Sony Mavica MVC-FD81 User manual

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Operating Instructions | GB
Manual de instrucciones — ES
Digital
Mavica
MVC-FD81
©1998 by Sony Corporation

English
Operating instructions
Before
operating
the
unit,
please
read
this
manual
thoroughly,
and
retain
it
for
future
reference.
As
you
read
through
this
manual,
buttons
and
settings
on
the
camera
are
shown
in
capital
letters.
e.g., Press FLASH.
To prevent fire or shock hazard,
do not expose the unit to rain or moisture.
CAUTION: TO REDUCE THE RISK OF ELECTRIC SHOCK.
DO NOT REMOVE COVER (OR BACK),
NO USER-SERVICEABLE PARTS INSIDE
REFER SERVICING TO QUALIFIED SERVICE PERSONNEL.
This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of
uninsulated “dangerous voltage” within the product’s
enclosure that may be of sufficient magnitude to constitute a
risk of electric shock to persons.
This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of
important
operating
and
maintenance
(servicing)
instructions
in the literature accompanying the appliance.
Owner's Record
The
model
and
serial
numbers
are
located
on
the
bottom.
Record
the
serial
number
in
the
space
provided
below.
Refer
to
these
numbers
whenever
you
call
upon
your
Sony
dealer
regarding
this
product.
Model No. MVC-FD81
Serial No.
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CAUTION
Never expose the battery pack to temperatures above 140°F (60°C), such as in
a car parked in the sun or under direct sunlight.
TO PREVENT ELECTRIC SHOCK, DO NOT USE THIS POLARIZED AC
PLUG WITH AN EXTENSION CORD, RECEPTACLE OR OTHER OUTLET
UNLESS THE BLADES CAN BE FULLY INSERTED TO PREVENT BLADE
EXPOSURE.
You are cautioned that any changes or modifications not expressly approved
in this manual could void your authority to operate this equipment.
Note:
This equipment has been tested and found to comply with the limits for a
Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. These limits are
designed to provide reasonable protection against harmful interference in a
residential installation. This equipment generates, uses, and can radiate radio
frequency energy and, if not installed and used in accordance with the
instructions, may cause harmful interference to radio communications.
However, there is no guarantee that interference will not occur in a particular
installation. If this equipment does cause harmful interference to radio or
television reception, which can be determined by turning the equipment off
and on, the user is encouraged to try to correct the interference by one or more
of the following measures:
— Reorient or relocate the receiving antenna.
- Increase the separation between the equipment and receiver.
- Connect the equipment into an outlet on a circuit different from that to
which the receiver is connected.
- Consult the dealer or an experienced radio/TV technician for help.
For the Customers in the United States and CANADA
DISPOSAL OF LITHIUM ION BATTERY.
LITHIUM tON BATTERY.
DISPOSE OF PROPERLY.
You can return you unwanted lithium ion batteries to your nearest Sony
Service Center or Factory Service Center.
Note: In some areas the disposal of lithium ion batteries in household or
business trash may be prohibited.
For the Sony Service Center nearest you call
1-800-222-SONY (United States only)
For the Factory Service Center nearest you call
416-499-SONY (Canada only)
Caution: Do not handle damaged or leaking lithium ion batteries.
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NOTICE FOR THE CUSTOMERS IN THE UNITED:
A moulded plug complying with BS 1363 is fitted to this equipment for your
safety and convenience.
Should the fuse in the plug supplied need to be replaced, a 5 AMP fuse
approved by ASTA or BSI to BS 1362, (i.e., marked with ® or Y mark)
must be used.
If
the
plug
supplied
with
this
equipment
has
a
detachable
fuse
cover,
be
sure
to
attach
the
fuse
cover
after
you
change
the
fuse.
Never
use
the
plug
without
the
fuse
cover.
If
you
should
lose
the
fuse
cover,
please
contact
your
nearest
Sony
service
station.
The electromagnetic fields at the specific frequencies may influence the
picture and sound of this camera.
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Table of contents
Before using your Camera cocino 7
Parts identification
Basic operations
Preparate. 11
1: Charging the battery pack 1
2: Installing the battery pack ee 12
3: Setting the date and time... ceseesteesteeseeeneenes 13
Recording and playing back images ...........c:ccscssesseesccsessessseseans 16
1: Recording still images ........ . 16
2: Recording moving images ............. we 12
3: Playing back still images ................ ... 19
4: Playing back moving images coconocononinnionminorinssss 19
Battery life/No. of images that can be recorded /
played back aiii 22
Viewing images using a personal computer ........:.sesees 23
Advanced operations
Changing the mode settings coccion 25
Using various functions for recording „sss... 34
Focusing manually .......
Enjoying Picture Effect
Using the PROGRAM AE function
Additional information
Changing the lithium battery in the camera conoci... 37
Precautions
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Troubleshooting cio ada 40
Self-diagnosis display ccoocomiconiconmmmsrrrrccmereernss 42
SpecificatiOns AA bossy eai ni 43
Warning messages. w 44
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Be sure to read before using your camera
Trial recording
Before you record one-time events, you may want to make a trial
recording to make sure that the camera is working correctly.
No compensation for contents of the recording
Contents of the recording cannot be compensated for if recording or
playback cannot be made due to a malfunction of the camera, floppy
disk, etc.
Precaution on copyright
Floppy disks, television programs, films, video tapes, and other
materials may be copyrighted. Unauthorized recording of such
materials may be contrary to the provisions of the copyright laws.
+ IBM PC/AT is a registered trademark of International Business Machines
Corporation of the U.S.A.
+ MS-DOS and Windows are registered trademarks licensed to Microsoft
Corporation, registered in the U.S.A. and other countries.
e Netscape Navigator is a trademark of Netscape Communications
Corporation.
* Macintosh is a trademark licensed to Apple Computer, Inc., registered in the
U.S.A. and other countries.
+ Ali other product names mentioned herein may be the trademarks or
registered trademarks of their respective companies.
Furthermore, “TM” and “0” are not mentioned in each case in this manual.
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Before using your camera
This digital still camera uses a floppy disk as a medium for
recording images.
Use the following floppy disk type:
e Size: 3.5 inch
e Type: 2HD
* Capacity: 1.44 MB
e Format: MS-DOS format (512 bytes x 18 sectors)
When using 3.5 inch, 2HD floppy disk other than described above,
format it using the camera or personal computer.
Malfunctions, inability to record images as well as inability to use
floppy disks or image and memory data breakdown, damage or loss
may occur.
When taking pictures outdoors in the rain or under similar
conditions, be careful not to get the unit wet.
If moisture condensation occurs, refer to page 39 and follow
instructions on how to remove it before using.
Back up recommendations:
To avoid the potential risk of data loss always copy (back up) data to
disk.
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Digital still camera (1) NP-F330 battery pack (1)
Power cord (1 set) Lens cap (1)
Shoulder strap (1) String for Jens cap (1)
Battery charger (1)
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Parts identification
See pages in( ) for more details.
Microphone Lens
Do not touch when
recording.
Focus
ring
(34)
Shutter button (16, 17)
Photocell window
for flash
Do not block when
recording.
Slot for AC ———_—»»- p
power adaptor code
FOCUS AUTO/
,
MANU
switch
(34)
Flash
emitter
(10)
Self-timer lamp Tripod receptacle
The lamp keeps on blinking Make sure that the length of
until
recording
starts
after
the
the
tripod
screw
is
less
than
shutter
button
is
depressed.
7/32
inch
(6.5
mm).
To insert the floppy disk
insert the floppy disk until it clicks.
Before inserting, check that the
write protect tab set to the
recording position.
ay
DISK EJECT fever
PUSH button
To remove the floppy disk
While pressing PUSH, slide DISK EJECT in the direction of the arrow.
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se Normally select ON.
LCD
BACK
LIGHT
switch
Hooks
for
strap
Attaching the shoulder
strap
ke
Set to OFF to save
the battery.
BRIGHT +/- button
Press to adjust the
brightness of the
LCD screen.
PLAY/STILL/MOVIE LCD screen
switch
(16,
17,
19)
.
POWER
switch
Slide
down
to
Lithium
battery
turn
on/off
the
compartment
(37)
power.
ACCESS
lamp
PICTURE
EFFECT
(16,
19)
button(35)
DISK
EJECT
lever
PROGRAM
AE
button
(36)
(8)
DISPLAY
button
Battery
cover/
Press
to
display
or
turn
off
the
OPEN
(BATT)
indicators
on
the
LCD
screen.
button
(12)
The indicators do not go off in the
following modes:
Program AE, Picture effect, Manual
focus, Zoom, AE Lock, Self-timer,
Flash and Adjusting the exposure.
PUSH button (8)
Control button
Control
button
Function
of
the
control
button
‘
You
can
execute
the
functions
by
Upper
side
pressing
the
upper,
lower,
left
or
right
side
of
the
contro]
button.
When
an
item
is
selected
in
the
menu,
the
color
of
the
item
changes
from
blue
to
yellow. To enter your selection, press
the center of the control button.
Press to
Lower side execute.
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Zoom lever
“T” side: for telephoto (subject appears closer)
“W” side: for wide-angle (subject appears farther away)
Move the zoom lever to the “W” side until the focus is sharp.
You can shoot a subject that is at least about 5/6 feet (about 25 cm) away
from the lens surface in the telephoto position, or about 1/2 inch (about
1 cm) away in the wide-angle position.
Photocell window
for LCD screen
The LCD screen becomes
brighter when exposed to
sunlight. Floppy
VOLUME +/- button disk slot
Press to adjust the volume
of the speaker. POWER
lamp
FLASH/CHARGE lamp (16, 19)
FLASH button Speaker
AUTO is set at the factory.
Each time you press the
button, the flash mode changes Self-timer
as follows: Select “[9]” with the control button,
AUTO (no indication) — then press it.
forced-flash EA — About 10 seconds after you press the
no flash y — AUTO shutter button, the subject is recorded.
In AUTO mode, the flash goes
off automatically according to Exposure
the brightness of the surround- Select “ EV)” or “ EEY)” on the LCD
ings. screen with the control button, then
The subject must be 1 5/8 feet press it to select the desired value.
to 8 1/3 feet (0.5 m to 2.5 m) +EV: To raise the exposure value
away: , (brighten the picture)
When you record using the -EV: To lower the exposure value
flash and conversion lens (not (darken the picture)
supplied), an eclipse may
occur. Adjustable in a range of -1.5 EV to
+1.5 EV in steps of 0.5 EV.
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Preparation
1 Charging the battery pack
To charge the battery pack, use the battery charger. For details, refer
to the instruction manual of the battery charger.
O Connect the power cord
to a wall outlet.
O insert the battery pack
in the direction of the
Y mark. Slide it down
until it clicks.
CHARGE lamp
(orange)
The CHARGE lamp
(orange) lights up.
Charging begins.
Battery charger
Battery Full charge* Normal charge**
NP-F330 210 min. 150 min.
NP-F530 225 min. 165 min.
NP-F550 240 min. 180 min.
Approximate minutes to charge a discharged battery pack using the
battery charger BC-V615. (Lower temperatures require a longer charging
time.)
* Charging for about one hour after the CHARGE lamp goes out.
** Charging just until the CHARGE lamp goes out.
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Installing
the
battery
pack
Open the battery cover.
While sliding OPEN (BATT) in the
direction of the arrow.
Install the battery pack.
Insert the battery pack with the Y
mark facing toward the battery
compartment.
Close the cover.
Press the cover until it clicks.
Open the battery cover. While sliding the
battery release lever rightward, remove
the battery pack.
Be careful not to drop the battery pack when
removing.
Remaining
battery
time
indication
ie,
This
camera
shows
on
the
LCD
panel
how
many
minutes
you
can
still
keep
on
recording
or
playing
back
images”.
Note,
however,
that
the
time
might
not
be
displayed
correctly
under
some
use
conditions
or
in
some
environments.
*
The
time
displayed
during
recording
or
during
playback
refers
to
the
time
for
which
the
battery
lasts
if
you
simply
keep
the
camera
on
or
if
you
simply
keep
it
displaying
images
without
performing
any
operation.
Auto power-off function
During
recording
if
you
leave
the
camera
inactive
for
about
3
minutes
while
the
power
is
on,
the
camera
turns
off
automatically
to
prevent
wearing
down
the
battery.
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About the power source
This
camera
can
be
powered
from
the
following
two
power
sources:
+
InfoLITHIUM
battery*
NP-F330
(supplied)
/F530
(not
supplied)
/
F550
(not
supplied)
e
AC
power
adapter
AC-V700
(not
supplied)
When
you
use
the
camera
for
a
long
time,
we
recommend
you
to
power
the
camera
from
a
wall
outlet
with
the
AC
power
adaptor.
* “InfoLITHIUM” battery pack
The
“InfoLITHIUM”
is
a
lithium
ion
battery
pack
which
can
exchange
data
with
compatible
equipment
about
its
battery
consumption.
"InfoLITHIUM”
is
a
trademark
of
Sony
Corporation.
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Setting
the
date
and
time
When
you
use
the
camera
first,
set
the
date
and
time.
The
date
and
time
are
necessary
for
MS-DOS
format
recording.
If
they
are
not
set,
incorrect
date
and
time
are
recorded,
and
CLOCK
SET
screen
in
step
6)
appears
whenever
you
turn
on
the
camera
in
STILL/MOVIE
mode.
@
Slide
POWER
down
to
turn
on
the
power.
O
Select
“CLOCK
SET”
in
MENU
with
the
control
button,
then
press
it.
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> Preparation
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select
the
desired
display
of
the
date
with
the
control
button,
then
press
it.
Y/M/D (year/month/day)
M/D/Y (month/day / year)
D/M/Y (day /month/year)
(4)
Select
the
date
and
time
with
the
control
button,
then
press
it.
The
item
to
be
changed
is
indicated
with
A/V.
Select
number
by
pressing
the
upper
side
or
lower
side
of
the
control
button,
then
press
it
to
enter
the
number.
After
entering
the
number,
A/V
moves
to
the
next
item.
When
“D/M/Y”
is
selected,
set
the
time
on
a
24-hour
cycle.
O
Select
“ENTER”
with
the
control
button,
then
press
it
at
the
desired
moment
to
begin
clock
movement.
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To
cancel
setting
the
date
and
time
Select
“CANCEL”
with
the
control
button,
then
press
it.
a Note
If
the
“$”
indicator
appears
on
the
LCD
screen,
r
according
to
the
procedures
on
page
37.
eplace the lithium battery
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Recording and playing back images
1 Recording still images
To record the images, slide POWER down to turn on the power (The
POWER lamp lights up) and insert the floppy disk until it clicks.
POWER lamp
ACCESS lamp
@ set PLAY/STILL/MOVIE to STILL.
Oo Press the shutter button halfway
down.
The AE lock indicator @ (green) flashes.
When AE (auto exposure), AWB (auto
white balance) and AF (auto focus) are
frozen, the AE lock indicator stops flashing.
O Press the shutter button fully
down.
The image is recorded on the disk.
The number of images you can record on a floppy disk
About 10 ~ 16 images with all default settings. (p. 27)
Note
When the image is recorded on the disk, the ACCESS lamp flashes.
When the ACCESS lamp is flashing, never shake or strike the unit. Also, do
not turn the power off or remove the battery pack or floppy disk. Otherwise,
an image data breakdown may occur and the floppy disk may become
unusable.
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2 Recording moving images
O set PLAY/STILUMOVIE to MOVIE.
O press the shutter button fully down momentarily.
The image and sound are recorded for 5 seconds.
Hold the shutter button fully down.
The image and sound are recorded until you release it.
Maximum 60 seconds when recording 160 x 112 size Cleo
15 seconds when recording 320 x 240 size CJ
Moving images will be softer than still images.
Functions you can use for image recording
Adjusting the brightness of the Selecting the recording mode
LCD screen (p. 9) - REC MODE (p. 26)*
Flash (p. 10)* Selecting the image quality
Zoom (p. 10) - QUALITY (p. 28)*
Self-timer (p. 10) Selecting the flash level
- FLASH LEVEL (p. 28)*
Adjusti . 10
Ae ing the oe 40 Selecting the file numbering mode
Focusing manually (p. 34) — FILE NUMBER (p. 29)
Picture effect (p. 35) Selecting the image size
PROGRAM AE function (p. 36) - IMAGE SIZE (p. 28, 29)
* You cannot use these functions for MOVIE mode.
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The indicators during recording
The indicators on the LCD screen are not recorded.
r~ AE lock indicator
Recording mode
indicator/Moving
image indicator
Flash indicator
/Flash level indicator
Image size
Manual focusing indicator
Image quality
indicator*
Remaining disk
capacity indicator
No. of stored
images
Program AE
indicator
Exposure indicator/
Zoom indicator*
Picture effect
indicator
Self-diagnosis
function indicator
LCD
brightness
<a
/Recording
time
Pate
EI
indicator
indicator* Remaining
ae battery time
Adjusting the indicator
exposure button
MENU button Self-timer indicator
Self-timer button
* Only displayed during operation.
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- E Playing back still images
To watch the recorded images on the LCD screen, slide POWER
down to turn on the power (The POWER lamp lights up) and insert
the floppy disk until clicks.
O set PLAY/STILUMOVIE to PLAY.
The ACCESS lamp flashes and the last recorded image
appears on the LCD screen.
POWER lamp
ACCESS lamp
(2) Select the recorded image with the control button.
Select the button on the LCD screen with the control button, then
press it.
ta _|: To display the preceding recorded image.
mi |]: To display the next image.
INDEX]: To display 6 recorded images at a time (INDEX screen).
4 Playing back moving images
O Set PLAY/STILUMOVIE to PLAY.
The ACCESS lamp flashes and the last recorded image appears on
the LCD screen.
The image recorded in MOVIE mode is displayed one-size
smaller than the other normal-sized images.
O select the playback start button on the LCD screen
with the control button, then press it.
The moving image and sound start.
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The indicators during playbacs
During playback still images (STILL)
image number
Recording mode of the playback
image indicator
Image size indicator
Image quality indicator
Remaining disk capacity indicator
Number of stored images in the
floppy disk
File name
Recording date of the playback
image
Remaining battery time indicator
INDEX button
MENU button
image search buttons
Ha / » buttons (Single screen mode)
/ => buttons (Index screen mode)
During playback moving images (MOVIE)/Still images with
sounds (VOICE)
Counter
Playback image
Play bar
Playback moving image start/
pause button/Playback VOICE
start button
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