Sony MVC-FD100 Symptom, Cause and/or Solution

Symptom	Cause and/or Solution
You cannot display a print • You cannot display print marks on moving images,
mark.	text images and Clip Motion images.

The picture is noisy. • Your camera is placed near a TV or other equipment that uses strong magnets.

tMove your camera away from the TV, etc.

The picture is too dark. • You are shooting a subject with a light source behind the subject.

tAdjust the exposure (page 67).

•The brightness of the LCD screen is too low.

tAdjust the brightness of the LCD screen (page 20).

The flash does not work.

• The flash is set to

.

tSet the flash to (no indication), , or (page 22).

•The camera is in one of the following PROGRAM AE modes: Twilight, Twilight plus, or Landscape.

tCancel the PROGRAM AE function or set the

flash to (pages 22, 65).

•The PLAY/STILL/MOVIE selector is set to

MOVIE.

tSet it to STILL.

The date and time are	• The date and time are not set correctly.
recorded incorrectly.	tSet the correct date and time (page 14).

Vertical streaks appear	• This is called the smear phenomenon.
when you are shooting a	tThis is not a malfunction.
very bright subject.
The zoom does not work.	• PROGRAM AE is set to the Panfocus mode.
	tCancel the Panfocus mode (page 65).

Digital zoom does not	• You cannot use digital zoom when recording
work.	moving pictures.
	• Digital zoom is set to [OFF].
	tSet digital zoom to [ON] at the menu.

The image is in	• You shot the image in TEXT mode.
monochrome.	tCancel the TEXT mode (page 62).
	• The picture effect is set to B&W.
	tCancel the B&W mode (page 69).

The image cannot be	tConsult the computer or software manufacturer.
played back on a
computer.

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Contents

Page WARNING To prevent fire or shock hazard, do not expose the unit to rain or moisture For the Customers in the U.S.A Declaration of Conformity CAUTION For the Customers in the U.S.A. and Canada RECYCLING LITHIUM-IONBATTERIES NOTICE FOR THE CUSTOMERS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM For the Customers in Germany Be sure to read the following before using your camera Do not get the camera wet Back up recommendation When the camera is used for long periods Introduction Table of contents Getting started Advanced operations Additional information Identifying the parts O(Flash) button/Z “Memory Stick” cover (Flash) lamp (22)“Memory Stick” slot (17) wl MS /FD“Memory( Stick”/floppy disk) selector Preparing the power supply Installing the battery pack Charging the battery pack NP-F330(supplied)/F550 (optional) battery pack Auto power-offfunction Note on the POWER ON/OFF (CHG) lamp during charging Charging time Battery pack Image size NP-F330(supplied) NP-F550(optional) Storage media Playing back*3) still images Using the AC power adaptor Setting the date and time Select the desired date display format with Getting Select the year, month, day, hour or minute item you want to set with started Set the numeric value with Inserting a floppy disk Inserting a “Memory Stick” Recording still images LCD screen, and the image will be recorded on the floppy disk or the For the number of images you can record on a floppy disk or a “Memory Stick” See page Notes carried out if the flash is required for the recording Adjusting the brightness of the LCD screen To turn off the LCD backlight Using the zoom feature If you cannot get a sharp focus on a close subject Minimum focal distance to the subject Digital zoom function Using digital zoom DISPLAY Self-timerlamp To cancel the self-timer (Flash) Recording moving images Playing back still images Playing back moving images To pause playback Viewing images using a computer Viewing images on Windows Step 1 Installing the USB driver to the computer General procedure for viewing images Step 1 Installing the USB driver to the computer (page 29) Step 2 Connecting your camera to your computer using the USB cable (page 30) Step 3 Viewing images on Windows (page 32) Before operation 1Turn on your computer and allow Windows to load 2Insert the supplied CD-ROMin the CD-ROMdrive of your computer If the title screen does not appear 3Click “USB Driver” on the screen Computer To the USB To the USB jack For Windows 2000, Windows Me, and Windows XP users Double-click The folder in a floppy disk or“Memorya Stick” is displayed E-mailimage To copy the image data to your computer If the Copy Wizard appears (for Windows XP users) If the Removable Disk does not appear Viewing images on Macintosh For Mac OS 9.1/9.2 Mac OS X(v10.0/v10.1) users Step 1Turn on your computer and allow the Mac OS to load 3Double-clickthe “Setup Menu” icon in the CD-ROMwindow 4Click “USB Driver” button (folder button) Step 3 Viewing images on Macintosh image data to the hard disk icon To copy image data to your computer Floppy disk and “Memory Stick” Image file storage destinations and image file names Location File Meaning When using“Memory Stick”s For Windows Me users (The drive recognizing the camera is [D:]) Folder DSC0ssss.TIF TIFF mode (page 63) Moml0001 MOV0ssss.MPG Tips Viewing images using “ImageMixer” “ImageMixer” If you encounter a trouble Close 3 Connect the AC power adaptor to your camera and turn on your camera 4 Connect your camera to your computer using the USB cable 2Start“ImageMixer” on your computer For Windows users Open the nested windows in the following“Start”order:t“Program” t Import Capture Click the Preferences button 6Select a folder in which the copied image is stored 7Click an album in the album list window Select an album in which you want to save a file 8Click to select an image to be copied to your computer Environment To return to the image list display screen Click the close button displayed on the upper right of the screen To print the image 1Click an image to be printed in the image list display screen If the image is not printed Viewing the on-linehelp of “PIXELA ImageMixer Ver.1.0 for Sony” To close the on-linehelp If you have any questions about “PIXELA ImageMixer Ver.1.0 for Sony” Before performing advanced operations How to use the PLAY/STILL/MOVIE selector How to use the control button Menu bar How to change the menu settings Menu settings (self-timer) EFFECT Item Setting FORMAT Formats a (When the MS/FD selector is Before advanced CAMERA ISO TOOL COPY FD t FD RESIZE SETUP DEMO INDEX (Only in PLAY (single) mode) DELETE (Only in PLAY (single) mode) (Return) (Only in PLAY (INDEX) mode) BVarious recording Setting the image size (IMAGE SIZE) “Memory Stick” (8 MB) Usage Recording time and number of images to be recorded Creating Clip Motion Files Record the image for the first frame Record the image for the next frame Image recording can be repeated up to the maximum number of recordable frames To stop Clip Motion creation Select [RETURN] after3.step Recording still images for e-mail (E-MAIL) Recording text documents (TEXT) Recording still images as uncompressed files (TIFF) Recording images in macro Setting the distance to the subject Using the PROGRAM AE function Page Adjusting the exposure (EXPOSURE) Adjusting the white balance (WHITE BALANCE) Recording the date and time on the still image (DATE/TIME) Enjoying picture effects (PICTURE EFFECT) BVarious playback Playing back six images at once (INDEX) Enlarging a part of the still image (Zoom and trimming) Playing back the still images in order (SLIDE SHOW) Viewing images on a TV screen B Editing Preventing accidental erasure (PROTECT) Deleting images (DELETE) Changing the recorded still image size (RESIZE) Copying images (COPY) set to MS To cancel copying partway Select [CANCEL] • When the MS/FD selector is Select the media using the MS/FD selector Copying all the information on your floppy disk (DISK COPY) Selecting still images to print (PRINT MARK) Format BAs an external drive Using the camera as an external drive of a computer Precautions On the built-in rechargeable lithium battery • Keep the battery pack dry • Do not expose the battery pack to any mechanical shock On “Memory Stick”s Using your camera abroad About “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack 1.Fully charge the battery 2.Discharge on your camera 3.Remove the battery from your camera and store it in a dry, cool place • Procure spare batteries that can last two or three times longer than the Troubleshooting Cause and/or Solution Page The battery pack cannot be charged • The battery level is low • The camera is turned off • The USB cable is not connected firmly • The USB driver is not installed Page Warning and notice messages Page Self-diagnosisdisplay Specifications LCD screen indicators “Memory Stick” The indicators during moving image playback or“Memorya Stick” Index