Sony Cyber-shot DSC-P1, Operating Instructions Manual

Page 1: ...nd retain it for future reference 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 DSC P1 Serial No ________________________ DSC P1 2000 Sony Corporation ...

Page 2: ...erence 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 conn...

Page 3: ...ng 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 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 shoul...

Page 4: ...verable damage to your eyes LCD screen finder only models with a finder and lens The LCD screen and the finder are manufactured using extremely high precision technology so over 99 99 of the pixels are operational for effective use However there may be some tiny black points and or bright points white red blue or green in color that constantly appear on the LCD screen and the finder These points a...

Page 5: ... 43 Using the PROGRAM AE function 43 Adjusting the exposure EXPOSURE 44 Adjusting the white balance WHITE BALANCE 45 Recording the date and time on the still image DATE TIME 45 Enjoying picture effects P EFFECT 46 B Various playback Playing back six images at once INDEX 47 Enlarging a part of the still image Zoom and trimming 48 Rotating a still image ROTATE 49 Playing back the images in order SLI...

Page 6: ...ding E Flash 20 F Photocell window for flash Do not block while recording G Tripod receptacle bottom surface Use a tripod with a screw length of less than 9 32 inch 6 5 mm You will be unable to firmly secure the camera to tripods having longer screws and may damage the camera H Finder window I Self timer recording lamp only during recording moving images J Display window K Lens 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 0...

Page 7: ...ton Set to OFF to save the battery when using the finder G LCD screen H Control button I Speaker J DISPLAY button K Zoom button L Hook for wrist strap M A V OUT jack 50 Audio output is monaural N Battery eject lever 8 O Battery Memory Stick cover P Access lamp 14 Q USB jack mini B 26 27 R Jack cover S DC IN jack 9 11 0 qs qh qj qa qd qf qg qk ql 7 8 9 4 2 6 5 3 1 Attaching the wrist strap ...

Page 8: ...foLITHIUM InfoLITHIUM is a lithium ion battery pack which can exchange information such as battery consumption with compatible video equipment This unit is compatible with the InfoLITHIUM battery pack S series InfoLITHIUM S series battery packs have the mark InfoLITHIUM is a trademark of Sony Corporation 1 Open the battery Memory Stick cover Slide the cover in the direction of the arrow 2 Install ...

Page 9: ...battery pack into your camera 2 Open the jack cover and connect the DC connecting cable to the DC IN jack of your camera with the v mark facing up 3 Connect the power cord mains lead to the AC power adaptor and then to a wall outlet mains The battery indicator in the display window flashes when charging begins When the battery indicator stops flashing normal charge is completed For full charge whi...

Page 10: ...80 image size and in NORMAL recording mode Numbers in parentheses indicate the time when you use a normally charged battery pack Recording at about 4 second intervals Playing back single images in order at about 3 second intervals MOVIE mode recording Approximate time that can be recorded with a fully charged battery pack at a temperature of 77 F 25 C and 160 112 image size Numbers in parentheses ...

Page 11: ... operate charge the battery pack fully again so that the indication on the battery remaining indicator is correct Use the AC power adaptor near the wall outlet mains If any trouble occurs while using the camera immediately unplug the power cord from the wall outlet mains to cut off the power Do not short the DC plug of the AC power adaptor with a metallic object as this may cause malfunction Do no...

Page 12: ...CLOCK SET screen appears whenever you turn on your camera for recording 1 Slide the POWER switch to turn on the power The POWER lamp lights up 2 Press v on the control button The menu bar appears on the LCD screen 3 Select SETUP with B on the control button then press the center z Control button POWER switch ...

Page 13: ...t the desired date display format with v V on the control button then press the center z Select from Y M D year month day M D Y month day year or D M Y day month year 6 Select the year month day hour or minute item you want to set with b B on the control button The item to be set is indicated with v V 7 Set the numeric value with v V on the control button then press the center z to enter it After ...

Page 14: ...ile the access lamp is lit up You cannot record or edit images on a Memory Stick if the erasure prevention switch is set to the LOCK position 1 Open the battery Memory Stick cover Slide the cover in the direction of the arrow 2 Insert the Memory Stick Insert the Memory Stick with the B mark facing toward the battery compartment as illustrated until it clicks 3 Close the battery Memory Stick cover ...

Page 15: ...recorded on the Memory Stick You cannot record an image when The recording conditions require a flash and the strobe charge lamp page 17 is flashing 1 Set the MODE selector to STILL 2 Press and hold the shutter button halfway down and check the image While the AE lock indicator z green is flashing rapidly the image freezes momentarily but is not yet recorded When the camera finishes the automatic ...

Page 16: ...rded on the Memory Stick do not shake or strike the camera Also do not turn the power off or remove the battery pack or Memory Stick When recording a bright subject the LCD screen color may change after AE lock but this does not affect the recorded image Hold the camera so that your fingers do not block the flash when recording images Holding the camera correctly ...

Page 17: ...ed image by clearing the menu bar from the screen page 33 and pressing b on the control button To return to the normal recording mode press lightly on the shutter button or select RETURN with b B on the control button and then press the center z You can also delete the image first by selecting DELETE on the Quick Review screen with b B on the control button and pressing the center z and then selec...

Page 18: ...rts to function when zoom exceeds 3 Using digital zoom The maximum zoom magnification is 6 Digital zooming deteriorates the picture quality When digital zoom is not necessary set DIGITAL ZOOM to OFF in the menu settings page 37 Notes Zoom does not work while recording moving images Digital zoom does not work for moving images Digitally zoomed images do not appear in the finder Check these images u...

Page 19: ...er function the subject is recorded about 10 seconds after you press the shutter button Select self timer indicator on the menu bar with v V b B on the control button then press the center z The self timer indicator appears on the LCD screen and about 10 seconds after you press the shutter button the subject is recorded The self timer lamp flashes after you press the shutter button until the shutt...

Page 20: ...e the brightness of the flash FLASH LEVEL in the menu settings page 37 Notes The recommended shooting distance using the built in flash is 1 5 8 feet to 7 1 2 feet 0 5 m to 2 3 m when set to the W side or 1 5 8 feet to 3 7 8 feet 0 5 m to 1 2 m when set to the T side Auto red eye reduction may not produce the desired red eye reduction effects depending on individual differences the distance to the...

Page 21: ...fully down REC appears on the LCD screen and the image and sound are recorded on the Memory Stick If you press the shutter button once The image and sound are recorded for five seconds You can change the recording time to 10 or 15 seconds with REC TIME SET in the menu settings page 36 If you hold the shutter button down The image and sound are recorded while the shutter button is held down for up ...

Page 22: ... turn on off the indicators on the LCD screen See page 68 for a detailed description of the indicators 1 Set the MODE selector to PLAY The last recorded image still or moving appears on the LCD screen 2 Press v on the control button to display the menu bar on the LCD screen 3 Select the desired still image with the control button Press v V b B on the control button to select b B on the LCD screen ...

Page 23: ... Select the desired moving image with the control button Moving images are displayed one size smaller than still images Press v V b B on the control button to select b B on the LCD screen then press b B on the control button b To display the preceding image B To display the next image 4 Select B playback on the LCD screen with v V b B on the control button then press the center z The moving image ...

Page 24: ... center z during playback playback is paused Moving images recorded with the image of 320 HQ The images are displayed over the entire screen in steps 3 and 4 Press VOLUME to adjust the volume Press DISPLAY to turn on off the indicators on the LCD screen See page 68 for a detailed description of the indicators Adjusting the volume LCD screen indicators during moving image playback ...

Page 25: ...Windows NT 3 51 Windows NT 4 0 Windows 98 Windows 98SE Windows 95 to Windows 2000 CPU MMX Pentium 200 MHz or faster The USB connector must be provided as standard ActiveMovie Player DirectShow must be installed to play back moving pictures Recommended Macintosh environment Macintosh computer with the Mac OS 8 5 1 8 6 9 0 standard installation However note that the update to Mac OS 9 0 should be us...

Page 26: ...ows 2000 USB driver installation starts 4 Follow the on screen messages to install the USB driver 5 Connect the USB jack mini B on your camera with the USB connector on your personal computer using the supplied USB cable 6 Insert a Memory Stick into your camera connect the AC power adaptor and turn on your camera PC MODE appears on the LCD screen of your camera and the camera is set to communicati...

Page 27: ...er icon in the window opened in step 4 drag and drop Sony USB Driver Sony USB Shim 6 When Put these items into the Extensions folder appears click OK 7 Restart your personal computer Viewing images 1 Turn on the power of your personal computer and allow Windows to load 2 Connect one end of the USB cable to the USB jack mini B on the camera and the other end to the USB connector on your personal co...

Page 28: ... destinations and image files page 30 Copying a file to the hard disk of your personal computer before viewing it is recommended If you play back the file directly from the Memory Stick the image and sound may break off For Windows 2000 users 1 Stop the drive by clicking on the Unplug Eject icon in the task tray 2 When the message appears comfirming the safe removal of the hardware disconnect the ...

Page 29: ... and you may be unable to open the file Depending on your application software only the first frame of a Clip Motion image may be displayed Communications with your personal computer Communications between your camera and your personal computer may not recover after recovering from Suspend Resume or Sleep Other When connecting the camera to a personal computer or when using an external power sourc...

Page 30: ...page 42 Still image file recorded in VOICE mode page 41 CLP0ssss GIF Clip Motion file recorded in NORMAL mode page 40 CLP0ssss THM Index image file of Clip Motion file recorded in NORMAL mode MBL0ssss GIF Clip Motion file recorded in MOBILE mode page 40 MBL0ssss THM Index image file of Clip Motion file recorded in MOBILE mode TXT0ssss GIF Still image file recorded in TEXT mode page 42 TXT0ssss THM...

Page 31: ...mode and its corresponding image file An image file recorded in TEXT mode and its corresponding index image file An image file recorded with CLIP MOTION and its corresponding index image file Imcif100 DSC0ssss JPG Small size image file recorded in E MAIL mode page 41 DSC0ssss TIF Uncompressed image file recorded in TIFF mode page 42 Moml0001 MOV0ssss MPG Moving image file recorded normally Momlv10...

Page 32: ...nd edit images Set the selector as follows before starting to operate your camera How to use the control button The control button is used to select the indicators images and menus appearing on the LCD screen of your camera The operation methods that are frequently used for Advanced operations are described below PLAY STILL MOVIE PLAY To play back or edit images STILL To record still images voice ...

Page 33: ...uttons menu bar on the LCD screen Selecting items and images on the LCD screen 1 Press v V b B on the control button to select the item you want to set or the image you want to display The color of the selected item or the border of the selected image changes from blue to yellow 2 Press the center z to enter the item Repeat steps 1 and 2 to execute each function Press v to display the menu bar on ...

Page 34: ... the control button to display the menu bar The menu bar appears as follows according to the setting of the MODE selector 2 Select the desired item with v V b B on the control button then press the center z The color of the selected item changes from blue to yellow and when you press the center z the modes that can be set for that item are displayed 3 Select the desired mode with v V b B on the co...

Page 35: ...TILL DATE TIME DAY TIME DATE xOFF Sets whether to insert the date and time into the image page 45 STILL Item Setting Description MODE selector FORMAT OK Formats a Memory Stick MOVIE STILL PLAY CANCEL Cancels formatting of a Memory Stick FILE NUMBER SERIES Assigns numbers to files in sequence even if the Memory Stick is changed MOVIE STILL xNORMAL Resets the file numbering each time the Memory Stic...

Page 36: ...AL Records a JPEG file in the selected image size REC TIME SET 15 sec 10 sec x5 sec Adjusts the recording time for moving images MOVIE ROTATE in single mode only Rotates the still image PLAY SLIDE SHOW in single mode only INTERVAL Sets the slide show interval x3 sec 5 sec 10 sec 30 sec 1 min PLAY REPEAT Repeats the slide show xON OFF START Starts the slide show CANCEL Cancels the slide show settin...

Page 37: ...flash level lower than normal EXPOSURE 2 0 EV to 2 0 EV Adjusts the exposure MOVIE STILL Item Setting Description MODE selector COPY OK Copies an image page 53 PLAY CANCEL Cancels copying of the image RESIZE in single mode only 2048 1536 1600 1200 1280 960 640 480 CANCEL Changes the recorded still image size page 53 PLAY Item Setting Description MODE selector DEMO xON STBY OFF Displayed only when ...

Page 38: ...Y JPN Displays the menu items in Japanese CLOCK SET Sets the date and time page 12 MOVIE STILL PLAY BEEP SHUTTER Turns off the beep only The shutter sound is heard when you press the shutter button MOVIE STILL PLAY xON Turns on the beep shutter sound when you press the control button shutter button OFF Turns off the beep shutter sound LCD BRIGHT Adjusts the LCD screen brightness using the buttons ...

Page 39: ...l size to match the printing paper size ratio of 3 2 Moving image sizes 320 HQ 320 240 160 112 High Quality mode 1 2 3 The number of images or the time that you can record on a Memory Stick 8 MB When REC MODE is set to NORMAL Numbers in parentheses indicate the maximum recording time during continuous recording Image size Number of images or time 2048 1536 Approx 5 2048 3 2 Approx 5 1600 1200 Appr...

Page 40: ... next frame Image recording can be repeated up to the maximum number of recordable frames The frame images are automatically recorded on the Memory Stick when you select FINISH or after recording the maximum number of frames To stop Clip Motion creation Select RETURN after step 3 Note that if you record even one frame you cannot stop Clip Motion creation The number of Clip Motion frames that you c...

Page 41: ... Approx 4 1600 1200 Approx 8 1280 960 Approx 12 640 480 Approx 95 1 2 3 Recording still images with audio files VOICE 1 Set the MODE selector to STILL 2 Select FILE REC MODE and then VOICE from the menu 3 Record the image If you press and release the shutter button sound is recorded for 5 seconds If you hold down the shutter button sound is recorded until you release the shutter button for up to 4...

Page 42: ...rox 40 to 228 640 480 Approx 160 to 727 1 2 3 Recording still images as uncompressed files TIFF This mode simultaneously records still images in both TIFF format uncompressed and JPEG format compressed 1 Set the MODE selector to STILL 2 Select FILE REC MODE and then TIFF from the menu 3 Record the image The number of images that you can record on a Memory Stick 16 MB in TIFF mode To return to norm...

Page 43: ...n macro when appears on the LCD screen When recording images in macro use the LCD screen If you record using the finder the range visible in the finder may differ from the actual recording range 1 2 Using the PROGRAM AE function 1 Set the MODE selector to MOVIE or STILL 2 Press PROGRAM AE repeatedly to select the desired PROGRAM AE mode Twilight mode Suppresses the washed out color of a bright sub...

Page 44: ...to prevent shaking Set the forced flash when you use the flash in the following modes Twilight mode Twilight plus mode Landscape mode You cannot use the PROGRAM AE function when REC MODE is set to TEXT The noise may increase in twilight plus mode LCD screen Spot light metering cross hair Adjusting the exposure EXPOSURE 1 Set the MODE selector to MOVIE or STILL 2 Select CAMERA and then EXPOSURE fro...

Page 45: ...y To reactivate auto adjustment Select AUTO in step 3 Note Select AUTO when recording under fluorescent lighting 1 2 3 Recording the date and time on the still image DATE TIME 1 Set the MODE selector to STILL 2 Select EFFECT and then DATE TIME from the menu 3 Select the date and time setting DAY TIME The date hour and minutes are imposed onto the image DATE The year month and day are imposed onto ...

Page 46: ...e menu 3 Select the desired mode SOLARIZE The light contrast is clearer and the picture looks like an illustration B W The picture is monochrome black and white SEPIA The picture is colored like an old picture NEG ART The color and brightness of the picture are reversed To cancel picture effect Select OFF in step 3 1 2 3 ...

Page 47: ...Protect mark TEXT Text file TIFF TIFF file CLIP Clip Motion file No mark Normal recording no settings 1 2 This shows the position of the currently displayed images relative to all the recorded images To display the next previous index screen Select v V at the lower left of the LCD screen To return to normal playback single image Select the desired image with the control button Select 3 RETURN Note...

Page 48: ...ith the zoom button until the zoom scaling indicator 1 1 disappears from the screen or simply press z To record an enlarged image trimming 1Enlarge the image 2Press the shutter button The image is recorded at 640 480 size then the display returns to the image display before enlargement 1 3 2 4 Notes You cannot trim images recorded in TEXT mode or uncompressed images You cannot zoom or trim Clip Mo...

Page 49: ...cted or uncompressed images Clip Motion images or images recorded in TEXT mode 1 2 3 4 Playing back the images in order SLIDE SHOW This function is useful for checking the recorded images or for presentations etc 1 Set the MODE selector to PLAY 2 Select FILE and then SLIDE SHOW from the menu Set the following items INTERVAL 1 min one minute 30 sec 30 seconds 10 sec 10 seconds 5 sec 5 seconds 3 sec...

Page 50: ...ate and may vary depending on the played back image size or other factors Viewing images on a TV screen Before connecting your camera be sure to turn off the TV 1 Connect the A V connecting cable to the A V OUT jack of your camera and to the audio video input jacks of the TV If your TV has stereo type audio input jacks connect the audio plug of the A V connecting cable to the Lch jack 2 Turn on th...

Page 51: ...DE selector to PLAY then display the INDEX screen 2 Select FILE PROTECT and then ALL or SELECT from the menu 3 When you select ALL Select ON All the images recorded in Memory Stick are protected When you select SELECT Select all the images to protect with the control button then select ENTER In single mode In INDEX mode 1 1 2 3 The selected images are protected To release protection If you selecte...

Page 52: ... When you select ALL Select ENTER All unprotected images are deleted When you select SELECT Select all the images to delete with the control button then select ENTER In single mode In INDEX mode 1 1 2 3 The delete indicator appears on the selected images and these images are deleted To cancel deleting Select CANCEL in step 2 or 3 Note If there are files on the Memory Stick with names having the sa...

Page 53: ...om a small size to a large size the picture quality deteriorates The original image is retained even after resizing The resized image is recorded as the newest file 1 1 2 3 Copying images COPY You can copy images to another Memory Stick 1 Set the MODE selector to PLAY then display the image to copy 2 Select TOOL COPY and then OK from the menu MEMORY STICK ACCESS appears 3 When CHANGE MEMORY STICK ...

Page 54: ...g is completed COMPLETE appears To end copying select EXIT To copy the image to another Memory Stick Select CONTINUE after step 6 and repeat steps 5 and 6 To cancel copying part way Change the MODE selector setting or turn off the power In INDEX mode 1 1 2 3 4 Notes If you do not select EXIT after COMPLETE appears and instead insert a new Memory Stick the same image is copied again You cannot copy...

Page 55: ... display the INDEX screen 2 Select FILE PRINT MARK and then SELECT from the menu 3 Select the images to mark with the control button In single mode In INDEX mode 1 1 2 3 4 4 Select ENTER of the selected images change from green to white To unmark selected print marks Select the images to unmark in step 3 with the control button then select ENTER To unmark all the print marks Select FILE PRINT MARK...

Page 56: ...re condensation How to prevent moisture condensation When bringing the camera from a cold place to a warm place seal the camera in a plastic bag and allow it to adapt to conditions at the new location over a period of time about an hour If moisture condensation occurs Turn off the camera and wait about an hour for the moisture to evaporate Note that if you attempt to record with moisture remaining...

Page 57: ...t mains with the AC power adaptor or install a charged battery pack and leave the camera for 24 hours or more with the POWER switch set to OFF On battery pack On internal rechargeable button battery On Memory Sticks Memory Stick is a new compact portable and versatile IC recording medium with a data capacity that exceeds a floppy disk Memory Stick is specially designed for exchanging and sharing d...

Page 58: ...e color system of the TV must be the same as that of your digital still camera TV color systems differ from country to country Check the following list NTSC system countries Bahama Islands Bolivia Canada Central America Chile Columbia Ecuador Jamaica Japan Korea Mexico Peru Surinam Taiwan the Philippines the U S A Venezuela etc AC LS1A PAL system countries Australia Austria Belgium China Denmark F...

Page 59: ...s not working properly tDisconnect and then reconnect all power sources after one minute Then turn the power on by sliding the POWER switch and check that the camera works properly Your camera cannot record images You cannot record images while the flash is charging The MODE selector is set to PLAY tSet it to MOVIE or STILL pages 15 21 No Memory Stick has been inserted into your camera tInsert a M...

Page 60: ...e and time page 12 Vertical streaks appear when you are shooting a very bright subject The smear phenomenon is happening tThis is not a malfunction The battery life is short You are recording playing back images under extremely cold temperatures The battery pack is not charged enough tCharge the battery pack fully The battery pack is dead tReplace the battery pack with a new one page 8 The battery...

Page 61: ...TILL or MOVIE tSet it to PLAY page 22 The image and sound are interfered by noise when you play back an image on a personal computer You are playing back the file directly from the Memory Stick tCopy the file to the hard disk of the personal computer and then play back the file from the hard disk page 28 The image cannot be played back on a personal computer tConsult the personal computer or softw...

Page 62: ...mode page 46 Your personal computer does not recognize your camera The camera is turned off tTurn on the camera The battery level is low tUse the AC power adaptor page 11 The USB cable is not connected firmly tDisconnect the USB cable and connect it again firmly Make sure that PC MODE is displayed on the LCD screen page 26 The USB connectors on your personal computer are connected to other equipme...

Page 63: ... Stick is full and you cannot record or copy images NO FILE No image has been recorded on the Memory Stick FILE ERROR An error occurred while playing back the image FILE PROTECT The image is protected against erasure for InfoLITHIUM battery only The battery is not the InfoLITHIUM type NOT ENOUGH MEMORY The images you want to copy are too big to copy with your camera COPY ERROR Copying was not perf...

Page 64: ...appears The error display appears on the display window page 66 First three digits Cause and or Corrective Action C 32 ss There is trouble with your camera s hardware or zooming function tTurn the power off and on again C 13 ss An unformatted Memory Stick is inserted tFormat the Memory Stick page 35 The inserted Memory Stick cannot be used with your camera or is damaged tInsert a new Memory Stick ...

Page 65: ...4 F 0 C to 40 C Storage temperature 4 F to 140 F 20 C to 60 C Dimensions 4 1 2 2 1 8 1 3 4 inches 113 0 53 9 43 8 mm w h d excluding maximum protrusions Mass Approx 8 8 oz 250 g including battery pack NP FS11 Memory Stick and wrist strap etc Built in microphone Electret condenser microphone Built in speaker Dynamic speaker AC LS1A AC power adaptor Power requirements 100 to 240 V AC 50 60 Hz Rated ...

Page 66: ... Date time indicator H Battery usable time indicator displayed only during charging Number of recorded images Error display Some kind of misoperation has occurred Check the self diagnosis display on the LCD screen page 64 and take the appropriate corrective action A problem has occurred with lens drive Turn the camera on and off several times and if the problem persists contact your Sony dealer or...

Page 67: ...ndicator G Recording mode Clip Motion indicator H Image size indicator I Self diagnosis function recording time indicator J Number of recorded images K Remaining memory capacity indicator L Moving image VOICE recording time indicator M Self timer indicator N Spot light metering indicator O Macro mode indicator P Menu bar and guide menu They appear by pressing v on the control button and disappear ...

Page 68: ...u A VOL Volume indicator B Playback pause buttons B during pause X during playback C Fast forward rewind buttons D Recording mode indicator E Image size indicator F Image number number of stored images in Memory Stick G Remaining memory capacity indicator H Counter I Playback image J Play bar K Menu bar and guide menu When playing back still images When playing back moving images SETUP TOOL DELETE...

Page 69: ...6 Moving images playing back 23 recording 21 MPEG 21 N Normal charge 9 NTSC system 58 Number of images that you can record by image size 39 in Clip Motion mode 40 in E MAIL mode 41 in TEXT mode 42 in TIFF mode 42 in VOICE mode 41 P P EFFECT 46 PAL system 58 Playing back Clip Motion images 40 moving images 23 still images 22 Playing back multiple images at once 47 Power supply AC power adaptor 11 b...

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