Sony DSC-P50 2, 4

B Editing

To cancel deleting

Select [CANCEL] with b/B in step 4

or [EXIT] with b/B in step 5, then

press z.

Note

If there are files on the “Memory Stick” with

names having the same last 4 digits as the

file name of the image to be deleted, these

files are also deleted at the same time.

Preventing accidental

erasure (PROTECT)

Mode dial:

Protects images against accidental

erasure.

1Set the mode dial to .

2In single-image mode

Display the image you want to

protect with b/B.

In triple-image mode

Press the zoom W button twice to

turn to the triple-image mode.

Display the image you want to

protect with b/B.

3Press MENU.

The menu appears.

4Select [PROTECT] with b/B

in single-image mode, or with

v/V in triple-image mode,

then press z.

The displayed image (or the

middle-positioned image in triple-

image mode) is protected.

The - indicator appears on the

image.

To release protection

Press z again in step 4. - indicator

disappears.

In single-image or triple-

image mode

2,4

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