Sony Multi Functional Digital Camera User manual

Multi Functional
DigitalCamera
UserGuide

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Important Notice
•If a CF card is pulled out, the mode key, control
buttonandshutteraredisabled.Thosefunction
keys will be resumed only after a CF card is put into
the slot correctly. (Warning: Please do not put in or
pull out a CF card while turning on the camera.)
•When battery low sign appears on the LCD screen,
the camera will shut down after 10 seconds.
•When capturing images in dim lighting,the AF
functionisdisabled.

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Contents
Getting Started
CheckingAccessories .............................................. 1
SystemRequirements............................................... 1
LoadingBatteries ...................................................... 1
LoadingtheCompactFlash™Card........................... 2
Attaching the Strap ................................................... 2
Identifying the Parts
FrontView................................................................. 3
RearView ................................................................. 3
LCDIndicators .......................................................... 4
Camera Operating Modes
LCD-onMode ............................................................ 5
PlaybackMode ......................................................... 6
LCD-offMode ............................................................ 6
OSD Menus
MenusunderLCD-onMode....................................... 7
MenusunderPlaybackMode .................................. 11
How to...
Howtorecordimagesandshortmovies? ................ 13
How to take burst pictures?..................................... 14
How toplayback images andshort movies? ............ 14

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Howtodelete images and shortmovieson the camera?
............................................................................... 15
How to send your images to a DPOF-compatible
serviceordevice?.................................................... 16
Connecting to a Computer
DriverInstallation ..................................................... 17
Getting Connected to the PC and the Mac .............. 18
Transferring Images
To a PC................................................................... 19
To a Mac ................................................................. 21
Specifications.................................................22

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Getting Started
Checking Accessories
•Strap
•Leather bag
•Installation CD
•User guide
•16 MB CompactFlash™
Card
• Digital camera
•USB cable
•Video cable
•4 AA alkaline batteries
•Flexible Pocket Tripod
PC System Requirements
•Pentium 166 MHz processor or higher
•Microsoft Windows 98/Me/2000
•Super VGA card and color monitor
•32 MB RAM (64MB recommended)
•Available USB port
•200 MB available hard disk space for software
installation
Mac System Requirements
• Mac Driver Support 8.5 OS or later
Loading Batteries
1. Slide the battery cover in the direction
indicated by the arrow.

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2. Insert 4 batteries in accordance with the
correct polarity marks on the inner side of the
battery cover.
3. Close the battery cover.
Loading the CompactFlash™ Card
To record images, please insert a Compact Flash™
card. To load the CF card, perform the following:
1 . Open the CF card slot cover and then insert a CF
card as indicated by the arrow.
2. Close the CF card slot cover.
Attaching the Strap
1 . Insert the thin end of the strap into the strap
holder.
2. Pass the other end of the strap through the loop
of thin cord and pull the strap tight.
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Identifying the Parts
Front View
Shutter
Flash
USB port
Battery
cover
Lens Video port
Viewfinder
LCD
display
Control
button
Mode
button
Power
button
CFcard
slotcover
Viewfinder
Rear View
Strap
holder

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LCD Indicators
1. Flash Indicator: Flash is on.
2. Quality Indicator: The best quality setting.
3. Self-Timer Indicator: Timer is off.
4. Battery Indicator: Battery is low.
5. Pictures remaining.
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Camera Operating Modes
This camera provides 3 different operating modes
for your selection. Press the mode button a number
of times to toggle through these 3 modes.
1 . LCD-on mode: ready for image capturing with
the LCD display powered on
2. Playback mode: ready for image review
3. LCD-off mode: ready for image capturing with
the LCD display powered off
LCD-on Mode
There are 5 menus available in this mode. Press the
Control button, the OSD menus appear.
To scroll through all the menus, press the / on
the control button to access the horizontal menu
topics or press / to move vertically through
the menu items. (Refer to Page 7~9 for the OSD
information.)

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Playback Mode
There are 4 menus available in this mode. Press the
/ on the Control button, the OSD menus
appear.
To scroll through all the menus, press the / on
the control button to access the horizontal menu
topics or press / to move vertically through
the menu items. (Refer to Page 11 and Page 12 for the
OSD information.)
LCD-off Mode
When capturing images with the LCD display pow-
ered off, you will not be able to preview your
images on the LCD display. Press the Control
button to go to preview mode.