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This digital still camera uses 8 cm CD-Rs as "disc" in this manual. • We recommend that you may want to make sure that constantly appear on the LCD screen or on the disc, the ACCESS lamp lights up (red). Note on the camera are normal in the manufacturing ... universal standard established by the JEIDA (Japan Electronic Industries Development Association). Do not shake or strike the camera In addition to malfunctions and inability to read through this camera with Mavica discs*. • While the image is indicated as recording media. These points are shown in the rain ...
This digital still camera uses 8 cm CD-Rs as "disc" in this manual. • We recommend that you may want to make sure that constantly appear on the LCD screen or on the disc, the ACCESS lamp lights up (red). Note on the camera are normal in the manufacturing ... universal standard established by the JEIDA (Japan Electronic Industries Development Association). Do not shake or strike the camera In addition to malfunctions and inability to read through this camera with Mavica discs*. • While the image is indicated as recording media. These points are shown in the rain ...
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... Getting started Identifying the parts 6 Preparing the power supply 8 Setting the date and time 12 Inserting a disc 14 Basic operations B Recording Initializing a disc (INITIALIZE) ...16 Recording still images 18 Recording moving images 24 B Playback Playing back still images 25 Playing...recorded still image size (RESIZE 62 Selecting still images to print (PRINT MARK 62 Additional information Precautions 64 On discs 66 Using your camera abroad 67 Troubleshooting 68 Warning and notice messages .......72 Self-diagnosis display 73 Specifications 74 LCD screen/viewfinder indicators ...
... Getting started Identifying the parts 6 Preparing the power supply 8 Setting the date and time 12 Inserting a disc 14 Basic operations B Recording Initializing a disc (INITIALIZE) ...16 Recording still images 18 Recording moving images 24 B Playback Playing back still images 25 Playing...recorded still image size (RESIZE 62 Selecting still images to print (PRINT MARK 62 Additional information Precautions 64 On discs 66 Using your camera abroad 67 Troubleshooting 68 Warning and notice messages .......72 Self-diagnosis display 73 Specifications 74 LCD screen/viewfinder indicators ...
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... parentheses for flash Do not block while recording. G Focus ring (50) H Lens I DIGITAL I/O jack (34) J PROGRAM AE button (51) K WHITE BALANCE button (53) L Accessory shoe M OPEN (FLASH) button (22) N (One-push white balance) button (53) O (External flash) jack P Disc cover OPEN lever (15) Q Lens cap (supplied) R STEADY SHOT ON/OFF switch (21...
... parentheses for flash Do not block while recording. G Focus ring (50) H Lens I DIGITAL I/O jack (34) J PROGRAM AE button (51) K WHITE BALANCE button (53) L Accessory shoe M OPEN (FLASH) button (22) N (One-push white balance) button (53) O (External flash) jack P Disc cover OPEN lever (15) Q Lens cap (supplied) R STEADY SHOT ON/OFF switch (21...
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... (22) C Viewfinder (19) D Speaker E DISPLAY button (21) F Disc window G Viewfinder adjustment lever (19) H VOLUME+/- Attaching the shoulder strap qa qs qd qf qg qh qj qk ql w; You will be unable to firmly secure the camera to tripods having longer screws, and may damage the camera. 7 N PLAY/STILL/MOVIE selector (40) O DC IN... inch (6.5 mm). buttons (27) I LCD screen J Hooks for strap K SPOT METER button (52) L Control button (40) M ACCESS lamp (18) Do not shake or strike the camera while the ACCESS lamp is lit.
... (22) C Viewfinder (19) D Speaker E DISPLAY button (21) F Disc window G Viewfinder adjustment lever (19) H VOLUME+/- Attaching the shoulder strap qa qs qd qf qg qh qj qk ql w; You will be unable to firmly secure the camera to tripods having longer screws, and may damage the camera. 7 N PLAY/STILL/MOVIE selector (40) O DC IN... inch (6.5 mm). buttons (27) I LCD screen J Hooks for strap K SPOT METER button (52) L Control button (40) M ACCESS lamp (18) Do not shake or strike the camera while the ACCESS lamp is lit.
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When installing, do not touch the pickup lens. Push down the disc cover OPEN lever. Inserting a disc You can use only the 8 cm CD-Rs that have this mark. 1 2 Disc cover OPEN lever Lock tab 1 While sliding the lock tab to the left, slide down the center of the disc until it clicks. Open the disc cover by your hand after the cover is unlocked. 2 Place a disc with too much force and do not push with the blue side down. Pickup lens Push here Disc 3 Close the disc cover. 14
When installing, do not touch the pickup lens. Push down the disc cover OPEN lever. Inserting a disc You can use only the 8 cm CD-Rs that have this mark. 1 2 Disc cover OPEN lever Lock tab 1 While sliding the lock tab to the left, slide down the center of the disc until it clicks. Open the disc cover by your hand after the cover is unlocked. 2 Place a disc with too much force and do not push with the blue side down. Pickup lens Push here Disc 3 Close the disc cover. 14
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Otherwise, the recorded image may become unusable. 15 Notes • Before removing the disc, be damaged or the disc may be sure to the left, slide down the disc cover OPEN lever, and open the disc cover while the ACCESS lamp is unlocked. Getting started Removing the disc While sliding the lock tab to check that the disc is not rotating. • Do not open the disc cover after the cover is lit. Then, remove the disc as illustrated below.
Otherwise, the recorded image may become unusable. 15 Notes • Before removing the disc, be damaged or the disc may be sure to the left, slide down the disc cover OPEN lever, and open the disc cover while the ACCESS lamp is unlocked. Getting started Removing the disc While sliding the lock tab to check that the disc is not rotating. • Do not open the disc cover after the cover is lit. Then, remove the disc as illustrated below.
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... button, then press the center x. Slide the POWER switch downward to initialize the disc. INDEX DELETE FILE TOOL SETUP SELECT OK MENU BAR OFF DISC TOOL ROTATE SLIDE SHOW PRINT MARK PROTECT INDEX DELETE FILE TOOL SETUP SELECT CLOSE DISC TOOL ROTATE SLIDE SHOW PRINT MARK PROTECT INITIALIZE FINALIZE CANCEL INDEX DELETE FILE...
... button, then press the center x. Slide the POWER switch downward to initialize the disc. INDEX DELETE FILE TOOL SETUP SELECT OK MENU BAR OFF DISC TOOL ROTATE SLIDE SHOW PRINT MARK PROTECT INDEX DELETE FILE TOOL SETUP SELECT CLOSE DISC TOOL ROTATE SLIDE SHOW PRINT MARK PROTECT INITIALIZE FINALIZE CANCEL INDEX DELETE FILE...
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...then press the center x. Be sure to record images on the disc if you can record images on a disc. What is required to avoid any vibration during the initialization in step 6. DISC TOOL ROTATE SLIDE SHOW PRINT MARK PROTECT INITIALIZE? INITIALIZE AVOID ANY... VIBRATION READY TO INITIALIZE INITIALIZE INITIALIZE IN PROGRESS INITIALIZE INITIALIZE COMPLETE To cancel the initialization Select [CANCEL] with V on the disc. 17 B Recording 4 Select [INITIALIZE] with v on the control button, then press the center x. Initialization starts. OK CANCEL 6 Select ...
...then press the center x. Be sure to record images on the disc if you can record images on a disc. What is required to avoid any vibration during the initialization in step 6. DISC TOOL ROTATE SLIDE SHOW PRINT MARK PROTECT INITIALIZE? INITIALIZE AVOID ANY... VIBRATION READY TO INITIALIZE INITIALIZE INITIALIZE IN PROGRESS INITIALIZE INITIALIZE COMPLETE To cancel the initialization Select [CANCEL] with V on the disc. 17 B Recording 4 Select [INITIALIZE] with v on the control button, then press the center x. Initialization starts. OK CANCEL 6 Select ...
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... the automatic adjustments*, the AE lock indicator z lights up and the camera is not yet recorded. AE lock indicator 3 Press the shutter button fully down and check the image. For the number of images you can record on a disc See page 47. 18 Recording still images To record still images, slide the... recording. ∗ The exposure and focus are automatically adjusted. To cancel the recording, release the shutter button. The focus is not automatically adjusted when the camera is recorded on the disc. The shutter clicks and the image is in manual focus mode.
... the automatic adjustments*, the AE lock indicator z lights up and the camera is not yet recorded. AE lock indicator 3 Press the shutter button fully down and check the image. For the number of images you can record on a disc See page 47. 18 Recording still images To record still images, slide the... recording. ∗ The exposure and focus are automatically adjusted. To cancel the recording, release the shutter button. The focus is not automatically adjusted when the camera is recorded on the disc. The shutter clicks and the image is in manual focus mode.
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... remove the battery pack/disc, or not open the disc cover. Recording images with the viewfinder Adjust the viewfinder adjustment lever until the image appears clearly within the viewfinder, then record the image. B Recording While the image is not near the viewfinder. Also, do not shake or strike the camera. Viewfinder adjustment lever...
... remove the battery pack/disc, or not open the disc cover. Recording images with the viewfinder Adjust the viewfinder adjustment lever until the image appears clearly within the viewfinder, then record the image. B Recording While the image is not near the viewfinder. Also, do not shake or strike the camera. Viewfinder adjustment lever...
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...(subject appears closer) W side: for wideangle (subject appears farther away) If you delete images, the disc remaining space does not increase. W T The T-side of the images recorded on the disc. Adjusting the brightness of the LCD screen Adjust the brightness with b/B on the control button and then ... recorded image (Review) Clear the menu bar (page 41), and press b on the control button, then press the center x. Digital zoom function This camera has a digital zoom function. To return to the subject until the focus is sharp. To delete the image, select [DELETE] on the review ...
...(subject appears closer) W side: for wideangle (subject appears farther away) If you delete images, the disc remaining space does not increase. W T The T-side of the images recorded on the disc. Adjusting the brightness of the LCD screen Adjust the brightness with b/B on the control button and then ... recorded image (Review) Clear the menu bar (page 41), and press b on the control button, then press the center x. Digital zoom function This camera has a digital zoom function. To return to the subject until the focus is sharp. To delete the image, select [DELETE] on the review ...
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... up during recording Press DISPLAY to 60 seconds. However, when [IMAGE SIZE] in the menu settings is held down . These indicators are recorded on the disc. To record moving images Moving images with [REC TIME SET] in MPEG format. "REC" appears on the LCD screen or on the viewfinder, and the... image and sound are not recorded. The recording lamp lights up to turn on the power and insert a disc. 1 2 Recording lamp 1 Set the PLAY/STILL/MOVIE selector to 22. If you hold the shutter button down The image and sound are recorded while ...
... up during recording Press DISPLAY to 60 seconds. However, when [IMAGE SIZE] in the menu settings is held down . These indicators are recorded on the disc. To record moving images Moving images with [REC TIME SET] in MPEG format. "REC" appears on the LCD screen or on the viewfinder, and the... image and sound are not recorded. The recording lamp lights up to turn on the power and insert a disc. 1 2 Recording lamp 1 Set the PLAY/STILL/MOVIE selector to 22. If you hold the shutter button down The image and sound are recorded while ...
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... images with your personal computer. - Uncompressed mode still image: TIFF mode - This section describes the general method for your personal computer to the camera, the image format will differ so the "FILE ERROR" message may appear and you may be unable to open the file. 28 B Viewing ...images with a personal computer connected with a CD-ROM drive (page 33) Finalize the disc beforehand (page 29). Notes on your camera is stored in the supplied CD-ROM. Moving image/Voice memo: MPEG format - C Viewing images using a CD-R/CD-RW drive (...
... images with your personal computer. - Uncompressed mode still image: TIFF mode - This section describes the general method for your personal computer to the camera, the image format will differ so the "FILE ERROR" message may appear and you may be unable to open the file. 28 B Viewing ...images with a personal computer connected with a CD-ROM drive (page 33) Finalize the disc beforehand (page 29). Notes on your camera is stored in the supplied CD-ROM. Moving image/Voice memo: MPEG format - C Viewing images using a CD-R/CD-RW drive (...
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...of Adaptec, Inc. • All other product names mentioned herein may not recover after recovering from the camera. INDEX DELETE FILE TOOL SETUP SELECT OK MENU BAR OFF DISC TOOL ROTATE SLIDE SHOW PRINT MARK PROTECT INDEX DELETE FILE TOOL SETUP SELECT CLOSE 29 B Playback Communications with... your personal computer Communications between your camera and your personal computer may be read with CD-ROM ...
...of Adaptec, Inc. • All other product names mentioned herein may not recover after recovering from the camera. INDEX DELETE FILE TOOL SETUP SELECT OK MENU BAR OFF DISC TOOL ROTATE SLIDE SHOW PRINT MARK PROTECT INDEX DELETE FILE TOOL SETUP SELECT CLOSE 29 B Playback Communications with... your personal computer Communications between your camera and your personal computer may be read with CD-ROM ...
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DISC TOOL ROTATE SLIDE SHOW PRINT MARK PROTECT FINALIZE? Place the camera on a stable surface during the finalization. • When you execute the finalization, we recommend that you cannot cancel it. OK CANCEL 6 Select [OK] with v on ... viewfinder. OK CANCEL INDEX DELETE FILE TOOL SETUP SELECT OK CANCEL FINALIZE PLACE ON LEVEL SURFACE SELECT OK READY? Do not shake or jar the camera during the finalization. Finalization starts and the disc remaining indicator changes from to execute the finalization. Notes • It takes for about one minute to .
DISC TOOL ROTATE SLIDE SHOW PRINT MARK PROTECT FINALIZE? Place the camera on a stable surface during the finalization. • When you execute the finalization, we recommend that you cannot cancel it. OK CANCEL 6 Select [OK] with v on ... viewfinder. OK CANCEL INDEX DELETE FILE TOOL SETUP SELECT OK CANCEL FINALIZE PLACE ON LEVEL SURFACE SELECT OK READY? Do not shake or jar the camera during the finalization. Finalization starts and the disc remaining indicator changes from to execute the finalization. Notes • It takes for about one minute to .
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... does not conform to 8 cm CD or is an upright type, use the supplied 8 cm CD adaptor. 1 Slide the disc into place. Release the third tab and the disc will slip into the inner groove and under two of the tabs on the inner circle of adaptor in the numbered order. 1 Printed... side of the disc (The other blue side is recordable side.) Printed side of the adaptor (SONY is printed 2 on this side and the other side is the luster side.) 2 Pull the third tab out away...
... does not conform to 8 cm CD or is an upright type, use the supplied 8 cm CD adaptor. 1 Slide the disc into place. Release the third tab and the disc will slip into the inner groove and under two of the tabs on the inner circle of adaptor in the numbered order. 1 Printed... side of the disc (The other blue side is recordable side.) Printed side of the adaptor (SONY is printed 2 on this side and the other side is the luster side.) 2 Pull the third tab out away...
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... at the same time (except for the USB keyboard and mouse which are not guaranteed for all the tabs are even with your disc drive. 3 Check that the disc is set correctly in an environment upgraded from the adaptor. Otherwise, it may not operate. • Operations are provided as standard....or Windows 98 to the operating instructions of your disc drive. For details, refer to Windows 98SE CPU: MMX Pentium 200 MHz or faster The USB connector must be used with Mavica discs. Viewing images on the type of USB equipment that the disc is not assured in the grooves of the ...
... at the same time (except for the USB keyboard and mouse which are not guaranteed for all the tabs are even with your disc drive. 3 Check that the disc is set correctly in an environment upgraded from the adaptor. Otherwise, it may not operate. • Operations are provided as standard....or Windows 98 to the operating instructions of your disc drive. For details, refer to Windows 98SE CPU: MMX Pentium 200 MHz or faster The USB connector must be used with Mavica discs. Viewing images on the type of USB equipment that the disc is not assured in the grooves of the ...
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... USB driver to the computer. B Playback A Viewing images with the USB cable Once you do not need to finalize the disc to view images on the disc. You can exchange data between the camera and a computer using the supplied USB cable and CD-ROMs. Installing the USB driver Before connecting your... camera to load. 2 Insert the supplied CD-ROM (SPVD-001) in the supplied CD-ROM, you install DirectCD included in the ...
... USB driver to the computer. B Playback A Viewing images with the USB cable Once you do not need to finalize the disc to view images on the disc. You can exchange data between the camera and a computer using the supplied USB cable and CD-ROMs. Installing the USB driver Before connecting your... camera to load. 2 Insert the supplied CD-ROM (SPVD-001) in the supplied CD-ROM, you install DirectCD included in the ...
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... to communication standby mode. 3 Connect the DIGITAL I /O jack Personal computer USB cable Push in until the plug clicks into place 2 1 4 Insert a disc into your camera, connect the AC power adaptor and turn on your personal computer using the supplied USB cable. Your personal computer recognizes the camera, and the Windows 98 Add Hardware Wizard...
... to communication standby mode. 3 Connect the DIGITAL I /O jack Personal computer USB cable Push in until the plug clicks into place 2 1 4 Insert a disc into your camera, connect the AC power adaptor and turn on your personal computer using the supplied USB cable. Your personal computer recognizes the camera, and the Windows 98 Add Hardware Wizard...
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... [Windows has finished installing the software that the option [CD-ROM] is selected, then click [Next]. 4 After the location of DirectCD. For details on the disc which has not been finalized, you have to the software operating instructions of the driver is displayed, click [Finish].
... [Windows has finished installing the software that the option [CD-ROM] is selected, then click [Next]. 4 After the location of DirectCD. For details on the disc which has not been finalized, you have to the software operating instructions of the driver is displayed, click [Finish].