Sony MVC-FD97 5, 6, 7, 8

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modelname1[MVC-F D97]

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Additionalinformation

5Open“D eviceM anager”on Windows.

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

manager,click the [OK] button.

7Turnoff the camera, disconnect t he USB cable, and restart the

computer.

8Installthe USB driver in the supplied CD-ROMto the computer

followingthe procedure on page 31. Perform all steps without

skipping.

Batterypacks

Symptom Cause and/or Solution

Thebattery pa ck cannot

becharged. •Thepower of the camera is turned on.

tTurnoff the power of the cam era (page 10).

Thebattery life is short. •Youare recording/playing back image sun der

extremely cold temperatures.

•Thebattery pa ck is not charged enough.

tChargethe battery pack fully.

•Thebattery pack is dead.

tReplacethe b attery pack with a new one.

ForW indows 98, Windows 98SE and Windows Me users:

ForW indows 2000 Professional users:

*Login with the permission of administrator.

1Open[Control Panel] from [ MyComputer],then double-click [System].

2Systemproperties is displayed. Click the [DeviceMa nager]tab located at the

top.

3Click[ SonyDSC]in[ Otherdevices], then click the [Delete (E)]

buttonlocated at the lower-right corner.

1Open[Control Panel] from [ MyComputer],then double-click [System].

2Systemprop erties is displayed. Click the [Hardware] tab located at the top,

thenclic k the [Device Manager (D)] button.

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

4Right-click[ SonyDSC]in [ Otherdevices], the n click [Delete (E)].

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Contents

Main Digital Still Camera Operating Instructions OwnersRecord MVC-FD97 filename[D:\WORKS\Mavicakaihan\3066743121\3066743121MVCFD97UC\02GB- MVCFD97UC\02war.fm] WARNING Forthe Customers in the U.S.A. Page Besure to read the following beforeusing your camera Table of contents B Recording Additional information B Playback B Various recording Introduction Getting started Identifying the parts Page 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 Using a car battery Using your camera abroad When using the AC power adaptor 1 Setting the date and time 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Inserting a floppy disk 1 2 Inserting a Memory Stick 1 2 3 1 2 3 Recording still images zz 1 2 3 z 4 Page Page Theindicators on the LCD screen or on the finder during recording Page Notes BRecording Recording moving images 1 2 3 Playing back still images 1 2 3 4 Playing back moving images 1 2 3 4 5 Viewing images using a computer For Windows 98 users 1 2 3 filename[D:\WORKS\Mavica\3rd\3066743111\3066743111MVCFD97UC\02GB- MVCFD97UC\04bas.fm] xRecommended computer environment Recommended Windows environment Recommended Macintosh environment Notes xInstalling the USB driver For Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows Me and Windows 2000 Professional users 1 2 3 4 5 6 Page xViewing images For Windows 98, Windows 98SE, Windows Me and Windows 2000 Professional users 1 2 3 4 5 1 2 6 Page Image file storage destinations and image file names sss f For Windows 98 users (The drive recognizing the floppy disk i s [A].) Page Page Folder File Meaning Advanced operations Before performing advanced operations How to use the PLAY/STILL/MOVIE selector How to use the control button Beforeperforming advanced operations 1 2 How to change the menu settings 1 Page Item Setting Description PLAY/STILL/ MOVIE x selector x Page Page Page Various recording Setting the image size (IMAGE SIZE) 3 Creating Clip Motion Files 2 3 4, 5 To stop Clip Motion creation 4 5 Recording still images for e-mail (E- MAIL) Adding audio files to still images (VOICE) 2 To return to normal recording mode Recording text documents (TEXT) Image size Number of images* 2 Image size Number of images* Recording still images as uncompressed files (TIFF) 2 3 4 Recording images in macro To return to normal 2 3 Focusing manually To reactivate auto focusing 2 3 Using the PROGRAM AE function To cancel PROGRAM AE 2 Using the Spot light- metering function Adjusting the exposure (EXPOSURE) 3 Adjusting the white balance (WHITE BALANCE) To shoot in one-push white balance mode 1 2 3 2 Recording the date and time on the still image (DATE/TIME) Enjoying picture effects (PICTURE EFFECT) To cancel picture effect 3 4 2 3 BVariousplayback Various playback Playing back six images at once (INDEX) To display the next (previous) index screen 2 - Enlarging a part of the still image (Zoom and trimming) 2, 4 To return to the normal size 3 4 v b B BVariousplayback 2 3 Viewing images on a TV screen 1 2 Editing Preventing accidental erasure (PROTECT) 2 Deleting images (DELETE) To cancel deleting 2 In INDEX mode 3 Changing the recorded still image size (RESIZE) To cancel changing the size 2 3 Copying images (COPY) 5 To continue copying the image to other floppy disks or Memory Sticks 1 2 3 3, 4 4 1 6 3, 4, 5 2 3 1 2 3 To continue copying to other floppy disks To cancel copying partway 4 2, 3, 4 2 InINDEX mode 3 4 1 2 3 BAs anexternal drive 1 2 3 4 Additional information Precautions Onmoisture condensation On floppy disks On cleaning Onoperating temperature OnAC power adaptor On battery pack On thebuilt-in rechargeable lithiumbattery On Memory Sticks Using your camera abroad About InfoLITHIUM battery pack Page Troubleshooting Page Page t 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 Batterypacks t Warning and notice messages Message Meaning - Message Meaning E Self-diagnosis display Code Cause and/or Corrective Acti on t filename[D:\WORKS\Mavica\3rd\3066743111\3066743111MVCFD97UC\02GB- MVCFD97UC\09add.fm] Specifications System Inputand Output connector LCDscreen Finder LCD screen/finder indicators Page masterpage:Right filename[D:\WORKS\Mavica\3rd\3066743111\3066743111MVCFD97UC\02GB- MVCFD97UC\01covIX.fm] modelname1[MVC-F D97] Index A B C D