DSC-S650/S700
“Instruction Manual”
Types of “Memory Stick” that can be used (not supplied)
Other memory cards cannot be used
Notes on the LCD screen and lens
The pictures used in this Handbook
On illustrations
Basic Operations
Using the menu
Table of contents
Using the Setup screen
Viewing images on a TV screen
Using your computer
Printing still images
Troubleshooting
Others
Index
Focus
Exposure Adjusting the light intensity
Exposure
Color
On the effects of lighting
Quality
On “image quality” and “image size”
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Identifying parts
When shooting still images
When shooting movies
Indicators on the screen
When playing back still images
When playing back movies
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When a “Memory Stick Duo” is inserted
When there is no “Memory Stick Duo” inserted
On image data stored in the internal memory
To copy (back up) data on a “Memory Stick Duo”
To copy (back up) data on a hard disk of your computer
Still image shooting modes
: Auto Adjustment mode
: Program Auto mode
: Scene Selection mode
On Function Guide
1 Select a mode with the mode dial
Still image (auto adjustment mode): Select
Movie:
2 Hold the camera steady, keeping your arm at your side
3 Shoot with the shutter button
Shooting images easily (Auto adjustment mode)
If you shoot a still image of a subject that is difficult to focus on
Using the zoom
Flash (Selecting a flash mode for still images)
Macro (Shooting close-up)
Using the self-timer
EV (Adjusting the exposure manually)
To change the still image size
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Shooting still images (Scene selection)
Scene Selection modes
Functions that cannot be combined with Scene Selection
1 Press (Playback) button
2 Select an image with b/B on the control button
To delete images
To cancel the deletion
To view an enlarged image (playback zoom)
Viewing/deleting images
Viewing an index screen
To delete images in index mode
To cancel a selection
Using the menu
2 Press MENU to display the menu
3 Select the desired menu item with b/B on the control button
4 Select a setting with v/V
5 Press MENU to turn off the menu
Menu for shooting (page 32)
Menu for viewing (page 39)
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Shooting menu
(Metering Mode): Selecting the metering mode
WB (White Bal): Adjusting the color tones
ISO: Selecting a luminous sensitivity
(P.Quality): Selecting the still image quality
Mode (REC Mode): Selecting the continuous shooting method
(Flash Level): Adjusting the amount of flash light
(Sharpness): Adjusting the sharpness of the image
(Setup): Changing Setup items
(Folder): Selecting the folder for viewing images
Viewing menu
-(Protect): Preventing accidental erasure
To protect images in single-imagemode
To protect images in index mode
To cancel the protection
To cancel protection of all images in the folder
DPOF: Adding a Print order mark
(Print): Printing images using a printer
(Slide): Playing back a series of images
(Resize): Changing the image size of a recorded image
(Rotate): Rotating a still image
Using the Setup screen
1 Press MENU to display the menu
3 Press v/V/b/B on the control button to select the item you want to set
4 Press z to enter the setting
When the menu is not displayed
Digital Zoom
Camera
Function Guide
Red Eye Reduction
Auto Review
Internal Memory Tool For details on the operation 1 page
To cancel the formatting
Create REC. Folder
To cancel the folder creation
Memory Stick Tool
Change REC. Folder
To cancel changing the recording folder
Copy
To cancel the copying
LCD Backlight
Beep
Language
Initialize
To cancel the resetting
File Number
USB Connect
Setup
Video Out
Clock Set
To cancel the clock setting
Viewing images on a TV screen
1 Connect the camera to the TV
2 Turn on the TV and set the TV/ video input switch to “video.”
3 Press (Playback) button to turn on the camera
screen TV a on images Viewing
On TV color systems
NTSC system
PAL system
PAL-Msystem
PAL-Nsystem
Install the software (supplied) first (page 59)
Copying images to your computer (page 60)
Enjoying images using the “Picture Motion Browser” (page 68)
Enjoying your Windows computer
Recommended computer environment
Recommended environment for copying images
USB jack:
Recommended environment for using “Picture Motion Browser”
1 Turn on your computer, and insert the CD-ROM(supplied) into the CD-ROMdrive
2 Click [Install]
4 Select the [Region] and [Country/ Area], then click [Next]
5 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation
3 Select the desired language, then click [Next]
For a computer with a Memory Stick slot
For a computer without a Memory Stick slot
With Windows 95/98/98 Second Edition/ NT/Me:
Stage 1: Preparing the camera and the computer
1 Insert a “Memory Stick Duo” with recorded images into the camera
Copying images to your computer
Stage 2: Connecting the camera and your computer
Stage 3-A:Copying images to a computer
2 Click [Next]
4 Select a name and destination for the images, then click [Next]
6 Click [Finish]
Stage 3-B:Copying images to a Computer
1 Double-click[My Computer] t [Removable Disk] t [DCIM]
2 Double-clickthe folder where the image files you want to copy are stored
Then, right-clickan image file to display the menu and click [Copy]
Stage 4: Viewing images on your computer
1 Click [Start] t [My Documents]
2 Double-clickthe desired image file
To delete the USB connection
Image file storage destinations and file names
Example: viewing folders on Windows XP
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2 Copy the image file to the “Memory Stick Duo” folder in the following order
“Picture Motion Browser” overview
Exiting the “Picture Motion Browser”
Basic instructions
Importing images
1 Make sure “Media Check Tool”* is running
Using the “Picture Motion Browser” (supplied)
Viewing images
2 Connect the camera to your
1 Checking imported images
computer with the dedicated USB
3 Displaying individual images
Displaying images in full-screenmode
Creating a data disc
1 Select images to save on the disc
2 Click the button on the tool bar
3 Click [Start]
4 Follow the display instructions to
Other functions
Preparing images stored on the computer for viewing
3 Click [OK]
Changing the “Folder to be imported”
1 Choose [Import Settings] t
To uninstall the “Picture Motion
Browser”
Copying and viewing images on a computer
OS (pre-installed): Mac OS 9.1/9.2/ Mac
1 Prepare the camera and a Macintosh computer
2 Connect the dedicated USB cable
3 Copy image files to the Macintosh computer
Using your Macintosh computer
Printing directly using a PictBridge compliant printer (page 77)
Printing directly using a “Memory Stick” compliant printer
Printing using a computer
Printing at a shop (page 81)
In single-imagemode
Stage 1: Preparing the camera
In index mode
2 Press B on the control button to select (Setup)
3 Select [] (Setup2) with V, then
Printing images directly using a PictBridge compliant printer
Stage 2: Connecting the camera to the printer
1 Connect the camera to the printer
2 Turn on your camera and the printer
[All In This Folder]
2 Select print settings with v/V/b/B
[Index]
[Size]
[Date]
[Quantity]
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What is DPOF
When taking a “Memory Stick Duo” to a shop
Marking in single-imagemode
1 Display the image you want to print
3 Select DPOF with b/B, then press
Printing at a shop
Marking in index mode
1 Display the index screen (page 29)
4 Select [Select] with v/V, then press z
5 Select the image you want to mark with v/V/b/B, then press z
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Batteries and power
The batteries run down too quickly
Cannot turn on the camera
The power turns off suddenly
Shooting still images/movies
Your camera cannot record images
The subject is not visible on the screen
The image is out of focus
Zoom does not work
The close-upshoot function (Macro) does not work
The date and time are not displayed
Cannot insert dates on images
The screen is too dark or too bright
The image is too dark
Dots appear and remain on the screen
Cannot shoot images in succession
Viewing images
Your camera cannot play back images
The image appears rough right after playback starts
The resizing function does not work
Computers
You do not know if the OS of your computer is compatible with the camera
Your computer does not recognize your camera
You cannot copy images
The image cannot be played back on a computer
You cannot print an image
Images once copied to a computer cannot be viewed on the camera
Picture Motion Browser
Images are not displayed correctly with “Picture Motion Browser”
“Memory Stick Duo”
Cannot insert a “Memory Stick Duo”
Cannot format a “Memory Stick Duo”
You have formatted a “Memory Stick Duo” by mistake
Internal memory
Cannot print images with the date inserted
PictBridge compliant printer
A connection cannot be established
Cannot print images
Printing is canceled
Cannot select the print size
Cannot print the image at the size selected
Cannot operate the camera after canceling printing
Others
The camera does not function with the lens portion extended
Messages
System error
Internal memory error
Reinsert the Memory Stick
Memory Stick type error
Warning messages
Cannot record
File error
File protect
Image size over
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Notes on using a “Memory Stick Duo” (not supplied)
On the “Memory Stick”
Notes on using the Memory Stick Duo Adaptor (not supplied)
Notes on using “Memory Stick PRO Duo” (not supplied)
Notes on using “Memory Stick Micro” (not supplied)
Batteries you can and cannot use with your camera
On Nickel-MetalHydride batteries (not supplied)
Index
Index
(USB) · A/V OUT terminal
(Playback) button to turn on the camera.
(Playback) button