Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit DSC-F88 du fabricant Sony
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2-023-044- 11 (1) Digital S till Cam era Operating I nstructions Before op erating the uni t, please read t his m anual thorou ghly, and retain i t for future refe rence. Owner’s Record The mod el and seria l numb ers ar e locat ed on the bot tom. Re cord the serial num ber in the spa ce prov ided belo w .
2 T o prevent fire or sh ock hazard, do not e xpose th e unit to rain or moisture. If you have any questions about this pro duc t, you ma y call: Sony Custome r Information S ervices Cente r 1-800-222-SONY (7669) The number below is for the FCC re la te d matt ers onl y .
3 RECYCLING LITHIUM -I ON BA TT E R IE S Lith iu m- Ion b att erie s are recycl able. Y ou can help pre se rve our environment by returni ng your used rechar geab le batteri es to the co llecti on and re cycl ing lo cation n earest you.
4 Read th is first Tria l rec ord ing Before you re cord one - ti me events, you may want to make a tri a l re c or d in g to make sure that the cam era is workin g correctl y .
5 The pictur es used in thi s manual The phot ographs used as examples o f pictures in this ma nual are reprod uced images, and are not actu al im ages sh ot using t his camera.
6 Table of co ntents Read this first ........ ......... ...... ........ ......... .... 4 Identifyin g the p arts ............. ...... ........ ...... . 8 Mode dial .... ...... ... ...... ... ......... ..... ... ..... 10 Charging t he batter y pack ...
7 Selecti ng t he folder an d playing back images – Folder ......... ......... ........ .... 63 Enlargin g a port ion of a still image ..... .... 64 Enlargi ng an image – Playba ck zoom ........... ......... ..... .... 64 Recor ding an enlar ged imag e – Trimmin g .
8 K Speaker (bottom surface) • Use a tripod with a screw length of les s than 5.5 mm (7/32 inch). Y ou will be unab le to firmly secure the camera to tripods having longer screws, and may damage the camera. Ide nt if y in g th e pa rts See the pages in pare ntheses for details of oper atio n.
9 C LCD screen For det ails on th e items on th e LCD screen, see pages 124 t o 127. D (Displa y/LCD on/of f) but to n (32) E MENU b ut to n (46, 114 ) F (Image Size/Delete) butto n (20, 42 ) G For sh.
10 Mode dial Before us ing your camer a , set the desir ed mark on the mode dial t o . (Auto a djustment mode) The focu s , exposur e an d white bal ance are automati cally a djusted to allow e asy shootin g. The imag e qualit y is s et to [ F in e] (pag e 47).
11 Getting started Charging the batte ry pa ck , Open the ba ttery/“Me mory Stick ” co ver. Slid e the cove r in the dire ctio n of the arrow . • Be sure to turn off your camer a wh en cha rg in g t he ba tt er y p a ck ( pag e 15 ). • Y our camera operates with the “InfoLITHIUM” NP-FR1 battery pack (R type) (supplied).
12 , Conn ect t he pow er cor d (m ains lead) to the AC Adaptor and to a w all outlet ( wall soc ket). The /CHG l amp lig hts up when c harging begi ns, a nd go es of f when ch argin g is comple ted. • After charging the battery pack, disconnect the AC Adaptor f rom the DC IN jack of your camera.
13 Getting started Number of images and battery life that can be recorded / viewed The tabl es show the approxima te number o f imag es and th e battery life th at can be record ed/viewed w hen you shoot images i n norma l mode with a ful ly charged ba ttery pack (sup plied) at a tem pe rature of 25° C (77°F).
14 Usin g th e AC Ad ap tor , Open t he D C I N ja ck co ver, then conn ect the A C Ad ap tor (supplied) to the DC IN jack of the came ra. Open the cover in the ar row di re ction a s illust rated above. Con ne ct the D C pl ug with the v mark facing the LCD s cr een side .
15 Getting started Turn in g your camera on/off There are follow ing two w ays to turn on the camera. Press POW ER. The POWER lam p lights in green an d th e power i s on. When yo u turn on th e camer a for the fi rst tim e, the Cl ock Set screen appear s (p age 17) .
16 How to use the cont ro l butto n To chan ge the curr ent settings of the camer a, br ing up th e menu or th e SET UP screen (p age s 46 a nd 47) , and use the control but to n to make the change s. When setting up the menu, pre ss v / V / b / B to sel ect the item or th e sett ing and make the sett ing.
17 Getting started Setti ng the date and tim e , Set the mode dial to . • Y ou can carry out this operation e ven when the mode dial is set to P, M, SCN, or . , Press POWER to turn on the powe r. The POWE R lamp lights in gree n and the Clock Set scr ee n ap pears on the LCD screen.
18 , Select th e yea r, month, day , hour, or minute item you want to set with b / B on the contro l but ton. v is shown a bove and V is show n below the sele cted it em. , Set the desired num e rical value with v / V on t h e contro l button , then pr es s z .
19 Shoot ing still ima g e s Inserting and removing a “Mem or y Stick” , Open the ba ttery/“Me mory Stick ” co ver. Slid e the cove r in the dire ctio n of the arrow . • For details on “ Memory Stick, ” see page 120. , Inse rt the “Memor y St ick.
20 Setti ng the still image size , Set the mo de dial to , and rotate the lens po rtion to turn on y our c ame ra. • Y ou can carry o ut this operation even when the mode dial is set to P, M or SCN. , Press (Image Size ). The Imag e Size setu p item appe ars.
21 Shoot ing still ima g e s Image size and q uality You ca n ch oose image si ze (numbe r of pixe l s ) and ima ge qu al i ty (c ompr es sio n ratio) ba sed on the kind of i mages you want to sh o o t. Th e im age si ze is s ho w n by the numbe r of pi xels (dots) (ho rizontal × ver ti cal) , whic h co mpos e an image .
22 The number of images that can be saved in a “Memory Stick” 3) The num ber of image s that can b e s a ved i n Fine (Sta n d ard) 4) mode are shown below. ( Units: number of imag e s) 3) When [M o de] (RE C Mode ) is set t o [No rm a l ] For the number of images that can be saved in other modes, see page 113.
23 Shoot ing still ima g e s Basic still image shooting – Using auto mode Holding the cam era correctly When s hooting pictures with t he cam era, be carefu l so that your fing ers do not blo ck the.
24 , Press an d hold the shu tter but t on ha l f way down. When the focu s is ac hieved , the camera beeps. When th e AE/ AF lock i ndicat or stops flas hing and rem ains on, the camera is ready for shoot ing . • If you release your finger from the shutter button, shooting w ill be ca nceled.
25 Shoot ing still ima g e s Checking the last image shot – Quick Review , Press b ( 7 ) on th e con trol butt on. To return to shoot in g mo de , press the shutter b utton lightly or press b ( 7 ) on the contro l button ag ai n. To delete the image di splayed on the LCD screen 1 Press (Delete ).
26 • The zoom scaling indicator differs accor ding to the zoom typ e. Optical zoom: Smart zoom: Precision digital zoom: • The AF range finder f rame does not appear when using the digital zoom. The or indicator f lashes, and AF opera tes with priority on subjects located near the center .
27 Shoot ing still ima g e s Shooting close-ups – Macro For close- ups of sub jects like flowe rs or insects, shoot using the macr o feature. You can sh oot su bj ects appro aching up to 8 cm (3 1/4 inches) when the z oom is set to its W- end. How ev er, the av ai labl e f ocus dis t ance depe nds on t he z oom po sit ion .
28 , Cente r the subj ect i n the f ram e. Press an d hold the shu tter but t o n half way down t o focu s on, t hen p ress th e shut ter button fully down. To return t o nor m a l s hoo ting Press B ( ) on th e control butto n agai n. The indicat or di sapp ear s f ro m th e LCD screen.
29 Shoot ing still ima g e s , Center the subjec t in the f rame. Press an d hold the sh utter button halfway dow n to focus on, th en pr es s the sh u tter button fully down. The self-timer lamp (p age 8) will fla sh, and you wi ll hea r a be eping sound .
30 clea rly shoot a back ground that is out of the flas h- l it area . (No flash): The fla sh wil l not be use d. • If the menu is currently dis played, press MENU first to make the menu disappear.
31 Shoot ing still ima g e s Shooting images with the AF illuminator The AF illuminat or is fill lig h t to f oc us more e asi ly on a subj ec t i n dar k surroundi ngs. The appears o n the LC D screen an d the AF i llumina tor emit s red light when the shut te r button is pressed hal f w a y unt il the foc us is lo cked .
32 Shooting images with the finder The find er i s conv enient whe n you want to save battery po wer, or when i t is difficult to conf irm th e ima g e usin g th e LCD sc reen .
33 Shoot ing still ima g e s Inserting the date and time on a still image , Set the mode dial to SET UP. The SE T UP scr een ap pears. • The date and tim e cannot be inserted i n Multi Burst mode. • When images are shot with the date and time inserted, the date and time cannot be remove d later .
34 Shooting according to scene conditions – Scene Selection Select one of th e followin g mo de s, th en shoot by pressing the shu tter button and this will hav e a positiv e e ffec t on your phot o. Magnifying glass mo de The su bject a ppears on the L CD scre en magnifi ed by u p to 2.
35 Shoot ing still ima g e s Soft snap mode You can shoo t the color of a pe rson’s skin bea u t ifull y with a b r ight, warm c olor to n e. This mode also has a n effect on soft-focus, so an i mage s uch as that of a per son or a flow er is shot i n the prop er atmo sphe re.
36 , Set the mode dia l to SCN, the n press M E NU . The me nu appe ar s. , Select SC N (S cen e) with b on the contro l button, the n se le ct the desired mode with v / V . To return to normal mode Set the mo de dia l to a dif f erent mode. • The setti ng is maintain ed even when the power is t urne d of f.
37 Shoot ing still ima g e s Shooting with Scene Selectio n When shoo ting wit h the Scene S el ectio n fun c tion, th e co mbinat ion of fu n ctions such as the flash mode is pre de te rmined to mak e th e opti mum settin gs to match the scene . See th e table below for the function setting o f each shooting mode.
38 Viewin g ima ges on the LCD scr een of your camera You ca n vie w im a g e s sho t w it h th e ca mera al m o st imm e diatel y on t h e L CD scr een. Yo u ca n select t he foll owing two met hods for viewing images. Single screen You can view one im age at a time, occup ying the enti re sc reen.
39 Viewin g sti ll imag es , Select the desire d still imag e wit h b / B on the control button. b : Displa ys the p revious image. B : Displa ys the n ext image. 2 BACK/NEXT 10:30 PM 2005 1 1 101 - 0003 VOL UM E VGA 60min 3 / 9 101 Viewing on the index screen , Press (index ).
40 Viewin g images on a TV screen , Connect the supplied A/V multi cable to th e multi conne ctor of the came ra and the audio/video input jacks of the TV. Rotate the le ns portion back t o the original posi tion and place the camera with the LCD sc reen facin g upwards.
41 Viewin g sti ll imag es Watching images on a TV screen If you wa nt to view ima ge s on a T V, you need a TV having a video input ja ck and the A/V mult i c ab le (suppl ied). The colo r system o f the TV mu st match as that of your di gital still cam era .
42 Deleting i mages , Set the mo de dial to , and turn on th e camera. Select th e ima ge you want to delete with b / B on the control but ton. • Note that the images onc e deleted c an not be re cove red . , Press (del et e). The image has not ye t be en del et ed at th is poin t.
43 Deleti n g s til l images Deleting on the Index screen , While an Index sc re en (page 39) is displayed , pres s (delete) . • Note that the images once deleted cannot be rec over ed. , Select [Selec t] with b / B on the control bu tton, then pr es s z .
44 , Press (delete) . Select [OK] with B on the control bu tton, then pr es s z . “Access ” ap pears on t he LCD scr een an d all of the imag es w ith marks will be del eted. To cancel th e deletion Select [ Exit] wi th b on the control but ton, then pr ess z .
45 Deleti n g s til l images , Set the mode dial to SET UP , and turn o n th e ca mera. , Select (Memory St ick Tool) with v / V on the control but ton. Select [Format] wi th B on the control bu tton, then pr es s B . Select [OK] with v on the control bu tton, then pr es s z .
46 How to setup and operate your camera This sect ion de scribes how to o perate the menu a nd th e SE T UP scree n. • For details on the mode dial, see page 10. Changing menu settings a Set the mo de dial to , P, M, SCN, or . b Press ME NU . The menu app ear s.
47 Before adva nced op erations Changing items in the SET UP screen a Set the mode dial to SET UP. The SET UP sc reen ap pears . b Selec t the se tting item you want to change with v / V / b / B on t he c ontr ol b utt on. The frame of the item y ou select turns yell o w .
48 Creating or selecting a folder You r ca mer a ca n crea te mu lt iple f o l ders withi n a “M emo r y S t i ck.” You can se le ct the f older u sed to store i mages. Wh en no t creati ng a n ew fold er, “101MSDCF” fold er is sel ected a s the r ecordin g fold er.
49 Advance d still image shoot ing Choosing an auto focus metho d You ca n set the A F ran ge fi nder fram e a nd the AF mode. AF range fin der frame The AF range finder frame sel ects the focus position a ccordin g to the subject position and siz e.
50 • When you are shooting movies and you choose Multipoint AF , the distance to the center of the LCD screen is estimate d as an average, so the AF works ev en with a certain amount of vibration.
51 Advance d still image shoot ing Shooti ng t echnique s When shooting with the subject at the edge of the frame, or when using Center AF , the camera may focus on the c enter instead of on the subject at the edge of the frame. In a case like t his, use AF lock to focus on the subjec t, and then recompos e the picture and s hoot.
52 c Select 9 (Focus) with b / B , then sel ec t the distan ce t o the subject with v / V . Y ou can sele ct f rom the follo wi ng dist ance settin gs. 0.5m , 1.0m, 3.0m, 7.0m, (u nlimit ed dist ance ) To return to auto focus mode In Step 3 , select [Multi A F] or [Ce nt er AF].
53 Advance d still image shoot ing d Select an aperture v alue with b / B . Three d if fere nt ape rture va lues can be selected, dep ending on the z oom position. When the zo om is set a ll the way to the W side : F 3.5/ F5. 6/F8. 0 When the zo om is set a ll the way to the T side : F4.
54 Exposure In addition to the focus and other settings, it is also important to adjust the exposure in order t o take beautiful pictures. Exposure is the amount of light that the CCD of the digital still came ra is able to re c eive. This v alue changes according to the combination of aperture and shutter speed.
55 Advance d still image shoot ing Adjusting th e exposure – EV adju st ment You ca n manu a ll y shif t th e exposu re valu e determin ed by th e camer a. Use th is mode when y ou do not get the prope r exposu re, for instan ce, the subjec t and its back ground have hi gh c ont rast (light and dar k).
56 Displaying a histogram A histogram is a gra ph show ing the brigh t ne ss o f a n ima ge . Th e hor iz ont al axis shows the bri ght ne ss, an d the vertical axi s shows the numbe r of pixels. The gra ph display indi ca tes a dark imag e when skewed to th e le ft side , and a brig h t ima ge when skew ed to th e r ight side .
57 Advance d still image shoot ing Shooti ng t echnique s While shooting image s , the c ame ra automatically determines the exposure. When shooting a whitish overall image such as a backlit subject or a snowy scene, the camer a judges that t he subject is bright and may set a darker exposure for the image.
58 a Set the mode dial t o P, M, SCN or . b Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. c Sele ct (Met erin g Mo de) with b / B , then select the desired meter ing m ode with v / V . d When s elec ti ng [S pot] in Step 3 , position the spot me tering cross hair on one point of the subject you want to shoot.
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60 c Select [ ] (Flash Level) with b / B , then select the des ired setting with v / V . +: Makes the fl ash l e vel highe r tha n normal . Normal: Normal sett ing. –: Makes t he flash lev el l ower than normal . Shooting images in successi on Used to shoot images cont inuously .
61 Advance d still image shoot ing To return to normal mode In St ep 3 , sele ct [ Norma l]. • The flash is set to (No flash). • When using the self-timer , pressing the shutter button r ecords up to f ive images in success ion. • When the mod e dial is set to M, yo u cannot select shutter speeds of 1/6 second or slo wer .
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63 Advanced st ill ima ge view i ng Selecting the f older and playing back images – Folder Select t he fold er that images yo u want to play bac k are stor ed . a Set the mode dial to . b Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars. c Select (Folder) with b , then press z .
64 Enlarging a portion of a still image You ca n en large an ima ge up to five times the si ze o f th e orig inal im age. You ca n also record the mag nified image a s a new f ile. Enlarging an image – Playb ack zo om a Set the mod e dial to . b Display the imag e you want to enla rge w ith b / B .
65 Advanced st ill ima ge view i ng Recording an enlarged image – Trimming a Press MENU after pl a ybac k zoom. The me nu appe ars. b Select [ T rimming] with B , then press z . c Selec t the image siz e with v / V , then pr ess z . The i mage is recor ded, a nd the i mage on the L CD scre e n returns to the norma l size after re cording.
66 To skip to th e next/pre vious image during slide s how Press B (nex t) or b (pre vious). • The interval setting time is appr oximate, and may vary acc ording to the playback image size. Rotating still images – Rotate Images s h ot when hold in g the camer a vertical ly can be ro ta te d an d displaye d hori zontal ly.
67 Advanced st ill ima ge view i ng Playing back i mages shot in Multi Burst mode You ca n pl ay back Multi Burst im a ges cont in uous l y or pl ay t he m back f ra me by frame .
68 To delete s hot images When using t his m ode, you cann ot del ete only cer t ain fra mes. When yo u de lete images, all 16 of the frames ar e dele ted at the same time . 1 Display the Multi Bur st image you want to dele te. 2 Press (de lete). 3 Sele ct [ Delet e], then pre ss z .
69 Still ima g e editi ng Protecting image s – Protect To pr eve n t ac cident al erasure of an impor ta nt im age, you can pr otec t it. • Note that formatting the “Memory Stick” erases all the data in the “Memory Stick” ev en if images are protected, and these images cannot be recovered.
70 h Select [OK] with B , then press z . The - ma rk t urns whi te an d the select ed imag e is protect ed. To cancel t he protecti on In Step 4 , sel ect [C ancel], or in Step 8 , select [E xit]. To release p rotection In Step 5 , sele ct an i mage for w hi ch you want to re le ase prot ection w it h v / V / b / B and press z .
71 Still ima g e editi ng Choosing images to print – Print (DPOF) mark You can de signate cer ta in image s to be prin ted. This fu nction i s conveni ent whe n you want to prin t images a t a shop or using a printe r that co nforms with t he DPOF (Digi tal Prin t Order Form at) standard or usi ng PictBridg e compli ant prin ters.
72 g Press M E NU . h Select [OK] with B , then press z . The ma rk tur n s wh ite an d th e sett ing is co mple ted. To delete the mark In Step 5 , sele ct the im age yo u wan t to delete the mark with v / V / b / B , and press z . To delete a ll the marks from the images in the fol der In Step 4 , select [Al l In This Folder ], then press z .
73 Still ima g e print ing (PictB rid g e prin te r) Connecting to a PictBridge compliant printer Even if you do not have a co mp ut er, you can easil y pri nt im age s shot us ing your camera by con necti ng the camera to a PictB ri dg e complian t pr i nter.
74 When [USB Connec t] is not set to [PictBridge] in the SET UP settings You cannot use the P ictBridge function, even wh en you turn on the c amera. Discon nect th e USB multi ca ble and se t [USB Co nnect] t o [PictB ridge] (page 73). Printing i mages You can se lect an im age and p rint it.
75 Still ima g e print ing (PictB rid g e prin te r) f Select [OK] with V / B , then press z . Th e ima ge i s prin ted. Do not disconnect th e USB mul ti cable while the (Not discon ne ct USB mult i ca bl e) mark is i ndi cated on the LCD screen. To cancel p rinting In St ep 4 , s elect [C ancel] o r in S tep 6 , select [Exit] .
76 g Press M E NU . The P r in t scr ee n app e ars. • Setting items not available for a partic ula r printer are not dis played. h Select [Quantity] wit h v / V , select the n umber of ima ges with b / B . Y ou ca n sel ect th e n u mber up to 2 0 .
77 Still ima g e print ing (PictB rid g e prin te r) • Y ou cannot print movies. • If an error messa ge is sent from the connected printer during the connection, flashes for about fiv e seconds. In such cases, check the printer . On the single screen a Disp la y th e ima ge y ou want to print with b / B .
78 To print all the images indic ated with the mark In Step 4 , sele ct [D P O F imag e ]. Al l th e images i ndicat ed wi th the mark ar e printed, regardless of the i mage displa yed. To insert the date and time on images In Step 6 , sele ct [Dat e ], then sele c t the date format with b / B .
79 Still ima g e print ing (PictB rid g e prin te r) To print all the images indic ated with the mark In St ep 4 , select [DPO F imag e ]. Al l th e images i ndicated with the mark ar e pri nt ed, re gar dles s of the ima ge di s p lay e d . To print al l the images in the folder In St ep 4 , select [All In T his Folder ], then press z .
80 Shooting movies You ca n shoo t movies with a udi o. a Set the mo de dial to . b Press (Image Siz e) . The Im age Siz e setu p it em ap pea rs. c Select the desire d mode with v / V . Y ou can choose fro m [640 (Stand ard )] or [160]. d Press th e shu tter button fully dow n.
81 Enjoying m ovi es Viewing movies on the LCD screen You ca n view movies on the LC D screen of the camer a and hear so u nd s fr o m the spea ke r of the ca m er a. a Set the mode dial to . b Select th e des ired movie with b / B . Movie s with the im age size [640 (Standa rd) ] are displaye d on th e ful l screen.
82 Deleting movies You ca n de le te unw a nt ed movies . • Y ou cannot delete the protected m ovies. • Note that the movies once deleted cannot be re cove red . On the single screen a Set the mod e dial to . b Sele c t th e mo vi e y o u want t o delete with b / B .
83 Enjoying m ovi es To cancel th e deletion In St ep 3 or 7 , select [Exit]. To delete al l the images in the folder In St ep 3 , select [All In T his Folder ], then press z . Next, select [OK], then press z . To cancel the d eletio n, se lect [C ance l] wi th b , then p ress z .
84 a Set the mo de dial to . b Select th e m ovie you want to cut with b / B . c Press M E NU . The men u appe ars. d Select (Divid e) with B , th en press z . Next, sele ct [OK] wit h v , then pre ss z . The pl ayback of the movi e sta rts. e Decide on a cutting p oint.
85 Enjoyin g images on your c omputer Copying images to your computer – For Windows user s Recommended compu ter environment OS: Microsoft Windows 98, Win dows 98SE, Window s 2000 Professiona l, Windo ws Mil lennium Edition, Window s XP Home Ed itio n, o r Win dow s XP Professional The above OS must be inst al led at the facto ry.
86 Installing the USB driver When using W in dows XP, you need not inst all th e U S B d r iver. Once the USB d river i s ins talle d, yo u need not inst all th e USB driv er. a T urn on your computer , and inse rt th e supp lie d CD - R OM into the CD-R OM drive.
87 Enjoyin g images on your c omputer Connecting the camera t o your computer a Inser t the “Memo ry Sti ck” with the imag es you wa nt to copy into the c amera, th en cl ose the batt ery/“ Memory St ic k” co ve r . b Open the DC IN jack cover , and connect th e A C Adapto r , then plug the adaptor into a wa ll outlet (wa ll soc ket).
88 P Disconnecting the USB m ulti cable, removing the “Memory Stick,” or tu rning off the camera during a USB connection For Windows 2000, Me, or XP users 1 Double-cl ick on the tasktray . 2 Click (Sony DSC), then cli ck [Stop ]. 3 Confir m th e de vi ce on the confi rmatio n window , th en click [OK].
89 Enjoyin g images on your c omputer When a rem ovab le di sk ico n is not shown 1 Right-cli c k [My Co mputer] to di splay the men u, then click [Proper ties]. The “S ystem P ropert ies” s creen a ppear s. 2 Displ ay [ Device M anage r]. 1 Clic k [Har dwar e ].
90 Viewing the images on your computer a Click [Start], then clic k [My Docume nts]. The “My D ocu ments” folder conten ts are dis p layed. • This section des cribes the procedure for viewing copied images in the “My Documents” fold er . • When not us ing Windo ws XP, double-click [My Documents ] on the desktop.
91 Enjoyin g images on your c omputer.
92 • ssss st ands for any number withi n the range from 0001 to 9999. • T he numer ical portions of a mov ie file reco rde d in m ov ie mode and it s cor responding index image fil e ar e th e same . Folder File name File mean ing 101MSDCF t o 999MSDCF DSC0 ssss .
93 Enjoyin g images on your c omputer Viewing an image previously copied to a computer This ope ration is re qui re d for vi ewing image fi le s tha t have been copi ed previ ousl y to a comp u ter and al ready delet ed from the “M emor y Stick” using th e camera.
94 • This software is compa tible with the Dire ctX technology . “DirectX” mu st be installe d before usi ng. • A separate environment for operating the recording device is required in order to write to CD-Rs. a T urn on your computer , and inse rt th e supp lie d CD - R OM into the CD-R OM drive.
95 Enjoyin g images on your c omputer f Click [I nstall ] o n the “Ready to Insta ll th e Progra m ” scr ee n. The instal lation st arts. If th e “W el com e to setu p f or D irec t X” scree n ap pe ars af te r you inst all th e applicat ion softwa r e, fol low th e instruct ions.
96 Using “Picture Package” Start u p the [ Pictu r e P a ckage Menu] on the desktop to use the various functi ons. • The default screen may dif fer depending on your computer. Y ou can change th e order of the buttons using [Settings] in the lower-right corner of the s creen.
97 Enjoyin g images on your c omputer Copying images to your computer – For Macintosh us ers Recommended compu ter environment OS: Mac OS 9 .1, 9.2, or Mac OS X (v 10.
98 c Viewing the imag es on your comput er 1 Double-c li ck the hard disk ico n. 2 Dou b le -cli ck the d es i red im age fi le in the fold e r cont ai nin g the co pied file s. The imag e file o pens. • “Picture Package” cannot be used with Macintosh.
99 Enjoyin g images on your c omputer a Inst alli ng “I mageM ixe r VCD2 ” 1 Turn o n your c omputer. • The display settings should be 1,024 × 768 dots or higher and 32,000 colors or higher . 2 Insert the suppl ie d CD -ROM into the CD-ROM dr ive.
100 Troubleshooting If you have trouble wit h yo ur camera, try the follow in g soluti ons. 1 First, check the item s on pa ge s 100 to 109. If the LCD screen shows “C: ss : ss , ” the self-diagnosis function is work ing.
101 Troubl eshooting The /CH G lamp does not light up whe n charging a battery pack. • The AC Adap tor is dis connected. • The AC Adap tor ha s malf unc ti oned. • The batt ery pa c k is not installed corr e ct ly. • The ba tt er y pack is co mp letely c ha rg ed.
102 Shooting still imag es / movie s Symptom Cause Sol ution The LCD screen is not turned on even wh en the power i s turned o n. • The power was turned of f with th e LC D scre en turne d off the last time you use d the came ra . p Turn on the LCD s creen (page 32).
103 Troubl eshooting The im age is too d ar k. • Yo u are shoot ing a subje c t wit h a light source behi nd t he s ubj ect. • The brightne ss of the LCD screen is too low. p Select the meterin g mode (pag e 57). p Adjust the ex posu re (pages 54, 55, 114 and 116) .
104 Cannot shoot images with the flash. • The mode dial is set to , SET UP or . • The flash is set to ( N o fla sh) . • (Twilight mode), (Firew orks mod e) or (Candle m ode) is s elected f or the Sc ene Selec tion funct ion w h e n sho oting sti ll images .
105 Troubl eshooting Viewing ima ges Deleting/editin g an ima ge Symptom Cause Solu tion The image cannot be played b ack. • The mode dia l is not set to . • You ch anged the fold er/file name on a compute r. • Yo u c annot play back the image on th e camera i f you mod ify the ima ge on a computer .
106 Computers Symptom Cause Sol ution You do not know whether or not your O S can be used wi th th e camera. — p Check “ Recommend ed comput er envir onment” (pages 85 and 97). You cannot install the USB driver. — p In Windows 2000, l og on as Ad minist rator (autho rized Administrat ors) (page 85).
107 Troubl eshooting “Memory Stic k” The image cannot be played b ack on a computer. — — p If you are using the “ Picture P ackage” s oftware, see t he help on the upper-ri ght c or ne r of each sc ree n. p Consult the co mputer or s oftware ma nufactur er.
108 PictBridge comp liant printer Symptom Cause Sol ution The connection cann ot be establi shed. • T h e printe r is not Pict Br i dge-co mpl iant. • The prin ter is not set for the connec tion with the camera. • [USB Connect] is not set t o [PictB ridge] in the SET UP settings.
109 Troubl eshooting Oth ers Symptom Cause Solu tion Th e ca m era d oe s not work, no operations can be performed. • You are not usi ng an “InfoLI THI UM ” batt ery pack . • The battery le ve l is low or zero (The indicato r appears.). • The AC Adap tor is not connected sec ur ely.
110 Warnings and messages The followi ng messages ap pea r on t he LCD screen. Message Me aning/ Cor rective Act ion No Memory St ic k • Insert a “Mem ory Stick” (page 19) . Sy st e m er ror • Turn the power off a nd on ag ain (p age 15). Memo ry Stick error • The in serted “Mem ory Stic k” cannot be used with your camera (p age 120).
111 Troubl eshooting Cannot divide • The movie is not lo ng enough to be div ide d. • The file is not a movie. Invalid operation • You are play ing ba c k a file tha t wa s cre ate d on equ ipment other tha n your cam era . • The batter y level is low or zer o.
112 Self-diagnosis disp lay – If a code starting w ith an alphabet letter appea rs Your cam er a has a self-diagnosi s displ a y. This f unction di splays t he condit ion of the camer a on t he L CD scr een us ing a combinat ion o f a let ter an d four numeri cal digits.
113 Ad di ti ona l in for mat i on The number of imag es that can be sa ved/ shooting time The n umber of i mages that can be sa ved and the shoot in g ti m e are diffe ren t, depend in g on the capa ci ty of th e “Memo r y Stic k,” t h e image si ze, and the ima ge qual ity.
114 Menu items Menu item s tha t c an be ch anged diff er depend ing on the position of the mode d ial or the setting s of the camera . Default sett ings ar e indic a t ed wit h x .
115 Ad di ti ona l in for mat i on 1) This does not appear when mode dial is set to P or M. 2) This does not appear when mode dial is s et to M. 3) This does not appear when (Magnifying glass mode), (T wilight m ode), (T wili ght portr ait mode), (Firew orks mode) or (Candle mode ) is selected in SCN.
116 When the m ode di al is set t o When the m ode di al is set t o Item Se tting Description (EV) +2.0EV / +1.7EV / +1.3E V / +1.0EV / +0.7EV / +0.3EV / x 0EV / − 0.3EV / − 0.7EV / − 1.0EV / − 1.3EV / − 1.7EV / − 2.0EV Adjusts t he expo sure (page 55) .
117 Ad di ti ona l in for mat i on SET UP items (Camera) (Memory Stic k Tool) Item Se tting Descri ption AF Mode x Single / Monit o r Sele c ts th e focus operation mode (page 50). Digital Zoom x Smart / Pr e c ision / Off Selects th e dig ital zoom mode ( p a ge 25 ).
118 (Set u p 1) (Set u p 2) Item Setti ng Description LCD Backlight Bright/ x No rmal/ Dark Selects the brigh tness of the LCD bac kli ght. Selecti ng [Br igh t] makes the LCD sc r een br ig ht and easy to se e when usi ng the camera outdo ors or in other bright lo cations, but also u ses up t he batter y charge faster.
119 Ad di ti ona l in for mat i on Precautions Do not leave t he came ra in the following pl aces • I n extrem ely hot plac e, such as in a car par ked in t he sun. The ca mera b ody may become def or me d or this may caus e a malfunc tion. • U nder dir ect sun light or near a he ater.
120 The internal rechargeable button battery This cam er a ha s an inte rn a l rechar g eable button ba tt ery for mai nt ai ning the da te and time an d other se ttings regardle ss of whet he r the pow e r is on or off. This rechar g eable butt on batter y is continua lly charg ed as long as you are using the came ra.
121 Ad di ti ona l in for mat i on • When you attach the supplied label, be s ure to attach it to the labeling positi on. Be careful that the label does n ot stick out. • When you carry or stor e the “Memory Sti ck, ” put it in the case supplied with it.
122 Effective use of the battery pack • Bat tery perfo rmance decreases i n low- temper ature surr oundings. So, the ti me that the ba ttery pack c an be us ed is short er i n cold place s.
123 Ad di ti ona l in for mat i on [Input and Output connectors].
124 The LCD scre en For shooting s till images A Recordi ng mode indica t or (60, 6 1) /Image size in dicator (20) B Self-t imer in dic ator (28) C AE/A F lock in di cato r (24) D Battery remain ing i.
125 Ad di ti ona l in for mat i on For shooting m ovies A Recor di ng mode ind ic a t or (80) B Battery rem a ini ng indicat or (12) C White balan ce indicat or (58) D Low batt ery warning (111) E Met.
126 For still i mage playb ack A Image size indicator ( 20) B Recordi ng mode indica t or (60–61) C Change f older indicator (63) D Protect mark indicator (69) / Print (DPOF) mark indicato r ( 71) E.
127 Ad di ti ona l in for mat i on For movie pla yback A Image size indicator (81) B Recor di ng mode ind ic a t or (81) C Pla yback indicat or (81) D V olume indi cator (81) E Change folder indicator.
128 Index A A C Adap tor .... ....... ..... ...... ....... ..... ....... ...... . 11, 14 Access lam p ...... ...... ..... ....... ....... ...... ....... ..... .... 19 AE/AF l ock ....... .... ....... ....... ....... .... ....... ....... .... 24 AF ...
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Un point important après l'achat de l'appareil (ou même avant l'achat) est de lire le manuel d'utilisation. Nous devons le faire pour quelques raisons simples:
Si vous n'avez pas encore acheté Sony DSC-F88 c'est un bon moment pour vous familiariser avec les données de base sur le produit. Consulter d'abord les pages initiales du manuel d'utilisation, que vous trouverez ci-dessus. Vous devriez y trouver les données techniques les plus importants du Sony DSC-F88 - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation Sony DSC-F88, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le Sony DSC-F88 va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le Sony DSC-F88, mais vous avez pas encore lu le manuel d'utilisation, vous devez le faire pour les raisons décrites ci-dessus,. Vous saurez alors si vous avez correctement utilisé les fonctions disponibles, et si vous avez commis des erreurs qui peuvent réduire la durée de vie du Sony DSC-F88.
Cependant, l'un des rôles les plus importants pour l'utilisateur joués par les manuels d'utilisateur est d'aider à résoudre les problèmes concernant le Sony DSC-F88. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei Sony DSC-F88 ainsi que les instructions sur la façon de les résoudre. Même si vous ne parvenez pas à résoudre le problème, le manuel d‘utilisation va vous montrer le chemin d'une nouvelle procédure – le contact avec le centre de service à la clientèle ou le service le plus proche.
