User manual SONY CYBER-SHOT DSC-TX5/G

[. . . ] This symbol is intended to alert the user to the presence of important operating and maintenance (servicing) instructions in the literature accompanying the appliance. 2 IMPORTANT SAFEGUARDS For your protection, please read these safety instructions completely before operating the appliance, and keep this manual for future reference. Carefully observe all warnings, precautions and instructions on the appliance, or the one described in the operating instructions and adhere to them. Cleaning Unplug the set from the wall outlet before cleaning or polishing it. Do not use liquid cleaners or aerosol cleaners. Use a cloth lightly dampened with water for cleaning the exterior of the set. Installation Water and Moisture Do not use power-line operated sets near water ­ for example, near a bathtub, washbowl, kitchen sink, or laundry tub, in a wet basement, or near a swimming pool, etc. Use Power Sources This set should be operated only from the type of power source indicated on the marking label. [. . . ] If you want to view images on a TV screen, check page 79 for the TV color system of the country or region where the camera is used. NTSC PAL Sets the video output signal to NTSC mode (e. g. , for the USA, Japan). Sets the video output signal to PAL mode (e. g. , for Europe). Clock Set Using the Setup screen Sets the date and time. OK Select [OK] with v on the control button, and press z. Then, perform the procedure explained in "Set the clock" (t step 2 in "Read This First"). Cancels setting the clock. Cancel 55 Using your computer Enjoying your Windows computer For details on using a Macintosh computer, refer to "Using your Macintosh computer" (page 70). This section describes the English version screen contents. Install the software (supplied) first (page 58) Copying images to your computer (page 59) Viewing images on your computer Enjoying images using the "Cyber-shot Viewer" (page 66) · Viewing images saved on your computer · Viewing photos organized by date · Editing images Printing images 56 Recommended computer environment The following environment is recommended for a computer connected to the camera. Notes on connecting your camera to a computer · Operations are not guaranteed for all the recommended computer environments mentioned above. · If you connect two or more USB devices to a single computer at the same time, some devices, including your camera, may not operate, depending on the types of USB devices you are using. · Operations are not guaranteed when using a USB hub. · Connecting your camera using a USB interface that is compatible with Hi-Speed USB (USB 2. 0 compliant) allows advanced transfer (high speed transfer) as this camera is compatible with HiSpeed USB (USB 2. 0 compliant). · There are three modes for a USB connection when connecting a computer, [Auto] (default setting), [Mass Storage] and [PTP] modes. This section describes the [Auto] and [Mass Storage] as examples. · 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 Millennium Edition, 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. Processor: MMX Pentium 200 MHz or faster USB jack: Provided as standard Display: Screen resolution; 800 × 600 dots or more Colors; High Color (16-bit color, 65, 000 colors) or more Using your computer Recommended environment for using the supplied software OS (pre-installed): Microsoft Windows 2000 Professional, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows XP Home Edition or Windows XP Professional Sound card: 16-bit stereo sound card with speakers Processor/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) Hard Disk: Disk space required for installation--200 MB or more Display: Screen resolution; 800 × 600 dots or more Colors; High Color (16-bit color, 65, 000 colors) or more 57 Installing the software (supplied) You can install the software (supplied) using the following procedure. · When using Windows 2000/Me, do not connect the camera to the computer before installation. 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 65), you may not be able to play back that image with your camera. 1 2 · On the storage destination of the image files, see page 64. 62 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 (DSC-W50) or the USB cable (DSC-W30/W40) · 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 x For Windows 2000/Me/XP 1 Double-click on the tasktray. Using your computer 1 Double-click here 2 Click (Sony DSC) t [Stop]. The contents of the "My Documents" folder are displayed. · If you are not using Windows XP, double-click [My Documents] on the desktop. 3 Confirm the device on the confirmation window, then click [OK]. The device is disconnected. · Step 4 is unnecessary for Windows XP. 2 Double-click the desired image file. The image is displayed. 63 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 39 and 51. A B C 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 C Folder containing movie data, etc. , recorded using a camera not equipped with the folder creating function · 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 "MSSONY" folder. 64 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. When an image file copied to a computer no longer remains on a "Memory Stick Duo", you can view that image again on the camera by copying the image file on the computer to a "Memory Stick Duo". · Step 1 is not necessary if the file name set with your camera has not been changed. · You may be unable to play back some images depending on the image size. [. . . ] 33 I Identifying parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 Image file storage destinations and file names . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Image quality . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15, 36 Image size. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 t step 4 in "Read This First" Incandescent . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35 Index mode printing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Index screen t step 6 in "Read This First" Indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . see "Screen" Initialize. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Install . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58 Internal memory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26 Internal Memory Tool. . . . . . . . . . . 50 Internal rechargeable battery. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100 Interval. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38 ISO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14, 35 P PAL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55 Parallax. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . see "Computer" PictBridge. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73 Pixel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15 Playback zoom t step 6 in "Read This First" Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99 Precision digital zoom . . . . . . . . . . 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