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Recording images

according to shooting

conditions (SCENE

SELECTION)

Mode dial: SCN

Thiscamera has preset three SCENE

SELECTION modes. Each mode is

suitable for the following situations;

nightsc ene, landscape, and portrait.

To cancel the SCENE

SELECTION function

Setthe mode dial to ,S, A, M, SET

UP, ,or .

Notes

•Youcan focus only on distant subjects in

LANDSCAPEmode.

•Setthe forced flash when you use the

flashin the following modes:

—TWILIGHT mode

—LANDSCAPEmode

•Whenusing the SCENE SELECTION

mode,the AF illuminator (page25) emits

inthe following conditions:

—TWILIGHTmode: when the flash mode

isset to the forcedflash mode

—PORTRAITmode: when the subject is

underdark situation s

•Whenthe LANDSCAPE mode is selected,

theAF illuminator ca nnot be used.

1Setthe mo de dial to SET UP.

Thesetup sc reen appears.

2Select[ ] (CAMERA) with

v/V

,[SCENE SEL ECTION]

withB/v/V

,thenpressB.

3Selectthe desired setting,

thenpr ess z.

TWILIGHTmode

Youcan record thesubject without

losingth e dark atmosphere of the

surroundings. Werecom mend that

youuse a tripod to prevent camera-

shakeas the shutter speed is set

slowin this mode.

LANDSCAPEmode

Focusesonlyon a distant subject to

recordlan dscapes, etc.

PORTRAITmode

Suitsfor por trait recordings.

Backgroundsblurredaway, andthe

frontward person is sharpened.

4Setthe mo de dial to SCN.

Theselected setting is loaded.

1, 4

2, 3

Tip

Undernormal recording cond itions, the

cameraautomatically makes various

adjustments,such asthose for the focus,

iris,exposure, and white balance, as it

shoots.However, you may not be able to

carryout your desire d shooting

dependingon shooting condit ions. The

SCENESELECTION function provides

youwith near-optimum adjustmentsto

suityour shooting situation.

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Contents

Main Digital Still Camera Operating Instructions OwnersRecord MVC-CD200/CD300 filename[D:\WORKS\CD\3067951111\3067951111MVCCD200UC\02GB- MVCCD200UC\02war.fm] WARNING Forthe Customers in the U.S.A. Declarationof Conformity filename[D:\WORKS\CD\3067951111\3067951111MVCCD200UC\02GB- MVCCD200UC\02war.fm] modelname1[MVC-CD200/CD300] [3-067-951-11(1)] AboutFerrite Core DISPOSAL OF LITHIUMION BATTERY. LITHIUMION BATTERY. DISPOSE OF PROPERLY. Note: Caution: Attention For the Customers in the U.S.A.and Canada Besure to read the following beforeusing your camera Page Introduction Captures images with your computer Flow chart for disc operations Getting started Identifying the parts 6 qa 4 Audiooutput is monaural. TheLCD screen becomes brighter whenexposed to sunlight. Preparing the power supply Installing the battery pack 3 To remove the battery pack 1 Charging the battery pack After charging the battery pack Battery remaining indicator 1 2 3 Page Page Using the AC power adaptor 1 2 Setting the date and time 1 2 3 v/Vonthe control button, then pr ess the 4 5 6 thenpr ess the center zat the desired momentto begin clock movement. Thedate and time are entered. Inserting a disc Page Basic operations Initializing a disc (INITIALIZE) 1 2 Page Recording still images 1 2 zz z 2, 31 3 Page Page Page MVCCD200UC\04bas.fm] Recordingimages with the AF illuminator AF illuminator MVCCD200UC\04bas.fm] 01cov.book Page26 Thursday, March8, 2001 4:59PM Recording moving images controlbutton, the n press the center z. 1 Thesetup sc reen appears. 2 5 6 7 Page Playing back moving images 1 2 3 2, 3 Page Preparation for viewing images using a computer 1 2 What is finalization? 3 1 2 5 3 4 1 zz 2 Viewing images using a computer <<Recommended Windows environment>> AViewing images with a CD-ROM drive (page 37) BViewing images with a computer connected with the USB cable (page 38) CViewing images with a CD-R/CD-RW drive (page 41) <<Recommended Macintosh environment>> Notes on using your computer Software Communications with your computer (for Windows only) 1 2 3 B Installing the USB driver 1 2 3 4 5 7 8 9 1 2 3 4 5 C Viewing images with a CD-ROM drive Viewing images 1 2 1 2 3 4 5 2 3 Image file storage destinations and image file names Folder File Meaning Advanced operations Before performing advanced operations Thissection describes the basic control methods that are frequently used for Advancedoperations. How to use the mode dial How to use the control button 1 2 1Pressv/V/b/Bon the control 2Pressthe ce nter zto enter the How to use the jog dial 1 2 Menu settings When the mode dial is set to /S/A/M/SCN 3 2 x When the mode dial is set to ([MOVING IMAGE] is set to [MPEG MOVIE] in the setup settings.) Page x Setting the image size (IMAGE SIZE) 1 2 3 MVC-CD200 MVC-CD300 STANDARD FINE Various recording Recording with the exposure fixed (AE LOCK) To release AE LOCK 2 3 4 Recording with the manual adjustments Shutterspeed priority mode 1 2 Aperture priority mode 1 2 Manual exposure mode 3 4 5 25 Recording images according to shooting conditions (SCENE SELECTION) 2 3 4 1, 4 2, 3 Recording three images continuously (BURST) (only for MVC-CD300) 2 3 Adding audio files to still images (VOICE) 2 3 Recording text documents (TEXT) 3 To return to normal recording mode Recording still images as uncompressed files (TIFF) Image size 2 3 Recording three images with the exposure shifted (only for MVC-CD300) (EXP BRKTG) 4 7 5 6 1, 4 2, 3, 6 1 3 4 5 1, 3 2, 5, 8 To delete some of the frame images or all the frame images 1Pressb(7)instep6or7. 6 7 8 Image size Setting the distance to the subject 2 3 2 Adjusting the exposure (EXPOSURE) 2 3 Adjusting the white balance (WHITE BALANCE) To shoot in one-push white balance mode 1 2 3Pressv. 3 Enjoying picture effects (P. EFFECT) Recording the date and time on the still image (DATE/TIME) 4 5 Using the Spot light- metering function Various playback Playing back three or nine images at once To display the next (previous) index screen To return to normal playback (single-image) 2 W T - Enlarging a part of the still image (Zoom and trimming) 3 4 Page Rotating a still image (ROTATE) 1 3 4 Viewing images on a TV screen 1 2 Editing Deleting images (DELETE) 1 2 3 5 4 Preventing accidental erasure (PROTECT) 5 2, 4 1 2 3 4 Page Changing the recorded still image size (RESIZE) To cancel changing the size 1 3 4 Selecting still images to print (PRINT) 2, 4 1 2 3 4 1 3 6 35 7 5 4 BEditing Changing the setup settings (SET UP) DISC TOOL x CAMERA x Page Page Additional information Precautions Onmoisture condensation Oncleaning Onhandling the camera Onpickup lens cleaning Onpickup lens OnAC power adaptor Onbattery pack On discs Onthe built-in rechargeable lithiumbattery On cleaning Using your camera abroad About InfoLITHIUM battery pack Page Troubleshooting Page Page Page 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Battery packs Symptom Cause and/or Solution t Symptom Cause and/or Solution t Warning and notice messages Message Meaning E Message Meaning Self-diagnosis display Code Cause and/or Corrective Action t MVCCD200UC\09add.fm] Specifications System Inputand Output connector LCDscreen General Page LCD screen indicators Page A B C D E F G H I B andxduring stop. Theindicators during moving image playback MVCCD200UC\01covIX.fm] SonyCorporation Printedin Japan 306795111 Index A B C D