen Display the image you want to print with lt gt Press MENU The menu appears Select D Print with lt gt then press Select This image with A V then press The Print screen appears A ek fy alll Print Index OM gt Date Of Quantity 1 gt Ext OK e Setting items not available for a particular printer are not displayed Select Quantity with A V select the number of images with lt gt You can select the number up to 20 1auud 6p g12ld Bunud eu INS lia 73 74 f Select OK with V gt then press The image is printed Do not disconnect the USB cable while the L N
11. Symptom Cause Solution The image cannot be The mode dial is not set to gt gt Set the mode dial to gt page 38 played back e You changed the folder file name on a computer gt See page 92 gt Cancel USB communication page 87 The image is coarse right after being played back e The image momentarily becomes rough for image processing gt This is not a malfunction The images cannot be played back ona TV The Video Out setting for the camera in SET UP is incorrect The connection is not correct gt Set Video Out to NTSC or PAL pages 47 and 117 gt Check the connection page 40 The images cannot be played back ona computer gt See page 104 Deleting editing an image Symptom Cause Solution Your camera cannot delete an image e The image is protected e The write protect switch on the Memory Stick is set to the LOCK position gt Cancel the protection page 68 gt Set it to the recording position page 119 You have deleted the image by mistake e Once you have deleted an image you cannot restore it gt Protecting the image can prevent accidental erasure page 68 gt The write protect switch on the Memory Stick will prevent you from deleting images by mistake page 119 The resizing function does not work e You cannot resize movies or Multi Burst images You cannot attach a pr
12. To return to automatic settings In Step Ei select Auto Adjusting the flash level Flash Level You can adjust the amout of flash light MENU Control button Mode dial Set the mode dial to P M amp fal 7 OF md Press MENU The menu appears Bunooys abeut js paoueapy p lia 59 60 Select Flash Level with lt gt then select the desired setting with A V Makes the flash level higher than normal Normal Normal setting Makes the flash level lower than normal ee Shooting images in succession Used to shoot images continuously The maxium number of images you can shoot per one shooting depends on the image size and image quality settings When the battery level is insufficient or the capacity of the Memory Stick is used up recording stops even if you press and hold the shutter button MENU Control button Shutter button Mode dial Set the mode dial to f P M Tal 7 Or ma Press MENU The menu appears Select Mode REC Mode with lt gt then select Burst with A v Shoot the image You can shoot images until the maximum number of images are shot when you press and hold the shutter button The recording stops if you release the shutter button in the midst of the shooting You can do the next shooting after Recording disappears from the LCD screen The maximum number of images shot continuously DSC P
13. W3 sec 5 sec 10 sec 30 sec 1 min Image Selects images from either folder or recording media MFolder All Repeat Repeats the slide show On Off Start Starts the slide show Cancel Cancels the settings and execution of the slide show EN Resize 5M DSC P93 4M DSC P73 3M 1M VGA Cancel Changes the recorded image size page 69 For single image screen only 1 7 Rotate counter clockwise Y clockwise OK Cancel Rotates the still image page 66 For single image screen only Ye Divide OK Cancel Divides a movie page 82 For single image screen only uojeulojuy feuoHippy 115 116 SET UP items Set the mode dial to SET UP The SET UP screen appears Default settings are indicated with Ml i Camera Item Setting Description AF Mode Single Monitor Selects the focus operation mode page 50 Digital Zoom Smart Precision Off Selects the digital zoom mode page 27 Date Time Day amp Time Date BOff Selects whether to insert the date and time into the image page 34 When shooting movies or images recorded in Multi Burst mode the date and time cannot be inserted in the image Also the date and time will not be displayed when shooting The date and time will be displayed when the image is played back Red Eye Reduction On Off Reduces the red eye phenomenon when using a flash page 32 AF Illum
14. D Self timer ls 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 When shooting viewing movies the status of the LCD screen changes as follows Indicators off LCD screen off Indicators on For details on the items displayed see page 124 For a detailed description of the histogram see page 56 This setting is maintained even when the power is turned off s bew ns Bunooys p 33 34 Inserting the date and time ona still image Camera AF Mode Single Digital Zoom Smart Date Time Off Red Eye Reduction Off AF Illuminator Auto Auto Review Off SELECT gt Set the mode dial to SET UP Eb i th fil amp The SET UP screen appears The date and time cannot be inserted in Multi Burst mode 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 and DAH is displayed on the LCD screen instead The actual date and time are indicated in red on the lower right corner when the image is played back Camera AF Mode Day amp Time Digital Zoom Date Datertime ort Red Eye Reduction AF Illuminator Auto Review oth tb fil amp
15. Daylight synchro Before flashed The best performance may not be given depending on shooting conditions When you do not want to use the flash set the flash mode to No flash s bew ns Bbunooys g lia 31 32 To reduce red eye when shooting live subjects The flash pre strobes before shooting to reduce the red eye phenomenon Set Red Eye Reduction to On in the SET UP settings page 116 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 When Red Eye Reduction is set to On the flash fires twice or more Shooting images with the AF illuminator The AF illuminator is fill light to focus more easily on a subject in dark surroundings The Xon appears on the LCD screen and the AF illuminator emits red light when the shutter button is pressed halfway until the focus is locked When this function is not needed set AF Illuminator to Off in the SET UP settings page 116 If AF illuminator light does not reach the subject sufficiently or the subject has no contrast focus will not be achieved A distance up to approximately 3 5 m 11 feet 5 7 g inches W 2 5 m 8 feet 2 inches T is recommended Focus is ac
16. Fluorescent Focus preset Folder Format H HistO gram csecsccssscisstscesecsusesverseceransostensszonts 56 Image quality Image size ImageMixer VCD2 Incandescent Index screen Inserting a Memory Stick Inserting the date and time Installation Landscape LCD backlight LCD screen display Lens ring Manual exposure Memory Stick Ment Metering mode Mode dial Moisture condensation Monitoring AF Multi Burst Multi pattern metering Multipoint AF N NR slow shutter 37 LIT Number of images that can be saved or shooting HIME aara 15 24 111 P PATA EE RRS PictBridge Picture Effect Picture Package Playback zoom Power on off Precautions Precision digital zoom Print DPOF mark Program auto shooting PLOLE CO aA Er Wes hese eee E dates Q Quick ReView ohanaa aaa 27 R Red Eye Reduction RESET button Resize Rotate S Saturation Self diagnosis display Self timer Sharpness s s s Shooting movies Shooting still images Shutter speed Single AF Single screen Slide show Smart zoom Soft snap Spot metering occ eeeseeeeteeeeeteeeeeneeees T Twilight isene o aara r aeaa raSi ITANE 35 Twilight portrait sesioan a aaa 35 U Video CD Viewing images on TV Viewing movi
17. even if the unit itself has been turned off Using your camera abroad Power sources You can use your camera in any country or region with the battery charger supplied or the AC LS5 AC Adaptor not supplied 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 outlet wall socket b ca oe a b e Do not use an electrical transformer travel converter as this may cause a malfunction Turning your camera on off POWER POWER RE POWER lamp gt Press POWER to turn on the power The POWER lamp lights in green and the power is on When you turn on the camera for the first time the Clock Set screen appears page 18 To turn off the power Press POWER again the POWER lamp goes out and the camera turns off When you turn the power on with the mode dial not set to SET UP or gt the lens begins to move Please be careful not to touch the lens Do not leave the camera with the lens portion pulled out by removing the batteries or AC Adaptor not supplied etc for a long time This may cause a malfunction The Auto Power Off function If no tasks are performed for about three minutes when shooting viewing images or setting up the camera while using the batteries power is automatically shut off to preserve battery power However in the following circumstances even if the batteries are being used
18. DSC P73 0 2 to 3 5 m 7 g inches to 11 feet 5 7 g inches W 0 5 to 2 5 m 19 3 4 inches to 8 feet 2 inches T Input and output connectors A V OUT MONO jack Monaural Minijack Video 1 Vp p 75 Q unbalanced sync negative Audio 327 mV at a 47 KQ load Output impedance 2 2 KQ USB jack mini B USB communication Hi Speed USB USB 2 0 compliant LCD screen LCD panel used 3 8 cm 1 5 type TFT drive Total number of dots DSC P93 134 400 560x240 dots DSC P73 67 200 280x240 dots Power general Power AA nickel hydride batteries 2 2 4V AC LS5 AC Adaptor not supplied 4 2 V Power consumption during shooting with LCD screen on DSC P93 1 2W DSC P73 1 1W Operating temperature range 0 to 40 C 32 to 104 F Storage temperature range 20 to 60 C 4 to 140 F Dimensions 117 2 x 53 7 x 35 8 mm 4 g x 2 Vg x 1 7 6 inches W H D protruding portions not included Mass Approx 236 g 0 5 1b 8 3 oz two batteries Memory Stick wrist strap and so on included Microphone Electret condenser microphone Speaker Dynamic speaker Exif Print Compatible PRINT Image Matching II Compatible PictBridge Compatible E BC CS2A CS2B Ni MH battery charger Power requirements AC 100 to 240V 50 60Hz 3W Output voltage AA DC 1 4 V 400 mA x 2 AAA DC 1 4 V 160 mA x 2 Operating temperature range 0 to 40 C 32 to 104 F Storage temperature range 20
19. NR slow shutter The NR slow shutter function reduces noise from recorded images providing clear images When the shutter speed is set to 1 6 second or slower the NR slow shutter function automatically works and NR is indicated next to the shutter speed indicator Press the shutter button fully down Flash Focus White Burst Multi Mode dial macro mode ninder preset balance Burst J O _ amp O 4s O O Auto 0 5m 1 0m BY _ Q E Center ABI ont Orm KA a 41 O 0 O O 7 O 51 O O O O n O O O O O O O indicates that the function can be set to your preference sabew ns Bunooys p Then the screen turns Capturing black Finally when Processing disappears the image has been recorded Processing To eliminate the effects of vibration it is recommended that you use a tripod When a slow shutter speed is set processing may take some time 37 38 Viewing images on the LCD screen of your camera Single screen Index screen SINGLE DISPLAY You can view images shot with the camera almost immediately on the LCD screen You can select the following two methods for viewing images Single screen You can view one image at a time occupying the entire screen Index screen Nine images are displayed simultaneously in separate panels on the screen For details on
20. You can change the image size of a recorded image and save it as a new file You can resize to the following sizes DSC P93 5M 3M 1M VGA DSC P73 4M 3M 1M VGA The original image is retained even after resizing MENU Control button Mode dial Set the mode dial to gt Display the image you want to resize with lt gt Press MENU The menu appears EJ Select N Resize with lt gt then press Select the new size with A V then press The resized image is recorded in the recording folder as the newest file To cancel the resizing In Step a select Cancel Movies or images recorded in Multi Burst mode 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 Bujyp abeun nS p 69 70 Choosing images to print Print DPOF mark You can designate certain images to be printed This function is convenient when you want to print images at a shop or using a printer that conforms with the DPOF Digital Print Order Format standard or using PictBridge compliant printers MENU Control button Mode dial e You cannot mark movies When you mark images shot in Multi Burst mode all the images are printed on one sheet divided into 16 panels You cannot set the numb
21. is set to B amp W gt Cancel the mode page 62 Vertical streaks appear when you are shooting a very bright subject The smear phenomenon is occurring gt This is not a malfunction You cannot shoot in Burst mode e The capacity of the Memory Stick is full e The camera can record only one image since the remaining battery level is insufficient gt Delete unnecessary images pages 42 81 gt Install charged batteries page 11 g 6Bunooysaqnoly ha 101 102 Symptom Cause Solution You cannot shoot images e No Memory Stick is inserted e The capacity of the Memory Stick is insufficient The write protect switch on the Memory Stick is set to the LOCK position You cannot shoot while the flash is charging When you shoot a still image the mode dial is set to gt or SET UP The mode dial is not set to H when you want to shoot a movie The image size is set to 640 Fine when you shoot a movie gt Insert a Memory Stick page 21 gt Delete the images saved in the Memory Stick page 42 gt Change the Memory Stick gt Set it to the recording position page 119 gt Set the mode dial to any position other than gt or SET UP page 25 gt Set the mode dial to H page 79 gt Use a Memory Stick PRO pages 79 119 gt Set the image size to any position other than 640 Fine R
22. 18 ny E 9 e Return 120 0 SAF m 0250 F2 0 2 0 o 2 0EV 21 3 0 A bB m A g 24 11 25 The page numbers in parentheses indicate 72 the location of additional important 13 information 14 Image size indicator 22 Multi Burst between frame interval indicator 61 Recording mode indicator 60 61 AE AF lock indicator 26 Battery remaining indicator 14 White balance indicator 58 Mode dial indicator Flash mode 31 Red eye reduction 32 Sharpness indicator 113 Saturation indicator 113 Contrast indicator 113 AF illuminator indicator 32 Metering mode indicator 57 Picture effect indicator 62 Low battery warning 108 Manual exposure setup mode indicator 52 Macro 29 AF mode 50 AF range finder frame indicator 49 Focus preset value 51 Image quality indicator 47 Recording folder indicator 48 Remaining number of recordable images indicator 24 al Remaining Memory Stick capacity indicator 16 Self diagnosis display 110 Date time indicator 34 ISO sensitivity 113 7 Self timer indicator 30 18 Vibration warning indicator 108 19 Spot metering cross hair 57 20 AF range finder frame 49 21 Histogram indicator 56 22 Menu guide menu 46 23 EV adjustment indicator 55 24 Aperture value indicator 52 25 NR slow shutter indicator 37 Shutter speed indicator 52 Pressing the MENU button switches
23. LCD screen is not turned on even when the power is turned on e The power was turned off with the LCD screen turned off the last time you used the camera gt Turn on the LCD screen page 33 The subject is not visible on the LCD screen The mode dial is set to gt or SET UP gt Set it to any position other than gt or SET UP pages 25 and 79 The shooting image is not displayed on the LCD screen during a movie shooting e The image size is set to 640 Fine when the A V connecting cable is connected to the A V OUT MONO jack gt Disconnect the A V connecting cable gt Set the image size to any setting other than 640 Fine The image is out of focus e The subject is too close e When shooting still images the mode dial is set to or fia e You have set the focus preset distance gt Set the macro recording mode Make sure to place the lens farther away from the subject than the shortest shooting distance when shooting page 29 gt Set it to any position other than or a page 37 gt Set to the auto focus mode page 51 Unable to zoom e You cannot change the zoom scaling while shooting a movie Precision digital zoom does not function e Digital Zoom is set to Smart or Off in the SET UP settings e This function cannot be used when you shoot a movie gt Set Digital Zoom to Precision pages 27 47 116 Sym
24. Shooting continuously at 160 image size payeys Bulan la 15 16 The number of images and the battery life that can be recorded viewed are decreased under the following conditions The surrounding temperature is low The flash is used The camera has been turned on and off many times The zoom is used frequently LCD Backlight is set to Bright in the SET UP settings AF Mode is set to Monitor The battery power is low Using the AC Adaptor AC Adaptor not supplied Z Jack cover oo o gt Open the jack cover then connect the AC LS5 AC Adaptor not supplied to the DC IN jack of the camera Connect the plug with the A mark facing e Be sure to use the AC LS5 AC Adaptor Other AC adaptors cannot be used with this camera e Connect the AC 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 To a wall outlet wall socket Power cord mains lead gt Connect the power cord mains lead to the AC Adaptor and to a wall outlet wall socket When you have finished using the AC Adaptor disconnect it from the DC IN jack of the camera and the 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
25. The default setting is Multipoint AF Center AF The AF range finder is only the center of the frame You can shoot in desired image composition using the AF lock method Set the mode dial to P M 2 Gal 7 a or i Press MENU The menu appears Select F Focus with lt gt then select Multi AF or Center AF with A V When you press and hold the shutter button halfway down and the focus is adjusted the color of the AF range finder frame changes from white to green Multipoint AF AF range finder frame AF range finder frame indicator AF range finder frame AF range finder frame indicator Bunooys beuu jns paoueapy p lia 49 50 When you are shooting movies and you choose Multipoint AF the distance to the center of the LCD screen is estimated as an average so the AF works even with a certain amount of vibration The AF range finder frame indicator is MB Center AF automatically focus only on selected frame so this is convenient when you want to focus only on what you aim at When you use the digital zoom or AF illuminator priority AF movement is given to subjects in or near the center of the frame In this case E or J flashes and the AF range finder frame is not displayed Some of the AF range finder settings are restricted based on the position of the mode dial page 37 Choosing a focus operation AF Mode Single AF S AF This mode is useful f
26. actual image size 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 When the remaining number of images recordable is more than 9999 gt 9999 is indicated You can resize the images later Resize function see page 69 Basic still image shooting Using auto mode Holding the camera correctly Mode dial gt Set the mode dial to 4 and turn on the camera When shooting pictures with the camera be careful so that your fingers do not block the lens portion finder window flash emitter or AF illuminator pages 8 9 The lens cover opens when the power is turned on e 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 27 e You can create a new folder in the Memory Stick and select the folder for storing images page 48 gt Hold the camera steadily with both hands and position a subject in the center of the focus frame The minimum focal distance to a subject is as follows DSC P93 Approx 50 cm 19 314 inches W 60 cm 23 g inches T DSC P73 Approx 50 cm 19 3 4 inches To shoot subjects at distances closer than this use the macro mode page 29 The frame indicated on the LCD screen shows the focus adjustment range AF range finder see
27. ae e we so p El Select the desired exposure adjustment value with A V Make your adjustment while confirming the brightness of the background of the subject on the LCD screen To cancel the EV adjustment In Step El return the exposure adjustment value to OEV When the subject is extremely bright or extremely dark or when you are using the flash the adjustment may not work Bunooys abeut jns paoueapy 55 56 Displaying a histogram A histogram is a graph showing the brightness of an image The horizontal axis shows the brightness and the vertical axis shows the number of pixels The graph display indicates a dark image when skewed to the left side and a bright image when skewed to the right side The histogram is a useful reference for checking the exposure during recording and playback when the LCD screen is hard to be seen Mi Brightness Dark Bright a o x 2 i o 2 E 53 z Set the mode dial to P amp Q Gal 7 or a Press O to display the histogram Adjust the exposure based on the histogram The histogram also appears when the mode dial is set to or M but the EV adjustment is deactivated The histogram also appears when you press I while playing back a single image page 38 or during Quick Review page 27 The histogram does not appear in the following cases When the menu is displayed When using playback zoom When shooting o
28. 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 90 Viewing the images on your computer 1 Double click the hard disk icon 2 Double click the desired image file in the folder containing the copied files The image file opens e Picture Package cannot be used with Macintosh Using ImageMixer VCD2 ImageMixer VCD2 is only for Macintosh computers Mac OS X v10 1 5 or later one Using ImageMixer VCD2 on the CD ROM supplied with your camera you can create a video CD using the image or movie materials that are stored in your computer You can create an image file that is compatible with the video CD creation function of Toast by Roxio not supplied When the computer is in use shut down all other application software currently running before you install ImageMixer VCD2 Technical support of ImageMixer VCD2 is provided by the Pixela User Support Center For more information refer to the enclosed information with the CD ROM Required computer environment OS Mac OS X v10 1 5 or later The above OS must be installed at the factory CPU iMac eMac iBook PowerBook Power Mac G3 G4 series Memory 128 MB or more 256 MB or more is recomended Hard Disk Disk space required for installation approximately 250 MB Display 1024
29. by combining multiple different images and print the set in the specified number of copies see On the Index screen Set up the camera following the procedure on page 72 and connect the printer An index print function may not be provided depending on a printer MENU Control button aud 6p 912id Bunud eu INS e You cannot print movies If an error message is sent from the connected printer during the connection A flashes for about five seconds In such cases check the printer On the single screen Display the image you want to print with lt gt Press MENU The menu appears Select D Print with lt gt then press Select This image with A V then press The Print screen appears ich 70 fi mr 29 Print Index Off Date Off gt Quantity 1 gt Exit OK e Setting items not available for a particular printer are not displayed Select Index with A select On with lt gt al Select Quantity with A V select the number of images laid side by side with lt gt You can select the number up to 20 You can lay the specified number of images side by side Select OK with W gt then press The image is printed Do not disconnect the USB cable while the L Not disconnect USB cable mark is indicated on the LCD screen n Printing Index Ei To cancel print
30. corrupted if the camera shuts off due to weak batteries Set the mode dial to gt and turn on the camera and your computer 86 Connect the supplied USB cable to the lt USB jack of the camera El Connect the USB cable to your computer When using a desktop computer connect the USB cable to the USB connector on the rear panel When using Windows XP the AutoPlay wizard automatically appears on the desktop Proceed to page 88 USB Mode Normal Access indicators Switch on MENU USB Mode Normal appears on the LCD screen of the camera When a USB connection is established for the first time your computer automatically runs the used program to recognize the camera Wait fora while During communication the access indicators turn red Do not operate the computer until the indicators turn white If USB Mode Normal does not appear in Step B press MENU select USB Connect and set it to Normal H Disconnecting the USB cable removing the Memory Stick or turning off the camera during a USB connection For Windows 2000 Me or XP users 1 Double click on the tasktray OT tR ae 12 00 PM Double click here 2 Click amp Sony DSC then click Stop 3 Confirm the device on the confirmation window then click OK 4 Click OK Step 4 is unnecessary for Windows XP users 5 Disconnect the USB cable remove the Memory Stick
31. 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 lIncrease 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 cConsult 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 NICKEL METAL HYDRIDE BATTERIES Nickel Metal Hydride batteries are recyclable You can
32. frame with lt gt gt The next frame is displayed When you press gt and hold it the frame advances lt 4 The previous frame is displayed When you press lt and hold it the frame advances in the reverse direction To return to normal playback In Step B press The playback starts from the frame displayed on the LCD screen 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 Display the Multi Burst image you want to delete 2 Press s 1 delete 3 Select Delete then press All of the frames are deleted buman abeut jns paoueapy g 67 68 Se a Protecting images Protect To prevent accidental erasure of an important image you can protect it MENU Control button Mode dial Note that formatting the Memory Stick erases all the data in the Memory Stick even if images are protected and these images cannot be recovered It may take some time to protect the images On the single screen Set the mode dial to gt Display the image you want to protect with lt gt Press MENU The menu appears Select o Protect with lt gt then press The image currently being displayed is now protected and the O n Protect mark is indicated on the screen ok pool 4 gt a Protect 3 exit Sg ae lt PBACKINEXT i
33. help preserve our environment by returning your a used rechargeable batteries to 822 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 Nickel Metal Hydride batteries 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 fuse of the same rating as the supplied one and approved by ASTA or BSI to BS 1362 i e marked with or Y mark must 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 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 fields at the specific frequencies may influence the picture and sound of this digital 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 Certain countri
34. 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 that from a mirror or there is a luminous body and a lustrous subject e A flashing subject e A backlit subject There are two Auto Focus functions AF range finder frame which sets the focus position according to the subject position and size and AF mode which sets when the camera starts and stops focusing on See page 49 for details Checking the last image shot Quick Review gt Press lt on the control button To return to shooting mode press the shutter button lightly or press lt on the control button again To delete the image displayed on the LCD screen 1 Press fs TD Delete 2 Select Delete with A on the control button then press The image is deleted The image may appear rough right after playback starts due to the image processing Using the zoom feature W wide angle T telephoto gt Press the zoom buttons to choose the desired zoom position and shoot your image The minimum focal distance to the subject DSC P93 Approx 50 cm 19 3 4 inches W 60 cm 23 Ig inches T from the lens surface DSC P73 Approx 50 cm 19 3 4 inches W T from the lens surface The lens moves when the zoom feature is being used Be very careful not to touch the lens You cannot change the zoo
35. language Setup 2 Item Setting Description File Number E Series Assigns numbers to files in sequence even if the Memory Stick is changed or the recording folder is changed Reset Resets the file numbering and starts from 0001 each time the folder is changed When the recording folder contains a file a number one higher than the largest number is assigned USB Connect PictBridge PTP Switches the USB mode when connecting with a computer or a PictBridge compliant printer using the Normal USB cable Video Out NTSC Sets the video output signal to NTSC mode e g USA Japan PAL Sets the video output signal to PAL mode e g Europe Clock Set OK Cancel Sets the date and time pages 18 47 g uojeulojuy jeuojippy 117 118 REESS a a rs Precautions Do not leave the camera in the following places In extremely hot place such as in a car parked in the sun The camera body may become deformed or this may cause a malfunction Under direct sunlight or near a heater The camera body may become deformed or this may cause a malfunction On rocking vibration Near strong magnetic place On sandy or in dusty place Do not let sand get into the camera Sand or dust may cause the camera to malfunction and sometimes this malfunction cannot be repaired Cleaning Cleaning the LCD screen Clean the screen surface with an LCD cleaning kit not supplied to remove fingerprints dust etc Cleaning the le
36. 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 Memory Stick unusable or image data breakdown damage or loss may occur LCD screen LCD finder only models with an LCD finder and lens The LCD screen and the LCD finder 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 finder These points are normal in the manufacturing process and do not affect the recording in any way e 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 cause malfunctions Do not press the LCD screen hardly The screen may be uneven and that may cause a malfunction e Images may be trailed on the LCD screen in a cold location This is not a malfunction Remove dirt from the surface of the flash If the dirt changes color or sticks to the surface of the flash due to the heat of the flash sufficient light may not be emitted The power zoom lens This camera is equipped with power zoom lens Be careful not to bump the lens and be c
37. mode allows you to shoot images of people in the foreground with distinct outlines without losing the feeling that you are shooting at night Because the shutter speed is slow it is recommended that you use a tripod Candle mode At a party a candlelight service and so on you can shoot without spoiling the atmosphere effected by the candlelight Because the shutter speed is slow it is recommended that you use a tripod 4 Landscape mode Focuses on images far away so is convenient for shooting landscapes at a distance 7 Beach mode When shooting seaside or lakeside scenes the blue of the water is clearly recorded s bew ns Bunooys p lia 35 a Soft snap mode You can shoot the color of a person s skin beautifully with a bright warm color tone This mode also has an effect on soft focus so an image such as that of a person or a flower is shot in the proper atmosphere Mode dial gt Set the mode dial to 2 gt Center the subject in the frame a 7 OF an Press and hold the shutter button halfway down to focus on then press the shutter button fully down Functions available based on the position of the mode dial When shooting with the mode dial set to J PD a Ze or ga the combination of some functions such as the flash mode are fixed to suit shooting conditions See the following table Function AF range
38. not disconnect the USB cable while the L mark is indicated on the LCD screen a Printing Index Exit To cancel printing In Step Ej select Cancel or in Step 10 select Exit 1 4uud abpisgiaid Bunud aBeur nS 77 To print all the images indicated with the 2Y mark In Step El select DPOF image All the images indicated with the Ly mark are printed regardless of the image displayed To print all the images in the folder In Step El select All In This Folder then press To insert the date and time on images In Step g select Date then select the date format with lt You can select from Day amp Time or Date When you chose Date the date will be inserted in the order set in Setting the date and time page 18 However this function may not be provided depending on the printer Shooting movies You can shoot movies with audio Control button Shutter button Mode dial T Set the mode dial to J Press s 7 Image Size The Image Size setup item appears Select the desired mode with A Y You can choose from 640 Fine 640 Standard or 160 The 640 Fine image size can be used only when you record the image into the Memory Stick PRO Press the shutter button fully down REC appears on the LCD screen and the camera starts recording the image and sound When the capacity of the Memory S
39. page 49 s ew ns Bunooys j la 25 26 AE AF lock indicator Flashes in green gt Remains on gt Press and hold the shutter button halfway down When the focus is achieved the camera beeps When the AE AF lock indicator stops flashing and remains on the camera is ready for shooting The LCD screen may be frozen for a split second depending on the subject If you release your finger from the shutter button shooting will be canceled When the camera does not beep the AF adjustment is not complete You can continue to shoot but the focus is not set properly gt Press the shutter button fully down The shutter clicks the shooting is completed and the still image is saved in the Memory Stick When the recording lamp page 9 goes out you can shoot the next image When you are shooting with the batteries if no tasks are performed for a while with the camera turned on power is automatically shut off to preserve battery power page 17 About Auto Focus When you try to shoot a subject that is hard to focus on the AE AF lock indicator will change to flashing slowly and the AE lock beep does not sound The Auto Focus function may be difficult to use with in the following subjects In such cases release the shutter button then try to recompose the shot and focus again The subject is distant from the camera and dark The contrast between the subject and
40. terms of the agreement check the I accept the terms of the license agreememt checkbox then click Next Click Picture Package Welcome to the InsalShil Wizard for Picture Package Tressel Werd tl Pre Package on oia tonuo Tocorinue ciek Nek g 4ajnduwioa snoA uo sabew BurAofug The Choose Setup Language screen appears lia 93 fl Click Install on the Ready to EJ Remove the CD ROM Install the Program screen The installation starts Ready te Instal the Program Th yo begn nln kl rsa t begn te mien Hou narto revien or charge any cf you reali singe ciek Bak Dick Cac ea Mewaa If the Welcome to setup for Direct X screen appears after you install the application software follow the instructions Confirm if the checkbox of Yes want to restart my computer now is checked then click Finish Your computer restarts Installshield Wizard Complete The shortcut icons of Picture Package Menu and Picture Package destination Folder are displayed 94 Copying images using Picture Package Connect the camera and your computer with the USB cable Picture Package starts up automatically and the images in the Memory Stick are copied to the computer automatically After the images are copied Picture Package Viewer starts up and the images copied are displayed Picture Package Menu y
41. the menu guide menu on off For shooting movies io 4 E 2 gt a E H Ha rit fa 3 STBY 000 00 ize 3 N 132 3 HE _ C 32 00 T D1 15 T ee 6 f 7 v 2 0EV 8 16 9 17 1 Recording mode indicator 79 11 Recording time Maximum 2 Battery remaining indicator 14 recordable time indicator 79 3 White balance indicator 58 2 Recording folder indicator 48 4 Metering mode indicator 57 13 Remaining Memory Stick dD Picture effect indicator 62 capacity indicator amp 5 Low battery warning 108 14 Self diagnosis display 110 S 6 AF range finder frame 49 15 Self timer indicator 30 7 Spot metering cross hair 57 16 EV adjustment indicator 55 S 8 Macro 29 7 Menu guide menu 46 z 9 AF range finder frame indicator S 49 e Pressing the MENU button switches the menu Focus preset value 51 guide menu on off 10 Image size indicator 79 qT 125 126
42. the movie directly from the Memory Stick gt Copy the movie to the hard disk of the computer and then play the movie file back from the hard disk pages 87 94 96 You cannot print an image gt Check the printer settings Images previously copied to a computer cannot be viewed on the camera e Copied to a wrong folder gt Copy them to an available folder such as 101MSDCF page 90 Memory Stick Symptom Cause Solution You cannot insert a Memory Stick e You are inserting it backwards gt Insert it from the right side page 21 You cannot record ona Memory Stick The write protect switch on the Memory Stick is set to the LOCK position e The Memory Stick is full e When shooting movies the image size is set to 640 Fine gt Set it to the recording position page 119 gt Delete unnecessary images pages 42 81 gt Use a Memory Stick PRO pages 79 119 gt Set the image size to any setting other than 640 Fine You cannot format a Memory Stick The write protect switch on the Memory Stick is set to the LOCK position gt Set it to the recording position page 119 You have formatted a Memory Stick by mistake e All the data on the Memory Stick are erased by formatting You cannot restore them gt We recommend that you set the Memory Sti
43. the terminals become covered with a film of dirt or oil from the skin the operating time of the camera can be greatly reduced lia 13 gt Close the battery Memory Stick cover Close the battery Memory Stick cover while holding the batteries in The cover is closed when it clicks To remove the batteries Turn up the battery Memory Stick cover open the battery Memory Stick cover then remove the batteries Make sure you do not drop the batteries when opening or closing the battery Memory Stick cover Battery remaining indicator When using the Nickel Metal Hydride batteries As the battery power decreases with use the battery remaining indicator displays the amount of power remaining using the following symbols Battery Battery remaining remaining guidelines indicator A full charge is 100 Sufficient power remaining E Battery half full EF Battery low recording playback will stop soon a Change the batteries for fully charged ones or charge these batteries The warning indicator flashes w 7 If the LCD screen is off press _ to turn it on Based on the conditions under which the camera is being used and the state of the charge or on the environment this information may not be correctly indicated When using alkaline batteries the correct battery remaining time is not indicate
44. the way to the W side F2 8 F5 6 When the zoom is set all the way to the T side F5 2 F10 Shoot the image To use the Quick review macro or self timer function or change the flash mode After Step B press to cancel the manual exposure setup mode Return changes to Set To cancel the manual exposure mode Set the mode dial to other than M When the shutter speed is set to one second or slower is indicated after the value e g 1 If the proper exposure is not obtained after making the settings the EV value on the LCD Bunooys abeut jns paoueapy lia 53 54 Exposure In addition to the focus and other settings it is also important to adjust the exposure in order to take beautiful pictures Exposure is the amount of light that the CCD of the digital still camera is able to receive This value changes according to the combination of aperture and shutter speed When the amount of light is larger the image becomes brighter whitish and when it is smaller the image becomes darker The proper amount of light is called correct exposure The correct exposure can be maintained by setting a faster shutter speed when the aperture value is reduced or a slower shutter speed when the aperture value is increased from the correct exposure Aperture Aperture is the opening in the diaphragm of the lens part which adjusts the amount of light entering the camera The aperture setting
45. to 60 C 4 to 140 F Dimensions 71 x 30x91 mm 2 g x 1 3 16 X 3 5 g inches W H D Mass Approx 90 g 3 oz E AC LS5 AC Adaptor not supplied Input rating AC 100 to 240 V 50 60 Hz 11 W 0 16 to 0 09 A Output rating DC 4 2 V 1 5 A Operating temperature range 0 to 40 C 32 to 104 F Storage temperature range 20 to 60 C 4 to 140 F Maximum dimensions Approx 48 x 29 x 81 mm 1 15 16 x 1 3 45 x 3 1 4 inches W H D Mass Approx 130 g 5 oz Accessories HR6 size AA Ni MH batteries 2 e Battery case 1 e BC CS2A CS2B Ni MH Battery charger 1 e Power cord mains lead 1 USB cable 1 e A V connecting cable 1 Wrist strap 1 Memory Stick DSC P93 32MB DSC P73 16MB 1 CD ROM USB driver SPVD 012 1 e Operating Instructions 1 Design and specifications are subject to change without notice g uo eunoju jeuoi pp 123 124 The LCD screen For shooting still images 2 1 IE 3 2 T3 4 3 E 5 4 pe he c 15 5 a 5 os iea FINE ig i 6 OOO oal O C 32 00 Mi 6 7 oA a 180400 17 5 II
46. to power the camera the Auto Power Off function will not work e Movies are being played back e A slide show is being shown e A cable is connected to the e USB jack or the A V OUT MONO jack payejs Buna g 17 How to use the control button Camera SS B AF Mode Single LA t Digital Zoom Smart DaterTime off Red Eye Reduction Off So 21 AF Illuminator Auto D Auto Review Off gt SELECT 4 Setup 2 File Number USB Connect Video Out OK 4 Cancer oth tb fil J2 gt e To change the current settings of the camera bring up the menu or the SET UP screen pages 46 47 and use the control button to make the changes When setting up the menu press A Y lt 4 gt to select the item or the setting and make the setting When setting up the SET UP press A W lt 4 gt to select the item or the setting and press to make the setting Setting the date and time Mode dial gt Set the mode dial to my To set the time and the date again set the mode dial to SET UP select Clock Set in Setup 2 pages 47 117 then proceed from Step EJ You can carry out this operation even when the mode dial is set to P M J 2 9 Gal 7 aa FA or gt Clock Set LYMD POWER MDIY D M Y CIC 2004 1 _1 12 00 OK Cancel
47. value is called the aperture value F value Open smaller F value The image tends toward overexposure brighter e The in focus range narrows Close larger F value The image tends toward underexposure darker s The in focus range widens Adjustment by shutter speed Shutter speed adjusts the time during which light enters the camera Faster The image tends toward underexposure darker e Moving objects appear stopped Slower The image tends toward overexposure brighter Moving objects appear to flow When setting a slower shutter speed it is recommended that you use a tripod to prevent shaking Overexposure e Open the aperture e Set a slower shutter speed Underexposure e Close the aperture e Set a faster shutter speed Adjusting the exposure EV adjustment You can manually shift the exposure value determined by the camera Use this mode when you do not get the proper exposure for instance the subject and its background have high contrast light and dark The value can be set a range from 2 0EV to 2 0EV in 1 3EV increments Adjust toward Adjust toward MENU Control button Mode dial Set the mode dial to P amp Q m 7 mS or its Press MENU The menu appears Select 4 EV with lt The value of the exposure adjustment is displayed EV
48. with gt and OK with gt A then press The recording folder selection screen appears Select REC Folder 4 6 102 Folder Name 102MSDCF No Of Files 0 Created 2005 1 1 1 05 34am OK Cancel 4 gt BACK NEXT Select the desired folder with lt gt and OK with A then press To cancel changing the recording folder In Step or Ei select Cancel e You cannot select the 1OOMSDCF folder as a recording folder page 90 The image is stored in the newly selected folder You cannot move images to other folders using the camera Choosing an auto focus method You can set the AF range finder frame and the AF mode AF range finder frame The AF range finder frame selects the focus position according to the subject position and size AF Mode The AF mode is set automatically when the camera starts and stops focusing on a subject MENU Mode dial Control button Choosing a focus range finder frame AF range finder Multipoint AF H The camera calculates the distance in five areas to the top the bottom the left the right and in the center of the image letting you shoot using the auto focus function without worrying about the image composition This is useful when it is difficult to focus on the subject because it is not in the center of the frame You can check the position where the focus was adjusted using the green frame
49. x 768 dots or more 32000 colors or more e QuickTime 4 or later must be pre installed QuickTime 5 is recommended e Operations are not guaranteed for all recommended computer environments mentioned above g 4J ndwo9 snoA uo sabew BujAofug 97 98 Installing ImageMixer VCD2 1 Turn on your computer e The display settings should be 1024 x 768 dots or higher and 32000 colors or higher 2 Insert the supplied CD ROM into the CD ROM drive 3 Double click the CD ROM icon 4 Copy the IMXINST SIT file in the MAC folder to the hard disk icon 5 Double click the IMXINST SIT file in the copy to folder 6 Double click the ImageMixer VCD2_Install extracted file 7 After the user information screen appears enter the desired name and password The installation of the software starts Creating a video CD 1 Open the ImageMixer folder in Application 2 Click ImageMixer VCD2 3 Click Video CD The video disc mode starts up e You cannot create a DVD Video 4 Select the folder in which the desired images are stored Select the desired folder on the left frame then click Add The selected folder moves to the right frame Click Next Set up the menu background buttons titles and so on then click Next Confirm the set up according to your preferences Confirm the preview of the Video CD file Click the file you want to preview on the left frame Click B to prev
50. 13 114 When the mode dial is set to amp 2 Gal 7 OF n Item EV Setting 2 0EV 1 7EV 1 3EV 1 0EV 0 7EV 0 3EV BOEV 0 3EV 0 7EV 1 0EV 1 3EV 1 7EV 2 0EV Description Adjusts the exposure page 55 F Focus 7 0m 3 0m 1 0m 0 5m Center AF W Multi AF Chooses the auto focus method page 49 or sets the focus preset distance page 51 e Metering Mode Spot W Multi Adjusts the exposure to the subject you are shooting page 57 Sets the metering region WB White Bal 1 vuy Os E Be 12 MAuto Sets the white balance page 58 ISO ISO Auto Auto is selected automatically P Quality WFine Standard Records images with fine image quality mode Records images in the standard image quality mode page 47 Mode REC Mode Multi Burst Records a continuous burst of 16 frames within a single still image page 61 Burst Records images in succession page 60 Normal Records an image using the normal recording mode Interval 2 1 7 5 1 15 W 1 30 Selects the Multi Burst between frame shutter interval only when Mode REC Mode is set to Multi Burst page 61 4 Flash Level 3 WNormal Selects the amount of flash light page 59 PFX P Effect B amp W Sepia MOff Sets the special effects for the image page 62 1 Some of the settings are re
51. 8 Adjusting color tones White Balance You can select the following modes according to your shooting situations The color of the subject that you see will be captured according to the lighting conditions When you want to fix the conditions under which the image is captured or when the color of the entire image seems to be a bit unnatural it is recommended that you adjust the white balance Auto No indicator The white balance is adjusted automatically The default setting is Auto Je Daylight Used when shooting outdoors and for shooting at night under neon lights for fireworks sunrise and twilight gloom e amp Cloudy Used when shooting under a cloudy sky Fluorescent Used when shooting under fluorescent lights Os Incandescent e Under fluorescent lights that flicker even if you Used when shooting for example at a choose E the white balance may not be arty where the lighting conditions properly adjusted y amp 5 When the flash strobes the manual setting is change often canceled and the image is recorded in Auto e Used in a studio or under video lights mode Some of the white balance settings are MENU restricted based on the position of the mode dial page 37 Control button Mode dial Set the mode dial to P M 2 Gl 72 a or H Press MENU The menu appears Select WB White Bal with lt gt then select the desired setting with A V
52. 93 Units images Fine Standard 5M 9 15 3 2 9 15 3M 13 24 1M 32 59 VGA E Mail 100 100 DSC P73 Units images Fine Standard 4M 4 6 32 4 6 3M 4 7 1M 10 18 VGA E Mail 30 30 To return to normal mode In Step E select Normal e The flash cannot be used When using the self timer pressing the shutter button records up to five images in succession When the mode dial is set to M you cannot select shutter speeds of 1 6 second or slower Shooting in Multi Burst mode Multi Burst Pressing the shutter button once records 16 frames in a row This is convenient for checking your form in sports for example MENU Control button Shutter button Set the mode dial to f P M fal 7 OF md Press MENU The menu appears Select Mode REC Mode with lt gt then select Multi Burst with A EJ Select Interval with lt gt then select the desired between frame interval with A v You can choose from 1 7 5 1 15 1 30 17 5 115 1 30 Mode 52 PFX od Shoot the image 16 frames in a row will be recorded in a single image image size 1M The following functions cannot be used in Multi Burst mode Smart zoom Shooting with the flash Inserting the date and time When the mode dial is set to oo frame interval is automatically set to 1 30 When the mode dial is set
53. Be careful not to overexpose or underexpose your subject giving a whitish or darkish image You can try to adjust the exposure to suit your taste Selecting the metering mode You can select a metering mode to determine the exposure depending on what part of the subject is used to measure Multi pattern metering No indicator The image is split up into multiple zones each of which are evaluated individually The camera calculates the best fit exposure based on the subject s position and background brightness The default setting is multi pattern metering Spot metering Spot metering allows you to meter for the subject directly in a small area of the whole image This lets you adjust the exposure to the subject even when the subject is backlit or there is strong contrast between the subject and the background Bunooys beuu jns paoueapy g lia 57 El When selecting Spot metering in Step position the spot metering cross hair on one point of the subject you want MENU Control button Mode dial to shoot Cvba FINE i A 98 a Spot ist metering cross hair When using spot metering to focus on the same spot as used for metering we recommend that Set the mode dial to P M you set F gt Focus to Center AF page 49 amp 9 Gi 7 29 or g4 Press MENU The menu appears Select Metering Mode with lt gt then select Multi or Spot with A V 5
54. DCF was recorded using the camera not 4 O mssony equipped with the folder creating function e You cannot record any images to 100MSDCF or MSSONY folders The images in these folders are available only for viewing For more information about the folder see pages 48 63 90 Folder File name File meaning 101MSDCF to DSCOOOOO JPG Still image files shot in 999MSDCF Normal mode page 25 Burst mode page 60 Multi Burst mode page 61 MOVvoOO MPG e Movie files page 79 MOVOOO THM e Index image files recorded in movie mode page 79 OOWO stands for any number within the range from 0001 to 9999 The numerical portions of a movie file recorded in movie mode and its corresponding index image file are the same g 41 ndw09 snoA uo sabew BujAofug 91 92 Viewing animage 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 Memory Stick and view them on the camera Skip Step if you have not changed the file name assigned by this camera e You may not be able to view the image depending on the image size Images modified with a computer or images shot using other than this camera may not be able
55. SONY 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 P73 P93 Serial No Cyber shot AAS Memory STICK mm DSC P73 P93 2004 Sony Corporation 3 091 340 12 1 Getting started Shooting still images Zz Viewing still images Deleting still images i Before advanced operations ee Advanced still image shooting a Advanced still image viewing __ E Still image editing Still image printing PictBridge printer Enjoying movies Enjoying images on your computer _ B Troubleshooting Additional informations B Index To prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose the unit to rain or moisture For the Customers in the U S A RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN e CAUTION TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT REMOVE COVER OR BACK NO USER SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL 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 electric shock to p
56. 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 install menu screen appears If it does not appear double click My Computer gt PICTUREPACKAGE in that order e If you are going to use the Picture Package application software click Picture Package The USB driver will be installed when Picture Package is installed page 92 When the computer is in use shut down all application software currently running before you install the USB driver Click USB Driver on the title screen Picture Package The InstallShield Wizard screen appears Click Next Welcome tothe InstallShield Wizard for Sony USE Duvor The USB driver installation starts When the installation is completed the screen informs you of completion El Click Yes want to restart my computer now then click Finish Your computer restarts Then you can establish USB connection Remove the CD ROM g 4ajnduioa snoA uo sabew BulAofuz 85 Connecting the camera to your computer Insert the Memory Stick with the images you want to copy into the camera Be sure to use fully charged nickel metal hydride batteries or the AC Adaptor not supplied When you copy images to your computer using weak batteries copying may fail or the data may be
57. again Make sure that USB Mode is displayed on the LCD screen page 86 gt Set it to Normal page 117 gt Disconnect the USB cables except for those connected to the keyboard and the mouse page 84 gt Directly connect the camera and your computer without using a USB hub page 84 gt Install the USB driver page 85 gt Delete the erroneously recognized device from your computer then install the USB driver pages 85 88 You cannot copy images e The camera is not correctly connected to your computer e The copy procedure differs depending on your OS e You shot with a Memory Stick that was formatted using a computer gt Connect the camera and your computer correctly page 86 gt Follow the copy procedure for your OS pages 87 88 96 gt Use a Memory Stick that was formatted using the camera After making a USB connection Picture Package does not automatically start gt Run Picture Package Menu and check Settings gt Make a USB connection when the computer is turned on Symptom Cause Solution The image cannot be played back ona computer gt If you are using the Picture Package software see the help on the upper right corner of each screen gt Consult the computer or software manufacturer The image and sound are affected by noise when you play back a movie on a computer e You are playing back
58. al to 4 and press V on the control button The self timer indicator appears on the LCD screen e Ifthe menu is currently displayed press MENU first to make the menu disappear e You can carry out this operation even when the mode dial is set to P M 2 a Q a TL a or EE gt Center the subject in the frame Press and hold the shutter button halfway down to focus on then press the shutter button fully down The self timer lamp page 8 will flash and you will hear a beeping sound The image will be shot after approximately 10 seconds To cancel the self timer during the operation Press V on the control button again The indicator disappears from the LCD screen If you stand in front of the camera and press the shutter button the focus and the exposure may not be correctly set Selecting a flash mode gt Set the mode dial to and press A 4 on the control button repeatedly to select a flash mode The flash mode has the following features No indicator Auto The camera decides to use the flash based on lighting conditions The flash will be used when there is not enough light or when shooting a subject against a light source 4 Forced flash The flash will be used regardless of the amount of ambient light 4s Slow synchro The flash will be used regardless of the amount of ambient light In this mode the shutter speed is slower under dark condit
59. ally over time It is recommended that you recharge the batteries just before using them If you recharge Nickel Metal Hydride batteries before fully using up the existing charge the so called memory effect can occur and the low battery warning will be triggered sooner than expected Charging the battery after fully depleting the existing charge should correct the problem The memory effect the situation in which a battery temporarily accepts a less than full charge e To use up the batteries completely put the camera in the slide show mode page 65 and leave it that way until the batteries are used up Do not peel off the external seals or damage the batteries Never use batteries from which the seals have been partially or completely removed or batteries that have been split in any way These may cause leakage explosion or heat up of the battery and personal scald or injury may be caused These may cause a malfunction of the battery charger Inserting the batteries gt Open the battery Memory Stick cover Turn up the battery Memory Stick cover and slide the cover in the direction of the arrow payejs Bulan i gt Insert the batteries Match the poles of the batteries to the marks inside the battery case e Occasionally clean the poles of the batteries and the terminals of the battery Memory Stick cover by wiping them with a dry cloth If the poles of the batteries or
60. areful not to apply force to it 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 water gets inside of the camera it may cause the camera to malfunction sometimes beyond repair If moisture condensation occurs see page 118 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 a malfunction Do not aim the camera at the sun or other bright light This may cause irrecoverable damage to your eyes or the malfunction of your camera Note on locations where you can use the camera 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 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 Cyber shot is a trademark of Sony Corporation Memory Stick Memory Stick PRO Memory STICK PRO Memory Stick Duo Memory STICK Duo Memory Stick PRO Duo Memory STICK PRO Duo MagicGate MAGICGATE are trademarks of Sony Corporation Picture Package is a trademark of Sony Corporation Microsoft Windows WindowsMedia and DirectX are either registered trademarks or trademarks of Microsoft C
61. as follows However we have no guarantee of proper operation ick Recording Memory Stick playba ok Memory Stick Yes Memory Stick Duo Yes Memory Stick Duo MagicGate higher speed data transmission Yes 2 3 compatible MagicGate Memory Stick Yes 7 MagicGate Memory Stick Duo Yes 2 Memory Stick PRO Yes Memory Stick PRO Duo Yes 23 When using it with this camera be sure to insert into the Memory Stick Duo Adaptor MagicGate Memory Stick is equipped with the MagicGate copyright protection technology MagicGate is copyright protection technology that uses encryption technology However because your camera does not support the MagicGate standards data recorded with your camera is not subject to MagicGate copyright protection 3 Supports high speed data transmission using the parallel interface 2 4 640 Fine size movies can be recorded or played back only using a Memory Stick PRO or Memory Stick PRO Duo The Memory Stick formatted with a computer is not guaranteed to operate with this camera The data read write time differs depending on the combination of the Memory Stick and a device Notes on use of the Memory Stick supplied e You cannot record edit or delete images when the write protect switch is set to LOCK The position or the shape of the write protect switch may differ depending on the Memory Stic
62. ay the movie you want to delete with lt gt then repeat Step E To cancel the deletion In Step Ej or E select Exit On the Index screen Set the mode dial to gt and press index to switch to the Index screen Press delete Select Select with lt gt then press Select the movies you want to delete with A W lt gt then press The i delete mark is indicated on the selected movie The movie has not yet been deleted at this point Repeat Step J to delete other movies al Press i 1 delete Select OK with gt then press e Access appears on the LCD screen and the movie will be deleted sajaow BulAofuzZ g lia 81 82 To cancel the deletion In Step or i select Exit To delete all the images in the folder In Step E select All In This Folder then press Next select OK then press To cancel the deletion select Cancel with lt then press Cutting movies You can cut movies or delete unnecessary portions of movies page 42 This is the recommended mode to use when the Memory Stick capacity is insufficient or when you attach movies to your e mail messages Note that the original movie is deleted after you cut it The file numbers assigned when 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 fil
63. aying back successive images Slide show You can play back recorded images in succession one after another This is useful for checking your images or for giving a presentation MENU Set the mode dial to gt Press MENU The menu appears Select T Slide with lt gt then press Set the following items with A W lt gt 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 Select Start with W gt then press The slide show begins To cancel the slide show setting In Step El select Cancel To stop slide show playback Press select Exit with gt then press To skip to the next previous image during slide show Press next or lt previous The interval setting time is approximate and may vary according to the playback image size buman eu js paoueapy g 65 Rotating still images Rotate Images shot when holding the camera vertically can be rotated and displayed horizontally MENU Control button Mode dial 66 Set the mode dial to gt and display the image you want to rotate Press MENU The menu appears Select Rotate with lt gt then press Ej Select lt with A and rotate the image
64. based on the position of the mode dial page 37 Shooting with manual shutter speed and aperture settings Manual Exposure You can manually adjust the shutter speed and aperture values The difference between the set value and the appropriate exposure determined by the camera is displayed on the LCD screen as the EV value page 55 OEV indicates the most suitable value set by the camera Control button Shutter button Mode dial Set the mode dial to M Press Set indicated on the lower left corner of the LCD screen changes to Return and the camera enters the manual exposure setup mode Select a shutter speed with A v vca FINES fa M Ta fi roa r a boa Sow eih ow A shutter speed can be selected between 1 1000 of a second and 30 seconds Tf you select 1 6 second or slower shutter speeds the NR slow shutter function page 37 is automatically activated In such cases NR is indicated at the next to shutter speed indicator 4 Select an aperture value with screen flashes when the shutter button is lt gt pressed halfway down You can shoot in this condition but we recommend that you adjust the flashing values again The flash mode is automatically set to 4 Forced flash or EA No flash vca FINE f Return SAF Two different aperture values can be selected depending on the zoom position When the zoom is set all
65. charge fully depleted Nickel Metal Hydride batteries using the supplied battery charger in an environment where the ambient temperature is 25 C 77 F e Charging is complete in approximately six hours The CHARGE lamp may remain lit longer than six hours but this is not a malfunction e If you use the battery charger supplied with the STAMINA Quick charge kit not supplied the batteries will charge faster Charging time When charging two Nickel Metal Hydride batteries Approximately 2 hours 30 minutes When charging four Nickel Metal Hydride batteries Approximately 5 hours Notes on the Nickel Metal Hydride batteries At the time of purchase or when the Nickel Metal Hydride batteries have not been used for a long time they may not be fully charged This is typical of this type of battery and is not a malfunction If this happens repeatedly using up the battery fully and then recharging it should correct the problem If the poles of the Nickel Metal Hydride batteries are dirty the batteries may not be charged properly Occasionally clean the poles of the batteries and the terminals of the charger by wiping them with a dry cloth When transporting the Nickel Metal Hydride batteries be sure to use the battery case supplied If the metal terminals are shorted there is a possibility of danger from excessive heat or fire Even when Nickel Metal Hydride batteries are not being used they lose their charge natur
66. ck write protect switch to the LOCK position to protect accidental erasure page 119 g 6Bunooysajqnos 105 106 PictBridge compliant printer Symptom Cause Solution The connection cannot be established e The printer is not compliant with the PictBridge standard The printer is not set for the connection with the camera USB Connect is not set to PictBridge in the SET UP settings Depending on the circumstances the connection may not be established gt Consult with the printer manufacturer gt Check that the printer is turned on and can connect with the camera gt Set it to PictBridge page 117 gt Disconnect and connect the USB cable again If an error message is indicated on the printer refer to the operating instructions supplied with the printer You cannot print images e The camera is not connected to the printer The printer is not turned on If you select Exit during printing you may not print again depending on your printer Movies cannot be printed Images modified with a computer or images shot using other than this camera may not be able to be printed gt Check that the camera and the printer are properly connected using the USB cable gt Turn on the printer For further information refer to the operating instructions supplied with it gt Disconnect and connect the USB cable again If you cannot print still disconnect the USB cable turn
67. ckel Metal Hydride batteries into the battery charger supplied with the correct polarity You cannot charge alkaline batteries using the battery charger Be sure to charge the Nickel Metal Hydride batteries supplied with your camera before using them Connect the battery charger to an easily accessible wall outlet wall socket close by Even if the CHARGE lamp is not lit the set is not disconnected from the AC power source mains as long as it is connected to the wall outlet wall socket If some trouble occurs while using the battery charger immediately shut off the power by disconnecting the plug from the wall outlet wall socket lia 11 12 CHARGE lamp to a wall outlet wall socket Power cord Mains lead gt Connect the battery charger to a wall outlet wall socket using the power cord mains lead Charging starts and the CHARGE lamp lights When the CHARGE lamp goes out charging is finished For details on the battery charger see page 121 To remove the batteries Press the end of the battery down in order to raise the end then remove the battery When charging is finished disconnect the power cord mains lead from the wall outlet wall socket and remove the Nickel Metal Hydride batteries from the battery charger Charging time Nickel Metal Hydride Charging time battery NH AA DA x 2 Approx 6 hours supplied This represents the time required to
68. ct D M Y in Step E set the time on a 24 hour cycle e 12 00 AM stands for midnight and 12 00 PM stands for noon lia 19 60a Clock Set eS nap DMIY v 2005 1 _ 1 10 30 i _OK gt Al LEA Cancel O99 Vey gt Select OK with gt on the control button then press The date and time are set and the clock will start to keep time e To cancel the setting process select Cancel then press 20 Inserting and removing a Memory Stick gt Open the battery Memory Stick cover Turn up the battery Memory Stick cover and slide the cover in the direction of the arrow Be careful not to drop the batteries when opening or closing the battery Memory Stick cover For details on Memory Stick see page 119 Terminal side gt 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 s bew ns Bunooys p gt Close the battery Memory Stick cover To remove the Memory Stick Open the battery Memory Stick cover then push the Memory Stick to pop it out Whenever the access lamp is lit the camera is recording or
69. d as GD e Use a tripod with a screw length of less than 6 Self timer lamp 30 5 5 mm 7 35 inch You will be unable to firmly AF illuminator 32 116 secure the camera to tripods having longer 7 Speaker bottom surface screws and may damage the camera 8 Finder window 9 Lens ring 10 Lens 11 Microphone ke e N o gt lo 5 09 N 000 1 Control button Menu on A 4 gt 18 Menu off 4100 31 30 27 29 Mode dial M Shutter speed aperture value 52 lal IS MHA By EJ JAR ael N Finder 33 Self timer recording lamp red 30 26 AE AF lock lamp J green 26 4 Flash charge lamp orange 31 tal es LCD screen For details on the items on the LCD screen see pages 124 to 127 4 IOI LCD status LCD on off button 33 MENU button 46 112 RESET button 99 DC IN jack 16 or D N ae 8 lt USB jack 86 A V OUT MONO jack 40 ii 1D Image Size Delete button 22 42 Zoom W T buttons 27 Index button 39 Q Q Playback zoom buttons 64 Access lamp 21 OPEN button 13 Battery Memory Stick cover 13 Battery insertion slot 13 Memory Stick insertion slot 21 Jack cover 16 Hook for wrist strap bottom surface Attachi
70. d There is a big difference in the performance of batteries of different types and of batteries made by different manufacturers the power may shut off even if the battery remaining indicator shows sufficient battery life remaining In this case replace the batteries with new ones or fully charged Nickel Metal Hydride batteries When the AC Adaptor not supplied is being used the remaining battery information is not displayed 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 fully charged batteries at a temperature of 25 C 77 F The numbers of images that can be recorded or viewed take into account changing the supplied Memory Stick as necessary Note that the actual numbers may be less than indicated depending on the conditions of use e The battery capacity decreases little by little as you use it more and more and as time passes page 120 Shooting still images Under the average conditions NH AA DA 2 supplied Image LCD _ No of Battery size screen images life min DSC P93 5M On Approx 410 Approx 205 Off Approx 740 Approx 370 VGA On Approx 410 Approx 205 E Mail Off Approx 740 Approx 370 DSC P73 4M On Approx 420 Approx 210 Off Approx 760 Approx 380 VGA On Approx 420 Approx 210 E Mail O
71. d pictures on PC The screen used for viewing images appears Saving images on a CD R Click Save the images on CD R on the left side of the screen Click Save the images on CD R in the lower right corner of the screen S PieturePockage Menu aeg The screen used for saving images on a CD R appears e A CD R drive is required to save images on a CD R For further information on compatible drives see the following home page of the Pixela User Support Center http www ppackage com Creating a slide show Click Automatic Slideshow Producer on the left side of the screen Click Automatic Slideshow Producer in the lower right corner of the screen Saas Bee The screen used for creating a slide show appears p 4ajnduioa sno uo sabew Burofug 95 96 Copying images to your computer For Macintosh users Recommended computer environment OS Mac OS 9 1 9 2 or Mac OS X v10 0 v10 1 v10 2 v10 3 The above OS must be installed at the factory USB connector Provided as standard 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 when connec
72. e Guiana Hungary Iran Iraq Monaco Poland Russia Ukraine etc sabeu js Buma iil 41 Deleting images Erea ma ll TN _ p 7 101 0002 2005 1 1 10 30pm ACK NEXT VOLUME a i u LD Er gt Set the mode dial to gt and turn on the camera Select the image you want to delete with lt gt on the control button e Note that the images once deleted cannot be recovered 42 im i ue mr 29 gt Press 2 delete The image has not yet been deleted at this point e You cannot delete protected images page 68 gt Select Delete with A on the control button then press Access appears on the LCD screen and the image will be deleted To delete other images continuously Select the image you want to delete with lt gt on the control button Next select Delete with A on the control button then press To cancel the deletion Select Exit with V on the control button then press Deleting on the Index screen gt While an Index screen page 39 is displayed press is j delete e Note that the images once deleted cannot be recovered gt Select Select with lt gt on the control button then press g 3 2 gt Select the image you want to delete with A V lt gt on the control button then press The ff delete mark is indicated on the selec
73. e Normal mode as an example 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 To select the folder follow the procedure on page 63 Communication with your computer When your computer resumes 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 Contents of the CD ROM E USB Driver This driver is needed in order to connect the camera to a computer When using Windows XP you need not install the USB driver E Picture Package This application is used to transfer images from the camera to a computer easily It also allows you to utilize the various functions When you install Picture Package the USB driver will be installed at the same time The required operations may differ depending on your OS Close down all applications running on the computer before installing the USB driver and application When using Windows XP or Windows 2000 log on as Administrators Installing the USB driver When using Windows XP you need not install the USB driver Once the USB driver is installed you need not install the USB driver
74. e size larger you get better quality However the amount of data needed to preserve your image is larger and the number of images recordable in the Memory Stick is fewer Choose an image size and quality level appropriate to the kind of images you want to shoot by checking the table below 1 The default setting is 5M DSC P93 or 4M DSC P73 This size can give the highest image quality using each camera 2 This option records images in a horizontal to vertical proportion of 3 2 to match the size of the print paper used Short description of the image size The following illustration shows a brief image using the maximum image size and the minimum one a Display size 5M a Image size 5M 2592 pixels x 1944 pixels 5038848 pixels b b Display size 4M Image size 4M 2304 pixels x 1728 pixels 3981312 pixels c Display size VGA E Mail c Image size VGA 640 pixels x 480 pixels 307200 pixels Examples based on the image size and image quality Image size 5M 2592x1944 Larger DSC P93 A 3 2 2592x1728 DSC P93 4M 2304x1728 DSC P73 3 2 d 2304x1536 DSC P73 3M 2048x1536 1M 1280x960 VGA E Mail 640x480 y Examples e For printing A4 size or fine A5 size images e For printing A4 size or fine A5 size images e For printing postcard size images For shooting a lot of images attaching images to e mail or posting images to y
75. e number is skipped lt Example gt Cutting the movie numbered 101_0002 101_0001 101_0003 4 4 lj lj 1 2 3 i 101_0002 1 Cutting scene A 1 A 2 B 3 Y Divide point 101_0002 2 Cutting scene B 101_0004 il Y 101_0005 Ae point 3 Deleting scenes A and B if they are unnecessary pupy Pg i A 101_0006 A Delete Delete 4 Only the desired scenes remain 1 3 2 t 101_0006 MENU Control button Mode dial Set the mode dial to gt Select the movie you want to cut with lt gt Press MENU The menu appears EZ Select Divide with gt then press Next select OK with A then press The playback of the movie starts Decide on a cutting point Press at the desired cutting point point select lt 4II IIP gt frame forward rewind and adjust the cutting point with lt gt If you want to change the cutting point select Cancel The playback of the movie starts again al When you have decided ona cutting point select OK with A V and press Select OK with A then press The movie is cut To cancel cutting In Step or E select Exit The movie appears on the LCD screen again You cannot cut the following images Still images Movies not long enough to cut Protected movies You cannot restore movies once you cut
76. e power on again This will clear the date and time settings etc You cannot identify the indicator on the LCD screen gt Check the indicator pages 124 to 127 The lens gets fogged e Condensation is occurring gt Turn off the camera leave the camera for about an hour and then try to use it again page 118 The camera gets hot if you use it for a long time gt This is not a malfunction The lens does not move when you turn off the camera e The batteries are discharged gt Replace them with charged batteries or use the AC Adaptor not supplied pages 11 13 16 g Bunooysajqnos 107 108 Warnings and messages The following messages appear on the LCD screen Message No Memory Stick Meaning Corrective Action e Insert a Memory Stick page 21 System error Turn the power off and on again page 17 Memory Stick error e The inserted Memory Stick cannot be used with your camera page 119 The Memory Stick is damaged or the terminal section of the Memory Stick is dirty e Insert the Memory Stick correctly page 21 Memory Stick type error e The inserted Memory Stick cannot be used with your camera page 119 Read only memory e You cannot record or delete images on the Memory Stick with this camera Memory Stick locked e The write protect switch on the Memory Stick is se
77. ecording takes a long time e NR slow shutter function is activated gt See page 37 Cannot shoot images with the flash e The mode dial is set to J fe or FB The flash is set to No flash When shooting still images the mode dial is set to Ga or 7 The camera is in Multi Burst or Burst mode gt Set the mode dial to any position other than 2 Q or pages 25 37 gt Set the flash to Auto No indicator 4 Forced flash or gst Slow synchro page 31 gt Set the flash to Forced flash page 37 gt Cancel the Multi Burst or Burst mode The macro mode does not function e When shooting still images the mode dial is set to 2 or fal gt Set it to any position other than Q or a page 37 The eyes of the subject come out red gt Set Red Eye Reduction to On page 32 The date and time are recorded incorrectly The date and time are not set correctly gt Set the correct date and time page 18 The aperture value and shutter speed flash when you press and hold the shutter button halfway down e The exposure is incorrect gt Adjust the exposure page 55 Unknown pattern appears on the finder e This is due to the structure of the finder gt This is not a malfunction Viewing images e You cannot play back the image on the camera if you modify the image on a computer e The camera is in USB mode
78. ect the desired image quality with A V P Quality a e oa WB ole suonesado p suenpe asojag p 47 48 Creating or selecting a folder Your camera can create multiple folders within a Memory Stick You can select the folder used to store images When not creating a new folder 101 MSDCF folder is selected as the recording folder You can create folders up to 999MSDCF Control button Mode dial Up to 4000 images can be stored in one folder When the folder capacity is exceeded a new folder is automatically created Creating a new folder Set the mode dial to SET UP Select Memory Stick Tool with A V Create REC Folder with gt A and OK with gt A then press The creating folder screen appears fo Create REC Folder Creating REC folder 102MSDCF Ready OK Cancel Select OK with A then press e A new folder is created with a number one higher than the largest number in the Memory Stick and the folder becomes the recording folder To cancel folder creation In Step or Ei select Cancel Once you create a new folder you cannot delete the new folder with the camera e Images are recorded in the newly created folder until a different folder is created or selected Selecting the recording folder Set the mode dial to SET UP Select q Memory Stick Tool with A V Change REC Folder
79. er of print sheets On the single screen Set the mode dial to gt Display the image you want to print with lt gt Press MENU The menu appears Select DPOF DPOF with lt gt then press The LY mark is indicated on this image To mark other images display the image you want to mark with lt P gt then press To delete the f mark In Step Bo 5 N press again The Ly mark disappears On the Index screen Set the mode dial to gt and press index to switch to the Index screen Press MENU The menu appears Select DPOF DPOF with lt gt then press Select Select with lt gt then press e You cannot mark using the All In This Folder option Select the images you want to mark with A V lt gt then press The green LY mark is indicated on the selected image al To mark other images repeat Step J for each of them Press MENU E Select OK with gt then press J The LY mark turns white and the setting is completed To delete the f mark In Step E select the image you want to delete the LY mark with A W lt 4 gt and press To delete all the Y marks from the images in the folder In Step Ej select All In This Folder then press Next select Off then press To cancel the marking In Step Ej select Cancel or in Step E select Exit Bupa abeun nS p 71 Con
80. ersons 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 P93 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 Declaration of Conformity Trade Name SONY Model No DSC P73 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 modifications not expressly approved in this manual
81. es on the LCD screen Viewing the images on the LCD screen 38 W Warnings and messages cc ceseeseseeeeeereeees 108 White balance sass lccicsctsssidsetacsctscevselesetanen ade 58 Xapul 129 OZLOVEL60E Printed on 100 recycled paper using VOC Volatile Organic Compound free vegetable oil based ink http www sony net Sony Corporation Printed in Japan Additional information on this product and answers to frequent asked questions can be found at our Customer Support Website
82. es or regions may regulate disposal of the battery used to power this product Please consult with your local authority Memory Stick CE N50 For the Customers in the U S A and Canada THIS CLASS B DIGITAL DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES AND THE CANADIAN ICES 003 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 Read this first 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 medium 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 e 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 films video tapes and other
83. ff Approx 760 Approx 380 oie ane 2 R6 Size AA alkaline battery Viewing still images 2 not supplied NH AA DA 2 supplied Image LCD _ No of Battery Nov of B lif size screen images _ life min z is oO jane are Seas age size images i 5M On Approx 80 Approx 40 DSC P93 off Approx 180 Approx 90 5M Approx 9200 Approx 460 VGA On Approx 80 Approx 40 VGA E Mail Approx 9200 Approx 460 E Mail Off Approx 180 Approx 90 DSC P73 DSE 4M A 9800 A 490 4M On Approx 110 Approx 55 ppro pprox Off Approx 240 Approx 120 VGA E Mail Approx 9800 Approx 490 VGA On Approx 110 Approx 55 2 Viewing single images in order at about three E Mail Off Approx 240 Approx 120 second intervals When using Sony alkaline batteries 2 lt 3 1 Shooting in the following situations Shooting movies The image quality is set to Fine NH AA DA 2 AF Mode is set to Single supplied Shooting one time every 30 seconds The zoom is switched alternately between the LCD LCD W and T ends screen On screen Off The flash strobes once every two times DSC P93 Approx 210 Approx 270 e gee turns on and off once every ten DSC_P73 Approx 210 Approx 270 The measurement method is based on CIPA standard CIPA Camera amp Imaging Products Association 3
84. he TV before connecting the camera and the TV with the A V connecting cable A TV Video switch gt 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 For details refer to the operating instructions supplied with the TV 101 0002 2005 1 1 10 30eu PEACKINEXT VOLUME Fasano Y p gt Set the mode dial to gt and turn on the camera Press lt gt 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 117 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 connecting cable supplied The color system of the TV must match as that of your digital still camera Check 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 Belgium China Czech Republic Denmark Finland Germany Holland Hong Kong Italy Kuwait Malaysia New Zealand Norway Portugal Singapore Slovak Republic Spain Sweden Switzerland Thailand United Kingdom etc PAL M system Brazil PAL N system Argentina Paraguay Uruguay SECAM system Bulgaria Franc
85. he selected setting is scaled up and the setting is entered When the A mark is indicated above the item or the V mark is indicated below the item All of the available items are not displayed Pressing A F on the control button displays the hidden items To turn off the menu display Press MENU e You cannot select the dim items For details on the menu items see page 112 Changing items in the SET UP screen Set the mode dial to SET UP The SET UP screen appears Camera AF Mode Single Digital Zoom Smart Date Time Off Red Eye Reduction Off AF Illuminator Auto Auto Review Off r SELECT oth tb fii Select the setting item you want to change with A W lt gt on the control button The frame of the item you select turns yellow Setup 2 File Number USB Connect Video Out OK Clock Set 4 Cancel lwEB Eb fil D Press on the control button to enter the setting To turn off the SET UP screen display Set the mode dial to any position other than SET UP For details on the SET UP items see page 116 Deciding the still image quality You can select the still image quality from Fine or Standard MENU Control button Mode dial Set the mode dial to P M amp Gi 7 or ad Press MENU The menu appears Select P Quality with lt gt then sel
86. heck the printer Paper error e A paper error occurred such as paper out paper jam etc Check the printer Ink error e An ink error occurred Check the printer Printer error e The camera received an error from the printer Check the printer or check if the image you want to print is corrupted OS e The data transmission to the printer may not be completed yet Do not disconnect the USB cable g Bunooysajqnos 109 110 Self diagnosis display lf a code starting with an alphabet letter appears Your camera has a self diagnosis display 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 corresponding countermeasure The last two digits indicated by OO will differ depending on the state of the camera Self diagnosis display Code Cause C 32 00 There is trouble with your camera s hardware Countermeasure Turn the power off and on again page 17 C 13 00 The camera cannot read or write data on the Memory Stick Re insert the Memory Stick several times An unformatted Memory Stick is inserted Format the Memory Stick page 44 The inserted Memory Stick cannot be used with your camera or the data is damaged Insert a new Memory Stick page 21 E 61 00 A camera malfu
87. hieved as long as AF illuminator light reaches the subject even if the light is slightly off the center of the subject When the focus preset distance is set page 51 the AF illuminator does not function The AF range finder frame does not appear The or c indicator flashes and AF operates with priority on subjects located near the center The AF illuminator does not operate when the mode dial is set to or aa The AF illuminator emits very bright light Although there are no problems with safety directly looking into the AF illuminator emitter at close range is not recommended Shooting images with the finder The finder is convenient when you want to save battery power or when it is difficult to confirm the image using the LCD screen Each time you press J the display changes in the following order Histogram on Image information can also be displayed during playback LCD screen off Indicators on The image through the finder does not indicate the actual recordable range This is due to the parallax effect To confirm the recordable range use the LCD screen 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 25 When the LCD screen is turned off The digital zoom does not function page 27 AF mode is set to Single page 50 If you press 4 Flash mode
88. hile playing back the image Message File protect Meaning Corrective Action e The image is protected against erasure Release the protection page 68 Image size over e You are playing back an image of a size that cannot be played back on your camera No file in this folder e No images have been recorded in this folder Cannot divide e The movie is not long enough to be divided e The file is not a movie Invalid operation e You are playing back a file that was created on equipment other than your camera Turn the power off and on again e A problem with the lens caused an error Enable printer to connect USB Connect is set to PictBridge however the camera is connected to a non PictBridge compliant device Check the device e Depending on the circumstances the connection may not be established Disconnect and connect the USB cable again If an error message is indicated on the printer refer to the operating instructions supplied with the printer Connect to A device e You tried to print images before the printer connection was established Connect to a PictBridge compliant printer No printable image e You tried to execute DPOF image without checking the GY mark e You tried to execute All In This Folder while selecting the folder that stores only movies You cannot print movies Printer busy e Since the printer is busy it cannot receive print requests C
89. iew the file Click Next and enter the disk name and its destination The preparation for storing the file on a CD R is completed ImageMixer VCD2 can create only the disk image to store the image file on a CD R in the video CD format Toast by Roxio not supplied is required to create a video CD Troubleshooting If you have trouble with your camera try the following solutions 1 First check the items on pages 99 to 107 If the LCD screen shows c 00 00 the self diagnosis function is working Please see page 110 Battery and power date and time settings etc 2 Should your camera still not work properly press the RESET button located inside the jack cover then turn on the camera again This will clear the 3 Should your camera still not work properly consult your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility Symptom Cause Solution The battery remaining indicator is incorrect Or the sufficient battery remaining indicator is displayed but the power soon runs out e You have used the camera in an extremely cold location e The batteries are discharged e The battery contacts or the terminals on the battery Memory Stick cover are dirty e The nickel metal hydride batteries are exhibiting the memory effect page 12 e A mismatch has occurred in the remaining battery time information e The batteries are dead page 120 gt See page 120 g
90. inator E Auto Off Selects whether to emit an AF fill light in the dark Helps when it is hard to focus on the subject under dark lighting page 32 Auto Review On MOff When shooting still images selects whether to display the image just after you shoot a still image Setting this to On displays the recorded images for about two seconds During this time you cannot shoot the next image t Memory Stick Tool Item Setting Description Format OK Cancel Formats the Memory Stick Note that formatting erases all data on a Memory Stick including even protected images page 44 Create REC OK Cancel Creates a folder for recording images page 48 Folder Change REC OK Cancel Changes a folder for recording images page 48 Folder Setup 1 Item Setting Description LCD Backlight Bright Normal Selects the brightness of the LCD backlight Selecting Bright makes the LCD screen bright and easy Dark to see when using the camera outdoors or in other bright locations but also uses up the battery charge faster Displayed only when you are using the camera with the batteries Beep Shutter Turns on the shutter sound when you press the shutter button E On Turns on the beep shutter sound when you press the control button the shutter button Off Turns off the beep shutter sound P Language Displays the menu items warnings and messages in selected
91. ing 400 200 100 W Auto Description Selects the ISO sensitivity When shooting under dark conditions or shooting a fast moving subject use a high number setting When recording high quality images use a low number setting e The higher the number you select the more the noise increases P Quality WFine Standard Records images with fine image quality mode Records images in the standard image quality mode page 47 Mode REC Mode Multi Burst Burst Normal Records a continuous burst of 16 frames within a single still image page 61 Records images in succession page 60 Records an image using the normal recording mode Interval 1 7 5 1 15 W 1 30 Selects the Multi Burst between frame shutter interval Only when Mode REC Mode is set to Multi Burst page 61 4 Flash Level MNormal Selects the amount of flash light page 59 PFX P Effect B amp W Sepia MOff Sets the special effects for the image page 62 Saturation Normal Adjusts the saturation of the image The indicator appears except when the setting is Normal Q Contrast Normal Adjusts the contrast of the image The Q indicator appears except when the setting is Normal D Sharpness Normal Adjusts the sharpness of the image The I indicator appears except when the setting is Normal g uopeuioju jeuojppy 1
92. ing In Step GB select Cancel or in Step i select Exit To print other images After Step Ed select another image then select Print with A Then repeat from Step El To print all the images indicated with the mark In Step El select DPOF image All the images indicated with the Ly mark are printed regardless of the image displayed To insert the date and time on images In Step g select Date then select the date format with lt You can select from Day amp Time or Date When you chose Date the date will be inserted in the order set in Setting the date and time page 18 However this function may not be provided depending on the printer All the images may not be laid on a sheet depending on the number of images On the Index screen Press 3 index to switch to the Index screen Press MENU The menu appears Select D Print with gt then press Select Select with lt gt then press Select the desired image with A V lt gt then press The Vv mark is indicated on the selected image See SELECT EI TONEXT H To print other images repeat Step H Press MENU El Select Index with a then select On with lt gt EJ Select Quantity with A V select the number of copies you want to print with lt gt You can select the number up to 20 Select OK with W gt then press The images are printed Do
93. int DPOF mark Print DPOF marks cannot be attached to movies You cannot cut a image e The movie is not long enough to cut e Protected movies cannot be cut e Still images cannot be cut gt Cancel the protection page 68 g 6Bunooysajqnos 103 104 Computers Symptom Cause Solution You do not know whether or not your OS can be used with the camera gt Check Recommended computer environment pages 84 96 You cannot install the USB driver gt In Windows 2000 log on as Administrator authorized Administrators page 84 Your computer does not recognize your camera e The camera is turned off e The battery level is too low e You are not using the supplied USB cable e The USB cable is not connected securely USB Connect is not set to Normal in the SET UP settings The USB connectors on your computer are connected to other equipment besides the keyboard the mouse e The camera is not directly connected to your computer The USB driver is not installed Your computer does not properly recognize the device because you connected the camera and your computer with the USB cable before you installed the USB Driver from the supplied CD ROM gt Turn on the camera page 17 gt Use the AC Adaptor not supplied page 16 gt Use the supplied USB cable page 86 gt Disconnect the USB cable and securely connect it
94. ions so you can clearly shoot a background that is out of the flash lit area No flash The flash will not be used 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 M aa 7 or PA i The recommended distance using the flash is as follows when ISO is set to Auto DSC P93 Approx 0 2 m 7 7 g inches to 3 5 m 11 feet 5 T inches W Approx 0 6 m 23 Sig inches to 2 5 m 8 feet 2 1 inches T DSC P73 Approx 0 2 m 7 My inches to 3 5 m 11 feet 5 Tg inches W Approx 0 5 m 19 374 inches to 2 5 m 8 feet 2 17 inches T The flash fires twice First pre emission is to adjust the amount of flash light and second emission is to shoot the image You can change the brightness of the flash using 4 Flash Level in the menu settings page 113 When the mode dial is set to QI you cannot change the brightness of the flash Because the shutter speed is slower under dark conditions when 4s Slow synchro or amp No flash is selected it is recommended that you use a tripod While the flash is being charged the flash charge lamp flashes After charging is completed the lamp goes out This setting is maintained even when the power is turned off When shooting against a light source In Auto mode shooting against a light source automatically flashes even when there is enough light around the subject
95. ith the charger If the battery is specified for use with the charger remove all the batteries from the battery charger insert other batteries such as new ones and check that the battery charger works properly When the battery charger works properly the batteries may be the cause of the malfunction SSS ee Specifications E Camera System Image device DSC P93 9 04 mm 1 1 8 type color CCD Primary color filter DSC P73 6 85 mm 1 2 7 type color CCD Primary color filter Total pixels number of camera DSC P93 Approx 5 255 000 pixels DSC P73 Approx 4 231 000 pixels Effective pixels number of camera DSC P93 Approx 5 090 000 pixels DSC P73 Approx 4 065 000 pixels Lens DSC P93 3x zoom lens f 7 9 to 23 7 mm 35 mm camera conversion 38 to 114 mm F2 8 5 2 DSC P73 3x zoom lens f 6 to 18 mm 35 mm camera conversion 39 to 117 mm F2 8 5 2 Exposure control Automatic Manual exposure Twilight Twilight portrait Candle Landscape Beach Soft snap g uo eunoju jeuoippy lia 121 White balance Automatic Daylight Cloudy Fluorescent Incandescent File format DCF compliant Still images Exif Ver 2 2 JPEG compliant DPOF compatible Movies MPEG1 compliant Monaural Recording medium Memory Stick Flash Recommended distance when ISO sensitivity is set to Auto DSC P93 0 2 to 3 5 m 7 7 g inches to 11 feet 5 7 g inches W 0 6 to 2 5 m 23 g inches to 8 feet 2 inches T
96. k you use Terminal Write protect switch Labeling position Do not remove the Memory Stick while reading or writing data Data may be damaged in the following cases Removing the Memory Stick or turning off the camera while reading or writing data Using the camera in a location subject to the effects of static electricity or noise We recommend you back up any important data Do not attach any other material than the supplied label on the labeling position UO JEULOJU JEUO PpPY lia 119 120 e When you attach the supplied label be sure to attach it to the labeling position Be careful that the label does not stick out When you carry or store the Memory Stick put it in the case supplied with it Do not touch the terminals of a Memory Stick with your hand or a metal object Do not strike bend or drop a Memory Stick e Do not disassemble or modify a Memory Stick Do not expose the Memory Stick to water e Avoid using or storing the Memory Stick in the following places Ina car parked in the sun or at a high temperature Under direct sunlight In a humid place or near corrosive material Notes on use of the Memory Stick Duo not supplied Be sure to insert the Memory Stick Duo into the Memory Stick Duo Adaptor when using the Memory Stick Duo with the camera If you insert the Mem
97. k indicator fr le CGaFINE gt S aj 7 98 AF range finder frame 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 You can carry out the AF lock adjustment process before you press the shutter button fully down Setting the distance to the subject Focus preset 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 MENU Mode dial Control button Set the mode dial to P M 2 2 fal 7 a or HE Press MENU The menu appears Bunooys abeut jns pasueapy i lia 51 52 Select F Focus with lt gt then select the distance to the subject with A V You can select from the following distance settings 0 5m 1 0m 3 0m 7 0m unlimited distance 3 0m 1 0m 0 5m Center AF Multi AF a e Cl WB ISO To return to auto focus mode In Step E select Multi AF or Center AF Focal point information may not show the exact distance Use it as a guide If you point the lens up or down the error increases If focus preset value flashes with 0 5m selected press the zoom W button until the value stops flashing DSC P93 only Some of the distance settings are restricted
98. m scaling while shooting movies page 79 Zoom Your camera is equipped with zoom functions that enlarge the image using optical zoom and two types of digital processing Digital zoom can be selected from smart zoom or precision digital zoom When digital zoom is set the zoom method switches from optical zoom to digital zoom when the zoom scale exceeds 3x To use only the optical zoom set Digital Zoom to Off in the SET UP settings page 116 In this case the digital zoom area does not appear in the zoom scale display bar on the LCD screen and the maximum zoom is 3x The enlargement method and the zoom scale differ according to the image size and the zoom type so select the zoom to match the shooting purpose When you press the zoom button the zoom scaling indicator appears on the LCD screen as follows sabeuy ns Bunooys p ha 27 28 The W side of this line is optical zoom area and the T side is digital zoom area wot x25 _ Zoom scaling indicator The zoom scaling indicator differs according to the zoom type Optical zoom Smart zoom JQ x Precision digital zoom ax The AF range finder frame does not appear when using the digital zoom The or J indicator flashes and AF operates with priority on subjects located near the center Smart zoom P m a r peang Optical zoom Smart zoom The image is enlarged with almost no distortion This lets you use smar
99. nction that you E 91 00 cannot reverse has occurred E 92 OO Press the RESET button page 99 located inside the jack cover then turn on the camera again If your camera is not still functioning well after trying the countermeasure a couple of times the camera may need to be repaired Contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility The number of images that can be saved shooting time The number of images that can be saved and the shooting time are different depending on the capacity of the Memory Stick the image size and the image quality 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 time may vary depending on the shooting conditions For normal shooting times and numbers of images that can be saved see page 24 When the remaining number of images recordable is more than 9999 gt 9999 is indicated Multi Burst Units images 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB MSX 256 MSX 512 MSX 1G 1M 24 46 50 93 101 187 202 376 357 649 726 1320 1482 2694 Movie 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB MSX 256 MSX 512 MSX 1G 640 Fine 0 02 57 0 06 02 0 12 20 jia 0 00 42 0 01 27 0 02 56 0 05 54 0 10 42 0 21 47 0 44 27 Standard 160 0 11 12 0 22 42 0 45 39 1 31 33 2 51 21 5 47 05 11 44 22
100. nd file MAMES re a vehees s 90 Viewing an image previously copied to a COMPUTE ein errar eiai 92 Installing Picture Package 92 Copying images using Picture Package edb stasssavieeredeseuviaeee AT 94 Using Picture Package 95 Copying images to your computer For Macintosh users 0006 96 Using ImageMixer VCD2 97 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting 0 00 cece eeeeeeeeneeee 99 Warnings and messages s s s 108 Self diagnosis display If a code starting with an alphabet letter appears 110 Additional information The number of images that can be saved Shooting time 111 Meni Hemse ennea 112 SET UP 1tems eissesceeastieadtisn neces 116 PHECAULIONS aeoea a hod chonensess 118 The Memory Stick 0 0 eee 119 The nickel metal hydride batteries 120 The battery charger cece eee 121 Specifications peecis 121 The LCD Screen e preeti iiris 124 Index INGER EE EE AET 128 Identifying the parts See the pages in parentheses for details of operation 1 2 3 Removing Attaching 5 6 z J 1 POWER button 17 12 Tripod receptacle bottom 2 POWER lamp 17 surface 3 Shutter button 25 4 Mode dial 10 The lens ring is removable so that you can 5 Flash attach an adaptor ring not supplie
101. necting to a PictBridge compliant printer Even if you do not have a computer you can easily print images shot using your camera by connecting the camera to a PictBridge compliant printer For preparation you only need to select the USB connection in the SET UP settings and connect the camera to the printer Using a PictBridge compliant printer allows you to easily print the Index prints P4 PictBridge An Index print function may not be provided depending on the printer When printing images we recommend that you use the fully charged nickel metal hydride batteries or AC Adaptor not supplied to prevent the camera turning off Preparing the camera Set the USB mode on the camera to connect the camera with a printer Control button Mode dial Set the mode dial to SET UP Select Setup 2 with V then select USB Connect with gt A V Select PictBridge with gt A then press Setup 2 File Number E PictBridge VEAU lt PTP Video Out Normal Clock Set Hibj tk fil amp The USB mode is set Connecting the camera to the printer Connect the lt USB jack on the camera and the USB connector on the printer using a USB cable and turn on the camera and the printer The camera turns to playback mode regardless of the mode dial position and an image in the selected playback folder is displayed on the LCD screen
102. ng the wrist strap 10 Mode dial Before using your camera set the mark on the mode dial to the POWER button 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 47 P Program auto shooting Shooting adjustment is automatically carried out just as in the auto adjustment mode However you can intentionally adjust the focus etc In addition you can set the desired functions using the menu pages 46 and 112 M Manual exposure shooting You can manually adjust the shutter speed and the aperture value page 52 In addition you can set the desired shooting functions using menus pages 46 and 112 HE Movie shooting You can shoot movies page 79 gt Playback Editing You can play back or edit still images or movies pages 38 and 68 2 Twilight a Twilight portrait Candle a Landscape T Beach ma Soft snap You can easily shoot an effective photo based on the scene conditions in the scene page 35 In addition you can set the desired shooting functions using menus pages 46 and 114 SET UP Set up You can change the settings of the camera pages 47 and 116 Preparing batteries Use the following batteries in this camera Acceptable batteries HR 15 51 HR6 size AA Nickel Metal Hydride batteries 2 NH AA DA 2 supplied NH AA 2DA twin pack e
103. ng with these pictures then click Next The Completing the Scanner and Camera Wizard screen appears A Click Finish The wizard closes e To continue copying other images follow the procedure given under H on page 87 to disconnect the USB cable and reconnect it Then perform the procedure from Step again Viewing the images on your computer Click Start then click My Documents The My Documents folder contents are displayed e This section describes the procedure for viewing copied images in the My Documents folder When not using Windows XP double click My Documents on the desktop Double click the desired image file The image is displayed g 41 ndw109 snoA uo sabew BujAofug 89 Image file storage destinations and file names The image files recorded with your camera are grouped as folders in the Memory Stick Example when viewing folders on Windows XP when using a Memory Stick 2 Desktop iJ My Documents pi My Computer a 314 Floppy S Local Disk amp Local Disk AA CD Drive Folder containing image data which was S Sony MemoryStick recorded using the camera not equipped Dem with the folder creating function O 100MSDCF Folder containing image data which was recorded using your camera When not G 101M5DCF creating any folders there is only the 101MSDCF folder Folder containing movie data etc which c 999MS
104. ns Wipe the lens with a soft cloth to remove fingerprints dust etc Cleaning the camera surface Clean the camera surface with a soft cloth slightly moistened with water then wipe the surface with a dry cloth Do not use the following as this may damage the finish or the casing Thinner benzine alcohol disposable cloth or chemical such as insecticide Touch the camera with the above on your hand Contact with rubber or vinyl for a long time Note on operating temperature The camera is designed for use within a temperature range of 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F Shooting in extremely cold or hot locations that exceed this range is not recommended On moisture condensation If the camera is brought directly from a cold to a warm location or is placed in a very damp room moisture may condense inside or outside the camera This moisture condensation may cause a malfunction of the camera Moisture condensation occurs easily when e The camera is brought from a cold location such as a ski slope into a warmly heated room The camera is taken from an air conditioned room or car interior to the hot outdoors etc To prevent moisture condensation When bringing the camera from a cold place to a warm place seal the camera in a plastic bag and leave it in the new location for about an hour Remove the plastic bag when the camera has adapted to the new temperature If moisture condensation occurs Turn
105. ode eee 31 Shooting images with the finder 33 Inserting the date and time on a still imate n a a iR teens 34 Shooting according to scene conditions PE ET E ETE EA AES 35 Viewing still images Viewing images on the LCD screen of your CAMELS aenta lae raa ERa a 38 Viewing images on a TV screen 40 Deleting still images Deleting images ssseeeeeereeeeeeeeeeerrereree 42 Formatting a Memory Stick 44 Before advanced operations How to setup and operate your camera R EN E 46 Changing menu settings 46 Changing items in the SET UP screen ORE E EROA O 47 Deciding the still image quality 47 Creating or selecting a folder 48 Creating a new folder 48 Selecting the recording folder 48 Advanced still image shooting Choosing an auto focus method 49 Choosing a focus range finder frame AF range finder eee 49 Choosing a focus operation AF MOdes cessscesctesssseterstereseaastecess 50 Setting the distance to the subject Focus preset n 51 Shooting with manual shutter speed and aperture settings Manual Exposure cee 52 Adjusting the exposure EV adjustment oe 55 Displaying a histogram 56 Selecting the metering mode 57 Adjusting color tones White Balance 58 Adjusting the flash level Flash Level 59 Shooting images in succession
106. off and on the printer then connect the USB cable again Printing is canceled e You disconnected the USB cable before the Oye Not disconnect USB cable mark disappears You cannot insert the date or print images in the index mode The printer does not provide these functions The date may not be inserted in the index mode depending on the printer gt Consult with the printer manufacturer whether the printer provides these function or not gt Consult with the printer manufacturer a is printed on the date inserted part e The recording date data is not recorded on the image gt The images that do not have the recording date data cannot be printed with the date inserted Set Date to Off and print it Others Symptom Cause Solution The camera does not work no operations can be performed The battery level is low or zero The XQ indicator appears e The AC Adaptor not supplied is not connected securely gt Charge the batteries page 11 gt Connect it securely to the DC IN jack of the camera and to a wall outlet wall socket page 16 The power is on but the camera does not work e The internal system is not working properly gt Remove and then after one minute reinstall the batteries and turn on the camera If this does not work press the RESET button located inside the jack cover with a pointed object then turn th
107. off the camera and wait about an hour for the moisture to evaporate Note that if you attempt to shoot with moisture remaining inside the lens you will be unable to record clear images The internal rechargeable button battery This camera has an internal rechargeable button battery for maintaining the date and time and other settings regardless of whether the power is on or off This rechargeable button battery is continually charged as long as you are using the camera However if you use the camera for only short periods it discharges gradually and if you do not use the camera at all for about one month it becomes completely discharged In this case be sure to charge this rechargeable button battery before using the camera Note that even if this rechargeable button battery is not charged you can still use the camera as long as you do not record the date and time How to charge Connect the camera to a wall outlet wall socket using the AC Adaptor not supplied or install the charged batteries and leave the camera for 24 hours or more with the power turned off The rechargeable button battery is located inside the battery insertion slot Never remove the rechargeable button battery The Memory Stick Memory Stick is anew compact portable and versatile IC Memory Stick with a data capacity that exceeds the capacity of a floppy disk The Memory Stick that can be used with this camera is
108. ol a 4 OK we he J EX is gt Select q Memory Stick Tool with A V on the control button Select Format with gt on the control button then press P Select OK with A on the control button then press To cancel the formatting Select Cancel with V on the control button then press Format All data will be erased gt Select OK with A on the control button then press The Formatting message appears on the LCD screen When this message disappears the format is complete sabeu ns Gunajaq a 45 How to setup and operate your camera This section describes how to operate the menu and the SET UP screen MENU For details on the mode dial see page 10 Changing menu settings Set the mode dial to fi P M 2 amp 2 Gl 7 2 i or gt Press MENU The menu appears m v OEV OEV aje FW SO ep The displayed items differ depending on the position of the mode dial Select the setting item you want to change with lt gt on the control button 3 0m 1 0m 0 5m Center AF Multi AF alela we io ep When the mode dial is set to gt press on the control button after you select a setting Select the desired setting with A F on the control button The frame of t
109. om position We recommend that you set the zoom to its W end during shooting When the zoom is set all the way to the W side Approx 10 cm 4 inches from the end of the lens When the zoom is set all the way to the T side DSC P93 Approx 60 cm 23 Ig inches from the end of the lens DSC P73 Approx 50 cm 19 3 4 inches from the end of the lens gt Set the mode dial to 4 and press gt on the control button The WB macro 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 M 2 7 aa or fe gt Center the subject in the frame Press and hold the shutter button halfway down to focus on then press the shutter button fully down To return to normal shooting Press gt ww on the control button again The W indicator disappears from the LCD screen s ew ns Bunooys p hia 29 30 e When shooting in macro mode use the LCD screen If you use the finder the limits of what you see and what you actually shoot may be different This is due to the parallax effect When shooting in macro mode the focus range is very narrow and you may not be able to focus on the whole of the subject When shooting in macro mode the focus adjustment becomes slower to accurately focus on a close subject Using the self timer gt Set the mode di
110. operating environment Other system requirements are as follows Software Macromedia Flash Player 6 0 or later Windows Media Player 7 0 or later and DirectX 9 0b or later Sound card 16 bit stereo sound card with speakers Memory 64 MB or more 128 MB or more is recommended Hard Disk Disk space required for installation approximately 200 MB Display A video card equipped with 4 MB VRAM DirectDraw driver compliant When automatically creating slide shows page 95 a Pentium III 500 MHz or faster CPU is required This software is compatible with the DirectX Select the desired language technology DirectX must be installed before then click Next using e A separate environment for operating the recording device is required in order to write to CD Rs FULLY READ THE FOLLOWING ENDUSER LICENSE RE USING THIS SOFTWARE Dane Fiste Fackave ValsonNa Oro AND ITS RELATED MATERIALS COLLECTIVELY THE lena asenet beturson you ard SUFIWARE Tasageement V Turn on your computer and insert the supplied CD ROM into the CD ROM drive D J The installation menu screen appears If you have not yet installed the USB This section describes the English screen driver page 85 do not connect the Click Next camera to the computer before you install the Picture Package software except The License Agreement screen Windows XP appears Read the agreement carefully If you accept the
111. or shooting stationary subjects The focus is not adjusted before you press and hold the shutter button halfway down After you press and hold the shutter button halfway down and AF lock is complete the focus is locked The default setting is Single AF Monitoring AF M AF This shortens the time needed for focusing The camera automatically adjusts the focus before you press and hold the shutter button halfway down letting you compose images with the focus already adjusted After you press and hold the shutter button halfway down and AF lock is complete the focus is locked e Battery consumption may be higher than in Single AF mode Set the mode dial to SET UP Select f Camera with A then select AF Mode with gt A Select the desired mode with gt A V then press When shooting with the LCD screen turned off Single AF is automatically selected Shooting techniques When shooting with the subject at the edge of the frame or when using Center AF the camera may focus on the center instead of on the subject at the edge of the frame In a case like this use AF lock to focus on the subject and then recompose the picture and shoot Compose the shot so that the subject is centered in the AF range finder frame and press the shutter button halfway down When the AE AF lock indicator stops flashing and remains on return to the fully composed shot and press the shutter button fully down AE AF loc
112. or turn off the camera For Windows 98 or 98SE users Confirm that the access indicators page 86 on the screen are turned white and carry out only Step 5 above Copying images Windows 98 98SE 2000 Me Double click My Computer then double click Removable Disk The contents of the Memory Stick inserted in your camera appear e This section describes an example of copying images to the My Documents folder When the Removable Disk icon is not shown see page 88 When using Windows XP see page 88 Double click DCIM then double click the folder that the image files you want to copy are stored Right click the image file to display the menu then select Copy from the menu Double click the My Documents folder and right click on the My Documents window to display the menu then select Paste from the menu The image files are copied to the My Documents folder When an image with the same file name exists in the copy destination folder The overwrite confirmation message appears When you overwrite the existing image with the new one the original file data is deleted To change the file name To copy an image file to the computer without overwriting change the file name to the desired name before you copy it However note that if you change the file name you may not be able to play back that image with your camera To play back images with the camera pe
113. orporation in the United States and or other countries Macintosh Mac OS and QuickTime 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 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 ma Table of contents Read this first Identifying the parts 4 Mode dial recoun a san Getting started Preparing batteries eee eeeeeeee 11 Charging the batteries eee 11 Inserting the batteries eee 13 Using the AC Adaptor eee 16 Using your camera abroad ee 17 Turning your camera on off 17 How to use the control button 18 Setting the date and time ee 18 Shooting still images Inserting and removing a Memory Stick E AET O 21 Setting the still image size eee 22 Image size and quality eee 23 Basic still image shooting Using auto mode eee 25 Checking the last image shot Quick Review eceeeeeeeeseeeees 27 Using the zoom feature eee 27 Shooting close ups Macro 29 Using the self timer ee eeeeeeeeeee 30 Selecting a flash m
114. ory Stick Duo into the camera without attaching the Memory Stick Duo Adaptor you may not be able to remove the Memory Stick Duo e Verify that you are inserting the Memory Stick Duo in the proper direction when inserting it into the Memory Stick Duo Adaptor e Verify that you are inserting the Memory Stick Duo Adaptor in the proper direction when inserting it into the camera Inserting it in the wrong direction may cause a malfunction Do not insert a Memory Stick Duo that is not inserted into a Memory Stick Duo Adaptor into a Memory Stick compatible unit This may cause a malfunction of the unit When formatting the Memory Stick Duo insert the Memory Stick Duo into the Memory Stick Duo Adaptor When the Memory Stick Duo is equipped with the write protect switch release its lock Note on use of the Memory Stick PRO not supplied Memory Stick PRO with a capacity of up to 1 GB is verified for this camera The nickel metal hydride batteries Effective use of the battery e Battery performance decreases in low temperature surroundings and the battery life is shortened under such circumstances To use the battery longer we recommend you keep the battery stored in the supplied battery case in a pocket close to your body to warm it and insert it in your camera just before you start shooting e If you shoot a lot using the zoom and flash the battery powe
115. ot disconnect USB cable mark is indicated on the LCD screen Ki Printing 173 Kt ale Exit fr pe A To cancel printing In Step B select Cancel or in Step g select Exit To print other images After Step g select another image then select Print with A To print all the images indicated with the amp mark In Step El select DPOF image All the images indicated with the LY mark are printed in the specified number regardless of the image displayed To insert the date and time on images In Step a select Date then select the date format with lt P gt You can select from Day amp Time or Date When you chose Date the date will be inserted in the order set in Setting the date and time page 18 However this function may not be provided depending on the printer On the Index screen Press Fes index to switch to the Index screen The screen turns to the index screen Press MENU The menu appears Select D Print with gt then press Select Select with lt gt then press Select the image you want to print with A V lt gt then press e The f mark is indicated on the selected image Ba SELECT SI TONEXT To print other images repeat Step H Press MENU The Print screen appears Print Index Om gt Date Of gt Quantity 1 gt Exit OK
116. our home page Smaller sabew ns Bunooys p lia 23 24 Image quality Examples Compression ratio Fine Low compression To shoot or print with better quality looks better Standard High compression To shoot more images normal 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 16MB 32MB 64MB 128MB MSX 256 MSX 512 MSX 1G size aoe 6 11 12 23 25 48 51 96 92 174 188 354 384 723 a 6 11 12 23 25 48 51 96 92 174 188 354 384 723 a BO e 14 16 30 32 60 65 121 119 216 242 440 494 898 are 8 14 16 30 32 60 65 121 119 216 242 440 494 898 3M 10 18 20 37 41 74 82 149 148 264 302 537 617 1097 1M 24 46 50 93 101 187 202 376 357 649 726 1320 1482 2694 VGA E 5928 Mail 97 243 196 491 394 985 790 1975 1428 3571 2904 7261 14821 3 When Mode REC Mode is set to Normal For the number of images that can be saved in other modes see page 111 4 For more information about the image quality compression ratio setup see page 47 When the images recorded using other Sony devices are played back the image size indication may be different from the
117. ptom Cause Solution Smart zoom does not function e Digital Zoom is set to Precision or Off in the SET UP settings e The image size is set to 5M DSC P93 4M DSC P73 or 3 2 e You are shooting in Multi Burst mode This function cannot be used when you shoot a movie gt Set Digital Zoom to Smart pages 27 47 116 gt Set image size to other settings except 5M DSC P93 4M DSC P73 and 3 2 pages 22 27 gt The smart zoom cannot be used in Multi Burst mode pages 27 61 The image is too dark e You are shooting a subject with a light source behind the subject e The brightness of the LCD screen is too low gt Select the metering mode page 57 gt Adjust the exposure page 55 gt Adjust the brightness of the LCD backlight pages 47 117 The image is too bright e You are shooting a spot lighted subject in a dark location such as on a stage The brightness of the LCD screen is too high gt Adjust the exposure page 55 gt Adjust the brightness of the LCD backlight pages 47 117 When looking at the LCD screen in a dark place some noise may show up on the LCD screen The camera temporarily brightens the LCD screen to allow you to check the image being displayed while you are using the camera in a dark place gt This will have no effect on the image you shoot The image is monochrome black and white PFX P Effect
118. r is displayed the following icons are indicated on the LCD screen lt 1 Moves to the previous folder Moves to the next folder au Moves to both the previous and next folders SINGLE DISPLAY When no images are stored in the folder No file in this folder appears buman eu jns pasuerpy g 63 Enlarging a portion of a still image Playback zoom You can enlarge an image up to five times the size of the original image MENU Control button Mode dial Set the mode dial to gt Display the image you want to enlarge with lt gt Press amp playback zoom to enlarge the image 64 E Press V lt gt repeatedly to select the portion of the image you want to enlarge Press A Press V A To view a portion of the top of the image V To view a portion of the bottom of the image lt To view a portion of the left side of the image gt To view a portion of the right side of the image Adjust the zoom with Q amp playback zoom To cancel enlarged viewing Press You cannot use Playback zoom with movies or images recorded in Multi Burst mode If you press Q playback zoom when you are viewing images that have not been enlarged the Index screen will appear page 38 The images displayed in Quick Review page 27 can be enlarged using the procedures outlined in Steps to H Pl
119. r playing back movies 8 appears and the histogram does not appear in the following cases When recording in the digital zoom area When the image size is 3 2 When playing back Multi Burst mode images When a still image is rotated The histogram before recording represents the histogram of the image displayed on the LCD screen at that time A difference occurs in the histogram before and after you press the shutter button When this happens check the histogram while playing back a single image or during Quick Review In particular a large difference may appear in the following cases When the flash strobes When the shutter speed is slow or high The histogram may not appear for images recorded using other cameras Shooting techniques While shooting images the camera automatically determines the exposure When shooting a whitish overall image such as a backlit subject or a snowy scene the camera judges that the subject is bright and may set a darker exposure for the image In such cases adjustment of the exposure in the plus direction is effective Adjust in the direction When shooting a darker overall image the camera judges that the subject is dark and may set a brighter exposure for the image In such cases adjustment of the exposure in the minus direction is effective Adjust in the direction You can check the exposure referring to the histogram chart
120. r will be used up faster e We recommend having spare batteries handy for two or three times the expected shooting time and try test shooting before the actually using the camera e Do not expose the battery to water The battery is not water resistant Battery life e The battery life is limited Battery capacity decreases little by little as you use it more and more and as time passes When the battery operating time seems to have been considerably shortened a probable cause is that the battery has reached the end of its life The battery life varies depending on storage operating conditions and environment and is different for each battery The battery charger Do not charge any other batteries except the Sony nickel metal hydride battery using the supplied battery charger If you charge other types of battery manganese alkaline lithium ni cd batteries etc this may cause leakage explosion or overheating of the battery and personal scald or injury may be caused Do not recharge a fully charged nickel metal hydride battery This may cause leakage explosion or overheating of the battery When charging a high capacity battery other than the supplied battery using the supplied battery charger the full capacity of the battery may not be available When the CHARGE lamp flashes the battery may cause a malfunction if an unspecified battery was inserted First verify that the battery is specified for use w
121. reading out an image Never open the battery Memory Stick cover or turn off the power at this time The data may be corrupted 21 Setting the still image size DSC P93 DSC P73 gt Set the mode dial to f and gt Press 2 17 Image Size turn on the power The Image Size setup item appears You can carry out this operation even when the mode dial is setto P M J amp 2 Ga 7 or aa e For more information about the image size see page 23 22 DSC P93 DSC P73 5M 4M 3 2 iM v VGA E Mail m Image Size v VONE Mail mea fod gt Select the desired image size with A V on the control button The image size is set After the setting is completed press He W Image Size The Image Size setup item disappears from the LCD screen This setting is maintained even when the power is turned off 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 x vertical which compose an image For example a 5M 2592x1944 size image indicates that there are 2592 pixels horizontally 1944 vertically The larger the number of pixels the larger the image size You can select an image quality level from Fine high quality or Standard Each has a different compression ratio When you select Fine and make the imag
122. rform the operation on page 92 g 1 ndwo 3 inoA uo sabew bulAofuz 87 When a removable disk icon is not shown 1 Right click My Computer to display the menu then click Properties The System Properties screen appears 2 Display Device Manager Click Hardware Click Device Manager For Windows 98 98SE Me users Step is unnecessary Click the Device Manager tab 3 If 4 Sony DSC is displayed delete it Right click 4 Sony DSC Click Uninstall The Confirm Device Removal screen appears For Windows 98 98SE Me users click Remove Click OK The device is deleted Try the USB driver installation again using the CD ROM page 85 88 Windows XP Copying images using the Windows XP AutoPlay wizard Make a USB connection page 86 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 Click Next The images stored on the Memory Stick are displayed 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 El Select a name and destination for your pictures then click Next Image copying starts When the copying is completed the Other Options screen appears Select Nothing I m finished worki
123. s with the image size 160 are displayed a size smaller than still images Press The movie images and sound are played back gt playback appears on the LCD screen while a movie is playing back Playback bar To stop playback Press again To adjust the volume Adjust the volume with A V To fast forward rewind Press next or lt previous while playing back a movie To return to normal playback press Indicators on the LCD screen while you are viewing movies Each time you press J the status of the LCD screen changes as follows Indicators off gt LCD screen off Indicators on A histogram is not displayed See page 127 for a detailed description of the indicated items The procedure for viewing movies on a TV is the same as that for viewing still images page 40 A movie recorded using other Sony devices may be displayed a size smaller than still images Deleting movies You can delete unwanted movies Control button Mode dial aN i T e You cannot delete the protected movies Note that the movies once deleted cannot be recovered On the single screen Set the mode dial to gt Select the movie you want to delete with lt gt Press 4 p delete The movie has not yet been deleted at this point Select Delete with A then press Access appears on the LCD screen and the movie is deleted To delete other movies displ
124. stricted based on the position of the mode dial page 37 2 When the mode dial is set to gt gt a or 3 When the mode dial is set to or Q this item is not displayed When the mode dial is set to this item is not displayed Item EV Setting 2 0EV 1 7EV 1 3EV 1 0EV 0 7EV 0 3EV BOEV 0 3EV 0 7EV 1 0EV 1 3EV 1 7EV 2 0EV Description Adjusts the exposure page 55 Item F Focus Setting 7 0m 3 0m 1 0m 0 5m Center AF W Multi AF Description Chooses the auto focus method page 49 or sets the focus preset distance page 51 e Metering Mode Spot W Multi Adjusts the exposure to the subject you are shooting page 57 Sets the metering region WB White Bal Bs AR Be 13 Auto Sets the white balance page 58 PFX P Effect B amp W Sepia MOff Sets the special effects for the image page 62 When the mode dial is set to gt Item Setting Description B Folder OK Cancel Selects the folder that contains the images you want to play back page 63 o Protect Protects unprotects images against accidental erasure page 68 DPOF DPOF Selects still images you want to attach cancel the print DPOF mark page 70 d Print Prints images using a PictBridge compliant printer page 72 E Slide Interval Sets the slide show interval page 65 For single image screen only
125. t Install charged batteries page 11 gt Wipe any dirt off from them with a dry cloth page 12 gt To restore the batteries to their original condition use them until they are drained before recharging them gt Fully charge the batteries page 12 gt Replace the batteries with new ones The battery runs down too quickly e You are using in an extremely cold location e The batteries are not charged enough e The batteries are dead page 120 gt See page 120 gt Fully charge the batteries page 11 gt Replace the batteries with new ones The power cannot be turned on e The batteries are not installed properly The AC Adaptor not supplied is disconnected e The batteries are discharged e The batteries are dead page 120 gt Properly install the batteries page 13 gt Connect it securely to your camera page 16 gt Install charged batteries page 11 gt Replace the batteries with new ones g 6Bunooysajqnos lia 99 100 Symptom Cause Solution The power turns off suddenly If you do not operate the camera for about three minutes while the power is on the camera turns off automatically to prevent wearing down the battery page 17 e The batteries are discharged gt Turn on the camera again page 17 gt Install charged batteries page 11 Shooting still images movies Symptom Cause Solution The
126. t to the LOCK position Set it to the recording position page 119 No memory space e The capacity of the Memory Stick is insufficient You cannot record images Delete unnecessary images or data pages 42 81 Format error The Memory Stick format failed Format the Memory Stick again page 44 x The battery level is low or zero Charge the batteries page 11 Depending on the conditions of use or the type of batteries the indicator may flash even though there are still 5 to 10 minutes of remaining battery time left Folder error e A folder with the same first three digits number already exists on the Memory Stick For example 123MSDCF and 123ABCDE Select other folders or create a new folder Cannot create more folders e The folder whose first three digits of the name is 999 exists on the Memory Stick You cannot create any more folders Cannot record e You attempted to select the folder that is available only for viewing with your camera Select other folders page 48 e Camera shake may occur due to insufficient light Use the flash mount the camera on a tripod or otherwise secure the camera in place 640 Fine is not available 640 Fine size movies correspond only to use with a Memory Stick PRO Insert a Memory Stick PRO or set the image size to other than 640 Fine page 79 File error e An error occurred w
127. t zoom with the same feeling as optical zoom To set smart zoom set Digital Zoom to Smart in the SET UP settings page 116 The default setting is smart zoom The maximum zoom scale depends on the selected image size as follows DSC P93 Image size Maximum zoom scale 3M 3 8x 1M 6 1x VGA E Mail 12x Smart zoom cannot be used when the image size is set to 5M or 3 2 The default setting of the image size is 5M DSC P73 Image size Maximum zoom scale 3M 3 4x 1M 5 4x VGA E Mail 10x Smart zoom cannot be used when the image size is set to 4M or 3 2 The default setting of the image size is 4M e When using the smart zoom the image on the LCD screen may look rough However this has no effect on the recorded image e You cannot use the smart zoom in the Multi Burst mode Precision digital zoom py Optical zoom Precision digital zoom All image sizes are enlarged up to a maximum 6x This function cuts out and enlarges a certain portion of the image so the image quality deteriorates To set precision digital zoom set Digital Zoom to Precision in the SET UP settings page 116 Shooting close ups Macro For close ups of subjects like flowers or insects shoot using the macro feature You can shoot subjects approaching up to 10 cm 4 inches when the zoom is set to its W end However the available focus distance depends on the zo
128. tc not supplied R6 size AA alkaline batteries 2 Batteries that cannot be used Manganese batteries Lithium batteries Ni cad batteries If you use the batteries described above we cannot guarantee full performance of the camera by property of the batteries such as brownout of the batteries Notes on alkaline batteries Alkaline batteries have a shorter life compared to the supplied Nickel Metal Hydride batteries The power may shut off even if the battery remaining indicator shows sufficient battery life remaining There is a big difference in the performance of batteries of different types and of batteries made by different manufacturers This is especially true in low temperatures where some batteries are noticeably weaker You may not be able to shoot in temperatures below 5 C 41 F Do not mix new and old batteries The battery remaining indicator does not display the correct information There is a big difference between available shooting time and available playback time Due to the characteristics of alkaline batteries the camera may shut off with the lens portion extended if you change the position of the mode dial In this case replace the batteries with new ones or fully charged Nickel Metal Hydride batteries It is recommend that you use the supplied Nickel Metal Hydride batteries Charging the batteries payejs Bunyan p gt Insert Ni
129. ted image The image has not yet been deleted at this point Put the i mark on all of the images you want to delete e To cancel your selection select images you want to cancel and press on the control button again The ti mark disappears sabeu ns Bunajaq g hia 43 44 To delete all the images in the folder In Step A Select All In This Folder with gt on the control button then press Next select OK then press All of the unprotected images in the folder are deleted To cancel the deletion select Cancel then press gt Press delete Select OK with gt on the control button then press Access appears on the LCD screen and all of the images with ti marks will be deleted To cancel the deletion Select Exit with lt on the control button then press Formatting a Memory Stick gt Insert the Memory Stick you want to format into the camera 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 that all of the data in the Memory Stick will be permanently erased Protected images are also erased gt Set the mode dial to SET UP and turn on the camera Memory Stick To
130. the movies see page 80 e For a detailed description of the LCD screen indicators see page 126 Viewing on the single image LCD screen gt Set the mode dial to gt and turn on the camera The newest image in the selected recording folder page 63 is displayed The image may appear rough right after playback starts due to the image processing gt Select the desired still image with lt gt on the control button lt 4 Displays the previous image gt Displays the next image Viewing on the index screen s SINGLE DISPLAY gt Press E index The display switches to the Index screen To display the next previous index screen Press A W lt gt on the control button to move the yellow frame up down left right sabew js Buma gt Press A lt gt on the control button to select an image The image in the yellow frame is selected To return to the single image screen Press the zoom T button or press on the control button 39 Viewing images ona TV screen A V connecting cable supplied A V OUT MONO jack gt Connect the supplied A V connecting cable to the A V OUT MONO jack of the camera and the audio video input jacks of the TV If your TV has stereo type input jacks connect the audio plug black of the A V connecting cable to the Lch audio input jack Turn off both the camera and t
131. them The original movie is deleted when you cut it e The cut movie is recorded in the selected recording folder as the newest file sajaow BulAofuz p 83 84 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 x 600 dots or more High Color 16 bit color 65000 colors or more This camera is compatible with Hi Speed USB USB 2 0 compliant Connecting with a USB interface that is compatible with Hi Speed USB USB 2 0 compliant allows advanced transfer high speed transfer 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 when connecting with a computer Normal and PTP modes The default setting is the Normal mode This section describes th
132. tick is used up recording stops Press the shutter button fully down again to stop recording Indicators on the LCD screen while you are shooting movies These indicators are not recorded Each time you press the status of the LCD screen changes as follows Indicators off LCD screen off Indicators on A histogram is not displayed See page 125 for a detailed description of the indicated items To shoot close ups Macro Set the mode dial to 2 and follow the procedure on page 29 To shoot with a self timer Set the mode dial to and follow the procedure on page 30 Be careful not to touch the microphone page 8 during shooting The following functions cannot be used Changing the zoom scaling Shooting with the flash Inserting date and time When you select 640 Fine with the supplied A V connecting cable plugged in the A V OUT MONO jack you cannot check the shooting image using the LCD screen The LCD screen turns blue See page 111 for the recording time allowed for each image size sajaow BulAofuz p 79 Viewing movies on the LCD screen You can view movies on the LCD screen of the camera and hear sounds from the speaker of the camera Control button Mode dial Speaker Set the mode dial to gt Select the desired movie with lt gt Movies with the image size 640 Fine or 640 Standard are displayed on the full screen Movie
133. ting with a computer Normal and PTP modes The default setting is the Normal mode This section describes the Normal mode as an example 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 To select the folder follow the procedure on page 63 Communication with your computer When your computer resumes 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 Connecting your camera to your computer For details see page 86 Disconnecting the USB cable removing the Memory Stick or turning off the camera during a USB connection Drag and drop the drive icon or the icon of the Memory Stick to the Trash icon then remove the USB cable remove the Memory Stick or turn off the camera If you are using Mac OS X v10 0 remove the USB cable etc after you have turned your computer off Copying images 1 Double click the newly recognized icon on the desktop The contents of the Memory Stick inserted in your camera appear 2 Double click DCIM 3 Double click the folder that the images you want to copy
134. to M you cannot set the shutter speed to lower than 1 30 second For the number of images that can be recorded see page 111 When you play back images recorded in Multi Burst mode on the camera see page 66 Bunooys beuu jns paoueapy p 61 Shooting with special effects Picture Effect You can add special effects to bring out the contrast in your images B amp W In black and white Colored to look like an old photograph MENU Control button Shutter button Mode dial Set the mode dial to P M J 2 Gl 2 a or Hi Press MENU The menu appears Select PFX P Effect with lt gt then select the desired mode with A V Ej Shoot the image To cancel Picture Effect In Step E select Off Selecting the folder and playing back images Folder Select the folder that images you want to play back are stored MENU Control button Mode dial Set the mode dial to gt Press MENU The menu appears Select Fy Folder with lt then press Select the desired folder with lt gt Select Folder 4 6 102 212 gt Folder Name 102MSDCF No Of Files 9 Created 2005 1 1 1 05 34AM OK Cancel 4 BACKINEXT Select OK with A then press To cancel the selection In Step a select Cancel When multiple folders are created in the Memory Stick When the first or last image in the folde
135. to be played back on the camera If the warning message for overwriting the data appears enter other numbers in Step J 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 48 Right click the image file then click Rename Change the file name to DSCOOOOO OOOO stands for any number within the range from 0001 to 9999 e 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 Copy the image file to a folder on the Memory Stick Right click the image file then click Copy Select and double click the DCIM folder from Removable Disk or Sony MemoryStick in My Computer Right click the OOOMSDCF folder in the DCIM folder then click Paste OOO stands for any number within the range from 100 to 999 Installing Picture Package Picture Package is only for Windows computers You can use the Picture Package software on your Windows computer to manage the images shot with your camera Installing the Picture Package software installs the USB driver at the same time When the computer is in use shut down all application software currently running before you install Picture Package For computer environment See page 84 for the basic Windows
136. with lt gt Select OK with A V then press To cancel the rotation In Step 4 or a select Cancel e You cannot rotate protected images movies and Multi Burst images You may not be able to rotate images shot with other cameras When viewing images on a computer the image rotation information may not be reflected depending on the application software Playing back images shot in Multi Burst mode You can play back Multi Burst images continuously or play them back frame by frame This function is used for checking the images Control button Mode dial s t When Multi Burst images are played back on a computer or on a camera without the Multi Burst function the 16 frames you shot will be displayed at the same time as part of one image e You cannot divide the Multi Burst image Playing back continuously Set the mode dial to gt Select the Multi Burst image with lt gt The selected Multi Burst image is played back continuously SPAUSE lt PBACKINEXT FR To pause Press To resume playback press again The playback starts from the frame displayed on the LCD screen Playing back frame by frame Set the mode dial to gt Select the Multi Burst image with lt gt The selected Multi Burst image is played back continuously Press when the desired frame is displayed Step appears u a ay J 0014 2005 1 a amp L PLAY lt gt FRAME BACKI Advance the

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