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Reinstall the USB driver when using Windows 98, Windows

98SE, Windows Me and Windows 2000 Professional

Perform all steps without skipping.

1Turn on your computer and allow Windows to load.

2Connect the USB jack on the camera and the computer with the

supplied USB cable.

3Insert a “Memory Stick”.

4Connect the AC power adaptor to your camera and then to a wall

outlet (mains), and turn on the power of your camera.

5Open “Device Manager” on Windows.

6After the message appears to verify that you delete the device

manager, click “OK.”

7Turn off the camera, disconnect the USB cable, and restart the

computer.

8Install the USB driver in the supplied CD-ROM to the computer

following the procedure on page32.

For Windows 98, Windows 98SE and Windows Me users:

For Windows 2000 Professional users:

*Log in with the permission of administrator.

1Open [Control Panel] from [ My Computer], then double-click

[System].

2“System properties” is displayed. Click the [Device Manager] tab located at

the top.

3Click [ Sony DSC] in [ Other devices], then click the [Delete (E)]

button located at the lower-right corner.

1Open [Control Panel] from [ My Computer], then double-click

[System].

2“System properties” is displayed. Click the [Hardware] tab locate d at the top,

then click the [Device Manager (D)] button.

3Click [View] in [Device Manager], then click [Devices by type (E)].

4Right-click [ Sony DSC] in [ Other devices], then click [Delete (E)].

Contents

Main Digital Still Camera Operating Instructions Owners Record DSC-P30/P50 To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture. WARNING For the Customers in the U.S.A. Declaration of Conformity Note: N50 DISPOSAL OF LITHIUM ION BATTERY. LITHIUM ION BATTERY. DISPOSE OF PROPERLY. Note: Caution: For the Customers in the U.S.A. For the Customers in the U.S.A. and Canada Trial recording No compensation for contents of the recording Notes on image data compatibility Precaution on copyright Page Introduction Table of contents Getting started Basic operations Additional information Advanced operations Getting started Identifying the parts Page Preparing the power supply 2 3 1 2 3 Battery life and number of images that can be recorded/played back Charging time 1 2 Setting the date and time 1 2 3 4 5 6 Inserting the Memory Stick 1 2 Removing the Memory Stick 3 Basic operations Basic operations How to use the mode dial How to use the control button Recording still images 1 2 3 Holding the camera correctly Indicators in the finder Recording images with the finder Recording with the LCD screen Checking the last recorded image (Quick Review) Using the zoom feature Using the self-timer Recording images with the flash Page Recording moving images 1 2 5 3 4 6 7 LCD screen indicators during recording Using the self-timer Playing back still images 1 2 LCD screen indicators during still image playback Playing back moving images , 1 2 3 Viewing images using a personal computer Recommended computer environment Recommended Windows environment Recommended Macintosh environment Notes Installing the USB driver 1 2 3 4 5 Page Page 6 For Macintosh users 5 6 Notes on using your personal computer 1 2 Image file storage destinations and image files Page Advanced operations Before performing advanced operations How to use the mode dial How to use the control button Turning on/off the operation buttons (menu) on the LCD screen Setting up the items in the setup or me nu 1 2 Menu settings Page Page Page Page Page Various recording Records images according to shooting conditions (TWILIGHT mode) 2 Recording still images for e-mail (E-MAIL) 1 3 Recording text documents (TEXT) Recording still images as uncompressed files (TIFF) 1 3 Creating Clip Motion Files 1 2 3 4 5 1,3 6,7 1 3 Recording images in macro 1 2 Adjusting the exposure (EXPOSURE) 1 3 Adjusting the white balance (WHITE BALANCE) 1 3 Enjoying picture effects (P. EFFECT) 1 3 Recording the date and time on the still image (DATE/TIME) 1 2 3 4 1,4 5 2,3 1 3 Various playback Playing back three or nine images at once 2 Enlarging a part of the still image (Zoom and trimming) 3 4 Playing back the still images in order (SLIDE) 3 4 Rotating a still image (ROTATE) 1 3 4 Viewing images on a TV screen 1 2 Editing Deleting images (DELETE) 3,4,5 4 5 1 3 4 5 Preventing accidental erasure (PROTECT) 2 4 1 3,4,5 3 4 5 1 3 4 Selecting still images to print (PRINT) 35,7 2 4 1 3 4 1 3 4 5 6 Page Changing the setup settings (SETUP) Additional information Precautions Cleaning the LCD screen Cleaning the camera surface After using your camera at the seashore or other dusty locations Moisture condensation occurs easily when: On Memory Sticks Notes On battery pack (not supplied) On internal rechargeable button battery About InfoLITHIUM battery pack (not supplied) What is the InfoLITHIUM battery pack? Charging the battery pack Effective use of the battery pack Remaining battery time indicator Using your camera abroad Troubleshooting Page Page Page Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Warning and notice messages Page Self-diagnosis display Specifications System Output connector LCD screen General LCD screen indicators Page When playing back still images 45 768 1 2 39 When playing back moving images 12 3 4 6 5 7 8 Notes on Using Batteries Power save mode Batteries that can be used Handling precautions for size AA batteries Index A B C D