Sony DSC-V1 Operating Instructions (English) User manual

1/1.8" 5.0 Megapixel Effective Super
HAD™ CCD
Super HAD (Hole Accumulation
Diode) CCDs provide excellent
image quality by allowing more
light to pass to each pixel, increasing
sensitivity and reducing noise.
Traditional, Yet Compact Design
A unique combination of performance and
compactness, the DSC-V1 puts high
performance imaging right in your hand!
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Carl Zeiss®Vario-Sonnar®Lens
Famous for sharpness & color
accuracy, the Vario-Sonnar 4X
Optical zoom lens features 8
elements in 7 groups with aspheric elements.
0 - 4.0 Smart Zoom (at VGA size)
Smart Zoom intelligently uses
the full CCD to let you zoom
into the portion of interest by
cropping the image size—thus avoiding
the image degradation of Digital Zooms.
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5 Area Multi-Point Auto Focus
Evaluating 5 separate areas
of the frame, Sony’s Multi-
Point AF system intelligently
focuses on the subject, and displays the
selected focus point. Alternately, choose
any of the 5 points for manual control.
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Hologram AF™Illuminator
Projecting a Class 1 laser
pattern, Hologram AF reads
the contrast between the
pattern’s edge and the subject for
precise focus, even in low or no light.
Continuous Auto Focus
To maintain accurate focus
lock with fast moving subjects,
Continuous AF keeps focusing
until the moment of exposure.
Multi-Pattern Measuring
Independently light-metering
49 points of the frame, Multi-
Pattern Measuring establishes
the optimum exposure, even when highlight
and shadow isn't centered in the frame.
Memory Stick®Media
Digital. Powerful.Transportable.™
Memory Stick media is compact,
portable and rugged—
connecting a variety of hardware and
software applications.
Slow Shutter Noise Reduction
During long Twilight mode
exposures, Slow Shutter NR
captures the scene, and then
the CCD noise pattern with a dark frame
exposure. By subtracting the two, even
long exposures can be clear.
14-Bit DXP A/D Conversion
Sony’s 14-bit Digital EXtended
Processor captures the range
between highlight and shadow
with up to 16,384 values, for extended
dynamic contrast and detail.
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M anual Exposure Controls
Flexible Exposure control is
provided with Aperture
Priority, Shutter Priority and
Manual Exposure modes. Program Shift
lets you select aperture/shutter speed
combinations for direct control of motion
and depth of field, while still in Program
AE mode.
Pre-Flash Metering
With a momentary pre-flash, the camera
illuminates the subject and sets exposure
through the lens for accurate flash
metering. Adjustable flash level and red-
eye reduction insure great flash shots.
Auto Daylight Synchro Fill Flash
When the Multi-Pattern Measuring system
determines the subject is backlit or in
shadow, fill flash automatically fires to
provide optimum exposure.
Dynamic Flash White Balance
By evaluating the Pre-flash, white bal-
ance can be set to the color temperature
of the flash for greater color accuracy.
Live Histogram Display
The live histogram displays number of
pixels at each luminosity making it easy
to evaluate correct exposure.
5 Megapixel (2592 x 1944) Image Size
With its high resolution CCD, the DSC-V1
captures in 4 different image sizes, Fine or
Standard JPEG compression.
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NightShot®Infrared System
Capture infrared digital
images in total darkness at
up 15 feet. By illuminating the subject
with infrared light and removing the
CCD's IR cut filter, the NightShot®system
makes infrared digital imaging a reality.
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NightFraming System
To capture beautiful color
images in low or no light,
NightFraming illuminates the subject
with the NightShot®system for proper
framing, focuses with Hologram AF and
lights the scene with flash.
1.5" LCD Monitor
High resolution 123K pixel design and
anti-glare coating help provide excellent
viewing and image playback clarity.
Multi-Burst Mode
Captures 16 320x240 frames
as part of a single 1280x960
image which plays back
sequentially in the camera. Selectable
1/7.5, 1/15, 1/30 second frame intervals
provide convenient motion analysis.
MPEG Movie VX Mode
Captures VGA (640x 480)
high frame rate (16 frames
per second) audio/video clips
with length limited only by the capacity
of the media. Video Mail mode captures
smaller file sizes suitable for email.
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Hot Shoe and ACC Terminal
Connect Sony's HVL-F32X flash or
Remote Controls with ACC terminal, or
synchronize other flash units or studio
lighting with the Hot Shoe terminal.
Rechargeable Infolithium®Battery
Provides reliable, long-lasting power for
continuous shooting, without "memory
effect". AC-LS5 adapter/ charger provides
stable power for USB transfer.
FEATURES
➤ STEP-UP FEATURE
DSC-V1
Cyber-shot®
Digital Still Camera
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SPECIFICATIONS
Imaging Device: 1/1.8" 5.0 Megapixel Effective Super HAD™CCD
Recording Media: Memory Stick
®
Media, Memory Stick PRO™ Media
Zoom: 4X Optical, 4X Smart Zoom (at VGA size), 16X Total
Filter Diameter: 52mm w/Adaptor
Focal Length: 7 - 28mm
35mm Equivalent: 34 - 136mm
Aperture: f2.8 - 4.0
Focus: 5 Area Multi-Point AF with Manual select,
13-step Manual Preset
Minimum Focus Distance: 15.7" (40 cm)
Macro Focus Distance: 3.9" (10 cm)
Shutter Speed: Auto, 1/8 –1/2000 sec, Manual 30 sec –1/1000
Manual Exposure: ±2.0 EV, 1/3 EV Steps
Color LCD: 1.5" 123K Pixels Low Temperature Polysilicon TFT
Flash Modes: Auto/Forced On/Forced Off/Slow Synchro
Red-Eye Reduction: On/Off
Flash Effective Range: 1.6 –11.5 ft (0.5 –3.5m)
White Balance: Auto, Daylight, Cloudy, Fluorescent,
Incandescent, One-push Manual
Picture Effects: Solarize, Sepia, Negative Art
ISO: Auto, 100, 200, 400, 800
Scene Modes: Twilight, Twilight Portrait, Portrait, Landscape,
Beach, Snow, Fast Shutter, Fireworks
Self Timer: Yes, 10 Seconds
Video Output: Yes NTSC/PAL Selectable
Still Image Modes: JPEG (Fine/Std.), TIFF, Burst, Auto
Bracketing, Email, Voice Memo
MPEG Movie Modes: MPEG VX (640x480, 16fps, with audio)
MPEG Video Mail (160x112, 8 fps with audio)
Clip Motion: Normal (160x120), Mobile (80x72)
Microphone/Speaker: Yes/Yes
USB Terminal: Yes, Supports USB 2.0
Memory Stick PRO™Media Compatibility: Tested to support up to
1GB media capacity; does not support high speed transfer
function; does not support Access Control security function
Battery Type/Capacity: InfoLithium®NP-FC11 780 mAh Rated
Supplied Software: Pixela™Image Mixer Software for Sony v1.5,
USB Driver SPVD-008
OS Compatibility: Microsoft®Windows®98/98SE/Me/2000
Professional/XP Home/Pro; Macintosh®OS
8.5.1/8.6/9.0/9.1/9.2
Supplied Accessories: NP-FC11 InfoLithium®Rechargeable
Battery, AC-LS5 AC Adaptor/In-camera Charger, A/V
and USB Cables, Wrist Strap, MSA-32A 32MB Memory
Stick®Media; Software CD-ROM
Dimensions (W/H/D): 3
15/16
" x 2
9/16
" x 2
1/5
" (99 x 65.2 x 56.9 mm)
Weight: 10.9 oz (298g) (w/Battery, Memory Stick®Media, Strap)
ADDITIONAL FEATURES
3 Shot Burst Mode
3 Shot Auto Exposure Bracketing
Spot Auto Focus
Adjustable Color
Saturation/Contrast
Clear Color/Clear Luminance NR
MPEG1 Cue, Review and Divide
3:2 Aspect Ratio mode
Video Output
3Mode In-Camera Picture
Effects
13 Step Manual Preset Focus
©2003 Sony Electronics Inc.
Reproduction in whole or in part without written permission is prohibited. All rights reserved.
Sony, Cyber-shot, Digital. Powerful. Transportable, Hologram AF, InfoLithium, Memory Stick, Memory
Stick PRO, the Memory Stick logo, NightShot, Stamina and Super HAD are trademarks of Sony. Carl Zeiss
is and Vario-Sonnar are trademarks of Carl Zeiss. Microsoft and Windows are trademarks of Microsoft
Corporation. Macintosh is a trademark of Apple Computer, Inc. All other trademarks are property of
their respective owners. Features and specifications subject to change without notice. Non-metric weights
and measures are approximate.
1Available storage capacity of Memory Stick and Memory Stick PRO media may vary. A portion of the
memory is used for data management functions.
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ACC-CSFC Starter Kit (LCS-CSFC,
NP-FC11, MSAC-A8)
NP-FC11 InfoLithium®Battery
AC-LS5 AC Adaptor/In-camera Charger
LCS-VHA Deluxe Soft Leather Carrying
Case
LCS-VHB Deluxe Semi-Soft Carrying Case
LCS-CSB Sport Style Carrying Case
LCS-CP2 General Carrying Case
HVL-F32X External Auto-Programmable
Flash
HVL-F1000 External Flash
VCL-DEH07V Hi-grade Wide End
Conversion Lens with adaptor
VCL-DEH17V Hi-grade Tele end Conversion
Lens with adaptor
MSA-32A, MSA-64A, MSA-128A Memory
Stick®Media
MSA-128S2 Memory Stick®Media with
Select Function (256MB total)
MSX-256, MSX-512, MSX-1G Memory
Stick PRO™Media
MSAC-HGA8 Memory Stick®Media Carrying
Case
MSAC-US70 Memory Stick PRO™Media
USB Adaptor/Mouse
MSAC-US20 Memory Stick PRO™Media
USB Adaptor
MSAC-PC3 Memory Stick PRO™Media PC
Card Adaptor
VMC-14UMB Replacement USB Cable
RM-VD1 Multi-Function Wired Remote
Control
VCT-D680RM Remote Control Tripod
VCT-R640 Lightweight Tripod
VCT-MTK Travel Tripod
OPTIONAL ACCESSORIES
Memory Stick®2592x1944 2592x1728 2048x1536 1280x960 640x480
Media1(5MP) (3:2) (3MP) (1MP) (VGA)
16MB 6/11 6/11 10/18 24/46 97/243
32MB 12/23 12/23 20/37 50/93 196/491
64MB 25/48 25/48 41/74 101/187 394/985
128MB 51/96 51/96 82/149 202/376 790/1,975
Memory Stick
PRO™Media1
256MB 92/174 92/174 148/264 357/649 1,428/3,571
512MB 188/354 188/354 302/537 726/1,320 2,904/7,261
1GB 384/723 384/723 617/1,097 1,482/2,694
5,928/14,821
JPEG Still Image Mode
Fine/Standard Picture Quality
MPEG Movie Clip Motion (Images) 16 Frame Multi-Burst
Memory Stick®640x480 160x112 160x112 80x72 1280x960
Media (VX Mode) (Mail Mode) (Normal-10f) (Mobile-2f) (Fine/Std)
16MB 42sec 11m 13s 88 486 24/46
32MB 87sec 22m 43s 178 982 50/93
64MB 176sec 45m 40s 358 1,971 101/187
128MB 5m 54s 91m 34s 718 3,951 202/376
Memory Stick
PRO™Media
256MB 10m 41s 165m 35s 1,190 3,571 357/649
512MB 21m 44s 336m 43s 2,420 7,261 726/1,320
1GB 44m 23s 687m 19s 4,940 14,821 1,482/2,694
MOTION CAPTURE MODES
Maximum Recording Time (minutes/seconds)
BATTERY LIFE (Approx)
Battery Recording-# Shots* Recording-Minutes* Viewing**
Fully Charged LCD On/Off LCD On/Off No. Images/Batt. Life
NP-FC11 170/230 85min/120min 3600/180min
*Under Average Conditions:
Normal Mode (JPEG), Picture quality Fine; Shooting each image at 30 second intervals;
Zoom is alternated from Wide to Telephoto ends; Flash operated every other shot; Power is
turned on/off after every 10 shots; Actual results may vary on conditions of use.
**Viewing single images consecutively, at about 3 second interval.