Sony DSC-V3 manuals
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1 Getting startedShooting still images Viewing still images Deleting still images 2 WARNINGTo prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture CAUTION For the Customers in the U.S.A Regulatory Information Declaration of Conformity Note: 3 and CanadaRECYCLING LITHIUM-IONBATTERIES For the customers in the United Kingdom Attention for the Customers in Europe Attention Notice Notice 4 Read this first6 Table of ContentsGetting started Shooting still image Viewing still images Deleting still images Before advanced operations Advanced still image shooting 7 Advanced still image viewingEnjoying movies Enjoying images on your computer 8 TroubleshootingAdditional information Index 9 Identifying the parts10 q; qa qs qd qfqg qh 11 Hook for shoulder strapSpeaker Tripod receptacle CF card eject lever (24) Battery/“Memory Stick”/CF card cover Battery insertion slot (13) Battery eject lever (14) CF card insertion slot (23) RESET button (119) Access lamp (22) “Memory Stick” insertion slot 12 Mode dial(Auto adjustment mode) P (Program auto shooting) S (Shutter speed priority) A (Aperture priority) M (Manual exposure shooting) SCN (Scene Selection) SET UP (Set up) (Movie shooting) (Playback/Edit) 13 Charging the battery packCharging time To remove the battery pack 15 Number of images and battery life that can be recorded/ viewedShooting still images Viewing still images2) Shooting movies3) 16 Using the AC adaptorUsing your camera abroad 17 Turning on/off your cameraHow to use the control button 18 Setting the date and time20 Changing the language setting21 Inserting and removing a recording medium24 Setting the still image size26 Image size and quality28 Number of still images that can be recordedThe number of images that can be saved in a recording medium1) 29 Basic still image shooting — Using auto adjustment mode42 Viewing images on the LCD screen of your camera44 Viewing images on a TV screen46 Deleting images48 Formatting a recording medium49 When you format a “MemoryStick”, select (Memory Stick Tool) with / on the control button When you format a CF card To cancel the formatting 50 How to setup and operate your cameraChanging the menu settings Set the mode dial to , P, S, A, M, SCN, or Press MENU Press / on the control button to select the item you want to set Press / on the control button to select the desired setting When the /// marks appear with an item To turn off the menu display 51 To select the item52 Deciding the still image qualitySet the mode dial to P, S, A, M or SCN Select(P.Quality) with /, then select the desired image quality with / Creating or selecting a folder53 Creating a new folderSet the mode dial to SET UP, and select the recording medium with the /CF switch Select [OK] with , then press To cancel folder creation Changing the recording folder [Change REC. Folder] with /, and [OK] with /, then press Select the desired folder with /, and [OK] with , then press To cancel changing the recording folder 54 Manual features to photo-shootingsituationsQ:To shoot a portrait with its background blurred Shooting with aperture priority mode (page 58) Q:To shoot a portrait against light Selecting a flash mode (page 69) Q: To shoot a night scene 55 Q: To shoot without flashQ: To shoot a moving subject Q:To shoot the beautiful afterglow of the sunset Selecting the ISO sensitivity (page 65) Adjusting color tones (page 73) 56 Shooting withProgram autoProgram Shift Set the mode dial to P with the jog dial Shoot the image To cancel Program Shift 57 Shooting with shutter speed prioritySet the mode dial to S Select a shutter speed with the jog dial NR slow shutter Shooting techniques 58 Shooting with aperture priority mode60 Shooting with manual exposure modeSet the mode dial to M Select the shutter speed value Select the aperture value Shoot the image Selecting the metering methodMulti-patternmetering (No indicator) Center-weightedmetering ( ) Spot metering () Set the mode dial to P, S, A, M, SCN or Select (Metering Mode) with /, then select the desired metering mode with When selecting [Spot] in Step , position the spot metering cross hair on one point of the subject you want to shoot 61 Adjusting the exposure— EV adjustment 62 Set the mode dial to P, S, A, SCN orPress (exposure) To reactivate auto exposure Displaying a histogram Set the mode dial to P, S, A or SCN Press to display the histogram Adjust the exposure based on the histogram 63 Shooting with the exposure fixed— AE LOCK Recompose the image and press and hold the shutter button halfway down Press the shutter button fully down To release AE LOCK 64 Shooting three images with the exposure shifted— Exposure Bracket Select [Mode] (REC Mode) with /, then [Exp Brktg] with Select [BRK] (Bracket Step) with /, then select the desired bracket step value Shoot the image To return to normal mode 65 Selecting the ISO sensitivity— ISO Set the mode dial to P, S, A or M Select [ISO] with /, then select desired setting with 66 Choosing an auto focus methodAF range finder frame AF Mode Choosing a focus range finder frame — AF range finder Multipoint AF () Center AF () Flexible Spot AF () 67 Press FOCUS to switch to AF range finder frame selectPress FRAME repeatedly to select the desired mode When selecting Flexible AF frame movement in Step move the AF range finder frame to the portion you want to focus on with ///, then press To return to Multipoint AF To set the position of the AF range finder frame again 68 Choosing a focus operation— AF Mode Single AF ( S AF ) Monitoring AF ( M AF ) Continuous AF ( C A F ) Timing diagram for focus lock Select 1 (Camera 1) with , then select [AF Mode] with Select the desired mode with //, then press 69 Setting the distance to the subject— Focus preset Set the mode dial to P, S, A, M, SCN, or Press FOCUS to switch to focus preset Turn the jog dial to select the desired focus setting To reactivate auto focusing Selecting a flash mode 71 Adjusting the flash level— Flash Level Select [ ] (Flash Level) with /, then select the desired setting with / 72 Using an external flashUsing the Sony Flash Plug the flash into the ACC (accessory) jack Turn on the external flash Set the mode dial to , P, S, A, M or SCN Using a commercially available external flash Set the mode dial to SET UP Turn on the external flash Set the mode dial to M or A Shoot the image 73 Adjusting color tones— White Balance (Daylight) (Cloudy) 74 (Fluorescent)(Incandescent) WB (Flash) (One push) (One push SET) Select [WB] (White Bal) with /, then select the desired setting with / To return to automatic settings To capture the basic white color in(One push SET) mode 75 Shooting continuouslySpeed Burst (S ) Burst () The maximum number of images shot continuously Speed Burst 76 Recording 16 frames in succession— Multi Burst Select [Mode] (REC Mode) with /, then select [Multi Burst] with / Select M(Interval) with /, then select the desired frame interval with / 77 Shooting in the darkNightFraming Set the mode dial toor P Select NightFraming with NIGHTFRAMING/NIGHTSHOT To cancel the NightFraming function NightShot Set the mode dial to , P or Select NightShot with To cancel the NightShot function 78 Shooting with special effects— Picture Effect Select [PFX] (P. Effect) with /, then select the desired mode with / To cancel Picture Effects 79 Shooting still images in RAW mode— RAW Select [Mode] (REC Mode) with /, then select [RAW] with 80 Shooting images without compression— TIFF Select [Mode] (REC Mode) with /, then select [TIFF] with / Using a conversion lensNotes on using the Sony VCL- DEH07VA wide end conversion lens Notes on using the Sony VCL-DEH17VAtelephoto end conversion lens 81 Using the lens hood82 Selecting the folder and playing back imagesSet the mode dial to Select(Folder) with , then press Select the desired folder with Select [OK] with , then press To cancel the selection When multiple folders are created in the recording medium 83 Enlarging a portion of a still imageEnlarging an image — Playback zoom Display the image to be enlarged with / Press(playback zoom) to zoom in on the image Select the desired portion of the image with /// Adjust the image size with /(playback zoom) To cancel playback zoom Recording an enlarged image – Trimming Press MENU after playback zoom Select [Trimming] with , then press Select the image size with /, then press 84 Playing back successive images— Slide Show Select (Slide) with /, then press Interval Image Repeat Select [Start] with /, then press To cancel the slide show setting To stop slide show playback To skip to the next/previous image during the slide show 85 Rotating still imagesSet the mode dial to , and display the image to rotate Select(Rotate) with /, then press Selectwith , then rotate the image with / Select [OK] with /, then press To cancel rotation Playing back images shot in Multi Burst mode86 Playing back continuouslySelect the Multi Burst image with / To pause playback Playing back frame by frame Press when the desired frame is displayed Advance the frame with / To return to the normal playback To delete shot images 87 Protecting images— Protect In single-imagemode Display the image you want to protect with / Press MENU Select (Protect) with /, then press To continue and protect other images, select the desired image with /, then press To cancel the protection In index mode Set the mode dial to , then Select (Protect) with /, then press Select [Select] with /, then press Select the image you want to protect with ///, then press Repeat step to protect other images Press MENU Select [OK] with , then press To exit the Protect function To cancel individual protection To protect all images in the folder To cancel protection of all images in the folder 88 Changing image size— Resize Display the image you want to resize with / Select (Resize) with /, then press Select the desired size with /, then press To cancel resizing 89 Direct printing (PictBridge compatible printer) (pageDirect printing (“Memory Stick”/CF card compatible printer) Printing with a computer (page 114) Printing at a shop (page 95) 90 Direct printingPreparing the camera Select 2 (Setup 2) with , then select [USB Connect] with // Select [PictBridge] with /, then press 91 Connecting the camera to the printerWhen [USB Connect] is not set to [PictBridge] on the Setup screen Printing in single-imagemode Select the desired printing type with /, then press 92 This imageSet the print setting with Index Size Date Select [Quantity] with , select the number of sheets with Select [OK] with /, then press 93 To cancel printingTo print other images Printing in index mode Select (Print) with , then press Select the desired printing type with /, then press 94 Set the print setting withSelect [Quantity] with , select Select [OK] with /, then press 95 Having images printed at a shopNote the following items when having images printed at a shop Marking print marks Marking print marks in single-imagemode Display the image you want to mark with / Select (DPOF) with /, then press To continue and mark other images, display the desired image with /, then press To unmark the mark 96 Marking print marks in index modeSelect (DPOF) with /, then press Repeat step to mark other images To unmark marks To unmark all the marks in the folder To exit the mark function 97 Shooting moviesUsing the self-timer Press (Image Size) Select the desired size with Indicators during shooting Shooting close-ups (Macro) 98 Viewing movies on the LCD screenPress To stop playback Select the desired moving image with / To adjust the volume To advance or rewind the movie Indicators during viewing movies 99 Deleting moviesTo cancel deletion Select [OK] with , then press 100 Cutting moviesThe file numbers assigned when movies are cut 101 Select the movie you want to cut using /Select(Divide) with , then press . Next, select [OK] with , then press Decide on a cutting point When you have decided on a cutting point, select [OK] with /, and press Select [OK] with , then press To cancel cutting 102 — For Windows usersRecommended computer environment OS: CPU: USB connector: Display: USB mode Communication with your computer When a USB connector is not provided on your computer Contents of the CD-ROM USB Driver Picture Package 103 Installing the USB driverTurn on your computer, and insert the CD-ROM(supplied) into the CD-ROMdrive Click [USB Driver] on the title Click [Yes, I want to restart screen [Finish] Click [Next] Remove the CD-ROM 104 Connecting the camera to your computerSet the mode dial to . Turn on your computer and the camera Connect the USB cable (supplied) to the (USB) jack of the camera Connect the USB cable to your computer 105 For Windows 2000, Me, or XP usersFor Windows 98 or 98SE users Copying images – Windows 98/98SE/2000/Me Double-click[My Computer], then double-click[Removable Disk] When an image with the same file name exists in the copy destination folder To change the file name 106 When a removable disk icon is not shown– Windows XP Copying images using the Windows XP AutoPlay wizard Click [Next] Select a name and destination for your pictures, then click [Next] Select [Nothing. I’m finished working with these pictures], then click [Next] Click [Finish] 107 Viewing the images on your computerClick [Start], then click [My Documents] Double-clickthe desired image file Image file storage destinations and file names Example: when viewing folders on Windows XP (When using a “Memory Stick”) 109 Viewing image files once copied to a computer with your cameraRight-clickthe image file, then click [Rename]. Change the file name to “DSC0” Copy the image file to the recording medium folder Installing “Picture Package” and “ImageMixer VCD2” “Picture Package” is only for Windows computers For computer environment Software: Sound card: Memory: Hard Disk: 110 Click [Picture Package/ ImageMixer VCD2]Select the desired language, then click [Next] Click [Next] 111 Click [Next]Click [Install] on the “Ready to Install the Program” screen Click [Next], then follow the instructions Remove the CD-ROM Copying images using “Picture Package” 112 Using “Picture Package”Viewing images on a computer Storing images on a CD-R 113 Creating a video CD with a menu (“ImageMixer VCD2”)Click [Video CD] Set up the menu background, buttons, titles, and so on, then click [Next] Confirm the preview of the Video CD file Click [Next] and enter the disk name Creating a slide show 114 Printing imagesDouble-clickand select the images you want to print from the list Click the button on the screen Click [File] in the upper-leftcorner of the screen, then select [Print] Set the paper size and the number of sheets and print images Using “Image Data Converter” Required computer environment 115 Installing “Image DataConverter” — For Macintosh users 116 Connecting your camera to your computerCopying images Viewing the images on your computer 117 Using “ImageMixer VCD2”Installing “ImageMixer VCD2” 118 Creating a video CD with amenu Installing “Image Data Converter” 119 Troubleshooting129 Warnings and messages132 Self-diagnosisdisplay133 Number of images that can be saved or shooting time136 Menu items140 SET UP items143 PrecautionsDo not leave the camera in the following places On cleaning Cleaning the LCD screen Cleaning the lens Cleaning the DC plug Cleaning the camera surface On operating temperature On moisture condensation Moisture condensation occurs easily when: How to prevent moisture condensation If moisture condensation occurs On internal rechargeable button battery Charging method 144 On “Memory Stick”146 On “InfoLITHIUM” battery packWhat is the “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack Charging the battery pack Effective use of the battery pack Remaining battery time indicator How to store the battery pack Battery life 147 SpecificationsCamera [System] [Input and Output connectors] [LCD screen] [Power, general] 148 AC-LS5/LS5BAC AdaptorNP-FR1battery pack Accessories 149 When shooting still images150 When shooting movies151 When playing back still images152 When playing back moving images154 Index
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