Sony CD Mavica MVC-CD250 User manual

Before advanced operations
Advanced still image shooting
Advanced still image viewing
Sill image editing
Additional information

The useof optical instruments with this
product will increaseeye hazard.
Use of controls or adjustments or
performance of proceduresother than those
specified herein may result in hazardous
radiation exposure.
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Thissymbolisintendedtoalert
theusertothenrescnceof
uninsulated“dangeroos
voltage”withintheproduct’s
cncloswethatmaybeof
sufficientmagnitudeto
constituteariskof electric
shocktopersons.
Thissymbolisintendedto alert
theuserto theprcsenccof
importantoperatingand
maintenance(servicing)
instmctionsin thelitemlure
accompanyingtheappliance.
If you haveanyquestionsaboutthis product,
you may call:
SonyCustomerInfonllationServicesCenter
l-SOO-222~SONY(7669)
Thenumberbelowisfor theFCCrelatedmtatters
only.
nyElectronicsInc.
amackRoad,Oradell,
This devicecomplieswith Part 15of the
FCCRules.Operationis subjectto the
following two conditions: (1) This device
may notcauseharmful interference,and
(2) this devicemustacceptanyinterference
received,including interferencethatmay
causeundesiredoperation.
TradeNatne:SONY
ModelNo.:MVC-CD250
ResponsiblePatty:SonyElecttonicsInc.
Address:680KinderkamackRoad,Oradcll,
NJ 07649 USA
TelephoneNo.:201-930-6972
This devicecomplieswith Part 15of the
FCCRules.Operationis subjectto the
following two conditions: (1) This device
maynot causeharmful interference,and
(2) this devicemustacceptanyinterference
received,including interferencethat may
cause undesired operation.

UT
are ‘oned thal any changesor
modificationsnotexpresslyapprovedin this
manualcouldvoidyourauthorityto operatethis
1%~equipmenthasbeentestedandfoundto
complywith thelimits for aClassB digital
device,pursuanttoFart15of theFCCRules.
Theselimits aredesignedtoprovidereasonable
proiectionagainstharmfulinterferencein a
residentialinstallation.TlGsequipmentgenerates,
uses,andcanradiateradiofrequencyenergyand.
if notinstalledandusedin accordancewith the
instructions,maycauseharmfulinterferenceto
radiocommunications.However,thereis no
guaranteethatinterferencewill notoccurin a
particularinstallation.If thisequipmentdoes
causeharmfulinterference10radioort&vision
reception.whichcanbedeterminedby turning
theequipmentoff andon,theuseris encouraged
totry tocorrecttheinterferencebyoneormoreof
thefollowingmeasures:
- Reorientorrelocatethereceivingantenna.
- Increasetheseparationbetweenthe
equipmentandreceiver.
- Connecttheequipmentintoanoutletona
circuitdifferentfromthattowhichthe
receiverisconnected.
- Consul1ihedealeroranexperiencedradio/
TV technicianfor help.
Thesuppliedinterfaceca’o!emnstbeusedwith
theequipmentin ordertocomplywiththelimits
for adigitaldevicepursuantto SubpaTB of Put
15of FCCRules.
Lithium-ion batteriesare
recyclable.
Youcanhelppreserveour
environmentby returning
your usedrechargeablebatteriesto the
collection andrecycling location nearest
you.
For moreinformation regardingrecycling
of rechargeablebatteries,call toll free
l-800-822-8837, or visit
http://www.rbrc.org/
Caution: Do not handledamagedor
leaking Lithium-Ion batteries
TOPREVENTELECTRICSHOCK,DONOTUSE
TNISPOLARIZEDACPLUGWITHAN
EXTENSIONCORD,RECEF’TACLEOROTHER
OUTLETUNLESSTHEBLADESCANBE
FULLYINSERTEDTOPREVENTBLADE
EXPOSURE.

A mouldedplugcomplyingwithBS1363isfitted
, tothisequipmentfor yoursafetyand
convenience.
Shouldthefusein theplugsuppliedneedtobe
replaced,a5AMP fuseapprovedbyASTAor
BSItoBS 1362.(i.e..markedwith @ or$?
mark)mustbeused.
If theplugsuppliedwith thisequipmenthasa
detachablefusecover,besureto attachthefuse
coverafteryouchangethefuse.Neverusethe
plugwithoutthefusecover,If youshouldlosethe
fuse cover. please contact your nearest Sony
servicestation.
DirectiwEMC Directive89/336/EEC,
92/3 l/EEC
Thiseqiipmentcomplieswith theEMC
regulationswhenusedunderthefollowing
circumstances:
a Residentialarea
* Businessdistrict
* Light-industrydistrict
(ThisequipmentcomplieswiththeEMCstandard
regulationsEN55022ClassB.)
Thisproducthasbeentestedand found compliant
with thelimits setsoutontheEMCDirectivefor
usingconnection cables shorterthan3meters
(9.8feetsf.
Thisstatementisindicatedunderthelens.
Theelectromagneticfieldsatthespecific
frequenciesmayinfluencethepictureandsound
ofthiscamera.
If staticeleclricityorelectromagnetismcauses
datatransferto discontinuemidway(fail),restart
theapplicationordisconnectandconnectthe
USBcableagain.

Thisdigitalstill camerauses8cmCD-R&CD-
RWsasrecordingmedia.“CD-R” or“CD-RW’
mentionedaboveisindicatedas“disc” in this
manual.WhenadistiactionbehwenCD& and
CD-RWsisnecessary,“disc” is indicatedas
“CD-R” or“CD-RW.”
0 ~~~~@~s~%i~~ for con%en%sof the
~~~~~~i~~
Contentsof therecordingcannotbecompensated
for if recordingorplaybackisnotpossibledueto
amalfunctionof yourcameraorrecordingmedia.
etc.
~~~~~~%io~ on cepyri
Televisionprograms,films,videotapes,andother
materialsmaybecopyrighted.Unauthorized
recordingof suchmaterialsmaybecontraryto
theprovisionof thecopyrightlaws.
* TheMavica disc is an8 cm CD-R/CD-RW
with theMavica logo.
Beforeyourecordone-timeevents.youmaywant
tomakeatrial recordingto makesurethatthe
camerais workingcorrectly.
* Thiscameraconformswith theDesignrolefor
CameraFile systemuniversalstandard
establishedbytheJEITA(JapanElectronics
andInformationTechnolo,qyIndustries
Association).
e Playbackof imagesrecordedwithyourcamera
onotherequipmentandplaybackof images
recordedoreditedwith otherequipmenton
yourcameraarenotguaritnteed.

a&? or SfhBQ2%hfeQ~~~~~
In additiontomalfunctionsandinability torecord
images,thismayrendertbediscsunusableor
imagedatabreakdown,damageorlossmay
OCCUI.
rabledamagetoyour
Is ba%%e eck
NWXexpose thebattery packtotempemtures
above60°C(14O”F),suchasinacarparkedin the
sunorunderdirectsunlight.
* TheLCD screenandtheLCD tinderare
manufxmredusingexhxmelyhigh-precision
technologysoover99.99%of thepixelsare
operationalfor effectiveUSE.However,there
maybesometiny blackpointsand/orbright
points(white.red.blueorgreenin color)that
constantlyappearontheLCDscreenandthe
LCD finder.Thesepointsarenormalin the
manufacturingprocessanddonoraffectthe
recordingin anyway.
0 Becarefulwhenplacingthecameraneara
windoworoutdoors.ExposingtheLCDscreen.
thefinderorthelenstodirectsunlightfor long
periodsmaycausemalfunctions.
Thiscameranscsamovablelens.Becarefulnot
to strikeorapplyexcessiveforceto thelens
p01thn.
Thiscamerais equippedwith aCarlZeiss
lenswhichis capableof reproducingfine
images.Tbelensfor thiscamerausesthe
Ml7 measurementsystemfor cameras
developedjointly by CariZeiss,in Germany,
andSonyCorporation,andoffersthesame
qualityasotherCarlZeisslenses.
* MTF is anabbreviationof Modulation
TransferFunction, anumericvalue
indicating theamountof light from a
specificpartof the subjectgatheredat
thecorrespondingposition in theimage.

n taking pictures outdoors in the rain or
under similar conditions. be careful not to get the
camerawet. If moisture condensation occurs, see
page 118andfollow the instructions on how to
remove it before using the camera.
copy (back up) data to a disk.
l-2~~~WS~~S~~~~S
llltlstmtions usedin this manual areof the
MVC-CM00 unlessnoted otherwise.
8pldwresusedinthis
The photographs usedasexamples of pictures in
this manual arereproduced images, andax not
actual images shot using this camera.
@“InfoLITHIUM” is a trademark of Sony
Corporation.
0 Microsoft andWindows areregistered
trademarks of the U.S. Microsoft Corporation
in the United Statesandother countries.
* Macintosh, Mac OS, andQuickTime, are
trademarksor registered trademarks of Apple
Computer, Inc.
e In addition. system and product names usedin
this manual are,in general, trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective
developers or manufacturers. However, the TM
or 8 marks arenot usedin all casesin this
manual.

Bcfbre using your camera........................ .5
Introduction ............................................. 10
Identifying the parts ............................... 11
Charging thebattery pack.. ..................... 13
Using anexternal power source.............. 16
Using your camera abroad...................... 16
Turning on/off your camera.................... 17
Setting the date and time.. ....................... I7
Shooting according to sceneconditions
(SceneSelection) .._._......................33
Viewing images on the LCD screenof your
camera............................................ 35
Viewing single images ....................... 35
Viewing anindex screen
(nine-image or triple-image) ..........36
Viewing images on aTV screen . .. . .. 37
Inserting a disc.. ...................................... 20
Iuitiabzing a disc.................................... .21
What is initialization?. ....................... .21
Setting the still image size and image
quality.. .......................................... .22
Basic still image shooting (using auto
adjustment mode) .......................... .24
LCD screenindicators
during shooting ............................... 24
Checking the last image you shot
(Quick Review) .............................. 27
Using the zoom feature...................... .27
Shooting close-ups (Macro). ...............2X
Using the seif-timer ............................ 29
Selecting aflash mode....................... .29
Inserting the date and time on a still
image.. ........................................... .32
Deleting images...................................... 39
Deleting images in singe-image
mode.....................................~......... 39
Deleting images in index (nine-image)
mode................................. . .. . 40
Deleting images in index (triple-image)
mode............................................... 41
Formatting a CD-RW ___..........................42
Preparation for viewing images using a
computer (Finalize). ....................... 44
Finalizing a disc ................................. 44
What is finalization’? .......................... 44
Canceling finalization (Unfinalize)
(CD-RW only) ............................... 44
Using the supphed 8 cm CD adaptor
...... 47
Viewing images through a disc drive .....48
Image file storagedestinations and
image file names.............................49
Copying images to your computer . .. .. ..51
Installing PIXELA PTP Manager .....52
Preparing your camera ......................55
Connecting your camera to your
computer ........................................56
Copying images ................................57
When the PIXELA PTP Manager does
not start up ......................................60
Viewing the images on your
computer . .._.._...._... . . ............61
For Macintosh users........... ....................61
Viewing images on a computer
connected with the USB cable
(For Mac OS X usersonly) ............61
Wow to setupand operate your camera...62
Changing the menu settings. . . . 62
Changing the items in the SET IJP
screen..............................................62
How to usethejog dial
(MVC-CD400 only) .......................63

Shooting with the manual adjustments
(MVC-CD400 only) ...................... .64
Shutter speedpriority mode.. ..............64
Aperture priority mode ...................... .65
Manual exposure mode...................... .65
Choosing a focus mode .......................... .66
Shooting with AF lock.. ..................... .68
Setting the distance to the subject
- Focus preset................................ .69
Adjusting the exposure
- EV adjustment.. .......................... .7Q
Metering mode ....................................... .72
Shooting with the exposure fixed
(MVC-CD400 only)
- AE LOCK.. ................................. 74
Shooting three images with the exposure
shifted (MVC-CD400 only)
- Exposure Bracket.. ...................... .75
Adjusting color tones
- White Balance............................. .76
Shooting multiple frames
- Clip Motion.. ............................... .77
Shooting in Multi Burst mode
a Multi Rust.. ................................ .79
Shooting three images continuously
-Burst.. .......................................... .80
Shooting still images in TIFF mode
-TlR ............................................. 81
Shooting still images for e-mail
- E-mail .......................................... 81
Shooting still images with audio files
- Voice .....................~..................... 82
Adding special effects
- Picture Effect ...............................83
Confirming whether to record images
- Confirm before write ...................83
Using anexternal flash ...........................84
Using the Sony HVL-FlOOO Flash..... 84
Using acommercially available external
flash @NC-CD400 only) ..............85
Enlarging aportion of a still image . . ..86
Enlarging an image
- Playback zoom ............................ 86
Recording an enlarged image
- Trimming ........ ............................87
Playing back successiveimages
- Slide Show ..................................87
Rotating still images ...............................S8
Protecting images - Protect .................... 89
In single-image mode ......................... 89
In index (nine-image) mode ...............89
Hnindex (triple-image) mode..............90
Changing image size - Resize................91
Choosing images to print-Print mark.. .9i
In single-image mode.. ...................... .92
In index (nine-image) mode ...............92
In index (triple-image) mode..............93
Shooting movies.. ................................... .94
Viewing movies on the LCD screen .......95
Deleting movies - Delete ....................... .96
In single-image mode.......................... 96
In index (nine-image) mode................96
In index (triple-image) mode ..............97
Troubleshooting ...................................... 98
Warnings and messages....................... ,106
Self-diagnostics display.. ...................... .158
Recording modes.................................. .I()9
Menu items.. .......................................... 111
SET UP items.. ...................................... i 16
Precautions ............................................ I18
On discs ................................................. 119
On “rnfoL~~U~’ battery pack ........,120
Specifications ....................................... .422
The LCD screen.................................... 124
Index.. ................................................... ,127

This digital still cameraiscapableof
recordingstill imagesandmoviesonto8cm
CD-R/CD-RWdiscs.
0 :CD-R
&+ :CD-W
[ ] : Requiredtime
You caneasilycopy imagesontoyour
computerthrough adisc drive or the
USB cable,andview andmodify images
on your computerusing application
software.When usingadisc drive to
view imageson your computer,
finalization is required(page44).
ecording Recordingiscomplete.
Viewthrough
theUSBcable
(pages51,61)
Ahnut/3 MBdiscspa
.__.
isrestored. Viewthrougha
discdrive
(pages48,61)
Blankdisc [About7 min]
(paw42) DiscPreparationfor
Thediscspaceisfully viewingrecordedimages
available. throughadiscdrive
is
complete.

Seethe pagesin parenthesesfor details of operation.
* Do riot touch the microphone while
recording.
* Use a tripod with a screw length of less
than 5.5 mm (7/32 inch). You will be
unable to firmly securethe camerato
tripods having longer screws, and may
damagethe camera.
* Use ACC jack to connect anexternal
flash or other equipment.
e Audio output is monaural.

* The LCD screenautomatically becomes
brighter when this is exposed to sunlight.
* not available on the MVC-CD250

Slide the cover in the direction of the arrow
0. The battery cover opensin the direction
the arrow 0.
whichcanexchangeinformationsuchas
batteryconsumptionwith compatiblevideo
equipment.“lnfoLITH1
* Yourcameraoperatesonlywith the
‘%foLI’EilU~ NP-FM50batterypack(M
series)(supplied)(page120).
facing toward the battery compartment as
illustrated.
Make surethe battery pack is firmly
inserted all the way, then close the cover so
that it clicks.
* Thebatterypackiseasilyinsertedbypushing
thebatteryejectleveratthefrontof thebattery
compartmenttotheoutside.
Connect the cable wiih the
UP.
* DonotshorttheDCplugof theACpower
adaptorwith ametallicobject,asthismay
causemalfLlnction.
e DonotusetheDCplugif it is dirty.Useadry
cohm swabtoremoveanydirtontheDCplug.
Usingaditty plugcanresultinimproper
char&g.

The f /CM2 lamp (orange) lights up when
charging begins, and goesoff when
charging is completed. After chargiilg the
battery pack, disconnect the AC power
adaptor frcm the DC IN jack of your
camera.
~ @Werecommendchargingthebattery pack in an
ambienttemperatureof between WC to 30°C
(50°F to 86°F).
a Chargingiscompietein approximarcly1SO
minutes.ThechargeIampntayremainlit
longerthan150minutes,butthisisnota
malfunction.
@If suEficientbatteryremainingtimeis indicated
butthepowerrunsOutsoon,fully chargethe
batterypacksothatthecorrectbattery
remainingtimeappears.
Open the battery cover. Slide the battery
eject lever in the direction of the arrow, and
remove the battery pack.
0 Be car&i not to drop ihe battery packwhen
removingit.

e Connect the AC power adaptor to an easily
accessiblewall outlel (wall socket) close by. IF
some irooble occurs while using the adaptor,
immediately shut off the power by
disconnecting the plug from the wall outlet
I (wall socket).
* Remove the battery pack when using an
external power source.
* When you havefinished using the AC power
adaptor, disconnect it from tile DC IPI’jack of
the camera.
e Tousepower from anautomobile, usethe Sony
DC adaptor/charger (not supplied).
0 If you insert or remove the DC plug while you
areusing the battery, the power may shut off.
Power sourcee
You canuseyour camera in any country or
areawith the supplied battery charger
within 100V to 240 V AC, 5W60 Hz. Use a
commercially available AC plug adaptor
[a], if necessary,depending onthe designof
the wall outlet (wall socket) [$I.
* Do not useanelectronic transformer (travel
converter). asthis may causea malfunction.

The POWER lamp (green)lights up andthe
power is on. When you turn on your camera
for the first time, the CLOCK SET screen
appears(page 17).
~~~~~~~ e peswer
Slide thePOWER switch in the direction of
the arrow again. The POWER lamp goes
out, and the camera turns off.
0 If you
setto , S, A, M, SCN or
portion iimve~ @D/C-CD405 only). Do not
touch the lens portion while it is operating.
* You can alsocarry out this operation when the
dial is setIOS”, A”, n/I*, SCN, @, or
e angethe dale and time, setthe e dial
toSETUP,select [CLOCK SET] in
* MVC-CD400 only

The POWER lamp (green)lights up andthe
CLOCKSETscreenappearsontheLCD screen. Select from [Y/MD] (year/monthfday),
[MD/Y] (month/day/year) or [D/MB]
(day/month/year).
e If therechargeablebuttonbattery,which
providesthepowerfor savingthetimedata,is
everfully discharged(page1191,theCLOCK
SETscreenwill appearagain.Whenthis
happens,resetthedateandt&e. by starting
fxxn step above.

After entering the number,
the items are set.
a if youselected[D/MYj instep .setthetime
ona24-hoorcycle.
The date andtime areenteredandtheclock
startsto keep time.
e To cancel thedateand time setting, select
onthecontrol

While sliding the lock tab to the left, slide Place the disc with the printed side up, and
down the disc cover OPEN lever, andopen push down on the center of the disc until it
the disc cover. clicks.
* You can useonly 8 cm CD-R/CD-KW
discs that have thesemarks.
Whileslidingthelocktabtotheleft,slidedown
- Donotpushwith tooforceonthedisc.
0 Donortouchthepickuplens.
0 While the camera iswriting dataonadisc,the
disccoverOPENleverislocked.
0 After you changethedisc,“REPAXING
DATA” mayappearontheLCD screenandit
maytakeabout10minutestopreparethedisc
for recordingdependingonthedisccondition.