Manuel d'utilisation / d'entretien du produit MVC-CD500 du fabricant Sony
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3-081-837- 12 (1) Digital Still Camera Operating I nstructio ns Before ope rat ing the un it , pl ea se re ad this ma nua l thorough ly, and retain it for futur e referenc e . Owner’s Reco rd The mode l and seria l nu mb ers are loca ted on the bot tom.
2 T o prevent fire or shock hazard, do not e xpose the un it to rain or moisture. CA UTION The use of optic a l instrument s with thi s produ ct wil l in crease ey e haza rd. Use o f controls or adj ustments or perform ance o f proced ures ot her than those specified her ein may result in hazard ous radiat io n exposu re.
3 RECYCLING LITHIUM -I ON BA T T ER I E S Lith iu m- Ion batter ies are recycl able. Y ou can help preserve our environment by returni ng your used rechar geable bat teries t o the co llecti on and recy cling locat ion nea rest you.
4 Before u s in g your camera This digital st ill c am era uses 8 cm CD-R s/ C D - R Ws as r ecording media. “CD-R” or “CD-R W” mentioned above is indicated as “disc” in this manual. When a distinction between CD-Rs and CD-R Ws is necessary , “disc” is indicate d as “CD-R” or “CD-R W .
5 Do not expose the camera to sand or dust Using the camera in sandy or dusty locations may cause malfunction. Do not aim the camera at the sun or other brig ht ligh t This may caus e irrecoverable damage to your eyes. Or it may cause the malfunction of your camera.
6 Table of co ntents Before using you r camera .... ........... ... ....... 4 Introducti on ........ ............ .............. ............ . 8 Identifyin g the p arts ......... ........... ......... .... 9 Charging t h e battery pac k ....... .....
7 Shootin g ac cording t o sce ne conditio ns — Scene Selectio n ........ ........... ... .... 6 4 Adding spe cial effec ts — Picture Effe ct ........ ... ........... ....... 65 Conf irm i ng w he ther to re cord ima ges — Confirm b efore writ e .
8 Introduc tion This di gital still ca mera is capa ble of record ing still ima g es and movi es onto 8 cm CD-R /CD-RW d iscs. Capture imag es with your compute r You ca n ea sil y co py image s ont o you r compu ter throug h a CD -R OM drive or the USB c able, and view a nd mod ify images on your compu t er using appl ication s o ftware.
9 Identifyi ng t he parts See the pages in parent heses for details of ope ra tion . A Micr ophone B PO WER ON/OFF (CHG) switch (15) C Sh utter button (22 ) D Hologram AF emitter (29, 116) E Self-time.
10 A Contro l button (Menu on) ( v / V / b / B / z ) (Menu off) ( / / 7 /) (27, 27 , 24, 26) B /CHG (c harge) lamp (12) C Photoc ell wi ndow f or LCD screen D LCD screen E ACCE S S lamp (18) F DISPLA .
11 Getting star te d Charging the batte ry pack , Open the battery co ver. Slid e the cove r in th e dir ectio n of t he ar row. • Be sure to tu rn off your camer a wh en cha rg in g t he ba tt e ry pa ck (p ag e 15 ) . • Y our camera operates only with the “InfoLITHIUM” NP-FM50 battery pack (M series) (supplied) (page 121).
12 , Conn ect t he po wer co rd (mai ns lead) to the AC Adaptor a nd then to a wall outle t (wall sock et). The /CHG lamp (orange ) lights u p when chargi ng begins, and g oes off w hen chargin g is comple ted. • After charging the battery pack, disconnect the AC Adaptor f rom the DC IN jack of your camera.
13 Getting star te d Number of images and battery life that can be recorded / viewed The tabl es show the approxim ate numb er of imag es and th e batt ery life th at can be record ed/viewed w hen you shoot image s in norma l mode with a ful ly charge d ba tt er y pack at a te m perature of 25 °C (77°F).
14 Usin g an e xte rnal power sour ce , Open t he DC IN j ack cover and connect the AC Adap tor (supplied) to the DC IN jac k of your c amera. Conn ect th e DC plug w it h the v mark facin g up. • Connect the A C Adaptor to an eas ily access ible wall outlet (wall so cket) close by .
15 Getting star te d Turn in g on/off your camera , Slide the POWER switch in the dir ect ion of t he arr ow. The POWER lamp (g reen) li ghts u p and th e powe r is on. When yo u turn on you r camera for the fi rst tim e, the Cl ock Set screen appear s (page 16).
16 Setti ng the date and ti me , Set the mo d e dial to . • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mod e dial i s set to P , S, A, M, SCN, o r . • T o change the date and time, s et the m ode dial to SET U P, select [Clock S et] in (Setup 1) (page 118), and perform the procedure f rom step 3 .
17 Getting star te d , Select the ye ar, mont h, day , hour or minute ite m you wan t to set with b / B on the con t ro l butt on. The it em to be set is in d icat ed w it h v / V . , Set t he numeric value with v / V on the control button, then press z to en te r it.
18 Inserting and removing a disc , Open t he di sc cover. While sl iding the l ock tab to the left, slide down the disc c over O PEN leve r, and ope n the dis c co ver. • Y ou ca n use o nly 8 cm CD-R /CD-RW discs that have th ese mar ks. • F o r details on disc, see pa ge 1 20.
19 Shooti ng st ill images Initia liz in g a di sc What is initialization? Initi alizati o n is requir ed to record images on a disc. When yo u perform fi na lization (page 85) using your c amera t o view image s through a CD-ROM dr ive, ini tialization i s also autom a tically pe rfor med, an d you can contin ue to record images .
20 Setti ng the still image size , Set the mo de dial to and turn on the pow er. • Y ou can also carry out this operation when the mode dial is set to P , S, A, M or SCN. , Press (Image Size). The Im age Size se tup appear s. • For details on the image size, see page 21.
21 Shooti ng st ill images Image size and quali ty You ca n ch oose imag e si ze ( num be r of pixe l s ) and image qu a li ty (com pr ession ratio) ba sed on the kind o f images you want to shoot.
22 Basic still image shooting — Auto adjustmen t mode , Set the mo de dial to , and turn on the pow er. The name of t he folder whe re the image will be reco rded appe ar s o n the LCD scr een for approxima tely five sec onds. • This camera can create new folders and select folders to be stored in the disc (page 43).
23 Shooti ng st ill images , Press t he sh utter but to n fu lly down . The s hu tter soun ds. The im age wil l be record ed in the d isc. When ACCESS lamp ( pa ge 10) goe s out, you ca n sh oot the ne xt image .
24 Auto Focus When y ou try to shoot a subject t hat is diff i cult to f o cus on , the A E/A F loc k indica t or ch anges to fla s hi ng slo wly. The A uto Focu s function may hav e diffic ulty w or king und er t he fo llowing conditio ns. In suc h cases, r elease the shut ter butto n, then r ecompose t he sho t and foc u s again.
25 Shooti ng st ill images Using the zoom feature , Press t he zo om button to choo se t he de sired zoo m pos iti on for s hooti ng. Minimum f ocal distance to the subject Appro x. 50 cm (19 3/4 in ches) from th e lens surface • The lens portion moves during zoom operation.
26 Shooting close-ups — Macro The m acro record ing m ode is u sed w hen zooming up a sm all subj ect, such as flowers or insects. Yo u ca n shoot cl ose -ups of subjects up to the distances specified below. When the zoom is set all the w ay to the W side: Approx .
27 Shooti ng st ill images Using the self-timer , Turn the mode dial to , and press V ( ) on the con trol butt on. The (self-ti mer) indi cator app ears on t he LCD screen . • If the menu is currently displayed, press MENU first so that the menu disappears.
28 No indic ator (Au t o): The flash automatic ally pops up and strobes whe n the surroun di ngs ar e dark. r (Forced flash): The flash strobes regardle ss of the surroundi ng brigh tness. r (Slo w synchr o): The flash str obes regardle ss of the surroundi ng brigh tness.
29 Shooti ng st ill images Recording imag es with the hologr am AF The holo gra m AF is fil l lig ht to f ocu s more easil y on a s ubjec t in dar k surrou ndings. When no t usi ng t his fun ction, set [Hologra m A F] to [Off ] in the SE T UP settings (page 1 16).
30 Indicators on the screen during shooting Each time you pre ss DISPL A Y/LCD BACK L IGHT ON/O F F , the di spla y changes in t he fo llowing ord er. Indicat ors on r Histog ram on r Backlight off • For a detailed descript ion of the i ndicators, see page 125.
31 Shooti ng st ill images Inserting the date and time on a still image , Set the mode dial to SET UP. The SE T UP scr een appear s. • When images are shot with the date and time superimposed, the date and ti me cannot be removed later .
32 Viewin g ima ges on the LCD screen of your camera You can view images s hot wi th your cam era almos t immedi ately on the LC D scr een. You can select the fo llowing thre e method s for vi ewing images. Single (single-image) screen You ca n vi ew one im a ge at a time , disp layed over t h e entire sc re en.
33 View in g stil l images , Select the desire d still image wit h b / B on the control but ton. b : To display t he preced ing imag e B : To display t he ne xt imag e 2 10:30 PM 2003 7 4 101-0003 3 / 9 101 VGA BACK/NEXT V OLUME 60min Viewing an index screen (nine-image or triple-image) , Press t h e zo om W (in dex ) but t on once.
34 Viewin g images on a TV scre en , Connect t he supplied A/V connect i ng ca ble to the A/V OUT (MONO) jack of the camera an d the aud io/v id eo input jacks of the TV. If your TV has ste re o in put jacks, co nne ct the aud io pl ug (b lack) of th e A/V conne cting cable to th e Lch ja ck.
35 View in g stil l images Viewing images on a TV screen If you w ant to vi ew imag es on a TV scr een, you need a TV with a video inpu t ja c k and the A/V co nnecting ca ble (suppl ied). The colo r system of th e TV must ma tch that of your digi t al still c ame ra.
36 Deleting i mages , Set the mo de dial to , a nd turn on th e camera. Press b / B on the control bu tton to se le ct the im age you want to delete. • When using a CD-R, the di sc remaining space does not increase even if you delete images.
37 Delet ing s t ill i ma ges Deleting images in index (nine-image) mode , While an index (ni ne- i m age ) screen (page 33) i s di splay ed, press (Delete) . , Select [Selec t] with b / B on the control bu tton, then pr es s z . To delete al l the images in the folder Select [All In Folder] with B on the contr ol butt on, th en pr es s z .
38 , Press (Delete) and select [OK] with B on the control button , then press z . When the message “D isc acce ss” disa ppea rs, the images have been delete d.
39 Delet ing s t ill i ma ges , Selec t [Delet e] wit h v on the control button, then pr es s z . When th e mess age “Disc ac cess” disappea rs, the image has be en deleted. To cancel dele t ing Sel ect [E x i t] wi th V on th e cont rol button , then pr ess z .
40 , Select [OK] with v on the control bu tton, then pr es s z . “Format Pla ce on le vel s ur fac e” ap pear s on the LCD screen . To cancel fo rmatting Select [Cance l] with V on the co ntro l butt on, th en pr es s z . , Select [OK] with v , then pre ss z .
41 Before advan ced operations How to setup and operate your camera The usag e of the menu s and SET UP screen items th at are most f r equently us ed for “Adv an ced opera ti ons” is de scribed be low . Changing the menu settings a Press M E NU .
42 How to use the jog dial The jo g dial is used t o change t he sett ing values when shooti ng with the manua l adjustmen t modes (shutter speed prior it y mode, ape rture priorit y mode, manua l exposure mode) , EV adj ustment, fo cusing manuall y or c hoo sing AF rang e fi nde r frame .
43 Before advan ced operations Deciding the still image quality Mode dial: P/S/A/M/SCN You ca n sel e ct the still image qua li ty fr om [Fine] or [Stan da rd]. a Set the mode dial to P, S, A, M or S CN. b Press M ENU. The me nu appe ars. c Select (P .
44 Creating a new folder a Set the mo de dial to SET UP. b Select (Disc T ool 2) with v / V , [Create REC. Folder] wi th B / v / V , and [OK] with B / v , then press z .
45 Advanced still im age shoot ing Shooting with Program Shift — Program Shift Mode dial: P Program Shift let s you qui ckly ch ange th e F value (ape rt ure value ) an d shutter sp ee d combina tion whil e ke ep ing the bri ght ne ss fixed. . a Set the mo de dial t o P .
46 • Y ou cannot make manual adjustments when shooting movies. • If the proper exposure is not obtained after making the s ettings, the se tting value indicators on the screen may flash when th e shutter b utton is pressed halfway down. Y o u can shoot in this condition , but we recomm end that yo u adjust the flashing values again.
47 Advanced still im age shoot ing Aperture priority mode This f unction l ets you c hange the focus depth t o bri ng bo th the subje ct and backgr ound into focus or to shoot a subject with a fuzzy backgroun d. a Set the mode dial to A. b Select an aperture v alue.
48 Choosing a focus range finder frame — AF range finde r Mode dial: P/S/A/M/SCN/ Multipoint AF The came ra calc ulate s th e distan ce i n thre e place s to th e left and r ight an d in the cent er of the i m a ge, letti ng you shoo t using th e auto f ocus func tion withou t worry ing about the imag e comp osit ion.
49 Advanced still im age shoot ing Choosing a focus operation — AF Mode Mode dial: SET UP You ca n sel e ct from the fol low ing three focus modes for your c amera. Single AF This mode al lows accurat e focusing ov er a wide range fr om nea r to d istant subj ects, and is us e ful for s h ooting s t a tionar y subjects.
50 Shooting techniques When shooting with the subject at the edge of the frame, the camer a may focus on the center instead of on the subject at the edge of the frame. In a cas e l ik e t hi s, u se AF lock t o focus on the subject, and then recompose the picture and shoot (except i n Continuous AF m ode).
51 Advanced still im age shoot ing a Se t the mod e d ial to P , S, A , M, SCN, or . b Press FOC US to switch to focus prese t. Each time you pr ess FOCUS, the setting ch anges in the fol lowing order . Focu s pres et Y AF range fi nder frame s el ect Th e focus is fixed an d the 9 (manua l focus) indica tor ap pears.
52 a Set the mo de dial to P , S, A, SCN or . b Press (Exp osure). c Select th e des ired exposure value with the jog dial. Adju st th e exposu re value wh ile checki ng the br ightness of the backgr ound. To reacti vate auto ex posure Retur n the ex p osure adju stment val ue to 0EV.
53 Advanced still im age shoot ing Adjust ing the ex posu re to the + side shift s the hi stog ram to th e right side. Adjust ing the e xpos ure to the – side shifts the hi stogra m to th e left side. • The histogram also appears when the mode dial is set to , but you cannot adjust the exposure.
54 Spot meteri ng ( ) Light is meas ure d o nly for the spec if ic region wher e the subject is located. This le ts you ad ju s t the ex p os ure to the su bject even when th e subjec t is back lit or ther e is stro ng contrast be twe en the subjec t a nd th e backgr ound.
55 Advanced still im age shoot ing The e xposure is fi xed an d the AE- L indicato r appears. c T arget the subje ct you want to shoot an d pre ss and hold t he shutter button halfway down. The fo cus i s autom atically adjust ed. d Press t h e sh utter button fully dow n.
56 a Set the mode dial to SET UP. The SET UP scr ee n appears. b Select (Camer a 2) wi th v / V and [Bracket Step] with B / v , then p ress B . c Select t he desired bracket step val u e w it h v / V , then press z . ±1.0EV : Shi fts the exp o sure value by plus or minus 1.
57 Advanced still im age shoot ing Adjusting colo r tones — White Balanc e Mode dial: P/S/A/M/SCN/ Wh en t he wh ite ba la nce i s set to Auto , the white balan ce is au tomatically set an d the ove rall c o lo r ba la nce is ad jus te d acco rdin g to the sh ooting co nditions.
58 • When you select the one-push white balance mode, the screen momentarily turns blue. • When flash mode is set to (Forced flash) or (Slow synchro), the white balance i s adjusted to the conditi on with the flash emittin g. Adjusting t he flash level — Flash Lev el Mode dial: P/S/A/M/SCN You ca n ad just the amou nt of flash li ght .
59 Advanced still im age shoot ing Shooting multiple frames — Clip Mot ion Mode dial: You c an shoot a numb er of co nsecutive stil l images (GIF animati on ). The GIF form at has a smal l file siz e, ma ki ng i t conveni en t for crea ting home pages or at taching i mages to e-mail .
60 3 Sele ct [ Delet e] w ith v , then press z . When [D elete La st] i s sele cted in step 2 , each t ime you re peat st eps 1 thro ugh 3 , the last fram e you shot is delete d. • Note th at all ima ges are not recorded o n the disc until you carry out s tep 6 .
61 Advanced still im age shoot ing d Sh o o t th e im ag e . The 16 f r ames are rec or d ed as a single image (ima ge size: 1. 2M). • See page 73 to p lay back images r ecorded in Multi Bu rst mode using this c amera. • For the number of images that can be recorded in Multi Burst mode, see page 111.
62 Shooting still i mages in TIFF mode — TIFF Mode dial: /P/S/A/M/SCN This mode records an ima ge without compressio n, so the image qualit y does not deter iorate. Im ages recor d ed in thi s mode are sui t able for edi ting o n a co mput er , etc.
63 Advanced still im age shoot ing c Select [Mode ] (REC Mode) with b / B , then select [E-Mail] with v / V . d Sh o o t th e im ag e . When the “R eco r ding” indi cat ion disappea rs, you can shoo t the next image. To return to norma l mode Select [ Normal] in st ep 3 .
64 Shooting according to scene condi tions — Scene Sele ction Mode dial: SCN When s hoot ing ni ght scen es, s hoot ing people at nigh t, shoot i ng la nd scapes, shooting port ra it s, shooti ng sno wy scenes, or shooting at the shore , use the fol lowing modes to in cr ea se the qualit y of your images.
65 Advanced still im age shoot ing Beach mode When shooting seaside or lakeside scenes, the blu e of t he wa te r is cl early recor ded. • The flash is set to (Forced flash) or (No flash). a Set the mode dial to SCN. b Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars.
66 a Set the mode d ial to P , S, A , M, SCN or . b Press M E NU . The men u appears . c Select [PFX] (P . Eff ect) with b / B , then select th e desired mode with v / V .
67 Advanced still im age shoot ing To confirm reco rding of images shot in th e Exposure B racket or Burst 3 modes You ca n confirm whether to record each of the imag es by pressing b / B in st ep 5 and disp l ayin g the th ree im ages i n orde r.
68 Using the Sony HVL-F1000 Flash You ca n mount the Sony HVL-F100 0 flash on the ad vanced ac c essor y shoe of your camera. a Mount t he H VL-F1000 exte rnal flash on the advanced access ory s hoe. b Plug the fla sh into the A CC jack. c T urn on t he HV L-F1000.
69 Advanced st ill image vi ewi ng Selecting the f older and playing back images — Folder Mode dial: Select t he folder t hat image s you wan t to playb ack are sto r ed. a Set the mode dial to . b Press M E NU . The me nu appe ars. c Select [Folder] with b , the n press z .
70 Enlarging a portion of a still image Mode dial: You ca n en large a pa rt of an image up to five times th e original si ze. You can also record the magnifi ed image as a new file. Enlarging an image — Playback zoom a Set the mod e dial to . b Display t he imag e to be enla r ged.
71 Advanced st ill image vi ewi ng Recording an enlarged image — Trimmi ng a Press MENU after pla y bac k zoom. The me nu appe ars. b Select [T rimming] with B , then press z . c Selec t the imag e siz e with v / V , then pr ess z . The i mage is recorded , and t he imag e on the sc reen returns t o the normal size after r ecording.
72 To stop slide show playback Press z , se lect [Exit] with B , then press z again. To skip to th e next/previous image dur ing the slide show Press B (nex t) or b (previous) . • The interval setting time is appr oximate, and may vary acc ording to the playback image size.
73 Advanced st ill image vi ewi ng Playing back i mages shot in Multi Burst mode Mode dial: You ca n pl ay back Multi Burst im a ges cont in uously or pl ay them back f rame by frame .
74 To return to the normal pla yback Press z in step 4 . The play back start s from the fram e displaye d on th e LCD screen. To delete s hot images When using t his m ode, you cann ot delete only cer t ain frames. When yo u de le te images, all 16 of th e frames are delete d at the same time .
Still image edi ting 75 Protecting image s — Protect Mode dial: This fun ction prote cts images agai nst acciden tal eras ure. • If you protect an image, the disc remaining space will decrease. I f you cancel the protection, the disc remaining space will also decrease.
76 g Press M E NU. h Select [OK] with B , then press z . The - indi cato r tur ns w hite. Th e select ed imag es are protected. To exit the Pro tect function Select [Cancel] in step 4 or sel ect [ Exit] in step 8 , then pr es s z . To cancel i ndividual protection Select the i mage to be unprot ected wi th v / V / b / B , then press z in step 5 .
Still image edi ting 77 Changing image s ize — Resize Mode dial: You ca n ch ange the image size of a recor ded im age, an d save it as a ne w file. You can re siz e to the fol low ing sizes. 5.0M , 3. 1M, 1.2 M, VGA The orig inal image is ret ained even af ter resizing.
78 • If you m ark an image shot in T IFF mode with a print (DP OF) mark, only the uncomp ressed (TIFF) ima ge is pri nte d, and the JPEG image recorded at the same time is not printed. • If you mark an image with a print mark, the disc remaining space will decrease.
Still image edi ting 79 g Press M E NU. h Select [OK] with B , then pres s z . Th e ma rk turns w h ite. Th e mar k s e tting is com p lete d. To unma rk mark s Select the images to be unma rked i n step 5 , then press z . To unmark all the mark s in the folder Sel ect [A ll In Fo lder] in st ep 4 , then pre ss z .
80 Shooting movies Mode dial: You can shoo t movies with sou nd (MPEG movies ) usi n g your cam era. Before starting Set [Moving Ima ge] to [MPEG Movie] in the SET UP set ti ngs (pages 41 and 11 6 ) . a Set the mo d e dial to . b Press (Image Size). The Ima g e Size s etup a ppears.
81 Enjoying movies Viewing movies on the LCD screen Mode dial: You ca n vi ew mov ies on the LC D scre en with so und from the speaker. a Set the mode dial to . b Select th e des ired movie with b / B . Movie s with the image si ze [160 (Mail )] are di splayed a size smaller .
82 Deleting movies — Delete Mode dial: You ca n de le te unw a nt ed movie s . • When using a CD-R, the di sc remaining space does not increase even if you delete images. • When using a CD-R W , the disc remaining space only increases if you delete the las t image you shot while is indicated on the LCD screen.
83 Enjoying movies g Select [OK] with B , then pres s z . When the mess a g e “Disc acce ss” disap pears, th e mo vies ha ve be en deleted . To cancel d eletion Select [Exit] in step 3 or 7 . To delete all mov ies in the fol der Select [All In Folde r] in step 3 , th en pres s z .
84 Viewing images on your compute r — Introduction There ar e two methods for viewing imag es on a comput er. – Vie wing images using a C D -RO M drive (page 85 ). (Windows only ) – Copy ing images into y our comput er through a USB conne ction (page 91, 97).
85 Enjoying im ages on you r computer Viewing images using CD-ROM drive Finalizing a disc You must e xe cut e fina li za t ion before viewi ng i mag es reco rd ed wit h you r c amera through a CD-ROM dri ve . Di scs th at have not b een fi nalized cannot b e read with a CD-ROM d rive.
86 To cancel f inalization Sele ct [Can cel] with V on th e con trol b utton in step 3 or 4 , th en pr ess z . On ce finaliza tion star ts, you cannot cancel it. Canceling finalization (Unfinalize) (CD-RW only) a Place the C D- RW y ou want to unfinalize in the disc tray .
87 Enjoying im ages on you r computer Using the supplied 8cm CD adapter a Sli d e the disc i nt o the inn er groove and under two of the tabs on the inner circle of the adaptor in the order shown by the numbe rs. If your CD -ROM drive does not support 8 c m C D, use the suppl ied 8 cm CD ad aptor.
88 Viewing images through a CD-ROM drive — Windows 98/98SE/2000/Me/XP a Star t up your computer and insert a finalized disc into the CD-ROM drive of your comput er . • T o view ima ges on a CD-R W using a CD-R OM drive, the driv e mus t suppo rt Mu ltiR e ad .
89 Enjoying im ages on you r computer Image file storage destinations and image file names Image fil es re co rded with you r ca m era are group ed as folder s in th e di sc. Example: Fo r Windows Me users • Data in the “100MSDCF” or “M S SONY” folders is for playback only , and your camera cannot rec ord images in these f olders.
90 • ssss st ands for any number withi n the range from 0001 to 9999. • T he numeric al port ions of the fo llow i ng fi les are the same. –A small- size ima ge file shot in E-Ma il mode a nd it.
91 Enjoying im ages on you r computer Copying images into your computer through a USB connection • Close down all applications r unning on the computer before i nstalling.
92 g Select [P TP Manager ] as a program f older , then clic k [Next]. “Start Copyi ng Fi les” screen ap pears. h Check the setti ngs and clic k [Next]. The PTP Mana ge r installation star ts. When in stall ation f inis hes, “Insta llShield W izard Complet e” screen ap p ears.
93 Enjoying im ages on you r computer b Follow ins tructions o n each suc cee di ng sc reen. Install “ ImageMixer” accord ing to the screen. • When you use W indo ws 2000 or Windo ws XP , install “ W inASPI”. • If DirectX8. 0a or a later version is not installe d in your computer , the “Information” scre en appears.
94 d Connect the USB cable to your comput er . • When you us e a desktop computer, we recommend that you connect the USB cable to the USB connector on the rear panel. • When using Windo ws XP, the AutoPlay wizard automatically appears on the desktop.
95 Enjoying im ages on you r computer c Spec ify t he i m age group names to be copied and the copy des tination, th en cli ck [Nex t]. Im age co pying s tarts . Wh en t he copying is compl eted, t he copying complete d m essage a ppe a rs. • The imag es are copied in to the “My Docume nts” folder as an exa mp l e.
96 Copying images using the Windows XP AutoPlay Wizard — Windows XP a Make a US B connect ion (page 93). The “Sca nn er and Camera W izar d” screen ap p ears.
97 Enjoying im ages on you r computer For Mac OS X users (v10.0/ v10.1/v10.2) Mac OS X users can vi ew ima ges throu gh a USB co nnectio n. a Connect your camera to your comput er For details, see page 9 3. b Connect the U SB cable For details, see page 9 4.
98 Troubleshooting If yo u experien ce troub le with your ca mera, try th e fo ll owin g sol utio n s. 1 First check th e items on the t ables below . If code di s pla ys “C: ss : ss ” appear on the screen, the self- diag nosis di splay fun ction is working (page 109).
99 Troubles hooting The bat tery remain ing indicator is incorrect, or sufficient battery rema ining indic ator is displaye d but the power runs out soon . • You hav e used th e c amera f or a long time in an extremel y hot or a n extr emely c old lo cation.
100 Shooting st ill images/ movies Symptom Cause Sol u tion The LCD screen is not turned on e ven when the power is turned on. • The power wa s turned off wi th th e L CD backl ight tur ne d off the last ti me you use d th e camera. p Turn on the LCD backli ght ( pa ge 30).
101 Troubles hooting Vertical str eaks appear when you are shooting a very bright subject. • The smear phe nom e non is occurring. p This is not a malf unc ti on.
102 Viewing im ages The mac ro function does not work. • The (Twilight mode) or (Land scape mode) is selected for t he Scene Select ion function. p Set it to othe r settin gs (pa ge 64). The eyes of the subj ect come out red. — p Set [R ed Eye R educt ion] in th e SET UP set tings to [On] (p ages 28 and 116).
103 Troubles hooting Deleting/Ed iting Images Computers Symptom Cause Solu tion Your came ra cannot delete an im age. • The image is protected. • T he disc rema in ing space is not su fficient . p Cancel the prote c tio n (page 75). p This is not a malf unc ti on.
104 Your computer does not recognize y our camera. • The camera is turned off. • T h e batter y le ve l is low. • Y o u are not using the suppl ied USB cable.
105 Troubles hooting Disc The image and sound are interrupted by noise when you view a movi e o n a computer. • You a re play in g ba ck t he fil e direc tly f rom the dis c . p Copy the fi le to the h ard di sk of your com put er an d the n pla y back the file from the h ard disk .
106 Others Symptom Cause Sol u tion Y our camer a does not work. • You are not usi ng an “InfoLITHIUM” ba tte r y pack. • T h e battery leve l is low. (The E indic a tor appears.) • Th e AC Adaptor is not conn ecte d se c urel y. p Use an “InfoLI THI UM” batt ery pack (page 121).
107 Troubles hooting Warnings and messages The fo llowin g messages may appear on the sc reen. Message Mea ning/Corr ective a ction Lens cap attach ed • The le ns cap i s attach ed. Rem ove the l ens cap. Cover open • The dis c cover is open. Clos e the dis c cove r (page 18).
108 For "InfoLITHIUM" ba ttery only • The batter y is not the “InfoLITHIUM” typ e. Not enough battery • T he battery le ve l is too low to ex ecute in itial iz a tion or finali za tion. E • The battery lev el is low. Ch arge the bat tery pack (page 1 1) .
109 Troubles hooting Self-diagnosis dis play – If a code s tarti ng wit h an al phabet letter app ears Your came ra has a self-dia gnosi s disp la y. This fun ction di spla ys the camera co nditi on on th e LCD scree n w it h a combin at ion of a letter and four numer ical digi ts.
110 Number of im ages that can be s aved or shooting time In additi o n to setti ng the image size and image qua lity, you ca n also sele ct vari ou s record ing mode s accor ding to the pu r pose of shoot ing.
111 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion Shooting time (Unit s: ima g es) * When recording 10 frames per Clip Motion file ** The image size is 1.2M. Recording m ode Image si ze Imag e qu a lit y 640(VGA) 160 (Mail) Mobile Normal Standard Fine M P E G M o v i e 5 m i n .
112 Menu items Menu items tha t can be m odified differ dependi ng on the posi tion of the mo de dial. The screen show s onl y th e it em s you can oper ate in ea ch sp ecifi c mod e.
113 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion When the mod e dial is set to (whe n [Moving Image] is set to [MPEG Movie] in th e SET UP settings) Mode (REC Mode) TIFF Voice E-Mail Exp Brktg Burst 3 x Normal – Records a uncompresse d (TIFF ) file in additio n to the JPEG fi le (page 62).
114 When the m ode dial is set to (when [Moving Image] is se t to [Clip Motio n] in the SET UP setting s) When the mo de dial is set to (when [Moving I mage] is se t to [Multi Burst] in the SET UP setti ngs) Item Set ting Description ( Metering Mode ) Spot / Cen ter / x M ulti Adjusts the exposure to the subject you are shooting (page 53).
115 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion When the mod e dial is set to Item Sett ing Description Fol der OK / Cancel Selects the fo lde r cont a inin g the image you wa nt to pl ay back (page 69). Protect — Protects images against accide ntal eras ure (page 75).
116 SET UP items Set the mode dia l to SET UP. The SET UP screen a ppear s. Factory setti ngs are indica ted with x . (Cam era 1 ) Item Setti ng Description Moving Image x MPEG Movie / Clip Moti on / Multi Bu rst Sel ects the shooti n g mode for a m ovie (pages 80, 5 9 and 60).
117 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion (Camera 2 ) When [Conversi on Lens] is set to [On]: • When the mode dial is set to A or M, you can on ly select aperture values of F4 or higher. • The Zoom f unction is not available. • The macro recording function acti vates automatically (the indicator does not appear).
118 (Disc T ool 2) (Setup 1) (Set u p 2) 2 Item Setti ng Description File Numbe r x Se ries Reset – Assigns numbe r s to file s in sequence even if the d isc is c hanged or the re co rd ing f old er is changed. – Resets the file num bering and sta r ts from 0001 each tim e the folder is c ha nge d.
119 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion Precautions On han dling the cam era Do not carry the cam era by the disc cover Do not touch the rotating disc This may cause i njury. On cleanin g the pickup lens When the pi ckup le ns becom es dirty a nd the came ra ca nnot opera te p rop erly, cl ea n the picku p lens us ing a com merci ally ava ilab le blowe r.
120 On moisture condensatio n If the camera is brough t direc tly from a cold to a war m loca tion, or i s placed in a very damp r oom, moi sture may c ondense i nside or outsid e th e came ra. This moisture conden sation ma y ca use a malfun ction of the camer a.
121 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion • Do not use any solven t (benzi ne, thinn er, stati c protecti on produ ct, recor d clean er, etc.) t o clean a disc . Notes • Do not remove the disc while reading or writing data. • Data may be damaged if: – Y ou remov e the disc or shake the camera while reading or writing data.
122 Effective use of the battery pack • Bat tery perfo rmance decrease s in low- temper ature sur roundin gs. So, the time t hat the ba ttery pack c an be us ed is shorter i n cold place s.
123 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion Specifications x Camera [System] Image device 9.04 mm (1/1.8 type) color CCD Primary color filte r T otal pixel s numbe r of camera Approx. 5 255 000 pixels Effect ive pixels nu mber of ca mera Approx. 5 090 000 pixels Lens 3× zoom lens f = 7.
124 x AC-L15A/L15B AC Ad aptor P owe r re quirements 100 – 240 V AC, 50/60 Hz Cur rent co nsump tion 0.35 – 0.18 A P owe r c onsumption 18 W Outp ut vo ltage 8.4 V DC, 1.5 A Opera ting tem peratu re 0°C to 4 0°C (32°F to 104°F) Stora ge temper ature –20°C to +60°C (–4°F to +140°F) Dimen sions ( appro x.
125 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion The LCD scree n When shooting still images A Recording mode indica tor (59- 63) B AE LOCK indicator (55) C AE/AF lock indicator ( 22) D Battery rem a ini ng indicator .
126 When shootin g movies A Recordi ng mode indicator (8 0 ) B AE LOCK indi cator (55) C Battery remain ing indicator (12) D White balance indicator (57) E Metering modes indicator (53)/ Picture effec.
127 Additi ona l in fo rma t ion When playing back still imag es A Recording mode indica tor (59- 63) B Protect indicator (75) / Print (DPO F) mark indi cator (77)/ V olume ind icator (63) C Remaining.
128 When playin g back moving images A Image size indicator (81) B Recordi ng mode indicator (8 1 ) C V olume indicator (81)/Playback indicator (81 )/Remaining space recovery indicator (36) D Play ba .
129 Index Inde x Index A A C Adap t o r ........ ... ......... .. ........... ......... ... ...11, 14 Access lam p ...... ....... ........... ......... ....... ........... ... 18 Advanced a ccessory shoe ........ ........... ..........9, 67 AE/AF lo ck .
130 Folder changin g the reco rding folder ........ ........... .. 44 creating a new f older ....... ........... ......... ....... 44 playba ck folder ......... ............ ......... ...... ....... 69 Recordi ng fo l d er ......... .......... .. ....
131 Index Setting date an d time ...... ......... ....... ......... ....... .........16 image size ......... .. .. ......... .. ............ ........20, 110 menu ite ms .. .. ......... ... ......... .. ........... ....41, 112 SET UP items ............
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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 MVC-CD500 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 MVC-CD500 - de cette manière, vous pouvez vérifier si l'équipement répond à vos besoins. Explorant les pages suivantes du manuel d'utilisation Sony MVC-CD500, vous apprendrez toutes les caractéristiques du produit et des informations sur son fonctionnement. Les informations sur le Sony MVC-CD500 va certainement vous aider à prendre une décision concernant l'achat.
Dans une situation où vous avez déjà le Sony MVC-CD500, 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 MVC-CD500.
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 MVC-CD500. Presque toujours, vous y trouverez Troubleshooting, soit les pannes et les défaillances les plus fréquentes de l'apparei Sony MVC-CD500 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.
