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3-062-820-12(1)
Digital Still
Camera
Operating Instructions
Before operating the unit, please read this manual thoroughly, and retain
it for future reference.
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©2000 Sony Corporation
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Precaution on copyright WARNING Television programs, films, video tapes, and other materials may be copyrighted. To prevent fire or shock hazard, do Unauthorized recording of such materials not expose the unit to rain or may be contrary to the provision of the moisture. copyright laws. Do not shake or strike the camera Attention In addition to malfunctions and inability to The electromagnetic fields at the specific record images, this may render the frequencies may influence the p
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Table of contents Using the PROGRAM AE function .... 38 Getting started Adjusting the exposure (EXPOSURE) ..............................39 Identifying the parts .............................. 4 Adjusting the white balance Preparing the power supply .................. 6 (WHITE BALANCE) .................. 40 Setting the date and time ..................... 10 Recording the date and time on the still Inserting the “Memory Stick” ............. 12 image (DATE/TIME) .................. 40 Enjoying pi
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Getting started Identifying the parts See the pages in parentheses for details of operation. 1 8 2 9 3 0 4 5 qa 6 qs qd 7 qf A Shutter button (13) (17) H OPEN (BATT) switch B Flash (16) I Slot cover for AC power adaptor/charger (9) C Self-timer/Recording lamp J VOLUME +/– button D Built-in microphone PROGRAM AE ADJ button Do not touch while recording. K A/V OUT jack (45) E Photocell window for flash Audio output is monaural. Do not block while recording. L DIGITAL I/O (USB) jack (22) (23)
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Getting started 8 1 2 9 3 0 4 5 qa qd 6 qs qf 7 qg H LCD screen A (flash) button I MODE selector (26) B Flash lamp J T (digital zoom) button C LCD BACK LIGHT switch W (digital zoom) button Usually set to ON. Set to OFF to save the battery if you use your K Speaker camera in bright place. L Hook for the wrist strap D PROGRAM AE button (38) M “Memory Stick” eject button E Control button N Access lamp (12) F DISPLAY button O “Memory Stick” cover G POWER switch POWER lamp Attaching the lens
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Preparing the power supply Charging the battery pack Your camera operates only with the “InfoLITHIUM” NP-FS11 battery pack* (S series). You cannot use any other battery pack. Battery pack (S series) CHARGE lamp (orange) To the mains AC-VF10 AC power adaptor/charger (supplied) Connect the AC power adaptor/charger and the mains. 1 Insert the battery pack in the direction of the v mark. Slide the 2 battery pack in the direction of the arrow. The CHARGE lamp lights up when charging begins. Wh
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Getting started Charging time Battery pack Full charge (min.) Normal charge (min.) NP-FS11 (supplied) 170 110 Approximate time to charge a completely discharged battery pack using the AC- VF10 AC power adaptor/charger. Battery life and number of images that can be recorded/played back STILL mode recording* LCD BACK LIGHT Battery life (min.) Number of images ON 70 (65) 1300 (1200) OFF 85 (75) 1600 (1400) STILL mode playback** LCD BACK LIGHT Battery life (min.) Number of images ON 110 (100) 220
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Installing the battery pack Battery pack (S series) Battery eject lever Open the battery cover. 1 Open the cover while sliding the OPEN switch in the direction of the arrow. Install the battery pack. 2 Slide the battery eject lever downward and insert the battery pack with the v mark facing toward the battery compartment as illustrated. Close the battery cover. 3 To remove the battery pack Open the battery cover. Slide the battery eject lever downward, and remove the battery pack. Be car
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Getting started Using the AC power adaptor DK-115 DC connecting cable (supplied) Slot cover for AC power adaptor/charger Mains lead AC-VF10 AC power adaptor/ charger (supplied) Open the battery cover. 1 Insert the one end of the DK-115 DC connecting cable to the 2 battery terminal, and close the cover. When inserting the cable, open the slot cover for AC power adaptor/charger and be careful not to pinch the cable. Connect the other end of the DC connecting cable to the AC power 3 adaptor/
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Setting the date and time When you first use your camera, set the date and time. If these are not set, the CLOCK SET screen appears whenever you turn on your camera for recording. Control button Slide the POWER switch downward to turn on the power. 1 The POWER lamp lights up. Press v on the control button. 2 The menu bar appears on the LCD screen. Select [SETUP] with B on the control button, 3 then press the center z. 10
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Getting started Select [CLOCK SET] with v/V on the control button, then press the 4 center z. Select the desired date display format with 5 v/V on the control button, then press the center z. Select from [Y/M/D] (year/month/day), [M/D/Y] (month/day/year) or [D/M/Y] (day/month/year). Select the year, month, day, hour or minute 6 item you want to set with / on the control b B button. The item to be set is indicated with / . v V Set the numeric value with v/V on the control button, then p
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Inserting the “Memory Stick” Access lamp “Memory Stick” Open the “Memory Stick” cover. 1 Open the cover while sliding it in the direction of the arrow. Insert the “Memory Stick.” 2 Insert the “Memory Stick” with the B mark facing toward the “Memory Stick” compartment as illustrated. Close the “Memory Stick” cover. 3 Removing the “Memory Stick” Open the “Memory Stick” cover, then press the “Memory Stick” eject button. Notes Insert the “Memory Stick” firmly, otherwise a message such as “MEM
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B B B B Recording Basic operations Recording B Recording still images Still images are recorded in JPEG format. To record still images, slide the POWER switch downward to turn on the power and insert a “Memory Stick.” POWER switch Set the MODE selector to STILL. 1 Press and hold the shutter button halfway 2 Remaining memory down and check the image. capacity indicator While the AE lock indicator z (green) is flashing, the image freezes momentarily, but is not yet recorded. When the camer
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Checking the last recorded image (Quick Review) You can check the last recorded image by clearing the menu bar from the screen (page 27) and pressing b on the control button. To return to the normal recording mode, press lightly on the shutter button or select [RETURN] with b/B on the control button and then press the center z. You can also delete the image first by selecting [DELETE] on the Quick Review screen with b/B on the control button and pressing the center z, and then selecting [OK
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B B B B Recording LCD screen indicators during recording Press DISPLAY to turn on/off the indicators on the LCD screen. See page 61 for a detailed description of the indicated items. DISPLAY Notes You cannot turn off the self-timer indicators and some of the indicators used in advanced operations. The indicators on the LCD screen are not recorded. Using the self-timer When you use the self-timer function, the subject is recorded about 10 seconds after you press the shutter button. Shutter
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Recording images with the flash The initial setting is auto (no indicator). In this mode, the flash automatically strobes when the surroundings become dark. When you change the flash mode, press the (flash) repeatedly so that the flash mode indicator appears on the LCD screen. Flash emitter Flash lamp (flash) Photocell window for flash Each time you press the (flash), the indicator changes as follows. (No indicator) t t t t (No indicator) Auto red-eye reduction: The flash strobes
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B B B B Recording Recording moving images Moving images with audio are recorded in MPEG format. To record moving images, slide the POWER switch downward to turn on the power and insert a “Memory Stick.” DISPLAY POWER switch Set the MODE selector to MOVIE. 1 Press the shutter button fully down. 2 “REC” appears on the LCD screen, and the image and sound are recorded on the “Memory Stick.” If you press the shutter button momentarily The image and sound are recorded for five seconds. You can
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B Playback Playing back still images DISPLAY POWER switch Set the MODE selector to PLAY. 1 The last recorded image (still or moving) appears on the LCD screen. Press v on the control button to display the menu bar on the LCD 2 screen. Select the desired still image with the 3 control button. Press v/V/b/B on the control button to select "b/B" on the LCD screen, then press b/B on the control button. "b: To display the preceding image. B": To display the next image. When the menu bar is
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B B B B Playback Playing back moving images VOLUME +/– DISPLAY POWER switch Set the MODE selector to PLAY. 1 The last recorded image (still or moving) appears on the LCD screen. Press v on the control button to display the menu bar on the LCD 2 screen. Select the desired moving image with the 3 control button. Moving images are displayed one-size smaller than still images. Press v/V/b/B on the control button to select "b/B" on the LCD screen, then press b/B on the control button. "b: T
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When the menu bar is not displayed You can directly select the image with b/B on the control button, and play back the image and sound by pressing the center z. When you press the center z during playback, playback is paused. Moving images recorded with the image of [320 (HQ)] The images are displayed over the entire screen in steps 3 and 4. Adjusting the volume Press VOLUME +/– to adjust the volume. LCD screen indicators during moving image playback Press DISPLAY to turn on/off the indicato
