Sony FD Mavica MVC-FD200 User manual

3-073-074-14(2)
Before operatingtheunit, pleasereadthis manualthoroughly, andretain it
for firture reference.
The model andserialnumbersarelocatedon thebottom. Recordthe serial
numberin thespaceprovidedbelow.Referto thesenumberswheneveryou
cali uponyour Sonydealerregardingthis product.
Model No.
SerialNo.
02002 Sony Corporation

Re@3Iory
Tnformation
TradeName: SONY
!vkxielNo.: MVC-FD 100
ResponsibleParry:SonyElectronicsInc.
4clclress: 680Kinderkamack
Road.Oracleli.NJ,
07649lJSA
TelephoneXc.: 201-930-6972
Thisd?vicecoqlies wirhPartISoftheFCC
Rules.Opemrionissubjecrtorhefollowing
lwoconditions:(3)Thisdevicem&y3ior
cuse harnlf~linterference.and(2)this
devicemustacceptanyinterferencereceived.
inchtclin~interferencetl~ilrmaycaw
undesiredoperation.

noguaranteethatinterferencewill not occur
in aparticular installation.If this equipment
doescauseharmful interferenceto radioor
televisionreception,which canbe
determinedby turningtheequipmentoff and
on,ihe useris encouragedto try to correct
theinterferenceby oneor moreof the
following measures:
-Reorient orrelocatethereceivingantenna.
lncrea~etheseparationbetweenthe
equipmentandreceiver.
--Connecr theequipmentinto anoutleton
acircuit dificrcnt from thatto which the
receiveris connected.
--Consuli thedealeror anexperienced
radio/TV technicianfor help.
a‘hesuppliedinterfacecablemustbeused
with theequipmentin orderto comply with
thelimits for adigital devicepursuantto
SubpartB of Part 15of FCCRules.
Lithium-lan batter& are
rccyc!able.
Youcanhelppreserveour
environmentbyreturning youi
uscclrcchmpcablcbatteriesto
“” “.(” ‘_,, ‘*.“”
,i
A mouldedplug complying with BS 1163is
fitted to this equipmentfor your safetyand
convenience.
Shouldthe fusein theplug suppliedneedto
bereplaced,a5 AMP fuseapprovedby
ASTA or RSIto BS 1352,(i.e. markedwith
v or & mark) mustbeused.
If theplug suppliedwith this equipmenthas
adetachuhlcfusecover.hesureto atiilch the
f~Isecoverafteryou changethe fuse.Never
usetheplug without the fusecover.If you
shouldlosethefusecover.pleaseconlacl
your nearestSonyservicestation.
DircctiwEMC Directive RW33(,IEEC9?I
This equipmentcomplieswi!h theEMC
regulationswhenusedunderthefollowing
circumstancer:
eResidentialareil
@Businessdistrict
* Light-industry district
il’his equipmentcornp;icswi!h theEMC
standard rCgukiliOlis EN55022 &ss r3.J
This producthasbeentestedandfound
compliant with thelimits setsout on;he
EMC Directive for usingconnectior.cables
shorrertha;?3 meters(9.9feet).
Theelectromagneticfieids atthespeci.Cc
fceyuenciesimayinfluencethepictuw sfthis
umera

manualthoroughly, andretain it for future
rftftTWlC~.
As you readthrough this manual.buttons
andsettingson thecameraareshownin
capital letters.
e.g.PressDISPLAY.
one-timeevents,you may
wantto makeatrial recordingto makesure
thatthecamerais working correctly.
compensatedif recordingor playhack
cannotbeperformeddueto atroubleof your
cameraor recordingmedium.
raconformswith theDesignride
for CameraFiie systemuniversalstandard
establishedby theJEITA (Japan
ElectronicsandInformation Technology
IndustriesAssocjation). Youcannotplay
backon your camerastili imagesrccordcd
onotherequipment(DO?-TFWYXIEI
TRV%wrKV%mi, usc-D700, DSC-
D770) thatdoesnotconform with ihis
universalstandard.(Thesemode&areim-~t
soldin someareas.)
* Playbackof imagesrecordedwith your
cameraonotherequipmentandplayback
of imagesrecordedor editedwith other
equipmenton your cameraarenot
gurmmeed.
~~~~a~~~~~ on copyri
Televisionpqrams, films, video tapes.and
othern;awials may becopyrighicd.
i’naurhorizedrecordingof suchmaterials
maybecontraryto theprovisic; of the
copyright laws.
0 nkptshake or dri he @amera
addition to malfunctio d inability IO
recordimages,this mayrenderthefloppy
disksor the“Memory Stick”s unusableor
imagedatabreakdown,damageor loss may
OCCW.
*The LCD screen thefinder are
manufacturedusingextremelyhigh-
precisiontechnologysoover99.99%of
thepixels areoperationalfor effectiveuse.
However,theremaybesometiny black
pointsand/orbright points (white, red,
blueor greenin color) thatconstantly
appear on tix LCD screen and thefinder.
Thesepoints arenormalin the
manufacturingprocessanddo not affecl
ihe recordingin anyway.
*Be careful whenplacing thecamemneara
window or outdoors.ExposingtheLCD
screen,thefinder or the lensto direct
sunlight for longperiodsmaycause
malfunctions.
gpicturesoutdoorsin
the rain or
undersimilar conditions. becarcCo1no!:.o
getthecamerawet. Ii‘ moisture
condensationoccurs,referto page83and
Mow theinstructionson how io removeit
beloretkig thecamera.
No:e that d~ccmmxa body may become hot.

Recordingstill images:
page18
Playing back still images:
page24
Deletingimages(DELETE):
page75
Youcancopy imagesontoyour computerandview andmodify imagesor attach
imagesto e-mail ORyour computerusing thesuppliedUSB cableandappiication
software.
Viewing imagesusing acomputer:page27
Recordingstill imagesfor e-mail (E-MAIL): page61
The &&al still cameracanrecordamoving picture for maximum 60 seconds.YOUI
cameradoesnot record sound.
Recordingmoving images:page23
CreatingCIip Motion Files: page59
Recordingtext documentsiTEXT): page62
Recordingstill imagesasuncompressedfiles CUFF): page63

Introduction .....................................5
Identifying the parts ........................ 7
Preparing the power supply ............ 9
Setting the dateandtime ............... 14
Inserting afloppy disk .................. IQ
Inserting a“Memory Sticli” .......... 17
Recording still images .................. 18
Recording moving images . ...... ..23
Playing back still images ....... ......24
Playing Rach moving images ....... 25
Viewing images using acomputer 27
Image file storagedestinations and
image me names.....................38
Viewing images using
“ImageMixer” ..... ..._.._...... ....42
How tu usethe FLAY/STILL/
WYJIE selector ._...................48
Iriow co use the cx.mlroI button ... 48
How to change the menu settings .... 50
Setting the image size
(IMACE SIZE) ._,.._..__.....,_.._..,57
creating Clip Motion Piles ........f..59
Recording still imagesfor e-mail
(E-MAIL,) . . “,..~.........I...61
Recordingtexi document?(TEXT) .62
Recording still imagesas
uncompressedfiles (TIFF) 63
Recording imagesin macro ..........54
Setting the distanceto the subject .64
UsingtheFROGR.4k’iAE function 65
Adjusting the exposure
(EXPOSURE) .........................67
Adjusting the white balance
(WHITE BALANCE) .........tr..68
Recording the dateandtime on the
stiil image (DATEYTHVIE) ......69
Enjoying picture effects
(PTCTUKE EFFECT) .............69
once
(INDEX) ..........‘._..._...............70
Enlarging apart of the still image
(Zoom andtrimming) ............71
Flaying back the still imagesin order
(SLIDE SHOW) ..............t......72
Viewing imageson aTV Screen. .73
Preventing accidental erasure
G%OTECT) .__.._.................74
Del&g images(DELETE) ..........95
Changing the recorded still image
size (RESIZE) ........_................76
Copying images(COPY) ..............77
copying all ihe infbrmation Oriyour
floppy disk mSM COPY) 70
Selecting still imagesto print
IPRINT MARKj .................. .80
Format .................... . ............I8I
Using rhe camera asanexternal drive
of acomputer ... ...............” 82
Precautions .................................... 83
On “Memory ShA~“s .................... X5
Using your cm-ma &wKl ............ 85
About “lnfd-ITHIUM" bnitery
~3Xk ........................................ 86
'FL-QlIbICSIlQQGI~~ o ............................ 88
Warning andnotice messages
.......ii3
Self-diagnosis dispIay ...................45
Specifications ................................ 96
LCD screenirldicators .................
.97
Tndcx .............................................93

Seethepagesin parenthesesfor detailsof operation.

Your camera operates only with the NW?330 (supplied)/F550 (optional)
“~~f~~~T~~U~~’batterypack* (L series).Seepage86for moreinformation about
“JnfoLITWIUM” battery pack.
Slide thebattery coverin thedirection of the arrow.
Pressandhold thebatteryejectleverandtheninsertthebatterypackwith the
mark facing towardthe batterycompartment.
Openthebattery cover.Slide thebatteryeject lever rightward, andremovethe
batterypack.
Be care&i not to drop thebattery packwhen removing it.

Whenthecamerais turnedon,you cannotchargethebatterypack.Be sureto turn off
thepowerof the camera.
Disconnectthe poweradaptorfrromtheDC IINjack on your camera.
The &CD screenon ihe camerashowstheremaining time for which you canstili
recordor piay backimages.
This indication may not becntirciy accuratedependingon theconditions of zseiid
rheoperatingenvironment.

g the LCD screen,the
operatingtime becomesshort.When usingthecamerain anextremelycold location,
placethe battery pack in your pocketor otherplacetv keepit warm, theninsert the
battery pack into the camera just beforerecording.Whenusingapocketheater,take
carenot lo let theheaterdirectly contact rhe battery.
lf youdo notoperatethecamerafor about threeminutesduring recording.lhecamera
turnsOKautomatically to preventwearingdown thebattery pack.To USC thecamera
again,slide thePOWER switch down to tnrn on thecameraagain.
The POWER ON/OFF (CHG) iamp may flash:
6When amalfunction occursin thebattery pack.
The POWER ON/OFF (CHG) lamp doesnot lighr up:
eWhenthebatterypackis not installedproperiy.

Continuous /
recordingsv Approx. 80 Approx. 1600 Appmx. 170 Approx. 3400 /
Continuous
p~aybacp:~ I Approx. 100 Approx. 3000 Approx. 230 Apprvx. 6900
Approximate batterylife andnumberof imagesthatcanberecordedlpiayedbackata
temperatureuf 25°C (77°F) with afully chargedbatterypack, 640x480 imagesize
andin NORMAL recordingmode.
1:*Playing Cwzicsingleimagescontinuouslyat aboutI-second intervals
Approximate time thatcanberecordedat3temperatureof 25°C (77°F) and 160xi f2
imagesizewith aiiriiy chargedbatterypack.

P

Whenyou first useyour camera,setthedateandrime. If thesearenot set,the
CLOCK SET screenappearswheneveryou turn onyour camera.

[Y/M/D] (year/montll/day). [M/D/U]
(month/day/year),or [D/M/Y] (day/month/year).
time on a

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See page 85 for details about “Memory Stick”.

Still imagesarcrecordedin JPEGformat.
Slide thePOWER switch down to turn on thepower andinsertafloppy disk or a
“Memory Stick” in your camera.

The shutterclicks. “RECORDING” appearson theLCD screen,andtheimage
will berecol-dedon the floppy disk or the“Memory Stick.” When
“RECORDING” disappearsfrom theLCD screen,you canstartthenext
recordine.
Seepage%.
en recording bright subjects, the color of the LCD screen may change after the
AEIAF is locked.However,this will not aKectthe recordedimage.
QWhile theimageisbeingrecordedon afloppy disk or a“Memory Stick.” theaccess
lamp lights. When this lamp is lit, do not shakeor strike the camera.Also, do not
turn the poweroff. not changetheposition of theMS/FIBselector,or not remove
thebatterypack/floppy disld“Memory Stick.” Otherwise.animagedatabreakdown
may 5ccw audthefloppy disk or the“Memory Stick” may becomeunusable.
eWhenyou press&hashutterbutton Miy down at once,thecamerastartsrecording
afier the automaticadjustmentis complete.However,the re
carriedout if thefiash is requiredfor the recording andthe
Rashino.
Youcancheckthe lastrecordedimageby cleiLIingthe menubarEromthe screen-
(page 49) and pressing
on rhecontrol butlon.
] with on the control button
Select[DELETE’, in the Quick Review screen using
on thecontroi button
Select[OK] using
on the control bullon andpscssthecenter

hijust thebrightnesswith the[LCD BRIGHT] itemin themenusettings(page56).
This adjustmentdoesnot aFfectthebrightnessof theimagesrecordedonthefloppy disk
or the“Memory Stick.”
SettheLCD BACKLIGHT switch to OFF to savethz battery.
Slide thezoom leverto theW sideandmovecloserto thesubjectuntil thefocus is
sharp(page64).
W side:About 25 cm (9 718inches)
T side: About 86cm (3i 112inches)
To recordevenclosersubjects.seepage44.