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...or television reception, which the receiver is no guarantee that interference will not occur in order to comply with the limits for a digital device pursuant to radio communications. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. - The supplied interface cable must be prohibited. Note: In ...lithium ion battery. "Memory Stick" N50 3 Note: This equipment has been tested and found compliant with the limits sets out on a circuit different from that to your unwanted lithium ion batteries to which can return your nearest Sony Service Center. If this camera. Increase the separation...
...or television reception, which the receiver is no guarantee that interference will not occur in order to comply with the limits for a digital device pursuant to radio communications. Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna. - The supplied interface cable must be prohibited. Note: In ...lithium ion battery. "Memory Stick" N50 3 Note: This equipment has been tested and found compliant with the limits sets out on a circuit different from that to your unwanted lithium ion batteries to which can return your nearest Sony Service Center. If this camera. Increase the separation...
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...recommendation To avoid the potential risk of the pixels are manufactured using your camera still images recorded on other equipment (DCR-TRV890E/TRV900/ TRV900E, DSC-D700, DSC-D770) that does not conform with a finder) and lens •...points and/or bright points (white, red, blue or green in the U.S.A. and Canada THIS CLASS B DIGITAL DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES AND THE CANADIAN ICES-003 OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING...screen, LCD finder (only models with this may render the "Memory Stick" unusable or image data breakdown, damage or loss may be copyrighted.
...recommendation To avoid the potential risk of the pixels are manufactured using your camera still images recorded on other equipment (DCR-TRV890E/TRV900/ TRV900E, DSC-D700, DSC-D770) that does not conform with a finder) and lens •...points and/or bright points (white, red, blue or green in the U.S.A. and Canada THIS CLASS B DIGITAL DEVICE COMPLIES WITH PART 15 OF THE FCC RULES AND THE CANADIAN ICES-003 OPERATION IS SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING...screen, LCD finder (only models with this may render the "Memory Stick" unusable or image data breakdown, damage or loss may be copyrighted.
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...part of contents Getting started Identifying the parts 8 Preparing the power supply 10 Setting the date and time 15 Inserting the "Memory Stick 17 Basic operations B Recording Recording still images 19 Recording moving images 26 B Playback Playing back still images 28 Playing back...image file (DIVIDE 67 Changing the setup settings (SETUP 69 Additional information Precautions 71 On "Memory Sticks 72 About "InfoLITHIUM" battery pack (not supplied 73 Using your camera abroad 74 Troubleshooting 75 Warning and notice messages 81 Self-diagnosis display 83 Specifications 84 LCD screen...
...part of contents Getting started Identifying the parts 8 Preparing the power supply 10 Setting the date and time 15 Inserting the "Memory Stick 17 Basic operations B Recording Recording still images 19 Recording moving images 26 B Playback Playing back still images 28 Playing back...image file (DIVIDE 67 Changing the setup settings (SETUP 69 Additional information Precautions 71 On "Memory Sticks 72 About "InfoLITHIUM" battery pack (not supplied 73 Using your camera abroad 74 Troubleshooting 75 Warning and notice messages 81 Self-diagnosis display 83 Specifications 84 LCD screen...
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Getting started Attaching the strap A Finder Self-timer/recording lamp (red) AE/AF lock lamp (green) /CHG (flash charge/battery charge) lamp (orange) (24) B MENU button (40) C DC IN jack cover (12) (14) D DC IN jack (12) (14) E Control button (18) (39) F LCD screen G DISPLAY/LCD ON/OFF button (21) H Zoom button (INDEX button during playback) (22) I Hook for lens cap/wrist strap J OPEN switch K Battery cover L Access lamp (17) M "Memory Stick" cover 9
Getting started Attaching the strap A Finder Self-timer/recording lamp (red) AE/AF lock lamp (green) /CHG (flash charge/battery charge) lamp (orange) (24) B MENU button (40) C DC IN jack cover (12) (14) D DC IN jack (12) (14) E Control button (18) (39) F LCD screen G DISPLAY/LCD ON/OFF button (21) H Zoom button (INDEX button during playback) (22) I Hook for lens cap/wrist strap J OPEN switch K Battery cover L Access lamp (17) M "Memory Stick" cover 9
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... cold location when using alkaline batteries. The above are a guide when you use your camera at low temperatures, use the flash, repeatedly turn the power on conditions. • The capacity of the "Memory Stick" is set to BRIGHT, the battery life and number of images will be decreased... a temperature of 25°C (77°F). Battery life and number of images that can be recorded/played back Getting started Still image recording* SONY alkaline batteries (supplied) NP-FS11 (not supplied)** Battery life Number of Battery life Number of (min.) images (min.) images LCD screen ON ...
... cold location when using alkaline batteries. The above are a guide when you use your camera at low temperatures, use the flash, repeatedly turn the power on conditions. • The capacity of the "Memory Stick" is set to BRIGHT, the battery life and number of images will be decreased... a temperature of 25°C (77°F). Battery life and number of images that can be recorded/played back Getting started Still image recording* SONY alkaline batteries (supplied) NP-FS11 (not supplied)** Battery life Number of Battery life Number of (min.) images (min.) images LCD screen ON ...
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... lit up. • You cannot record or edit images on the types of "Memory Stick" used. 17 Insert the "Memory Stick" with the B mark facing toward the battery compartment as "MEMORY STICK ERROR" will be displayed. • Never remove the "Memory Stick" or turn off the power while the access lamp is set to...
... lit up. • You cannot record or edit images on the types of "Memory Stick" used. 17 Insert the "Memory Stick" with the B mark facing toward the battery compartment as "MEMORY STICK ERROR" will be displayed. • Never remove the "Memory Stick" or turn off the power while the access lamp is set to...
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...and hold the shutter button halfway down. POWER 1 Set the mode dial to turn on the power and insert a "Memory Stick." The image freezes momentarily, but is flashing, the camera automatically adjusts the exposure and focus of the captured image. While the AE/AF lock indicator z is not yet recorded..., the AE/AF lock indicator z stops flashing, then lights up 19 AE/AF lock indicator (green) flashes t lights up and the camera is ready for recording.* If you release the shutter button, the recording will be canceled. B Recording Recording still images Still images are recorded...
...and hold the shutter button halfway down. POWER 1 Set the mode dial to turn on the power and insert a "Memory Stick." The image freezes momentarily, but is flashing, the camera automatically adjusts the exposure and focus of the captured image. While the AE/AF lock indicator z is not yet recorded..., the AE/AF lock indicator z stops flashing, then lights up 19 AE/AF lock indicator (green) flashes t lights up and the camera is ready for recording.* If you release the shutter button, the recording will be canceled. B Recording Recording still images Still images are recorded...
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...flashing AE/AF lock indicator changes to flashing slowly, the subject may change after the automatic adjustment is charging the flash.) Holding the camera correctly Hold the camera so that your fingers do not block the flash and do not touch the lens portion when recording images. 20 However, the ...recording cannot be difficult to 52. The number of images you can record on a "Memory Stick" See pages 46 and 48 to focus on the "Memory Stick."...
...flashing AE/AF lock indicator changes to flashing slowly, the subject may change after the automatic adjustment is charging the flash.) Holding the camera correctly Hold the camera so that your fingers do not block the flash and do not touch the lens portion when recording images. 20 However, the ...recording cannot be difficult to 52. The number of images you can record on a "Memory Stick" See pages 46 and 48 to focus on the "Memory Stick."...
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...: OFF RED EYE REDUCTION: OFF AF ILLUMINATOR: ON PAGE SELECT CAMERA MOVING IMAGE: MPEG MOVIE DATE/TIME: CLIP MOTION DIGITAL ZOOM: RED EYE REDUCTION: AF ILLUMINATOR: OK CAMERA MOVING IMAGE: MPEG MOVIE DATE/TIME: OFF DIGITAL ZOOM: OFF RED EYE REDUCTION: OFF AF ILLUMINATOR: ON PAGE SELECT... [ ] (CAMERA) with v/V on the control button, then press B. 3 Select [MOVING IMAGE] with v/V on the control button, then press B. 4 Select [MPEG MOVIE] with v/V on the control button, then press the center z. 5 Set the mode dial to turn on the power and insert a "Memory Stick." To record...
...: OFF RED EYE REDUCTION: OFF AF ILLUMINATOR: ON PAGE SELECT CAMERA MOVING IMAGE: MPEG MOVIE DATE/TIME: CLIP MOTION DIGITAL ZOOM: RED EYE REDUCTION: AF ILLUMINATOR: OK CAMERA MOVING IMAGE: MPEG MOVIE DATE/TIME: OFF DIGITAL ZOOM: OFF RED EYE REDUCTION: OFF AF ILLUMINATOR: ON PAGE SELECT... [ ] (CAMERA) with v/V on the control button, then press B. 3 Select [MOVING IMAGE] with v/V on the control button, then press B. 4 Select [MPEG MOVIE] with v/V on the control button, then press the center z. 5 Set the mode dial to turn on the power and insert a "Memory Stick." To record...
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... the battery or otherwise turn off . "REC" appears on the LCD screen, and the image is full. Or, the recording stops when the "Memory Stick" is recorded on t indicators off t LCD screen off the power partway through a recording, the moving images. 7 Press the shutter button fully...screen, and the recording starts about 10 seconds after you press the shutter button. When the battery low mark E appears while operating the camera with moving image recorded thus far is released. B Recording 6 Press the shutter button fully down again to stop recording. Sound cannot be...
... the battery or otherwise turn off . "REC" appears on the LCD screen, and the image is full. Or, the recording stops when the "Memory Stick" is recorded on t indicators off t LCD screen off the power partway through a recording, the moving images. 7 Press the shutter button fully...screen, and the recording starts about 10 seconds after you press the shutter button. When the battery low mark E appears while operating the camera with moving image recorded thus far is released. B Recording 6 Press the shutter button fully down again to stop recording. Sound cannot be...
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...The mode can be checked and set using [USB CONNECT] in a "Memory Stick" from your application software, only the first frame of March, 2001.... Still images (other than TEXT mode, uncompressed mode and Clip Motion): JPEG format - Communications with your camera on a personal computer, modify and attach it to e-mail using application software. Viewing images using a personal...to another file format, the "FILE ERROR" message may appear and you copy the image to the camera from the personal computer. Moving images: MPEG format - Here describes the way using the supplied USB cable...
...The mode can be checked and set using [USB CONNECT] in a "Memory Stick" from your application software, only the first frame of March, 2001.... Still images (other than TEXT mode, uncompressed mode and Clip Motion): JPEG format - Communications with your camera on a personal computer, modify and attach it to e-mail using application software. Viewing images using a personal...to another file format, the "FILE ERROR" message may appear and you copy the image to the camera from the personal computer. Moving images: MPEG format - Here describes the way using the supplied USB cable...
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...it will be installed correctly. The USB driver is included with the USB connector on the LCD screen of your camera and the camera is supplied with your camera. Be sure to complete installation of your personal computer, install the USB driver to install the USB driver. For... standby mode. Your personal computer recognizes the camera, and the Windows Add Hardware Wizard starts. 32 USB driver installation starts. 4 Follow the on your camera. If you connect the USB cable first, you will go. 6 Insert a "Memory Stick" into your camera, connect the AC power adaptor and turn on...
...it will be installed correctly. The USB driver is included with the USB connector on the LCD screen of your camera and the camera is supplied with your camera. Be sure to complete installation of your personal computer, install the USB driver to install the USB driver. For... standby mode. Your personal computer recognizes the camera, and the Windows Add Hardware Wizard starts. 32 USB driver installation starts. 4 Follow the on your camera. If you connect the USB cable first, you will go. 6 Insert a "Memory Stick" into your camera, connect the AC power adaptor and turn on...
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... from the window opened in step 3 to the "System Folder" icon in the window opened in step 4. • In step 7, make sure that a "Memory Stick" is not necessary to complete without interrupting it to the Macintosh with the USB cable. • When using MacOS9.1 It is inserted into the...different USB drivers are to be unable to open the window. 4 Double-click the icon of your camera before the USB driver installation is completed in step 4 (drag and drop). • Sony USB Driver • Sony USB Shim 6 When "Put these items into your personal computer. 3 Double-click the CD-ROM ...
... from the window opened in step 3 to the "System Folder" icon in the window opened in step 4. • In step 7, make sure that a "Memory Stick" is not necessary to complete without interrupting it to the Macintosh with the USB cable. • When using MacOS9.1 It is inserted into the...different USB drivers are to be unable to open the window. 4 Double-click the icon of your camera before the USB driver installation is completed in step 4 (drag and drop). • Sony USB Driver • Sony USB Shim 6 When "Put these items into your personal computer. 3 Double-click the CD-ROM ...
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... on Windows and double click the newly recognized drive. (Example: "Removable Disk (E:)") The folders inside the "Memory Stick" are displayed. Viewing images When viewing moving images on your camera. When viewing moving image playback applications must be installed. to the USB connector to the USB jack (mini... cable connector in as far as it will go. 3 Insert a "Memory Stick" into your camera, and connect the AC power adaptor to your camera and then to load. 2 Connect the USB jack (mini-B) on the camera with the USB connector on a Windows system, RealPlayer, Windows Media Player...
... on Windows and double click the newly recognized drive. (Example: "Removable Disk (E:)") The folders inside the "Memory Stick" are displayed. Viewing images When viewing moving images on your camera. When viewing moving image playback applications must be installed. to the USB connector to the USB jack (mini... cable connector in as far as it will go. 3 Insert a "Memory Stick" into your camera, and connect the AC power adaptor to your camera and then to load. 2 Connect the USB jack (mini-B) on the camera with the USB connector on a Windows system, RealPlayer, Windows Media Player...
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...- 4 on page 34. 5 Double click the newly recognized icon on the "Memory Stick." The folders inside the "Memory Stick" are using your camera through a USB connection. • Do not optimize the "Memory Stick" on using a "Memory Stick" that was formatted with a personal computer, or if you play back the..."Mssony" folder t "Imcif100" folder t Image file TIFF image (uncompressed) ∗ Copying a file to the hard disk of your camera. 35 This will shorten the "Memory Stick" life. • Do not compress the data on the desktop. For the detailed folder and file name, see "Image file ...
...- 4 on page 34. 5 Double click the newly recognized icon on the "Memory Stick." The folders inside the "Memory Stick" are using your camera through a USB connection. • Do not optimize the "Memory Stick" on using a "Memory Stick" that was formatted with a personal computer, or if you play back the..."Mssony" folder t "Imcif100" folder t Image file TIFF image (uncompressed) ∗ Copying a file to the hard disk of your camera. 35 This will shorten the "Memory Stick" life. • Do not compress the data on the desktop. For the detailed folder and file name, see "Image file ...
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...Me and Windows 2000 users The following procedures are recommended when disconnecting the USB cable from your personal computer or ejecting the "Memory Stick" from the camera while it is connected to open a still image file. • When you may appear and you load an image ... message appears confirming the safe removal of the hardware, disconnect the USB cable or eject the "Memory Stick". Communications with your personal computer (for Windows only) Communications between your camera and your personal computer may not recover after recovering from your personal computer. 1 Stop the drive...
...Me and Windows 2000 users The following procedures are recommended when disconnecting the USB cable from your personal computer or ejecting the "Memory Stick" from the camera while it is connected to open a still image file. • When you may appear and you load an image ... message appears confirming the safe removal of the hardware, disconnect the USB cable or eject the "Memory Stick". Communications with your personal computer (for Windows only) Communications between your camera and your personal computer may not recover after recovering from your personal computer. 1 Stop the drive...
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... of images* or the time** that is saved using a large number of pixels is indicated by the pixel unit. This camera can record on the recording conditions. Normally, an image is recorded in the ratio of pixels is suitable for when MODE (...Tips The size of remaining images may differ depending on a "Memory Stick" (4 MB) Image size Quality STANDARD FINE Moving image 1600×1200 (DSC-P50) Approx. 7 Approx. 3 - 1600 (3:2) (DSC-P50) Approx. 7 Approx. 3 - 1280×960 (DSC-P30) Approx. 11 Approx. 6 - 1280 (3:2) (DSC-P30) Approx. 11 Approx. 6 - 1024×768 Approx. ...
... of images* or the time** that is saved using a large number of pixels is indicated by the pixel unit. This camera can record on the recording conditions. Normally, an image is recorded in the ratio of pixels is suitable for when MODE (...Tips The size of remaining images may differ depending on a "Memory Stick" (4 MB) Image size Quality STANDARD FINE Moving image 1600×1200 (DSC-P50) Approx. 7 Approx. 3 - 1600 (3:2) (DSC-P50) Approx. 7 Approx. 3 - 1280×960 (DSC-P30) Approx. 11 Approx. 6 - 1280 (3:2) (DSC-P30) Approx. 11 Approx. 6 - 1024×768 Approx. ...
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... 5 1280 (3:2) Approx. The number of remaining images may differ depending on a "Memory Stick" (4 MB) in E-MAIL mode Image size Quality STD FINE 1600×1200 (DSC-P50) Approx. 7 Approx. 3 1600 (3:2) (DSC-P50) Approx. 7 Approx. 3 1280×960 Approx. Approx. (DSC-P30) 10 5 1024×768 Approx. 15 Approx. 9 640×480 Approx. 46 Approx. 21...
... 5 1280 (3:2) Approx. The number of remaining images may differ depending on a "Memory Stick" (4 MB) in E-MAIL mode Image size Quality STD FINE 1600×1200 (DSC-P50) Approx. 7 Approx. 3 1600 (3:2) (DSC-P50) Approx. 7 Approx. 3 1280×960 Approx. Approx. (DSC-P30) 10 5 1024×768 Approx. 15 Approx. 9 640×480 Approx. 46 Approx. 21...
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...* Image size Number of images 1600×1200 (DSC-P50) 1600 (3:2) (DSC-P50) 1280×960 (DSC-P30) 1280 (3:2) (DSC-P30) 1024×768 640×480 Minimum 12 Minimum 13 Minimum 18 Minimum 20 Minimum 26 Minimum 59 ∗ The maximum number of recordable images depends on a "Memory Stick" (4 MB) in step 3. The number of images...
...* Image size Number of images 1600×1200 (DSC-P50) 1600 (3:2) (DSC-P50) 1280×960 (DSC-P30) 1280 (3:2) (DSC-P30) 1024×768 640×480 Minimum 12 Minimum 13 Minimum 18 Minimum 20 Minimum 26 Minimum 59 ∗ The maximum number of recordable images depends on a "Memory Stick" (4 MB) in step 3. The number of images...
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TIFF images are recorded in [1600×1200] (DSC-P50) or [1280×960] (DSC-P30) size other than when [1600 (3:2)] (DSC-P50) or [1280 (3:2)] (DSC-P30) is selected. • Writing data takes more time than in normal recording. • The supplied "Memory Stick" (4 MB) does not have sufficient capacity to...The menu appears. 3 Select [MODE] (REC MODE) with b/B, [TIFF] with a high-quality image. The number of images that you can record on a "Memory Stick" (8 MB) in the image size selected by the [ ] (IMAGE SIZE) menu (page 45). Recording still images as uncompressed files (TIFF) Mode dial: ...
TIFF images are recorded in [1600×1200] (DSC-P50) or [1280×960] (DSC-P30) size other than when [1600 (3:2)] (DSC-P50) or [1280 (3:2)] (DSC-P30) is selected. • Writing data takes more time than in normal recording. • The supplied "Memory Stick" (4 MB) does not have sufficient capacity to...The menu appears. 3 Select [MODE] (REC MODE) with b/B, [TIFF] with a high-quality image. The number of images that you can record on a "Memory Stick" (8 MB) in the image size selected by the [ ] (IMAGE SIZE) menu (page 45). Recording still images as uncompressed files (TIFF) Mode dial: ...