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              WARNING
To 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
              Notice
              Before using your camera
              Do not expose the camera to sand or dust
Do not aim the camera at the sun or other bright light                
Notes on the camera locations
The pictures used in this manual                
Handling of the movable lens
              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
              Introduction
              Identifying the parts
              AControl button
(Menu on) (v/V/b/B/z)                
(Menu off) (//7/) (27, 27, 24, 26)
D LCD screen                
E ACCESS lamp (18)
              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
Viewing still images2)                
Shooting movies3)
              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 disc
              Initializing a disc
              Setting the still image size
              Image size and quality
              Basic still image shooting — Auto adjustment mode
              Mode dial for still image shooting
              Auto Focus
              Smart zoom
              Shooting close-ups— Macro
When the zoom is set all the way to the W side:                
When the zoom is set all the way to the T side:
,Set the mode dial to , and press B () on the control button                
,Center the subject in the frame, and press the shutter button fully down
              Using the self-timer
,Turn the mode dial to , and press V () on the control button                
To cancel the self-timerin the middle of the operation
Selecting a flash mode              
To reduce the red-eyephenomenon when shooting live subjects
              Recording images with the hologram AF
About Hologram AF              
Indicators on the screen during shooting
              Inserting the date and time on a still image
,Set the mode dial to SET UP                
,Select (Camera 1) with v on
Camera                
the control button, then press B
              Viewing images on the LCD screen of your camera
              Viewing an index screen (nine-imageor triple-image)
, Select the desired still image                
, Press the zoom W (index)
with b/B on the control button                
button once
              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 (nine-image)screen (page 33) is displayed                
press (Delete)
,Select [Select] with b/B on the control button, then press z                
To delete all the images in the folder
              Deleting images in index (triple-image)mode
              Formatting a CD-RW
              To cancel formatting
,Select [OK] with v, then press z              
How to setup and operate your camera
              How to use the jog dial
To select the item                
aTurn the jog dial to select the item you want to set
bPress the jog dial                
To select the value
              Deciding the still image quality
Creating or selecting a folder              
Creating a new folder
cSelect [OK] with v, then press z                
To cancel folder creation
Changing the recording folder                
cSelect the desired folder with b/B, and [OK] with v, then press z
              Shooting with
Program Shift                
Shooting with the manual adjustments
              Shutter speed priority mode
aSet the mode dial to S                
bSelect a shutter speed value
NR slow shutter              
Choosing an auto focus method
              Choosing a focus range finder frame
— AF range finder                
Mode dial: P/S/A/M/SCN
Multipoint AF                
Selected frame priority AF
              Choosing a focus operation
— AF Mode                
Single AF
Monitoring AF                
Continuous AF
              Setting the distance to the subject
              Adjusting the exposure
              aSet the mode dial to P, S, A, SCN or
bPress (Exposure)                
To reactivate auto exposure
Displaying a histogram                
bPress DISPLAY/LCD BACK LIGHT ON/OFF to display the histogram
              Selecting the metering mode
              Shooting with the exposure fixed
              Shooting three images with the exposure shifted
              bSelect (Camera 2) with v/V
and [Bracket Step] with B/v, then press B                
±0.7EV
±0.3EV                
dSet the mode dial to , P, S, A, M or SCN
              Adjusting color tones
              Adjusting the flash level
              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
              Shooting according to scene conditions
              Adding special effects
              Confirming whether to record images
              Using an external flash
              Using the Sony HVL-F1000Flash
aMount the HVL-F1000external flash on the advanced accessory shoe                
bPlug the flash into the ACC jack
cTurn on the HVL-F1000                
eShoot the image
              Selecting the folder and playing back images
              Enlarging a portion of a still image
              Playing back successive images
              Rotating still images
              Playing back images shot in Multi Burst mode
              To return to the normal playback
To delete shot 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 mark with b/B
dSelect [DPOF] with b/B, then press z                
To continue and mark other images, display the desired image with
cSelect [DPOF] with B, then press z                
dSelect [Select] with b/B, then press z
              To unmark marks
To unmark all the marks in the folder                
To exit the mark function
bDisplay the image you want to mark in the center position with b/B                
dSelect [DPOF] with v, then press z
              Shooting movies
              Viewing movies on the LCD screen
              Deleting movies
              gSelect [OK] with B, then press z
To delete all movies in the folder                
a Set the mode dial to , then
press the zoom W (index)                
twice to display an index
              Viewing images on your computer
              Viewing images using CD-ROMdrive
              To cancel finalization
Canceling finalization (Unfinalize) (CD-RWonly)                
aPlace the CD-RWyou want to unfinalize in the disc tray
bSelect [OK] with v on the control button, then press z                
To cancel the unfinalization
              Using the supplied 8cm CD adapter
a Slide the disc into the inner                
groove and under two of the
tabs on the inner circle of the                
the numbers
              Viewing images through a CD-ROMdrive
— Windows 98/98SE/2000/Me/XP                
Start up your computer and insert a finalized disc into the
Open [My Computer] and                
Double-click
              Image file storage destinations and image file names
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              Copying images into your computer through a USB connection
              gSelect [PTP Manager] as a program folder, then click [Next]
hCheck the settings and click [Next]                
iClick [Finish]
jSelect “Yes, I want to restart my computer now,” then click [Finish]                
Installing “ImageMixer”
              bFollow instructions on each succeeding screen
cRestart your computer according to the screen                
dRemove the CD-ROM
Connecting the camera to your computer                
aInsert the disc with the images you want to copy into the camera
              dConnect the USB cable to your computer
Copying images                
Follow the steps on
bSelect the images that you want to copy, then click [Next]              
c Specify the image group
d Click [Finish]                
names to be copied and the
copy destination, then click                
[Next]
              Copying images using the Windows XP AutoPlay Wizard
— Windows XP                
aMake a USB connection (page 93)
bClick [Next]                
dSelect a name and destination for your pictures, then click [Next]
              For Mac OS X users (v10.0/ v10.1/v10.2)
aConnect your camera to your computer                
bConnect the USB cable
cCopy the images using Image Capture              
Troubleshooting
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              Shooting still images/movies
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              Viewing images
              Deleting/Editing Images
Computers            
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              Disc
              Others
              Warnings and messages
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              Self-diagnosisdisplay
              Number of images that can be saved or shooting time
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              Menu items
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              SET UP items
              (Camera 2)
When [Conversion Lens] is set to [On]:                
1(Disc Tool 1)
              2 (Disc Tool 2)
(Setup 2)              
Precautions
              On discs
              On “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack
              Effective use of the battery pack
Remaining battery time indicator                
How to store the battery pack
Battery life              
Specifications
              xAC-L15A/L15BAC Adaptor
xNP-FM50battery pack                
xAccessories
              The LCD screen
              When shooting movies
ARecording mode indicator (80) B AE LOCK indicator (55)                
C Battery remaining indicator (12) D White balance indicator (57)
E Metering modes indicator (53)                
Picture effect indicator (65) F Low battery warning indicator
              When playing back still images
ARecording mode indicator (59-63) B Protect indicator (75)                
Print (DPOF) mark indicator (77)/ Volume indicator (63)
C Remaining space recovery indicator (36)                
D Zoom scaling indicator (70)
              When playing back moving images
AImage size indicator (81)                
recovery indicator (36) D Playback bar (81)
E Change folder indicator                
images recorded in selected folder
              Index