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Sony MVC-CD500 Digital Camera User Manual

1. File name File meaning DSCOOOOO JPG e Still image files shot in Normal mode Bracket mode page 55 Burst 3 mode page 61 e Image files shot in Multi Burst mode page 60 Still image files recorded simultaneously in E Mail mode page 62 TIFF mode page 62 Voice mode page 63 DscoH O JPE e Small size image files shot in E Mail mode page 62 Dscoo O MPG e Audio files shot in Voice mode page 63 DscoH O TIF Uncompressed TIFF image file recorded in TIFF mode page 62 CLPOOOOO GIF e Clip Motion files shot in Normal mode page 59 CLPOOOO0 THM e Index image files of Clip Motion files shot in Normal mode MBLOOOOL GIF Clip Motion files shot in Mobile mode page 59 MBLOOOO00O THM Index image files of Clip Motion files shot in Mobile mode MOVOOOOO MPG Movie files shot in MPEG Movie mode page 80 OOOO stands for any number within the range from 0001 to 9999 The numerical portions of the following files are the same A small size image file shot in E Mail mode and its corresponding image file An audio file shot in Voice mode and its corresponding image file An uncompressed image file shot in TIFF mode and its corresponding image file An image file shot with Clip Motion and its corresponding index image file Copying images into your computer through a USB connection e Close down
2. View through a CD ROM drive O Blank disc page 39 The disc space is fully available page 85 Disc preparation for viewing recorded images through a CD ROM drive is complete Identifying the pa rts e Use a tripod with a screw length of less than 5 5 mm 7 32 inch You will be unable to firmly secure the camera to See the pages in parentheses for details of operation tripods having longer screws and may damage the camera e Use ACC jack to connect an external flash or other equipment Do not touch the microphone while recording i _ N Cr B Attaching the shoulder strap n5 iel 1 Microphone 9 Flash emitter 27 2 POWER ON OFF CHG switch 10 Advanced accessory shoe 67 15 11 Hook for lens cap shoulder strap 3 Shutter button 22 12 Disc cover OPEN lever 18 4 Hologram AF emitter 29 116 13 ACC Accessory jack 67 5 Self timer lamp 27 14 Lens cap 6 Battery cover 11 15 sp USB jack 93 7 Lens 16 A V OUT MONO jack 34 8 Tripod receptacle bottom surface 10 To shoot movies Clip Motion images or Multi Burst mode images gt To view or edit images 11 POWER lamp 15 12 Zoom
3. When Unfinalize in progress disappears unfinalization has been completed Unfinalization starts and the disc remaining indicator changes from a to H Unfinalization may take some time Place the camera on a stable surface and do not shake or strike the camera during unfinalization To cancel the unfinalization Select Cancel with V on the control button in step El then press To unfinalize again after canceling the unfinalization Set the mode dial to SET UP then select Unfinalize under Disc Tool 1 in the SET UP settings pages 41 and 117 You cannot execute unfinalization when you record a new image or edit an image on a CD RW after executing finalization Using the supplied 8cm CD adapter Slide the disc into the inner groove and under two of the tabs on the inner circle of the adaptor in the order shown by the numbers Q Printed side of the disc Printed side of the adaptor If your CD ROM drive does not support 8 cm CD use the supplied 8 cm CD adaptor The supplied adaptor may not be compatible with your CD ROM drive For details see the operating instructions for the CD ROM drive The reverse side of the disc is the recordable surface the adaptor and the surface is lustrous SONY is printed on the reverse side of Pull the third tab to the outside and slip the disc into place Release the third tab and the disc will be held firmly in place Do not ex
4. Clip Motion 1070 505 Multi Burst 345 194 When recording 10 frames per Clip Motion file The image size is 1 2M g uo ewoju jeuonippy 111 112 Menu items Menu items that can be modified differ depending on the position of the mode dial The screen shows only the items you can operate in each specific mode Factory settings are indicated with Ml When the mode dial is set to f Item Mode REC Mode Setting TIFF Voice E Mail Exp Brktg Burst 3 Normal Description Records a uncompressed TIFF file in addition to the JPEG file page 62 Records an audio file with a still image in addition to the JPEG file page 63 Records a small size 320x240 JPEG file in addition to the selected image size page 62 Records three images with the exposure value of each image slightly shifted page 55 Records three images in succession page 61 Records an image using the normal recording mode When the mode dial is set to P S A M or SCN Item SCN Setting 7I S d A a m Description Sets the Scene Selection mode page 64 This setting can be made only in SCN mode e Metering Mode Spot Center WMulti Adjusts the exposure to the subject you are shooting page 53 WB White Bal Auto PYEJ Sets the white balance page 57 ISO 400 200 100
5. You use the camera in a location subject to the effects of static electricity or noise Do not attach any material on the surface of a disc This causes a nonuniform rotating speed which may cause the camera to malfunction e You can write only on the label surface of a disc Write using only an oil based felt tip marker and do not touch the ink until dry Do not heat the disc or use a sharp pointed tool such as a ballpoint pen e Hold the disc at the edges while supporting the center hole lightly Do not touch the recordable side the reverse of the printed side of a disc When you carry or store a disc put it in its case Do not strike bend drop or rub the edge of a disc Do not store a disc in the following locations In dusty or dirty places Exposed to direct sunlight Near heaters In damp places If you attempt to play back a disc on which no images have been recorded using a CD ROM drive the CD ROM drive may malfunction or the disc may be scratched On InfoLITHIUM battery pack D infourrHium SERIES What is the InfoLITHIUM battery pack The InfoLITHIUM battery pack is a lithium ion battery pack that has functions for communicating information related to operating conditions between your camera and the AC Adaptor The InfoLITHIUM battery pack calculates the power consumption according to the operating conditions of your camera and displays the rem
6. Adjusting the flash level Flash Level Mode dial P S A M SCN You can adjust the amount of flash light Mode dial Control button Set the mode dial to P S A M or SCN Press MENU The menu appears Select 4 Flash Level with lt gt then select the desired setting with A V High Makes the flash level higher than normal Normal Normal setting Low Makes the flash level lower than normal You can carry out this operation even when the mode dial is set to Clip Motion Shooting multiple frames Clip Motion Mode dial You can shoot a number of consecutive still images GIF animation The GIF format has a small file size making it convenient for creating home pages or attaching images to e mail Due to the limitations of the GIF format the number of colors for Clip Motion images is reduced to 256 colors or less Therefore the image quality may deteriorate for some images Normal 160x120 Clip Motion of up to 10 frames can be recorded This is suitable for use on home pages etc Mobile 120x108 Clip Motion of up to two frames can be recorded This is suitable for use with portable data terminals The file size is reduced in Mobile mode so the image quality deteriorates Before operation Set Moving Image to Clip Motion in the SET UP settings pages 41 and 116 Shutter Mode dial Control button ii Set the mode dial to Press
7. Hologram AF Auto Focus is an AF fill light system that applies laser holograms to enable you to shoot still images in dark places The Hologram AF system uses gentler radiation than conventional high brightness LEDs or lamps thus satisfying Laser Class 1 specifications and maintaining higher safety for human eyes Hologram AF satisfies Class 1 time base 30 000 seconds specified in JIS Japan IEC EU and FDA US industry standards Complying with these standards identifies the laser product as safe under the condition that a human can look at the laser light either directly or focused through a lens for 30 000 seconds sabeul jns Bunooys p 29 Indicators on the screen during shooting Indicators on For a detailed description of the indicators see page 125 e For a detailed description of the histogram see page 52 e The setting selected here is maintained even when the power is turned off DISPLAY LCD BACK LIGHT ON OFF Each time you press DISPLAY LCD BACK LIGHT ON OFF the display changes in the following order Indicators off As Backlight off 30 Inserting the date and time ona still image i Camera 1 Ga Moving Image MPEG Movie AF Mode Monitor Smart Zoom On Date Time off Red Eye Reduction Off Hologram AF Auto gt SELECT gt Set the mode dial to SET UP The SET UP scre
8. gt Select the desired still image with lt gt on the control button lt 4 To display the preceding image gt To display the next image Viewing an index screen nine image or triple image gt Press the zoom W index button once The display switches to the Index nine image screen To display the next previous index screen Press A W lt 4 gt on the control button to move the yellow frame up down left right Aperture Value F2 8 Shutter Speed 1 30 Exposure Value 0 0 Iso 100 101 0002 2003 7 4 10 30PM SINGLE DISPLAY lt gt BACK NEXT gt Press the zoom W index button once more The display switches to the Index triple image screen Press A F on the control button to display the remaining image information To display the next previous index screen Press lt P on the control button To return to the single image screen Press the zoom T repeatedly or press on the control button s bewu ns Buma p 33 34 Viewing images ona TV screen AIV connecting cable supplied 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 input jacks connect the audio plug black of the A V connecting cable to the Lch jack Turn off both your camera and the TV before connecting the camera and the TV with the A V connecting
9. 1 7 5 1 15 M1 30 NTSC 1 6 3 1 12 5 MH1 25 PAL Selects the Multi Burst shutter interval in NTSC mode Selects the Multi Burst shutter interval in PAL mode e The shutter interval settings differ depending on the setting of the Video Out item in the SET UP settings page 118 P Quality WFine Standard Records images with fine standard quality page 43 PFX P Effect Solarize Sepia Neg Art MOff Sets the image special effects page 65 When the mode dial is set to gt Item Setting Description Folder OK Cancel Selects the folder containing the image you want to play back page 69 Protect Protects images against accidental erasure page 75 DPOF Marks the print DPOF mark on still images you want to print page 77 Slide Interval Sets the slide show interval page 71 Only in single image mode W5 sec 10 sec 30 sec 1 min Image Sets the range of the playback images WFolder All Repeat Plays back images repeatedly On Off Start Starts the slide show Cancel Cancels the slide show Resize 5 0M 3 1M 1 2M VGA Cancel Changes the recorded still image size page 77 Only in single image mode Rotate counter clockwise Rotates the still image page 72 Only in single image mode Y clockwise OK Cancel j uo ewoyju jeuojippy 115 SET UP items Set the mode d
10. 19 Setting the still image size eee 20 Image size and quality 0 eee 21 Basic still image shooting Auto adjustment mode 22 Checking the last image you shot Quick Review s s 24 Using the zoom feature Shooting close ups Macro 26 Using the self timer 227 Selecting a flash mode ceeeeeees 27 Indicators on the screen during shooting Inserting the date and time on a still Viewing still images Viewing images on the LCD screen of your CAMEL Ad sseseasdcssasss vehsdsesarseesesieebestsats 32 Viewing images on a TV screen 34 Deleting still images Deleting images 0 0 0 0 eens 36 Formatting a CD RW seese 39 Before advanced operations How to setup and operate your camera 41 Changing the menu settings 41 Changing the items in the SET UP SCTOCM E E A 41 How to use the jog dial 42 Deciding the still image quality 43 Creating or selecting a folder 43 Creating a new folder 44 Changing the recording folder 44 Advanced still image shooting Shooting with Program Shift Program Shift ee 45 Shooting with the manual adjustments 45 Shutter speed priority mode 46 Aperture priority mode 47 Manual exposure mode eee 47 Choosing an auto focus method 47 Choosing a focus range finder frame AF range finder eee 48 Choosing a fo
11. When shooting in Macro mode the AF speed drops in order to focus accurately on close subjects For quicker shooting using a different mode than Macro mode is recommended 6Gunooys abeuy js paoueapy p hha 49 50 Shooting techniques When shooting with the subject at the edge of the frame 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 except in Continuous AF mode Compose the shot so that the subject is centered in the AF range finder 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 lock indicator 60min Trou FINE ita P Oe TO 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 Mode dial P S A M SCN i 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 c
12. Press MENU The menu appears Select e Metering Mode with lt gt then select Multi Center or Spot with A V AE LOCK Set the mode dial to P S A SCN or Focus on a portion of the image that has the desired exposure value then press AE LOCK The exposure is fixed and the AE L indicator appears ison EDEa FIN so gt E3 F m 304 Ko SS os u Target the subject you want to shoot and press and hold the shutter button halfway down The focus is automatically adjusted El Press the shutter button fully down To release AE LOCK Carry out one of the followings Press AE LOCK again after step H Release your finger from the shutter button after step EJ e Press down the shutter button in step a Shooting techniques You can shoot with the exposure locked to a specific portion of the image Measure the exposure of the desired portion of the subject using the center weighted metering or spot metering function Press AE LOCK to lock the exposure and then recompose the picture and shoot Portion of the image used to determine the exposure Shooting three images with the exposure shifted Exposure Bracket Mode dial f P S A M SCN The camera records three images in succession each with the exposure value shifted The exposure compensation value can be set between 1 0EV from the appropriate exposure valu
13. Program Shift lets you quickly change the F value aperture value and shutter speed combination while keeping the brightness fixed Shutter Mode dial Jog dial Set the mode dial to P Shift the F value and shutter speed combination Select the F value and shutter speed combination with the jog dial page 42 P is indicated e You cannot shift the F value and shutter speed combination when the shutter button is pressed halfway down When the brightness changes the F value and shutter speed also change Shooting with the manual adjustments Mode dial S A M You can manually adjust the shutter speed and aperture values according to the purpose of shooting Aperture value Shutter speed value Mode dial Description Other settings are automatically adjusted to attain correct exposure according to the brightness of the subject S Shutter speed priority mode A Aperture priority mode Other settings are automatically adjusted to attain correct exposure according to the brightness of the subject M Mode for manually adjusting both the shutter speed and aperture values to achieve the desired shooting condition bu ooys bew js pasuerpy p ha 45 You cannot make manual adjustments when shooting movies If the proper exposure is not obtained after making the settings the setting value indicators on the screen may
14. gt Adjust the brightness of the LCD screen pages 41 and 118 Symptom Vertical streaks appear when you are shooting a very bright subject Cause The smear phenomenon is occurring Solution gt This is not a malfunction Noise appears in the image when you view the LCD screen in a dark place e The camera is functioning to increase the visibility of the LCD screen by temporarily brightening the image under conditions of low illumination gt There is no effect on the recorded image Your camera cannot record images e No disc has been inserted The disc is full e The disc has not been initialized e You cannot record images while charging the flash The mode dial is not set to gy P S A M or SCN when shooting a still image The mode dial is not set to when shooting a movie gt Insert a disc page 18 gt Replace it with a new one Format the disc when using a CD RW gt Initialize the disc page 19 gt Set it to gy P S A M or SCN page 22 gt Set it to EH page 80 Recording takes a long time e NR slow shutter function is activated gt Set to a faster shutter speed than 1 6 second page 46 The built in flash or the optional external flash HVL F32X F1000 does not work e The mode dial is not set to p P S A M SCN or Clip Motion The flash is set to No flash The 2 Twilight mode is select
15. gt Disconnect the USB cable and connect it again firmly Make sure that USB Mode is displayed on the screen page 94 gt Delete the device which is not recognized then install PTP Manager pages 95 and 91 gt Disconnect the USB cables except for the ones connected to the keyboard the mouse and your camera gt Install PTP Manager page 91 gt Connect the camera directly to your computer without passing through a USB hub or other device You cannot copy images The camera is not correctly connected to your computer e You are not using the correct copy procedure for your OS gt Connect the camera and your computer correctly using the USB cable page 93 gt Follow the designated copy procedure for your OS pages 94 96 and 97 gt If you are using the ImageMixer Ver 1 5 for Sony application software click on HELP The image cannot be played back ona computer gt If you are using the ImageMixer Ver 1 5 for Sony application software click on HELP gt Consult the computer or software manufacturer The image cannot be played back through the CD ROM drive of your computer e The disc has not been finalized Vibration caused an error during recording The CD ROM drive does not support the packet write system e The CD ROM drive does not support the MultiRead e The disc may be scratched or dirty gt Finalize the disc page 85 gt You may
16. 2 Remaining disc capacity 3 Battery remaining indicator 12 indicator 4 White balance indicator 57 13 AF range finder frame indicator 5 Metering modes indicator 53 48 Focus preset value 50 Picture effect indicator 65 14 Self diagnosis display 109 EV 6 Low battery warning indicator level indicator 51 108 5 Macro indicator 26 7 AF range finder frame 48 16 Self timer indicator 27 8 Spot metering cross hair 54 7 Menu Guide menu 41 9 Image size indicator 80 10 Recording time maximum Pressing MENU switches the menu on off recordable time indicator Conversion lens indicator 117 126 When playing back still images NE e e B0C0NET ER FS i Falck Te a oe B ART E BF Taas 20V h_f 4 a f3 fa BI m 6 101 0012 2003 7 4 9 30AM 15 lt gt BACK NEXT VOLUME iel Recording mode indicator 59 63 Protect indicator 75 Print DPOF mark indicator 77 Volume indicator 63 Remaining space recovery indicator 36 Zoom scaling indicator 70 Jog playback indicator 73 Histogram indicator 52 Folder file number Change folder indicator Playback folder indicator 69 Recording folder indicator Remaining disc capacity indicator Image number Number of images recorded in selected folder EV level indicator 51 Aperture value indicator 45
17. 64 Ca aT Shooting according to scene conditions Scene Selection Mode dial SCN When shooting night scenes shooting people at night shooting landscapes shooting portraits shooting snowy scenes or shooting at the shore use the following modes to increase the quality of your images When the shutter speed is 1 6 second or slower the NR slow shutter function activates automatically page 46 J Twilight mode Allows you to shoot night scenes at far distance without losing the dark atmosphere of the surroundings The shutter speed becomes slower so we recommend that you use a tripod to prevent shaking You cannot shoot in macro mode You cannot use the flash amp Twilight portrait mode Suitable for shooting portraits in dark places Allows you to shoot sharp images of people in dark places without losing the dark atmosphere of the surroundings The shutter speed becomes slower so we recommend that you use a tripod to prevent shaking e The flash strobes regardless of the surrounding brightness ad Landscape mode Focuses on a distant subject to shoot landscapes etc You cannot shoot in macro mode e The flash is set to 4 Forced flash or No flash amp 4 Portrait mode Backgrounds blur away and the subject is sharpened amp Snow mode When shooting snowy scenes or other places where the whole screen appears white use this mode to prevent sunken co
18. Adjusting the exposure to the side shifts the histogram to the right side Adjusting the exposure to the side shifts the histogram to the left side thoy The histogram also appears when the mode dial is set to jf but you cannot adjust the exposure The histogram also appears when you press DISPLAY LCD BACK LIGHT ON OFF while playing back a single image page 32 or during Quick Review page 24 The histogram does not appear in the following cases When the menu is displayed During Quick Review of an image recorded in Exposure Bracket mode When using playback zoom When playing back an image recorded with the mode dial set to appears in the following cases When recording in the smart zoom range When the image size is 4 5M 3 2 When rotating a still image The histogram before recording represents the histogram of the image displayed on the 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 P Effect is set to Solarize When the shutter speed is slow or high The histogram may not appear for images recorded using other cameras Selecting the metering mode Mode dial P S A M SCN E7 T
19. All data will be erased Ready OK Cancel gt Select OK with A on the control button then press Format Place on level surface appears on the LCD screen To cancel formatting Select Cancel with V on the control button then press Format Avoid any vibration Format in progress gt Select OK with A then press e When the message Format in progress disappears formatting has been completed e It may take some time to format a CD RW A CD RW can be formatted about 300 times A CD RW formatted using other equipment than this camera cannot be used with this camera Format the disc again with this camera How to setup and operate your camera The usage of the menus and SET UP screen items that are most frequently used for Advanced operations is described below Control Mode dial button Changing the menu settings Press MENU The menu appears Spot Center Multi Al we iso Model Press lt gt on the control button to select the item you want to set The selected item turns yellow FINE Fine Standard el we so EOE Moe Press A V on the control button to select the desired setting The frame of the selected setting turns yellow and the setting is entered To turn off the
20. Shooting in extremely cold or hot places that exceed this range is not recommended uojeulsojuy jeuojippy 7 119 120 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 How to prevent moisture condensation When bringing the camera from a cold place to a warm place seal the camera in a plastic bag and allow it to adapt to conditions at the new location over a period of time about an hour If moisture condensation occurs Turn 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 On 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 us
21. Shutter speed indicator 45 Image size indicator 20 Recording date of the playback image 31 Menu Guide menu 41 Page numbers in parentheses indicate the location of additional important information j uo ewoyju feuonippy 7 127 128 When playing back moving images a S 5 6 B E 60min tH ad 7 8 H voL n gt tam ae 8 4H E Folder Protect DPOF Slide gt 10 OK 1 Image size indicator 81 N es A or ez N Ke Recording mode indicator 81 Volume indicator 81 Playback indicator 81 Remaining space recovery indicator 36 Playback bar 81 Change folder indicator Playback folder indicator 69 Image number Number of images recorded in selected folder Remaining disc capacity indicator Counter 81 Playback image 81 Menu Guide menu 41 Page numbers in parentheses indicate the location of additional important information Index A AC Adaptor Access lamp Advanced accessory shoe AE AF lock AE AF lock indicator AF lock AF Mode AF range finder frame Aperture priority mode Auto adjustment mode oo ee ceeeeeereteeeeeees 22 Auto Focus sissisissiriiisive Auto
22. W Auto This selects the ISO sensitivity Select a large number when shooting in dark locations or shooting a subject moving at high speed or select a small number to obtain high image quality This setting cannot be made in SCN mode WFine Standard P Quality Records images with fine standard quality page 43 Item Setting Description Mode REC Mode TIFF Records a uncompressed TIFF file in addition to the JPEG file page 62 Voice Records an audio file with a still image in addition to the JPEG file page 63 E Mail Records a small size 320x240 JPEG file in addition to the selected image size page 62 Exp Brktg Records three images with the exposure value of each image slightly shifted page 55 Burst 3 Records three images in succession page 61 Normal Records an image using the normal recording mode 4 Flash Level High MNormal Low Selects the amount of flash light page 58 PFX P Effect Solarize Sepia Neg Art MIOff Sets the image special effects page 65 D Sharpness WNormal Adjusts the sharpness of the image The f indicator appears except when the setting is Normal This setting cannot be made in SCN mode Saturation Normal Adjusts the saturation of the image The indicator appears except when the setting is Normal This setting cannot be made in SCN mode Q Contrast Normal A
23. Your camera cannot play back images Cause The mode dial is not set to gt e Your camera cannot play back image files copied from the hard disk of your computer if the folder file name has been changed or the image has been modified e The camera is in USB mode Solution gt Set it to gt page 32 gt Cancel USB communication page 94 The image appears rough right after playback starts gt This is not a malfunction The image does not appear on the TV screen e The video output signal setting of your camera in the SET UP settings is incorrect e The connection is not correct gt Change the setting pages 41 and 118 gt Check the connection page 34 The image cannot be played back ona computer gt See page 103 Unknown beeps are heard from the camera while viewing a movie e These beeps are heard when the auto focus is working gt This is not a malfunction Shoot the image using the focus preset page 50 Deleting Editing Images Symptom Your camera cannot delete an image Cause The image is protected e The disc remaining space is not sufficient Solution gt Cancel the protection page 75 gt This is not a malfunction You have deleted an image by mistake e Once you have deleted an image you cannot restore it gt Marking O protect will prevent you from deleting images by mistake page 75 The
24. gt You can enlarge a part of an image up to five times the original size You can also Press the zoom T button to zoom in on the image record the magnified image as a new file El Select the desired portion of Mode dial the image with A lt gt Control button Press A Press V A To view more of the top of the image V To view more of the bottom of the image lt To view more of the left side of the image gt To view more of the right side of the image Adjust the image size with the zoom W T button To cancel playback zoom Press You cannot use playback zoom for movies MPEG Movie Clip Motion images and Multi Burst images If you press the zoom W button while a non enlarged image is displayed the LCD screen switches to the index screen page 33 You can enlarge the images displayed with the Quick Review function page 24 by performing steps to EJ Recording an enlarged image Trimming Press MENU after playback zoom The menu appears Select Trimming with gt then press Select the image size with A V then press The image is recorded and the image on the screen returns to the normal size after recording The trimmed image is recorded as the newest file in the selected recording folder and the original image is retained e You cannot trim to an image size of 3 2 You cannot trim uncompressed TIFF images You cannot trim images displayed
25. then press Finalize Place on level surface Ready Cancel eok Finalize Place on level surface appears on the LCD screen Select OK again with A on the control button then press e Finalize Avoid any vibration Finalize in progress When Finalize in progress disappears finalization has been completed Finalization starts and the disc remaining indicator changes from to or from A to H Finalization may take some time Place the camera on a stable surface and do not shake or strike the camera during finalization p 4ajnduroa sno uo s bew BulAofuz ha 85 To cancel finalization Canceling finalization Select Cancel with Y on the control button Unfinalize CD RW only in step or E then press Once finalization starts you cannot cancel it Place the CD RW you want to unfinalize in the disc tray Set the mode dial to 4 Unfinalize Place on level surface Ready OK Cancel Unfinalize Place on level surface appears on the LCD screen You can also carry out this operation when the mode dial is set to P S A M SCN or EE e You can cancel the last executed finalization unfinalization Once canceled the disc space used for that finalization is recovered 86 Select OK with A on the control button then press Unfinalize Avoid any vibration Unfinalize in progress
26. to On Selecting the folder and playing back images Folder Mode dial gt Select the folder that images you want to playback are stored Mode dial Control button Set the mode dial to gt Press MENU The menu appears Select Folder with lt then press Select the desired folder with lt gt Select Folder 2 2 102MSDCF 2003 7 4 1 05 34 au OK 4 BACKINEXT Select OK with A then press e To cancel the selection In step a select Cancel When multiple folders are created in the disc When the first or last image in the folder is displayed the following indicators appear on the screen Moves to the previous folder B Moves to the next folder ab Moves to both the previous and next folders Single screen SINGLE DISPLAY MOVE Index triple image screen Aperture Value F2 Shutter Speed 1 30 Exposure Value 0 0 Iso 100 101 0001 2003 7 4 10 30PM SINGLE DISPLAY 4 BACKINEXT e When no images are stored in the folder No file in this folder appears e You can play back images from a last shot one without selecting the folder p buman beu jns paoueapy 69 70 Enlarging a portion of a still image Enlarging an image Playback zoom Set the mode dial to gt Display the image to be enlarged Mode dial
27. Back E ASeach L Folders j JAddes 5 tornsocr eee Lf sc escoome scomos pso0ooos 101MSDCF Select an temto view te desorption pscooos osco pstotooe D5C00003 pscooo osco DSTooi2 DSC00013 The file opens Copying a file to the hard disk of your computer before viewing it is recommended If you play back the file directly from the disc the image and sound may break off Image file storage destinations and image file names Image files recorded with your camera are grouped as folders in the disc Example For Windows Me users w Desktop My Documents g My Computer HES 3 Floppy H E Local Disk aS Local Disk Folder containing image data recorded using a gt amp MY _20030101 camera without the folder creation function Ey DCIM C 100MSDCF C 101MSDGF Folder containing image data recorded with this camera When no new folders have been created this is only __ SSSMSDGF 101MSDCF H MSSONY Folder containing E mail mode and TIFF mode image data movie data and Voice mode audio data recorded using a camera without the folder creation function e Data in the 1OOMSDCF or MSSONY folders is for playback only and your camera cannot record images in these folders For more information about the folder see page 43 p 4aynduroa sno uo s bew BujAofug ha 89 90 Folder 101MSDCF up to 999MSDCF
28. Mode dial gt You can change the image size of a recorded image and save it as a new file You can resize to the following sizes 5 0M 3 1M 1 2M VGA The original image is retained even after resizing Mode dial Control button Set the mode dial to gt Display the image you want to resize with lt gt Press MENU The menu appears Select Resize with lt gt then press Select the desired size with 4 v then press The resized image is recorded in the recording folder as the newest file To cancel resizing Select Cancel in step i You cannot change the size of movies MPEG Movie Clip Motion Multi Burst or uncompressed TIFF images When you change from a small size to a large size the image quality deteriorates You cannot resize to an image size of 3 2 When you resize a 3 2 image the upper and lower black portions will be displayed on the image If you resize an image the disc remaining space will decrease If the disc remaining space is not sufficient you may not be able to resize an image Choosing images to print Print DPOF mark Mode dial gt You can mark still images shot with your camera that you want to have printed This function is convenient when you have images printed at a shop or using a printer that conforms with the DPOF Digital Print Order Format standard Mode dial Control button f 6unip 6eu INS You cannot
29. Repeat this operation for all the images you want to unmark f Sunip 6eu INS 79 80 Shooting movies T Mode dial You can shoot movies with sound MPEG movies using your camera Before starting Set Moving Image to MPEG Movie in the SET UP settings pages 41 and 116 Shutter Mode dial Control button DISPLAY LCD BACK LIGHT ON OFF Set the mode dial to 4 Press 3 p Image Size The Image Size setup appears Select the desired size with A v You can choose from 640 VGA 160 Mail For details on the recording time for each image size see page 111 EJ Press the shutter button fully down REC appears on the screen and the camera starts recording the image and sound e Recording stops when the disc is full Press the shutter button fully down again to stop recording Indicators during shooting The screen indicators are not recorded Each time you press DISPLAY LCD BACK LIGHT ON OFF the status of the LCD screen changes as follows Indicators off LCD backlight off All indicators on A histogram is not displayed For a detailed description of the indicators see page 126 Shooting close ups Macro Set the mode dial to and follow the procedure on page 26 Using the self timer Set the mode dial to and follow the procedure on page 27 Do not touch the microphone during shooting movies You cannot use the flash The date and time ar
30. all applications running on the computer before installing e When using Windows 2000 or XP log on as administrator Installing the PTP Manager Windows 98 98SE 2000 Me When using Windows XP you need not install the PTP Manager e Once the PTP Manager is installed you need not install the PTP Manager again Start up 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 model selection screen appears If it does not appear double click amp My Computer gt ImageMixer in that order Click CD Mavica on the model selection screen Handycam Cyber shot CD Mavica p The installing menu screen appears Click PTP Manager USB Driver on the installing menu screen Menu j PTP Manager The Choose Setup Language screen appears Select the desired language then click OK xi m Select the language for this installation from the choices below aaa rn Be Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard for PTP Manager screen appears This section describes the English screen Choose Destination Location screen appears H Select the destination folder then click Next Select Program Folder screen appears p 4ajnduroa sno uo s bew BujAofug ha 91 92 Select PTP Manager as a program folder then click Next St
31. be able to view the image if you connect the camera to your computer with the USB cable gt Consult the computer or the CD ROM drive manufacturer gt Consult the computer or the CD ROM drive manufacturer gt Clean the disc if the disc is dirty When the disc is scratched replace the disc gt Causes not described above have occurred consult the computer or software manufacturer Symptom The image and sound are interrupted by noise when you view a movie ona computer Cause e You are playing back the file directly from the disc Solution gt Copy the file to the hard disk of your computer and then play back the file from the hard disk You cannot print an image gt Check the printer settings gt Click on the HELP for the ImageMixer Ver 1 5 for Sony application software An error message appears when you set the supplied CD ROM in your e The computer display is not set correctly gt Set the computer display as follows Windows 800 x 600 dots or more High Color 16 bits 65 000 colors or more computer Macintosh 800 x 600 dots or more 32 000 color or more Disc Symptom Cause Solution You cannot record ona disc The disc is full e The disc is not initialized e The disc is not placed correctly gt Replace it with a new one Format the disc when using a CD RW page 39 gt Initialize the disc page 19 gt Place the disc correctly in
32. button for shooting 25 Index button for viewing 33 13 DC IN jack 11 14 14 Hook for shoulder strap 15 Jog dial 42 16 Speaker 17 MENU button 41 112 18 i 1 Image Size Delete Control button Menu on 4 lt gt Menu off 4 W 27 27 24 26 4 CHG charge lamp 12 Photocell window for LCD screen LCD screen ACCESS lamp 18 DISPLAY LCD BACK LIGHT ON OFF button 30 AE LOCK button 54 FOCUS button 47 50 Exposure button 51 button 20 36 19 RESET button bottom surface 10 Mode dial 16 98 a To shoot still images in auto adjustment mode The LCD screen automatically becomes P To shoot still images in brighter when photocell window for LCD programmed mode screen is exposed to sunlight S To shoot in the shutter speed priority mode A To shoot in the aperture priority mode M To shoot in the manual exposure mode SCN To shoot in the Scene Selection mode SET UP To set the SET UP items Charging the battery pack gt Open the battery cover Slide the cover in the direction of the arrow Be sure to turn off your camera when charging the battery pack page 15 e Your camera operates only with the InfoLITHIUM NP FM50 battery pack M series supplied page 121 2 Battery eject lever gt Install t
33. flash when the shutter button is pressed halfway down You can shoot in this condition but we recommend that you adjust the flashing values again The auto flash function does not operate You can adjust an exposure value when the mode dial is set to S or A page 51 Mode dial Shutter speed priority mode This function lets you shoot a fast moving subject with its motion frozen or the flow motion of a moving subject toy 1 1000 s shortest 8 s longest Set the mode dial to S Select a shutter speed value Select a shutter speed with the jog dial page 42 The shutter speed can be selected from 1 1000 to 8 seconds If you select a shutter speed of 1 6 second or slower NR slow shutter function is automatically activated e Shutter speeds of one second or longer are indicated with after the value such as 1 NR slow shutter The NR slow shutter function removes noise from recorded images providing clear images When using a shutter speed of 1 6 second or slower the NR slow shutter function activates automatically and NR appears before the shutter speed indication Capturing Processing Press the shutter button fully down Then the screen turns black Finally when Processing disappears the image has been recorded To eliminate the effects of vibration use of a tripod is recommended When a slow shutter speed is set processing
34. inserting or removing a disc in order to keep dust out 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 In sandy or dusty places be careful not to let sand or dust get into the camera This may cause the camera to malfunction and in some cases this malfunction cannot be repaired On cleaning Cleaning the LCD screen Wipe the screen surface with an LCD cleaning kit not supplied to remove fingerprints dust etc Cleaning the DC plug Clean the DC plug of the AC Adaptor with a dry cotton bud Do not use the dirty plug Use of the dirty plug may not properly charge the battery pack Cleaning the lens 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 e Benzine e Alcohol Diposable cloth e Volatile insecticide e Contact with rubber or vinyl for a long time Note on operating temperature Your camera is designed for use between the temperatures of 0 C and 40 C 32 F and 104 F
35. normal still image sizes Shutter Mode dial Control button Set the mode dial to Gy P S A M or SCN Press MENU The menu appears Select Mode REC Mode with lt gt then select E Mail with A V Shoot the image When the Recording indication disappears you can shoot the next image To return to normal mode Select Normal in step Ei For instructions on how to attach images to an e mail message consult the User s Manual for your e mail software For the number of images you can record in E mail mode see page 110 Shooting still images with audio files Voice Mode dial f P S A M SCN In Voice mode an audio track is also recorded at the same time as recording a normal still image Shutter Mode dial Set the mode dial to 4 P S A M or SCN Press MENU The menu appears Select Mode REC Mode with lt gt then select Voice with A v El Shoot the image If you press and release the shutter button sound is recorded for five seconds If you hold down the shutter button sound is recorded until you release the shutter button for up to 40 seconds To return to normal mode Select Normal in step Ei e To view images recorded in Voice mode carry out the same procedure described in Viewing movies on the LCD screen page 81 e For the number of images you can record in Voice mode see page 110 Gunooys bew js paoueapy p 63
36. resizing function does not work e You cannot resize movies MPEG Movie Clip Motion Multi Burst and uncompressed TIFF images e The disc remaining space is not sufficient gt This is not a malfunction You cannot display a print DPOF mark e You cannot display print DPOF marks on movies and Clip Motion images e The disc remaining space is not sufficient gt This is not a malfunction Computers Symptom You do not know if the OS of your computer is compatible Cause Solution gt Check Recommended computer environment page 84 You cannot install PTP Manager gt In Windows 2000 log on as Administrator authorized Administrators page 91 Bunooyseqnoiy ha 103 104 Symptom Your computer does not recognize your camera Cause e The camera is turned off e The battery level is low e You are not using the supplied USB cable e The USB cable is not connected firmly e The camera was connected to a computer with the USB cable before installing PTP Manager so the device was not recognized by the computer The USB connectors on your computer are connected to other equipment besides the keyboard the mouse and your camera PTP Manager is not installed The camera is not connected directly to your computer Solution gt Turn on the camera page 15 gt Use the AC Adaptor page 14 gt Use the supplied USB cable page 93
37. the flash is approximately 0 5 m to 5 0 m 19 3 4 inches to 196 7 8 inches when ISO is set to Auto e You can change the brightness of the flash with Flash Level in the menu settings page 113 You cannot change the brightness of the flash while the mode dial is set to IQ e When using the 4s Slow synchro or No flash mode the shutter speed becomes slower in dark places so using a tripod is recommended e While charging the flash the 4 CHG lamp flashes After the charging is complete the lamp goes out When you press the shutter button halfway down while the flash is strobing the 4 CHG lamp turns on e You can mount an external flash on this camera page 67 e Attaching a conversion lens not supplied may block the light from the built in flash or cause the lens shadow to appear e This setting is maintained even when the power is turned off To reduce the red eye phenomenon when shooting live subjects Set Red Eye Reduction to On in the SET UP settings page 116 indicator appears on the LCD screen and the flash pre strobes before shooting to reduce the red eye phenomenon Red eye reduction may not produce the desired effects depending on individual differences the distance to the subject if the subject does not see the pre strobe or other conditions Recording images with the hologram AF The hologram AF is fill light to focus more easily on a subjec
38. the mode dial to f and turn on the power The name of the folder where the image will be recorded appears on the LCD screen for approximately five seconds This camera can create new folders and select folders to be stored in the disc page 43 gt Hold the camera steadily with both hands and position the subject in the center of the focus frame The lens portion moves when you turn on the power Do not cover the lens or flash with your fingers The minimum focal distance to the subject is 50 cm 19 3 4 inches To shoot even closer subjects use macro recording mode page 26 AE AF lock indicator Flashes green Lights up gt Press and hold the shutter button halfway down The beep sounds When the AE AF lock indicator changes from flashing to steadily lit the camera is ready for shooting The LCD screen may be frozen for a split second depending on the subject The flash automatically pops up and strobes when the surroundings are dark If you release the shutter button the recording will be canceled When the camera does not beep the AF adjustment is not complete You can continue to shoot but the AF is not set properly except in Continuous AF see page 49 The frame appearing on the LCD screen shows the focus adjustment range For more details on the AF range finder frame see page 47 gt Press the shutter button fully down The shutter sounds The image will be
39. the selected movie The movie has not yet been deleted at this point Repeat step J to delete other movies Press i n Delete Select OK with gt then press When the message Disc access disappears the movies have been deleted To cancel deletion Select Exit in step or i To delete all movies in the folder Select All In Folder in step El then press To cancel deletion select Cancel with lt then press In index triple image mode Set the mode dial to gt then press the zoom W index twice to display an index triple image screen Display the movie you want to delete in the center position with lt gt Press n Delete Delete Exit 101_0010 2003 7 4 10 30PM eOK 4 gt BACK NEXT The movie has not yet been deleted at this point Select Delete with A then press When the message Disc access disappears the middle positioned movie has been deleted To cancel deletion Select Exit in step El then press fi sajaow BulAofuz 83 84 E Viewing images on your computer Introduction There are two methods for viewing images on a computer Viewing images using a CD ROM drive page 85 Windows only Copying images into your computer through a USB connection page 91 97 Windows and Mac OS X only Recommended computer environment E Recommende
40. white balance is set to Auto the white balance is automatically set and the overall color balance is adjusted according to the shooting conditions However when you shoot under fixed conditions or special lighting conditions you can manually adjust the white balance Auto no display Adjusts the white balance automatically 3 Daylight Shooting outdoors shooting night scenes neon signs fireworks or sunrises or shooting just before and after sundown e amp Cloudy Shooting under a cloudy sky c Fluorescent Shooting under fluorescent lighting Qs Incandescent e Places where the lighting conditions change quickly e Under bright lighting such as photography studios WB Flash Adjusts the white balance only to the flash conditions x One push For adjusting the white balance depending on the light source Mode dial Control button Set the mode dial to P S A M SCN or 4 Press MENU The menu appears Select WB White Bal with lt gt then select the desired setting with A V To reactivate auto adjustment Select Auto in step El Under fluorescent lights that flicker the white balance adjustment function may not work Fluorescent When the flash strobes the manual setting is canceled and the image is recorded in Auto mode except in WB Flash mode or N84 One push mode To shoot in one push white balance mode 1 Select 84 One push The 4 indicator appe
41. 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 MVC CD500 Serial No CD Mavica infouiTHium COMPACT dise ee ke 19 ReWritable SERIES MVC CD500 2003 Sony Corporation 3 081 837 12 1 Getting started Shooting stillimages___ Viewing stillimages_ Deleting still images ___ Before advanced operations Advanced still image shooting __ E Advanced still image viewing ss Still image editing a Enjoying movies ES Enjoying images on your computer _ M Troubleshooting Additional information Zz Index To prevent fire or shock hazard do not expose the unit to rain or moisture CAUTION The use of optical instruments with this product will increase eye hazard Use of controls or adjustments or performance of procedures other than those specified herein may result in hazardous radiation exposure For the Customers in the U S A RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT OPEN H 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 T
42. V 4 F560 50 Dy 4 A To set other items press the jog dial and then perform the following operations e Items that cannot be selected are displayed as gray To select the value You can select values that are displayed in yellow Turn the jog dial to select the value you want to set The displayed value is set Deciding the still image quality Mode dial P S A M SCN You can select the still image quality from Fine or Standard Mode dial Control button Set the mode dial to P S A M or SCN Press MENU The menu appears Select P Quality with lt gt then select the desired image quality with A V Fine Standard 150 MEX A Mode This setting is maintained even when the power is turned off e You can also carry out this operation when the mode dial is set to Multi Burst page 60 Creating or selecting a folder Mode dial SET UP Your camera can create multiple folders within a disc You can select the folder used to store images When not creating a new folder 101MSDCFP folder is selected as the recording folder You can create folders up to 999MSDCF Mode dial Control button MENU e Up to 4000 images can be stored in one folder When the folder capacity is exceeded a new folder is automatically created suojeiado paguenpe aiojag p ha 43 44 Creating a new folder Set t
43. V DC 1 5 A Operating temperature 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F Storage temperature 20 C to 60 C 4 F to 140 F Dimensions approx 56x31x100 mm 2 1 4x1 1 4x4 inches w h d excluding projecting parts Mass approx 190 g 6 7 oz excluding power cord mains lead E NP FM50 battery pack Used battery Lithium ion battery Maximum voltage DC 8 4 V Nominal voltage DC 7 2 V Capacity 8 5 Wh 1 180 mAh E Accessories AC Adaptor 1 Power cord mains lead 1 USB cable 1 NP FM50 battery pack 1 A V connecting cable 1 8 cm CD adaptor 1 Mavica disc 2 CD R 1 CD RW 1 Shoulder strap 1 Lens cap 1 Lens cap strap 1 CD ROM SPVD 010 1 Operating instructions 1 Design and specifications are subject to change without notice The LCD screen When shooting still images TESCO ES El Fall BeN e a Ale Mode gt RIE Recording mode indicator 59 63 AE LOCK indicator 55 AE AF lock indicator 22 Battery remaining indicator 12 White balance indicator 57 Mode dial indicator Flash mode indicator 27 Red eye reduction indicator 28 Conversion lens indicator 117 Date time indicator 31 ISO number indicator 112 ARA NAS Seles Metering modes indi
44. a residential installation This equipment generates uses and can radiate radio frequency energy and if not installed and used in accordance with the instructions may cause harmful interference to radio communications However there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular installation If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or television reception which can be determined by turning the equipment off and on the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more of the following measures Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to which the receiver is connected Consult the dealer or an experienced radio TV technician for help The shielded interface cable recommended in this manual must be used with the equipment in order to comply with the limits for a digital device pursuant to Subpart B of Part 15 of FCC Rules For the Customers in the U S A and Canada RECYCLING LITHIUM ION BATTERIES Lithium Ion batteries are A recyclable Same You can help preserve our gt environment by returning your Oa SS used rechargeable batteries to XTAS the collection and recycling location nearest you For more information regarding recycling of rechargeable batteries call toll free 1 800 822 8837 or visit h
45. again using the supplied CD ROM page 91 g 4ajnduroa snoA uo s bew BulAofuz 95 96 E Select Nothing I m finished working with these pictures Copying images using the Windows XP AutoPlay Wizard then click Next The Completing the Scanner and Windows XP Camera Wizard screen appears Make a USB connection fal Click Finish page 93 The wizard closes The Scanner and Camera Wizard screen appears Click Next The images stored on the disc are displayed Click the checkbox of images that you do not want to copy to your computer and remove the checkmark then click Next The Picture Name and Destination screen appears Select a name and destination for your pictures then click Next Image copying starts When the copying is completed the Other Options screen appears Viewing images on your computer Double click My Documents on the desktop The My Documents folder contents are displayed Double click the desired folder and image file The image is displayed This section describes the procedure for viewing copied images in the My Documents folder When using Windows XP double click Start My Documents in that order You can use the ImageMixer Ver 1 5 for Sony software to view and edit images on your computer For details see the software s help files Creating a Video CD You can create Video CDs using commer
46. aining battery time in minutes Charging the battery pack We recommend charging the battery pack in an ambient temperature of between 10 C to 30 C 50 F to 86 F You may not be able to efficiently charge the battery pack outside of this temperature range uojeulsojuy jeuojippy ha 121 122 Effective use of the battery pack Battery performance decreases in low temperature surroundings So the time that the battery pack can be used is shorter in cold places We recommend the following to ensure longer battery pack use Put the battery pack in a pocket close to your body to warm it up and insert it in your camera immediately before you start shooting Frequently operating the zoom or flash wears out the battery charge faster We recommend having spare battery packs handy for two or three times the expected shooting time and making trial shots before taking the actual shots Do not expose the battery pack to water The battery pack is not water resistant Remaining battery time indicator The power may go off although the battery remaining indicator shows there is enough power to operate Use the battery pack up and charge the battery pack fully again so that the indication on the battery remaining indicator is correct Note however that the correct battery indication sometimes will not be restored if the camera is used in high temperatures for a long time or left in a fully charged state or the bat
47. al set to P S A M or SCN e This setting is maintained even when the power is turned off s bew jns Bunooys p 31 32 Viewing images on the LCD screen of your camera Single single image screen screen Index nine image Index triple image screen Aperture Value F2 8 Shutter Speed 1 30 Exposure Value 0 0 Iso 100 101 0002 2003 7 4 10 30PM SINGLE DISPLAY lt gt BACK NEXT You can view images shot with your camera almost immediately on the LCD screen You can select the following three methods for viewing images Single single image screen You can view one image at a time displayed over the entire screen Index nine image screen Nine images are displayed simultaneously in separate panels on the screen Index triple image screen Three images are displayed simultaneously in separate panels on the screen Various image information items are also displayed e You can switch the displayed image to the previous image or the next image by rotating the jog dial page 42 e For a detailed description of the screen indicators see page 125 e For details on movies see page 81 Viewing single images E EG Ts BREE gt Set the mode dial to gt J and turn on the power The last image in the selected recording folder page 43 appears on the screen 101 0003 20035 re lt gt BACK NEXT r B mon
48. and held halfway down and AF lock is complete the focus is locked Monitoring AF This shortens the time needed for focusing The camera adjusts the focus before the shutter button is pressed and held halfway down letting you compose images with the focus already adjusted When the shutter button is pressed and held halfway down and AF lock is complete the focus is locked The factory setting is Monitoring AF e Battery consumption may be faster than in Single AF mode Continuous AF The camera adjusts the focus before the shutter button is pressed and held halfway down and then continues to adjust the focus even after AF lock is completed This allows shooting of moving subjects with continued focus The focus is not adjusted after the lock is completed in the following cases and the C AF indicator flashes The camera operates in Monitoring AF mode When shooting in the dark place When shooting with a slow shutter speed The AF range finder frame is locked to the center Focus adjustment may not be able to keep up when shooting fast moving subjects There is no lock sound when the focus is adjusted When recording with the self timer the focus is locked when you press the shutter button all the way down Battery consumption may be faster than in any other AF mode Set the mode dial to SET UP Select i Camera 1 with A AF Mode with gt A Select the desired mode with gt a then press
49. ars 2 Frame a white object such as a piece of paper filling the screen under the same lighting conditions as you will shoot the subject 3 Press A The S84 indicator flashes quickly When the white balance has been adjusted and stored in the memory the indicator stops flashing The 4 indicator means Slow flashing The white balance is not set or was not able to be set Quick flashing The white balance is being adjusted after you press A Lit steady The white balance has been set Do not shake or strike the camera during quick flashing the W4 indicator If the N84 indicator keeps flashing even when you press A record in automatic white balance mode Gunooys abeuy js paoueapy p ha 57 When you select the one push white balance mode the screen momentarily turns blue When flash mode is set to Forced flash or 4SL Slow synchro the white balance is adjusted to the condition with the flash emitting Shooting techniques The subject coloring is affected by the lighting conditions For example the entire image appears blue under sunlight in the summer and white items gain a reddish tint under incandescent light bulbs etc The human eye can resolve these problems but digital still cameras cannot recognize the correct colors without adjustments Normally the camera makes these adjustments automatically but if recorded image colors appear unnatural we recommend that you adjust the white balance
50. art Copying Files screen appears Check the settings and click Next The PTP Manager installation starts When installation finishes InstallShield Wizard Complete screen appears E Click Finish Inston hield Went InstallShield Wizard Complete Seunias fnihed ete PTP Maraot an our comput Select Yes want to restart my computer now then click Finish The computer turns off and then immediately on again restart Installing ImageMixer Windows 98 98SE 2000 Me XP You can use the ImageMixer Ver 1 5 for Sony software to copy view and edit images For details see the software s help files Click ImageMixer on the installing menu screen Select the desired language then click OK The Welcome to the InstallShield Wizard screen appears This section describes the English screen Follow instructions on each succeeding screen Install ImageMixer according to the screen When you use Windows 2000 or Windows XP install WinASPI If DirectX8 0a or a later version is not installed in your computer the Information screen appears Follow the procedure on the screen to install Restart your computer according to the screen Remove the CD ROM Connecting the camera to Turn on your computer and your computer the camera Insert the disc with the images you want to copy into the camera Connect the power
51. as this may cause malfunction If you turn on the power when the mode dial is set to If P S A M SCN or the lens portion moves Do not touch the lens portion while it is operating Auto power off function If you do not operate the camera for about three minutes during shooting or viewing or when performing SET UP the camera turns off automatically to prevent wearing down the battery The auto power off function only operates when the camera is operating using a battery pack The auto power off function also will not operate in the following circumstances e When viewing movies e When a connector is plugged into the USB jack or the A V OUT MONO jack How to use the control button MA We iso Mode payejs Bulan 00 7200 100 m Auto el we BE E oae To change the current settings of the camera bring up the menu or the SET UP screen page 41 and use the control button to make the changes For each item press A W lt P to select the desired value then press the center or A lt 4 gt to make the setting 15 16 Setting the date and time Mode dial gt Set the mode dial to fJ e You can also carry out this operation when the mode dial is set to P S A M SCN gt or ECE To change the date and time set the mode dial to SET UP select Clock Set in Setup 1 page 118 and perform the p
52. ble occurs while using the adaptor immediately shut off the power by disconnecting the plug from the wall outlet wall socket To wall outlet wall socket gt Power cord mains lead 2 AC Adaptor gt Connect the power cord mains lead to the AC Adaptor and then to a wall outlet wall socket When you have finished using the AC Adaptor disconnect it from the DC IN jack of the camera e The set is not disconnected from the AC power source mains as long as it is connected to the wall outlet wall socket even if the unit itself has been turned off Using your camera abroad Power sources You can use your camera in any country or region with the supplied AC Adaptor within 100 V to 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Use a commercially available AC plug adaptor a if necessary depending on the design of the wall outlet wall socket b Pr eee 3 b a Do not use an electronic transformer travel converter as this may cause a malfunction Turning on off your camera gt Slide the POWER switch in the direction of the arrow The POWER lamp green lights up and the power is on When you turn on your camera for the first time the Clock Set screen appears page 16 Turning off the power Slide the POWER switch in the direction of the arrow again The POWER lamp goes out and the camera turns off Do not remove the battery pack or the AC Adaptor with the lens portion extended
53. c space e The remaining disc space is insufficient for any operation other than finalization Not initialized e The disc has not been initialized so images cannot be recorded by the camera Initialize the disc page 19 Already initialized e The disc has already been initialized so initialization is not necessary Already finalized e The disc has already been finalized so finalization is not necessary Cannot record The camera cannot record images in the selected folder Select a different folder page 44 File error e An error occurred while playing back the image Image size over e You are playing back an image of a size larger than can be played back with your camera Invalid operation e You are playing back a file that was created on equipment other than your camera File protect e The image is protected against erasure Release the protection page 75 g Bunooysejqnoy 107 108 Message For InfoLITHIUM battery only Meaning Corrective action e The battery is not the InfoLITHIUM type Not enough battery e The battery level is too low to execute initialization or finalization Ww e The battery level is low Charge the battery pack page 11 Depending on the conditions of use the indicator may flash even though there is still 5 to 10 minutes of remaining battery time left Can not unfinalize e A CD R or disc that has not be
54. cable We recommend using the AC Adaptor supplied to prevent the power from turning off partway co coe t000 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 see the operating instructions supplied with the TV 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 your camera abroad it may be necessary to switch the video output signal to match that of your TV system page 118 Viewing images on a TV screen If you want to view images on a TV screen you need a TV with a video input jack and the A V connecting cable supplied The color system of the TV must match that of your digital still camera Check the following lists 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 France Guiana Hungary Iran Iraq Monac
55. cator 53 Picture effect indicator 65 Hologram AF indicator 29 Sharpness indicator 113 Saturation indicator 113 Contrast indicator 113 Histogram indicator 52 Low battery warning indicator 108 AF range finder frame 48 Spot metering cross hair 54 Image size indicator 20 Image quality indicator 43 Recording folder indicator 43 Remaining number of recordable images indicator 21 Remaining disc capacity indicator AF mode 49 AF range finder frame indicator 48 Focus preset value 50 Self diagnosis display 109 EV level indicator 51 Aperture value indicator 45 NR slow shutter indicator 46 Shutter speed indicator 45 Macro indicator 26 Self timer indicator 27 Light amount warning indicator Menu Guide menu 41 ale a E ES a ANEN e Pressing MENU switches the menu on off Page numbers in parentheses indicate the location of additional important information uojeulsojuy feuonippy 7 125 When shooting movies i s ES aa AEL EH a a 9 10 11 STBY 00 00 00 00 28 25 12 o a ma i5 16 5 SISOLARZE F 91201 2 0eV XI 6 __ 7 8 WB PFX 17 1 Recording mode indicator 80 11 Recording folder indicator 43 2 AE LOCK indicator 55
56. cially available 12 cm CD R For details see the ImageMixer help files For Mac OS X users v10 0 v10 1 v10 2 Mac OS X users can view images through a USB connection Connect your camera to your computer For details see page 93 Connect the USB cable For details see page 94 Copy the images using Image Capture Image Capture starts up automatically Follow the instructions appearing on the screen and copy the images It may not be possible to copy movie files j 4J ndw0o9 snoA uo sabew BujAofug 97 98 Troubleshooting If you experience trouble with your camera try the following solutions 1 First check the items on the tables below If code displays C 00 00 appear on the screen th e self diagnosis display function is working page 109 Battery pack and power Should your camera still not work properly press the RESET button on the bottom of the camera using a fine tipped object then turn on the power again All the settings including date and time are cleared RESET button 3 Should your camera still not work properly consult your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility Symptom You cannot charge the battery pack Cause Solution The camera is turned on gt Turn the camera off page 15 The battery pack cannot be installed e The battery pack is not installed correctly gt Install the battery pack while pushing th
57. cord mains lead to the AC Adaptor supplied and then to a wall outlet wall socket Open the jack cover and connect the supplied USB cable to the USB jack of the camera To a wall outlet wall socket For further details on the AC Adaptor see page 14 For further details on the disc see page 18 g 4ajnduroa snoA uo s bew BulAofuz ha 93 94 Connect the USB cable to your computer e eS 2 e When you use a desktop computer we recommend that you 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 96 Current Folder i USB Mode PIP Access Cocor indicators Use MEM to move folder USB Mode PTP appears on the LCD screen of the camera During communication the access indicators turn red It may take some time for your computer to recognize the disc MDisconnecting the USB cable from your computer or removing the disc from your camera during USB connection Windows 98 98SE 2000 Me Users 1 Click Cancel and close the window when using the PTP Manager 2 Disconnect the USB cable from the jack on the computer or remove the disc Copying images Follow the steps on page 93 and make the USB connection the PTP Manager starts Click Next The images stored on the disc are displayed It may take some time t
58. creen page 33 is displayed press 4 p Delete gt Select Select with lt gt on the control button then press oe ii To delete all the images in the folder Select All In Folder with on the control button then press Select OK then press All of the unprotected images in the folder are deleted To cancel deleting select Cancel then press gt Select an image you want to delete with A V lt gt on the control button then press The green f indicator appears on the selected image At this point the image has not yet been deleted Repeat this step for all of the images you want to delete e To cancel a selection press again so that the 1 indicator disappears s bew jns Buljejaq p hha 37 4 E gt Press 4 fj Delete and select OK with gt on the control button then press When the message Disc access disappears the images have been deleted To cancel deleting Select Exit with lt on the control button then press Deleting images in index triple image mode Aperture Value F2 8 Shutter Speed 1 30 Exposure Value 0 0 Iso 100 101 0002 2003 7 4 10 30PM e SINGLE DISPLAY T rue a gt While an index triple image screen page 33 is displayed set the image you want to delete to the center with lt gt on the control b
59. cus operation AF Mode eee cece 49 Setting the distance to the subject Focus preset n se 50 Adjusting the exposure EV adjustment oo eee 51 Displaying a histogram 52 Selecting the metering mode 53 Shooting with the exposure fixed AE LOCK eee eens 54 Shooting three images with the exposure shifted Exposure Bracket 55 Adjusting color tones White Balance oe 57 Adjusting the flash level Flash Level 0 eee eee 58 Shooting multiple frames Clip Motion eee 59 Shooting in Multi Burst mode Multi Burst ee 60 Shooting three images continuously B rst 3 neunana teria 61 Shooting still images in TIFF mode SS TIPE ieccctistiit acetic deenenwons 62 Shooting still images for e mail BM oie enoni niks 62 Shooting still images with audio files Voicen ee dadsioeeds 63 Shooting according to scene conditions Scene Selection eee 64 Adding special effects Picture Effect 0 00 ceeeeeeeeeee 65 Confirming whether to record images Confirm before write 66 Using an external flash Using the Sony HVL F32X Flash 67 Using the Sony HVL F1000 Flash 68 Using a commercially available external flash sian narsa 68 Advanced still image viewing Selecting the folder and playing back images Folder uu eee 69 Enlarging a portion of a still image 70 Enlarging an image Playback Z00M eee eee 70 R
60. d Windows 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 65 000 colors or more E Recommended Macintosh environment OS Mac OS X v10 0 v10 1 v10 2 Only USB connection is possible You cannot view the contents of discs using the CD ROM drive USB connector Provided as standard Display 800 x 600 dots or more 32 000 color mode or more If you connect two or more USB equipment to a single computer at the same time some equipment including your camera may not operate depending on the type of USB equipment Operations are not guaranteed when using a USB hub Operations are not guaranteed for all the recommended computer environments mentioned above 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 You can copy images using a CD ROM drive Finalize the disc beforehand Windows only Viewing images using CD ROM drive F
61. djusts the contrast of the image The indicator appears except when the setting is Normal This setting cannot be made in SCN mode When the mode dial is set to when Moving Image is set to MPEG Movie in the SET UP settings Item Metering Mode Setting Spot Center WMulti Description Adjusts the exposure to the subject you are shooting page 53 WB White Bal Auto Sets the white balance page 57 PFX P Effect Solarize Sepia Neg Art MIOff Sets the image special effects page 65 j uojeulsojuy jeuojippy 113 114 When the mode dial is set to when Moving Image is set to Clip Motion in the SET UP settings Item e Metering Mode Setting Spot Center MMulti Description Adjusts the exposure to the subject you are shooting page 53 WB White Bal Auto Sets the white balance page 57 4 Flash Level High MNormal Low Selects the amount of flash light page 58 PFX P Effect Solarize Sepia Neg Art MOff Sets the image special effects page 65 When the mode dia l is set to H when Moving mage is set to Multi Burst in the SET UP settings Item e Metering Mode Setting Spot Center MMulti Description Adjusts the exposure to the subject you are shooting page 53 WB White Bal Auto Sets the white balance page 57 sag Interval
62. e battery eject lever up using the front edge of the battery pack page 11 The 4 CHG lamp flashes when charging a battery pack e The battery pack is not installed correctly e The battery pack has malfunctioned gt Install the battery pack correctly page 11 gt Consult your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility The 4 CHG lamp does not light up when charging a battery pack e The AC Adaptor is disconnected e The battery pack is not installed correctly e The battery pack is completely charged gt Properly connect the AC Adaptor page 11 gt Install the battery pack correctly page 11 Symptom The battery remaining indicator is incorrect or sufficient battery remaining indicator is displayed but the power runs out soon Cause e You have used the camera for a long time in an extremely hot or an extremely cold location e The battery pack is dead page 122 The battery pack is discharged e A deviation has occurred in the remaining battery time Solution gt Replace the battery pack with a new one gt Install a charged battery pack page 11 gt Fully charge the battery pack page 12 The battery pack runs down too quickly e You are shooting viewing images in an extremely cold location e The battery pack is not charged enough e The battery pack is dead page 122 gt Charge the battery pack page 11 gt Replace the ba
63. e finder frame is not shown when using the smart zoom The AF range finder frame indicator flashes and the centrally located subject has priority to focus on sabeu jns Bunooys p 25 26 Shooting close ups Macro The macro recording mode is used when zooming up a small subject such as flowers or insects You can shoot close ups of subjects up to the distances specified below When the zoom is set all the way to the W side Approx 4 cm 1 5 8 inches from the lens surface When the zoom is set all the way to the T side Approx 20 cm 7 7 8 inches from the lens surface gt Set the mode dial to M1 and press gt on the control button The WY macro indicator appears on the screen e Ifthe menu is currently displayed press MENU first so that the menu disappears e You can also carry out this operation when the mode dial is set to P S A M SCN other than 2 Twilight mode or aa Landscape mode see page 64 or ECE gt Center the subject in the frame and press the shutter button fully down To return to normal recording mode Press gt W on the control button again The W indicator disappears Using the self timer gt Turn the mode dial to M1 and press V on the control button The amp self timer indicator appears on the LCD screen e Ifthe menu is currently displayed press MENU first so that the menu disappears e You can also carry out this operation
64. e image screen Press MENU The menu appears Select DPOF with gt then press El Select Select with lt gt then press When marking LY marks you cannot select All In Folder Select the image you want to mark with A W lt gt then press o The green LY mark appears on the selected image al Repeat step E to mark other images Press MENU E Select OK with gt then press e The BY mark turns white The GY mark setting is completed To unmark f marks Select the images to be unmarked in step H then press To unmark all the LY marks in the folder Select All In Folder in step El then press Select Off then press To exit the mark function Select Cancel in step Ej or select Exit in step E In index triple image mode Set the mode dial to gt then press the zoom W index twice to display the index triple image screen Display the image you want to mark in the center position with lt gt Press MENU The menu appears Select DPOF with A then press The LY mark is marked on the center image DPOF Protect Folder 101 0002 2003 7 4 10 30PM eOK 4 BACKINEXT To continue and mark other images display the image you want to print in the center position with lt gt and repeat step B To unmark the f mark Press again in step El The LY mark disappears
65. e in 1 3EV steps Shutter Mode dial Control button Gunooys bew js paoueapy p ha 55 Set the mode dial to SET UP The SET UP screen appears Select Camera 2 with a and Bracket Step with gt a then press P Select the desired bracket step value with A V then press 1 0EV Shifts the exposure value by plus or minus 1 0EV 0 7EV Shifts the exposure value by plus or minus 0 7EV 0 3EV Shifts the exposure value by plus or minus 0 3EV E Set the mode dial to f3 P S A M or SCN Press MENU The menu appears H Select Mode REC Mode with lt gt then select Exp Brktg with A V Shoot the image To return to normal mode Select Normal in step g You cannot use the flash in this mode During shooting in this mode the images are not displayed on the screen Compose the image before pressing the shutter button The focus and white balance are adjusted for the first image and these settings are also used for the other images When the exposure is manually adjusted page 51 the adjusted value is used for the center value The recording interval is approximately 0 5 second You cannot select a shutter speed of 1 6 second or slower Tf the subject is too bright or too dark you may be unable to shoot properly with the selected bracket step value Adjusting color tones White Balance Mode dial P S A M SCN E When the
66. e not superimposed onto movies The zoom magnification cannot be changed while shooting movies Set the mode dial to gt Select the desired movie with lt gt Movies with the image size 160 Mail are displayed a size smaller Viewing movies on the LCD screen Mode dial gt You can view movies on the LCD screen with sound from the speaker E 60min Hi Meo Q E m 10 10 p 00 00 00 Mode dial 101 0010 2003 7 4 10 30PM PLAT lt gt BACKNEXT VOLUME e Movies with the image size 640 VGA are displayed on the full screen Press The movie and sound are played back During playback Playback appears on the screen Control button DISPLAY LCD BACK Speaker LIGHT ON OFF ae ee ace 59 00 00 03 Playback bar 101 0010 2003 7 4 10 30PM STOP 4P REVICUE VOLUME To stop playback Press again To adjust the volume Press A F to adjust the volume To advance or rewind the movie Press lt during playback To return to the normal playback press Indicators during viewing movies Each time you press DISPLAY LCD BACK LIGHT ON OFF the status of the screen changes as follows Indicators off LCD backlight off gt All indicators on A histogram is not displayed For a detailed description of the indicators see page 128 The procedure for viewing movies on a TV is the same as that for viewing still images page 34 The movi
67. e 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 However 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 Charging method Connect the camera to a wall outlet mains using the AC Adaptor or install a charged battery pack and leave the camera for 24 hours or more with the power off On discs Cleaning the disc Do not clean a disc using a cleaner before shooting Use a commercially available blower to remove dust If fingerprints dust droplets of water or oil make the recordable side the reverse of the printed side of a disc dirty the camera may not properly record images on the disc Be sure to handle discs with care Do not scratch both sides of a disc If a disc does become dirty wipe it in a straight line from center to edge with a soft dry cloth or a soft cloth lightly moistened with ethyl alcohol or other mild detergent You can also use a commercially available CD cleaner Do not use any solvent benzine thinner static protection product record cleaner etc to clean a disc Notes Do not remove the disc while reading or writing data e Data may be damaged if You remove the disc or shake the camera while reading or writing data You turn off your camera while reading or writing data
68. ead or written Never open the disc cover or turn off the power at this time as the image data may be damaged or the disc may become unusable While the camera is writing data on a disc the disc cover OPEN lever is locked After you change the disc Repairing Data may appear on the LCD screen and it may take about 10 minutes to prepare the disc for recording depending on the disc condition Initializing a disc What is initialization Initialization is required to record images on a disc When you perform finalization page 85 using your camera to view images through a CD ROM drive initialization is also automatically performed and you can continue to record images Images recorded before finalization remain on the disc Mode dial gt Insert a new disc and set the mode dial to 4 then turn on the power Initialize Place on level surface appears on the LCD screen To cancel initialization Select Cancel with V on the control button then press After canceling the initialization open and close the disc cover then perform the procedure from step Kl e You can also carry out this operation when the mode dial is set to P S A M SCN or FAI e You can also perform initialization using amp Disc Tool 1 in the SET UP settings page 117 m fiato compete gt Select OK with A on the control button then press Initialization starts Do not shake or str
69. ecording an enlarged image Trimming eeren 71 Playing back successive images Slide Show eee 71 Rotating still images Rotate upeaa 72 Playing back images shot in Multi Burst MOLE aoei r EEA 73 Playing back continuously 73 Playing back frame by frame Jog playback woe 73 Still image editing Protecting images Protect 75 Changing image size Resize 77 Choosing images to print Print DPOF mark 0 77 Enjoying movies Shooting MOVIES s ssseseseserereeeresreseesre 80 Viewing movies on the LCD screen 81 Deleting movies Delete 0 82 Enjoying images on your computer Viewing images on your computer Introduction eee 84 Viewing images using CD ROM drive 85 Finalizing a disc recitis 85 What is finalization 0 85 Canceling finalization Unfinalize CD RW only eee eects 86 Using the supplied 8cm CD adapter 87 TIVE ties ses T TE 88 Image file storage destinations and image file names 0 0 ee 89 Copying images into your computer through a USB connection 91 Installing the PTP Manager 91 Installing ImageMixer eee 92 Connecting the camera to your Computer asenteen a Ra 93 Copying images eee 94 When the PTP Manager does not AutoPlay Wizard cesses Viewing images on your computer Creating a Video CD eee For Mac OS X users VLO O V10 1 V10 2
70. ed for the Scene Selection function The ad Landscape mode amp Snow mode or 7 Beach mode is selected for the Scene Selection function e Moving Image in the SET UP settings is set to MPEG Movie or Multi Burst e Mode REC Mode in the menu settings is set to Burst 3 or Exp Brktg e Hot Shoe in the SET UP settings is set to On gt Set it to gy P S A M SCN or Clip Motion pages 22 and 80 gt Set the flash to auto No indicator 4 Forced flash or 4sL Slow synchro page 27 gt Set it to other settings page 64 gt Set the flash to 4 Forced flash page 27 gt Set it to Clip Motion gt Set it to other settings gt Set it to Off pages 41 and 117 Bunooyseqnoiy ha 101 102 Symptom The macro function does not work Cause e The _ Twilight mode or ad Landscape mode is selected for the Scene Selection function Solution gt Set it to other settings page 64 The eyes of the subject come out red gt Set Red Eye Reduction in the SET UP settings to On pages 28 and 116 The date and time are recorded incorrectly The date and time are not set correctly gt Set the correct date and time page 16 The F value and shutter speed flash when you press and hold the shutter button halfway down e The exposure is incorrect gt Correct the exposure page 51 Viewing images Symptom
71. eee eee 97 Troubleshooting Troubleshooting 0 0 cece 98 Warnings and messages n 107 Self diagnosis display ccceeeeeee 109 Additional information Number of images that can be saved or shooting time 110 Men items etansa aa 112 SET UP itemsine taenn aiis 116 Precattions nienean ataa 119 On iSCS wo eeeeeeteeeeteeees On InfoLITHIUM battery pack 121 SPECI CATIONS sesccedenlercovecs aveseseeecdaees 123 The LED Streert ssississeeaseostiviesscanecsaes 125 Index Introduction This digital still camera is capable of recording still images and movies onto 8 cm CD R CD RW discs Capture images with your computer You can easily copy images onto your computer through a CD ROM drive or the USB cable and view and modify images on your computer using application software When using a CD ROM drive to view images on your computer finalization is required page 85 chart for disc operations A new disc d L page 19 Preparation for co on a disc CD R gt CD RW Recording is complete View on the camera gt gt page 32 Disc preparation for recording is complete The disc status is pre finalization Record a 85 Preparation for viewing recorded images on a computer page 86 About 13 MB disc space is restored J aod on acomputer page 84 L View through the USB cable pages 91 97
72. een the W and T ends The flash strobes once every two times The power turns on and off once every ten times AF Mode is set to Monitor in the SET UP settings Viewing still images NP FM50 supplied Image size No of Battery life images min 5 0M Approx 1900 Approx 160 VGA Approx 2000 Approx 170 3 Viewing single images in order at about five second intervals Shooting movies NP FM50 supplied Battery life min Continuous shooting Approx 130 2 Shooting continuously at 160 Mail image size 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 The battery power is low The battery capacity decreases as you use it more and more and as time passes page 122 AF Mode is set to Cont in the SET UP settings papeys bumag 13 14 Using an external power source DC IN jack cover 1 AC Adaptor gt Open the DC IN jack cover and connect the AC Adaptor supplied to the DC IN jack of your camera Connect the DC plug with the A mark facing up Connect the AC Adaptor to an easily accessible wall outlet wall socket close by If any trou
73. ees ee ears Lea a Ed ah atin Q QUICK REVIEW aeea aaa a 24 R Red eye reduction iE AAA 28 RESET button Resize MLA TOER OE NT IRAETA EEA PO AI E ENIES AEA S Saturation Scene Selection Beach mode Landscape mode Portrait mod nizsia Snow mode Twilight mode M Twilight portrait mode 0 eters 64 Self diagnosis display Self timer Setting Still image viewing Z date and ites ra anA ants 16 delete R ENESE CE A E E EA 36 Zoom image size MOEN KOEN o E ER 33 playback Z00M ssssssssssssssseeesessessssssseeeesees 70 menu items playback zoom SMALt ZOOM ia a aAA EA aA 25 SET UP items rotate using the zoom feature oe 25 SharpoesS sessed aens ara E esai 113 single image screen Shooting mode slide show auto adjustment mode o ce eeeeeeeeeteeeeees 22 viewing images on a TV screen Bracket viewing images on the LCD screen Burst viewing images on your computer Clip Motion Superimposing the date and time E mail movie T Multi Burst TIFF TIRE aa Trimming 3 NVE o TV eolor syste oirr TS sees 35 Shutter speed priority mode 0 eee 46 Slide show Smart zoom U Still image shooting Unfinalizing a disc auto adjustment mode id USB EV adjustment Using your camera abroad n 14 MAZE SIZE NARR ERN A metering mode eeeeeeeeeeeeteeeteteteeeteteeeeeee 53 V number of images that ca
74. elow image size is a minimum setting for examples When you want to improve image quality select the larger image size Image size Examples 5 0M 2592x1944 Very fine prints 4 5M 3 2 2592 3 2 3 2 prints 3 1M 2048x1536 Printing A4 size images 1 2M 1280x960 Printing postcard size images VGA _ 640x480 Creating home pages 1 This option records images in a horizontal to vertical proportion of 3 2 to match the size of the print paper used The number of images that can be saved in a supplied CD R Units images Quality Image Fine Standard size 5 0M 51 95 4 5M 3 2 51 95 3 1M 81 145 1 2M 194 345 VGA 655 1285 2 When REC Mode is set to Normal For the number of images that can be saved in other modes see page 110 gt For more information about the image quality mode see page 43 When images recorded using earlier Sony models are played back on this camera the display may differ from the actual image size When the images are viewed on the LCD screen of the camera they all look the same size Number of shooting images can differ from these values according to shooting conditions When the number of remaining shooting images is greater than 9999 the gt 9999 indicator appears on the LCD screen sabeul jns Bunooys p 21 22 Basic still image shooting Auto adjustment mode Mode dial gt Set
75. en appears When images are shot with the date and time superimposed the date and time cannot be removed later e The date and time do not appear on the LCD screen during shooting instead JM appears in the upper left corner of the LCD screen The actual date and time appear in red during playback only Camera 1 Moving Image AF Mode Day amp Time Smart Zoom Date io o l CTE Eor a Red Eye Reduction Hologram AF MN gt Select Camera 1 with A on the control button then press gt Select Date Time with A V then press gt Ba If you select Date the date is superimposed onto the image in the order selected in Setting the date and time page 16 f N M Camera1 Kaj Moving Image MPEG Movie AF Mode Monitor N 7 e Smart Zoom On Date Time Date I Red Eye Reduction Off Hologram AF Auto al E SS gt Select the date and time setting with A on the control button then press Day amp Time Superimposes the date hour and minute onto the image Date Superimposes the year month and day onto the image Off Does not superimpose the date and time onto the image After the setting has been completed set the mode dial to iQ and shoot the image You can also superimpose the date and time with the mode di
76. en finalized is inserted Can not format e A CD R is inserted Format error e A disc formatted with equipment other than your camera is inserted Format again with your camera page 39 Turn the power off and on again e A problem with the lens caused an error The amount of light is not sufficient so you are not holding the camera steady enough Use the flash or mount the camera on a tripod or otherwise secure the camera in place Self diagnosis display If a code starting with an alphabet letter appears Your camera has a self diagnosis display This function displays the camera condition on the LCD screen with a combination of a letter and four numerical digits If this occurs check the following code chart and attempt the corresponding corrective actions The last two digits indicated by OD will differ depending on the state of the camera Self diagnosis display Code Cause Corrective action C 32 OO There is trouble with your Turn the power off and on again camera s hardware page 15 e 13 00 The camera cannot read or write Clean the disc when the disc is dirty data on the disc page 120 The inserted disc cannot be used e Insert a new disc page 18 with your camera or the data is damaged E 61 00 A camera malfunction that you Press the RESET button page 98 located E 91 00 cannot reverse has occurred on the bottom of the ca
77. es and regions Hot Shoe On Off Set to On when using a commercially available external flash page 67 When Conversion Lens is set to On When the mode dial is set to A or M you can only select aperture values of F4 or higher The Zoom function is not available The macro recording function activates automatically the wt indicator does not appear Disc Tool 1 Item Setting Description Finalize OK Cancel Finalizes a disc to allow viewing through a CD ROM drive page 85 Format OK Cancel Formats a CD RW page 39 Initialize OK Cancel Initializes a disc page 19 Unfinalize OK Cancel Cancels the last executed finalization page 86 CD RW only j uojeulsojuy jeuojippy 117 118 Disc Tool 2 Item Setting Description File Number Series Assigns numbers to files in sequence even if the disc 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 Create REC Folder OK Cancel Creates a folder for recording images page 44 Change REC Folder OK Cancel Changes a folder for recording images page 44 Confirm B Write On Off Selects whether to confirm recording or deletion of the image before writing to the disc page 66 Setu
78. es recorded using earlier Sony models may be also displayed a size smaller ji sajaow BulAofuz 81 82 Deleting movies Delete Mode dial gt You can delete unwanted movies Mode dial Zoom button Lz Control button When using a CD R the disc remaining space does not increase even if you delete images When using a CD RW the disc remaining space only increases if you delete the last image you shot while is indicated on the LCD screen If you modify an image or open and close the disc cover disappears Tf the disc remaining space is not sufficient you may not be able to delete an image In single image mode Set the mode dial to gt Display the movie you want to delete with lt gt Press i n Delete The movie has not yet been deleted at this point EJ Select Delete with A then press When the message Disc access disappears the movie has been deleted To continue and delete other movies display the movie you want to delete with lt gt and repeat step BJ To cancel deletion Select Exit in step E or E then press In index nine image mode Set the mode dial to gt then press the zoom W index to display an index nine image screen N Press m Delete co Select Select with lt gt then press Select the movie you want to delete with A V lt gt then press The green TU Delete indicator appears on
79. etherto record images Confirm before write Mode dial f P S A M SCN When this function is activated recorded images are temporarily stored in the camera memory letting you confirm whether or not to save the images you have recorded on a disc If you delete an unwanted image before recording the disc remaining space does not decrease Shutter Mode dial Control button Set the mode dial to SET UP Select Disc Tool 2 with A V Confirm B Write with gt V and On with gt A then press e Set the mode dial to Gy P S A M or SCN Record the image 60min EMNET 1 1 Confirm econ Delete eo Select Record or Delete with A V then press If you select Record Recording appears on the screen and the image will be recorded on the disc If you select Delete Select Delete then press to not record the image on the disc Select Cancel then press to return to the previous screen You can carry out this operation even when the mode dial is set to Multi Burst To confirm recording of images shot in the Exposure Bracket or Burst 3 modes You can confirm whether to record each of the images by pressing lt P gt in step J and displaying the three images in order 60min BRK TecuFINE TO G 1 3 Confirm Record Delete 4 BACKINEXT ex carr Using an external flash Mode dial f P S A M SCN Us
80. he 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 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 discs 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 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 Images may be trailed on the LCD screen in a cold location Thi
81. he battery pack then close the battery cover Insert the battery pack with the lt mark facing toward the battery compartment as illustrated Make sure the battery pack is firmly inserted all the way then close the cover The battery pack is easily inserted by pushing the battery eject lever at the front of the battery compartment up DC IN jack cover O 2 amp PA S DC plug 3 Q 2 AC Adaptor gt Open the DC IN jack cover and connect the AC Adaptor supplied to the DC IN jack of your camera Connect the DC plug with the A mark facing up Do not short the DC plug of the AC Adaptor with a metallic object as this may cause malfunction e Clean the DC plug of the AC Adaptor with a dry cotton bud Do not use the dirty plug Use of the dirty plug may not properly charge the battery pack ha 11 12 To wall outlet wall socket gt Power cord mains lead 4 AC Adaptor gt Connect the power cord mains lead to the AC Adaptor and then to a wall outlet wall socket The CHG lamp orange lights up when charging begins and goes off when charging is completed 4 CHG lamp e After charging the battery pack disconnect the AC Adaptor from the DC IN jack of your camera To remove the battery pack Battery eject lever Open the battery cover Slide the battery eject lever in the direction of the arrow and remove the battery pack e Be careful not to drop the battery pack
82. he mode dial to SET UP Select Disc Tool 2 with a v Create REC Folder with gt A V and OK with a then press The following screen appears a 60min Create REC Folder Creating REC Folder 102MSDCF Select OK with a then press A new folder is created with a number one higher than the largest number in the disc and the folder becomes the recording folder To cancel folder creation Select Cancel in step or E Once you create a new folder you cannot delete the new folder with the camera Images are recorded in the newly created folder until a different folder is created or selected Changing the recording folder Set the mode dial to SET UP Select Disc Tool 2 with a v Change REC Folder with gt a and OK with gt a then press The recording folder selection screen appears Select REC Folder 2 2 102 Folder Mana 102MSDCF d No ofFiles 0 Creat 2003 7 4 1 05 34 am OK Cancel OK lt gt BACKINEXT Select the desired folder with lt gt and OK with A then press To cancel changing the recording folder Select Cancel in step or El e You cannot select the 100MSDCF folder as a recording folder e The image is stored in the newly selected folder You cannot move images to a different folder with this camera Shooting with Program Shift Program Shift Mode dial P
83. he playback image size Rotating still images Rotate Mode dial gt You can rotate an image recorded in portrait orientation and display it in landscape orientation MENU Set the mode dial to gt and display the image to rotate Press MENU The menu appears Select Rotate with gt then press Select with A then rotate the image with lt gt Select OK with A V then press To cancel rotation Select Cancel in step EY or E then press o You cannot rotate protected images and images recorded as movies MPEG Movie Clip Motion Multi Burst and uncompressed TIFF 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 If you rotate an image the disc remaining space will decrease If the disc remaining space is not sufficient you may not be able to rotate an image Playing back images shot in Multi Burst mode Mode dial gt You can play back Multi Burst images continuously or play them back frame by frame This function is used for checking the image Mode dial Control button 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 Playing back continuously Set the m
84. his function enables you to select the metering mode to suit the shooting conditions and purpose Multi pattern metering E3 The image is divided into multiple regions and metering is performed for each region The camera judges the subject position and background brightness and determines a well balanced exposure The camera is set to multi pattern metering as the factory setting Center weighted metering Metering is performed with priority given to the center of the image The camera determines the exposure based on the brightness of a subject near the center according to the shooting aim bunooys bew js paoueapy p ha 53 54 Spot metering e Light is measured only for the specific region where the subject is located 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 Position the spot metering cross hair on one point of the subject you want to shoot When using center weighted metering or spot metering to focus on the same spot as used for metering we recommend using the center weighted AF range finder frame page 48 Spot metering cross hair Shooting with the exposure fixed AE LOCK Mode dial P S A SCN Ej Once you press AE LOCK the exposure is fixed Mode dial Control button Mode dial Shutter Set the mode dial to P S A M SCN or 2
85. his 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 persons This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance servicing instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance If you have any questions about this product you may call Sony Customer Information 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 MVC CD500 Responsible Party Sony Electronics Inc Address 680 Kinderkamack Road Oradell NJ 07649 USA Telephone No 201 930 6972 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 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
86. i p Image Size The Image Size setup appears Select the desired mode with A Y You can select from Normal or Mobile El Shoot the image for the first frame Making Clip Motion Shoot the image for the next frame Press the shutter button to shoot the next frame then repeat this operation until you have shot the desired number of frames G Press All the frame images are recorded on the disc To delete some or all of the frame images while making a Clip Motion recording 1 Press lt 4 in step B or B The frame images you shot are played back in turn and stop at the last image 2 Press Hs f Delete and select Delete Last or Delete All with lt gt then press 6Bunooys bew js paoueapy p ha 59 60 3 Select Delete with A then press When Delete Last is selected in step 2 each time you repeat steps 1 through 3 the last frame you shot is deleted Note that all images are not recorded on the disc until you carry out step For the number of images that can be recorded in Clip Motion see page 111 The date and time are not superimposed onto Clip Motion images When viewing an image recorded in Clip Motion on the index screen the image may appear different from the actual image GIF files not created on this camera may not be displayed correctly Shooting in Multi Burst mode Multi Burst Mode dial This mode records 16 frames i
87. ial to SET UP The SET UP screen appears Factory settings are indicated with Ml A Camera 1 Item Setting Description Moving Image MIMPEG Movie Clip Selects the shooting mode for a movie pages 80 59 and 60 Motion Multi Burst AF Mode Single MMonitor Cont Selects the focus operation mode page 49 Smart Zoom HOn Off Selects whether to use the smart zoom page 25 Date Time Day amp Time Date MOff Selects whether to superimpose the date or time onto the image page 31 The date and time are not inserted in movie MPEG Movie Clip Motion or Multi Burst mode Also the date and time appear only during playback and do not appear during recording Red Eye Reduction On MOff Reduces the red eye phenomenon when using a flash page 28 Hologram AF W Auto Off Selects whether to emit hologram AF light Used when it is difficult to focus on the subject in dark conditions page 29 f Camera 2 Item Bracket Step Setting 1 0EV W 0 7EV 0 3EV Description Sets the exposure compensation value when recording three images with each exposure value shifted page 55 Conversion Lens On Off Set to On when using the VCL MHG07 conversion lens not supplied At this time the zoom or the focus preset function does not work Also note that the VAD S70 adaptor ring needed to mount the conversion lens to your camera is not sold in some countri
88. ike the camera during initialization sabeu jns Bunooys p 19 Setting the still image gt Set the mode dial to f and turn on the power e You can also carry out this operation when the mode dial is set to P S A M or SCN 20 size I5 om 5 0M 4 5M 3 2 3 1M 1 2M VGA gt Press 4 J Image Size The Image Size setup appears e For details on the image size see page 21 Nea 5 0M 5M 3 2 fa D sme R Y Image Size gt Select the desired image size with A V on the control button The image size is set When the setting is complete press iiis T Image Size so that the Image Size setup disappears from the LCD screen The image size selected here is maintained even when the power is turned off 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 larger you make the image size and the higher you make the image quality the better your image but also the larger the amount of data needed to preserve your image This means you can save fewer images in your disc Choose an image size and quality level appropriately for the kind of images you want to shoot You can resize the images later Resize function see page 77 You can choose image size from among the five options in the following tables The b
89. inalizing a disc You must execute finalization before viewing images recorded with your camera through a CD ROM drive Discs that have not been finalized cannot be read with a CD ROM drive What is finalization e Finalization is required to view images recorded with your camera through a CD ROM drive e You can record new images on a finalized disc by initializing it again Initialization is automatically performed when a disc is finalized using the camera You must execute finalization to view new images through a CD ROM drive However each time you execute finalization the disc remaining space will decrease by approximately 13 MB Therefore we recommend that you execute finalization for multiple images at a time e You can finalize a disc later even if you remove it from the camera The CD ROM drive must support MultiRead in order to read discs that have been finalized Mode dial Control button Set the mode dial to SET UP and turn on the power The SET UP screen appears on the LCD screen During finalization we recommend using the AC Adaptor to prevent the power from turning off partway Select Disc Tool 1 with A Y on the control button then press P Select Finalize with A then press gt Disc Tool 1 A Lo 4 _OK Format Cancel ie Initialize Unfinalize Select OK with A on the control button
90. ing an external flash will allow you to shoot more vivid flash pictures than when using an internal flash Shutter Advanced Mode dial Control button ACC jack The flash does not strobe when shooting in Burst 3 Exposure Bracket Twilight mode MPEG Movie or Multi Burst mode You cannot have an external flash and the built in flash strobe at the same time Note that when shooting with two or more external flashes the camera functions may not operate normally or the camera may malfunction e You can carry out this operation even when the mode dial is set to Clip Motion Using the Sony HVL F32X Flash You can mount the Sony HVL F32X flash on the advanced accessory shoe of your camera The HVL F32X is also equipped with automatic flash level adjustment and AF fill light shooting functions Mount the HVL F32xX external flash on the advanced accessory shoe Turn on the HVL F32xX Set the mode dial to f P S A M or SCN El Shoot the image When using a Sony optional external flash check that Hot Shoe is set to Off in the SET UP settings 6Gunooys bew js paoueapy p 67 Using the Sony HVL F1000 Flash You can mount the Sony HVL F1000 flash on the advanced accessory shoe of your camera Mount the HVL F1000 external flash on the advanced accessory shoe Plug the flash into the ACC jack Turn on the HVL F1000 Set the mode dial to f P S A M or SCN Shoot the i
91. ion The focus preset function is selected Conversion Lens in the SET UP settings is set to On gt Record in the macro recording mode Make sure to position the lens farther away from the subject than the shortest shooting distance when shooting page 26 gt Set it to other modes page 64 gt Cancel the function page 51 gt Set it to Off pages 41 and 117 Zoom does not work e Conversion Lens in the SET UP settings is set to On The zoom magnification cannot be changed while shooting movies MPEG Movie gt Set it to Off pages 41 and 117 Smart zoom does not function e You cannot use smart zoom while shooting movies MPEG Movie Smart Zoom is set to Off in the SET UP settings e The image size is set to 5 0M or 4 5M 3 2 gt Set Smart Zoom to On pages 41 and 116 gt Set image size to other settings except 5 0M and 4 5M 3 2 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 e The LCD backlight is set to off gt Adjust the exposure page 51 gt Adjust the brightness of the LCD screen pages 41 and 118 gt Turn the LCD backlight on page 30 The image is too bright e You are shooting a spotlighted subject in a dark location such as on a stage e The brightness of the LCD screen is too bright gt Adjust the exposure page 51
92. lash in this mode During shooting in this mode the images are not displayed on the screen Compose the image before pressing the shutter button The recording interval is approximately 0 5 second You cannot select a shutter speed of 1 6 second or slower Gunooys bew js paoueapy p 61 62 Shooting still images in TIFF mode TIFF Mode dial f P S A M SCN This mode records an image without compression so the image quality does not deteriorate Images recorded in this mode are suitable for editing on a computer etc Mode dial Control button Set the mode dial to fy P S A M or SCN Press MENU The menu appears Select Mode REC Mode with lt gt then select TIFF with A Shoot the image When the Recording indication disappears you can shoot the next image To return to normal mode Select Normal in step Ei JPEG images are also recorded in the image size selected by the im Image Size menu page 20 Uncompressed TIFF images are recorded in 5 0M size except when 4 5M 3 2 is selected Writing data takes more time than in normal recording mode For the number of images you can record in TIFF mode see page 110 Shooting still images for e mail E Mail Mode dial f P S A M SCN In E mail mode a small size image 320x240 that is suitable for e mail transmission is also recorded at the same time as recording a normal still image See page 20 for the
93. lors and record clear and sharp images The flash is set to 4 Forced flash or amp No flash 7s Beach mode When shooting seaside or lakeside scenes the blue of the water is clearly recorded The flash is set to 4 Forced flash or No flash Mode dial Control button Set the mode dial to SCN Press MENU The menu appears Select SCN with lt then select the desired mode with A V To cancel Scene Selection Set the mode dial to a different mode When you record in Burst 3 mode or Bracket mode the shutter speed becomes faster so the image may not be recorded just as you intended When the NR slow shutter function activates shooting may take some time The setting is maintained even when the power is turned off Adding special effects Picture Effect Mode dial P S A M SCN You can digitally process images to obtain special effects Solarize The light contrast is clearer and the picture looks like an illustration Sepia The picture is sepia toned like an old photograph The color and brightness of the picture are reversed as in a negative Gunooys abeuy js paoueapy p ha 65 Mode dial Control button MENU Set the mode dial to P S A M SCN or lt 2 Press MENU The menu appears Select PFX P Effect with lt gt then select the desired mode with A V To cancel Picture Effects Select Off in step Ei Confirming wh
94. ly e The disc is dirty e The disc may be scratched gt Clean the disc page 120 gt Replace the disc Warnings and messages The following messages may appear on the screen Message Meaning Corrective action Lens cap attached The lens cap is attached Remove the lens cap Cover open e The disc cover is open Close the disc cover page 18 No disc e No disc is inserted Insert a disc page 18 Drive error e Trouble has occurred with the drive Turn the power off and on again page 15 System error e Trouble has occurred with the drive or the camera Turn the power off and on again page 15 Disc error The inserted disc cannot be used with your camera is damaged is dirty or cannot be read due to vibration Dew error Moisture condensation has occurred inside the camera Turn off the camera and wait for about an hour for the moisture to evaporate before use page 120 Disc protect The disc was protected with a computer and cannot be recorded No file in this folder e No images have been recorded in this folder Folder error e A folder with the same first three digits number already exists in the disc For example 123MSDCF and 123 ABCDE 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 in the disc You cannot create any folders Not enough dis
95. mage When using a Sony optional external flash check that Hot Shoe is set to Off in the SET UP settings Using a commercially available external flash You can mount a commercially available external flash that supports advanced accessory shoe Mount the external flash to the advanced accessory shoe Set the mode dial to SET UP Select Camera 2 with A V Hot Shoe with gt V On with gt A then press El Turn on the external flash For details please consult the operating instructions supplied with your flash Set the mode dial to M or A The flash also strobes when the mode dial is set to Gy P S SCN or Clip Motion but we recommend recording with the mode dial set to M or A al Shoot the image Set the most appropriate aperture value according to the guide number of the flash used and the distance to the subject The flash guide number varies according to the ISO sensitivity page 112 of the camera so be sure to check the ISO number Note that the camera may not function properly or may malfunction when using a flash manufactured by another company for a specific camera generally a flash with multiple contact points on the advanced accessory shoe a high voltage type flash or a flash accessory If you record with Hot Shoe set to Off in the SET UP settings the built in flash may rise up If this happens return the built in flash to its original position and set Hot Shoe
96. mark movies MPEG Movie or Clip Motion images e In E mail mode a print DPOF mark is marked on the normal size image that is recorded at the same time When you mark images shot in Multi Burst mode all the images are printed on one image ha divided into 16 frames 77 78 If you mark an image shot in TIFF mode with a print DPOF mark only the uncompressed TIFF image is printed and the JPEG image recorded at the same time is not printed If you mark an image with a print mark the disc remaining space will decrease If you unmark the print mark the disc remaining space will also decrease If the disc remaining space is not sufficient you may not be able to mark an image with a print mark Make sure to finalize the disc before having images printed at a shop that supports the DPOF standard page 85 In single image mode Set the mode dial to gt Display the image you want to mark with lt gt Press MENU The menu appears El Select DPOF with lt gt then press The LY mark is marked on the displayed image a m2 4 gt 60min mess ue DPOF i Exit ek sb BACKINEXT To continue and mark other images display the desired image with lt gt then press To unmark the mark Press again in step El or E The Ly mark disappears In index nine image mode Set the mode dial to gt then press the zoom W index to display the index nin
97. may take some time Aperture priority mode This function lets you change the focus depth to bring both the subject and background into focus or to shoot a subject with a fuzzy background Aperture value F2 minimum Aperture value F8 maximum Set the mode dial to A Select an aperture value Select an aperture value with the jog dial page 42 The aperture value can be selected from F2 to F8 The range of values that can be selected varies depending on the zoom position The shutter speed is automatically adjusted from 1 1000 to 8 seconds Manual exposure mode You can manually adjust the shutter speed and aperture values to achieve the desired shooting condition according to your purpose 60min M INE Ta 4 M AE gt rA The difference between the set value and the appropriate exposure determined by the camera is displayed on the screen as the EV value page 51 OEV indicates that the most suitable value has been set by the camera Set the mode dial to M Select the shutter speed value Select the shutter speed value with the jog dial page 42 Select the aperture value Select the aperture value with the jog dial page 42 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 posi
98. menu display Press MENU Changing the items in the SET UP screen Set the mode dial to SET UP The SET UP screen appears i Camera i I MovingImage MPEG Movie je Ar Mode Monitor Smart Zoom On Date Time Off lx Red Eye Reduction Off FF Hologram AF Auto E B P SELECT Press A V lt 4 gt on the control button to select the item you want to set The frame of the selected item turns yellow Setup 1 LCD Brightness LCD Backlight Beep Language OK Clock Set Cancel HSSE QI K Press on the control button to enter the setting To turn off the SET UP screen display Set the mode dial to anything other than SET UP suo eiado paouenpe asojag 41 42 How to use the jog dial The jog dial is used to change the setting values when shooting with the manual adjustment modes shutter speed priority mode aperture priority mode manual exposure mode EV adjustment focusing manually or choosing AF range finder frame Select i Jog dial To select the item Turn the jog dial to select the item you want to set Move the yellow indication lt to select the item eT 6Omin Teoh FINE 0 Q MO 4 E ry Press the jog dial The value turns yellow sTEOmin Tau FINE O u 4 Re oro OE
99. mera then turn on the power again If you are unable to solve the problem even after trying the corrective actions a few times contact your Sony dealer or local authorized Sony service facility and inform them of the 5 digit code Bunooysaqnos 109 110 The values for the number of images that umber of images can be saved and the shooting time may Number of imag that can be saved or vary depending on the shooting conditions shooting time For normal shooting times and numbers of images that can be saved see page 21 The numbers in the table indicate the number of images that can be recorded or the recordable time for the supplied CD In addition to setting the image size and image quality you can also select various recording modes according to the purpose of shooting R disc Number of still images that can be saved Units images r Image size Recording mode 5 0M 4 5M 3 2 3 1M 1 2M VGA Normal Standard 95 95 145 345 1285 Fine 51 51 81 194 655 E Mail Standard 91 91 137 303 845 Fine 50 50 79 180 518 TIFF Standard T 8 8 8 8 Fine 7 8 7 8 8 Voice Standard 89 89 131 276 669 Fine 49 49 77 170 446 When recording sound for 5 second Shooting time Units images Image size Image quality Recording mode z 640 VGA 160 Mail Mobile Normal Standard Fine MPEG Movie 5 min 51 sec 89 min 11 sec
100. mpatible Audio with still image MPEG1 compliant Monaural Movies MPEG1 compliant Monaural Recording media 8 cm CD R CD RW Flash Recommended distance ISO set to Auto 0 5 m to 5 0 m 19 3 4 inches to 196 7 8 inches Drive Readout Non contact optical readout using semiconductor laser Laser Wavelength 779 to 789 nm Maximum output 23 mW Input and Output connectors A V OUT MONO Monaural Minijack Video 1 Vp p 75 Q unbalanced sync negative Audio 327 mV at a 47 kQ load Output impedance 2 2 kQ ACC jack Mini minijack 2 5 mm USB jack mini B LCD screen LCD panel 6 2 cm 2 5 type TFT drive Total number of dots 123 200 560x220 dots General Used battery pack NP FM50 Power requirements 7 2V Power consumption during shooting with LCD backlight on 3 0 W Operating temperature 0 C to 40 C 32 F to 104 F Storage temperature 20 C to 60 C 4 F to 140 F Dimensions 138 5x95 7x103 1 mm 5 1 2x3 7 8x4 1 8 inches W H D excluding maximum protrusions Mass Approx 606 g 1 Ib 5 oz including battery pack NP FM50 disc and lens cap Built in microphone Electret condenser microphone Built in speaker Dynamic speaker Exif Print Compatible PRINT Image Matching II Compatible uo ewoju jeuojippy 7 123 E AC L15A L15B AC Adaptor Power requirements 100 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Current consumption 0 35 0 18 A Power consumption 18 W Output voltage 8 4
101. n be saved or Video CDi yenta eter teac eyes saa a a shooting time 21 110 Viewing images on the LCD screen picture effect Viewing images on your computer Scene Selection Voice shooting close ups Macro superimposing the date and time Ww gt nee the fash Warnings and messages n e 107 T using the self timer A x White Balance sassoni tara renani 57 using the zoom feature White Balance 131 olZE8l80 Printed on 100 recycled paper using VOC Volatile Organic Compound free vegetable oil based ink http Awww 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
102. n succession each time you press the shutter button This is convenient for checking your form in sports for example Before operation Set Moving Image to Multi Burst in the SET UP settings pages 41 and 116 Shutter Mode dial Control button Set the mode dial to Press MENU The menu appears Select 44 Interval with lt gt then select the desired frame interval with A V You can choose the frame interval from the menu settings page 41 El Shoot the image The 16 frames are recorded as a single image image size 1 2M See page 73 to play back images recorded in Multi Burst mode using this camera For the number of images that can be recorded in Multi Burst mode see page 111 You cannot use the flash in this mode Date and time cannot be superimposed onto images Shooting three images continuously Burst 3 Mode dial f P S A M SCN This mode is used for continuous shooting Each time you press the shutter button in this mode the camera records three images in succession Shutter Mode dial Control button Set the mode dial to f P S A M or SCN Press MENU The menu appears Select Mode REC Mode with lt gt then select Burst 3 with A V El Shoot the image When the Recording indication disappears you can shoot the next image To return to normal mode Select Normal in step Ei You cannot use the f
103. n the following order AF range finder frame select t Focus preset Select the desired AF range Select the AF range with the jog dial page 42 You can select the AF range from Multipoint AF Center Left Right Bottom Top and Spot AF AF range finder frame The focus is adjusted automatically 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 When you are shooting movies MPEG Movie and you choose Multipoint AF the distance to the center of the screen is estimated as an average so the AF works even with a certain amount of vibration Selected frame priority AF and Spot AF automatically focus only on selected frame so these are convenient when you want to focus only on what you aim at When you use the smart zoom or Hologram AF priority AF movement is given to subjects in or near the center of the frame In this case AF range finder frame indicator flashes and the AF range finder frame is not displayed Choosing a focus operation AF Mode Mode dial SET UP You can select from the following three focus modes for your camera Single AF This mode allows accurate focusing over a wide range from near to distant subjects and is useful for shooting stationary subjects The focus is not adjusted before the shutter button is pressed and held halfway down When the shutter button is pressed
104. ng auto adjustment mode 22 Single AF 49 48 f x pul 129 130 Folder changing the recording folder 0 0 0 44 creating a new folder occ eeeeeeeeeeeeee 44 playback folder Recording folder Formatting a CD RW oo eeeeeeeee 39 59 90 Histogram aa EAS AANE 52 Hologram AF Hot shoe l Image copying images to your computer PENATES A erT EEN image file storage destinations image quality image size InfoLITHIUM battery pack oe 121 Installation Wma geMiker eosa RA 92 PTP Manager Jos ial oiea A e E ARAA 42 Jog playback 73 JPG L LCD screen IbTiGhthess anna AANA rA 118 screen display Mesinoniine 125 126 127 128 M Manual exposure mode 47 41 112 Menu settings seses Metering mode center weighted metering multi pattern metering spot metering Mode dial Moisture condensation ccceeeeeeseeeeeeee Movie deleting MOVIES oe ee n iiaia 82 number of images that can be saved or shooting time shooting movies viewing images on your computer viewing movies on the LCD screen MPEG Movie 80 N NR slow shutter oo ccecseeseseseeeeeeeeeeneeeeaes 46 NTSC System i sv seccseedssesiessistionterstanteverdeest 35 118 P PAL system Picture effect Power AC Adaptor battery pack on off Precautions Print DPOF mark PHOS as coe ade t
105. o Poland Russia Ukraine etc s eu jns Buma Al 35 36 Deleting images E 60mi Nel ms ie 29 i al ney k a 101 0002 2003 7 4 10 30pm lt BACKINEXT VOLUME ee sil gt Set the mode dial to gt and turn on the camera Press lt gt on the control button to select the image you want to delete When using a CD R the disc remaining space does not increase even if you delete images When using a CD RW the disc remaining space increases only if you delete the last image you shot while is indicated on the LCD screen If you modify an image or open and close the disc cover disappears Tf the disc remaining space is not sufficient you may not be able to delete the image It may take some time to delete the images The image has not yet been deleted at this point e You cannot delete the protected image page 75 EJ SLS gt Select Delete with A on the control button then press When the message Disc access disappears the image has been deleted To continue and delete other images Display the image to be deleted with lt gt on the control button Then select Delete with A and press To cancel deleting Select Exit with V on the control button then press Deleting images in index nine image mode Delete Exit Select Allin Folder gt While an index nine image s
106. o load the images from the disc Select the images that you want to copy then click Next The Copy Destination and Group Name Setup screen appears The images in the selected recording folder appear To copy an image in a different folder follow the procedure on page 43 and change the recording folder Specify the image group names to be copied and the copy destination then click Next Image copying starts When the copying is completed the copying completed message appears e The images are copied into the My Documents folder as an example Click Finish The Explorer starts up and the copy destination folder opens eo 2 The images are copied to the copy destination folder When the PTP Manager does not start up 1 Right click My Computer then click Properties The System Properties screen appears When using Windows 2000 click Hardware tab on the System Properties screen Check whether the other device is already installed Click Device Manager Check for a 4 Sony PTP with a 4 mark gt If the device is installed remove it Click 4 Sony PTP When using Windows 2000 right click Sony PTP Click Remove or Uninstall in Windows 2000 The Confirm Device Removal screen appears Click OK The device is deleted Try PTP Manager installation
107. ode dial to gt Select the Multi Burst image with lt gt The selected Multi Burst image is played back continuously To pause playback Press To resume playback press again The playback starts from the frame displayed on the LCD screen Playing back frame by frame Jog playback 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 01 0014 2003 7 4 0 PLAY lt gt FRAME BACK NE Ej Advance the frame with lt gt gt A next frame is displayed When you keep and press P the frame advances lt A previous frame is displayed When you keep and press lt the frame advances in the reverse direction p buman beu jns paoueapy ha 73 74 To return to the normal playback Press in step El 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 desired Multi Burst image to delete 2 Press s ff Delete 3 Select Delete then press All of the frames are deleted Sa at Protecting images Protect Mode dial gt This function protects images against accidental erasure Mode dial Control button Zoom button If you p
108. on To return to the normal shooting mode press lightly on the shutter button or press 4 again To delete the image displayed on the screen 1 Press is 7 Delete 2 Select Delete with A on the control button then press The image is deleted Using the zoom feature W wide angle T telephoto gt Press the zoom button to choose the desired zoom position for shooting Minimum focal distance to the subject Approx 50 cm 19 3 4 inches from the lens surface The lens portion moves during zoom operation Do not touch the lens portion while it is operating The zoom magnification cannot be changed while shooting movies page 80 Smart zoom Digital processing lets you zoom in the image without deterioration When the zoom exceeds 3x enlargement is carried out using the smart zoom When the smart zoom is not needed set Smart Zoom to Off in the SET UP settings page 116 When you press the zoom button the zoom scaling indicator appears on the LCD screen Zoom scaling indicator The T side of this line shows the extent of smart zoom r wort Qx2 5 The maximum zoom scale depends on the image size 3 1M 3 8x 1 2M 6 1x VGA 12x When the image size is 5 0M or 4 5M 3 2 the smart zoom does not work e When using the smart zoom the image on the LCD screen may look rough However this phenomenon has no effect on the recorded image AF rang
109. onvenient Mode dial Jog dial Set the mode dial to P S A M SCN or 3 Press FOCUS to switch to focus preset Each time you press FOCUS the setting changes in the following order Focus preset AF range finder frame select The focus is fixed and the F manual focus indicator appears Turn the jog dial to select the desired focus setting You can select from the following distance settings Units m 0 1 0 2 0 3 0 5 0 8 1 0 1 5 2 0 3 0 5 0 7 0 10 15 and infinity To reactivate auto focusing Press FOCUS again so that the focus setting information disappears Focus setting information is approximate and should be used as a reference If you point the lens up or down the error will increase When you select 0 1 m 4 inches with the zoom set to the T side you may not get a clear focus In such cases the focus setting information flashes Press the zoom W button until the indicator stops flashing The focus preset does not work properly when attaching a conversion lens not supplied Adjusting the exposure EV adjustment Mode dial P S A SCN This lets you adjust the exposure value which is set by automatic adjustment You can select values ranging from 2 0EV to 2 0EV in steps of 1 3EV Mode dial DISPLAY LCD BACK LIGHT ON OFF Gunooys abeuy js paoueapy ha 51 Set the mode dial to P S A SCN or ffi Press 4 Exposure Select the desired exposu
110. osoft Corporation in the United States and other countries e Macintosh and Mac OS are trademarks or registered trademarks of Apple Computer Inc e Pentium is a trademark or a registered trademark 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 TM About the Carl Zeiss lens This camera is equipped with a Carl Zeiss lens which is capable of reproducing fine images The lens for this camera uses the MTF measurement system for cameras developed jointly by Carl Zeiss in Germany and Sony Corporation and offers the same quality as other Carl Zeiss lenses MTF is an abbreviation of Modulation Transfer Function a numeric value indicating the amount of light from a specific part of the subject gathered at the corresponding position in the image Table of contents Before using your camera ceeeeeeeeee 4 IntrOductiOn iis as 0s dics eats dessin cect viens 8 Identifying the parts oe 9 Getting started Charging the battery pack Using an external power source Using your camera abroad Turning on off your camera How to use the control button Setting the date and time 16 Shooting still images Inserting and removing a disc 18 Initializing a disc eee 19 What is initialization
111. p 1 Item Setting Description LCD Brightness Bright MNormal Dark Selects the LCD brightness This has no effect on the recorded images LCD Backlight Bright MNormal Selects the brightness of the LCD backlight Selecting Bright makes the screen bright and easy to see when using the camera outdoors or in other bright locations but also uses up the battery charge faster Displayed only when using your camera with the battery pack Beep Shutter Turns on the shutter sound The shutter sound is heard when you press the shutter button HOn Turns on the beep shutter sound when you press the control button shutter button off Turns off the beep shutter sound Language Displays the menu items warnings and messages in selected language Clock Set OK Cancel Sets the date and time pages 16 and 41 Setup 2 Item Setting Description 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 a Precautions On handling the camera Do not carry the camera by the disc cover Do not touch the rotating disc This may cause injury On cleaning the pickup lens When the pickup lens becomes dirty and the camera cannot operate properly clean the pickup lens using a commercially available blower Pickup lens On pickup lens Do not touch the pickup lens inside the disc cover Also do not open the disc cover except when
112. pose the adaptor to direct sunlight or heat sources e The adaptor can be used only with Mavica discs It cannot be used with other 8 cm CD R CD RW Check that the disc is set correctly in the grooves of the adaptor all the tabs are even with the surface of the adaptor and the disc does not protrude from the adaptor If the tabs protrude press them into place as this may cause your CD ROM drive to malfunction p 4ajnduroa snoA uo s bew BulAofuz 87 Viewing images through a CD ROM drive Windows 98 98SE 2000 Me XP Start up your computer and insert a finalized disc into the CD ROM drive of your computer e To view images on a CD RW using a CD ROM drive the drive must support MultiRead Consult the drive manufacturer as to whether your drive supports MultiRead This section describes how to view images through a CD ROM drive using Windows Me as an example The required operations may differ depending on your OS You can use the ImageMixer Ver 1 5 for Sony software to view images on your computer For details see page 92 Open My Computer and double click the drive you use for the disc Example MV_20030101 E Double click DCIM then double click the folder containing the image file you want to view The folder contents are displayed Double click the desired image file fie Edt View Favoies Tools Help
113. power off function 15 A V connecting cable eee cence 34 B Battery pack battery HEr aaoi a 13 122 charging charging time seal 2 remaining indicator 12 122 Beep shutter sound Bracket Brightness image LCD screen 118 BUE Juriki rst eA weet ei hla 61 c Changing the recording folder eee 44 Charging battery pack inonma anae charging time Cleaning Clip Motion Clock set Computer copying images ImageMixer PTP Manager Confirm before write Contrast Control button Conversion lens Copying images Creating a new folder saraceno iR 44 D DC plug 11 14 Deleting images 36 82 Disc cleaning finalizing formatting initializing inserting number of images that can be saved or shooting time unfinalizing E Editing still images Print DPOF mark ccceeeeeseseeeeeeeeee 71 Protect Resize Enlarging an image EV adjustment Exposure bracket External power SOULCE Syaira 14 F File PIE MAMIES g ranana 90 image file storage destinations 0 0 89 Flash external flash e a absense dedi 67 Flash Level Red eye reduction selecting a flash mode ee ris 27 Focusing AP Lock eree a E a 50 auto focus method 47 Continuous AF 49 focus preset 50 Monitoring AF 49 Multipoint AF 48 Selected frame priority AF 1 48 shooting usi
114. re value with the jog dial Adjust the exposure value while checking the brightness of the background To reactivate auto exposure Return the exposure adjustment value to OEV Ifa subject is being shot in extremely bright or dark conditions or the flash is used the exposure adjustment may not be effective Shooting techniques Normally the camera automatically adjusts the exposure If the image is too dark or too bright as shown below we recommend that you adjust the exposure manually When shooting a back lit subject or a subject against a white e g snowy background adjust the exposure toward the side When shooting a black subject that fills the screen adjust the exposure toward the side Underexposed Adjust toward Overexposed Adjust toward 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 without being affected by the brightness of the LCD screen Bright Set the mode dial to P S A M or SCN Press DISPLAY LCD BACK LIGHT ON OFF to display the histogram Adjust the exposure based on the histogram
115. recorded in the disc When ACCESS lamp page 10 goes out you can shoot the next image When operating the camera using a battery pack if you do not operate the camera for about three minutes during recording the camera turns off automatically to prevent wearing down the battery page 15 e While the image is being recorded on the disc the ACCESS lamp flashes Do not shake or strike the camera while this lamp is flashing Also do not turn off the power remove the battery pack or open the disc cover at this time as the data may be damaged or the disc may become unusable Mode dial for still image shooting When shooting still images with your camera you can choose from the following shooting methods f Auto adjustment mode The focus exposure and white balance are automatically adjusted to allow easy shooting The image quality is set to Fine page 43 P Program auto shooting You can set the desired shooting functions using menus pages 41 and 112 In addition you can change the combination of the F value and the shutter speed Program Shift see page 45 S Shutter speed priority You can set the desired shooting functions using menus pages 41 and 112 In addition you can select the shutter speed page 46 A Aperture priority You can set the desired shooting functions using menus pages 41 and 112 In addition you can select the aperture value page 47 M Manual You can set the desi
116. red shooting functions using menus pages 41 and 112 In addition you can manually adjust the shutter speed and the aperture value page 47 SCN Scene selection You can select from the following modes to shoot according to the scene conditions page 64 2 Twilight mode a Twilight portrait mode ad Landscape mode amp Portrait mode e Snow mode em Beach mode s bew jns Bunooys p 23 Auto Focus When you try to shoot a subject that is difficult to focus on the AE AF lock indicator changes to flashing slowly The Auto Focus function may have difficulty working under the following conditions In such cases release the shutter button then recompose the shot and focus again The subject is distant from the camera and dark The contrast between the subject and its background is poor The subject is seen through glass such as a window A fast moving subject The subject reflects or has a lustrous finish such as a mirror or a luminous body 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 the focus operation according to the AF response and the battery consumption See page 47 for details Checking the last image you shot Quick Review aie j 2 1 gt Press lt on the control butt
117. rocedure from step El Clock Set m Y M D M D Y D M Y 2003 1 1 12 00 OK AM Cancel 20K POWER switch gt Slide the POWER switch in the direction of the arrow to turn on the power The POWER lamp green lights up and the Clock Set screen appears on the LCD screen f Y Clock Set a Y M D M D Y D M Y NAA 2003 1 1 12 00 OK g i 3 il gt Select the desired date display format with A V on the control button then press Select from Y M D year month day M D Y month day year or D M Y day month year If the rechargeable button battery which provides the power for saving the time data is ever fully discharged page 120 the Clock Set screen will appear again When this happens reset the date and time by starting from step above Clock Set Y M D M D Y D M Y 2003 1 _ 1 12 00 f OK Q CW Cancel gt Select the year month day hour or minute item you want to set with lt gt on the control button The item to be set is indicated with A V Clock Set m Y M D M D Y D M Y 2003 7 _1 12 100 oK gt Set the numeric value with A V on the control but
118. rotect an image the disc remaining space will decrease If you cancel the protection the disc remaining space will also decrease e Ifthe disc remaining space is not sufficient you may not be able to protect an image e It may take some time to protect the images In single image mode Set the mode dial to gt Display the image you want to protect with lt gt Press MENU The menu appears Select Protect with lt gt then press The displayed image is protected The O protect indicator appears on the image 60min Ne a m0 4 gt e ae E Protect toes Exit Sok ar BacknekT F To continue and protect other images select the desired image with lt gt then press To cancel the protection Press again in step El or EJ The o indicator disappears In index nine image mode Set the mode dial to gt then press the zoom W index to display the index nine image screen Press MENU The menu appears Select Protect with lt gt then press Ej Select Select with lt gt then press Select the image you want to protect with A V lt gt then press The green O indicator appears on the selected image e SELECT MOVE TONEXT al Repeat step E to protect other images p 6unip 6eu INS ha 75 76 Press MENU E Select OK with gt then press e The O indicator turns white The
119. s is not a malfunction Clean the flash surface before use The heat of flash emission may cause dirt on the flash surface to become discolored or to stick to the flash surface resulting in insufficient light emission Do not get the camera wet When taking pictures outdoors in the rain or under similar conditions be careful not to get the camera wet If moisture condensation occurs see page 120 and follow the instructions on how to remove it before using the camera Do not expose the camera to sand or dust Using the camera in sandy or dusty locations may cause malfunction Do not aim the camera at the sun or other bright light This may cause irrecoverable damage to your eyes Or it may cause the malfunction of your camera Notes on the camera locations Do not use the camera near a location that generates strong radio wave or emits radiation The camera may not be able to record or play back properly Do not use the camera near a TV radio tuner Noise may be caused on the camera The pictures used in this manual The photographs used as examples of pictures in this manual are reproduced images and are not actual images shot using this camera Handling of the movable lens This camera uses a movable lens Be careful not to strike or apply excessive force to the lens portion Trademarks InfoLITHIUM is a trademark of Sony Corporation e Microsoft and Windows are registered trademarks of the U S Micr
120. selected images are protected To exit the Protect function Select Cancel in step 4 or select Exit in step EJ then press To cancel individual protection Select the image to be unprotected with A 4 gt then press in step J The o indicator turns gray Repeat this operation for all images that are to be unprotected Press MENU select OK and then press o To protect all images in the folder Select All In Folder in step El and press Select On then press To cancel all protection of all images in the folder Select All In Folder in step El and press Select Off then press In index triple image mode Set the mode dial to gt then press the zoom W index twice to display the index triple image screen Display the image you want to protect in the center position with lt gt Press MENU The menu appears El Select Protect with a V then press The center image is protected The O indicator appears on the image DPOF Protect Folder 101 0002 2003 7 4 10 30PM eOK 4 gt BACKNEXT To protect other images display the image you want to protect in the center position with lt gt and repeat step BJ To cancel previously set protection Select the image to be unprotected and press in step El To cancel protection of all images repeat this process for each image Changing image size Resize
121. t and connect the USB cable again Notice Certain countries may regulate disposal of the battery used to power this product Please consult with your local authority Before using your camera This digital still camera uses 8 cm CD Rs CD RWs as recording media CD R or CD RW mentioned above is indicated as disc in this manual When a distinction between CD Rs and CD RWs is necessary disc is indicated as CD R or CD RW Refer to page 18 for discs that can be used with this camera and page 120 for precautions on andling discs e We recommend that you use this camera with Mavica discs e While the image is being read from or written to the disc the ACCESS lamp flashes red When this lamp is lit do not shake or strike the camera The Mavica disc is an 8 cm CD R CD RW with the Mavica logo Trial recording Before you record one time events you may want to make a trial recording to make sure that the camera is working correctly No compensation for contents of the recording Contents of the recording cannot be compensated for if recording or playback is not possible due to a malfunction of your camera or recording media etc Back up recommendation To avoid the potential risk of data loss always copy back up data to a disk Notes on image data compatibility e This camera conforms with the Design rule for Camera File system universal standard established by t
122. t in dark surroundings When not using this function set Hologram AF to Off in the SET UP settings page 116 Won appears on the screen and the hologram AF emits red light when the shutter button is pressed halfway until the focus is locked If hologram AF light does not reach the subject sufficiently or the subject has weak contrast focus will not be achieved An approximate distance of 0 5 m to 4 0 m 19 3 4 inches to 13 feet 1 3 8 inches is recommended Focus is achieved as long as hologram AF light reaches the subject even if the light is slightly off the center of the subject When the focus preset distance is set page 50 the hologram AF does not function When Conversion Lens is set to On in the SET UP settings page 117 the hologram AF does not function If the hologram AF emitter is dirty the hologram AF light may be dimmed and focus may not be achieved In this case wipe the hologram AF emitter with a dry cloth The hologram AF emitter emits very bright light Although there are no problems with safety directly looking into the hologram AF emitter at close range is not recommended Do not block the hologram AF emitter during recording The AF range finder frame is not displayed AF range finder frame indicator flashes and the centrally located subject has priority to focus on The hologram AF does not function when SCN is set to _ Twilight mode or ad Landscape mode About Hologram AF
123. tery pack is frequently used How to store the battery pack If the battery pack is not to be used for a long time do the following procedure once per year to maintain proper function 1 Fully charge the battery 2 Discharge on your camera 3 Remove the battery from your camera and store it in a dry cool place Battery life 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 is shortened considerably a probable cause is that the battery pack has reached the end of its life Buy a new battery pack The battery life varies according to how it is stored and the operating conditions and environment for each battery pack a ae If Specifications E Camera System Image device 9 04 mm 1 1 8 type color CCD Primary color filter Total pixels number of camera Approx 5 255 000 pixels Effective pixels number of camera Approx 5 090 000 pixels Lens 3x zoom lens f 7 0 21 0 mm 9 32 27 32 inches 34 102 mm 1 3 8 4 1 8 inches when converted to a 35 mm still camera F2 0 2 5 Exposure control Automatic exposure Shutter speed priority Aperture priority Manual exposure Scene selection 6 modes White balance Automatic Daylight Cloudy Fluorescent Incandescent Flash One push File format DCF compliant Still images Exif Ver 2 2 JPEG compliant GIF for Clip Motion TIFF DPOF co
124. the disc tray page 18 Bunooysejqnoiy 105 Others Symptom Your camera does not work Cause e You are not using an InfoLITHIUM battery pack e The battery level is low The SG indicator appears e The AC Adaptor is not connected securely Solution gt Use an InfoLITHIUM battery pack page 121 gt Charge the battery pack page 11 gt Connect it securely to the DC IN jack of your camera and to a wall outlet page 14 The power is on but the camera does not work The built in microcomputer is not working properly gt Disconnect and then after one minute reconnect all power sources and turn on the camera If this does not work press the RESET button on the bottom of the camera with a pointed object then turn the power on again This will clear the date and time settings etc You cannot identify an indicator on the screen gt Check the indicator page 125 The lens gets fogged e Moisture condensation has occurred gt Turn off the camera and leave for about an hour at room temperature for the moisture to evaporate before use page 120 The lens does not move when you turn off the camera e The battery pack is discharged gt Replace it with a charged battery pack or use the AC Adaptor pages 11 and 14 A file error occurs when you play back a file e The image file has an error e The image was not recorded correct
125. tion and size AF Mode The AF mode sets the focus operation according to the AF response and the battery consumption Mode dial Jog dial Control button bunooys bew js paoueapy p 47 48 Choosing a focus range finder frame AF range finder Mode dial P S A M SCN Multipoint AF The camera calculates the distance in three places to the left and 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 The Multipoint AF is the factory setting Selected frame priority AF You can select from five different AF range finder frames Center Left Right Top or Bottom This is useful when focusing on a subject near the selected frame Use together with the AF lock function lets you shoot in the desired image composition Spot AF This is useful when focusing on an extremely small subject or a narrow area Use together with the AF lock function lets you shoot in the desired image composition Take care to hold the camera steady so that the subject does not deviate from the range finder frame Set the mode dial to P S A M SCN or 2 Press FOCUS to switch to AF range finder frame select Each time you press FOCUS the setting changes i
126. ton then press to enter it After entering the number A V moves to the next item Repeat this step until all of the items are set If you selected D M Y in step E set the time on a 24 hour cycle Clock Set a Y M D Q M DIY D DMY 3 2003 7 4 eo oc 2 A Cancel a eOK D Q gt Select OK with gt on the control button then press The date and time are entered and the clock starts to keep time e To cancel the date and time setting select Cancel with A W lt gt on the control button then press 17 18 Inserting and removing a disc Disc cover OPEN lever gt Open the disc cover While sliding the lock tab to the left slide down the disc cover OPEN lever and open the disc cover e You can use only 8 cm CD R CD RW discs that have these marks Ose oisg Rec ReWritable For details on disc see page 120 SS Pickup lens Push here gt Place a disc in the disc tray Place the disc with the printed side up and push down on the center of the disc until it clicks Do not push with too force on the disc e Do not touch the pickup lens gt Close the disc cover Removing the disc Open the disc cover Check to make sure that the disc has completely stopped rotating then remove the disc When the ACCESS lamp is flashing it means that image data is being r
127. ttery pack with a new one You cannot turn on the camera The battery pack is not installed correctly The AC Adaptor is disconnected The battery pack is discharged e The battery pack is dead page 122 gt Install the battery pack correctly page 11 gt Properly connect the AC Adaptor page 14 gt Install a charged battery pack page 11 gt Replace the battery pack with a new one The power turns off suddenly e If you do not operate the camera for about three minutes when using a battery pack the camera turns off automatically to prevent wearing down the battery page 15 The battery pack is discharged gt Turn on the camera again page 15 or use the AC Adapter page 14 gt Replace it with a charged battery pack page 11 g bu ooys jqnos 99 100 Shooting still images movies Symptom The LCD screen is not turned on even when the power is turned on Cause e The power was turned off with the LCD backlight turned off the last time you used the camera Solution gt Turn on the LCD backlight page 30 The subject is not visible on the screen The mode dial is not set to My P S A M SCN or H4 gt Set it to yg P S A M SCN or E and 80 Clip Motion pages 22 The image is out of focus e The subject is too close The J Twilight mode or ad Landscape mode is selected for the Scene Selection funct
128. ttp www rbrc org Caution Do not handle damaged or leaking Lithium Ion batteries CAUTION TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK DO NOT USE THIS POLARIZED AC PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE EXPOSURE Notice on the supplied AC Adaptor for the customers in the United Kingdom A moulded plug complying with BS 1363 is fitted to this equipment for your safety and convenience Should the fuse in the plug supplied need to be replaced a 5 AMP fuse approved by ASTA or BSI to BS 1362 i e marked with or 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 Attention for the Customers in Europe This product has been tested and found compliant with the limits sets out in the EMC Directive for using connection cables shorter than 3 meters 9 8 feet CLASS 1 LASER PRODUCT LASER KLASSE 1 LUOKAN 1 LASERLAITE KLASS 1 LASERAPPARAT This statement is indicated under the lens Attention The electromagnetic field at the specific frequencies may influence the picture and sound of this camera Notice If static electricity or electromagnetism causes data transfer to discontinue midway fail restart the application or disconnec
129. utton Delete Exit 2003 7 4 10 30PM ACKINEXT gt Press 4 7 Delete The image has not yet been deleted at this point Delete Exit 101 0002 2003 7 4 10 30PM 0K lt gt BACK NEXT gt Select Delete with A on the control button then press When the message Disc access disappears the image has been deleted To cancel deleting Select Exit with V on the control button then press Formatting a CD RW gt Place the CD RW you want to format in the disc tray Set the mode dial to SET UP and turn on the camera A CD R cannot be formatted Formatting is performed to delete all the images on the CD RW or to use a CD RW formatted with other equipment than this camera When you format a CD RW all data stored on the disc including protected images will be deleted The CD RW is also automatically initialized after formatting Disc Tool 1 Finalize OK Unfinalize Le Le Initialize BB je gt Select Disc Tool 1 with A V on the control button then press gt Select Format with A Y then press P We recommend using the AC Adaptor to prevent the power from turning off partway through the formatting sabeuy jns Bujjejaq p ha 39 Format Place on level surface
130. when removing it Battery remaining indicator The battery remaining indicator on the LCD screen shows the remaining shooting or viewing time Eh O 1 MAF r al L 4 The black portion of the battery remaining indicator in the illustration shows the actual remaining time The displayed remaining time may not be correct under certain circumstances or conditions Charging time Approximate time to charge a completely discharged battery pack using the AC Adaptor at a temperature of 25 C 77 F Charging time min NP FM5S0 supplied Approx 150 Battery pack Number of images and battery life that can be recorded viewed The tables show the approximate number of images and the battery life that can be recorded viewed when you shoot images in normal mode with a fully charged battery pack at a temperature of 25 C 77 F The numbers of images that can be recorded or viewed take into account changing the supplied disc as necessary Note that the actual numbers may be less than indicated depending on the conditions of use Shooting still images Under the average conditions NP FM50 supplied Image size No of Battery life images min 5 0M Approx 220 Approx 110 VGA Approx 250 Approx 125 1 Shooting in the following situations P Quality is set to Fine Shooting one time every 30 seconds The zoom is switched alternately betw
131. when the mode dial is set to P S A M SCN or Ee gt Center the subject in the frame and press the shutter button fully down The self timer lamp page 9 flashes and a beep sounds after you press the shutter button until the shutter operates approximately 10 seconds To cancel the self timer in the middle of the operation Press V on the control button again The X indicator disappears from the LCD screen If you press the shutter button while standing in front of the camera the focus and the exposure may not be correctly set Selecting a flash mode gt Set the mode dial to M1 and press A 4 on the control button repeatedly to select a flash mode Each time you press A 4 the indicator changes as follows s bew ns Bunooys p ha 27 No indicator Auto The flash automatically pops up and strobes when the surroundings are dark 4 Forced flash The flash strobes regardless of the surrounding brightness 4s Slow synchro The flash strobes regardless of the surrounding brightness The shutter speed is slow in a dark place so you can clearly shoot the background that is out of flash light No flash The flash does not strobe If the menu is currently displayed press MENU first so that the menu disappears You can also carry out this operation when the mode dial is set to P S A M SCN gS Portrait mode or 5 Clip Motion The recommended shooting distance using
132. with Quick Review If you trim an image the disc remaining space will decrease If the disc remaining space is not sufficient you may be unable to trim an image The quality of trimmed images may deteriorate Playing back successive images Slide Show Mode dial gt You can play back recorded images in order This function is useful for checking your images or for presentations etc Mode dial Control button MENU Set the mode dial to gt Press MENU The menu appears Select Slide with lt gt then press Set the following items with A W lt 4 gt Interval 5 sec 10 sec 30 sec 1 min Image Folder Plays back all images in the selected folder All Plays back all images stored in the disc Repeat On Plays back images in a continuous loop approx 20 min Off After all the images have been played back the slide show ends The slide show does not end until all the images have been played back even if the playback time exceeds 20 minutes El Select Start with V gt then press The slide show begins To cancel the Slide Show setting Select Cancel in step El p buman beu js paoueapy ha 71 72 To stop slide show playback Press select Exit with gt then press again To skip to the next previous image during the slide show Press gt next or lt previous e The interval setting time is approximate and may vary according to t

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