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WARNING
To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture
For the Customers in the U.S.A
CAUTION
Regulatory Information
For the Customers in the U.S.A. and Canada
RECYCLING LITHIUM-ION
BATTERIES
Notice on the supplied AC power adaptor for the customers in the United Kingdom
Attention for the Customers in Europe
Before using your camera
Do not get the camera wet
Back up recommendation
Do not aim the camera at the sun or other bright light
The pictures used in this manual
Trademarks
Table of contents
Getting started
Shooting still images
Viewing still images
Deleting still images
Still image editing
Enjoying movies
Enjoying images on your
computer
Troubleshooting
Identifying the parts
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A(USB) jack (84)
BHook for shoulder strap C Tripod receptacle
Charging the battery pack
To remove the battery pack
Battery remaining indicator
Charging time
Number of images and battery life that can be recorded/ viewed
Using an external power source
Using your camera abroad
Turning on/off your camera
How to use the control button
Auto power-offfunction
Setting the date and time
Select the year, month, day, hour or minute item you want to set with
Set the numeric value with
,Select [OK] with B on the control button, then press z
Inserting and removing a “Memory Stick”
Setting the still image size
Basic still image shooting (using auto adjustment mode)
Auto Focus
Shooting images with the finder
Indicators on the screen during shooting
Minimum focal distance to the subject
Digital zoom
Changing the lens orientation
Shooting close-ups— Macro
,Set the mode dial to , and
press B () on the control button
,Center the subject in the frame, and shoot the image
To return to normal recording mode
Using the self-timer
,Turn the mode dial to , and press V () on the control button
,Center the subject in the frame, and press the shutter button fully down
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Recording images with the hologram AF
About Hologram AF
Inserting the date and time on a still image
,Set the mode dial to SET UP
, Select 1 (CAMERA 1) with
(CAMERA 1)
on the control button, then press B
Twilight mode
Twilight portrait mode
Portrait mode
Landscape mode
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Setting the still image quality
Image size and quality
The number of images** that can be saved in a “Memory Stick”
Viewing images on the screen of your camera
Viewing an index screen (nine-imageor triple-image)
,Select the desired still image with b/B on the control button
,Press once
Index (nine- image) screen
To display the next (previous) index screen
Viewing images on a TV screen
Viewing images on a TV screen
PAL-Msystem
PAL-Nsystem
SECAM system
NTSC system
Deleting images
Deleting images in index (nine-image)mode
While an index
,Select [SELECT] with b/B on the control button, then press z
To delete all the images in the folder
Select an image you want to delete with
Deleting images in index (triple-image)mode
,Press MENU and select [OK] with B on the control button, then press z
, While an index (triple-image)
, Press MENU and select
screen (page 34) is displayed
Formatting a “Memory Stick”
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How to setup and operate your camera
How to use the jog dial
aSet the mode dial to , S, A, M, SCN or
bTurn the jog dial to select the item you want to adjust
cPress the jog dial
dTurn the jog dial to select the value you want to set
Shooting with the manual adjustments
NR slow shutter
Aperture priority mode
aSet the mode dial
bSelect an aperture
Manual exposure mode
Choosing a focus method
Shooting with AF lock
aSet the mode dial to , S, A
M, SCN or (Clip Motion/ Multi Burst)
Focusing manually
Adjusting the exposure
Displaying a histogram
aSet the mode dial to , S, A or SCN
bPress DISPLAY to display the histogram
cAdjust the exposure based on the histogram
Metering mode
Shooting with the exposure fixed
Shooting three images with the exposure shifted
Adjusting color tones
Shooting in the dark
NightShot
aSet the mode dial to , or
bSet NIGHTSHOT/ NIGHTFRAMING switch to
NIGHTSHOT
NightFraming
Shooting multiple frames
Shooting in Multi Burst mode
Shooting three images continuously
Shooting still images in TIFF mode
Shooting still images for e-mail
Shooting still images with audio files
Adding special effects
Using an external flash
Selecting a folder
To cancel folder creation
To cancel changing the recording folder
Selecting a playback folder
Enlarging a portion of a still image
Enlarging an image
— Playback zoom
bDisplay the image to be enlarged
cPress the zoom T button to zoom in on the image
dSelect the desired portion of the image with v/V/b/B
Playing back successive images
Rotating still images
Protecting images
gPress MENU
hSelect [OK] with B, then press z
To exit the Protect function
To cancel individual protection
To protect all images in the folder
Changing image size
Choosing images to print
bDisplay the image you want to print with b/B
dSelect [DPOF] with b/B, then press z
cSelect [DPOF] with B, then press z
d Select [SELECT] with b/B, then press z
e Select the image you want to
To exit the mark function
To unmark selected marks
To unmark all the marks in the folder
Shooting movies
Viewing movies on the screen
Deleting movies
To delete all images in the folder
bDisplay the image you want to delete in the center position with b/B
dSelect [DELETE] with v/V, then press z
Editing movies
eDecide on a cutting point
fWhen you have decided on a cutting point, select [OK] with v/V, and press z
gSelect [OK] with v, then press z
To cancel cutting
Deleting unnecessary portions of movies
— For Windows users
Recommended computer environment
Installing the USB driver
aStart up your computer, and insert the supplied CD-ROMinto the CD-ROMdrive
bClick [USB Driver] on the title screen
cClick [Next]. When the “Information” screen appears, click [Next]
dClick [Yes, I want to restart my computer now], then click [Finish]
bClick [Next]. When “Licence Agreement” screen appears, click [Yes]
cClick [Next]
fClick [Finish]
Installing “ImageMixer”
aClick [PIXELA ImageMixer] on the title screen
bSelect the desired language, then click [OK]
cFollow instructions on each succeeding screen
For Windows 2000, Me, or XP users
Copying images using “Image Transfer”
— Windows 98/98SE/2000/Me
— Windows XP
aClick [Start], then click [My Computer]
bRight-click[Sony MemoryStick], then click [Properties]
cCancel the setting
dDisconnect and then reconnect the USB cable (page 85)
When a removable disk icon is not shown
Copying images using the Windows XP copy wizard
bClick [Next]
eSelect [Nothing. I’m finished working with these pictures], then click [Next]
Viewing images on your computer
aDouble-click[My Documents] on the desktop
bDouble-clickthe desired folder and image file
Image file storage destinations and file names
Example: For Windows Me users
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— For Macintosh users
cCopying images
dViewing the images on your computer
For Mac OS X users
Troubleshooting
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Shooting still images/movies
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Viewing images
Deleting/Editing Images
Computers
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Others
Warnings and messages
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Self-diagnosisdisplay
Number of images that can be saved or shooting time
Clip Motion
MPEG movies
Multi Burst
Menu items
, S, A, M, or SCN
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SET UP items
2 [CAMERA 2]
[MEMORY STICK TOOL]
[SETUP 1]
[SETUP 2]
Precautions
On “Memory Stick”
On “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack
Specifications
Accessories
FINDER/LCD screen
When shooting movies
ARecording mode indicator (75) B AE LOCK indicator (52)
C Battery remaining indicator (12) D White balance indicator (54)
G Metering modes indicator (51)
capacity indicator
When playing back still images
ARecording mode indicator (57-61) B Protect indicator (70)
Print (DPOF) mark indicator (72)/ Volume indicator (61)
C Zoom scaling indicator (67) D Histogram indicator (50) E File name (88)
F Image size indicator (19) G Change folder indicator
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