User manual SONY CYBERSHOT DSC-W35

[. . . ] The lens for this camera has been produced under a quality assurance system certified by Carl Zeiss in accordance with the quality standards of Carl Zeiss in Germany. "Memory Stick": you cannot use a "Memory Stick" with your camera. Notes on the LCD screen and lens · The LCD screen is 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. These points are normal in the manufacturing process and do not affect the recording in any way. Other memory cards cannot be used. · For details on "Memory Stick Duo", see page 111. When using a "Memory Stick Duo" with "Memory Stick" compatible equipment You can use the "Memory Stick Duo" by inserting it into the Memory Stick Duo Adaptor (not supplied). Black, white, red, blue or green points Memory Stick Duo Adaptor Notes on the battery pack · Charge the battery pack (supplied) before using the camera for the first time. · The battery pack can be charged even if it is not completely discharged. [. . . ] This section describes the [Auto] and [Mass Storage] as examples. For details on [PictBridge], see page 61. · When your computer resumes from a suspend or sleep mode, communication between your camera and your computer may not recover at the same time. Recommended environment for copying images OS (pre-installed): Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Home Edition or Windows XP Professional · Operation is not assured in an environment based on an upgrade of the operating systems described above or in a multi-boot environment. USB jack: Provided as standard Recommended environment for using "Picture Motion Browser" and "Music Transfer" OS (pre-installed): Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Windows XP Home Edition or Windows XP Professional Sound card: 16-bit stereo sound card with speakers CPU/Memory: Pentium III 500 MHz or faster, 128 MB of RAM or more (Recommended: Pentium III 800 MHz or faster and 256 MB of RAM or more) Software: DirectX 9. 0c or later Hard Disk: Disk space required for installation--200 MB or more Display: Screen resolution: 1024 × 768 dots or more Colors: High Color (16-bit color) or more · The software is compatible with DirectX technology. Installation of "DirectX" may be required. Technical Support Additional information on this product and answers to frequently asked questions can be found at the Sony Customer Support Website. http://www. sony. net/ 72 Installing the software (supplied) You can install the software (supplied) using the following procedure. · When using Windows 2000, do not connect the camera to the computer before installation. · In Windows 2000/XP, log on as Administrator. · When the supplied software is installed, the USB driver is installed automatically. Read the agreement carefully. If you accept the terms of the agreement, click the radio button next to [I accept the terms of the license agreement] and then click [Next]. 5 Follow the instructions on the screen to complete the installation. · When the restarting confirmation message appears, restart the computer following the instructions on the screen. · DirectX may be installed depending on system environment of your computer. 1 Turn on your computer, and insert the CD-ROM (supplied) into the CD-ROM drive. The installation menu screen appears. 6 Remove the CD-ROM after the installation is complete. · If it does not appear, double-click (My Computer) t (SONYPICTUTIL). After you install the software, a shortcut icon for the customers registration website is created on the desktop. Once you register on the website, you can get secure and useful customer support. To copy an image file to the computer without overwriting, change the file name to a different name and then copy the image file. However, note that if you change the file name (page 80), you may not be able to play back that image with your camera. Using your computer 2 Double-click the folder where the image files you want to copy are stored. Then, right-click an image file to display the menu and click [Copy]. 77 Copying images to your computer Stage 4: Viewing images on your computer This section describes the procedure for viewing copied images in the "My Documents" folder. To delete the USB connection Perform the procedures listed below beforehand when: · Disconnecting the cable for multi-use terminal · Removing a "Memory Stick Duo" · Inserting a "Memory Stick Duo" into the camera after copying images from the internal memory · Turning off the camera 1 Click [Start] t [My Documents]. 2 1 Double-click on the tasktray. Double-click here 2 Click [Stop]. 1 (USB Mass Storage Device) t 3 Confirm the device on the confirmation window, then click [OK]. The device is disconnected. · Step 4 is unnecessary for Windows XP. The contents of the "My Documents" folder are displayed. · If you are not using Windows XP, double-click [My Documents] on the desktop. 2 Double-click the desired image file. The image is displayed. 78 Copying images to your computer Image file storage destinations and file names The image files recorded with your camera are grouped as folders on the "Memory Stick Duo". Example: viewing folders on Windows XP · Image files are named as follows. ssss stands for any number within the range from 0001 to 9999. The numerical portions of the name of a movie file recorded in movie mode and its corresponding index image file are the same. ­ Still image files: DSC0ssss. JPG ­ Movie files: MOV0ssss. MPG ­ Index image files that are recorded when you record movies: MOV0ssss. THM · For more information about folders, see pages 54 and 57. A Folder containing image data recorded using a camera not equipped with the folder creating function B Folder containing image data recorded using this camera When no new folders are created, there are folders as follows: ­ "Memory Stick Duo"; "101MSDCF" only ­ Internal memory; "101_SONY" only · You cannot record any images to the "100MSDCF" folder. The images in these folders are available only for viewing. · You cannot record/playback any images to the "MISC" folder. 79 Using your computer Viewing image files stored on a computer with your camera (using a "Memory Stick Duo") This section describes the process using a Windows computer as an example. [. . . ] 15 NTSC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 J JPG . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79 O L Landscape mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33 Language Setting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67 LCD Screen . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18 Optical zoom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21, 64 OS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72, 88 Overexposure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . [. . . ]